Commission Regulation (EC) No. 16/2003 of 6 January 2003 laying down special detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1164/94 as regards eligibility of expenditure in the context of measures part-financed by the Cohesion Fund

Summary:

Under Regulation (EC) No 1164/94, the Cohesion Fund may part-finance projects, preliminary studies and technical support measures. The conditions under which such measures are eligible and to be implemented should therefore be specified. Until now the eligibility rules have been set out as a standardised text in Annex IV to the decisions granting aid. To ensure that measures part-financed by the Cohesion Fund receive uniform treatment, common rules should be laid down on the eligibility of the relevant expenditure. Those rules should specify the period of eligibility and different categories of eligible expenditure.

Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 stipulates that the Commission may approve proposed projects only if they meet criteria guaranteeing that they are of high quality and compatible with the Community's policies, in particular the rules on the award of public contracts and on competition. The rules set out below are to replace those in Annex IV to the Commission decisions granting aid from the Cohesion Fund for new projects approved by Commission decision after the entry into force of this Regulation.

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