L 122/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 8.5.2002 COMMISSION DECISION of 19 October 2000 approving the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the Objective 1 regions and the region qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 in Spain (notified under document number C(2000) 2552) (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (2002/321/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (%), and in particular Article 15(4) thereof, After consulting the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee pursuant to Article 147 of the Treaty, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Committee on Structures for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Whereas: o) Articles 13 and following of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and implementing Community support frameworks. Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that, after consultation with the partners referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation, the Member State is to submit a development plan to the Commission containing the information referred to in Article 16 of the Regulation. Under Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, on the basis of the regional development plan submitted by the Member State and within the partnership established in accordance with Article 8 of that Regulation, the Commission is to take a decision on Community support frameworks for Community structural assistance over the period 2000 to 2006 in agreement with the Member State concerned. The Spanish Government submitted to the Commission on 29 October 1999 a valid regional development plan for Spanish regions fulfilling the conditions for Objective 1  (Andalusia, the Canary Islands, Castile-Ledn, Castile-La Mancha, Valencia, Extremadura, Galicia, Asturias, Murcia and Ceuta-Melilla) pursuant to () OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1. Article 3(1) and for Cantabria, qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1, pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The plan contains the information listed in Article 16 of that Regulation, and in particular a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the financial contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section, the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG), the Cohesion Fund, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments proposed for implementing the plan. The Community support framework has been drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned and within the partnership framework. The Commission has satisfied itself that the present Community support framework is in accordance with the principle of additionality. Under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 12601999, the Commission and the Member State are required to ensure, in a manner consistent with the principle of partnership, coordination between assistance from the Funds and from the EIB and other existing financial instruments. The EIB has been involved in drawing up the Community support framework in accordance with the provisions of Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 and has declared itself prepared to contribute to its implementation with the estimated loan amounts indicated in this Decision and in conformity with its statutory provisions. The financial contribution from the Community available over the entire period and its year-by-year breakdown are expressed in euro. The annual breakdown should be consistent with the relevant financial perspective. Under Article 7(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Community contribution has already been indexed at a rate of 2 % per year. Under