L 175/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 4.7.2002 COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 2000 approving the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Nord/Pas-de-Calais in France qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 (notified under document number C(2000) 2577 COR) (Only the French text is authentic) (2002/503EC) 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(5) thereof, After consulting the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee pursuant to Article 147 of the Treaty and the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development, Whereas: o) Articles 13 et seq. of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and implementing Single Programming Documents. 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 may submit to the Commission a development plan which is treated as a draft Single Programming Document, and which contains the information referred to in Article 16 of the Regulation. Under Article 15(5) 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 the Single Programming Document, in agreement with the Member State concerned and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles 48 to 51. The French Government submitted to the Commission on 31 December 1999 an acceptable draft Single Programming  Document for the region of Nord/Pas-de-Calais qualifying for transitional support under Objectives 1 pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The plan includes the () OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1. information listed in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, 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) and the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGEF), Guidance Section. The date of submission of the draft which was considered acceptable by the Commission constitutes the date from which expenditure under the plan is eligible. Under Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, it is necessary to lay down the final date for the eligibility of expenditure. The rural development measures to be financed by the EAGGF are governed, in particular as regards their compatibility and consistency with common agricultural policy measures, by Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (3. The Single Programming Document has been drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned and within the partnership. The Commission has satisfied itself that the Single Programming Document 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. () OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.