15.7.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 186/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 March 2000 approving the Community Support Framework for Community structural assistance in the regions of Portugal eligible under Objective 1 and those qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 (notified under document number C(2000) 762) (Only the Portuguese text is authentic) (2002/554[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 (1), 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: (1)  Articles 13 et seq. of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and implementing Community Support Frameworks. (2)  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. (3)  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 () OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1. established in accordance with Article 8 of that Regulation, the Commission is to take a decision on a Community Support Framework for Community structural assistance in agreement with the Member State concerned. The Portuguese Government submitted to the Commission on 13 October 1999 a valid regional development plan for the regions of Portugal (Norte, Centro, Alentejo, Algarve, Azores and Madeira) fulfilling the conditions for Objective 1 pursuant to Article 3(1) and for the region of Lisboa e Vale do Tejo qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 pursuant to 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 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 Community Support Framework is in accordance with the principle of additionality. Under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Commission and the Member State are required to ensure, in a manner consistent with the principle of