L 301/14 Official Journal of the European Union 19.11.2003 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 14 November 2003 conferring management of aid on implementing agencies for preaccession measures in agriculture and rural development in the Republic of Poland in the preaccession period (2003/802/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 of 21 June 1999 on coordinating aid to the applicant countries in the framework of the preaccession strategy and amending Regula- tion (EEC) No 3906/89 (), and in particular Article 12(2) thereof, Having regard to the Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 of 21 June 1999 on Community support for preaccession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the preaccession period (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 696/2003 (), and in particular Article 4(5) and (6) thereof, Whereas: (1)  The special accession programme for agriculture and rural development for the Republic of Poland (herein- after ‘Sapard’) was approved by Commission Decision of 18 October 2000 (%), and as last amended by Commis- sion Decision of 1 August 2003 in accordance with Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999. (2)  The government of Poland and the Commission, acting on behalf of the European Community, signed on 25 January 2001 the Multiannual Financing Agreement laying down the technical, legal and administrative framework for the execution of the Sapard programme, OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 68. OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 87. OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 24. as last amended by the Annual Financing Agreement for 2003, signed on 4 June 2003 which finally entered into force on 10 June 2003. (3) A Sapard agency has been appointed by the competent authority of the Republic of Poland for the implementa- tion of some of the measures defined in the Sapard. The Ministry of Finance, National Fund, has been appointed for the financial functions it is due to perform in the framework of the implementation of the Sapard. (4)  On the basis of a case-by-case analysis of the national and sectorial programme/project management capacity, financial control procedures and structures regarding public finance, as provided for in Article 12(2) of Regu- lation (EC) No 1266/1999, the Commission adopted Decision 2002/539/EC of 2 July 2002 conferring management of aid on implementing agencies for preac- cession measures in agriculture and rural development in the Republic of Poland in the preaccession period (°) with regard to certain measures provided for in the Sapard. (5)  The Commission has since undertaken a further analysis under Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 in respect of Measure 4 ‘Diversification of economic activ- ities in rural areas’ (hereinafter ‘Measure 4’) as provided for in the Sapard. The Commission considers that, also with regard to that measure, the Republic of Poland complies with the provisions of Articles 4 to 6 and of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2222/ 2000 of 7 June 2000 laying down financial rules for the () OJL 173, 3.7.2002, p. 41.