11. 11. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 269/23 (Acts whose publication is nor obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 6 November 1995 on a Community contribution for telematic interchange of data between administrations in the Community (IDA) (95/468/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia- ment (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (%), Having regard to the Council Resolution of 16 June 1994 on the development of administrative cooperation in the implementation and enforcement of Community legisla- tion in the internal market (), Having regard to the Council Resolution of 20 June 1994 on coordination with regard to the information exchange between administrations (5, Having regard to the conclusions of the Corfu European Council of 24 and 25 June 1994, Whereas the functioning of the internal market involves close cooperation between the competent administrations in the Member States and between them and the Community institutions ; Whereas in certain cases it is necessary to have recourse to the use of telematic techniques for such exchange of information ; OJ No C 105, 16. 4. 1993, p. 10. OJ No C 341, 5. 12. 1994, p. 123. O] No C 249, 13. 9. 1993, p. 6. O] No C 217, 6. 8. 1994, p. 32. O] No C 179, 1. 7. 1994, p. 1. OJ No C 181, 2. 7. 1994, p. 1. Whereas, in order to be able to exchange information between the administrations in the different Member States, the Member States’ internal telematic systems must above all comply with rules governing architecture, mana- gement, responsibility and maintenance, to ensure the interoperability of those telematic systems ; Whereas that task is incumbent principally on the Member States; Whereas in certain cases a Community contribution is necessary insofar as the objectives of the proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale or effects of the proposed action, be matter achieved by the Community ; Whereas the conditions should be laid down under which the implementation of certain specific projects is eligible for Community support; Whereas, if there were no such Community contribution, exchanges of information between the different adminis- trative systems concerned at national and Community level would be likely not to be satisfactorily carried out ; Whereas a financial reference amount, within the meaning of point 2 of the Declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 March 1995, is included in this Decision for 1995 and 1996, without thereby affecting the powers of the budgetary authority as they are defined by the Treaty; Whereas the Treaty does not provide for powers other than those in Article 235 for the adoption of this Deci- sion, the main purpose of which is to facilitate coopera- tion between administrations,