L 241/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 9.9.2002 COMMISSION DECISION of 24 July 2000 approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance under Objective 1 in the region of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in the United Kingdom. (notified under document number C(2000) 2046) (Only the English text is authentic) (2002/691/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(5) thereof, After consultation of 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)  Article 13 et seq. of Title Il of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and implementing single programming documents. (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 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. (3)  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 the Regulation, the Commission shall 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. (4)  The United Kingdom Government submitted to the Commission on 15 November 1999 an acceptable draft single programming document for the regions fulfilling the conditions for Objective 1 pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The draft contains the information listed in Article 16 of the Regulation, and in particular a description of the priorities selected () OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1. 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, and the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG), and the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments proposed for implementing the plan. (5 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 the Regulation, it is necessary to lay down the final date for the eligibility of expenditure. (6)  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 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the EAGGF and amending and repealing certain regulations (%). (7 The single programming document has been drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned and within the partnership. (8)  The Commission has satisfied itself that the single programming document is in accordance with the principle of additionality. (9)  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 partnership, coordination between assistance from the Funds and from the EIB and other existing financial instruments. () OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.