Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community position within the Association Council on the participation of Latvia in a Community programme in the field of culture
10. 7. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 215/21 Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community position within the Association Council on the participation of Latvia in a Community programme in the field of culture (98/C 215/07) (Text with EEA relevance) COM(1998) 358 final - 98/0203(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission on 10 June 1998) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 128(3), in conjunction with Article 228(3), first subparagraph thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, the Europe Agreement establishing an association between Whereas the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Latvia, of the other part, entered into force on 1 February 1998; Whereas according to Article 109 of the Europe Agreement, Latvia may participate in Community framework programmes, specific programmes, projects or other actions notably in the field of culture, and the terms and conditions for the participation of Latvia in the activities referred to in the said Article shall be decided by the Association Council; Whereas, Decision No 2228/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1997 adopting a programme in the field of cultural heritage (hereinafter called "Raphael’)Ø(˛) and in particular Article 6 thereof, provide that this programme shall be open to the participation of associated Central European countries in accordance with the conditions in set out Community programmes, in the Additional Protocols to the Association Agreements on participation HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: The position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Latvia, of the other part, concerning the participation of Latvia in a Community programme in the field of culture, is that set out in the attached draft decision of the Association Council. (˛) OJ L 305, 8. 11. 1997, p. 31