Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community position within the Association Council on the participation of Bulgaria in the Community programme in the field of youth
C 181/16 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 6. 98 II (Preparatory Acts) COMMISSION Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community position within the Association Council on the participation of Bulgaria in the Community programme in the field of youth (98/C 181/07) COM(1998) 281 final - 98/0160(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission on 13 May 1998) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and Article 126, in conjunction with Article 228(3) first paragraph thereof, in particular Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, Whereas the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bulgaria, of the other part, has been concluded by decision of the Council and the Commission of 4 December 1995, Whereas, according to Article 1 of the Additional Protocol, Bulgaria may participate in Community framework programmes, specific programmes, projects or other actions notably in the field of youth and pursuant to Article 2, the terms and conditions for the participation of Bulgaria in the activities referred to in Article 1 shall be decided by the Association Council, Whereas, Decision No 818/95/EC of 14 March 1995 of the European Parliament and of the Council adopting the third phase of the "The Youth for Europe programme’Ø(˛) programme and in particular Article 7(4) thereof, provides that this programme shall be open to the particiÜ pation of associated Central European countries in accordance with the conditions set out in in Community the Additional Protocols to the Association Agreements on participation programmes, 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 Bulgaria, of the other part, concerning the participation of Bulgaria in the Community programme in the field of youth, is the attached draft decision of the Association Council. (˛) OJ L 87, 20. 4. 1995