2000/120/EC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1999 listing the areas of Finland eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 (notified under document number C(1999) 4945) (Only the Finnish text is authentic)
14. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 39/49 COMMISSION DECISION of 22 December 1999 listing the areas of Finland eligible under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 (notified under document number C(1999) 4945) (Only the Finnish text is authentic) (2000/120/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 (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 4(4) thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development and the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, eligible under Objective 2 with due regard to national priorities, without prejudice to the transitional support provided for in Article 6(2) of that Regulation; (5) Article 4(11) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that each list of areas eligible under Objective 2 is to be valid for seven years from 1 January 2000; however, where there is a serious crisis in a given region, the Commission, acting on a proposal from a Member State, may amend the list of areas during 2003 in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 10 of Article 4, without increasing the proportion of the population within each region referred to in Article 13(2) of that Regulation, Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: (1) point 2 of the first subparagraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that Objective 2 of the Structural Funds is to support the economic and social conversion of areas facing structural difficulties; (2) the first subparagraph of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that the Commission and the Member States shall seek to ensure that assistance is genuinely concentrated on the areas most seriously affected and at the most appropriate geographical level; (3) Commission Decision 1999/503/EC (2) in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, a population ceiling for each Member State under Objective 2 of the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006. The ceiling for Finland is 1 582 000 inhabitants; lays down, Article 1 in Finland eligible under Objective 2 of The areas the Structural Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 are listed in the Annex hereto. This list may be amended in the course of 2003. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to Finland. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1999. (4) Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 states that the Commission, on the basis of proposals from the Member States and in close concertation with each Member State concerned, is to draw up a list of the areas For the Commission Michel BARNIER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 161, 26. 6. 1999, p. 1. (2) OJ L 194, 27. 7. 1999, p. 58. L 39/50 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 2. 2000 LIST OF AREAS ELIGIBLE UNDER OBJECTIVE 2 OF THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS IN FINLAND ANNEX (2000 to 2006) Eligible areas NUTS III region All of the NUTS III level region except Only the following areas are eligible within the NUTS III level region Areas satisfying the provisions of Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 Population living in the eligible areas of the NUTS III level region (number of inhabitants) Varsinais-Suomi Satakunta Kanta-Häme Pirkanmaa Päijät-Häme Kymenlaakso Etelä-Karjala Keski-Suomi Keski-Pohjanmaa Subregion: Vakka-Suomen Subregions: Rauman Porin Whole region Subregions: Etelä-Pirkanmaan Itä-Pirkanmaan Koillis-Pirkanmaan Pohjois-Pirkanmaan Whole region Subregion: Kotka-Haminan Subregions: Lappeenrannan Imatran Areas satisfying the provisions of Article 4(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 Subregions: Jyväskylän Kaakkoisen Keski-Suomen Keuruun Jämsän ˜änekosken Subregion: Kokkolan 42 015 177 914 164 914 88 772 197 443 89 600 111 010 222 087 52 694 14. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 39/51 NUTS III region Etelä-Pohjanmaa Pohjanmaa Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Varsinais-Suomi Satakunta Etelä-Karjala Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Varsinais-Suomi Eligible areas All of the NUTS III level region except Only the following areas are eligible within the NUTS III level region Subregions: Suupohjan Eteläisten seinänaapurien Kuusiokuntien Järviseudun Municipality: Maksamaa Subregions: Ylivieskan Municipality: Hailuoto Subregions: ¯boland-Turunmaan Municipalities: Rymättylä Velkua Subregions: Pohjois-Satakunnan Subregions: Länsi-Saimaan Kärkikuntien Areas satisfying the provisions of Article 4(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 Municipality: Oulu Municipality: Turku (only the urban areas: Varissuo, Pääskyvuori, Lauste, Halinen, Kurala, Itäharju, Kohmo, Huhkola, Vaala, Skanski, Kupittaa) Population living in the eligible areas of the NUTS III level region (number of inhabitants) 108 779 1 133 41 153 25 325 30 776 27 094 115 493 29 221 Pirkanmaa Municipality: 20 654 Tampere (only the urban area of Hervanta) L 39/52 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 2. 2000 NUTS III region All of the NUTS III level region except Only the following areas are eligible within the NUTS III level region Eligible areas Population living in the eligible areas of the NUTS III level region (number of inhabitants) Areas satisfying the provisions of Article 4(9)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 Pohjanmaa Municipalities: 4 614 Maalahti (only the islands) Mustasaari (only the islands; also Köklot, Raippaluoto, Värlax (*)) Oravainen (only the islands; also Oxkangar (*)) Luoto (only the islands; also Eugmo (*)) Uusimaa (Maakunta) Municipalities: 2 529 Inkoo (only the islands; also Storramsjö-Hirdal, Barö, Rafsö, Degerö, Stavö (*)) Tammisaari (only the islands; also Bromarv, Trollshovda, Lindö, Svedja- by, Odensö-Norrby-Båsa (*)) Itä-Uusimaa Municipalities: 2 866 Porvoo (only the islands; also Emäsalo, Vässölandet, Tirmo-Fagersta (*)) Sipoo (only the islands; also Kitö, Löparö (*)) Pernaja (only the islands; also Sarvsalö, Kabböle-Isnäs, Tjuvo, Strömsland (*)) Ruotsinpyhtää (only the islands; also Vahterpää, Gäddbergsö (*)) Varsinais-Suomi Municipalities: 2 294 Halikko (only the islands; also Angelniemi, Angelansaari (*)) Särkisalo (only the islands; also Isoluoto, Kaukassalo (*)) Askainen (only the islands; also Lempisaari, Livonsaari (*)) Merimasku (only the islands; also Otavan saari (*)) Piikkiö (only the islands) Ahvenanmaa/¯land Municipality: Mariehamn (*) Islands and other areas with a fixed road connection to the mainland. 15 091