Commission Decision
of 14 November 2007
drawing up the list of regions and areas eligible for financing under the Cross-border Cooperation Component of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between Member States and beneficiary countries for the period 2007 to 2013
(2007/766/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) ,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 of 12 June 2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 , and in particular Article 88(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006, the IPA Cross-border Cooperation component may support cross-border cooperation between beneficiary countries and Member States. In that event, assistance pursuant to the IPA Cross-border cooperation component shall cover the regions on both sides of the respective border or borders, either terrestrial or maritime.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 88(1) of Regulation (EC) No 718/2007, for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between Member States and beneficiary countries, the eligible areas for financing shall be the NUTS level 3 regions or, in the absence of NUTS classification, equivalent areas, along land borders between the Community and the beneficiary countries and along maritime borders between the Community and the beneficiary countries separated, as a general rule, by a maximum of 150 kilometres, taking into account potential adjustment needed to ensure the coherence and continuity of the cooperation action.
(3)
Article 88(1) of Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 provides that, immediately after its entry into force, the Commission should adopt the list of the eligible regions in the Community and in the beneficiary countries, which shall be valid until 31 December 2013,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
For the purposes of cross-border cooperation between Member States and IPA beneficiary countries as referred to in Article 88(1) of Regulation (EC) No 718/2007, the areas eligible for financing under the IPA Cross-border Cooperation component shall be those listed in Annex I (Member States) and in Annex II (beneficiary countries).
Done at Brussels, 14 November 2007.
For the Commission
Olli Rehn
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I

LIST OF NUTS LEVEL 3 REGIONS IN MEMBER STATES ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND IPA BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES
BG412
- Sofia
BG414
- Pernik
BG415
- Kyustendil
BG341
- Burgas
BG343
- Yambol
BG311
- Vidin
BG312
- Montana
BG413
- Blagoevgrad
BG422
- Haskovo
GR111
- Evros
GR112
- Xanthi
GR113
- Rodopi
GR115
- Kavala
GR123
- Kilkis
GR124
- Pella
GR126
- Serres
GR127
- Chalkidiki
GR132
- Kastoria
GR134
- Florina
GR143
- Magnisia
GR212
- Thesprotia
GR213
- Ioannina
GR222
- Kerkyra
GR242
- Evvoia
GR411
- Lesvos
GR412
- Samos
GR413
- Chios
GR421
- Dodekanisos
GR422
- Kyklades
ITD35
- Venezia
ITD36
- Padova
ITD37
- Rovigo
ITD42
- Udine
ITD43
- Gorizia
ITD44
- Trieste
ITD56
- Ferrara
ITD57
- Ravenna
ITD58
- Forlì-Cesena
ITD59
- Rimini
ITE31
- Pesaro-Urbino
ITE32
- Ancona
ITE33
- Macerata
ITE34
- Ascoli Piceno
ITF12
- Teramo
ITF13
- Pescara
ITF14
- Chieti
ITF22
- Campobasso
ITF41
- Foggia
ITF42
- Bari
ITF44
- Brindisi
ITF45
- Lecce
CY000
- Kypros/Kibris
HU223
- Zala
HU231
- Baranya
HU232
- Somogy
HU331
- Bács-Kiskun
HU333
- Csongrád
RO413
- Mehedinți
RO422
- Caraș-Severin
RO424
- Timiș
SI011
- Pomurska
SI012
- Podravska
SI014
- Savinjska
SI016
- Spodnjeposavska
SI018
- Notranjsko-kraška
SI024
- Obalno-kraška
SI017
- Jugovzhodna Slovenija
ANNEX II

LIST OF AREAS EQUIVALENT TO NUTS LEVEL 3 REGIONS IN THE IPA BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES, ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND IPA BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES

Albania
Regions of:
- Durrës
- Fier
- Gjirokastër
- Korçë
- Lezhë
- Shkodër
- Tirana
- Vlorë

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Herzegovina Economic Region, which includes the following municipalities:
- Bileča
- Čapljina
- Čitluk
- Gacko
- Grude
- Jablanica
- Konjic
- Kupres
- Livno
- Ljubinje
- Ljubuški
- Mostar
- Istočni Mostar
- Neum
- Nevesinje
- Posušje
- Prozor/Rama
- Ravno
- Široki Brijeg
- Stolac
- Berkovići
- Tomislav grad
- Trebinje

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Regions of:
- East
- North-east
- Pelagonija
- South-east
- Vardar

Croatia
Counties of:
- Dubrovnik-Neretva
- Istria
- Karlovac
- Koprivnica-Križevci
- Krapina-Zagorje
- Lika-Senj
- Međimurje
- Osijek-Baranja
- Primorje-Gorski kotar
- Šibenik-Knin
- Split-Dalmatia
- Varaždin
- Virovitica-Podravina
- Zadar
- Zagreb

Montenegro
Municipalities of:
- Bar
- Budva
- Cetinje
- Danilovgrad
- Herceg Novi
- Kotor
- Nikšić
- Podgorica
- Tivat
- Ulcinj

Serbia, including Kosovo
Districts of:
- Borski
- Branicevski
- Central Banat
- Jablanicki
- Nisavski
- North Backa
- North Banat
- Pcinjski
- Pirotski
- South Backa
- South Banat
- West Backa
- Zajecarski

Turkey
Provinces of:
- Antalya
- Aydin
- Balikesir
- Canakkale
- Edirne
- Izmir
- Kirklareli
- Mersin (Içel)
- Mugla
OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 82.
OJ L 170, 29.6.2007, p. 1.
As defined in UNSCR 1244.