# Decision 1419/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2005 to 2019, Article 4

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

European non-member countries may participate in this action. Any such country may nominate one city as a European Capital of Culture and should notify its nomination to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Committee of the Regions. The Council, acting unanimously on a recommendation from the Commission, shall officially designate one of these nominated cities as a European Capital of Culture for each year, bearing in mind the desirability of four years' preparation time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1999/1419/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1999-1419/article-4
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