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Council Decision of 12 May 2009 on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2012 (2009/400/EC)

EU Decision 2009/400 · Adopted 12 May 2009 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision

of 12 May 2009

on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2012

(2009/400/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Decision No 1622/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019f1, and in particular its Article 14,

Having regard to the selection panel report of 5 November 2008 submitted to the Commission, to the European Parliament and to the Council in accordance with Article 14(2) of Decision No 1622/2006/EC,

Considering that the criteria referred to in Article 14(3) of Decision No 1622/2006/EC are entirely fulfilled,

Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission of 8 April 2009,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 304, 3.11.2006, p. 1.

Contents

  1. Sole ArticleArticle Sole Article
  2. Signature

Sole Article

Guimarães (Portugal) and Maribor (Slovenia) are designated as ‘European Capital of Culture 2012’ in accordance with Article 14 of Decision No 1622/2006/EC.

Signature

Done at Brussels, 12 May 2009.

For the Council

The President

M. Kopicová