Article 3 Financing of Sapard projects where appropriations have been exhausted

For projects contracted from 2002 under the measures referred to in the fourth, seventh and 14th indents of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999, expenditure incurred beyond 31 December 2006 may be included in the rural development programming for the period 2004 to 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 and financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section.

The ex-post evaluations of the relevant Sapard programmes provided for in Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2759/1999 ^f1 , as well as payments for projects for which appropriations under Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 are exhausted or insufficient, may be included in rural development programming for the period 2004 to 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 and financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section.

Where the new Member States apply paragraphs 1 and 2, they shall indicate the amounts corresponding to appropriations committed in the financing table set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 141/2004^f2.

The rules on eligibility of and checks on assistance under Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 shall continue to apply.

The list of projects selected shall be drawn up by the new Member State concerned.