{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2005/2003",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 2003/2005 of 8 December 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 447/2004 as regards ex-post evaluation of the Sapard programme",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 2003/2005\nof 8 December 2005\namending Regulation (EC) No 447/2004 as regards ex-post evaluation of the Sapard programme\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia,\nHaving regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Articles 32(5) and 33(5) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn accordance with the provisions of Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2759/1999 of 22 December 1999 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period, ex-post evaluation of the Sapard programme must be carried out not later than three years after the end of the programming period.\n(2)\nIt has to be ensured that these evaluations may still be carried out and financed after 2006, beyond the period of eligibility under Sapard in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999.\n(3)\nArticle 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 447/2004 of 10 March 2004 laying down rules to facilitate the transition from support under Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 to that provided for by Regulation (EC) Nos 1257/1999 and 1260/1999 for the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia should, therefore, be amended to cover ex-post evaluations of the Sapard programme.\n(4)\nRegulation (EC) No 447/2004 should be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 331, 23.12.1999, p. 51. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2278/2004 (OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 36)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 87. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2257/2004 (OJ L 389, 30.12.2004, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 72, 11.3.2004, p. 64."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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