Article 7

Resources and concentration 1. The resources available for commitment from the Funds for the period 2000 to 2006 shall be EUR 195 billion at 1999 prices. The annual breakdown of those resources is shown in the Annex. 2. The breakdown of budgetary resources between objectives shall be such as to achieve a significant concentration on Objective 1 regions. 69,7 % of the Structural Funds will be allocated to Objective 1, including 4,3 % for transitional support (i.e. a total of EUR 135,9 billion). 11,5 % of the Structural Funds will be allocated to Objective 2, including 1,4 % for transitional support (i.e. a total of EUR 22,5 billion). 12,3 % of the Structural Funds will be allocated to Objective 3 (i.e. a total of EUR 24,05 billion). The figures stated for Objectives 1, 2 and 3 do not include the financial resources referred to in paragraph 6 nor the financing for FIFG outside Objective 1. 3. Using transparent procedures, the Commission shall make indicative breakdowns by Member State of the commitment appropriations available for the programming referred to in Articles 13 to 19, taking full account, for Objectives 1 and 2, of one or more objective criteria similar to those covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, namely: eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and the relative severity of the structural problems, especially the level of unemployment. For Objective 3, the breakdown by Member State shall be based principally on the eligible population, the employment situation and the severity of the problems, such as social exclusion, education and training levels, and participation of women in the labour market. For Objectives 1 and 2, these breakdowns shall distinguish allocations of appropriations to regions and areas benefiting from transitional support. These allocations shall be determined in accordance with the criteria referred to in the first subparagraph. The annual breakdown of these appropriations shall be degressive from 1 January 2000 and shall be lower in 2000 than in 1999. The profile of transitional support may be tailored to the specific needs of individual regions, in agreement with the Commission, provided the financial allocation for each region is respected. Using transparent procedures, the Commission shall also make indicative breakdowns by Member State of the commitment appropriations available for the structural actions in the fisheries sector outside Objective 1 regions, as referred to in Article 2(3), first subparagraph. 4. Under Objective 1, a PEACE programme in support of the peace process in Northern Ireland shall be established for the years 2000 to 2004 for the benefit of Northern Ireland and the border areas of Ireland. Under Objective 1, a special programme of assistance for the period 2000 to 2006 shall be established for the Swedish NUTS-II regions which are not covered by the list referred to in Article 3(2) and which meet the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol 6 to the Act of Accession for Austria, Sweden and Finland. 5. 4 % of commitment appropriations under each national indicative breakdown referred to in paragraph 3 shall be allocated in accordance with Article 44. 6. For the period referred to in paragraph 1, 5,35 % of the commitment appropriations for the Structural Funds referred to in paragraph 1 shall be devoted to funding the Community initiatives. 0,65 % of the appropriations referred to in paragraph 1 shall be devoted to funding innovative measures and technical assistance as defined in Articles 22 and 23. 7. For the purpose of their programming and subsequent inclusion in the general budget of the European Communities, the sums referred to in paragraph 1 shall be indexed as from 1 January 2000 at 2 % per year. Indexation of the allocations for 2004 to 2006 shall be reviewed, if necessary, by 31 December 2003 at the latest for technical adjustment by the Commission on the basis of the latest economic information available. The difference relative to the initial programming shall be reallocated for inclusion in the sum referred to in paragraph 5. 8. Total annual receipts in any Member State from the Structural Funds pursuant to this Regulation - in combination with assistance provided under the Cohesion Fund - should not exceed 4 % of national GDP. CHAPTER IV ORGANISATION

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.