Annexes to COM(1995)653-2 - Proposal for a Council Decision designating 1997 as European Year against Racism - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(1995)653-2 - Proposal for a Council Decision designating 1997 as European Year against Racism. |
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| document | COM(1995)653  |
| date | July 23, 1996 |
Article 4
1. The Commission shall be responsible for the implementation of this Decision.
2. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee of an advisory nature composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.
The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft, within a time limit which chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.
The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes.
The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account.
3. At the initiative of its chairman or upon the request of one of its members, the committee shall examine any matter connected with the implementation of this Decision and the national measures undertaken as part of the European Year.
Article 5
1. Each Member State shall ensure that a National Coordinating, Committee or an equivalent administrative body is set up to organize the participation of the Member States - and, where appropriate, of local and regional authorities - in the European Year.
2. The Committee or body referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that it is representative of the whole range of bodies and organizations involved in the struggle against racism, xenophobia and anti-semitism.
Article 6
1. Applications for financial support for programmes provided in accordance with Section B of the Annex shall be submitted to the Commission by the Member States concerned, after consulting the National Coordinating Committee or equivalent administrative body set up under Article 5.
2. Decisions on programmes under Sections A and B of the Annex shall be taken by the Commission in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 4. The Commission shall ensure a balanced distribution among Member States and among the different organizations involved in combatting racism, xenophobia and anti-semitism.
Article 7
The Commission shall ensure that the programmes envisaged by this Decision shall be consistent with, and complementary to, other Community action, in particular education and training programmes, action to combat social exclusion, as well as activities undertaken by the Council of Europe.
Article 8
The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of the progress of the work and shall submit to them a final report on the implementation of the programme no later than 31 December 1998.
(1) OJ No C 103, 27. 4. 1977, p. 1.
(1) OJ No C 158, 25. 6. 1986, p. 1.
(2) OJ No C 157, 27. 6. 1990, p. 1.
(3) Dublin, June 1990; Maastricht, December 1991; Edinburgh, December 1992; Copenhagen, June 1993.
(4) OJ No C 150, 31. 5. 1993, p. 127; OJ No C 342, 20. 12. 1993, p. 19; OJ No C 323, 21. 11. 1994, p. 154; OJ No C 126, 22. 6. 1995, p. 75. (The resolution of 27. 10. 1995 is as yet unpublished).
(5) OJ No C 43, 20. 2. 1995, p. 63, point 24.
(6) OJ No C 296, 10. 11. 1995, p. 13; OJ No C 312, 23. 11. 1995, p. 1.
ANNEX
ACTION RELATED TO MEASURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3
A. Projects to be funded solely from the Community budget
1. Organization of seminars at European level to increase transnational cooperation including opening and closing events of the Year.
Estimated cost: 17 %
2. Information and publicity at Community level, including the:
- design and promotion of common logo and slogan for the European Year,
- preparation and distribution of written and audiovisual material in order to stimulate public interest
- cooperation with the media.
Estimated cost: 25 %
3. Prizes and competitions, including the:
- organization of competitions at European level, highlighting achievements in the fight against racism,
- the awarding of prizes to the media at European level to reward tolerance and comprehension.
Estimated cost: 25 %.
4. Other actions
Surveys and studies, for the purpose of raising awareness on the themes of the European Year; evaluation study concerning the impact of the European Year.
Estimated cost: 5 %.
5. Administrative cost of the European Year
Technical assistance for putting into effect the activities referred to in Article 3 of the Decision.
B. Measures co-financed by the Community budget
Projects and events at regional or national level revolving around the themes of the European Year.
Financial support of up to 50 % of the cost of these measures may be granted. Applications for reimbursements shall be submitted to the Commission by Member States, which shall make an initial selection of the projects on the basis of the contribution they could make to meeting the objectives of this Decision.
Estimated cost: 28 %
C. Measures with no financial implications for the Community budget
Voluntary actions to be undertaken by public and private operators:
- the use of the common logo and the slogan of the European Year in awareness raising campaigns and for events,
- dissemination of information on the European Year in the media.