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Regulation (EC) No 1339/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a European Training Foundation (recast)| Legal instrument | Regulation |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Regulation 2008/1339 |
| Original proposal | COM(2007)443  |
| CELEX number i | 32008R1339 |
| Document | 16-12-2008 |
|---|---|
| Publication in Official Journal | 31-12-2008; OJ L 354 p. 82-93 |
| Effect | 20-01-2009; Entry into force Date pub. + 20 See Art 27 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
31.12.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 354/82 |
REGULATION (EC) No 1339/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 16 December 2008
establishing a European Training Foundation
(recast)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 150 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Having consulted the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
The European Council meeting at Strasbourg on 8 and 9 December 1989 called upon the Council to adopt, at the beginning of 1990, the necessary decisions for the establishment of a European Training Foundation for Central and Eastern Europe, acting on a proposal from the Commission. To this end on 7 May 1990 the Council adopted Regulation (EEC) No 1360/90. |
(2) |
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1360/90 of 7 May 1990 establishing a European Training Foundation (3) has been substantially amended several times. Since further amendments are to be made, it should be recast in the interests of clarity. |
(3) |
On 18 December 1989 the Council adopted Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 on economic aid to the Republic of Hungary and the Polish People's Republic (4) which provided for aid in areas including training to support the process of economic and social reform in Hungary and Poland. |
(4) |
The Council subsequently extended such aid to other countries of Central and Eastern Europe under relevant legal acts. |
(5) |
On 27 July 1994 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2063/94 (5) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1360/90, with a view to including in the activities of the European Training Foundation the States receiving assistance under Regulation (Euratom, EEC) No 2053/93 of 19 July 1993 concerning the provision of technical assistance to economic reform and recovery in the independent States of the former Soviet Union and Mongolia (6) (the TACIS Programme). |
(6) |
On 17 July 1998 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 1572/98 (7) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1360/90 with a view to including in the activities of the European Training Foundation the Mediterranean non-member countries and territories which are beneficiaries of the financial and technical measures to accompany the reform of their economic and social structures pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1488/96 of 23 July 1996 on financial and technical measures to accompany (MEDA) the reform of economic and social structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (8). |
(7) |
On 5 December 2000 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2666/2000 on assistance for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (9) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1360/90 with a view to including in the activities of the European Training Foundation the Western Balkan States covered by Regulation (EC) No 2666/2000. |
(8) |
External assistance programmes relating to the countries covered by the activities of the European Training Foundation are to be replaced by new external relations policy instruments, mainly the instrument established by Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) (10) and the instrument established by Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (11). |
(9) |
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