
COMMISSION DECISION of 14 November 2007 drawing up the list of regions and areas eligible for financing under the Cross-border Cooperation Component of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between Member States and beneficiary countries for the period 2007 to 2013 (2007/766/EC) 

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 of 12 June 2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006, and in particular Article 88(1) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006, the IPA Cross-border Cooperation component may support cross-border cooperation between beneficiary countries and Member States. In that event, assistance pursuant to the IPA Cross-border cooperation component shall cover the regions on both sides of the respective border or borders, either terrestrial or maritime.

(2) Pursuant to Article 88(1) of Regulation (EC) No 718/2007, for the purpose of cross-border cooperation between Member States and beneficiary countries, the eligible areas for financing shall be the NUTS level 3 regions or, in the absence of NUTS classification, equivalent areas, along land borders between the Community and the beneficiary countries and along maritime borders between the Community and the beneficiary countries separated, as a general rule, by a maximum of 150 kilometres, taking into account potential adjustment needed to ensure the coherence and continuity of the cooperation action.

(3) Article 88(1) of Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 provides that, immediately after its entry into force, the Commission should adopt the list of the eligible regions in the Community and in the beneficiary countries, which shall be valid until 31 December 2013,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article 
For the purposes of cross-border cooperation between Member States and IPA beneficiary countries as referred to in Article 88(1) of Regulation (EC) No 718/2007, the areas eligible for financing under the IPA Cross-border Cooperation component shall be those listed in Annex I (Member States) and in Annex II (beneficiary countries).
Done at Brussels, 14 November 2007.
For the Commission
Olli REHN
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
LIST OF NUTS LEVEL 3 REGIONS IN MEMBER STATES ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND IPA BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES

BG412SofiaBG414PernikBG415KyustendilBG341BurgasBG343YambolBG311VidinBG312MontanaBG413BlagoevgradBG422HaskovoGR111EvrosGR112XanthiGR113RodopiGR115KavalaGR123KilkisGR124PellaGR126SerresGR127ChalkidikiGR132KastoriaGR134FlorinaGR143MagnisiaGR212ThesprotiaGR213IoanninaGR222KerkyraGR242EvvoiaGR411LesvosGR412SamosGR413ChiosGR421DodekanisosGR422KykladesITD35VeneziaITD36PadovaITD37RovigoITD42UdineITD43GoriziaITD44TriesteITD56FerraraITD57RavennaITD58Forlì-CesenaITD59RiminiITE31Pesaro-UrbinoITE32AnconaITE33MacerataITE34Ascoli PicenoITF12TeramoITF13PescaraITF14ChietiITF22CampobassoITF41FoggiaITF42BariITF44BrindisiITF45LecceCY000Kypros/KibrisHU223ZalaHU231BaranyaHU232SomogyHU331Bács-KiskunHU333CsongrádRO413MehedințiRO422Caraș-SeverinRO424TimișSI011PomurskaSI012PodravskaSI014SavinjskaSI016SpodnjeposavskaSI018Notranjsko-kraškaSI024Obalno-kraškaSI017Jugovzhodna Slovenija

ANNEX II
LIST OF AREAS EQUIVALENT TO NUTS LEVEL 3 REGIONS IN THE IPA BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES, ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND IPA BENEFICIARY COUNTRIESAlbania 

Regions of:


 Durrës
 Fier
 Gjirokastër
 Korçë
 Lezhë
 Shkodër
 Tirana
 Vlorë
Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Herzegovina Economic Region, which includes the following municipalities:


 Bileča
 Čapljina
 Čitluk
 Gacko
 Grude
 Jablanica
 Konjic
 Kupres
 Livno
 Ljubinje
 Ljubuški
 Mostar
 Istočni Mostar
 Neum
 Nevesinje
 Posušje
 Prozor/Rama
 Ravno
 Široki Brijeg
 Stolac
 Berkovići
 Tomislav grad
 Trebinje
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 

Regions of:


 East
 North-east
 Pelagonija
 South-east
 Vardar
Croatia 

Counties of:


 Dubrovnik-Neretva
 Istria
 Karlovac
 Koprivnica-Križevci
 Krapina-Zagorje
 Lika-Senj
 Međimurje
 Osijek-Baranja
 Primorje-Gorski kotar
 Šibenik-Knin
 Split-Dalmatia
 Varaždin
 Virovitica-Podravina
 Zadar
 Zagreb
Montenegro 

Municipalities of:


 Bar
 Budva
 Cetinje
 Danilovgrad
 Herceg Novi
 Kotor
 Nikšić
 Podgorica
 Tivat
 Ulcinj
Serbia, including Kosovo 

Districts of:


 Borski
 Branicevski
 Central Banat
 Jablanicki
 Nisavski
 North Backa
 North Banat
 Pcinjski
 Pirotski
 South Backa
 South Banat
 West Backa
 Zajecarski
Turkey 

Provinces of:


 Antalya
 Aydin
 Balikesir
 Canakkale
 Edirne
 Izmir
 Kirklareli
 Mersin (Içel)
 Mugla
