Activites

• 1998/11/17 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Decision 1998/1117
  • OJ L 307 17.11.1998, p. 0015-0018
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• 1998/11/03 Council Meeting
• 1998/11/03 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1998/11/03 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 1998/09/17 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0503/1998 summary

    Adopting the report by Mr Paul RÜBIG (PPE, A), the European Parliament approved the participation of Estonia in the Community programme in the field of small and medium-sized enterprises. It adopted a number of amendments seeking to improve the financial management and administration of the programme. It also asked for an annual report on the success of this country's participation in the SME programme.�

• 1998/09/16 Debate in Parliament
• 1998/09/03 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0309/1998
• 1998/04/03 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1998/03/04 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1998)0113 summary

    OBJECTIVE: as an element in the pre-accession strategy, to open up the third Community programme for SMEs to Estonia for the years 1998, 1999 and 2000. SUBSTANCE: the proposal for a decision by the EC-Estonia Association Council lays down the conditions and procedures for Estonia's participation in the Multiannual Community Programme for SMEs. In particular, Estonia: -will participate, unless otherwise provided in the proposal, in all actions of the Programme under the same conditions as the Member States; -in order to ensure the Community dimension of the Programme, will include in all transnational projects and activities which it proposes a minimum number of partners from the Member States; -will pay a contribution to the budget of the Community to cover the costs arising from its participation in the programme. The contribution is to cover the financial aid provided to Estonian entities under the programme and additional administrative costs imputable to the management of the programme by the Commission (approx. 7%). It amounts to ECU 368 294 per annum in 1998, 1999 and 2000. To some extent, the Community will be able to participate in the payment of these contributions by deducting the necessary amounts from the annual allocation to Phare/Estonia (subject to the usual programming procedures, Phare would contribute ECU 56 000 per annum, the remainder being met from Estonia's national budget). Estonia will facilitate the free movement and residence of all private persons receiving funding under the programme and moving between Estonia and the Member States. It will be involved in the monitoring of its participation in the programme in order to prepare for the Community decision-making process with a view to accession (particularly by attending coordination meetings before meetings of the management committee and by being informed of the latter's decisions). Estonia's participation is valid for the duration of the programme (i.e. until 31.12.2000).�

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1998)0113
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0309/1998
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0503/1998
• : Decision 1998/1117
• : OJ L 307 17.11.1998, p. 0015-0018

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)