The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law "On Ratification of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, and Ukraine on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the General Principles for the Participation of Ukraine in Union Programmes"

21 September 2011, 10:53

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Protocol comes into effect for Ukraine on the first day of the month after the date when the Parties announce each other via diplomatic channels on fulfillment of procedures necessary for the Protocol enactment.

 

Ukraine´s representatives will be allowed to take part, as observers and in the matters which concern Ukraine, in the management committees responsible for monitoring the programmes to which Ukraine contributes financially.

 

Projects and initiatives submitted by participants from Ukraine shall, as far as possible, be subject to the same conditions, rules and procedures pertaining to the programmes concerned as applied to Member States.

 

The specific terms and conditions, in particular financial contribution and reporting and evaluation procedures, regarding the participation of Ukraine in each particular programme should be determined in a Memorandum of Understanding between the Commission and the competent authorities of Ukraine.

 

If Ukraine applies for external assistance of the Union to participate in a given Union programme on the basis of Article 3 of 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 or pursuant to any similar Regulation providing for external assistance of the Union to Ukraine that may be adopted in the future, the conditions governing the use by Ukraine of external assistance of the Union shall be determined in a financing agreement, respecting in particular Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006.

 

The draft is registered under Reg. No. 0206.