EC/Bulgaria Europe agreement: additional protocol

-OBJECTIVE : conclusion of an additional protocol to the EU-Bulgaria Europe Agreement. -COMMUNITY MEASURE : Council and Commission Decision 95/558/EC, EURATOM concluding the Additional Protocol to the EU-Bulgaria Europe Agreement. -SUBSTANCE : the protocol shall be concluded for an unlimited period and covered exclusively Community areas of competence. Bulgaria would participate in a range of Community programmes and initiatives in the following fields : - research and technological development (Fourth Research and Technological Development Framework Programme), - information services, - the environment (LIFE), - education, training and youth (SOCRATES, LEONARDO, Youth for Europe III), - social policy and health, - consumer protection, - small and medium-sized enterprises, - tourism, - culture, - the audiovisual sector (MEDIA programme), - civil protection, - trade facilitation, - energy (THERMIE, ALTENER, SAVE), - transport, and - the fight against drugs and drug addiction. The parties might agree to add other fields of cooperation to those listed above. An Association Council would decide the terms and conditions for the participation of Bulgaria in the various programmes listed. Bulgaria would have to meet the costs resulting from its participation and, if necessary, the Community could decide, on a case-by-case basis, to pay a supplement to Bulgaria's contribution. -ENTRY INTO FORCE : two months after the date upon which the Parties notified each other of the completion of the necessary procedures. �