SAVE II, multiannual programme for energy efficiency: participation of Slovenia

PURPOSE : in the context of the pre-accession strategy, opening up to Slovenia the Community programme for energy efficiency (SAVE II) for the years 1999 and 2000. COMMUNITY MEASURE : Council Decision 2000/366/EC on the adoption of the terms and conditions for the participation of Slovenia to the Community Programme for the promotion of energy efficiency. CONTENT : this Decision 1/2000 of the EC/Slovenia Association Council adopts the terms and conditions for the participation of this country in the SAVE II Community programme. Slovenia, in particular will : - participate in all the actions of the SAVE II Community programme in conformity with the objectives, criteria and procedures and time limits laid down by the programme; - apply the same terms and conditions for the submission, assessment and selection procedures as the Member States; - provide a minimum number of partners for the transnational projects and activities proposed by Slovenia; - pay a financial contribution to the Community budget to cover the costs of its participation. This contribution shall shall cover financial support to Slovenian participants and supplementary administrative costs related to the management of the programme by the Commission stemming from Slovenia's participation. This contributon shall be set at EUR 57,942 per year (in 1999 and 2000). The total of these costs shall be financed from its own national budget since PHARE assistance has not been requested for this purpose. Furthermore, Slovenia will be associated following its participation to the programme in order to prepare itself for the Community decision-making process in the framework of pre-accession (notably, by participating in coordination meetings and being informed on the results of these regular meetings). The participation of Slovenia is valid for the duration of the SAVE II programme. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 01.06.2000. �