Health and social policy: participation of Slovenia in the community programmes

PURPOSE : in the context of the pre-accession strategy, the opening up of certain programmes in the fields of health and social policy to the participation of Slovenia. COMMUNITY MEASURE : Council Decision No 5/1999 of the EU-Republic of Slovenia Association Council adopting the terms and conditions for the participation of the Republic of Slovenia in Community Programmes in the fields of social policy and health. (1999/777/EC). CONTENT : this Decision of the EC-Slovenia in a number of Community programmes in the area of health and social policy: health promotion, the prevention of AIDS and HIV and other transmissable diseases, combat against cancer, drugs prevention and the programme for equality of opportunity between men and women. In particular Slovenia: - shall participate in all the actions within these programmes under the same conditions as the Member States and in accordance with the objectives, criteria laid down for these programmes; - shall include a minimum number of partners from the Member States of the Community for all actions and transnational projects put forward; - shall pay a financial contribution into the Community budget to enable its participation in these various programmes. This contribution will cover financial assistance given to Slovenes for their participation in these programmes and will vary depending on the programme, as well as supplementary costs of an administrative nature related to the management of the programmes by the Commission stemming from Slovenia's participation. Slovenia has officially stated that it will not request any part of its financial contribution to be paid from its PHARE allocation. This Decision shall apply until 31.12.2000. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 27.11.1999.�