Decision No 3/2001 of the EU-Lithuania Association Council

of 19 July 2001

establishing the financial contribution of Lithuania for participation in the Socrates II and Youth programmes in the years 2001 to 2006

(2001/701/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the European Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other(1), and in particular Article 110 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Decision 3/2000 of 28 September 2000 of the EU-Lithuania Association Council(2) adopted the terms and conditions for the participation of the Republic of Lithuania in the second phase of the Leonardo da Vinci and Socrates programmes, and it applies for the duration of these programmes.

(2) Decision 4/2000 of 13 December 2000 of the EU-Lithuania Association Council(3) adopted the terms and conditions for the participation of the Republic of Lithuania in the Youth programme, and it applies for the duration of this programme.

(3) Annex II, point 2, to Decision 3/2000, and Annex II, point 1, to Decision 4/2000 provide that the financial contribution to be paid by Lithuania to the budget of the European Union to participate in the Socrates II and Youth programmes respectively in the years 2001 to 2006 will be decided by the Association Council in the course of the year 2000,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The financial contribution to be paid by Lithuania to the budget of the European Union to participate in the Socrates II programme in the years 2001 to 2006 shall be the following:

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Article 2

The financial contribution to be paid by Lithuania to the budget of the European Union to participate in the Youth programme in the years 2001 to 2006 shall be the following:

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Article 3

PHARE funds shall be requested according to the following schedule:

- for the financial contribution to the Socrates II programme, the following yearly amounts:

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- for the financial contribution to the Youth programme, the following yearly amounts:

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The remaining part of Lithuania's contribution shall be covered from the Lithuanian State budget.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force the day of its adoption by the Association Council.

Done at Brussels, 19 July 2001.

For the Association Council

The President

Α. Valionis

(1) OJ L 51, 20.2.1998, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 273, 26.10.2000, p. 32.

(3) OJ L 10, 13.1.2001, p. 56.