council regul ec june coordin aid applic countri framework pre access strategi amend regul eec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament luxembourg european council advoc substanti increas pre access aid includ addit phare programm aid agricultur structur measur council regul ec march assist applic countri framework pre access strategi establish access partnership partnership compris singl framework prioriti area resourc pre access assist regul ec set agricultur instrument applic area modernis structur agricultur hold improv process distribut structur develop inspect activ rural develop structur instrument creat regul ec intend financ infrastructur transport environ field phare programm set regul eec futur focu essenti prioriti link adopt acqui communautair build administr institut capac applic countri financ invest design compli commun law import ensur commun oper pre access instrument achiev optimum econom impact paragraph conclus luxembourg european council decemb financi support countri involv enlarg process base alloc aid principl equal treatment independ time access attent paid countri greatest instrument remain distinct coordin oper oper fund european invest bank european bank reconstruct develop commun financi instrument intern financi institut provid reciproc inform cooper commiss candid countri spot control verif ensur effici protect financi interest combat fraud irregular manag pre access assist gradual decentralis applic countri take account manag financi control capac close involv pre access aid process commiss submit regular report pre access aid applic countri adopt regul articl coordin coher assist grant framework pre access strategi agricultur rural develop instrument hereinaft quot agricultur instrument quot structur instrument phare ensur accord regul articl measur support agricultur rural develop set articl agricultur instrument set regul ec financ accord provis regul articl invest project area financ pre access aid structur instrument set regul ec accord provis thereof environment measur enabl beneficiari countri compli requir commun environment law object access partnership transport infrastructur measur promot sustain mobil constitut project common interest base criteria decis ec enabl beneficiari countri compli object access partnership includ interconnect interoper nation network tran european network access network articl fund phare programm carri accord regul eec regul eec amend ad paragraph articl read quot applic countri access partnership european union fund phare programm focu main prioriti adopt acqui communautair build administr institut capac applic state invest type invest financ accord regul ec ec phare fund financ measur field environ transport agricultur rural develop form incident indispens part integr industri reconstruct region develop programm quot articl aid scheme measur financ framework pre access aid grant instrument refer regul articl financ scheme measur provid regul subject complianc undertak contain europ agreement recal regul ec condit laid access partnership relev provis regul eec ec ec regul articl beneficiari state contribut financ invest articl scheme measur financ instrument refer articl decid accord provis laid relev regul relat instrument articl commiss respon coordin oper instrument establish pre access aid guidelin countri assist purpos committe set articl regul eec commiss inform committe refer paragraph indic financi alloc countri pre access instrument action pursuant articl decis pursuant articl decis commun court auditor articl commiss ensur coordin coher oper undertaken pursuant regul commiss budget oper fund european invest bank financi instrument commun oper fund intern financi institut articl commiss implement commun aid accord rule transpar financi regul applic gener budget european commun articl thereof pre access aid cover expenditur relat monitor inspect evalu oper financ decis contract implement instrument result therefrom expressli provid inspect commiss court auditor carri spot articl project select tender contract applic countri subject ant approv commiss commiss decid basi case case analysi nation sectori programm project manag capac financi control procedur structur public financ waiv ant approv requir refer paragraph confer implement agenc applic countri manag aid decentralis basi waiver subject minimum criteria assess abil implement agenc applic countri manag aid minimum condit applic agenc set annex regul specif provis inter alia invit tender scrutini evalu tender award contract implement commun public procur direct laid financ agreement beneficiari countri commiss adopt rule govern inspect evalu articl commiss present annual report pre access aid countri european parliament council articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state luxembourg june council presid verheugen oj oj opinion deliv publish offici journal oj page offici journal page offici journal oj regul amend regul ec oj oj oj oj annex minimum criteria condit decentralis manag implement agenc applic countri articl minimum criteria assess abil implement agenc applic countri manag aid criteria appli commiss assess implement agenc partner countri manag aid decentralis basi defin system manag fund full intern rule procedur clear institut person respons ii principl separ power respect risk conflict interest procur payment iii adequ personnel assign task suitabl audit skill experi languag skill fulli train implement commun programm minimum condit decentralis manag implement agenc applic countri decentralis applic countri post control commiss consid implement agenc condit met demonstr effect intern control includ independ audit function effect account financi report system meet internation accept audit standard ii recent financi oper audit show effect time manag commun assist nation measur similar natur iii reliabl nation financi control system implement agenc iv procur rule endors commiss meet requir titl ix financi regul applic gener budget european commun commit nation authoris offic bear full financi respons liabil fund approach prejudic commiss court auditor check expenditur