commiss regul ec juli amend regul ec implement programm cross border cooper framework phare programm commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul eec decemb econom aid countri central eastern europ articl thereof european council decid meet brussel june croatia candid countri membership request commiss prepar pre access strategi croatia includ instrument council regul ec includ croatia beneficiari countri phare pre access instrument januari commiss regul ec amend extend phare cross border oper programm includ croatian border neighbour countri measur provid regul accord opinion committe econom restructur countri central eastern europ adopt regul articl end articl regul ec text ad quot croatia itali croatia slovenia croatia hungari croatia serbia montenegro croatia bosnia herzegovina quot articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european union regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel juli commiss olli rehn member commiss oj regul amend regul ec oj oj regul amend regul ec oj