council decis decemb principl prioriti intermedi object condit contain access partnership republ bulgaria ec council european union regard treati establish european commun regard council regul ec march assist applic state framework pre access strategi establish access partnership articl thereof regard propos commiss luxembourg european council state access partnership instrument kei featur enhanc pre access strategi regul ec set council decid qualifi major propos commiss principl prioriti intermedi object condit contain individu access partnership submit applic state subsequ signific adjust applic commun assist condit fulfil essenti element respect commit contain europ agreement progress fulfil copenhagen criteria essenti element lack council act qualifi major propos commiss step regard pre access assist luxembourg european council decid implement access partnership progress adopt acqui examin europ agreement bodi commiss regular report present object analysi republ bulgaria prepar membership identifi number prioriti area work order prepar membership republ bulgaria updat nation programm adopt acqui programm set timet achiev prioriti intermedi object establish access partnership decid articl accord articl regul ec principl prioriti intermedi object condit contain access partnership republ bulgaria set annex hereto form integr part decis articl implement access partnership examin europ agreement bodi council bodi commiss report regularli articl decis effect dai public offici journal european commun brussel decemb council presid halonen oj annex bulgaria access partnership object purpos access partnership set singl framework prioriti area work identifi commiss regular report progress made bulgaria membership european union financi mean bulgaria implement prioriti condit appli assist access partnership basi number polici instrument candid state prepar membership includ inter alia revis nation programm adopt acqui joint assess medium term econom polici prioriti pact organis crime nation develop plan sector plan particip structur fund membership implement ispa sapard access instrument natur prepar implement specif procedur integr part partnership prioriti compat principl main prioriti area identifi candid state relat abil oblig meet copenhagen criteria state membership requir candid state achiev stabil institut guarante democraci rule law human right respect protect minor exist function market economi capac cope competit pressur market forc union abil oblig membership includ adher aim polit econom monetari union meet madrid european council stress candid state adjust administr structur ensur harmoni oper commun polici access luxembourg stress incorpor acqui legisl suffici ensur appli prioriti intermedi object commiss regular report highlight extent effort made area candid state prepar access situat requir definit intermedi stage term prioriti accompani precis object set collabor state concern achiev condit degre assist progress negoti state open negoti prioriti intermedi object revis access partnership at divid group short medium term list short term select basi realist expect bulgaria complet substanti forward end prioriti list medium term expect year complet work begin progress made meet prioriti access partnership assess regular report assess formul prioriti current partnership bulgaria submit revis version nation programm adopt acqui npaa set timet achiev prioriti intermedi object base access partnership administr structur financi resourc access partnership prioriti area bulgaria membership prepar bulgaria address issu identifi regular report import bulgaria fulfil commit legisl approxim implement acqui accord commit made europ agreement screen exercis negoti process recal incorpor acqui legisl suffici ensur appli standard appli union area list credibl effect implement enforc acqui draw analysi commiss regular report short medium term prioriti intermedi object identifi bulgaria short term polit criteria start implement roma framework programm strengthen nation council ethnic demograph issu includ provis financi support implement measur aim fight discrimin includ public administr foster employ opportun increas access educ econom criteria promot competit market base enterpris restructur measur improv busi environ stimul domest invest simplif legal administr procedur ensur transpar privatis state own enterpris bank improv bankruptci liquid procedur streamlin implement adopt restructur plan steel sector intern market public procur align public procur procedur intellectu industri properti right align enforc industri properti right trade mark legisl includ fight piraci data protect adopt nation legisl establish monitor bodi free movement good adopt framework law technic requir implement global approach principl enforc law standardis reinforc newli establish infrastructur adopt framework law chemic foodstuff pharmaceut free movement capit liberalis direct invest abroad invest foreign secur resid establish timet liberalis remain restrict capit movement includ acquisit real estat sector free movement servic strengthen supervisori bodi competit adopt legisl state aid improv state aid report establish state aid inventori adopt secondari legisl antitrust taxat align vat legisl develop timet align excis duti ensur tax measur compli principl code conduct busi taxat improv tax collect system nation region level strengthen vat inform process custom ensur enforc custom code implement provis agricultur continu align veterinari phytosanitari legisl upgrad inspect arrang futur extern border modernis meat dairi plant meet european union hygien public health standard establish vineyard regist energi implement energi law adopt relat secondari legisl prepar legisl sector relat reform plan electr ga strengthen regulatori bodi establish price tariff structur lead cost base transpar energi price start implement energi strategi attent energi effici revis energi demand forecast basi realist growth energi intens scenario adopt implement realist timet closur decommiss unit kozlodui nuclear power plant monitor manag spent fuel radioact wast continu strengthen independ technic capabl nuclear safeti author transport align legisl maritim safeti employ social affair support social partner capac build effort notabl bipartit social dialogu develop implement acqui prepar nation strategi joint employ polici review view particip european employ strategi environ continu transposit framework legisl water air wast sector prepar implement detail direct specif approxim programm strengthen implement structur region level develop plan financ invest direct specif base estim cost align realist sourc public privat financ year year complet transposit enforc environment impact assess direct justic home affair implement effect border manag control system coordin servic prevent illeg immigr enabl full particip schengen inform system implement enforc legisl framework relat migrat asylum procedur upgrad law enforc bodi judiciari staff number recruit train equip continu fight organis crime drug traffick corrupt reinforc polic custom author ensur coordin law enforc bodi develop nation strategi combat corrupt strengthen capac deal monei launder ratifi european convent launder proce crime european crimin law convent corrupt sign oecd convent briberi reinforc administr judici capac includ manag control european union fund phare ispa sapard develop nation develop plan rural develop plan adopt legal administr budgetari framework audit manual audit trail programm manag ispa sapard includ mechan systemat environment impact assess european union compat public procur rule project financ commun fund establish function pai agenc sapard complet legisl framework strengthen intern extern financi control bodi includ region control unit comprehens inform technolog system clear separ ant control approv intern financi control establish quot function independ quot nation intern control auditor central local level includ quot ant quot financi control implement civil servic law strengthen independ magistr judg effici court system includ case treatment altern disput resolut mechan strengthen enforc civil penal judgment strengthen capac assess financi institut impact legisl medium term polit criteria continu implement roma framework programm econom criteria maintain macrofinanci stabil improv competit market base restructur includ small medium size enterpris complet privatis process strengthen market economi institut improv legal regulatori framework enterpris establish annual fiscal surveil procedur aim bring report monitor control public financ specif fiscal posit line european union procedur implement steel restructur programm establish function land market finalis land properti regist intern market public procur ensur transpar public procur procedur central region level intellectu industri properti right complet align implement industri properti right trade mark geograph destin industri design includ effect border control measur data protect implement legisl free movement good start implement approach direct pursu align tradit technic legisl implement market surveil system free movement person complet align mutual recognit diploma free movement servic complet align implement bank law pledg law law secur guarante facilit lend titl procedur competit reinforc antitrust state aid author procedur telecommun strengthen capac nation regulatori author taxat full align tax acqui includ commun transit vat regim review exist law ensur compat code conduct busi taxat strengthen administr capac control procedur includ administr cooper mutual assist consum protect continu align strengthen market surveil enforc author custom strengthen border control develop integr tariff develop oper capac computeris custom administr reinforc fight fraud corrupt agricultur reinforc common agricultur polici manag mechan administr structur monitor agricultur market implement structur rural develop measur set bodi control mechan continu restructur agrifood sector reinforc food control administr complet system anim identif implement qualiti control system hazard analysi critic control point anim wast treatment residu zoonosi control programm complet inspect system futur extern border fisheri develop capac implement enforc common fisheri polici provid adequ institut resourc equip relat inspect control set adequ fleet registr system promot qualiti standard energi align oil stock requir continu improv energi effici prepar intern energi market notabl electr ga direct includ adapt energi price cost level adopt implement secondari legisl intern ga electr market implement commit phase closur decommiss unit kozlodui nuclear power plant maintain high level nuclear safeti kozlodui unit strengthen regulatori structur nuclear safeti radiat protect transport align road transport market access road safeti taxat railwai maritim transport inland waterwai technic requir vessel air transport air safeti air traffic manag employ social affair transpos implement european union legisl field occup health safeti labour law equal treatment women men public health reinforc relat administr structur requir coordin social secur establish independ guarante fund employe case employ insolv econom social cohes develop nation polici econom social cohes prepar implement region develop programm commun initi improv administr procedur establish budgetari system allow multiannu commit manag structur fund standard includ apprais evalu environ complet transposit implement framework sector legisl pre defin timet integr sustain develop principl definit implement sector polici justic home affair continu progress align visa legisl practic european union adopt appli intern instrument relat fight drug traffick agreement illicit traffic sea implement articl unit nation convent illicit traffick narcot drug psychotrop substanc upgrad facil asylum seeker refuge intensifi intern coordin cooper field combat transbord crime field transit produc sell drug monei launder implement anti corrupt strategi continu fight traffick women children reinforc independ judiciari reinforc administr judici capac includ manag control european union fund complet establish profession imparti civil servic basi civil servic law establish civil servic manag structur ensur simplif procedur upgrad teach european matter includ train judg regard european commun law strengthen public financi control function provis adequ staff train equip strengthen statist capac program phare alloc period total eur million agreement european council berlin march financi assist applic state period compris support pre access measur agricultur rural develop pre access instrument sapard council regul ec oj structur instrument ispa council regul ec oj give prioriti measur similar cohes fund pre access period nation alloc bulgaria fund part particip commun programm includ research technolog develop framework programm oj addit bulgaria access fund multi state programm directli relat acqui joint financ applic state systemat requir invest project commiss work european invest bank intern financi institut european bank reconstruct develop world bank view facilit financ project relat pre access prioriti condition commun assist financ project pre access instrument phare ispa sapard condit respect bulgaria commit europ agreement step satisfi copenhagen criteria progress meet specif prioriti access partnership failur respect gener condit lead decis council suspens financi assist basi articl regul ec monitor implement access partnership monitor framework europ agreement underlin european council luxembourg import institut europ agreement continu framework adopt acqui examin accord procedur irrespect negoti open relev section access partnership discuss subcommitte associ committe discuss develop progress problem meet prioriti intermedi object specif issu refer subcommitte phare manag committe ensur financ decis pre access instrument phare ispa sapard compat access partnership laid coordin regul council regul ec oj access partnership continu amend accord articl regul ec phare action plan coordin aid poland hungari ispa instrument structur polici pre access sapard special access programm agricultur rural develop