Translation of "Programme de participation et d'appui communautaire " (French → English) :

The framework programme incorporates specific Community support programmes, new actions and synergies with other programmes, thus meeting the objectives of the renewed Lisbon Strategy for simpler, more visible and better targeted Community action.

On this basis, this Communication puts forward two distinct approaches, one for the participation in Community agencies, another for the participation in Community programmes.

These programmes define the main objectives of, the guidelines for, and the priority sectors of Community support together with factors for the evaluation of the programmes.

The Council approved a "Statement on the DAS" which is reproduced in Annex II. FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD: COMMISSION WORK PROGRAMME FOR 1996 - CONCLUSIONS "THE COUNCIL - welcomes the programme for the fight against fraud submitted by the Commission for 1996; - recalls the Madrid European Council's conclusions of 15 and 16 December 1995 on fraud and the protection of the financial interests of the Communities and in particular the Europ ...[+++]ean Council's invitation to the Member States and Institutions to adopt "the necessary measures to ensure an equivalent level of protection throughout the Community and in the Community budget and the EDF as a whole"; - notes that the Commission programme comes within the context of these conclusions and of those of the ECOFIN Council of 27 November 1995 and that it also takes account of certain remarks made by the Council in connection with the 1995 work programme; - supports the general guidelines of the specific measures envisaged by the Commission under the four headings identified when the anti-fraud strategy was presented in 1994, i.e.: = as regards a stronger presence on the ground and firmer support for operational activities: improved inspections in third countries, in particular in the CCEEs and the Mediterranean countries, increased prevention of irregularities in the field of transit, extension, whilst observing the respective powers of national administrations, of the SCENT mutual assistance network to sectors other than the customs sector; = as regards strengthening the partnership between the Commission and the Member States: the development of information networks, better use of the results of risk analysis, the training of officials in the Member States; examination, as part of the programme for Sound and Efficient Financial Management (SEM 2000), of the possibility of extending the system of disallowing finance from agriculture to other areas, in accordance with the Madrid European Council's conclusions; = as regards ...

He expressed appreciation of the Community's cooperation and indicated what planning guidelines his Government was considering in connection with Lomé IV. He raised certain subjects of particular importance to his country, e.g. Stabex intervention for this year, Community support for structural adjustment, the possibility of Community support for the local intervention funds to be set up by the Burundi Government to provide support for decentralized economic development and, finally, regional cooperation.

Programmes are to be implemented under Community initiatives in the following countries: ECU million Envireg France, Languedoc-Roussillon 1 Note IP (91) 1162 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 3 Interreg Germany (7 regions) 57.7 Note IP (91) 1163 Denmark-German border 5.4 Denmark-Baltic border 2 Stride Denmark 2.2 Note IP (91) 1164 Telematique Italy 59.6 Note IP (91) 1165 Prisma Italy 22.6 Note IP (91) 1166 Commenting on the decision Mr Millan said: "The package of measures we have just adopted virtually completes the range of operational programmes to be implemented under the Community support frameworks and Community initiatives.