It is appropriate that the Commission publishes the list of eligible areas for the European territorial cooperation objective in application of the criteria set out in this Regulation, the indicative guidelines on the cost-benefit analysis necessary for the preparation and submission of major projects and for revenue generating projects, the indicative guidelines on evaluation and the list of actions eligible under technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission after consultation of the Coordination Committee of the Funds acting as a consultative committee,

In March 2003 the options agreed by the ISG and a draft of the impact assessment were presented to the "Standing Tobacco Group" of the Consultative Committee on Specialised Crops.

where farmers are able to give relevant and objective reasons for exchanging land ineligible for arable crops area payment for eligible land on their holdings, Member States shall check that there are no valid reasons for refusing such exchanges, in particular from the viewpoint of environmental risks, and shall provide proof in a plan submitted to the Commission that the total amount of eligible land remains unchanged; under no circumstances may exchanges result in any increase in the total area of eligible arable land on the holding; the Member States shall provide for a system for the prior notification and approval of such exchange ...[+++]s.

The impression is that conversion to e.g. arable crops has been possible because the hopgrower has with the grubbing-up compensation received a slightly higher degree of support than that provided by the direct aids received for arable crops.

From an operational point of view, the creation, on the initiative of the Commission, of an "Advisory committee on Non-food and Textile crops", including a "Permanent Group on renewable energy", constitutes a helpful tool.

The Commission is responsible for implementing the Culture 2000 programme, assisted by an advisory committee.