3. Common general principles for the establishment and modification of functional airspace blocks shall be developed in accordance with the procedure under Article 8 of the framework Regulation.

3. Common general principles for the establishment and modification of functional airspace blocks shall be developed in accordance with the procedure under Article 8 of the framework Regulation.

This amendment is applicable for Phare 2003 programming. On the same date, the Commission adapted the Phare Guidelines 2003-06 in order to enable acceding countries to use their Phare funds for participating in the INTERREG programmes.Under the territorial principle, the Commission has drawn the conclusion that the current legislative framework clearly rules out the use of Structural Funds resources - and namely those available for INTERREG - for investment projects, e.g. sewage plants, bridges, technology centres, outside the territory of the European Un ...[+++]ion.

(1) On the basis of principles enshrined in Article 174 of the Treaty, the European Community programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development (the Fifth Environment Action Programme)(4), supplemented by Decision No 2179/98/EC of the European Parliament and the Council(5) on its review, envisages in particular amendments to legislation on air pollutants.

(1) Whereas, on the basis of principles enshrined in Article 130r of the Treaty, the European Community programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development (the fifth Environment Action Programme)(4) envisages in particular amendments to legislation on air pollutants; whereas that programme recommends the establishment of long-term air-quality objectives;

(27) Whereas the United Kingdom put forward a first proposal for an export certified herds scheme to the Commission on 25 February 1997; whereas the Scientific Veterinary Committee concluded at its meeting of 11 June 1997 that that proposal was not adequate; whereas the United Kingdom put forward a modified proposal dated 1 July 1997; whereas the Scientific Veterinary Committee issued an opinion on that revised proposal on 17 September 1997 stating that the major obstacle to approving the scheme for the entire territory of the United Kingdom was the lack of a comprehensive computerised movement and tracing system and associated database for live cattle in Great Britain but that an adequate system did appear to exist in Northern Ireland; ...[+++] whereas the Committee concluded furthermore that small modifications could be made to minor aspects of the scheme at the request of the competent Commission departments in order to comply with certification or control requirements; whereas the Food and Veterinary Office conducted a feasibility inspection in Northern Ireland from 3 to 7 November 1997; whereas the United Kingdom has agreed to further improvements in line with the recommendations made following that inspection; whereas, therefore, a partial lifting of the prohibition on the dispatch of products from bovine animals slaughtered in Northern Ireland is appropriate;