Типовое соглашение о межрегиональном иили межмуниципальном приграничном сотрудничестве в области

Типовое соглашение о межрегиональном и/или межмуниципальном приграничном сотрудничестве в области пространственного планирования (вариант 1) (англ.)

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Приложение

к Конвенции Совета Европы

от 21.05.1980 N 106

1.8 Model agreement on interregional and/or intermunicipal transfrontier co-operation in the field of spatial planning



(Alternative 1)

Inter-State agreement

[The Governments of...........................................

and of........................................................

wishing to promote transfrontier co-operation in the field of spatial planning, have agreed that co-operation machinery shall be set up

between the regional/local authority of .....

and the regional/local authority of .....]

(Alternative 2)

Interregional and/or intermunicipal agreement

The regional/local authorities of.............................

and of........................................................

The states of.................................................

and of........................................................

- bearing in mind the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities (1980);

- bearing in mind the European Regional/Spatial Planning Charter (1983);

- wishing to promote and facilitate co-operation in the field of spatial planning, in particular in their common frontier regions;

- convinced of the need to promote co-ordination and harmonisation of spatial planning measures in their common frontier regions;

- bearing in mind the existing national and regional plans and programmes on spatial planning,

have agreed as follows:

Article 1



a Within the framework of current laws and regulations, the Parties undertake to institute and develop a procedure for mutual consultation to precede the stage of planning preparation in the field of spatial development and, where appropriate, of regional development.

b They shall endeavour to co-ordinate objectives and to work out joint policies in the field of spatial planning with regard to the development of their respective territories.

c The Parties undertake to put in hand the measures necessary for implementing the projects co-ordinated by the competent [national] [regional] [local] authorities.

(Alternative 2)

Article 2



The Parties shall instruct their competent spatial and regional planning services to take whatever measures are necessary for implementing Articles 1a, b and c.

Article 3



The Parties' competent services shall defray the expenses incurred in connection with Article 2.

Article 4



The present agreement is concluded for a period of ..... years from its entry into force. It shall then be automatically renewed, for a further period of ..... years, unless denounced by one of the Parties one year prior to expiry <22>.

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<22> Additional protocols may be concluded, in particular on the models appearing in the Appendix to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities.

Article 5



Each Party shall notify the other of the completion of the procedures required under its national law <23> for the implementation of the present agreement, which shall take effect from the date of the later notification <24>.

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<23> The agreement shall specify, providing details, where appropriate:

a the procedures required by the national law of Parties to the agreement which may apply to the following questions:

- name and address of the Commission;

- precise definition of the powers assigned to the Commission;

- regulations governing decision-making methods;

- reference to the public nature of deliberations;

- definition of the relevant rules with regard to budget and estimates;

- definition of the methods of funding projects;

- definition of the methods of amending the rules (ie the terms of the agreement);

- definition of the methods of admission to and withdrawal from membership;

- etc.

b specifications required by Community directives and regulations for access to the structural Funds.

<24> For other wordings, the parties may refer to the general clauses for Model Inter-State Agreements 1.1 to 1.5 (see footnote 1, page 3) suggested in the Appendix to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities.

Done at ....., this ..... day of ....., in ..... copies, in the ..... and ..... languages, each text being equally authentic.