Guidance note on the treatment of old Cohesion Fund projects – Implementation of Article 5 (2) of Council Regulation (EC) N° 1084/2006

The Commission has been consulted by various Member States on the interpretation to be given to Article 5(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1084/2006 establishing a Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) n° 1164/1994 ("Cohesion Fund Regulation"). In particular, the questions concern the interaction of that provision with paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 56 of Regulation 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) n° 1260/1999 ("General Regulation").