Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the European Council amending Regulation (EC) No 975/1999laying down the requirements for the implementation of development cooperation operations which contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidatingdemocracy and the rule of law and to that of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms and Regulation (EC) No 976/1999 laying down the requirements for the implementation of Community operations, which,within the framework of Community cooperation policy, contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law and to that ofrespecting human rights and fundamental freedoms in third countries. COM (2003) 639 final, 28 October 2003