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ANNEX III
List referred to in Article 15 of the Act of Accession: adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions
1. FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES
32005 L 0036: Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the
recognition of professional qualifications (OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22).
(a) Article 23(5) is replaced by the following:
‘5. Without
prejudice
to
Article
43b,
each
Member
State
shall
recognise
evidence
of
formal
qualifications
as
doctor
giving access to the professional activities of doctor with basic training and specialised doctor, as nurse responsible for
general care, as dental practitioner, as specialised dental practitioner, as veterinary surgeon, as midwife, as pharmacist
and as architect held by nationals of the Member States and issued by the former Yugoslavia, or whose training
commenced,
(a) for Slovenia, before 25 June 1991; and
(b) for Croatia, before 8 October 1991;
where the authorities of the aforementioned Member States attest that such evidence has the same legal validity within
their territory as the evidence which they issue and, with respect to architects, as the evidence of formal qualifications
specified for those Member States in Annex VI, point 6, as regards access to the professional activities of doctor with
basic training, specialised doctor, nurse responsible for general care, dental practitioner, specialised dental practitioner,
veterinary surgeon, midwife, pharmacist with respect to the activities referred to in Article 45(2), and architect with
respect to the activities referred to in Article 48, and the pursuit of such activities.
Such an attestation must be accompanied by a certificate issued by those same authorities stating that such persons
have effectively and lawfully been engaged in the activities in question within their territory for at least three
consecutive years during the five years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.’.
(b) The following Article is inserted:
‘Article 43b
Acquired rights in midwifery shall not apply to the following qualifications which were obtained in Croatia before
1 July 2013: via medicinska sestra ginekoloko-opstetrikog smjera (High Gynaecology-Obstetrical Nurse), medi
cinska sestra ginekoloko-opstetrikog smjera (Gynaecology-Obstetrical Nurse), via medicinska sestra primaljskog
smjera (High Nurse with Midwifery Degree), medicinska sestra primaljskog smjera (Nurse with Midwifery Degree),
ginekoloko-opstetrika primalja (Gynaecology-Obstetrical Midwife) and primalja (Midwife).’.
2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
I. COMMUNITY TRADE MARK
32009 R 0207: Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ L 78,
24.3.2009, p. 1).
Article 165(1) is replaced by the following:
‘1. As of the date of accession of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania,
Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia (hereinafter referred to as “new Member State(s)”), a
Community trade mark registered or applied for pursuant to this Regulation before their respective date of
accession shall be extended to the territory of those Member States in order to have equal effect throughout the
Community.’.
II. SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATES
1. 31996 R 1610: Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996
concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products (OJ L 198,
8.8.1996, p. 30).
(a) The following point is added to Article 19a:
‘(m) any plant protection product protected by a valid basic patent and for which the first authorisation to place it
on the market as a plant protection product was obtained after 1 January 2003 may be granted a certificate
in Croatia, provided that the application for a certificate is lodged within six months from the date of
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(b) Article 20(2) is replaced by the following:
‘2. This Regulation shall apply to supplementary protection certificates granted in accordance with the national
legislation of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and
Slovakia prior to their respective date of accession.’.
2. 32009 R 0469: Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009
concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 1).
(a) The following point is added to Article 20:
‘(m) any medicinal product protected by a valid basic patent and for which the first authorisation to place it on
the market as a medicinal product was obtained after 1 January 2003 may be granted a certificate in Croatia,
provided that the application for a certificate is lodged within six months from the date of accession.’.
(b) Article 21(2) is replaced by the following:
‘2. This Regulation shall apply to supplementary protection certificates granted in accordance with the national
legislation of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and
Slovakia prior to their respective date of accession.’.
III. COMMUNITY DESIGNS
32002 R 0006: Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs (OJ L 3,
5.1.2002, p. 1).
Article 110a(1) is replaced by the following:
‘1. As of the date of accession of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania,
Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia (hereinafter referred to as “new Member State(s)”), a
Community design protected or applied for pursuant to this Regulation before their respective date of accession
shall be extended to the territory of those Member States in order to have equal effect throughout the Community.’.
3. FINANCIAL SERVICES
32006 L 0048: Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 relating to the
taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions (recast) (OJ L 177, 30.6.2006, p. 1).
In Article 2, the following is inserted after the entry for France:
‘— in Croatia, the “kreditne unije” and the “Hrvatska banka za obnovu i razvitak”,’.
4. AGRICULTURE
1. 31991 R 1601: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition,
description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product
cocktails (OJ L 149, 14.6.1991, p. 1).
In Annex II, the following is inserted after the geographical designation ‘Nürnberger Glühwein’:
‘Samoborski bermet’
2. 32007 R 1234: Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of
agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (OJ L 299,
16.11.2007, p. 1).
(a) In Article 66, the following paragraph is inserted:
‘4a. For
Croatia
a
special
restructuring
reserve
shall
be
established
as
set
out
in
point
2
of
Annex
IX.
This
reserve shall be released as of 1 April of the first quota year after accession to the extent that the on-farm
consumption of milk and milk products in Croatia has decreased in the period 2008-2012.
The decision on releasing the reserve and of its distribution to the deliveries and direct sales quota shall be taken
by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) on the basis of an assessment
of a report to be submitted by Croatia by 31 December 2013. That report shall detail the results and trends of the
actual restructuring process in Croatia's dairy sector, and in particular the shift from production for on-farm
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(b) In Article 103k(1), the following subparagraph is added:
‘This paragraph shall not apply to Croatia for the financial year 2013. Croatia shall submit to the Commission a
draft five-year support programme for the 2014-2018 programme period.’.
(c) In Annex III, Part II, point 13 is replaced by the following:
‘13. “full-time refiner” means a production unit:
— of which the sole activity consists of refining imported raw cane sugar,
or
— which refined in the marketing year 2004/2005 a quantity of at least 15 000 tonnes of imported raw
cane sugar. For the purpose of this indent, in the case of Croatia the marketing year shall be that of
2007/2008.’.
(d) Annex VI is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX VI
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL QUOTAS
from the 2010/2011 marketing year onwards
(in tonnes)
Member States or regions Sugar Isoglucose Inulin
syrup
Belgium 676
235,0 114
580,2
0
Bulgaria
0 89
198,0
Czech Republic 372
459,3
Denmark 372
383,0
Germany 2
898
255,7 56
638,2
Ireland
0
Greece 158
702,0
0
Spain 498
480,2 53
810,2
France
3 004 811,15
0
(metropolitan)
French overseas depart
432 220,05
ments
Croatia 192
877,0
Italy 508
379,0 32
492,5
Latvia
0
Lithuania 90
252,0
Hungary 105
420,0 220
265,8
Netherlands 804
888,0
0
0
Austria 351
027,4
Poland 1
405
608,1 42
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(in tonnes)
Member States or regions Sugar Isoglucose Inulin
syrup
Portugal
0 12
500,0
(mainland)
Autonomous Region of
9 953,0
the Azores
Romania 104
688,8
0
Slovenia
0
Slovakia 112
319,5 68
094,5
Finland 80
999,0
0
Sweden 293
186,0
United Kingdom 1
056
474,0
0
TOTAL 13
529
618,20 690
440,8 0’
(e) In Annex IX, point 1, the following is inserted after the entry for France:
‘Member State 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15
Croatia
765 000 765
000’
(f) In Annex IX, point 2, the table is replaced by the following:
‘Member State Tonnes
Bulgaria 39
180
Croatia 15
000
Romania 188
400’
(g) In Annex X, the following is inserted after the entry for France:
‘Croatia 40,70’
(h) In Annex Xb, the following table is added:
(thousand EUR)
‘Budget year 2013 2014 2015 2016 from
2017
onwards
HR
0 11
885 11
885 11
885 10
832’
(i) In paragraph 2 of the Appendix to Annex XIb, the following point is added:
‘(h) in Croatia, the areas planted with vines in the following sub-regions: Moslavina, Prigorje-Bilogora, Pleivica,
Pokuplje and Zagorje-Meimurje.’.
(j) In paragraph 3 of the Appendix to Annex XIb, the following point is added:
‘(h) in Croatia, areas planted with vines in the following sub-regions: Hrvatsko Podunavlje and Slavonija.’.

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(k) In paragraph 4 of the Appendix to Annex XIb, the following point is added:
‘(g) in Croatia, areas planted with vines in the following sub-regions: Hrvatska Istra, Hrvatsko primorje, Dalma
tinska zagora, Sjeverna Dalmacija and Srednja i Juna Dalmacija.’.
3. 32008 R 0110: Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on
the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and
repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 (OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16).
(a) In Article 20, the following paragraph is added:
‘4. The
deadline
referred
to
in
paragraph
1
for
submission
of
technical
files
shall
also
apply
to
the
geographical
indications of Croatia listed in Annex III.’.
(b) In Annex III, point 9, the following geographical indications are added:
‘Hrvatska loza Croatia
Hrvatska stara ljivovica Croatia
Slavonska ljivovica Croatia’
(c) In Annex III, point 32, the following geographical indication is added:
‘Hrvatski pelinkovac Croatia’
(d) In Annex III, the following point is inserted:
‘39. Maraschino/Marrasquino/
Zadarski maraschino Croatia’
Maraskino
(e) In Annex III, under product category ‘Other spirit drinks’, the following geographical indication is added:
‘Hrvatska travarica Croatia’
4. 32009 R 0073: Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct
support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for
farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation
(EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16).
(a) Article 2(g) is replaced by the following:
‘(g) “new Member States” means Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania,
Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia;’.
(b) In Article 6(2), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
‘2. The Member States other than the new Member States shall ensure that land which was under permanent
pasture at the date provided for the area aid applications for 2003 is maintained under permanent pasture. The
new Member States other than Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania shall ensure that land which was under permanent
pasture on 1 May 2004 is maintained under permanent pasture. Bulgaria and Romania shall ensure that land
which was under permanent pasture on 1 January 2007 is maintained under permanent pasture. Croatia shall
ensure that land which was under permanent pasture on 1 July 2013 is maintained under permanent pasture.’.
(c) Article 33(1)(b)(iv) is replaced by the following:
‘(iv) pursuant to Article 47(2), Articles 57a and 59, the third subparagraph of Article 64(2), Article 65 and
Article 68(4)(c).’.
(d) In Article 51(1), the following subparagraph is added:
‘Croatia may decide to make use of the options provided for in Article 52 and Article 53(1) of this Regulation.
That decision shall be notified to the Commission by 15 July 2013.’.

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(e) In Article 51(2), the following subparagraph is added:
‘By way of derogation from the second subparagraph, in the case of Croatia, this ceiling is determined on the basis
of the national ceilings set out in Articles 104(4) and 112(5) as regards respectively sheepmeat and goatmeat
payments and beef and veal payments referred to in Articles 52 and 53, taking into account the schedule of
introduction of direct payments laid down in Article 121.’.
(f) In
Article
52,
the
following
paragraph
is
inserted
after
the
first
paragraph:
‘By way of derogation from the first paragraph, Croatia may retain up to 50 % of the amount resulting from the
ceiling referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 51(2) of this Regulation in order to make, on a yearly
basis, an additional payment to farmers.’.
(g) In Article 53(1), the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:
‘By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Croatia may retain all or part of the amount resulting from the
ceiling referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 51(2) of this Regulation in order to make, on a yearly
basis, an additional payment to farmers.’.
(h) The title of Chapter 3 of Title III is replaced by the following:
‘Implementation in the new Member States having applied the single area payment scheme and in Croatia’.
(i) The
title
of
Article
55
is
replaced
by
the
following:
‘Introduction of the single payment scheme in the Member States having applied the single area payment scheme and in
Croatia’.
(j) In Article 55(1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
‘1. Save as otherwise provided for in this Chapter, this Title shall apply to the new Member States having
applied the single area payment scheme provided for in Chapter 2 of Title V and to Croatia.’.
(k) In Article 57(1), the following sentence is added:
‘For Croatia this reduction shall not be higher than 20 % of the annual ceiling as indicated in table 3 of Annex
VIII.’.
(l) In
Article
57(3),
the
following
sentences
are
added:
‘In Croatia, the use of the national reserve shall be subject to authorisation by the Commission by means of an
implementing act without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 141. The Commission shall
examine, in particular, the establishment of any national direct payment scheme applicable prior to the date of
accession and the conditions under which it applied. The request to authorise the national reserve shall be sent by
Croatia to the Commission by 15 July 2013.’.
(m) The following Article is inserted:
‘Article 57a
Special national de-mining reserve in Croatia
1. Croatia shall create a special national de-mining reserve which shall be used for the purpose of allocating,
during a period of ten years after accession and in accordance with objective criteria and in such a way as to
ensure equal treatment between farmers and to avoid market and competition distortions, payment entitlements
to farmers with de-mined land returning to use for agricultural activities.
2. Land eligible for allocation of payment entitlements under this Article shall not be eligible for allocation of
payment entitlements under Articles 59 and 61.
3. The value of the payment entitlements established under this Article shall not be higher than the value of
the payment entitlements established in accordance with Articles 59 and 61, respectively.
4. The
maximum
amount
allocated
to
the
special
national
de-mining
reserve
shall
be
EUR
9
600
000
and
shall
be subject to the schedule of introduction of direct payments set out in Article 121. The maximum amounts per
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(thousand EUR)
Croatia 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Maximum amount
2 400 2
880 3
360 3
840 4
800 5
760 6
720 7
680 8
640 9
600
for the special
national de-mining
reserve
5. In the first year of implementation of the single payment scheme, Croatia shall allocate payment
entitlements to the farmers on the basis of the land which has been de-mined and declared by farmers in the
aid applications submitted in the first year of implementation of the single payment scheme and returned to use
for agricultural activities between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2012.
6. For the years 2013 to 2022, payment entitlements shall be allocated to farmers on the basis of the de-
mined land declared by the farmers in the year in question on condition that such land was returned to use for
agricultural activities during the previous calendar year, and which has been notified to the Commission in
accordance with paragraph 9.
7. In
order
to
ensure
an
appropriate
use
of
Union
funds,
the
Commission
shall,
in
accordance
with
the
procedure referred to in Article 141(2), modify the ceiling in table 3 of Annex VIII in order to add thereto
the amounts from the special national de-mining reserve which have been allocated by 31 December 2022.
8. All land declared for the purpose of this Article shall comply with the definition of eligible hectare provided
for in Article 34(2).
9. By 15 July 2013, Croatia shall notify the Commission of the area of land eligible according to paragraph 5,
indicating both land eligible for the support levels according to Article 59, and land eligible for the support levels
according to Article 61. This notification shall also include information on the corresponding budgetary envelopes
and the unused amounts. From 2014 onwards, a communication with the same information shall be sent to the
Commission no later than 31 January every year and shall cover the previous calendar year, specifying the areas
returned to use for agricultural activities and the corresponding budgetary envelopes.
10. By
31
December
2012,
all
mined
and
de-mined
land
on
which
farmers
might
receive
payment
entitlement
from this special national de-mining reserve shall be identified in the integrated administration and control system
established in accordance with Chapter 4 of Title II.’.
(n) In Article 59, the following paragraph is added:
‘4. The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 141(2), adopt rules on the
initial allocation of payment entitlements in Croatia.’.
(o) In Article 61, the following paragraph is added:
‘For Croatia, the dates referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first paragraph shall be 30 June 2011.’.
(p) In Article 69(1), the following is added to the first subparagraph:
‘Croatia may decide, by the date of accession, to use from the first year of implementation of the single payment
scheme as provided for in Article 59(2) up to 10 % of the national ceiling referred to in Article 40 as indicated in
table 3 of Annex VIII.’.
(q) In Article 69(9), first subparagraph, the following point is inserted after point (a):
‘(aa) specified for the year 2022 in the case of Croatia;’.
(r) Article 104(4) is replaced by the following:

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‘4. The
following
national
ceilings
shall
apply:
Member States National
ceiling
Bulgaria 2
058
483
Czech Republic 66
733
Denmark 104
000
Estonia 48
000
Spain 19
580
000
France 7
842
000
Croatia 542
651
Cyprus 472
401
Latvia 18
437
Lithuania 17
304
Hungary 1
146
000
Poland 335
880
Portugal 2
690
000
Romania 5
880
620
Slovenia 84
909
Slovakia 305
756
Finland 80
000
Total 41
273
174’
(s) In Article 112(5), the following is inserted after the entry for France:
‘Croatia 105
270’
(t) Article
121 is
replaced
by the
following:
‘Article 121
Introduction of direct payments
In the new Member States other than Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania, direct payments shall be introduced in
accordance with the following schedule of increments expressed as a percentage of the then applicable level of
such payments in the Member States other than the new Member States:
— 60 % in 2009,
— 70 % in 2010,
— 80 % in 2011,
— 90 % in 2012,
— 100 % as of 2013.
In Bulgaria and Romania, direct payments shall be introduced in accordance with the following schedule of
increments expressed as a percentage of the then applicable level of such payments in the Member States other
than the new Member States:
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— 50 % in 2011,
— 60 % in 2012,
— 70 % in 2013,
— 80 % in 2014,
— 90 % in 2015,
— 100 % as of 2016.
In Croatia, direct payments shall be introduced in accordance with the following schedule of increments expressed
as a percentage of the then applicable level of such payments in the Member States other than the new Member
States:
— 25 % in 2013,
— 30 % in 2014,
— 35 % in 2015,
— 40 % in 2016,
— 50 % in 2017,
— 60 % in 2018,
— 70 % in 2019,
— 80 % in 2020,
— 90 % in 2021,
— 100 % as of 2022.’.
(u) In Article 132(2), the following subparagraph is inserted after the second subparagraph:
‘By way of derogation from points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph, Croatia shall have the possibility to
complement direct payments up to 100 % of the level applicable in Member States other than the new Member
States.’.
(v) In Annex VII, the following is inserted after the entry for France:
‘Croatia 100 1’
(w) In Annex VIII, the following table is added:
‘Table 3 (*)
Member State 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Croatia 93
250 111
900 130
550 149
200 186
500 223
800 261
100 298
400 335
700 373
000
___________
(*) Ceilings calculated taking into account the schedule of increments provided for in Article 121.’
5. FISHERIES
1. 32002 R 2371: Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable
exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59).
In Annex I, the following parts are added:

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‘11. COASTAL WATERS OF CROATIA (*)
Geographical area Member
State Species
Importance or particular
characteristics
12 miles limited to the sea area under
Slovenia Demersal
and
small
100 tonnes for a maximum
the sovereignty of Croatia situated to
pelagic species including number of 25 fishing
the north of the 45 degrees and 10
sardine and anchovy
vessels which includes 5
minutes parallel north latitude along
fishing vessels equipped
the west Istrian coast, from the outer
with trawl nets
limit of the territorial sea of Croatia,
where this parallel touches the land of
the west Istrian coast (the cape
Grgatov rt Funtana)
___________
(*) The above mentioned regime shall apply from the full implementation of the arbitration award resulting from the
Arbitration Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic
of Croatia, signed in Stockholm on 4 November 2009.
12. COASTAL WATERS OF SLOVENIA (*)
Geographical area Member
State Species
Importance or particular
characteristics
12 miles limited to the sea area under
Croatia Demersal
and
small
100 tonnes for a maximum
the sovereignty of Slovenia situated to
pelagic species including number of 25 fishing
the north of the 45 degrees and 10
sardine and anchovy
vessels which includes 5
minutes parallel north latitude along
fishing vessels equipped
the west Istrian coast, from the outer
with trawl nets
limit of the territorial sea of Croatia,
where this parallel touches the land of
the west Istrian coast (the cape
Grgatov rt Funtana)
___________
(*) The above mentioned regime shall apply from the full implementation of the arbitration award resulting from the
Arbitration Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic
of Croatia, signed in Stockholm on 4 November 2009.’
2. 32006 R 1198: Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund (OJ L 223,
15.8.2006, p. 1).
(a) In Article 27, the following paragraph is added:
‘5. The EFF may contribute to the financing of a scheme of individual premiums for fishers who will benefit
from the access regime laid down in Part 11 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 as amended by the Act
of Accession of Croatia. The scheme may only apply during the period 2014 to 2015 or, if this occurs earlier, up
until the date of the full implementation of the arbitration award resulting from the Arbitration Agreement
between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic of Croatia, signed
in Stockholm on 4 November 2009.’.
(b) Article 29(3) is replaced by the following:
‘3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, in the outermost regions and the outlying Greek islands as well as
in the Croatian islands Dugi otok, Vis, Mljet and Lastovo, aid may be granted to all enterprises.’.
(c) Article 35(4) is replaced by the following:
‘4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, in the outermost regions and the outlying Greek islands as well as
in the Croatian islands Dugi otok, Vis, Mljet and Lastovo, aid may be granted to all enterprises.’.
(d) In Article 53(9), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

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‘9. When operations are financed by the EFF in the outlying Greek islands which are under a handicap due to
their distant location and in the outermost regions as well as in the Croatian islands Dugi otok, Vis, Mljet and
Lastovo, the ceiling for the contribution from the EFF for each priority axis shall be increased by up to 10
percentage points in the regions eligible under the Convergence objective and by up to 35 percentage points for
the regions not eligible under the Convergence objective.’.
(e) In Annex II, point (a), the table is replaced by the following:
Group 1 Group
2 Group
3 Group
4
‘Regions covered by the A ≤ 100 %
A ≤ 40 %
A ≤ 80 %
A ≤ 60 %
Convergence objective and
B ≥ 0 %
B ≥ 60 % (*) (**)
B ≥ 20 %
B ≥ 40 % (***)
outlying Greek islands and
the Croatian islands Dugi
otok, Vis, Mljet and Lastovo
Regions not covered by the
A ≤ 100 %
A ≤ 40 %
A ≤ 60 %
A ≤ 40 %
Convergence objective
B ≥ 0 %
B ≥ 60 % (*) (**)
B ≥ 40 %
B ≥ 60 % (***)
Outermost regions A
≤ 100 %
A ≤ 50 %
A ≤ 80 %
A ≤ 75 %
B ≥ 0 %
B ≥ 50 % (*) (**)
B ≥ 20 %
B ≥ 25 %
(*) In the case of operations referred to in Article 25(3), the (B) rates for Group 2 are increased by 20 percentage points. The (A)
rates are reduced accordingly.
(**) In the case of operations referred to in Article 26(2) (investment on board within the meaning of Article 25 in small scale
coastal fishing vessels), the (B) rates for Group 2 may be reduced by 20 percentage points. The (A) rates are increased
accordingly.
(***) In case of operations referred to in Articles 29 and 35 when undertaken by enterprises not covered by the definition in
Article 3(f) with less than 750 employees or with a turnover of less than EUR 200 million, the (B) rates are increased in the
regions covered by the Convergence objective, with the exception of the outlying Greek islands and the Croatian islands Dugi
otok, Vis, Mljet and Lastovo, by 30 percentage points and in the regions not covered by the Convergence objective by 20
percentage points. The (A) rates are reduced accordingly.’
(f) In Annex II, point (a), the second paragraph of sub-title ‘Group 2’ is replaced by the following:
‘Following the application of (*) and (**) where the EFF finances operations referred to in Article 25(3) in favour of
small scale coastal fishing vessels, the (B) rates for Group 2 will be:
— for the regions covered by the Convergence objective, the outlying Greek islands and the Croatian islands Dugi
otok, Vis, Mljet and Lastovo and the regions not covered by the Convergence objective, equal to or more than
60 percentage points (B ≥ 60 %),
and
— for the outermost regions, equal to or more than 50 percentage points (B ≥ 50 %).’.
6. TAXATION
1. 32006 L 0112: Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ
L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1).
In Article 287, the following point is added:
‘(19) Croatia: EUR 35 000.’.
2. 32008 L 0118: Council Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 concerning the general arrangements for excise
duty and repealing Directive 92/12/EEC (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 12).
Article 46(3) is replaced by the following:
‘3. Without prejudice to Article 32, Member States not referred to in the third and fourth subparagraphs of
Article 2(2) of Directive 92/79/EEC may, as regards cigarettes which may be brought into their territory without
further payment of excise duties, apply from 1 January 2014 a quantitative limit of not less than 300 items with
respect to cigarettes brought in from a Member State which applies, in accordance with the third and fourth
subparagraphs of Article 2(2) of that Directive, lower excise duties than those resulting from the first
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Member States referred to in the third and fourth subparagraphs of Article 2(2) of Directive 92/79/EEC which
levy an excise duty of at least EUR 77 per 1 000 cigarettes irrespective of the weighted average retail selling price,
may, from 1 January 2014, apply a quantitative limit of not less than 300 items as regards cigarettes brought
into their territory without further payment of excise duties from a Member State which applies a lower excise
duty in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 2(2) of that Directive.
Member States which apply a quantitative limit in accordance with the first and the second subparagraphs of this
paragraph shall inform the Commission thereof. They may carry out the necessary checks provided that these
checks do not affect the proper functioning of the internal market.’.
7. REGIONAL POLICY AND COORDINATION OF STRUCTURAL INSTRUMENTS
1. 32006 R 1083: Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the
European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation
(EC) No 1260/1999 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25).
(a) In Article 15(4), the following sentence is added to the second subparagraph:
‘With regard to Croatia, the date for this verification shall be 31 December 2017.’.
(b) In Article 18(1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
‘1. The resources available for commitment from the Funds for the period 2007 to 2013 shall be EUR
308 417 037 817 at 2004 prices in accordance with the annual breakdown shown in Annex I.’.
(c) Article
19
is
replaced
by
the
following:
‘Article 19
Resources for the Convergence objective
Overall resources for the Convergence objective shall amount to 81,56 % of the resources referred to in
Article 18(1) (i.e. a total of EUR 251 529 800 379) and shall be distributed between the different components
as follows:
(a) 70,50 % (i.e. a total of EUR 177 324 921 223) for the financing referred to in Article 5(1), using eligible
population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and unemployment rate as the criteria for calculating the
indicative breakdowns by Member State;
(b) 4,98 % (i.e. a total of EUR 12 521 289 405) for the transitional and specific support referred to in Article 8(1),
using eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and unemployment rate as the criteria for
calculating the indicative breakdowns by Member State;
(c) 23,23 % (i.e. a total of EUR 58 433 589 750) for the financing referred to in Article 5(2), using population,
national prosperity, and surface area as the criteria for calculating the indicative breakdowns by Member State;
(d) 1,29 % (i.e. a total of EUR 3 250 000 000) for the transitional and specific support referred to in
Article 8(3).’.
(d) In Article 20, the introductory part is replaced by the following:
‘Overall resources for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective shall amount to 15,93 % of the
resources referred to in Article 18(1) (i.e. a total of EUR 49 127 784 318) and shall be distributed between the
different components as follows:’.
(e) In Article 21, paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:
‘1. Overall
resources
for
the
European
territorial
cooperation
objective
shall
amount
to
2,52
%
of
the
resources
referred to in Article 18(1) (i.e. a total of EUR 7 759 453 120) and, excluding the amount referred to in
paragraph 22 of Annex II, shall be distributed between the different components as follows:
(a) 73,86 % (i.e. a total of EUR 5 583 386 893) for the financing of cross-border cooperation referred to in
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(b) 20,95 % (i.e. a total of EUR 1 583 594 654) for the financing of transnational cooperation referred to in
Article 7(2), using eligible population as the criterion for calculating the indicative breakdowns by Member
State;
(c) 5,19 % (i.e. a total of EUR 392 471 574) for the financing of interregional cooperation, cooperation networks
and exchange of experience referred to in Article 7(3).
2. The contribution from the ERDF to the cross-border and sea-basin programmes under the European
Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument and to the cross-border programmes under the Instrument for
Pre-Accession Assistance pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 shall be EUR 817 691 234, as a result
of the indication of each Member State concerned, deducted from their allocations under paragraph 1(a). These
ERDF contributions shall not be subject to reallocation between the Member States concerned.’.
(f) In
Article
22,
the
following
paragraph
is
added:
‘By way of derogation from the first paragraph, Croatia may distribute its financial allocation under the European
territorial cooperation objective among the three components referred to in Article 21(1)(a) to (c) with a view to
achieving a high level of efficiency and simplification.’.
(g) Article 23 is replaced
by the following:
‘Article 23
Resources for the performance reserve
Three per cent of the resources referred to in Article 19(a) and (b) and Article 20 may be allocated by the
Member States, with the exception of Croatia, in accordance with Article 50.’.
(h) Article 28 is amended as follows:
(i) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:
‘With regard to Croatia, the national strategic reference framework shall cover the period from the date of
accession to 31 December 2013.’;
(ii) in paragraph 2, the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:
‘Croatia shall transmit its national strategic reference framework to the Commission within three months
from the date of accession.’.
(i) In
Article
29,
the
following
paragraph
is
added:
‘5. Paragraphs
1
to
4
shall
not
apply
to
Croatia.’.
(j) In
Article
32(3),
the
following
subparagraph
is
added:
‘With regard to Croatia, the Commission shall adopt the decision approving an operational programme to be
financed under the programming period 2007-2013 no later than 31 December 2013. Croatia shall in this
operational programme take into account any observations made by the Commission and submit it to the
Commission no later than three months from the date of accession.’.
(k) In Article 33(1), the following subparagraph
is added:
‘With regard to Croatia, operational programmes adopted before the date of accession may be revised for the sole
purpose of a better alignment with this Regulation.’.
(l) In
Article
49(3),
the
following
subparagraph
is
added:
‘With regard to Croatia's operational programmes the ex post evaluation shall be completed by 31 December
2016.’.
(m) The following Article is inserted:
‘Article 51a
Articles 50 and 51 shall not apply to Croatia.’.
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‘3. For
operational
programmes
under
the
European
territorial
cooperation
objective
in
which
at
least
one
participant belongs to a Member State whose average GDP per capita for the period 2001 to 2003 was below
85 % of the EU-25 average during the same period, or for such programmes where Croatia is a participating
country, the contribution from the ERDF shall not be higher than 85 % of the eligible expenditure. For all other
operational programmes, the contribution from the ERDF shall not be higher than 75 % of the eligible expen
diture co-financed by the ERDF.’.
(o) In Article 56(1), the following subparagraph is added:
‘With regard to Croatia, expenditure shall be eligible for a contribution from the Funds between the starting date
of eligibility of expenditure as fixed in accordance with the instruments adopted under Regulation (EC) No
1085/2006 and 31 December 2016. However, for operational programmes adopted after accession, expenditure
for a contribution from the Funds shall be eligible from the date of accession, unless a later date is specified in
the decision on the operational programme concerned.’.
(p) In Article 56(3), the following subparagraph is added:
‘Notwithstanding specific provisions on eligibility as laid down in Article 105a, the criteria fixed by the moni
toring committee of operational programmes for Croatia shall not apply to operations for which the approval
decision has been adopted before the date of accession and which have been part of the instruments adopted
under Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006.’.
(q) Article 62(1) is amended as follows:
(i) in point (c), the following subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph:
‘With regard to Croatia, the audit authority of an operational programme shall submit to the Commission an
update of the annual audit work plan as referred to in Article 29(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
718/2007 of 12 June 2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an
instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA) (*) within three months from the date of accession.
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(*) OJ L 170, 29.6.2007, p. 1.’;
(ii) in point (d)(i), the following subparagraph is added:
‘With regard to Croatia, the first annual control report shall be submitted by 31 December 2013 covering
the period from 1 October 2012 until 30 June 2013. The following reports covering the periods from 1 July
2013 to 30 June 2014, from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 and from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 shall be
submitted to the Commission by 31 December 2014, 31 December 2015 and 31 December 2016, respect
ively. The information concerning the audits carried out after 1 July 2016 shall be included in the final
control report supporting the closure declaration referred to in point (e);’;
(iii) in point (e), the following subparagraph is added:
‘With regard to Croatia, a closure declaration supported by the final control report, shall be submitted to the
Commission by 31 March 2018.’.
(r) In
Article
67(1),
the
following
subparagraph
is
added:
‘With regard to Croatia, the managing authority shall send a final report on the implementation of the oper
ational programme by 31 March 2018.’.
(s) Article
71
is
amended
as
follows:
(i) the following paragraph is inserted:
‘1a. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, as soon as possible following the date of its accession or, at the latest,
before any payment by the Commission is made, Croatia shall submit to the Commission a description of the
systems, covering the elements set out in points (a) and (b) of that paragraph.’;
(ii) the following paragraph is inserted:
‘2a. Paragraph
2
shall
apply mutatis mutandis to Croatia. The report referred to in the first subparagraph of
paragraph 2 shall be deemed to be accepted under the same conditions as those set out in the second
subparagraph of paragraph 2. However, such acceptance shall be a pre-requisite for the pre-financing amount
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(t) In
Article
75,
the
following
paragraph
is
inserted:
‘1a. With regard to Croatia, the respective budget commitments from the ERDF, the Cohesion Fund and the
ESF for 2013 shall be made based on the decision referred to in Article 28(3) before the Commission takes any
decision on the revision of an adopted operational programme. The decision referred to in Article 28(3) shall
constitute a financing decision within the meaning of Article 75 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 for
any budget commitment in favour of Croatia.’.
(u) In Article 78(2)(c), the following sentence is added:
‘With regard to Croatia, they shall be covered by expenditure paid by beneficiaries in implementing the project
and supported by receipted invoices or accounting documents of equivalent probative value at the latest three
years after the year of the payment of the advance or on 31 December 2016, whichever is the earlier; if they are
not, the next statement of expenditure shall be corrected accordingly.’.
(v) In Article 82, the following paragraph
is inserted:
‘1a. With regard to Croatia, following the acceptance of the report as referred to in Article 71(2a) and
following the respective budget commitments as referred to in Article 75(1a), a single pre-financing amount
for the rest of the 2007 to 2013 period shall be paid in a single instalment and will represent 30 % of the
contribution from the Structural Funds and 40 % of the contribution from the Cohesion Fund to the operational
programme.’.
(w) In Article 89(1), the following subparagraph is added:
‘With regard to Croatia, an application for payment comprising the documents listed in point (a) (i) to (iii) shall
be sent by 31 March 2018.’.
(x) In Article 93, the following paragraph
is inserted:
‘3a. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 3, with regard to Croatia the Commission shall apply the de-
commitment mechanism set out in paragraph 1 in the following way:
(i) the deadline for any open part of the 2010 commitment shall be 31 December 2013;
(ii) the deadline for any open part of the 2011 commitment shall be 31 December 2014;
(iii) the deadline for any open part of the 2012 commitment shall be 31 December 2015;
(iv) any part of 2013 commitments still open on 31 December 2016 shall be automatically de-committed if the
Commission has not received an acceptable application for payment for it by 31 March 2018.’.
(y) In Article 95, the following paragraph is inserted after the second paragraph:
‘By way of derogation from the first and second paragraphs, with regard to Croatia the deadlines referred to in
Article 93(3a) shall be interrupted under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of this Article in respect of
the amount relating to the operations concerned.’.
(z) In Article
98(2), the
following
subparagraph
is
added:
‘With regard to Croatia, the resources from the Funds released in this way may be reused by Croatia until
31 December 2016.’.;
(za) The following Article is inserted:
‘Article 105a
Specific provisions following the accession of Croatia
1. Programmes and major projects which, on the date of accession of Croatia, have been approved under
Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 and the implementation of which has not been completed by that date, shall be
considered to have been approved by the Commission under this Regulation, with the exception of programmes
approved under the components referred to in points (a) and (e) of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No
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In addition, the following programmes falling under the component referred to in point (b) of Article 3(1) of
Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 shall also be excluded:
(a) the “IPA Adriatic cross-border co-operation programme”;
(b) the “Croatia — Bosnia and Herzegovina” cross-border programme;
(c) the “Croatia — Montenegro” cross-border programme;
(d) the “Croatia — Serbia” cross-border programme.
Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 to 7, the provisions governing the implementation of operations and major
projects approved pursuant to this Regulation shall apply to those operations and major projects.
2. Any procurement procedure relating to operations within the programmes or relating to major projects
referred to in paragraph 1 which, on the date of accession, has already been the subject of an invitation to tender
published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be implemented in accordance with the rules laid down
in that invitation to tender. Article 165 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 shall not apply.
Any procurement procedure relating to operations within the programmes or relating to major projects referred
to in paragraph 1 which, on the date of accession, has not yet been the subject of an invitation to tender
published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be implemented in compliance with the Treaties or the
acts adopted under the Treaties as well as with Article 9 of this Regulation.
Other operations than those referred to in the first and second subparagraphs and for which calls for proposals
were launched in accordance with Article 158 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 or for which
applications had been submitted to the competent authorities before the date of accession, and for which the
contracting could only be finalised after that date, shall be implemented in accordance with the conditions and
eligibility rules published in the relevant call for proposals or those communicated in advance to potential
beneficiaries.
3. Payments
made
by
the
Commission
under
programmes
referred
to
in
paragraph
1
shall
be
considered
as
a
contribution from the Funds under this Regulation and shall be posted to the earliest open commitment
including IPA commitments.
Any part of commitments made by the Commission under programmes referred to in paragraph 1 still open on
the date of accession shall be governed by this Regulation from the date of accession.
4. For operations approved under Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 for which approval was given or for which
the respective grant agreements with final beneficiaries were signed before the date of accession, the rules
governing the eligibility of expenditure in accordance with, or based on, Commission Regulation (EC) No
718/2007 shall remain applicable, except in duly justified cases to be decided on by the Commission at
Croatia's request.
The eligibility rule established in the first subparagraph applies also to major projects referred to in paragraph 1
for which bilateral project agreements were signed before the date of accession.
5. With regard to Croatia, any reference to the Funds as defined in the second paragraph of Article 1 shall be
construed as also including the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance established by Regulation (EC) No
1085/2006.
6. Specific deadlines applicable to Croatia shall also apply to the following cross-border programmes falling
under the component referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006, where Croatia is a
participating country:
(a) the “Hungary — Croatia” cross-border programme; and
(b) the “Slovenia — Croatia” cross-border programme.
Specific deadlines applicable to Croatia under this Regulation do not apply to operational programmes under the
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7. If any measures are necessary to facilitate Croatia's transition from the pre-accession regime to that resulting
from the application of this Article, the Commission shall adopt the required measures.’.
(zb) Annex I is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX I
Annual breakdown of commitment appropriations for 2007 to 2013
(referred to in Article 18)
(EUR, 2004 prices)
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
42 863 000 000 43
318
000
000 43
862
000
000 43
860
000
000 44
073
000
000 44
723
000
000 45
718
037
817’
(zc) Annex II is amended as follows:
(i) in paragraph 5, the following points are added:
‘(c) for Croatia, the resources for the financing of cross-border cooperation will be EUR 7 028 744 at 2004
prices;
(d) for Croatia, the resources for the financing of transnational cooperation will be EUR 1 874 332 at 2004
prices.’;
(ii) the following paragraph is inserted:
‘7a. For Croatia, the maximum level of transfer from the Funds will be 3,5240 % of its GDP.’;
(iii) the following paragraph is inserted:
‘9a. For Croatia, calculations of the GDP by the Commission will be based on statistics and projections
published in May 2011.’.
(zd) Annex III is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX III
Ceilings applicable to co-financing rates
(referred to in Article 53)
ERDF and ESF
Cohesion Fund
Criteria Member
States
Percentage of eligible
Percentage of
expenditure
eligible expenditure
1. Member States whose Bulgaria, Czech Republic,
85 % for the Convergence
85 %
average GDP per capita for Estonia, Greece, Croatia,
and Regional competi
the period 2001 to 2003 Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania,
tiveness and employment
was below 85 % of the EU- Hungary, Malta, Poland,
objectives
25 average during the same Portugal, Romania, Slovenia,
period
Slovakia
2. Member States other than Spain 80
%
for
the
Convergence
85 %
those under (1) eligible for
and the phasing-in regions
the transitional regime of
under the Regional
the Cohesion Fund on
competitiveness and
1 January 2007
employment objective
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ERDF and ESF
Cohesion Fund
Criteria Member
States
Percentage of eligible
Percentage of
expenditure
eligible expenditure
3. Member States other than Belgium, Denmark,
75 % for the Convergence
—
those referred to under (1) Germany, France, Ireland,
objective
and (2)
Italy, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands, Austria,
Finland, Sweden and the
United Kingdom
4. Member States other than Belgium, Denmark,
50 % for the Regional
—
those referred to under (1) Germany, France, Ireland,
competitiveness and
and (2)
Italy, Luxembourg, the
employment objective
Netherlands, Austria,
Finland, Sweden and the
United Kingdom
5. Outermost regions referred Spain, France and Portugal 50
%
—
to in Article 349 of the
TFEU benefiting from the
additional allocation for
these regions provided for
in paragraph 20 of Annex II
6. Outermost regions referred Spain, France and Portugal 85
%
under
the
—’
to in Article 349 of the
Convergence and Regional
TFEU
competitiveness and
employment objectives
2. 32006 R 1084: Council Regulation (EC) No 1084/2006 of 11 July 2006 establishing a Cohesion Fund and repealing
Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 79).
The following Article is inserted:
‘Article 5a
Specific provisions following the accession of Croatia
1. Measures which, on the date of accession of Croatia, have been the subject of Commission decisions on
assistance under Council Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999 of 21 June 1999 establishing an Instrument for
Structural Policies for Pre-accession (*) and the implementation of which has not been completed by that date
shall be considered to have been approved by the Commission under this Regulation.
Without prejudice to paragraphs 2 to 5, the provisions governing the implementation of actions approved
pursuant to this Regulation and to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 shall apply to the measures referred to in
the first subparagraph of this paragraph.
2. Any procurement procedure relating to measures referred to in paragraph 1 which, on the date of
accession, has already been the subject of an invitation to tender published in the Official Journal of the
European Union shall be implemented in accordance with the rules laid down in that invitation to tender.
Article 165 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation
applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (**) shall not apply.
Any procurement procedure relating to a measure referred to in paragraph 1 which, on the date of accession, has
not yet been the subject of an invitation to tender published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be
implemented in compliance with the Treaties or the acts adopted under the Treaties as well as with Article 9 of
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006.
3. Payments made by the Commission under a measure referred to in paragraph 1 shall be considered as a
contribution from the Fund under this Regulation.
Payments made by the Commission under a measure referred to in paragraph 1 shall be posted to the earliest
open commitment made in the first instance pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999, and then pursuant to
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The conditions for interim payments or for the final balance are those set out in paragraph 2 (b) to (d) and
paragraphs 3 to 5 of Article D in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1164/94.
4. For the measures referred to in paragraph 1, the rules governing the eligibility of expenditure pursuant to
Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999 or specifically established in the relevant financing agreements shall remain
applicable, except in duly justified cases to be decided on by the Commission at the request of Croatia.
5. If
any
measures
are
necessary
to
facilitate
the
transition
of
Croatia
from
the
pre-accession
regime
to
that
resulting from the application of this Article, the Commission shall adopt the required measures.
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(*) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 73.
(**) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.’.
8. ENVIRONMENT
1. 32003 L 0087: Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing
a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive
96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
(a) In Article 9, the following sentence is added to the first paragraph:
‘The Community-wide quantity of allowances will be increased as a result of Croatia's accession only by the
quantity of allowances that Croatia shall auction pursuant to Article 10(1).’.
(b) In Annex IIa, the following is inserted after the entry for Spain:
‘Croatia 26
%’.
2. 32009 D 0406: Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the
effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community's greenhouse gas emission
reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).
In Annex II, the following is inserted after the entry for France:
‘Croatia 11
%’.

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