Commission Decision

of 1 June 2007

amending Decision 2006/636/EC fixing the annual breakdown by Member State of the amount for Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013

(notified under document number C(2007) 2274)

(2007/383/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [1], and in particular Article 69(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The total amount fixed by Council Decision 2006/493/EC of 19 June 2006 laying down the amount of Community support for rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective [2] includes the amount for Bulgaria and Romania.

(2) Commission Decision 2006/636/EC [3] fixed the allocations to the Member States of the Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, taking also into account the amounts to be transferred to the EAFRD allocated by Commission Decision 2006/410/EC [4] and Commission Decision 2006/588/EC [5].

(3) Decision 2006/636/EC does not include the amounts for Bulgaria and Romania. Following the accession of these two countries as of 1 January 2007, Decision 2006/636/EC has to be amended to include the annual breakdown of the allocations for community support to rural development for those countries.

(4) Article 34(2) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania mentions the amount originating from the EAGGF Guarantee section for rural development in those countries for the years 2007 to 2009. The breakdown by year and by Member State of this amount is indicated in the Declaration mentioned in part II. Declarations, section A, point 4 of the Final Act of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania. To ensure a correct implementation of the measure Complements to direct payments following Annex VIII, section I, point E, to the Act of Accession it is necessary that these amounts are indicated, in current prices, in the Table "Breakdown by Member State of Community support for rural development 2007 to 2013" set out in the Annex to Decision 2006/636/EC.

(5) Decision 2006/636/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2006/636/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 June 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann Fischer Boel

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation 2012/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 8).

[2] OJ L 195, 15.7.2006, p. 22.

[3] OJ L 261, 22.9.2006, p. 32.

[4] OJ L 163, 15.6.2006, p. 10.

[5] OJ L 240, 2.9.2006, p. 6.

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ANNEX

Breakdown by Member State of Community support for rural development 2007 to 2013

(EUR, current prices) |

| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2007-13 total | Of which minimum for regions under the Convergence Objective Total |

Belgium | 63991299 | 63957784 | 60238083 | 59683509 | 59267519 | 56995480 | 54476632 | 418610306 | 40744223 |

Bulgaria [1] | 244055793 | 337144772 | 437343751 | 399098664 | 398058913 | 397696922 | 395699781 | 2609098596 | 692192783 |

Czech Republic | 396623321 | 392638892 | 388036387 | 400932774 | 406640636 | 412672094 | 417962250 | 2815506354 | 1635417906 |

Denmark | 62592573 | 66344571 | 63771254 | 64334762 | 63431467 | 62597618 | 61588551 | 444660796 | 0 |

Germany | 1184995564 | 1186941705 | 1147425574 | 1156018553 | 1159359200 | 1146661509 | 1131114950 | 8112517055 | 3174037771 |

Estonia | 95608462 | 95569377 | 95696594 | 100929353 | 104639066 | 108913401 | 113302602 | 714658855 | 387221654 |

Greece | 461376206 | 463470078 | 453393090 | 452018509 | 631768186 | 626030398 | 619247957 | 3707304424 | 1905697195 |

Spain | 1012456383 | 1030880527 | 1006845141 | 1013903294 | 1057772000 | 1050937191 | 1041123263 | 7213917799 | 3178127204 |

France | 931041833 | 942359146 | 898672939 | 909225155 | 933778147 | 921205557 | 905682332 | 6441965109 | 568263981 |

Ireland | 373683516 | 355014220 | 329171422 | 333372252 | 324698528 | 316771063 | 307203589 | 2339914590 | 0 |

Italy | 1142143461 | 1135428298 | 1101390921 | 1116626236 | 1271659589 | 1266602382 | 1258158996 | 8292009883 | 3341091825 |

Cyprus | 26704860 | 24772842 | 22749762 | 23071507 | 22402714 | 21783947 | 21037942 | 162523574 | 0 |

Latvia | 152867493 | 147768241 | 142542483 | 147766381 | 148781700 | 150188774 | 151198432 | 1041113504 | 327682815 |

Lithuania | 260974835 | 248836020 | 236928998 | 244741536 | 248002433 | 250278098 | 253598173 | 1743360093 | 679189192 |

Luxembourg | 14421997 | 13661411 | 12655487 | 12818190 | 12487289 | 12181368 | 11812084 | 90037826 | 0 |

Hungary | 570811818 | 537525661 | 498635432 | 509252494 | 547603625 | 563304619 | 578709743 | 3805843392 | 2496094593 |

Malta | 12434359 | 11527788 | 10656597 | 10544212 | 10347884 | 10459190 | 10663325 | 76633355 | 18077067 |

Netherlands | 70536869 | 72638338 | 69791337 | 70515293 | 68706648 | 67782449 | 66550233 | 486521167 | 0 |

Austria | 628154610 | 594709669 | 550452057 | 557557505 | 541670574 | 527868629 | 511056948 | 3911469992 | 31938190 |

Poland | 1989717841 | 1932933351 | 1872739817 | 1866782838 | 1860573543 | 1857244519 | 1850046247 | 13230038156 | 6997976121 |

Portugal | 562210832 | 562491944 | 551196824 | 559018566 | 565142601 | 565192105 | 564072156 | 3929325028 | 2180735857 |

Romania [2] | 741659914 | 1023077697 | 1319261544 | 1236160665 | 1234244648 | 1235537011 | 1232563266 | 8022504745 | 1995991720 |

Slovenia | 149549387 | 139868094 | 129728049 | 128304946 | 123026091 | 117808866 | 111981296 | 900266729 | 287815759 |

Slovakia | 303163265 | 286531906 | 268049256 | 256310239 | 263028387 | 275025447 | 317309578 | 1969418078 | 1106011592 |

Finland | 335121543 | 316143440 | 292385407 | 296367134 | 287790092 | 280508238 | 271617053 | 2079932907 | 0 |

Sweden | 292133703 | 277225207 | 256996031 | 260397463 | 252975513 | 246760755 | 239159282 | 1825647954 | 0 |

United Kingdom | 263996373 | 283001582 | 274582271 | 276600084 | 273334332 | 270695626 | 267364152 | 1909574420 | 188337515 |

Total | 12343028110 | 12542462561 | 12491336508 | 12462352114 | 12871191325 | 12819703256 | 12764300813 | 88294374687 | 31232644963 |

[*] For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009, the allocations originating from the EAGGF Guarantee section amount to respectively EUR 193715561, EUR 263453163 and EUR 337004104.

[**] For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009, the allocations originating from the EAGGF Guarantee section amount to respectively EUR 610786223, EUR 831389081 and EUR 1058369098.

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