EC: Commission Decision of 4 August 2006 fixing an indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period 2007-2013 (notified under document number C(2006) 3472) - Main contents

1. Legislative text

6.9.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

L 243/32

COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 August 2006

fixing an indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period 2007-2013

(notified under document number C(2006) 3472)

(2006/593/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions for the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (1), and in particular Article 18(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	Pursuant to point (b) of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, the Regional competitiveness and employment objective aims at strengthening the competitiveness and attractiveness of regions.

(2)

Pursuant to point (b) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund contribute towards achieving the objectives referred to in point (b) of Article 3(2) of that Regulation. Pursuant to Article 4(2), the Cohesion Fund also intervenes in those regions not eligible for support under the Convergence objective which belong to Member States eligible for support under that Fund.

(3)

Pursuant to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, 15,95 % of the resources available for commitment from the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund (hereinafter the Funds) for the period 2007 to 2013 are to be allocated to the Regional competitiveness and employment objective, including 21,14 % for the transitional and specific support referred to in Article 8(2) of that Regulation.

(4)

It is necessary to make indicative breakdowns by Member States of the resources to be allocated to the Regional competitiveness and employment objective. Pursuant to Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, this should be done in accordance with the criteria and methodology set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006.

(5)	The fourth point of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 establishes the method for allocating available resources to the Member States and regions eligible for funding pursuant to Article 6 of that Regulation.

(6)	Point 6(b) of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 establishes the method for determining the allocations under the transitional supports referred to in Article 8(2) of that Regulation.

(7)	Point 7 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 determines the maximum level of transfer from the Funds to each individual Member State.

(8)	Points 12 to 31 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 fix the amounts pertaining to certain specific cases for the period 2007 to 2013.

(9)

Pursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, 0,25 % of the resources available for commitment from the Funds for the period 2007 to 2013 shall be devoted to finance technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission; the indicative allocation by Member States should therefore be exclusive of the amount corresponding to technical assistance,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The indicative amounts by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective as referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, including the additional amounts fixed in Annex II to that Regulation, shall be as set out in Table 1 of Annex I.

The annual breakdown by Member State by year of the commitment appropriations referred to in the previous paragraph shall be as set out in Table 2 of Annex I.

Article 2

The indicative amounts by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the transitional and specific support from the Structural Funds under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective as referred to in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, including the additional amounts fixed in Annex II to that Regulation, shall be as set out in Table 1 of Annex II.

The annual breakdown by Member State by year of the commitment appropriations referred to in the previous paragraph shall be as set out in Table 2 of Annex II.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 August 2006.

For the Commission

Danuta HÜBNER

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.

ANNEX I

Indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013

(EUR)

Member State

TABLE 1 —

Amount of appropriations (2004 prices)

Regions eligible under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective

Additional funding referred to in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 under point:

België/Belgique

1 264 522 294

Česká republika

172 351 284

199 500 000

Danmark

452 135 320

Deutschland

8 273 934 718

74 812 500

España

2 925 887 307

199 500 000

France

9 000 763 163

99 750 000

Ireland

260 155 399

Italia

4 539 667 937

209 475 000

Luxembourg

44 796 164

Nederland

1 472 879 499

Österreich

761 883 269

149 625 000

Portugal

435 196 895

Slovensko

398 057 758

Suomi-Finland

778 631 938

153 552 511

Sverige

1 077 567 589

215 598 656

149 624 993

United Kingdom

5 335 717 800

Total

37 194 148 334

199 500 000

369 151 167

149 624 993

224 437 500

199 500 000

209 475 000

99 750 000

(EUR)

Member State

TABLE 2 —

Yearly breakdown of appropriations (2004 prices)

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

België/Belgique

180 646 042

Česká republika

53 121 612

Danmark

64 590 760

Deutschland

1 192 678 174

España

446 483 901

France

1 300 073 309

Ireland

37 165 057

Italia

678 448 991

Luxembourg

6 399 452

Nederland

210 411 357

Österreich

130 215 467

Portugal

62 170 985

Slovensko

59 287 258

57 274 995

54 915 823

51 153 834

53 136 512

56 208 234

66 081 102

Suomi-Finland

133 169 207

Sverige

206 113 034

United Kingdom

762 245 400

Total

5 523 220 006

5 521 207 743

5 518 848 571

5 515 086 582

5 517 069 260

5 520 140 982

5 530 013 850

ANNEX II

Indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds on a specific and transitional basis under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013

(EUR)

Member State

TABLE 1 —

Amount of appropriations (2004 prices)

Regions eligible under the transitional regime of the Regional competitiveness and employment objective

Additional funding referred to in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 under point:

Ellada

582 395 315

España

3 649 807 023

99 749 993

434 492 233

299 250 000

Ireland

418 744 086

Italia

626 325 208

250 372 500

Kypros

361 895 758

Magyarorszag

1 720 653 088

139 732 594

Portugal

347 157 850

58 848 251

Suomi-Finland

324 544 537

164 835 524

United Kingdom

880 529 981

Total

8 912 052 846

139 732 594

99 749 993

658 176 008

299 250 000

250 372 500

(EUR)

Member State

TABLE 2 —

Yearly breakdown of appropriations (2004 prices)

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Ellada

205 317 626

157 827 178

110 336 730

62 846 282

15 355 833

España

1 206 899 743

986 622 023

766 344 304

546 066 584

325 788 865

Ireland

143 368 343

110 877 547

78 386 752

45 895 958

13 405 162

Italia

216 111 659

180 773 664

145 435 670

110 097 675

74 759 680

Kypros

101 752 415

82 287 352

62 822 288

43 357 223

23 892 160

Magyarorszag

646 048 749

498 162 329

350 275 909

202 389 488

54 503 069

Portugal

102 050 610

87 367 364

72 684 118

58 000 871

43 317 626

28 634 379

13 951 133

Suomi-Finland

99 696 384

89 768 069

79 839 753

69 911 437

59 983 122

50 054 806

40 126 490

United Kingdom

285 202 703

223 208 873

161 215 043

99 221 213

37 227 383

Total

3 006 448 232

2 416 894 399

1 827 340 567

1 237 786 731

648 232 900

623 621 337

599 009 775

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