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| 9.7.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 244/10 |
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9.7.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 244/10

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2021/1130

of 5 July 2021

setting out the list of regions eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund Plus and of Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund for the period 2021-2027

(notified under document C(2021) 4894)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (1), and in particular Article 108(4) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all regions corresponding to level 2 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (hereinafter referred to as ‘NUTS level 2’), which was established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 (3). |
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(1)

The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all regions corresponding to level 2 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (hereinafter referred to as ‘NUTS level 2’), which was established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 (3).

| (2) | In order to set out an appropriate financial framework for the ERDF and the ESF+, it is necessary that the Commission set up a list of regions fulfilling the respective criteria laid down in Annex XXVI to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of each of the three categories of regions (less developed regions, transition regions and more developed regions) at NUTS level 2. |
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(2)

In order to set out an appropriate financial framework for the ERDF and the ESF+, it is necessary that the Commission set up a list of regions fulfilling the respective criteria laid down in Annex XXVI to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of each of the three categories of regions (less developed regions, transition regions and more developed regions) at NUTS level 2.

| (3) | For the same reason, it is also necessary that the Commission set up the list of Member States that are eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund in accordance with Article 108(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. |
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(3)

For the same reason, it is also necessary that the Commission set up the list of Member States that are eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund in accordance with Article 108(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060.

| (4) | For reasons of transparency, the codes and names of the NUTS level 2 regions applicable from 1 January 2021 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003, as amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1755 (4), should also be included into the Annexes to this Decision. |
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(4)

For reasons of transparency, the codes and names of the NUTS level 2 regions applicable from 1 January 2021 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003, as amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1755 (4), should also be included into the Annexes to this Decision.

| (5) | The list of eligible regions and Member States should therefore be set up accordingly, |
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(5)

The list of eligible regions and Member States should therefore be set up accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.   The regions eligible for funding from the ERDF and ESF+ under the category of less developed regions are listed in Annex I.

2.   The regions eligible for funding from the ERDF and the ESF+ under the category of transition regions are listed in Annex II.

3.   The regions eligible for funding from the ERDF and the ESF+ under the category of more developed regions are listed in Annex III.

Article 2

The Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund are listed in Annex IV.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 July 2021.

For the Commission

Elisa FERREIRA

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159.

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(2)  Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).

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(3)  Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 322, 29.11.2016, p. 1).

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(4)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1755 of 8 August 2019 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 270, 24.10.2019, p. 1).

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ANNEX I

Regions eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) under the less developed regions category

NUTS 2021 (1)

| BE34 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | |
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| BG31 | Северозападен (Severozapaden) | |
| BG32 | Северен централен (Severen tsentralen) | |
| BG33 | Североизточен (Severoiztochen) | |
| BG34 | Югоизточен (Yugoiztochen) | |
| BG42 | Южен централен (Yuzhen tsentralen) | |
| CZ04 | Severozápad | |
| CZ05 | Severovýchod | |
| CZ07 | Střední Morava | |
| CZ08 | Moravskoslezsko | |
| EL41 | Βόρειο Αιγαίο (Voreio Aigaio) | |
| EL43 | Κρήτη (Kriti) | |
| EL51 | Aνατολική Μακεδονία, Θράκη (Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki) | |
| EL52 | Κεντρική Μακεδονία (Kentriki Makedonia) | |
| EL53 | Δυτική Μακεδονία (Dytiki Makedonia) | |
| EL54 | Ήπειρος (Ipeiros) | |
| EL61 | Θεσσαλία (Thessalia) | |
| EL62 | Ιόνια Νησιά (Ionia Nisia) | |
| EL63 | Δυτική Ελλάδα (Dytiki Ellada) | |
| EL64 | Στερεά Ελλάδα (Sterea Ellada) | |
| EL65 | Πελοπόννησος (Peloponnisos) | |
| ES42 | Castilla-La Mancha | |
| ES43 | Extremadura | |
| ES61 | Andalucía | |
| ES63 | Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta | (new name: Cuidad de Ceuta) |
| ES64 | Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla | (new name: Ciudad de Melilla) |
| FRY1 | Guadeloupe | |
| FRY3 | Guyane | |
| FRY4 | La Réunion | |
| FRY5 | Mayotte | |
| HR03 | Jadranska Hrvatska | |
| HR04 | Kontinentalna Hrvatska | (split in: HR05 Grad Zagreb, HR06 Sjeverna Hrvatska and HR02 Panonska Hrvatska) |
| ITF2 | Molise | |
| ITF3 | Campania | |
| ITF4 | Puglia | |
| ITF5 | Basilicata | |
| ITF6 | Calabria | |
| ITG1 | Sicilia | |
| ITG2 | Sardegna | |
| LV00 | Latvija | |
| LT02 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | |
| HU12 | Pest | |
| HU21 | Közép-Dunántúl | |
| HU22 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | |
| HU23 | Dél-Dunántúl | |
| HU31 | Észak-Magyarország | |
| HU32 | Észak-Alföld | |
| HU33 | Dél-Alföld | |
| PL21 | Małopolskie | |
| PL22 | Śląskie | |
| PL42 | Zachodniopomorskie | |
| PL43 | Lubuskie | |
| PL52 | Opolskie | |
| PL61 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | |
| PL62 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | |
| PL63 | Pomorskie | |
| PL71 | Łódzkie | |
| PL72 | Świętokrzyskie | |
| PL81 | Lubelskie | |
| PL82 | Podkarpackie | |
| PL84 | Podlaskie | |
| PL92 | Mazowiecki regionalny | |
| PT11 | Norte | |
| PT16 | Centro (PT) | |
| PT18 | Alentejo | |
| PT20 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | |
| PT30 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | |
| RO11 | Nord-Vest | |
| RO12 | Centru | |
| RO21 | Nord-Est | |
| RO22 | Sud-Est | |
| RO31 | Sud - Muntenia | |
| RO41 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | |
| RO42 | Vest | |
| SI03 | Vzhodna Slovenija | |
| SK02 | Západné Slovensko | |
| SK03 | Stredné Slovensko | |
| SK04 | Východné Slovensko | |

BE34

Prov. Luxembourg (BE)

BG31

Северозападен (Severozapaden)

BG32

Северен централен (Severen tsentralen)

BG33

Североизточен (Severoiztochen)

BG34

Югоизточен (Yugoiztochen)

BG42

Южен централен (Yuzhen tsentralen)

CZ04

Severozápad

CZ05

Severovýchod

CZ07

Střední Morava

CZ08

Moravskoslezsko

EL41

Βόρειο Αιγαίο (Voreio Aigaio)

EL43

Κρήτη (Kriti)

EL51

Aνατολική Μακεδονία, Θράκη (Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki)

EL52

Κεντρική Μακεδονία (Kentriki Makedonia)

EL53

Δυτική Μακεδονία (Dytiki Makedonia)

EL54

Ήπειρος (Ipeiros)

EL61

Θεσσαλία (Thessalia)

EL62

Ιόνια Νησιά (Ionia Nisia)

EL63

Δυτική Ελλάδα (Dytiki Ellada)

EL64

Στερεά Ελλάδα (Sterea Ellada)

EL65

Πελοπόννησος (Peloponnisos)

ES42

Castilla-La Mancha

ES43

Extremadura

ES61

Andalucía

ES63

Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta

(new name: Cuidad de Ceuta)

ES64

Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla

(new name: Ciudad de Melilla)

FRY1

Guadeloupe

FRY3

Guyane

FRY4

La Réunion

FRY5

Mayotte

HR03

Jadranska Hrvatska

HR04

Kontinentalna Hrvatska

(split in: HR05 Grad Zagreb, HR06 Sjeverna Hrvatska and HR02 Panonska Hrvatska)

ITF2

Molise

ITF3

Campania

ITF4

Puglia

ITF5

Basilicata

ITF6

Calabria

ITG1

Sicilia

ITG2

Sardegna

LV00

Latvija

LT02

Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas

HU12

Pest

HU21

Közép-Dunántúl

HU22

Nyugat-Dunántúl

HU23

Dél-Dunántúl

HU31

Észak-Magyarország

HU32

Észak-Alföld

HU33

Dél-Alföld

PL21

Małopolskie

PL22

Śląskie

PL42

Zachodniopomorskie

PL43

Lubuskie

PL52

Opolskie

PL61

Kujawsko-pomorskie

PL62

Warmińsko-mazurskie

PL63

Pomorskie

PL71

Łódzkie

PL72

Świętokrzyskie

PL81

Lubelskie

PL82

Podkarpackie

PL84

Podlaskie

PL92

Mazowiecki regionalny

PT11

Norte

PT16

Centro (PT)

PT18

Alentejo

PT20

Região Autónoma dos Açores

PT30

Região Autónoma da Madeira

RO11

Nord-Vest

RO12

Centru

RO21

Nord-Est

RO22

Sud-Est

RO31

Sud - Muntenia

RO41

Sud-Vest Oltenia

RO42

Vest

SI03

Vzhodna Slovenija

SK02

Západné Slovensko

SK03

Stredné Slovensko

SK04

Východné Slovensko

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(1)  Changes introduced by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1755 of 8 August 2019.

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ANNEX II

Regions eligible for funding from the ERDF and the ESF+ under the transition regions category

NUTS 2021 (1)

| BE22 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | |
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| BE32 | Prov. Hainaut | |
| BE33 | Prov. Liège | |
| BE35 | Prov. Namur | |
| BG41 | Югозападен (Yugozapaden) | |
| CZ02 | Střední Čechy | |
| CZ03 | Jihozápad | |
| CZ06 | Jihovýchod | |
| DK02 | Sjælland | |
| DE40 | Brandenburg | |
| DE80 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| DE93 | Lüneburg | |
| DEB2 | Trier | |
| DED2 | Dresden | |
| DED4 | Chemnitz | |
| DEE0 | Sachsen-Anhalt | |
| DEG0 | Thüringen | |
| EE00 | Eesti | |
| IE04 | Northern and Western | |
| EL30 | Aττική (Attiki) | |
| EL42 | Νότιο Αιγαίο (Notio Aigaio) | |
| ES11 | Galicia | |
| ES12 | Principado de Asturias | |
| ES13 | Cantabria | |
| ES23 | La Rioja | |
| ES41 | Castilla y León | |
| ES52 | Comunidad Valenciana | (new name: Comunitat Valenciana) |
| ES53 | Illes Balears | |
| ES62 | Región de Murcia | |
| ES70 | Canarias | |
| FRB0 | Centre - Val de Loire | |
| FRC1 | Bourgogne | |
| FRC2 | Franche-Comté | |
| FRD1 | Basse-Normandie | |
| FRD2 | Haute-Normandie | |
| FRE1 | Nord-Pas de Calais | |
| FRE2 | Picardie | |
| FRF1 | Alsace | |
| FRF2 | Champagne-Ardenne | |
| FRF3 | Lorraine | |
| FRG0 | Pays de la Loire | |
| FRH0 | Bretagne | |
| FRI1 | Aquitaine | |
| FRI2 | Limousin | |
| FRI3 | Poitou-Charentes | |
| FRJ1 | Languedoc-Roussillon | |
| FRJ2 | Midi-Pyrénées | |
| FRK1 | Auvergne | |
| FRL0 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | |
| FRM0 | Corse | |
| FRY2 | Martinique | |
| ITF1 | Abruzzo | |
| ITI2 | Umbria | |
| ITI3 | Marche | |
| CY00 | Κύπρος (Kýpros) | |
| MT00 | Malta | |
| NL12 | Friesland (NL) | |
| NL13 | Drenthe | |
| NL23 | Flevoland | |
| AT11 | Burgenland | |
| PL41 | Wielkopolskie | |
| PL51 | Dolnośląskie | |
| PT15 | Algarve | |
| FI19 | Länsi-Suomi | |
| FI1C | Etelä-Suomi | |
| FI1D | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | |
| SE31 | Norra Mellansverige | |

BE22

Prov. Limburg (BE)

BE32

Prov. Hainaut

BE33

Prov. Liège

BE35

Prov. Namur

BG41

Югозападен (Yugozapaden)

CZ02

Střední Čechy

CZ03

Jihozápad

CZ06

Jihovýchod

DK02

Sjælland

DE40

Brandenburg

DE80

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

DE93

Lüneburg

DEB2

Trier

DED2

Dresden

DED4

Chemnitz

DEE0

Sachsen-Anhalt

DEG0

Thüringen

EE00

Eesti

IE04

Northern and Western

EL30

Aττική (Attiki)

EL42

Νότιο Αιγαίο (Notio Aigaio)

ES11

Galicia

ES12

Principado de Asturias

ES13

Cantabria

ES23

La Rioja

ES41

Castilla y León

ES52

Comunidad Valenciana

(new name: Comunitat Valenciana)

ES53

Illes Balears

ES62

Región de Murcia

ES70

Canarias

FRB0

Centre - Val de Loire

FRC1

Bourgogne

FRC2

Franche-Comté

FRD1

Basse-Normandie

FRD2

Haute-Normandie

FRE1

Nord-Pas de Calais

FRE2

Picardie

FRF1

Alsace

FRF2

Champagne-Ardenne

FRF3

Lorraine

FRG0

Pays de la Loire

FRH0

Bretagne

FRI1

Aquitaine

FRI2

Limousin

FRI3

Poitou-Charentes

FRJ1

Languedoc-Roussillon

FRJ2

Midi-Pyrénées

FRK1

Auvergne

FRL0

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

FRM0

Corse

FRY2

Martinique

ITF1

Abruzzo

ITI2

Umbria

ITI3

Marche

CY00

Κύπρος (Kýpros)

MT00

Malta

NL12

Friesland (NL)

NL13

Drenthe

NL23

Flevoland

AT11

Burgenland

PL41

Wielkopolskie

PL51

Dolnośląskie

PT15

Algarve

FI19

Länsi-Suomi

FI1C

Etelä-Suomi

FI1D

Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi

SE31

Norra Mellansverige

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(1)  Changes introduced by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1755 of 8 August 2019.

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ANNEX III

Regions eligible for funding from the ERDF and the ESF+ under the more developed regions category

| BE10 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest |
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| BE21 | Prov. Antwerpen |
| BE23 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen |
| BE24 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant |
| BE25 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen |
| BE31 | Prov. Brabant Wallon |
| CZ01 | Praha |
| DK01 | Hovedstaden |
| DK03 | Syddanmark |
| DK04 | Midtjylland |
| DK05 | Nordjylland |
| DE11 | Stuttgart |
| DE12 | Karlsruhe |
| DE13 | Freiburg |
| DE14 | Tübingen |
| DE21 | Oberbayern |
| DE22 | Niederbayern |
| DE23 | Oberpfalz |
| DE24 | Oberfranken |
| DE25 | Mittelfranken |
| DE26 | Unterfranken |
| DE27 | Schwaben |
| DE30 | Berlin |
| DE50 | Bremen |
| DE60 | Hamburg |
| DE71 | Darmstadt |
| DE72 | Gießen |
| DE73 | Kassel |
| DE91 | Braunschweig |
| DE92 | Hannover |
| DE94 | Weser-Ems |
| DEA1 | Düsseldorf |
| DEA2 | Köln |
| DEA3 | Münster |
| DEA4 | Detmold |
| DEA5 | Arnsberg |
| DEB1 | Koblenz |
| DEB3 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz |
| DEC0 | Saarland |
| DED5 | Leipzig |
| DEF0 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| IE05 | Southern |
| IE06 | Eastern and Midland |
| ES21 | País Vasco |
| ES22 | Comunidad Foral de Navarra |
| ES24 | Aragón |
| ES30 | Comunidad de Madrid |
| ES51 | Cataluña |
| FR10 | Ile-de-France |
| FRK2 | Rhône-Alpes |
| ITC1 | Piemonte |
| ITC2 | Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste |
| ITC3 | Liguria |
| ITC4 | Lombardia |
| ITH1 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen |
| ITH2 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento |
| ITH3 | Veneto |
| ITH4 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| ITH5 | Emilia-Romagna |
| ITI1 | Toscana |
| ITI4 | Lazio |
| LT01 | Sostinės regionas |
| LU00 | Luxembourg |
| HU11 | Budapest |
| NL11 | Groningen |
| NL21 | Overijssel |
| NL22 | Gelderland |
| NL31 | Utrecht |
| NL32 | Noord-Holland |
| NL33 | Zuid-Holland |
| NL34 | Zeeland |
| NL41 | Noord-Brabant |
| NL42 | Limburg (NL) |
| AT12 | Niederösterreich |
| AT13 | Wien |
| AT21 | Kärnten |
| AT22 | Steiermark |
| AT31 | Oberösterreich |
| AT32 | Salzburg |
| AT33 | Tirol |
| AT34 | Vorarlberg |
| PL91 | Warszawski stołeczny |
| PT17 | Área Metropolitana de Lisboa |
| RO32 | Bucureşti - Ilfov |
| SI04 | Zahodna Slovenija |
| SK01 | Bratislavský kraj |
| FI1B | Helsinki-Uusimaa |
| FI20 | Åland |
| SE11 | Stockholm |
| SE12 | Östra Mellansverige |
| SE21 | Småland med öarna |
| SE22 | Sydsverige |
| SE23 | Västsverige |
| SE32 | Mellersta Norrland |
| SE33 | Övre Norrland |

BE10

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

BE21

Prov. Antwerpen

BE23

Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen

BE24

Prov. Vlaams-Brabant

BE25

Prov. West-Vlaanderen

BE31

Prov. Brabant Wallon

CZ01

Praha

DK01

Hovedstaden

DK03

Syddanmark

DK04

Midtjylland

DK05

Nordjylland

DE11

Stuttgart

DE12

Karlsruhe

DE13

Freiburg

DE14

Tübingen

DE21

Oberbayern

DE22

Niederbayern

DE23

Oberpfalz

DE24

Oberfranken

DE25

Mittelfranken

DE26

Unterfranken

DE27

Schwaben

DE30

Berlin

DE50

Bremen

DE60

Hamburg

DE71

Darmstadt

DE72

Gießen

DE73

Kassel

DE91

Braunschweig

DE92

Hannover

DE94

Weser-Ems

DEA1

Düsseldorf

DEA2

Köln

DEA3

Münster

DEA4

Detmold

DEA5

Arnsberg

DEB1

Koblenz

DEB3

Rheinhessen-Pfalz

DEC0

Saarland

DED5

Leipzig

DEF0

Schleswig-Holstein

IE05

Southern

IE06

Eastern and Midland

ES21

País Vasco

ES22

Comunidad Foral de Navarra

ES24

Aragón

ES30

Comunidad de Madrid

ES51

Cataluña

FR10

Ile-de-France

FRK2

Rhône-Alpes

ITC1

Piemonte

ITC2

Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste

ITC3

Liguria

ITC4

Lombardia

ITH1

Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen

ITH2

Provincia Autonoma di Trento

ITH3

Veneto

ITH4

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

ITH5

Emilia-Romagna

ITI1

Toscana

ITI4

Lazio

LT01

Sostinės regionas

LU00

Luxembourg

HU11

Budapest

NL11

Groningen

NL21

Overijssel

NL22

Gelderland

NL31

Utrecht

NL32

Noord-Holland

NL33

Zuid-Holland

NL34

Zeeland

NL41

Noord-Brabant

NL42

Limburg (NL)

AT12

Niederösterreich

AT13

Wien

AT21

Kärnten

AT22

Steiermark

AT31

Oberösterreich

AT32

Salzburg

AT33

Tirol

AT34

Vorarlberg

PL91

Warszawski stołeczny

PT17

Área Metropolitana de Lisboa

RO32

Bucureşti - Ilfov

SI04

Zahodna Slovenija

SK01

Bratislavský kraj

FI1B

Helsinki-Uusimaa

FI20

Åland

SE11

Stockholm

SE12

Östra Mellansverige

SE21

Småland med öarna

SE22

Sydsverige

SE23

Västsverige

SE32

Mellersta Norrland

SE33

Övre Norrland

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ANNEX IV

List of Member States supported by the Cohesion Fund

| Bulgaria |
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| Czechia |
| Estonia |
| Greece |
| Croatia |
| Cyprus |
| Latvia |
| Lithuania |
| Hungary |
| Malta |
| Poland |
| Portugal |
| Romania |
| Slovenia |
| Slovakia |

Bulgaria

Czechia

Estonia

Greece

Croatia

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Hungary

Malta

Poland

Portugal

Romania

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