# L_2006243EN.01004401.xml

| 6.9.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 243/44 |
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6.9.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 243/44

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 August 2006

drawing up the list of regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds under the Convergence objective for the period 2007-2013

(notified under document number C(2006) 3475)

(2006/595/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the 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 5(3) and 8(4) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Pursuant to Article 3(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 the Convergence objective aims at speeding up the Convergence of the least developed Member States and regions. |
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(1)

Pursuant to Article 3(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 the Convergence objective aims at speeding up the Convergence of the least developed Member States and regions.

| (2) | Pursuant to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 the regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds under the Convergence objective shall be regions corresponding to level 2 of the Nomenclature of Territorial Statistical Units (hereinafter NUTS level 2) within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) whose per capita gross domestic product (GDP), measured in purchasing power parities and calculated on the basis of Community figures for the period 2000-2002, is less than 75 % of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the same reference period. |
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(2)

Pursuant to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 the regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds under the Convergence objective shall be regions corresponding to level 2 of the Nomenclature of Territorial Statistical Units (hereinafter NUTS level 2) within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) whose per capita gross domestic product (GDP), measured in purchasing power parities and calculated on the basis of Community figures for the period 2000-2002, is less than 75 % of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the same reference period.

| (3) | Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 specifies that the NUTS level 2 regions which would have been eligible for Convergence objective status under Article 5(1) of that Regulation had the eligibility threshold remained at 75 % of average GDP of the EU-15, but which lose eligibility because their nominal per capita GDP level will exceed 75 % of the average GDP of the EU-25, measured and calculated according to the same Article 5(1), are also eligible, on a transitional and specific basis, for financing by the Structural Funds under the Convergence objective. |
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(3)

Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 specifies that the NUTS level 2 regions which would have been eligible for Convergence objective status under Article 5(1) of that Regulation had the eligibility threshold remained at 75 % of average GDP of the EU-15, but which lose eligibility because their nominal per capita GDP level will exceed 75 % of the average GDP of the EU-25, measured and calculated according to the same Article 5(1), are also eligible, on a transitional and specific basis, for financing by the Structural Funds under the Convergence objective.

| (4) | It is necessary to establish the lists of eligible regions accordingly, |
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(4)

It is necessary to establish the lists of eligible regions accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds under the Convergence objective shall be those listed in Annex I.

Article 2

The regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds under the Convergence objective on a transitional and specific basis, as referred to in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, shall be those listed in 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

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(1)  
  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.

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(2)  
  OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1.

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ANNEX I

List of NUTS 2 regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds under the Convergence objective for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013

| CZ02 | Střední Čechy |
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| CZ03 | Jihozápad |
| CZ04 | Severozápad |
| CZ05 | Severovýchod |
| CZ06 | Jihovýchod |
| CZ07 | Střední Morava |
| CZ08 | Moravskoslezsko |
| DE41 | Brandenburg — Nordost |
| DE80 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| DED1 | Chemnitz |
| DED2 | Dresden |
| DEE1 | Dessau |
| DEE3 | Magdeburg |
| DEG0 | Thüringen |
| EE00 | Eesti |
| GR11 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki |
| GR14 | Thessalia |
| GR21 | Ipeiros |
| GR22 | Ionia Nisia |
| GR23 | Dytiki Ellada |
| GR25 | Peloponnisos |
| GR41 | Voreio Aigaio |
| GR43 | Kriti |
| ES11 | Galicia |
| ES42 | Castilla-La Mancha |
| ES43 | Extremadura |
| ES61 | Andalucía |
| FR91 | Guadeloupe |
| FR92 | Martinique |
| FR93 | Guyane |
| FR94 | Réunion |
| ITF3 | Campania |
| ITF4 | Puglia |
| ITF6 | Calabria |
| ITG1 | Sicilia |
| LV00 | Latvija |
| LT00 | Lietuva |
| HU21 | Közép-Dunántúl |
| HU22 | Nyugat-Dunántúl |
| HU23 | Dél-Dunántúl |
| HU31 | Észak-Magyarország |
| HU32 | Észak-Alföld |
| HU33 | Dél-Alföld |
| MT00 | Malta |
| PL11 | Łódzkie |
| PL12 | Mazowieckie |
| PL21 | Małopolskie |
| PL22 | Śląskie |
| PL31 | Lubelskie |
| PL32 | Podkarpackie |
| PL33 | Świętokrzyskie |
| PL34 | Podlaskie |
| PL41 | Wielkopolskie |
| PL42 | Zachodniopomorskie |
| PL43 | Lubuskie |
| PL51 | Dolnośląskie |
| PL52 | Opolskie |
| PL61 | Kujawsko-Pomorskie |
| PL62 | Warmińsko-Mazurskie |
| PL63 | Pomorskie |
| PT11 | Norte |
| PT16 | Centro (PT) |
| PT18 | Alentejo |
| PT20 | Região Autónoma dos Açores |
| SI00 | Slovenija |
| SK02 | Západné Slovensko |
| SK03 | Stredné Slovensko |
| SK04 | Východné Slovensko |
| UKK3 | Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| UKL1 | West Wales and The Valleys |

CZ02

Střední Čechy

CZ03

Jihozápad

CZ04

Severozápad

CZ05

Severovýchod

CZ06

Jihovýchod

CZ07

Střední Morava

CZ08

Moravskoslezsko

DE41

Brandenburg — Nordost

DE80

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

DED1

Chemnitz

DED2

Dresden

DEE1

Dessau

DEE3

Magdeburg

DEG0

Thüringen

EE00

Eesti

GR11

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

GR14

Thessalia

GR21

Ipeiros

GR22

Ionia Nisia

GR23

Dytiki Ellada

GR25

Peloponnisos

GR41

Voreio Aigaio

GR43

Kriti

ES11

Galicia

ES42

Castilla-La Mancha

ES43

Extremadura

ES61

Andalucía

FR91

Guadeloupe

FR92

Martinique

FR93

Guyane

FR94

Réunion

ITF3

Campania

ITF4

Puglia

ITF6

Calabria

ITG1

Sicilia

LV00

Latvija

LT00

Lietuva

HU21

Közép-Dunántúl

HU22

Nyugat-Dunántúl

HU23

Dél-Dunántúl

HU31

Észak-Magyarország

HU32

Észak-Alföld

HU33

Dél-Alföld

MT00

Malta

PL11

Łódzkie

PL12

Mazowieckie

PL21

Małopolskie

PL22

Śląskie

PL31

Lubelskie

PL32

Podkarpackie

PL33

Świętokrzyskie

PL34

Podlaskie

PL41

Wielkopolskie

PL42

Zachodniopomorskie

PL43

Lubuskie

PL51

Dolnośląskie

PL52

Opolskie

PL61

Kujawsko-Pomorskie

PL62

Warmińsko-Mazurskie

PL63

Pomorskie

PT11

Norte

PT16

Centro (PT)

PT18

Alentejo

PT20

Região Autónoma dos Açores

SI00

Slovenija

SK02

Západné Slovensko

SK03

Stredné Slovensko

SK04

Východné Slovensko

UKK3

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

UKL1

West Wales and The Valleys

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ANNEX II

List of NUTS 2 regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds on a transitional and specific basis under the Convergence objective for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013

| BE32 | Province of Hainaut |
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| DE42 | Brandenburg — Südwest |
| DE93 | Lüneburg |
| DED3 | Leipzig |
| DEE2 | Halle |
| GR12 | Kentriki Makedonia |
| GR13 | Dytiki Makedonia |
| GR30 | Attiki |
| ES12 | Principado de Asturias |
| ES62 | Región de Murcia |
| ES63 | Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta |
| ES64 | Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla |
| ITF5 | Basilicata |
| AT11 | Burgenland |
| PT15 | Algarve |
| UKM4 | Highlands and Islands |

BE32

Province of Hainaut

DE42

Brandenburg — Südwest

DE93

Lüneburg

DED3

Leipzig

DEE2

Halle

GR12

Kentriki Makedonia

GR13

Dytiki Makedonia

GR30

Attiki

ES12

Principado de Asturias

ES62

Región de Murcia

ES63

Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta

ES64

Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla

ITF5

Basilicata

AT11

Burgenland

PT15

Algarve

UKM4

Highlands and Islands

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