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| 15.10.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 270/8 |
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15.10.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 270/8

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 960/2009

of 14 October 2009

amending Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (1) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the DCI’), and in particular Article 1(1) and Article 31(1) subparagraph 3 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | In accordance with Article 1(1) and Article 31(1) of the DCI, Annex II to the DCI contains a list of aid recipients of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD/DAC), which is to be updated in accordance with regular OECD/DAC reviews of its list of aid recipients. |
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(1)

In accordance with Article 1(1) and Article 31(1) of the DCI, Annex II to the DCI contains a list of aid recipients of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD/DAC), which is to be updated in accordance with regular OECD/DAC reviews of its list of aid recipients.

| (2) | Further to an update of the list of aid recipients contained in Annex II to the DCI, the Commission should update its Annex I and inform Council and European Parliament thereof. |
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(2)

Further to an update of the list of aid recipients contained in Annex II to the DCI, the Commission should update its Annex I and inform Council and European Parliament thereof.

| (3) | It is therefore appropriate to delete Saudi Arabia from the list of aid recipients of the OECD/DAC as contained in Annex II to the DCI, and from the list of countries eligible under Article1(1) as contained in its Annex I. |
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(3)

It is therefore appropriate to delete Saudi Arabia from the list of aid recipients of the OECD/DAC as contained in Annex II to the DCI, and from the list of countries eligible under Article1(1) as contained in its Annex I.

| (4) | It is therefore appropriate to include Kosovo (2) in the list of ODA recipients of OECD/DAC as contained in Annex II to the DCI under the Lower Middle Income Countries and Territories. |
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(4)

It is therefore appropriate to include Kosovo (2) in the list of ODA recipients of OECD/DAC as contained in Annex II to the DCI under the Lower Middle Income Countries and Territories.

| (5) | It is also appropriate to update the footnotes in Annex II to the DCI pursuant to the OECD/DAC reviews. |
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(5)

It is also appropriate to update the footnotes in Annex II to the DCI pursuant to the OECD/DAC reviews.

| (6) | The European Parliament and the Council will be informed accordingly, |
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(6)

The European Parliament and the Council will be informed accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 is amended as follows:

| 1. | Annex I is replaced by the attached Annex I. |
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1.

Annex I is replaced by the attached Annex I.

| 2. | Annex II is replaced by the attached Annex II. |
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2.

Annex II is replaced by the attached Annex II.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 October 2009.

For the Commission

Karel DE GUCHT

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 378, 27.12.2006, p. 41.

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(2)  Under United Nations Security Resolution 1244/1999.

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ANNEX I

Countries eligible under Article 1(1)

Latin America

| 1. | Argentina |
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1.

| 2. | Bolivia |
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2.

| 3. | Brazil |
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3.

| 4. | Chile |
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4.

| 5. | Colombia |
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5.

| 6. | Costa Rica |
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6.

| 7. | Cuba |
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7.

| 8. | Ecuador |
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8.

| 9. | El Salvador |
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| 10. | Guatemala |
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| 11. | Honduras |
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| 12. | Mexico |
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12.

| 13. | Nicaragua |
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13.

| 14. | Panama |
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14.

| 15. | Paraguay |
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15.

| 16. | Peru |
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16.

| 17. | Uruguay |
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17.

| 18. | Venezuela |
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18.

Asia

| 19. | Afghanistan |
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19.

| 20. | Bangladesh |
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20.

| 21. | Bhutan |
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21.

| 22. | Cambodia |
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22.

| 23. | China |
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| 24. | India |
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24.

| 25. | Indonesia |
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25.

| 26. | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
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26.

| 27. | Laos |
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27.

| 28. | Malaysia |
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28.

| 29. | Maldives |
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29.

| 30. | Mongolia |
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| 31. | Myanmar |
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31.

| 32. | Nepal |
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32.

| 33. | Pakistan |
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| 34. | Philippines |
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34.

| 35. | Sri Lanka |
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35.

| 36. | Thailand |
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36.

| 37. | Vietnam |
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37.

Central Asia

| 38. | Kazakhstan |
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38.

| 39. | Kyrgyz Republic |
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| 40. | Tajikistan |
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| 41. | Turkmenistan |
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| 42. | Uzbekistan |
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42.

Middle East

| 43. | Iran |
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| 44. | Iraq |
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| 45. | Oman |
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| 46. | Yemen |
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Southern Africa

| 47. | South Africa |
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ANNEX II

OECD/DAC List of ODA recipients

Effective from 2008 for reporting on 2008, 2009 and 2010 flows

| Least Developed Countries | Other Low Income Countries
  (per capita GNI < USD 935 in 2007) | Lower Middle Income Countries and Territories
  (per capita GNI USD 936-USD 3 705 in 2007) | Upper Middle Income Countries and Territories
  (per capita GNI USD 3 706 -USD 11 455 in 2007) |
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| Afghanistan | Côte d’Ivoire | Albania | (*1) Anguilla |
| Angola | Ghana | Algeria | Antigua and Barbuda (1) |
| Bangladesh | Kenya | Armenia | Argentina |
| Benin | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | Azerbaijan | Barbados (2) |
| Bhutan | Kyrgyz Rep. | Bolivia | Belarus |
| Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Belize |
| Burundi | Pakistan | Cameroon | Botswana |
| Cambodia | Papua New Guinea | Cape Verde | Brazil |
| Central African Rep. | Tajikistan | China | Chile |
| Chad | Uzbekistan | Colombia | Cook Islands |
| Comoros | Vietnam | Congo, Rep. | Costa Rica |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | Zimbabwe | Dominican Republic | Croatia |
| Djibouti | | Ecuador | Cuba |
| Equatorial Guinea | | Egypt | Dominica |
| Eritrea | | El Salvador | Fiji |
| Ethiopia | | Georgia | Gabon |
| Gambia | | Guatemala | Grenada |
| Guinea | | Guyana | Jamaica |
| Guinea-Bissau | | Honduras | Kazakhstan |
| Haiti | | India | Lebanon |
| Kiribati | | Indonesia | Libya |
| Laos | | Iran | Malaysia |
| Lesotho | | Iraq | Mauritius |
| Liberia | | Jordan | (*1) Mayotte |
| Madagascar | | Kosovo (3) | Mexico |
| Malawi | | Marshall Islands | Montenegro |
| Maldives | | Micronesia, Federated States | (*1) Montserrat |
| Mali | | Moldova, Republic of | Nauru |
| Mauritania | | Mongolia | (1) Oman |
| Mozambique | | Morocco | Palau |
| Myanmar | | Namibia | Panama |
| Nepal | | Nicaragua | Serbia |
| Niger | | Niue | Seychelles |
| Rwanda | | occupied Palestinian Territory | South Africa |
| Samoa | | Paraguay | (*1) St. Helena |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | | Peru | St. Kitts-Nevis |
| Senegal | | Philippines | St. Lucia |
| Sierra Leone | | Sri Lanka | St. Vincent and Grenadines |
| Solomon Islands | | Swaziland | Suriname |
| Somalia | | Syria | Trinidad and Tobago (2) |
| Sudan | | Thailand | Turkey |
| Tanzania | | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Uruguay |
| Timor-Leste | | (*1) Tokelau | Venezuela |
| Togo | | Tonga | |
| Tuvalu | | Tunisia | |
| Uganda | | Turkmenistan | |
| Vanuatu | | Ukraine | |
| Yemen | | (*1) Wallis and Futuna | |
| Zambia | | | |

Least Developed Countries

Other Low Income Countries

(per capita GNI < USD 935 in 2007)

Lower Middle Income Countries and Territories

(per capita GNI USD 936-USD 3 705 in 2007)

Upper Middle Income Countries and Territories

(per capita GNI USD 3 706 -USD 11 455 in 2007)

Afghanistan

Côte d’Ivoire

Albania

(*1) Anguilla

Angola

Ghana

Algeria

Antigua and Barbuda (1)

Bangladesh

Kenya

Armenia

Argentina

Benin

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of

Azerbaijan

Barbados (2)

Bhutan

Kyrgyz Rep.

Bolivia

Belarus

Burkina Faso

Nigeria

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Belize

Burundi

Pakistan

Cameroon

Botswana

Cambodia

Papua New Guinea

Cape Verde

Brazil

Central African Rep.

Tajikistan

China

Chile

Chad

Uzbekistan

Colombia

Cook Islands

Comoros

Vietnam

Congo, Rep.

Costa Rica

Congo, Dem. Rep.

Zimbabwe

Dominican Republic

Croatia

Djibouti

Ecuador

Cuba

Equatorial Guinea

Egypt

Dominica

Eritrea

El Salvador

Fiji

Ethiopia

Georgia

Gabon

Gambia

Guatemala

Grenada

Guinea

Guyana

Jamaica

Guinea-Bissau

Honduras

Kazakhstan

Haiti

India

Lebanon

Kiribati

Indonesia

Libya

Laos

Iran

Malaysia

Lesotho

Iraq

Mauritius

Liberia

Jordan

(*1) Mayotte

Madagascar

Kosovo (3)

Mexico

Malawi

Marshall Islands

Montenegro

Maldives

Micronesia, Federated States

(*1) Montserrat

Mali

Moldova, Republic of

Nauru

Mauritania

Mongolia

(1) Oman

Mozambique

Morocco

Palau

Myanmar

Namibia

Panama

Nepal

Nicaragua

Serbia

Niger

Niue

Seychelles

Rwanda

occupied Palestinian Territory

South Africa

Samoa

Paraguay

(*1) St. Helena

São Tomé and Príncipe

Peru

St. Kitts-Nevis

Senegal

Philippines

St. Lucia

Sierra Leone

Sri Lanka

St. Vincent and Grenadines

Solomon Islands

Swaziland

Suriname

Somalia

Syria

Trinidad and Tobago (2)

Sudan

Thailand

Turkey

Tanzania

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Uruguay

Timor-Leste

(*1) Tokelau

Venezuela

Togo

Tonga

Tuvalu

Tunisia

Uganda

Turkmenistan

Vanuatu

Ukraine

Yemen

(*1) Wallis and Futuna

Zambia

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(*1)  Territory.

(1)  Antigua & Barbuda and Oman exceeded the high income country threshold in 2007. In accordance with the DAC rules for revision of this list, both will graduate from the list in 2011 if they remain high income countries until 2010.

(2)  Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago exceeded the high income country threshold in 2006 and 2007. In accordance with the DAC rules for revision of this list, both will graduate from the list in 2011 if they remain high income countries until 2010.

(3)  Under United Nations Security Resolution 1244/1999.

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