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| 14.2.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 43/28 |
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14.2.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 43/28

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 127/2013

of 13 February 2013

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

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

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), and in particular Article 1(1) and the third subparagraph of Article 31(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishes a list of eligible countries based on the list of aid recipients of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD/DAC), which is to be amended by the Commission pursuant to regular OECD/DAC reviews of its list of aid recipients. |
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(1)

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishes a list of eligible countries based on the list of aid recipients of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD/DAC), which is to be amended by the Commission pursuant to regular OECD/DAC reviews of its list of aid recipients.

| (2) | For the purpose of defining persons eligible to participate in the award of procurement or grant contracts, Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishes the list of aid recipients of the OECD/DAC, which is to be published and updated pursuant to the same reviews. |
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(2)

For the purpose of defining persons eligible to participate in the award of procurement or grant contracts, Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishes the list of aid recipients of the OECD/DAC, which is to be published and updated pursuant to the same reviews.

| (3) | Further to a revision of the list of aid recipients of the OECD/DAC, the Commission should amend Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 and inform the Council and the European Parliament thereof. The Commission should also update and publish Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 and inform the Council and the European Parliament thereof. |
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(3)

Further to a revision of the list of aid recipients of the OECD/DAC, the Commission should amend Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 and inform the Council and the European Parliament thereof. The Commission should also update and publish Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 and inform the Council and the European Parliament thereof.

| (4) | It is therefore appropriate to delete Oman from the list of countries eligible under Article 1(1) set out in Annex I, and update Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 accordingly. |
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(4)

It is therefore appropriate to delete Oman from the list of countries eligible under Article 1(1) set out in Annex I, and update Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 accordingly.

| (5) | The European Parliament and the Council will be informed accordingly, |
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(5)

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 Annex I to this Regulation. |
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1.

Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.

| 2. | Annex II is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation. |
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2.

Annex II is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of 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, 13 February 2013.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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

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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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9.

| 10. | Guatemala |
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10.

| 11. | Honduras |
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11.

| 12. | Mexico |
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12.

| 13. | Nicaragua |
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| 14. | Panama |
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14.

| 15. | Paraguay |
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| 16. | Peru |
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| 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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30.

| 31. | Myanmar |
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31.

| 32. | Nepal |
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32.

| 33. | Pakistan |
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33.

| 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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43.

| 44. | Iraq |
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44.

| 45. | Yemen |
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Southern Africa

| 46. | South Africa |
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ANNEX II

OECD/DAC LIST OF ODA RECIPIENTS

Effective for reporting on 2011, 2012 and 2013 flows

| Least Developed Countries | Other Low Income Countries
  (per capita GNI < USD 1 005 in 2010) | Lower Middle Income Countries and Territories
  (per capita GNI USD 1 006 - USD 3 975 in 2010) | Upper Middle Income Countries and Territories
  (per capita GNI USD 3 976 - USD 12 275 in 2007) |
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| Afghanistan | Kenya | Armenia | Albania |
| Angola | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | Belize | Algeria |
| Bangladesh | Kyrgyz Rep. | Bolivia | (*1) Anguilla |
| Benin | South Sudan | Cameroon | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Bhutan | Tajikistan | Cape Verde | Argentina |
| Burkina Faso | Zimbabwe | Congo, Rep. | Azerbaijan |
| Burundi | | Côte d’Ivoire | Belarus |
| Cambodia | | Egypt | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Central African Rep. | | El Salvador | Botswana |
| Chad | | Fiji | Brazil |
| Comoros | | Georgia | Chile |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | | Ghana | China |
| Djibouti | | Guatemala | Colombia |
| Equatorial Guinea | | Guyana | Cook Islands |
| Eritrea | | Honduras | Costa Rica |
| Ethiopia | | India | Cuba |
| Gambia | | Indonesia | Dominica |
| Guinea | | Iraq | Dominican Republic |
| Guinea-Bissau | | Kosovo (1) | Ecuador |
| Haiti | | Marshall Islands | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| Kiribati | | Micronesia, Federated States | Gabon |
| Laos | | Moldova | Grenada |
| Lesotho | | Mongolia | Iran |
| Liberia | | Morocco | Jamaica |
| Madagascar | | Nicaragua | Jordan |
| Malawi | | Nigeria | Kazakhstan |
| Mali | | Pakistan | Lebanon |
| Mauritania | | Papua New Guinea | Libya |
| Mozambique | | Paraguay | Malaysia |
| Myanmar | | Philippines | Maldives |
| Nepal | | Sri Lanka | Mauritius |
| Niger | | Swaziland | Mexico |
| Rwanda | | Syria | Montenegro |
| Samoa | | (*1) Tokelau | (*1) Montserrat |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | | Tonga | Namibia |
| Senegal | | Turkmenistan | Nauru |
| Sierra Leone | | Ukraine | Niue |
| Solomon Islands | | Uzbekistan | Palau |
| Somalia | | Vietnam | Panama |
| Sudan | | West Bank and Gaza Strip | Peru |
| Tanzania | | | Serbia |
| Timor-Leste | | | Seychelles |
| Togo | | | South Africa |
| Tuvalu | | | (*1) St. Helena |
| Uganda | | | St. Kitts-Nevis |
| Vanuatu | | | St. Lucia |
| Yemen | | | St. Vincent and Grenadines |
| Zambia | | | Suriname |
| | | | Thailand |
| | | | Tunisia |
| | | | Turkey |
| | | | Uruguay |
| | | | Venezuela |
| | | | (*1) Wallis and Futuna |

Least Developed Countries

Other Low Income Countries

(per capita GNI < USD 1 005 in 2010)

Lower Middle Income Countries and Territories

(per capita GNI USD 1 006 - USD 3 975 in 2010)

Upper Middle Income Countries and Territories

(per capita GNI USD 3 976 - USD 12 275 in 2007)

Afghanistan

Kenya

Armenia

Albania

Angola

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of

Belize

Algeria

Bangladesh

Kyrgyz Rep.

Bolivia

(*1) Anguilla

Benin

South Sudan

Cameroon

Antigua and Barbuda

Bhutan

Tajikistan

Cape Verde

Argentina

Burkina Faso

Zimbabwe

Congo, Rep.

Azerbaijan

Burundi

Côte d’Ivoire

Belarus

Cambodia

Egypt

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Central African Rep.

El Salvador

Botswana

Chad

Fiji

Brazil

Comoros

Georgia

Chile

Congo, Dem. Rep.

Ghana

China

Djibouti

Guatemala

Colombia

Equatorial Guinea

Guyana

Cook Islands

Eritrea

Honduras

Costa Rica

Ethiopia

India

Cuba

Gambia

Indonesia

Dominica

Guinea

Iraq

Dominican Republic

Guinea-Bissau

Kosovo (1)

Ecuador

Haiti

Marshall Islands

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Kiribati

Micronesia, Federated States

Gabon

Laos

Moldova

Grenada

Lesotho

Mongolia

Iran

Liberia

Morocco

Jamaica

Madagascar

Nicaragua

Jordan

Malawi

Nigeria

Kazakhstan

Mali

Pakistan

Lebanon

Mauritania

Papua New Guinea

Libya

Mozambique

Paraguay

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Maldives

Nepal

Sri Lanka

Mauritius

Niger

Swaziland

Mexico

Rwanda

Syria

Montenegro

Samoa

(*1) Tokelau

(*1) Montserrat

São Tomé and Príncipe

Tonga

Namibia

Senegal

Turkmenistan

Nauru

Sierra Leone

Ukraine

Niue

Solomon Islands

Uzbekistan

Palau

Somalia

Vietnam

Panama

Sudan

West Bank and Gaza Strip

Peru

Tanzania

Serbia

Timor-Leste

Seychelles

Togo

South Africa

Tuvalu

(*1) St. Helena

Uganda

St. Kitts-Nevis

Vanuatu

St. Lucia

Yemen

St. Vincent and Grenadines

Zambia

Suriname

Thailand

Tunisia

Turkey

Uruguay

Venezuela

(*1) Wallis and Futuna

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(*1)  Territory.

(1)  This is without prejudice to the status of Kosovo under international law.

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