2006/593/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)
Date: 2006-08-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund, commitment of expenditure, competitiveness, distribution of aid, eligible region, employment aid, financial aid, regional aid

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COMMISSION

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,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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)

(2)

(3)

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

competitiveness

the Regional

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
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.

that Regulation. Pursuant

to Article 4(2),

Pursuant
to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No
the resources available for
1083/2006, 15,95 % of
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 transi-
tional and specific support referred to in Article 8(2) of
that Regulation.

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

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

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 meth-
to Regulation (EC) No
odology set out
1083/2006.

in Annex II

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

the method

for

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.

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

transfer

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.

resources

to Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No
Pursuant
for
the
1083/2006, 0,25 % of
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,

available

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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
commitment
paragraph shall be as set out in Table 2 of Annex I.

the
referred to in the previous

appropriations

employment objective as referred to in Article 8(2) of Regu-
lation (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
commitment
paragraph shall be as set out in Table 2 of Annex II.

the
referred to in the previous

appropriations

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 August 2006.

Article 2

The indicative amounts by Member State of the commitment
appropriations for the transitional and specific support from the
the Regional competitiveness and
Structural Funds under

For the Commission

Danuta HÜBNER
Member of the Commission

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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

TABLE 1 — Amount of appropriations (2004 prices)

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

(EUR)

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19

20

26

27

99 749 993

434 492 233

299 250 000

250 372 500

Member State

Ellada

España

Ireland

Italia

Kypros

Regions eligible
under the transi-
tional regime of
the Regional
competitiveness
and employment
objective

582 395 315

3 649 807 023

418 744 086

626 325 208

361 895 758

Magyarorszag

1 720 653 088

139 732 594

Portugal

347 157 850

Suomi-Finland

324 544 537

United Kingdom

880 529 981

58 848 251

164 835 524

Total

8 912 052 846

139 732 594

99 749 993

658 176 008

299 250 000

250 372 500

Member State

Ellada

España

Ireland

Italia

Kypros

TABLE 2 — Yearly breakdown of appropriations (2004 prices)

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

(EUR)

205 317 626

157 827 178

110 336 730

62 846 282

15 355 833

15 355 833

15 355 833

1 206 899 743

986 622 023

766 344 304

546 066 584

325 788 865

325 788 865

325 788 865

143 368 343

110 877 547

78 386 752

45 895 958

13 405 162

13 405 162

13 405 162

216 111 659

180 773 664

145 435 670

110 097 675

74 759 680

74 759 680

74 759 680

101 752 415

82 287 352

62 822 288

43 357 223

23 892 160

23 892 160

23 892 160

Magyarorszag

646 048 749

498 162 329

350 275 909

202 389 488

54 503 069

54 503 069

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

37 227 383

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