Regulation (EC) No 1928/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania
Date: 2006-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: Bulgaria, EU statistics, Romania, agricultural statistics, agricultural structure, economic survey, inclusion in the budget

30.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 406/7

REGULATION (EC) No 1928/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 20 December 2006

on amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organisation of Community surveys on the
structure of agricultural holdings, as regards the financial framework for the period 2007-2009 and
the maximum Community contribution for Bulgaria and Romania

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania,
and in particular Article 56 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251
of the Treaty (1),

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 (2) provides for the
Member States to be reimbursed up to a maximum amount
per survey, as a contribution to expenses incurred.

(2)

In order to carry out the surveys on the structure of
agricultural holdings, considerable funding will be required
from the Member States and from the Community to meet
the information requirements of the Community institu-
tions.

(3) With a view to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania and
to conducting surveys on the structure of agricultural
holdings in these new Member States in 2007,
is
appropriate to provide for a maximum Community
contribution per survey;
this adaptation is needed by
reason of accession and has not been provided for in the
Act of Accession.

it

(4)

This Regulation lays down,
the
programme, a financial envelope constituting the prime

the remainder of

for

reference for the budgetary authority during the annual
budgetary procedure, within the meaning of point 37 of the
Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the
European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on
budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3),

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 is amended as follows:

1)

the following indents are added to the first subparagraph:

‘— EUR 2 000 000 for Bulgaria,

— EUR 2 000 000 for Romania.’;

2)

the third, fourth and fifth subparagraphs of paragraph 1 are
replaced by the following:

‘The financial envelope for the implementation of
this
programme, including the appropriations necessary for the
management of
the Eurofarm project, shall be set at
EUR 20 400 000 for the period 2007-2009.

The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the
the financial
budgetary authority within the limits of
framework.’.

Article 2

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

Article 1(1) shall apply as from 1 January 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2006.

For the European Parliament
The President
J. BORRELL FONTELLES

For the Council
The President
J. KERKEAOJA

(1) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 December 2006 (not yet
Journal) and Council Decision of

published in the Official
20 December 2006.

(2) OJ L 56, 2.3.1988, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission

Regulation (EC) No 204/2006 (OJ L 34, 7.2.2006, p. 3).

(3) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.