Regulation (EC) No 1890/2006 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 aid, Romania, agricultural holding, agricultural statistics, agricultural structure, economic survey, financial aid

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REGULATION (EC) No 1890/2006 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 EURO-
PEAN UNION,

(4)

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

This Regulation lays down, for the remainder of the pro-
gramme, a financial envelope constituting the prime ref-
erence 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 Commis-
sion on budgetary discipline and sound financial
management (3),

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

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Article 1

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

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

Whereas:

1)

the following indents are added to the first subparagraph of
Article 14(1):

(1)

(2)

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.

‘— EUR 2 000 000 for Bulgaria,

In order to carry out the surveys on the structure of agri-
cultural holdings, considerable funding will be required
from the Member States and from the Community to meet
the
the Community
institutions.

information requirements of

2)

in Article 14, the third, fourth and fifth subparagraphs of
paragraph 1 are replaced by the following:

— EUR 2 000 000 for Romania.’;

(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, it is appro-
priate to provide for a maximum Community contribu-
tion per survey; this adaptation is needed by reason of
accession and has not been provided for in the Act of
Accession.

(1) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 December 2006 (not yet

published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of….

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

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

The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the bud-
getary authority within the
financial
framework.’.

limits of

the

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

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

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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. KORKEAOJA