Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 2006/493/EC laying down the amount of Community support for rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective
Date: 2008-06-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, aid programme, aid recipient, commitment of expenditure, distribution of aid, fund (EU), rural development

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 10.6.2008 
COM(2008) 346 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

amending Decision 2006/493/EC laying down the amount of Community support for 
rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, its annual 
breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the 
Convergence Objective 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Decision 2006/493/EC laying down the amount of Community support for rural development 
for  the  period  from  1 January  2007  to  31 December  2013,  its  annual  breakdown  and  the 
minimum  amount  to  be  concentrated  in  regions  eligible  under  the  Convergence  Objective 
requires amendment in order to take account of the Budgetary Authority's decision to transfer 
certain  commitment  appropriations  from  2007  to  2008  and  subsequent  years.  These 
appropriations  concern  the  Romanian  Rural  Development  Programme,  thirteen Spanish 
programmes and one Portuguese programme. These appropriations could not be committed in 
2007 due to the late approval of the programmes, which can be explained by various factors 
connected  in  particular  with  the  choice  of  a  two-level  programming  strategy,  the  late 
submission of the programming documents on account of the specific institutional constraints 
of  each  Member  State  and  the  length  of  certain  discussions  between  the  Member  States 
concerned  and  the  Commission  departments  regarding  particular  issues.  The  appropriations 
relating  to  these  15 programmes  must  therefore  be  reallocated  to  the  period  from  1 January 
2008 to 31 December 2013. The figures included in the Annex to this proposal for a Decision 
are given at both 2004 prices and current prices. 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

amending Decision 2006/493/EC laying down the amount of Community support for 
rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, its annual 
breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the 
Convergence Objective 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 1698/2005  of  20 September  2005  on  support 
for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)1, 
and in particular Article 69(1) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission2, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

Council  Decision  2006/493/EC  of  19 June  2006  laying  down  the  amount  of 
Community  support  for  rural  development  for  the  period  from  1 January  2007  to 
31 December 2013, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated 
in  regions  eligible  under  the  Convergence  Objective3  lays  down  the  amount  of 
Community  support  for  rural  development  for  the  period  from  1 January  2007  to 
31 December 2013, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated 
in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective. 

the  Budgetary  Authority  has  decided 

Since 
transfer  certain  commitment 
appropriations  for  Community  support  for  rural  development  under  Regulation  (EC) 
No 1698/2005 which were not used in 2007, in accordance with paragraph 48 of the 
Interinstitutional  Agreement  between  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council  and  the 
Commission  on  budgetary  discipline  and  sound  financial  management4,  Decision 
2006/493/EC  should  be  amended  in  order  to  reallocate  those  appropriations  to  the 
period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2013. 

to 

(3) 

Decision 2006/493/EC should therefore be amended accordingly, 

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OJ  L  277,  21.10.2005,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  146/2008  (OJ  L  46, 
21.2.2008, p. 1). 
OJ C …, …, p. …. 
OJ L 195, 15.7.2006, p. 22. 
OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. 

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

Article 1 

The Annex to Decision 2006/493/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. 

Article 2 

This Decision shall apply as from budget year 2008. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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Total amount of commitment appropriations for 2007–13, annual breakdown and minimum amount to be concentrated  
in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective (*) 

ANNEX 

2004 prices in EUR 
(**) 

Total amount for EU-25 
plus Bulgaria and 
Romania 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

Total 

9 325 497 783 

10 788 767 263 

10 515 007 756 

10 278 583 653 

9 824 886 713 

9 588 187 168 

9 356 225 581 

69 677 155 918 

Minimum amount for regions eligible under the Convergence Objective 

27 676 975 284 

Total amount of commitment appropriations for 2007–13, annual breakdown and minimum amount to be concentrated  
in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective (*) 

current prices in EUR 
(**) 

Total amount for EU-25 
plus Bulgaria and 
Romania 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

Total 

9 896 292 851 

11 678 108 653 

11 609 418 209 

11 575 354 634 

11 285 706 554 

11 234 089 442 

11 181 555 662 

78 460 526 005 

Minimum amount for regions eligible under the Convergence Objective 

31 232 644 963 

Before compulsory modulation and other transfers from market-related expenditure and direct payments of the common agricultural policy to rural development 

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(**)  Amounts are rounded to the nearest euro. 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

BUDGET HEADING: 
05 04 05 01 

2008 APPROPRIATIONS: 
CA: EUR 13 274 839 325 
(taking account of amending budget 
No 2 to the 2008 general budget; 
modulation and transfers under 
Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003) 
PA: EUR 9 396 700 000 

TITLE: 
Council Decision amending Decision 2006/493/EC laying down the amount of Community support for 
rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, its annual breakdown and 
the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective 
LEGAL BASIS: 
Article 69(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 
AIMS: 
To adapt Decision 2006/493/EC to take account of the reprogramming of appropriations in accordance 
with  paragraph  48  of  the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  on  budgetary  discipline  and  sound  financial 
management 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS (1)  

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

5.0 

12-MONTH 
PERIOD 

(EUR million) 

– 

– 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
2008 
(EUR million) 
– 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
2008 
(EUR million) 
10 515 
CA: 
7 466 
PA: 

– 

– 

CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 

EXPENDITURE 
– 
(2004 prices) 
– 
– 

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES 
OTHER 

5.1  REVENUE 

OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 

– 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
– 

NATIONAL 

5.0.1  ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE (2004 prices) 

CA (commitment appropriations) 
PA (payment appropriations) 

5.1.1  ESTIMATED REVENUE 
5.2  METHOD OF CALCULATION: 

– 

2010 

2011 

2012 

2013 

10 279 
8 615 
– 

9 825 
8 949 
– 

9 588 
8 949 
– 

9 356 
9 217 
– 

6.0  CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE 

RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.1  CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF 

THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.2  WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY? 
6.3  WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS? 

YES NO 

YES NO 
YES NO 
YES NO 

OBSERVATIONS: 
(1)  The transfer of 2007 appropriations to 2008 and subsequent years entails a slight decrease in the overall 
amount for the 2007-2013 period at 2004 prices. This also applies to the minimum amount for regions 
eligible  under  the  Convergence  Objective.  However,  the  Annex  now  includes  both  2004  prices  and 
current prices in order to provide a full picture. In all cases, the Annex reflects the adaptation of financial 
envelopes following the reprogramming of unused 2007 appropriations. 

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