CELEX: 32007D0190
Language: en
Date: 2007-03-26 00:00:00
Title: 2007/190/EC: Commission Decision of 26 March 2007 amending Decision 2006/769/EC drawing up the list of regions and areas eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund under the cross-border and transnational strands of the European territorial cooperation objective for the period 2007 to 2013 as concerns Bulgaria and Romania (notified under document number C(2007) 1284)

28.3.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 87/16
            
         
      COMMISSION DECISION
   
   of 26 March 2007
   amending Decision 2006/769/EC drawing up the list of regions and areas eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund under the cross-border and transnational strands of the European territorial cooperation objective for the period 2007 to 2013 as concerns Bulgaria and Romania
   (notified under document number C(2007) 1284)
   (2007/190/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   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 7 thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               By Commission Decision 2006/769/EC (2) a list of regions and areas eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund under the cross-border and transnational strands of the European territorial cooperation objective for the period 2007 to 2013 was established.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, regions and areas from those Member States should be added to the list of regions and areas eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund under the cross-border and transnational strands of the European territorial cooperation objective.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Coordination Committee of the Funds.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Decision 2006/769/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               For reasons of clarity and legal certainty, this Decision should apply from the date of accession of Bulgaria and Romania,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Decision 2006/769/EC is amended as follows:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annex I is amended as follows:
               
                           (a)
                        
                        
                           the following entries are inserted after the entry ‘BE353 Arr. Philippeville’:
                           
                                       ‘BG311
                                    
                                    
                                       Vidin
                                    
                                 
                                       BG312
                                    
                                    
                                       Montana
                                    
                                 
                                       BG313
                                    
                                    
                                       Vratsa
                                    
                                 
                                       BG314
                                    
                                    
                                       Pleven
                                    
                                 
                                       BG321
                                    
                                    
                                       Veliko Tarnovo
                                    
                                 
                                       BG323
                                    
                                    
                                       Ruse
                                    
                                 
                                       BG325
                                    
                                    
                                       Silistra
                                    
                                 
                                       BG332
                                    
                                    
                                       Dobrich
                                    
                                 
                                       BG413
                                    
                                    
                                       Blagoevgrad
                                    
                                 
                                       BG422
                                    
                                    
                                       Haskovo
                                    
                                 
                                       BG424
                                    
                                    
                                       Smolyan
                                    
                                 
                                       BG425
                                    
                                    
                                       Kardzhali’;
                                    
                                 
                     
                           (b)
                        
                        
                           the following entries are inserted after the entry ‘PT184 Baixo Alentejo’:
                           
                                       ‘RO111
                                    
                                    
                                       Bihor
                                    
                                 
                                       RO115
                                    
                                    
                                       Satu Mare
                                    
                                 
                                       RO223
                                    
                                    
                                       Constanța
                                    
                                 
                                       RO312
                                    
                                    
                                       Călărași
                                    
                                 
                                       RO314
                                    
                                    
                                       Giurgiu
                                    
                                 
                                       RO317
                                    
                                    
                                       Teleorman
                                    
                                 
                                       RO411
                                    
                                    
                                       Dolj
                                    
                                 
                                       RO413
                                    
                                    
                                       Mehedinți
                                    
                                 
                                       RO414
                                    
                                    
                                       Olt
                                    
                                 
                                       RO421
                                    
                                    
                                       Arad
                                    
                                 
                                       RO424
                                    
                                    
                                       Timiș’.
                                    
                                 
                     
         
               2.
            
            
               In Annex II, the list of areas under the heading ‘SOUTH EAST EUROPE’ is amended as follows:
               
                           (a)
                        
                        
                           the following entries are inserted before the entry ‘GR11 Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki’:
                           
                                       ‘BG31
                                    
                                    
                                       Severozapaden
                                    
                                 
                                       BG32
                                    
                                    
                                       Severen tsentralen
                                    
                                 
                                       BG33
                                    
                                    
                                       Severoiztochen
                                    
                                 
                                       BG34
                                    
                                    
                                       Yugoiztochen
                                    
                                 
                                       BG41
                                    
                                    
                                       Yugozapaden
                                    
                                 
                                       BG42
                                    
                                    
                                       Yuzhen tsentralen’;
                                    
                                 
                     
                           (b)
                        
                        
                           the following entries are inserted after the entry ‘AT34 Vorarlberg’:
                           
                                       ‘RO11
                                    
                                    
                                       Nord-Vest
                                    
                                 
                                       RO12
                                    
                                    
                                       Centru
                                    
                                 
                                       RO21
                                    
                                    
                                       Nord-Est
                                    
                                 
                                       RO22
                                    
                                    
                                       Sud-Est
                                    
                                 
                                       RO31
                                    
                                    
                                       Sud-Muntenia
                                    
                                 
                                       RO32
                                    
                                    
                                       București-Ilfov
                                    
                                 
                                       RO41
                                    
                                    
                                       Sud-Vest Oltenia
                                    
                                 
                                       RO42
                                    
                                    
                                       Vest’.
                                    
                                 
                     
         Article 2
   This Decision shall apply from the 1 January 2007.
   Article 3
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
   
      Done at Brussels, 26 March 2007.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Danuta HÜBNER
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1989/2006 (OJ L 411, 30.12.2006, p. 6).
   
      (2)  OJ L 312, 11.11.2006, p. 47.