2006/103/EC: Commission Decision of  14 February 2006  adjusting the thresholds referred to in Articles 157(b) and 158(1)(a) and (c) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation

16.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 46/52
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 February 2006
adjusting the thresholds referred to in Articles 157(b) and 158(1)(a) and (c) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation
(2006/103/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and in particular Article 271 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 271(2) stipulates that the thresholds applicable to public procurement contracts are to be adjusted every two years pursuant to the provisions of the directives on the coordination of public procurement procedures.
(2) The euro equivalents of the thresholds fixed in Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) apply from 1 January 2006,