Document ID: 32009D0545

COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 July 2009
fixing the annual breakdown per Member State of the amount referred to in Article 69(2a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 concerning support to rural development and amending Commission Decision 2006/636/EC
(notified under document number C(2009) 5307)
(2009/545/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
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(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Following the introduction of the new modulation rules, established in Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (2), Commission Decision 2006/410/EC (3) has been replaced by Commission Decision 2009/379/EC of 11 May 2009 setting the amounts which, pursuant to Council Regulations (EC) No 1782/2003, (EC) No 378/2007, (EC) No 479/2008 and (EC) No 73/2009 are made available to the EAFRD and the amounts available for EAGF expenditure (4).
(2)
Following the increasing of the total amounts of commitment appropriations by EUR 600 million and by EUR 420 million for the years 2009 and 2010 respectively, decided in the framework of the agreement on the European Economic Recovery Plan (EERP), Council Decision 2006/493/EC (5) was amended by Council Decision 2009/434/EC (6). In order to ensure consistency, such amounts should be set out by Member State following the current repartition criteria.
(3)
Following the adoption of Decision 2009/379/EC and Decision 2009/434/EC the amounts made available to EAFRD should be adapted and added to the annual breakdowns of Community support for rural development.
(4)
Commission Decision 2006/636/EC of 12 September 2006 fixing the annual breakdown by Member State of the amount for Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 (7) should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The amount referred to in Article 69(2a) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 is set out per years and by Member State in Annex I to this Decision.
Article 2
The Annex to Decision 2006/636/EC is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision shall apply from the 2009 financial year.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 July 2009.

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