22.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 367/23
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1944/2006
of 19 December 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 37 and 299(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas:
(1) Article 69(6) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (3) fixes the ceiling of total annual allocations of Community structural spending for any Member State and Article 70(3) and (4) of that Regulation set out the EAFRD contribution rates.
(2) In the Financial Framework 2007-2013 agreed upon by the European Council in December 2005, the ceilings of annual appropriations of Community structural spending, which are to be applicable to each individual Member State, were fixed at a level different from that of the ceiling fixed in Article 69(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
(3) In accordance with the Financial Framework 2007-2013, an amount of EUR 320 million, which may not be subject to the national co-financing requirement as provided for in Article 70(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, was allocated to Portugal.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 should be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 shall be amended as follows:
1. In Article 69 paragraph 6 shall be replaced by the following:
— for Member States whose average 2001-2003 GNI per capita (PPS) is below 40 % of the EU-25 average: 3,7893 % of their GDP,
— for Member States whose average 2001-2003 GNI per capita (PPS) is equal to or above 40 % and below 50 % of the EU-25 average: 3,7135 % of their GDP,
— for Member States whose average 2001-2003 GNI per capita (PPS) is equal to or above 50 % and below 55 % of the EU-25 average: 3,6188 % of their GDP,
— for Member States whose average 2001-2003 GNI per capita (PPS) is equal to or above 55 % and below 60 % of the EU-25 average: 3,5240 % of their GDP,
— for Member States whose average 2001-2003 GNI per capita (PPS) is equal to or above 60 % and below 65 % of the EU-25 average: 3,4293 % of their GDP,
— for Member States whose average 2001-2003 GNI per capita (PPS) is equal to or above 65 % and below 70 % of the EU-25 average: 3,3346 % of their GDP,
— for Member States whose average 2001-2003 GNI per capita (PPS) is equal to or above 70 % and below 75 % of the EU-25 average: 3,2398 % of their GDP,
— thereafter, the maximum level of transfer is reduced by 0,09 percentage points of GDP for each increment of 5 percentage points of average 2001-2003 per capita GNI (PPS) as compared to the EU-25 average.
2. The following paragraph shall be inserted in Article 70:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.