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Document 32006D0597

    2006/597/EC: Commission Decision of 4 August 2006 drawing up the list of regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds on a transitional and specific basis under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period 2007-2013 (notified under document number C(2006) 3480)

    OJ L 243, 6.9.2006, p. 49–50 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
    OJ L 142M, 5.6.2007, p. 30–31 (MT)

    This document has been published in a special edition(s) (BG, RO, HR)

    Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/12/2013

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2006/597/oj

    6.9.2006   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 243/49


    COMMISSION DECISION

    of 4 August 2006

    drawing up the list of regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds on a transitional and specific basis under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period 2007-2013

    (notified under document number C(2006) 3480)

    (2006/597/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 8(4) thereof,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Pursuant to point (b) of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 the Regional competitiveness and employment objective aims at strengthening the competitiveness and attractiveness of regions.

    (2)

    Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 the NUTS level II regions totally covered by Objective 1 in 2006 under Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (2) whose nominal per capita gross domestic product (GDP) level, measured and calculated according to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, will exceed 75 % of the average GDP of the EU 15 shall be eligible, on a transitional and specific basis, for financing by the Structural Funds under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective.

    (3)

    Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, Cyprus shall also benefit in 2007-2013 from the transitional financing applicable to the regions referred to in the first subparagraph of the same Article.

    (4)

    It is necessary to establish the lists of eligible regions accordingly,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

    Article 1

    The regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective on a transitional and specific basis, as referred to in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, shall be those listed in the Annex to this Decision.

    Article 2

    This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 4 August 2006.

    For the Commission

    Danuta HÜBNER

    Member of the Commission


    (1)   OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.

    (2)   OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 (OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1).


    ANNEX

    List of NUTS II regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds on a transitional and specific basis under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013

    GR24

    Sterea Ellada

    GR42

    Notio Aigaio

    ES41

    Castilla y León

    ES52

    Comunidad Valenciana

    ES70

    Canarias

    IE01

    Border, Midland and Western

    ITG2

    Sardegna

    CY00

    Kypros/Kıbrıs

    HU10

    Közép-Magyarország

    PT30

    Região Autónoma da Madeira

    FI13

    Itä-Suomi

    UKD5

    Merseyside

    UKE3

    South Yorkshire


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