Commission Decision of 4 August 2006 fixing an indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period 2007-2013 (notified under document number C(2006) 3472) (2006/593/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 18(2) thereof,

Whereas:

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.
Pursuant to point (b) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund contribute towards achieving the objectives referred to in point (b) of Article 3(2) of that Regulation. Pursuant to Article 4(2), the Cohesion Fund also intervenes in those regions not eligible for support under the Convergence objective which belong to Member States eligible for support under that Fund.
Pursuant to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, 15,95 % of the resources available for commitment from the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund (hereinafter the Funds) for the period 2007 to 2013 are to be allocated to the Regional competitiveness and employment objective, including 21,14 % for the transitional and specific support referred to in Article 8(2) of that Regulation.
It is necessary to make indicative breakdowns by Member States of the resources to be allocated to the Regional competitiveness and employment objective. Pursuant to Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, this should be done in accordance with the criteria and methodology set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006.
The fourth point of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 establishes the method for allocating available resources to the Member States and regions eligible for funding pursuant to Article 6 of that Regulation.
Point 6(b) of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 establishes the method for determining the allocations under the transitional supports referred to in Article 8(2) of that Regulation.
Point 7 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 determines the maximum level of transfer from the Funds to each individual Member State.
Points 12 to 31 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 fix the amounts pertaining to certain specific cases for the period 2007 to 2013.
Pursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, 0,25 % of the resources available for commitment from the Funds for the period 2007 to 2013 shall be devoted to finance technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission; the indicative allocation by Member States should therefore be exclusive of the amount corresponding to technical assistance,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The indicative amounts by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective as referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, including the additional amounts fixed in Annex II to that Regulation, shall be as set out in Table 1 of Annex I.

The annual breakdown by Member State by year of the commitment appropriations referred to in the previous paragraph shall be as set out in Table 2 of Annex I.

Article 2

The indicative amounts by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the transitional and specific support from the Structural Funds under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective as referred to in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, including the additional amounts fixed in Annex II to that Regulation, shall be as set out in Table 1 of Annex II.

The annual breakdown by Member State by year of the commitment appropriations referred to in the previous paragraph shall be as set out in Table 2 of Annex II.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

ANNEX I

Indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the regions eligible for funding from the Structural Funds under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013

TABLE 1 — Amount of appropriations (2004 prices)
Member State	Regions eligible under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective	Additional funding referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 under point:
Member State		10	16	20	23	25	26	28	29
(EUR)
Belgique/België	1 264 522 294
Česká republika	172 351 284	4 633 651	199 500 000
Danmark	452 135 320
Deutschland	8 273 934 718					74 812 500
España	2 925 887 307						199 500 000
France	9 000 763 163								99 750 000
Éire/Ireland	260 155 399
Italia	4 539 667 937							209 475 000
Luxembourg	44 796 164
Nederland	1 472 879 499
Österreich	761 883 269					149 625 000
Portugal	435 196 895
Slovensko	398 057 758	7 006 030
Suomi/Finland	778 631 938			153 552 511
Sverige	1 077 567 589			215 598 656	149 624 993
United Kingdom	5 335 717 800
Total	37 194 148 334	11 639 681	199 500 000	369 151 167	149 624 993	224 437 500	199 500 000	209 475 000	99 750 000

Member State	TABLE 2 — Yearly breakdown of appropriations (2004 prices)
Member State	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
(EUR)
Belgique/België	180 646 042	180 646 042	180 646 042	180 646 042	180 646 042	180 646 042	180 646 042
Česká republika	53 121 612	53 121 612	53 121 612	53 121 612	54 696 847	54 665 961	54 635 679
Danmark	64 590 760	64 590 760	64 590 760	64 590 760	64 590 760	64 590 760	64 590 760
Deutschland	1 192 678 174	1 192 678 174	1 192 678 174	1 192 678 174	1 192 678 174	1 192 678 174	1 192 678 174
España	446 483 901	446 483 901	446 483 901	446 483 901	446 483 901	446 483 901	446 483 901
France	1 300 073 309	1 300 073 309	1 300 073 309	1 300 073 309	1 300 073 309	1 300 073 309	1 300 073 309
Éire/Ireland	37 165 057	37 165 057	37 165 057	37 165 057	37 165 057	37 165 057	37 165 057
Italia	678 448 991	678 448 991	678 448 991	678 448 991	678 448 991	678 448 991	678 448 991
Luxembourg	6 399 452	6 399 452	6 399 452	6 399 452	6 399 452	6 399 452	6 399 452
Nederland	210 411 357	210 411 357	210 411 357	210 411 357	210 411 357	210 411 357	210 411 357
Österreich	130 215 467	130 215 467	130 215 467	130 215 467	130 215 467	130 215 467	130 215 467
Portugal	62 170 985	62 170 985	62 170 985	62 170 985	62 170 985	62 170 985	62 170 985
Slovensko	59 287 258	57 274 995	54 915 823	51 153 834	55 518 251	58 543 272	68 370 355
Suomi/Finland	133 169 207	133 169 207	133 169 207	133 169 207	133 169 207	133 169 207	133 169 207
Sverige	206 113 034	206 113 034	206 113 034	206 113 034	206 113 034	206 113 034	206 113 034
United Kingdom	762 245 400	762 245 400	762 245 400	762 245 400	762 245 400	762 245 400	762 245 400
Total	5 523 220 006	5 521 207 743	5 518 848 571	5 515 086 582	5 521 026 234	5 524 020 369	5 533 817 170