Commission Implementing Decision
of 20 March 2014
amending Decision 2006/593/EC as regards additional allocations from the European Social Fund to certain Member States in the framework of the Regional competitiveness and employment objective
(notified under document C(2014) 1708)
(2014/159/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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, and in particular Article 18(2) thereof,
OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2006/593/EC, as amended by Commission Decision 2010/476/EU, fixed an indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period 2007 to 2013.
Commission Decision 2006/593/EC 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 (OJ L 243, 6.9.2006, p. 32).
Commission Decision 2010/476/EU of 30 August 2010 amending Decision 2006/593/EC fixing an indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period 2007-2013 as regards the Czech Republic and Slovakia (OJ L 232, 2.9.2010, p. 11).
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 was amended by Regulation (EU) No 1298/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with a view to address the specific problems of unemployment, in particular youth unemployment, and poverty and social exclusion in those countries by adding a total envelope of EUR 125 513 290, in 2004 prices, under the European Social Fund.
Regulation (EU) No 1298/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards the financial allocation for certain Member States from the European Social Fund (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 256).
(3) Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 1083/2006 as amended modifies the resources available for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective in order to increase the European Social Fund allocations of France, Italy and Spain by EUR 111 553 522 in 2013.
(4) The indicative amounts of the commitment appropriations for the regions eligible to benefit from Structural Funds under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective should be revised for those Member States.
(5) Decision 2006/593/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Annex I to Decision 2006/593/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 March 2014.
For the Commission
Johannes Hahn
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

‘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
EUR										
Member State	Table 1 — Amount of appropriations (2004 prices)									
	Regions eligible under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective	Additional funding referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 under point:								
		10	16	20	23	25	26	28	29	32
België/Belgique	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				
Éire/Ireland	260 155 399									
España	2 925 887 307						199 500 000			16 735 105
France	9 000 763 163								99 750 000	69 715 759
Italia	4 539 667 937							209 475 000		25 102 658
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	111 553 522
EUR							
Member States	Table 2 — Yearly breakdown of appropriations (2004 prices)						
	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
België/Belgique	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
Éire/Ireland	37 165 057	37 165 057	37 165 057	37 165 057	37 165 057	37 165 057	37 165 057
España	446 483 901	446 483 901	446 483 901	446 483 901	446 483 901	446 483 901	463 219 006
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	1 369 789 068
Italia	678 448 991	678 448 991	678 448 991	678 448 991	678 448 991	678 448 991	703 551 649
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	5 645 370 692’