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 1260/19991, and in particular Article 18(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)
Commission Decision 2006/593/EC2, as amended by Commission Decision 2010/476/EU3, fixed an indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period 2007 to 2013.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 was amended by Regulation (EU) No 1298/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 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.
(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 IIndicative 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’