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(1), and in particular Article 18(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2006/593/EC(2), as amended by Commission Decision 2010/476/EU(3), 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 Council(4) 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 1U.K.

Annex I to Decision 2006/593/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2014.

For the Commission

Johannes Hahn

Member of the Commission

ANNEXU.K.

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 StateTable 1 — Amount of appropriations (2004 prices)
Regions eligible under the Regional competitiveness and employment objectiveAdditional funding referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 under point:
101620232526282932
België/Belgique1 264 522 294
Česká republika172 351 2844 633 651199 500 000
Danmark452 135 320
Deutschland8 273 934 71874 812 500
Éire/Ireland260 155 399
España2 925 887 307199 500 00016 735 105
France9 000 763 16399 750 00069 715 759
Italia4 539 667 937209 475 00025 102 658
Luxembourg44 796 164
Nederland1 472 879 499
Österreich761 883 269149 625 000
Portugal435 196 895
Slovensko398 057 7587 006 030
Suomi/Finland778 631 938153 552 511
Sverige1 077 567 589215 598 656149 624 993
United Kingdom5 335 717 800
Total37 194 148 33411 639 681199 500 000369 151 167149 624 993224 437 500199 500 000209 475 00099 750 000111 553 522
EUR
Member StatesTable 2 — Yearly breakdown of appropriations (2004 prices)
2007200820092010201120122013
België/Belgique180 646 042180 646 042180 646 042180 646 042180 646 042180 646 042180 646 042
Česká republika53 121 61253 121 61253 121 61253 121 61254 696 84754 665 96154 635 679
Danmark64 590 76064 590 76064 590 76064 590 76064 590 76064 590 76064 590 760
Deutschland1 192 678 1741 192 678 1741 192 678 1741 192 678 1741 192 678 1741 192 678 1741 192 678 174
Éire/Ireland37 165 05737 165 05737 165 05737 165 05737 165 05737 165 05737 165 057
España446 483 901446 483 901446 483 901446 483 901446 483 901446 483 901463 219 006
France1 300 073 3091 300 073 3091 300 073 3091 300 073 3091 300 073 3091 300 073 3091 369 789 068
Italia678 448 991678 448 991678 448 991678 448 991678 448 991678 448 991703 551 649
Luxembourg6 399 4526 399 4526 399 4526 399 4526 399 4526 399 4526 399 452
Nederland210 411 357210 411 357210 411 357210 411 357210 411 357210 411 357210 411 357
Österreich130 215 467130 215 467130 215 467130 215 467130 215 467130 215 467130 215 467
Portugal62 170 98562 170 98562 170 98562 170 98562 170 98562 170 98562 170 985
Slovensko59 287 25857 274 99554 915 82351 153 83455 518 25158 543 27268 370 355
Suomi/Finland133 169 207133 169 207133 169 207133 169 207133 169 207133 169 207133 169 207
Sverige206 113 034206 113 034206 113 034206 113 034206 113 034206 113 034206 113 034
United Kingdom762 245 400762 245 400762 245 400762 245 400762 245 400762 245 400762 245 400
Total5 523 220 0065 521 207 7435 518 848 5715 515 086 5825 521 026 2345 524 020 3695 645 370 692
(2)

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).

(3)

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).

(4)

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).