Commission Implementing Decision of 18 February 2014 setting out the list of regions eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund and of Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund for the period 2014-2020 (notified under document C(2014) 974)

Commission Implementing Decision of 18 February 2014 setting out the list of regions eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund and of Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund for the period 2014-2020 (notified under document C(2014) 974) (2014/99/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320. , and in particular Article 90(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) The European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund support the Investment for growth and jobs goal in all regions corresponding to level 2 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (hereinafter referred to as NUTS level 2), which was established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1). as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 105/2007 Commission Regulation (EC) No 105/2007 of 1 February 2007, amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council, on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 39, 10.2.2007, p. 1). . (2) Pursuant to Article 90(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 it is necessary that the Commission sets up a list of regions fulfilling the respective criteria of each of the three categories of regions (less developed regions, transition regions and more developed regions) at NUTS level 2. (3) Pursuant to Article 90(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 it is also necessary that the Commission sets up the list of Member States that are eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund and a list of Member States that shall receive support from the Cohesion Fund on a transitional and specific basis. (4) According to point 32 of the Conclusions on the multiannual financial framework 2014-20 adopted by the European Council of 7/8 February 2013, at the request of a Member State, NUTS level 2 regions which have been merged by Commission Regulation (EU) No 31/2011 Commission Regulation (EU) No 31/2011 of 17 January 2011 amending annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 13, 18.1.2011, p. 3).

, and where the application of the modified NUTS classification results in changes in the eligibility category status of one or more of the regions concerned, shall be part of the category determined at the level of the modified NUTS region. Consequently this Decision should be coherent with these Conclusions. (5) For reasons of transparency, the codes and names of the NUTS level 2 regions applicable from 1 January 2012 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 31/2011 should also be included into the annexes to this Decision. (6) The list of eligible regions and Member States should therefore be set up accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The regions under the less-developed category eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and European Social Fund (ESF) are listed in Annex I.

Article 2

The regions under the transition category eligible for funding from the ERDF and the ESF are listed in Annex II.

Article 3

The regions under the more-developed category eligible for funding from the ERDF and the ESF are listed in Annex III.

Article 4

The Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund are listed in Annex IV.

Article 5

The Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund on a transitional and specific basis are listed in Annex V.

Article 6

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 18 February 2014. For the Commission Johannes Hahn Member of the Commission

Annex

ANNEX I List of less developed regions pursuant to Article 1 Changes to the codes and names introduced by Regulation (EU) No 31/2011, applicable as of 1 January 2012. NUTS 2010BG31Северозападен (Severozapaden)BG32Северен централен (Severen tsentralen)BG33Североизточен (Severoiztochen)BG34Югоизточен (Yugoiztochen)BG41Югозападен (Yugozapaden)BG42Южен централен (Yuzhen tsentralen)CZ02Střední ČechyCZ03JihozápadCZ04SeverozápadCZ05SeverovýchodCZ06JihovýchodCZ07Střední MoravaCZ08MoravskoslezskoEE00EestiGR11Ανατολική Μακεδονία, Θράκη (Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki)(new code EL11)GR12Κεντρική Μακεδονία (Kentriki Makedonia)(new code EL12)GR14Θεσσαλία (Thessalia)(new code EL14)GR21Ήπειρος (Ipeiros)(new code EL21)GR23Δυτική Ελλάδα (Dytiki Ellada)(new code EL23)ES43ExtremaduraFR91GuadeloupeFR92MartiniqueFR93GuyaneFR94RéunionFR–MayotteHR03Jadranska HrvatskaHR04Kontinentalna HrvatskaITF3CampaniaITF4Puglia ITF5BasilicataITF6CalabriaITG1SiciliaLV00LatvijaLT00LietuvaHU21Közép-DunántúlHU22Nyugat-DunántúlHU23Dél-DunántúlHU31Észak-MagyarországHU32Észak-AlföldHU33Dél-AlföldPL11ŁódzkiePL21MałopolskiePL22ŚląskiePL31LubelskiePL32PodkarpackiePL33ŚwiętokrzyskiePL34PodlaskiePL41WielkopolskiePL42ZachodniopomorskiePL43LubuskiePL51DolnośląskiePL52OpolskiePL61Kujawsko-PomorskiePL62Warmińsko-MazurskiePL63PomorskiePT11NortePT16Centro (P)(new name Centro (PT))PT18AlentejoPT20Região Autónoma dos AçoresRO11Nord-Vest RO12CentruRO21Nord-EstRO22Sud-EstRO31Sud — MunteniaRO41Sud-Vest OlteniaRO42VestSI01Vzhodna SlovenijaSK02Západné SlovenskoSK03Stredné SlovenskoSK04Východné SlovenskoUKK3Cornwall and Isles of ScillyUKL1West Wales and The Valleys

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ANNEX II List of transition regions pursuant to Article 2 NUTS 2010BE32Prov. HainautBE33Prov. LiègeBE34Prov. Luxembourg (B)(new name Prov. Luxembourg (BE))BE35Prov. NamurDK02SjællandDE41Brandenburg — Nordost(merged into DE40 Brandenburg)DE42Brandenburg — Südwest(merged into DE40 Brandenburg)DE80Mecklenburg-VorpommernDE93LüneburgDED1Chemnitz(DED1 is part of DED4Chemnitz)DED2DresdenDEE0Sachsen-AnhaltDEG0ThüringenGR13Δυτική Μακεδονία (Dytiki Makedonia)(new code EL13)GR22Ιόνια Νησιά (Ionia Nisia)(new code EL22)GR24Στερεά Ελλάδα (Sterea Ellada)(new code EL24)GR25Πελοπόννησος (Peloponnisos)(new code EL25)GR41Βόρειο Αιγαίο (Voreio Aigaio)(new code EL41)GR43Κρήτη (Kriti)(new code EL43)ES42Castilla-La ManchaES61AndalucíaES62Región de MurciaES64Ciudad Autónoma de MelillaES70CanariasFR22PicardieFR25Basse-NormandieFR30Nord — Pas-de-CalaisFR41LorraineFR43Franche-ComtéFR53Poitou-CharentesFR63LimousinFR72Auvergne FR81Languedoc-RoussillonFR83CorseITF1AbruzzoITF2MoliseITG2SardegnaMT00MaltaAT11Burgenland (A)(new name Burgenland (AT))PT15AlgarveUKC1Tees Valley and DurhamUKD1CumbriaUKD4LancashireUKD5MerseysideUKE1East Yorkshire and Northern LincolnshireUKE3South YorkshireUKF3LincolnshireUKG2Shropshire and StaffordshireUKK4DevonUKM6Highlands and IslandsUKN0Northern Ireland

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ANNEX III List of more developed regions pursuant to Article 3 NUTS 2010BE10Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk GewestBE21Prov. AntwerpenBE22Prov. Limburg (B)(new name Prov. Limburg (BE))BE23Prov. Oost-VlaanderenBE24Prov. Vlaams-BrabantBE25Prov. West-VlaanderenBE31Prov. Brabant WallonCZ01PrahaDK01HovedstadenDK03SyddanmarkDK04MidtjyllandDK05NordjyllandDE11StuttgartDE12KarlsruheDE13FreiburgDE14TübingenDE21OberbayernDE22NiederbayernDE23OberpfalzDE24OberfrankenDE25MittelfrankenDE26UnterfrankenDE27SchwabenDE30BerlinDE50BremenDE60HamburgDE71Darmstadt DE72GießenDE73KasselDE91BraunschweigDE92HannoverDE94Weser-EmsDEA1DüsseldorfDEA2KölnDEA3MünsterDEA4DetmoldDEA5ArnsbergDEB1KoblenzDEB2TrierDEB3Rheinhessen-PfalzDEC0SaarlandDED3Leipzig(DED3 contains DED5 Leipzig and part of DED4 Chemnitz)DEF0Schleswig-HolsteinIE01Border, Midland and WesternIE02Southern and EasternGR30Αττική (Attiki)(new code EL30)GR42Νότιο Αιγαίο (Notio Aigaio)(new code EL42)ES11GaliciaES12Principado de AsturiasES13CantabriaES21País VascoES22Comunidad Foral de NavarraES23La RiojaES24AragónES30Comunidad de MadridES41Castilla y LeónES51CataluñaES52Comunidad ValencianaES53Illes Balears ES63Ciudad Autónoma de CeutaFR10Île de FranceFR21Champagne-ArdenneFR23Haute-NormandieFR24CentreFR26BourgogneFR42AlsaceFR51Pays de la LoireFR52BretagneFR61AquitaineFR62Midi-PyrénéesFR71Rhône-AlpesFR82Provence-Alpes-Côte d’AzurITC1PiemonteITC2Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’AosteITC3LiguriaITC4LombardiaITD1Provincia Autonoma Bolzano/Bozen(new code and name ITH1 Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen)ITD2Provincia Autonoma Trento(new code and name ITH2 Provincia Autonoma di Trento)ITD3Veneto(new code ITH3)ITD4Friuli-Venezia Giulia(new code ITH4)ITD5Emilia-RomagnaITE1Toscana(new code ITI1)ITE2Umbria(new code ITI2)ITE3MarcheITE4Lazio(new code ITI4)CY00Κύπρος/Kıbrıs (Kýpros/Kıbrıs)(new name Κύπρος (Kýpros))LU00Luxembourg (Grand-Duché)(new name Luxembourg)HU10Közép-MagyarországNL11GroningenNL12Friesland (NL)NL13DrentheNL21Overijssel

NL22GelderlandNL23FlevolandNL31UtrechtNL32Noord-HollandNL33Zuid-HollandNL34ZeelandNL41Noord-BrabantNL42Limburg (NL)AT12NiederösterreichAT13WienAT21KärntenAT22SteiermarkAT31OberösterreichAT32SalzburgAT33TirolAT34VorarlbergPL12MazowieckiePT17LisboaPT30Região Autónoma da MadeiraRO32București — IlfovSI02Zahodna SlovenijaSK01Bratislavský krajFI13Itä-Suomi(merged into FI1D Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi)FI1APohjois-Suomi(merged into FI1D Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi)FI18Etelä-Suomi(split in FI1B Helsinki-Uusimaa and FI1C Etelä-Suomi)FI19Länsi-SuomiFI20ÅlandSE11StockholmSE12Östra MellansverigeSE21Småland med öarnaSE22Sydsverige SE23VästsverigeSE31Norra MellansverigeSE32Mellersta NorrlandSE33Övre NorrlandUKC2Northumberland and Tyne and WearUKD2CheshireUKD3Greater ManchesterUKE2North YorkshireUKE4West YorkshireUKF1Derbyshire and NottinghamshireUKF2Leicestershire, Rutland and NorthamptonshireUKG1Herefordshire, Worcestershire and WarwickshireUKG3West MidlandsUKH1East AngliaUKH2Bedfordshire and HertfordshireUKH3EssexUKI1Inner LondonUKI2Outer LondonUKJ1Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and OxfordshireUKJ2Surrey, East and West SussexUKJ3Hampshire and Isle of WightUKJ4KentUKK1Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath areaUKK2Dorset and SomersetUKL2East WalesUKM2Eastern ScotlandUKM3South Western ScotlandUKM5North Eastern Scotland

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ANNEX IV List of Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund pursuant to Article 4 Bulgaria Czech Republic Estonia Greece Croatia Latvia Lithuania Hungary Malta Poland Portugal Romania Slovenia Slovakia

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ANNEX V List of Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund on a transitional and specific basis pursuant to Article 5 Cyprus