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)

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 OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25. , and in particular Article 18(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Decision 2006/593/EC 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). , as amended by Commission Decision 2010/476/EU 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). , 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 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). 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 125513290, 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 111553522 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

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

EURMember 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:101620232526282932België/Belgique1264522294Česká republika1723512844633651199500000Danmark452135320Deutschland827393471874812500Éire/Ireland260155399España292588730719950000016735105France90007631639975000069715759Italia453966793720947500025102658Luxembourg44796164Nederland1472879499Österreich761883269149625000Portugal435196895Slovensko3980577587006030Suomi/Finland778631938153552511Sverige1077567589215598656149624993United Kingdom5335717800Total371941483341163968119950000036915116714962499322443750019950000020947500099750000111553522EURMember StatesTable 2 — Yearly breakdown of appropriations (2004 prices)2007200820092010201120122013België/Belgique180646042180646042180646042180646042180646042180646042180646042Česká republika53121612531216125312161253121612546968475466596154635679Danmark64590760645907606459076064590760645907606459076064590760 Deutschland1192678174119267817411926781741192678174119267817411926781741192678174Éire/Ireland37165057371650573716505737165057371650573716505737165057España446483901446483901446483901446483901446483901446483901463219006France1300073309130007330913000733091300073309130007330913000733091369789068Italia678448991678448991678448991678448991678448991678448991703551649Luxembourg6399452639945263994526399452639945263994526399452Nederland210411357210411357210411357210411357210411357210411357210411357Österreich130215467130215467130215467130215467130215467130215467130215467Portugal62170985621709856217098562170985621709856217098562170985Slovensko59287258572749955491582351153834555182515854327268370355Suomi/Finland133169207133169207133169207133169207133169207133169207133169207Sverige206113034206113034206113034206113034206113034206113034206113034United Kingdom762245400762245400762245400762245400762245400762245400762245400Total5523220006552120774355188485715515086582552102623455240203695645370692