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  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision 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 (notified under document number C(2006) 3472) (2006/593/EC)",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 4 August 2006\nfixing an indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period 2007-2013\n(notified under document number C(2006) 3472)\n(2006/593/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving 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,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to point (b) of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, the Regional competitiveness and employment objective aims at strengthening the competitiveness and attractiveness of regions.\n(2)\nPursuant to point (b) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund contribute towards achieving the objectives referred to in point (b) of Article 3(2) of that Regulation. Pursuant to Article 4(2), the Cohesion Fund also intervenes in those regions not eligible for support under the Convergence objective which belong to Member States eligible for support under that Fund.\n(3)\nPursuant to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, 15,95 % of the resources available for commitment from the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund (hereinafter the Funds) for the period 2007 to 2013 are to be allocated to the Regional competitiveness and employment objective, including 21,14 % for the transitional and specific support referred to in Article 8(2) of that Regulation.\n(4)\nIt is necessary to make indicative breakdowns by Member States of the resources to be allocated to the Regional competitiveness and employment objective. Pursuant to Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, this should be done in accordance with the criteria and methodology set out in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006.\n(5)\nThe fourth point of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 establishes the method for allocating available resources to the Member States and regions eligible for funding pursuant to Article 6 of that Regulation.\n(6)\nPoint 6(b) of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 establishes the method for determining the allocations under the transitional supports referred to in Article 8(2) of that Regulation.\n(7)\nPoint 7 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 determines the maximum level of transfer from the Funds to each individual Member State.\n(8)\nPoints 12 to 31 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 fix the amounts pertaining to certain specific cases for the period 2007 to 2013.\n(9)\nPursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, 0,25 % of the resources available for commitment from the Funds for the period 2007 to 2013 shall be devoted to finance technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission; the indicative allocation by Member States should therefore be exclusive of the amount corresponding to technical assistance,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25."
    }
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