Commission Decision of 31 October 2006 drawing up the list of regions and areas eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund under the cross-border and transnational strands of the European territorial cooperation objective for the period 2007 to 2013 (notified under document number C(2006) 5144) (2006/769/EC)
EU Decision 2006/769 · Adopted 31 October 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom
Commission Decision
of 31 October 2006
drawing up the list of regions and areas eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund under the cross-border and transnational strands of the European territorial cooperation objective for the period 2007 to 2013
(notified under document number C(2006) 5144)
(2006/769/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 Fundf1, and in particular Article 7 thereof,
After consulting the Coordination Committee of the Funds referred to in Article 103 of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to point (c) of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 the European territorial cooperation objective aims at strengthening cross-border cooperation through joint local and regional initiatives and transnational cooperation by means of action conducive to integrated territorial development linked to Community priorities.
(2)
Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 the NUTS level III regions of the Community along all the internal and certain external land borders and all NUTS level III regions of the Community along the maritime borders separated, as a general rule, by a maximum of 150 kilometres, taking into account potential adjustments needed to ensure the coherence and continuity of the cooperation actions, shall be eligible for financing by the European Regional Development Fund under the European territorial cooperation objective.
(3)
Pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, transnational areas are also eligible for financing.
(4)
It is necessary to establish the lists of eligible regions and areas accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Coordination Committee of the Funds,
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Contents
- 1Article 1
- 2Article 2
- 3Article 3
- Annex IList of NUTS level III regions eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund under the cross-border strand of the European territorial cooperation objective for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013
- Annex II: List of areas and of NUTS level II regions eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund under the transnational strand of the European territorial cooperation objective for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013
- AZORES-MADEIRA-CANARY ISLANDS (MACARONESIA)
- ALPINE SPACE
- ATLANTIC COAST
- BALTIC SEA
- CARIBBEAN AREA
- EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE
- INDIAN OCEAN AREA
- MEDITERRANEAN
- NORTH SEA
- NORTH WEST EUROPE
- NORTHERN PERIPHERY
- SOUTH EAST EUROPE
- SOUTH WEST EUROPE
1
For the purpose of cross-border cooperation, as referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, the regions eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund under the European territorial cooperation objective shall be those listed in Annex I.
2
For the purpose of transnational cooperation, as referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, the areas eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund under the European territorial cooperation objective shall be those listed in Annex II.
3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Annex IList of NUTS level III regions eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund under the cross-border strand of the European territorial cooperation objective for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013
Arr. Antwerpen
Arr. Turnhout
Arr. Hasselt
Arr. Maaseik
Arr. Tongeren
Arr. Eeklo
Arr. Gent
Arr. Sint-Niklaas
Arr. Brugge
Arr. Ieper
Arr. Kortrijk
Arr. Oostende
Arr. Veurne
Arr. Ath
Arr. Mons
Arr. Mouscron
Arr. Thuin
Arr. Tournai
Arr. Liège
Arr. Verviers
Arr. Arlon
Arr. Bastogne
Arr. Neufchâteau
Arr. Virton
Arr. Dinant
Arr. Philippeville
Vidin
Montana
Vratsa
Pleven
Veliko Tarnovo
Ruse
Silistra
Dobrich
Blagoevgrad
Haskovo
Smolyan
Kardzhali
Jihočeský kraj
Plzeňský kraj
Karlovarský kraj
Ústecký kraj
Liberecký kraj
Královéhradecký kraj
Pardubický kraj
Kraj Vysočina
Jihomoravský kraj
Olomoucký kraj
Zlínský kraj
Moravskoslezský kraj
Københavns og Frederiksberg kommuner
Københavns Amt
Frederiksborg Amt
Roskilde Amt
Vestsjællands Amt
Storstrøms Amt
Bornholms Regionskommune
Fyns Amt
Sønderjyllands Amt
Ribe Amt
Århus Amt
Viborg Amt
Nordjyllands Amt
Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis
Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis
Karlsruhe, Landkreis
Rastatt
Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Emmendingen
Ortenaukreis
Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
Konstanz
Lörrach
Waldshut
Bodenseekreis
Rosenheim, Kreisfreie Stadt
Altötting
Berchtesgadener Land
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Miesbach
Rosenheim, Landkreis
Traunstein
Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt
Freyung-Grafenau
Passau, Landkreis
Regen
Rottal-Inn
Weiden i. d. OPf., Kreisfreie Stadt
Cham
Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab
Schwandorf
Tirschenreuth
Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt
Hof, Landkreis
Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge
Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt
Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt
Lindau (Bodensee)
Ostallgäu
Oberallgäu
Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt
Barnim
Märkisch-Oderland
Oder-Spree
Uckermark
Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt
Spree-Neiße
Greifswald, Kreisfreie Stadt
Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt
Stralsund, Kreisfreie Stadt
Wismar, Kreisfreie Stadt
Bad Doberan
Nordvorpommern
Nordwestmecklenburg
Ostvorpommern
Rügen
Uecker-Randow
Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt
Aurich
Emsland
Grafschaft Bentheim
Leer
Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt
Kleve
Viersen
Wesel
Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt
Aachen, Kreisfreie Stadt
Aachen, Kreis
Düren
Euskirchen
Heinsberg
Borken
Steinfurt
Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt
Bitburg-Prüm
Daun
Trier-Saarburg
Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt
Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt
Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt
Germersheim
Südliche Weinstraße
Südwestpfalz
Stadtverband Saarbrücken
Merzig-Wadern
Saarlouis
Saarpfalz-Kreis
Plauen, Kreisfreie Stadt
Annaberg
Freiberg
Vogtlandkreis
Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis
Aue-Schwarzenberg
Görlitz, Kreisfreie Stadt
Bautzen
Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis
Löbau-Zittau
Sächsische Schweiz
Weißeritzkreis
Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt
Nordfriesland
Ostholstein
Pinneberg (only Helgoland)
Plön
Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Schleswig-Flensburg
Põhja-Eesti
Lääne-Eesti
Kesk-Eesti
Kirde-Eesti
Lõuna-Eesti
Evros
Xanthi
Rodopi
Drama
Thessaloniki
Serres
Thesprotia
Ioannina
Preveza
Zakynthos
Kerkyra
Kefallinia
Lefkada
Aitoloakarnania
Achaia
Lesvos
Samos
Chios
Dodekanisos
Irakleio
Lasithi
Rethymni
Chania
Ourense
Pontevedra
Guipúzcoa
Navarra
Huesca
Salamanca
Zamora
Badajoz
Cáceres
Girona
Lleida
Cádiz
Huelva
Ceuta
Ardennes
Aisne
Somme
Seine-Maritime
Calvados
Manche
Nord
Pas-de-Calais
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meuse
Moselle
Bas-Rhin
Haut-Rhin
Doubs
Jura
Territoire de Belfort
Côtes-d'Armor
Finistère
Îlle-et-Vilaine
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Ariège
Haute-Garonne
Hautes-Pyrénées
Ain
Savoie
Haute-Savoie
Pyrénées-Orientales
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Hautes-Alpes
Alpes-Maritimes
Corse-du-Sud
Haute-Corse
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Guyane
Réunion
Border
Dublin
Mid-East
South-East (IE)
Torino
Vercelli
Biella
Verbano Cusio Ossola
Novara
Cuneo
Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste
Imperia
Savona
Genova
La Spezia
Varese
Como
Lecco
Sondrio
Bolzano/Bozen
Belluno
Venezia
Padova
Rovigo
Udine
Gorizia
Trieste
Ferrara
Ravenna
Massa-Carrara
Lucca
Livorno
Pisa
Grosseto
Bari
Brindisi
Lecce
Trapani
Agrigento
Caltanissetta
Ragusa
Siracusa
Sassari
Nuoro
Oristano
Cagliari
Kypros/Kıbrıs
Kurzeme
Latgale
Rīga
Pierīga
Vidzeme
Zemgale
Alytaus
Klaipėdos
Marijampolės
Panevėžio
Šiaulių
Telšių
Utenos
Luxembourg (Grand-Duché)
Budapest
Pest
Komárom-Esztergom
Györ-Moson-Sopron
Vas
Zala
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Heves
Nógrád
Hajdú-Bihar
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Békés
Csongrád
Malta
Gozo and Comino/Ghawdex u Kemmuna
Oost-Groningen
Delfzijl en omgeving
Overig Groningen
Noord-Friesland
Zuidoost-Drenthe
Noord-Overijssel
Twente
Achterhoek
Arnhem/Nijmegen
Delft en Westland
Groot-Rijnmond
Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen
Overig Zeeland
West-Noord-Brabant
Midden-Noord-Brabant
Noordoost-Noord-Brabant
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant
Noord-Limburg
Midden-Limburg
Zuid-Limburg
Mittelburgenland
Nordburgenland
Südburgenland
Waldviertel
Weinviertel
Wiener Umland/Nordteil
Wiener Umland/Südteil
Wien
Klagenfurt-Villach
Oberkärnten
Unterkärnten
Oststeiermark
West- und Südsteiermark
Innviertel
Mühlviertel
Pinzgau-Pongau
Salzburg und Umgebung
Außerfern
Innsbruck
Osttirol
Tiroler Oberland
Tiroler Unterland
Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald
Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet
Nowosądecki
Bielsko-bialski
Rybnicko-jastrzębski
Krośnieńsko-przemyski
Białostocko-suwalski
Łomżyński
Szczeciński
Koszaliński
Gorzowski
Zielonogórski
Jeleniogórsko-wałbrzyski
Opolski
Ełcki
Słupski
Gdański
Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot
Minho-Lima
Cávado
Douro
Alto Trás-os-Montes
Algarve
Beira Interior Norte
Beira Interior Sul
Alto Alentejo
Alentejo Central
Baixo Alentejo
Bihor
Satu Mare
Constanța
Călărași
Giurgiu
Teleorman
Dolj
Mehedinți
Olt
Arad
Timiș
Pomurska
Podravska
Koroška
Savinjska
Gorenjska
Goriška
Obalno-kraška
Osrednjeslovenska
Bratislavský kraj
Trnavský kraj
Trenčiansky kraj
Nitriansky kraj
Žilinský kraj
Banskobystrický kraj
Prešovský kraj
Košický kraj
Uusimaa
Itä-Uusimaa
Varsinais-Suomi
Kymenlaakso
Satakunta
Pohjanmaa
Keski-Pohjanmaa
Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
Lappi
Åland
Stockholms län
Uppsala län
Södermanlands län
Östergötlands län
Blekinge län
Skåne län
Värmlands län
Dalarnas län
Gävleborgs län
Västernorrlands län
Jämtlands län
Västerbottens län
Norrbottens län
Kalmar län
Gotlands län
Hallands län
Västra Götalands län
Norfolk
Suffolk
Southend-on-Sea
Thurrock
Essex CC
Brighton and Hove
East Sussex CC
West Sussex
Portsmouth
Southampton
Hampshire CC
Isle of Wight
Medway
Kent CC
Bournemouth and Poole
Dorset CC
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Plymouth
Torbay
Devon CC
Isle of Anglesey
Gwynedd
Conwy and Denbighshire
South West Wales
Dumfries and Galloway
East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire Mainland
South Ayrshire
Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh and Argyll and the Islands
East of Northern Ireland
North of Northern Ireland
West and South of Northern Ireland
Gibraltar
AZORES-MADEIRA-CANARY ISLANDS (MACARONESIA)
Canarias
Região Autónoma dos Açores
Região Autónoma da Madeira
ALPINE SPACE
Freiburg
Tübingen
Oberbayern
Schwaben
Alsace
Franche-Comté
Rhône-Alpes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Piemonte
Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste
Liguria
Lombardia
Provincia autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen
Provincia autonoma di Trento
Veneto
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Burgenland
Niederösterreich
Wien
Kärnten
Steiermark
Oberösterreich
Salzburg
Tirol
Vorarlberg
Slovenija
ATLANTIC COAST
Galicia
Principado de Asturias
Cantabria
País Vasco
Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Andalucía (only the following NUTS3 regions)
ES612Cádiz
Huelva
Sevilla
Haute-Normandie
Basse-Normandie
Pays de la Loire
Bretagne
Poitou-Charentes
Aquitaine
Border, Midland and Western
Southern and Eastern
Norte
Algarve
Centro (PT)
Lisboa
Alentejo
Cumbria
Cheshire
Greater Manchester
Lancashire
Merseyside
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and North Somerset
Dorset and Somerset
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Devon
West Wales and The Valleys
East Wales
South Western Scotland
Highlands and Islands
Northern Ireland
BALTIC SEA
Danmark
Berlin
Brandenburg-Nordost
Brandenburg-Südwest
Bremen
Hamburg
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Lüneburg
Schleswig-Holstein
Eesti
Latvija
Lietuva
Łódzkie
Mazowieckie
Małopolskie
Śląskie
Lubelskie
Podkarpackie
Świętokrzyskie
Podlaskie
Wielkopolskie
Zachodniopomorskie
Lubuskie
Dolnośląskie
Opolskie
Kujawsko-Pomorskie
Warmińsko-Mazurskie
Pomorskie
Itä-Suomi
Etelä-Suomi
Länsi-Suomi
Pohjois-Suomi
Åland
Stockholm
Östra Mellansverige
Sydsverige
Norra Mellansverige
Mellersta Norrland
Övre Norrland
Småland med öarna
Västsverige
CARIBBEAN AREA
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Guyane
EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE
Praha
Střední Čechy
Jihozápad
Severozápad
Severovýchod
Jihovýchod
Střední Morava
Moravskoslezsko
Stuttgart
Karlsruhe
Freiburg
Tübingen
Oberbayern
Niederbayern
Oberpfalz
Oberfranken
Mittelfranken
Unterfranken
Schwaben
Berlin
Brandenburg-Nordost
Brandenburg-Südwest
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Chemnitz
Dresden
Leipzig
Dessau
Halle
Magdeburg
Thüringen
Piemonte
Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste
Liguria
Lombardia
Provincia autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen
Provincia autonoma di Trento
Veneto
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Emilia-Romagna
Közép-Magyarország
Közép-Dunántúl
Nyugat-Dunántúl
Dél-Dunántúl
Észak-Magyarország
Észak-Alföld
Dél-Alföld
Burgenland
Niederösterreich
Wien
Kärnten
Steiermark
Oberösterreich
Salzburg
Tirol
Vorarlberg
Łódzkie
Mazowieckie
Małopolskie
Śląskie
Lubelskie
Podkarpackie
Świętokrzyskie
Podlaskie
Wielkopolskie
Zachodniopomorskie
Lubuskie
Dolnośląskie
Opolskie
Kujawsko-Pomorskie
Warmińsko-Mazurskie
Pomorskie
Slovenija
Bratislavský kraj
Západné Slovensko
Stredné Slovensko
Východné Slovensko
INDIAN OCEAN AREA
Réunion
MEDITERRANEAN
Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki
Kentriki Makedonia
Dytiki Makedonia
Thessalia
Ipeiros
Ionia Nisia
Dytiki Ellada
Sterea Ellada
Peloponnisos
Attiki
Voreio Aigaio
Notio Aigaio
Kriti
Aragón
Cataluña
Comunidad Valenciana
Illes Balears
Andalucía
Región de Murcia
Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta
Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla
Rhône-Alpes
Languedoc-Roussillon
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Corse
Piemonte
Liguria
Lombardia
Veneto
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Emilia-Romagna
Toscana
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Puglia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia
Sardegna
Kypros/Kıbrıs
Malta
Algarve
Alentejo
Slovenija
NORTH SEA
Prov. Antwerpen
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen
Prov. West-Vlaanderen
Danmark
Bremen
Hamburg
Braunschweig
Hannover
Lüneburg
Weser-Ems
Schleswig-Holstein
Groningen
Friesland
Drenthe
Overijssel
Flevoland
Noord-Holland
Zuid-Holland
Zeeland
Sydsverige (only the following NUTS3 region)
SE044Skåne län
Norra Mellansverige (only the following NUTS3 region)
SE061Värmlands län
Småland med öarna (only the following NUTS3 region)
SE092Kronobergs län
Västsverige
Tees Valley and Durham
Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
East Riding and North Lincolnshire
North Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Lincolnshire
East Anglia
Essex
Kent
North Eastern Scotland
Eastern Scotland
Highlands and Islands (only the following NUTS3 regions)
UKM41Caithness and Sutherland and Ross and Cromarty
Inverness and Nairn and Moray, Badenoch and Strathspey
Orkney Islands
Shetland Islands
NORTH WEST EUROPE
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Prov. Antwerpen
Prov. Limburg (BE)
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen
Prov. Vlaams-Brabant
Prov. West-Vlaanderen
Prov. Brabant Wallon
Prov. Hainaut
Prov. Liège
Prov. Luxembourg (BE)
Prov. Namur
Stuttgart
Karlsruhe
Freiburg
Tübingen
Oberfranken
Mittelfranken
Unterfranken
Schwaben
Darmstadt
Gießen
Kassel
Düsseldorf
Köln
Münster
Detmold
Arnsberg
Koblenz
Trier
Rheinhessen-Pfalz
Saarland
Île de France
Champagne-Ardenne
Picardie
Haute-Normandie
Centre
Basse-Normandie
Bourgogne
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Lorraine
Alsace
Franche-Comté
Pays de la Loire
Bretagne
Border, Midland and Western
Southern and Eastern
Luxembourg (Grand-Duché)
Overijssel
Gelderland
Flevoland
Utrecht
Noord-Holland
Zuid-Holland
Zeeland
Noord-Brabant
Limburg (NL)
Tees Valley and Durham
Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
Cumbria
Cheshire
Greater Manchester
Lancashire
Merseyside
East Riding and North Lincolnshire
North Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Lincolnshire
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Shropshire and Staffordshire
West Midlands
East Anglia
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Essex
Inner London
Outer London
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Kent
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and North Somerset
Dorset and Somerset
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Devon
West Wales and The Valleys
East Wales
North Eastern Scotland
Eastern Scotland
South Western Scotland
Highlands and Islands
Northern Ireland
NORTHERN PERIPHERY
Border, Midland and Western
Southern and Eastern
Itä-Suomi
Länsi-Suomi (only the following NUTS3 region)
FI193Keski-Suomi
Pohjois-Suomi
Mellersta Norrland
Övre Norrland
North Eastern Scotland
Eastern Scotland
South Western Scotland
Highlands and Islands
Northern Ireland
SOUTH EAST EUROPE
Severozapaden
Severen tsentralen
Severoiztochen
Yugoiztochen
Yugozapaden
Yuzhen tsentralen
Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki
Kentriki Makedonia
Dytiki Makedonia
Thessalia
Ipeiros
Ionia Nisia
Dytiki Ellada
Sterea Ellada
Peloponnisos
Attiki
Voreio Aigaio
Notio Aigaio
Kriti
Lombardia
Provincia autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen
Provincia autonoma di Trento
Veneto
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Emilia-Romagna
Umbria
Marche
Abruzzo
Molise
Puglia
Basilicata
Közép-Magyarország
Közép-Dunántúl
Nyugat-Dunántúl
Dél-Dunántúl
Észak-Magyarország
Észak-Alföld
Dél-Alföld
Burgenland
Niederösterreich
Wien
Kärnten
Steiermark
Oberösterreich
Salzburg
Tirol
Vorarlberg
Nord-Vest
Centru
Nord-Est
Sud-Est
Sud-Muntenia
București-Ilfov
Sud-Vest Oltenia
Vest
Slovenija
Bratislavský kraj
Západné Slovensko
Stredné Slovensko
Východné Slovensko
SOUTH WEST EUROPE
Galicia
Principado de Asturias
Cantabria
País Vasco
Comunidad Foral de Navarra
La Rioja
Aragón
Comunidad de Madrid
Castilla y León
Castilla-La Mancha
Extremadura
Cataluña
Comunidad Valenciana
Illes Balears
Andalucía
Región de Murcia
Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta
Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla
Poitou-Charentes
Aquitaine
Midi-Pyrénées
Limousin
Auvergne
Languedoc-Roussillon
Norte
Algarve
Centro (PT)
Lisboa
Alentejo