Introductory text

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001^f1, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 10(3) thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Decision 2006/410/EC^f2 sets the amounts which, as a result of applying the reductions in direct payments provided for in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 for the years 2006 to 2012, are available to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for the financial years 2007 to 2013.

The amounts resulting from application of the modulation and set by Decision 2006/410/EC were amended by Commission Decision 2008/787/EC^f3. That amendment affects the amounts corresponding to the years 2008 to 2012. The reasons for the amendment were the increase in direct payments resulting from the reform in the fruit and vegetables and wine sectors, and the reduction, resulting from the review provided for in Article 12(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, of the national ceilings set in Annex II to that Regulation. The amounts resulting from the modulation provided for in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 for the years 2006 to 2012 should also be amended.

Commission Decision 2006/588/EC^f4 should be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,

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