Article 1

In Annex VIII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, Section IV shall be replaced by the following:

‘By way of derogation from Article 70(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, the financial contribution of the Community may amount to 80 % for axis 1 and 3, the technical assistance measure and the complements to direct payments.

By way of derogation from Article 70(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, the financial contribution of the Community may amount to 82 % for axis 2.’