Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   in Article 76(3), the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:

   ‘3.

   By way of derogation from Article 53(3), at the request of a Member State, interim payments shall be increased by an amount corresponding to 10 percentage points above the co-financing rate applicable to each priority axis, up to a maximum of 100 %, to be applied to the amount of eligible public expenditure newly declared in each certified statement of expenditure submitted provided that the Member State, on or after 31 December 2013, fulfils one of the following conditions:’;

2. (2)

   in Article 77, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

   ‘2.

   By way of derogation from Article 53(3), at the request of a Member State, payments of the final balance shall be increased by an amount corresponding to 10 percentage points above the co-financing rate applicable to each priority axis, up to a maximum of 100 %, to be applied to the amount of eligible public expenditure newly declared in each certified statement of expenditure submitted provided that the Member State, on or after 31 December 2013, fulfils one of the conditions laid down in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 76(3).’;

3. (3)

   Article 77a is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

      1. 2..

         ‘The derogation referred to in Articles 76(3) and 77(2) shall be granted by the Commission upon the written request of a Member State fulfilling one of the conditions laid down in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 76(3).’;

   2. (b)

      paragraph 5 is deleted.