Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 is amended as follows:
Article 23(2) shall be replaced by the following:
‘2.The Community shall finance the measures provided for in Titles II and III of this Regulation up to an annual maximum as follows:
(EUR million) | |||||
Financial year 2007 | Financial year 2008 | Financial year 2009 | Financial year 2010 | Financial year 2011 and subsequent | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
French overseas departments | 126,6 | 262,6 | 269,4 | 273,0 | 278,41 |
Azores and Madeira | 77,9 | 86,98 | 87,08 | 87,18 | 106,21 |
Canary Islands | 127,3 | 268,4 | 268,4 | 268,4 | 268,42’ |
The following Article shall be inserted:
1.By 1 August 2009, Member States shall submit to the Commission the draft amendments to their overall programme to reflect the changes made to Article 23(2) by Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers(1).
2.The Commission shall evaluate the amendments submitted and decide on their approval within four months of their submission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(2). The amendments shall apply from 1 January 2010.’