2009/172/EC: Council Decision of 21 January 2008 adapting Annex VIII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania

• Articles: 2

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.’

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .