Council Regulation (EC) No 1759/2006 of 28 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products
Council Regulation (EC) No 1759/2006of 28 November 2006amending Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture productsTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOpinion delivered on 14 November 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal).,Whereas:(1)Expenditure incurred by Member States in accordance with certain provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. is currently subject to the rules laid down by Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policyOJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.. The latter has been repealed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policyOJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 (OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 42)., which applies to expenditure by Member States from 16 October 2006.(2)Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 sets up a European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (hereinafter EAGF).(3)Article 3(2)(f) of the abovementioned Regulation provides that EAGF is to finance the expenditure relating to fisheries markets in a centralised manner.(4)Financing expenditure relating to fisheries markets pursuant to Article 3(2)(f) is an implementation of the budget on a centralised basis and is, as such, to comply with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European CommunitiesOJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. and its implementing rules set out by Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002OJ L 347, 31.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1248/2006 (OJ L 227, 19.8.2006, p. 3)..(5)Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: