Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2009 of 17 April 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1914/2006 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands
Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2009of 17 April 2009amending Regulation (EC) No 1914/2006 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islandsTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 of 18 September 2006 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003OJ L 265, 26.9.2006, p. 1., and in particular Article 14 thereof,Whereas:(1)In the light of the experience gained from the application of Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1914/2006OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 64., the procedures for amending the programme which are laid down in that Article should be clarified. The final date for submission of annual requests to amend the programme should be brought forward in order to prevent approval decisions from being adopted late. In accordance with budgetary rules, the approved amendments must be implemented as from 1 January of the year following the request for amendment. Moreover, further clarification is required of certain rules for minor amendments to be notified to the Commission for information purposes only.(2)Regulation (EC) No 1914/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.(3)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: