2006/657/EC: Commission Decision of 29 September 2006 conferring management of aid on implementing agencies for pre-accession measures in agriculture and rural development in Bulgaria in the pre-accession period

The requirement of ex ante approval by the Commission of project selection and contracting for measure 1.3 ‘Development of environmentally friendly agricultural practices and activities’ by the Republic of Bulgaria provided for in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 is hereby waived.

Management of the Sapard is conferred on a provisional basis on: 1. the State Fund Agriculture (Sapard Agency) located at 136 Tzar Boris III Boulevard, 1618 Sofia, Bulgaria, for the implementation of the measure 1.3 of the Sapard as defined in the Programme for Agricultural and Rural Development that was approved by Commission Decision of 20 October 2000; and 2. the Ministry of Finance, National Fund Directorate, located at 102 Rakovski Street, 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria, for the financial functions it is due to perform in the framework of the implementation of the Sapard for measure 1.3 for the Republic of Bulgaria.

Without prejudice to any decisions granting aid under the Sapard to individual beneficiaries, the rules for eligibility of expenditure, as specified in the Sapard, shall apply.