L 179/62 Official Journal of the European Union 10.7.2009 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 9 July 2009 amending Decision 2008/22/EC laying down rules for the implementation of Decision No 5732007 [EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ as regards Member States’ management and control systems, the rules for administrative and financial management and the eligibility of expenditure on projects co- financed by the Fund (notified under document number C(2009) 5251) (Only the Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2009/533/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Decision No 573/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration ~ Flows” and  repealing  Council  Decision 2004/904[EC ('), and in particular Articles 23 and 35(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) In the light of the experiences following the launch of the Fund, it is appropriate to extend the eligibility period of the annual programmes in order to enable Member States to implement the Fund in an effective way and to adapt the time schedule for the submission of the final report on the implementation of the annual programme. (2) It is also appropriate to adapt the procedure for the submission of the revised annual programmes by Member States. (3)  In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, the United Kingdom is bound by the basic act and, as a consequence, by this Decision. () O] L 144, 6.6.2007, p. 1. (4 In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Ireland is bound by the basic act and, as a consequence, by this Decision. (5 In accordance with Article 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not bound by this Decision nor subject to the application thereof. (6)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the common Committee ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Commission Decision 2008/22[EC (?) is amended as follows: 1. Article 23(1) is replaced by the following: ‘1. In order to revise the annual programme approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 20(5) of the basic act, the Member State concerned shall submit a revised draft annual programme to the Commission at the latest three months before the end of the eligibility period. The Commission shall examine and, as soon as possible, approve the revised programme in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 20(5) of the basic act.; () O] L 7, 10.1.2008, p. 1.