L 30/112 31.1.2009 Official Journal of the European Union II (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 19 January 2009 amending Decision 2006/144/EC on the Community strategic guidelines for rural development (programming period 2007 to 2013) (2009/61/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity, and in particular Article 37 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, lenges for European agriculture. The objectives related to these priorities should be strengthened in the rural devel- opment programmes approved in accordance with Regu- lation (EC) No 1698/2005. (4)  The Community strategic guidelines should identify those areas that are important for the implementation of the Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ('), revised Community priorities related to climate change, renewable energies, water management, biodiversity and dairy restructuring. Whereas: (1) The Council adopted the Community strategic guidelines f(;r 2%1{21) (ll)evelgzrcril;rétrl (ggggé?ﬁrf/lgg (%)er(l}?(freirif)f?ez (5)  The effectiveness of the operations related to the priori- referred to as XCommunity strategic guidelines) ties related to climate change, renewable energies, water : management and biodiversity should be increased by innovation. In this context, providing support for innova- ) ) tion can in particular contribute to the objectives by (2 Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September developing new technologies, products and processes. 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (%) provides that, with a view to taking account of major changes in the Community priorities, the Community strategic guidelines may be subject to review. (6)  On the basis of the review of the Community strategic guidelines, each Member State should revise its national (3)  In the assessment of the implementation of the Common strategy plan as the reference framework for the revision Agricultural Policy reform of 2003, climate change, of rural development programmes. renewable energies, water management, biodiversity and dairy restructuring were identified as crucial new chal- (") Opinion of 19 November 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal). . () OJL 55,25.2.2006, p. 20. (7  Decision 2006/144/EC should therefore be amended () OJL277,21.10.2005, p. 1. accordingly,