L2772 Official Journal of the European Union 9.10.2006 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 19 June 2006 adapting the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards rural development (2006/663EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Roma- nia, signed at Luxembourg on 25 April 2005, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 22 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1), Whereas: (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 Septem- ber 2005 on support for rural development by the Euro- pean Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (?) introduces changes to the acquis on which the accession negotiations with Bulgaria and Romania were based. (2)  There is therefore a need to adapt the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania so that it is compatible with Regu- lation (EC) No 1698/2005. (3)  Transitional and implementing rules concerning the rural development programming period starting on 1 Janu- ary 2007 should be adopted in accordance with the pro- cedure referred to in Article 90(2) of Regulation (EC) (") Not yet published in the Official Journal. (3 OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1463/2006 (See page 1 of this Official Journal). No 1698/2005. The references in the procedural provi- sions provided for in the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania should be adapted accordingly. (4)  When reaching political agreement on Regulation (EC) No 16982005, the Council and the Commission agreed in a joint declaration regarding Bulgaria and Romania to extend the measure on advisory services provided for in Annex VIII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Roma- nia until 2013 as regards the provision of advisory ser- vices to farmers receiving semi-subsistence support. The Act of Accession should be adapted to take this agree- ment into account, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania shall be amended as follows: 1. the second sentence of Article 29 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Should specific transitional measures be necessary in this regard, they shall be adopted in accordance with the proce- dure referred to in Article 90(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (). () OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1463/2006 (O] L 277, 9.10.2006, p-1).;