L 87/16 Official Journal of the European Union 28.3.2007 COMMISSION DECISION of 26 March 2007 amending Decision 2006/769/EC drawing up the list of regions and areas eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund under the cross-border and transnational strands of the European territorial cooperation objective for the period 2007 to 2013 as concerns Bulgaria and Romania (notified under document number C(2007) 1284) (2007/190/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions for the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof, Whereas: (1) By Commission Decision 2006/769/EC () a list of regions and areas eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund under the cross- border and transnational strands of the European terri- torial cooperation objective for the period 2007 to 2013 was established. (2)  Following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, regions and areas from those Member States should be added to the list of regions and areas eligible for funding from the European Regional Development Fund under the cross- border and transnational strands of the European terri- torial cooperation objective. (3)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Coordination Committee of the Funds. (4)  Decision 2006/769/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. (5)  For reasons of clarity and legal certainty, this Decision should apply from the date of accession of Bulgaria and Romania, () OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1989/2006 (OJ L 411, 30.12.2006, p. 6). () OJ L 312, 11.11.2006, p. 47. HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Decision 2006/769/EC is amended as follows: 1. Annex I is amended as follows: (a) the following entries are inserted after the entry ‘BE353 Arr. Philippeville: ‘BG311 Vidin BG312 BG313  Vratsa BG314  Pleven Montana BG321  Veliko Tarnovo BG323  Ruse BG325  Silistra BG332  Dobrich BG413  Blagoevgrad BG422  Haskovo BG424  Smolyan BG425  Kardzhali; (b) the following entries are inserted after the entry PT184 Baixo Alentejo” ‘RO111 Bihor RO115 Satu Mare RO223  Constanta RO312 Cildrasi RO314  Giurgiu RO317 Teleorman RO411 Dolj RO413  Mehedinti RO414 Olt RO421 Arad RO424  Timis. 2. In Annex II, the list of areas under the heading ‘SOUTH EAST EUROPE’ is amended as follows: