L 104]8 Official Journal of the European Union 21.4.2007 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 434/2007 of 20 April 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 by reason of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania (1), and in particular Articles 34(3) and 56 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European  Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (3) and in particular Article 91 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 34 and Annex VIII of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania defines in general terms the conditions under which temporary additional support is to be granted for transitional rural development measures in these new Member States. Implementing rules should be adopted to supplement those conditions and adapt certain rules foreseen by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (). (2)  Those rules should conform to the principles of sub- sidiarity and proportionality and should therefore be limited to what is necessary to achieve the objectives pursued. (3)  Conditions of eligibility for certain transitional measures should therefore be specified. (4 To facilitate the establishment of rural development programmes comprising those measures, and their exam- () The Act of Accession was adapted by Council Decisions 2006/663EC (O] L 277, 9.10.2006, p. 2) and 2006/664/EC (O] L 277, 9.10.2006, p. 4). (®» OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 2012/2006 (O] L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 8). () O] L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 15. ination and approval by the Commission, common rules relating to their structure and content should be laid down on the basis of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 in particular. (5)  Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 should be amended accordingly. (6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Rural Development Commnittee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 is amended as follows: 1. In Chapter III, section I, subsection 1, the following Article 25a is added: ‘Article 25a 1. Support for the provision of farm advisory and extension services referred to in Annex VIII Section I D of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania can be granted to the authorities and bodies delivering these services to farmers. This concerns in particular drawing up business plans, assistance in making applications for rural development measures, advice and extension related to respect of good agricultural and environmental conditions and statutory management requirements provided for in Articles 4 and 5 of and in Annexes III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers; 2. The authorities and bodies selected to provide advisory and extension services to farmers shall avail of appropriate resources in the form of qualified staff, administrative and technical facilities and advisory experience and reliability with respect to the services to be provided.