23.5.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 131/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM) No 549/2007 of 14 May 2007 on the implementation of Protocol No 9 on Unit 1 and Unit 2 of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia to the Act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 203 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Com- munities (') (the Financial Regulation), and in particular Article 110 thereof, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3, and in particular Article 166 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Whereas: (1)  Slovakia committed itself to the closure of Unit 1 and Unit 2 of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant by 31 December 2006 and 31 December 2008, respectively. (') OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (O] L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1). (®» OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC, Euratom) No 478/2007 (O] L 111, 28.4.2007, p. 13). () O] C 280 E, 18.11.2006, p. 108. The European Union expressed its willingness to continue to provide financial assistance up to 2006 as an extension of the pre-accession aid planned under the Phare programme in support of Slovakia’s decom- missioning efforts. (2 Protocol No 9 on Unit 1 and Unit 2 of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia, as annexed to the 2003 Act of Accession, reiterates Slovakia’s commitment to close the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant and, to this end, establishes an assistance programme with a budget of EUR 90 million for the period 2004 to 2006. (3)  In Protocol No 9 the Union also recognised that decom- missioning of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant will have to continue beyond the Financial Perspectives 2002 to 2006 and that this effort represents a significant financial burden for Slovakia. Decisions on the conti- nuation of assistance from the Union in this field after 2006 will take account of this situation. (4)  International decommissioning funds managed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have been in place for a number of years. Through the Phare programme in particular, the Community is the main contributor to these funds. (5)  Consequently, provision should be made for a sum of EUR 423 million (¥ from the general budget of the European Union to fund the decommissioning of the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant over the period from 2007 to 2013. (*) This figure is at current prices, and is equivalent to EUR 375 million at 2004 prices.