
Article 1 
Articles 17 and 18 of Decision 2006/875/EC are replaced by the following:
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Article 17 
The expenditure presented by the Member States for a financial contribution by the Community shall be expressed in euro and shall exclude value added tax and other taxes.
Article 18 
Where a Member State's expenditure is in a currency other than the euro, the Member State concerned shall convert it into euro by applying the most recent exchange rate set by the European Central Bank prior to the first day of the month in which the application is submitted by the Member State.'
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2007.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission