
Article 1 
Directive 2004/17/EC is amended as follows:

1.. Article 16 is amended as follows:

((a)) in point (a), the amount ‘EUR 412 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 387 000’;
((b)) in point (b), the amount ‘EUR 5 150 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 4 845 000’;
2.. Article 61 is amended as follows:

((a)) in paragraph 1, the amount ‘EUR 412 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 387 000’;
((b)) in paragraph 2, the amount ‘EUR 412 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 387 000’.
Article 2 
Directive 2004/18/EC is amended as follows:

1.. Article 7 is amended as follows:

((a)) in point (a), the amount ‘EUR 133 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 125 000’;
((b)) in point (b), the amount ‘EUR 206 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 193 000’,
((c)) in point (c), the amount ‘EUR 5 150 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 4 845 000’;
2.. the first paragraph of Article 8 is amended as follows:

((a)) in point (a), the amount ‘EUR 5 150 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 4 845 000’;
((b)) in point (b), the amount ‘EUR 206 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 193 000’;
3.. in Article 56, the amount ‘EUR 5 150 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 4 845 000’;
4.. in the first subparagraph of Article 63(1), the amount ‘EUR 5 150 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 4 845 000’;
5.. Article 67(1) is amended as follows:

((a)) in point (a), the amount ‘EUR 133 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 125 000’;
((b)) in point (b), the amount ‘EUR 206 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 193 000’;
((c)) in point (c), the amount ‘EUR 206 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 193 000’.
Article 3 
Article 8 of Directive 2009/81/EC is amended as follows:

1.. in point (a), the amount ‘EUR 412 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 387 000’;
2.. in point (b), the amount ‘EUR 5 150 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 4 845 000’.
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 30 November 2009.
For the Commission
Charlie McCREEVY
Member of the Commission