Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC and 2008/90/EC, Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005, Directive 2009/128/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing Council Decisions 66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC
Date: 2013-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, administrative check, animal nutrition, animal welfare, food safety, health control, marketing standard, plant health control, plant propagation, public expenditure, veterinary inspection

EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 

Brussels, 7.6.2013  
COM(2013) 327 final 

2013/0169 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, 
animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive 
material, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC and 2008/90/EC, 
Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005, Directive 
2009/128/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing Council Decisions 
66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC 

{SWD(2013) 194 final} 
{SWD(2013) 195 final} 

EN 

   EN 

 
 
 
  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

• 

General context 

On  29  June  2011,  the  European  Commission  presented  its  proposal  for  a 
multiannual financial framework for 2014-20201 which was amended on 6 July 
20122.  Taking  into  account  the  conclusions  of  the  European  Council  of  7/8 
February  2013,  the  Commission  is  proposing  a  maximum  amount  of 
EUR 1 891,936 million for expenditure in relation to food and feed during the 
whole period 2014-2020. The objective of this Regulation is to modernise the 
financial provisions for this area. 

The  main  current  financial  legal  framework  used  for  funding  these  areas  is 
Council  Decision  2009/470/EC  for  veterinary  eradication  programmes  and 
veterinary emergency measures, Council Directive 2000/29/EC for plant health 
measures and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of 
the  Council  for  funding  measures  regarding  official  controls.  Further  specific 
financial  provisions  exist  in  Regulation  (EC)  No  396/2005  on  maximum 
residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin, in 
Regulation  (EC)  No  1107/2009  concerning  the  placing  of  plant  protection 
products on the market, in Directive 2009/128/EC establishing a framework for 
Community  action  to  achieve  the  sustainable  use  of  pesticides  as  well  as  in 
numerous other Council Directives related to animal and plant health. 

This piecemeal framework is not in line with some provisions of the Financial 
Regulation  and  is  quite  complex.  It  has  evolved  over  time  and  it  needs  to  be 
rationalised. 

This  is  an  opportunity  to  replace  the  current  financial  provisions  in  multiple 
legal  bases  by  one  single,  clear  and  modern  financial  framework  which 
optimises the implementation and the functioning of financial management of 
expenditure  in  the  field  of  food  and  feed.  In  particular,  the  financial 
management structures will be simplified on the basis of  clear  objectives and 
indicators. Funding rates will also be clearer and more simplified.  

This  proposal  is  part  of  the  'Healthier  Animals  and  Plants  for  a  Safer  Food 
Chain Package' which includes proposals for: 

– 

– 

– 

the animal health policy, which aims to protect and raise the health status 
and  the  condition  of  animal  in  the  EU,  in  particular  food-producing 
animals,  whilst  permitting  intra-EU  trade  and  imports  of  animals  and 
animal products in accordance with the appropriate health standards and 
international obligations; 

the plant health regime, whose objective is to protect EU agriculture and 
forestry by preventing the entry and spread of non-native plant pests; 

the  regime  for  production  and  making  available  on  the  market  of  plant 
reproductive  material  of  agricultural,  vegetable,  forest,  fruit,  vine  and 
ornamental  species,  which  ensures  that  EU  criteria  for  health,  identity, 
and quality are met; 

1 
2 

COM(2011)398 final. 
COM(2012)388 final. 

EN 

2 

   EN 

                                                 
– 

the  rules  which  govern  official  controls  and  other  official  activities 
performed  to  ensure  the  application  of  food  law  and  feed  law,  rules  on 
animal  health  and  welfare,  plant  health  and  plant  reproductive  material, 
plant protection products and pesticides. 

• 

Focus of actions/Expenditure 

The veterinary eradication programmes are essential to progressively eliminate 
a  number  of  listed  animal  diseases  which  are  endemic  in  certain  areas  of  the 
Union, by means of a wide range of measures including vaccination, testing of 
animals and compensation for slaughtering and culling. EU funding to support 
these measures gives priority to diseases of public health importance and those 
which  have  major  economic  impacts,  due  to  trade  implications  and  income 
losses for farmers, for the wider livestock industry, as well as adjacent sectors. 

The  EU  plant  health  and  plant  reproductive  material  regimes  give  priority  to 
the  protection  of  EU  agriculture  and  forestry  by  preventing  the  entry  and 
spread of non-native pests of plants and to the availability and use of healthy 
plant material at the beginning of the chain of plant production. 

Expenditure for official controls includes the financing of the Better Training 
for  Safer  Food  programme,  which  promotes  a  harmonised  approach  to  the 
operation of Union and national control systems; and of the network of the EU 
Reference  Laboratories,  which  provide  scientific  and  technical  expertise  in 
those areas where the effectiveness of official controls depends on the quality, 
uniformity  and  reliability  of  the  methods  of  analysis  or  tests,  and  the  results 
thereof,  employed  by  official  laboratories.  It  also  includes  other  actions 
intended  to  improve  the  effectiveness  of  official  controls  performed  by  the 
Member States and the enforcement of the agri-food chain acquis in general. 

2. 

RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND 
IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

• 

Consultation of interested parties 

Because  these  policies  have  been  under  review  for  some  time,  they  are 
individually  supported  by  their  own  impact  assessments,  and  details  of  these 
policies  have  been  extensively  discussed  with  stakeholders  in  various 
consultation fora. 

• 

Accelerated impact assessment 

An impact assessment was conducted between August and September 2012 by 
the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers. It considered four options: 

– 

– 

– 

Option 1: no change. The current legal framework will not be consistent 
with the Multiannual Financial Framework. Expenditure on plant health 
could not be increased. 

Option 2: bring existing legislation into one legislative instrument. This 
will promote a simpler and more understandable legislation, but will not 
allow the financial framework to be adapted. 

Option  3  (a):  establish  a  single  coherent  financial  programme,  largely 
improvements.  The 
using  existing  financial  provisions  but  with 
simplification  of  the  system  and  the  harmonisation  of  rates  will  reduce 

EN 

3 

   EN 

the administrative burden on the Commission and on the Member States. 
New financial management tools such as clear objectives and indicators 
will use available resources more effectively. 

Option 3 (b): introduction of aspects of Cost and Responsibility Sharing 
Schemes  (CRSS).  This  option  envisages  a  participatory  approach  when 
public  authorities  share  with  the  private  sector  the  burden  of  losses 
incurred  as  well  as  the  responsibilities  of  running  the  system.  The 
administrative  burden  will  be  expected to  rise  in  the  short  term  and  the 
system is expected to be difficult to manage. 

Option 4: stop all EU actions. This option was not considered appropriate 
because it will jeopardise the objectives of the policy areas and will have 
a very negative impact on trade. 

– 

– 

3. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

The  proposal  is  based  on  Articles  43(2)  and  168(4)(b)  of  the  Treaty  on  the 
Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). Measures adopted under Article 43(2) 
should  be  necessary  to  pursue  the  objectives  of  the  common  agricultural  policy. 
Measures adopted under Article 168(4)(b) should have as their object a high level of 
human  health  protection.  This  proposal  undertakes  to  financially  support  EU  and 
Member State actions aiming at ensuring a high level of health for humans, animals 
and  plants  along  the  food  chain  and  a  high  level  of  protection  and  information  of 
food  chain  consumers.  The  choice  of  Articles  43(2)  and  168(4)(b)  TFEU  is  thus 
justified both by the objective and the content of the proposal. This proposal is to be 
adopted  in  accordance  with  the  ordinary  legislative  procedure  and  after  consulting 
the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

On 29 June 2011, the European Commission presented its proposal for a multiannual 
financial  framework  for  2014-20203  which  was  amended  on  6  July  20124.  Taking 
into  account  the  conclusions  of  the  European  Council  of  7/8  February  2013,  the 
Commission  is  proposing  a  maximum  amount  of  EUR 1 891,936 million  for 
expenditure  in  relation  to  food  and  feed  during  the  whole  period  2014-2020.  In 
accordance  with  the  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  58/2003  of  19  December  2002 
laying down the statute for Executive Agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in 
the  management  of  Community  programmes,  the  Commission  has  entrusted  the 
Executive  Agency  for  Health  and  Consumers  with  implementation  tasks  for  the 
management  of  the  Food  and  Feed  Programme  since  2008.  The  Commission  may 
use,  on  the  basis  of  a  cost-benefit  analysis,  an  existing  executive  agency  for  the 
implementation of this Programme. 

5. 

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS OF THIS REGULATION 

This Regulation provides for the scope and objectives for food and feed expenditure 
up to a maximum ceiling of EUR 1 891,936 million in current prices. The objectives 
are a high level of safety of food and food production systems, a higher animal health 
status  and  animal  welfare,  the  detection  and  eradication  of  pests,  to  ensure  an 

3 
4 

COM(2011)398 final. 
COM(2012)388 final. 

EN 

4 

   EN 

                                                 
effective implementation of official controls. These objectives are accompanied with 
their indicators. 

This Regulation also sets eligible measures and costs. 

The funding rates for grants are rationalised. A standard funding rate is set at 50% of 
the  eligible  costs.  This  rate  can  be  raised  under  certain  conditions  up  to  75%  and 
100%.  In  order  to  avoid  the  administrative  burden  of  the  management  of  micro-
programmes, this Regulation sets a minimal amount for grants of EUR 50 000. 

This  Regulation  also  provides  for  the  access  to  the  Reserve  for  crises  in  the 
agricultural sector in certain circumstances. 

Regarding plant health, in order to protect the EU against pests linked inter alia to 
trade globalisation and climate change, Union financial contribution will also cover 
survey programmes for the presence of pests and phytosanitary support measures for 
the outermost territories of Member States. 

This Regulation provides for the possibility to support Union reference laboratories 
and projects aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of official controls. 

For  the  sake  of  clarity  and  transparency,  this  Regulation  sets  the  procedures  of 
submission  and  evaluation  of  annual  and  multiannual  control  programmes  and  the 
procedure for setting or updating the list of animal diseases or plant pests eligible for 
co-funding. 

The procedures for financing these areas are simplified. In particular the number of 
decisions the Commission will have to adopt will decrease significantly. For example 
the reimbursement decisions will not be taken by the Commission any more. 

EN 

5 

   EN 

2013/0169 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, 
animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive 
material, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC and 2008/90/EC, 
Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005, Directive 
2009/128/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and repealing Council Decisions 
66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Articles 43(2) and 168(4)(b) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission5, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national Parliaments, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee6, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions7, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas:  

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

Union  legislation provides for requirements regarding  food  and  food safety  and feed 
and feed safety, at all stages of production, including rules aimed at guaranteeing fair 
practices in trade and the provision of information to consumers. It also provides for 
requirements regarding the prevention and control of transmissible diseases in animals 
and  zoonoses,  and  requirements  regarding  animal  welfare,  animal  by-products,  plant 
health  and  plant  reproductive  material,  the  protection  of  plant  varieties,  genetically 
modified organisms and the placing on the market and use of plant protection products 
and  the  sustainable  use  of  pesticides.  Union  legislation  also  provides  for  official 
controls and other control activities aimed at ensuring the effective implementation of 
and compliance with those requirements. 

The general objective of Union legislation in those areas is to contribute to a high level 
of  health  for  humans,  animals  and  plants  along  the  food  chain,  a  high  level  of 
protection  and  information  of  consumers  and  a  high  level  of  protection  of  the 
environment while favouring competitiveness and creation of jobs. 

The  pursuit  of  that  general  objective  requires  appropriate  financial  resources.  It  is 
therefore necessary that the Union contributes to the funding of measures undertaken 
in  the  different  areas  pertaining  to  that  general  objective.  In  addition,  in  order  to 
efficiently  target  the  use  of  the  expenditure,  specific  objectives  should  be  laid  down 
and indicators should be set to assess the achievement of those objectives. 

5 
6 
7 

OJ C , , p. . 
OJ C , , p. . 
OJ C , , p. . 

EN 

6 

   EN 

                                                 
(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

Union  financing  for  expenditure  relating  to  food  and  feed  has  in  the  past  taken  the 
form of grants, procurement and payments to international organisations active in the 
field. It is appropriate to continue financing in the same manner. 

For reasons of budgetary discipline, it is necessary to lay down in this Regulation the 
list of eligible measures which may benefit from a Union contribution as well as the 
eligible costs and applicable rates. 

On 29 June 2011, the European Commission presented its proposal for a multiannual 
financial framework for 2014-20208 which was amended on 6 July 20129. Taking into 
account  the  conclusions  of  the  European  Council  of  7/8  February  2013,  the 
Commission  is  proposing  a  maximum  amount  of  EUR 1 891,936 million  for 
expenditure in relation to food and feed during the whole period 2014-2020. 

Furthermore, in its proposal for a multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020, the 
Commission  suggests  the  creation  of  an  emergency  mechanism  to  react  to  crisis 
situations.  Consequently,  in  case  of  exceptional  circumstances  like  emergency 
situations  related  to  animal  and  plant  health,  when  the  appropriations  under  budget 
heading  3  are  insufficient  but  emergency  measures  are  necessary,  funds  from  the 
Reserve for crises in the agricultural sector  should be transferred in accordance with 
the  Interinstitutional  Agreement  of…  between  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council 
and  the  Commission  on  cooperation  in  budgetary  matters  and  on  sound  financial 
management10. 

The  legislation  currently  in  force  provides  that  some  of  the  eligible  costs  are 
reimbursed  at  fixed  rates,  while  for  other  costs  no  limitation  is  foreseen.  In  order  to 
rationalise and simplify the system, a fixed maximum rate for reimbursement should 
be set. It is appropriate to set that rate at the usual level applied for grants. It is also 
necessary  to  provide  the  possibility  to  raise  that  maximum  rate  in  certain 
circumstances. 

(9) 

Due to the importance of achieving the objectives of this Regulation, it is appropriate 
to  finance  100%  of  the  eligible  costs  for  certain  actions  provided  that  the 
implementation of those actions also implies incurring costs which are not eligible. 

(10)  The  Union  has  the  responsibility  to  ensure  that  funds  are  properly  spent  but  also  to 
take measures to respond to the need to simplify its spending programmes in order to 
reduce  the  administrative  burden  and  the  costs  for  beneficiaries  of  funds  and  for  all 
actors  involved,  in  line  with  the  Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the 
European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and 
the Committee of the Regions – Smart Regulation in the European Union11. For cost 
effectiveness  reasons,  both  at  level  of  the  Commission  and  of  the  Member  States, 
grants under a certain ceiling should not be granted anymore. 

(11)  Union legislation requires Member States to implement certain measures in the case of 
the occurrence and development of certain animal diseases or zoonoses. Therefore, the 
Union should make a financial contribution for such emergency measures. 

(12) 

It  is  also  necessary  to  reduce,  by  appropriate  eradication,  control  and  monitoring 
measures, the number of outbreaks of animal diseases and zoonoses which pose a risk 
to human and animal health,  as well as  to  prevent the  occurrence  of such outbreaks. 

8 
9 
10 
11 

COM(2011)398 final. 
COM(2012)388 final. 
OJ C , , p. . 
COM(2010)543 final. 

EN 

7 

   EN 

                                                 
National programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of those diseases and 
zoonoses should therefore benefit from Union funding. 

(13)  For organisational and efficiency reasons in respect of the handling of funding in the 
animal  and  plant  health  areas,  it  is  appropriate  to  lay  down  rules  on  content, 
submission,  evaluation  and  approval  of  national  programmes,  including  those 
implemented  in  the  outermost  regions  of  the  Union  referred  to  in  Article  349  of  the 
Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union  ('TFEU').  For  the  same  reasons, 
deadlines for reporting and filing of payment requests should also be laid down. 

(14)  Council  Directive  2000/29/EC  of  8  May  2000  on  protective  measures  against  the 
introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and 
against  their  spread  within  the  Community12  requires  Member  States  to  take  certain 
emergency  measures  for  the  eradication  of  organisms  harmful  to  plants  or  plant 
products  ('pests').  The  Union  should  make  a  financial  contribution  towards  the 
eradication  of  those  pests.  A  Union  financial  contribution  should  also  be  available 
under certain conditions for emergency measures aimed at containing the pests which 
have the most severe impact on the Union and which cannot be eradicated in certain 
zones and for prevention measures concerning those pests. 

(15)  Emergency measures taken against pests should be eligible for Union co-financing if 
those  measures  have  added  value  for  the  entire  Union.  For  this  reason,  a  Union 
financial  contribution  should  be  made  available  for  pests  listed  in  Directive 
2000/29/EC as not known to occur in the Union. Where pests are known to occur in 
the Union, only measures relating to the pests which have the most severe impacts on 
the Union should be eligible for a Union financial contribution. Measures relating to 
pests  subject  to  Union  emergency  measures  for  their  eradication  should  also  be 
eligible for a Union financial contribution. 

(16) 

It is necessary to timely detect the presence of certain pests. Surveys carried out by the 
Member States for such presence are essential to ensure the immediate eradication of 
outbreaks  of  those  pests.  The  surveys  carried  out  by  individual  Member  States  are 
essential  to  protect  the  territory  of  all  other  Member  States.  The  Union  should 
contribute to the financing of those surveys. 

(17)  The  outermost  regions  of  Member  States  experience  difficulties  caused  by  their 
remoteness and dependence on a limited number of products. It is appropriate for the 
Union  to  grant  a  financial  contribution  to  Member  States  for  programmes  that  they 
carry out for the control of pests in those outermost regions in line with the objectives 
of Regulation (EU) No 228/201313 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions 
of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 . 

(18)  Official controls carried out by the Member States are an essential tool to verify and 
monitor that relevant Union requirements are being implemented, complied with and 
enforced.  The  effectiveness  and  efficiency  of  official  control  systems  is  vital  for 
maintaining a high level of safety for humans, animals and plants along the food chain 
whilst  ensuring  a  high  level  of  protection  of  the  environment.  A  Union  financial 
support should be made available for such control measures. In particular, a financial 
contribution should be available to Union reference laboratories in order to help them 
bear the costs arising from the implementation of work programmes approved by the 

12 
13 

OJ L 169, 10.7.2000., p. 1. 
OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 23. 

EN 

8 

   EN 

                                                 
Commission. Moreover, since the effectiveness of official controls also depends on the 
availability  to  the  control  authorities  of  well  trained  staff  possessing  an  appropriate 
knowledge  of  Union  legislation,  the  Union  should  be  able  to  contribute  to  their 
training and relevant exchange programmes organised by competent authorities. 

(19)  The efficient management of official controls depends on a rapid exchange of data and 
information  related  to  such  controls.  In  addition,  the  proper  and  harmonised 
implementation  of  the  relevant  rules  depends  on  the  setting  of  efficient  systems 
involving  Member  State  competent  authorities.  Therefore  the  establishment  and 
operation  of  databases  and  computerised  information  management  systems  for  those 
purposes should also be eligible for financial contribution. 

(20)  The  Union  should  make  funding  available  for  technical,  scientific,  coordination  and 
communication  activities  necessary  to  ensure  the  correct  implementation  of  Union 
legislation  and  to  ensure  the  adaptation  of  the  legislation  to  scientific,  technological 
and societal developments. Funding should also be made available for projects aimed 
at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of official controls. 

(21)  Pursuant  to  Article  3  of  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  No  966/2012  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to 
the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 
1605/200214,  any  proposal  submitted 
legislative  authority  containing 
to 
derogations from provisions of that Regulation has to clearly indicate such derogations 
and to state the specific reasons justifying them.  Therefore, given the specificities of 
some  objectives  covered  by  this  Regulation  and  considering  that  the  respective 
competent authorities of the Member States are best placed to implement the activities 
associated  with  those  objectives,  those  authorities  should  be  considered  as  identified 
beneficiaries  for  the  purposes  of  Article  128(1)  of  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  No 
966/2012. It should therefore be possible to award grants to such authorities without 
previous publication of calls for proposals. 

the 

(22)  By way of derogation from Article 86 and as an exception as referred to in Article 130 
of  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  No  966/2012,  the  costs  for  the  emergency  measures 
covered by Articles 7 and 17 of this Regulation should be eligible as from the date of 
notification  of  the  occurrence  of  a  disease  or  the  presence  of  a  pest  by  the  Member 
State to the Commission due to the urgent and unforeseeable nature of those measures. 
The  corresponding  budgetary  commitments  and  the  payment  of  eligible  expenditure 
should  be  made  by  the  Commission,  after  assessment  of  the  payment  applications 
submitted  by  the  Member  States,  using,  if  appropriate  and  needed,  the  reserve  for 
crises in the agricultural sector. 

(23) 

It  is  of  the  utmost  importance  that  such  emergency  measures  are  implemented 
immediately.  It  would  therefore  be  counterproductive  to  exclude  from  funding  those 
costs incurred prior to the submission of the grant application, as this would encourage 
Member  States  to  focus  their  immediate  efforts  on  the  preparation  of  a  grant 
application, instead of on the implementation of emergency measures. 

(24)  Given  the  extent  of  the  Union  legislation  in  force  concerning  the  implementation  of 
eradication  and  surveillance  measures  and  the  technical  limitations  as  regards  other 
expertise  available,  the  implementation  of  the  measures  covered  by  this  Regulation 
needs to be carried out for a major part by the Member States' competent authorities. It 

14 

OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1. 

EN 

9 

   EN 

                                                 
is  therefore  necessary  to  cofinance  the  salary  costs  of  the  personnel  of  national 
administrations in certain cases. 

(25)  Programming  allows  coordination  and  prioritisation  and  thus  contributes  to  effective 
use of Union financial resources. The Commission should therefore be empowered to 
adopt  work  programmes  for  the  implementation  of  certain  measures  provided  for  in 
this Regulation. 

(26)  To ensure responsible and effective use of Union financial resources, the Commission 
should  be  allowed  to  check  that  Union  funding  is  effectively  used  for  the 
implementation of eligible measures either by on-the-spot checks or by documentary 
checks. 

(27)  The  financial  interests  of  the  Union  should  be  protected  throughout  the  expenditure 
cycle,  including  the  prevention,  detection  and  investigation  of  irregularities,  the 
recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used. 

(28) 

In  order  to  ensure  uniform  conditions  for  the  implementation  of  this  Regulation, 
implementing  powers  should  be  conferred  on  the  Commission  with  regard  to  the 
establishment  and  amendment  of  the  lists  of  animal  diseases  and  zoonoses  which 
qualify  for  Union  funding,  as  well  as  the  establishment  of  work  programmes.  When 
amending the list of animal diseases qualifying for emergency measures funding, the 
Commission  should  take  into  account  the  animal  diseases  which  must  be  notified  in 
accordance  with  Council  Directive  82/894/EEC  of  21  December  1982  on  the 
notification  of  animal  diseases  within  the  Community15.  Those  powers  should  be 
exercised  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EU)  No  182/2011  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general 
principles  concerning  mechanisms  for  control  by  the  Member  States  of  the 
Commission's exercise of implementing powers16. 

(29)  The  advisory  procedure  should  be  used  for  the  adoption  of  the  initial  lists  of  animal 
diseases  and  zoonoses  which  qualify  for  funding  in  the  field  of  animal  health,  given 
that  those  initial  lists  should  merely  contain,  without  any  modifications,  the  animal 
diseases and zoonoses which already qualify for such funding under Council Decision 
2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field17. 

(30)  Union legislation should be managed and implemented in such a way as to ensure that 
it delivers the intended benefits, in the light of experience. It is therefore appropriate 
for  the  Commission  to  evaluate  the  functioning  and  effectiveness  of  this  Regulation 
and to communicate the results to the other institutions. 

(31)  Different  committees  assist  the  Commission  in  the  implementation  of  Union  rules 
covered  by  this  Regulation,  in  particular  the  Committees  established  by  Council 
Decision 66/399/EEC of 14 June 1966 setting up a Standing Committee on Seeds and 
Propagating  Material  for  Agriculture,  Horticulture  and  Forestry18,  Council  Decision 
76/894/EEC  of  23  November  1976  establishing  a  Standing  Committee  on  Plant 
Health19, Council Directive 98/56/EC of 20 July 1998 on the marketing of propagating 
material of ornamental plants20, Council Directive 2008/90/EC of 29 September 2008 

15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 

OJ L 378, 31.12.1982, p. 58. 
OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13. 
OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30. 
OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2289/66. 
OJ L 340, 9.12.1976, p. 25. 
OJ L 226, 13.8.1998, p. 16. 

EN 

10 

   EN 

                                                 
on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit 
production21 and Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council  of  28  January  2002  laying  down  the  general  principles  and  requirements  of 
food  law,  establishing  the  European  Food  Safety  Authority  and  laying  down 
procedures  in  matters  of  food  safety22.  It  is  appropriate  to  streamline  the  Committee 
procedure  in  this  area  and  to  charge  the  Committee  established  by  Article  58  of 
Regulation (EC) 178/2002 with the task of assisting the Commission in the exercise of 
its  implementing  powers  in  respect  of  the  expenditure  incurred  in  the  relevant  areas 
and  to  adapt  the  name  of  that  Committee  in  order  to  reflect  its  extended  tasks. 
Decisions  66/399/EEC  and  76/894/EEC  should  therefore  be  repealed  and  Directives 
98/56/EC  and  2008/90/EC  and  Regulation  (EC)  No  178/2002  should  therefore  be 
amended accordingly. 

(32)  This  Regulation  replaces  the  provisions  of  Decision  2009/470/EC.  In  addition,  this 
Regulation  replaces  Articles  13c(5)  and  Articles  22  to  26  of  Directive  2000/29/EC, 
Article  66  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  882/2004  of  29  April  2004  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification 
of  compliance  with  feed  and  food  law,  animal  health  and  animal  welfare  rules23, 
Articles 36 and 37 of Regulation (EC) 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food 
and  feed  of  plant  and  animal  origin  and  amending  Council  Directive  91/414/EEC24, 
Article 22 of Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
21  October  2009  establishing  a  framework  for  Community  action  to  achieve  the 
sustainable  use  of  pesticides25  and  Article  76  of  Regulation  (EC)  1107/2009  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of 
the  plant  protection  products  on  the  market  and  repealing  Council  Directives 
79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC26. Directive 2000/29/EC, Regulations (EC) No 882/2004 
and  (EC)  No  396/2005,  Directive  2009/128/EC  and  Regulation  (EC)  1107/2009 
should therefore be amended accordingly, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 

OJ L 267, 8.10.2008, p. 8. 
OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. 
OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1. 
OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1. 
OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71. 
OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1. 

EN 

11 

   EN 

                                                 
TITLE I 
COMMON PROVISIONS 

CHAPTER I 
SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES 

Article 1 
Subject matter and scope 

This  Regulation  establishes  provisions  for  the  management  of  expenditure  from  the  general 
budget of the European Union in the fields covered by Union rules: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

(g) 

(h) 

(i) 

(j) 

governing food and food safety, at any stage of production, processing, distribution 
and disposal of food, including rules aimed at guaranteeing fair practices in trade and 
protecting  consumer  interests  and  information,  and  the  manufacture  and  use  of 
materials and articles intended to come into contact with food; 

governing  feed  and  feed  safety,  at  all  stages  of  production,  processing,  distribution 
and disposal of feed and the use of feed, including rules aimed at guaranteeing fair 
practices in trade and protecting consumer interests and information; 

laying down animal health requirements; 

laying down welfare requirements for animals; 

on  protective  measures  against  organisms  harmful  to  plants  or  plant  products  as 
defined in Directive 2000/29/EC (hereinafter: 'pests'); 

on the production, with a view to placing on the market, and placing on the market of 
plant reproductive material; 

laying down the requirements for placing on the market of plant protection products 
and the sustainable use of pesticides; 

aiming at preventing and minimising risks to public and animal health arising from 
animal by-products and derived products; 

governing  the  deliberate  release  into  the  environment  of  genetically  modified 
organisms; 

on  protection  of  intellectual  property  right  in  relation  to  plant  varieties  and 
conservation and exchange of plant genetic resources. 

Article 2 
Objectives 

1. 

The expenditure referred to in Article 1 shall aim at attaining: 

(a) 

the  general  objective  of  contributing  to  a  high  level  of  health  for  humans, 
animals and plants along the food chain and in related areas and a high level of 
protection for consumers and the environment while enabling the Union food 
and feed industry to operate in an environment favouring competitiveness and 
the creation of jobs; 

EN 

12 

   EN 

(b) 

the following specific objectives: 

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

to  contribute  to  a  high  level  of  safety  of  food  and  food  production 
systems and of other products which may affect the safety of food, while 
improving the sustainability of food production; 

to contribute to a higher animal health status in the Union and to support 
the improvement of the welfare of animals; 

to  contribute  to  timely  detection  of  pests  and  their  eradication  where 
those pests have entered into the Union; 

to  contribute  to  improve  the  effectiveness,  efficiency  and  reliability  of 
official  controls  and  other  activities  carried  out  in  view  of  the  effective 
implementation  of  and  compliance  with  the  Union  rules  referred  to  in 
Article 1. 

2. 

In  order  to  measure  the  attainment  of  the  specific  objectives  referred  to  in 
paragraph 1(b) the following indicators shall be used: 

(a) 

for the specific objective in paragraph 1(b)(i), the reduction of the number of 
cases of diseases in humans in the Union and which are linked to food safety or 
zoonoses; 

(b) 

for the specific objective in paragraph 1(b)(ii): 

(i) 

(ii) 

the increase of the number of Member States or regions thereof which are 
free from animal diseases for which a financial contribution is granted; 

an overall reduction of disease parameters such as incidence, prevalence 
and number of outbreaks; 

(c) 

for the specific objective in paragraph 1(b)(iii):  

(i) 

the coverage of the Union territory by surveys for pests, in particular for 
pests not known to occur in the Union territory and pests considered to be 
most dangerous for the Union territory; 

(ii) 

the time and success rate for the eradication of those pests; 

(d) 

for  the  specific  objective  in  paragraph  1(b)(iv),  a  favourable  trend  of  the 
outcome of controls in particular areas of concern carried out and reported by 
Commission experts in the Member States. 

CHAPTER II 
FORMS OF FINANCING AND GENERAL FINANCIAL 
PROVISIONS 

Article 3 
Forms of financing 

1. 

2. 

Union financing for the expenditure referred to in Article 1 shall be implemented in 
accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012. 

When  grants  are  awarded  to  the  competent  authorities  of  the  Member  States,  they 
shall be considered as identified beneficiaries within the meaning of Article 128(1) 
of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012. Such grants may be awarded without a 
call for proposals. 

EN 

13 

   EN 

3. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The Union financial contribution for the measures referred to in this Regulation may 
also take the form of voluntary payments to international organisations active in the 
areas covered by the rules referred to in Article 1, of which the Union is a member or 
in the work of which it participates. 

Article 4 
Budget 

Without prejudice to Article 5, the ceiling for the expenditure referred to in Article 1 
for  the  period  from  1  January  2014  to  31  December  2020  shall  be  a  maximum 
amount of EUR 1 891,936 million in current prices. 

The  ceiling  referred  to  in  paragraph  1  may  also  cover  expenses  pertaining  to 
preparatory,  monitoring,  control,  audit  and  evaluation  activities  which  are  required 
for the management of the expenditure referred to in Article 1 and the achievement 
of  their  objectives,  in  particular  studies,  meetings  of  experts,  expenses  linked  to  IT 
networks  focusing  on  information  processing  and  exchange,  as  well  as  all  other 
technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the 
management of that expenditure. 

The  ceiling  may  also  cover  the  technical  and  administrative  assistance  expenses 
necessary to ensure the transition between actions adopted before and after the entry 
into  force  of  this  Regulation.  If  necessary,  appropriation  may  be  entered  in  the 
budget beyond 2020 to cover similar expenses, in order to enable the management of 
actions not yet completed by 31 December 2020. 

Article 5 
Use of the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector 

The Union contribution to measures for emergency situations covered by Section 1 of Chapter 
I of Title II and Section 1 of Chapter II of Title II may also be financed in accordance with 
point (e) of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/201X of the European Parliament and 
the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy. 

Article 6 
Maximum rates and minimum amount of grants 

1. 

2. 

Where the Union financial contribution takes the form of a grant, it shall not exceed 
50% of the eligible costs. 

The maximum rate referred to in paragraph 1 may be increased to 75% of the eligible 
costs for: 

(a) 

cross-border activities implemented together by two or more Member States in 
order to control or eradicate pests or animal diseases; 

(b)  Member States whose gross national income per inhabitant based on the latest 

Eurostat data is less than 90% of the Union average;  

EN 

14 

   EN 

3. 

The  maximum  rate  referred  to  in  paragraph  1  may  be  increased  to  100%  of  the 
eligible costs where the activities benefitting from Union contribution: 

(a) 

(b) 

concern the control of serious health risks for the Union; 

are  specific  tasks  of  particular  importance  for  the  Union,  as  explicitely 
acknowledged  by  the  Commission  in  the  work  programme  adopted  in 
accordance with Article 35(1); or 

(c) 

are implemented in third countries. 

4. 

No grant of less than EUR 50 000 shall be awarded. 

EN 

15 

   EN 

TITLE II 
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 

CHAPTER I 
ANIMAL HEALTH 

SECTION 1 
EMERGENCY MEASURES 

Article 7 
Eligible measures 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

1. 

2. 

Grants  may  be  awarded  to  Member  States  up  to  the  maximum  rates  set  in 
Article 6(1), (2) and (3) for the measures taken in the event of the confirmation of the 
occurrence of one of the animal diseases listed pursuant to Article 8, provided that 
the measures have been applied immediately and the applicable provisions laid down 
in the relevant Union legislation have been complied with. 

Grants  may  be  awarded  to  Member  States  where,  on  the  confirmation  of  the 
occurrence  of  one  of  the  animal  diseases  listed  pursuant  to  Article  8,  two  or  more 
Member States collaborate closely to control the epidemic. 

Grants  may  be  awarded  to  Member  States,  third  countries  and  international 
organisations for protection measures taken in the case of a direct threat to the health 
status of the Union as a result of the occurrence or development, in the territory of a 
third country or a Member State, of one of the animal diseases and zoonoses listed 
pursuant to Articles 8 or 11. 

Grants  may  be  awarded  to  Member  States  where  the  Commission  decides,  at  the 
request  of  a  Member  State,  that  they  must  establish  stocks  of  biological  products 
intended  for  the  control  of  the  animal  diseases  and  zoonoses  listed  pursuant  to 
Articles 8 or 11. 

A  Union  financial  contribution  may  be  awarded  for  the  establishment  of  stocks  of 
biological  products  or  the  acquisition  of  vaccine  doses  if  the  occurrence  or  the 
development  in  a  third  country  or  Member  State  of  one  of  the  animal  diseases  and 
zoonoses listed pursuant to Articles 8 or 11 may constitute a threat to the Union. 

Article 8 
List of animal diseases 

The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish the list of animal 
diseases which qualify for funding under Article 7. That list shall contain the animal 
diseases referred to in Articles 3(1), 4(1), 6(2) and 14(1) of Decision 2009/470/EC. 
That  implementing  act  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  advisory  procedure 
referred to in Article 39(2) of this Regulation. 

The  Commission  may,  by  means  of  implementing  acts,  amend  the  list  of  animal 
diseases established pursuant to paragraph 1, taking into account the animal diseases 
which  must  be  notified  in  accordance  with  Directive  82/894/EEC  and  the  diseases 
which  are  likely  to  constitute  a  new  threat  for  the  Union  due  to  their  significant 
impact on: 

EN 

16 

   EN 

(a)  human health; 

(b) 

(c) 

animal health or animal welfare; or 

the agricultural or aquaculture production or related sectors of the economy. 

Those  implementing  acts  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  examination 
procedure referred to in Article 39(3) of this Regulation. 

Article 9 
Eligible costs 

1. 

The  following  costs  incurred  by  the  Member  States  in  carrying  out  the  measures 
referred to in Article 7(1) may be eligible for funding, under that paragraph: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

(g) 

costs of compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered or 
culled, within the limit of the market value of the animals immediately before 
they were slaughtered or culled; 

costs  of  compensation  to  owners  for  the  value  of  their  destroyed  products  of 
animal  origin,  within  the  limit  of  the  market  value  of  those  products 
immediately before their destruction; 

costs of cleaning, desinsectisation and disinfection of holdings and equipment; 

costs  for  the  destruction  of  the  contaminated  feeding  stuffs  and,  where  it  can 
not be disinfected, contaminated equipment; 

cost  of  purchase  and  administration  of  vaccines  if  those  are  decided  or 
authorised by the Commission; 

costs of transport of carcasses to processing plants where applicable; 

in  exceptional  and  duly  justified  cases,  any  other  costs  essential  for  the 
eradication of the disease as provided for in the financing decision referred to 
in Article 35(3) of this Regulation. 

2. 

As  an  exception,  as  referred  to  in  Article  130(1)  of  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  No 
966/2012, costs shall be eligible from the date of notification of the occurrence of the 
disease by the Member States to the Commission.  

After  assessment  of  the  payment  applications  submitted  by  the  Member  States,  the 
Commission shall make the corresponding budgetary commitments and the payment 
of eligible expenditure. 

SECTION 2 
PROGRAMMES FOR THE ERADICATION, CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE OF 
ANIMAL DISEASES AND ZOONOSES 

Article 10 
Eligible programmes 

Grants may be awarded to Member States' annual or multiannual national programmes for the 
eradication,  control  and  surveillance  of  the  animal  diseases  and  zoonoses  listed  pursuant  to 
Article 11 (hereinafter "national programmes"). 

EN 

17 

   EN 

Article 11 
List of animal diseases and zoonoses 

1. 

2. 

The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish the list of animal 
diseases  and  zoonoses  which  qualify  for  grants  under  Article  10.  That  list  shall 
contain the animal diseases and zoonoses listed in Annex I to Decision 2009/470/EC. 
That  implementing  act  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  advisory  procedure 
referred to in Article 39(2) of this Regulation. 

The  Commission  may,  by  means  of  implementing  acts,  amend  the  list  established 
pursuant to paragraph 1, taking into account 

(a) 

the  situation  of  animal  diseases  that  have  a  significant  impact  on  livestock 
production or trade; 

(b) 

the development of zoonoses which pose a threat to humans; or 

(c)  new scientific or epidemiological development. 

Those  implementing  acts  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  examination 
procedure referred to in Article 39(3) of this Regulation. 

Article 12 
Eligible costs 

The following costs incurred by the Member States in implementing the national programmes 
may be eligible for grants under Article 10: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

(g) 

(h) 

(i) 

costs of sampling animals; 

costs of tests, provided that they are limited to: 

(i) 

(ii) 

costs  of  test  kits,  reagents,  and  consumables  which  are  identifiable  and 
specially used for carrying out those tests; 

costs  of  personnel,  regardless  its  status,  directly  involved  in  carrying  out  the 
tests; 

costs of compensation to owners for the value of their animals slaughtered or culled 
in the framework of the national programme, within the limit of the market value of 
the animals immediately before they were slaughtered or culled; 

costs of compensation to owners for the value of their destroyed products of animal 
origin,  within  the  limit  of  the  market  value  of  those  products  immediately  before 
their destruction; 

costs of purchase and storage of vaccine doses or vaccine and baits for animals used 
for the programmes; 

costs of inoculation of vaccine doses to domestic animals; 

costs of distribution of vaccines and baits for wild animals; 

costs  of  cleaning,  disinfection,  desinsectisation  of  the  holding  and  equipment  and 
based on the epidemiology and characteristics of the pathogen; 

in  exceptional  and  duly  justified  cases,  the  costs  incurred  in  carrying  out  other 
necessary  measures  than  those  referred  to  in  points  (a)  to  (h),  provided  that  such 
measures are set out in the grant decision referred to in Article 14(2). 

EN 

18 

   EN 

For  the  purposes  of  point  (c)  of  the  first  subparagraph,  the  salvage  value  of  the  animals,  if 
any, shall be deducted from the compensation. 

For the purposes of point (d) of the first subparagraph, the salvage value of heat-treated non-
incubated eggs shall be deducted from the compensation. 

Article 13 
Content and submission of the national programmes 

1. 

Each year, by 31 May, Member States shall submit to the Commission the national 
programmes starting in the following year for which they apply for a grant. 

National programmes submitted after 31 May shall not be eligible for financing the 
following year. 

2. 

The national programmes shall contain at least the following: 

(a) 

(b) 

a description of the epidemiological situation of the animal disease or zoonose 
before the date of the beginning of the programme; 

a description and demarcation of the geographical and administrative areas in 
which the programme is to be applied; 

(c) 

the duration of the programme; 

(d) 

the measures to be implemented; 

(e) 

(f) 

(g) 

the estimated budget; 

the  targets  to  be  attained  by  the  completion  date  of  the  programme  and  its 
anticipated benefits; 

appropriate  indicators  to  measure  the  achievement  of  the  targets  of  the 
programme. 

In each multiannual national programme, the information referred to in points (a) to 
(g)  of  the  first  subparagraph  shall  be  provided  for  each  year  covered  by  the 
programme. 

If the occurrence or the development of one of the animal diseases or zoonoses listed 
pursuant to Article 11 is likely to constitute a threat to the health status of the Union 
and in order to protect the Union  from the introduction of  one of those diseases or 
zoonoses, Member States may include in their national programmes measures to be 
implemented  in  territories  of  neighbouring  third  countries  in  cooperation  with  the 
authorities of those countries. 

Article 14 
Evaluation and approval of the national programmes 

The  national  programmes  shall  be  evaluated  taking  into  account  the  priorities  and 
criteria  set  out  in  the  annual  or  multiannual  work  programmes  referred  to  in 
Article 35(1)  and,  where  appropriate,  those  outlined  in  the  annual  or  multiannual 
guidelines referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article. 

Annual national programmes and associated funding shall be approved by 31 January 
each year by means of a grant decision in relation to the measures implemented and 
the costs incurred from 1 January to 31 December of that year. Following submission 
of the intermediate reports as referred to in Article 15, the Commission may amend 
such decisions if necessary in relation to the whole eligibility period. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

EN 

19 

   EN 

3. 

4. 

5. 

Multiannual  national  programmes  and  associated  funding  shall  be  approved  by 
31 January  of  the  first  year  of  implementation  by  means  of  a  grant  decision  in 
relation  to  the  measures  implemented  and  the  costs  incurred  from  1  January  of  the 
first year of implementation until the end of the implementation period. 

In  the  case  of  approval  of  multiannual  national  programmes  in  accordance  with 
paragraph 3, budgetary commitments may be divided into annual instalments. Where 
budgetary  commitments  are  divided  into  annual  instalments,  the  Commission  shall 
commit the annual instalments taking into account the progress of the programmes, 
the estimated needs and the budget available. 

The  Commission  may  adopt  annual  or  multiannual  guidelines  containing  the 
veterinary priorities and criteria to be used in evaluating the national programmes. 

Article 15 
Reporting 

For each approved annual or multiannual national programme, Member States shall submit to 
the  Commission,  by  31  March  each  year,  an  annual  detailed  technical  and  financial  report 
covering  the  previous  year  including  the  results  achieved,  measured  on  the  basis  of  the 
indicators referred to in Articles 13(2)(g) and a detailed account of eligible costs incurred. 

In addition, for each approved annual national programme, Member States shall submit to the 
Commission, by 31 July each year, intermediate technical and financial reports. 

Article 16 
Payments 

The payment request for a given year in respect of a national programme shall be submitted 
by the Member State to the Commission by 31 March of the following year. 

The  Commission  shall  pay  the  Union  financial  contribution  for  the  eligible  costs  following 
appropriate verification of the reports referred to in Article 15. 

CHAPTER II 
PLANT HEALTH 

SECTION 1 
EMERGENCY MEASURES 

Article 17 
Eligible measures 

1. 

Grants  may  be  awarded  to  Member  States  up  to  the  maximum  rates  set  in 
Article 6(1),  (2)  and  (3)  for  the  following  measures  against  pests,  subject  to  the 
conditions laid down in Article 18: 

(a)  measures  to  eradicate  a  pest  from  an  infested  area,  taken  by  the  competent 
authorities  pursuant  to  Articles  16(1)  and  16(2)  of  Directive  2000/29/EC  or 
pursuant  to  the  Union  measures  adopted  in  accordance  with  Article  16(3)  of 
that Directive; 

EN 

20 

   EN 

(b)  measures  to  contain  a  pest,  against  which  Union  containment  measures  have 
been adopted pursuant to Article 16(3) of Directive 2000/29/EC, in an infested 
area  from  which  that  pest  cannot  be  eradicated,  where  those  measures  are 
essential  to  protect  the  Union  against  further  spread  of  that  pest.  Those 
measures shall exclusively concern the eradication of that pest from the buffer 
zone in case its presence is detected in that buffer zone; 

(c) 

additional protective measures taken against the spread of a pest, against which 
Union  measures  have  been  adopted  pursuant  to  Article  16(3)  of  Directive 
2000/29/EC, other than the eradication measures referred to in point (a) and the 
containment  measures  referred  to  in  point  (b),  where  those  measures  are 
essential to protect the Union against further spread of that pest. 

2. 

Grants referred to in paragraph 1 may also be awarded to a Member State in whose 
territory  the  pests  referred  to  in  paragraph  1  are  not  present,  where  measures  have 
been  taken  against  the  entry  of  those  pests  into  the  territory  of  that  Member  State 
because  of  their  presence  in  a  neighbouring  Member  State  or  third  country 
immediately adjacent to its border. 

Article 18 
Conditions 

The  measures  referred  to  in  Article  17  may  qualify  for  grants  provided  that  they  have  been 
applied immediately and the applicable provisions laid down in the relevant Union legislation 
have  been  complied  with,  and  provided  that  at  least  one  of  the  following  conditions  is 
fulfilled: 

(a) 

(b) 

they concern pests listed in Section I of Part A of Annex I and Section I of Part A of 
Annex II to Directive 2000/29/EC; 

they are covered by a measure adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 16(3) 
of Directive 2000/29/EC. 

For measures fulfilling  the  condition  laid down in point (b) of the first paragraph, the grant 
shall  not  cover  costs  incurred  after  the  expiry  of  the  measure  adopted  by  the  Commission 
pursuant to Article 16(3) of Directive 2000/29/EC. 

Article 19 
Eligible costs 

1. 

The following costs incurred by Member States in carrying out the measures referred 
to in Article 17 may be eligible for grants under that Article: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

costs  of  personnel,  regardless  its  status,  directly  involved  in  the  measures,  as 
well  as  costs  of  renting  of  equipment,  consumables  and  any  other  necessary 
materials, treatment products, and laboratory tests; 

costs of service contracts with third parties to execute part of the measures; 

costs  of  compensation  to  the  operators  concerned  for  the  destruction  and 
subsequent  removal  of  plants,  plant  products  and  other  objects,  and  the 
cleaning  and  disinfection  of  premises,  land,  water,  soil,  growing  media, 
facilities, machinery and equipment; 

in exceptional and duly justified cases, the costs incurred in carrying out other 
necessary  measures  than  those  referred  to  in  points  (a)  to  (c),  provided  that 
such measures are set out in the financing decision referred to in Article 35(3). 

EN 

21 

   EN 

2. 

As  an  exception,  as  referred  to  in  Article  130(1)  of  Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  No 
966/2012, costs shall be eligible from the date of notification of the presence of the 
pest by the Member States to the Commission. 

After  assessment  of  the  payment  applications  submitted  by  the  Member  States,  the 
Commission shall make the corresponding budgetary commitments and the payment 
of eligible expenditure. 

SECTION 2 
SURVEY PROGRAMMES CONCERNING THE PRESENCE OF PESTS 

Article 20 
Eligible survey programmes 

Grants may be awarded to Member States for annual and multiannual survey programmes that 
they carry out concerning the presence of pests (hereinafter: 'survey programmes'), provided 
that those survey programmes comply with at least one of the following conditions: 

(a) 

(b) 

they concern pests listed in Section I of Part A of Annex I and Section I of Part A of 
Annex II to Directive 2000/29/EC; 

they are covered by a measure adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 16(3) 
of Directive 2000/29/EC. 

For  the  pests  referred  to  in  point  (a)  of  the  first  paragraph,  the  survey  programmes  shall  be 
based on an assessment of the risk of the entry, establishment and spread of those pests in the 
territory of the Member State concerned and shall as a minimum target the pests that pose the 
main risks and the main plant species that are exposed to those risks. 

For measures fulfilling  the  condition  laid down in point (b) of the first paragraph, the grant 
shall  not  cover  costs  incurred  after  the  expiry  of  the  measure  adopted  by  the  Commission 
pursuant to Article 16(3) of Directive 2000/29/EC. 

Article 21 
Eligible costs 

The following costs incurred by the Member States in implementing the survey programmes 
referred to in Article 20 may be eligible for grants under that Article: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

costs for sampling; 

costs of tests, provided that they are limited to: 

(i) 

(ii) 

costs of test kits, reagents and consumables which are identifiable and specially 
used for carrying out the tests; 

costs  of  personnel,  regardless  its  status,  directly  involved  in  collecting  the 
samples and carrying out the tests; 

in exceptional and duly justified cases, costs incurred in carrying out other necessary 
measures than those referred to in points (a) and (b), provided that such measures are 
set out in the grant decision referred to in Article 23(2). 

Article 22 
Content and submission of the survey programmes 

1. 

Each  year  by  31  May  Member  States  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  the  survey 
programmes starting in the following year for which they apply for a grant. 

EN 

22 

   EN 

Survey  programmes  submitted  after  31  May  shall  not  be  eligible  for  financing  the 
following year.  

2. 

The survey programmes shall contain at least the following: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

(g) 

the pests included in the programme; 

a description and demarcation of the geographical and administrative areas in 
which the programme is to be applied and a description of the status of those 
areas as regards the presence of the pests concerned; 

the duration of the programme; 

the  number  of  visual  examinations,  samples  and  tests  scheduled  for  the  pests 
and plants, plants products and other objects concerned; 

the estimated budget; 

the  targets  to  be  attained  by  the  completion  date  of  the  programme  and  its 
anticipated benefits; 

appropriate  indicators  to  measure  the  achievement  of  the  targets  of  the 
programme. 

In  each  multiannual  survey  programme,  the  information  referred  to  in  points  (a)  to 
(g)  of  the  first  subparagraph  shall  be  provided  for  each  year  covered  by  the 
programme. 

Article 23 
Evaluation and approval of the survey programmes 

The  survey  programmes  shall  be  evaluated  taking  into  account  the  priorities  and 
criteria  set  out  in  the  annual  or  multiannual  work  programmes  referred  to  in 
Article 35(1)  and,  where  appropriate,  those  outlined  in  the  annual  or  multiannual 
guidelines referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article. 

Annual survey programmes and associated funding shall be approved by 31 January 
each year by means of a grant decision in relation to the measures implemented and 
the costs incurred from 1 January to 31 December of that year. Following submission 
of the intermediate reports as referred to in Article 15, the Commission may amend 
such decisions if necessary in relation to the whole eligibility period. 

Multiannual  survey  programmes  and  associated  funding  shall  be  approved  by 
31 January  of  the  first  year  of  implementation  by  means  of  a  grant  decision  in 
relation  to  the  measures  implemented  and  the  costs  incurred  from  1  January  of  the 
first year of implementation until the end of the implementation period. 

In  the  case  of  approval  of  multiannual  survey  programmes  in  accordance  with 
paragraph 3, budgetary commitments may be divided into annual instalments. Where 
budgetary  commitments  are  divided  into  annual  instalments,  the  Commission  shall 
commit the annual instalments taking into account the progress of the programmes, 
the estimated needs and the budget available. 

The  Commission  may  adopt  annual  or  multiannual  guidelines  containing  the 
phytosanitary priorities, including in particular pests not known to occur in the Union 
territory  and  pests  considered  to  be  most  dangerous  for  the  Union  territory,  and 
criteria to be used in evaluating the survey programmes. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

EN 

23 

   EN 

Article 24 
Reporting and payments 

Articles 15 and 16 shall apply mutatis mutandis to survey programmes. 

SECTION 3 
PROGRAMMES CONCERNING THE CONTROL OF PESTS IN OUTERMOST REGIONS 
OF THE UNION 

Article 25 
Eligible measures and costs 

1. 

Grants may be awarded to Member States for programmes that they carry out for the 
control of pests in the outermost regions of the Union as enumerated in Article 349 
of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in line with the objectives 
set  out  in  Article  2  of  Regulation  (EU)  No  228/2013  (hereinafter:  'programmes  for 
the outermost regions'). Those grants shall concern activities necessary to ensure the 
correct implementation in those regions of the rules, in force in those regions, on the 
control of pests. 

2. 

The  following  costs  incurred  by  Member  States  for  programmes  for  the  outermost 
regions may be eligible for a Union financial contribution: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

 costs  of  personnel,  regardless  of  its  status,  directly  involved  in  the 
implementation  of  the  measures,  as  well  as  costs  of  renting  of  equipment, 
consumables, treatment products; 

costs of service contracts with third parties to execute part of the measures; 

costs for sampling; 

costs of tests, provided that they are limited to: 

(i) 

(ii) 

costs  of  test  kits,  reagents  and  consumables  which  are  identifiable  and 
specially used for carrying out the tests; 

costs of personnel, regardless its status, directly involved in collecting the 
samples and carrying out the tests. 

Article 26 
Content and submission of the programmes for the outermost regions 

1. 

Each  year  by  31  May  Member  States  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  the 
programmes for the outermost regions starting in the following year for which they 
apply for a grant. 

Programmes for the outermost regions submitted after 31 May shall not be eligible 
for financing the following year. 

2. 

The programmes for the outermost regions shall contain at least the following: 

(a) 

(b) 

the pests included in the programme; 

a description and demarcation of the geographical and administrative areas in 
which the programme is to be applied and a description of the status of those 
areas as regards the presence of the pests concerned; 

(c) 

a technical analysis of the regional phytosanitary situation; 

EN 

24 

   EN 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

(g) 

(h) 

the duration of the programme; 

the  activities  included  in  the  programme  and,  where  relevant,  the  number  of 
visual  examinations,  samples  and  tests  scheduled  for  the  pests  and  plants, 
plants products and other objects concerned; 

the estimated budget; 

the  targets  to  be  attained  by  the  completion  date  of  the  programme  and  its 
anticipated benefits; 

appropriate  indicators  to  measure  the  achievement  of  the  targets  of  the 
programme. 

In each multiannual programme for the outermost regions, the information referred 
to  in  points  (a)  to  (h)  of  the  first  subparagraph  shall  be  provided  for  each  year 
covered by the programme. 

Article 27 
Evaluation and approval of the programmes for the outermost regions 

The programmes for the outermost regions shall be evaluated taking into account the 
priorities and criteria set out in the annual or multiannual work programmes referred 
to in Article 35(1). 

Annual  programmes  for  the  outermost  regions  and  associated  funding  shall  be 
approved  by  31  January  each  year  by  means  of  a  grant  decision  in  relation  to  the 
measures implemented and the costs incurred from 1 January to 31 December of that 
year.  Following  submission  of  the  intermediate  reports  as  referred  to  in  Article  15, 
the  Commission  may  amend  such  decisions  if  necessary  in  relation  to  the  whole 
eligibility period. 

Multiannual  programmes  for  the  outermost regions  and  associated  funding  shall  be 
approved  by  31 January  of  the  first  year  of  implementation  by  means  of  a  grant 
decision  in  relation  to  the  measures  implemented  and  the  costs  incurred  from  1 
January  of  the  first  year  of  implementation  until  the  end  of  the  implementation 
period. 

In  the  case  of  approval  of  multiannual  programmes  for  the  outermost  regions  in 
accordance  with  paragraph  3,  budgetary  commitments  may  be  divided  into  annual 
instalments. Where budgetary commitments are divided into annual instalments, the 
Commission shall commit the annual instalments taking into account the progress of 
the programmes, the estimated needs and the budget available. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

Articles 15 and 16 shall apply mutatis mutandis to programmes for the outermost regions. 

Article 28 
Reporting and payments 

EN 

25 

   EN 

CHAPTER III 
FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND 
OTHER ACTIVITIES 

Article 29 
European Union reference laboratories 

1. 

Grants may be awarded to the European Union reference laboratories referred to in 
Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 for the costs they incur to implement the 
work programmes approved by the Commission. 

2. 

The following costs may be eligible for grants under paragraph 1: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

costs  of  personnel,  regardless  its  status,  directly  involved  in  activities  of  the 
laboratories  which  are  carried  out  in  their  capacity  of  Union  reference 
laboratory; 

costs of capital equipment; 

cost of consumables; 

costs of shipment of samples, missions, meetings, training activities. 

Article 30 
Training 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

The  Union  may  finance  the  training  of  the  staff  of  the  competent  authorities 
responsible for official controls, as referred to in Article 51 of Regulation (EC) No 
882/2004,  in  order  to  develop  a  harmonised  approach  to  official  controls  and  other 
official  activities  to  ensure  a  high  level  of  protection  of  human,  animal  and  plant 
health protection. 

The  Commission  shall  develop  training  programmes  identifying  the  priorities  for 
intervention,  based  on  the  identified  risks  for  public  health,  animal  health  and 
welfare and plant health. 

In  order  to  be  eligible  for  Union  financing  as  referred  to  in  paragraph  1,  the 
competent authorities shall ensure that the knowledge acquired through the training 
activities referred to in that paragraph is disseminated as necessary and appropriately 
used in the national training programmes. 

The  following  costs  may  be  eligible  for  the  financial  contribution  referred  to  in 
paragraph 1: 

(a) 

(b) 

cost of the organisation of the training or exchange activities; 

costs  of  travel  and  accommodation  of  the  personnel  of  the  competent 
authorities taking part in the training. 

Article 31 
Experts from the Member States 

A  Union  financial  contribution  may  be  granted  for  the  travel  and  subsistence  expenses 
incurred by Member States' experts as a result of the Commission appointing them to assist its 
experts as provided for in Articles 45(1) and 46(1) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. 

EN 

26 

   EN 

Article 32 
Coordinated control plans and data collection 

1. 

Grants  may  be  awarded  to  Member  States  for  the  costs  incurred  for  the 
implementation  of  the  coordinated  control  plans  referred  to  in  Article  53  of 
Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and for data collection. 

2. 

The following costs may be eligible: 

(a) 

(b) 

costs of laboratory tests, 

cost of equipment necessary to perform the official control and data collection 
tasks. 

CHAPTER IV 
OTHER MEASURES 

Article 33 
Information systems 

1. 

2. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The  Union  shall  finance  the  establishment  and  operation  of  data  bases  and 
computerised  information  management  systems  necessary  for  the  effective  and 
efficient  implementation  of  the  rules  referred  to  in  Article  1  and  managed  by  the 
Commission. 

A  Union  financial  contribution  may  be  granted  for  the  establishment  and 
management  of  data  bases  and  computerised  information  management  systems  of 
third parties, including international organisations, provided that such tools: 

(a)  have  a  demonstrated  added  value  for  the  Union  as  a  whole  and  are  available 

across the Union to all interested users; and 

(b) 

are  necessary  for  the  effective  and  efficient  implementation  of  the  rules 
referred to in Article 1. 

Article 34 
Implementation and adaptation of the rules 

The  Union  may  finance  technical  and  scientific  work,  including  studies  and 
coordination  activities,  necessary  to  ensure  the  correct  implementation  of  the  rules 
referred to in Article 1 and  the adaptation of those rules to scientific, technological 
and societal developments. 

A  Union  financial  contribution  may  also  be  granted  to  the  Member  States  or 
international organisations operating in the areas referred to in Article 1 to undertake 
activities in support of the development and implementation of the rules referred to 
in Article 1. 

Grants may be awarded to projects organised by one or more Member States with the 
aim  of  improving,  through  the  use  of  innovative  techniques  and  protocols,  the 
efficient performance of official controls. 

A  Union  financial  contribution  may  also  be  granted  to  support  information  and 
awareness raising initiatives aimed at ensuring improved, compliant and sustainable 
behaviour in the implementation of the rules referred to in Article 1. 

EN 

27 

   EN 

TITLE III 
PROGRAMMING, IMPLEMENTATION AND 
CONTROL 

Article 35 
Work programmes 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The  Commission  shall,  by  means  of  implementing  acts,  adopt  common  or  separate 
annual  or  multiannual  work  programmes  for  the  implementation  of  the  measures 
referred to in Title II, except for Section 1 of Chapter I and Section 1 of Chapter II. 
Those  implementing  acts  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  examination 
procedure referred to in Article 39(3). 

The work programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall set out the objectives pursued, 
the expected results, the method of implementaton and their total amount. They shall 
also contain a description of the measures to be financed, an indication of the amount 
allocated  to  each  measure  and  an  indicative  implementation  timetable.  They  shall 
include for grants the priorities, the essential evaluation criteria, the funding rate. 

For the implementation of the measures referred to in Section 1 of Chapter I of Title 
II  and  Section  1  of  Chapter  II  of  Title  II,  or  where  it  is  necessary  to  respond  to 
unforeseeable developments, the Commission shall adopt ad hoc financing decisions 
in accordance with Article 84(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012. 

Article 36 
On-the-spot checks by the Commission 

The Commission may organise on-the-spot checks in Member States and at the premises of 
the beneficiaries with a view to verifying in particular: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

the  effective  implementation  of  the  measures  benefitting  from  the  Union  financial 
contribution; 

the compliance of administrative practices with Union rules; 

the  existence  of  the  requisite  supporting  documents  and  their  correlation  with  the 
measures benefitting from a Union contribution. 

Article 37 
Access to information 

Member  States  and  beneficiaries  shall  make  available  to  the  Commission  all  information 
necessary  for  verifying  implementation  of  the  measures  and  shall  take  all  appropriate 
measures to facilitate the checks which the Commission deems appropriate in connection with 
the management of Union financing, including on-the-spot checks. 

Article 38 
Protection of the Union's financial interests 

1. 

The  Commission  shall  take  appropriate  measures  ensuring  that,  when  measures 
financed under this Regulation are implemented, the financial interests of the Union 
are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and 
any other illegal activities, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by 

EN 

28 

   EN 

the  recovery  of  the  amounts  wrongly  paid  and,  where  appropriate,  by  effective, 
proportionate and deterrent penalties. 

2. 

The  Commission  or  its  representatives  and  the  Court  of  Auditors  shall  have  the 
power  of  audit,  on  the  basis  of  documents  and  on-the-spot,  over  all  grant 
beneficiaries,  implementing  bodies,  contractors  and  subcontractors  who  have 
received Union funds under this Regulation. 

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) shall be authorised to carry out on-the-spot 
checks  and  inspections  on  economic  operators  concerned  directly  or  indirectly  by 
such  funding  in  accordance  with  the  procedures  laid  down  in  Council  Regulation 
(Euratom,  EC)  No  2185/9627  with  a  view  to  establishing  that  there  has  been  fraud, 
corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union in 
connection  with  a  grant  agreement  or  decision  or  a  contract  concerning  Union 
funding. 

Without prejudice to the first and the second subparagraphs, cooperation agreements 
with  third  countries  and  international  organisations,  grant  agreements,  grant 
decisions  and  contracts  resulting  from  the  implementation  of  this  Regulation  shall 
expressly entitle the Commission, the Court of Auditors and OLAF to conduct such 
audits, on-the-spot checks and inspections. 

27 

OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2. 

EN 

29 

   EN 

                                                 
TITLE IV 
GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 

Article 39 
Committee procedure 

1. 

2. 

The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  the  Standing  Committee  on  Plants,  Animals, 
Food  and Feed  established by Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. That 
Committee  shall  be  a  committee  within  the  meaning  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
182/2011. 

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Article  4  of  Regulation  (EU) 
No 182/2011 shall apply. 

Where  the  opinion  of  the  committee  is  to  be  obtained  by  written  procedure,  that 
procedure shall be terminated without result when, within the time-limit for delivery 
of  the  opinion,  the  chair  of  the  committee  so  decides  or  a  simple  majority  of 
committee members so request. 

3. 

Where  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Article  5  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
182/2011 shall apply. 

Where  the  opinion  of  the  committee  is  to  be  obtained  by  written  procedure,  that 
procedure shall be terminated without result when, within the time-limit for delivery 
of  the  opinion,  the  chair  of  the  committee  so  decides  or  a  simple  majority  of 
committee members so request. 

Article 40 
Evaluation 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

By 31 December 2018, an evaluation report shall be established by the Commission 
on  the  achievement  of  the  objectives  set  out  in  Article  2(1)  in  relation  to  the 
measures referred to in Chapter I and Chapter II of Title II and in Articles 29 and 30 
of Chapter III (results and impacts), as regards the efficiency of the use of resources 
and its added value, at Union level. The evaluation shall also address the scope for 
simplification, the continued relevance of all  objectives, as well as the contribution 
of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. It 
shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor 
measures. 

By  30  June  2022  the  Commission  shall  carry  out  an  ex-post  evaluation  of  the 
measures  referred  to  in  paragraph  1  in  close  cooperation  with  the  Member  States. 
That ex-post evaluation of the measures mentioned in paragraph 1 shall examine the 
effectiveness and efficiency of the expenditure referred to in Article 1 and its impact. 

The evaluations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall take account of the progress 
made by using the indicators referred to in Article 2(2). 

The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of the evaluations referred to in 
paragraphs 1 and 2 to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic 
and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. 

EN 

30 

   EN 

Article 41 
Information, communication and publicity 

Where  appropriate,  beneficiaries  and  Member  States  concerned  shall  ensure  that 
suitable publicity is given to financial contributions granted under this Regulation in 
order to inform the public of the role of the Union in the funding of the measures. 

The  Commission  shall  implement  information  and  communication  actions  on  the 
measures  funded  and  results.  Moreover,  budget  allocated  to  communication  under 
this Regulation shall also cover corporate communication on the political priorities of 
the Union. 

Article 42 
Repeals  

Decisions 66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC are repealed. 

References  to  Decisions  66/399/EEC  and  76/894/EEC  shall  be  construed  as 
references to Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. 

1. 

2. 

1. 

2. 

Article 43 
Transitional provisions 

For  national  programmes  for  the  eradication  control  and  monitoring  of  animal  diseases  and 
zoonoses  for  the  year  2013  benefitting  from  Union  financing  under  the  financial  measure 
provided for in Article 27 of Decision 2009/470/EC, paragraphs 7 and 8 of that Article shall 
continue to apply. 

Article 44 
Amendment of Directive 98/56/EC 

Directive 98/56/EC28 is amended as follows: 

In Article 17, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:  

'1. 

The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  the  Standing  Committee  on  Plants,  Animals, 
Food and Feed established by Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the 
European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council.  That  Committee  shall  be  a  committee 
within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.' 

In Article 18, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 

'1. 

The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  the  Standing  Committee  on  Plants,  Animals, 
Food and Feed  established by Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. That 
Committee  shall  be  a  committee  within  the  meaning  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
182/2011.' 

Article 45 
Amendment of Directive 2000/29/EC 

Directive 2000/29/EC is amended as follows: 

(1) 

(2) 

In Article 13c, paragraph 5 is deleted. 

Articles 22 to 26 are deleted. 

28 

OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. 

EN 

31 

   EN 

                                                 
Article 46 
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 

1. 

In  Article  58  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  178/2002,  paragraph  1  is  replaced  by  the 
following: 

'1.  The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  a  Standing  Committee  on  Plants, 
Animals,  Food  and  Feed,  hereinafter  referred  to  as  the  ‘Committee’.  That 
Committee  shall  be  a  committee  within  the  meaning  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
182/2011  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council29.  The  Committee 
shall be organised in sections to deal with all relevant matters.' 

2. 

All references in Union legislation to the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and 
Animal  Health  shall  be  construed  as  references  to  the  Committee  referred  to  in 
Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. 

Article 47 
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 

Article 66 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 is deleted. 

Article 48 
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 

Articles 36 and 37 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are deleted. 

Article 49 
Amendment of Directive 2008/90/EC  

In Article 19 of Directive 2008/90/EC, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 

'1. 

The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  the  Standing  Committee  on  Plants,  Animals, 
Food and Feed established by Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the 
European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council.  That  Committee  shall  be  a  committee 
within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council.' 

Article 50 
Amendment of Directive 2009/128/EC 

Article 22 of Directive 2009/128/EC is deleted. 

Article 51 
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 

Article 76 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 is deleted. 

Article 52 
Entry into force and application 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Union. 

29 

OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13. 

EN 

32 

   EN 

                                                 
It shall apply from 1 January 2014. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

EN 

33 

   EN 

LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1.  Title of the proposal/initiative  

1.2.  Policy area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure 

1.3.  Nature of the proposal/initiative  

1.4.  Objective(s)  

1.5.  Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.6.  Duration and financial impact  

1.7.  Management method(s) envisaged  

2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

2.2.  Management and control system  

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

3. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

3.1.  Heading(s)  of  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  expenditure  budget  line(s) 
affected  

3.2.  Estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.1. Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.2. Estimated impact on operational appropriations  

3.2.3. Estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

3.2.4. Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework 

3.2.5. Third-party participation in financing  

3.3.  Estimated impact on revenue 

EN 

34 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative  

Proposal  for  a  Regulation  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  laying  down 
provisions  for  the  management  of  expenditure  in  the  field  of  food  chain,  animal  health  and 
welfare and on plant health and plant reproductive material ("food and feed expenditure") 
Policy area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure30  

1.2. 

17 04 Food and feed safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health 

1.3. 

Nature of the proposal/initiative  

(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to a new action  
(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action31  

(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to the extension of an existing action  

(cid:51) 

The proposal/initiative relates to an action redirected towards a new action  

1.4. 

Objectives 

1.4.1.  The Commission's multiannual strategic objective(s) targeted by the proposal/initiative  

Expenditure covered by this Regulation shall aim to ensure a high level of health for humans, 
animals and plants along the food chain and in related areas and a high level of protection of 
consumers  and  the  environment  while  enabling  the  EU  food  industry  to  operate  in  an 
environment favouring competitiveness and creation of jobs. 

1.4.2. 

Specific objective(s) and ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned  

Specific objective No 1  

Contribute to a high level of safety of food and food production systems and of other products 
which may affect safety of food while improving the sustainability of food production  

Specific objective No 2 

Contribute to a higher animal health status in the Union and to support the improvement of the 
welfare of animals 

Specific objective No 3 

Contribute  to  timely  detection  of  pests  and  their  eradication  where  those  pests  have  entered 
into the Union  

Specific objective No 4 

Contribute to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and reliability of official controls and other 
activities  carried  out  in  view  of  the  effective  implementation  of  and  compliance  with  the 
Union rules referred to in the Regulation laying down provisions for the management of food 
and feed expenditure  

30 
31 

ABM: Activity-Based Management – ABB: Activity-Based Budgeting. 
As referred to in Article 49(6)(a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation. 

EN 

35 

   EN 

                                                 
1.4.3.  Expected result(s) and impact 

The  2007-2013  financial  framework  primarily  affects  Member  States  and  their  competent 
authorities  as  they  are  the  main  beneficiaries  of  the  financial  contribution.  There  are  also 
indirect impacts on stakeholders such as primary producers (farmers, etc.), other operators and 
veterinarians  but  these  are  secondary.  This  will  be  continued  with  the  draft  Regulation 
covering the period 2014-2020. 

The overall expected result is that, through the co-financing by the EU: 

- animal diseases and plant pests will be faster eradicated in case of outbreaks 

- the appearance of animal diseases and plant pests will be avoided 

-  EU  legislation  related  to  food  and  feed  safety  will  be  applied  in  more  harmonised  way  all 
over the EU. 

Furthermore, the above will also contribute to a smoother functioning of the internal market 
and more fluent access to the markets of third countries which may have a positive impact on 
employment in the EU. 

Indicators of results and impact  

Objective 1: Contribute to a high level of safety of food and food production systems and of 
other products which may affect the safety of food while improving the sustainability of food 
production 

This objective will be measured through the reduction in the number of  cases of diseases in 
humans in the Union and which are linked to food safety or zoonoses. 

Objective  2:  Contribute  to  a  higher  animal  health  status  in  the  Union  and  to  support  the 
improvement of the welfare of animals 

This  objective  will  be  measured  through  the  increase  of  the  number  of  Member  States  or 
regions thereof free from animal diseases for which a financial contribution is granted and by 
a reduction of disease parameters, such as incidence, prevalence and number of outbreaks. 

Objective  3:  Contribute  to  timely  detection  of  pests  and  their  eradication  where  these  have 
entered into the Union 

This objective will be measured through: 

- the coverage of the Union territory by surveys for pests, in particular for pests not known to 
occur in the Union territory and pests considered to be most dangerous for the Union territory; 
and 

- the time and success rate for the eradication of those pests. 

Objective  4:  Contribute  to  improve  the  effectiveness,  efficiency  and  reliability  of  official 
controls  and  other  activities  carried  out  in  view  of  the  effective  implementation  of  and 
compliance with the Union rules referred to in Article 1 of the draft Regulation 

This  objective  will  be  measured  through  a  favourable  trend  of  the  outcome  of  controls  in 
particular  areas  of  concern  carried  out  and  reported  by  Commission  experts  in  the  Member 
States. 

EN 

36 

   EN 

 
 
1.5. 

Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.5.1.  Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term  

The private sector is to be protected from seriously harmful impacts of diseases and pests and 
hence  will  contribute  fostering  growth  and  job  creation  in  the  EU.  The  provisions  of  this 
regulation  should  support  the  policy  goals  for  each  area,  which  aim  to  uphold  good  animal 
health, plant health, plant reproductive material health and official controls. 

The Regulation will continue to support the implementation of EU action in the field of food 
safety  policy  from  2014  onwards.  It  builds  on  the  results  achieved  through  the  existing 
legislation and on the accelerated impact assessment accompanying this proposal.  

1.5.2.  Added value of EU involvement 

In  accordance  with  the  “field-to-table”  approach to  food  and  feed  safety,  this  action  aims  at 
bringing  improvements  all  along  the  food  chain.  This  sector  is  harmonised  at  EU  level  and 
considerable trade takes place between Member States. The EU food and drink industry is the 
largest manufacturing sector in Europe with an annual turnover in 2009 of 954 billion Euros; it 
exports some 54 billion Euros of food and drink products to third countries, contributes to a 
positive  trade  balance  of  around  10  billion  Euros  and  employs  around  4.2  million  people. 
(Source: Confederation of the food and drink industries of the EU).  

Outbreaks  of  serious  animal  and  plant  diseases  may  cause  major  direct  losses  to  agriculture 
and potentially enormous indirect losses to the European economy. Such problems can rapidly 
spread  between  Member  States  and  involve  the  entire  EU  market.  The  recent  occurrence  of 
Bluetongue in much of Europe, which caused substantial losses, is an important reminder of 
the unpredictability and severity of animal disease outbreaks. 

The objective of the EU intervention is to minimise the impact on human and animal health 
and  markets  and  to  reduce  risks  all  along  the  food  chain  through  preventive  actions  and  the 
management of crises. 

An EU contribution is made towards national programmes aimed at improving animal health 
or  eradicating  those  diseases  that  affect  people  or  whose  presence  can  cause  major  social, 
economic  and  political  impacts.  Eradication,  surveillance  and  monitoring  programmes  are 
necessary to reduce this risk for public and/or animal health to an acceptable level. EU wide 
surveillance  is  also  carried  out  for  diseases  such  as  avian  influenza  and  transmissible 
spongiform encephalopathies (TSE).  

Financial  contribution  for  emergency  measures  (emergency  fund)  is  available  to  assist 
Member States in dealing with animal disease crises and vaccine banks have been established 
and are kept stocked to maintain a supply of vaccines for emergency use.  

Funds are also provided to support any Member State which is the victim of an emergence of 
organisms harmful to plants, especially in the face of increased trade between Member States 
and  with  other  countries.  This  affects  not  just  the  food  industry  but  also  industry  in  general 
because of the possible impact of some plant harmful organisms on wood and wood packaging 
material e.g. pallets.  

In  addition  a  network  of  European  Union  Reference  Laboratories  is  funded  to  ensure  better 
preparedness and to provide scientific support at EU level to the Commission and the Member 
States.  This  contributes  to  the  harmonisation  of  the  diagnostic  practices  at  EU  level.  The 
action  also  comprises  a  training  programme  (BTSF  –  Better  Training  for  Safer  Food 

EN 

37 

   EN 

programme) for staff of competent authorities, both within and outside the EU to ensure the 
proper implementation of EU standards.  

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

The  problems  of  the  current  legal  framework  primarily  concern  the  need  to  amend  that 
framework  to  the  changed  sectorial  needs  identified  in  the  respective  reviews.  Those  needs 
should be reflected in the future legislation, irrespective of whether the provisions concerning 
expenditures are positioned in the sectorial acts or brought together in a single horizontal act. 

Driver 1: The current legal framework is too complex  

The  current  lack  of  clarity  in  funding  rates  presents  Member  States  with  a  great  deal  of 
uncertainty  when  planning.  Therefore,  this  regulation  foresees  three  maximum  rates:  50,  75 
and  100%.  The  100%  funding  rate  is  applied  for  the  purchase  of  vaccines  and  the  eligible 
costs  of  the  EU  reference  laboratories;  the  75  %  rate  would  apply  to  eligible  expenses  for 
Member States whose most recent gross national income per inhabitant is less than 90% of the 
Union average; the 50% rate applies to the other eligible expenses; it is considered as the basic 
rate from 2014 onwards.  

In addition, the provisions regarding the various financial provisions are currently found in a 
number  of  different  legislative  instruments.  This  issue  will  be  solved  by  grouping  these 
provisions in one single legal base. The proposed minimum level of 50 000 euro per grant will 
definitely  simplify  the  budgetary  management  for  the  administrations  in  the  Member  States 
and the European institutions. 

Driver 2: The existing financial management tools are not complete  

The existing financial provisions do not set clear and consistent objectives and indicators.  

The  definition  of  eligible  measures  and  associated  costs  is  unclear.  A  2012  internal  audit 
report recommended that they be clarified and simplified.  

All of these factors contribute to a situation where the system is over-complex and error rates 
are  too  high.  A  recent  survey  of  MSs  representatives  found  that  the  multiannual  and  annual 
programme  planning  framework  is  regarded  as  burdensome.  The  annual  cycle  of  plan 
preparation,  appraisal,  approval,  adoption  and  reporting  is  resource-intensive  and  involves  a 
high degree of year-on-year repetition. 

1.5.4.  Coherence and possible synergy with other relevant instruments 

It is crucially important that the proposal currently under consideration also remains consistent 
with other EU policies. At a high level, this means supporting the objectives of EU 2020 and 
the multiannual financial framework. Perhaps most importantly, it is crucial that the financial 
framework  supports  the  economic  recovery  through  promotion  of  trade  and  other  important 
economic  activity.  In  other  areas,  it  will  be  important  to  ensure  that  feed  and  food  safety 
policy supports and complements, and does not overlap or undermine, other EU policies. This 
is  particularly  true  in  the  areas  of  agriculture  and  trade.  The  new  proposals  for  the  common 
agricultural policy support the same sorts of general objectives as the current draft regulation 
in question, but different specific objectives and via different means. It is also crucial that the 
draft continues to support European trade and is consistent with existing and future trade rules. 
There is some consideration needed of marine policy, when the financial framework supports 
the prevention or eradication of diseases affecting aquaculture animals, for example. And it is 
important  to  be  mindful  of  the  objectives  of  environmental  policies  lastly,  there  are  strong 

EN 

38 

   EN 

 
 
 
links between other policies such as public health, animal welfare, and others, which must be 
co-ordinated with. 

1.6. 

Duration and financial impact  

(cid:59) Proposal/initiative of limited duration  

–  (cid:59)  Proposal/initiative in effect from 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2020  

–  (cid:59)  Financial impact from 2014 to 2020 (commitment appropriations)  

(cid:133) Proposal/initiative of unlimited duration 

–  Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY, 

–  Followed by full-scale operation. 
1.7.  Management mode(s) envisaged32  

(cid:59) Centralised direct management by the Commission  

(cid:59)Centralised indirect management with the delegation of implementation tasks to: 

–  (cid:59)  executive agencies  
–  (cid:133)  bodies set up by the Communities33  

–  (cid:133)  national public-sector bodies/bodies with public-service mission  

–  (cid:133)  persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions pursuant to Title V of the 
Treaty  on  European  Union  and  identified  in  the  relevant  basic  act  within  the  meaning  of 
Article 49 of the Financial Regulation  

(cid:133) Shared management with the Member States  

(cid:133) Decentralised management with third countries  

(cid:133) Joint management with international organisations 

If more than one management mode is indicated, please provide details in the "Comments" section.  

Comments  

Executive  agency  EAHC:  In  accordance  with  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  58/2003  of  19  December 
2002  laying  down  the  statute  for  Executive  Agencies  to  be  entrusted  with  certain  tasks  in  the 
management of Community programmes34, the Commission has entrusted35 the Executive Agency for 
Health and Consumers with implementation tasks for the management of the Better Training for Safer 
Food  (BTSF)  policy  for  2007-2013.  The  Commission  may  therefore  decide  to  entrust  the  Executive 
Agency  for  Health  and  Consumers  also  with  implementation  tasks  for  the  management  of  the  BTSF 
programme 2014-2020. 

32 

33 
34 
35 

Details  of  management  modes  and  references  to  the  Financial  Regulation  may  be  found  on  the  BudgWeb  site: 
http://www.cc.cec/budg/man/budgmanag/budgmanag_en.html 
As referred to in Article 185 of the Financial Regulation. 
OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 1. 
Commission Decision C(2008)4943 of 9 September 2008. 

EN 

39 

   EN 

                                                 
2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

Currently, the EAHC manages expenditure for the Better Training for Safer Food programme. 
All  remaining  expenditure  is  directly  managed  by  the  Commission.  More  attention  will  be 
paid  to  the  analysis  of  the  presented  veterinary  and  phytosanitary  programmes;  the  2013 
veterinary programmes were for the first time submitted to an external evaluation; it will be 
further developed in coming years. Performance indicators are currently under development; 
they will be useful for the evaluation of the programme's achievements. 

By  the  end  of  2018,  an  evaluation  report  shall  be  established  by  the  Commission  on  the 
achievement  of  the  objectives  of  the  measures  (at  the  level  of  results  and  impacts),  the 
efficiency of the use of resources and its European added value, in view of a decision on the 
renewal, modification or suspension of the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address 
the  scope  for  simplification,  the  continued  relevance  of  all  objectives,  as  well  as  the 
contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. 
It  shall  take  into  account  evaluation  results  on  the  long-term  impact  of  the  predecessor 
measures. 

Furthermore, no later than mid-2022, an ex-post evaluation will be carried out. 

The  Commission  shall  communicate  the  results  of  those  evaluations,  accompanied  by  its 
comments,  to  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council,  the  European  Economic  and  Social 
Committee and the Committee of the Regions. 

2.2.  Management and control system  

2.2.1.  Risk(s) identified  

The majority of the funds is directed to the Member States. 

The main elements of the implementation of the budget are the following: 

By  means  of  implementing  acts,  common  or  separate  annual  work  programmes  will  be 
adopted  for  the  implementation  of  the  financial  contribution  to  official  controls  and  other 
activities.  The  above  annual  work  programmes  shall  set  out  the  objectives  pursued,  the 
expected results, the method of implementation and their total amount. They shall also contain 
a  description  of  the  measures  to  be  financed,  an  indication  of  the  amount  allocated  to  each 
measure  and  an  indicative  implementation  timetable.  They  shall  include  for  grants  the 
priorities, the essential evaluation criteria and the funding rate. 

For the implementation of the eradication, survey and monitoring programmes in the animal 
and plant health area the Commission will by 30 January each year and, following evaluation 
of  the  programmes  submitted,  approve  the  programmes  subject  to  any  condition  where 
appropriate  and  decide  on  the  amount  of  the  grant.  In  the  case  of  approval  of  multiannual 
programmes, budgetary commitments may be divided into annual instalments. If so, each year 
the Commission shall commit the annual instalments taking into account the progress of the 
programmes, the estimated needs and the budget available. 

For the implementation of emergency measures in the in the animal and plant health area or 
where it is necessary to respond to unforeseeable developments, the Commission shall adopt 
ad hoc financing decisions. 

On top of that a number of service contracts will be attributed. 

The main risks are the following:  

EN 

40 

   EN 

-  as  regards  official  controls,  risk  of  poor  implementation  reducing  the  effectiveness  of  the 
measures co-financed; 

- inefficient or non-economic use of funds for the eradication programmes and the emergency 
measures  due  to  complexity  of  reimbursing  actual  eligible  costs  coupled  with  limited 
possibilities to check eligible costs from the desk. 

2.2.2.  Control methods envisaged  

In  general,  all  financial  transactions  (commitments,  payments,  recovery  orders,  etc.)  and 
contracts/grant  agreements  related  to  the  food  and  feed  expenditure  policy  are  checked, 
authorised and signed by the sub-delegated authorising officers in charge of the activity. Each 
sub-delegated  authorising  officer  is  assisted  by  a  decentralised  financial  cell  which  verifies 
and completes the files of the financial transactions and contracts/grant agreements before they 
are  signed.  Operational  initiation  and  verification  is  carried  out  by  members  of  staff  of  the 
responsible Unit. 

In addition, the central financial cell performs a second level ex-ante desk verification, based 
on  a  sample  of  transactions.  Furthermore,  the  DG´s  centralised  on-the-spot  control  team 
verifies  on  the  site  the  eligibility  of  the  costs  claimed  at  beneficiary's  level.  DG  SANCO  is 
also making use of a specialised company in the organisation of ex post controls. 

Grants: Having regard to the above mentioned framework on the one hand and to the fact that 
the bulk of the beneficiaries of the EU grants are public identities, the risk of irregularities can 
be  considered  as  very  limited.  Finalised  granted  projects  will  be  subject  to  ex  post  controls. 
The  strategy  of  ex-post  audit  will  be:  (a)  to  combine  the  risk  assessment  and  ad  random 
selection in order to avoid a too rigid selection process, and (b) to pay attention to operational 
aspects whenever possible during the on-the-spot audit. 

Service  contracts:  DG  SANCO  concludes  service  contracts  directly  with  service  providers. 
The  contractors  are  selected  on  the  basis  of  call  for  tender  procedures,  in  full  respect  of  the 
Financial Regulation. Contracts above a certain ceiling are subject to in depth control by a DG 
SANCO public procurement committee. DG SANCO uses the standard contracts proposed by 
the  Commission  which  provides  for  the  possibility  to  run  ex  post  controls.  However,  as  the 
amounts of the contracts are fixed, the risks of financial errors are reduced and the number of 
ex post controls on service contracts very limited. 

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

The Commission shall take appropriate measures ensuring that, when actions financed under 
this Regulation are implemented, the financial interests of the European Union are protected 
by  the  application  of  preventive  measures  against  fraud,  corruption  and  any  other  illegal 
activities, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by the recovery of the amounts 
wrongly  paid  and,  where  appropriate,  by  effective,  proportional  and  deterrent  penalties,  in 
accordance with Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Council 
Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No 2988/95  of  18  December  1995  on  the  protection  of  the 
European Communities’ financial interests and Article 58 of the Financial Regulation.  

The Commission or its representatives and the Court of Auditors shall have the power of audit, 
on  the  basis  of  documents  and  on-the-spot,  over  all  grant  beneficiaries,  contractors  and 
subcontractors who have received Union funds. OLAF shall be authorised to carry out on-the-
spot  checks  and  inspections  on  economic  operators  concerned  directly  or  indirectly  by  such 
funding in accordance with the procedures laid down in Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 
2185/96  of  11  November  1996  with  a  view  to  establishing  that  there  has  been  fraud, 

EN 

41 

   EN 

corruption or any other illegal activity in connection with a grant agreement or decision or a 
contract concerning Union funding. 

Without  prejudice  to  the  previous  sub-paragraphs,  decisions,  agreements  and  contracts 
resulting  from  the  implementation  of  the  Regulation  shall  expressly  entitle  the  Commission, 
including  OLAF,  and  the  Court  of  Auditors  to  conduct  such  audits,  on-the-spot  checks  and 
inspections. 

EN 

42 

   EN 

3. 

3.1. 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

Heading(s)  of  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  expenditure  budget  line(s) 
affected  

•  Existing expenditure budget lines (renumbered for new nomenclature for 2014-2020)  

•  New budget lines requested (new nomenclature 2014-2020).  

Budget line 

Type of  
expenditure

Diff./non-
diff 

Contribution  

from 
36
EFTA
countries 

from 
candidate 
37
countries

from third 
countries 

within the meaning 
of Article 18(1)(aa) 
of the Financial 
Regulation  

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

4 

17  01  04  03  Administrative  expenditure  in 
support of the plant health measures, feed and 
food  safety,  animal  disease  eradication  and 
emergency fund 

Diff./non-
diff. 

YES / 
NO 

YES 
/NO 

YES / 
NO 

YES /NO 

17  01  06  03  Administrative  expenditure  in 
support  of  the  Executive  Agency  for  Health 
and Consumers 

Diff./non-
diff. 

YES / 
NO 

17  04  01  Financial  contribution  ensuring  a 
higher  animal  health  status  and  high  level  of 
protection of animals in the Union 

Diff./non-
diff. 

YES / 
NO 

17  04  02  Financial  contribution  ensuring 
timely  detection  of  harmful  organisms  for 
plants and their eradication 

Diff./non-
diff. 

17  04  03  Financial  contribution  ensuring 
effective, efficient and reliable controls  

Diff./non-
diff. 

17  04  04  Emergency  measures  related  to 
animal and plant health 

Diff./non-
diff. 

17 04 10 International agreements 

Diff./non-
diff. 

YES / 
NO 

YES / 
NO 

YES / 
NO 

YES / 
NO 

YES 
/NO 

YES 
/NO 

YES 
/NO 

YES 
/NO 

YES 
/NO 

YES 
/NO 

YES / 
NO 

YES / 
NO 

YES / 
NO 

YES / 
NO 

YES 
/NO 

YES / 
NO 

YES /NO 

YES /NO 

YES /NO 

YES /NO 

YES /NO 

YES /NO 

36 
37 

EFTA: European Free Trade Association.  
Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidate countries from the Western Balkans. 

EN 

43 

   EN 

 
 
 
                                                 
3.2. 

3.2.1. 

Estimated impact on expenditure  
Summary of estimated impact on expenditure 

(in current prices) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Heading of multiannual financial framework:  

3 

Security and citizenship 

DG: SANCO 

Operational appropriations 

17  04  01  Contributing  to  a  higher 
animal  health  status  and  high  level 
of  protection  of  animals  in  the 
Union 

Commitments 

Payments 

17  04  02  Contributing  to  timely 
detection  of  harmful  organisms  for 
plants and their eradication 

17  04  03  Contributing  to  improve 
the  effectiveness,  efficiency  and 
reliability of controls 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

(1) 

(2) 

(1) 

(2) 

Year 

2014 

Year 

2015 

Year 

2016 

Year 

2017 

Year 

2018 

Year 

2019 

Year 

2020 

Year 

>2020 

TOTAL 

180,000

178,500

177,000 

175,000

171,500

171,500

171,000

1,224,500 

10,000

165,000

163,000 

161,000

157,000

158,000

159,000

251,500 

1,224,500 

5,000

10,000

14,000 

19,000

25,000

28,500

30,500

132,000 

3,000

9,000

12,000 

17,000

22,000

25,000

26,000

18,000

132,000 

45,724

47,360

50,401 

53,558

57,520

60,021

62,162

376,746 

18,000

45,000

48,000 

50,000

52,000

55,000

58,000

50,746

376,746 

EN 

44 

EN 

 
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
 
17  04  04  Emergency  measures 
related to animal and plant health 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the 
envelope  for  specific  programmes  (former  "BA"  lines, 
indirect and direct research) 

20,000

20,000

20,000 

20,000

20,000

20,000

20,000

140,000 

10,000

20,000

20,000 

20,000

20,000

20,000

20,000

10,000

140,000 

17  01  04  03  Support  expenditure  in  the  field  of 
food and feed safety, animal health, animal welfare 
and plant health 

17  01  06  03  Executive  Agency  for  Health  and 
Consumers – Contribution in the field of food and 
feed  safety,  animal  health,  animal  welfare  and 
plant health 

TOTAL appropriations 

Commitments 

for DG SANCO 

Payments 

TOTAL operational 
appropriations 

Commitments 

Payments 

TOTAL  appropriations  of  an  administrative 
nature  financed  from  the  envelope  for  specific 
programmes 

(3) 

2,670

2,670

2,670 

2,670

2,670

2,670

2,670 

18,690 

=1+3 

=2+3 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

253,394

258,530

264,071 

270,228

276,690

282,691

286,332 

1,891,936 

43,670

241,670

245,670 

250,670

253,670

260,670

265,670 

330,246 

1,891,936 

250,724

255,860

261,401 

267,558

274,020

280,021

283,662 

1,873,246 

41,000

239,000

243,000 

248,000

251,000

258,000

263,000 

330,426 

1,873,246 

2,670 

2,670 

2,670 

2,670 

2,670 

2,670 

2,670 

18,690 

TOTAL appropriations 

under HEADING 3 

of the multiannual financial 
framework 

Commitments 

=4+6 

253,394

258,530

264,071 

270,228

276,690

282,691

286,332 

1,891,936 

Payments 

=5+6 

43,670

241,670

245,670 

250,670

253,670

260,670

265,670 

330,246 

1,891,936 

An amount of EUR 5 million linked to climate change is earmarked in the 2014 draft budget, in particular for the eradication of bluetongue and 
Schmallenberg disease

EN 

45 

EN 

 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
Heading of multiannual financial framework:  

5 

Administrative expenditure 

DG: SANCO  

Human Resources 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

3,349

3,349 

3,349

3,349

3,349

3,349

3,349

23,446 

Other administrative expenditure  

6,121

6,243 

6,368

6,495

6,625

6,758

6,893

45,503 

TOTAL 

Appropriations  

9,470

9,593  9,717 

9,845

9,975

10,107

10,242

68,949 

TOTAL appropriations 

under HEADING 5 

of the multiannual financial 
framework  

(Total commitments = total payments) 

9,470

9,593 

9,717

9,845

9,975

10,107

10,242

68,949 

EN 

46 

EN 

 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
  
 
Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

Year 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

>2020 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

TOTAL appropriations 

under HEADINGS 1 to 
5 

of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Commitments 

262,865

268,123

273,789

280,073

286,665

292,799

296,575

1,960,886 

Payments 

53,141

251,263

255,388

260,515

263,645

270,778

275,913 

330,246 

1,960,886 

It should be recalled that the amounts mentioned under point 3.2.1 are maximum amounts and the annual needs will be assessed every year within the 
overall maximum amount.  

EN 

47 

EN 

 
  
 
 
  
 
3.2.2.  Estimated impact on operational appropriations  

–  (cid:133)  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations  

–  (cid:59)  The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below (Commitment appropriations in EUR million 

(to 3 decimal places) 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 1 – Contribute to a high level of safety of food and food production systems and of other products which may affect 
safety of food while improving the sustainability of food production  

Expenses related to the realisation of this objective are integrated in those linked to measures taken under the objective number 2 to 4. 

EN 

48 

EN 

 
  
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 2 – Contribute to a higher animal health status in the Union and to support the improvement of the welfare of animals 

Year 2014 Year 2015  Year 2016 

Year 2017 

Year 2018 

Year 2019 

Year 2020 

TOTAL 

OUTPUTS 

Objectives 
and 
outputs 

- Output 

- Output 

Type of output 

Programmes 
for 
the  eradication, 
and 
control 
of 
surveillance 
diseases 
and 
zoonoses 

Other  veterinary 
and 
measures 
of 
purchase 
vaccines/antigen
s 

f

Average 
cost of 
the 

o
r
e
b
m
u
output  N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
Cost  N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
Cost  N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
Cost  N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
Cost   N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
Cost   N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

Cost 

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

Total 
number 
of 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

Cost 

+/- 1,4 
million 

+/-
120

170

+/-
120

168

+/-
120

166

+/-
120

163 

+/-
120

159

+/-
120

158

+/-120

157 +/- 840 

1,141 

+/- 2,38 
million 

+/- 
5

10

+/- 
5

10,5

+/- 
5

11

+/- 5

12 

+/- 5

12,5

+/- 5

13,5

+/- 5

14

+/- 35 

83,5 

Sub-total for specific objective No 2 

180,0

178,5

177,0

175,0 

171,5

171,5

171

1,224,5 

EN 

49 

EN 

 
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 3 – Contribute to timely detection of pests and their eradication where those pests have entered into the Union 

Year 2014 

Year 2015 

Year 2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 2018 

Year 
2019 

Year 2020 

TOTAL 

OUTPUTS 

Objectives 
and outputs 

Type of 
output 

- Output 

Surveillance 
programmes 

f

Average 
cost of 
the 

o
r
e
b
m
u
output  N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
Cost   N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
Cost   N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
Cost   N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
Cost   N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
Cost   N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
Cost   N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

Cost  

Total 
number 
of 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

+/-0,9 

5 

5,0

13

9,0

16

13,0

20

18,0 

24

24,0

27

27,0

31

29,0

136

125,0 

-Output 

Seeds 

0,600 

- 

-

2

1,0

2

1,0

2

Sub-total for specific objective No 3 

5,0

10,0

14,0

1,0 

19,0 

2

1,0

2

1,5

2

1,5

12

25,0

28,5

30,5

7,0 

132,0 

EN 

50 

EN 

 
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 4 – Contribute to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and reliability of controls 

Year 2014 

Year 2015 

Year 2016 

Year 2017 

Year 2018 

Year 2019 

Year 2020 

TOTAL 

OUTPUTS 

Objectives 
and outputs 

Type of 
output 

f

Averag
o
r
e cost 
e
b
of the 
m
u
output  N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

Cost  

Cost  

Cost  

Cost  

Cost  

Cost  

Cost  

Total 
num
ber 
of 
outp
uts 

Total 
cost 

- Output 

Laboratories 
and centres 

0,330 

45 

15

45

15,5

47

16

48

16,5 

51

17

55

18

56

18,8

345 

116,8 

Output 

BTSF 

0,150 

95 

15

100

15,5

105

16

105

16,5  116

17,5

122

18

127

19

770 

117,5 

- Output 

- Output 

- Output 

Communicati
on 

National 
experts 

0,25 

8 

2,0

8

2,0

8

2,0

10

2,5 

10

2,5

10

2,70

10

2,70

64 

16,4 

0,005 

125 

0,5

125

0,5

125

0,6

125

0,6  125

0,7

125

0,7

125

0,7

875 

4,3 

Alert  systems 
and IT tools 

1,300 

- Output 

Data 
collection 

- Output 

- Output 

International 
organisations 

Studies  and 
evaluations 

0,500 

0,370 

6 

4 

3 

8

2

1,0

7

5

3

7

8

2,5

1,0

2,360

7

6

4

9

8,5

3

1,5

7

7

4

9 

3,5 

1,5 

7

9

4

9,5

4,5

1,5

7

9

4

10

4,5

1,8

8

9

6

10

49 

63,0 

4,5

49 

24,5 

2,0

28 

10,3 

2,901

10

3,358 

12

4,320

12

4,321

13

4,462

70 

23,946 

0,300 

7 

2,224

Sub-total for specific objective No 4 

45,724 

47,360 

50,401 

53,558 

57,520 

60,021 

62,162 

376,746 

EN 

51 

EN 

 
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES No 2 and 3 - Emergency measures related to animal and plant health 

Year 
2014 

Year 2015 

Year 2016 

Year 2017 

Year 2018 

Year 2019 

Year 2020 

TOTAL 

OUTPUTS 

Objective
s and 
outputs 

Output 

Type of 
output 

Emergencies 
animal health 
and 
plant 
health 

f

Average 
cost of 
the 

o
r
e
b
m
u
output  N

s
t

t

u
p
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
Cost   N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
Cost   N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

r
e
b
m
u
Cost   N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
Cost   N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
Cost   N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

f

o
r
e
b
m
u
Cost   N

s
t

u
p

t

u
o

Cost  

Total 
number 
of 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

* 

20,0

*

20,0

*

20,0

*

20,0 

*

20,0

*

20,0

*

20,0

*

140,0 

Sub-total  for  specific  objective  No  2 
and 3 

20

20

20

20 

20

20

20

140 

* number of outputs unknown: depends on the number of outbreaks 

EN 

52 

EN 

 
  
 
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year 2014 

Year 2015 

Year 2016 

Year 2017 

Year 2018 

Year 2019 

Year 2020 

TOTAL 

TOTAL COST 

250,724 

255,860

261,401

267,558

  274,020

280,021

283,662

1,873,246 

It should be recalled that the amounts mentioned under point 3.2.2 are maximum amounts and the annual needs will be assessed every year within the 
overall maximum amount. 

EN 

53 

EN 

 
  
 
  
 
 
 
3.2.3.  Estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

3.2.3.1.  Summary  

–  (cid:133)  The  proposal/initiative  does  not 

require 

the  use  of  administrative 

appropriations  

–  (cid:59)  The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  administrative  appropriations,  as 

explained below: 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
2014 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

Year 
2019 

Year 
2020 

TOTAL 

HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework 

Human resources  

3,349 

3,349 

3,349

3,349

3,349

3,349 

3,349

23,446 

Other  administrative 
expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Outside 
HEADING 5

38

of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Human resources  

Other 
expenditure  
of  an  administrative 
nature 

Subtotal  
outside HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

6,121 

6,243 

6,368 

6,495 

6,625 

6,758 

6,893 

45,503 

9,470 

9,593 

9,717 

9,845 

9,975 

10,107 

10,242 

68,949 

xx 

xx 

xx 

xx 

xx 

xx 

xx 

xx 

xx 

xx 

xx 

xx 

xx 

xx 

xx 

xx 

2,670 

2,670 

2,670 

2,670 

2,670 

2,670 

2,670 

18,690 

TOTAL 

12,141 

12,263 

12,388 

12,515 

12,645 

12,778 

12,913 

87,640

The above figures will be adjusted in accordance with the results of the envisaged 
externalisation process. 

38 

Technical  and/or  administrative  assistance  and  expenditure  in  support  of  the  implementation  of  EU 
programmes and/or actions (former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct research. 

EN 

54 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
3.2.3.2.   Estimated requirements of human resources  

–  (cid:133)  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources  

–  (cid:59)  The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  human  resources,  as  explained 

below: 

Estimate to be expressed in full amounts (or at most to one decimal place) 

(cid:121) Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary agents) 

Year 
2014 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

Year 
2019 

Year 
2020 

XX 01 01 01 (Headquarters and Commission’s 
Representation Offices) 

XX 01 01 02 (Delegations) 

XX 01 05 01 (Indirect research) 

24,5 

24,5 

24,5 

24,5 

24,5 

24,5 

24,5 

10 01 05 01 (Direct research) 
(cid:121) External personnel (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)39 

XX 01 02 01 (CA, INT, SNE from the "global 
envelope") 

XX 01 02 02 (CA, INT, JED, LA and SNE in the 
delegations) 

XX 01 04 yy 40 

- at Headquarters41 

- in delegations  

XX 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Indirect research) 

10 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Direct research) 

Other budget lines (specify) 

TOTAL 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

26,5 

26,5 

26,5 

26,5 

26,5 

26,5 

26,5 

XX is the policy area or budget title concerned. 

Currently the management of expenditure in the field of food chain, animal health and welfare, and on 
plant  health  and  plant  reproductive  material  (food  and  feed  expenditure)  covered  by  proposal 
SANCO/11220/2012  Rev.1  is  executed  by  28,5  FTE's.  Nevertheless  it  is  expected  that  from  2014 
onwards 26,5 FTE will suffice. This number includes only staff of DG SANCO. 

These  figures  only  relate  to  the  staff  for  the  management  of  the  'food  and  feed'  expenditure  and, 
therefore,  staff  working  for  the  operational  implementation  of  the  sectoral  policies  is  not  included. 
However, the revision of the legislative framework for the sectoral policies (animal health, pests, plant 
reproductive  materials  and  controls)  that  are  also  proposed  at  the  same  time  as  this  financial 
framework regulation has no additional impact on financial and human resources above that what is 
indicated in this common Legislative Financial Statement.  

The  human  resources  required  will  be  met  by  staff  from  the  DG  who  are  already  assigned  to 
management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any 
additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure 
and in the light of the budgetary constraints. 

39 

40 
41 

CA= Contract Agent; INT= agency staff ("Intérimaire"); JED= "Jeune Expert en Délégation" (Young 
Experts in Delegations); LA= Local Agent; SNE= Seconded National Expert. 
Under the ceiling for external personnel from operational appropriations (former "BA" lines). 
Essentially  for  Structural  Funds,  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development  (EAFRD)  and 
European Fisheries Fund (EFF). 

EN 

55 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Description of tasks to be carried out: 

Officials and temporary agents 

•  Co-ordinate, draft and organise the adoption procedure for the annual work 

programmes (financing decisions), including consultation of a Member States 
committee 

•  Follow up / monitor programming and implementation of financial activities 
according to the budgetary and financial rules in force; contribute to activity 
reports 

•  Prepare and maintain information tools; provide information for internal and 

external audits 

•  Establish and verify payments, commitments, and procurement/grant files; 
ensure they comply with the contract terms, and financial rules/regulations 

•  Assure proper accounting of the financial transactions 
•  Monitor deadlines of payments in accordance with the financial regulation 

and rules, as well as work-flows of individual financial files 

•  Prepare and provide training to external organisations regarding applications 

to calls for proposals 

•  Communicate relevant information to the contractors and beneficiaries 

throughout the project time 

•  Launch, manage and monitor calls for proposals / tenders, evaluation and 

selection of projects 

•  Follow up the implementation of projects and the performance of project 

managers and partners, monitor contractual obligations 

•  Monitor deadlines of payments in accordance with the financial regulation 

and rules as well as work-flows of individual financial files 

•  Verify the respect of the Financial Regulation, Implementing rules, internal 
rules on budget execution, Basic Act, Financing decision and other related 
rules and budgetary dispositions in the financial transactions 

•  Verify the grant agreement / contract with the selected beneficiary / 

contractor, and its justification 

•  Verify that the methodology, including eligibility, selection criteria and award 
criteria were correctly applied in the selection process and that the selection 
process was carried out in accordance with the rules 

•  Check correctness of commitment processes 

External personnel 

•  Prepare and maintain information tools; provide information for internal and 

external audits 

•  Establish and verify payments, commitments, and procurement/grant files; 
ensure they comply with the contract terms, and financial rules/regulations 

•  Assure proper accounting of the financial transactions 
•  Monitor deadlines of payments in accordance with the financial regulation 

and rules, as well as work-flows of individual financial files 

•  Prepare and provide training to external organisations regarding applications 

to calls for proposals 

•  Communicate relevant information to the contractors and beneficiaries 

throughout the project time 

•  Launch, manage and monitor calls for proposals / tenders, evaluation and 

selection of projects 

•  Follow up the implementation of projects and the performance of project 

managers and partners, monitor contractual obligations 

•  Monitor deadlines of payments in accordance with the financial regulation 

and rules as well as work-flows of individual financial files. 

•  Verify the respect of the Financial Regulation, Implementing rules, internal 
rules on budget execution, Basic Act, Financing decision and other related 
rules and budgetary dispositions in the financial transactions 

•  Verify the grant agreement / contract with the selected beneficiary / 

EN 

56 

   EN 

 
contractor, and its justification 

•  Verify that the methodology, including eligibility, selection criteria and award 
criteria were correctly applied in the selection process and that the selection 
process was carried out in accordance with the rules 

•  Check correctness of commitment processes 

EN 

57 

   EN 

 
3.2.4.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework  

–  (cid:59)  Proposal/initiative  is  compatible  with  the  2014-2020  multiannual  financial 

framework as proposed by the Commission.  

–  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the 

multiannual financial framework. 

Explain what reprogramming is required, specifying the budget lines concerned and the corresponding 
amounts. 

NOT APPLICABLE 

–  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative requires application of the flexibility instrument or revision 

of the multiannual financial framework42. 

Explain what is required, specifying the headings and budget lines concerned and the corresponding 
amounts. 

NOT APPLICABLE 

3.2.5.  Third-party contributions  

–  (cid:59) The proposal/initiative does not provide for co-financing by third parties  

–  (cid:133)  The proposal/initiative provides for the co-financing estimated below: 

Appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
2014 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

Year 
2019 

Year 
2020 

Total 

Specify  the  co-financing 
body  

TOTAL 
cofinanced  

appropriations 

42 

See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement. 

EN 

58 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

–  (cid:59)  Proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue. 

–  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

on own resources  

on miscellaneous revenue  

Appropriations 
available for the 
ongoing budget 
year 

Budget revenue line: 

Article …………. 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative

43

Year 
2014 

Year 
2015 

Year 
2016 

Year 
2017 

Year 
2018 

Year 
2019 

Year 
2020 

For miscellaneous assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected. 

NOT APPLICABLE 

Specify the method for calculating the impact on revenue. 

NOT APPLICABLE 

43 

As regards traditional own resources (customs duties, sugar levies), the amounts indicated must be net 
amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 25% for collection costs. 

EN 

59 

   EN