Regulation 2014/250 - Programme to promote activities in the field of the protection of the financial interests of the EU (Hercule III programme) - Main contents
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Regulation (EU) No 250/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 establishing a programme to promote activities in the field of the protection of the financial interests of the European Union (Hercule III programme) and repealing Decision No 804/2004/EC| Legal instrument | Regulation |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Regulation 2014/250 |
| Original proposal | COM(2011)914  |
| CELEX number i | 32014R0250 |
| Document | 26-02-2014 |
|---|---|
| Publication in Official Journal | 20-03-2014; OJ L 84 p. 6-13 |
| Effect | 01-01-2014; Application See Art 16 21-03-2014; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 16 |
| End of validity | 31-12-2020; Repealed by 32021R0785 |
20.3.2014 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 84/6 |
REGULATION (EU) No 250/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 26 February 2014
establishing a programme to promote activities in the field of the protection of the financial interests of the European Union (Hercule III programme) and repealing Decision No 804/2004/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 Article 325 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors (1),
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
The Union and the Member States have set themselves the objective of countering fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union, including cigarette smuggling and counterfeiting. In order to improve the long-term impact of spending and to avoid duplication, close and regular cooperation and coordination should be ensured at Union level and between Member States’ authorities. |
(2) |
Activities with the aim of providing better information, specialised training, including comparative law studies and technical and scientific assistance, help significantly to protect the financial interests of the Union and at the same time to attain an equivalent level of protection across the Union. |
(3) |
Past support for such activities through Decision No 804/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) (Hercule programme), which was amended and extended by Decision No 878/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) (Hercule II programme), has made it possible to enhance the activities undertaken by the Union and the Member States in terms of countering fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union. |
(4) |
The Commission has conducted a review of the achievements of the Hercule II programme which reports on its inputs and outputs. |
(5) |
The Commission carried out an impact assessment in 2011, so as to evaluate the need to continue the programme. |
(6) |
To continue and even develop the activities at Union and Member State levels to counter fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union, including the fight against cigarette smuggling and counterfeiting, also taking into account the new challenges in a context of budgetary austerity, a new programme (‘the Programme’) should be adopted. |
(7) |
The Programme should be implemented taking into account the recommendations and measures listed in the Commission communication of 6 June 2013 entitled ‘Stepping up the fight against cigarette smuggling and other forms of illicit trade in tobacco products — A comprehensive EU Strategy’. |
(8) |
The Programme should be implemented in full compliance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5). In accordance with that Regulation, a grant is meant to support financially an action intended to help achieve a Union policy objective and is not to have as its sole purpose the purchase of equipment. |
(9) |
The Programme should be open to participation by acceding States, candidate countries and potential candidates benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, as well as partner countries under the European Neighbourhood Policy, provided that these countries have reached a sufficient level of alignment of the relevant legislation and administrative methods to those of the Union, in accordance with the general principles and... |
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