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Regulation (EU) No 661/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund| Legal instrument | Regulation |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Regulation 2014/661 |
| Original proposal | COM(2013)522  |
| CELEX number i | 32014R0661 |
| Document | 15-05-2014 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 27-06-2014; OJ L 189 p. 143-154 |
| Effect | 28-06-2014; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
27.6.2014 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 189/143 |
REGULATION (EU) No 661/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 15 May 2014
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund
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 the third paragraph of Article 175 and Article 212(2) 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 European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (3),
Whereas:
(1) |
The European Union Solidarity Fund (‘the Fund’) was established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 (4). |
(2) |
It is important for the Union to have at its disposal a sound and flexible instrument to allow it to show solidarity, send a clear political signal and provide genuine assistance to citizens affected by major natural disasters that have serious repercussions on economic and social development. |
(3) |
The Union’s declared intention to assist candidate countries on the path towards stability and sustainable economic and political development through a clear European perspective should not be set back by the adverse effects of major natural disasters. The Union should, therefore, continue to show solidarity with the third countries that are involved in accession negotiations with it, and with which an intergovernmental accession conference has been opened. The inclusion of those countries in the scope of this Regulation entails, as a consequence, recourse to Article 212 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) as an additional legal basis. |
(4) |
The Commission should be in a position to take a rapid decision to commit specific financial resources and to mobilise them as quickly as possible. Administrative procedures should be adjusted accordingly and limited to the minimum necessary. To that end, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission concluded the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (5). |
(5) |
The terminology contained in, and procedures laid down under, Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 should be aligned with the provisions of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6). |
(6) |
The definition of a natural disaster, which determines the scope of Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002, should be unambiguous. |
(7) |
Damage caused by other types of disaster that through a cascading effect are the direct consequence of a natural disaster should, for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002, be considered to be part of the direct damage caused by that natural disaster. |
(8) |
In order to codify established practice and to ensure equal treatment of applications financial contributions from the Fund should be awarded in respect of direct damage only. |
(9) |
A major natural disaster within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 should be further defined as a disaster that has caused direct damage above a threshold expressed in financial terms. Such damage should be expressed in the prices of a reference year, or as a percentage of the gross national income (GNI) of the State concerned. |
(10) |
In order to better take into account the specific nature of natural disasters which, although having serious repercussions for the economic and social development of the regions... |
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