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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-472/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/472",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 24 June 2005 concerning the financing of studies, impact assessments and evaluations covering the areas of food safety, animal health and welfare and zootechnics (2005/472/EC)",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 24 June 2005\nconcerning the financing of studies, impact assessments and evaluations covering the areas of food safety, animal health and welfare and zootechnics\n(2005/472/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field, and in particular Article 20 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn accordance with Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field, the Community is to undertake or assist the Member States in undertaking the technical and scientific measures necessary for the development of Community veterinary legislation and for the development of veterinary education or training.\n(2)\nStudies, impact assessments as well as systematic and timely evaluations of its expenditure programmes are an established priority for the European Commission (EC), as a means of accounting for the management of allocated funds and as a way of promoting a lesson-learning culture throughout the organisation, particularly in a context of increased focus on results-based management.\n(3)\nIn order to carry out these tasks, a call for tender for an evaluation framework contract covering the policy areas of food safety, animal health and welfare and zootechnics has been launched following an open procedure during the last quarter 2004.\n(4)\nThis framework contract is expected to provide high quality, timely and relevant information which will serve as a basis for Community decision making.\n(5)\nAll individual tasks shall be subject to specific agreements. These agreements shall be signed between the Commission and the selected contractor as defined in the framework contract.\n(6)\nThe measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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