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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-401/annex-2/division-3/division-3.3",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2006/401",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 20 January 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Decision 2004/904/EC as regards Member States management and control systems, and rules for the administrative and financial management of projects co-financed by the European Refugee Fund (notified under document number C(2006) 51/3) (Only the Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Swedish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovakian, Slovenian and Spanish texts are authentic) (2006/401/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-401",
  "path": "annex/2/division/3/division/3.3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3.3",
  "heading": "Action C: Voluntary return of persons referred to in Article 3 of Decision 2004/904/EC provided that they have not acquired a new nationality and have not left the territory of the Member State",
  "text": "i.. Requirements justifying implementation of the action\n…\n…\nii.. Purpose of the action\n…\n…\niii.. Financial plan\nPlease refer to Article 15 of this Decision.\nEuropean Refugee Fund allocation\nA\n0,00 €\n0,00 %\nState allocations\nB\n0,00 €\n0,00 %\nAllocations from Regions\nC\n0,00 €\n0,00 %\nAllocations from Local Authorities\nD\n0,00 €\n0,00 %\nNational Allocations\nE = B+C+D\n0,00 €\n0,00 %\nTotal Public Allocations\nF = A+E\n0,00 €\n0,00 %\nPrivate Allocations\nG\n0,00 €\n0,00 %\nTotal Cost\nH = F+G\n0,00 €\n0,00 %\niv.. Timetable\n(Starting dates for projects should be in the period between 1st January and 31st December of the programme year. By way of exception starting dates for projects under the 2005 programme should be in the period between 1.1.2005 and 30.6.2006. For the 2005 annual programme project expenditure may be eligible as from 1 January 2005).\nStart date: …\nEnd date: …\nv.. Actions to be implemented (operational outline)\nRefer to the actions detailed under Article 7 of Decision 2004/904/EC.\n…\n…\n…\n…\n…\nvi.. Post-return follow-up\nDescribe the system set up for monitoring and follow-up after voluntary return.\nvii.. Target groups\nPersons defined under Article 3 of ERF Decision, provided that they have not acquired a new nationality (naturalised persons) and have not left the territory of the Member State (specify.)\nviii.. Grant recipients\n(NGOs, federal, national, regional or local authorities, other non-profit organisations …).\nix.. National authorities involved\nSpecify if other than responsible authority under Article 13 of ERF Decision 2004/904/EC is involved.\nx.. Expected quantified results\nThe list of examples detailed below is illustrative not exhaustive:\nNumber of users of information and advisory services concerning voluntary return initiatives or programmes;\nNumber of individuals (professionals, heads of families, family members) that return to their home country;\nNumber of persons who stayed, but received return-related support;\nAdditional economic benefit to the country of origin (e.g. number of jobs created, businesses set up, etc.);\nProvision of information on aspects relevant to return, including the economic, administrative and political situation in the country of origin, employment opportunities, property rights and other legal matters;\nValue of financial assistance to returnees;\nCo-operation with similar projects in other Member States;\nContact time by counsellors with target group beneficiaries;\nNumber of users of products produced by the projects (information on the situation in the country or region of origin or former habitual residence);\nQuantified impact of action by communities of origin resident in the European Union to facilitate the voluntary return of the persons referred to in Council decision 2004/904/EC;\nProvision of actions which facilitate the organisation and implementation of national voluntary return initiatives or programmes;\nOther (specify).\nxi.. Visibility of ERF co-financing\nDescribe mechanisms for assuring visibility of ERF funding for any activity linked to the projects financed under this measure.\n…\n…\n…\n…\n…\nxii.. Complementarity with similar actions financed by other instruments and additionality to national actions\nThe Member State should demonstrate that the proposed actions are fully integrated and co-ordinated with similar actions financed by other national (including regional and local) or Community instruments and also that they are complementary to and not replacing national actions.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Please refer to Article 15 of this Decision."
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