# Commission Decision of 23 February 2009 on the adoption of the Work Plan for 2009 for the implementation of the second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008 to 2013), and on the selection, award and other criteria for financial contributions to the actions of this programme (Text with EEA relevance) (2009/158/EC), Division 3: AWARD CRITERIA

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The award criteria make it possible to select work programmes that can guarantee compliance with the Commission’s objectives and priorities and can guarantee proper dissemination and communication including visibility of the Community financing.
To this end, the annual work programme presented with a view to obtaining Community funding must fulfil the following criteria:
(a) Policy and contextual relevance
The annual work programme must be consistent with the objectives of the second Community Programme in the field of health as regards the annual work plan for 2009.
(b) Technical quality of the proposed work programme
The work programme must be clear, realistic and well detailed, in particular as regards the following aspects:
clarity of the objectives and their suitability for achieving the expected results,
description of the activities planned, tasks and responsibilities and timetables, including actions on communication and dissemination,
description of the internal and external evaluation of the actions and of the indicators to be used in order to verify that the objectives of the work programme have been achieved.
The work programme must be cost-effective and thus demonstrate that the budget is commensurate with the resources to be used.
(c) Management quality
The organisation applying for funding must:
guarantee an appropriate governing structure, management processes, human and financial resources and administration, and good working relationships with relevant partners and stakeholders,
be able to demonstrate the level of achievement of its organisational objectives and its capacity to achieve result.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/158/annex/V/division/Criteria/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-158/annex-V/division-Criteria/division-3
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