# Commission Implementing Decision of 29 November 2013 approving annual and multiannual programmes and the financial contribution from the Union for the eradication, control and monitoring of certain animal diseases and zoonoses presented by the Member States for 2014 and the following years (notified under document C(2013) 8417) (2013/722/EU), Article 15

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

1. The financial contribution by the Union for the annual and multiannual programmes referred to in Articles 2 to 12 shall be granted provided that the Member States concerned:
(a) implement the activities and measures as described in the programmes approved;
(b) implement the programmes in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union law, including rules on the marketing authorisation of veterinary medicinal products and rules on competition and on the award of public contracts;
(c) bring into force by 1 January 2014 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for actually fully implementing the programmes as of the 1 January 2014;
(d) forward to the Commission, the intermediate technical and financial reports for the programmes, in accordance with Article 27(7)(a) of Decision 2009/470/EC and Article 3 of Commission Decision 2008/940/EC;
(e) forward an annual detailed report to the Commission for the programmes in accordance with Article 27(7)(b) of Decision 2009/470/EC and Article 4 of Decision 2008/940/EC;
(f) do not submit further requests for other contributions from the Union for those measures, and have not previously submitted such requests.
2. Where a Member State does not comply with paragraph 1, the Commission may reduce the financial contribution by the Union having regard to the nature and gravity of the infringement, and to the financial loss for the Union.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/722/article/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-722/article-15
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