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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1180/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/1180",
  "legislation_title": "Decision (EU) 2015/1180 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 July 2015 on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund (floods in Romania, Bulgaria and Italy)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-1180",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Decision (EU) 2015/1180 of the European Parliament and of the Council\nof 8 July 2015\non the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund (floods in Romania, Bulgaria and Italy)\nTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, and in particular point 11 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe European Union Solidarity Fund (the ‘Fund’) aims to enable the Union to respond in a rapid, efficient and flexible manner to emergency situations and to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by disasters.\n(2)\nThe Fund is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 500 000 000 (2011 prices), as laid down in Article 10 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013.\n(3)\nRomania has submitted two applications to mobilise the Fund, concerning floods.\n(4)\nBulgaria has submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, concerning floods.\n(5)\nItaly has submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, concerning floods.\n(6)\nThe Fund should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of EUR 66 505 850 in respect of the applications submitted by Romania, Bulgaria and Italy.\n(7)\nIn order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the Fund, this decision should apply from the date of its adoption,\nHAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884)."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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