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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-437/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/437",
  "legislation_title": "Decision (EU) 2015/437 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2014 on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-437",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Decision (EU) 2015/437 of the European Parliament and of the Council\nof 17 December 2014\non the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund\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 has created a European Union Solidarity Fund (the ‘Fund’) to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by disasters.\n(2)\nArticle 10 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million (2011 prices).\n(3)\nRegulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains the provisions whereby the Fund may be mobilised.\n(4)\nSerbia has submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, concerning floods.\n(5)\nCroatia has submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, concerning floods.\n(6)\nBulgaria has submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, concerning floods,\nHAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "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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