# Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 establishing an Instrument for Stability, Article 9: Special Measures

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

1. Notwithstanding Articles 7 and 8, in the event of unforeseen needs or circumstances, the Commission may adopt Special Measures not provided for in the Multi-country and Thematic Strategy Papers and Multi-annual Indicative Programmes referred to in Article 7 or the Annual Action Programmes referred to in Article 8.
2. Special Measures shall specify the objectives pursued, the areas of activity, the expected results, the management procedures used and the total amount of financing planned. They shall contain a description of the operations to be financed, an indication of the amounts allocated for each operation and an indicative implementation timetable.
3. Special Measures costing more than EUR 5 000 000 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 22(2).
4. The Commission shall inform the Committee set up pursuant to Article 22(1) within one month of adopting Special Measures costing up to EUR 5 000 000.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1717/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1717/article-9
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