# Regulation (EC) No 1337/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a facility for rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries, Annex

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

Indicative criteria to select target countries and allocate financial resources:
Poverty levels and real needs of populations
Food price developments and potential social and economic impact:
Reliance on food imports
Social vulnerability and political stability
Macroeconomic effects of food price developments
Capacity of country to respond and implement appropriate response measures:
Agricultural production capacity
Resilience to external shocks.
Indicative financial allocations to countries shall be based on the target country selection criteria and take into account the population size of the target country.
Account will also be taken of other sources of financing available to the target country, at short term, from the donor community, to respond to the food price developments.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1337/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1337/annex
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