# 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, Article 4: Eligibility

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

1. The entities eligible for funding shall be, insofar as their programmes contribute to the objectives of this Regulation:
(a) partner countries and regions, and their institutions;
(b) decentralised bodies in the partner countries, such as municipalities, provinces, departments and regions;
(c) joint bodies set up by the partner countries and regions with the Community;
(d) international organisations, including regional organisations, UN bodies, departments and missions, international and regional financial institutions and development banks;
(e) Community institutions and bodies, but only for the purposes of implementing the support measures referred to in Article 3(4);
(f) EU agencies;
(g) the following entities and bodies of the Member States, partner countries and regions and any other third country complying with the rules on access to the Community's external assistance set out in Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006, insofar as they help to achieve the objectives of this Regulation:
(i) public or parastatal bodies, local authorities and consortia or representative associations thereof;
(ii) companies, firms and other private organisations and businesses;
(iii) financial institutions that grant, promote and finance private investment in partner countries and regions;
(iv) non-State actors operating on an independent and accountable basis;
(v) natural persons.
2. An appropriate balance shall be applied in the allocation of resources between the bodies listed in paragraph 1(d) of this Article and other eligible entities.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1337/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1337/article-4
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