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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1337/article-6",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/1337",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1337",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Financing and Management procedures",
  "text": "1. The measures financed under this Regulation shall be implemented in accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, taking into account where appropriate the crisis-related nature of the measures to be adopted.\n2. In the event of co-financing and in other duly justified cases, the Commission may entrust tasks of public authority, and in particular budget implementation tasks, to the bodies referred to in Article 54(2)(c) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002.\n3. In the case of decentralised management, the Commission may decide to use the procurement or grant procedures of the beneficiary partner country or region after verifying that they respect the relevant criteria set out in Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, provided that the conditions set out in Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 are met.\n4. Community assistance shall in principle not be used for paying taxes, duties or charges in eligible countries.\n5. Participation in the appropriate contractual procedures shall be open to all natural and legal persons who are eligible pursuant to the geographical development instrument applicable to the country in which the action takes place, as well as to all natural and legal persons who are eligible pursuant to the rules of the implementing international organisation, care being taken to ensure that equal treatment is afforded to all donors. The same rules shall apply in respect of supplies and materials. Experts may be of any nationality.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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