# Regulation (EU) No 282/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 on the establishment of a third Programme for the Union's action in the field of health (2014-2020) and repealing Decision No 1350/2007/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Annex II: CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHING ANNUAL WORK PROGRAMMES

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

The annual work programmes shall be established in accordance with the following criteria for the duration of the Programme:
the relevance of proposed actions for the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3 and for the thematic priorities set out in Annex I and for the EU Health Strategy "Together for Health";
the Union added value of the proposed actions in line with the thematic priorities in Annex I;
the public health relevance of proposed actions, in terms of promoting health and preventing diseases, protecting Union citizens from health threats and in terms of improving the performance of health systems;
the relevance of the proposed actions to supporting the implementation of Union health legislation;
the pertinence of the geographical coverage of the proposed actions;
the balanced distribution of budgetary resources between the different objectives of the Programme, taking into account the probable advantages for promoting health;
the adequate coverage of the thematic priorities set out in Annex I.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/282/annex/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-282/annex-II
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