{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-90/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2017/90",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/90 of 31 October 2016 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 on supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund, regarding the definition of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission to Member States",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-90",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/90\nof 31 October 2016\namending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 on supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund, regarding the definition of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission to Member States\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Social Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006, and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe standard scales of unit costs and lump sums for reimbursement to Member States should be established on the basis of methods submitted by Member States and assessed by the Commission, including the methods set out in Article 67(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Articles 14(2) and 14(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013.\n(2)\nTaking into account the significant disparities between Member States, regarding the level of costs for a type of operation, the definition and amounts of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums may differ by type of operation and Member State in order to reflect their specificities.\n(3)\nItaly, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Malta and Germany have submitted methods for defining standard scales of unit costs for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission. The Commission considers that those methods are appropriate for the reimbursement of expenditure to those Member States.\n(4)\nFurther to the submission by the Czech Republic concerning types of operations not yet covered by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195, additional standard scales of unit costs should be defined for reimbursement of expenditure to the Czech Republic concerning these types of operations.\n(5)\nDelegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 470."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2195 of 9 July 2015 on supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund, regarding the definition of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission to Member States (OJ L 313, 28.11.2015, p. 22)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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