TITLE ICOMMON PROVISIONS

CHAPTER ISubject matter, scope and objectives

F1Article 1Subject matter and scope

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F1Article 2Objectives

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CHAPTER IIForms of financing and general financial provisions

F1Article 3Forms of financing

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F1Article 4Budget

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F1Article 5Maximum rates of grants

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TITLE IIFINANCIAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER IAnimal health

Section 1Emergency Measures

F1Article 6Eligible measures

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F1Article 7List of animal diseases

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F1Article 8Eligible costs

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Section 2Programmes for the eradication, control and surveillance of animal diseases and zoonoses

F1Article 9Eligible programmes

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F1Article 10List of animal diseases and zoonoses

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F1Article 11Eligible costs

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F1Article 12Content and submission of the national programmes

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F1Article 13Evaluation and approval of the national programmes

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Article 14Reporting

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In addition, for each approved annual national programme, Member States shall submit to the Commission, by 31 August each year, an intermediate financial report.

F1Article 15Payments

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CHAPTER IIPlant health

Section 1Emergency measures

F1Article 16Eligible measures

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F1Article 17 Conditions

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F1Article 18Eligible costs

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Section 2Survey programmes concerning the presence of pests

F1Article 19Eligible survey programmes

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F1Article 20Eligible costs

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F1Article 21Content and submission of the survey programmes

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F1Article 22Evaluation and approval of the survey programmes

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F1Article 23Reporting

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F1Article 24Payments

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Section 3Programmes concerning the control of pests in outermost regions of the Union

F1Article 25Eligible measures and eligible costs

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F1Article 26Content and submission of the programmes for the outermost regions

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F1Article 27Evaluation and approval of the programmes for the outermost regions

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F1Article 28Reporting

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F1Article 29Payments

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CHAPTER IIIFinancial support to official controls and other activities

F1Article 30F2European Union reference laboratories and centres

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F1Article 30a Accreditation of national reference laboratories for plant health

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F1Article 31Training

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F1Article 32Experts from the Member States

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F1Article 33Coordinated control plans and data collection

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CHAPTER IVOther measures

F1Article 34Information systems

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F1Article 35Implementation and adaptation of the rules

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TITLE IIIPROGRAMMING, IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTROL

F1Article 36Work programmes and financial contributions

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Article 37On-the-spot checks by the Commission

F3The Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers, may organise joint on-the-spot checks with the EU Commission in Great Britain at the premises of any beneficiary of EU expenditure incurred or committed before IP completion day, with a view to verifying in particular:

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    the effective implementation of the measures benefitting from the F4EU financial contribution;

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    the compliance of administrative practices with F4EU rules;

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    the existence of the requisite supporting documents and their correlation with the measures benefitting from F5an EU contribution.

Article 38Access to information

F6The Secretary of State, with the assistance of the Scottish and Welsh Ministers and beneficiaries shall make available to the F7EU Commission all information necessary for verifying the implementation of the measures and shall take all appropriate measures to facilitate the checks which the F7EU Commission deems to be appropriate in connection with the management of F8European Union financing, including on-the-spot checks.

Article 39F9Protection of the EU's and the United Kingdom's financial interests

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This Article only applies for so long as checks are required in respect of EU funds that have been granted or committed to the UK or UK beneficiaries before exit day in order for appropriate measures (including effective checks) to be taken either by the EU Commission or by the Secretary of State, the Scottish and the Welsh Ministers to prevent fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, and in order that, where irregularities are detected, the EU Commission is assisted with the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, effective and proportionate action is taken against the beneficiaries where fraud, corruption or illegal activity is revealed.

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The EU Commission, or its representatives, and the EU Court of Auditors retain the power of audit, on the basis of documents and on-the-spot checks, over all grant beneficiaries, implementing bodies, contractors and subcontractors who have received EU funds granted or committed before exit day under this Regulation.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may be authorised to carry out reasonable on-the-spot checks and inspections on economic operators suspected of defrauding the EU following receipt directly or indirectly of EU funding in accordance with the procedures laid down in Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the EU in connection with a grant agreement or decision or a contract concerning EU funding.

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TITLE IVGENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

F13Article 40Exercise of the delegation

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F13Article 41Committee procedure

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F13Article 42Evaluation

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F14Article 43Information, communication and publicity

Where appropriate, beneficiaries and the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers, Welsh Ministers and (in Northern Ireland) the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs must ensure that suitable publicity is given to financial contributions granted by the EU.

F15Article 44Repeals

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F15Article 45Transitional provisions

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F15Article 46Amendment of Directive 98/56/EC

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F15Article 47Amendment of Directive 2000/29/EC

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F15Article 48Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002

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F15Article 49Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004

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F15Article 50Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005

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F15Article 51Amendment of Directive 2008/90/EC

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F15Article 52Amendment of Directive 2009/128/EC

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F15Article 53Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

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F15Article 54Entry into force and application

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