Council Regulation (EU) 2015/322Show full title

Article 1 U.K. Objectives and eligibility criteria

1. Geographic cooperation with the ACP countries and regions in the context of the 11th EDF shall be founded on the objectives, basic principles and values reflected in the general provisions of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement.

2. In particular, and within the framework of the principles and objectives of the Union's external action, of the European Consensus on Development and of the Agenda for Change and subsequent modifications and additions thereto:

(a) the primary objective of cooperation under this Regulation shall be the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty;

(b) cooperation under this Regulation will also contribute to:

(i)

fostering sustainable and inclusive economic, social and environmental development;

(ii)

consolidating and supporting democracy, the rule of law, good governance, human rights and the relevant principles of international law; and

(iii)

implementing a rights-based approach encompassing all human rights.

The achievement of the objectives referred to in the first subparagraph shall be measured using relevant indicators, including human development indicators, in particular Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 1 for point (a) of that subparagraph and MDG 1 to 8 for point (b) of that subparagraph and, after 2015, other indicators agreed at international level by the Union and its Member States.

3. Programming shall be designed so as to fulfil to the greatest extent possible the criteria for official development assistance (‘ODA’) established by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD/DAC), taking into account the Union's aim to ensure over the period 2014-2020 that at least 90 % of its overall external assistance be counted as ODA.

4. Actions covered by Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 and eligible for funding under that Regulation shall not, in principle, be funded under this Regulation, without prejudice to the need to ensure continuity of cooperation from crisis to stable conditions for development. In those cases, special consideration shall be given to ensuring that humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and development assistance are effectively linked and contribute to disaster risk reduction and resilience.