Decision (EU) 2018/508 · GlobalLawDB

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THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund^note, and in particular Article 4a(4) thereof,Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management^note, and in particular point 11 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:

(1)The European Union Solidarity Fund (the ‘Fund’) aims to enable the Union to respond in a rapid, efficient and flexible manner to emergency situations in order to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by natural disasters.

(2)The Fund is not to exceed a maximum amount of EUR 500000000 (2011 prices) as laid down in Article 10 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013^note.

(3)Article 4a(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 provides that, where necessary in order to ensure the timely availability of budgetary resources, the Fund may be mobilised in an amount of up to EUR 50000000 for the payment of advances, entering the corresponding appropriations into the general budget of the Union.

(4)To ensure the timely availability of sufficient budgetary resources in the general budget of the Union for 2018, the Fund should be mobilised in the amount of EUR 50000000 for the payment of advances.

(5)In order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the Fund, this Decision should apply from the beginning of the 2018 financial year,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2018, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the amount of EUR 50000000 in commitment and payment appropriations for the payment of advances.

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This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2018.

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(2)The Fund is not to exceed a maximum amount of EUR 500000000 (2011 prices) as laid down in Article 10 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013^note.

(5)In order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the Fund, this Decision should apply from the beginning of the 2018 financial year,

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This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2018.

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