Commission Implementing Decision of 28 November 2012 concerning the adoption of the 2013 work plan in the framework of the second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013), the selection, award and other criteria for financial contributions to the actions of this programme and the EU payment to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, serving as a financing decision

The 2013 work plan for implementing the second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013) (hereinafter ‘work plan’), as set out in Annex I, and the selection, award and other criteria for financial contributions to the actions of this programme, as set out in Annexes II, III, IV, V, VI and VII, and the EU payment to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, are adopted. This constitutes a financing decision within the meaning of Article 75 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002.

The maximum contribution for the work plan is set at EUR 55509000 and shall be financed from the following lines of the General Budget of the European Union for 2013: (a) budget line 17 03 06 — EU action in the field of health: EUR 49800000; (b) budget line 17 01 04 02 — Expenditure on administrative management: EUR 1500000; (c) budget line 17 01 04 30 — Subsidy to the Executive Agency: EUR 4209000. Estimated additional contributions from the EFTA/EEA countries and Croatia for their participation in the Health programme are: EFTA/EEA countries: EUR 1554252, Croatia: EUR 69000. The total estimated contribution for budget line 17 03 06 — EU action in the field of health is EUR 51260900, for budget line 17 01 04 02 — Expenditure on administrative management EUR 1544500 and for budget line 17 01 04 30 — Subsidy to the Executive Agency EUR 4326852. The maximum contribution for the EU payment to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is set at EUR 192000 and shall be financed from the following line of the General Budget of the European Union for 2013: budget line 17 03 05 — International agreements and membership of international organisations in the field of public health and tobacco control. These appropriations shall cover interest due for late payment. Implementation of this Decision is subject to the availability of the appropriations provided for in the draft budget for 2013 after the adoption of the budget for 2013 by the budgetary authority or provided for in the provisional twelfths.

The budgetary implementation of tasks related to actions to be carried out by indirect centralised management, as set out in the work plan, may be entrusted to the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers identified therein.

Cumulated changes of allocations to the specific financing mechanisms described in Annex I not exceeding 20 % of the maximum contribution set in Article 2 are not considered to be substantial within the meaning of Article 90(4) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002, where those changes do not significantly affect the nature and objective of the work plan. The increase of the maximum contribution set in Article 2 may not exceed 20 %. The authorising officer responsible may adopt such changes in accordance with the principle of sound financial management and principle of proportionality. The Director-General for Health and Consumers shall ensure the overall implementation of this Decision.

Grants may be awarded without a call for proposals to the bodies identified in the work plan, in accordance with the conditions specified therein.