2013/98/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 19 February 2013 as regards a Union financial aid towards a coordinated control plan with a view to establish the prevalence of fraudulent practices in the marketing of certain foods (notified under document C(2013) 1035)

The Union shall contribute to the costs incurred by the Member States for the application of the control plan referred to in the Recommendation 2013/99/EU (hereinafter ‘Commission Recommendation’), with a total maximum amount of EUR 1357500 to be financed from budgetary line 17 04 07 01.

1 The Union contribution referred to in the Commission Recommendation shall take the form of a partial reimbursement of 75 % of the costs of the tests performed by the competent authorities to implement the control plan referred to in Article 1 of Commission Recommendation. The Union contribution cannot exceed: (a) EUR 300 per test; (b) the amounts indicated in Annex I.

2 Only the costs indicated in Annex II shall be eligible to the contribution.

1 The Union contribution referred to in Article 1 is subject to the following conditions: (a) the tests have been performed in accordance with the terms of the Commission Recommendation during the period referred to in Section II of the Annex thereto; (b) the Member States have provided the Commission with the report referred to in Section III of the Annex to Commission Recommendation and within the deadline set out in that section; (c) by 31 May 2013, the Member States have provided the Commission, in electronic form, with a financial report according to the format laid out in Annex III.

2 The Commission may reduce the amount of the contribution referred to in Article 1 in cases where the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 are not met, having regard to the nature and gravity of the non-compliance and to the potential financial loss for the Union.

1 The expenditure submitted by the Member States for a financial contribution by the Union shall be expressed in euro and shall exclude value added tax and all other taxes.

2 Where the expenditure of a Member State is in a currency other than the euro, the Member State concerned shall convert it into euro by applying the most recent exchange rate set by the European Central Bank prior to the first day of the month in which the application is submitted by the Member State.

This Decision constitutes a financing decision in the meaning of Article 84 of the Financial Regulation.

This Decision shall be applicable from the date of publication of the Commission Recommendation.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.