1. The financial contribution by the Union provided for in Articles 2 to 11, shall be the proportion specified in those Articles of:
(a)
the unit costs as set for each programme in Annex I;
(b)
eligible costs limited to the costs set out in Annex II.
2. Only costs incurred in the carrying out of the annual or multiannual programmes referred to in Articles 2 to 12 and paid before the submission of the final report by the Member States shall be eligible for co-financing by means of a financial contribution by 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.
1. The financial contribution by the Union for the annual and multiannual programmes referred to in Articles 2 to 12 shall be granted provided that the Member States concerned:
(a)
implement the activities and measures as described in the programmes approved;
(b)
implement the programmes in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union law, including rules on the marketing authorisation of veterinary medicinal products and rules on competition and on the award of public contracts;
(c)
bring into force by 1 January 2014 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary for actually fully implementing the programmes as of the 1 January 2014;
(d)
forward to the Commission, the intermediate technical and financial reports for the programmes, in accordance with Article 27(7)(a) of Decision 2009/470/EC and Article 3 of Commission Decision 2008/940/EC ( 10 ) ;
(e)
forward an annual detailed report to the Commission for the programmes in accordance with Article 27(7)(b) of Decision 2009/470/EC and Article 4 of Decision 2008/940/EC;
(f)
do not submit further requests for other contributions from the Union for those measures, and have not previously submitted such requests.
2. Where a Member State does not comply with paragraph 1, the Commission may reduce the financial contribution by the Union having regard to the nature and gravity of the infringement, and to the financial loss for the Union.
This Decision constitutes a financing decision in the meaning of Article 84 of the Financial Regulation.
This financing decision is subject to the availability of the appropriations provided for in the draft budget for 2014 after the adoption of the budget for 2014 by the budgetary authority or if the budget is not adopted as provided for in the system of provisional twelfths.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2014.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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