Article 8
Implementation 1. The Commission shall publish each year, if possible before 30 June, an annual work programme: (a) setting out the priorities in terms of objectives and types of activities for the following year; (b) giving a description of the actions referred to in Article 3(1), which the Commission intends to take; and (c) including a description of the selection and award criteria and the procedures for submission and approval of proposals for actions referred to in Article 3(2) and (3). 2. The Commission shall adopt the annual work programme in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13(2). 3. The Commission shall pay particular attention to the following criteria when evaluating and selecting proposals: (a) ability to contribute to the objectives in Article 2; (b) problem-solving orientation; (c) European dimension; (d) measures planned to ensure dissemination of results; (e) complementarity with other past, present or future activities; and (f) size of the action, in particular in terms of economies of scale and cost-effectiveness. 4. The Commission shall examine each of the draft actions submitted to it, as referred to in Article 3(2) and (3). Decisions relating to these actions shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 12(2).