Eligibility of simple programmes
Article 3
1. To be eligible, the simple programmes shall: (a) comply with Union law governing the products concerned and their marketing; (b) be of a significant scale, notably in terms of its foreseen measurable cross-border impact. In the internal market, this means that a programme shall be implemented in at least two Member States with a coherent share of the allocated budget in particular taking into account the respective size of the market in each of the Member States concerned, or be implemented in one Member State if that Member State is different from the Member State of origin of the proposing organisation(s). This requirement does not apply to programmes relaying a message which concerns the Union quality schemes referred to in Article 5(4)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014 and to programmes relaying a message which concerns proper dietary practices; (c) have a Union dimension, both in terms of content of the message and impact, in particular provide information on European production standards, the quality and safety of European food products and European dietary practices and culture, promote the image of European products on the internal market and international markets, raise awareness of European products and logos among the general public and in commercial undertakings. This means in particular for a programme in the internal market covering one or more schemes as referred to in Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014, to focus on the(se) scheme(s) in its main Union message. When in this programme, one or several products illustrate(s) the(se) scheme(s), it/they shall appear as a secondary message in relation to the main Union message; 2. In addition, if a message conveyed by a programme concerns information on the impact on health, this message shall: (a) in the internal market, comply with the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, or be accepted by the national authority responsible for public health in the Member State where the operations are carried out; (b) in third countries, be accepted by the national authority responsible for public health in the country where the operations are carried out.