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Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid
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CHAPTER I Objectives and general principles of humanitarian aid
Article 1.The Community's humanitarian aid shall comprise assistance, relief and protection...
Article 2.The principal objectives of the humanitarian aid operations referred to...
Article 3.Community aid referred to in Articles 1, 2 and 4...
Article 4.Such Community aid referred to in Articles 1 and 2...
Article 5.Community financing under this Regulation shall take the form of...
CHAPTER II Procedures for the implementation of humanitarian aid
Article 6.Humanitarian aid operations financed by the Community may be implemented...
Article 7.(1) Non-governmental organizations eligible for Community financing for the implementation...
Article 8.The Community may also finance humanitarian operations by international agencies...
Article 9.Where necessary, the Community may also finance humanitarian operations by...
Article 10.(1) In order to guarantee and enhance the effectiveness and...
Article 11.(1) The Commission shall lay down the conditions for allocating,...
Article 12.All financing contracts concluded under this Regulation shall provide in...
CHAPTER III Procedures for the implementation of humanitarian operations
Article 13.The Commission shall decide on emergency action for an amount...
Article 14.The Commission shall appraise, decide upon and administer, monitor and...
Article 16.(1) Once a year the Committee referred to in Article...
Article 17.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee.
Article 18.(1) The Commission shall regularly assess humanitarian aid operations financed...
Article 19.At the close of each financial year, the Commission shall...
Article 20.Three years after entry into force of this Regulation, the...
Article 21.This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day...
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