[{"bbox": [360, 145, 870, 171], "category": "Section-header", "text": "COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION"}, {"bbox": [544, 213, 686, 238], "category": "Text", "text": "of 16.12.2021"}, {"bbox": [179, 279, 1050, 336], "category": "Text", "text": "on the financing of the Special Measure for a regional response to the Afghanistan\nrefugee and displacement crisis for 2021"}, {"bbox": [144, 399, 505, 425], "category": "Text", "text": "THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,"}, {"bbox": [144, 441, 939, 469], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),"}, {"bbox": [144, 482, 1085, 656], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012¹, and in particular Article 110 thereof,"}, {"bbox": [144, 668, 1085, 812], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of\n9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation\nInstrument – Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU and\nrepealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009²,\nand in particular Article 23 thereof,"}, {"bbox": [144, 825, 241, 850], "category": "Text", "text": "Whereas:"}, {"bbox": [144, 866, 1085, 1011], "category": "List-item", "text": "(1) In order to ensure the implementation of the Special Measure for a regional response to the Afghanistan refugee and displacement crisis for 2021, it is necessary to adopt an annual financing decision, which constitutes the annual work programme, for 2021. Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 establishes detailed rules on financing decisions."}, {"bbox": [144, 1024, 1085, 1082], "category": "List-item", "text": "(2) The envisaged assistance is to comply with the conditions and procedures set out by the restrictive measures adopted pursuant to Article 215 TFEU³."}, {"bbox": [144, 1095, 1085, 1210], "category": "List-item", "text": "(3) The objectives pursued by the Special Measure set out in this Decision are to respond to the extraordinary Afghanistan regional refugee and displacement crisis, in particular to assist the protection and well-being of Afghan refugees and displaced people – including notably children - in Pakistan, Iran, Central Asia and Afghanistan."}, {"bbox": [144, 1223, 1085, 1367], "category": "List-item", "text": "(4) This Special Measure is justified due to the emergency situation created by the recent events in Afghanistan, cumulated with existing long term displacement, increasing violations of human rights and poverty in Afghanistan, which are causing further massive displacement and suffering in Afghanistan and are likely to expand to the wider region, as well as the major irregular migratory flows towards the Union."}, {"bbox": [144, 1380, 1085, 1438], "category": "List-item", "text": "(5) The action entitled ‘Support to Afghan refugees and displaced people in Pakistan, Iran, Central Asia and Afghanistan’ aims to continue EU support to Afghan refugees in the"}, {"bbox": [144, 1473, 431, 1497], "category": "Footnote", "text": "1 OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p.1."}, {"bbox": [144, 1498, 431, 1521], "category": "Footnote", "text": "2 OJ L 209, 14.6.2021, p.1."}, {"bbox": [144, 1522, 1085, 1595], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ www.sanctionsmap.eu. Note that the sanctions map is an IT tool for identifying the sanctions regimes.\nThe source of the sanctions stems from legal acts published in the Official Journal (OJ). In case of\ndiscrepancy, the OJ prevails."}, {"bbox": [59, 1638, 126, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [609, 1659, 621, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "1"}, {"bbox": [1105, 1638, 1170, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]