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Legislative Instruments of the European Union - Humanitarian Aid


The European Union has a number of legislative instruments, preparatory acts and other documents relevant to humanitarian response and aid. A comprehensive list of these instruments can be found below.

For more information on the legal aspects of European Union humanitarian contributions, visit the EUR-Lex website on Humanitarian Aid by clicking
here.


31996R1257

Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid

Official Journal L 163 , 02/07/1996 P. 0001 - 0006



22000A1215(01)

2000/483/EC: Partnership agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 - Protocols - Final Act - Declarations

Official Journal L 317 , 15/12/2000 P. 0003 - 0353



22002D0911

2002/911/EC: Decision No 2/2002 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 7 October 2002 regarding the implementation of Articles 28, 29 and 30 of Annex IV to the Cotonou Agreement

Official Journal L 320 , 23/11/2002 P. 0001 - 0039



22007D0460

2007/460/EC: Decision No 1/2007 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 25 May 2007 on reassigning part of the reserve of the Ninth European Development Fund (EDF) envelope for long-term development to the allocation for intra-ACP cooperation in the Ninth EDF envelope for regional cooperation and integration

Official Journal L 175 , 05/07/2007 P. 0031 - 0034



31998D0216

98/216/EC: Council Decision of 9 March 1998 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the United Nations Convention to combat desertification in countries seriously affected by drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa

Official Journal L 083 , 19/03/1998 P. 0001 - 0002



31981R3245

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3245/81 of 26 October 1981 setting up a European Agency for Cooperation

Official Journal L 328 , 16/11/1981 P. 0001 - 0004



32006D0906

2006/906/EC: Council Decision of 30 November 2006 establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the Community within the Food Aid Committee as regards the extension of the Food Aid Convention 1999

Official Journal L 346 , 09/12/2006 P. 0026 - 0026

Official Journal L 335 , 13/12/2008 P. 0543 – 0545



32007R1374

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1374/2007 of 23 November 2007 fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid

Official Journal L 307 , 24/11/2007 P. 0003 - 0004



41991A0401

91/401/EEC: Internal Agreement on the financing and administration of Community aid under the fourth ACP-EEC Convention

Official Journal L 229 , 17/08/1991 P. 0288 - 0300



32006R1905

Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation

Official Journal L 378 , 27/12/2006 P. 0041 - 0071



32005D0160

2005/160/EC: Commission Decision of 27 October 2004 approving the exchange of letters between the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and the Commission of the European Communities concerning their cooperation in the framework of disaster response (in case of simultaneous interventions in a country affected by a disaster) (Text with EEA relevance)

Official Journal L 052 , 25/02/2005 P. 0042 - 0043

Official Journal L 338 , 17/12/2008 P. 0179 - 0180



32007R0617

Council Regulation (EC) No 617/2007 of 14 May 2007 on the implementation of the 10th European Development Fund under the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement

Official Journal L 152 , 13/06/2007 P. 0001 - 0013



32005D0707

2005/707/EC: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument in favour of the rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance to tsunami affected countries according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999

Official Journal L 269 , 14/10/2005 P. 0023 - 0023

Official Journal L 349 , 12/12/2006 P. 0436 - 0436



32009E0709

Council Joint Action 2009/709/CFSP of 15 September 2009 on the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo)

Official Journal L 246 , 18/09/2009 P. 0033 - 0037



32006D0541

2006/541/EC: Commission Decision of 20 July 2006 replacing the Annex to Decision 2005/769/EC laying down rules for the procurement of food aid by NGOs authorised by the Commission to purchase and mobilise products to be supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96

Official Journal L 214 , 04/08/2006 P. 0050 - 0058

Official Journal L 118 , 08/05/2007 P. 1045 - 1053

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