Article 2

Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC and 2008/90/EC, Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decisions 66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC · European Union

The expenditure referred to in Article 1 shall aim to attain: the general objective of contributing to a high level of health for humans, animals and plants along the food chain and in related areas, by preventing and eradicating diseases and pests and by ensuring a high level of protection for consumers and the environment, while enhancing the competitiveness of the Union food and feed industry and favouring the creation of jobs; the following specific objectives: to contribute to a high level of safety of food and food production systems and of other products which may affect the safety of food, while improving the sustainability of food production; to contribute to achieving a higher animal health status for the Union and to support the improvement of the welfare of animals; to contribute to the timely detection of pests and their eradication where those pests have entered the Union; to contribute to improving the effectiveness, efficiency and reliability of official controls and other activities carried out with a view to the effective implementation of and compliance with the Union rules referred to in Article 1. In order to measure the attainment of the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1(b) the following indicators shall be used: for the specific objective in paragraph 1(b)(i), a reduction in the number of cases of diseases in humans in the Union which are linked to food safety or zoonoses; for the specific objective in paragraph 1(b)(ii): an increase in the number of Member States or their regions which are free from animal diseases in respect of which a financial contribution is granted; an overall reduction of disease parameters such as incidence, prevalence and number of outbreaks; for the specific objective in paragraph 1(b)(iii): the coverage of the Union territory by surveys for pests, in particular for pests not known to occur in the Union territory and pests considered to be most dangerous for the Union territory; the time and success rate for the eradication of those pests; for the specific objective in paragraph 1(b)(iv), a favourable trend in the results of controls in particular areas of concern carried out and reported on by Commission experts in the Member States.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.