To ensure the convergent and harmonised application of the EU customs legislation, the Customs programme 2014-2020, conceived as a supportive measure to the Union legal framework, was adopted by the Parliament at first/single reading on 21 November 2013. Most prerogatives of the Parliament were endorsed in the new regulation, including: IMCO’s specific objectives (such as fight against fraud, protection of intellectual property rights, increase of safety and security; strengthening of the administrative capacity of customs authorities and promotion of the competitiveness of European businesses); the indicative allocation of funds to the eligible actions in the basic act (joint actions: maximum 20 %; IT capacity building: c. 75 %; human competency building: maximum 5 %); a list of indicators in the annex of the regulation with a flexibility clause to amend them via delegated acts. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2014-2020 has been set at EUR 522 943 000 in current prices.
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