According to Article 168(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the measures adopted pursuant to Article 168(4)(a) thereof shall not affect national provisions on the medical use of organs, nor therefore the surgical act of transplantation itself.

The priorities are as follows: 1. in the medical field: bolstering grass-roots health structures: supplies of essential medicines, medical and surgical equipment, immunization support, epidemic control measures; 2. in the area of nutrition: nutrition therapy, targeted distribution of food supplements to children, pregnant women and nursing mothers; 3. as regards water supplies and waste-water disposal: increasing the drinking water supply to the neediest urban and rural areas; 4. in the hygiene field: disposal of refuse, the principal factor and vector of epidemics; 5. logistical support: providing essential operational backup; 6. t ...[+++]echnical assistance from experts for the evaluation and planning of activities for the medium and long term.

'However, for the purposes of applying Articles 94 and 95 of the implementing Regulation to cases in which Article 35 (2) of the Regulation applies, the scheme for compulsory health care insurance for self-employed persons shall be taken into consideration when calculating the average annual cost of benefits in kind'.

" 7. BELGIUM - NETHERLANDS (a) Articles 2, 3, 25 (2), 26 (1) and (2), 27, 46 and 48 of the Agreement of 4 November 1957 on insurance for sickness, maternity, death (funeral expenses), medical treatment and invalidity, and the Agreement of 24 March 1975 amending this Agreement.

Whereas the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (2) of 28 June 1968, as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1237/70 (3) of 29 June 1970, comprises in heading No 30.04 wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up in packings for retail sale for medical or surgical purposes, other than goods specified in Note 3 to Chapter 30, and in heading No 48.21 other articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard or cellulose wadding;

The grant will also support a range of general and specialist healthcare projects for six months. It will cover the running of medical and surgical facilities in Juba provincial hospital, in Khartoum and in Lokichoggio, as well as a primary health care programme, a vaccination project and training in basic health care for local medical staff.