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eGovernment in the European Union May 2015Name:Policy area:Website:Description:Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES)Health & Food Safetyhttp://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/diseases/traces/index_en.htmTRACES is an integrated web-based veterinary system forfacilitating traceability of live animals. Through TRACES,information between all related national and Community authoritiesis coordinated to provide rapid reaction in case of animal diseasesoutbreaks. The TRACES system was established by the CommissionDecision 2004/292/EC of 30 March 2004 and is maintained by theDirectorate General for Health and Food Safety.Name:Policy area:Furtherinformation:Description:VAT Information Exchange System (VIES) - AdministrationsTaxationhttp://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/taxation/vat/traders/vat_number/index_en.htmWith the completion of the Single Market on 1 January 1993, fiscalcustoms based controls at internal frontiers were abolished and anew VAT control system was put in place for intra-Community trade.The most significant benefit was the reduction of the administrativeburden on companies, with the elimination of some 60 millioncustoms documents per year. The computerised VIES manages theflow of data held across national VAT administrations, while enablingthem to monitor and control the flow of intra-Community tradeand to detect all kinds of irregularities.Name:Policy area:Website:Description:SFC2014 - System for Fund Management in the EuropeanCommunity 2014-2020Multiple policy areashttp://ec.europa.eu/sfc/en/2014/about-sfc2014SFC2014's main function is the electronic exchange of informationconcerning shared Fund management between Member States andthe European Commission. It has for objective to be the commonInformation System to manage jointly with Member States for theperiod 2014-2020 Structural Funds of DG REGIO, DG EMPL, DGAGRI, DG MARE and DG HOME. It is the follow-up of SFC2007.[43]