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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 481/2014 of 4 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to specific rules on eligibility of expenditure for cooperation programmes| Legal instrument | delegated regulation |
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| Number legal act | Delegated regulation 2014/481 |
| CELEX number i | 32014R0481 |
| Document | 04-03-2014 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 13-05-2014; OJ L 138 p. 45-50 |
| Effect | 14-05-2014; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 8 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
13.5.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 138/45 |
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 481/2014
of 4 March 2014
supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to specific rules on eligibility of expenditure for cooperation programmes
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal (1), and in particular Article 18(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Pursuant to Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013, it is necessary to lay down specific rules on eligibility of expenditure for cooperation programmes with regard to staff costs, office and administrative expenditure, travel and accommodation costs, external expertise and services costs and equipment expenditure (hereinafter ‘expenditure categories’). |
(2) |
To allow flexibility in the application of the eligibility rules to cooperation programmes Member States participating in a given cooperation programme should be allowed to decide that a given expenditure category does not apply to a specific priority axis of a given cooperation programme. |
(3) |
It should be specified how the specific rules on eligibility of expenditure for cooperation programmes laid down in this Regulation fit into the general legal framework on eligibility rules applicable to all ESI Funds as set out in Articles 65 to 71 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2). |
(4) |
For each expenditure category, a list of different expenditure elements should be set out. |
(5) |
It should be clarified that, as a general rule, gifts are ineligible. However, the distribution of small items related to promotion, communication, publicity or information should be eligible. |
(6) |
The different elements of staff costs should be determined, together with rules on the calculation, accounting and reimbursement of staff costs in general and of part-time assignment or service contracts on an hourly basis in particular. |
(7) |
The different elements of office and administrative expenditure should be listed, together with rules on the calculation, accounting and reimbursement of such cost elements either as direct or indirect costs, in particular where combined with flat rates under Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. |
(8) |
The different elements of travel and accommodation costs should be listed, together with rules on the calculation, accounting and reimbursement regardless of whether such expenditure is incurred by the beneficiary or directly by its staff. The conditions under which travel and accommodation costs should be accounted for if spent outside the Union part of the programme area as referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 should also be clarified. |
(9) |
The different elements of external expertise and service costs should be listed. |
(10) |
The different elements of equipment expenditure should be listed, together with rules on the eligibility of second-hand equipment. |
(11) |
In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures provided for in this Regulation, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Subject matter and scope
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1.Without prejudice to the eligibility rules laid down in or on the basis of Articles 65 to 71 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, this Regulation sets out...
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