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Document 32014R0481
Specific rules on eligibility of expenditure for European territorial cooperation (ETC) programmes
- Date of last review:
- 01/02/2019
- Initial creation date:
- 18/03/2019
- Summary code:
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- 26.05.01.00 EU Structural & Investment Funds, 2014-2020
- EUROVOC descriptor:
- Directory code:
- Summarised document(s):
- Author:
- Publications Office of the European Union
- Responsible entity(ies):
- Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy
Specific rules on eligibility of expenditure for European territorial cooperation (ETC) programmes
SUMMARY OF:
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?
It sets out specific rules on the eligibility of expenditure for cooperation programmes between EU countries with regard to particular categories of expenditure.
KEY POINTS
European territorial cooperation (ETC)
- This programme is more commonly known as Interreg.
- It is one of two goals of EU cohesion policy 2014-2020 and provides a means to implement joint actions and policy exchanges between national, regional and local actors from different EU countries.
- Its aim is to promote the harmonious economic, social and territorial cohesion of the EU as a whole.
- It is built around 3 strands of cooperation:
- cross-border (Interreg A) — addresses common challenges identified jointly in the border regions;
- transnational (Interreg B) — supports a wide range of project investment related to innovation, environment, accessibility, telecommunications, urban development, etc.;
- interregional (Interreg C) — provides a means for exchanging experience between regional and local bodies in different countries.
- To facilitate cooperation across these 3 strands, European groupings of territorial cooperation were established in 2007 under Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006.
- Funding is provided by the European Regional Development Fund, part of the European Structural and Investment Funds.
Categories of expenditure
The regulation sets out rules for the following categories of expenditure:
- staff costs;
- office and administrative expenditure;
- travel and accommodation costs;
- external expertise and service costs;
- equipment expenditure.
Eligible expenditure
- Eligible expenditure must relate to the costs of initiating or initiating and implementing an operation or part of an operation.
- The following costs are not eligible:
- fines, financial penalties and expenditure on legal disputes and litigation;
- costs of gifts, except those not exceeding €50 per gift where related to promotion, communication, publicity or information;
- costs related to the fluctuation of foreign exchange rates.
FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?
It has applied since .
BACKGROUND
For more information see:
- Cooperation between regions and countries (European Commission).
MAIN DOCUMENT
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 481/2014 of 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 (OJ L 138, , pp. 45-50)
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