Division (a) Eligibility criteria

The application has to fulfil the following eligibility criteria:

• The applicant is a Member State for which

  • The GDP per capita in 2012 was not above 105 % of the Union average, and either

  • the average absorption level of the indicative national allocation for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012, as established under Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 614/2007, is below 70 % or

  • the GDP per capita in 2012 was below 90 % of the Union average, or

  • accession to the Union was after 1 January 2013.

• The application contains a capacity-building plan, in which the Member State commits:

  • to maintain resources dedicated to the LIFE Programme, including staffing levels, at levels no lower than those in place in 2012 for the duration of the present MAWP;

  • to not apply for a further capacity building project, if the capacity building project is granted.