# Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the establishment of a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 614/2007 (Text with EEA relevance), Annex I: Criteria for establishing indicative national allocations for projects, other than integrated projects, submitted under the sub-programme for Environment

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In line with the principles of solidarity and responsibility sharing, the Commission shall allocate funds among all Member States for the LIFE programming period referred to in Article 1 for projects, other than integrated projects, based on the following criteria:
(a) Population
(i) total population of each Member State (50 % weighting); and
(ii) population density of each Member State, up to a limit of twice the Union's average population density (5 % weighting)
(b) Nature and Biodiversity
(i) total area of Natura 2000 sites for each Member State expressed as a proportion of the total area of Natura 2000 (25 % weighting); and
(ii) proportion of a Member State's territory covered by Natura 2000 sites (20 % weighting).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1293/annex/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1293/annex-I
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