# Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, Article 129: Common rules for payments

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

The Member State shall ensure that by the closure of the operational programme, the amount of public expenditure paid to beneficiaries is at least equal to the contribution from the Funds and the EMFF paid by the Commission to the Member State.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1303/article/129 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1303/article-129
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.