# 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 68b: Flat-rate financing for costs other than staff costs

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

1. A flat rate of up to 40 % of eligible direct staff costs may be used in order to cover the remaining eligible costs of an operation without a requirement for the relevant authority to execute any calculation to determine the applicable rate.
For operations receiving support for rural development salaries and allowances paid to participants shall be considered additional eligible costs not included in the flat rate.
2. The flat rate referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be applied to staff costs calculated on the basis of a flat rate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1303/article/68b (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1303/article-68b
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