Article 44 Eligibility depending on location
United Kingdom
Operations, subject to the derogations referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, shall be located in the programme area comprising the part of the territory of the participating countries as defined in the relevant cross-border cooperation programme (the ‘programme area’).
The managing authority may accept that all or part of an operation is implemented outside the programme area, provided that all the following conditions are satisfied:
the operation is for the benefit of the programme area;
the total amount allocated under the cross-border cooperation programme to operations located outside the programme area does not exceed 20 % of the support from the Union at programme level;
the obligations of the managing and audit authorities in relation to management, control and audit concerning the operation are fulfilled by the cross-border cooperation programme authorities or they enter into agreements with authorities in the Member State or third country in which the operation is implemented.
For operations concerning technical assistance, promotional activities and capacity-building, expenditure may be incurred outside the programme area provided that the conditions in points (a) and (c) of paragraph 2 are fulfilled.