{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-480/article-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-480/article-8.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2014/480",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014 of 3 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-480",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Specific rules on guarantees delivered through financial instruments (Third subparagraph of Article 38(4) and Article 39a(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)",
  "text": "Where financial instruments provide guarantees, the following requirements shall be fulfilled:\n(a)an appropriate multiplier ratio shall be achieved between the amount of the programme contribution set aside to cover expected and unexpected losses from new loans or other risk-sharing instruments to be covered by the guarantees and the value of corresponding disbursed new loans or other risk-sharing instruments;\n(b)the multiplier ratio shall be established through a prudent ex ante risk assessment for the specific guarantee product to be offered, taking into account the specific market conditions, the investment strategy of the financial instrument, and the principles of economy and efficiency. The ex ante risk assessment may be reviewed where it is justified by subsequent market conditions;\n(c)the programme contribution committed to honour guarantees shall reflect that ex ante risk assessment;\n(d)if the financial intermediary or the entity benefiting from the guarantees has not disbursed the planned amount of new loans or other risk-sharing instruments to final recipients, the eligible expenditure shall be reduced proportionally.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 8 omitted in so far as the apply to domestic support for rural development (W.) (26.3.2021) by virtue of The Agricultural Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/400), regs. 1(2), 8(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/886 of 12 February 2019 amending and correcting Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014 as regards the provisions on financial instruments, simplified cost options, audit trail, scope and content of audits of operations and methodology for the selection of the sample of operations and Annex III."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/480/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:41.913716+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}