# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 481/2014 of 4 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to specific rules on eligibility of expenditure for cooperation programmes, Article 6: External expertise and services costs

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

Expenditure on external expertise and service costs shall be limited to the following services and expertise provided by a public or private law body or a natural person other than the beneficiary of the operation:
(a) studies or surveys (e.g. evaluations, strategies, concept notes, design plans, handbooks);
(b) training;
(c) translations;
(d) IT systems and website development, modifications and updates;
(e) promotion, communication, publicity or information linked to an operation or to a cooperation programme as such;
(f) financial management;
(g) services related to the organisation and implementation of events or meetings (including rent, catering or interpretation);
(h) participation in events (e.g. registration fees);
(i) legal consultancy and notarial services, technical and financial expertise, other consultancy and accountancy services;
(j) intellectual property rights;
(k) verifications under Article 125(4)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Article 23(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013;
(l) certification and audit costs on programme level under Articles 126 and 127 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013;
(m) the provision of guarantees by a bank or other financial institution where required by Union or national law or in a programming document adopted by the monitoring committee;
(n) travel and accommodation for external experts, speakers, chairpersons of meetings and service providers;
(o) other specific expertise and services needed for operations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/481/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-481/article-6
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