CHAPTER III

Eligible expenditure
Article 13
1
Without prejudice to the upper limits of the financial contribution by the Union provided for in Articles 1 to 12, the eligible expenditure covered by the measures referred to in those Articles shall be limited to the expenditure set out in the Annex.
2
Only costs incurred in the carrying out of the annual or multiannual programmes referred to in Articles 1 to 12 and paid before the submission of the final report by the Member States shall be eligible for co-financing by means of a financial contribution by the Union.
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4
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, for the costs referred to in Articles 11 and 12, the Commission, upon the request of the concerned Member State, shall pay an advance of up to 60 % of the specified maximum amount within the three months following the receipt of the request.
Deleted by Commission Implementing Decision of 13 December 2013 approving certain amended programmes for the eradication, control and monitoring of animal diseases and zoonoses for the year 2013, amending Decision 2008/897/EC approving annual and multiannual programmes for 2009 and following years and amending Implementing Decision 2012/761/EU as regards the Union financial contribution for certain programmes approved by that Decision (notified under document C(2013) 8891) (2013/766/EU).