CHAPTER IMETHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING THE SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE OBJECTIVES FOR EACH OF THE ESI FUNDS under support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014 (Empowerment under the third subparagraph of Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)

Article 3Methodology for the calculation of support F1by the EMFFF1under Regulation 508/2014 for climate change objectives

1.

The contribution to climate change by F2the EMFF F2funding under Regulation 508/2014 shall be calculated by attaching coefficients to each of the main measures supported by F2the EMFF F2funding under Regulation 508/2014 reflecting the climate change relevance of each of these measures.

F3Support by the EMFF F3Support under Regulation 508/2014 for climate change objectives shall be calculated on the basis of the following information:

(a)

the indicative amount of support to be used for climate change objectives F4by the EMFF F4under Regulation 508/2014 in each programme as referred to in Article 27(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013;

(b)

the coefficients established for the main measures supported by F5the EMFF F5funding under Regulation 508/2014 as set out in Annex III to this Regulation;

F6(c)

reporting by F7Member States F7the relevant authority on financial appropriations and expenditure by measure in annual implementation reports pursuant to Article 50(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Article 114(2) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014;

(d)

the information and data provided by F8Member States F8the relevant authority on operations selected for funding pursuant to Article 97(1)(a) and 107(3) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014.

2.

F9A Member State F9The relevant authority may propose in its operational programme that a coefficient of 40 % be assigned to a measure weighed with a coefficient of 0 % in Annex III to this Regulation, provided that it can demonstrate the relevance of that measure to climate change mitigation or adaptation.