CHAPTER IMETHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING THE SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE OBJECTIVES F1FOR EACH OF THE ESI FUNDS F1under support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014 (Empowerment under the third subparagraph of Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)

F2Article A1Interpretation

In this Regulation, a reference to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 or any provision of that Regulation is a reference to that Regulation as it applies for the purpose of support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014.

F3Article 1Methodology for the calculation of support by the ERDF, the ESF and the Cohesion Fund for climate change objectives

1.

The calculation of support to be used for climate change objectives by the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund shall be carried out in two steps as follows:

(a)

the coefficients set out in Table 1 of Annex I to this Regulation shall be applied by intervention field code to financial data reported for those codes;

(b)

in relation to financial data reported against intervention field codes that have a coefficient of zero, where financial data is reported in the thematic objective dimension against codes 04 and 05 set out in Table 5 of Annex I to this Regulation, the data shall be weighted with a 40 % coefficient in terms of their contribution to climate change objectives.

2.

The climate change coefficients applied on the basis of Table 1 of Annex I to this Regulation shall also apply to the respective categories under the European territorial cooperation goal established on the basis of the second subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council3.

3.

The calculation of support for climate change objectives by the ESF shall be made by identifying the financial data reported against dimension code 01 ‘Supporting the shift to a low carbon, resource efficient economy’ in accordance with Dimension 6 ‘Codes for the secondary theme dimension under the European Social Fund’ as set out in Table 6 of Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2Methodology for the calculation of support F4for rural development for climate change objectives

1.

The indicative amount of F5for rural development to be used for climate change objectives F6... in each programme as referred to in Article 27(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be calculated by applying the coefficients set out in Annex II to this Regulation to the planned expenditure shown in the financing plan referred to in Article 8(1)(h) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 in relation to the priorities and focus areas referred to in points 3(b), 4, 5 and 6(b) of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.

2.

For the purpose of reporting on support used for climate change objectives in the annual implementation report in accordance with Article 50(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, the coefficients referred to in paragraph 1 shall be applied to the information on expenditure referred to in Article 75(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.

Article 3Methodology for the calculation of support F7by the EMFFF7under Regulation 508/2014 for climate change objectives

1.

The contribution to climate change by F8the EMFF F8funding under Regulation 508/2014 shall be calculated by attaching coefficients to each of the main measures supported by F8the EMFF F8funding under Regulation 508/2014 reflecting the climate change relevance of each of these measures.

F9Support by the EMFF F9Support 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 F10by the EMFF F10under 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 F11the EMFF F11funding under Regulation 508/2014 as set out in Annex III to this Regulation;

F12(c)

reporting by F13Member States F13the 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 F14Member States F14the relevant authority on operations selected for funding pursuant to Article 97(1)(a) and 107(3) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014.

2.

F15A Member State F15The 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.