Article 1Subject matter and scope

1.

Without prejudice to the eligibility rules laid down in or on the basis of Articles 65 to 71 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, this Regulation sets out specific rules on eligibility of expenditure for cooperation programmes with regard to the following expenditure categories:

(a)

staff costs;

(b)

office and administrative expenditure;

(c)

travel and accommodation costs;

(d)

external expertise and services costs; and

(e)

equipment expenditure.

2.

The participating Member States in the monitoring committee of a cooperation programme may agree that, expenditure falling under one or more of the categories referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be eligible under one or more priority axes.