Office and administrative expenditure shall be limited to the following elements:
office rent;
insurance and taxes related to the buildings where the staff is located and to the equipment of the office (e.g. fire, theft insurances);
utilities (e.g. electricity, heating, water);
office supplies;
general accounting provided inside the beneficiary organisation;
archives;
maintenance, cleaning and repairs;
security;
IT systems;
communication (e.g. telephone, fax, internet, postal services, business cards);
bank charges for opening and administering the account or accounts where the implementation of an operation requires a separate account to be opened;
charges for transnational financial transactions.