Article 7Equipment expenditure

1.

Expenditure for the financing of equipment purchased, rented or leased by the beneficiary of the operation other than those covered by Article 4 shall be limited to the following:

(a)

office equipment;

(b)

IT hardware and software;

(c)

furniture and fittings;

(d)

laboratory equipment;

(e)

machines and instruments,

(f)

tools or devices;

(g)

vehicles;

(h)

other specific equipment needed for operations.

2.

Purchase costs of second-hand equipment may be eligible subject to the following conditions:

(a)

no other assistance has been received for it from the ESI Funds;

(b)

its price does not exceed the generally accepted price on the market in question;

(c)

it has the technical characteristics necessary for the operation and complies with applicable norms and standards.