In case of financial instruments combined with grants for technical support to final recipients benefiting from one of the instruments, such grants shall not exceed 5 % of F2the ESI Funds contribution to the instrumentF2the contribution to the instrument from support for rural development F3or support under Regulation 508/2014 and be subject to the conclusions of the ex-ante assessment justifying such grants referred to in Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.

The body implementing the financial instrument (hereinafter ‘the financial intermediary’) shall manage the grant for technical support. The technical support shall not cover the activities which are covered by management cost and fees received to manage the financial instrument. The expenditure covered by the technical support may not constitute part of the investment to be financed by the loan under the relevant financial instrument.