17107/12 FL/ne 1 DG E 2 A COU CIL OF THE EUROPEA U ... - Europa

4. In the telecommunications sector, the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed:
(a) for actions in the field of broadband networks, 50 % of the eligible cost;
(b) for actions in the field of generic services, 75 % of the eligible costs;
(c) [...]
(d) for horizontal priorities including infrastructure mapping, twinning and technical
assistance, 75 % of the eligible costs.
4a. In the telecommunications sector, core service platforms shall typically be funded by
procurement. In exceptional cases, they may be funded by a grant covering up to 75 % of
eligible costs and up to 100% for the platform providing a single access point to European
cultural heritage.
5. The co-financing rates mentioned above may be increased by up to 10 percentage points for
actions having cross-sector synergies, reaching climate mitigation objectives, enhancing
climate resilience or reducing the greenhouse gas emissions. [This increase should not apply
to co-financing rates referred to in Article 11] 46 .
6. The amount of financial aid to be granted to the actions selected will be modulated based on a
cost-benefit analysis of each project 47 , the availability of Union budget resources, and the
need to maximise the leverage of Union funding.
46
Reservation pending the final decision on the transfer of EUR 10 billion from the Cohesion
Fund.
47
To be elaborated in a recital that an ex ante assessment of market imperfections has to be
included in the cost-benefit analysis of each project.
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