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The contribution of the Funds shall be differentiated in the light of the following: the gravity of the specific problems, in particular of a regional or social nature, to be tackled by the assistance; the financial capacity of the Member State concerned, taking into account in particular its relative prosperity and the need to avoid excessive increases in budget expenditure; within the framework of the objectives of the Funds set out in Article 1, the importance attaching to the assistance and the priorities from the Community viewpoint, where appropriate, for the elimination of inequalities and the promotion of equality between men and women and for the protection and improvement of the environment, principally through the application of the precautionary principle, of the principle of preventive action, and the polluter-pays principle; the importance attaching to the assistance and priorities from the regional and national viewpoint; the particular characteristics of the type of assistance and priority concerned, to take account of the needs identified by the ex-ante evaluation, in particular with regard to human resources and employment; the optimum utilisation of financial resources in the financing plans, including the combination of public and private resources, the use made of appropriate financial instruments in accordance with Article 10(2), and the choice of forms of financing as set out in Article 28(3). Where the contribution of the ESF is differentiated in accordance with Article 16(1), this shall be done taking account of the needs identified by the ex-ante evaluation, notably in the field of human resources and employment.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-08 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.