Article 5

Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC and 2008/90/EC, Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decisions 66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC · European Union

Where the Union financial contribution takes the form of a grant, it shall not exceed 50 % of the eligible costs. The maximum rate referred to in paragraph 1 may be increased to 75 % of the eligible costs in respect of: cross-border activities implemented together by two or more Member States in order to control, prevent or eradicate pests or animal diseases; Member States whose gross national income per inhabitant based on the latest Eurostat data is less than 90 % of the Union average. The maximum rate referred to in paragraph 1 may be increased to 100 % of the eligible costs where the activities benefitting from the Union contribution concern the prevention and control of serious human, plant and animal health risks for the Union, and: are designed to avoid human casualties or major economic disruptions for the Union as a whole; are specific tasks which are indispensable for the Union as a whole as laid down by the Commission in the work programme adopted in accordance with Article 36(1); or are implemented in third countries.

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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.