TITLE IIIPRODUCER ORGANISATIONS
CHAPTER IRequirements and recognition
Section 4Producer groups
Article 49Community contribution
1.
The Community contribution towards aid as referred to in Article 7(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1182/2007 shall amount to:
F1(a)
75 % in the regions eligible under the Convergence Objective, and
(b)
50 % in other regions.
F2The remainder of the aid shall be paid as a flat-rate payment by the Member State. The aid application shall not be required to include evidence as to the use of the aid.
2.
The Community contribution towards aid as referred to in Article 7(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1182/2007, expressed in terms of a capital grant or capital-grant equivalent, shall not exceed, as a percentage of eligible investment costs:
(a)
50 % in the regions eligible under the Convergence Objective; and
(b)
30 % in other regions.
The Member States concerned shall undertake to contribute at least 5 % of eligible investment costs.
Beneficiaries of aid towards eligible investment costs shall pay at least:
(a)
25 % in the regions eligible under the Convergence Objective; and
(b)
45 % in other regions.