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.