Article 1Subject matter
1.This Regulation establishes flat-rate financing for the reimbursement by the managing authority of the costs of operations financed under the priority axis concerning technical assistance at the initiative of Member States to one or more beneficiaries within a programme.
2.In the case of the EAFRD, this Regulation establishes flat-rate financing for the reimbursement by the Paying Agency or other body as referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the costs of technical assistance operations at the initiative of Member States to one or more beneficiaries within a programme. In case a Paying Agency or other body is directly undertaking technical assistance operations, the reimbursement of the cost of these operations may also be established based on this flat-rate financing.