13.—(1) Subject to regulation 7, joint funding of projects by LEADER grant and other funds may be permitted–
(a)where the other funds are made available solely from non European funded programmes;
(b)where State Aid on the provision of these other funds has been approved by the European Commission; or
(c)where LEADER grant supports a distinct phase of a large project for which another distinct phase is funded under a different programme.
(2) Subject to regulation 12(3)(b) internal staffing costs may be funded by LEADER grant where these are directly applicable to a project.