Chapter I, Article 3, Paragraph 1. · Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013

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1.The ERDF shall support the following activities in order to contribute to the investment priorities set out in Article 5:

(a)productive investment which contributes to creating and safeguarding sustainable jobs, through direct aid for investment in SMEs;

(b)productive investment, irrespective of the size of the enterprise concerned, which contributes to the investment priorities set out in points (1) and (4) of Article 5, and, where that investment involves cooperation between large enterprises and SMEs, in point (2) of Article 5;

(c)investment in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of energy, environment, transport and ICT;

(d)investment in social, health, research, innovation, business and educational infrastructure;

(e)investment in the development of endogenous potential through fixed investment in equipment and infrastructure, including cultural and sustainable tourism infrastructure, services to enterprises, support to research and innovation bodies and investment in technology and applied research in enterprises;

(f)networking, cooperation and exchange of experience between competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners and relevant bodies representing civil society, referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, studies, preparatory actions and capacity-building.

Investment in cultural and sustainable tourism infrastructure as referred to in point (e) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be considered small-scale and eligible for support, if the ERDF contribution to the operation does not exceed EUR 10000000. That ceiling shall be raised to EUR 20000000 in the case of infrastructure considered to be cultural heritage within the meaning of Article 1 of the 1972 Unesco Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.In addition, the ERDF may support the financing of working capital in SMEs where necessary as a temporary measure to provide an effective response to a public health crisis.