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Expenditure eligible for operating support (a) Within the specific objective set out in point (a) of Article 3(2), operating support shall cover the following costs to the extent that they are not covered by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the context of its operational activities:

(1) staff costs, including for training;

(2) maintenance or repair of equipment and infrastructure;

(3) service costs within the scope of this Regulation;

(4) running costs for operations;

(5) costs related to real estate, including rental and depreciation. A host Member State within the meaning of point (20) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 may use operating support for the purposes of covering its own running costs for its participation in the operational activities referred to in that point that fall within the scope of this Regulation or for the purposes of its national border control activities.

(b) Within the specific objective set out in point (b) of Article 3(2), operating support shall cover:

(1) staff costs, including for training;

(2) service costs;

(3) maintenance or repair of equipment and infrastructure;

(4) costs related to real estate, including rental and depreciation.

(c) Within the policy objective set out in Article 3(1), operating support for large-scale IT systems shall cover:

(1) staff costs, including for training;

(2) operational management and maintenance of large-scale IT systems and their communication infrastructures, including the interoperability of those systems and rental of secure premises.

(d) In addition to covering the costs listed in points (a), (b) and (c) of this Annex, operating support within Lithuania’s programme shall provide support in accordance with Article 17(1).