At the time of the ex post verification, a Member State shall be deemed to have maintained the level of public or equivalent structural expenditure if the annual average of expenditure in the years 2014-2020 is equal to or higher than the reference level of expenditure set in the Partnership Agreement.
Tráth an fhíoraithe ex post, measfar go mbeidh leibhéal an chaiteachais struchtúraigh phoiblí nó choibhéisigh á chothabháil ag Ballstát má tá an meánchaiteachas bliantúil sna blianta 2014-2020 comhionann le, nó níos mó ná, leibhéal tagartha an chaiteachais arna shocrú sa Chomhaontú Comhpháirtíochta.