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FP7 Grant Agreement and its parts

FP7 Grant Agreement and its parts. Moldova – Research Horizon 30 January 2013 Kristin Kraav. Core documents of FP7. FP7 Legal basis Decision of the EP and the Council Specific Programmes Council decision Rules of participation Decision of the EP and the Council

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FP7 Grant Agreement and its parts

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  1. FP7 Grant Agreement and its parts Moldova – Research Horizon 30 January 2013 Kristin Kraav

  2. Core documents of FP7 • FP7 Legalbasis • Decisionofthe EP and theCouncil • Specific Programmes • Councildecision • Rulesofparticipation • Decisionofthe EP and theCouncil • Include:minimum number ofparticipants; callsforproposals; evaluation; generalconditionsfor Grant Agreements; requirementforconsortiumagreement; roleofcoordinator; monitoring; EU fundinglimits; eligiblecosts; audit; guaranteefund; intellectualproperty

  3. Grant Agreement: • IssignedbytheEuropeanCommission (or and Agencycreatedbythe EC) and theCoordinator • The rest ofthepartnersjoinbysigning a separateform • Consistsofcoretextand annexes

  4. Parts of GA Core Grant Agreement Annex I Description of work Annex II General conditions Annex III Specific provisions Annex IV Form A accession beneficiary Annex V Form B accession new beneficiary Annex VI Form C Financial statement Annex VII Form D / E Terms of reference certificates List of specialclauses Specialcases: ERC, REA, MCA

  5. Core Grant Agreement • Parts of the GA • Consortium • Scopeoftheagreement • Duration and start date • Reportingperiods • Maximumfinancialcontribution • Pre-financing • (Specialclauses) • Communication - contacts • Applicablelaw • Hierarchy: specialclauses > Core> Annex III > Annex II > Annex I • Entryintoforce

  6. Annex I = Descriptionofwork • Annex II = Generalconditions • Implementationoftheproject • General principles(Role and obligationsofthebeneficiaries) • Reporting and payments(whichreportstosubmitwhen, EC approval and thetimelimitforpayments, whichpaymentsfrom EC totheconsortium) • Implementation(subcontracting, suspensionoftheproject, info and communication) • Financialprovisions • General financialprovisions(eligiblecosts, direct and indirectcosts, fundinglimits, receipts, interest) • Guaranteefund and recoveries • Controls and sanctions(financial audit, technical audit, penalties) • Intellectualproperty • Foreground(= knowledgecreatedduringtheproject) • Access rights • Finalprovisions(amendments, termination, liability)

  7. Annex III = specialclausesforspecificprojecttypes (infrastuctures, Marie Curie Actions, researchforthebenefitof SMEs) • Annex IV = FormA =Accessionofbeneficiariestothe GA (tobesignedbythe partner and thecoordinator, in 3 copies) • Annex V = Form B = Requestforaccessionof a newbeneficiary • Annex VI = Form C (Financialstatement) • Annex VII = Templateforauditors

  8. Conclusions • Read the GA carefully!http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/fp7_documentation • Keep the GA close by during the project • Don’t be afraid of the GA: it is simple and very helpful, containing everything that you need to know to implement the project

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