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Consortium agreement Maria Habicht Estonian Research Council. January 30, 2013 Chisinau. Letter of Commitment Memorandum of understanding Confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement Consortium agreement. Secuence of activities. Conf. agreement. Memorandum of understanding. Draft CA.
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Consortium agreement Maria Habicht Estonian Research Council January 30, 2013 Chisinau
Letter of Commitment • Memorandum of understanding • Confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement • Consortium agreement
Secuence of activities Conf. agreement Memorandum of understanding Draft CA CA signed Call opens Submission Evaluation GA signed
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/fp7_documentationhttps://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/fp7_documentation
ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/fp7-consortium-agreement-checklist-2011v2_en.pdfftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/fp7-consortium-agreement-checklist-2011v2_en.pdf
Consortium agreement - models EICTA -IPCA Integrated Project Consortium Agreement Model proposed as a reference for ICT and electronic projects http://www.digitaleurope.org/ EUCAR Model of the European car industry http://www.eucar.be/ ASD -IMG4 Model of the European aeronautic industry http://www.aerosme.com/
Consortium agreement: • Is obligatory in FP7 • Must be signed by ALL partners • Commission is not involved at this stage • May have different dates than Grant agreement • Must treat all partner equally • No partner can expect ‘special treatment’
Consortium agreement: • Gives the list of project consortium members • Defines the meaning of used terminology • Specifies entry into force, duration and termination of the agreement • Defines relations between the partners, their role, rights and obligations • Describes the project management structure
Consortium agreement: • Describes the distribution of Commission funding between the partners and gives an overview of management costs • Specifies access to intellectual property and rules for dissemination of deliverables and project results • Fixes the rules for ammendments and problem solving • May include confidentiality issues if appropriate • Gives a list of involved in-kind resources and conditions of their use
Consortium agreement is the coordinator’s major tool to control the project team and the process of implementation! • Read the draft carefully and protect your rights as a partner to be able to fulfill your obligations!