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Contract Preparation Forms EUROPEAN COMMISSION 6 th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Marie Curie Intra- European Fellowships (Main A1 Proposal Number 1 Proposal Acronym 2 GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSAL Proposal Title 3 Marie Curie action-code 4 Scientific Panel 5 Duration in months 6 Call (part) identifier 7 Keyword code 1 8 Keyword code 2 8 Keyword code 3 8 Requested project start date 10 Free keywords 9 Abstract 11 (max. 2000 char.)

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Page 1: Contract Preparation Forms · Web viewProposal Number 1 Proposal Acronym 2 General Information on the Proposal Proposal Title3 Marie Curie action-code4 Scientific Panel5 Duration

Contract Preparation FormsEUROPEAN COMMISSION

6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships (Main Phase)

A1Proposal Number 1 Proposal Acronym 2

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSAL

Proposal Title3

Marie Curie action-code4 Scientific Panel5

Duration in months6 Call (part) identifier 7

Keyword code 18

Keyword code 2 8

Keyword code 3 8

Requested project start date 10

Free keywords9

Abstract 11 (max. 2000 char.)

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Contract Preparation FormsEUROPEAN COMMISSION

6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships A2a

Proposal Number 1 Proposal Acronym 2 PARTICIPANT N° 13

INFORMATION ON PARTICIPANTS 1 OF 3 (ONE FORM PER PARTICIPANT)Participating organisationOrganisation legal name14

Organisation short name15

Legal addressPO Box16 Postal Code Cedex16

Street name and number16

Town Country17

Internet homepage

Legal registration number18 VAT number19

If necessary, legal trade register20

Activity Type22 HE, RES, IND, OTHLegal status23

Is your organisation governmental or private? (GOV/PRIV) 24

If your organisation is governmental, is it an international (intergovernmental) or a national governmental organisation? (INO/NAO) 25

If your organisation is an international governmental organisation, is it an international European interest organisation? (YES/NO) 26

If your organisation is private, is it a public body? (YES/NO) 27

If your organisation is private and is not a public body, is its participation guaranteed by a Member State or an Associated State? (YES/NO)Is your organisation commercial or non-commercial? (C/NC) 28

If your organisation is private commercial, please specify the type 29

If your organisation is private commercial, please complete the following tableAnnual turnover (in euro)

Number of employees

Balance sheet total (in euro) Year

Is your organisation controlled by 25% or more by one or several legal entity(ies)?) 30(YES/NO)

Are there dependencies between your organisation and (an) other participant(s) in the proposal? 31 (YES / No)

If yes, participant number If yes, organisation short name

If yes, participant number If yes, organisation short name

If yes, participant number If yes, organisation short name

Total R&D expenditure (in euro) Number of R&D personnelNumber of researchers and engineers Female Male

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Contract Preparation FormsEUROPEAN COMMISSION

6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships A2b

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Contract Preparation FormsEUROPEAN COMMISSION

6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships A2b

Proposal Number 1 Proposal Acronym 2 PARTICIPANT N° 13

INFORMATION ON PARTICIPANTS 2 OF 3 (ONE FORM PER PARTICIPANT)Administrative official authorised to sign the contractName First name(s)Title 33 Sex 34: Female = F, Male = MPhone 35 Fax 35

e-mailSecond administrative official authorised to sign the contractName First name(s)Title33 Sex34: Female = F, Male = MPhone35 Fax35

e-mail

Main department/faculty/institute/laboratory carrying out the work 32

Department/Faculty/Institute /Laboratory nameAddress (if different from legal address)PO Box16 Postal Code Cedex16

Street name and number16

Town Country17

Scientist-in-Charge 36

Name First name(s)Title33 Sex34: Female = F, Male = MPhone35 Fax35

Email

Other major department/faculty/institute/laboratory carrying out the work (if necessary) 32 Department/Faculty/Institute /Laboratory nameAddress (if different from legal address)PO Box16 Postal Code Cedex16 75Street name and number16

Town Country17

Previously submitted similar proposals or signed contracts? 37 (YES / NO)If yes, programme name(s) and year If yes, proposal or contract number(s)

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Contract Preparation FormsEUROPEAN COMMISSION

6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships A2c

Proposal Number 1 Proposal Acronym 2 Participant number 13

INFORMATION ON PARTICIPANTS 3 OF 3 (ONE FORM PER PARTICIPANT)

Certified Declaration by each participant (including the coordinator - participant n°1)I certify that the information relating to our organisation set out in forms A2, A4, A5 and A7 is accurate and correct, that the estimated costs meet the criteria for eligible costs for FP6 projects, as established by the EC contract and our normal cost accounting principles, and that they reflect the estimated costs expected to be incurred in carrying out the work described in Annex I (description of work).

I also certify that Organisation legal name14

is committed to participate in the above mentioned project;a) has stable and sufficient sources of funding to maintain its activity throughout its participation in the project and to provide

any counterpart funding necessary.b) has or will have the resources as and when needed to carry out its involvement in the above mentioned project.

As required by Article 93 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) N° 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities [OJ L248, 16.09.2002, p. 1], I certify that none of the following cases apply to our organisation:a) it is bankrupt or being wound up, is having its affairs administered by the courts, has entered into an arrangement with

creditors, has suspended business activities, is the subject of proceedings concerning those matters, or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure provided for in national legislation or regulations;

b) it has been convicted of an offence concerning its professional conduct by a judgement which has the force of res judicata;

c) it has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authority can justify;d) it has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions or the payment of taxes in accordance

with the legal provisions of the country in which it is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority or those of the country where the contract is to be performed;

e) it has been the subject of a judgement which has the force of res judicata for fraud, corruption, involvement in a criminal organisation or any other illegal activity detrimental to the Communities' financial interests;

f) following another procurement procedure or grant award procedure financed by the Community budget, it has been declared to be in serious breach of contract for failure to comply with its contractual obligations.

I understand that any potential contractor who has committed an irregularity in the implementation of any other indirect action may be excluded from the selection procedure at any time, with due regard being given to the principle of proportionality (as provided for in Article 10.5 of the Rules for participation and dissemination of results of the Sixth Framework Programmes).

Name38 First name (s)

DateDD/MM/YYYY

Signature of the administrative official authorised to sign the contract or to commit the organisation

The participant organisation is aware that:

a) any potential contractor who can not certify that none of the above situations apply, shall be excluded from participation in any future contract;

b) any potential contractor having been found guilty of misrepresentation in supplying the information required as a condition for participation in the contract or failing to supply such information shall be excluded from participation in any future contract;

Only for non-public bodies: Legal documents establishing the organisation are attached39 YES/NOIf NO, date (dd/mm/yyyy) and Commission programme name for delivery of legal documents during last six months or confirmation that the information provided more than six months ago has not changed (and the date and name of Commission programme to which information was provided)

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Contract Preparation FormsEUROPEAN COMMISSION

6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships A3

Proposal Number 1 Proposal Acronym 2

INFORMATION ON THE RESEARCHERFamily Name Birth Family Name First Name(s)Title 33 Sex 34 Female(F)/Male(M)1st nationality 2nd nationalityOther nationalitiesCountry of residence 40 Date of birthCountry of birth

Contact address 16

PO Box 16 Postal Code 16 Cedex 16

Street name and number 16

Town 16 Country 17

Phone 1 35 Phone 2 35 Fax 35

e-mailPlace of origin 41 Country 17 Town Do you originate from a Less-Favoured Region within the EU? 42YES / NOName of Less-Favoured Region 42

Duration in months of Phase 2 (Return) 43 (only for IIF/OIF) N/AAre you entitled to a Full mobility allowance 44 (e.g. married, children, etc.) (Yes / No)

Qualifications 45

University degree 46 Date of award (DD/MM/YYYY)

Doctorate (in progress) Expected date of award (DD/MM/YYYY)

Doctorate Date of award (DD/MM/YYYY)Full-time postgraduate research experience Number of months

Other academic qualifications Date of award (DD/MM/YYYY)

Place of activity/place of residence (previous 5 years) 47

Period: From To Country

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Contract Preparation FormsEUROPEAN COMMISSION

6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships A4b

Proposal Number 1 Proposal Acronym 2

OVERALL INDICATIVE PROJECT DELIVERABLESYear 48 Full-time person-months 49

Main Phase (months)

Return Phase 56

(OIF, IIF only)% of Teaching/Ph.D.

Supervision Activities 57

(EXC only)

1 N/A N/A

2 N/A N/A

N/A N/A

Total N/A N/A

Research classified as Laboratory-based (Y/N) 58

Type B fellowship during Main Phase 59 (Y/N)Travel Allowance Main (This is an amount, NOT a distance) 54

Travel Allowance Return (OIF, IIf only) 60 N/A

Distance (km) Fixed-amount contribution (€)< 500 250

500 – 1 000 5001 000 – 1 500 750

1 500 – 2 500 1 0002 500 – 5 000 1 500

5 000 – 10 000 2 000>10 000 2 500

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Contract Preparation FormsEUROPEAN COMMISSION

6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships A5b

Proposal Number 1 Proposal Acronym 2

OVERALL MAXIMUM COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION 61

Eligible expenses for the activities carried out by the researchers Eligible expenses related to the activities of the host organisations

Maximum EC contribution

Yea

r 48

-A-Monthly Living

Allowance

Transnational Mobility -D-Career

Exploratory Allowance

-E-Participation expenses of the eligible researchers

-F-Research/

training/ transfer of knowledge

-G-Management

and Audit Certification

-H-Overheads

-I-Other types of

eligible expenses

-B-Travel

Allowance

-C-Mobility

Allowance

Costs(in euro)

Costs(in euro)

Costs(in euro)

Costs(in euro)

Costs(in euro)

Costs(in euro)

Costs(in euro)

Costs(in euro)

Costs(in euro) (in euro)

Total

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Contract Preparation FormsEUROPEAN COMMISSION

6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships A6

Proposal Number 1 Proposal Acronym 2

Banking informationAccount holderAccount holder legal name (as registered with the bank)

Full address of the account holder (as registered with the bank)PO Box16 Postal Code Cedex16

Street name and number16

Town Country17

VAT number19

Contact person of the account holderName First name(s)Phone35 Fax35

e-mail

Bank nameBranch address (full address - PO box not accepted)Postal Code Cedex16

Street name and number16

Town Country17

Details of bank accountBelgique/België Danmark Deutschland Greece España France Ireland/UK Italia Luxembourg Nederland Norway Österreich Portugal Suomi/Finland Sverige

NORDBANKEN

Other Countries IBAN

We certify that above information declared is complete and true.

BANK STAMP + SIGNATURE BANK REPRESENTATIVE DATE + SIGNATURE ACCOUNT HOLDER(both obligatory) (Obligatory)

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Contract Preparation FormsEUROPEAN COMMISSION

6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships A7

Proposal Number1 Proposal Acronym2

Confirmation of additional financial information annexed to the contract preparation formsFor the co-ordinator (information is obligatory, except for public bodies27 and for contractors whose

participation is guaranteed by a Member State/Associated State):Audited financial accounts for the last three full financial years (certified profit and loss accounts + balance sheets) YES/NOFinancial information for the last full financial year in the format enclosed in Form A8 YES/NO

For contractors other than the co-ordinator (information obligatory under certain circumstances62)Participant number of contractor concerned13

Audited financial accounts for the last three full financial years (certified profit and loss accounts + balance sheets) YES/NOFinancial information for the last full financial year in the format enclosed in Form A8 YES/NOIf the answer to the above two questions is NO, Commission programme name and contract number to which the information has been supplied in the last 12 months

Certified declaration by the co-ordinator (participant n°1)

I certify that the information set out in forms A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9 and A10 is accurate and correct and agreed by all contractors (if applicable). I also confirm that our organisation is committed to participate to the above-mentioned project and to act as co-ordinator for the project.

Name First name (s)

DateDD/MM/YYYY

Signature of the administrative official authorised to sign the contract or to commit the organisation

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Contract Preparation FormsEUROPEAN COMMISSION

6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships A8

Proposal Number1 Proposal Acronym2 Participant number 13

Simplified balance sheet and profit and loss account

Closing date t0 (dd/mm/yyyy)

Duration t0 (months)

Closing date t-1 (dd/mm/yyyy)

Duration t-1 (months)

Less than three annual balance sheets YES/NO Currency

Balance sheet (time t )Assets t0 t-1

1. Subscribed capital unpaid2. Fixed assets (2.1+2.2+2.3)2.1 Intangible fixed assets2.2 Tangible fixed assets2.3 Financial assets3. Current assets (3.1+3.21+3.22+3.3+3.4)3.1 Stocks3.2.1 Debtors due within one year3.2.2 Debtors due after one year3.3 Cash at bank and in hand3.4 Other current assetsTotal assets (1.+2.+3.)

Liabilities t0 t-14. Capital and reserves (4.1+4.2+4.3+4.4)4.1 Subscribed capital4.2 Reserves4.3 Profit and loss brought forward4.4 Profit and loss brought forward for the financial5. Creditors (5.1.1+5.1.2+5.2.1+5.2.2)5.1.1 Long term non-bank debt5.1.2 Long term bank debt5.2.1 Short term non-bank debt5.2.2 Short term bank debtTotal liabilities (4.+5.)

Profit and losst0 t-1

6. Turnover7. Variation in stocks8. Other operating income9. Costs of material and consumables10. Other operating charges11. Staff costs12. Gross operating profit (6.+7.+8.-9.-10.-11.)13. Depreciation and value adjustments on non-financial assets14. Net operating profit (12.-13.)15. Financial income and value adjustments on financial assets16. Interest paid17. Similar charges18. Profit/loss on ordinary activities (14.+15.-16.-17.)19. Extraordinary income and charges20. Taxes on profits21. Profit/loss for the financial year (18.+19.-20.)

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Contract Preparation FormsEUROPEAN COMMISSION

6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships A9

Proposal Number1 Proposal Acronym2

MILESTONES AND DELIVERABLES SUMMARY TABLE

Reporting Period 65

Start Date (months)66 Type 67 Subject 67 Responsible 68 Comments 69

(Continue on an additional page if necessary)

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Contract Preparation FormsEUROPEAN COMMISSION

6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships A10

Proposal Number 1 Proposal Acronym 2

PROJECT QUALITY INDICATORS 70

Individual Driven Actions Yes/no 70

Project Quality Indicators70

EIF OIF IIF ERG IRG

International aspects (periodic report & follow-up questionnaire)

Joint research proposals Joint research proposals Joint research proposals Joint research proposals Joint research proposals Yes

Level of satisfaction (assessment questionnaire)

Level of satisfaction of the fellows

Level of satisfaction of the fellows

Level of satisfaction of the fellows

Level of satisfaction of the researchers

Level of satisfaction of the researchers

Yes

Level of satisfaction of the scientist in charge

Level of satisfaction of the scientist in charge

Level of satisfaction of the scientist in charge

Level of satisfaction of the scientist in charge

Level of satisfaction of the scientist in charge

Yes

Scientific results (periodic report & follow-up questionnaire)

Scientific results achieved Scientific results achieved Scientific results achieved Scientific results achieved Scientific results achieved Yes

Career development (follow-up questionnaire)

Career development of the fellows

Career development of the fellows

Career development of the fellows

Career development of the fellows

Career development of the fellows

Yes

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

1 Proposal numberThe proposal number has been assigned by the Commission as the unique identifier for your project. It cannot be changed. The proposal number should appear on each page of the contract preparation documents to prevent errors during their handling (and in the “subject” of each communication related to the project).

2 Proposal acronymThe proposal acronym as given in the submitted proposal. It cannot be changed unless agreed so during the negotiations. The same acronym should appear on each page of the contract preparation documents to prevent errors during their handling.

3 Proposal TitleThe title (no longer than 200 characters) as given in the submitted proposal. Minor corrections are possible if agreed so during the negotiation. It should be understandable also to the non-specialist in your field.

4 Marie Curie action-codeThe abbreviations for the Marie Curie actions are:

Marie Curie actions CodeHost-driven actions Marie Curie Research Training

Networks RTN

Marie Curie Host Fellowships Early-stage Research Training ESTTransfer of Knowledge TOK

Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses

Series of Events SCFLarge Conferences LCF

Individual-driven actions Marie Curie Individual Fellowships Intra-European Fellowships EIFOutgoing International Fellowships OIFIncoming International Fellowships IIF

Excellence promotion and recognition

Marie Curie Excellence Grants EXTMarie Curie Excellence Awards EXAMarie Curie Chairs EXC

Return and re-integration mechanisms

Marie Curie European Reintegration Grants

ERG

Marie Curie International Reintegration Grants

IRG

5 Scientific Panel

This is the code chosen at the proposal stage from the table below. The code indicates the main scientific area of relevance to your proposal (not applicable to SCF/LCF, EXT, EXC, EXA)

Description CodeChemistry CHESocial and Human Sciences SOCEconomic Sciences ECOEngineering sciences ENGEnvironment and geosciences ENV

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Life sciences LIFMathematics and information sciences MATPhysics PHY

6 Total duration in monthsThe estimated duration of the project in full months. For EIF the minimum duration is 12 months and the maximum is 24. Deviations from the duration in the original proposal must be justified.

7 Call IdentifierThe call identifier is the reference number given in the call you were addressing, as indicated in the publication of the call in the Official Journal of the European Union. You have to use the identifier given by the Commission in the letter opening the negotiation.

8 Keyword codes from thesaurus

These are the codes (maximum 3) from your original proposal for keywords characterising your project from the hierarchical list available at http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/keywords. Changes are possible.

9 Free keywords

These are the free keywords from your original proposal. Changes and additions are possible (maximum 100 characters including spaces, commas etc.).

10 Requested project start dateThe start date is the date by which the project activities will begin. The start date will not necessarily coincide with the date of entry into force of the contract (which is by default the day of its signature by the co-ordinator and the Commission)

The start date will have an incidence on the timing of the pre-financing and the reporting requirements and you are therefore advised to give this matter careful consideration.

There are four options for the Project Start Date. According to Art.2 of the mono-contractor HRM core contract and Art. 4 of the pluri-contractor HRM core contract, the project start date is one of the following dates:

1. The first day of the month following the signature by the Commission;

2. A fixed starting date;

3. The date of signature of the contract;

4. The effective starting date notified by the co-ordinator / contractor, which must be within 12 months from the date the contract enters into force.

The project start date (i.e. the date from which work can begin and related costs can be charged to the project) is specified in the contract. A start date before the date of entry into force of the contract can be agreed, but usually it is after that.

Costs can be incurred on the project from the start date of the project but not before. However, where this date is prior to the contract coming into force, future contractors take

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the risk that the contract may not be signed in which case these costs will not be reimbursed by the Community.The earliest possible starting date will be 18 October 2006

The latest possible staring date will be 12 months from the coming into force of the contract, but in no cases will this be after December 2007

Should the host delay the signature of a contract involving option 4 beyond April 2007, the Commission may decide not to sign the contract.

For practical reasons, it is proposed to include the following default option into the contract:

- For contracts where the planned start dates is before December 2006: option 2 (fixed starting date);

- For all other contracts: option 4

Should you require another option, please inform us accordingly.

11 AbstractThis is the abstract from your original proposal.

You should not use more than 2,000 characters. The abstract should, at a glance, provide the reader with a clear understanding of the objectives of the proposal and how the objectives will be achieved, and their relevance to the objectives of the Specific Programme and the Work Programme. This summary will be used as the short description of the project for the public following contract signature and in communications to the programme management committees and other interested parties. It must therefore be short and precise and should not contain confidential information. Please use plain typed text, avoiding formulae and other special characters. Even if the rest of the proposal is written in a language other than English, the proposal abstract should be written in English.

12 Previously submitted similar proposalsNot applicable

13 Participant number

The number allocated to each of the participants in the proposal.

A participant is defined in Article 7 of the applicable Regulation on the rules for participation and would be a signatory to the contract with the Commission for the purpose of the proposed project, contrary to a partner institution.

In proposals with only one participant, the single participant is always number one. In proposals that have several participants, the co-ordinator of a proposal is always number one.

14 Organisation legal nameSame as in the original proposal. Official name of the participant organisation. If applicable, name under which the participant is registered in the official trade registers.

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15 Organisation short nameSame as in the original proposal. The short name chosen by the participant for this proposal. This should normally not be more than 20 characters and the same should be used for the participant in all documents relating to the proposal.

16 Address dataSame as in the original proposal. Only the fields forming your complete postal address should be filled. If your address is specified by an indicator of location other than a street name and number, please insert this instead.

17 CountryThe name of the country as commonly used.

18 Legal registration numberIf applicable, the organisation's legal national registration number.

19 VAT numberIf applicable, the organisation's Value Added Tax (VAT) number from the VAT register.

20 Legal trade registerNot applicable

21 European Economic Interest Group (EEIG)The EEIG is a flexible and light transnational structure, which enables its members to interlink some of their economic activities while retaining their economic and legal independence. The formation of an EEIG gives rise to an independent legal entity with legal capacity, eligible to propose as a single participant if the members fulfil the minimum consortium criterion. If a participant has the legal status of an EEIG, a document on the composition of the EEIG has to be added to the technical part of the proposal, in order to allow the Commission to check the eligibility criterion of the minimum consortium (see Evaluation Manual and call text).

22 Activity TypeThe activity type chosen in the proposal as being the most appropriate to the organisation (only one box), according to the following explanations:

HE - Higher Education: organisations only or mainly established for higher education/training, e. g. universities, colleges

RES - Research: organisations only or mainly established for carrying out research activities

IND - Industry: industrial organisations private and public, both manufacturing and industrial services – such as industrial software, design, control, repair, maintenance;

OTH - Others: Organisations not fitting in one of the above categories

23 Legal StatusThe legal status of contractors in FP6 has to be characterised in several aspects, which are summarized in the set of questions:

Governmental or private?

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Commercial or non-commercial?

In addition:

private organisations have to specify if they are public bodies in the sense of the FP6 rules for participation;

governmental organisations have to specify if they are international (i.e. intergovernmental) or national; if they are international they have to further specify if they are international European Interest organisations

private commercial organisations have to specify the exact type (e.g. SA, Ltd., GmbH, physical person).

The complete legal status will be deduced from the replies to the set of questions. Thus, the combinations reflected in the following overview are, in principle, possible:

Legal entityGovernmental Private

Commercial Non-commercial Commercial Non-commercial

National

International(European interest Yes/No)

National

International(European interest Yes/No)

Public body Non-public body Public body Non-public

body

24 Governmental or private organisationA governmental organisation is one owned by the state and/or acts on behalf of and represents the state or whose legal personality cannot be distinguished from the state. A private organisation is one whose legal personality is independent from the state (or any organ of that state) in which it is established.

Please insert “GOV” for governmental or “PRIV” for private, as applicable.

25 National or international governmental organisationsGovernmental organisations can be national or international (i.e. intergovernmental, such as ESA, CERN, EMBL). Please insert “NAO” for national or “INO” for international organisation.

The question is not applicable to private organisations. These should insert “ – “. (multinational private companies or international private non-profit organisations are not regarded as international organisations in the above sense).

26 International European Interest OrganisationThese are international organisations (INO), the majority of whose members are European Union Member States or Associated States, and whose principal objective is to promote European scientific and technological co-operation.

27 Public bodyIn the sense of the FP6 participation rules, a public body is a public sector body or a legal entity governed by private law with a public service mission providing adequate financial guarantees. Please insert “YES” or “NO”, as applicable to your organisation.

Governmental organisations are public bodies by definition. These should insert ” - “.

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Secondary and higher education establishments are considered to be public bodies.

28 Commercial or non-commercial organisationA commercial organisation is one whose primary activity is trade, commerce, or provision of services with a view to generating a profit, either in order to distribute it to its shareholders or owners (commercial and profit making organisations) or to use it in the implementation of its activities (commercial and non-profit making organisations like foundations). A non-commercial organisation is one which is not commercial.

Please insert “C” for commercial or “NC” for non-commercial, as applicable.

29 Private commercial organisationsFor Private Commercial Organisations (PRC): the exact type of organisation (e.g.: SA, Ltd., GmbH, AG, independent person etc.) should be indicated.

30 Independence of an organisation (SME Criteria)In compliance with the Commission Recommendation 96/280/EC [ OJ L 107, 30.4.1996, p. 4.] relating to the definition of an SME, your answer to this question will be:

NO: if your organisation is not owned as to 25% or more of the capital or the voting rights

by one enterprise, or jointly by several enterprises, falling outside the definition of an SME;

or if your organisation is held by public investment corporations, venture capital

companies or institutional investors, provided no control is exercised either individually or jointly ;

or if the capital of your organisation is spread in such a way that it is not possible to

determine by whom it is held and if your organisation declares that it can legitimately presume that it is not owned as to 25 % or more by one enterprise, or jointly by several enterprises, falling outside the definitions of an SME or a small enterprise, whichever may apply.or

if your organisation controls 25% or more of the capital or of the voting rights of other enterprises and/or if your organisation is owned as to 25% or more of your capital or voting rights by one enterprise or jointly by several enterprises, and if by cumulating the data of your organisation and these enterprises, the following figures are not exceeded:number of personnel: fewer than 250 employees (annual working units).either annual turnover: not exceeding € 40 million ; or annual balance-sheet total: not exceeding € 27 million.

YES: in any other cases.

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31 Dependencies between participantsTwo participants (legal entities) are dependent on each other where there is a controlling relationship between them.

To be regarded as independent, a legal entity must not be in a controlling relationship with another legal entity. A controlling relationship shall exist where one legal entity directly or indirectly controls the other or one legal entity is under the same direct or indirect control as the other.

Legal entity A controls legal entity B if:

A, directly or indirectly, holds more than 50% of the share capital or a majority of voting rights of the shareholders or associates of B,

or A, directly or indirectly, holds in fact or in law the decision-making power in B

Direct or indirect holding of more than 50% of the nominal value of the issued share capital in a legal entity or a majority of voting rights of the shareholders or associates of the said entity by public investment corporations, institutional investors or venture-capital companies and funds shall not in itself constitute a controlling relationship.

Ownership or supervision of legal entities by the same public body shall not in itself give rise to a controlling relationship between them.

32 Department/faculty/institute/laboratory carrying out the workIf in bigger organisations the legal address of the legal entity is different from the address(es) of the organisational unit(s) carrying out the project, please indicate here the address(es) of the organisational unit(s) involved. The address of the “main department” should be the address of the “Authorised contact person” in form A2b.

33 TitleOne of the following: Prof., Dr., Mr., Ms.

34 SexThis information is required for statistical purposes. Please indicate with an F for female or an M for male as appropriate.

35 Phone and fax numbersPlease insert the full numbers including country and city/area code.Example: +32-2-2991111.

36 Scientist in chargePlease insert in this section the data of the main scientist in charge of the proposal for the participant. For participant number 1 (the co-ordinator), this will be the regular contact for the Commission concerning all issues of implementation of the contract.

The address of this person should be the one of the “Main department/ faculty/ institute/ laboratory carrying out the work” in form A2a.

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37 Previously submitted similar proposals or signed contracts At the proposal stage you were asked to indicate if you (the participant) had submitted or was in the process of submitting the same or a similar proposal for funding under RTD Framework Programmes and/or has any contract(s) under such programmes by inserting a YES or a NO. If yes, you were asked to give the programme name, year of submission and proposal number or contract number. Please check the correctness of the information contained here and add any new information of relevance.

38 Name of the person signing The final version of the contract preparation forms agreed at the end of the negotiations must be signed (A2b by each contractor) by one of the four persons whose details have been completed in form A2b, i.e. either by the scientist in charge, the authorised contact person or by the first or the second administrative official authorised to sign the contract. Please insert the name of the person who is actually signing. The person signing must be entitled to legally commit his/her organisation.

39 Legal documents establishing the organisation Participants (except public bodies) must provide up to date copies of the legal documents establishing the organisation, i. e. certificate of registration and (if applicable) articles of association.If the participating organisation has not sent to the European Commission during the last six months, or if its status has changed since the documents were provided, then you must provide copies of these legal documents

If the participating organisation has already sent the documents earlier and there are no changes, you do not have to send the documents again. In this case, please give the date and programme name for which this information was provided to the Commission.

40 Country of residenceThe calculation of the travel allowance is based on the information provided in this field (A2: country).

41 Place of originThe place where the researcher was residing or carrying out his/her main activity at the time of the relevant deadline for submission of the proposal (see no. 47) unless (s)he has resided or carried out his/her main activity for less than 12 months in this location immediately prior to this date. In the latter case, the location of origin is the capital city of his/her nationality. In the case of the researcher holding more than one nationality, the location of origin is the capital city of the country where the researcher was residing for the longest period during the last 5 years prior to the relevant deadline for submission of the proposal.

42 Less-favoured regions

For the purposes of the Marie Curie Actions, the less-favoured regions include the less-favoured regions of the Community (the Objective 1 regions1). A list of these regions is available at http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/objective1/regions_en.htm

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1. Objective 1 regions in Council Regulation (EC) No. 1260/1999, OJ n°L 194/42, p. 53, 27.07.99, Annex 1.

43 Duration in months of Phase 2 (IIF/OIF only)

Not applicable

44 Full mobility allowanceThe fellow qualifies for a higher mobility allowance to cover expenses linked to her/his family situation if (s)he is - married,- in a relationship of equivalent status recognised by national legislation and/or - in charge of children. The measuring point for the family situation is at the time of the “Commission selection decision on the proposal” (FYI: The “Commission selection decision” is an internal procedure which fixes the individual budget for the project. Unfortunately it is not possible to fix a definitive date on which this decision will be taken for your project. Therefore it is recommended to inform us of the relevant dates, if the fellow is pregnant or planning to get married at the time of the negotiation. Changes concerning the family status which take place after the “Commission selection decision has been taken, can – under no circonstances – be taken into account any more.). Note that this allocation will only be due for researchers undertaking transnational mobility. Your eligibility status is indicated by a YES or NO in the corresponding box on form A3.

FYI:Please note that one of the major causes of contract delay and amendment is that the host incorrectly reflects the marital or family status of the researcher. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE RESEARCHER that his/her MARITAL STATUS or FAMILY STATUS is clearly and accurately reflected. If you enter into a contract where this information is wrong and the fellow is entitled to a higher allowance then the host may be liable to make up this difference. Specific guidance on this point is reproduced here copied from the standard CPF explanatory notes issued with the Word form CPF available at http://www.cordis.lu/mariecurie-actions/eif/manage.htm

45 QualificationsThe information provided in these fields have been used to determine your eligibility according to the definitions of eligible researchers given in the Work Programme (see in particular section 2.5.3. of the Work Programme).

46 University degree (date of award)Date by which you were awarded a university degree or equivalent giving access to doctoral studies. For the purposes of the estimation of the EC contribution (living allowance) your research experience has been calculated as the difference between this date and the closure date of the call for proposal and this has been further analysed during evaluation. The final calculation takes into account the result of the evaluation.

Please note that in case you claim to be in a "relationship equivalent to a marriage" you will have to provide evidence that 1) such a family status is recognised by the national legislation of the host country and 2) that that your personal circumstances are considered by the appropriate administration of the host country as to be in line with that legislation (in other words that you fulfil the requirements for this status) at the moment of the “Commission selection decision”

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47 Place of activity/place of residence (previous 5 years)

In order to judge the eligibility for the travel allowance (which will have to be filled in on Form A4b, see no. 54) THE FELLOW MUST provide information concerning the period(s) and the country/countries in which (s)he has legally resided and/or had her/his main activity (work, studies….) during the 5 years preceding the submission of the proposal – starting with the most recent.

Please note that a major cause for the delay in the previous contract productions was the necessity to ask for clarification concerning the “Place of activity/place of residence” (and with that for the entitlement to allowances and eligibility relating to residency in the host country and in Europe).

If the information provided is not sufficiently clear that we can determine the eligibility of allowances required in the contract then the negotiation process will be stoped and individual clarification will be required. Due to the fact that for more or less 500 contracts a lack of information concerning this point could be a significant source of delay, you are asked to ensure that the researcher provides accurate information (consistent with the proposal) for this section. The information must be continuous for the full 5 years prior to the deadline (this means without any gaps !) and has to cover the day of the deadline for the submission of the proposal (19/01/2006).

48 YearThis refers to periods of 12 months starting from the project start date (see note 10). (Values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5….). The form(s) will be pre-filled with global figures for your project for which you are asked to provide a more detailed breakdown by year/period.

49 Full-time Person MonthsNot applicable

50 Stipend %

Not applicable

51 Early-stage Researchers

Not applicable

52 Experienced Researchers (4-10 years)

Not applicable

53 Experienced Researchers (> 10 years)

Not applicable

54 Travel Allowance (euro)The travel allowance is based on the direct distance (as the crow flies) between the “place of origin” (see no. 41) and the host institution of the researcher, calculated on the basis of one payment for every period of 12 months or less, when the first period or the last one is less than 12 months. Only one travel allowance shall be paid per period of 12 months,

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independently of possible interruptions or stays with different partners (see footnote 87 in section 2.8.2 of the work-programme “Edition February 2006”).

FYIIf the fellow was already in the country of the host at the time of the deadline (19/01/2006), but had not been there for more than 12 months, then the fellow may be entitled to a travel allowance taking into account the direct distance between the “relevant capital city” and the place of the host institution. Section 6.3.1 of the Guide for Proposers explains this in detail (web link http://www.cordis.lu/calls/mariecurie-actions/ ).

On the basis of this distance the corresponding amount for the travel allowance has to be selected from table 2 in section 2.8 of the Work Programme and has to be entered in the appropriate field on form A4b.

Distance (km) Fixed-amount contribution (€)< 500 250

500 – 1 000 500

1 000 – 1 500 7501 500 – 2 500 1 000

2 500 – 5 000 1 5005 000 – 10 000 2 000

>10 000 2 500Source:HRM Work Programme section 2.8.1

Direct distance (as the crow flies) based on latitude and longitude between the two locations.

Our experience is that not only few applicants claim a travel allowance which is too high. Please note that an unjustified request for the travel allowance will certainly cause delays in the negotiation process and that for this reason we recommend to spend the necessary time in order to determine the correct “direct distance” and with that the correct amount for the travel allowance.

FYI:It should be noted that the Commission can only pay what the fellow is entitled to and that in the end an auditor will check the relevant details before verifying that the fellow was eligible for the claim. If it is not correct what was requested with the CPFs, it cannot be paid by the Commission Services and the host may be liable for any shortfall in contribution if the fellow has a legitimate expectation that this travel will be paid.

Note that several free internet sites are available for checking linear distances between towns. Please check the distance carefully before submitting the CPFs as any amendment will cause specific correspondence which will delay the contract production.

55 Main PhaseEIF: there is only one phase. This column provides the breakdown by year (i.e. periods of 12 months from the project start date and onwards) of the total number of full-time person months that you have requested in the proposal.

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56 Return PhaseNot applicable

57 Teaching/Ph.D. Supervision %Not applicable

58 Research classified as Laboratory-based

In the Evaluation Summary report (ESR) the independent expert evaluators have reported their opinion as to whether this project is to be considered “Laboratory Based” or not. Laboratory based projects carry a slightly higher contribution for research costs for the benefit of the research project (contribution to research related costs, meetings, conference attendance, training actions, etc).

It consists of a fixed amount: 750,- € per researcher-month: for laboratory based research projects 500,- € per researcher-month: for non-laboratory based research projects

If you enter data which conflicts with the opinion expressed in the ESR then you must send a supporting justification CONTAINING SUFFICIENT DETAIL that the Project Officer during the negotiation phase can make a decision based on justified and transparent reasons. In other words if you say that the project is lab based and the expert evaluators have recorded it as NOT lab based in the ESR, then you must send justification as to why you feel it is lab based in sufficient detail so that the Project Officer has a basis for any revision of this judgement.

59 Type B Fellowship (Stipend) during Main PhaseFirst of all, please note that CPFs were originally designed for all Marie Curie Individual Actions and “main phase” is a terminology applicable only to the Outgoing International Fellowships, were the grant is constituted by two phases: the “main phase” in the third country and the “return phase” in Europe. Therefore, for Intra-European Fellowships, please consider “stipend during the main phase” as “stipend during the fellowship”.

You may be aware that there are normally two options for a ‘legal relationship’ between the Host Organisation and the Researcher. They are ‘Employment Contract’ or ‘Stipend’.

It is worth commenting that well over 90% of fellowships opt for the Employment Contract as this is a typical agreement where the fellow is employed at the host laboratory throughout the fellowship and is therefore covered by normal social security arrangements in the country of the host.

In some cases, usually where a fellow retains some sort of salary from another organisation, the fellow may opt for a ‘stipend’. That is a lower financial contribution where the fellow receives the minimum social security cover in the host country, often because there is some other cover being provided by a host elsewhere in Europe. Typical circumstances where the option of ‘stipend’ is used is where a researcher is employed in industry and goes for a short fellowship to a new host organisation. The original salary continues to be paid by the original employer and the stipend is a sort of ‘top-up’ paid whilst the fellow is at the temporary host. The original host continues to make some social security provision in the original country and only a minimum cover is required in the temporary host. Another example is a fellow

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who already has a grant on one country and will be spending a 2 year fellowship abroad as part of that fellowship in which case the original grant continues to be paid and the Marie Curie stipend is used as a ‘top-up’ to that grant.

In most cases an Employment Contract is expected. Therefore if you and the fellow chose for the option ‘stipend’ (this decision should not be taken unilateral by the host institution but only bilateral between the host and the fellow !) YOU MUST send a clear justification WHY you are taking this option.

It should be noted, that the calculation of the EC contribution (living allowance) will depend on the value (Yes/No) of this field and that therefore it is recommended to fill in this field very carefully.

FYI:If, by mistake, you opt for a stipend and the contract is agreed and signed with this option and you later realise that you wanted a full employment option, the host may be liable for any shortfall in payment and that the host may have to top-up the difference between a stipend and an employment contract. For this reason it is important that the host AND the fellow agree the option being selected and it is not ‘assumed’ that a stipend will be acceptable for the fellow.

Employment contract vs. Fixed amount stipend

Employment contract:

The amount of living allowance under the category employment contract given in the WP includes all compulsory deduction under national legislation both in terms of taxation and in terms of social security coverage (see footnote no 78 in section 2.8.1 of the work programme “Edition February 2006”). According to the various social security schemes applicable in all Member States, an employment contract shall guarantee a “package” of social security coverage made of several items. These items concern sickness and maternity benefits, invalidity benefits, old age benefits, survivor's benefits, benefits in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases, unemployment benefits, family benefits and death grants.

       Fixed amount stipends:  According to the Work Programme and the contractual documents the stipend is a sort of grant that can be proposed to early stage researchers (and only exceptional duly justified cases to experienced researchers) as an alternative to the employment contract.De facto, the fixed amount stipend consists in a residual category allowing the host institution to host a researcher with a status (of researcher or research trainee) other than that of worker under a typical employment contract. This may happen for:- this status is normally or systematically used by the host for similar researchers or research trainees (e.g. for master level training, especially for shorter stays);- stays of visiting researchers are particularly short;- visiting researchers are keeping an employment position during the stay (e.g. 3-12 months stays);- it is not feasible to conclude an employment contract for some reasons, for instance because of the constraints of national law (e.g. for short term employment, due to the 3rd country nationality of the fellow, or because of the internal burden for the host institution).

The host may opt for the stipend solution when it is not feasible to conclude an employment

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contract for some reasons, for instance because of the constraints of national law (e.g. for short term employment, due to the 3d country nationality of the fellow, or because of the internal burden for the host institution).

As to the concept of minimum social security coverage, the following has to be pointed out:

The minimum social security coverage required by the Commission for researchers recruited under a fixed-amount stipend shall include only some of the categories foreseen in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971, which are namely: benefits in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases, invalidity benefits. As to maternity benefits it has to be noted that, even if such a category does not fall within the minimum required social security coverage requested by the Commission, the Commission can decide (according to the Work Programme and the contractual documents), upon request by the researchers and on advice/consultation of the host organisation, to augment the sum of the Community contribution as a consequence. Calculated on a monthly basis, the contribution shall not exceed the difference between the compensation received from the national social security regime and the amount of the Community contribution (Rates applicable to the “Marie Curie” Actions).

This is the minimum standard required by the Commission for funding under a Marie Curie scheme. It is clear that a researcher under a Marie Curie scheme should benefit from exactly the same social security coverage of a researcher working under his/her same status (even if he/she is not under an employment contract) in the country of the host institution which, according to our legal framework has to ensure that the researcher is covered.

Legal framework

According to the article concerning the eligible cost of the projects and namely the paragraph concerning the monthly living allowance for the researcher laid down in Annex III “The contractor shall appoint experienced researchers under an employment contract, except in duly justified cases. For early stages researchers, the contractor can opt between an employment contract or a status equivalent to a fixed-amount stipend or grant according to the following annual rated: [….]The reference rate indicated above for researcher appointed under an employment contract (or any other contract available under national legislation which has the same social security coverage as that provided by employees), include a compulsory deduction under national legislation in the contest of this contract. Any status proposed to the researcher equivalent to a fixed amount stipend or grant shall be compatible with the applicable legislation of the contractor and shall ensure that adequate social security has been provided to the researcher, but not necessarily paid from the stipend”.

According to the article concerning the performance obligations of the host laid down in Annex III “the host shall ensure that the researcher is covered under the social security scheme, which is applied to employees in the country of the contractor or under a social security scheme providing an adequate protection in terms of level and scope […]”.

According to footnote 70 of the Work Programme “Researchers can only be recruited under a fixed-amount stipend if this is compatible with national legislation and if social security is provided. However, the host organisation must ensure that minimum social security coverage has been provided to the researcher, but not necessarily paid from the stipend”;

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60 Stipend during Return PhaseNot applicable

61 Overall Maximum Community Contribution Please note that, at this stage, it is not possible for you to fill in Form A5b because at the end of the negotiation exercise the relevant columns (see the table below) of Form A5b will be fully completed by the Commission and will thus detail the global financial envelope for the project by 12-month periods. This information, together with that of Form A4b, will be reproduced in the contract.

Action - A - - B - - C - - D - - E - - F - - G- -H - - I-RTN X X X X X X X X XEST X X X X X X X X -TOK – DEV X X X X - X X X XTOK - IAP X X X - - X X X XSCF X X - - X X X - XLCF X X - - X - X - -EIF X X X X X - X X -OIF X X X - X - X X -IIF Main phase X X X - X - X X -IIF Return phase - - - - X X X X -EXT X X X - - X X X XEXC X X X - - X X X XERG - - - - - - X - XIRG - - - - - - X - X

62 Additional financial information on contractors To verify the financial capacity of contractors, in certain cases and for certain types of contractors the Commission asks regularly for documents as listed in form A7. These documents have to be sent together with the contract preparation forms. The coordinator has always to send these documents (except for public bodies). In addition, during the negotiation, the Commission may, depending on its analysis of management risks, request the information listed in form A7 from other participants.

Public bodies need not provide additional financial information.

63 Simplified balance sheet and profit and loss account Form A8 has to be completed only for the contractors identified in form A7 (see also note 62). Within form A8 financial data based on the company’s balance sheet are collected in a standardised form. A correspondence table giving an explanation on the regrouping of different accounts with respect to the 4th Accounting Directive is provided on the following pages.

64 t-1and t0 The abbreviation t0 represents the last certified historical balance sheet and profit and loss account; t-1 is the balance sheet prior to the last certified one. Consequently, the closing date t0 is the closing date of the last certified historical balance sheet; the closing date t-1 is the

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closing date of the balance sheet prior to the last one. Duration t0 is the number of months covered by the last historical balance sheet. Duration t-1 is the number of months covered by the penultimate certified historical balance sheet.

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FORM A8BALANCE SHEET CORRESPONDANCE 4th

ACCOUNTING DIRECTIVE ASSETS ASSETS / 4th ACCOUNTING

DIRECTIVE (Article 9)1. Subscribed capital unpaid A. Subscribed capital unpaid A. Subscribed capital unpaid (including unpaid capital)

2. Fixed assets C. Fixed Assets2.1. Intangible fixed assets B. Formation expenses as defined

by national lawC. I. Intangible fixed assets

B. Formation expenses as defined by national lawC.I.1. Cost of research and development C.I.2.Concessions, patents, licences, trade marks and similar rights and assets, if they were: (a) acquired for valuable consideration and need not be shown under C (I) (3); or (b) created by the undertaking itselfC.I.3. Goodwill, to the extent that it was acquired for valuable consideration C.I.4. Payments on account

2.2. Tangible fixed assets C.II.Tangible fixed assets C.II.1. Land and buildings C.II.2. Plant and machineryC.II.3. Other fixtures and fittings, tools and equipment C.II.4. Payment on account and tangible assets in course of construction

2.3. Financial assets C.III.Financial assets C.III.1.Shares in affiliated undertakingsC.III.2. Loans to affiliated undertakings C.III.3. Participating interestsC.III.4.Loans to undertakings with which the compagy is linked by virtue of participating interestC.III.5.Investments held as fixed assets C.III. 6. Other loans C.III.7. Own shares (with an indication of their nominal value or, in the absence of a nominal value, their accounting par value)

3. Current assets D. Currents assets3.1. Stocks D.I.Stocks D.I.1. Raw materials and consumables

D.I.2. Work in progressD.I.3. Finished products and goods for resaleD.I.4 Payment on account

3.2.1. Debtors due after one year

D.II. Debtors, due and payable after more than one year

D.II.1. Trade debtorsD.II.2. Amounts owed by affiliated undertakingsD.II.3. Amounts owed by undertakings with which the compagny is linked by virtue of participating interestD.II.4. Others debtorsD.II.6. Prepayments and accrued income

3.2.2. Debtors due within one year

D.II. Debtors due and payable within a year

D.II.1. Trade debtorsD.II.2. Amounts owed by affiliated undertakingsD.II.3. Amounts owed by undertakings with which the compagny is linked by virtue of participating interestD.II.4. Others debtorsD.II.6. Prepayments and accrued income

3.3. Cash at bank and in hand D.IV. Cash at bank and in hand D.IV. Cash at bank and in hand

3.4. Other current assets D.III Investments D.III.1. Shares in affiliated undertakingsD.III.2.Own shares (with an indication of their nominal value or, in the absence of a nominal value, their accounting par value)D.III.3. Other investments

Total assets Total assets

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LIABILITIES LIABILITIES / 4th ACCOUNTING DIRECTIVE (Article 9)4. Capital and reserves A. Capital and reserves4.1. Subscribed capital A.I. Subscribed capital

A.II. Share premium accountA.I. Subscribed capital A.II. Share premium account

4.2. Reserves A.III. Revaluation reserveA.IV. Reserves

A.III. Revaluation reserveA.IV.1. Legal reserve, in so far as national law requires such a reserveA.IV.2. Reserve for own shares A.IV.3. Reserves provided for by the articles of associationA.IV.4. Other reserves

4.3. Profit and loss brought forward from the previous years

A.V Profit and loss brought forward from the previous years

A.V Profit and loss brought forward from the previous years

4.4. Profit and loss for the financial year

A.VI. Profit or loss for the financial year

A.VI. Profit or loss for the financial year

5. Creditors C. Creditors 5.1.1 Long term non-bank debt

B. Provisions for liabilities and charges ( > one year)C. Creditors ( > one year)

B.1. Provisions for pensions and similar obligations B.2. Provisions for taxation B.3. Other provisionsC.1. Debenture loans, showing convertible loans separately C.3. Payments received on account of orders in so far as they are not shown separately as deductions from stocks C.4. Trade creditors C.6. Amounts owed to affiliated undertakings C.7. Amounts owed to undertakings with which the company is linked by virtue of participating interestsC.8. Other creditors including tax and social security C.9. Accruals and deferred income

5.2.1. Long term bank debt C. Creditors "credit institutions" ( > one year)

C.2. Amounts owed to credit institutions C.5. Bills of exchange payable

5.1.2. Short term non-bank debt

B. Provisions for liabilities and charges (≤ one year)C. Creditors (≤ one year)

B.1. Provisions for pensions and similar obligations B.2. Provisions for taxation B.3. Other provisionsC.1. Debenture loans, showing convertible loans separately C.3. Payments received on account of orders in so far as they are not shown separately as deductions from stocks C.4. Trade creditors C.6. Amounts owed to affiliated undertakings C.7. Amounts owed to undertakings with which the company is linked by virtue of participating interestsC.8. Other creditors including tax and social security C.9. Accruals and deferred income

5.2.2. Short term bank debt C. Creditors "credit institutions" (≤ one year)

C.2. Amounts owed to credit institutions C.5. Bills of exchange payable

Total liabilities Total Liabilities

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PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT / 4th ACCOUNTING DIRECTIVE (Article 23)

6. Turnover 1. Net turnover 1. Net turnover

7. Variation in stocks 2. Variation in stock of finished goods and in work in progress

2. Variation in stocks of finished goods and in work in progress

8. Other operating income 3. Work performed by the undertaking for its own purposes and capitalized.4. Other operating income

3. Work performed by the undertaking for its own purposes and capitalized4. Other operating income

9. Costs of material and consumables

5. (a) Raw materials and consumables5. (b) Other external charges

5. (a) Raw materials and consumables5. (b) Other external charges

10. Other operating charges 8. Other operating charges 8. Other operating charges

11. Staff costs 6. Staff costs 6. (a) Wages and salaries6. (b) social security costs, with a separate indication of those relating to pensions

12. Gross operating profit Gross operating profit .

13. Depreciation and value adjustments on non financial assets

7. Depreciation and value adjustments on non financial assets

7. (a) Value adjustments in respect of formation expenses and of tangible and intangible fixed assets7. (b) Value adjustments in respect of current assets, to the extent that they exceed the amount of value adjustments which are normal in the undertaking concerned

14. Net operating profit Gross operating profit - Depreciation and value adjustments on non-financial assets 15. Financial income and value adjustments on financial assets

Financial income and value adjustments on financial assets

9. Income from participating interests10. Income from other investments and loans forming part of the fixed assets11. Other interest receivable and similar income12. Value adjustments in respect of financial assets and of investments held as current assets

16. Interest paid Interest paid 13. Interest payable and similar charges

17. Similar charges Similar Charges18. Profit or loss on ordinary activities

Profit or loss on ordinary activities

15. Profit or loss on ordinary activities after taxation

19. Extraordinary income and charges

Extraordinary income and charges

16. Extraordinary income17. Extraordinary charges

20. Taxes on profits Taxes 14. Tax on profit or loss on ordinary activities19. Tax on extraordinary profit or loss20. Other taxes not shown under the above items

21. Profit or loss for the financial year

Profit or loss for the financial year

21. Profit or loss for the financial year

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65 Reporting periodAccording to the contract the project is divided into reporting periods. For the contractually defined reporting periods the co-ordinator will be required to supply reports. Depending on the action the periodicity will be the following:

Action Length of reporting periodsRTNESTTOK – DEVTOK - IAPSCFLCFEIF 12 monthsOIFIIF Main phaseIIF Return phaseEXTEXCERGIRG

At the start of negotiations the form A8 will be pre-filled with the relevant number and (the relative) periodicity of reporting periods. When the ‘Requested project start date’ is entered on the A1 form during negotiations the relative periods will automatically be converted into real dates.

66 Start DateThis is the date by which the stated deliverable/milestone shall take place.

67 Type & SubjectPlease choose the most suitable labels to describe your deliverables/milestones according to the table below:

Milestones & deliverables:Type Subject

Meeting Information meetingKick-off meetingMid Term ReviewAnnual meetingOther (free text field)

Workshop Free text fieldReport Initial Outline Report

Updated Outline ReportFinal Outline ReportPeriodic Activity ReportFinal Activity ReportPeriodic Management ReportFinal Management ReportMid Term Review ReportOther (free text field)

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Document Financial StatementAudit CertificatePublicationProceedingsOther (free text field)

Other Free text field

68 ResponsiblePlease choose between the following:

Milestones & deliverables:Responsible

Participant 1 (coordinator)Participant 2….Participant NCommission

69 CommentsFree text field. Please provide any information relevant for a better understanding of the milestone/deliverable concerned.

70 Project Quality Indicators

Mark the indicators that will be used in the project with “yes”

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