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Ref. Ares(2012)1389824 - 23/11/2012
 
 
 
FP7 Grant Agreement  –  
ANNEX III - Specific provisions related to  ERA-NET Plus actions 
 
 
III.1 - Definitions 
 
In addition to the definitions in  Article  II.1,  the following definitions apply to th is  grant 
agreement

 
1.  Joint call  means a [single] call for trans-national research proposals   launched by the 
consortium, including all necessary aspects for the implementation  and management  of the joint 
call

 
2. Trans-national projects  means the projects funded out of the  joint call involving at least two 
independent legal entities from  two different member states or associated countries.   
3.  Joint selection list of  trans-national projects   means  the  list of trans-national projects  
formally selected by the consortium  on the basis of the criteria described in  Article  III.5, 
paragraph  3.  The  joint selection list of trans -national projects  is the main deliverable of  the 
project. 
 
III.2 – Duration of the project 
 
The total duration of the  project shall not exceed 5 years from the  start date  of the project
 
III.3 – Community financial contribution  
 
1. The  Community  financial contribution  shall be limited to 1/3 of the total budget allocated to 
the selected  trans-national projects and shall take the form of reimbursement of eligible costs and 
a flat rate. 
 
2. The Community financial contribution  shall be determined by applying:  
 
- the reimbursement of eligible costs for activities relating to the   implementation and 
management of the   joint call.  However, the Community  financial contribution  shall reach a 
maximum defined in  Annex I. 
 
Notwithstanding Article II.14, paragraph 1 point  c,  eligible costs may only  be incurred until the 
acknowledged reception of the  joint selection list of trans -national projects  by the Commission .  
 
- a flat rate for activities relating to the fun ding of selected  trans-national projects . This flat rate 
is  set  to 1/3 of the total budget allocated to the selected  trans-national  projects  excluding  the 
eligible costs for activities relating to the  implementation and management of the  joint call 
 
3. The  consortium shall ensure that the total funding allocated to  any  trans-national projects  
complies with the provisions of the competition rules.  
 

 
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4.  Should one  or more beneficiary(ies) not respect  its(their) commitment to contribute  its(their) 
agreed share  to the total  budget allocated to  finance the trans-national projects , the Community  
financial contribution  shall be reduced accordingly , except if other  beneficiaries  increase their 
national funding accordingly to the  joint selection list of trans -national projects
 
III.4 - Change in the composition of the  consortium  
 
In addition to the  terms of Article II.35, any request for the addition  or removal of a  beneficiary  
shall be submitted  to the Commission  not later th an the publication of the  joint call 
 
III.5 – Implementation and management of the  joint call 
 
1.  The  consortium shall publish the  joint call  in accordance with the  terms of Article II.37, 
paragraph 2 . 
 
2. The joint call shall be implemented through the means of a two step procedure. Step 1 may  be 
organised in a decentralised manner. Step 2 shall  follow the principles of a single international 
peer review , as described in paragraph 3 . 
 
3.  The  consortium shall evaluate  proposals received with the assistance of at least  three 
independent experts ap pointed by the  consortium, on the basis of  at least  the  following set  of 
criteria: 
 
- Scientific and/or technological excellence  - Quality of the  trans-national project (Threshold 
3/5) 
•  Sound concept, and quality of objectives  
•  Progress beyond the state -of-the-art 
•  Quality and effectiveness of the  scientific and technological methodology and associated 
work plan  
 
- Quality and efficiency of the implementation and the management (Threshold 3/5)  
•  Appropriateness of the management structure and procedures  
•  Quality and relevant experience of the individual participants  
•  Quality of the consortium as a whole (including complementarity, balance)  
•  Appropriate allocation and justification of the resources to be committed (budget, staff, 
equipment) 
 
- Potential impact (Thres hold 3/5) 
•  Contribution, at the European and/or international level, to the expected impacts listed in 
the FP7 work programme under relevant topic/activity  
•  Appropriateness of measures for the dissemination and/or exploitation of  trans-national 
projects results, and management of intellectual property.  
 
4. The  joint call shall remain open for the submission of proposals by interested parties for a 
period of at least eight weeks for the whole 2 step procedure.  
 

 
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5. The consortium shall ensure that the principle  of confidentiality is upheld during the evaluation 
and selection procedures of the  joint call
 
III.6 - Specific performance obligations of each  beneficiary  
 
In addition to the terms of Article II.3, e ach beneficiary shall deliver to the Commission  together 
with the  joint selection list   of trans-national projects  a formal commitment, signed by  its 
respective authorised re presentative , to identify its specific amount  to assure the total necessary  
national funding to  the trans-national projects.  
 
III.7 - Specific Schedule of Payments  
 
Notwithstanding  the provisions of   Article 6 of the  grant agreement , pre-financing shal l be 
scheduled as  follows:  
 
a)  A first pre-financing of [amount of XXXX Euro] of the estimated  Community  financial  contribution  
correspondin g to the first reporting period defined in  Article 4 of the grant agreement and 
indicated in the table of estimated breakdown of costs for this  period in Annex  I shall be paid  to 
the coordinator  within 45 days following the entry into force of the grant ag reement.  
 
b) Within 45 days following approval by the  Commission  of the reports related to the first reporting 
period:  
 
i) a payment which settles the amounts justified and accepted during the first reporting period.  
 
ii) A second  pre-financing  of [amoun t of XXXX Euro] of the estimated  Community  financial contribution  
corresponding  to the subsequent reporting period defined in article 4 of the  grant agreement  and 
indicated in the table of estimated breakdown of costs for this  period in Annex I. This second pre-
financing shall be agreed as the  Community contribution to finance the topping up of the first 12 
month funding to the trans -national projects. 
 
Subsequent interim payments  shall be paid  in  accordance  with  Article  II.6  b)  of the grant 
agreement

 
A final payment of the Community financial contribution shall be paid in accordance with Article  
II.6 c) of the grant agreement 
 
 
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