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Ref. Ares(2020)5664475 - 20/10/2020
Ref . Ares(2017)5161610 - 23/10/2017
GRANT CONTRACT
- EXTERNAL ACTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION -
CSO-LA/2017/388-226
(the ‘Contract’)
The European Union, represented by the European Commission,
the ‘Contracting Authority’
of the one part,
("the Contracting Authority"), of the one part,
and
SWEDWATCH IDEELL FORENING
KUNGSHOLMSGATAN 10 3 TR 112 27 STOCKHOLM
SWEDEN
VAT N°: SE802415473701 Registration N°: 8024154737
hereinafter the “Coordinator”
and
CEE BANKWATCH NETWORK NA ROZCESTÍ 1434/6 190
00 PRAHA - Liben Czech Republic Registration N°: 68406258
COMITE ACADEMICO TECNICO DE ASESORAMIENTO
A PROBLEMAS AMBIENTALES VZW
CATAPA
Koningin Maria Hendrikaplein 5-6
9000 Gent
Belgium
Registration N°: 895316433
STICHTING ELECTRONICS WATCH FOUNDATION
Registration N°: 62721445
SARPHATISTRAAT 30
1018 GL AMSTERDAM
The Netherlands
VAT N°: NL854931223B01
FENNTARTHATOSAG FELE EGYESULET TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY ASSOCIATION
BERTALAN LAJOS UTCA 15. III/2
1111 BUDAPEST
Hungary
VAT N°: HU18263178 Registration N°: 609072007
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FUNDACJA INSTYTUT WIDAWNICZI KSIAZKA I PRASA UL TWARDA 60 00 818 WARSZAWA
Poland
VAT N°: PL5271271972 Registration N: 010022264
ICLEI EUROPEAN SECRETARIAT GMBH LEOPOLDRING 3 79098 FREIBURG IM BREISGAU
Germany
VAT N°: DE153445986 Registration N: HRB4188
PEOPLE AND PLANET LIMITED
UNION STREET 51
OX4 1JP
OXFORD
United Kingdom
Registration N: 03076463
SETEM CATALUNYA ASOCIACION
SERVEI TERCER MON
BISBE LAGUARDA 4
08001 BARCELONA
Spain
VAT N°: ESG59523910 Registration N: 7736
SUDWIND NIEDEROSTERREICH SUD VEREIN FUR ENTWICKLUNGSPOLITISCHE BILDUNGS
FORSCHUNGS UND OFFENTLICHKEITSARBEIT
ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH
BAHNGASSE 46
2700 WIEN
Austria
Registration N: 861035528
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
OLD COLLEGE
SOUTH BRIDGE
EH8 9YL EDINBURGH
United Kingdom
VAT N°: GB592950700
Of the other part,
(the parties)
Have agreed as follows:
Special conditions
Article 1 - Purpose
1.1 The purpose of this Contract is the award of a grant by the Contracting Authority to finance the
implementation of the action entitled:
Make ICT Fair - Reforming Manufacture & Minerals Supply
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Chains through Policy, Finance & Public Procurement. (the ‘Action’), described in Annex I.
1.2 The Beneficiary(ies) shall be awarded the grant on the terms and conditions set out in this Contract,
which consists of these special conditions (the ‘Special Conditions’) and the annexes, which the
Beneficiary(ies) hereby declares it has noted and accepted.
1.3 The Beneficiary(ies) accept(s) the grant and undertake(s) to be responsible for carrying out the Action.
Article 2 - Implementation period of the Action
2.1 This contract shall enter into force on the date when the second of the two Parties signs.
2.2 Implementation of the Action shall begin on: 1 November 2017
2.3 The Action's implementation period of the Action as laid down in Annex I, is 36 month(s).
2.4 The execution period of this Contract shall end when the payment of the balance is made by the
Contracting Authority and, in any event, at the latest 18 months after the end of the implementation
period as stipulated in Article 2.3unless postponed in accordance with Article 12.5 of Annex II.
Article 3 - Financing the Action
3.1 The total eligible cost is estimated at 3,885,249.00 EUR, as set out in Annex III.
3.2 The Contracting Authority undertakes to finance a maximum amount of 3,494,337.00 EUR.
The grant is further limited to 89.94% of the estimated total eligible cost of the Action specified in
paragraph 1.
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The final amount of the Contracting Authority’s contribution shal be determined in accordance with
Articles 14 and 17 of Annex II.
3.3 Pursuant to Article 14.7 of Annex II, 7.00% of the final amount of direct eligible costs of the Action
established in accordance with Articles 14 and 17 of Annex II, may be claimed as indirect costs.
Article 4 - Reporting and payment arrangements.
4.1 Payments shall be made in
accordance with Article 15 of Annex II
option no. 2 as set out in Article 15.1
1,164,048.00 EUR
Initial pre-financing payment:
1,980,855.00 EUR
Further pre-financing payments(s):
(subject to the provisions of Annex II)
349,434.00 EUR
Balance of the final amount of the grant: (subject to the provisions of Annex II)
Article 5 - Contact addresses
5.1 Any communication relating to this Contract shall be in writing, state the number and title of the Action
and be sent to the following addresses:
For the Contracting Authority
Payment requests and attached reports, including requests for changes to bank account arrangements should
be sent to:
European Commission.
Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation — EuropeAid For the attention of Mr D’Amico
Daniele (DEVCO - B 06)
L 41 - 03/110 B-1049 Brussels Belgium
Copies of the documents referred to above, and correspondence of any other nature, shall be sent to:
European Commission
Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development - EuropaAid For the attention of Mr Ville
Jean-Louis (DEVCO- B 01)
L 41 - 03/169 B-1049 Brussels Belgium
For the Coordinator
SWEDWATCH
KUNGSHOLMSGATAN 10 3 TR 112 27 STOCKHOLM SWEDEN
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5.2 The expenditure vertification(s) referred to in Article 15.7 of Annex II will be carried out by:
Sonora Revision Fiskargatan 8, 3rd Floor 116 20 Stockholm Sweden
Article 6 - Annexes
6.1 The following documents are annexed to these Special Conditions and form an integral part of the
contract:
Annex I: Description of the Action (including the Logical Framework of the Project)
Annex II: General Conditions applicable to European Union-financed grant contracts for external
Actions
Annex III: Budget for the Action
Annex IV: Procurement rules for Beneficiaries
Annex V: Standard request for payment and financial identification form Annex VI: Model
narrative and financial report
Annex VII: Terms of reference for an expenditure verification of a European Union financed grant
contract for external actions and model report of factual findings
Annex VIII: Standard template for Transfer of Asset Ownership
6.2 In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the present Special Conditions and any Annex
thereto, the Special Conditions shall take precedence. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of
Annex II and those of the other annexes, those of Annex II shall take precedence.
Done in English in three originals, two originals being for the European Commission, and one original being
for the Beneficiary.
For the Beneficiary
For the Contracting Authority
Name
Name
Title
Title
Signature
Signature
Date
Date
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