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 Include: minimum number of participants; calls for proposals; evaluation; general conditions for Grant Agreements; requirement for consortium agreement; role of coordinator; monitoring; EU funding limits; eligible costs; audit; guarantee fund; intellectual property

Grant Agreement: Is signed by the European Commission (or and Agency created by the EC) and the Coordinator The rest of the partners join by signing a separate form Consists of core text and annexes

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 special clauses Special cases: ERC, REA, MCA

Core Grant Agreement Parts of the GA Consortium Scope of the agreement Duration and start date Reporting periods Maximum financial contribution Pre-financing (Special clauses) Communication - contacts Applicable law Hierarchy: special clauses > Core> Annex III > Annex II > Annex I Entry into force

Annex I = Description of work Annex II = General conditions A.Implementation of the project 1.General principles (Role and obligations of the beneficiaries) 2.Reporting and payments (which reports to submit when, EC approval and the time limit for payments, which payments from EC to the consortium) 3.Implementation (subcontracting, suspension of the project, info and communication) B.Financial provisions 1.General financial provisions (eligible costs, direct and indirect costs, funding limits, receipts, interest) 2.Guarantee fund and recoveries 3.Controls and sanctions (financial audit, technical audit, penalties) C.Intellectual property 1.Foreground (= knowledge created during the project) 2.Access rights Final provisions (amendments, termination, liability)

Annex III = special clauses for specific project types (infrastuctures, Marie Curie Actions, research for the benefit of SMEs) Annex IV = Form A =Accession of beneficiaries to the GA (to be signed by the partner and the coordinator, in 3 copies) Annex V = Form B = Request for accession of a new beneficiary Annex VI = Form C (Financial statement) Annex VII = Template for auditors

Conclusions Read the GA carefully! 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