Financial and Administrative Requirements Hans Benzinger International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Budget from each partner required Annual breakdown of cost categories from 2007 to 2012 : Details on personnel costs (per employee/position) Travel / Subsistence for approved trips to meetings Subcontracts (only metroeconomica) + 7% Overheads on the subtotal Note:Changes in personnel can be made at any time but only for future, not for past periods
Personnel Costs Annual Gross Salary (including employers social security contribution) Annual productive working time in hours Hours spent on project evidenced by timesheet records Annual gross salary / annual hours = hourly rate hourly rate * hours spent = LIFE related personnel costs Timesheets need to display unproductive/non project related hours Timesheets need be signed by employee and countersigned by appropriate level Download: sheet.htm
Travel and Subsistence Costs According to partner institution’s own booking and reimbursement procedures Copies needed of: Booking and Payment Confirmation Boarding Pass Train/Bus Tickets Mileage record Hotel invoices Subsistence (eg daily rates)
External Assistance (Subcontractors) Currently there is only one subcontract foreseen for metroeconomica (Task 8) Copy of: Contract Invoices indicating activities Evidence of payment Interim and final results
Equipment and Other Costs Only applicable for the lead partner since there are small amounts for: technical equipment 2 Audits: one for the financial interim report; one for the final financial report
Interim Financial Report and Interim Payment Interim Financial Report to be established by Lead Partner along with claim for interim payment (Statement of Expenditure and Income) after cost evidence of 150% of first payment (= Euro 2,650,312) is collated 30 % Interim Payment (Euro 1,325,126) Payment after acceptance of financial interim report to IIASA IIASA passes on interim payments according to the costs each partner has evidenced For partners outside of Euro-Area: monthly published exchange rates of EU apply
External Audit NOTE: Due to the volume of EC4MACS, the interim report needs to be externally audited. THEREFORE: Allow for additional time for auditing process All partners are dependent on the performance and timely delivery of sound cost evidence of all partners
Milestones and Deliverables 2007
Financial Reporting Quarterly Reporting / One month for delivery of evidence Deadlines for sending financial records to IIASA: 30 Apr 2007: For costs borne in Feb + March (precondition for first payment) 31 Jul 2007: For costs borne in Quarter II/ Oct 2007: For costs borne in Quarter III/ Jan 2008: For costs borne in Quarter VI/ Apr 2008: For costs borne in Quarter I/2008 And so on until end of project
Hans Benzinger International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) PUBLICITY EVIDENCE
Publicity Evidence Logo on partner institution’s website
Publicity Evidence Logo on partner institution’s publications when project is mentioned
Publicity Evidence On project website that is to be established by July 2007 and on any other tool that is part of the project Mentioning of LIFE support when EC4MACS is introduced to the public (Radio, TV, press releases etc)
EC4MACS on LIFE-News website
Financial Identification Form Bank Details Form
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