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Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Rules for participation Carmen Madrigal Legal aspects European Commission - Research DG « FP7 Challenges to thirve the excellence in European Research »

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Overview 1. Adoption 2. How to participate & who can participate 3. How proposals will be evaluated 4. Who can receive funding 5. Certification of costs & on the methodology 6.The Guarantee Fund

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March FP7 EC Rules for participation and dissemination of research results ( ) were adopted on by the European Parliament and Council FP7 Euratom Rules ( ) were adopted on by the Council FP7 Euratom Rules follow same principles as FP7 EC Rules, however adapted to specificities of the Euratom Treaty and content of FP7 Euratom (nuclear energy research – fission and fusion) Adoption

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March The Rules for Participation foresee that the Commission has to complete some aspects through three other decisions: 1.Rules to govern the submission, evaluation, selection of proposals and award of grants, as well as redress procedures for applicants 2.Rules to govern the assessment of the legal and financial viability of participants 3.A model grant agreement Other rules

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Two main principles have been kept in mind for these rules: continuity of the principles and procedures established in FP6 right balance between simplification, facilitating the participation of legal entities and protecting the Community’s financial interest Main principles

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March HOW to participate & WHO can participate?

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Calls for proposals As a general rule the Commission has to publish calls for proposals for indirect actions in accordance with the specific requirements laid down in the relevant specific programme (SP) and work programmes (WP) The first FP7 calls were published on the Calls for proposals will have clear objectives so as to ensure that the participants do not respond needlessly

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Evaluations may follow a single or a two-step evaluation procedure or two-stage submission procedure The applicable procedure will be set out in the call Two-step evaluation procedure, only proposals that pass the 1st step, based on the evaluation against a limited set of criteria, will go forward for further evaluation Two-stage submission procedure, only applicants whose proposals pass the evaluation for the 1st stage will be requested to submit a complete proposal in the 2nd stage Evaluation & submission procedures

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Who can participate? Any undertaking, university or research centre or other legal entity, whether established in a: - Member State (MS) - Associated country (Ac), or - third country Joint Research Centre (JRC) - is deemed to be established in another MS or Ac International organisations and participants from third countries can participate only if in addition to the minima

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Conditions for participation Minimum condition, general rule, at least 3 independent participants from 3 different MS or Ac Additional conditions can be established by the SP or WP (number or type of participant, place of establishment) Specific conditions may also apply for: –Frontier research actions, at least 1 legal entity established in a MS or Ac –Collaborative projects addressing the participation of International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC) minimum is 4 participants, 2 of which from MS or Ac and another 2 from ICPC countries unless otherwise foreseen in the WP

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March How proposals will be evaluated?

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Criteria for evaluation The Commission will evaluate the proposals submitted according to the following main criteria : Scientific and/or technological excellence relevance to the topic of the call quality and efficiency of the implementation and management potential impact of project results Additional requirements on the application of these criteria may be added in the work programmes For frontier research actions under the IDEAS Programme the sole criterion of excellence will apply

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Assistance of independent experts The Commission will appoint independent experts to assist with the evaluation of proposals Chosen on the basis of skills and knowledge Reasonable gender balance will be ensured The Commission will adopt a model appointment letter to be signed by each expert, which will include a declaration of no conflict of interest Calls addressed to individuals and organisations for establishment of a database of prospective independent FP7 experts (OJ C 305 of , p. 52.)

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Proposals will be ranked according to the evaluation results and funding will be made on the basis of this ranking The Commission will provide information and set out redress procedures for applicants General principles

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March WHO can receive funding?

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Eligibility for funding Legal entities from MS and Ac or created under Community law and the JRC International European interest organisations Legal entities established in international cooperation partner countries (ICPC), and International organisations and legal entities from third countries other than ICPC only if: - provided for in SP or WP; or - the contribution is essential for carrying out the action; or - provision for funding is provided for in a bilateral agreement between Community and the third country

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Upperfunding limits (1) Upper funding limits (1) Reimbursed will be according to the type of activity and/or beneficiary Research and technological development activities: up to 50% of eligible costs, or up to 75% for: Non profit public bodies secondary and higher education establishments research organisations SMEs security related research (in certain cases) Demonstration activities: up to 50% Other activities including management: up to 100%

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Upper funding limits (2) Actions that will be reimbursed up to 100%: Frontier research Coordination and support Training and career development of researchers

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Reimbursement of eligible costs Most funding schemes, particularly at beginning of FP7 will use reimbursement of eligible costs Eligible actual (average personnel costs may be used if do not differ significantly from actual) incurred during duration of project in accordance with the beneficiary usual accounting and management principles recorded in the accounts of beneficiary used for the sole purpose of achieving the objectives of the project Non-eligible (identifiable indirect taxes including VAT…)

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Indirect Cost Participants may charge eligible direct and indirect costs Reimbursement of indirect costs : –For all: either actual overhead, or simplified method, or flat rate of 20% of direct costs –For Non profit Public Bodies, Secondary and Higher Education establishments, Research Organisations, and SMEs unable to identify real indirect costs, may apply for a flat rate of 60% for funding schemes with Research, Technological Development & Demonstration –For Coordination and Support Actions limit of 7% of direct costs

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Simplified method A participant may use a simplified method to calculate its indirect costs if this is in accordance with its usual accounting and management principles Why this new approach? to introduce a way to facilitate the transition from the Additional Cost model (abolished) towards the declaration of actual indirect costs

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Certification of costs and on the methodology

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Certification on financial statements Under FP7 we do not talk anymore about audit certificates but about certificate on financial statements (CFS) Certificate on financial statements: Mandatory when requested funding reaches 375,000 Euro per beneficiary (except for project of 2 years or less: CFS submitted at the end) If above the threshold, mandatory for every beneficiary, except if a certification on the methodology is provided

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Certification on the methodology It aims at certifying the methodology of calculating (average) personnel costs and overhead rates Valid throughout FP7, on a voluntary basis, must be accepted by the EC Particularly aimed at legal entities with multiple participation Waives the obligation of certificates for interim payments Simplified certificate for final payments

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Who can provide these certificates? Qualified auditors under the 8th Directive on statutory audits Independent Public bodies, secondary and higher education establishments and research organisations may opt for a competent public officer

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March The Guarantee Fund

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Implementation Participants are technically responsible to carry out the project jointly and severally towards the Community and have to carry out the work of a defaulting participant But: no more collective financial responsibility as under FP6 Instead: establishment of a participant Guarantee Fund to cover risks

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Risk avoidance mechanism (1) Participant Guarantee Fund (“the Fund”): All beneficiaires contribute to the Fund to insure against losses of a defaulting participant The contribution shall not exceed 5% of the EC financial contribution due to each participant Financial interests generated by the Fund will serve to cover financial risk In principle this amount will be reimbursed at the end of the action

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Risk avoidance mechanism (2) Only if interests are insufficient, Commission may deduct up to 1% from the Community financial contribution to be returned This retention will not apply to public bodies, entities guaranteed by a MS or Ac, and higher and secondary education establishments Exoneration of verification of financial viability of participants (excluding Coordinators) requesting less than EUR No bank/financial guarantee may be requested The Commission has to establish the Guarantee Fund and its modalities of implementation

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Information EU research: Seventh Framework Programme: Information on research programmes and projects: Research enquiry service: RTD info magazine:

Ljubljana, Slovenia 2 March Thank you very much for your attention Questions?