1. INTERREG IVA 2 Mers Seas Zeeën Crossborder Cooperation Programme 2007-2013 Part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Flexibility rule and minor/major changes Seminar for the projects approved in the seventh call for proposals JTS INTERREG IV A 2 Seas Lille, 1 st July 2011

2. Flexibility Rule Major modifications with financial impact: Budget changes. Major modifications without financial impact: changes in the activities, outputs, partnership. Minor administrative modifications: changes of contact details, bank details, etc. 2 Summary

3. Financial flexibility at project level: 15% per budget line and/or per activity (except under BL6 where no deviation is possible) The Principle: To spend the available budget with certain flexibility towards the approved project budget as contracted in the Subsidy Contract. 3 Flexibility Rule

4. Partner 1Partner 2PROJECT ABCDEF Budget lines Original AF Total amounts declared in the Progress Report Original AF Total amounts declared in the Progress Report Original AF Total amounts declared in the Progress Report 1BL1100130100 200230 +15 % 2BL310070100 200170 3Total200 400 4 Partner 1Partner 2PROJECT ABCDEF Budget lines Original AF Total amounts declared in the Progress Report Original AF Total amounts declared in the Progress Report Original AF Total amounts declared in the Progress Report 1BL1100140100 200240 +20 % 2BL310060100 200160 3Total200 400 Example 1 Example 2

5. From the Flexibility rule to Major Change Limits to the “flexibility rule” can be identified as follows: Change of the total budget and total ERDF per partner (at Partner level) Change of the Project Budget per budget line above 15% (at Project level) Change of the Project budget per activity above 15% (at Project level) Change of the Total Budget and total ERDF (at Project level) 5

6. Major Modification with Financial Impact Any budget modification beyond the flexibility rule:  Partner’s total costs,  Amount of ERDF requested  Amount of Match Funding  Modification (above 15%) of original budget contracted per budget line or per activity.  Budget breakdown between budget lines and/or activities of the approved budget. 6

7. Major Modification with Financial Impact Maximum 2 Major Modifications with Financial Impact are allowed per project No later than 6 months before the end date of the project Only upon formal request (specific template to be requested from JTS) and approval by the Steering Committee. 7

8. Major modifications without financial impact 8 Changes in the activities Project results and outputs Partnership

9. Minor modifications 9 Minor administrative modifications: changes of contact details, bank details… Any modification of this type must be communicated and transmitted by an official letter to the JTS