1. The Lead partner responsibilities Stefan Nyström, MA Per Dahlström, MA Lead Partner Seminar

2. The Lead Partner  A link between project partners and the Programme  Distributing NPA grant  Have enough administrative and financial capacity  Only MS partners, Iceland and Norway  Co-Lead Partner  LP can delegate a part of their responsibility Overall project management Being contact person for the Joint Secretariat in Copenhagen Delivery of project reports and documentation; Required Producing the documents for controls and payments Delivery of project outputs Informing the Managing Authority of the choice of project controllers; Concluding a partnership agreement for its relations with the other project partners Ensuring that the certified expenditures for all partners are matching activities outlined in the approved application and any other decisions Ensuring that all expenditure has been certified by National Controllers Please note Please note, All partners should keep all supporting documents available for a period of seven years following the end of the calendar year when the project was formally closed, or longer if it is stipulated in national rules applicable to the beneficiary.

3. Partnership agreement  A written agreement between the LP and the project partners  Guarantees each partners Match funding contribution  Outlines each partners responsibilities  Partnership consensus regarding the project´s targets and goals  Must be signed before the Grant offer is issued

4. Grant Offer Letter  The Official decision, issued by the Managing Authority  Contains the rights and responsibilities of all parties Main decision Official decision signed by the Managing Authority and the Monitoring Committee Chair, stipulating the eligible budget, start and end date and reporting deadlines. Enclosure 1 Includes a detailed project description including work packages and indicators, and the project budget Enclosure 2 Includes legal conditions that need to be met by the Lead Partner and other Lead Partner responsibilities.

5. Thank you for listening! Stefan Nyström, MA Per Dahlström, MA Managing Authority Tel.: +46 10 225 44 96 +46 10 225 45 05 E-mail: stefan.nystrom@lansstyrelsen.se stefan.nystrom@lansstyrelsen.se per.dahlstrom@lansstyrelsen.se  www.interreg-npa.eu