Part-financed by the European Union

From application to implementation – the proceduresJoint Technical Secretariat

Lead Applicant Seminar for 1st application round

Hamburg, 02-04 April 2008

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Content of the presentation

I. General information on development, application, assessment and contracting process

II. Information specific for the first call for applications

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1. Project idea

Projects should:

Derive from the Baltic Sea Region =>

=> address a common, clearly defined transnational challenge =>

=> contribute to sustainable regional development

Not be a part of regular statutory responsibilities of the partner organisations =>

=> offer a particular added value (eg. innovative solution).

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inform about Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007 - 20013and other territorial cooperation Programmes in detail

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Programme support to the projects:

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Programme website: eu.baltic.net

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Lead Applicant seminars

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Individual consultations with the JTS

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Ad hoc telephone/e-mail/personal contact with the JTS

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Monitoring Committee and National sub-committee

2. Information

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3. Project design

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4. Calls for project proposals

Concrete dates for the given call are published on the website eu.baltic.net

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5. Application Pack and other important documents

• Announcement Note• Application Form• Partner Declaration Form • Operational Programme• Programme Manual

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6. Fill in application form

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7. Submission of applications

• via e-mail

• via regular mail

• in due time

• including obligatory and optional attachments

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8. Registration and admissibility check

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• admissibility criteria

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9. Quality assessment

• quality assessment criteria

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9. Quality assessment criteria9. Quality assessment criteria9. Quality assessment criteria

1. Relevance of the proposal

2. Coherence of the proposal and quality of approach

3. Durability, transferability and dissemination of results

4. Partnership

5. Management

6. Budget

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10. Funding decision by the Monitoring Committee

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11. Lead Partner Seminar

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12. Contracting

Grant contract

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II. The first application round specific information

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1. Dates for the 1st call for applications

25.02 Opening of the first call

30.05 16:00h Closure of the call

24 October MC meeting (funding decisions and approving dates for the 2nd call)

25 January 2009 Start of the implementation phase

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2. Specific arrangements regarding ENPI

Launching of the 1st call under the ‘Suspension Clause’

Part-financed by the European Union

From application to implementation – the procedures

Roman KozlowskiProject ManagerJoint Technical Secretariat

Lead Applicants Seminar, Hamburg, 2-3 April 2008