Research and Innovation

Summary of MS questions on the Commission's proposal for

DG Research & Innovation

Research and Innovation

Rules for Participation and Dissemination

Article 2 Definitions

Definition of Foreground: why to change?

Definition of “Associates countries”: applicable criteria

Definition of “Background”: differences with previous FPs

Definition of “Exploitation”

Definition of “Action”

Legal entities without legal personality

IPR / Secure Societies: Why does the Commission foresee specific rules for actions in the activity “Secure societies” in art. 4 and 46?

(treated under article 46)

Article 5 Forms of funding

Contrary to FP7: no list of funding schemes for grants

Which programme will enhance the use of lump-sums, scales of unit, prizes, etc?

Article 4 Information to be made available

Article 8 Conditions for participation

SME instrument: EU added value in single beneficiary grants

Procedure for coordination and support actions

Improvements

Information to the MS

Selection of named beneficiaries

Article 10 Calls for proposals

Article 11 Joint calls

Will joint calls be used in the three priorities?

CALLS

Article 14 Selection and award criteria

About the criteria

On the evaluation processes

One stage vs two stage

On expert panel composition: will they vary depending on priorities?

About proposals: performance indicators

About financial capacity: “guaranteed” by a MS

How many days for reviewing the coordinator request?

Article 16 Grant agreement

Meaning of ““Specific grants for actions may form part of a framework partnership according to the provisions of Regulation…”

Article 15 Evaluation review procedure

Article 17 Grant decisions

Grant decisions vs grant agreements: what and when

What is the “secure electronic system”?; what is its legal value?

Article 18 Secure electronic system

Article 19 Implementation of the action

Amendments to the technical annex

Costs incurred by third parties

Subcontracts for carrying out certain elements of the action

Article 20 Consortium

The role of the coordinator

Guidance on Consortium Agreements

Addition and removal of participants

Article 22 Funding of the action

How to determine the applicable reimbursement rate

Impact on the EU contribution of the 100 / 20 system

Reimbursment rate for the management costs

Simplification value of the system

State Aid Rules

Other issues: ICPC, income from the action, co-financing

Eligibility of VAT?

Eligibility of depreciation

Article 23 Eligibility of costs

Article 24 Indirect costs

Why is not possible to use “actual indirect costs”?

Article 24.2-derogation to the 20 % flat rate: "Indirect costs may be declared in the form of a lump sum or scale of unit costs when provided for in the work programme or work plan"

COSTS

Calculation of personnel costs and differences with FP7

What will the Commission define in the GA regarding annual productive hours?

Article 25 Annual productive hours

Article 27 Scales of unit costs

Examples of scale of unit costs

Article 27.2 (a): how ‘total actual personnel costs’ should be interpreted?

Explanation on the EUR 325.000 threshold: how does it lead to less certificates required?

What is the “payment of the balance of the grant”?

What is the impact of the certificate in the final payment?

Article 28 Certificate on the financial statements

Article 29 Certificates on the methodology

Will be a FP7 certificate valid for Horizon 2020?

CER

TIF

ICA

TES

How will it work in practice the “cumulative funding”?

Article 31 Cumulative funding

Article 32 Participant Guarantee Fund

Does this article apply also to training and mobility actions?

Article 35 Procurement, pre-commercial procurement and public procurement of innovative solutions

How PCP and PPI will work in practice?

Why there is no detailed information on the financial instruments?

Which principles will apply the Commission to chose using financial instruments instead of other forms of funding?

Article 36 Financial instruments

Article 37 Appointment of independent experts

In view of article 37.2:Does the Commission intend to publish calls including classified information?

How will the right balance attained in the evaluation committees?

Joint ownership: rule and default option

Article 38 Ownership of results

Article 39 Protection of results

What are the differences with FP7?

Definition of “appropriate period” and ”appropriate territorial coverage”

Clarification on the cases where the Commission can protect intellectual property of results if participants do not protect those themselves

Article 40 Exploitation and dissemination of results

Open Access

Will Open access be limited to Green open access or will it apply to Gold access?

How the Commission intends to ensure the implementation of the provision on open access?

How will the right balance between commercial interests and dissemination of results be attained?

Prior notice to participants and possibility for Commission to object

Article 41 Transfer and licensing of results

Article 42 Background

Ways to identify background

Relationship with article 44

Article 43 Access rights principles

Impact of default on access rights

Conditions for access: Fair & reasonable which may be royalty-free

Article 45 Access rights for exploitation

Access rights for affiliates?

Article 46 Access rights for the Union and the Member States

General rule: why & scope

Secure societies: why different + role of EDA

Article 48 Prizes

Applicable rules

OTHER QUESTIONS

References to the Work Programmes in the Rules

Shall the new rules affect only new Article 185 Instruments or also the current ones that are continuing beyond 2014?

How the Commission intends to reduce the time-to-grant?

What changes for CIP?

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