Consortium agreement

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Consortium agreement
Maria Habicht
Estonian Research Council
January 30, 2013
Chisinau
• Letter of Commitment
• Memorandum of understanding
• Confidentiality or non-disclosure
agreement
• Consortium agreement
Secuence of activities
Conf. agreement
Call opens
Memorandum of
understanding
Submission
Draft CA
CA signed
Evaluation
GA signed
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/fp7_documentation
ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/fp7-consortium-agreement-checklist-2011v2_en.pdf
http://www.desca-fp7.eu/latest-version-of-desca/desca-30/
Consortium agreement - models
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EICTA -IPCA Integrated Project Consortium Agreement
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Model proposed as a reference for ICT and electronic projects
http://www.digitaleurope.org/
EUCAR
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Model of the European car industry
http://www.eucar.be/
ASD -IMG4
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Model of the European aeronautic industry
http://www.aerosme.com/
Consortium agreement:
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Is obligatory in FP7
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Must be signed by ALL partners
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Commission is not involved at this stage
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May have different dates than Grant agreement
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Must treat all partner equally
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No partner can expect ‘special treatment’
Consortium agreement:
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Gives the list of project consortium members
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Defines the meaning of used terminology
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Specifies entry into force, duration and termination of the
agreement
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Defines relations between the partners, their role, rights
and obligations
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Describes the project management structure
Consortium agreement:
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Describes the distribution of Commission funding
between the partners and gives an overview of
management costs
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Specifies access to intellectual property and rules for
dissemination of deliverables and project results
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Fixes the rules for ammendments and problem solving
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May include confidentiality issues if appropriate
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Gives a list of involved in-kind resources and conditions
of their use
 Consortium agreement is
the coordinator’s major
tool to control the project
team and the process of
implementation!
 Read the draft carefully
and protect your rights as
a partner to be able to
fulfill your obligations!
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