MED PROGRAMME Lead Partner Seminar – 2 nd call Marseille - 2 nd December 2009 ELIGIBILITY CHECK

1. MED PROGRAMME Lead Partner Seminar – 2nd call Marseille - 2nd December 2009 ELIGIBILITY CHECK

2. Strict application of criteria listed in the eligibility chart in the doc. “Submission procedures” Main Principle: Transparency Check the Application pack:http://www.programmemed.eu/ ____________________________________________________________ MED Programme – LP Seminar – Eligibility check - Marseille 2nd December 2009

3. Technical/administrative “YES” or “NO” process Eligibility assessment • Only eligible applications will be further assessed for the selection of the projects to be co-financed ____________________________________________________________ MED Programme – LP Seminar – Eligibility check - Marseille 2nd December 2009

4. Project proposal dully filled in all its parts and definitively validated on the online monitoring tool PRESAGE CTE Check NO ERROR massages before final validation COMPLETENESS: AF’s elements to submit validated PDF version of the project proposal generated through PRESAGE CTE. “Submitted version” NOT “draft version” Partnership agreement hand signed by all PPs Letters of commitment of all PPs “Pedagogic files” of all PPs “State aid” or “de minimis” declarations of all PPs Common costs questionnaire (only LPs) Eligibility criteria - Administrative [1] All AF’s docs. must be dated, signed and stamped in original dully andfully filled in Scanned, photocopies or electronic signatures will be refused Ineligibility

5. Deadline: 31.01.2010 - 8.00 PM (FR local time) 3 mandatory modalities of submission: PRESAGE CTE:Validation. E-mail confirmation of submission By post: original copy of all AF’s elements. Only date of postal stamp/private currier on the official sent envelope as proof – no receipt of deposit. All original version of AF’s elements in one single envelope – Acronym of the project + Obj. E-mail:stc-med@regionpaca.it PDF version of the validated project proposal + scan version of the original Partnership agreement, original Letters of commitment, original “Pedagogic files”, original Common costs questionnaire Electronic and printed version must be identical Short description, summary and theme of the project: compulsory translated in the 2nd language Eligibility criteria - Administrative [2]

6. LP must be a public body or a body governed by public law The most important partner must not concentrate more than 40% of total eligible budget of the project The most important country must not concentrate more than 50% of the total eligible budget of the project ERDF allocation to the project must be included between 300 000 € and 2M € Eligibility criteria – Financial [1] Eligible budget = national co-financing + ERDF ____________________________________________________________ MED Programme – LP Seminar – Eligibility check - Marseille 2nd December 2009

7. Amounts of national co-financing indicated in the letters of commitment must correspond to the national co-financing amounts indicated in the AF ERDF contribution foreseen in the application must not exceed the maximum rate allowed at State level with reference to the foreseen national public counterpart – 75% and 85% Letters of commitment of each PP (LP included) specifies the total amount of the national co-financing. Related total ERDF amount requested with the application form must correspond, according to counterpart fixed at State level Overheads must not exceed 7% of the total eligible budget Eligibility criteria – Financial [2] ____________________________________________________________ MED Programme – LP Seminar – Eligibility check - Marseille 2nd December 2009

8. Please contact the JTS in case of doubts on the modalities of submission or problems with PRESAGE CTE JTS MED Phone: +33 4 91 57 52 96 (or 5133) E-mail: stc-med@regionpaca.fr www.programmemed.eu Thank you for your attention ! ____________________________________________________________ MED Programme – LP Seminar – Eligibility check - Marseille 2nd December 2009