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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!