Transcript MOB ANA (2)
Renewal of the
Mobility Agreement
Ana Garcia Saguar
Fusion Agreements
Research DG
European Commission
Outline
• Background
• Why an update?
• What has been changed?
• What has not been changed?
• Timing
• Eligible personnel
• Eligible costs
• Eligible assignments
Background
• Support mobility of researchers
between organisations participating
in the Fusion Programme
– to enhance collaboration and integration
of the fusion Programme and
– to foster international collaboration
Why an update?
• Legal decision required to obtain a
new budget for mobility
• ITER Agreement : need to adapt
the mobility agreement to new
international and European
framework
• Simplification and clarification of
provisions
Timing
• Where are we today?
– The quorum of signatures has been
reached at the end of September : 2/3
– The new mobility agreement in enforced
since 30th September 2009 for an initial
period of 5 years
What has been changed?
• The structure, mainly for clarification
of:
– Definitions
– Eligible personnel
– Procedures
– Categories of eligible assignments
• Rewriting of some articles in view of
providing full information in the
document (ex: IPR)
What has NOT been changed?
• Basic content :
– Procedures (mobility plan, reporting)
– Eligible assignments
– Ceilings
– Reimbursement of costs (except for
ITPA meetings in EU)
Eligible personnel
Eligible personnel
• Staff employed by an Associate or by a nonprofit research entity (in the territory of the
Community or of an Associated third State) cooperating with the Associate (Art.4.1)
• Contract of employment shall subsist during
the Assignment (Art.4.2)
• Contract of employment shall cover health
insurance, any other insurance… (Art.4.3)
Eligible personnel
• Not eligible : students, retired staff
members unless they have such a
contract, scientists coming from
outside the Community
Type of Mobility Actions
The Mobility Actions
• 2 types of mobility actions
– Secondments
– Missions
Secondments
• a continuous stay by one person,
of a minimum duration of 28
calendar days at the Host
Organisation
• multiple stays of minimum
cumulative duration of 98 days per
period of 12 months at the Host
Organisation (Art. 7.2.2)
Missions
• Any other stay i.e. :
– Stays of less than 28 continuous days of
day
– And missions outside the “98 days
collaboration” referred in Art. 7.2.2
Eligible costs
Eligible costs
• Missions: only subsistence
allowance is eligible for mobility
support
• Secondments (more than 28 days)
: subsistence allowance and travel
are eligible for mobility support
Eligible Assignments
Eligible
assignments
Standard mobility actions for
research work inside the
Community
• Art. 6.1 + Art. 7 - Assignment of
personnel between Associates or nonprofit research entities in the territory of
the Community or of an Associated third
state co-operating with an Associate to
carry out research work
Eligible
assignments
International mobility actions for
research,
(e.g. mobility actions to USA, Japan)
• Art. 6.2 + Art. 8 - Assignment of personnel for
carrying out research work outside the territory
of the Community or of an Associated third state
Highlight :
• Associated 3rd state: to FP7 (e.g.Swiss
Confederation)
• 3rd state: other (e.g. Bilat Agreements)
Eligible
assignments
European coordination meetings
( e.g. EFDA Meetings )
• Art. 6.3 + Art. 9 - Assignment for participating in
meetings for the purpose of carrying out
coordinating research activities within the
programme
Eligible
assignments
International coordination meetings :
ITPA Topical Groups and Coordinating Committee
meetings
Meetings of the Coordinating committees of bilateral cooperation agreements
Meetings of the Executive Committee of IEA
Implementing Agreements
High level meetings of the Broader Approach agreement
Meetings of the ITER Council and other high level ITER
meetings
• Art. 6.4 + Art. 10 - Assignment for participating
in meetings in the framework of international cooperations included in the Programme
Eligible
assignments
Exceptional cases
• Art. 6.5 + Art. 11 - Assignment requested by the
Commission responsible Authorising Officer
Non eligible assignments
• Any other type of mission or
secondment not above mentioned.
• Other type of meetings, workshops,
conferences, missions in order to
write papers, publications, etc.
Any further questions?
[email protected]
Thank you for your attention