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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

23 July 2004

(2004/C 189/01)

1 euro= 

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(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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III Notices

Commission

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Calls for proposals for indirect RTD actions under the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration: ‘Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area’

(2004/C 189/02)

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(1)OJ L 232, 29.8.2002, p. 1.

(2)OJ L 294, 29.10.2002, p. 1.

(3)  Commission Decision C(2002) 4789, as amended by C(2003) 577, C(2003) 955, C(2003) 1952, C(2003) 3543, C(2003) 3555, C(2003) 4609, C(2003) 5183, C(2004) 433, C(2004) 2002 and C(2004) 2727, not yet published in the Official Journal.

(4)OJ L 355, 30.12.2002, p. 23.

(5)OJ L 248, of 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(6)OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1.

(7)  C(2003) 883 of 27 March 2003, as last amended by C(2004) 1855 of 18 May 2004.

(8)  The EPSS is a tool to assist proposers to develop and submit their proposals electronically.

(9)  Users of courier services that ask for the recipient's telephone number should give the following number: (32-2) 299 38 98 (Ms. Barbara Rens) or (32-2) 299 31 43 (Ms. Ann De Block).

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ANNEX I

CALL INFORMATION — INTEGRATED PROJECTS AND NETWORKS OF EXCELLENCE

1.   Specific Programme: Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area

2.   Activity: Priority thematic area of research ‘Food quality and safety’

3.   Call title: Thematic call in the area of ‘Food quality and safety’

4.   Call identifier: FP6-2004-FOOD-3-A

5.   Date of publication: 

6.   Closure dates: 7 October 2004 at 17.00 (Brussels local time).

For those proposals passing the first stage evaluation, there will be a deadline on 8 February 2005 at 17:00 (Brussels local time) for full proposals.

7.   Total indicative budget: EUR 152 million, broken down as follows:

8.   Areas called and Instruments: 

9.   Minimum number of participants (2): 

10.   Restriction on participation: None.

11.   Consortia agreements: 

12.   Evaluation procedure: 

13.   Evaluation criteria: 

For the second stage evaluation the criteria and the individual and overall thresholds will be as described in Annex B of the work programme.

14.   Indicative evaluation and contractual timetable: 

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(1)  IP = Integrated project; NoE = Network of excellence; STREP = Specific targeted research project; CA = Coordination action; SSA = Specific support action.

(2)  MS = Member States of the EU; AS (including ACC) = Associated States; ACC = Associated candidate countries. Any legal entity established in a Member State or Associated State and which is made up of the requested number of participants may be the sole participant in an indirect action.

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ANNEX II

CALL INFORMATION — SPECIFIC TARGETED RESEARCH PROJECTS, CO-ORDINATION ACTIONS, SPECIFIC SUPPORT ACTIONS

1.   Specific Programme: Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area

2.   Activity: Priority thematic area of research ‘Food quality and safety’

3.   Call title: Thematic call in the area of ‘Food quality and safety’

4.   Call identifier: FP6-2004-FOOD-3-B

5.   Date of publication: 

6.   Closure date: 8 February 2005 at 17.00 (Brussels local time).

7.   Total indicative budget: EUR 59 million, broken down as follows:

8.   Areas called and Instruments: 

9.   Minimum number of participants (2): 

10.   Restriction on participation:: None.

11.   Consortia agreements: 

12.   Evaluation procedure: 

13.   Evaluation criteria:: see Annex B of the work programme for the applicable criteria (including their individual weights and thresholds and the overall threshold) per instrument.

14.   Indicative evaluation and contractual timetable: 

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(1)  IP = Integrated project; NoE = Network of excellence; STREP = Specific targeted research project; CA = Coordination action; SSA = Specific support action.

(2)  MS = Member States of the EU; AS (including ACC) = Associated States; ACC = Associated candidate countries. Any legal entity established in a Member State or Associated State and which is made up of the requested number of participants may be the sole participant in an indirect action.

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ANNEX III

CALL INFORMATION — SPECIFIC SUPPORT ACTIONS

1.   Specific Programme: Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area

2.   Activity: Priority thematic area of research 'Food quality and safety'

3.   Call title: Thematic call in the area of 'Food quality and safety'

4.   Call identifier: FP6-2004-FOOD-3-C

5.   Date of publication: 

6.   Closure date: 7 September 2005 at 17.00 (Brussels local time)

7.   Total indicative budget: EUR 5 million, broken down as follows:

8.   Areas called and Instruments: 

9.   Minimum number of participants (2): 

10.   Restriction on participation:: None.

11.   Consortia agreements: 

12.   Evaluation procedure: 

13.   Evaluation criteria: see Annex B of the work programme for the applicable criteria (including their individual weights and thresholds and the overall threshold) per instrument.

14.   Indicative evaluation and contractual timetable: 

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(1)  IP = Integrated project; NoE = Network of excellence; STREP = Specific targeted research project; CA = Coordination action; SSA = Specific support action

(2)  Any legal entity established in a Member State or Associated State and which is made up of the requested number of participant may be the sole participant in an indirect action.

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