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| 13.3.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 74/11 |
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13.3.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 74/11

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LIFE+ Call for proposals 2012

2012/C 74/08

The Commission invites entities registered in the European Union to present proposals for the LIFE+ call for proposals 2012.

Applications

Applications

The application guides that include detailed explanations in regard to eligibility and procedures can be obtained from the Commission's website at the following address:

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/lifeplus.htm

Proposals should only be created and submitted by using the online application tool ‘eProposal’. The link to ‘eProposal’ will be timely communicated via the above mentioned website.

Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries

Proposals must be presented by entities registered in the Member States of the European Union being public and/or private bodies, actors and institutions.

The following themes are covered by this announcement

The following themes are covered by this announcement

1.   LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity

Principal objective: To protect, conserve, restore, monitor and facilitate the functioning of natural systems, natural habitats, wild flora and fauna, with the aim of halting the loss of biodiversity, including diversity of genetic resources, within the EU.

Principal objective:

2.   LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

Principal objectives:

Principal objectives

—   Climate change: To stabilise greenhouse gas concentration at a level that prevents global warming above 2 °C;

—   Water: To contribute to enhanced water quality by developing cost-effective measures to achieve good ecological status in view of developing river basin management plans under Directive 2000/60/EC (Water Framework Directive);

—   Air: To achieve levels of air quality that do not give rise to significant negative impacts on and risks to human health and the environment;

—   Soil: To protect and ensure the sustainable use of soil by preserving soil functions, preventing threats to soil, mitigating their effects and restoring degraded soils;

—   Urban environment: To contribute to improving the environmental performance of Europe's urban areas;

—   Noise: To contribute to policy development and implementation on environmental noise;

—   Chemicals: Improve the protection of environment and health from risks posed by chemicals by 2020 by implementing chemicals legislation, in particular Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) and the thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides;

—   Environment and health: To develop the information base for policy on the environment and health (the Environment and Health Action Plan);

—   Natural resources and waste: To develop and implement policies designed to ensure sustainable management of natural resources and wastes, and to improve the environmental performances of products, sustainable production and consumption patterns, waste prevention, recovery and recycling, and to contribute to the effective implementation of the thematic strategy on the prevention and recycling of waste;

—   Forests: To provide, especially through an EU coordination network, a concise and comprehensive basis for policy-relevant information on forests in relation to climate change (impact on forest ecosystems, mitigation, substitution effects), biodiversity (baseline information and protected forest areas), forest fires, forest conditions and the protective functions of forests (water, soil and infrastructure) as well as contributing to the protection of forests against fires;

—   Innovation: To contribute to developing and demonstrating innovative policy approaches, technologies, methods and instruments to assist in the implementation of the Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP);

—   Strategic approaches: To promote effective implementation and enforcement of Union environmental legislation and improve the knowledge base for environmental policy; to improve the environmental performance o SMEs.

3.   LIFE+ Information and Communication

Principal objective: To disseminate information and raise awareness on environmental issues, including forest fire prevention and to provide support for accompanying measures, such as information, communication actions and campaigns, conferences and training, including training on forest fire prevention.

Principal objective

EU co-financing rates

EU co-financing rates

1.   LIFE+ Nature and Biodiversity projects

| — | The rate of the Union financial support shall be a maximum of 50 % of the eligible costs. |
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The rate of the Union financial support shall be a maximum of 50 % of the eligible costs.

| — | Exceptionally, a maximum co-financing rate up to 75 % is applicable to proposals which target priority habitats/species of the Birds and Habitats Directives. |
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Exceptionally, a maximum co-financing rate up to 75 % is applicable to proposals which target priority habitats/species of the Birds and Habitats Directives.

2.   LIFE+ Environment Policy and Governance

| — | The rate of the Union financial support shall be a maximum of 50 % of the eligible costs. |
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The rate of the Union financial support shall be a maximum of 50 % of the eligible costs.

3.   LIFE+ Information and Communication

| — | The rate of the Union financial support shall be a maximum of 50 % of the eligible costs. |
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The rate of the Union financial support shall be a maximum of 50 % of the eligible costs.

Deadline

Deadline

Project proposals shall be validated and submitted via eProposal to the national competent authorities by 26 September 2012, 23.59 local Brussels time. Project proposals shall be forwarded via eProposal to the national authority of the Member State in which the beneficiary is registered. Proposals will then be submitted via eProposal by the national authorities to the Commission 2 October 2012, 23.59 local Brussels time.

26 September 2012

2 October 2012

Budget involved

Budget involved

The overall budget for project action grants under LIFE+ in 2012 is EUR 276 710 000. At least 50 % of this amount shall be allocated to measures to support the conservation of nature and biodiversity.

The indicative national financial allocations for 2012 are as follows:

| Member State | Allocation 2012
  (EUR) |
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| AT | 5 353 492 |
| BE | 5 762 614 |
| BG | 9 173 428 |
| CY | 2 681 299 |
| CZ | 5 900 374 |
| DK | 4 782 488 |
| DE | 31 356 448 |
| EE | 3 639 225 |
| ES | 27 219 926 |
| FI | 7 356 827 |
| FR | 27 975 307 |
| GR | 9 814 377 |
| HU | 7 135 251 |
| IE | 4 212 612 |
| IT | 24 324 882 |
| LT | 3 038 780 |
| LU | 3 021 649 |
| LV | 2 660 198 |
| MT | 2 614 074 |
| NL | 8 489 636 |
| PL | 18 379 918 |
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| PT | 7 391 578 |
| RO | 11 669 142 |
| SE | 9 143 758 |
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| SI | 5 598 674 |
| SK | 6 365 639 |
| UK | 21 648 405 |
| Total | 276 710 000 |

Member State

Allocation 2012

(EUR)

AT

5 353 492

BE

5 762 614

BG

9 173 428

CY

2 681 299

CZ

5 900 374

DK

4 782 488

DE

31 356 448

EE

3 639 225

ES

27 219 926

FI

7 356 827

FR

27 975 307

GR

9 814 377

HU

7 135 251

IE

4 212 612

IT

24 324 882

LT

3 038 780

LU

3 021 649

LV

2 660 198

MT

2 614 074

NL

8 489 636

PL

18 379 918

PT

7 391 578

RO

11 669 142

SE

9 143 758

SI

5 598 674

SK

6 365 639

UK

21 648 405

Total

276 710 000

More information

More information

More information including the application guidelines and application forms can be found on the LIFE website:

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/lifeplus.htm

It is also possible to contact the relevant national authorities:

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/contact/nationalcontact/index.htm

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