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| 15.9.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 230/9 |
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15.9.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 230/9

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

Science and society — Science education and careers 2004

Call identifier FP6-2004-Science-and-society-11

(2004/C 230/04)

| 1. | In accordance with Decision No 1513/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 27 June 2002, concerning the sixth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities contributing to the creation of the European Research Area and to innovation (2002 to 2006) (1), the Council adopted on 30 September 2002 the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration: ‘Structuring the European Research Area’ (2002 to 2006) (2) (referred to as the specific programme).
  In accordance with Article 5(1) of the specific programme, the Commission of the European Communities (referred to as the Commission) has adopted on 6 December 2002 a work programme (3) (referred to as the work programme) setting out in greater detail the objectives and scientific and technological priorities of the specific programme, and the timetable for implementation.
  In accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2321/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 16 December 2002, concerning the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in, and for the dissemination of research results for, the implementation of the European Community sixth framework programme (2002 to 2006) (4) (referred to as the rules for participation), proposals for indirect RTD actions should be submitted under the terms of calls for proposals. |
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In accordance with Decision No 1513/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 27 June 2002, concerning the sixth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities contributing to the creation of the European Research Area and to innovation (2002 to 2006) (1), the Council adopted on 30 September 2002 the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration: ‘Structuring the European Research Area’ (2002 to 2006) (2) (referred to as the specific programme).

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In accordance with Article 5(1) of the specific programme, the Commission of the European Communities (referred to as the Commission) has adopted on 6 December 2002 a work programme (3) (referred to as the work programme) setting out in greater detail the objectives and scientific and technological priorities of the specific programme, and the timetable for implementation.

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In accordance with Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2321/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 16 December 2002, concerning the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in, and for the dissemination of research results for, the implementation of the European Community sixth framework programme (2002 to 2006) (4) (referred to as the rules for participation), proposals for indirect RTD actions should be submitted under the terms of calls for proposals.

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| 2. | The present call for proposals for indirect RTD actions (referred to as the call) comprises the present general part and the specific conditions that are described in the annex. The annex indicates in particular, the date of closure for the submission of proposals for indirect RTD actions, an indicative date for the completion of the evaluations, the indicative budget, the instruments and the areas concerned, the evaluation criteria for the evaluation of proposals for indirect RTD actions, the minimum number of participants, and any applicable restrictions. |
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The present call for proposals for indirect RTD actions (referred to as the call) comprises the present general part and the specific conditions that are described in the annex. The annex indicates in particular, the date of closure for the submission of proposals for indirect RTD actions, an indicative date for the completion of the evaluations, the indicative budget, the instruments and the areas concerned, the evaluation criteria for the evaluation of proposals for indirect RTD actions, the minimum number of participants, and any applicable restrictions.

| 3. | Natural or legal persons fulfilling the conditions stated in the rules for participation and that do not fall under any of the exclusion cases in the rules for participation or in Article 114(2) of the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5) (referred to as the proposers) are invited to submit to the Commission proposals for indirect RTD actions subject to the conditions in the rules for participation and in the call concerned being fulfilled.
  The conditions of participation of the proposers will be verified within the framework of the negotiation of the indirect RTD action. Before that however, proposers will have signed a declaration stating that they do not fall under any of the cases given by Article 93(1) of the Financial Regulation. They will also have given the Commission the information listed in Article 173(2) of Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002, of 23 December 2002, laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (6).
  The European Community has adopted an equal opportunities policy and, on this basis, women are particularly encouraged to either submit proposals for indirect RTD actions or participate in the submission of proposals for indirect RTD actions. |
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Natural or legal persons fulfilling the conditions stated in the rules for participation and that do not fall under any of the exclusion cases in the rules for participation or in Article 114(2) of the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5) (referred to as the proposers) are invited to submit to the Commission proposals for indirect RTD actions subject to the conditions in the rules for participation and in the call concerned being fulfilled.

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The conditions of participation of the proposers will be verified within the framework of the negotiation of the indirect RTD action. Before that however, proposers will have signed a declaration stating that they do not fall under any of the cases given by Article 93(1) of the Financial Regulation. They will also have given the Commission the information listed in Article 173(2) of Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002, of 23 December 2002, laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (6).

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The European Community has adopted an equal opportunities policy and, on this basis, women are particularly encouraged to either submit proposals for indirect RTD actions or participate in the submission of proposals for indirect RTD actions.

| 4. | The Commission makes available to proposers guides for proposers relating to the calls which contain information on the preparation and the submission of a proposal for an indirect RTD action. The Commission also makes available Guidelines on proposal evaluation and selection procedures (7). These guides and guidelines, as well as the work programme and other information relating to the calls, can be obtained from the Commission via the following addresses:





  European Commission |
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| The FP6 Information Desk |
| Directorate-General RTD |
| B-1049 Brussels |
| fp6@cec.eu.int |
| Internet address: www.cordis.lu/fp6 |

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The Commission makes available to proposers guides for proposers relating to the calls which contain information on the preparation and the submission of a proposal for an indirect RTD action. The Commission also makes available Guidelines on proposal evaluation and selection procedures (7). These guides and guidelines, as well as the work programme and other information relating to the calls, can be obtained from the Commission via the following addresses:

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European Commission

The FP6 Information Desk

Directorate-General RTD

B-1049 Brussels

fp6@cec.eu.int

Internet address: www.cordis.lu/fp6

| 5. | Proposals for indirect RTD actions may be submitted in accordance with the following procedures:






  — | as an electronic proposal via the web-based Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS (8)), or |
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Proposals for indirect RTD actions may be submitted in accordance with the following procedures:

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as an electronic proposal via the web-based Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS (8)), or

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| — | on paper forms. |
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on paper forms.

All proposals for indirect RTD actions must contain two parts: the forms (part A) and the content (part B).

Proposals for indirect RTD actions may be prepared offline or online and submitted online. Part B of proposals for indirect RTD actions can only be submitted in PDF (portable document format, compatible with Adobe version 3 or higher with embedded fonts). Compressed (zipped) files will be excluded.

The EPSS software tool (for offline or online usage) is available via the Cordis website www.cordis.lu.

Proposals for indirect RTD actions that are submitted online and which are incomplete, illegible or contain viruses will be excluded.

Versions of proposals for indirect RTD actions submitted on a removable electronic storage medium (eg, CD-ROM, diskette), by e-mail or by fax will be excluded.

Proposals for indirect RTD actions may also be prepared and submitted using the forms in the guide for proposers (referred to as on paper), or using the offline version of the EPSS.

Proposals for indirect RTD actions that are submitted on paper and which are incomplete will be excluded.

Further details on the various proposal submission procedures are given in Annex J of the Guidelines on Proposal Evaluation and Selection Procedures.

| 6. | Proposals for indirect RTD actions submitted on paper by post must be received by the Commission at the following address, and labelled as follows:





  ‘FP6 - Research Proposals’ |
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| Call identifier: FP6-2004-Science-and-society-11 |
| European Commission |
| B-1049 Brussels. |

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Proposals for indirect RTD actions submitted on paper by post must be received by the Commission at the following address, and labelled as follows:

‘FP6 - Research Proposals’

Call identifier: FP6-2004-Science-and-society-11

European Commission

B-1049 Brussels.

For deliveries by hand or by representatives (including by private courier services (9)), the delivery should be to the following address, and labelled as follows:

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| ‘FP6 - Research Proposals’ |
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| Call identifier: FP6-2004-Science-and-society-11 |
| European Commission |
| Rue de Genève, 1 |
| B-1140 Brussels. |

‘FP6 - Research Proposals’

Call identifier: FP6-2004-Science-and-society-11

European Commission

Rue de Genève, 1

B-1140 Brussels.

| 7. | Proposals for indirect RTD actions have to reach the Commission at the latest on the closure date and at the time specified in the call concerned. Proposals for indirect RTD actions arriving after this date and time will be excluded.
  Proposals for indirect RTD actions not satisfying the conditions relating to the minimum number of participants indicated in the call concerned will be excluded.
  This also applies regarding any additional eligibility criteria given in the work programme. |
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Proposals for indirect RTD actions have to reach the Commission at the latest on the closure date and at the time specified in the call concerned. Proposals for indirect RTD actions arriving after this date and time will be excluded.

Proposals for indirect RTD actions not satisfying the conditions relating to the minimum number of participants indicated in the call concerned will be excluded.

This also applies regarding any additional eligibility criteria given in the work programme.

| 8. | In the case of successive submissions of the same proposal for an indirect RTD action, the Commission will examine the last version received before the closure date and time specified in the call concerned.
  Where the same proposal for an indirect RTD action is submitted on paper and in electronic format (i.e. online), the Commission will only examine the text submitted under the electronic format. |
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In the case of successive submissions of the same proposal for an indirect RTD action, the Commission will examine the last version received before the closure date and time specified in the call concerned.

Where the same proposal for an indirect RTD action is submitted on paper and in electronic format (i.e. online), the Commission will only examine the text submitted under the electronic format.

| 9. | If foreseen in the relevant call, proposals for indirect RTD actions could be evaluated in the framework of a future evaluation. |
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If foreseen in the relevant call, proposals for indirect RTD actions could be evaluated in the framework of a future evaluation.

| 10. | In all correspondence relating to a call (e.g. when requesting information, or submitting a proposal for an indirect RTD action), proposers are invited to cite the relevant call identifier. |
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In all correspondence relating to a call (e.g. when requesting information, or submitting a proposal for an indirect RTD action), proposers are invited to cite the relevant call identifier.

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

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(2)  OJ L 294, 29.10.2002, p. 44.

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(3)  Commission Decision C(2002) 4791, as amended by Commission Decisions C(2003)635, C(2003)998, C(2003)1951, C(2003)2708, C(2003)4571, C(2004)48, and C(2004)3330, all unpublished.

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

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

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

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(7)  C(2003) 883 of 27.3.2003, as last modified by C(2004) 3337 of 1 September 2004.

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

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(9)  Users of courier services that ask for the recipient's telephone number should give the following number: (32-2) 299 81 73 (Mrs Geneviève Wilmot).

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ANNEX

| 1. | : | Specific programme | : | Structuring the ERA |
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| 2. | : | Activity | : | Science and sciety |
| 3. | : | Call title | : | Science education and careers 2004 |
| 4. | : | Call identifier | : | FP6-2004-Science-and-society-11 |
| 5. | : | Date of publication | : | 15 September 2004 |
| 6. | : | Closure dates | : | 15 December 2004, 17:00 (Brussels local time). |
| 7. | : | Total indicative budget | : | 3 million EUR






  Instrument (1) | EUR (million) |
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Specific programme

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Structuring the ERA

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Activity

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Science and sciety

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Call title

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Science education and careers 2004

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Call identifier

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FP6-2004-Science-and-society-11

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Date of publication

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15 September 2004

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Closure dates

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15 December 2004, 17:00 (Brussels local time).

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Total indicative budget

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3 million EUR

Instrument (1)

EUR (million)

CA, SSA

3

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Area and instruments

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Proposals are invited in the following topics. The table gives short titles only. For a full description of the topics, applicants must refer to the work programme.

| Topic reference (work programme) | Short title | Instrument | Indicative EC contribution EUR (million) |
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| 4.3.4.3 (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) | Science education and careers 2004 | SSA, CA | 3 |

Topic reference (work programme)

Short title

Instrument

Indicative EC contribution EUR (million)

4.3.4.3 (a) (i), (ii) and (iii)

Science education and careers 2004

SSA, CA

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Minimum number of participants
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| Instrument | Minimum number |
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| CA | 3 independent legal entities from 3 different MS or AS, with at least 2 MS or ACC |
| SSA | 1 legal entity from 1 MS or AS |

Instrument

Minimum number

CA

3 independent legal entities from 3 different MS or AS, with at least 2 MS or ACC

SSA

1 legal entity from 1 MS or AS

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Restriction to participation

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None. Furthermore, any legal entity established in a third country not covered by point 6(2) of the Rules for Participation (entities in countries having concluded an S & T Agreement with the Community may participate by right) may also participate in this call providing that such an involvement would be beneficial or essential to the proposed activity, and is over and above the specified minimum number of participants from Member State or associated countries. The Community may contribute towards the costs of such participation.

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Consortium agreement

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Participants in RTD actions resulting from this call are not required to conclude a consortium agreement.

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Evaluation procedure

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| — | the evaluation shall follow a single stage procedure; |
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the evaluation shall follow a single stage procedure;

| — | proposals will not be evaluated anonymously. |
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proposals will not be evaluated anonymously.

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Evaluation criteria

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

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Indicative evaluation and selection delays

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| — | Evaluation results: estimated to be within four months after the closure date. |
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Evaluation results: estimated to be within four months after the closure date.

| — | Conclusion of contracts: it is estimated that the first contracts related to this call will come into force within eight months of the closure date. |
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Conclusion of contracts: it is estimated that the first contracts related to this call will come into force within eight months of the closure date.

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(1)  CA = Coordination action; SSA = Specific support action.

(2)  MS = Member States of the EU; AS (incl. 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 participant may be the sole participant in an indirect action.

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