# C_2014227EN.01001401.xml

| 17.7.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 227/14 |
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17.7.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 227/14

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HERCULE III

Call for proposals — 2014

Anti-fraud training

2014/C 227/09

1.   Introduction and objectives

Introduction and objectives

The general objective of the Hercule III programme shall be to protect the financial interests of the Union thus enhancing the competitiveness of the Union’s economy and ensuring the protection of the taxpayers’ money as defined in Article 3 of the programme.

The objective of this call is to provide grants for the organisation of targeted specialised and risk analysis training workshops, as well as appropriate conferences aimed at protecting the financial interests of the Union and at same time to attain an equivalent level of protection across the Union.

The Commission (OLAF) will award grants for actions which have as objective:

| — | exchanging experience and best practices between the relevant authorities in the participating countries, including specialised law enforcement services, as well as representatives of international organisations, |
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exchanging experience and best practices between the relevant authorities in the participating countries, including specialised law enforcement services, as well as representatives of international organisations,

| — | disseminating knowledge, particularly on better identification of risk for investigative purposes. |
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disseminating knowledge, particularly on better identification of risk for investigative purposes.

The actions can be achieved through the organisation of: conferences, seminars, colloquia, courses, e-learning and symposia, workshops, hands-on training and staff exchanges, exchanges of best practices (including on fraud risk assessment).

2.   Eligible applicants

Eligible applicants

As defined in Article 6 of the programme, applicants must be:

| — | National or regional administrations of a Member State and a participating country which promote the strengthening of action at Union level to protect the financial interests of the Union,
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National or regional administrations of a Member State and a participating country which promote the strengthening of action at Union level to protect the financial interests of the Union,

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| — | Research and educational institutes and non-profit-making entities provided that they have been established and have been operating for at least one year, in a Member State or a participating country, and promote the strengthening of action at Union level to protect the financial interests of the Union.
  Article 7(2) of the programme defines the participating countries other than Member States. |
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Research and educational institutes and non-profit-making entities provided that they have been established and have been operating for at least one year, in a Member State or a participating country, and promote the strengthening of action at Union level to protect the financial interests of the Union.

Article 7(2) of the programme defines the participating countries other than Member States.

3.   Budget and duration of projects

Budget and duration of projects

The total budget earmarked for this call for proposals is estimated at EUR 900 000.

EU co-financing will be provided to a maximum of 80 % of the total eligible costs.

The training must relate to a project starting on 13 April 2015 at the earliest and finishing on or before 31 December 2015 at the latest.

4.   Deadline

Deadline

Applications must be submitted to the Commission no later than:

Monday, 15 September 2014.

Monday, 15 September 2014

5.   Further information

Further information

The full text of the call for proposals, application form and related documents are available on the following website:

http://ec.europa.eu/anti_fraud/about-us/funding/hercule-iii/index_en.htm

Applications must comply with the requirements set out in the abovementioned texts and be submitted on the forms provided.

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