Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation by the Community in a research and development programme aimed at enhancing the quality of life of older people through the use of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), undertaken by several Member States
Date: 2007-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: elderly person, information technology, new technology, quality of life, research and development, research programme

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 14.6.2007 
COM(2007) 329 final 

2007/0116 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on the participation by the Community in a research and development programme 
aimed at enhancing the quality of life of older people through the use of new 
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), undertaken by several Member 
States 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

1.1. 

Objectives of the proposal 

The objective of this proposal is the adoption of a decision by the Council and Parliament, on 
the basis of Article 169 of the EC Treaty, concerning the participation by the Community in 
the  Ambient  Assisted  Living  joint  research  and  development  programme  undertaken  by 
several Member States (hereinafter AAL joint programme).  

The overall objective of the AAL joint programme is to enhance the quality of life of older 
people  and  strengthen  the  industrial  base  in  Europe  through  the  use  of  Information  and 
Communication Technologies (hereinafter ICT). The AAL joint programme has the following 
specific aims: 

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Foster the emergence of innovative ICT-based products, services and systems for 
ageing  well  at  home,  in  the  community,  and  at  work,  thus  increasing  the  quality  of  life, 
autonomy, participation in social life, skills and employability of elderly people, and reducing 
the costs of health and social care; 

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Create  critical  mass  of  research,  development  and  innovation  at  EU  level  in 
technologies  and  services  for  ageing  well  in  the  information  society,  including  the 
establishment  of  a  favourable  environment  for  participation  by  small  and  medium-sized 
enterprises (SMEs); 

Improve  conditions  for  industrial  exploitation  by  providing  a  coherent  European 
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framework for developing common approaches and facilitating the localisation and adaptation 
of  common  solutions  which  are  compatible  with  varying  social  preferences  and  regulatory 
aspects at national or regional level across Europe.  

1.2. 

Grounds for the proposal 

"i2010 - A European Information Society for growth and employment", launched a flagship 
initiative  on  caring  for  people  in  an  ageing  society.  A  corresponding  action  plan  for  ageing 
well in the Information Society was adopted on XX/X/2007. 

The 2006 Riga e-Inclusion Ministerial Declaration1 set the scene for a comprehensive policy 
on e-Inclusion, and recommended launching a joint research initiative in the area of ICT and 
ageing. 

In  its  2006  Communication  on  "The  demographic  future  of  Europe  –  from  challenge  to 
opportunity"2, the Commission underlined the fact that ageing is one of the main challenges 
facing  all  countries  in  the  EU  and  that  new  technologies  could  help  to  control  costs  and 
improve well-being and active participation in society by older people, while also improving 
competitiveness, in support of the revised Lisbon Strategy for growth and jobs. 

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Riga  Ministerial  Conference  on  ICT  for  an  Inclusive  Society  and  Riga  Ministerial  Declaration,  June 
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Requests  to  address  the  demographic  challenge  including  for  FP7  have  been  made  in  the 
Council  Resolution  of  22  February  2007  on  "Opportunities  and  challenges  of  demographic 
change in Europe: the contribution of older people to economic and social development". 

The  7th  Framework  Programme  (FP7)  places  significant  emphasis  on  the  coordination  of 
national research programmes. One of the main mechanisms proposed for this purpose is the 
participation of the Community in jointly implemented national research programmes (Article 
169  of  the  Treaty).  Four  areas  have  been  identified  in  the  Specific  Programme  decisions, 
including  "Ambient  Assisted  Living  (AAL)"  in  the  "Cooperation"  Specific  Programme  as 
adopted  on  19  December  2006.  Finally,  the  ICT  work  programme  of  the  Cooperation 
Programme  explicitly  mentions  the  AAL  initiative,  and  identifies  the  synergies  and 
complementarities with FP7. 

1.3. 

General context 

Demographic Ageing and the role of ICT 

Europe's population is ageing: average life expectancy has increased from 55 in 1920 to over 
80 today. With the baby-boom generation retiring, the number of people aged from 65 to 80 
will rise by nearly 40% between 2010 and 2030. This demographic change poses significant 
challenges to Europe's society and economy. ICT can play an important role in dealing with 
these challenges. 

ICT  can  help  older  individuals  to  improve  their  quality  of  life,  stay  healthier  and  live 
independently  for  longer.  Innovative  solutions  are  emerging  to  help  counteract  impairments 
which are more prevalent with age. ICT enables older persons to remain active at work or in 
their community. ICT also makes it possible to provide more efficient health and social care 
(for  which  demand  will  rise  significantly  with  demographic  ageing),  better  public  health 
management, as well as opportunities for community- and self-care and service innovation.  

Collectively,  the  older  population  has  a  lot  of  buying  power  and,  with  ageing  becoming  a 
global phenomenon, a strong base of ICT-enabled solutions in Europe could be a springboard 
for export opportunities worldwide.  

It is also clear that market forces alone do not ensure the timely availability and take-up of the 
necessary  ICT-enabled  solutions.  Besides  the  high  cost  of  development  and  validation,  the 
reasons  include  low  awareness  of  opportunities  and  user  needs,  insufficient  sharing  of 
experiences,  fragmentation  of  reimbursement  and  certification  schemes,  and  lack  of 
interoperability.  

Coordination of National R&D Programmes 

Over 80% of publicly funded research in Europe is conducted at national level, mainly under 
national  or  regional  research  programmes.  Coordinated 
implementation  of  national 
programmes  would  have  a  considerable  positive  effect  on  the  impact  and  results  of  the 
research, due in particular to the critical mass of the financial and human resources mobilised, 
diverse  and  complementary  aspects  covered  by  the  national  programmes,  rapid  delivery  of 
results  from  combining  existing  initiatives  and  competences  across  Europe  and  removal  of 
fragmentation and duplicated efforts. It also paves the way for a European research policy to 
emerge in areas of common economic and social priority, i.e. the ageing of the population.  

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The "Impact assessment and ex ante evaluation" of FP7 has identified the lack of coordination 
of national research policies as a major structural deficit of the EU R&D system. 

Previous activities and experience 

In  the  previous  framework  programmes,  numerous  research  and  development  projects 
addressing  ICT  for  older  people  and  for  persons  with  disabilities  as  well  as  e-Health  have 
been funded, creating a knowledge and technology base for future applied research adapted to 
national circumstances.  

The key lesson from the previous Article 169 initiative (on clinical trials in Africa, EDCTP) is 
that such initiatives entail three elements of scientific, management and financial integration 
between  the  national  programmes,  where  the  latter  requires  a  clear,  multiannual  financial 
commitment of the participating countries.130 

1.4. 

Existing provisions in the area of the proposal 

The  present  proposal  fully  complements  other  provisions  related  to  ICT  and  Ageing  within 
FP7 and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP). 

Research within the ICT priority of FP7 for ICT and Ageing addresses longer-term research 
and development of standard platforms and enabling technologies (time to market 5+ years) 
for  new  products  and  services.  The  AAL  joint  programme  complements  this  by  adding 
market-oriented  research  streams  which  are  particularly  attractive  for  European  cooperation 
between SMEs on specific ICT-based products, services and systems for ageing well (time to 
market 2+ years).  

The market-oriented research in the AAL joint programme lays down a basis for activities in 
the  CIP,  which  will  focus  on  innovation  and  market  validation  of  existing  solutions,  with 
close  links  to  national  innovation  environments.  This  will  help  to  complete  the  cycle  from 
research and innovation to market uptake. 

2. 

CONSULTATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

2.1. 

Consultation of interested parties 

Consultation methods, main sectors targeted and general profile of respondents 

Consultations  have  been  held  with  a  broad  range  of  stakeholders,  including  public 
administrations,  research  institutes,  universities,  large  companies,  SMEs,  associations, 
international organisations and interested individuals as well as Member States. 

The very high level of responses (1 727) to the FP7 stakeholder consultation provides a good 
indication of the views of the research community and research users. Specific questions were 
raised  on  the  use  of  Article  169  to  strengthen  the  integration  and  coherence  of  research  in 
Europe and reduce fragmentation of effort. 

At  the  request  of  the  Council,  the  national  members  of  CREST  (Scientific  and  Technical 
Research  Committee)  have  been  regularly  consulted,  in  particular  on  integration  aspects 
(scientific, management and financial).  

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Further  consultations  were  held  during  2006  with  the  IST  programme  advisory  committee 
ISTAG, with senior national officials in the i2010 subgroup on eInclusion and with the group 
of national ICT directors.  

Complementing previous expert workshops, an open workshop was held in November 2006, 
attended  by  more  than  100  stakeholders  from  academia  and  industry,  addressing  industry 
views, the evaluation of a related national-level programme and a national strategy in support 
of the AAL initiative. 

Summary of responses and how they have been taken into account 

The FP7 public  consultation showed  strong support for the use of Article 169 to coordinate 
national  research  programmes.  In  the  light  of  the  consultations  with  CREST  as  well  as 
experience  gained  from  the  ECDTP  Article  1693,  scientific,  management  and  financial 
integration  represent  essential  boundary  conditions  for  successful  initiatives.  The  European 
Commission  has  insisted  that  these  criteria  have  to  be  met  satisfactorily  for  Article  169 
initiatives.  Consultations  with  senior  Member  State  officials  have  guided  the  positioning  of 
the  joint  programme  with  regard  to  FP7  and  the  CIP,  confirmed  the  importance  of  EC 
financial  support  as  well  as  produced  recommendations  for  ensuring  that  there  are  few 
barriers to participation, especially for SMEs. 

The  open  consultation  of  the  R&D  stakeholders  revealed  strong  support  and  confirmed  the 
chosen area as being of the utmost social and economic relevance, with a key role for ICT and 
Community  support.  It  also  reaffirmed  the  focus  on  applied  R&D,  with  a  strong  role  for 
SMEs.  Thus,  emphasis  has  been  placed  on  reducing  bureaucracy  as  much  as  possible  to 
facilitate their involvement. 

2.2. 

Collection and use of expertise 

During  two  workshops  in  2005  with  over  40  experts  representing  the  main  stakeholders 
involved,  including  researchers,  suppliers,  SMEs,  user  organisations  (such  as  the  AGE 
platform and the European Disability Forum) and policy-makers (such as research ministries 
and  local  authorities),  policy  options  for  Community  support  to  ICT  and  ageing  were 
developed. 

An  ERA-NET  support  action  performed  a  comprehensive  analysis  during  2005-2006, 
including national consultations, covering rules of participation and the legal basis for existing 
national  programmes,  the  possible  organisational  structure,  operational  procedures  and 
content  for  a  joint  programme.  The  results  have  been  directly  applied  in  the  proposed 
implementation of the AAL joint programme. 

Market studies (Walter studies, Seniorwatch, EU@inclusion) have provided strong evidence 
both of the potential of the ageing market, if age-friendly ICT can be developed, and of the 
need  for  solutions  to  fit  with  individual  user  needs  and  with  varying  social  patterns  across 
Europe.  Studies  at  the  (inter-)regional  level,  e.g.  from  the  Silver  Economy  network,  have 
confirmed this. 

A particular recommendation was to  give better support to shorter-term  research  to develop 
and demonstrate solutions based on available technology (addition to longer-term research in 

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FP7), with involvement of the full value chain of actors, and to improve coordination of EU, 
national and regional RTD to overcome current fragmentation. The proposed joint programme 
will  therefore  focus  on  applied  and  market-oriented  R&D,  with  strong  involvement  of 
stakeholders and users beyond the usual research community. 

A  further  recommendation,  which  has  been  taken  up,  was  to  ensure  that  ethical  issues  are 
properly taken into account.  

2.3. 

Impact assessment 

Baseline: No joint programme, No FP. 

As  usual  a  baseline  option  is  included,  in  this  case  the  (hypothetical)  situation  that  the 
research community needs to rely on the available national programmes only. While several 
national  programmes  support  R&D  in  ICT  for  ageing  well,  the  majority  of  them  are  not 
capable  of  supporting  collaboration  along  the  value  chains  across  Europe.  There  is  also  no 
mechanism  for  establishing  a  common  approach  and  vision.  This  option  would  result  in 
greater fragmentation of research effort and less effective use of public spending in R&D due 
to unnecessary duplication and lack of a coherent approach. 

Option 1: No joint programme; only FP7 

In this option there would be only research within FP7 for ICT and Ageing addressing longer-
term  R&D  of  standard  platforms  and  enabling  technologies  (time  to  market  5+  years). 
However,  this  highly  innovative  and  forward-looking  research  leaves  a  critical  gap  in 
European-level market-oriented research and development on ICT for ageing well with a 2-3 
year market horizon and for engaging the full value chain at national, regional and local level.  

For  many  of  the  SMEs  involved  in  the  ICT  and  ageing  sector,  the  Framework  Programme 
does  not  provide  the  best  match  for  market-oriented  research  and  also  presents  them  with 
significant  learning  curves  for  participation.  FP7  ERA-NET  and  ERA-NET+  coordination 
schemes do not ensure a lasting leverage effect on the coordination of national programmes. 

Therefore, FP7 mechanisms are not considered sufficient.  

Option 2: the AAL joint programme 

•  Community  participation  in  the  AAL  joint  programme  is  the  option  that  best  meets  the 
need for a long-term solution for R&D on ICT for ageing well with a coherent approach, 
critical mass and effective support for all relevant players across the value chain. This will 
at  the  same  time  help  to  realise  the  objectives  of  FP7,  as  it  covers  a  key  part  of  applied 
research  and  innovation  with  strong  SME  involvement  not  easily  addressed  by  the  FP7 
instruments. 

•  By using Article 169 there will also be increased leverage of EU funding compared to FP7 
through  corresponding  national  investments,  and  matching  co-funding  in  projects  by 
industry/research.  At  50%  public  co-financing  in  projects,  EU  investment  of  up  to  €150 
million is expected to leverage a minimum total investment of €600 million between 2008-
2013 by the participating states and research actors, i.e. at least a doubling of the leverage 
effect in comparison to FP7. 

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3. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

3.1  

Summary of the proposed action 

The AAL joint programme provides the legal and organisational framework for a large-scale 
European  programme  between  Austria,  Belgium,  Cyprus,  Denmark,  Finland,  France, 
Germany,  Hungary,  Italy,  the  Netherlands,  Poland,  Portugal  and  Spain  and  Israel,  Norway 
and Switzerland on applied research and innovation in the area of ICT for Ageing Well in the 
Information Society. They have agreed to coordinate and implement jointly activities aimed at 
contributing to the AAL joint programme. The overall value of their participation is estimated 
at a minimum of €150 million during the period 2008-2013. 

In order to increase the impact and critical mass of the AAL joint programme, the Community 
should participate therein by making a financial contribution of up to €150 million, subject to 
efficient  implementation  and  financial  commitments  by  Member  States  in  line  with  the 
criteria set out in the co-decision. 

A  mid-term  and  final  review  will  be  carried  out  by  independent  experts  to  assess  the 
effectiveness and overall impact of the Community contribution to the initiative.  

The  Commission  and  the  Court  of  Auditors  may  carry  out  all  the  checks  and  inspections 
needed  to  ensure  proper  management  of  the  Community  funds  and  protect  the  financial 
interests of the Community against any fraud or irregularity. 

3.2   Legal basis 

The proposal for the AAL joint programme is based on Title XVIII of the Treaty, Article 169, 
concerning the participation of the Community in research programmes jointly undertaken by 
several  Member  States,  including  participation  in  the  structures  created  for  the  execution  of 
those programmes. 

This proposal corresponds to the indirect centralised management, according to the provisions 
of Art 54(2)(c) of the Financial Regulation. 

3.3  

Subsidiarity principle 

The  subsidiarity  principle  applies  as  the  proposal  does  not  fall  within  the  exclusive 
competence of the Community. Subsidiarity is safeguarded: 

•  by basing  the proposal on Article 169, which explicitly provides for the participation of 

the Community in a joint programme between several Member States; 

•  by implementing all operational aspects where possible at national level, while ensuring a 

coherent approach at the European level of the joint programme. 

The objectives of the proposal cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone as: 

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the  specific  knowledge  and  excellence  required  for  research  and  development  of  ICT-
based  products  and  services  for  ageing  are  spread  across  national  borders  and  hence 
cannot be combined at national level only; 

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•  without a coherent approach at European level with critical mass, there is a high risk of 

duplication of effort with resultant increased costs; 

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it is unlikely that a genuine internal market for interoperable ICT solutions for ageing well 
can be established without a joint programme with a European dimension. 

The added value of the Community's involvement is substantial because: 

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the  Community  intervention  will  ensure  a  higher  leverage  of  national  and  private-sector 
funding (with a factor 4 compared to a factor 2 in FP7);  

the  proposed  scheme  will  create  incentives  for  increased  national  and  industrial 
investments  in R&D  and  innovation in the field of ICT and ageing, thus contributing to 
the Barcelona objective of 3% of European GDP for R&D. 

The proposal therefore complies with the subsidiarity principle. 

3.4  

Proportionality principle 

The proposal complies with the proportionality principle for the following reasons. 

Through  a  lightweight  approach  with  a  large  catalytic  effect,  the  role  of  the  Community  is 
limited  to  providing  incentives  for  improved  coordination  as  well  as  ensuring  synergy  with 
the relevant complementary activities in FP7 and the CIP. Member States will be responsible 
for developing their joint strategic work programme and all operational aspects.  

Notably, the proposed organisational structure ensures a minimum of administrative burden, 
by channelling the main administrative work through national agencies under the supervision 
and overall responsibility of the common legal structure created for this purpose.  

3.5   Choice of instruments 

The proposed instrument is a co-decision by the European Parliament and the Council, which 
is the means for implementing Article 169 of the EC Treaty. 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

The budgetary implications of this Decision have already been included in the legal basis of 
the  7th  Framework  Programme  (Decision  1982/2006/EC  of  18/12/2006,  JO  L  412, 
30.12.2006)  as  well  as  in  the  "Cooperation"  specific  programme  of  the  7th  Framework 
Programme (Decision 2006/971/EC of 19/12/2006, JO L 400, 30/12/2006)..  

5. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

5.1  

Simplification 

The  proposal  provides  for  simplification  of  administrative  procedures  for  private  parties.  In 
particular, recipients of the research funding from the new joint programme will benefit from 
having  to  adhere  only  to  familiar  national  rules  without  any  need  for  separate  reporting 
concerning the Community contribution. 

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5.2 Review/revision/sunset clause 

The  proposal  includes  a  review  clause  for  a  mid-term  review  after  two  years.  The  overall 
duration will be limited to six years. 

5.3 European Economic Area 

The  proposed  act  concerns  an  EEA  matter  and  should  therefore  extend  to  the  European 
Economic Area. 

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2007/0116 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on the participation by the Community in a research and development programme 
aimed at enhancing the quality of life of older people through the use of new 
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), undertaken by several Member 
States 

(Text with relevance for the EEA) 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Articles 169 and 172, second paragraph, thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission4, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee5, 

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty6, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

Decision  No  1982/2006/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  18 
December  2006  concerning  the  Seventh  Framework  Programme  of  the  European 
Community  for  research,  technological  development  and  demonstration  activities 
(2007  to  2013)  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  "the  Seventh  Framework  Programme")7 
provides  for  Community  participation  in  research  and  development  programmes 
undertaken by several Member States, including participation in the structures created 
for  the  execution  of  those  programmes,  within  the  meaning  of  Article  169  of  the 
Treaty. 

The  Seventh  Framework  Programme  has  defined  a  series  of  criteria  for  the 
identification  of  areas  for  such  Article  169  initiatives:  the  relevance  to  Community 
objectives, the clear definition of the objective to be pursued and its relevance to the 
objectives of the Framework Programme, the presence of a pre-existing basis (existing 
or  envisaged  national  research  programmes),  European  added  value,  a  critical  mass 
with regard to the size and the number of programmes involved and the similarity of 

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(7) 

activities they cover, and the efficiency of Article 169 as the most appropriate means 
for achieving the objectives.  

Council  Decision  No  971/2006/EC  of  19  December  2006  concerning  the  Specific 
Programme  “Cooperation”  implementing  the  Seventh  Framework  programme  of  the 
European  Community  for  research,  technological  development  and  demonstration 
activities  (2007  to  2013)8  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  the  “Specific  Programme 
Cooperation”)  identifies  an  “Article  169  initiative  in  the  field  of  Ambient  Assisted 
Living” as one of the fields suitable for Community participation in national research 
programmes jointly implemented on the basis of Article 169 of the Treaty.  

In  its  Communication  of  1  June  2005  entitled  "i2010  –  A  European  Information 
Society for growth and employment"9, the Commission proposed to launch a flagship 
initiative on caring for people in an ageing society. 

In its Communication of 12 October 2006 entitled "The demographic future of Europe 
–  from  challenge  to  opportunity"10,  the  Commission  underlined  the  fact  that 
demographic ageing is one of the main challenges facing all countries in the European 
Union  and  that  increased  use  of  new  technologies  could  help  to  control  costs  and 
improve  well-being  and  active  participation  in  society  by  elderly  people,  as  well  as 
improving  the  competitiveness  of  the  European  economy,  in  support  of  the  revised 
Lisbon Strategy for growth and jobs.  

Building  on  active  ageing  as  a  core  element  in  the  renewed  employment  guidelines, 
the EU approach to ageing aims at mobilising the full potential of people of all ages 
and  stresses  the  need  to  shift  from  fragmented  to  comprehensive  ageing  strategies 
based on a lifecycle approach. 

At  present,  a  number  of  research  and  development  programmes  or  activities 
undertaken  by  Member  States  individually  at  national  level  in  the  field  of  ICT  for 
Ageing  Well  are  not  sufficiently  coordinated  at  European  level  and  do  not  allow  a 
coherent approach at European level for research and development of innovative ICT-
based products and services for ageing well. 

(8)  Wishing to have a coherent approach at European level in the field of ICT for Ageing 
Well and to act effectively, several Member States have taken the initiative in setting 
up  a  joint  research  and  development  programme  entitled  "Ambient  Assisted  Living" 
(hereinafter referred to as the “AAL Joint Programme”) in the field of ICT for ageing 
well in the information society, in order to obtain synergies in terms of management 
and  financial  resources  and  the  combination  of  additional  expertise  and  resources 
available in various countries across Europe. 

(9) 

The AAL Joint Programme aims at addressing the Demographic Ageing challenge by 
providing the necessary legal and organisational framework for large-scale European 
cooperation between Member States on applied research and innovation in the area of 
Information  and  Communication  Technologies  (ICT)  for  Ageing  Well  in  an  ageing 
society.  Austria,  Belgium,  Cyprus,  Denmark,  Finland,  France,  Germany,  Hungary, 

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Italy,  the  Netherlands,  Poland,  Portugal  and  Spain  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  "the 
participating  Member  States")  and  Israel,  Norway  and  Switzerland  have  agreed  to 
coordinate  and  implement  jointly  activities  aimed  at  contributing  to  the  AAL  Joint 
Programme. The overall value of their participation is estimated at a minimum of EUR 
150 million for the duration of the Seventh Framework Programme. 

(10) 

In order to increase the impact of the AAL Joint Programme, the participating Member 
States, Israel, Norway and Switzerland have agreed to Community participation in the 
AAL  Joint  Programme.  The  Community  should  participate  therein  by  making  a 
financial contribution of up to EUR 150 million. Given that the AAL Joint Programme 
meets  the  scientific  objectives  of  the  Seventh  Framework  Programme  and  that  the 
research  field  of  the  AAL  Joint  Programme  falls  within  the  Information  and 
Communication Technologies (ICT) theme of the Specific Programme Cooperation of 
the Seventh Framework Programme, the Community financial contribution should be 
taken from the budget appropriation allocated to that theme. 

(11)  The  Community  financial  support  should  be  provided  subject  to  the  definition  of  a 
financing plan based on formal commitments from the competent national authorities 
to  implement  jointly  the  research  and  development  programmes  and  activities 
undertaken at national level and to contribute to the financing of the joint execution of 
the AAL Joint Programme.  

(12)  The  joint  implementation  of  the  national  research  programmes  requires  the 
establishment or existence of a dedicated implementation structure, as provided for in 
the “Cooperation” Specific Programme.  

(13)  The  participating  Member  States  have  agreed  on  such  a  dedicated  implementation 

structure to implement the AAL Joint Programme.  

(14)  The  dedicated  implementation  structure  should  be  the  recipient  of  the  financial 
contribution  from  the  Community  and  should  ensure  the  efficient  execution  of  the 
AAL Joint Programme.  

(15) 

In  order  to  efficiently  implement  the  AAL  Joint  Programme,  the  dedicated 
implementation structure should grant financial support to third parties participating in 
the AAL Joint Programme which are selected following calls for proposals.. 

(16)  The  Community  contribution  is  subject  to  commitment  of  resources  by  the 
participating  Member  States,  Israel,  Norway  and  Switzerland  and  the  effective 
payment of their financial contributions.  

(17)  The Community should have the right to reduce its financial contribution if the AAL 
Joint Programme is implemented inadequately, partially or late, or if the participating 
Member  States  and  Israel,  Norway  and  Switzerland  do  not  contribute  or  contribute 
partially or late to the financing of the AAL Joint Programme, on the terms set out in 
the  dedicated 
an  agreement 
implementation  structure  laying  down  the  detailed  arrangements  for  the  Community 
contribution. 

to  be  concluded  between 

the  Community  and 

(18)  Any Member State should be able to join the AAL Joint Programme. 

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(19) 

In accordance with the Seventh Framework Programme, the Community should have 
the  right  to  agree  the  conditions  for  its  financial  contribution  to  the  AAL  Joint 
Programme in relation to the participation therein of any country associated with the 
Seventh Framework Programme or, where essential for implementing the AAL Joint 
Programme, of other countries, in the course of its implementation, in accordance with 
the rules and conditions set out in this Decision.  

(20)  Appropriate  measures  should  be  taken  to  prevent  irregularities  and  fraud  and  the 
necessary steps should be taken to recover funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used 
in  accordance  with  Council  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  2988/95  of  18  December 
1995 on the protection of the European Communities’ financial interests11, Regulation 
(EC, Euratom) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and 
inspections  carried  out  by  the  Commission  in  order  to  protect  the  European 
Communities’  financial  interests  against  fraud  and  other  irregularities12,  and 
Regulation  (EC)  No  1073/1999  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council 
concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)13. 

(21) 

In  accordance  with  Council  Regulation  (EC,  EURATOM)  No  1605/2002  of  25  June 
2002  on  the  Financial  Regulation  applicable  to  the  general  budget  of  the  European 
Communities14 (hereinafter referred to as the "Financial Regulation") and 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 
Communities15 (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementing Rules"), the Community 
contribution  shall  be  managed  in  the  framework  of  indirect  centralised  management 
according  to  the  provisions  of  Articles  54(2)(c)  and  56  of  the  Financial  Regulation, 
and Articles 35 and 41 of the Implementing Rules. 

(22) 

It is essential that the research activities carried out under the AAL Joint Programme 
conform to basic ethical principles, including those reflected in Article 6 of the Treaty 
on European Union and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, 
and follow the principles of gender mainstreaming and gender equality. 

(23)  The  Commission  should  conduct  an  interim  evaluation,  assessing  the  quality  and 
efficiency of the implementation of the AAL Joint Programme and progress towards 
the objectives set, as well as a final evaluation, 

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12 

13 

14 

15 

OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1. 
OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p.2. 
OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p.1. 
OJ L 248, 16.09.2002, p.1; Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 
390, 30.12.2006, p.1). 
OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p.1; Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No XXXX/2007 
(OJ L …). 

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HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

1. 

2. 

3. 

In  implementing  the  Seventh  Framework  Programme  of  the  European  Community 
for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) 
(hereinafter  referred  to  as  "the  Seventh  Framework  Programme"),  adopted  by 
Decision  No  1982/2006/EC,  the  Community  shall  make  a  financial  contribution  to 
the  Ambient  Assisted  Living  research  and  development  programme  (hereinafter 
referred to as "the AAL Joint Programme") undertaken jointly by Austria, Belgium, 
Cyprus,  Denmark,  Finland,  France,  Germany,  Hungary,  Italy,  the  Netherlands, 
Poland,  Portugal  and  Spain  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  "the  participating  Member 
States") as well as [Israel, Norway and Switzerland. 

The Community shall pay a financial contribution amounting to a maximum of EUR 
150  million  for  the  duration  of  the  Seventh  Framework  Programme  for  the 
implementation of the AAL Joint Programme, in accordance with the principles set 
out in Annex I. 

The  Community  financial  contribution  shall  be  paid  from  the  budget  appropriation 
allocated  to  the  Information  and  Communication  Technologies  (ICT)  theme  of  the 
Specific  Programme  "Cooperation" 
the  Seventh  Framework 
Programme.  

implementing 

The Community financial contribution shall be conditional upon:  

Article 2 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

demonstration  by  the  participating  Member  States,  Israel,  Norway  and 
Switzerland  that  the  AAL  Joint  Programme  as  described  in  Annex  I  to  this 
Decision has been efficiently set up;  

the  formal  establishment  or  designation  by  the  participating  Member  States, 
Israel,  Norway  and  Switzerland,  or  organisations  designated  by  participating 
Member  States,  Israel,  Norway  and  Switzerland,  of  a  structure  with  legal 
personality  (for  the  purposes  of  this  Decision  referred  to  as  "dedicated 
implementation  structure"),  which  shall  be  responsible  for  implementing  the 
AAL  Joint  Programme  and  for  receiving,  allocating  and  monitoring  the 
Community  financial  contribution  in  accordance  with  54(2)(c)  and  56  of  the 
Financial Regulation; 

establishment of the appropriate and efficient governance model for the AAL 
Joint Programme in conformity with the guidelines set out in Annex II to this 
Decision; 

efficient  carrying  out  of  the  activities  under  the  AAL  Joint  Programme 
described  in  Annex  I  to  this  Decision  by  the  dedicated  implementation 
structure,  which  entails  the  launch  of  calls  for  proposals  for  the  award  of 
grants; 

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(e) 

(f) 

(g) 

(h) 

commitments  by  the  participating  Member  States,  Israel,  Norway  and 
Switzerland to contribute to the financing of the AAL Joint Programme and the 
effective  payment  of  the  financial  contribution,  in  particular  the  funding  of 
participants in the projects selected following the calls for proposals launched 
under the Programme; 

compliance  with  the  State  aid  rules  of  the  Community,  and  in  particular  the 
rules  set  out  in  the  Community  Framework  for  State  Aid  for  Research, 
Development and Innovation16; 

ensuring  a  high  level  of  scientific  excellence  and  observance  of  ethical 
principles in accordance with the general principles of the Seventh Framework 
Programme; and 

formulation  of  provisions  governing  the  intellectual  property  rights  stemming 
from  the  activities  carried  out  under  the  AAL  Joint  Programme  and  the 
implementation and coordination of the research and development programmes 
and activities undertaken at national level by the participating Member States, 
Israel, Norway and Switzerland in such a way that they aim at promoting the 
creation  of  such  knowledge  and  at  supporting  wide  use  and  dissemination  of 
the knowledge created. 

Article 3 

The granting of financial support by the dedicated implementation structure to third parties in 
the implementation of the AAL Joint Programme, and in particular financial support provided 
to participants in projects selected following calls for proposals for the award of grants, shall 
be subject to the principles of equal treatment and transparency. The financial support to third 
parties  shall  be  granted  on  the  basis  of  scientific  excellence  and  in  accordance  with  the 
principles and procedures set out in Annex I to this Decision.  

Article 4 

The arrangements for the Community financial contribution and the rules relating to financial 
liability  and  intellectual  property  rights  as  well  as  the  detailed  rules  for  the  provision  of 
financial  support  by  the  dedicated  implementation  structure  to  third  parties  shall  be 
established  by  means  of  a  general  agreement  to  be  concluded  between  the  Commission,  on 
behalf of the Community, and the dedicated implementation structure, and annual financing 
agreements. 

Article 5 

If the AAL Joint Programme is not implemented or is implemented inadequately, partially or 
late, or if the participating Member States, Israel, Norway and Switzerland do not contribute, 
contribute partially or late to the financing of the AAL Joint Programme, the Community may 
reduce  its  financial  contribution  in  line  with  the  actual  implementation  of  the  AAL  Joint 

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Programme and the amount of public funding allocated by the participating Member States, 
Israel, Norway and Switzerland for the implementation of the AAL Joint Programme, on the 
terms laid down in the agreement to be concluded between the Commission and the dedicated 
implementation structure. 

Article 6 

In implementing the AAL Joint Programme, the participating Member States, Israel, Norway 
and  Switzerland  shall  take  all  the  legislative,  regulatory,  administrative  or  other  measures 
necessary  for  protecting  the  Communities'  financial  interests.  In  particular,  the  participating 
Member States, Israel, Norway and Switzerland shall provide adequate guarantees as regards 
full  recovery  from  the  dedicated  implementation  structure  of  any  amounts  due  to  the 
Community. 

Article 7 

The Commission and the Court of Auditors may, through their officials or agents, carry out all 
the checks and inspections needed to ensure proper management of the Community funds and 
protect the financial interests of the Community against any fraud or irregularity. To this end, 
the  participating  Member  States,  Israel,  Norway  and  Switzerland  and/or  the  dedicated 
implementation  structure  shall,  in  due  course,  make  all  relevant  documents  available  to  the 
Commission and the Court of Auditors. 

Article 8 

The Commission shall communicate all relevant information to the European Parliament, the 
Council  and  the  Court  of  Auditors.  The  participating  Member  States,  Israel,  Norway  and 
Switzerland are invited to submit to the Commission, through the dedicated implementation 
structure,  any  additional  information  required  by  the  European  Parliament,  the  Council  and 
the Court of Auditors concerning the financial management of the dedicated implementation 
structure. 

Any Member State may join the AAL Joint Programme on the basis of the rules set out in this 
Decision.  

Article 9  

Article 10  

Any third country may join the AAL Joint Programme on the basis of the rules set out in this 
Decision, provided that such participation is covered by the relevant international agreement 
and provided that both the Commission and the participating Member States, Israel, Norway 
and Switzerland agree to it. 

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Article 11 

The conditions for the Community financial contribution in relation to the participation, in the 
AAL  Joint  Programme,  of  any  country  associated  with  the  Seventh  Framework  Programme 
or, where essential for implementing the AAL Joint Programme, of any other country, may be 
agreed  by  the  Community  on  the  basis  of  the  rules  set  out  in  this  Decision  and  of  any 
implementing rules and arrangements. 

Article 12 

1. 

2. 

3. 

The annual report on the Seventh Framework Programme presented to the European 
Parliament  and  the  Council  pursuant  to  Article  173  of  the  Treaty  shall  include  a 
summary of the activities of the AAL Joint Programme. 

An  interim  evaluation  of  the  AAL  Joint  Programme  shall  be  carried  out  by  the 
Commission two years after the start of the Programme, but in any case no later than 
2010.  This  evaluation  shall  cover  the  quality  and  efficiency  of  the  implementation, 
including  scientific,  management  and  financial  integration,  of  the  AAL  Joint 
Programme and progress towards the objectives set, including recommendations on 
the  most  appropriate  ways  to  further  enhance  integration.  The  Commission  shall 
communicate  the  conclusions  thereof,  accompanied  by  its  observations  and,  where 
appropriate, proposals for the adaptation of this Decision, to the European Parliament 
and the Council.  

At  the  end  of  2013,  the  Commission  shall  conduct  a  final  evaluation  of  the  AAL 
Joint  Programme.  The  results  of  the  final  evaluation  shall  be  presented  to  the 
European Parliament and the Council. 

This Decision shall enter into force on the  day following that of its publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union. 

Article 13  

Article 14  

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX I 

Description of the objectives, the activities and the implementation of the AAL Joint 
Programme 

I. Specific Aims 

The AAL Joint Programme has the following specific aims: 

- 
Foster the emergence of innovative ICT-based products, services and systems for 
ageing  well  at  home,  in  the  community,  and  at  work,  thus  increasing  the  quality  of  life, 
autonomy, participation in social life, skills and employability of older people and reducing 
the  costs  of  health  and  social  care.  This  may  be  based  e.g.  on  innovative  utilisation  of  ICT 
technology, new ways of customer interaction or new types of value chains for independent 
living services.  

- 
Create critical mass of research, development and innovation at EU level in the 
areas of technologies and services for ageing well in the information society, including the 
establishment  of  a  favourable  environment  for  participation  by  small  and  medium-sized 
enterprises (SMEs). 

- 
Improve  conditions  for  industrial  exploitation  of  research  results  by  providing  a 
coherent  European  framework  for  developing  common  approaches  and  facilitating  the 
localisation  and  adaptation  of  common  solutions  which  are  compatible  with  varying  social 
preferences and regulatory aspects at national or regional level across Europe.  

By focusing on applied research, the AAL Joint Programme will complement related longer-
term research activities envisaged under the Seventh Framework Programme, as well as the 
demonstration  activities  forming  part  of  the  Competitiveness  and  Innovation  Programme 
(2007 to 2013) established by Decision No 1639/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of 
the Council of 24 October 200617, which focuses on large-scale uptake of existing solutions. 

Due  account  shall  be  taken  of  possible  ethical  and  privacy  issues  in  line  with  international 
guidelines. 

II. Activities  

There are two types of activities in the AAL Joint Programme:  

Research,  development  and  innovation  activities  implemented  via  shared-cost  transnational 
projects involving partners from at least three different participating Member States or other 
participating  countries  addressing  research,  technological  development,  demonstration  and 
dissemination  activities.  These  should  be  targeted  at  market-oriented  research,  should  be  of 
short  to  medium-term  duration  and  should  demonstrate  the  capability  to  exploit  the  project 
results within a realistic time frame. 

Brokerage,  programme  promotion  and  networking  activities,  which  may  be  implemented 
through  dedicated  events  or  in  combination  with  existing  events.  These  shall  include  the 

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OJ L 310, 9.11.2006, p.15. 

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organisation  of  workshops  and  the  establishment  of  contacts  with  other  stakeholders  in  the 
value chain. 

The  AAL  Joint  Programme  shall  entail  consultation  with  relevant  European  stakeholders 
(such as decision-makers from ministries and public sector authorities, private-sector service 
and  insurance  providers  as  well  as  industry,  SMEs  and  user  representatives)  concerning  the 
research priorities to be addressed and the implementation of the programme.  

III. Programme implementation 

The  AAL  Joint  Programme  shall  be  implemented  on  the  basis  of  annual  work  programmes 
identifying topics for calls for proposals to be agreed with the Commission as a basis for the 
financial contribution by the Community. 

The AAL Joint Programme shall issue regular calls for proposals in line with the agreed work 
programme.  Proposals  are  submitted  centrally  to  the  dedicated  implementation  structure  by 
the applicants (single entry point).  

Project  proposals shall be  evaluated and selected at  central level on  the basis of transparent 
and common eligibility and evaluation criteria, as set out in the work programme, which shall 
be binding on the participating Member States and Israel, Norway and Switzerland , except 
for a limited number of well-defined cases to be further specified in the implementation of the 
Programme.  

The  dedicated  implementation  structure  shall  be  responsible  for  monitoring  projects,  and 
common operational procedures to manage the full project cycle shall be put in place. 

As administrative matters concerning national project partners within AAL projects shall be 
handled by their national Programme Managing Agency, the national funding principles shall 
also  be  applied.  Each  country  shall  finance  their  national  participants  whose  proposals  are 
successful through national agencies that shall additionally channel the central funding from 
the dedicated implementation structure, on the basis of an agreement to be concluded between 
the respective national agencies and their national participants for each project. 

The  AAL  Joint  Programme  shall  ensure  scientific  integration  of  the  participating  national 
programmes through the elaboration of common work programmes and call topics across all 
the national programmes. 

Management integration of the national programmes shall be ensured by the legal entity set 
up by the participating Member States and Israel, Norway and Switzerland. Management of 
the AAL Joint Programme shall include: 

- 

central organisation of the calls for proposals; 

- 
central, independent and transparent evaluation by experts at European level based on 
common  rules  and  criteria  for  the  evaluation  and  selection  of  the  proposals  on  the  basis  of 
scientific excellence; 

- 

single submission address (electronic submission is envisaged). 

The AAL Joint Programme shall strengthen financial integration by: 

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ensuring  overall  national  funding  commitments  for  the  duration  of  the  initiative  as 

- 
well as annual commitments for each proposed work programme;  

- 
ensuring that the final ranking of proposals agreed on the basis of the evaluation will 
be  binding  on  Partner  States,  except  in  duly  identified  cases  such  as  legal  problems  or 
financial viability;  

promoting  flexibility  in  national  budget  allocation  as  far  as  possible  to  handle 

- 
exceptions, e.g. by increasing national contributions or cross-financing. 

Every effort shall be made by the participating Member States to strengthen integration and 
remove  existing  national  legislative  barriers  for  international  cooperation  as  part  of  the 
initiative. 

IV. Funding Principles 

The Community contribution shall represent a fixed percentage of the overall public funding 
from the participating national programmes, but shall in any case not exceed 50% of the total 
public  funding  of  a  participant  in  a  project  selected  following  calls  for  proposals  under  the 
AAL Joint Programme. This fixed percentage shall be defined in the agreement between the 
dedicated  implementation  structure  and  the  Commission  and  shall  be  based  on  the 
multiannual  commitment  of  the  participating  Member  States  and  Israel,  Norway  and 
Switzerland and the Community contribution.  

Projects shall be co-financed by the project participants. 

V. Deliverables expected from the implementation of the AAL Joint Programme 

An  annual  report  shall  be  provided  by  the  dedicated  implementation  structure,  which  shall 
give  a  detailed  overview  on  the  implementation  of  the  AAL  Joint  Programme  (number  of 
projects  submitted  and  selected  for  funding,  use  of  the  Community  funding,  distribution  of 
national  funds,  type  of  participants,  country  statistics,  brokerage  events  and  dissemination 
activities, etc.) and the progress towards further integration. 

The deliverables expected shall be set out in greater detail in the agreement to be concluded 
between  the  Commission,  on  behalf  of  the  Community,  and  the  dedicated  implementation 
structure. 

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ANNEX II 

Guidelines for the governance of the AAL Joint Programme 

The organisational structure for the AAL Joint Programme is as follows: 

The  AAL  Association,  an  international  not-for-profit  association  established  under  Belgian 
law, constitutes the dedicated implementation structure created by the participating Member 
States and Israel, Norway and Switzerland. 

The AAL Association is responsible for all the activities of the AAL Joint Programme. The 
AAL  Association's  tasks  include  contract  and  budget  management,  the  development  of  the 
annual work programmes, organisation of the calls for proposals, handling of the evaluation 
and  ranking  of  projects.  In  addition,  it  supervises  project  monitoring  and  transfers  the 
associated  payments  of  the  Community  contributions  to  nominated  national  programme 
agencies. It also organises dissemination activities.  

The AAL Association is governed by the General Assembly. The General Assembly, which is 
the decision-taking body of the AAL Joint Programme, appoints the members of the Board of 
Directors  and  supervises  the  implementation  of  the  AAL  Joint  Programme,  including 
approval  of  annual  work  programmes,  allocation  of  national  funding  to  projects  and 
applications  for  new  membership.  It  will  work  on  the  basis  of  a  one-country  one-vote 
principle.  Decisions  are  taken  by  simple  majority,  except  for  decisions  on  succession, 
admission  or  exclusion  of  members  or  dissolution  of  the  Association,  for  which  specific 
voting  requirements  may  be  set  out  in  the  statutes  of  the  Association.  The  Commission  has 
observer status in the meetings of the General Assembly. 

The AAL Board of Directors – consisting of a Director and two Vice-Directors (alternatively 
one  vice-director  and  one  treasurer)  –  is  elected  by  the  General  Assembly  to  undertake  the 
specific  management  responsibilities  such  as  budget  planning,  staffing  and  contracting.  It 
legally represents the Association and reports to the General Assembly. 

National  Programme  Management  Agencies  are  authorised  by  the  participating  Member 
States  and  Israel,  Norway  and  Switzerland  to  undertake  work  associated  with  project 
management and administrative and legal aspects for the national project partners as well as 
to provide support for evaluation and negotiation of the project proposals. They work under 
the supervision of the AAL Association. 

An  Advisory  Board  with  representatives  from  industry  and  other  stakeholders  will  provide 
recommendations  for  priorities  and  topics  to  be  addressed  in  the  calls  for  proposals  of  the 
AAL Joint Programme. 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT  

1. 

NAME OF THE PROPOSAL: 

Participation by the Community in a research and development programme aimed at 
enhancing the quality of life of older people through the use of new Information and 
Communication Technologies (ICT), undertaken by several Member States. 

2. 

ABM / ABB FRAMEWORK 

Policy Area(s) concerned and associated Activity/Activities: 

Research and Technological Development: 7th Framework Programme. 

Article 169 of the EC Treaty. 

3. 

BUDGET LINES 

3.1. 

Budget  lines  (operational  lines  and  related  technical  and  administrative 
assistance lines (ex- B..A lines)) including headings: 

09  04  01  "Appui  à  la  coopération  en  matière  de  recherche  dans  le  domaine  des 
technologies de l’information de la communication (TIC-Coopération)" 

09 01 05 "Dépenses d’appui aux activités de recherche du domaine politique Société 
de l’information et medias" 

3.2. 

Duration of the action and of the financial impact: 

The Community contribution to the joint programme is expected to be established through co-
decision by the Council and Parliament in December 2007 for an initial period running until 
31 December 2013. Its financial impact on the EU budget will cease after 2013. 

3.3. 

Budgetary characteristics: 

Budget 
line 

Type of expenditure 

New 

EFTA 
contribution 

Contributions 
from applicant 
countries 

Heading in 
financial 
perspective 

09.0401 

Non-comp 

Diff 

YES 

09.0105 

Non-comp  Non-diff 

YES 

YES 

YES 

YES 

YES 

No [1A] 

No [1A] 

4. 

SUMMARY OF RESOURCES 

4.1. 

Financial Resources 

4.1.1. 

Summary of commitment appropriations (CA) and payment appropriations (PA) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

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Expenditure type 

Section 
no. 

Year 
2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

2012 
and 
later 

Total 

Operational expenditure18 
Commitment Appropriations 
(CA) 
Payment 
(PA) 
Administrative expenditure within reference amount19 

Appropriations 

8.1. 

0 

0 

b 

a 

25 

10 

25 

25 

25 

25 

25 

25 

50 

65 

150 

150 

Technical  &  administrative 
assistance (NDA) 

8.2.4. 

c 

TOTAL REFERENCE AMOUNT 

Commitment 
Appropriations 

Payment Appropriations 

a+c 

b+c 

0 

0 

0 

0.320 

0.345 

0.345 

0.345 

0.715 

2.070 

25.32
0 

10.32
0 

25.34
5 

25.34
5 

25.34
5 

25.34
5 

25.34
5 

25.34
5 

50.71
5 

65.71
5 

152.07
0 

152.07
0 

Administrative expenditure not included in reference amount20 

Human 
associated 
(NDA) 

resources 

and 
expenditure 

8.2.5. 

d 

Administrative  costs,  other 
than  human  resources  and 
not 
associated 
included 
reference 
in 
amount (NDA) 

costs, 

8.2.6. 

e 

Total indicative financial cost of intervention 

TOTAL CA including cost 
of Human Resources 

TOTAL  PA  including  cost 
of Human Resources 

0 

0 

a+c
+d+
e 

b+c
+d+
e 

25.32
0 

25.34
5 

25.34
5 

25.34
5 

50.71
5 

152.07
0 

10.32
0 

25.34
5 

25.34
5 

25.34
5 

50.71
5 

152.07
0 

Co-financing details 

A fixed Community contribution of up to 25 million euro per year shall be provided 
subject  to  an  investment  of  at  least  25  million  euro  per  year  by  the  Partner  States, 
who  will  contribute  at  least  150  million  euro  between  2008-2013  from  national 
budgets to the Joint Programme.  

The operational costs of the Joint Programme are maximum 6% of the overall annual 
budget. 

18 

19 

20 

Expenditure that does not fall under Chapter xx 01 of the Title xx concerned. 
Expenditure within article xx 01 04 of Title xx. 
Expenditure within chapter xx 01 other than articles xx 01 04 or xx 01 05. 

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The Community contribution shall represent a fixed percentage of the overall public 
funding from the participating national programmes, but shall in any case not exceed 
50%  of  the  public  funding  of  the  Joint  Programme.  This  fixed  percentage  shall  be 
defined  in  the  contract  between  the  dedicated  implementation-  structure  and  the 
Commission, and will be based on the multiannual commitment of the participating 
Partner States and the Community contribution.  

Co-financing body 

Partner States…………… 

TOTAL  CA  including  co-
financing 

Year 
2007 

0 

0 

f 

a+c
+d
+e
+f 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

2008 

Min. 
25 

Min. 
50.32
0 

2009 

2010 

2011 

Min. 
25 

Min. 
50.34
5 

Min. 
25 

Min. 
50.34
5 

Min. 
25 

Min. 
50.34
5 

2012 
and 
later 

Min. 
50 

Min. 
100.71
5 

Total 

Min. 150 

Min. 
302.070 

Moreover, the organisations participating in R&D projects selected through the calls 
for  proposals  launched  by  the  Programme  will  co-finance  these  projects.  These 
contributions are expected to amount to a minimum of about 300 million euro for the 
duration of the Programme.  

4.1.2.  Compatibility with Financial Programming 

X 

Proposal is compatible with existing financial programming. 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

Proposal  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the  financial 
perspective. 

Proposal  may  require  application  of  the  provisions  of  the  Interinstitutional 
Agreement21 (i.e. flexibility instrument or revision of the financial perspective). 

4.1.3.  Financial impact on Revenue 

X 

Proposal has no financial impact on revenue 

(cid:133) 

Proposal has financial impact – the effect on revenue is as follows: 

EUR million (to one decimal place) 

Budget line 

Revenue 

Prior to
action 
[Year 
n-1] 

Situation following action 

[Yea
r n] 

[n+1] [n+2]  [n+3

] 

[n+4] [n+5]

22

21 

22 

See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional agreement. 
Additional columns should be added if necessary i.e. if the duration of the action exceeds 6 years 

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a) Revenue in absolute terms 

b) Change in revenue 

 Δ 

4.2. 

Human Resources FTE (including officials, temporary and external staff) – see 
detail under point 8.2.1. 

Annual requirements 

Year 
2007 

N + 1 

n + 2 

n + 3 

n + 4 

n + 5 
and 
later 

Total  number  of  human 
resources 

1 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

5 

5. 

CHARACTERISTICS AND OBJECTIVES 

5.1. 

Need to be met in the short or long term 

Community contribution to the establishment and operation of the Ambient Assisted 
Living  (AAL)  Joint  Programme  between  Partner  States,  in  order  to  allow  for 
payments  to  contribute  to  the  cost  of  the  programme  operation  and  to  the  costs  of 
national  participants  in  R&D  projects  that  are  selected  following  open  calls  for 
proposals. 

5.2. 

Added  value  of  Community  involvement  and  coherence  of  the  proposal  with 
other financial instruments and possible synergy 

The AAL Joint R&D and Innovation Programme will combine Community, national 
and  private  resources  to  pursue  innovative  ICT  solutions  for  allowing  Europe's 
citizens  to  age  independently  and  well,  while  contributing  to  the  overall 
sustainability of their care and providing new economic opportunities for European 
industry. 

The added value of the Community's involvement is substantial because: 

–  The  Community  intervention  will  make  it  possible  to  create  a  new  legal 
framework  whereby  Community  and  national  funding  can  be  combined  under  a 
common  strategy  to  stimulate  international  collaborative  R&D  and  innovation 
projects, in particular involving SMEs. This would not otherwise be feasible using 
the existing structures. 

–  The new Joint Programme will help to address the demographic ageing challenge 
by  fostering  the  emergence  of  new  innovative  ICT-based  products  and  services 
for  ageing  well,  at  home,  in  the  community,  and  at  work,  thus  increasing  their 
quality  of  life,  autonomy,  participation  in  social  life,  skills  and  employability  of 
older  people  and  reducing  the  cost  of  care.  This  will  be  done  in  a  coherent  and 
non-fragmented way with higher critical mass leading to more cost-effective and 
interoperable solutions.  

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–  Industry, and SMEs in particular, will be supported more efficiently by providing 
a  critical  mass  and  a  coherent  European  approach  for  developing  interoperable 
solutions.  In  addition, 
to 
national/regional  social  preferences  and  regulations.  This  is  an  important 
prerequisite  for  commercial  exploitation  and  market  development,  and  provides 
strong potential for SME involvement. 

to  adapt  AAL  solutions 

it  will  be  possible 

–  Finally,  the  proposed  scheme  will  create  incentives  for  increased  national  and 
industrial investment in R&D and innovation in the field of ICT and ageing, thus 
contributing to the Barcelona objective of 3% of European GDP for R&D. 

–  The macro-economic added value for the European economy and society that will 
result from exploitation of the results of the AAL Joint Programme has not been 
addressed in this financial statement. 

5.3. 

Objectives, expected results and  related indicators of  the proposal in the context of 
the ABM framework 

The main operational objective of this legislative proposal, namely the participation 
by the Community in a Joint R&D and Innovation Programme undertaken between 
several Member States in the field of Ambient Assisted Living, has already been set 
out  in  the  7th  Framework  Programme  for  RTD  and  in  its  "Cooperation"  Specific 
Programme.  

Policy objectives associated with this operational objective: 

–  -  Respond to the challenge of Demographic Ageing by stimulating investment in 
research, development and innovation in new ICT-based solutions for ageing well 
across Europe. 

–  -  Create critical mass of research, development and innovation at EU level in the 
areas  of  technologies  and  services  for  ageing  well  in  the  information  society, 
including the establishment of a favourable environment for participation by small 
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). 

Technological and economic objectives: 

–  -  Foster the emergence of innovative ICT-based products, services and systems 
for  ageing  well  at  home,  in  the  community,  and  at  work,  thus  increasing  the 
quality  of  life,  autonomy,  participation  in  social  life,  skills  and  employability  of 
older people and reducing the costs of health and social care. This may be based 
e.g. on innovative utilisation of ICT technology, new ways of customer interaction 
or new types of value chains for independent living services. 

–  - 

Improve conditions for industrial exploitation of research results by providing 
a  coherent  European  framework  for  developing  common  approaches  and 
facilitating  the  localisation  and  adaptation  of  common  solutions  which  are 
compatible  with  varying  social  preferences  and  regulatory  aspects  at  national  or 
regional level across Europe. 

The inputs by the Commission are the resources listed in Section 4.1. 

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The  outputs  are  (a)  the  establishment  of  the  Joint  Programme  and  (b)  R&D  and 
innovation  projects  selected  and  launched  following  open  calls  for  proposals  under 
the Joint Programme. 

The following expected results will be measured through related indicators (2008): 

•  Leveraging 

investment  and  national  efforts;  by  providing 

incentives  for 

investment following common strategies and implementation. 

•  Indicators: (i) number of countries participating; (ii) commitments and payments 
according to the provisions of Section 4.1.1; (iii) national funding committed and 
spent for projects of the Joint Programme; (iv) resources invested by industry and 
other stakeholders through their participation and co-funding of projects. 

•  Improving  coherence  of  R&D  and  innovation  in  ICT  for  Ageing  Well  across 
Europe; by removing the current fragmentation of effort by developing common 
strategies and joint calls for proposals with critical mass. 

•  Indicators:  This  result  will  in  effect  be  achieved  when  the  Joint  Programme 
becomes fully operational with a significant number of participating countries. 

•  Programme  Efficiency;  by  providing  certainty  about  availability  of  national 
budgets,  having  a  central  proposal  submission,  evaluation  and  selection  scheme 
and  by  providing  a  user-friendly  scheme  for  European  collaborative  applied  and 
market-oriented  research  and  innovation  based  on  familiar  national  rules.  This 
should  result  in  new  and  more  efficient  support  for  participants,  in  particular 
SMEs,  thus  leading  to  higher  industrial  investments  and  shorter  time  to  market 
and exploit results. 

•  Indicators: (v) time interval between proposal submission and project launch; (vi) 
number  of  SMEs  participating;  (vii)  overhead  costs  for  operating  the  Joint 
Programme. 

•  Significant  economic  and  social  benefits  and  contribution  to  key  policy 
objectives; this will be measured as part of the planned independent mid-term and 
final evaluation in addition to the other indicators presented.  

5.4 

Method of Implementation (indicative) 

X 

Centralised Management 

(cid:133) 

directly by the Commission 

X 

indirectly by delegation to: 

(cid:133) 

executive Agencies 

(cid:133) 

X 

bodies set up by the Communities as referred to in Article 185 of 
the Financial Regulation 

national  or  international  public-sector  bodies/bodies  with  public-
service mission 

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(cid:133) 

Shared or decentralised management 

(cid:133)  with Member States 

(cid:133)  with third countries 

(cid:133) 

Joint management with international organisations (please specify) 

Relevant comments: 

The  financial  contribution  of  the  Community  will  be  paid  to  the  dedicated 
implementation  structure  established  by  Partner  States  for  the  Joint  Programme, 
which will manage the Community contribution in accordance with Articles 54 and 
56  of  the  Financial  Regulation.  The  Community  contribution  will  be  provided 
subject  to  approval  of  a  work  programme  and  associated  national  budgetary 
commitments. 

The organisational structure for the AAL Joint Programme is as follows: 

The  AAL  Association,  an  international  not-for-profit  association  established  under 
Belgian  law,  constitutes  the  dedicated  implementation  structure  created  by  the 
participating Member States and Israel, Norway and Switzerland. 

The  AAL  Association  is  responsible  for  all  the  activities  of  the  AAL  Joint 
Programme. The AAL Association's tasks include contract and budget management, 
the  development  of  the  annual  work  programmes,  organisation  of  the  calls  for 
proposals,  handling  of  the  evaluation  and  ranking  of  projects.  In  addition,  it 
supervises  project  monitoring  and  transfers  the  associated  payments  of  the 
Community  contributions  to  nominated  national  programme  agencies.  It  also 
organises dissemination activities.  

The AAL Association is governed by the General Assembly. The General Assembly, 
which  is  the  decision-taking  body  of  the  AAL  Joint  Programme,  appoints  the 
members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  supervises  the  implementation  of  the  AAL 
Joint  Programme,  including  approval  of  annual  work  programmes,  allocation  of 
national  funding  to  projects  and  applications  for  new  membership.  It  will  work  on 
the  basis  of  a  one-country  one-vote  principle.  Decisions  are  taken  by  simple 
majority, except for decisions on succession, admission or exclusion of members or 
dissolution of the Association, for which specific voting requirements may be set out 
in  the  statutes  of  the  Association.  The  Commission  has  observer  status  in  the 
meetings of the General Assembly. 

The  AAL  Board  of  Directors  –  consisting  of  a  Director  and  two  Vice-Directors 
(alternatively  one  vice-director  and  one  treasurer)  –  is  elected  by  the  General 
Assembly  to  undertake  the  specific  management  responsibilities  such  as  budget 
planning, staffing and contracting. It legally represents the Association and reports to 
the General Assembly. 

National  Programme  Management  Agencies  are  authorised  by  the  participating 
Member  States  and  Israel,  Norway  and  Switzerland  to  undertake  work  associated 
with project management and administrative and legal aspects for the national project 

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partners  as  well  as  to  provide  support  for  evaluation  and  negotiation  of  the  project 
proposals. They work under the supervision of the AAL Association. 

An  Advisory  Board  with  representatives  from  industry  and  other  stakeholders  will 
provide  recommendations  for  priorities  and  topics  to  be  addressed  in  the  calls  for 
proposals of the AAL Joint Programme. 

6. 

MONITORING AND EVALUATION 

6.1.  Monitoring system 

Once  established,  the  Joint  Programme  will  be  monitored  through  annual  reports 
which will be provided by the dedicated implementation- structure. These will give a 
detailed  overview  on  the  implementation  of  the  Joint  Programme  according  to  the 
indicators presented in Section 5.3. 

6.2. 

Evaluation 

6.2.1.  Ex-ante evaluation 

The  proposed  initiative  has  been  addressed  as  part  of  the  ex-ante  evaluation  of  the 
proposal for Framework Programme 7. 

6.2.2.  Measures taken following an intermediate/ex-post evaluation (lessons learned from 

similar experiences in the past) 

The proposed governance model has been based on the experience gained from the 
first  Article  169  initiative  undertaken  during  Framework  Programme  6,  that  is  the 
EDCTP initiative on Clinical Trials in Africa. 

6.2.3.  Terms and frequency of future evaluation 

A  mid-term  evaluation  will  be  carried  out  after  two  years  of  operation  with  the 
assistance  of  independent  experts  and  will  assess:  (1)  the  implementation  of  the 
Programme in terms of further scientific, management and financial integration; (2) 
the added value and effectiveness of the Programme in meeting its objectives. An ex-
post evaluation by external experts will be conducted at the end of the Programme. 

7. 

ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES 

Article 6 of the Decision on the AAL Joint Programme states that in implementing the AAL 
Joint Programme, the participating Member States, Israel, Norway and Switzerland shall take 
all  the  legislative,  regulatory,  administrative  or  other  measures  necessary  for  protecting  the 
Communities'  financial  interests.  In  particular,  the  participating  Member  States,  Israel, 
Norway and Switzerland shall provide adequate guarantees as regards full recovery from the 
dedicated implementation structure of any amounts due to the Community. 

Article 7 of the Decision on the Joint Programme states that the Commission and the Court of 
Auditors  may,  through  their  officials  or  agents,  carry  out  all  the  checks  and  inspections 
needed  to  ensure  proper  management  of  the  Community  funds  and  protect  the  financial 

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interests  of  the  Community  against  any  fraud  or  irregularity.  To  this  end,  the  participating 
Member  States,  Israel,  Norway  and  Switzerland  and/or  the  dedicated  implementation 
structure shall, in due course, make all relevant documents available to the Commission and 
the Court of Auditors. 

Further  anti-fraud  measures  will  be  implemented  as  part  of  the  detailed  agreement  between 
the Commission and the dedicated implementation- structure. 

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8. 

DETAILS OF RESOURCES 

8.1. 

Objectives of the proposal in terms of their financial cost 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Type of output 

Av. 
cost 

Year 2007 

Year 2008 

Year 2009 

Year 2010 

Year 2011 

Year 2012 and 
later 

TOTAL 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

No. 
outputs 

Total 
cost 

of 

(Headings 
Objectives, 
and 
actions 
outputs should be 
provided) 

OPERATIONAL 
OBJECTIVE23 
Establishment  and 
the 
operation  of 
AAL 
Joint 
Programme 

Action 1 

- Output 1 (*)  Establishment 

0 

1 

1.75 

1 

1.75 

1 

1.75 

1 

1.75 

2 

3.5 

6 

10.5 

and  operation 
of 
Joint 
Programme 

- Output 2 (**)  Projects 

0.5 

Sub-total 
Objective 1 

TOTAL COST 

46.5 

47.5 

0 

0 

0 

23.25 

46.5 

23.25 

46.5 

23.25 

46.5 

23.25 

93 

46.50 

279 

139.5 

25.00 

47.5 

25.00 

47.5 

25.00 

47.5 

25.00 

95 

50.00 

286 

150.0 

25.00 

25.00 

25.00 

25.00 

50.00 

150.0 

(*) 

The cost of management of the Joint Programme will be covered jointly by the Community and the Partner States (maximum 6%) 

(**)  Assuming  an  average  total  cost  per  project  of  EUR  2  million,  50%  of  which  will  be  covered  by  public  funding,  to  be  shared  between  the 
Community  and  the  Partner  States  in  accordance  with  the  ratio  between  the  respective  annual  commitments  (estimated  ~40-50%).

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As described under section 5.3. 

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8.2. 

Administrative Expenditure 

8.2.1.  Number and type of human resources 

Types of post 

Staff to be assigned to management of the action using existing and/or 
additional resources (number of posts/FTEs) 

Year 2007  Year 2008  Year 2009  Year 2010  Year 2011  Year 2012 

Officials or temporary 
staff24 (XX 01 01) 

Staff  financed25  by  art. 
XX 01 02 

Other 
staff26 
financed 
by  art.  XX 
01 04/05 

TOTAL 

A*/AD 

0.50 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

B*, 
C*/AST 

0.50 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1.0 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

8.2.2.  Description of tasks deriving from the action 

The main tasks deriving from the action will be: 

–  Participation  in  meetings  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  AAL  Association  as 

Commission observer, 4 two-day meetings/year (Director level) 

–  Participation in workshops and dissemination events 3 times per year (HoU level) 

–  Negotiation and Preparation of grant contracts with the dedicated implementation 

structure (Project Officer level + B/C Assistant level) 

–  Monitoring  of  implementation  +  assistance  to  mid-term  and  ex-post  evaluations 

(Project Officer level)  

–  Financial  and  legal  auditing  of  the  implementation  of  the  Joint  Programme 

(Financial Officer level) 

8.2.3. 

Sources of human resources (statutory) 

(cid:133) 

Posts currently allocated to the management of the programme to be replaced 
or extended 

(cid:133) 

Posts pre-allocated within the APS/PDB exercise for year n 

24 

25 

26 

Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount 
Cost of which is NOT covered by the reference amount 
Cost of which is included within the reference amount 

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(cid:133) 

Posts to be requested in the next APS/PDB procedure 

X 

(cid:133) 

Posts  to  be  redeployed  using  existing  resources  within  the  managing  service 
(internal redeployment) 

Posts required for year n although not foreseen in the APS/PDB exercise of the 
year in question 

8.2.4.  Other  Administrative  expenditure  included  in  reference  amount  (XX  01  04/05  – 

Expenditure on administrative management) 

Budget line 

(number and heading) 

Technical 

1 
administrative 
and 
assistance  (including  related  staff  costs 
and missions) 

Executive agencies27 

Other 

technical 

and 

administrative 

assistance 

- intra muros  

- extra muros 

Total  Technical  and  administrative 
assistance 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
2007 

Year 
2008 

Year 
2009 

Year 
2010 

Year 
2011 

Year 
2012  
and 
later 

TOTAL 

0 

0.320 

0.320 

0.320 

0.320 

0.640 

1.920 

0 

0 

0 

0.025 

0.025 

0.025 

0.075 

0.150 

0.320 

0.345 

0.345 

0.345 

0.715 

2.070 

27 

Reference should be made to the specific legislative financial statement for the Executive Agency(ies) 
concerned. 

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8.2.5.  Financial cost of human resources and associated costs not included in the reference 

amount (not applicable) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Type of human resources 

Year n 

Year 
n+1 

Year 
n+2 

Year 
n+3 

Year 
n+4 

Year 
n+5 

and later 

Officials  and  temporary  staff 
(XX 01 01) 

Staff  financed  by  Art  XX  01 
02  (auxiliary,  END,  contract 
staff, etc.) 

(specify budget line) 

cost 

Total 
of  Human 
Resources  and  associated 
in  reference 
costs 
amount) 

(NOT 

Calculation – Officials and Temporary agents 

The human resources of Section 8.2.1 are used with an average cost of 117 000 euro per post 
FTE. 

Missions: Costs are based on 1 250 euro average cost per mission and: 2 missions per year for 
2 officials to attend meetings of the General Assembly, 3 missions per year for one official to 
attend  meetings  of  the  executive  board  and  3  missions  per  year  for  one  official  to  attend 
workshops and proposers events. A further 12 missions per year have been added for auditing 
purposes. 

External assistance: Cost estimates for external support for annual reviews and interim/final 
evaluation are based on one annual review/interim evaluation per year (with 3 external experts 
at  485  euro  per  day  for  three  days  +  travel  1 250  euro  per  expert)  for  six  years  +  one  final 
evaluation in 2013.  

Calculation– Staff financed under art. XX 01 02 

8.2.6.  Other  administrative  expenditure  not  included  in  reference  amount  (not 

applicable) 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places)

Year 
2007 

Year 
2008 

Year 
2009 

Year 
2010 

Year 
2011 

Year 
2012
and 

TOTAL 

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later 

XX 01 02 11 01 – Missions 

XX 01 02 11 02 – Meetings & Conferences 

XX 01 02 11 03 – Committees28  

XX 01 02 11 04 – Studies & consultations 

XX 01 02 11 05 - Information systems 

2 

Total 

Other  Management 

Expenditure (XX 01 02 11) 

3  Other 

expenditure 

administrative 
including reference to budget line) 

nature 

of 

an 
(specify 

expenditure, 
than  human  resources  and 
in 

Total  Administrative 
other 
associated  costs  (NOT 
reference amount) 

included 

Calculation - Other administrative expenditure not included in reference amount 

28 

Specify the type of committee and the group to which it belongs. 

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