/ EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Directorate-General for Competition
Policy and Strategy
Directorate A

Project on

Training of National Judges in EU Competition Law

and

Judicial Co-operation between National Judges

APPLICATION FORM

Reserved for the European Commission

GREFFE
Date of receipt:
Reception Number:
Year / Project number
CFP 2015

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Acknowledgement of Receipt

This page will be returned to you when we have received your application form. Please therefore complete the information below clearly:

Name of promoting organisation
Name of contact person
Street Number - Street
Country code - Post code - Town/City
Title of proposal:
Date of dispatch of the proposal / …….... / ..…….. / ..……..

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Reserved for the European Commission:

We acknowledge receipt of your application for funds concerning the above-mentioned proposal:

Year / Programme / Project number
2015 / ToJ-CFP 2015

Please use this reference number in all correspondence with the European Commission.

Yours sincerely,

Date:

Promoters are requested to carry out their projects in accordance with the Financial Regulation (in particular Title VI of part 1) and its Rules of Application (RAP)

A. APPLICANT
Name of the organisation in national language (full and abbreviated if applicable)
Name of the organisation in EN or FR (if available)
Type of organisation[1]
Brief description of the organisation's activities and general aims:
Monobeneficiary  Multibeneficiary 

Head Office

Street
Number
Post code
Town/city
Country

Contact person

Name / Mr□ Ms□
Position
Street
Number
Post code
Town/city
Country
Telephone / ++ /
Fax / ++ /
E-mail
Website / http://

Authorised signatory legally representing the organisation

Name / Mr□ Ms□
Position

The undersigned certifies that all information given in this form is accurate.

Date Signature Stamp of the organisation

CO-ORDINATING ORGANISATION
To be completed only if the financial management of the project is done by an organisation other than the applicant. Please note that this will not lift the full responsibility of the applicant towards the Commission
Name of the organisation in national language (full and abbreviated if applicable)
Name of the organisation in EN or FR (if available)
Type of organisation

Head Office

Street
Number
Post code
Town/city
Country

Contact Person

Name / Mr□ Ms□
Position
Street
Number
Post code
Town/city
Country
Telephone / ++ /
Fax / ++ /
E-mail
Website / http://

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B. project outline
B.1 GENERAL INFORMATION
Project: / Training of national judges in EU competition law
Title (max. 200 characters, including spaces)
Acronym/short title (max. 25 characters)
Which action(s) / measure(s) does your project implement? / Training □
Exchange of judges (EU) □
Network for judicial co-operation □
Seminars, Conferences, Meetings, Symposia □ / Short-term and long-term courses as part of a curriculum □
Innovative action/tool □
Which objective(s) does your project address? Please refer to the Call for Proposals.
How is the European added value scope (see section 2.1) achieved by your project
Which main priority (maximum 10 points) does your project address? Please refer to section 4 of the Call for Proposals, clearly mentioning which priority and describing how your proposal matches it.
Does your project address an ancillary priority (maximum 5 additional points)? Please refer to section 4 of the Call for Proposals, clearly mentioning which priority and describing how your proposal matches it.
EU Dimension / EU-countries / Candidate-countries / Third countries (specify)
Total number of partners per country, including promoter and co-ordinator
Please indicate numbers in relevant spaces ex. AT 5 BE 3 BG 1 / AT BE BG
CZ CY DE
DK[2] EE EL[3]
ES FR FI
HU IT IE
LUX LV LT
MT NL PL
PT RO SI
SK SE UK[4]
HR / FYROM
IS
ME
RS
TR
Estimated number of participants (please check definition of target audience in the Call) per country
Please indicate numbers in relevant spaces / AT BE BG
CZ CY DE
DK[5] EE EL[6]
ES FR FI
HU IT IE
LUX LV LT
MT NL PL
PT RO SI
SK SV UK[7]
HR / FYROM
IS
ME
RS
TR
Nationality of your speakers (if applicable)
Main language(s) of the activity[8]
Duration of project[9]
Date of the main event(if applicable)
City of main event (if applicable) / ………… months : from to
……………………………………………
Total eligible costs / Euro
Grant requested from the Project / Euro
% of total budget estimate[10]
B.2 summary
Please provide a short description of your proposal (max 1 page in English), explaining what you are going to do and why. (Parts of this summary may be used in directories of selected projects. Describe also briefly when and where the project will be carried out, the budget, the partnership and the expected results).
N.B.: Please also include the curriculum vitae of the key persons performing the work in the context of the operation.
B.3 Other projects DIRECTLY related to this proposaL
Have you, or any of your partners, already obtained financial support for a project directly related to this proposal within this programme or under other EU programmes/initiatives in the last 3 years? / □ YES (please fill the table below)
□ NO
Year / Programme
or
Initiative / Identification number
/ Contracting organisation
/ Title of the project / Organisation to which the proposal was submitted

Please add extra sheet if necessary

C. justification, impact and results of the project

In filling in this section please use half page/15-20 lines max per question

C.1. Justification for the proposal
1.  What needs does your project address? How did you identify them?
2.  What are the specific aims of the project?
3.  If your proposal is combined with other proposals presented in this selection year, please explain the interdependence with the other proposals and the expected added value.
4.  If your proposal is directly related to other previously funded projects (see section B.3), please explain this relationship and the expected added value.
5.  Do you have a marketing strategy? How you are going to attract participants?
C.2. results and impact
1. What specific results are expected in the course of the project and on its completion? Please provide a detailed description of the expected results and specify in what form (methods, medium) and which languages, when, where and for what target group they will be available.
2. How are you going to measure / evaluate these results?
3. What is the expected impact of the project, in the short and in the long term, as regards both the primary target group and other groups to which the project’s results might be transferred? (multiplier effect)
4. What dissemination strategies and activities are planned to ensure that the project results have the desired impact?

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D partners

Please provide information on all partners (including promoter and co-ordinator) using the table below.

D.1.- overview of partners
N° / Country / Name of organisation/institution in national language[11] / Organisation type / Contact person / Street and No
Town/City
Post code
Country / Telephone
Fax
E-mail / Contribution to the budget
Name / M/F
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P…
Total

N.B. Attach the partners' letters of intent

Please add extra sheets if necessary

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D.2. characteristics of the partnership
Please describe each partner organisation (including promoter and co-ordinator) and their role in the project. Illustrate also the skills, knowledge, expertise and experience of each partner in relation to its role in the project.
(Please follow the partner order used in D.1 and the same numbering; use maximum 15 lines per partner)
P1 / 
P2 / 
P3 / 
P4 / 
P5 / 
P…

Please add extra sheets if necessary

E. Organisation and management of the project
E.1. Work Plan AND IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE
Please describe your work programme by sub-dividing it into steps. For each step please describe:
- the aims,
- the start and finish dates and overall duration,
- the total number of staff days (broken down by categories),
- the role and the tasks of each partner involved,
- the working methods and techniques,
- the expected outcomes/results of the work package,
The work programme must provide details on the dissemination plan (including commercialisation, if foreseen, and arrangements foreseen for copyright and intellectual property) and the quality management plan (procedures and criteria for evaluation and quality assurance).
For the sake of clarity you may wish to add diagrams and tables as appropriate.
Step / Start & End date / Aims / Working Methods and Techniques / Expected Outcome /Results / Number of Staff Days
1
2
…

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F. ANNEXEs

Compulsory documents:

Annex 1: Overview of required annexes

Please tick the boxes corresponding to the all the documents contained in your application. If you annexed extra documentation, please use this document to list it.

Annex2: Electronic copy of the complete application (on CD or USB)

Please make sure that the electronic copy corresponds to the original submitted by you, included signatures, dates and stamps.

Annex3: Financial Plan and Detailed forward budget dated and signed

The template is available on our website http://ec.europa.eu/competition/calls/proposals_open.html. Please insert as much detail as possible (ex. Travel of 10 Finnish judges instead of Travel for 10 participants).

For staff, meals and accommodation costs please consult the reference tables establishing a "maximum daily rates for staff costs" and "applicable unit costs" by country on our website.

Annex4: Financial Identification Form (ORIGINAL) dated and signed

Download all EU languages:
http://ec.europa.eu/budget/contracts_grants/info_contracts/financial_id/financial_id_en.cfm

Annex5: Legal Entity Form (ORIGINAL) dated and signed accompanied (if applicable) by proof of VAT registration

Download all EU languages:
http://ec.europa.eu/budget/contracts_grants/info_contracts/legal_entities/legal_entities_en.cfm

Annex6: Declaration on Applicant's honour (exclusion criteria and no conflict of interest)

The template is available on our website http://ec.europa.eu/competition/calls/proposals_open.html.

Annex7: Financial capacity assessment

Necessary supporting documents are for:

a) Low value grants (≤ EUR 60 000) = a declaration on their honour

b) Grants > EUR 60 000 = a declaration on their honour and the annual accounts for the last closed financial year (not obligatory for public bodies[12]).

For newly created entities, the business plan might replace the annual accounts.

Annex8: Operational capacity assessment

Necessary supporting documents are:

a.  an exhaustive lists of previous projects/grants and activities performed in the last 3 years (If applicable).and connected to the policy field of a given call or to the actions to be carried out. For this purpose fill section B.3 of the application form;

b.  CVs of the key staff/project leaders assigned to the project (ex. the ones' listed in section A.a) cost of staff of your forward budget)

Annex9: Staff's salary grids (ex. supporting documents: salary slip).

To be reimbursed based on real costs incurred for staff.

In case of partner(s):

Annex10: Partner(s) declaration form

Please use the following cover pages to present your ordered annexes

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ANNEX 1

Overview of required annexes


ANNEX 2

Electronic copy of the complete application (on CD or USB)


ANNEX 3

Financial Plan and Detailed forward budget


ANNEX 4

Financial Identification Sheet


ANNEX 5

Legal Entity Form+VAT


ANNEX 6

ONLY FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES

Declaration on Applicant's honour

(Exclusion criteria and no conflict of interest)


ANNEX 7

Financial capacity assessment


ANNEX 8

Operational capacity assessment


ANNEX 9

Staff's salary grids


ANNEX 10(if applicable)

Partner declaration form

[1] Examples: non-profit organisation (private or public), public authorities (national, regional, local), international organisations, universities, educational institutions, research centres, companies etc.

[2] Please note that costs related to the participation of DK and UK participants are not eligible for reimbursement (see section 2.2 of the Call).

[3] The abbreviations to use are the ISO codes, except for Greece and the United Kingdom, for which EL and UK are recommended (instead of GR and GB).

[4] See footnote 2

[5] See footnote 2.

[6] See footnote 3.

[7] See footnote 2.

[8] If international audience, do not forget to insert the estimation of interpretation costs for the event in your forward budget.

[9] Please note that action should start as from March 2014 at the earliest.

[10] Maximum possible rate of co-financing of the eligible costs: 80% as normal maximum rate, 90% in exceptional and duly justified cases (see section 7.2 of the Call).

[11] Please provide this information also in EN, FR or DE, if available

[12] Annex 7 should not be submitted if the Applicant is a government body (e.g. ministry, local, regional, national or federal government authority, municipality or other public body) or a public university.