FUNDING FOR SPECIFIC JOINT SURVEILLANCE ACTIONS
Between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer
protection laws
(Text with EEA relevance)
CALL FOR PROPOSALS No EAHC/2010/CP/ CPC -JA
Pre-Proposal form
(Regulation N° 2006/2004 on Consumer Protection Cooperation)
Action 8 of Decision N° 1926/2006/EC establishing a programme for community action in
the field of consumer policy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................... 4
2.
IDENTIFICATION OF THE JOINT ACTION ............................................................................ 4
3.
2.1.
Title: .......................................................................................................................... 4
2.2.
Acronym: ................................................................................................................... 4
2.3.
Duration of the activities in months: ......................................................................... 4
2.4.
Participants in the joint action: ................................................................................... 4
OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................................................... 4
3.1. General objective: how does the joint action relate to the objectives and provisions
of Regulation 2006/2004 on Consumer Protection Cooperation? ......................................... 4
3.2.
4.
5.
Specific objective(s) ................................................................................................... 4
ACTIVITIES......................................................................................................................... 4
4.1.
Description and planning of the foreseen activities ................................................... 4
4.2.
Activities foreseen for each participant ...................................................................... 4
RESULTS AND PROGRESS OVER SEVERAL MONTHS ........................................................... 5
5.1. Results and benefits expected in relation to the improvement of enforcement
coordination and administrative cooperation. ........................................................................ 5
5.2.
6.
Progress indicators ..................................................................................................... 5
APPROXIMATE TOTAL COSTS BY CATEGORY AND REQUESTED EU CONTRIBUTION ........ 5
ANNEX: HOW TO FILL IN THE PRE-PROPOSAL FORM? OBJECTIVES AND DEFINITIONS............. 6
1.
IDENTIFYING THE FORESEEN JOINT ACTION ..................................................................... 6
2.
SETTING OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................ 6
3.
DEFINING ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................................ 7
4.
MEASURING RESULTS AND PROGRESS OVER SEVERAL MONTHS ...................................... 7
5.
ESTIMATING TOTAL COSTS AND REQUESTED EU CONTRIBUTION ................................... 8
6.
5.1.
Direct eligible costs .................................................................................................... 8
5.2.
Indirect eligible cost ................................................................................................... 9
SUBMITTING THE PRE-PROPOSAL ...................................................................................... 9
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1.
INTRODUCTION
Eligible bodies interested in applying for a joint action, should identify and agree
among themselves the objectives, content and planning of the activities they intend to
achieve as an action by filling in the main text of the pre-proposal form. This will
constitute the pre-proposal.
The pre-proposal must cover any relevant aspect of the foreseen action including at least
those set out in this form.
The pre-proposal form must be filled in according to the information and definitions
provided in Annex of this form.
2.
3.
4.
IDENTIFICATION OF THE JOINT ACTION
2.1.
Title:
2.2.
Acronym:
2.3.
Duration of the activities in months:
2.4.
Participants in the joint action:
OBJECTIVES
3.1.
General objective: how does the joint action relate to the objectives and
provisions of Regulation 2006/2004 on Consumer Protection Cooperation?
3.2.
Specific objective(s)
ACTIVITIES
4.1.
Description and planning of the foreseen activities
4.2.
Activities foreseen for each participant
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5.
6.
RESULTS AND PROGRESS OVER SEVERAL MONTHS
5.1.
Results and benefits expected in relation to the improvement of enforcement
coordination and administrative cooperation.
5.2.
Progress indicators
APPROXIMATE TOTAL COSTS BY CATEGORY AND REQUESTED EU CONTRIBUTION
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ANNEX: HOW TO FILL IN THE PRE-PROPOSAL FORM? OBJECTIVES AND
DEFINITIONS
This Annex should not be filled in. It aims at providing necessary definitions and
clarifications on how to fill in the mandatory requirements set out under the main text of
the pre-proposal form.
1.
IDENTIFYING THE FORESEEN JOINT ACTION
The foreseen joint action is identified by four main elements.
The title is the normal way to identify a foreseen joint action. It should refer to its main
objective or area of implementation.
The acronym constitutes a convenient way to easily identify the project in a data base
or in the related grant agreement. It has the same legal value than the title and is usually
the title’s contraction.
The duration of the joint action should be given in months. In a case where the
activities foreseen in the framework of the joint action would be implemented in more
than 12 months, the foreseen joint action will have a multi-annual perspective.
The participants of the joint action should be identified when possible by giving a list
of the possible participants if already known. This list should provide for information
only and will have no binding value.
2.
SETTING OBJECTIVES
Specific joint surveillance actions are important within the framework of the Consumer
Programme. In order to measure progress and assess effectiveness of the foreseen joint
action, goals to be achieved have to be clearly defined.
The pre-proposal must set out the objectives of the foreseen joint action and may take
into account a multi-annual perspective.
General objective. The « general objective » (or aim) indicates the project’s
contribution to Consumer society in terms of its longer-term benefits. It is strongly
linked to the objectives and provisions of the CPC Regulation. This aim may not be
achieved by the project itself, but the project should contribute to its achievement.
Specific objectives. Specific objectives are concrete statements describing what the
project is trying to achieve in order to reach its goal(s).
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They should be specified in a way which allows them to be evaluated once the project is
terminated.
1. GENERAL
OBJECTIVE (may
be set out on a
multiannual
perspective)
3. ACTIVITIES
2. SPECIFIC
OBJECTIVE
3.
DEFINING ACTIVITIES
The pre-proposal intends to easily define the strategy of the joint action to achieve its
specific objectives.
The joint action will be implemented through activities, depending on the specific
objective(s). These activities should be linked to the priority sectors for action, the
budget estimates and human resources; they foresee tasks for several months.
To that extent, the pre-proposal should establish a brief description and general planning
of the activities foreseen in the framework of the joint action.
It should also establish the repartition of the activities among the participants, by giving
a description of tasks allocated to each participant.
4.
MEASURING RESULTS AND PROGRESS OVER SEVERAL MONTHS
The pre-proposal should state the expected results and benefits of the joint action in
relation to the improvement of enforcement coordination and administrative
cooperation.
The pre-proposal should set out tools to measure the expected progress over several
months easily and in a meaningful way.
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The pre-proposal should give a very short description or list of the progress indicators
which should be implemented during the joint action.
Progress indicators are tools to measure the performance of the project. They must be
defined for each activity. They should be easily measurable. They can also quantify
some relevant aspects such as attendance at meetings for instance. Progress indicators
can be output indicators and impact indicators.

Output indicators and milestones. They are used to measure the outputs resulting
from the activities. For example: publications, surveys, participation in Technical
Committee meetings.

Impact indicators. They measure the ultimate outcomes of an action. These might
be short-term outcomes, such as increased knowledge; intermediate outcomes, such
as a change in behavior; or long-term outcomes.
Implementation of the foreseen activities is related to the establishment of approximate
costs of the joint action.
5.
ESTIMATING TOTAL COSTS AND REQUESTED EU CONTRIBUTION
Approximate costs should be given per category, only taking into account the eligible
costs. Eligible costs are defined under Article II.14.1 of the grant agreement template
attached to the 2010 call for “Funding for Specific Joint Actions between national
authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws”.
The following categories of costs are eligible for a financial contribution:
5.1.

Direct eligible costs
Staff - public officials of the bodies participating in the project clearly
identifiable as necessary and directly linked to the execution of the project.

Staff - non public officials of the bodies participating in the project clearly
identifiable as necessary and directly linked to the execution of the project.

Travel and subsistence expenses related to meetings and to participation in joint
activities for staff participating in the project.

Cost of equipment (e.g. computer)

Cost of subcontracting (e.g. information dissemination, public seminars and
conferences)
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For actions receiving a 50% financial contribution, staff costs shall not exceed 50%
of the project's total eligible cost.
For actions receiving a 70% financial contribution, staff costs shall not exceed 30%
of the project's total eligible cost.
If the financial contribution requested is respectively less than 50% or between 50%
and 70%, eligible staff costs shall be adjusted accordingly and shall not exceed the
part of the eligible cost not covered by the financial contribution.
Subcontracting costs shall not exceed 35 % of the project's total eligible costs.
5.2.
Indirect eligible cost
Cost of overheads (e.g. office supplies, small IT supplies, telecommunications)
Overheads are covered at a flat rate of 7% of the project’s total direct eligible costs.
6.
SUBMITTING THE PRE-PROPOSAL
This pre-proposal should be submitted to EAHC by the representatives in the CPC
Committee of the Member States interested.
The representatives of the Member States in the CPC Committee are invited to submit
the pre-proposals to EAHC by e-mail only, to the following address: [email protected].
The subject line of the message must clearly indicate: EAHC/2010/CP/CPC-JA.
The pre-proposals must be sent by April 30th at the latest.
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