PARTNERSHIP DECLARATION
The Partners listed below, within the principles laid down by the “Greece - The
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia IPA Cross-Border Programme” 2007-2013
approved by the European Commission – Decision C(2008)4717/05-09-2008 and
revised with the C(2010)4769/08.07.2010),
taking into consideration,
1. The Regulations:

Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an Instrument for PreAccession Assistance (IPA).

Commission
Regulation
Regulation
(EC)
(EC)
No
No1085/2006
718/2007
establishing
an
implementing
Instrument
Council
for
Pre-
Accession Assistance (IPA).

Commission Regulation (EU) No 80/2010 of 28 January 2010 amending
Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No
1085/2006 establishing an instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA).
2. The European Union and National Rules related to the:

public procurement & competition

protection of the environment

equal opportunities

non discrimination;
3. The 2nd call for proposals of the “Greece- The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia IPA Cross-Border Programme” 2007-2013
4. The content and objectives of the project titled
__________________________Project title_______________________
(_______Project Acronym________)
have discussed and agree on the following:
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1. The Partnership consists of:
Partner __ (name) _______ that will be the Overall Lead Partner of the
project as well as the Financial Lead Partner (LP1) for the partners of its
country
Partner __ (name) _______ that will act as the Financial Lead Partner
(LP2) for the partners of its country
Partner __ (name) _______
Partner __ (name) _______
Partner __ (name) _______
2. All partners approve the contents of the proposal submitted to the JTS and
undertake to comply with the principles of good partnership practice set
out below:
i.
All partners have read the Application Form, understood what their role
in the proposed project will be and agree to cooperate for the
implementation of the project and to undertake the respective actions
described in detail, before the application is submitted to the JTS.
ii. All partners will contribute as defined in the proposed project by
disposing human resources, know-how, infrastructure, equipment,
access to information, promotion and publicity and coverage of the
eligible costs of the action according to European Union Legislation
(Commission
Regulations
and
Directives)
and
to
the
National
Legislations.
iii. All partners have read the content of the template Contracts provided
and understood what their respective obligations under these contracts
will be if the proposed project is approved. They authorise the Financial
Lead Partner of their country to sign a Subsidy Contract with the
respective Contracting Authority (Managing Authority in Greece and EU
Delegation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) and to
represent them in all dealings with this Contracting Authority in the
context of the project’s implementation.
Also, all partners authorize
the Overall Lead Partner to sign the Overall Contract with the
Managing Authority in order to represent the whole partnership and
coordinate the overall project’s implementation.
iv. The Overall Lead Partner and the Financial Lead Partners must consult
with their partners regularly and keep them informed on the progress
of the project.
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v. All partners must receive copies of the progress reports (narrative and
financial) submitted to the Contracting Authorities.
vi. Proposals for substantial changes to the project (e.g. activities,
partners, etc.) should be agreed by the partners before being
submitted to the Managing Authority and to the Delegation of the
European Union in Skopje. Where no such agreement can be reached,
the Overall Lead Partner must indicate this when submitting changes
for approval.
vii. Where a Partner does not have its headquarters in the country where
the action is implemented, the partners must agree before the end of
the project, on an equitable distribution of equipment, vehicles and
supplies for the project purchased with the EU funds among local
partners.
The agreeing Parties
LP1 (OLP)
(Name of the legal representative of the Lead Partner)
(Position)
(Date)
(Signature)
(Official stamp of the Lead Partner)
LP2
(Name of the legal representative of the Project Partner 2)
(Position)
(Date)
(Signature)
(Official stamp of the Project Partner)
PPn
(Name of the legal representative of the Project Partner n)
(Position)
(Date)
(Signature)
(Official stamp of the Project Partner)
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CO-FINANCING STATEMENT FOR MEMBER STATE PARTNERS
(to be filled in by each MS Partner)
In the case of approval of the above mentioned project, applying for financial
assistance from the “Greece - The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia IPA
Cross-Border
Programme”
2007-2013,
we
hereby
declare
that
the
……………………………………………………………….. (Name of Institution) listed as ……………….
(LP1 (OLP), LP2, PP3, … etc) in the Application Form, has examined and agreed
on his tasks and activities described in the Application Form and will provide
………… EURO as co-financing that will amount to 25% of his project budget.
We furthermore confirm that any project expenditure in the above mentioned
project will not be funded by any other EU programme.
(Name of the legal representative of the Project Partner)
(Position)
(Date)
(Signature)
(Official stamp of the Project Partner)
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CO-FINANCING STATEMENT FOR IPA PARTNERS
(to be filled in by each IPA Partner)
In the case of approval of the above mentioned project, applying for financial
assistance from the “Greece- The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia IPA
Cross-Border
Programme”
2007-2013,
we
hereby
declare
that
the
……………………………………………………………….. (Name of Institution) listed as ……………….
(LP1 (OLP), LP2, PP3, … etc) in the Application Form, has examined and agreed
on his tasks and activities described in the Application Form and will provide
………… EUR as co-financing that will amount to 15% of his project budget. We
furthermore confirm that any project expenditure related to the above mentioned
project will not be funded by any other EU programme.
(Name of the legal representative of the Project Partner)
(Position)
(Date)
(Signature)
(Official stamp of the Project Partner)
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