DECISION OF THE BUREAU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 1 July 2019
laying down the procedures for implementing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations
Article 1
Subject matter
Article 2
Definitions
Article 3
Calls
Article 4
Funding application
Article 5
Decision on the funding application
Article 6
Payments
Article 7
External audit
Article 8
Decision on the annual report and on the final funding amount
Article 9
Suspension procedure
Article 10
Withdrawal of the Funding Decision
Article 11
Termination of the Funding Decision
Article 12
Control
Article 13
Technical support
Article 14
Right to be heard
Article 15
Repeal and entry into force
Article 16
Publication
ANNEX 1a
[MODEL] CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT — PARTY
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I.
SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
ARTICLE I.1 – SUBJECT MATTER OF THE AGREEMENT
ARTICLE I.2 – PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY
ARTICLE I.3 – FORM OF FUNDING
ARTICLE I.4 – PROVISIONAL (MAXIMUM) FUNDING AMOUNT
ARTICLE I.5 – PAYMENTS AND PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
I.5.1
Pre-financing
I.5.2
Payment of the balance or recovery of pre-financing unduly paid
I.5.3
Currency
ARTICLE I.6 – BANK ACCOUNT
ARTICLE I.7 – GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
ARTICLE I.8 – ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT
II.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
PART A: LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
ARTICLE II.1 – DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE II.2 – GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE BENEFICIARY
ARTICLE II.3 – OBLIGATIONS LINKED TO BANK ACCOUNT
ARTICLE II.4 – LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES
ARTICLE II.5 – CONFIDENTIALITY
ARTICLE II.6 – PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
ARTICLE II.7 – RECORD KEEPING
ARTICLE II.8 – VISIBILITY OF UNION FUNDING
II.8.1
Information on Union funding
II.8.2
Disclaimers excluding European Parliament responsibility
II.8.3
Publication of information by the European Parliament
ARTICLE II.9 – AWARD OF CONTRACTS BY THE BENEFICIARY
II.9.1
Principles
II.9.2
Record keeping
II.9.3
Control
II.9.4
Liability
ARTICLE II.10 – FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ASSOCIATED ENTITIES
ARTICLE II.11 – FORCE MAJEURE
ARTICLE II.12 – SUSPENSION OF PAYMENT OF FUNDING
II.12.1
Grounds for suspension
II.12.2
Procedure for suspension
II.12.3
Effects of the suspension
II.12.4
Resumption of payment
ARTICLE II.13 – WITHDRAWAL OF THE FUNDING DECISION BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
II.13.1
Grounds for withdrawal
II.13.2
Procedure for withdrawal
II.13.3
Effects of withdrawal
ARTICLE II.14 – TERMINATION OF THE FUNDING DECISION
II.14.1
Termination at the request of the beneficiary
II.14.2
Termination by the European Parliament
II.14.2.A
Grounds for termination
II.14.2.B
Procedure for termination
II.14.3
Effects of termination
ARTICLE II.15 – ASSIGNMENT
ARTICLE II.16 – LATE PAYMENT INTEREST
ARTICLE II.17 – APPLICABLE LAW
ARTICLE II.18 – RIGHT TO BE HEARD
PART B: FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE II.19 — REIMBURSABLE EXPENDITURE
II.19.1
Conditions
II.19.2
Examples for reimbursable expenditure
ARTICLE II.20 – NON-REIMBURSABLE EXPENDITURE
ARTICLE II.21 – CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND
ARTICLE II.22 – BUDGET TRANSFERS
ARTICLE II.23 – REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
II.23.1
Annual report
II.23.2
External audit report
ARTICLE II.24 — DECISION ON ANNUAL REPORT
ARTICLE II.25 – DECISION ON THE FINAL FUNDING AMOUNT
II.25.1
Impact of the annual report
II.25.2
Threshold
II.25.3
Carry-over of unspent funding
II.25.4
Decision on final funding amount
II.25.5
Recovery of unspent funding
II.25.6
Balance of funding
II.25.7
Surplus of own resources
(a)
Building of special reserve
(b)
Profit
(c)
Recovery
ARTICLE II.26 – INTEREST ON PRE-FINANCING
ARTICLE II.27 – RECOVERY
II.27.1
Late payment interest
II.27.2
Offsetting
II.27.3
Bank charges
ARTICLE II.28 – FINANCIAL GUARANTEE
ARTICLE II.29 – CONTROL
II.29.1
General provisions
II.29.2
Duty to keep documents
II.29.3
Obligation to provide documents and/or information
II.29.4
On-the-spot visits
II.29.5
Contradictory audit procedure
II.29.6
Effects of audit findings
II.29.7
Rights of control of OLAF
II.29.8
Rights of control of the European Court of Auditors
II.29.9
Failure to comply with the obligations under Article II.29.1 to 4
Annex
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A.5: Information and publication costs
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D.1. European Parliament funding used to cover 90 % of reimbursable expenditure in year N |
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D.5 Contributions in kind |
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D: TOTAL REVENUE |
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E. profit/loss (D-C) |
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F. Allocation of own resources to the reserve account |
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G. Profit/loss for verifying compliance with the no-profit rule (E-F) |
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H. Interest from pre-financing |
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I. European Parliament funding carried over to year N+1 |
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ANNEX 1b
[MODEL] GRANT AGREEMENT – FOUNDATION
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I.
SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
ARTICLE I.1 – SUBJECT MATTER OF THE AGREEMENT
ARTICLE I.2 – PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY
ARTICLE I.3 – FORM OF FUNDING
ARTICLE I.4 – PROVISIONAL (MAXIMUM) FUNDING AMOUNT
ARTICLE I.5 – PAYMENTS AND PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
I.5.1
Pre-financing
I.5.2
Payment of the balance or recovery of pre-financing unduly paid
I.5.3
Currency
ARTICLE I.6 – BANK ACCOUNT
ARTICLE I.7 – GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
ARTICLE I.8 – ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE AGREEMENT
II.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
PART A: LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
ARTICLE II.1 – DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE II.2 – GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE BENEFICIARY
ARTICLE II.3 – OBLIGATIONS LINKED TO BANK ACCOUNT
ARTICLE II.4 – LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES
ARTICLE II.5 – CONFIDENTIALITY
ARTICLE II.6 – PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
ARTICLE II.7 – RECORD KEEPING
ARTICLE II.8 – VISIBILITY OF UNION FUNDING
II.8.1
Information on Union funding
II.8.2
Disclaimers excluding European Parliament responsibility
II.8.3
Publication of information by the European Parliament
ARTICLE II.9 – AWARD OF CONTRACTS BY THE BENEFICIARY
II.9.1
Principles
II.9.2
Record keeping
II.9.3
Control
II.9.4
Liability
ARTICLE II.10 – FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THIRD PARTIES
ARTICLE II.11 – FORCE MAJEURE
ARTICLE II.12 – SUSPENSION OF PAYMENT OF FUNDING
II.12.1
Grounds for suspension
II.12.2
Procedure for suspension
II.12.3
Effects of the suspension
II.12.4
Resumption of payment
ARTICLE II.13 – WITHDRAWAL OF THE FUNDING DECISION BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
II.13.1
Grounds for withdrawal
II.13.2
Procedure for withdrawal
II.13.3
Effects of withdrawal
ARTICLE II.14 – TERMINATION OF THE FUNDING DECISION
II.14.1
Termination at the request of the beneficiary
II.14.2
Termination by the European Parliament
II.14.2.A
Grounds for termination
II.14.2.B
Procedure for termination
II.14.3
Effects of termination
ARTICLE II.15 – ASSIGNMENT
ARTICLE II.16 – LATE PAYMENT INTEREST
ARTICLE II.17 – APPLICABLE LAW
ARTICLE II.18 – RIGHT TO BE HEARD
PART B: FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE II.19 – ELIGIBLE COSTS
II.19.1
Conditions
II.19.2
Examples for eligible costs
ARTICLE II.20 – INELIGIBLE COSTS
ARTICLE II.21 – CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND
ARTICLE II.22 – BUDGET TRANSFERS
ARTICLE II.23 – REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
II.23.1
Annual report
II.23.2
External audit report
ARTICLE II.24 – DECISION ON ANNUAL REPORT
ARTICLE II.25 – DECISION ON THE FINAL FUNDING AMOUNT
II.25.1
Impact of the annual report
II.25.2
Threshold
II.25.3
Carry-over of surplus
(a)
Definition of surplus
(b)
Accounting of provision for eligible costs
II.25.4
Decision on final funding amount
II.25.5
Balance of funding
II.25.6
Profit
(a)
Definition
(b)
Reserve building
(c)
Recovery
ARTICLE II.26 – RECOVERY
II.26.1
Late payment interest
II.26.2
Offsetting
II.26.3
Bank charges
ARTICLE II.27 – FINANCIAL GUARANTEE
ARTICLE II.28 – CONTROL
II.28.1
General provisions
II.28.2
Duty to keep documents
II.28.3
Obligation to provide documents and/or information
II.28.4
On-the-spot visits
II.28.5
Contradictory audit procedure
II.28.6
Effects of audit findings
II.28.7
Rights of control of OLAF
II.28.8
Rights of control of the European Court of Auditors
II.28.9
Failure to comply with the obligations under Article II.28.1 to 4
Annex 1
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Ineligible costs
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D.1 Dissolution of ‘Provision to cover eligible costs of the first quarter of year N’ |
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D.2 European Parliament funding awarded for year N |
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D.4 Donations |
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D.6. Interest from pre-financing |
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D.7. Contributions in kind |
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D. TOTAL REVENUE |
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E. profit/loss (D-C) |
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F. Allocation of own resources to the reserve account |
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G. Profit/loss for verifying compliance with the no-profit rule (E-F) |
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