Details
20 April 2018, 23.59 (CEST)
17 September 2018, 23.59 (CEST)
Description
The Commission is launching a call for proposals for the 'Pericles 2020' Programme. The 'Pericles 2020' Programme funds staff exchanges, seminars, trainings and studies for law enforcement and judicial authorities, banks and others involved in combating euro-counterfeiting. Actions can take place in the euro area, in EU Member States outside the euro area and in other countries. Applications by all 28 Member States' competent authorities can be introduced to receive co-financing. For more information, please consult the webpage on the 'Pericles 2020' Programm.
How to submit a proposal
Instructions and rules for the submission of proposals, covering all relevant information, formalities and documentation:
Text of Commission Decision C (2018) 470: Financing Decision and its annexes the Annual Work Programme and Pericles strategy
Text of the Call for Proposals
Pericles 2020 Financial Guidelines for applicants and its annex
The proposals must include the following standard forms, accompanied where indicated by the required attachments:
- Grant application form
- Legal entity form
- Financial identification form
- Simplified presentation of balance sheets and profit and loss accounts for the last two financial years for which the accounts have been closed (not applicable for public bodies and low value grants equal or less than 60 000 EUR)
- Estimated budget for the action
- Declaration on honour on exclusion criteria and absence of conflict of interest (not applicable for low value grants ≤60 000 EUR)
Financial aspects of the grant
1. Model grant agreement and its annexes:
- Annex I Description of the action (see page 8 of the grant agreement)
- Annex II General Conditions (see page 16 of the grant agreement)
- Annex III Estimated budget (see above)
- Annex IV Model technical report
- Annex V Declaration on actual costs
- Annex VI Request for payment
- Annex VII Final Financial Report (financial statement)
- Annex VIII Pericles 2020 Financial guidelines for applicants and annex
2. Pericles timesheet template
Sending the application
Applications (in paper format: one original and one copy) must be sent to the address specified in point 5 of the text of Call for Proposals either:
- no later than 20 April 2018, 23:59 (CEST) – for actions to be implemented after 1 September 2018
- no later than 17 September 2018, 23:59 (CEST) – for actions to be implemented after 1 January 2019
In addition, applications must also be submitted electronically to the following e-mail address: ECFIN-PERICLES@ec.europa.eu.
Please note that the date of postmark or date of deposit slip to courier service (or date of receipt by Commission when delivery by hand) will serve as evidence.