Questions and Answers EuropeAid/134379/C/ACT/Multi

Brussels, 26/7/2013
Additional Questions and Answers
Questions et réponses additionnelles
Preguntas y respuestas adicionales
EN FR ES
(For questions received in one of the languages of the Call, answers are given in the language in
which the question was received)
Restricted Call for Proposals:
Combating discrimination- Combattre la discrimination- Lucha contra la discriminación
EuropeAid/134379/C/ACT/Multi
EN
As
per
section
2.2.4
of
the
Guidelines,
in
the
interest
of
equal
treatment
of
applicants,
the
European
Commission cannot give a prior opinion on the eligibility of an applicant, a partner, an action or specific
activities.
FR
Comme stipulé dans la Section 2.2.4 des Lignes directrices, et afin de garantir un traitement équitable entre
les demandeurs, la Commission Européenne ne peut émettre d'avis préalable sur l'éligibilité d'un demandeur,
d'un partenaire, d'une action ou d'activités spécifiques.
ES
Con el fin de garantizar un tratamiento equitativo a los solicitantes, la Comisión Europea no puede emitir
dictámenes previos sobre la elegibilidad de un solicitante o de un socio, o sobre la elegibilidad de una acción o
de una actividad concreta (véase sección 2.2.4).
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EN
The applicants are requested to read the Guidelines for Applicants before submitting their full application.
FR
Les demandeurs sont priés de lire les Lignes directrices avant de soumettre leur proposition complète.
ES
Se ruega a los solicitantes que lean la guía para los solicitantes antes de presentar su formulario completo de
solicitud.
EN
Since heavy Internet traffic or possible disruption in the Internet connection (including electricity failure, etc….)
may lead to difficulties in submission, applicants are strongly advised not to wait until the last day to submit
their concept note.
The applicant is solely responsible to ensure that the transmission was effectively successful
and was not impeded by insufficient capacity of the applicant's server.
The EC cannot be held responsible for
any delay due to such afore-mentioned difficulties.
FR
Etant donné qu'un trafic important sur Internet ou un problème éventuel de connexion Internet (y compris une
coupure d'électricité,
etc…) pourrait conduire à certaines difficultés lors de la soumission, il est fortement
conseillé aux demandeurs
de ne pas attendre le dernier jour pour envoyer leur note succincte de présentation.
Le demandeur est seul responsable pour s'assurer que la transmission effective de sa proposition a été réalisée
et
n'a
pas
été
bloquée
au
départ
de
son
serveur
en
raison
d'une
capacité
insuffisante.
La
Commission
européenne ne pourra pas être tenue responsable des retards dus aux difficultés mentionnées ci-dessus.
ES
Dado que un tráfico intenso de Internet
eléctrico,
etc.)
podría
conducir
a
o un eventual fallo en la conexión de Internet (incluyendo un fallo
dificultades
en
el
envío
del
documento
de
síntesis,
se
recomienda
encarecidamente a los solicitantes que no esperen hasta el último día para el envío del documento de síntesis.
El solicitante es responsable de que la transmisión de su documento se haya realizado correctamente y que no
haya fallado por una insuficiente capacidad de su servidor.
La Comisión Europea no puede ser considerada
responsable en caso de retraso debido a las dificultades mencionadas anteriormente.
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1. I'm writing to ask the following question, concerning point 2.1.1.
Eligibility of applicants (i.e. applicant and
co-applicant(s)) of the above mentioned Call for proposal, and concerning sub-point: "be specific types of
organizations such as civil society organizations, including non-governmental organizations and independent
political foundations, community based organizations, and private sector agencies/institutions/organizations,
and their networks".
1. Is the above mentioned sub-point an exhaustive or non-exhaustive list?
As you probably know, in some other calls for proposals issued by EuropeAid, the term "Non-State Actors" is
used to identify eligible applicants and this term includes a wide range of actors (Non-State Actors include:
non-governmental organisations, organisations representing indigenous peoples, organisations representing
national and/or ethnic minorities, local traders' associations and citizens' groups, cooperatives, trade unions,
organisations representing economic and social interests, organisations fighting corruption and fraud and
promoting good governance, civil rights organisations and organisations combating discrimination, local
organisations (including networks) involved in decentralised regional cooperation and integration, consumer
organisations, women's and youth organisations, teaching, cultural, research and scientific organisations,
universities, churches and religious associations and communities, the media and any non governmental
associations and independent foundations, including independent political foundations.).
But in the specific case of this Call, this term is not used. Instead of that, the term "civil society organizations"
is used. This is the reason of my doubt and of my question to you.
The concept of civil society organizations embraces a wide range of actors with different roles and mandates.
Definitions vary over time and across institutions and countries. The EU considers civil society organizations to
include all non-State, not-for-profit structures, non-partisan and non –violent, through which people organise to
pursue shared objectives and ideals, whether political, cultural, social or economic. Operating from the local to
the national, regional and international levels, they comprise urban and rural, formal and informal organisations.
2. Could you kindly explain to me the definition of “contractors” and “contracts” as found on page 14:
Contractors
The grant beneficiaries and their affiliated entities are permitted to award contracts. Associates or affiliated
entity (ies) cannot be also contractors in the project. Contractors are subject to the procurement rules set out
in Annex IV to the standard grant contract.
Specifically, do contracts include all types of contracts outlined in EuropeAid’s PRAG Document – Service,
Supply and Works? If so, would the grant beneficiaries be able to award a service contract to a USheadquartered NGO to provide technical assistance on the project?
As indicated by section 3.List of Annexes, Annex G includes E3h1 Special conditions and E3h3 Annex IV, Contract
award procedures, at the following address:
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/implementation/index_en.htm
Contractors are those hired by the grant Beneficiary (ies) and/or their affiliated entities in the context of Annex
IV to implement part of the Action. This is done through implementation contracts. Annex IV describes how to
come up with these contracts. Articles 10.1/2/3 of the Special Conditions refer to the subject.
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