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Reference
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T03
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last
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21.05.2002
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Title
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CALL
FOR PROPOSALS for the Business support programme —2
(BSP-2)
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JO/budget
line
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(2002/C
117/07)
Publication
reference EuropeAid/114012/C/G/PHA
Programme and financing source Business support programme
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Budget line B7-030 under Phare
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Directorate
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EuropeAid
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General
objectives
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The
BSP-2 programme aims target the Commission's overall
objective to support the implementation of the acquis
criteria set forth by the Copenhagen European Council
in 1993.
In particular it aims at supporting the ability of business
representative organisations in the central European
candidate countries to take on and implement the acquis.
The first objective of the programme is full familiarisation
of target business representative organisations with
the relevant acquis and its implications vis-à-vis their
company members.
Each selected project must devote no less than 70 %of
the total EC funding granted to support activities under
objective
The second objective of the programme is the strengthening
of target business representative organisations in the
candidate countries of central and eastern Europe. With
particular relevance for the achievement of objective
1 and the success of the project,the Commission may
provide support to those activities aiming to further
strengthen the CEEC business representative organisations'capacity
in advocating the interests of their member companies
in adopting and implementing the Community acquis. Each
selected project may devote up to 30 % of the total
EC funding granted to support activities under objective.
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Target
group
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Geographical
area
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| Bulgaria,Czech
Republic,Estonia, Hungary,Latvia,Lithuania,Poland,Romania,Slovakia
and Slovenia. |
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Finance
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Overall
amount available for this call for proposals EUR 15 million.
Maximum and minimum grant amounts
(a)Minimum grant for a project:EUR 800 000.
(b)Maximum grant for a project:EUR 1,5 million.
(c)Maximum proportion of project costs to be covered by
Community funding:80 %.
Maximum number of grants to be awarded 13.
Who may apply:
—horizontal or sectoral European business representative
organisations as defined in section (D)of the guidelines
for applicants,
or
—horizontal or sectoral EU national business representative
organisations in partnership with at least two other EU
business representative organisations as defined in section
(E)of the guidelines for applicants.
Provisional notification date of results of the award
process November 2002.
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Duration
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| Maximum project duration:24
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Deadline
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28 August 2002
at 16.00 CET
Any application received by the contracting authority
after this deadline will not be considered.
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Contact/Address
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/index_en.htm
Application format and details to be provided Applications
must be submitted using the standard application form
attached to the guidelines for applicants mentioned,whose
format and instructions must be strictly observed.
For each application,one signed original and three copies
must be supplied by the applicant.
Detailed information on this call for proposals is contained
in the guidelines for applicants,which are published
together with this notice on the Internet website at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/index_en.htm
Any questions regarding this call for proposals should
be sent by e-mail (including the publication reference
of this call for proposals) to Bardo.Gavazzoli@cec.eu.int
All applicants are encouraged to consult the above Internet
web page regularly before the deadline for applications
since the Commission will publish the most frequently
asked questions and the corresponding replies.
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