ANNEX VSupplementary provisions
ANNEX V Criteria for financial contributions to the functioning of a non-governmental body or a specialised network (Decision No 1350/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007, Article 4.1 (b)) 1. EXCLUSION AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Financial contributions by the Community may be awarded for the functioning of a non-governmental body or specialised network (hereinafter referred to as organisation) which: — is non-profit making and independent of industry, commercial and business or other conflicting interests, — has members in at least half of the Member States, — has a balanced geographical coverage, — pursue as its primary goal one or more objectives of the programme, — do not pursue general objectives directly or indirectly contrary to the policies of the European Union or associated with an inadequate image, — have provided to the Commission satisfactory accounts of their membership, internal rules and sources of funding, — are not in any of the situations of exclusion listed in Articles 93 and 94 of the Financial Regulation. 2. SELECTION CRITERIA The selection criteria make it possible to assess the applicant organisation’s financial and operational capacity to complete the proposed work programme. Only organisations with the resources necessary to ensure their functioning can be awarded a grant. As evidence of this they must: — attach a copy of the organisation’s annual accounts for the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed preceding the submission of the application. If the grant application is from a new European organisation the applicant must produce the annual accounts (including balance sheet and profit and loss statement) of the member organisations of the new body for the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed preceding the submission of the application; — present a detailed forward budget for the organisation, balanced in terms of income and expenditure; — attach an external audit report produced by an approved auditor in case of operating grant applications in excess of € 100 000, certifying the accounts for the last financial year available and giving an assessment of the applicant organisation’s financial viability. Only organisations with the necessary operational resources, skills and professional experience may be awarded a grant. To this end, the following information must be enclosed in support of the application: — the organisation’s most recent annual activity report, or, in the case of a newly constituted organisation, the curricula vitae of the members of the management board and other staff and the annual activity reports of the new body’s member organisations; — any references relating to participation in actions financed by the European Commission, conclusion of grant agreements, conclusion of contracts with the Commission or other international organisations and Member States. 3. AWARD CRITERIA The award criteria make it possible to select work programmes that can guarantee compliance with the Commission’s objectives and priorities and can guarantee proper dissemination and communication including visibility of the Community financing. To this end, the annual work programme presented with a view to obtaining Community funding must: — be consistent with the objectives of the second Community Programme in the field of health as regards the annual work plan for 2008; — describe the organisation’s activities as regards to the priorities detailed in the work plan for 2008; — guarantee appropriate management of funds, distribution of tasks among the partners , coordination of the project, timely delivery of actions over the agreed timeline and the general visibility of both the organisation and its activities. The work programme must be clear, realistic and well detailed, in particular as regards the following aspects: — clarity of the objectives and their suitability for achieving the desired results; — description of the activities planned, tasks and responsibilities and timetables, including actions on communication and dissemination. The work programme must be cost-effective and thus demonstrate that the budget is commensurate with the resources to be used. The work programme must describe the internal and external evaluation of the actions and the indicators to be used in order to verify that the own objectives of the work programme have been achieved.