Conditions of the Community financial contribution
Article 2
The Community financial contribution shall be conditional upon: (a) demonstration by the participating States that the EMRP as described in Annex I has been efficiently established; (b) the formal establishment of a dedicated implementation structure with legal personality which shall be responsible for the implementation of the EMRP and for receiving, allocating and monitoring the Community financial contribution in the framework of indirect centralised management in accordance with Articles 54(2)(c) and 56 of the Financial Regulation and Articles 35, 38(2) and 41 of the Implementing Rules; (c) the establishment of an appropriate and efficient governance model for the EMRP in accordance with Annex II; (d) efficient performance of the activities of the EMRP described in Annex I by the dedicated implementation structure, which includes the launch of calls for proposals; (e) the commitment by each participating State to contribute its share of financing for the EMRP, and to increase this contribution by a reserve funding capability of 50 % in order to manage a high success rate among its participants in the EMRP projects, and the effective payment of the financial contribution to beneficiaries; (f) compliance with Community State aid rules, and in particular with the Community Framework for State Aid for Research, Development and Innovation ( 10 ) ; (g) ensuring a high level of scientific excellence and observance of ethical principles in accordance with the general principles of the Seventh Framework Programme, and of gender mainstreaming and gender equality, and sustainable development; (h) the formulation of provisions governing the intellectual property rights arising from the activities carried out under the EMRP and the implementation and coordination of the R & D programmes and activities undertaken at national level by the participating States in such a way that they aim at promoting the creation of knowledge and at supporting the wide use and dissemination of such knowledge. The approach taken shall follow the model established by Regulation (EC) No 1906/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 laying down the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in actions under the Seventh Framework Programme and for the dissemination of research results (2007 to 2013) ( 11 ) (the Rules for Participation in the Seventh Framework Programme).