Contribution agreements, grant agreements and financial framework partnerships
Article 7
1. Contribution agreements and grant agreements may be exceptionally concluded between the Commission and a Union body provided that the following conditions are met: (a) the constituent act of the Union body or a basic act expressly provides for such possibility; (b) the conclusion of such an agreement is duly justified by the special nature of the action and specific expertise of the Union body; (c) the tasks to be implemented by the Union body under the agreement satisfy the following criteria: (i) fall within the scope of the Union body's objectives and the tasks are compatible with the Union body's mandate as set out in the constituent act; (ii) the tasks do not form part of the tasks assigned to the Union body in the constituent act and financed by the annual contribution granted to it by the Union. 2. Where contribution agreements and grant agreements referred in paragraph 1 and service-level agreements are concluded for services offered by the Union body to the Commission, the Commission may establish a financial framework partnership agreement with the Union body in line with Article 130 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046. 3. The choice by the Commission of the Union body shall take due account of the cost efficiency of entrusting those tasks. 4. Where the Commission exceptionally signs a contribution agreement with the Union body, the rules applicable to indirect management laid down in Titles V and VI of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 shall apply to the Union body in respect of funds allocated to that agreement and Articles 105 and 106 of this Regulation shall not apply. 5. The tasks referred to under paragraph 1 should be included in the Single Programming Document of the Union body, referred to in Article 32, for information purposes only. Information on the agreements referred to under paragraph 2 shall be included in the consolidated annual activity report referred to in Article 48. 6. The authorising officer shall inform the management board before signing any agreement referred to in paragraph 2.