BSR IIIB Partner Search Forum Tacis component Vilnius, May 2005 By: Dzmitry Korbut EC Delegation Kyiv

The Project Team  The key implementing instrument - Project Co-ordinator for Tacis - Financial Co-ordinator for Tacis - Partner contact persons Internal organisation

n Start date: –Signature of the contract OR –Advance payment received OR –Any other exact date n The costs are eligible only after signature of the contract Start of the project

n Advance payment - 80 % 80 % n Balance - Final report approved Final report approved < 12 months OR < 100,000 euro Tacis Payments n Advance payment - 80 % of 1 st year 80 % of 1 st year n Interim payment (70 % of AP spent) (70 % of AP spent) n Balance - Final report approved Final report approved > 12 months AND > 100,000 euro - Not more then 90 % of EC contribution

min. 5 % < 50,00050,000 – 300,000 min. 10 % Co-financing in Tacis >300,000 min. 25 %

n NO contribution in-kind n Fees: civil servant employed by administration n Travel expenses n Equipment n Office rental n Administrative costs Co-financing in Tacis

n Staff assigned to the action %(clear indication of positions in CVs) n Travel costs n Purchase of equipment %(new or used) n Subcontracting % expenditures n Other costs: dissemination, evaluation, audit, translation, etc. n Other costs: dissemination, evaluation, audit *, translation, etc. Eligible costs With Final Report if Tacis part > 100,000 or With Application if Tacis part > 300,000

n Debts and provisions for losses of debts n Interest owed n Items financed in another framework n Purchases of lands or buildings n Currency exchanges losses n Taxes, including VAT Non-eligible costs

I. Ministry of Economy II. Council of Ministers III. Registration (Ministry of Economy) Approval in Belarus Signature of the contract

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