1. BOSMIP IV Kick-off Meeting Zagreb, Croatia 24 May 2011 Assistant Project Manager Leander van Laerhoven BUSINESSEUROPE www.bosmip.eu

2. BOSMIP IV Legal and Financial Issues Contract signed on 8/12/2010 End of project on 30/11/2012 Total budget: 486,794.012 2 Leander van Laerhoven

3. BOSMIP IV – Financial Issues 3 Total budgeted financing European Commission: 379,699.33 - 78% Total budgeted financing BOSMIP IV Partners: 107,094.68 - 22% Total budgeted contribution DECP: 36,765.00 – 7.5% How co-financing works for BOSMIP IV Installments of payments – first, second, final Leander van Laerhoven

4. BOSMIP IV – Financial Issues Commission Reporting Rules –Original documentation: Flight tickets, boarding passes, hotel invoices, invoices for all costs relating to seminar. –Rules on per diems –Rules on reimbursement (e.g. private vs. company accounts) –Rules on VAT –Time sheets –10,000 limit 4 Leander van Laerhoven

5. BOSMIP IV – Financial Issues Reporting to the Commission –Interim financial report –Final financial report –Audit – done by external auditor –European Commission audit – up to 5 years after end of project 5 Leander van Laerhoven

6. BOSMIP IV – Financial Issues Flexibility of further actions 5% budgeted for contingency reserve 6 Leander van Laerhoven

7. Thank you for your attention Contact details: Leander van Laerhoven l.vanlaerhoven@businesseurope.eu 7 Leander van Laerhoven This presentation has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Commission. The views expressed herein are those of BOSMIP IV and can therefore in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Commission.

8. BOSMIP IV – Financial Issues BOSMIP IBOSMIP IIBOSMIP IIIBOSMIP IV 12 target countries & federations 4 target countries 5 target federations 8 target countries & 9 federations 6 target countries & 11 federations 2003 - 20042008 - 20092009 - 20112010 - 2012 4 topics + capacity building 6 topics + capacity building 3 topics + capacity building Focus on Civil Society 8 Commission Funding: BSP II BSP III IPA SEP I Leander van Laerhoven