1. Contractual Status of EC4MACS Hans Benzinger International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

2. Contractual Status of EC4MACS 24 Nov 2004: Announcement and guidelines for Preparatory Projects in OJEC C 287 21 Jun 2005: Call for Proposals 30 Nov 2005: Deadline for submission 29 Nov 2005: Application sent to DG Environment 20 Mar 2006: Invitation to revise / specify the application 18 Apr 2006: Revised and specified application sent off 26 Sep 2006: Grant Offer Letter sent to IIASA by DG 02 Oct 2006: Offer Letter signed by IIASA sent to DG 19 Oct 2006: Countersigned copy sent to IISA Project Start: 01 February 2007 Initial Payment (40% of grant) transferred to IIASA

3. Contractual Status of EC4MACS Passing on the 40% initial payment as soon as possible Preconditions: 1.Consortium Agreement to be accepted and signed by each partner 2.Financial records for Feb / March to be sent to IIASA by end of April 3.Financial information form completed by each partner

4. Financial Identification Form Bank Details Form