The Grant Agreement consists of a core contract plus annexes.
The core contract contains the data sheet and the articles:

• The data sheet contains the core information about the project and is divided into 6 items:

1. 1. General information (project duration)
   2. Composition of the consortium
   3. Amount of funding (maximum amount of the grant as well as cost types and amounts)
   4. Timetable for reports and payments, deadlines, e.g. audits, etc. (information on the need for a CFS (cost audit at the end of the project) and applicable threshold)
   5. Jurisdiction, retention periods and specific rules (confidentiality; audits etc.)
   6. Further specifics

• The articles of the core contract are grouped into chapters:
  • Chapter 1 -General (subject matter of the contract and definitions)
  • Chapter 2 -Project
  • Chapter 3 -Grant (forms of grant, maximum amount, funding rate, reimbursement)
  • Chapter 4 -Project implementation (project implementation and management: parties (grantees, third parties), conflict of interest, confidentiality rules, ethics, data protection, IPR, reporting, payments and recoveries, certificates, audits)
  • Chapter 5 -Consequences of non-compliance (rejection of costs, reduction of grant, suspension of project or payments, termination of participation, damages, force majeure).
  • Chapter 6 -Closing provisions (communication, amendments to the contract, accession of new grantees, dispute resolution, applicable law, etc.).

The core contract is supplemented by five annexes. These are divided into:

• Annex 1 (Project Application)
• Annex 2 (Budget Table)
• Annex 3 (Membership Form)
• Annex 4 (Template for financial report)
• Annex 5 (HEU Sepzifika)
• Annex 5 contains specific rules for Horizon Europe:
  • Security
  • Ethics
  • Values
  • IPR = Intellectual Property Rights
  • Communication, Dissemination, Open Science etc.
  • Specific regulations on:
    • Recruitment, working conditions
    • Access to research infrastructures
    • PCP /PPI Procurement
    • Co-funded partnerships
    • Specifics of ERC, EIT, MSCA, EIC

Further options are possible depending on the specific programme level and call.

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to the Annotated Grant Agreement