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Ana Garcia SaguarFusion Agreements
Research DG European Commission
Renewal of the Mobility Agreement
Outline
• Background• Why an update?• What has been changed?• What has not been changed?• Timing• Eligible personnel• Eligible costs• Eligible assignments
Background
• Support mobility of researchers between organisations participating in the Fusion Programme
– to enhance collaboration and integration of the fusion Programme and
– to foster international collaboration
Why an update?
• Legal decision required to obtain a new budget for mobility
• ITER Agreement : need to adapt the mobility agreement to new international and European framework
• Simplification and clarification of provisions
Timing
• Where are we today?
– The quorum of signatures has been reached at the end of September : 2/3
– The new mobility agreement in enforcedsince 30th September 2009 for an initial period of 5 years
What has been changed?
• The structure, mainly for clarification of:– Definitions– Eligible personnel– Procedures– Categories of eligible assignments
• Rewriting of some articles in view of providing full information in the document (ex: IPR)
What has NOT been changed?
• Basic content :
– Procedures (mobility plan, reporting)– Eligible assignments– Ceilings– Reimbursement of costs (except for ITPA
meetings in EU)
Eligible personnel
Eligible personnel
• Staff employed by an Associate or by a non-profit research entity (in the territory of the Community or of an Associated third State) co-operating with the Associate (Art.4.1)
• Contract of employment shall subsist during the Assignment (Art.4.2)
• Contract of employment shall cover health insurance, any other insurance… (Art.4.3)
Eligible personnel
• Not eligible : students, retired staff members unless they have such a contract, scientists coming from outside the Community
Type of Mobility Actions
The Mobility Actions
• 2 types of mobility actions
– Secondments– Missions
Secondments
• a continuous stay by one person, of a minimum duration of 28 calendar days at the Host Organisation
• multiple stays of minimum cumulative duration of 98 days per period of 12 months at the Host Organisation (Art. 7.2.2)
Missions
• Any other stay i.e. :
– Stays of less than 28 continuous days of day
– And missions outside the “98 days collaboration” referred in Art. 7.2.2
Eligible costs
Eligible costs
• Missions: only subsistence allowance is eligible for mobility support
• Secondments (more than 28 days) : subsistence allowance and travel are eligible for mobility support
Eligible Assignments
Eligible assignments
Standard mobility actions for research work inside the Community
• Art. 6.1 + Art. 7 - Assignment of personnel between Associates or non-profit research entities in the territory of the Community or of an Associated third state co-operating with an Associate to carry out research work
Eligible assignments
International mobility actions for research,
(e.g. mobility actions to USA, Japan)
• Art. 6.2 + Art. 8 - Assignment of personnel for carrying out research work outside the territory of the Community or of an Associated third state
Highlight : • Associated 3rd state: to FP7 (e.g.Swiss
Confederation)• 3rd state: other (e.g. Bilat Agreements)
Eligible assignments
European coordination meetings ( e.g. EFDA Meetings )
• Art. 6.3 + Art. 9 - Assignment for participating in meetings for the purpose of carrying out coordinating research activities within the programme
Eligible assignments
International coordination meetings : ITPA Topical Groups and Coordinating Committee
meetings Meetings of the Coordinating committees of bilateral co-
operation agreements Meetings of the Executive Committee of IEA
Implementing Agreements High level meetings of the Broader Approach agreement Meetings of the ITER Council and other high level ITER
meetings
• Art. 6.4 + Art. 10 - Assignment for participating in meetings in the framework of international co-operations included in the Programme
Eligible assignments
Exceptional cases
• Art. 6.5 + Art. 11 - Assignment requested by the Commission responsible Authorising Officer
Non eligible assignments• Any other type of mission or
secondment not above mentioned. • Other type of meetings, workshops,
conferences, missions in order to write papers, publications, etc.