
REGULATION (EC) No 1906/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 December 2006 laying down the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in actions under the Seventh Framework Programme and for the dissemination of research results (2007-2013) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 

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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Subject matter
Article 1 
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Definitions
Article 2 
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Confidentiality
Article 3 
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CHAPTER II
PARTICIPATION
SECTION 1
Minimum conditions
General principles
Article 4 
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Minimum conditions
Article 5 
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Independence
Article 6 
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Indirect actions for specific cooperation activities dedicated to international cooperation partner countries
Article 7 
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Coordination and support actions, and training and career development of researchers
Article 8 
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‘Frontier’ research projects
Article 9 
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Sole participants
Article 10 
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International organisations and legal entities established in third countries
Article 11 
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Additional conditions
Article 12 
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SECTION 2
Procedures
Subsection 1
Calls for proposals
Calls for proposals
Article 13 
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Exceptions
Article 14 
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Subsection 2
Evaluation and selection of proposals and award of grants
Evaluation, selection and award
Article 15 
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Submission, evaluation, selection and award procedures
Article 16 
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Appointment of independent experts
Article 17 
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Subsection 3
Implementation and grant agreements
General
Article 18 
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General provisions for inclusion in grant agreements
Article 19 
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Provisions concerning access rights, use and dissemination
Article 20 
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Provisions concerning termination
Article 21 
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Specific provisions
Article 22 
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Signature and accession
Article 23 
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Subsection 4
Consortia
Consortium agreements
Article 24 
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Coordinator
Article 25 
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Changes in the consortium
Article 26 
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Subsection 5
Monitoring and evaluation of programmes and indirect actions and communication of information
Monitoring and evaluation
Article 27 
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Information to be made available
Article 28 
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SECTION 3
Community financial contribution
Subsection 1
Eligibility for funding and forms of grants
Eligibility for funding
Article 29 
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Forms of grants
Article 30 
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Reimbursement of eligible costs
Article 31 
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Direct eligible costs and indirect eligible costs
Article 32 
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Upper funding limits
Article 33 
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Reporting and audit of eligible costs
Article 34 
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Networks of Excellence
Article 35 
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Subsection 2
Payment, distribution, recovery and guarantees
Payment and distribution
Article 36 
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Recovery
Article 37 
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Risk avoidance mechanism
Article 38 
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CHAPTER III
DISSEMINATION AND USE, AND ACCESS RIGHTS
SECTION 1
Foreground
Subsection 1
Ownership
Ownership of foreground
Article 39 
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Joint ownership of foreground
Article 40 
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Ownership of foreground by specific groups
Article 41 
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Transfer of foreground
Article 42 
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Preservation of European competitiveness and ethical principles
Article 43 
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Subsection 2
Protection, publication, dissemination and use
Protection of foreground
Article 44 
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Statement relating to Community financial support
Article 45 
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Use and dissemination
Article 46 
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SECTION 2
Access rights to background and foreground
Background covered
Article 47 
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Principles
Article 48 
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Access rights for implementation of indirect actions
Article 49 
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Access rights for use
Article 50 
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Additional provisions regarding access rights for use for ‘frontier’ research actions and for actions for the benefit of specific groups
Article 51 
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CHAPTER IV
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
Article 52 
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CHAPTER V
ENTRY INTO FORCE
Article 53 
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ANNEX
PARTICIPANT GUARANTEE FUND
1. The Fund will be managed by the Community represented by the Commission acting as executive agent on behalf of the participants, under conditions to be established by the model grant agreement. 

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3. Where amounts are due to the Community by a participant, the Commission may, without prejudice to penalties which may be imposed on the defaulting participant in accordance with the Financial Regulation, either: 

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4. The amounts recovered from the Fund during the Seventh Framework Programme will constitute revenue assigned to it within the meaning of Article 18(2) of the Financial Regulation. 

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