
COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM) No 139/2012 of 19 December 2011 laying down the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in indirect actions under the Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community and for the dissemination of research results (2012-2013) (repealed) 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
Specific rules for fusion energy research
Article 4 
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SECTION 1
Minimum conditions
General principles
Article 5 
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Minimum conditions
Article 6 
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Independence
Article 7 
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Coordination and support actions, and training and career development of researchers
Article 8 
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Sole participants
Article 9 
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International organisations and legal entities established in third countries
Article 10 
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Additional conditions
Article 11 
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SECTION 2
Procedures
Subsection 1
Calls for proposals
Calls for proposals
Article 12 
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Exceptions
Article 13 
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Subsection 2
Evaluation and selection of proposals and award of grants
Evaluation, selection and award
Article 14 
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Submission, evaluation, selection and award procedures
Article 15 
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Appointment of independent experts
Article 16 
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Subsection 3
Implementation and grant agreements
General
Article 17 
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General provisions of the grant agreement
Article 18 
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Provisions concerning access rights use and dissemination
Article 19 
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Provisions concerning termination
Article 20 
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Specific provisions
Article 21 
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Signature and accession
Article 22 
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Subsection 4
Consortia
Consortium agreements
Article 23 
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Coordinator
Article 24 
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Changes in the consortium
Article 25 
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Subsection 5
Monitoring and evaluation of programmes and indirect actions and communication of information
Monitoring and evaluation
Article 26 
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Information to be made available
Article 27 
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SECTION 3
Community financial contribution
Subsection 1
Eligibility for funding and forms of grants
Eligibility for funding
Article 28 
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Forms of grants
Article 29 
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Reimbursement of eligible costs
Article 30 
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Direct eligible costs and indirect eligible costs
Article 31 
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Upper funding limits
Article 32 
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Reporting and audit of eligible costs
Article 33 
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Networks of excellence
Article 34 
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Subsection 2
Payment, distribution, recovery and guarantees
Payment and distribution
Article 35 
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Recovery
Article 36 
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Risk avoidance mechanism
Article 37 
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CHAPTER III
DISSEMINATION AND USE, AND ACCESS RIGHTS
SECTION 1
Foreground
Specific rules for fusion energy research
Article 38 
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Subsection 1
Ownership
Ownership of foreground
Article 39 
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Joint ownership of foreground
Article 40 
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Transfer of foreground
Article 41 
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Preservation of European competitiveness, defence interest of Member States and ethical principles
Article 42 
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Subsection 2
Protection, publication, dissemination and use
Protection of foreground
Article 43 
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Statement relating to Community financial support
Article 44 
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Use and dissemination
Article 45 
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SECTION 2
Access rights to background and foreground
Background covered
Article 46 
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Principles
Article 47 
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Access rights for the implementation of indirect actions
Article 48 
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Access rights for use
Article 49 
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CHAPTER IV
SPECIFIC RULES FOR PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES UNDER THE THEMATIC AREA ‘FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH’
Scope
Article 50 
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Implementation of fusion energy research
Article 51 
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Community financial contribution
Article 52 
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CHAPTER V
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 53 
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ANNEX
PARTICIPANT GUARANTEE FUND
1. The Fund is managed by the Community represented by the Commission acting as executive agent on behalf of the participants, under conditions 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 Framework Programme (2012-2013) will constitute revenue assigned to it within the meaning of Article 18(2) of the Financial Regulation. 

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