COMMISSION DECISION
of 9 December 2010
amending Decision C(2007) 2286 on the adoption of ERC Rules for the submission of proposals and the related evaluation, selection and award procedures for indirect actions under the Ideas Specific Programme of the Seventh Framework Programme (2007 to 2013)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/767/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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 to 2013) (1), in particular Article 16(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
By Decision C(2007) 2286 of 6 June 2007, the Commission adopted the rules for the submission of proposals to the European Research Council (ERC) and the related evaluation, selection and award procedures for indirect actions under the Ideas Specific Programme of the Seventh Framework Programme (2007 to 2013) (‘ERC Rules’).
(2)
By Decision C(2007) 4429 of 27 September 2007, the Commission amended those rules.
(3)
On the basis of the experiences gained during the first ERC calls of 2007, 2008 and 2009, and taking into account the changes introduced in the legislation of the European Union or expressly requested by the ERC Scientific Council, Decision C(2007) 2286 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The ERC Rules for the submission of proposals and the related evaluation, selection and award procedures for indirect actions under the Ideas Specific Programme of the Seventh Framework Programme (2007 to 2013) adopted by Decision C(2007) 2286 are replaced by the rules in Annex.
Article 2
1. The ERC Rules for the submission of proposals and the related evaluation, selection and award procedures of indirect actions under the Ideas Specific Programme of the Seventh Framework Programme (2007 to 2013) shall apply to all ERC calls for proposals published from the date of entry into force of this Decision.
2. The provisions on the appointment and reimbursement of independent experts and Principal Investigators invited for an interview, as laid down in the model appointment letters adopted by the Commission as well as in section 3, and Annexes B, and C to the ERC Rules for the submission of proposals and the related evaluation, selection and award procedures of indirect actions under the Ideas Specific Programme of the Seventh Framework Programme (2007 to 2013) shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2010.