Common use of Amendment of Agreements Clause in Contracts

Amendment of Agreements. 10.1 Any modification of an agreement, including the annexes thereto, shall be set out in writing in an amendment. If the request for an amendment comes from the Humanitarian Organisation, it shall submit the request to the Commission in good time before it is due to take effect and at all events one month before the end of the implementation period of the agreement, except in cases which are duly substantiated by the Organisation and accepted by the Commission. 10.2 By way of exception, the Humanitarian Organisation may apply the modification and shall inform the Commission accordingly in writing when the modification does not affect a basic element of the Operation and the financial impact is limited to a transfer within a single budget Title, or a transfer between budget Titles involving a variation (as the case may be in cumulative terms) of 15 % or less of the amount originally entered of total direct costs, with independence of the use of the contingency reserve. Changes of address may simply be notified. 10.3 Prior to proceed with modifications of the grant agreement, (other than those contemplated in article 10.2 above), such as the change of the bank account and the use of the contingency reserve, the Humanitarian Organisation shall present a duly substantiated request. In case of acceptance, the European Commission shall inform the Humanitarian Organisation in writing, within fifteen days following the receipt of such request. 10.4 Where the European Community contribution is expressed as the lower of an absolute amount and a percentage of foreseen total eligible expenditures, and such percentage is likely to change, the Humanitarian Organisation will consult the Commission without delay so as to agree on appropriate measures, such as increasing the percentage of eligible expenditures following the procedure established in paragraph 5 of this article. 10.5 Any amendment to articles 2 and 3 of the Special Conditions of the grant agreement shall be the subject of a supplementary agreement concluded between the Parties. The supplementary agreement may not have as its purpose or effect to modify the original object of the agreement.

Amendment of Agreements. 10.1 Any modification of an agreement, including the annexes Annexes thereto, shall be set out in writing in an amendment. If the request for an amendment comes from the Humanitarian Organisation, it shall submit the request to the Commission in good time before it is due to take effect and at all events one month before the end of the implementation period of the agreement, except in cases which are duly substantiated by the Organisation and accepted by the Commission. 10.2 By way of exception, the Humanitarian Organisation may apply the modification and shall inform the Commission accordingly in writing when the modification does not affect a basic element of the Operation and the financial impact is limited to a transfer within a single budget Title, Title or a transfer between budget Titles involving a variation (as the case may be in cumulative terms) of 15 % or less of the amount originally entered of total direct costs, with independence of the use of the contingency reserve. Changes of address may simply be notified. 10.3 Prior to proceed proceeding with modifications of the grant agreement, (other than those contemplated in article Article 10.2 above), such as the change of the bank account and the use of the contingency reserve, the Humanitarian Organisation shall present a duly substantiated request. In case of acceptance, the European Commission shall inform the Humanitarian Organisation in writing, within fifteen days following the receipt of such a request. 10.4 Where the European Community contribution is expressed as the lower of an absolute amount and a percentage of foreseen total eligible expenditures, and such percentage is likely to change, the Humanitarian Organisation will consult the Commission without delay so as to agree on appropriate measures, such as increasing the percentage of eligible expenditures following the procedure established in paragraph 5 of this articleArticle. 10.5 Any amendment to articles Articles 2 and 3 of the Special Conditions of the grant agreement shall be the subject of a supplementary agreement concluded between the Parties. The supplementary agreement may not have as its purpose or effect to modify the original object of the agreement.