Common use of Final date of eligibility Clause in Contracts

Final date of eligibility. ‌ The final date of eligibility of expenditures under the fund for bilateral relations and regional civil society initiatives shall be no later than the end of the operational period as defined in Article 1.13. Chapter 6: Selection of projects and contracting‌ 6.1 Eligible applicants and partners‌ 1. Eligible applicants are NGOs that are established in the Beneficiary State and fall within the following definition: “A non-profit voluntary organisation established as a legal entity, having a non- commercial purpose, independent of local, regional and central government, public entities, political parties and commercial organisations. Religious institutions and political parties are not considered NGOs.” Eligible applicants shall abide by the principles of democratic values and human rights. 2. The Fund Operator shall, for the purpose of interpreting the definition in paragraph 1, take into account the interpretation contained in section 7.1 of the Manual for Fund Operators of the Active Citizens Fund. In cases of doubt, the Fund Operator shall consult with the FMO. 3. Unless otherwise explicitly stipulated in Annex II, any public or private entity, commercial or non- commercial, as well as non-governmental organisations established as a legal person either in the Donor States, Beneficiary States or a country outside the European Economic Area that has a common border with the Beneficiary State, or any international organisation or body or agency thereof, actively involved in, and effectively contributing to, the implementation of a project is considered an eligible project partner. The project partner shall share with the project promoter a common economic or social goal which is to be realised through the implementation of the project. 4. Informal groups as defined in the Manual for Fund Operators of the Active Citizens Fund, which are legal residents in the Beneficiary State are considered eligible project partners, unless otherwise explicitly stipulated in Annex II.

Final date of eligibility. ‌ The final date of eligibility of expenditures under the fund for bilateral relations and regional civil society initiatives shall be no later than the end of the operational period as defined in Article 1.13. Chapter 6: Selection of projects and contracting‌ 6.1 Eligible applicants and partners‌ 1. Eligible applicants are NGOs that are established in the Beneficiary State and fall within the following definition: “A non-profit voluntary organisation established as a legal entity, having a non- non-commercial purpose, independent of local, regional and central government, public entities, political parties and commercial organisations. Religious institutions and political parties are not considered NGOs.” Eligible applicants shall abide by the principles of democratic values and human rights. 2. The Fund Operator shall, for the purpose of interpreting the definition in paragraph 1, take into account the interpretation contained in section 7.1 of the Manual for Fund Operators of the Active Citizens Fund. In cases of doubt, the Fund Operator shall consult with the FMO. 3. Unless otherwise explicitly stipulated in Annex II, any public or private entity, commercial or non- commercial, as well as non-governmental organisations established as a legal person either in the Donor States, Beneficiary States or a country outside the European Economic Area that has a common border with the Beneficiary State, or any international organisation or body or agency thereof, actively involved in, and effectively contributing to, the implementation of a project is considered an eligible project partner. The project partner shall share with the project promoter a common economic or social goal which is to be realised through the implementation of the project. 4. Informal groups as defined in the Manual for Fund Operators of the Active Citizens Fund, which are legal residents in the Beneficiary State are considered eligible project partners, unless otherwise explicitly stipulated in Annex II.