Common use of OBLIGATIONS OF THE LEAD BENEFICIARY Clause in Contracts

OBLIGATIONS OF THE LEAD BENEFICIARY. The Lead Beneficiary shall be responsible to the MA for the implementation of the Project. The Beneficiaries shall be responsible to the Lead Beneficiary for their part of the activities and costs. The Lead Beneficiary is authorised by the Beneficiaries to represent them in all dealings with the MA in the context of the implementation of the Project and shall manage the EU funding in accordance with the details of this Partnership Agreement, the Grant Contract and applicable legal framework. In particular, the Lead Beneficiary shall fulfil the following obligations: to ensure timely commencement and implementation of the entire Project within the time schedule and in compliance with all obligations to the MA; to ensure smooth operational transfer of the EU funding (grant) for all the Beneficiaries and timely financial transactions to all the Beneficiaries as defined in the Project; with assistance and approval of the Beneficiaries, prepare and submit progress reports and final report, follow-up budget documentation, handle requests for payments and requests for amendments; to distribute copies of the Grant Contract and other documents related to the project to all Beneficiaries; to start and implement the Project in accordance with the Grant Contract and the Programme Manual. The Lead Beneficiary shall notify the MA of any factors that may affect implementation of the Project; to manage and monitor appropriate spending of the EU funding (grant) awarded; to carry out the overall accounting of the Project in compliance with the Grant Contract, paying a special attention to the correctness of the public procurement procedures taken for the needs of implementation of the Project and respecting rules on eligibility of costs and requirements of publicity and visibility; to consult other Beneficiaries regularly and keep them fully informed of the progress of the Project; to communicate with the bodies implementing the Programme and notify other Beneficiaries of any substantial communication with the bodies implementing the Programme; to react promptly to any request of the bodies implementing the Programme and Beneficiaries.

OBLIGATIONS OF THE LEAD BENEFICIARY. The Lead Beneficiary shall be responsible to the MA for the implementation of the Project. The Beneficiaries 1-2 [to change if necessary] shall be responsible to the Lead Beneficiary for their part of the activities and costs, i.a. as described in the Application Form and the Budget for the Project, attached as Xxxxx XXX and Xxxxx XX to the Grant Contract. The Lead Beneficiary is authorised by the Beneficiaries 1-2 [to change if necessary] to represent them in all dealings with the MA in the context of the implementation of the Project and shall manage the EU funding grant in accordance with the details of this Partnership Agreement, the Grant Contract and the applicable legal framework. In particular, the Lead Beneficiary shall fulfil the following obligations: to ensure timely commencement and implementation of the entire Project within in accordance with the time schedule and in compliance with all obligations to the MA; to ensure smooth operational transfer of the EU funding (grant) for all the Beneficiaries and timely financial transactions to all the Beneficiaries as defined in the Project; with assistance and approval of the Beneficiaries, prepare and submit progress reports and final report, follow-up budget documentation, handle requests for payments and requests for amendments; to distribute copies of the Grant Contract and other documents related to the project to all Beneficiaries; to start and implement the Project in accordance with the Grant Contract and the Programme Manual. The Lead Beneficiary shall notify the MA via the JTS immediately of any factors that may affect implementation the deadlines and scope of activities of the Project; to distribute copies of the Grant Contract and other documents related to the Project to the Beneficiaries 1-2 [to change if necessary]; to ensure smooth operational transfer of the grant via timely financial transactions to Beneficiaries 1-2 [to change if necessary], as defined in the Application Form and the Budget of the Project and provide the JTS with the proof of transaction (bank statement) of the transfer with next report submitted; to manage and monitor appropriate spending of the grant awarded (both the EU funding (grantand the Russian Federation co-financing) awardedin accordance with Programme rules; to carry out the overall accounting of the Project in compliance with the Grant Contract, while paying a special attention to the correctness of the public procurement procedures taken for the needs of implementation of the Project implementation and respecting rules on eligibility of costs and requirements of publicity and visibility; with assistance and approval of the Beneficiaries 1-2 [to change if necessary] to timely prepare and submit reports, follow-up budget documentation, handle requests for payments and requests for amendments to consult other the Beneficiaries 1-2 [to change if necessary] regularly and keep them fully informed of receive and distribute full information on the progress of the Project; to communicate with the bodies implementing the Programme and to notify other the Beneficiaries 1-2 [to change if necessary] of any substantial communication with the bodies implementing the Programmethese bodies; to react promptly to any request of the bodies implementing the Programme and Beneficiariesthe Beneficiaries 1-2 [to change if necessary].