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of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three four persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator, the DPP, the IPO and the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic. The FMC DPP and IPO shall be voting members of the Selection Committee. The NMFA and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts: one of these experts shall be appointed by the Programme Operator, who Operator and the other shall be appointed by the DPP and the IPO. The experts shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, projects to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified casesPrior to making such decision, an on the spot visit may be carried out by the Programme Operator may modify when construction works or purchase of special equipment are foreseen in the decision of the Selection Committeeproject. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, Operator modifies the decision of the Selection CommitteeCommittee or suggests modification of the project, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme. The SGS call for proposals shall be open for the submission of applications for two years until the exhaustion of available funds. The applications shall be submitted by the deadlines set in the call. The expected deadlines are set out under Article 4.1. Each deadline shall be followed by the respective selection process, including the selection committee meeting.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee (SC) that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one three of them shall be external to the Programme OperatorOperator and the IPO. The FMC IPO, the NMFA and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts. The experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, projects to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified casesPrior to making such decision, an on the spot visit may be carried out by the Programme Operator may modify when construction works or purchase of special equipment are foreseen in the decision of the Selection Committeeproject. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, Operator modifies the decision of the Selection CommitteeCommittee or suggests modification of the project, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications received for compliance with the administrative and eligibility criteria. During the review for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteriacriteria the Programme Operator may ask for missing information e.g. documents or missing information from the applicant within a given deadline. Applicants whose applications are were rejected at this stage shall will be informed and given about the decision in a reasonable time form of an administrative act that can be appealed in administrative court according to appeal that decisionthe Administrative Procedure Act within 30 days as of the delivery of the act. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independentlyOperator. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee, consisting of minimum three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them will be external to the Programme Operator. The Donor Programme Partner will participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as an advisory organ and non-voting member. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modificationcases based on transparent criteria. The Selection Committee shall submit will provide to the Programme Operator the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, projects suggested to the Programme Operatorbe funded. The Programme Operator shall verify that will make the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a final decision on which projects shall be supportedselected for funding. In duly justified cases, After the Programme Operator may modify the has made its final decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the all applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants will be notified about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the resultsprocess. The appealing process set out in this Article shall apply will follow the Estonian Administrative Procedure Act, and objections has to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmebe presented within 30 days.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the assess applications received for compliance with the administrative and eligibility criteria, specified in the call. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed notified and given a reasonable time deadline from the date of notification to appeal that decision; the deadline for appeals shall be specified by the Programme Operator in the call. Each application All applications that meets pass the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed scored and ranked according to the selection/evaluation criteria specified in the call, by two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who . At least one of the experts shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposalsOperator. For the purposes purpose of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded given by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % The result of the higher score, a third expert experts' evaluation shall be commissioned by a ranking list that forms the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score basis of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projectsdiscussion. The Selection Committee shall review be composed of three voting members: a Programme Operator officer, as well as an officer working for the ranked list General Secretariat of projectsMigration Policy, Reception and Asylum or the Ministry of Citizen Protection, that acts as the policy maker in the field of asylum and migration and one member, external to the Ministry of Citizen Protection. It Representatives of the FMC, the NFP and UDI shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee meetings as Observers. The Selection Committee shall recommend to the Programme Operator the projects to be funded, including a reserve list, and may modify the ranking of the projects given by the experts in duly justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to the Programme Operatormeetings. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation The list of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which selected projects shall be supportedforwarded to the FMC two weeks after its finalisation. In duly justified casesFor each selected project, the Programme Operator may modify the relevant project grant decision of the Selection Committee. If shall be made public by the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a two Selection Committee Committees (one per outcome) that shall recommend the projects to be funded within under the programmecalls of the relevant outcome. The Selection Committee for outcome 1 shall consist of at least six persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator and its Partners. RA, the FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The Selection Committee for outcome 2 shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme OperatorOperator and its Partners. The ACN, the FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who . The experts shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, projects to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified casesPrior to making such decision, an on the spot visit may be carried out by the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection CommitteeOperator. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, Operator modifies the decision of the Selection CommitteeCommittee or suggests modification of the project, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three six persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one two of them shall be external to the Programme OperatorOperator and its Partners. The DPP shall be voting member of the Selection Committee. The IPO, the FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts: one of these experts shall be appointed by the Programme Operator, who Operator and the other shall be appointed by the DPP. The experts shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, projects to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified casesPrior to making such decision, an on the spot visit may be carried out by the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection CommitteeOperator. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, Operator modifies the decision of the Selection CommitteeCommittee or suggests modification of the project, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation evaluation, selection and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by at least two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who . At least one of the experts shall be impartial external and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator Government Office for Development and the Selection CommitteeEuropean Cohesion Policy. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If For the difference between selection of projects the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, Programme Operator shall establish a third expert Selection Committee (hereinafter: SC). The SC shall be commissioned chaired by the Programme Operator representative. The SC will consist of at least three persons, at least one of them will be external to score the project independentlyProgramme Operator. In such cases the average score Members of the two closest scores SC will be representatives of the Programme Operator, representatives of relevant ministries responsible for the programme areas and other relevant experts if needed. Representatives of the Donor Programme Partner shall be used for invited as non-voting members. Representatives of the FMO and the NFP shall be invited to participate in the SC meeting as observers. After the completion of the assessment performed by independent experts a ranking list of eligible projects shall be prepared by the Programme Operator and submitted to the members of the SC. The SC shall review the ranking of list and recommend to the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of projects admitted for co-financing within the ranked projectsprogramme. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may SC may, in justified cases, modify the ranking of the projects in justified casesprepared by Programme Operator after quality assessment. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the SC and all affected applicant applicants shall be informed in writing about the justification for of the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection CommitteeSC, make a decision on decide which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify inform the applicants about of the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish appoint a Selection Committee that shall recommend person who is going to lead and coordinate the projects to be funded within selection process. Experts nominated by the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who at least one of which shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 20% of the higher score, a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chairman and a secretary – representatives of the Programme Operator – without voting rights, and at least five voting members, including representatives of the Programme Operator and the DPPs. At least one of the voting members shall be external to the Programme Operator and its Partners. There should be an equal number of representatives of the Programme Operator on one side and of the DPPs on the other. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee meetings as observers. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects, including their scores and a summary in English for each project, at least one week before the respective meeting of the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The decision of the Selection Committee shall be taken by consensus of all voting members. The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases, in accordance with objective and commonly agreed criteria related to the objectives of the programme. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit a report, including the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project proposals and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, The Programme Operator may return the report to the Selection Committee requesting a repetition of the selection process in case of a violation of the procedure that can be remedied or not approve the report when there has been a serious violation of the procedure. The Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, Committee in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. If the modification of the ranking of the projects by the Selection Committee results in a project’s rejection, or if the Programme Operator modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, the Programme Operator shall inform the applicants affected and provide them with a justification for the modification. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for project proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish appoint a Selection Committee that shall recommend person who is going to lead and coordinate the projects to be funded within selection process. Experts nominated by the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who at least one of which shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 20% of the higher score, a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chairman and a secretary – representatives of the Programme Operator – without voting rights, and at least three voting members. At least one of the voting members shall be external to the Programme Operator and its Partners. The FMC, the DPP and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee meetings as observers. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The decision of the Selection Committee shall be taken by consensus of all voting members. The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases, in accordance with objective and commonly agreed criteria related to the objectives of the programme. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit a report, including the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project proposals and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, The Programme Operator may return the report to the Selection Committee requesting a repetition of the selection process in case of a violation of the procedure that can be remedied or not approve the report when there has been a serious violation of the procedure. The Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, Committee in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. If the modification of the ranking of the projects by the Selection Committee results in a project’s rejection, or if the Programme Operator modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, the Programme Operator shall inform the applicants affected and provide them with a justification for the modification. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for project proposals, including under the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme OperatorOperator and its Partners. The FMC DPP shall be voting member of the Selection Committee (Outcome 1 – Innovation Norway, Outcome 2 – DIKU and/or AIBA). The FMO and representatives from the Donors, including Embassies, and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projectsproject applications, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projectsproject applications. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified casesPrior to making such decision, an on the spot visit may be carried out by the Programme Operator may modify when construction works or purchase of special equipment are foreseen in the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justificationproject. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for the project evaluation evaluation, selection and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them small grants scheme operator (SGS operator) Latgale planning region shall be external to responsible for the Programme Operator. The FMC and selection process for the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting memberssmall grants scheme under Outcome 1. The Programme Operator Partner Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia shall be responsible for the selection process for Call 1 and Call 2 under Outcome 2. The SGS operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application Applications that meets meet the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by at least two experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committeeexperts. The experts shall separately score the project projects according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the The average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be usedused to rank the projects. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The SGS operator shall establish a Selection Committee consisting of a representative from the SGS operator (Chair), the Donor Programme Operator Partner and representatives possessing the relevant sector expertise and experience. Representatives from the Programme Operator, the National Focal Point and the FMC shall be invited to the Selection Committee meeting as observers. The SGS operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list lists of projects. It The decisions of the Selection Committee shall be taken by consensus of all voting members. The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases, based on transparent criteria. The justification Detailed justifications for the modifications modified ranking shall be detailed included in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modificationmeeting. The Selection Committee shall submit the prepare a list of projects recommended projects, together for support or to be approved with a reserve list, to the Programme Operatorconditions. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shallSGS operator, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on decides which projects shall be supported. The Programme Partner shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Applications that meet the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by at least two independent experts. The experts shall separately score the proposals according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. The average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used to rank the projects. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30% of the higher score, a third expert shall score the projects independently. In duly justified such cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking. The Programme Partner shall establish a Selection Committee. If The Selection Committee will be chaired by the Programme Partner and shall consist of at least three voting members with relevant sector expertise and experience. Representatives from the Programme Operator, the National Focal Point and the FMC shall be invited to the Selection Committee meetings as observers. The Arts Council Norway shall be invited to participate in duly the meetings of the Selection Committee in an advisory capacity. The Programme Partner shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked lists of projects. The decisions of the Selection Committee shall be taken by consensus of all voting members. The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases, modifies based on transparent criteria. Detailed justifications for the decision modified ranking shall be included in the minutes of the meeting. The Selection Committee shall prepare a list of projects recommended for support or to be approved with conditions. The Programme Partner, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, it decides which projects shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmebe supported.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation evaluation, selection and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by at least two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who . At least one of the experts shall be impartial external and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator Government Office for Development and the Selection CommitteeEuropean Cohesion Policy. The experts shall separately score the project according to the qualitative selection criteria published with within the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If For the difference between selection of projects the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, Programme Operator shall establish a third expert Selection Committee (hereinafter: SC). The SC shall be commissioned chaired by the Programme Operator representative. The SC will consist of at least three persons, at least one of them will be external to score the project independentlyProgramme Operator. In such cases the average score Members of the two closest scores SC will be representatives of the Programme Operator, representatives of relevant ministries responsible for the programme areas and other relevant experts if needed. Representatives of the FMO and the NFP shall be used for invited to participate in the SC meeting as observers. The Donor Programme Partners shall be invited as members with voting rights. After the completion of the assessment performed by independent experts a ranking list of eligible projects shall be prepared by the Programme Operator and submitted to the members of the SC. The SC shall review the ranking of list and recommend to the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of projects admitted for co-financing within the ranked projectsprogramme. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may SC may, in justified cases, modify the ranking of the projects in justified casesprepared by Programme Operator after quality assessment. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the SC and all affected applicant applicants shall be informed in writing about the justification for of the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection CommitteeSC, make a decision on decide which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify inform the applicants about of the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme OperatorOperator and its Partners. The FMC DPP shall be voting member of the Selection Committee (Outcome 1 – Innovation Norway, Outcome 2 – HK-DIR and/or AIBA). The FMO and representatives from the Donors, including Embassies, and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projectsproject applications, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projectsproject applications. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified casesPrior to making such decision, an on the spot visit may be carried out by the Programme Operator may modify when construction works or purchase of special equipment are foreseen in the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justificationproject. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the assess applications received for compliance with the administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed notified and given a reasonable time ten working days from the date of notification to appeal that decision. Each application All applications that meets pass the administrative and eligibility criteria verification shall be reviewed subject to a technical and financial evaluation by two external (to the Programme Operator) and independent experts appointed contracted by the Programme Operator, who . Each application shall be impartial and independent of the applicantsscored by at least two experts separately, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to against the selection criteria published announced with the call for proposalsthe Small Grant Scheme. For the purposes purpose of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator PO to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator result of the experts' evaluation shall provide be a ranking list that forms the basis of the Selection Committee’s (SC) discussion. One Selection Committee will be designated for each Small Grants Scheme. The following rules shall apply to all Selection Committees: The SC shall consist of three persons (voting members) with a list relevant expertise. One member shall represent the Programme Operator; one member shall represent the relevant DPP (in the case of small grant scheme 1, this is UDI); and one shall be external to the Programme Operator. The representative(s) of the ranked projectsNMFA and the NFP shall be invited as observers to the SC. The Selection Committee SC shall review recommend the ranked list of projects. It projects to be funded and may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the meetings and all affected applicant applicants shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee Grants shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, be awarded by the Programme Operator shall, based to projects on the recommendation basis of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of ranking list (including reserve list) approved by the Selection Committee. If In case the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, Operator modifies the decision of final ranking list approved by the Selection Committee, it shall inform all applicants affected, the Selection Committee Committee, the DPP, the IPO and the applicants affected Donors and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify justification for the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmemodifications.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation evaluation, selection and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by at least two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who . At least one of the experts shall be impartial external and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator Government Office for Development and the Selection CommitteeEuropean Cohesion Policy. The experts shall separately score the project according to the qualitative selection criteria published with within the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If For the difference between selection of projects the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, Programme Operator shall establish a third expert Selection Committee (hereinafter: SC). The SC shall be commissioned chaired by the Programme Operator representative. The SC will consist of at least three persons, at least one of them will be external to score the project independentlyProgramme Operator. In such cases the average score Members of the two closest scores SC will be representatives of the Programme Operator, representatives of relevant ministries responsible for the programme areas and other relevant experts if needed. Representatives of the FMO and the NFP shall be used for invited to participate in the SC meeting as observers. The Donor Programme Partners shall be invited as members with voting rights. After the completion of the assessment performed by independent experts a ranking list of eligible projects shall be prepared by the Programme Operator and submitted to the members of the SC. The SC shall review the ranking of list and recommend to the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of projects admitted for co-financing within the ranked projectsprogramme. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may SC may, in justified cases, modify the ranking of the projects in justified casesprepared by Programme Operator after quality assessment. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the SC and all affected applicant applicants shall be informed in writing about the justification for of the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection CommitteeSC, make a decision on decide which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify inform the applicants about of the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. For Outcome 2, the following selection procedure shall apply: Applications submitted under the call for proposals under outcome 2, shall follow the selection procedures outlined in annex II of the Guideline for Educational Programmes. The process set out Implementing Agency entrusted with the organisation with the small grant scheme call shall establish a selection committee (SC). The SC shall consist of three persons of relevant expertise, two of them external to the Implementing Agency. The FMO, the NFP, the DPPs and the Programme Operator are invited to participate in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmemeeting as observers.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish appoint a Selection Committee that shall recommend person who is going to lead and coordinate the projects to be funded within selection process. Experts nominated by the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who at least one of which shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 20% of the higher score, a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chairman and a secretary – representatives of the Programme Operator – without voting rights, and at least three voting members, including representatives of the Programme Operator and the DPPs. At least one of the voting members shall be external to the Programme Operator and its Partners. The NMFA, the IPO and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee meetings as observers. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The decision of the Selection Committee shall be taken by consensus of all voting members. The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases, in accordance with objective and commonly agreed criteria related to the objectives of the programme. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit a report, including the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project proposals and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, The Programme Operator may return the report to the Selection Committee requesting a repetition of the selection process in case of a violation of the procedure that can be remedied or not approve the report when there has been a serious violation of the procedure. The Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, Committee in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out If the modification of the ranking of the projects by the Selection Committee results in this Article a project’s rejection, or if the Programme Operator modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, the Programme Operator shall apply to all calls inform the applicants affected and provide them with a justification for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmemodification.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three four persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator, the DPP, the IPO and the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic. The FMC DPP shall be voting members of the Selection Committee. The NMFA and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts: one of these experts shall be appointed by the Programme Operator, who Operator and the other shall be appointed by the DPP and the IPO. The experts shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, projects to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified casesPrior to making such decision, an on the spot visit may be carried out by the Programme Operator may modify when construction works or purchase of special equipment are foreseen in the decision of the Selection Committeeproject. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, Operator modifies the decision of the Selection CommitteeCommittee or suggests modification of the project, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme. The SGS call for proposals shall be open for the submission of applications for two years until the exhaustion of available funds. The applications shall be submitted by the deadlines set in the call. The expected deadlines are set out under Article 4.1. Each deadline shall be followed by the respective selection process, including the selection committee meeting.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend details of the projects to be funded within selection criteria, together with the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist text of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them open call for proposals, shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC discussed and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate agreed in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting membersCooperation Committee. The Programme Operator shall review be responsible for reviewing the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants The applicants shall be provided with the possibility to provide additional information or documents to determine the compliance with these criteria. The applicants whose applications application are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decisiondecision to the Programme Operator, and as a second instance to the National Focal Point. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts appointed by impartial experts, at least one of whom shall be independent of and external to the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator as well as of the members of the Selection Committee, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independentlyOperator. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projectsprojects Based on the expert assessment, the Programme Operator may request additional information and/or clarification from the applicants. The additional information requested, the response provided and any consequent changes to the scoring shall be duly documented. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chair and a Secretary – representatives of the Programme Operator – without voting rights. The Selection Committee shall be composed of at least five voting members, including three representatives of the Programme Operator, and two representatives from organisations engaged in public health issues. Representatives of the National Focal Point and the NMFA, shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee as observers. The Rules of Procedure of the Selection Committee and the final number of voting members shall be further discussed and agreed in the Cooperation Committee. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting Selection Committee. The minutes shall be approved by all members of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, The Chair of the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the minutes and the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected applications and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the grant award recommendations from of the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programmeProgramme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on decides which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about of the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article All unsuccessful applicants shall apply to all calls be provided with a brief description of the reasons for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmedecision.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish appoint a Selection Committee that shall recommend person who is going to lead and coordinate the projects to be funded within selection process. Experts nominated by the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who at least one of which shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 20% of the higher score, a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chairman and a secretary – representatives of the Programme Operator – without voting rights, and at least three voting members, including representatives of the Programme Operator. At least one of the voting members shall be external to the Programme Operator and its Partners. The FMC, the National Focal Point and the DPPs shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee meetings as observers. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The decision of the Selection Committee shall be taken by consensus of all voting members. The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases, in accordance with objective and commonly agreed criteria related to the objectives of the programme. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit a report, including the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project proposals and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, The Programme Operator may return the report to the Selection Committee requesting a repetition of the selection process in case of a violation of the procedure that can be remedied or not approve the report when there has been a serious violation of the procedure. The Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, Committee in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. If the modification of the ranking of the projects by the Selection Committee results in a project’s rejection, or if the Programme Operator modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, the Programme Operator shall inform the applicants affected and provide them with a justification for the modification. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for project proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish appoint a Selection Committee that shall recommend person who is going to lead and coordinate the projects to be funded within selection process. Experts nominated by the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who at least one of which shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 20% of the higher score, a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chairman and a secretary – representatives of the Programme Operator – without voting rights, and at least three voting members, including representatives of the Programme Operator. At least one of the voting members shall be external to the Programme Operator and its Partners. The NMFA, the IPO, the National Focal Point and the DPPs shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee meetings as observers. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The decision of the Selection Committee shall be taken by consensus of all voting members. The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases, in accordance with objective and commonly agreed criteria related to the objectives of the programme. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit a report, including the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project proposals and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, The Programme Operator may return the report to the Selection Committee requesting a repetition of the selection process in case of a violation of the procedure that can be remedied or not approve the report when there has been a serious violation of the procedure. The Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, Committee in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out If the modification of the ranking of the projects by the Selection Committee results in this Article a project’s rejection, or if the Programme Operator modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, the Programme Operator shall apply to all calls inform the applicants affected and provide them with a justification for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmemodification.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review responsible for reviewing the applications for compliance with administrative and general eligibility criteria. The administrative and general eligibility criteria shall not include any criteria requiring scoring. Applicants whose applications are application is rejected at this stage shall be informed of the reasons of rejection in writing and given a reasonable time 5 working days to appeal that decisiondecision to the Programme Operator. Each application All applications that meets meet the administrative and general eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts appointed proceed to the specific eligibility assessment process conducted by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent expert departments of the applicantsState Environmental Fund. This shall entail a confirmation that the application meets all other requirements of the relevant call and all the technical prerequisites set by the technical methodologies as part of the call. During this process two expert project managers assess the evaluation (selection) criteria and a ranking (score) for each application is given. The call text shall clearly indicate the maximum score for each criterion (e.g. relevance, budget, feasibility). A minimum total score will be set per call for proposals or Small Grants Scheme as an elimination criterion. In this case, if a prescribed minimum score is not obtained for the eliminating criterion, the Programme Operator and project is proposed to be rejected. The list of such ranked projects is further provided to the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It projects and may modify the ranking request verification of the projects project ranking in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit the minutes and the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project applications and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee for each call separately. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chairman and a secretary – representatives of the Programme Operator – without voting rights, and at least five voting members, including representatives of the Programme Partner, Programme Operator and independent expert members external to the Programme Operator and Programme Partner. The Programme Operator, the NMFA, the DPP, and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee as observers. The Rules of Procedure of the Selection Committee shall be agreed in the Cooperation Committee. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the grant award recommendations from of the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programmeProgramme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator (State Environment Fund Council) shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, The grant award decision for each project shall be signed by the Programme Operator may modify the decision Minister of the Selection Committee. If Environment or by the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision Director of the Selection Committee, it shall inform State Environmental Fund of the Selection Committee and Czech Republic (depending on the applicants affected and provide them with a justificationlegal entity of the applicant). The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. All unsuccessful applicants shall be provided with a brief description of the reasons for the decision. Two-stage application process shall be followed for the selection of pilot and innovative projects under call 1 and 3B. The applicants shall submit a project outline together with a feasibility study, which shall be assessed according to the general rules described above for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. The project outline shall be in accordance with the administrative criteria and completed with the required annexes for the scoring and ranking by the Independent Expert Committee to take the decision on the outline and to complete the application for submission for its approval. During the next stage, the application is administered, evaluated and scored in the same manner as for the one-stage process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmeabove.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist (Department of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them Regional Offices) shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review responsible for reviewing the applications for compliance with administrative and general eligibility criteria. The administrative and general eligibility criteria shall not include any criteria requiring scoring. Applicants whose applications are application is rejected at this stage shall be informed of the reasons of rejection in writing and given a reasonable time 5 working days to appeal that decisiondecision to the Programme Operator. Each application All applications that meets meet the administrative and general eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts appointed proceed to the specific eligibility assessment process conducted by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent expert departments of the applicantsState Environmental Fund. This shall entail a confirmation that the application meets all other requirements of the relevant call and all the technical prerequisites set by the technical methodologies as part of the call. During this process two expert project managers assess the evaluation (selection) criteria and a ranking (score) for each application is given. The call text shall clearly indicate the maximum score for each criterion (e.g. relevance, budget, feasibility). A minimum total score will be set per call for proposals or Small Grants Scheme as an elimination criterion. In this case, if a prescribed minimum score is not obtained for the eliminating criterion, the Programme Operator and project is proposed to be rejected. The list of such ranked projects is further provided to the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It projects and may modify the ranking request verification of the projects project ranking in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit the minutes and the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project applications and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee for each call separately. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chairman and a secretary – representatives of the Programme Operator – without voting rights, and at least five voting members, including representatives of the Programme Partner, Programme Operator and independent expert members external to the Programme Operator and Programme Partner. The Programme Operator, the NMFA, the DPP, and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee as observers. The Rules of Procedure of the Selection Committee shall be agreed in the Cooperation Committee. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the grant award recommendations from of the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programmeProgramme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator (State Environment Fund Council) shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, The grant award decision for each project shall be signed by the Programme Operator may modify the decision Minister of the Selection Committee. If Environment or by the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision Director of the Selection Committee, it shall inform State Environmental Fund of the Selection Committee and Czech Republic (depending on the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. legal entity of the applicant) The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. All unsuccessful applicants shall be provided with a brief description of the reasons for the decision. Two-stage application process shall be followed for the selection of pilot and innovative projects under call 1 and 3B. The applicants shall submit a project outline together with a feasibility study, which shall be assessed according to the general rules described above for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. The project outline shall be in accordance with the administrative criteria (verified by the Regional Offices) and completed with the required annexes for the scoring and ranking by the Independent Expert Committee to take the decision on the outline and to complete the application for submission for its approval. During the next stage, the application is administered, evaluated and scored in the same manner as for the one-stage process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmeabove.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a two Selection Committee Committees (one per outcome) that shall recommend the projects to be funded within under the programmecalls of the relevant outcome. The Selection Committee for outcome 1 shall consist of at least six persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator and its Partners. RA, the FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The Selection Committee for outcome 2 shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme OperatorOperator and its Partners. The ACN, the FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who . The experts shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. DocuSign Envelope ID: CFDC34ED-F6F5-463C-9A08-ECF6CC369E51 The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, projects to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified casesPrior to making such decision, an on the spot visit may be carried out by the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection CommitteeOperator. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, Operator modifies the decision of the Selection CommitteeCommittee or suggests modification of the project, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend details of the projects to be funded within selection criteria together with the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist text of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them open calls for proposals shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC discussed and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate agreed in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting membersCooperation Committee. The Programme Operator shall review be responsible for reviewing the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria published in the call text. The review will be carried out by the Formal Assessment Team. The applicants shall be provided with the possibility to provide additional information or documents to determine the compliance with these criteria. Applicants The applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed of the reasons of rejection in writing and given a reasonable time to appeal that decisiondecision to the Programme Operator, and in a second step, to the National Focal Point. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by the Content- related Assessment Team composed of external experts for compliance with content related (merit) criteria. At this stage, projects shall be reviewed by at least two external and impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who . The experts shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committeeselected through a competitive procedure. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection scoring criteria published with within the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independentlyOperator. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. Applicants may be requested additional information and documents at this stage. The Programme Operator shall provide establish a Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chairperson, a Secretary, members and observers. The members have voting rights (one vote per person). The members are two representatives of the Programme Operator, two representatives of the DPPs with competence in the relevant programme area, and two representatives of other institutions with competences in the relevant programme area. Rules and procedures of the Selection Committee, as well as which institutions to be represented in the Selection Committee, shall be further discussed and agreed in the Cooperation Committee. The Selection Committee shall aim at achieving consensus among all members. Representatives of the National Focal Point, the FMC, and the Norwegian Embassy in Poland shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projectsas observers. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by the justification for the modificationSelection Committee’s Chairperson. The Chairperson of the Selection Committee shall submit the list of the recommended projectsprojects with justification for modifications, together with a reserve list, list and the list of rejected project applications and the reason for their rejection to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the grant award recommendations from of the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programmeProgramme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on shall decide which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article All unsuccessful applicants shall apply to all calls be provided with a brief description of the reasons for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmedecision.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to and independent from the Programme OperatorOperator and its Partners. The FMC NMFA and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and and at least one of them shall be independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and its partners and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, projects to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, If the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grantsgrants under the Small Grant Scheme. The IPO shall be consulted on the for call for proposals including the selection criteria and invited as an observer in the selection process. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review responsible for reviewing the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are application is rejected at this stage shall be informed of the reasons of rejection in writing and given a reasonable time 15 days to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who at least one of which shall be impartial and independent of and external to the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection CommitteeProgramme. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator as well as of the Selection Committee, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independentlyOperator. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall establish the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chair and a Secretary – representatives of the Programme Operator– without voting rights, and at least five voting members, including representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of Interior and independent experts external to the Programme Operator. Representatives of the FMC, the IPO, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Prague and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee as observers. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit the minutes and the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project applications and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator (in cooperation with the external agency to be selected via public procurement) shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the grant award recommendations from of the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programmeProgramme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on shall decide which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article All unsuccessful applicants shall apply to all calls be provided with a brief description of the reasons for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmedecision.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend closely cooperate in the projects to be funded within evaluation and selection of project with the programmeProgramme Partners. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them Programllle Partner — MOC shall be external to responsible for the selection process of calls 1-4, whereas the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point Partner — ATI shall be invited to participate in responsible for the meetings selection process of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as noncalls 5-voting members6. The Programme Operator Partner shall review be responsible for reviewing the applications for compliance with administrative aclministrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are application is rejected at this stage shall be informed of the reasons of rejection in writing and given a reasonable time 5 working days to appeal that decisiondecision to the Programme Operator. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two impartial experts appointed by the Programme OperatorPartner, who at [east one of which shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, and external to the Programme Operator and the Selection CommitteeProgramme Partner. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference clifference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 20% of the higher scorescore (in case of calls 1-2) or 30% (in case of calls 3-6), a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programlne Operator and the Programme Partner as well as of the Selection Committee, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independentlyPartner. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Partner shall establish the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chairman and a secretary — representatives of the Programme Partner — without voting rights, and at least three voting members, including at least one external expert to the Programme Operator and Programme Partners. The Programme Operator, the FMC, the DPPs, and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee as observers. The number of Selection Committees to be established, the composition, including the number of voting members as well as the Rules of Procedure of the Selection Committee, shall be discussed and agreed in the Cooperation Committee. The Programme Partner shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit the minutes and the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project applications and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator (in cooperation with the external agency to be selection via public procurement) shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from grant award recommendation of the Selection Committee comply complies with the rules and objectives of the programmeProgramme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, shall make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article All unsuccessful applicants shall apply to all calls be provided with a brief description of the reasons for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmedecision.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend details of the projects to be funded within selection criteria together with the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist text of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them open call for proposals shall be external to discussed and agreed in the Programme OperatorCooperation Committee. The FMC and Notwithstanding the National Focal Point above, it shall be invited to participate in ensured that the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs administrative and general eligibility criteria shall be involved as non-voting membersnot include any criteria requiring scoring. The Programme Operator shall review be responsible for reviewing the applications for compliance with administrative and general eligibility criteria. Applicants At the first stage, automatic validation of applications shall be carried out through the IT system used for receiving the applications. Following the automatic validation, the Programme Operator shall assess all applications for compliance with the administrative and eligibility criteria published in the call text. The applicants shall be provided with the possibility to provide additional information or documents to determine the compliance with these criteria. The applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed of the reasons of rejection in writing and given a reasonable time to appeal that decisiondecision to the National Focal Point. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by at least two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who at least one of which shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, and external to the Programme Operator and the Selection CommitteeOperator. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. Each criterion shall be assessed by at least one expert of the Programme Operator and one external expert. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of experts shall discuss and agree by consensus in panel discussion on the scores final score awarded by the experts. The original scores and justification by the experts and any changes to the original assessment shall be usedduly documented. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % Applicants may be requested additional information and documents at this stage. The Donor Programme Partner shall provide assessment of the higher scoreNorwegian partners, the quality and content of their partnerships including compliance with the partnership requirements as described under section 2.1 of this Xxxxx XX. The Programme Operator shall establish one Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall consist of a third expert shall be commissioned Chair and a Secretary – representatives of the Programme Operator – without voting rights, and at least three voting members, including three representatives appointed by the Programme Operator to score the project independentlyOperator. In such cases the average score Representatives of the two closest scores National Focal Point, NMFA, and the DPP shall be used for invited to participate in the ranking of the projectsSelection Committee as observers. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit the minutes and the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project applications and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the grant award recommendations from of the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programmeProgramme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on shall decide which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article All unsuccessful applicants shall apply to all calls be provided with a brief description of the reasons for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.decision

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish appoint a Selection Committee that shall recommend person who is going to lead and coordinate the projects to be funded within selection process. Experts nominated by the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who at least one of which shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 20% of the higher score, a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chairman and a secretary – representatives of the Programme Operator – without voting rights, and at least five voting members, including representatives of the Programme Operator, the DPP and the IPO. At least one of the voting members shall be external to the Programme Operator and its Partners. There should be an equal number of representatives of the Programme Operator on one side and of the DPP and the IPO on the other. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee meetings as observers. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The decision of the Selection Committee shall be taken by consensus of all voting members. The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases, in accordance with objective and commonly agreed criteria related to the objectives of the programme. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit a report, including the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project proposals and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, The Programme Operator may return the report to the Selection Committee requesting a repetition of the selection process in case of a violation of the procedure that can be remedied or not approve the report when there has been a serious violation of the procedure. The Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, Committee in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. If the modification of the ranking of the projects by the Selection Committee results in a project’s rejection, or if the Programme Operator modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, the Programme Operator shall inform the applicants affected and provide them with a justification for the modification. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for project proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation in cooperation with the Programme Partner and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them Partner shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review responsible for reviewing the applications for in compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are application is rejected at this stage shall be informed of the reasons of rejection in writing and given a reasonable time 5 working days to appeal that decisiondecision to the Programme Operator. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by at least two impartial experts appointed by the Programme OperatorPartner, who at least one of which shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, and external to the Programme Operator and the Selection CommitteeProgramme Partner. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator and the Programme Partner as well as of the Selection Committee, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independentlyPartner. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Partner shall establish a Selection Committee for call 1a and 1b separately. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chairman and a secretary – representatives of the Programme Partner – without voting rights and at least five voting members, including representatives of the Ministry of Justice (independent of the section acting as the Programme Partner), the Prison Service, the Probation and Mediation Service and independent experts external to the Programme Operator and the Programme Partner. The Programme Operator, the NMFA, the DPP, the IPO, and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee as observers. The Rules of Procedure of the Selection Committee shall be agreed in the Cooperation Committee. The Programme Partner shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit the minutes and the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project applications and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator (in cooperation with the external agency to be selected via public procurement) shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from grant award recommendation of the Selection Committee comply complies with the rules and objectives of the programmeProgramme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, shall make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article All unsuccessful applicants shall apply to all calls be provided with a brief description of the reasons for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmedecision.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee (SC) that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one three of them shall be external to the Programme OperatorOperator and the IPO. The FMC IPO, the NMFA and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts: one of these experts shall be appointed by the Programme Operator, who Operator and the other shall be appointed by the DPP and the IPO. The experts shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, projects to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified casesPrior to making such decision, an on the spot visit may be carried out by the Programme Operator may modify when construction works or purchase of special equipment are foreseen in the decision of the Selection Committeeproject. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, Operator modifies the decision of the Selection CommitteeCommittee or suggests modification of the project, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation evaluation, selection and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal contest that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by at least two independent experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert expert, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee for the selection of projects. The Selection Committee shall consist of three voting members, with representatives from the Programme Operator, the Donor Programme Partner and one external expert. The NMFA, the NFP and FMO shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee meetings as observers. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list lists of projects. It The decision of the Selection Committee shall be taken by consensus of all voting members. The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects project applications in justified cases. The cases based on transparent criteria, in such cases the detailed justification for the modifications shall will be detailed included in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modificationmeeting. The Selection Committee shall submit the prepare a list of projects recommended projects, together for support or to be approved with a reserve list, to the Programme Operatorconditions. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shallOperator, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, shall make a the decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the The Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee in justified cases. The decision will be documented, in particular, if the decision does not fully reflect the recommendations of the Selection Committee. If Within the SGS 2 for welfare technology there will be four voting members in the Selection Committee, with representatives from the Programme Operator, in duly justified casesthe Donor Programme Partner and one external expert, modifies as well as one member from the decision Ministry of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results Culture of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmeLatvia.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for the project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator will closely cooperate with the Programme Partner in evaluating and selecting projects. There shall be a single-stage call, or a two-stage call for proposals. The two-stage call foresees a submission of project concepts at the first stage. The project concepts will be assessed according to the evaluation criteria set out in the guidelines for applicants. Selected concepts will be invited to submit a full project application. The Cooperation Committee shall decide which type of procedure will be applied for the calls. The FMO shall be informed of all calls for proposals at least four weeks in advance of their announcement, and, at the same time, be provided with an English translation of the text of each call. The Programme Operator shall carry out an initial administrative check that requires applicants only to submit a declaration on the compliance with the administrative criteria (i.e., no other documents will have to be submitted at this stage). The full administrative check (i.e., based on all requested documents such as annual reports, declarations, partnership statements) will only be performed on projects that have been selected by the Programme Operator. Rejected applicants should be informed of the reasons for the rejection and given a reasonable time to appeal. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The A representative of the Programme Partner shall be appointed as chairperson of the Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertiseCommittee. At least one of them shall the members of the Selection Committee needs to be external to and independent of the Programme OperatorOperator and the Programme Partner. The FMC and Representatives of the Donor Programme Partners, the National Focal Point and the FMO shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that passes the initial administrative check and meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and at least one of them shall be independent of the applicantsProgramme Operator, the Programme Operator Partner, and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two scores that were closest scores to each other shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases, e.g., because of new circumstances that could not be known and taken into account during project evaluation. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, projects to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following , following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, If the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award awards of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review responsible for reviewing the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are application is rejected at this stage shall be informed of the reasons of rejection in writing and given a reasonable time 10 working days to appeal that decisiondecision to the Programme Operator. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who at least one ofwhich shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, and external to the Programme Operator Operator. The two independent and impartial experts are chosen regarding their skills and knowledge appropriate to the Selection Committeeareas of the call. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposalsproposals on a scale of 0 to 100 points. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator and of the Selection Committee, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independentlyOperator. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification Applications scoring lower than 50 points will not be selected for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to the Programme Operatoraward granting. The Programme Operator shall prepare a ranking list of projects proposed for ftmding based on the scoring in the consolidated assessment forms. Should any thresholds/weightings be a part of expert assessment, such information shall also be mentioned in the ranking list. The Programme Operator shall establish the Selection Committees. The Selection Committee composition can be different according to the specificity and scope of each call. Each Selection Committee must be composed of three members, and one of the members must be external and independent of the Programme Operator. Representatives of the Donor Programme Partners shall be invited to participate in the meetings in an advisory capacity. Representatives of the Donor States and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate as observers. Any expert and Selection Committee member shall sign a 'no conflicts of interest' declaration. The Programme Operator will verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based Based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it the Programme Operator will make a proposal for a final decision on which projects shall inform be supported within 10 working days after the Selection Committee verification has been completed. All applicants will be notified thereof and have the applicants affected and provide them right to react in accordance with a justificationarticles 121 et seq. of the Portuguese Code of Administrative Procedure. After the selection procedure is complete, the final decision on awarding the grants shall be made public on the website of the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall notify the inform all applicants about the results final outcome of the selection process. This notification shall be done in writing in the form of a letter or by e-mail and in the case of unsuccessful applicants, shall contain a brief description of the reasons for the proposal's rejection. For projects under the Education Programme Area and small grant schemes, the same selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the resultswill be applied. The selection process set for projects under the Research Programme Area will be carried out in this Article line with section 8. I. et seq. of the Guideline for Research Programmes. The Programme Operator shall apply establish the Programme Committee and a pool of international experts. Representatives of the Donor Programme Partners will be invited to all calls for proposals, including take part in the SGS, under this programmeProgramme Committee meetings as observers.

of the Regulation. The total available amount for the call shall be considered as a maximum amount; The call will be launched with a budget of EUR 3 000 000; The remaining EUR 1 000 000 shall be kept as a reserve to fund projects put on the reserve list of that call. If there are no quality projects to be funded, it shall be allocated to other outcomes based on an assessment of the programme’s needs and following a modification of the programme agreement at a later stage. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish appoint a Selection Committee that shall recommend person who is going to lead and coordinate the projects to be funded within selection process. Experts nominated by the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who at least one of which shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 20% of the higher score, a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chairman and a secretary – representatives of the Programme Operator – without voting rights, and at least three voting members, including representatives of the Programme Operator. At least one of the voting members shall be external to the Programme Operator and its Partners. The NMFA, the IPO, the National Focal Point and the DPPs shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee meetings as observers. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The decision of the Selection Committee shall be taken by consensus of all voting members. The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases, in accordance with objective and commonly agreed criteria related to the objectives of the programme. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit a report, including the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project proposals and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, The Programme Operator may return the report to the Selection Committee requesting a repetition of the selection process in case of a violation of the procedure that can be remedied or not approve the report when there has been a serious violation of the procedure. The Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, Committee in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out If the modification of the ranking of the projects by the Selection Committee results in this Article a project’s rejection, or if the Programme Operator modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, the Programme Operator shall apply to all calls inform the applicants affected and provide them with a justification for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmemodification.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator Local Government Division of the Ministry of Justice, Culture and Local Government– LGD (the project promoter of PDP 3) is designated to be the small grant scheme operator (SGS operator). A project management service provider (PM service) shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish engaged following a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects selection by public procurement to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate assist in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts appointed by assessment as well as the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent evaluation of the applicants, project applications. The SGS operator shall ensure that the Programme Operator and the Selection CommitteePM service will ensure that all project applications are assessed by at least two experts. The experts shall independently and separately score the project application according to the selection evaluation criteria published with in the call for proposals. The experts shall justify in writing the scores for each criterion they evaluate. For the purposes purpose of ranking the projectsprojects applications, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, the project application shall be scored by a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independentlyexpert. In such cases this case the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projectsproject applications. The SGS operator shall appoint a projects stakeholder committee (PSC). The PSC will include a broad number of stakeholders besides the SGS Operator, including inter alia representatives of the Local Councils Association, Parliamentary Secretariat for Local Government and the Communities and the University of Malta. The Programme Operator / National Focal Point shall provide the Selection Committee with be invited as observer. KS (donor project partner in PDP 3) shall participate as a list of the ranked projectsvoting member. The Selection Committee PSC shall review the ranked list of projectsproject applications. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified casescases based on transparent criteria. The justification for the modifications PSC shall be detailed in the keep minutes of its meetings. The minutes of the meeting meetings shall contain enough detail to demonstrate that the requirements of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, Regulation and the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modificationProgramme Agreement have been met. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator SGS operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee grant award decisions comply with the rules and objectives of the programmeProgramme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, SGS operator shall make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, supported on the Programme Operator may modify the decision basis of the Selection Committeeranking list approved by the PSC. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision Both successful and unsuccessful applicants shall be informed of the Selection Committee, it shall inform outcome of their application in writing by the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmeSGS operator.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. DocuSign Envelope ID: 4CFF4CE7-0C42-45B4-BD51-4F094135CB18 The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three six persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one two of them shall be external to the Programme OperatorOperator and its Partners. The DPP shall be voting member of the Selection Committee. The IPO, the FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts: one of these experts shall be appointed by the Programme Operator, who Operator and the other shall be appointed by the DPP. The experts shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, projects to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified casesPrior to making such decision, an on the spot visit may be carried out by the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection CommitteeOperator. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, Operator modifies the decision of the Selection CommitteeCommittee or suggests modification of the project, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend closely cooperate in the evaluation and selection of projects to be funded within with the programmeProgramme Partner. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them Programme Partner DGARTES shall be external responsible for the selection process of Call 2. The following selection procedure rules applicable to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point Operator shall be invited applicable mutatis mutandis to participate Programme Partner DGARTES in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting membersthis regard. The Programme Operator shall review be responsible for reviewing the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are application is rejected at this stage shall be informed of the reasons of rejection in writing and given a reasonable time 10 working days to appeal that decisiondecision to the Programme Operator. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who at least one of which shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, and external to the Programme Operator and the Selection CommitteeOperator. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposalsproposals on a scale of 0 to 100 points. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator and of the Selection Committee, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independentlyOperator. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of establish the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejectionIn Call 1, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list will consist of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to three cultural heritage and architecture specialists one of whom will be external and independent from the Programme Operator. In Call 2, the Selection Committee will consist of three arts and audience development specialists (one of whom will be external and independent from the Programme Operator and the Programme Partner DGARTES). The Donor Programme Partner (Directorate for Cultural Heritage), the Alts Council Norway, the Financial Mechanism Committee, the National Focal Point and the Royal Norwegian Embassy will be invited to participate in the selection procedures as observers. A summary of the projects will be provided in English. Any expert and Selection Committee member shall sign a 'no conflicts of interest' declaration. The Programme Operator shall will verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based Based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it the Programme Operator will make a proposal for a final decision on which projects shall inform be supported within 10 working days after the Selection Committee verification has been completed. All applicants will be notified thereof and have the applicants affected and provide them right to react in accordance with a justificationArticle 122 of the Portuguese Code of Administrative Procedure. The Programme Operator shall notify communicate decisions on the applications individually to the respective applicants. All unsuccessful applicants about the results shall be provided with a brief description of the selection process reasons for the decision. In the case of approval of funding, the Programme Operators sends a proposal for contract to the successful applicant. If the applicant accepts the conditions, it shall return the duly signed contract to the Programme Operator within a reasonable time 20 working days from the date of receipt. Upon receipt of all signed contracts, the Programme Operator shall publish the final list of contracted projects and publicise Promoters on the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmeProgramme's website.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation evaluation, selection and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by at least two independent experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert expert, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall be chaired by the Programme Operator and consist of three voting members, including the chairperson. At least one of the voting members in the Selection Committee will be an expert on remediation projects. The Donor Programme Partner shall be involved in the Selection Committee as a non-voting member. The National Focal Point and the NMFA shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee meetings as observers. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list lists of projects. It The decision of the Selection Committee shall be taken by consensus of all voting members. The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects project applications in justified cases. The cases based on transparent criteria, in such cases the detailed justification for the modifications shall will be detailed included in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modificationmeeting. The Selection Committee shall submit the prepare a list of projects recommended projects, together for support or to be approved with a reserve list, to the Programme Operatorconditions. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shallOperator, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, shall make a the decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the The Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection CommitteeCommittee in justified cases. If the Programme OperatorThe decision will be documented, in duly justified casesparticular, modifies if the decision does not fully reflect the recommendations of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator submitted applications under the three Small Grant Schemes shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with first assessed against administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage Non-compliance with these criteria results in the automatic rejection of the application. Rejected applicants shall be informed notified and given a reasonable time deadline from the date of notification to appeal that decision; the deadline for appeals shall be specified in the call. Each application All applicants that meets pass the administrative and eligibility criteria criteria, shall be reviewed scored and ranked according to the evaluation criteria specified in the call by two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who one of which shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection CommitteeOperator. The experts call text shall separately clearly indicate the maximum score for each criterion. A minimum score shall also be set for some of the project according criteria as an elimination criterion, that could lead to rejection of the selection criteria published with the call for proposalsapplicant/promoter. For the purposes purpose of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded given by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % The result of the higher score, a third expert experts’ evaluation shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator a ranking list to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide handed in the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projectsCommittee. The Selection Committee shall review be composed of at least four voting members: a Programme Operator officer, an officer working for the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking Secretariat General for Social Solidarity and Fight against Poverty, a FRA representative and an additional external member independent of the projects in justified casesPO and its programme partners. The justification for Representatives of the modifications FMC and the NFP shall be detailed invited to participate in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modificationCommittee as Observers. The Selection Committee shall submit recommend the list of recommended projectsprojects to be funded to the Programme Operator, together with including a reserve list, if needed. It also has the right to modify the Programme Operatorranking on a well justified basis being presented in the minutes to be drafted and submitted by the Selection Committee. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation Regulation’s provisions and that the recommendations from by the Selection Committee fully comply with the rules rules, content and objectives of the programmeProgramme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In If, in exceptional and duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The list of selected projects shall be forwarded to the FMC two weeks after its finalisation. For each selected project, the relevant project grant decision shall be made public by the Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmeOperator.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the assess applications received for compliance with the administrative and eligibility criteria, specified in the call/SGS by minimum two evaluators appointed by the Programme Operator, at least one of which is independent of the Programme Operator. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed notified and given a reasonable time deadline from the date of notification to appeal that decision; the deadline for appeals shall be specified by the Programme Operator in the call. Each application Under open call #1, “Water management solutions implemented”, the following eligibility criteria shall apply: Projects shall propose innovative green technologies/processes/solutions. For projects on desalination, renewable energy solutions shall cover at least parts of the energy required for the operation of the plants. All applications that meets pass the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed ranked according to the selection /evaluation criteria specified in the call, by minimum two impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and at least one of which is independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposalsOperator. For the purposes purpose of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded evaluated by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % The result of the higher score, a third expert experts' evaluation shall be commissioned by a ranking list that forms the basis of the Selection Committee’s discussion. The Selection Committee designated for a call shall consist of three voting Members, one of which shall be external to the Programme Operator to score the project independentlyOperator. In such cases the average score Representatives of the two closest scores FMO and the NFP shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide invited to participate in the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projectsas Observers. The Selection Committee shall review recommend to the ranked list of projects. It Programme Operator the projects to be funded and may modify the ranking of the projects by the experts in duly justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to the Programme Operatormeetings. The Programme Operator shall verify that performs the selection process has been conducted final assessment of the projects in accordance terms of compliance with competition and state aid rules in coordination with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives competent Special State Aid Unit of the programmeMinistry of Economy and Development. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation The list of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which selected projects shall be supportedforwarded to FMO within two weeks after its finalisation. In duly justified casesFor each selected project, the Programme Operator may modify the relevant project grant decision of the Selection Committee. If shall be made public by the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a appoint an Evaluation and Selection Committee that (ESC) which shall recommend carry out the projects to be funded within the programmeassessment, ranking and selection of project proposals. The Selection Committee ESC shall consist of a chairman and a secretary (representatives of the Programme Operator) without voting rights and at least three persons possessing voting members, depending on the relevant expertisenumber of submitted project proposals. At least one of them the voting members shall be external to the Programme Operator. The DPP, the FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the ESC meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Voting members of the ESC that come from the Programme Operator or external experts nominated by the Programme Operator shall review the applications project proposals for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications project proposals are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to may appeal that this decision. Each application project proposal that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts appointed by ESC members with voting rights, at least one of which shall be external to the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts These ESC members shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with in the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts members is more than 30 20% of the higher score, a third expert (member of the ESC with voting rights) shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator Chairman of the ESC to score the project independentlyproject. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list Assistant evaluators may be used to assess all or part of the ranked projectsproject proposals in the case of complex technical projects and provide an expert opinion. The Selection Committee assistant evaluators will not score the project proposals. Following the technical evaluation of project proposals, all members, including the observers, of the ESC shall meet to review the ranked list of projectsproject proposals. It The ESC may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection CommitteeESC. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee ESC shall submit a report, including the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project proposals and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee grant award decisions comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, shall make a decision on which projects shall be supportedsupported on the basis of the ranking list approved by the ESC. In duly justified cases, the The Programme Operator may modify approve the decision report from the ESC, return the report to the ESC requesting a repetition of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, evaluation process in duly justified cases, modifies the decision case of a violation of the Selection Committee, it shall inform procedure that can be remedied or not approve the Selection Committee and report when there has been a serious violation of the applicants affected and provide them with a justificationprocedure. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review responsible for reviewing the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are application is rejected at this stage shall be informed of the reasons of rejection in writing and given a reasonable time 5 working days to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts impartial expelts appointed by the Programme Operator, who at least one of which shall be impartial and independent of and external to the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection CommitteeProgram-me Operator. The experts shall separately separate!y score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts expells shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert expelt, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator as well as of the Selection Committee, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independentlyOperator. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest closes scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall establish the Selection Committee. Separate Selection Committees shall be set up for each call. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chairman and a secretary — representatives of the Programme Operator — without voting rights, and at least three voting members, at least one of them external to the Programme Operator. Representatives of the NMFA and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee as observers. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit the minutes and the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project applications and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the grant award recommendations from of the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programmeProgramme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, shall make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article All unsuccessful applicants shall apply to all calls be provided with a brief description of the reasons for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmedecision.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertisegender equality specialists. At least one of them shall be external to and independent from the Programme OperatorOperator and its Partners. The DPP, the FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant shall be informed in writing about the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, projects to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, If the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation evaluation, selection and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by at least two independent experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If For the difference between selection of projects the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, Programme Operator shall establish a third expert Selection Committee (hereinafter: SC). The SC shall be commissioned chaired by the Programme Operator representative. The SC will consist of at least three persons, at least one of them will be external to score the project independentlyProgramme Operator. In such cases the average score Members of the two closest scores SC will be representatives of the Programme Operator, representatives of relevant ministries responsible for the programme areas and other relevant experts if needed. Representatives of the Donor Programme Partner shall be used for invited as non-voting members. Representatives of the FMO and the NFP shall be invited to participate in the SC meeting as observers. After the completion of the assessment performed by independent experts a ranking list of eligible projects shall be prepared by the Programme Operator and submitted to the members of the SC. The SC shall review the ranking of list and recommend to the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of projects admitted for co-financing within the ranked projectsprogramme. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may SC may, in justified cases, modify the ranking of the projects in justified casesprepared by Programme Operator after quality assessment. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the SC and all affected applicant applicants shall be informed in writing about the justification for of the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection CommitteeSC, make a decision on decide which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify inform the applicants about of the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation evaluation, selection and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. Applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed and given a reasonable time to appeal that decision. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by at least two independent experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the qualitative selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If For the difference between selection of projects the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, Programme Operator shall establish a third expert Selection Committee (hereinafter: SC). The SC shall be commissioned chaired by the Programme Operator representative. The SC will consist of at least three persons, at least one of them will be external to score the project independentlyProgramme Operator. In such cases the average score Members of the two closest scores SC will be representatives of the Programme Operator, representatives of relevant ministries responsible for the programme areas and other relevant experts if needed. Representatives of the FMO and the NFP shall be used for invited to participate in the SC meeting as observers. The Donor Programme Partners shall be invited as members with voting rights. After the completion of the assessment performed by independent experts a ranking list of eligible projects shall be prepared by the Programme Operator and submitted to the members of the SC. The SC shall review the ranking of list and recommend to the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of projects admitted for co-financing within the ranked projectsprogramme. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It may SC may, in justified cases, modify the ranking of the projects in justified casesprepared by Programme Operator after quality assessment. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the SC and all affected applicant applicants shall be informed in writing about the justification for of the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation decision of the Selection CommitteeSC, make a decision on decide which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify inform the applicants about of the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. For Outcome 2, the following selection procedure shall apply: Applications submitted under the call for proposals under outcome 2, shall follow the selection procedures outlined in annex II of the Guideline for Educational Programmes. The process set out Implementing Agency entrusted with the organisation with the small grant scheme call shall establish a selection committee (SC). The SC shall consist of three persons of relevant expertise, two of them external to the Implementing Agency. The FMO, the NFP, the DPPs and the Programme Operator are invited to participate in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmemeeting as observers.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects to be funded within the programme. The Selection Committee shall consist (Department of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertise. At least one of them Regional Offices) shall be external to the Programme Operator. The FMC and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review responsible for reviewing the applications for compliance with administrative and general eligibility criteria. The administrative and general eligibility criteria shall not include any criteria requiring scoring. Applicants whose applications are application is rejected at this stage shall be informed of the reasons of rejection in writing and given a reasonable time 5 working days to appeal that decisiondecision to the Programme Operator. Each application All applications that meets meet the administrative and general eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by two experts appointed proceed to the specific eligibility assessment process conducted by the Programme Operator, who shall be impartial and independent expert departments of the applicantsState Environmental Fund. This shall entail a confirmation that the application meets all other requirements of the relevant call and all the technical prerequisites set by the technical methodologies as part of the call. During this process two expert project managers assess the evaluation (selection) criteria and a ranking (score) for each application is given. The call text shall clearly indicate the maximum score for each criterion (e.g. relevance, budget, feasibility). A minimum total score will be set per call for proposals or Small Grants Scheme as an elimination criterion. In this case, if a prescribed minimum score is not obtained for the eliminating criterion, the Programme Operator and project is proposed to be rejected. The list of such ranked projects is further provided to the Selection Committee. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection criteria published with the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 % of the higher score, a third expert shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independently. In such cases the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. The Programme Operator shall provide the Selection Committee with a list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It projects and may modify the ranking request verification of the projects project ranking in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by all members of the justification for the modificationSelection Committee. The Chairman of the Selection Committee shall submit the minutes and the list of the recommended projects, together with a reserve listlist and the list of rejected project applications and the reason for their rejection, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall establish a Selection Committee for each call separately. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chairman and a secretary – representatives of the Programme Operator – without voting rights, and at least five voting members, including representatives of the Programme Partner, Programme Operator and independent expert members external to the Programme Operator and Programme Partner. The Programme Operator, the NMFA, the DPP, and the National Focal Point shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee as observers. The Rules of Procedure of the Selection Committee shall be agreed in the Cooperation Committee. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the grant award recommendations from of the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programmeProgramme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator (State Environment Fund Council) shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, The grant award decision for each project shall be signed by the Programme Operator may modify the decision Minister of the Selection Committee. If Environment or by the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision Director of the Selection Committee, it shall inform State Environmental Fund of the Selection Committee and Czech Republic (depending on the applicants affected and provide them with a justificationlegal entity of the applicant). The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. All unsuccessful applicants shall be provided with a brief description of the reasons for the decision. Two-stage application process shall be followed for the selection of pilot and innovative projects under call 1 and 3B. The applicants shall submit a project outline together with a feasibility study, which shall be assessed according to the general rules described above for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria. The project outline shall be in accordance with the administrative criteria (verified by the Regional Offices) and completed with the required annexes for the scoring and ranking by the Independent Expert Committee to take the decision on the outline and to complete the application for submission for its approval. During the next stage, the application is administered, evaluated and scored in the same manner as for the one-stage process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programmeabove.

of the Regulation. The Programme Operator shall be responsible for project evaluation and for the award of grants. The Programme Operator details of the selection criteria together with the text of the open call for proposals shall establish be discussed and agreed in the Cooperation Committee. Selection in case of open calls for pilot projects under Outcome 1 and 3 (calls #3 and #9 as described in section 4.1) may be conducted in a Selection Committee that shall recommend the projects two-stage procedure where eligible entities are invited to be funded within the programmesubmit project concept notes and selected ones are invited to submit a full proposal for funding. The Selection Committee selection procedure shall consist follow to the extent possible and as applicable the general selection procedure, with the exception that no appeal procedures shall apply, and the assessment of at least three persons possessing the relevant expertiseconcept notes may be carried out without involvement of external experts. At least one Further details of them the selection procedure for pilot projects shall be external to discussed and agreed in the Programme OperatorCooperation Committee and published in the call for proposals. The FMC National Fund for Environmental Protection and the National Focal Point Water Management (NFEP&WM) shall be invited to participate in the meetings of the Selection Committee as observers. The DPPs shall be involved as non-voting members. The Programme Operator shall review responsible for reviewing the applications for compliance with administrative and eligibility criteria published in the call text. The applicants shall be provided with the possibility to provide additional information or documents to determine the compliance with these criteria. Applicants The applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed of the reasons of rejection in writing and given a reasonable time to appeal that decisiondecision to the National Focal Point. Each application that meets the administrative and eligibility criteria shall be reviewed by experts from the NFEP&WM for compliance with content related (merit) criteria. The merit criteria are assessed in two stages: Stage I merit criteria fulfilment, which includes inter alia compliance with applicable state aid rules, and assessment of the applicant's financial situation (including the assessment of the FI application as applicable) The applicants shall be provided with the possibility to provide additional information or documents to determine the compliance with these criteria. The applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed of the reasons of rejection in writing. There is no possibility to appeal at this stage. Stage II: Applications that meet the administrative, eligibility and stage I merit assessment shall be reviewed for stage II merit (detailed scoring) assessment. Under stage II, projects shall be reviewed by at least two external and impartial experts appointed by the Programme Operator, who NFEP&WM. The experts shall be impartial and independent of the applicants, the Programme Operator and the Selection Committeeselected through a competitive procedure. The experts shall separately score the project according to the selection scoring criteria published with within the call for proposals. For the purposes of ranking the projects, the average of the scores awarded by the experts shall be used. If the difference between the scores given by the two experts is more than 30 30% of the higher score, a third expert expert, who shall be impartial and independent of the Programme Operator and NFEP&WM, shall be commissioned by the Programme Operator to score the project independentlyOperator. In such cases cases, the average score of the two closest scores shall be used for the ranking of the projects. Applicants may be requested additional information and documents at this stage. The applicants whose applications are rejected at this stage shall be informed of the reasons of rejection in writing and given reasonable time to appeal that decision to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall establish one Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall consist of a Chair and a Secretary – representatives of the Programme Operator – without voting rights, and at least three voting members appointed by the Programme Operator. The representatives of the DPPs shall be non-voting members. The Selection Committee shall aim at achieving consensus among all members. Representatives of the National Focal Point, the FMC, and the Norwegian Embassy in Poland shall be invited to participate in the Selection Committee as observers. The draft ranking list shall be prepared by the NFEP&WM for each call and shall be forwarded to the Programme Operator who shall provide the Selection Committee with a the list of the ranked projects. The Selection Committee shall review the ranked list of projects. It The Selection Committee may modify the ranking of the projects in justified cases. The justification for the modifications shall be detailed in the minutes of the meeting of the Selection Committee. If such a modification results in a project’s rejection, the affected applicant The minutes shall be informed in writing about signed by the justification for the modification. The Selection Committee shall submit the list of recommended projects, together with a reserve list, to the Programme Operator. The Programme Operator shall verify that the selection process has been conducted in accordance with the Regulation and that the recommendations from the Selection Committee comply with the rules and objectives of the programme. Following such verification, the Programme Operator shall, based on the recommendation of the Selection Committee, make a decision on which projects shall be supported. In duly justified cases, the Programme Operator may modify the decision of the Selection Committee. If the Programme Operator, in duly justified cases, modifies the decision of the Selection Committee, it shall inform the Selection Committee and the applicants affected and provide them with a justification. The Programme Operator shall notify the applicants about the results of the selection process within a reasonable time and publicise the results. The process set out in this Article shall apply to all calls for proposals, including the SGS, under this programme.Selection