Common use of RULES AND CONDITIONS FOR GRANT REDUCTION Clause in Contracts

RULES AND CONDITIONS FOR GRANT REDUCTION. FOR POOR, PARTIAL OR LATE IMPLEMENTATION (a) Poor, partial or late implementation of the Project may be established by the NA on the basis of the final report submitted by the beneficiary (including reports from individual participants taking part in the mobility activities). (b) The NA may consider also information received from any other relevant source, proving that the Project is not implemented in accordance with the contractual provisions. Other sources of information may include monitoring visits, desk checks or on the spot checks undertaken by the NA. (c) The final report will be assessed on the basis of quality criteria and scored on a total of maximum 100 points. If the final report scores below 50 points in total, the NA may reduce the final grant amount for organisational support on the basis of poor, partial or late implementation of the action even if all activities reported were eligible and actually took place. (d) [For holders of Quality Label or Erasmus+ Volunteering accreditation only: If the NA considers that the implementation of the Project does not respect the quality commitment undertaken by the beneficiary, the NA may in addition or alternatively require the beneficiary to develop and implement an action plan within an agreed timeframe to ensure respect of the applicable requirements. If the beneficiary does not implement the action plan in a satisfactory manner by the due date, the NA may suspend or withdraw the Quality Label or Erasmus+ Volunteering accreditation.] (e) The final report will be assessed in conjunction with the reports from the mobility participants, using a common set of quality criteria focusing on: - The extent to which the action was implemented in line with the approved grant application - The quality of the learning outcomes and impact on participants - The impact on the organisations involved - The quality of the practical arrangements provided in support of the activity, in terms of preparation, monitoring and support to participants during their activity - The quality arrangements for the recognition/validation of the learning outcomes of participants - [For Volunteering Projects, Specific Grants for Action under Volunteering Partnerships, Traineeships and Jobs: The extent to which the grant amounts due to participants were transferred to them in accordance with the contractual provisions set out in the agreement between the respective beneficiary and participant following the templates provided in Annex V of the Agreement.] (f) A grant reduction based on poor, partial or late implementation may be applied to the final amount of eligible expenses for organisational support and may be of: − 25% if the final report scores at least 40 points and below 50 points; − 50% if the final report scores at least 25 points and below 40 points; − 75% if the final report scores below 25 points.

RULES AND CONDITIONS FOR GRANT REDUCTION. FOR POOR, PARTIAL OR LATE IMPLEMENTATION (a) Poor, partial or late implementation of the Project may be established by the NA on the basis of the final report submitted by the beneficiary (including reports from individual participants taking part in the mobility activities). (b) The NA may consider also information received from any other relevant source, proving that the Project is not implemented in accordance with the contractual provisions. Other sources of information may include monitoring visits, desk checks or on the spot checks undertaken by the NA. (c) The final report will be assessed on the basis of quality criteria and scored on a total of maximum 100 points. If the final report scores below 50 points in total, the NA may reduce the final grant amount for organisational support on the basis of poor, partial or late implementation of the action even if all activities reported were eligible and actually took place. (d) [For holders of Quality Label or Erasmus+ Volunteering accreditation only: If the NA considers that the implementation of the Project does not respect the quality commitment undertaken by the beneficiary, the NA may in addition or alternatively require the beneficiary to develop and implement an action plan within an agreed timeframe to ensure respect of the applicable requirements. If the beneficiary does not implement the action plan in a satisfactory manner by the due date, the NA may suspend or withdraw the Quality Label or Erasmus+ Volunteering accreditation.] (e) The final report will be assessed in conjunction with the reports from the mobility participants, using a common set of quality criteria focusing on: - The extent to which the action was implemented in line with the approved grant application - The quality of the learning outcomes and impact on participants - The impact on the organisations involved - The quality of the practical arrangements provided in support of the activity, in terms of preparation, monitoring and support to participants during their activity - The quality arrangements for the recognition/validation of the learning outcomes of participants - [For Volunteering Projects, Specific Grants for Action under Volunteering Partnerships, Traineeships and Jobs: The extent to which the grant amounts due to participants were transferred to them in accordance with the contractual provisions set out in the agreement between the respective beneficiary and participant following the templates provided in Annex V of the Agreement.] (f) A grant reduction based on poor, partial or late implementation may be applied to the final amount of eligible expenses for organisational support and may be of: −  25% if the final report scores at least 40 points and below 50 points; −  50% if the final report scores at least 25 points and below 40 points; −  75% if the final report scores below 25 points.

RULES AND CONDITIONS FOR GRANT REDUCTION. FOR POOR, PARTIAL OR LATE IMPLEMENTATION (a) Poor, partial or late implementation of the Project may be established by the NA on the basis of the final report submitted by the beneficiary (including reports from individual participants taking part in the mobility activities). (b) The NA may consider also information received from any other relevant source, proving that the Project is not implemented in accordance with the contractual provisions. Other sources of information may include monitoring visits, desk checks or on the spot checks undertaken by the NA. (c) The final report will be assessed on the basis of quality criteria and scored on a total of maximum 100 points. If the final report scores below 50 points in total, the NA may reduce the final grant amount for organisational support on the basis of poor, partial or late implementation of the action even if all activities reported were eligible and actually took place. (d) [For holders of Quality Label or Erasmus+ Volunteering accreditation only: If the NA considers that the implementation of the Project does not respect the quality commitment undertaken by the beneficiary, the NA may in addition or alternatively require the beneficiary to develop and implement an action plan within an agreed timeframe to ensure respect of the applicable requirements. If the beneficiary does not implement the action plan in a satisfactory manner by the due date, the NA may suspend or withdraw the Quality Label or Erasmus+ Volunteering accreditation.] (e) The final report will be assessed in conjunction with the reports from the mobility participants, using a common set of quality criteria focusing on: - The extent to which the action was implemented in line with the approved grant application - The quality of the learning outcomes and impact on participants - The impact on the organisations involved - The quality of the practical arrangements provided in support of the activity, in terms of preparation, monitoring and support to participants during their activity - The quality arrangements for the recognition/validation of the learning outcomes of participants - [For Volunteering Projects, Specific Grants for Action under Volunteering Partnerships, Traineeships and Jobs: The extent to which the grant amounts due to participants were transferred to them in accordance with the contractual provisions set out in the agreement between the respective beneficiary and participant following the templates provided in Annex V of the Agreement.] (f) A grant reduction based on poor, partial or late implementation may be applied to the final amount of eligible expenses for organisational support and may be of: − 25% if the final report scores at least 40 points and below 50 points; − 50% if the final report scores at least 25 points and below 40 points; − 75% if the final report scores below 25 points.