Common use of Use of this Report Clause in Contracts

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency], and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 of the Specific Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] or by the [Commission] [Agency] for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [Partner’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 between the Auditor and the Partner [and Linked Third Party] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR (including EUR of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 4 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the Partner; - is a director, trustee or partner of the Partner; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. The European Commission reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the Partner in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Party, any reference here below to ‘the Partner’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘partners with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled people out of the total of people.

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency], and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 16 of the Specific Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] or by the [Commission] [Agency] for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [Partner’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 between the Auditor and the Partner [and Linked Third Party] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR (including EUR of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 4 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the Partner; - is a director, trustee or partner of the Partner; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. The European Commission reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the Partner in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Party, any reference here below to ‘the Partner’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners Partners with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘partners with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled people out of the total of people.. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.)

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [PartnerBeneficiary] [Linked Third PartyAffiliated Entity] [Implementing Body] and the [Commission] [Agency], and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] Agency in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 II.23.2 of the Specific Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [PartnerBeneficiary] [Linked Third PartyAffiliated Entity] [Implementing Body] or by the [Commission] [Agency] Agency for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] Agency may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAFXXXX) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] Agency by the [PartnerBeneficiary] [Linked Third PartyAffiliated Entity] [Implementing Body] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [PartnerBeneficiary’s] [Linked Third PartyAffiliated Entity’s] [Implementing Body's] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 between the Auditor and the Partner Beneficiary [and Linked Third PartyAffiliated Entity] [and Implementing Body] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR ______ (including EUR EUR______ of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 4 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the Partner; - is a director, trustee or partner of the Partner; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. The European Commission Agency reserves the right to i) provide the auditor Auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the Partner Beneficiary in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor Auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Partyan Affiliated Entity or Implementing Body, any reference here below to ‘the PartnerBeneficiary’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’Affiliated Entity’ or 'Implementing Body' respectively. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor Auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners beneficiaries with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘partners beneficiaries with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE PARTNER BENEFICIARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled ______ people out of the total of ______ people.

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [KIC Partner] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency]EIT, and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] EIT in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 16 of the Specific Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [KIC Partner] [Linked Third Party] or by the [Commission] [Agency] EIT for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] EIT may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAFXXXX) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] EIT by the [KIC Partner] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [KIC Partner’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 between the Auditor and the KIC Partner [and Linked Third Party] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR (including EUR of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 4 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the KIC Partner; - is a director, trustee or partner of the KIC Partner; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. Agreed-upon procedures to be performed and standard factual findings to be confirmed by the Auditor The European Commission EIT reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the KIC Partner in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Party, any reference here below to ‘the KIC Partner’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ⮚ ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ⮚ ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ⮚ ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners KIC Partners with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘KIC partners with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE KIC PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled people out of the total of people.. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.)

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency]EIT, and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] EIT in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 16 of the Specific Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] or by the [Commission] [Agency] EIT for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] EIT may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] EIT by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [Partner’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 between the Auditor and the Partner [and Linked Third Party] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR (including EUR of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 4 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the Partner; - is a director, trustee or partner of the Partner; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. Agreed-upon procedures to be performed and standard factual findings to be confirmed by the Auditor The European Commission EIT reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the Partner in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Party, any reference here below to ‘the Partner’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners Partners with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘partners with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled people out of the total of people.

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency], and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 16 of the Specific Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] or by the [Commission] [Agency] for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [Partner’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 interest45 between the Auditor and the Partner [and Linked Third Party] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR (including EUR of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 4 45 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the Partner; - is a director, trustee or partner of the Partner; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. The European Commission reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the Partner in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Party, any reference here below to ‘the Partner’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘partners with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled people out of the total of people.,

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [PartnerBeneficiary] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency]EURAMET, and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] EURAMET in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 20.4 of the Specific Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [PartnerBeneficiary] [Linked Third Party] or by the [Commission] [Agency] EURAMET for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] EURAMET may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the Commission, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAFXXXX) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] EURAMET by the [PartnerBeneficiary] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [PartnerBeneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 between the Auditor and the Partner Beneficiary [and Linked Third Party] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR (including EUR of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] (Signature of the Auditor Auditor) 4 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the Partnerbeneficiary; - is a director, trustee or partner of the Partnerbeneficiary; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. The European Commission EURAMET reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the Partner Beneficiary in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Party, any reference here below to ‘the PartnerBeneficiary’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ⮚ ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ⮚ ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ⮚ ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners beneficiaries with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘partners beneficiaries with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE PARTNER BENEFICIARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled people out of the total of people.

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency], and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 16 of the Specific Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] or by the [Commission] [Agency] for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [Partner’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 interest40 between the Auditor and the Partner [and Linked Third Party] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR (including EUR of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 4 40 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the Partner; - is a director, trustee or partner of the Partner; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor The European Commission reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the Partner in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Party, any reference here below to ‘the Partner’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners Partners with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘partners with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled people out of the total of people.. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.)

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [KIC Partner] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency]EIT, and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] EIT in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 16 of the Specific Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [KIC Partner] [Linked Third Party] or by the [Commission] [Agency] EIT for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] EIT may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAFXXXX) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] EIT by the [KIC Partner] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [KIC Partner’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 between the Auditor and the KIC Partner [and Linked Third Party] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR (including EUR of deductible VAT). A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 4 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the KIC Partner; - is a director, trustee or partner of the KIC Partner; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. Agreed-upon procedures to be performed and standard factual findings to be confirmed by the Auditor The European Commission EIT reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the KIC Partner in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Party, any reference here below to ‘the KIC Partner’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners KIC Partners with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘KIC partners with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE KIC PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) The Auditor sampled people out of the total of people.

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [KIC Partner] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency]EIT, and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] EIT in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 16 of the Specific Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [KIC Partner] [Linked Third Party] or by the [Commission] [Agency] EIT for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] EIT may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAFXXXX) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] EIT by the [KIC Partner] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [KIC Partner’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 between the Auditor and the KIC Partner [and Linked Third Party] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR (including EUR of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 4 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the KIC Partner; - is a director, trustee or partner of the KIC Partner; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. Agreed-upon procedures to be performed and standard factual findings to be confirmed by the Auditor The European Commission EIT reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the KIC Partner in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Party, any reference here below to ‘the KIC Partner’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners KIC Partners with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘KIC partners with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE KIC PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled people out of the total of people.. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.)

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency], and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 of the Specific Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] or by the [Commission] [Agency] for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [Partner’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 interest46 between the Auditor and the Partner [and Linked Third Party] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR (including EUR of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 4 46 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the Partner; - is a director, trustee or partner of the Partner; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. The European Commission reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the Partner in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Party, any reference here below to ‘the Partner’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘partners with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled people out of the total of people.

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency]EIT, and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] EIT in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 16 of the Specific Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] or by the [Commission] [Agency] EIT for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] EIT may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAFXXXX) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] EIT by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [Partner’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 between the Auditor and the Partner [and Linked Third Party] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR (including EUR of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 4 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the Partner; - is a director, trustee or partner of the Partner; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. Agreed-upon procedures to be performed and standard factual findings to be confirmed by the Auditor The European Commission EIT reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the Partner in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Party, any reference here below to ‘the Partner’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners Partners with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘partners with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled people out of the total of people.

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only has been drawn up solely for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely given under Point 1.1 Reasons for the engagement. The Report: - is confidential use of and is intended to be submitted by the [PartnerBeneficiary] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency], and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 18.1.2 of the Specific Agreement. The Report Agreement to EURAMET for approval by the Commission; - may not be used by the [PartnerBeneficiary] [Linked Third Party] , by EURAMET or by the [Commission] [Agency] Commission for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] ; - may be disclosed by EURAMET or by the Commission only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAFXXXX) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report - relates only to the usual cost accounting practices specified above and does not constitute a report on the Financial Statement(s) submitted to Statements of the [Commission] [Agency] by the [PartnerBeneficiary] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement]. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [Partner’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no No conflict of interest4 interest3 exists between the Auditor and the Partner Beneficiary [and the Linked Third Party] in establishing this that could have a bearing on the Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing producing the Report was EUR (including EUR of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistanceassistance which may be required. Yours sincerely [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function title of an the authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] (Signature of the Auditor 4 Auditor) 3 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the Partnerbeneficiary; - is a director, trustee or partner of the Partnerbeneficiary; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. The European Commission reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures Statements to be followed made, the Procedures to be carried out or the facts Findings to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findingsthem. The Commission reserves the right to vary the Statements, Procedures or Findings by written notification to the Beneficiary/Linked Third Party to adapt the procedures to changes in the grant agreement(s) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the Partner in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table belowany other circumstances. If this methodology certificate relates to a the Linked Third Party, ’s usual accounting practices for calculating and claiming direct personnel costs declared as unit costs any reference here below to ‘the PartnerBeneficiary’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘partners with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled people out of the total of people.

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [PartnerBeneficiary] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency]EURAMET, and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] EURAMET in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 20.4 of the Specific Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [PartnerBeneficiary] [Linked Third Party] or by the [Commission] [Agency] EURAMET for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] EURAMET may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the Commission, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAFXXXX) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] EURAMET by the [PartnerBeneficiary] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [PartnerBeneficiary’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 between the Auditor and the Partner Beneficiary [and Linked Third Party] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR (including EUR of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 4 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the Partnerbeneficiary; - is a director, trustee or partner of the Partnerbeneficiary; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. The European Commission EURAMET reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the Partner Beneficiary in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Party, any reference here below to ‘the PartnerBeneficiary’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners beneficiaries with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘partners beneficiaries with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE PARTNER BENEFICIARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled people out of the total of people.. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.)

Use of this Report. This Report may be used only for the purpose described in the above objective. It was prepared solely for the confidential use of the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] and the [Commission] [Agency], and only to be submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] in connection with the requirements set out in Article 13.4 16 of the Specific Agreement. The Report may not be used by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] or by the [Commission] [Agency] for any other purpose, nor may it be distributed to any other parties. The [Commission] [Agency] may only disclose the Report to authorised parties, in particular to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Court of Auditors. This Report relates only to the Financial Statement(s) submitted to the [Commission] [Agency] by the [Partner] [Linked Third Party] for the Agreement. Therefore, it does not extend to any other of the [Partner’s] [Linked Third Party’s] Financial Statement(s). There was no conflict of interest4 between the Auditor and the Partner [and Linked Third Party] in establishing this Report. The total fee paid to the Auditor for providing the Report was EUR (including EUR of deductible VAT). We look forward to discussing our Report with you and would be pleased to provide any further information or assistance. [legal name of the Auditor] [name and function of an authorised representative] [dd Month yyyy] Signature of the Auditor 4 A conflict of interest arises when the Auditor's objectivity to establish the certificate is compromised in fact or in appearance when the Auditor for instance: - was involved in the preparation of the Financial Statements; - stands to benefit directly should the certificate be accepted; - has a close relationship with any person representing the Partner; - is a director, trustee or partner of the Partner; or - is in any other situation that compromises his or her independence or ability to establish the certificate impartially. The European Commission reserves the right to i) provide the auditor with additional guidance regarding the procedures to be followed or the facts to be ascertained and the way in which to present them (this may include sample coverage and findings) or to ii) change the procedures, by notifying the Partner in writing. The procedures carried out by the auditor to confirm the standard factual finding are listed in the table below. If this certificate relates to a Linked Third Party, any reference here below to ‘the Partner’ is to be considered as a reference to ‘the Linked Third Party’. The ‘result’ column has three different options: ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘N.A.’:  ⮚ ‘C’ stands for ‘confirmed’ and means that the auditor can confirm the ‘standard factual finding’ and, therefore, there is no exception to be reported.  ⮚ ‘E’ stands for ‘exception’ and means that the Auditor carried out the procedures but cannot confirm the ‘standard factual finding’, or that the Auditor was not able to carry out a specific procedure (e.g. because it was impossible to reconcile key information or data were unavailable),  ⮚ ‘N.A.’ stands for ‘not applicable’ and means that the Finding did not have to be examined by the Auditor and the related Procedure(s) did not have to be carried out. The reasons of the non-application of a certain Finding must be obvious i.e. i) if no cost was declared under a certain category then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable; ii) if the condition set to apply certain Procedure(s) are not met then the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) are not applicable. For instance, for ‘partners Partners with accounts established in a currency other than the euro’ the Procedure related to ‘partners with accounts established in euro’ is not applicable. Similarly, if no additional remuneration is paid, the related Finding(s) and Procedure(s) for additional remuneration are not applicable. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) A ACTUAL PERSONNEL COSTS AND UNIT COSTS CALCULATED BY THE PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS USUAL COST ACCOUNTING PRACTICE The Auditor draws a sample of persons whose costs were declared in the Financial Statement(s) to carry out the procedures indicated in the consecutive points of this section A. (The sample should be selected randomly so that it is representative. Full coverage is required if there are fewer than 10 people (including employees, natural persons working under a direct contract and personnel seconded by a third party), otherwise the sample should have a minimum Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.) of 10 people, or 10% of the total, whichever number is the highest) The Auditor sampled people out of the total of people.. Ref Procedures Standard factual finding Result (C / E / N.A.)