Model Specific Grant AgreementSpecific Grant Agreement • January 10th, 2018
Contract Type FiledJanuary 10th, 2018HISTORY OF CHANGES Version Publication date Changes 1.0 13.01.2016 ▪ Initial version 2.0 12.01.2018 ▪ The main changes compared to version 1 of the model Specific Grant Agreement (SGA) are as follows:− New SGA provisions on the procurement of KIC Legal Entities (LEs). The EIT has carefully considered all possible options for introducing new provisions in the SGA with the aim of ensuring that the KIC LEs have procurement policies that are aligned with the main requirements of EU public procurement law. The EIT concluded that this objective can be best achieved by introducing a corresponding provision under the Governance principles (Article 19.3.4 SGA) and a reference under the rules on the purchase of goods, works and services (Article 8.1.2.) and subcontracting (Article 11.1.2) referring to the applicable procurement rules. The new SGA provisions are in line with what has been agreed with the KICs as a follow-up of the expert assessments in 2017. They confirm the need for a systemic a