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Acknowledgement of Receipt
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official confirmation that the CRAFT Project proposal has been received by the European Commission
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pre-existing know-how
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the knowledge each partner brings into the project
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Call for Proposals
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a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities inviting researchers to submit proposals for carrying out work to implement a specific RTD programme
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Consortium Agreement
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a contract defining the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and the obligations of the project partners; it takes care of aspects not covered by the CRAFT Contract (see CRAFT Contract)
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Contract Negotiation Form
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a form that is designed to elicit essential information for use during negotiations with the European Commission for an RTD Contract.
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contract negotiations
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are carried out between the submission of a CRAFT Project proposal and the start of the project and before signing of a CRAFT Contract; the Project Co-ordinator is responsible for these negotiations
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contract signature
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when all contract details have been finalised, the Commission will send the CRAFT Contract to the SME Co-ordinator for signing
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contractor
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participant who contributes to the costs and/or carries out the work on the project
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CORDIS database
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an EU database for partner search, for on-going RTD projects and for project results
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CRAFT
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Cooperative Research Action For Technology
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CRAFT Contract
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a standard contract laying down the terms and conditions for Commission support, of which most is non-negotiable; it clearly states the responsibility of the project towards the Commission, but it does not specify how the liability is divided between the partners (see Consortium Agreement)
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CRAFT Focal Points
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neutral observers in each EU Member State who inform the Commission about potential problems and try to look for structural solutions; they know what kind of projects can be successful and give information to SMEs on CRAFT
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deliverables
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see project deliverables
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dissemination
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means to spread the results of the project to interested parties. The project partners decide themselves how and which parts of the results to disseminate.
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end user
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an SME partner who acts as a first user to test and evaluate the new technology and guarantees the professional expertise and follow-up
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European Framework Programme
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a multi-annual (normally five year) programme of EU RTD policy defining broad priorities and the overall sums of money to be allocated; implemented through specific RTD programmes
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evaluation
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see proposal evaluation
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Evaluation Summary Report
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a Commission report with ratings, remarks and recommendations concerning the project proposal; it is attached to a letter to the Project co-ordinator about whether the project has been selected for financial support or not
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Technology Implementation Plan
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a plan dealing with legal protection of intellectual property and how the consortium intends to exploit the results of the work.
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Exploratory Award
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gives SMEs funding to prepare a proposal for an EU RTD project; Proposal expansion and a Research feasibility study can be included in the preparatory work
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favourable conditions
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preferential commercial conditions (open market payment and other conditions)
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Knowledge
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all information generated by any contractor, or third party, in the performance of the project
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indirect costs
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see overhead costs
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information package
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a brochure from the European Commission giving the necessary information on how to prepare an EU RTD proposal
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Innovation Relay Centre
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a network of RTD liaison offices set up by the Commission in 1993 in order to assist in the utilisation of the results of EU research; promote and provide information and exchange of partner profiles
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IPR
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Intellectual Property Rights
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IRC
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see Innovation Relay Centres
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Letter of Approval
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all Project Co-ordinators receive a letter informing them about the outcome of the evaluation procedure
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Letter of Delegation
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a letter signed between the SME Co-ordinator and all the other contractors; it gives the SME Co-ordinator the right to sign a CRAFT Contract on behalf of the other project partners
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Model Contract
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see CRAFT Contract
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overhead costs
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costs for internally funded research, administration, support personnel, office supplies, infrastructure, utilities, services etc., which cannot be referred to any special product or customer
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SME Co-ordinator
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the Co-ordinator is responsible for the management of the CRAFT Project and should have the appropriate managerial and technical expertise to direct the project; the Co-ordinator can be either an SME or a third party outside the consortium
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project deliverables
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technical verifications which include access for the Commission to sites or premises used for the work on the project and to documents concerning the project management, progress, and reviews
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project milestones
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specific and measurable deliverables that are defined at intermediate stages during and at the end of the project execution period
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proposal evaluation
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the Commissions judging of project proposals; aconfidential, fair and equitable judging is guaranteed
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PTA
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Project Technical Advisor
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R&D
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Research and Development
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RTD
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Research and Technological Development
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RTD Performers
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organisations that have adequate R&D capacity to carry out the required research on behalf of the SMEs; and they can be small or large enterprises, universities, research centres, industrial laboratories, technical centres, etc.
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Small and Medium-sized Enterprise
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an enterprise with no more than 250 employees; it has an annual turnover less than 40 million euro or has an annual balance-sheet of a total not exceeding 27 million euro; it is not more than 1/4 owned by one or more non-SMEs, except an investment/venture capital company that does not exercise control; it is not a research centre, research institute, contract research organisation or a consultancy.
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SME
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see Small and Medium-sized Enterprise
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Stage 1
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see Exploratory Award
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Stage 2
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see CRAFT
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Standard Model Contract
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see CRAFT Contract
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Start of Project
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normally the first day of the month following the signature of the CRAFT Contract by the Commission
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subcontract
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a contractual arrangement between a contractor and a third party for the third party to carry out work on the project
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subcontractor
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a third party having concluded a subcontract with a contractor
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transfer conditions
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conditions that have a value lower than favourable conditions, normally the cost of making the access rights available
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TSME
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Technology Stimulation Measures for small and Medium-sized Enterprises
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VAT
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Value Added Tax
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