Subsection 4

Save where otherwise provided in the call for proposals, all participants in an indirect action shall conclude an agreement, hereinafter ‘the consortium agreement’, to govern inter alia the following: the internal organisation of the consortium; the distribution of the Community financial contribution; rules on dissemination, use and access rights, additional to those in Chapter III and to the provisions in the grant agreement; the settlement of internal disputes including cases of abuse of power; liability, indemnification and confidentiality arrangements between the participants. The Commission shall establish and publish guidelines on the main issues that may be addressed by participants in their consortium agreements, including provisions on promoting the participation of SMEs. The legal entities wishing to participate in an indirect action shall appoint one of their number to act as coordinator to carry out the following tasks in accordance with this Regulation, the Financial Regulation, the Implementing Rules, and the grant agreement: to monitor the compliance by participants in the indirect action with their obligations; to verify whether the legal entities identified in the grant agreement complete the necessary formalities for accession to the grant agreement; to receive the Community financial contribution and to distribute it in accordance with the consortium and grant agreement; to keep the records and financial accounts relevant for the Community financial contribution and to inform the Commission of its distribution in accordance with Articles 24(1), point (b) and 36; to be intermediary for efficient and correct communication between the participants and to report regularly to the participants and to the Commission on the progress of the project. The coordinator shall be identified in the grant agreement. The appointment of a new coordinator shall require the written approval of the Commission. The participants in an indirect action may agree to add a new participant or to remove an existing participant in accordance with the respective provisions in the consortium agreement. Any legal entity which joins an ongoing action shall accede to the grant agreement. In specific cases, where provided for in the grant agreement, the consortium shall publish a competitive call and advertise it widely using specific information support, particularly Internet sites on the Seventh Framework Programme, the specialist press and brochures, and the national contact points set up by the Member States and associated countries for information and support. The consortium shall evaluate offers in the light of the criteria which governed the initial action and with the assistance of independent experts appointed by the consortium, in accordance with the principles laid down in Articles 15 and 17 respectively. The consortium shall notify any proposed change of its composition to the Commission, which may object within 45 days of the notification. Changes in the composition of the consortium associated with proposals for other changes to the grant agreement which are not directly related to the change in composition shall be subject to written approval by the Commission.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.