Ana Garcia SaguarFusion Agreements

Research DG European Commission

Renewal of the Mobility Agreement

Outline

• Background• Why an update?• What has been changed?• What has not been changed?• Timing• Eligible personnel• Eligible costs• Eligible assignments

Background

• Support mobility of researchers between organisations participating in the Fusion Programme

– to enhance collaboration and integration of the fusion Programme and

– to foster international collaboration

Why an update?

• Legal decision required to obtain a new budget for mobility

• ITER Agreement : need to adapt the mobility agreement to new international and European framework

• Simplification and clarification of provisions

Timing

• Where are we today?

– The quorum of signatures has been reached at the end of September : 2/3

– The new mobility agreement in enforcedsince 30th September 2009 for an initial period of 5 years

What has been changed?

• The structure, mainly for clarification of:– Definitions– Eligible personnel– Procedures– Categories of eligible assignments

• Rewriting of some articles in view of providing full information in the document (ex: IPR)

What has NOT been changed?

• Basic content :

– Procedures (mobility plan, reporting)– Eligible assignments– Ceilings– Reimbursement of costs (except for ITPA

meetings in EU)

Eligible personnel

Eligible personnel

• Staff employed by an Associate or by a non-profit research entity (in the territory of the Community or of an Associated third State) co-operating with the Associate (Art.4.1)

• Contract of employment shall subsist during the Assignment (Art.4.2)

• Contract of employment shall cover health insurance, any other insurance… (Art.4.3)

Eligible personnel

• Not eligible : students, retired staff members unless they have such a contract, scientists coming from outside the Community

Type of Mobility Actions

The Mobility Actions

• 2 types of mobility actions

– Secondments– Missions

Secondments

• a continuous stay by one person, of a minimum duration of 28 calendar days at the Host Organisation

• multiple stays of minimum cumulative duration of 98 days per period of 12 months at the Host Organisation (Art. 7.2.2)

Missions

• Any other stay i.e. :

– Stays of less than 28 continuous days of day

– And missions outside the “98 days collaboration” referred in Art. 7.2.2

Eligible costs

Eligible costs

• Missions: only subsistence allowance is eligible for mobility support

• Secondments (more than 28 days) : subsistence allowance and travel are eligible for mobility support

Eligible Assignments

Eligible assignments

Standard mobility actions for research work inside the Community

• Art. 6.1 + Art. 7 - Assignment of personnel between Associates or non-profit research entities in the territory of the Community or of an Associated third state co-operating with an Associate to carry out research work

Eligible assignments

International mobility actions for research,

(e.g. mobility actions to USA, Japan)

• Art. 6.2 + Art. 8 - Assignment of personnel for carrying out research work outside the territory of the Community or of an Associated third state

Highlight : • Associated 3rd state: to FP7 (e.g.Swiss

Confederation)• 3rd state: other (e.g. Bilat Agreements)

Eligible assignments

European coordination meetings ( e.g. EFDA Meetings )

• Art. 6.3 + Art. 9 - Assignment for participating in meetings for the purpose of carrying out coordinating research activities within the programme

Eligible assignments

International coordination meetings : ITPA Topical Groups and Coordinating Committee

meetings Meetings of the Coordinating committees of bilateral co-

operation agreements Meetings of the Executive Committee of IEA

Implementing Agreements High level meetings of the Broader Approach agreement Meetings of the ITER Council and other high level ITER

meetings

• Art. 6.4 + Art. 10 - Assignment for participating in meetings in the framework of international co-operations included in the Programme

Eligible assignments

Exceptional cases

• Art. 6.5 + Art. 11 - Assignment requested by the Commission responsible Authorising Officer

Non eligible assignments• Any other type of mission or

secondment not above mentioned. • Other type of meetings, workshops,

conferences, missions in order to write papers, publications, etc.

Thank you for your attention

Any further questions?Ana.Garcia-Saguar@ec.europa.eu