Annex 4Non Exclusion Declaration

As a legal representative authorised to commit the below mentioned organisation, I am fully aware that a grant agreement may not be awarded to an applicant who is, at the time of a grant award procedure, in one of the situations referred to in Articles 106(1), 107 and 109(2)(a) of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 [OJ L298, 26.10.2012, p.1].

As a consequence, I certify

  • In compliance with article 106(1) of the abovementioned Regulation, none of the following cases apply to our organisation:

a)it is bankrupt or being wound up, is having its affairs administered by the courts, has entered into an arrangement with creditors, has suspended business activities, is the subject of proceedings concerning those matters, or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure provided for in national legislation or regulations;

b)it or persons having powers of representation, decision making or control over it have been convicted of an offence concerning their professional conduct by a judgment which has the force of res judicata;

c)it has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authority can justify including by decisions of the EIB and international organisations;

d)it is not in compliance with its obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions or the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which it is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority or those of the country where the contract is to be performed;

e)it or persons having powers of representation, decision making or control over it have been the subject of a judgment which has the force of res judicata for fraud, corruption, involvement in a criminal organisation or any other illegal activity, where such illegal activity is detrimental to the Union’s financial interests;

f)it is currently subject to an administrative penalty referred to in Article 109(1) of the above-mentioned regulation.

  • In compliance with article 107of the abovementioned Regulation, and as far as the current grant award procedure is concerned, our organisation:

g)is not subject to a conflict of interest;

h)has not made false declarations in supplying the information required by the Commission as a condition of participation in the grant award procedure or does not fail to supply this information;

I further certify

  • our organisation is committed to participate in project [Project Acronym and Title].
  • the information relating to our organisation set out in the A2 forms is accurate and correct,
  • the estimated costs meet the criteria for eligible costs for ICT PSP projects, as established by the ICT PSP model grant agreement and our normal cost accounting principles, and that they reflect the estimated costs expected to be incurred in carrying out the work described in Part B of the proposal (Description of work).

[Signature]

[Name of legal representative]

[Function in organisation]

[Full Legal Name of organisation]

[Date]