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Yes. There must be at least three legal entities established in different EU Member States or Associated Countries (the countries concerned are listed in section 3 of the Guide for Applicants). The entities must be independent of each other. A higher numb...
Yes, two or more partners from the same country can participate in a project, provided the minimum criteria are met. The legally binding documents (Rules for Participation and Work Programme) state the rule of "at least 3 independent legal entities, ...
The minimum conditions for participation in this funding scheme are: At least 3 independent legal entities, each of which is established in a Member State (MS) or associated country (AC), and no two of which are established in the same MS or AC. So the es...
Yes. There are no limitations to the participation of industrial organizations. However, the consortium must fulfill the specific requirements of research infrastructures (support scientific excellence; offer services etc.)
Yes. Any legal entity established in an FP7 International Cooperation Partner Country (ICPC) can apply. The list of ICPC can be found on the Cordis website, and is given in annex 1 of the Work Programme.
No. Not all partners of the consortium have to be contractors to the EC. It is advised to use some kind of "association mechanism" and contract only core partners that are vital for the project. Such mechanisms could include e.g. bilateral contr...
 The European Commission gave presentations regarding the Integrating Activities (I3-projects) in FP6. An overview of the funded projects shows an average number of contractors of 19 of which 7 are offering access. Proposals should therefore reasonably ha...
 A third country is a state that is neither a Member State NOR an associated country. The list of International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC) can be found in Annex 1 of the Work Programme. Whereas all third countries are allowed to participate in F...
Albania, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway,Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey. Other countries may become associated during the course of FP7. The latest news will be posted on the Cordis website.
No. Such a bilateral partner should NOT be listed as participant/contractor. The recommendation is to give a brief description in the Management section (e.g. board of associated organizations) with an explanation why this organisation is not included as ...