Questions and Answers

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(for questions received in one of the languages of the call, answers given in the
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Restricted Call for Proposals
"EIDHR Global Call for Proposals 2015"

EuropeAid/152550/DH/ACT/Multi
EN
As per section 2.2.4 of the Guidelines, in the interest of equal treatment of
applicants, the European Commission cannot give a prior opinion on the eligibility
of an applicant, a co-applicant, an affiliated entity, an action or specific activities.
FR
Comme stipul dans la Section 2.2.4 des Lignes directrices, et afin de garantir un
traitement quitable entre les demandeurs, la Commission Europenne ne peut
mettre d'avis pralable sur l'ligibilit d'un demandeur, un co-demandeur, une
entit affilie, une action ou d'activits spcifiques.
ES
Con el fin de garantizar un tratamiento equitativo a los solicitantes, la Comisin
Europea no puede emitir dictmenes previos sobre la elegibilidad de un solicitante,
un co-solicitante, entidad afiliada, una accin o de una actividad concreta (vase
seccin 2.2.4)

Questions and Answers - EuropeAid/152550/DH/ACT/Multi

QUESTIONS
applicants
1)

on

Eligibility

of

the ANSWERS

En el numeral 2.1.3, que hace referencia a

asociados y contratistas
-Para clarificar a lo que se refieren con
asociados, es por ejemplo otra entidad que
ejecuta algunas acciones de la propuesta
pero que no ejecuta directamente recursos
del presupuesto? afiliados hace referencia
a poblacin beneficiaria de la propuesta?
-La figuras de consorcio y unin temporal
aplican dentro de esta convocatoria? Es
decir varias entidades pueden unirse para

- Como lo estipula este apartado 2.1.3, Tambin podrn

participar en la accin otras organizaciones o
particulares. Estos asociados participarn de forma
efectiva en la accin, pero no podrn recibir financiacin
procedente de la subvencin, excepto dietas y gastos de
viaje.
No es necesario que los asociados satisfagan los criterios
de elegibilidad mencionados en la seccin 2.1.1. Los
asociados debern figurar en el anexo A.2., Seccin 6
Asociados que participan en la accin. Los asociados no

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presentar una propuesta, pero solo una

representa al grupo de organizaciones?
-Es posible que empresas privadas con
nimo de lucro sean solicitantes principales
o cosolicitantes?
-En el lote 4 Apoyo a los derechos de las
personas pertenecientes a minoras y
personas afectadas por discriminacin de
casta. Se excluyen los pueblos indgenas, sin
embargo consideramos que son una
poblacin que ha sido vctima de mltiples
vulneraciones de sus derechos y por ende
requieren
de
iniciativas
para
su
empoderamiento, promocin y garanta de
los mismos. Por lo que solicitamos este
grupo poblacional pueda ser incluido en esta
convocatoria.

son la poblacin a quien se dirige la propuesta.

En lo que se refiere a las entidades affiliadas toda la
infomacion est disponible en la seccion 2.1.2 de la Guia.
Tenga en cuenta que en lo que concierne a la ayuda a
terceros "estos terceros no sern ni entidades afiliadas, ni
asociados, ni contratistas" (nota de pie de pgina 23) ni
cosolicitantes.
Sobre las figuras de consorcio y unin temporal con fines
de esta convocatoria, la respuesta es s. Tenga en cuenta
que " En caso de concederse el contrato de subvencin, el
solicitante principal pasar a ser el beneficiario identificado
como coordinador en el anexo E3h1 (Condiciones
Particulares). El coordinador ser el principal interlocutor
del rgano de Contratacin. Actuar en su nombre y
representar a los cobeneficiarios (en su caso), y coordinar
el planteamiento y la ejecucin de la accin" (Seccion 2.1.1
de la Guia).
No, slo las empresas privadas SIN FINES DE LUCRO
son admitidas en esta convocatoria.
- Si, se excluye a los pueblos indgenas, pues ha habido una
convocatoria exclusiva para pueblos indgenas, en donde se
exclua a otras minoras. Adems, con relacin al lote 4,
seccin 1.2 de la gua para los solicitantes establece lo
siguiente:
"Este lote no apoyar ni dar prioridad a acciones que
aborden otros tipos de discriminacin, salvo que tengan
que ver con una discriminacin mltiple o interseccional"
(nfasis aadido).

2)

Could you please let us know whether: (1)

The state university from X can be a Lead
Applicant and (2) the university from Y be
one of the Co Applicants of the project?

This question was already answered. Please refer to

question n3 of the document "Questions and Answers I"
published on the web page of the EIDHR 2016 Global Call
for Proposals.

3)

Our Institution has applied to EIDHR call

for proposals 2016/2017
(EuropeAid/151888/DD/ACT/MD),
Geographical Zone - x and now is intending
to apply for the EIDHR 2016 Global Call for
Proposals,
EuropeAid/152550/DH/ACT/Multi.

A similar question was already answered. Please refer to

question n23 of the document "Questions and Answers
III" published on the web page of the EIDHR 2016 Global
Call for Proposals.

In this respect, I wanted to ask if our

organization is eligible to apply for this
specific call and if it is not considered as
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applying for two times?

4)

According to point 2.1.4. of the guidelines

(Number of applications and grants per
applicants / affiliated entities): 'An
organisation may not be participating more
than once in the present call for proposals as
lead applicant or co-applicant. Should this
be the case, the EC will only consider the
first proposal arrived (based on the date and
hour of submission) and any other additional
proposal will be rejected. It is the
responsibility of each lead applicant to
verify that its co-applicants are not involved
as lead applicant or co-applicant in other
proposals).

Organisations sharing a common funding structure can

participate in different proposals under this call as long as
they are separate legal entities and each of them meets the
eligibility criteria related to applicants, co-applicants or
affiliated entities.

Following this requirement my question is:

Can distinct organisations, all legally
registered in different countries, but who
share a common funding structure,
participate in different proposals, regardless
of their status as lead applicant, coapplicants or affiliated entities?
5)

Can an applicant apply for multiple lots with

the same concept paper, adding together the
funding available under each Lot to arrive at
an overall budget?
1.
If application for multiple lots is
allowed, is this encouraged?
2.
Can a lead applicant submit more
than one application under this call, e.g. for
different lots?
3.
Can a lead applicant apply with an
affiliate and that same affiliate submit a
separate application as a lead applicant?
4.
Can separate legal entities submit
separate applications as lead applicants even
if they are connected financially or one is
under the management of the other?
5.
Can a lead applicant include an
organisation as an associate entity if they are
a co-applicant in another application
submitted by a different lead applicant?
6.
Can a co-applicant in one application
be a supported third-party under a separate
application submitted by a different lead
applicant?
7.
Can an affiliated entity to an
application be a co-applicant in a separate

Regarding questions 1 and 2, note that they have already

been answered. Please refer to the answer given to question
n9 of the document "Questions and Answers I" published
on the web page of the EIDHR 2016 Global Call for
Proposals.
As for questions 3, 5, please refer to the answer given to
question 1 of the document "Questions and Answers III"
published on the web page of the EIDHR 2016 Global Call
for Proposals.

4. Branches of an umbrella may participate provided that

they have a legal entity independent from this umbrella.

As for questions 6, 8, 9, 10, please consider that as per

footnote 23 (Section 2.1.4 of the Guidelines): "These third
parties are neither affiliated entity(ies) nor associates nor
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6)

application submitted by a different lead

applicant?
8.
Can an affiliated entity to an
application be a supported third party in a
separate application submitted by a different
lead applicant?
9.
Can an associate entity also be a
supported third party under the same
application?
10.
Can an associate entity also be a
supported third party in a separate
application submitted by a different lead
applicant?

contractors". Third parties are not co-applicant either. This

rule applies to every applications submitted under this call
for proposals.

According to Section 2.1.1, Guidelines for

Grant Applicants, the application requires
that, to be eligible, an action must include
at least one local organisation, as lead
applicant or co-applicant. A local
organisation (with or without legal
personality) must be understood as
established in the country or one of the
countries outside EU where the action is
taking place. An organisation is considered
"local" when its charter demonstrates that
the organisation has been established by an
instrument governed by the national law of
the country concerned (only for entities with
legal personality) and that its head office is
located in that country.

The countries in which the action takes place shall be

understood as those whose human rights challenges in
relation to the theme of the Lot are being addressed by the
action.

7. Please refer to answer to question n1 of the document

"Questions&Answers III" published on the call's webpage.

Also note that as per section 1.2., "For actions covering

more than one country, the participation of local
applicants (as lead or co-applicants) in at least half of
the countries where the action will take place will be
considered as an added value."

Our organization will be applying for an

international project addressing impunity in
selected target countries in Africa, the
Americas, Asia and the Pacific, the Middle
East and North Africa (MENA) and Eastern
Europe (outside the EU). One of our target
countries for advocacy in addressing
impunity and supporting transitional
justice will be the one where our
organization has its headquarters. For this
reason, we are asking if we would meet the
EU guidelines for being a local organization
and may be entitled to apply as the sole
applicant for this call for proposals.
7)

Our organisation is a network of individual

members of parliament committed to action
on our organisations core vision,
programmes and campaigns. This global
network of individual MPs is supported by

In the interest of equal treatment of applicants, the

European Commission cannot advise on the partnership
structure of potential applicants. In the case of
membership-based organisations including networks of
national/local groups, it is up to them to determine whether
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8)

our organisation's National Group structure

in parliaments around the world, which
creates sustainability and ownership of
issues at the national level. Our organisation
currently has 28 national groups. While the
national groups are in their country and do
not have, as such, local offices, we hope that
the local expertise and grassroots access that
the groups provide to our organisation can
be taken into account by the European
Commission in the process of assessing our
Concept Note.
Does the European Commission recognise
the
importance
and
relevance
of
membership-based organizations, i.e.
networks of national/local groups without
legal personality and individuals?
Can the complex structure of a membershipbased organization be considered as an
added value similarly to the situation in
which we would have had the participation
of local applicants [] in at least half of the
countries where the action will take place
(cf. page 7, Guidelines for Grant
Applicants), bearing in mind that our action
will be implemented exclusively in countries
in which our Members are present and will
be key-actors for policy change to address
impunity?

the registered headquarters apply as lead applicant or if one

of their local networks does, in respect of the eligibility
criteria set out in section 2.1.1. of the guidelines, including
the criterion stipulating that applicants "have to be directly
responsible for the preparation and management of the
action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not
acting as an intermediary". In addition, the fulfilment of
that criterion will be in particular taken into consideration
to benefit from the added value given to multi-country
actions that include the participation of local applicants (as
lead or co-applicants) in at least half of the countries where
the action will take place.

1)
Our organization is an international
organization. In X is registered under the
local relevant laws by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, but with the name of our
headquarter office - X; Registered Office
X, Y; nationality Y; approved to open a
Project Office in Z, with a local address. Are
we considered a Local Organization?

1) It is understood that your organisation is a civil society

organisation. Please refer to section 2.1.1 of the Guidelines
on the eligibility of applicant:
"A "local organisation" (with or without legal personality)
must be understood as "established" in the country or one
of the countries outside EU where the action is taking
place. An organisation is considered "local" when its
charter demonstrates that the organisation has been
established by an instrument governed by the national law
of the country concerned (only for entities with legal
personality) and that its head office is located in that
country. (emphasis added) "

2)
We would like to partner with a
Community Based Organization that is
registered under local laws, but does not
have a EuropeAid ID. What should be their
status in this application? Can they be
associates for this application, since they 2) The European Commission cannot advice potential
will also implement few local activities? Or applicants on the partner structure of their proposals.
do they need to be co-applicants?
In order to get a EuropeAid ID an organisation needs first
to register in PADOR. This can take place until the
deadline of submission of concept notes under this call for
proposals and be included in the application. Please refer to
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section 2.2.2 of the Guidelines, which states the following:

"To apply for this call for proposals the lead applicants
need to:
I. Provide information about the organisations involved
in the action. Please note that the registration of this
data in PADOR is obligatory1 for this call for
proposals:
Concept note step: Registration is obligatory for lead
applicants (emphasis added) applying for EU
contributions of more than EUR 60 000.
Full application step: Registration is obligatory for
co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies) (emphasis
added). Lead applicants must make sure that their
PADOR profile is up to date."
Nevertheless, an exception is foreseen in the same section:
"When the organizations involved in the proposal do not
find it appropriate to register in PADOR online due to
security and confidentiality concerns (emphasis added),
they must complete the PADOR off-line form2 attached to
these guidelines. This form must be sent together with the
application, by the submission deadline (see sections 2.2.2
and 2.2.5.). "
9)

I am writing to kindly ask whether Kosovo Refer to section 2.1.4 of the Guidelines, which states:
(its human rights authorities and business
community representatives) is eligible "Actions must take place in one or more countries
outside the European Union." This includes Kosovo.
taking into account status considerations.
Also refer to section 2.1.1 of the Guidelines regarding the
eligibility of applicants.

10)

QUESTIONS on Eligibility of the action

ANSWERS

1. Countries and/or regions

1) As indicated in point 2.1.4 of the Guidelines, the

Location part clearly indicates:

- Is it possible to have a regional approach in

the call, combining regions and countries? "The activities must take place in one or more countries
Or should it be a focus on individual (emphasis added) outside the European Union."

Natural persons who apply for a grant (if so allowed in the guidelines for applicants) do not have to
register in PADOR. In this case, the information included in PROSPECT and the grant application
form is sufficient.
Which corresponds to sections 3 and 4 of the full application form Annex A.2.
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countries?

This means that a proposal can adopt a regional approach

with actions covering several countries.

2. Roles and partners

On that regard, also refer to section 1.2 of the Guidelines:
- Is it possible to have partners in the
proposal, who are neither applicant, co- "For actions covering more than one country, the
applicant, affiliated entity, associate, participation of local applicants (as lead or cosubcontractor or third party?
applicants) in at least half of the countries where the
action will take place will be considered as an added
3. Objectives, outcomes and logframe
value."
- The logframe in the full proposal has a
2) No, all options regarding possible partnership structures
different format now, compared with the one
are mentioned in the Guidelines.
of earlier calls. Should we incorporate the
information in the CN already according to
3) Note that the logical framework has to be filled at the
the outline of the logframe?
Full Application step. It is not necessary in view of the
The instructions in the CN are not fully clear Concept Note submission.
in this respect and neither is the format.
11)

1. -Nuestra institucin trabaja con poblacin

Migrante y Refugiada en x y consideramos
que encajamos en el Lote 4, al representar
una minora invisibilizada en la sociedad x.
Sin embargo, nos genera inquietud
corroborar nuestra interpretacin, ya que
dicha poblacin no ha sido citado de manera
explicita en la gua, por lo cual, trasladamos
la interrogante, s la poblacin en movilidad,
para los fines de la convocatoria, se
considera como grupo minoritario?

1. Con relacin al lote 4, seccin 1.2 de la gua para los

solicitantes establece lo siguiente:
"Este lote se centrar en el apoyo a acciones que tengan
que ver con el alcance y el mandato de la Declaracin de
las Naciones Unidas de 1992 o a la discriminacin
relacionada con la pertenencia a una casta [favor de ver el
pie de nota no. 15] Las propuestas pueden referirse a uno
o varios aspectos temticos especficos de las minoras, es
decir, minoras nacionales o tnicas, religiosas y
lingsticas o pertenencia a castas. Este lote no apoyar ni
dar prioridad a acciones que aborden otros tipos de
discriminacin, salvo que tengan que ver con una
2.- En convocatorias pasada, la postulacin discriminacin mltiple o interseccional" (nfasis aadido).
se ha realizado con la participacin de una
institucin europea como co-solicitante. En 2. La seccin 2.1.1 de la gua para los solicitantes establece
esta convocatoria se requiere de dicha lo siguiente:
condicin?
"No se aplica ninguna restriccin de nacionalidad a los
solicitantes ni, en su caso, a los cosolicitantes y entidades
afiliadas."

12)

1. Brasil es un pas prioritario para esta 1. Esta convocatoria no tiene lista de pases prioritarios.
convocatoria?
Favor de consultar la seccin 2.1.4 de las Guias sobre la
2. La organizacin brasilea puede tener eligibilidad, la cual estipula:
como socio en la propuesta una agencia de
cooperacin holandesa?
"Las acciones debern tener lugar en uno o varios pases
no pertenecientes a la Unin Europea. No obstante, si se
3. El hecho de tener un socio internacional justifican debidamente en la descripcin de la accin, se
en la propuesta sera relevante para la Unin podrn desarrollar actividades puntuales en pases de la UE
Europea?
cuando estn directamente relacionadas con situaciones
que surjan en terceros pases y para beneficio de dichos
4.
Los pblicos del lote 4 (personas pases, por ejemplo un seminario o conferencia, una visita
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pertenecientes a minoras y personas

afectadas por discriminacin de casta)
deben estar co-relacionados en la propuesta
o se puede optar por actuar con slo uno de
eses pblicos?

a las instituciones europeas, una apertura o cierre de

campaa en un Estado miembro de la UE, una exposicin
concreta u otros eventos puntuales similares. Estas razones
se examinarn durante el procedimiento de evaluacin.
En particular, se podrn desarrollar acciones:

a) en entornos difciles (p.ej. donde haya poco o ningn

margen para el dilogo con las autoridades nacionales,
cuando las intervenciones puedan dar la oportunidad de
establecer precedentes; donde las expectativas in termino
del impacto final deban ser ms modestas; donde no se
presenten informes de derechos humanos a las instancias
de Naciones Unidas; donde no se estn siguiendo las
5. En el lote 5, la propuesta debe tratar la
recomendaciones de los organismos de Naciones Unidas;
lucha contra la impunidad y la justicia
con respecto al Lote 3, en pases donde aumenten los
transicional, o se puede optar por uno de los
abusos de derechos humanos relacionados con la empresa;
temas?
etc.) y
6. En el ponto 2.1.4, a mencin de ayuda
b) En pases donde se puedan producir efectos claros al
financiera a terceros contempla el repase de
final de la accin (p.ej. donde sea factible un cambio legal;
recursos a grupos locales que realizan
donde exista apertura para el dilogo con las autoridades,
actividades relevantes?
cuando sea posible para implementar cursos de formacin
para funcionarios; donde se estn siguiendo las
recomendaciones de los organismos de Naciones Unidas,
etc.)."
2. Con el fin de garantizar un tratamiento equitativo a los
solicitantes, la Comisin Europea no puede emitir
dictmenes previos sobre la elegibilidad de un solicitante,
un co-solicitante, entidad afiliada, una accin o de una
actividad concreta (vase seccin 2.2.4)
Por favor ntese que la Comisin Europea no puede opinar
en la estructura de los socios de ninguna propuesta en
particular.
3. Por favor ntese que la Comisin Europea no puede
opinar en la estructura de los socios de ninguna propuesta
en particular
4. Con relacin al lote 4, seccin 1.2 de la gua para los
solicitantes establece lo siguiente:
"Este lote se centrar en el apoyo a acciones que tengan
que ver con el alcance y el mandato de la Declaracin de
las Naciones Unidas de 1992 o a la discriminacin
relacionada con la pertenencia a una casta Las
propuestas pueden referirse a uno o varios aspectos
temticos especficos de las minoras, es decir, minoras
nacionales o tnicas, religiosas y lingsticas o pertenencia
a castas" (nfasis aadido).
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5. Los dos objetivos especficos del Lote 5 son: a)

Promover mecanismos y procesos de justicia transicional;
b) Promover el funcionamiento efectivo de la Corte
Criminal Internacional y el sistema del Estatuto de Roma),
que pueden ser tratados por separado o juntos en la misma
propuesta.
6. S.
13)

I am confused about the various statements

regarding locations for the actions and
applicant organisations. Our proposal will
focus on torture taking place in a country
where there is no civil society organisation
and where it is unsafe for them to work. The
lead applicant and two additional coapplicants, are in another country where
many asylum seekers from the focus country
currently reside. This country is outside of
the EU. We will be doing the work of
'support for rehabilitation of victims of
torture' and some work of 'accountability'.
However, we are in need of partners to be
co-applicants to work on the 'prevention'
element. Can this co-applicant or applicants
be from EU countries?

Regarding the question of the location of eligible actions,

section 2.1.4 states:
"Actions must take place in one or more countries
outside the European Union.
Nevertheless, punctual activities may, if duly justified in
the description of the action, take place in EU countries
when they are directly related to situations arising in third
countries and for the benefit of those countries, e.g. a
seminar or conference, a visit to the European Institutions,
an opening or closing of a campaign in an EU Member
State, a specific exhibition or other similar single events.
These reasons will be examined during the evaluation
process."
Concerning the eligibility of applicants, you can refer to
section 2.1.1 of the Guidelines, which states:
"The lead applicant may act individually or with coapplicant(s). However, to be eligible, an action must
include at least one local organisation, as lead applicant
or co-applicant (emphasis added).
A "local organisation" (with or without legal personality)
must be understood as "established" in the country or one
of the countries outside EU where the action is taking place
(emphasis added). An organisation is considered "local"
when its charter demonstrates that the organisation has
been established by an instrument governed by the national
law of the country concerned (only for entities with legal
personality) and that its head office is located in that
country.
In situations where registration in the concerned country is
made impossible or might put the applicant or co-applicant
in danger, the applicant or co-applicant may be registered
in another country (emphasis added). The applicant or coapplicant must prove in its statutes or through other
supporting documents that the objectives and activities of
the said organisation are for the benefit of the targeted
country. In the absence of any justification, the proposal
will be rejected. The validity of the justification provided
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will be examined during the evaluation procedure. Should

the justification not be deemed valid, the proposal may be
rejected on that sole basis."
Also note that as referred in section 1.2 of the Guidelines:
"Priority will be given to proposals submitted by local
organisations3 as lead applicants in order to promote
ownership and local leadership"

14)

Our organisation considers trafficking in

human beings to be a form of torture and ill
treatment as per the Convention against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment. In this
respect please can you confirm if activities
contributing to the reduction in trafficking in
human beings and rehabilitation of victims
of trafficking in human beings is a theme
eligible under lot 2?

As per section 2.2.4 of the Guidelines, in the interest of

equal treatment of applicants, the European Commission
cannot give a prior opinion on the eligibility of an
applicant, a co-applicant, an affiliated entity, an action or
specific activities.

15)

Nosotros trabajamos en x con pueblos

indgenas en general, sin embrago el tema
sustancial que abordamos es, el referido a
minoras como una cuestin estructural en
donde el racismo juega una papel
fundamental para violar derechos
fundamentales que atentan contra la
integridad e incluso la vida de los sujetos
mujeres y hombres indgenas en procesos de
reclusin carcelaria y por ende afectan a
toda la familia. Queremos saber si nuestra
propuesta tiene cabida en su convocatoria.

Por favor consulte la respuesta dada a la pregunta No. 1 de

este documento Preguntas y Respuestas IV" (Questions &
Answers IV).
Con el fin de garantizar un tratamiento equitativo a los
solicitantes, la Comisin Europea no puede emitir
dictmenes previos sobre la elegibilidad de un solicitante,
un co-solicitante, entidad afiliada, una accin o de una
actividad concreta (vase seccin 2.2.4).

16)

In 1.2.1 in the concept note guidelines, it is

mentioned in iii) to "Describe which of the
expected results referred to in the guidelines
for applicants will be addressed." For Lot 4,
we cannot find any referrals to "expected
results" in the guidelines. Please elaborate
on what the "expected results referred to in
the guidelines from applicants" refers to for
Lot 4.

The expected results have to be defined specifically and

individually in each proposal drawing from the objectives
and priority issues to be addressed in this call for proposals
and in the lot for which the organisation is applying.

17)

Mi pregunta surje sobre como nuestra

propuesta puede cumplir con los
requerimientos de la Convocatoria Global

Con el fin de garantizar un tratamiento equitativo a los

solicitantes, la Comisin Europea no puede emitir
dictmenes previos sobre la elegibilidad de un solicitante,

For a definition of local organisation, see paragraph 2.1.1.

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para financiar proyectos relacionados a la

un co-solicitante, entidad afiliada, una accin o de una
Democracia y los Derechos Humanos actividad concreta (vase seccin 2.2.4)
IEDDH 2016 considerando que podemos
cumplir segn los enunciados del Lote 3 y
Lote 4 debido a que los nios, nias y
adolescentes tienen derecho a desarrollarse
como ciudadanos y el deporte del disco
volador es una actividad fsica que no aplica
la discriminacin de casta que promueve la
libertad y los valores sociales sobre el
respeto a los derechos humanos y a la sana
convivencia, forjando asi un mensaje desde
la escuela como una actividad de campo
generando sencillamente felicidad y salud en
los participantes.
La duda surje es que la convocatoria sea
abierta y creativa replicando el fomento de
los derechos humanos por medio del
programa deportivo de x el cual llevamos a
cabo y requerimos recursos para replicar el
conocimientos en la mayor cantidad de
colegios x con la visin de fortalecer valores
que promuevan la calidad de vida en los
nios, nias y adolescentes como maestros y
representantes.
18)

Page 10 of the guidelines says: The

objective of this lot is to support actions
developing capacities, knowledge and
monitoring on the implementation of the UN
Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights (UNGPs), Corporate Social
Responsibility in respect of human rights
and the advocacy for the drafting and
implementation of National Action Plans
(NAPs) by partner countries.
Question: Does National Action Plans
(NAPs) refer to plans drafted by
Government organisations in the beneficiary
country or by a corporate in the country?

National Actions plans as mentioned in Lot 3 of the

Guidelines refer to national action plans on business and
human rights adopted by States as part of their
responsibility to disseminate and implement the Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights.

19)

We are interested in Mining Business and

the Community Rights in country X because
our country has many cases that the
community received impact from mining
company (gold mining, stone mining and
lignite mining). and we draft the activities
for this concept such as
- Capacity-building activities of community
and relevant actors
- Studies or research on community rights

As per section 2.2.4 of the Guidelines, in the interest of

equal treatment of applicants, the European Commission
cannot give a prior opinion on the eligibility of an
applicant, a co-applicant, an affiliated entity, an action or
specific activities.

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impact of mining business

- Knowledge sharing between the case and
the public
- Participate with X government to
implement the UN Guiding Principles on
Business and Human Rights.
My question is: is this subject according to
the specific objectives of Lot 3 or not?
20)

Me gustara saber lo que significa "La

Comisin Europea tendr en cuenta el
equilibrio geogrfico para decidir acerca de
la pertinencia de la accin"?

Esta pregunta ya fu respondida. Por favor consulte las

respuestas dadas a la pregunta No. 27 del documento
Preguntas y Respuestas III (Questions & Answers III)
publicado en la pgina web de la Convocatoria 2016 del
IEDDH.

21)

The clarification is related to Lot 1 of the

call the specific objectives of which are
copied below. Can the proposed action
respond to EITHER specific objective a) or
b) or does it need to respond to BOTH? If an
action is only responding to b) what is the
difference between elements i) and ii). Can a
proposed action respond to either (i) or (ii)
or does it need to respond to both elements?

Regarding Lot 1, the proposed action can respond to both

specific objectives (a) and (b) or to one specific objective
(a) or (b).

The following questions related to lot 3 need

further clarity;
Question No 1: What is included in global
value chains? The value chains which cross
country border due to regional trade are
global? Or the value chains which remain
within country and have important
livelihood dimension are also included in
this concept?

1) As referred to in the Guidelines, "global value chains"

are to be understood in their international meaning,
according to which the different stages of the production
process are located across different countries. However,
note that there is no requirement for the action proposed to
take place in more than one country.

22)

Question No 2: Is it necessary for the

applicant to address all the objectives within
a lot or has choice to elaborate a concept
that addresses some of those objectives?
23)

a) Lot 3: With reference to global value

chains, are applicants required to select a
specific product of a global value chain or
they can refer to the chain in general?
b) Lot 3: Furthermore, can a specific global
value chain be used to represent other value
chains of a particular sector to redress
human right abuses that occur in the other

If the proposed action responds to (at least) the specific

objective (a), both elements i) and ii) have to be answered
in it.

2) There is no obligation to address all the objectives

mentioned for lot 3 in a specific proposal. The specific
objectives listed in lot 3 can be tackled separately or
together.

a) There is no obligation to select a specific product of a

global value chain.
b) Please refer to the general and specific objectives
mentioned with regards to Lot 3, as well as the indicative
non-exhaustive (emphasis added) list of activities.

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value chains?
24)

The definition of HRD recognised by the

EU includes: those individuals, groups and
organs of society that promote and protect
universally recognised human rights and
fundamental freedoms*. For this call, will
the EU give priority only to individuals
HRD or also CSOs that are working as HRD
are possible targeted groups for proposals?
* From the European Union Guidelines on
Human Rights Defenders

25)

Our work would focus on effective

application of the UNGPs, which make it
clear that companies have a responsibility to
ensure they do not contribute to conflict or
human rights abuses through their business
activities, by advancing the responsible
sourcing agenda and the due diligence
framework in the mining sector. We propose
to work in partnership with at least one local
organization, with our organisation focusing
on investigating, exposing and advocate for
change at the local and international level
and the local organisation focusing on field
level work, e.g. training and educating
miners and companies on the value of due
diligence.

Notwithstanding the broad definition of Human Rights

Defenders (HRDs) adopted by the EU, Lot 1 of this call for
proposals specifically addresses individual HRDs (i.e.
women Human Rights Defenders and/or Human Rights
Defenders working on women and girls' rights where they
are most at risk). However, these individual HRDs do not
work in total isolation and often operate under the umbrella
of civil society organisations. Strengthening the individual
capacities of HRDS means also reinforcing their
organisations' role/position and capacities.

As per section 2.2.4 of the Guidelines, in the interest of

equal treatment of applicants, the European Commission
cannot give a prior opinion on the eligibility of an
applicant, a co-applicant, an affiliated entity, an action or
specific activities.

Our organisation is based in Y, with another

office also in Z, and that is where our
campaigners are also based and conduct the
majority of the work described above,
though much of it involves frequent travel to
areas where natural resources are found and
traded, mainly outside of the EU, as well as
to the countries where companies are based
(US and China). Our due diligence work as
detailed above spreads out along the length
of the supply chains we are trying to change;
from mines in certain countries; to trading
centres in other countries; to other different
countries. For this reason, we think our work
is well aligned with the purpose of this call
for proposals.
As one of the criteria for the eligibility of an
application is that activities take place
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outside the EU, I was wondering whether

the activities outlined above would be
eligible under this call in virtue of their
international scope and breadth or whether
the fact that campaigners conducting such
activities are based in Y would render such
activities ineligible.
26)

1. El objetivo general del Lote 3 est

definido como: Garantizar la
debida diligencia en materia de derechos
humanos de las cadenas de valor
globales mediante la promocin y
aplicacin. De acuerdo con los
principios rectores de naciones unidas esta
garanta se considera una
responsabilidad bsicamente de las empresas
que son quienes deben
cumplir debidas diligencias para el respeto
de los derechos humanos, en
esta medida Cmo se espera el
cumplimiento del objetivo general del
proyecto?, al estar este en cabeza de una
organizacin social, la cual
puede promover, generar capacidades,
propiciar acciones para que las
empresas cumplan con su debida diligencia,
pero no podra asumir la
responsabilidad de la garanta.
2. Qu se entiende por cadena de valor
global?

1- Las debidas diligencias conciernen principalmente a las

compaas de negocios, pero las organizaciones de la
sociedad civil pueden contribuir en el respeto de las
mismas y promover el compromiso de las compaas en
sus responsabilidades a este respecto.
2- Le invitamos a que consulte "La UE y las cadenas de
valor mundiales responsables" - Conclusiones del Consejo
adoptadas en Mayo 2016.En este documento, vase la nota
a pie de pgina:
"Los trminos cadenas de suministro y cadenas de
valor son similares y se refieren a toda la cadena de
produccin, desde el tratamiento de materias primas hasta
los productos destinados al usuario final. En funcin del
contexto, el trmino cadena de suministro puede
utilizarse para referirse especficamente al proceso de
todas las partes que participan en la produccin y
distribucin de un producto bsico y el trmino cadena de
valor puede utilizarse para referirse al conjunto de
actividades interrelacionadas por las que una sociedad
aporta valor aadido a un artculo. No obstante, en este
documento se utilizan indistintamente."
Vease tambien la definicin
Internacional del Trabajo (OIT)4:

de

la

Organizacin

"Por "cadena mundial de suministro" se entiende toda

organizacin transfronteriza de las actividades necesarias
para producir bienes o servicios y llevarlos hasta los
consumidores, sirvindose de distintos insumos en las
diversas fases de desarrollo, produccin y entrega o
prestacin de dichos bienes y servicios."
QUESTIONS on Costs and Financial ANSWERS
matters
27)

In the Guidelines to this call for proposals in The maximum amount of financial support is EUR 60,000
the Section 2.1.4 it says: "The maximum in total per third party.
4

ILO: Decent work in global supply chains, Report IV, International Labour Conference, 105th Session, Geneva, 2016, p. 1.

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amount of financial support per third party is This means that the financial support can be given to
EUR 60,000". Does this mean that there can several third parties but it cannot go beyond EUR 60.000
be several (more than one) third parties who for each of them.
can receive grants of less than EUR 60,000
each?
28)

En esta convocatoria en materia financiera Vease la seccin 2.3 de las Gua "Los criterios de seleccin
es necesario tener un monto mnimo anual contribuyen a evaluar la capacidad operativa de los
ejercido por los o las solicitantes?
solicitantes y de las entidades afiliadas, as como la
capacidad financiera del solicitante principal con el
objeto de garantizar que:

disponen de fuentes de financiacin estables y

suficientes para mantener su actividad durante el
periodo en que se lleva a cabo la accin y, en su caso,
para participar en su financiacin (esto se aplica
nicamente a solicitantes principales);
Para permitir una evaluacin de la capacidad financiera, los
solicitantes principales debern asegurarse de que la
informacin y los documentos pertinentes (por ejemplo, las
cuentas del ltimo ejercicio y un informe de auditora
externa, si procede) de su perfil de PADOR estn
actualizados. Si la informacin y los documentos de
PADOR no estn actualizados y no permiten una correcta
evaluacin de la capacidad financiera, se podra rechazar la
solicitud.
Tenga en cuenta que uno de los criterios de la tabla de
evaluacin es "1.4. Dispone el solicitante principal de
fuentes de financiacin estables y suficientes?

29)

We would appreciate if you could explain

the rationale behind the differing funding
range between lots 1-4 (EUR 250,000
EUR 1,000,000) and lot 5 (EUR 1,000,000
1,550,000). In other terms, is there a specific
reason for the larger minimum amount of lot
5?

The different lots in the current call cannot be compared, as

each has its own specificities and distinctive features. As
per section 1.2 of the Guidelines, Lot 5 touches upon two
different themes, transitional justice and impunity, by
fostering comprehensive approaches. In that respect and
based on previous experience, projects that were pursuing
simultaneously comprehensive and country specific
approaches proved to be more successful and with bigger
impact on the ground. Inevitably those projects required
higher implementation budget.

30)

Es necesario para el solicitante principal y Vase respuesta a la pregunta numero 28.

co-solicitantes haber manejado un monto
financiero mnimo? De cuanto?
La capacidad financiara es analizada por el solicitante
principal: "En caso de concederse el contrato de
2. El monto mnimo ejercido por las subvencin, el solicitante principal pasar a ser el
solicitantes debe ser individual o por beneficiario identificado como coordinador en el anexo
consorcio?
E3h1 (Condiciones Particulares".
Para permitir una evaluacin de la capacidad financiera, los
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3. El monto mnimo ejercido debe ser por solicitantes principales debern asegurarse de que la
proyecto o por ejercicio fiscal?
informacin y los documentos pertinentes (por ejemplo, las
cuentas del ltimo ejercicio y un informe de auditora
externa, si procede) de su perfil de PADOR estn
actualizados. Si la informacin y los documentos de
PADOR no estn actualizados y no permiten una correcta
evaluacin de la capacidad financiera, se podra rechazar la
solicitud.
31)

1. Disbursement of funds between applicants Please, refer to answer to question n13 of the Q&As II
published on the call's website.
and co-applicants
a) If project costs are split between the lead
applicant and co-applicant, and lead
applicant and co-applicant are based in
different countries (India and Sweden), how
are the project funds dispersed?
It should be mentioned that if all funds are
distributed to the lead applicant in x, it is not
possible to transfer funds from an x NGO to
foreign organisations due to x regulations.
Please advise how we should plan for
project costs in y. Would it be possible to
transfer to y organisations costs directly to
the y organisation?

Please also refer to Article 15 of the General Conditions

(included in annex G) on payments where all the payments
procedures and modalities are explained. The amount will be
transferred to the lead applicant bank account. In fact, as per
section 2.1.1 of the General Conditions " If awarded the grant
contract, the lead applicant will become the beneficiary
identified as the Coordinator in Annex E3h1 (Special
Conditions). The Coordinator is the main interlocutor of the
Contracting Authority. It represents and acts on behalf of any
other co-beneficiary (if any) and coordinate the design and
implementation of the action".

b) How will fund be dispersed (retroactively

or
before
project
implementation,
conditional disbursement upon milestone
achievement, on an annual basis, etc)?
32)

Por medio de la presente y por solicitud de

xxx, me permito remitir la siguiente
pregunta con respecto a la seccin 2.1.4.
Acciones elegibles: acciones para las cuales
se puede presentar una solicitud (Ayuda
financiera a terceros).

Incluimos a continuacin, a ttulo indicativo y sin

pretensiones de exhaustividad, algunos ejemplos de
concesin de ayuda financiera:
"La organizacin por parte de los solicitantes de
convocatorias de propuestas abiertas a terceros que
deseen participar en proyectos que pueden recibir ayuda
financiera; ayuda a organizaciones de derechos humanos
Con respecto a esta seccin quisiramos necesitadas de asistencia financiera temporal para
saber si estas ayudas tambin pueden ser en garantizar su funcionamiento operativo; apoyo urgente a
especie?
los defensores de los derechos humanos o a las
organizaciones de la sociedad civil en forma de dinero en
efectivo contra recibo cuando la transferencia ordinaria de
fondos resulte inviable, etc".
En la concesin de ayuda financiera a terceros debern
respetarse
los
principios
de
transparencia,
proporcionalidad, igualdad de trato y no discriminacin.
Los solicitantes debern proponer ayuda financiera a
terceros para contribuir a alcanzar los objetivos de la
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accin.
En el marco de esta convocatoria, la ayuda financiera a
terceros no podr ser el principal objetivo de la accin.
Para mas informacin refirase la seccin 2.1.4 de la
Gua "Ayuda financiera a terceros"
33)

I am writing to inquire whether or not an

initial budget (Annex B) is a required
attachment with the concept note? Or would
it suffice to include only the following
information:

Please, be aware that Annex B has to be sent at Full Application

Step, as it is written in the Annex 2 (checklist for Self guidance):
"The budget is enclosed, in balance, presented in the format
requested, and stated in EUR". So, no Annex B is needed at
Concept Note step.

The Requested EU contribution (amount) and Requested EU

contribution as a percentage of the total eligible costs of the
Requested EU contribution as a percentage action are the only requested information at this stage.

Requested EU contribution (amount)

of the total eligible costs of the action

(indicative).
34)

Could you please kindly clarify how does

the funding mechanism work? Whether we
need to spend our own money first/upfront
and then we get reimbursed or the EU
provides advance payments (what are the
amounts and how often are funds being
released). Do the respective amounts go to
the coordinator and co-applicants or the
whole awarded amount goes to the
coordinator?

Please, refer to answer to question n13 of the Q&As II

published on the call web site. Please also refer to Article
15 of the General Conditions (included in annex G) on
payments where all the payments procedures and
modalities are explained. You will read that indeed funds
are paid to the coordinator (the lead applicant).

35)

Is the maximum amount EUR 60,000 for the Both maximum amounts apply for the whole duration of
third party per year or per duration of the the project.
project? Also, is EUR 60,000 on the basis of
simplified cost options per year or duration
of the contract?

36)

The part on the page 18 of the application

guidelines under the section 2.1.2. states that
an organization cannot be an affiliated entity
if the entity receives financial support from
an applicant. Since there is a rule for the
affiliated entities that they cannot receive
funding from the applicant, we would like to
know if the same rule might potentially
apply to the co-applicant lead-applicant
relations as well. This is not stated in the
guidelines.

As per section 2.1.1 of the Guidelines "Co-applicants

participate in designing and implementing the action, and
the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those
incurred by the lead applicant (...)If awarded the grant
contract, the co-applicant(s) (if any) will become
beneficiary(ies) in the action (together with the
Coordinator).
If the applicants are awarded a grant contract, their
affiliated entity(ies) will not become beneficiary(ies) of the
action and signatory(ies) of the grant contract. However,
they will participate in the design and
in the
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Question being: Can the co-applicant

receive funding from the lead-applicant at
the time of applying for the grant or at the
time of the envisioned start of the project?

implementation of the action and the costs they incur

(including those incurred for implementation contracts and
financial support to third parties) may be accepted as
eligible costs, provided they comply with all the relevant
rules already applicable to the beneficiary(ies) under the
grant contract.
Please, be aware that there is a distinction between the
funding received by the lead applicant for the
implementation of the action which can be redistributed to
the co-applicants and affiliated entities and the notion of
financial support to third party. As per foot note 23 of the
Guidelines "These third parties are neither affiliated
entity(ies) nor associates nor contractors". Co-applicants
are not included in the definition of third parties either.

37)

We currently working on an assumption of a As per question 2.4 of the Guidelines, in order to submit its
budget lower than 750,000 for a 30 month application, the lead applicant has to provide some
project.
supporting documents through PADOR. This list includes:
"An external audit report produced by an approved
My question is if we need to factor in:
auditor, certifying the lead applicant's accounts for the last
financial year available where the total amount of the
1.
yearly audit
requested EU contribution exceeds EUR 750 000 (EUR
100 000 for an operating grant). The external audit report is
2.
one end of project audit
not required from (if any) the co-applicant(s) or affiliated
entity(ies)". In this case, since your budget is EUR 750
3.
no audit by an external auditor
000, the EU contribution will be lower. So, you do not
And does they need to be for the project need to upload the external audit report.
and/or the organisation.

The rules concerning the audit report to be produced during

the implementation of the project can be found under the
Art 15.7 of the General Conditions (annex G published on
the call's website).
The expenditure verification report has to be done for the
project. Please, refer to annex VII under the annex G "
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR AN EXPENDITURE
VERIFICATION OF A GRANT CONTRACT".

38)

A que se hace referencia al nmero de Refirase a la seccin 2.1.1 para verificar si su

registro principal?
organizacin es elegible para esta convocatoria de
propuestas.
A que se hace referencia al nmero de El nmero de registro principal es el nmero dado cuando
registro secundario?
se registra la organizacin.
En cuanto a los documentos necesarios vase la seccin
A que se hace referencia al nmero de
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valor agregado?

2.2.5 de la Gua y la seccin 2.4.

Vase tambin la respuesta a la pregunta n 2 del
Informes Financieros 2013-2015 Los documento "Questions&Answers I" publicado en el enlace
Organismos Pblicos Ministeriales, deben de la convocatoria.
presentarlos?
Instituciones nacionales de derechos humanos5, Defensores
Las Fuentes de Financiamiento Los del Pueblo; universidades sin nimo de lucro son las
Organismos Pblicos Ministeriales, deben nicas entidades del sector pblico podrn beneficiarse
presentar la relacin por ao?
de esta convocatoria de propuestas.
Informes de Auditoria Los Organismos
Pblicos Ministeriales, deben presentarlos?

39)

MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS

ANSWERS

I am writing to clarify one specific detail

regarding the connection between
documents to be sent at the concept note
stage and at the full application stage of the
project call
EuropeAid/152550/DH/ACT/Multi. On the
page 25 of the Guidelines for this call it is
written: "The elements outlined in the
concept note may not be modified in the full
application form."

"Estimated results" correspond to the word "outputs" in the

logical framework.
Please, note that the logical framework has to be filled at
the Full Application step. It is not necessary in view of the
Concept Note submission.

The question is: where should we place

"Estimated results" (page one of the Annex
A.1 - Concept note) in the Annex C Logical framework?
Should we put "Estimated results" from the
Annex A.1 to the section "Specific
objectives" in the Annex C?; or should we
assume that the "Estimated results" section
of the Annex A.1 is not to be transposed
into the Annex C and should be ignored at
the Full Application stage?
I am aware that the Annex C is not to be
sent at the Concept Note stage, but given
that the logic of the project is dictated by the
results-chain approach it would be important
to clarify this issue even at this stage.

Las instituciones nacionales de derechos humanos (INDH) son rganos financiados por el Estado,
independientes del Gobierno, con un mandato legislativo o constitucional genrico de promocin y
proteccin de los derechos humanos. Se acreditan con referencia a los Principios de Pars adoptados
por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas en 1993 (A/RES/48/134) para garantizar su
independencia, rendicin de cuentas e imparcialidad.
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40)

is it possible to apply two different projects?

Please refer to the answer given to question n4 of the

document "Questions and Answers I" published on the web
page of the EIDHR 2016 Global Call for Proposals.

41)

One part of the concept note is dedicated to

the relevance of the proposal to the expected
results as indicated in the guidelines.
However, we were not able to identify a
section in the guidelines discussing the
expected results of for a specific lot apart
from its objectives and a list of actions.
Would you please advise us on where in the
guidelines the expected results are being
stated.

Refer to the answer given to question n16 of this Q&A IV.

42)

I refer to two documents, namely Refer to the answer given to the above-mentioned question
"Guidelines CfP 2016 EN" and the "Annex n39 of this Q&A IV.
C - Logical framework" in which you refer
to "results". From the logical framework it
seems that results do refer to Outcomes:
Specific Objectives". Is that the correct
interpretation? Do we use this interpretation
when we read "results" at the Guidelines
CfP 2016, and in any other reference to this
word in the application?

43)

En su convocatoria para el 2017 mencionan

que abrirn una para pueblos indgenas,
nuestra pregunta es: slo ser en materia
colectiva sobre tierra y territorios o ser
tambin para la vulneracin de derechos
colectivos en materia de justica, en donde
los sujetos como individuos son violentados
por su condicin social y por ser indgenas.

Esta informacin ser publicada en 2017. No se refiere a la

presente convocatoria.

44)

I would like to apply to the new EIDHR

2016 global call for follow-on funding for
our successful project, currently funded by
EIDHR. We understand the EC to be very
happy with our work at present and believe
that there would be support for us to
continue.

To have been awarded an EIDHR grant in the past is not a

guarantee to be awarded a grant under this call for
proposals.

Unfortunately, in the guidelines there is a

requirement for our organisation to work
with a local organisation. This has been an
ongoing issue for us; due to our unique

On this aspect, please refer to section 2.1.1 on the

eligibility of applicants, which states:

The participation of local organisations as defined in

section 2.1.1 of the Guidelines to this call for proposals is
obligatory.

"The lead applicant may act individually or with coapplicant(s). However, to be eligible, an action must
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model we have no need for a local coapplicant all our in-country staff are locals,
a team of about 50 management staff run
hundreds of frontline staff and volunteers.
Only 15 people are based in our head office
in the EU. Our organisation ensures local
ownership though this approach. Previously
this model was accepted by for an EIDHR
call for proposals and we were awarded
funding in 2014. The guidelines were the
same but the online system at that time was
more flexible and we were able to apply.
In May we met with representatives in
Brussels and were advised that our
organisation could consider applying offline
to avoid the difficulties of the online system
which requires a local partner. In this case,
the lack of flexibly of the online system
could be considered a technical fault and the
offline application would be accepted. Can
you confirm if this is the best way to apply?

include at least one local organisation, as lead applicant or

co-applicant.(emphasis added)"
Note also section 2.2.2 which clarifies under which
conditions an offline application can be submitted:
"NB: In exceptional cases, when the applicants do not find
it appropriate to send the Concept Note through
PROSPECT due to security and confidentiality concerns of
the actors involved, Concept Notes can instead be
submitted in a sealed envelope by registered mail with
delivery confirmation, private courier service or by handdelivery at the address below (a signed and dated
acknowledgement of receipt will be given by the European
Commission). The fact that the proposal is sent due to
security and confidentiality concerns should also be made
clear in the envelope. When the organizations involved in
the proposal do not find it appropriate to register in
PADOR online due to security and confidentiality
concerns, they must complete the PADOR off-line form
attached to these guidelines. This form must be sent
together with the application, by the submission deadline
(see sections 2.2.2 and 2.2.5.)."
See also section 2.2:
"If it is impossible to register online in PADOR for
technical reasons, the applicants and/or affiliated entity(ies)
must complete the PADOR off-line form attached to
these guidelines. This form must be sent together with the
application, by the submission deadline (see sections 2.2.2
and 2.2.5)."

45)

Presentacin de Solicitud: El anexo A.1

"Documento de sntesis" y el anexo A.2
"formulario de solicitud completa", tienen la
misma fecha de entrega? Cules seran sus
fechas de presentacin respecto a cada
formulario?

Vase la seccin 2.5.2 de la Gua (Calendario Indicativo):

Plazo de presentacin de los documentos de sntesis (anexo
A.1): 14 de octubre de 2016 (16:00h).
Invitacin a presentar solicitudes completas (Anexo A.2):
mediados de diciembre de 2016 (fecha provisional).
Todas las fechas y horas corresponden a las de Bruselas.

46)

At page 5 of the Call it is written "The

EIDHR has considerable independence of
action since it does not need the consent of
the governments of the countries concerned
for the financing of activities".
Considering the specific situation in country
X and the regulations to which the
international NGOs are subjected, do you

The EIDHR works without requiring any government's

consent. This call for proposals takes into account the
restrictive contexts in which civil society organisation may
have to operate and offers confidentiality options in cases
where the security of applicants would be at risk.
In that regard, section 2.1.4 on the eligibility of actions,
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have any information that for projects

funded under this Call will not be
compulsory the approval of the Ministry of
Social Affairs? The other concerns related to
the security authorisations needed for the
implementation of the activities could be
evaluated in the feasibility of the project
design, but for the approval of the project by
the Government, there not would be any
possibility in case there are not specific
derogations in place.

states the following regarding visibility:

"In duly justified circumstances, the EU support may not
be made public at the request of applicants due to security
or confidentiality concerns of the actors involved."
Confidentiality can also be ensured at the time of the
submission of a proposal. In that respect, please refer to
section 2.2.2. of the Guidelines which foresees the
possibility of off-line submissions. A submission through
this mean will implicitly entail a confidential management
by the European Commission of the application concerned.

47)

In this call for proposals we see an Refer to the answer given to the above-mentioned question
incoherence in the terminology applied for n39 of this Q&A IV.
the log-frame. In the concept note there is
Estimated results while in the log-frame
template there is Outputs. Question: How
should the applicant deal with this
incoherence at concept note stage?

48)

If my co-applicants are CSOs who don't

have legal status or are not registered with
their local government but they have profile
and experience in the area in which we will
send concept note, can they be co-applicants
for the call and can they register on PADOR
or not ?

Please refer to section 2.1.1 on the eligibility of applicants,

which states that non-registered organisations are eligible
(refer in particular to footnote n21).
As per section 2.2 of the Guidelines, online PADOR
registration is an obligation for applicants:"
I.

Please note that the registration of this data in

PADOR is obligatory for this call for proposals:
Concept note step: Registration is obligatory for lead
applicants applying for EU contributions of more than
EUR 60 000.
Full application step: Registration is obligatory for
co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies). Lead
applicants must make sure that their PADOR profile is
up to date. "

The only exception foreseen concerns natural persons (see

footnote n25 in the Guidelines).
Note that such registration can be done offline "[w]hen the
organizations involved in the proposal do not find it
appropriate to register in PADOR online due to security
and confidentiality concerns (emphasis added)". In such
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cases, "they must complete the PADOR off-line form6

attached to these guidelines."
49)

It seems that there is inconsistent Please refer to the answer given to the above-mentioned
terminology used across templates on the question n39 of this Q&A IV.
call for proposals. In the log frame template
there
are
outputs,
outcomes
and
intermediary outcomes in the log frame
template; however, the concept note
template refers to Estimated Results. Could
you please provide recommendations or
guidance on how to deal with this and
clarify whether the results of the Concept
Note form can be translated as intermediary
outcomes or outputs in the log frame
template.

50)

Recently we received your Call for

Proposals
(EuropeAid/152550/DH/ACT/Multi).
However, we noticed that the annexes to the
Proposal are missing; we solely received the
Call for Proposals itself.

Please refer directly to the official web page of the EIDHR

2016 Global Call for Proposals by following this link:

Nuestra Organizacin est registrada desde

el 16 de Julio/2012 con el PADOR nmero:
XXXXXX. Lamentablemente no podemos
acezar en vista que por razones fortuitas no
tenemos el Login ni el password solamente
contamos con el # PADOR, por lo que
hacemos las siguientes consultas:

Su nmero de PADOR es vlido.

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/onlineservices/index.cfm?ADSSChck=1474969560139&do=publ
i.detPUB&searchtype=AS&Pgm=7573843&zgeo=38220&
debpub=&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&nbPubliList=25
We therefore kindly request you to provide &page=1&aoref=152550
us with the missing annexes (Annex A
Annex M).
All required annexes are to be found on this page.

51)

Favor de leer con cuidado el apartado 2.2.2 de las Guas

Dnde y cmo enviar los documentos de sntesis. El
penltimo prrafo indica: "Si resulta imposible para las
orgazinaciones implicadas en la propuesta realizar el
registro en PADOR a travs de internet por motivos de
seguridad o de confidencialidad, se deber rellenar el
1.- Esta vigente an el nmero PADOR de formulario PADOR sin conexin7 anexo a la presente
nuestra Organizacin para participar en la Gua. Este formulario deber enviarse junto con la
subvencin?
solicitud antes de la fecha lmite de envo (vanse las
secciones 2.2.2 y 2.2.5)".
2.- Existe alguna alternativa para ingresar
aunque solamente contemos con el nmero
PADOR?.
3.- Se puede aperturar generar un nuevo
6
7

Which corresponds to sections 3 and 4 of the full application form Annex A.2.
Esto se corresponde con las secciones 3 y 4 del formulario de solicitud completo, anexo A.2.
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nmero
PADOR
Organizacin?.

para

nuestra

Agradeceremos mucho su gentil respuesta a

nuestras inquietudes para participar con
xito en dicha Subvencin.
52)

Please send details

All the information (Guidelines, annexes) concerning this

call for proposals are published on the official call's
website.

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