Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 227 in Riga 29 March 2011 (pr. No 20 23) of fundamental and applied research project evaluation, financing and administration order Issued in accordance with the law of scientific activity article 18.1 of the second paragraph of paragraph 2, and article 34, third part i. General questions 1. determines the order in which measurable, financed and opened in fundamental and applied research projects (hereinafter the project).
2. The terms used in the following terms:: 2.1.-the leading scientific researcher, researchers, scientific assistants and University academic staff, as well as doctoral candidates and major;
2.2. the scientific group-scientific personnel and scientific technical staff involved in project implementation. The scientific group's project manager, the project's main performers and performers of the project;
2.3. Project Manager-scientist who heads the project, ensuring its implementation and responsible for its implementation;
2.4. the project's main artist-scientists, which implement the project and is responsible for its share;
2.5. artist-scientific project team members with no scientific qualifications, which are carrying out a separate scientific tasks for the project.
3. the fundamental and applied research aimed at creating new knowledge and technological knowledge, without linking them to industrial or commercial use.
4. Projects financed from the current year national budget allocated funds scientific activities.
5. in order to ensure a balanced representation of the scientific direction and development, while maintaining a high scientific quality, the Latvian Science Council (hereinafter Council) project funding assigned to the national budget funds are distributed by scientific groups.
6. The Council shall make the allocation of funding, based on: 6.1. Science in the scientific potential and performance, as well as the quality of the scientific publications and recognition analysis;
6.2. the Commission of experts of the Council (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) the proposals based on the previous years of the projects submitted to the examiner's findings.
7. The resources for the implementation of the project, you can assign scientific institutions registered institution (hereinafter referred to as the scientific authority), regardless of its legal status (public law or private law entity) or the type of financing according to its regulatory provisions (statutes, regulations or Constitution) performs the following basic steps-scientific activities and the dissemination of the scientific results of the knowledge and technology transfer – and the resulting revenue is again investing in core business. The operator, which can affect the scientific institution as its shareholder or member, no advantage with regard to scientific institutions research capacity or its generated research results.
8. Funds may be made to this rule in paragraph 7 the following scientific institutions operating in who qualifies as non-commercial, and for them the revenue obtained repeatedly operating operating not investing. Scientific authority clearly distinguished these rules referred to in paragraph 7 operating activities (and related financial flows), which qualifies as non-commercial, from activities that qualify as economic. Of economic activities considered actions the operator, research infrastructure leasing and consulting services. If the scientific authority also carries out other activities that do not comply with the provisions referred to in paragraph 7 of the core activities, it clearly differentiates these terms referred to in paragraph 7 operating and related financial flows from other scientific institutions activities and related financial flows.
II. conditions for the implementation of projects 9. Implementation of the project will not exceed four years. Funding for the project is granted in phases whose duration is one year.
10. The project scientist or research group. The project manager is responsible for your and other people involved in the project activities according to the tasks set out in the project and the scientific ethic norms, as well as on the scientific progress of the project targeted timely submission of documentation these rules..
11. supports the following types of projects: 11.1. thematic research projects;
11.2. research cooperation projects.
12. Thematic research project involves certain scientific problems solving, it implemented a scientist or research group whose members can be from one or more scientific authorities.
13. The thematic research project plan tasks and their execution is supervised by the project manager.
14. Research collaboration project involves interdisciplinary research to deal with the unifying goal of related scientific problems, including specific research infrastructure (for example, collections, database, unique equipment). It participates in the implementation of the scientists or research groups from at least three scientific institutions.
15. Research cooperation project tasks to plan and oversee the implementation project manager. Research coordination is provided by the management group. The management group consists of the project manager and some scientific groups.
16. the scientific staff at the same time participate in no more than two projects.
III. evaluation of the project 17. the Council not later than one month before the rule 19. development of the period referred to in paragraph 1 and in coordination with the Ministry of education and Science approved the design contest (hereinafter referred to as the competition) rules. Charter states: 17.1. project the maximum and the minimum amount of funding on the basis of the funding allocation established by the Council;
17.2. the eligible cost of the project and the tolerable rate in project budget;
17.3. the project manager, the project's main performers and performers of the project membership conditions;
17.4. not yet launched the project funding application (hereinafter referred to as the project application) design and conditions of submission;
17.5. the stage of project already begun funding application (hereinafter referred to as the project submission stage) design and conditions of submission;
10.9. other information (if applicable).
18. the tender issued by the Ministry of education and science by placing the notice in the newspaper "journal" and the newspaper "scientific journal", as well as the Council's website, Studio and science Administration (Administration) website and the Ministry of education and Science website on the internet.
19. The contest is held every year. Project applicant submits the application for the project or project phase in the application of the Council created the project application, evaluation and reporting information system (hereinafter referred to as the information system) to the current year's first working day of October.
20. Several phases to the project to be implemented during the year to the first working day of October in the system in addition to the information submitted to the interim review of the scientific project phase 1 implementation in the first half.
21. The Council shall evaluate the application of the project or project phase the application of administrative compliance with the eligibility criteria (annex 1).
22. If the submission of the project or project phase the application does not comply with one or more of the criteria for administrative compliance, the Board within 10 days of the submission of the project or project phase the application shall inform the applicant of the project by sending a written notice of the identified discrepancies. Project applicant five days from receipt of the notification, submit information system project described in the application or project phase the application back to the administrative eligibility criteria for evaluation.
23. If the project evaluated an application or project phase the application does not meet any of the criteria of administrative compliance or if this provision set out in point 22 of the project within the time limit, the applicant shall not submit an updated application project or stage of project submissions, the Council during the month of the project or project phase of the application, the date of receipt of the application, shall take a decision on the application of the project or project phase, the rejection of the application. The Board shall issue a decision as an administrative act and sent to the project applicant. The Council's decision may be appealed to the Court of Justice of the administrative procedure law.
24. If the project phase the application complies with all the eligibility criteria, the Administrative Council shall forward it to the Commission for evaluation expertise. Project phase the application is evaluated according to Council approved project phase inspection regulations. At the stage of project evaluation of the application, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the Council an opinion on the future of the project support and funding.
25. If the application complies with all the eligibility criteria, the Administrative Council shall forward it to the Commission for evaluation expertise. The project application to the Council of experts evaluated database of registered scientists (experts).
26. The thematic research project application is assessed at least three experts. Research cooperation project submissions assessed at least four experts.

27. in order to ensure independent and competent project submission evaluation, as well as prevent possible conflict of interest, submission of a project evaluation by the science sector and industry sector Council can engage foreign experts. In such a case the Council tender shall indicate its science and subsectors in which the evaluation of the application of the project will involve foreign experts, as well as the conditions to be respected in the preparation of the application projects (such as the project application, English translation).
28. The evaluation of project applications, expert must not come into conflict of interest and disclosure of the information contained in the application, the project involved in the evaluation. The absence of a conflict of interest and commitment to privacy expert certified with a signature of the expert review form (annex 2). With the expert concluded the company's contract provide for the responsibility that arises if the expert does not follow the signed receipt.
29. the experts will assess the project submissions, determine its compliance with the criteria for the evaluation of the project and fill out the expert rating form (annex 2). The form shall be submitted to the Commission.
30. the experts fill out the expert rating form in accordance with the Council's approved project assessment methodology which establishes the evaluation point compliance with quantitative and measurable quality indicators. The Council methodology places them homepage on the internet no later than two months before the date of the invitation to tender for the project.
31. the project application to the expert assessed according to the following criteria: 19.3. project's compliance with fundamental and applied research for the purpose according to this provision, paragraph 32;
31.2. the project in the scientific quality of the application pursuant to paragraph 33 of these rules;
31.3. the project manager and main artist, scientific qualifications and the qualifications of the project the artist according to that rule 34, 35 and 36;
19.5. the project feasibility and security according to this provision, paragraph 37;
31.5. requested justification of the financial resources under this provision, paragraph 38.
32. in the light of the information available on research development in Latvia and other countries, the experts shall assess the conformity of the projects of fundamental and applied research: 32.1. ability to generate new knowledge;
32.2. the ability to create new technological knowledge (if predictable);
32.3. the importance of planned results science industry as a whole;
32.4. the planned results international scientific competitiveness.
33. the project application to the scientific quality of the expert assessed the information provided in the application, taking into account, if the project is: 33.1. clear achievable goal;
33.2. clearly defined tasks at work and an action plan to meet them;
33.3. the chosen working methods, which correspond and are used effectively to achieve the goals and tasks of the project;
20.8. alternative for the performance variant;
33.5. set achievable results and accounted values;
20.9. wide enough to display the links with other projects and research programs involving the applicant and their representative scientific institution;
20.9. reasonable travel, conferences or meetings of the focus and relevance of the planned tasks.
34. the project manager and main artist scientific qualifications and the qualifications of the expert performers of the project will be assessed by project information contained in the application and added the artist history descriptions (CV).
35. the project manager and main artist research qualification featuring: 21.8. published scientific works, patents, obtained the registered variety, if the following criteria are met: 35.1.1. scientific articles have been published in the international recenzēto editions, are available to the international scientific circulation, quoted in other scientific works, and found international use databases;
35.1.2. scientific monographs are available to the international scientific, information about them can be found internationally used databases;
35.1.3. patents and registered varieties are available to the international scientific chain, sold licences;
35.1.4. published scientific work of international scientific importance movement can approve the quantitative indicators;
21.9.-led projects, thesis and thesis;
35.3. experience in the implementation of research projects and leadership;
35.4. participation in scientific bodies, international cooperation;
22.1. scientific degree.
36. the project the artist describes the knowledge qualifications and work experience eligibility of individual projects of scientific tasks.
37. the project feasibility and security expert assessed by project information supplied in the application, taking into account the following: 37.1. the project implementers are entitled to carry out the planned research;
37.2. the project implementer, or their representative scientific body has the necessary scientific equipment or is this hardware may be used in other scientific authorities;
37.3. contracts have been concluded on cooperation in the implementation of the project with several scientific institutions in Latvia or abroad (or those agreements have to be concluded);
37.4. project uses a unique scientific equipment, thereby contributing to the improvement of the scientific infrastructure investment efficiency;
37.5. scientific institutions in 3-d infrastructure meets the conditions required for the implementation of the project;
23.4. project promoters are available sources of scientific information necessary for the implementation of the project.
38. the financial resources Required justification by project expert assesses the information, taking into account that: 38.1. the estimate for the project is transparent and in sufficient detail;
38.2. the estimated costs of the planned tasks is adequate;
38.3. the costs are proportionate to the uzskaitāmaj future values.
39. in paragraph 31 of these rules, these criteria are assessed by giving expert 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 points and basing your assessment.
40. The experts through the Commission's right to request a one time from the project the applicant additional information necessary for the evaluation of the application of the project in question.
41. If an expert assessment of the overall project is different from any other expert assessment of the project by more than 50%, the Commission organised a discussion of outside experts to agree on the application of the project rating, or attract additional experts for the evaluation of the project.
42. After the expert review form (annex 2) receiving project applications assessed by the Commission when it, in each of these rules, and 31.3 31.2 31.1. criteria referred to in point has won at least 3 points the average rating of all the experts.
43. the Commission, in paragraph 39 of these regulations in accordance with the procedures specified in the project application to assess compliance with this provision, and 19.6 19.5 19.3. criteria referred to in point. If the Commission's assessment in at least one of these criteria is 1 point, the project does not support.
44. After the submission of the Project Review Committee: 44.1. Compare overall assessment of project applications and draw up a draft submission list by total number of points obtained in descending order in each scientific field;
44.2. comparatively assessed the required financial resources for the project and decide on the preferred amount of financing of the project, if necessary, in consultation with the project manager;
27.5. define the assisted and non-assisted projects, subject to the Council specific funding allocation;
27.6. preparing its opinion on the draft submissions and submit it to the Council.
IV. Project financing 45. a decision on the financing of the project or the rejection of the application, the Council shall adopt, within three months from the date of receipt of the application. The Board shall issue a decision as an administrative act and sent to the project applicant. The Council's decision may be appealed to the Court of Justice of the administrative procedure law.
46. The Council has the right to adjust the eligible project, these adjustments in coordination with the project applicant. Adjustments in the project can relate to the funding to be allocated for the project, project tasks, and provided for its implementation, but should not significantly alter the objectives of the project and change the number on the side of the project referred to in the application, the main project contractor. After adjustment, the Council shall decide on the financing of the project and send it to the applicant, this provision of the project referred to in paragraph 45.
47. by paragraph 24 of these rules in the receipt of the opinion referred to in the Council decision on the financing of the project or project does not support the continuation of the project and send it to the applicant, that provision referred to in paragraph 45.

48. After all this rules 45 and 47 of this decision, but not later than within three months after the competition rules set out in the project application and project phase submission deadline for the submission of the Council place the information in the system during the year, the list of projects to be financed (hereinafter list), stating the name and number of the project, the project manager's name, to be granted per project funding, as well as for each research project involving cooperation between scientific institutions in the funding of total project funding to be allocated. After insertion of the list information system the Council inform the administration by providing it with access to the information system, as well as a list of newspapers published in the "Journal of science" and the Council's home page on the internet.
V. project administration 49. Administration after this rule 48 of receipt of the information referred to in the contract on the new project to the project manager and the scientific institutions that undertake project implementation logistics and economic security, the project funding was spent, accounting and financial reporting in accordance with the procedures laid down in laws and regulations (hereinafter referred to as the Treaty) (annex 3). The contract for the beneficiary of the financing of the relevant scientific institutions.
50. The Administration after this rule 48 and the information referred to in these rules referred to in paragraph 59 of document receipt, review and approval of contract signature 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the annex to the project leader and scientific institutions, which already implemented projects.
51. If, after the start of the project, the project manager or a project Chief Executive terminating the employment relationship with the scientific institutions that implement projects, the project manager can submit to the Council by this scientific institutions coordinate the submission of scientific institutions.
52. The application of the scientific institutions Exchange added: 52.1. This provision paragraph 51 scientific institutions in the preparation and administration of approved financial statement (annex 5), which contains information about the project's current stage, within the financial resources spent and received, but not yet depleted financial resources;
52.2. the rules referred to in paragraph 51 of the scientific institutions and the administration of the review of the approved scientific members (annex 6 to the agreement);
52.3. information in support of that institution, with which the project manager or the Chief Executive has launched a working relationship, meets this rule 37 criteria laid down in these scientific institutions, as well as the written declaration to launch the implementation of the project;
52.4. documents certifying the termination of labour relations with this provision in paragraph 51 of the scientific institutions and labour relations with the rule 52.3. the scientific institutions referred to.
53. If the Council receives an application for a change of the scientific institutions, it shall immediately inform in writing the administration. The Administration suspended further during the current phase of the project funding. During the month, the Council shall examine the application of this provision, assesses the 52.3. scientific institutions referred to in compliance with the rules referred to in paragraph 37 of the criteria and decide on the scientific institutions or for the rejection of the application. That decision shall be sent to the project leader, and two of those provisions referred to in paragraph 52, scientific institutions, but a certified copy of the decision of the administration. The Council's decision may be appealed to the Court of Justice of the administrative procedure law.
54. After the receipt of the decision on the change of the scientific institutions, administration, project manager, and both of these rules referred to in paragraph 52. scientific institutions signed an agreement protocol on amendments to the agreement. With this agreement may not be amended project objectives and tasks and increase the funding for the project. The agreement protocol as an integral part of the transfer and acceptance is added to the Act stating that the provisions referred to in paragraph 51 of the scientific authority has transferred the project purchased movable property and still unused funds received this rule 52.3. referred to scientific institutions.
55. further to the decision that the application for the change of scientific institutions is rejected, the project manager and the scientific authority can continue the implementation of the project. If the project leader or a scientific institution decides not to continue the implementation of the project, the contract is terminated in accordance with the procedure laid down therein.
56. the project manager shall provide: 56.1. financial report on the use made of the financing granted to the project (Appendix 5) (hereinafter referred to as the financial report)-twice a year;
56.2. scientific overview of the implementation of the project, an overview of the scientific members (annex 6 to the agreement), as well as the acceptance and transfer of the project Act (annex 7 to the agreement) – once a year.
57. The scientific review of the implementation of the project in the previous project phase or the final scientific report project manager submits the information system to the current year third Monday of January. Scientific report on the implementation of the project approved by the scientific authority specified in the contract.
58. on the basis of the current year the draft scientific report, the Council shall, within two months from the receipt thereof shall draw up a report on the scientific usefulness of the project and submitted to the Ministry of education and science in one copy in the computer, as well as DOC or DOCX sent electronically in the format to Ministry of education and science of the electronic mail address (pasts@izm.gov.lv). That report shall be published by the Council in its homepage on the internet.
59. the half-yearly and annual financial statements, the report of the scientific members and adoption of legislation and prepares a scientific authority specified in the contract. Half-yearly financial report (annex 5) submitted to the scientific authority of the Administration to the third Monday of July. Annual financial report (annex 5), overview of the scientific members (annex 6) and the acceptance and transfer of the Act (annex 7 to the agreement) a scientific authority of the Administration to submit the third Monday of January.
60. If the scientific authority of this provision in paragraph 59 above are not submitted within 30 days after the deadline, as well as project manager or scientific institution does not comply with any other contractual obligations, the Administration can stop future funding of the project, shall immediately send a written warning to the project leader and scientific institution, asking to meet obligations and informing about the consequences of non-compliance.
61. If within 14 days of the rules referred to in paragraph 60 of the alert sending project manager or scientific authority does not comply with the relevant obligations, the administration shall immediately notify the Council in writing. The Council shall examine this information month, if necessary, request the scientific institutions and the project manager for clarification. If the Council finds that the project manager and the scientific authority: 61.1. has fulfilled the obligations set out in the Treaty, the Council shall immediately inform in writing the Administration, and the Administration resumed the project financing;
61.2. to fulfil the commitments laid down in the Treaty, the Council shall decide on the termination of the project. The decision to send the project leader and scientific institution, but a certified copy of the decision of the administration. The Council's decision may be appealed to the Court of Justice of the administrative procedure law. After the purported date of receipt of the copy of the decision of the Administration unilaterally terminated the contract.
62. the scientific institution without prior coordination with the Administration, can be done in a separate contract price calculation under the heading changes up to 10% of funding (including) and changes in the composition of the performers of the project up to 50% (inclusive) without increasing the total project funding. Scientific authority of such changes indicates that provision in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 59, adding information that justified the changes referred to in this paragraph.
63. the scientific institution by submitting the application, may request the Administration to make a separate contract price calculations for heading changes up to 20% of the funding (including) without increasing the total project funding. The application shall be accompanied by information that justified the changes referred to in this paragraph, as well as the signed agreement on amendments to the agreement. Scientific institution is obliged at this point to submit these documents no later than 14 days before this provision, the period referred to in paragraph 59.
64. The Administration of the half-yearly and annual financial statements, and reports of the scientific group of the project examine the month of their reception.

65. If the Administration finds that the funds allocated for the implementation of the project is used not specified in the contract, the project objectives or tasks or individual contract price calculation heading down funds is exceeded by more than 20%, or the artist's composition is changed by more than 50%, as well as the provisions of paragraph 64 of the document referred to in the Treaty of the non-compliance or regulatory provisions, the administration shall immediately notify the Council in writing.
66. the Council shall examine this month referred to in paragraph 65 of the rules of the information, if necessary, request the scientific institutions and the project manager for clarification. If the Council: 66.1. non-compliance is established scientific institutions of the documents submitted, it shall immediately inform in writing the Administration, and administration, project leader and scientific institution in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Treaty signed during the current phase of the project acceptance and commissioning;
66.2. the discrepancy in scientific institutions the documents submitted, it shall take a decision on the termination of the project. The decision to send the project leader and scientific institution, but a certified copy of the decision of the administration. The Council's decision may be appealed to the Court of Justice of the administrative procedure law. After the purported date of receipt of the copy of the decision of the Administration unilaterally terminated the contract.
67. The Administration is entitled to examine the project in the use of funding allocated to scientific institutions. Administration has the right to demand repayment of all the scientific institution of the current phase of the project within the financial resources received 55 of these rules in the second sentence of paragraph and 61.2. and in paragraph 66.2. the cases, as well as if the project is terminated after the project leader and scientific institutions of the decision taken.
68. on the basis of the current year the annual financial statements, the Administration two months from the receipt thereof shall draw up a report on fundamental and applied research projects granted funds to the State budget and submitted to the Ministry of education and science in one copy in the computer, as well as the electronic transmission, DOCX, DOC XLS or XLSX file format to the Ministry of education and science electronic mail address (pasts@izm.gov.lv). That report shall be published by the Administration in its homepage on the internet.
69. The Administration shall ensure access to project financial statements to complete the project.
70. the Ministry of education and science has the right at any time to require the Administration to draft financial statements for the project implementation stage.
VI. final question 71. Be declared unenforceable in the Cabinet of 22 September 2009. Regulation No 1066 "fundamental and applied research project evaluation, financing and administration arrangements" (Latvian journal, 2009, 157. no).
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Criteria yes no project application 1 is fully completed and filed within the time limit set for submission of the draft assessment and reporting information system (the Cabinet of Ministers of 29 March 2011 rule No. 227 "of fundamental and applied research project evaluation, financing and administration arrangements" (hereinafter referred to as the rules) paragraph 19) 2. project application is made in the Latvian language is submitted 3 application project English translation and other tender shall comply with the requirements laid down in If the application in the evaluation of the project involving foreign experts (rule 27) 4. interim review has been submitted to scientific project execution 1 stage in the first half, where the application is submitted on the project's 2nd stage financing (rule 20), or a scientific review, if the project application submitted for the project stage 3 or 4, financing (rule 57) 5 the applicant will implement the project in scientific institutions in projects that meet the terms of paragraph 7 of the said criteria the Minister of education and science r. Brok annex 2 Cabinet, 2011 March 29. Regulation No. 227 of fundamental and applied research project application expert assessment project number science sector, subsector Project (required mark) thematic research project research cooperation project name and Project name project name no PO box
1. Project evaluation criteria submission compliance with fundamental and applied research of the target (the Cabinet of Ministers of 29 March 2011 rule No. 227 "of fundamental and applied research project evaluation, financing and administration arrangements" (hereinafter referred to as the rules) paragraph 32) points ____ __ (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 points) comment 2. project scientific quality of the application (rule 33) score _____ (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 points) comment 3. the project manager and main artist, scientific qualifications and the qualifications of the project executor (rule 34. , 35 and 36 points) _____ (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 points) comment 4. project execution capability and support (rule 37) points _____ (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 points) comment 5. grounds of financial resources requested (rule 38) score _____ (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 points) comment I certify that the design and implementation of the project have not participated and did not participate in the my relatives my direct Manager or direct subordinates, as well as the ekspertējam project applicants or their relatives not involved me or my relatives to apply for tender projects.
Undertake not to disclose the information specified in the project application, the persons who are not related to the evaluation of the application.
Expert (name) (signature) date ___ _____ _____ _____ _____ education and Science Minister r. Brok annex 3 of the Cabinet of Ministers of 29 March 2011 regulations No 227 the model contract education and Science Minister r. Brok