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Rules On The Action Programme "entrepreneurship And Innovation". Apakšaktivitāt "2.1.1.3.2 Appendix Information Technology Infrastructure And Information System Accessible To The Scientific Activity"

Original Language Title: Noteikumi par darbības programmas "Uzņēmējdarbība un inovācijas" papildinājuma 2.1.1.3.2.apakšaktivitāti "Informācijas tehnoloģiju infrastruktūras un informācijas sistēmu uzlabošana zinātniskajai darbībai"

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Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 109 in Riga 2010 February 2 (Mon. Nr. 6 § 49) provisions for the operational programme "entrepreneurship and innovation". apakšaktivitāt "2.1.1.3.2 Appendix information technology infrastructure and improvement of information systems for the scientific activities" Issued under the European Union's structural and cohesion funds act 18 paragraph 10 of article i. General questions 1. determines: 1.1. procedures for implementing the action programme "entrepreneurship and innovation" Appendix 2.1. priorities in the "Science and innovation" UR2.1.1.pas based "science, research and development" activities "2.1.1.3. Scientific and research infrastructure development" apakšaktivitāt "2.1.1.3.2. Information technology infrastructure and information system accessible to the scientific operation "(apakšaktivitāt);
1.2. requirements the project applicant;
1.3. the application of the project evaluation criteria;
1.4. the responsible institution and liaison body, the distribution of competence between these institutions and cooperation arrangements, as well as the responsible authorities and cooperation agencies functional form of subordination. 2. the purpose of Apakšaktivitāt is to create the next generation of data transmission network of scientific activity (hereinafter referred to as the academic backbone of Latvia), to participate in the single European academic network, and improve information systems national research institutions and universities. 3. the purpose of the Apakšaktivitāt reached in implementing the provisions referred to in point 14, and deliver the following outcome indicator-created one national interest of Latvian academic backbone of scientific activities and research. 4. Apakšaktivitāt, co-financed by the European regional development fund. Total apakšaktivitāt available within the European regional development fund is LVL 10 514 363. 5. Apakšaktivitāt implement the project application to the limited selection (limited selection). The responsible authority's limited selection of all the apakšaktivitāt organizes the available funding. The competent authority is entitled to 2010 31 December to re-arrange the project application selection round, if the first selection round of the project application has been rejected. 6. Apakšaktivitāt responsible authorities within the functions provided by the Ministry of education and Science (hereinafter referred to as the responsible authority). Responsible authority: ensures project 6.1 the application selection and evaluation: 6.1.1 develop, approve and place on your website project application form filling methodology, the project application selection and evaluation procedures, as well as the submission of the project evaluation form;
6.1.2. develop and approve the submission of the project assessment and project evaluation forms filled out the application of the methodology;
6.1.3. creates a project application to the Evaluation Commission (hereinafter the Commission assessment);
6.1.4. develop and approve Evaluation Commission rules;
6.1.5. sends the invitation to the applicant to submit a draft project submissions;
6.1.6. assess the project submissions and decides on the approval of the project application, approval or rejection of the condition, as well as assess the decision on approval of the application, the project provided the conditions are met;
6.2. the accumulated data on project submissions under the laws and regulations of the European Union's structural funds and the cohesion fund management information system design and use;
6.3. provide information to the public and provide publicity on matters related to the implementation of apakšaktivitāt;
6.4. ensure State budget planning for project implementation;
6. ensure that there will be exceeded this rule laid down in paragraph 4 of the apakšaktivitāt available for the implementation of public funding, and monitor the available European regional development fund, including a learning Council of 11 July 2006, Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European regional development fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, article 93 1 and 2 listed in the implementation of the principle of the apakšaktivitāt level. 7. Apakšaktivitāt cooperation within the authority supports national education development agency (hereinafter referred to as cooperation body). The liaison body: 7.1. within 10 working days following the entry into force of the agreement on the development of the project (hereinafter referred to as the agreement) project, defining the requirements for the implementation of the project beneficiaries in accordance with these rules and regulations of the European Union's structural and cohesion funds, implementation and monitoring of the implementation of those agreements and the coordination of the project to the responsible authority;
7.2. the agreement concluded with the beneficiary;
7.3. ensure project implementation monitoring and control, including audits of project implementation and monitor the Council of 11 July 2006, Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European regional development fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, article 93 1 and 2 of the principle referred to in the implementation of the project;
7.4. the funding requested procurement plan and submit it to the procurement monitoring Bureau;
7.5. prepare and submit information to the responsible body for the implementation of a project and then funding available;
7.6. prepare forecasts of payment and submit it to the paying authority;
7.7. preparing the European regional development fund demand forecasts for the current and the following year and shall submit it to the leading authority and the responsible authority;
7.8. examine and approve funding requests the payee and shall draw up a declaration of expenditure;
7.9. the beneficiary shall provide information on the conditions of agreements concluded and executed;
7.10. the review and approval of amendments to the project, subject to this provision as referred to in paragraph 54;
7.11. the accumulated data on the implementation of the project according to the laws of the European Union's structural funds and the cohesion fund management information system design and use;
7.12. provide the public with information and provides publicity on matters related to the agreements concluded within the apakšaktivitāt. 8. the cooperation body is the functional supervision of the responsible authority. II. requirements for the applicant and project partners 9. applicant is a Project by the Ministry of education and science. 10. the project applicant project implemented in cooperation with scientific institutions at least 40 registered in the register of scientific institutions (hereinafter referred to as partners), a co-operation agreement for the implementation of a project. Cooperation agreement for the implementation of a project made for the partner to access the project results and use them, as well as the commitment of partners include: 10.1 ensure project sustainability of results obtained at least 10 years after the end of project implementation;
10.2. to finance the maintenance cost of the results obtained during the project and for at least 10 years after the end of the project. 11. the project the applicant in addition to the provisions referred to in paragraph 10 of the partners in the project as partners may also involve other institutions (except the operator who is not a scientific institution or higher education institution), if the institution meets the competence project planned activities and projects is provided in the application the reasons why their involvement is required. 12. partner requirements: 12.1. it does not have a tax debt, the State social insurance compulsory contribution and other State specific minimum charges;
12.2. it is not the decision of the Court of Justice declared insolvent, including not in the bailout process, or the process of legal protection, the economic activity is not terminated or in accordance with the commercial register of the information available, it is not in the process of liquidation;
12.3. it is not received or do not plan to receive funding from the State, European Union funds or other financial resources for the same eligible costs of other activities;
12.4. it does not meet the ailing merchant status. Difficulty he is a merchant, whose share capital is reduced by more than half, from more than a quarter of which has been reduced in the last 12 months from the submission of the project;
12.5. According to scientific laws governing the operations of the Ministry of education and science of the scientific institutions have been submitted to the public accounts for the last three reporting years closed (if applicable). 13. the project shall be submitted for application for funding available for all apakšaktivitāt. III. Conditions for grant of aid 14. Project has supported the following: 14.1. academic and scientific purposes intended for connection to the European and international academic networks and global internet development and upgrading;
14.2. connection of equipment acquisition and installation of network access for academic and scientific users, including campus and buildings to a central network node modernisation;
14.3. the national academic Intercity backbone;

14.4. sharing software research activities;
14.5. mobility solutions for science and education and implementation of acquisition;
14.6. the scientific data center modernization and new Center;
14.7. computing resources and data warehouse purchase and installation;
14.8. network and information security, management and acquisition and installation of the solution;
9.3. hardware data acquisition and processing network modernisation of research laboratory;
14.10. the integrated training environment;
14.11. access to international scientific digital libraries and scientific literature databases;
14.12. the establishment of the national system in the newly created content publishing and promotion;
14.13. project planning, management, control and accounting environment;
14.14. scientific institutions for joint information framework integration platform. 15. the maximum permitted by the European regional development fund co-financing amounting to 100 percent of the total eligible costs of the project amount. IV. Project cost 16. Project costs eligible are the following: 16.1. application of the project and its supporting documentation preparation costs, but not more than 0.2 per cent of this rule 16.2, 16.3, 16.4 and 16.5. States the payment amounts;
16.2. creating a basic network of academic, technical and software acquisition and access to European and international networks provisioning costs;
16.3. service costs that are reasonable and related to the implementation of project activities, including: 16.3.1. provision of procurement procedure costs;
16.3.2. technical and technical detālplān of the project development costs;
16.3.3. building and autoruzraudzīb costs;
16.3.4. the project in the course of implementing the substantive value of the insurance costs, if they apply to the project implementation period;
16.4. the project information and publicity costs, which shall not exceed 10 000 LVL, consistent with the laws of European Union funds publicity and visual identity requirements;
16.5. unforeseen costs, not exceeding five percent of that rule 16.1, 16.2, 16.3 and 16.4 States cost amount and which can be applied to the eligible costs of the project only. 17. This provision prescribed in paragraph 16.2. costs may include: 17.1. individual academic and scientific purposes intended for connection to the European and international academic networks and global internet creation costs, including the required hardware acquisition and installation costs, as well as the required optical fiber data transmission and channel rentals and long-term usage rights acquisition cost;
17.2. the main national academic center and network node creation and modernisation costs, including the required optical fiber data transmission and channel rentals and long-term usage rights acquisition costs, network equipment acquisition cost network access for academic and scientific users, including campus and building a central network node retrofit costs;
17.3. regional academic network costs of establishment, creating Intercity connections, including the required optical fiber data transmission and channel rentals and long-term usage rights acquisition cost;
17.4. the exploratory software acquisition and installation costs;
17.5. mobility equipment and solutions for science and education and implementation of acquisition costs;
10.9. new data centres and academic institutions of the current data center development and optimization, including design, required hardware and system (for example, '' built '' floor, server rack) acquisition, installation costs, as well as other data center physical infrastructure improvement costs;
17.7. computing resources and data storage acquisition and installation costs;
11.1. network and information security, management and solution acquisition and installation costs;
11.1. the modernisation of the research laboratory of the necessary data transmission and processing network hardware acquisition costs;
17.10. integrated learning environment, customization and deployment costs;
17.11. costs associated with the provision of access to international scientific digital libraries and scientific literature databases, including academic database usage rights acquisition cost;
17.12. information systems development and deployment costs, to ensure that the research, academic and other project planning, management, control and accounting;
17.13. the newly created national content publishing and promotion of system development and implementation costs;
17.14. the single system integration standard for development and deployment, a new e-service development and introduction, scientific institutions in the integration of information systems in a single platform design and deployment costs. 18. the non-recoverable value added tax payments are eligible. 19. project administration costs not exceeding one percent of the total eligible cost of the project and which constitute remuneration cost in the project administration, project applications may be included as eligible costs. 20. The project is not eligible the following costs: 20.1. current maintenance costs;
20.2. real estate (buildings and land) acquisition cost;
20.3. the payment for the loan review, presentation and service, the reservation fee on financial transactions, interest on arrears, penalties and expenses of litigation;
20.4. expenditure which does not provide the immediate purchase of equipment (leasing), except when the transfer of ownership of the equipment is intended to project implementation deadline;
20.5. costs not specified in that rule 16 and 18;
20.6. costs that exceed this provision 16.1., 16.4, 16.5 and 19 in the costs set out in paragraph 1;
20.7. This provision 16.1. referred to costs incurred earlier on 24 October 2006;
12.9. the costs incurred by the implementation of project activities or during which payments are made later than one month after the expiry of the deadline for implementation of the project, excluding the costs of the preparation of the application;
20.9. costs that do not meet the reasonable financial management, in particular value for money and cost-effectiveness;
20.10. costs that are not directly related to the project activities and are not justified by the cost of supporting documents, or are experiencing legislative non-compliance. V. submission of the project selection procedures 21. Responsible Authority not later than 30 working days after the entry into force of these regulations shall send to the Ministry of education and science call for project applications (hereinafter referred to as the notice). 22. The invitation shall: 22.1. project application submission deadline;
22.2. the application of the project site and order;
22.3. the website which published the application to be used for the preparation of project documents;
22.4. other information needed for the preparation and submission of the project that the responsible authority considers it necessary to specify in the call. 23. the project applicant project application submitted, subject to the following requirements: 23.1. selection round allowed to submit one project submission;
23.2. the project application form a completed project application form (annex 1) and the following annexes: 23.2.1. the provisions referred to in paragraph 10 partners agreed a basic network of Latvian academic creation concept that including the contains information about the impact of the project on the territory of the balanced development of the horizontal priority, and that the provision referred to in paragraph 17 above cost;
23.2.2. project financing plan drawn up by the applicant of the project the national budgetary authorities in accordance with the budget of expenditure classification of economic categories (annex 2);
23.2.3. copies of documents proving the legal status of partners (including statutes, regulations, rules or equivalent documents), or written confirmation that appropriate scientific governing regulations, the Ministry of education and science of the legal status of the submitted supporting documents correspond to the actual situation;
23.2.4. affiliate proof of participation in the implementation of the project (annex 3);
23.2.5. the provisions referred to in paragraph 10 of the applicant and project partners of cooperation projects, including the showing partner's duties, rights and responsibilities;
23.2.6. State revenue cooperation partners submitted a copy of the annual accounts for the last three reporting years concluded (not applicable if the partner is a public authority) or written proof that the document referred to in the copy is submitted to the responsible body of the operational programme "entrepreneurship and innovation" Appendix 2.1. priorities in the "Science and innovation" UR2.1.1.pas based "science, research and development" as part of the implementation of activities;

23.3. the project application to the institution of the applicant, the signature of the project manager or his authorised person. If the authorized person signing the application, accompanied by the relevant authority. 24. the project the applicant in addition to the provisions referred to in paragraph 23 of the attachments may be submitted to: 24.1. State revenue service certificate (issued not earlier than 20 working days before the date of submission of the application for the project) about the affiliate tax payment and the average partner institution of the number of employees working in the last two years (over the years);
24.2. the company registry certificate testifying that partner with the decision of the Court is not recognized as insolvent, including not in the bailout process, or the process of legal protection, the economic activity is not terminated or in accordance with the commercial register of the information available is not in the process of liquidation (true, if a partner does not match the status of national scientific institutions);
24.3. other documents which the applicant projects considered necessary to justify the application of the project's compliance with the rules referred to in annex 4 draft application evaluation criteria. 25. Where the applicant does not submit to this provision and 24.1 24.2. referred to the responsible authority, they obtained under the laws and regulations on administrative processes. 26. In order to ensure compliance with this provision, annex 4, paragraph 1.5. assessment criteria listed in, project submission form section, subsection and their names do not change and do not delete. 27. the project applicant project application can be submitted to the responsible authority: 27.1. one original paper form marked "original", adding an identical project submission form and Latvian academic backbone created the concept of the electronic version of the electronic media. All the documents placed in a package (envelope) and sealed;
27.2. the electronic document, signed with a secure electronic signature with time-stamp and certified according to the laws and regulations on electronic document design. 28. the competent authority shall register the project application submitted to it on the date of receipt. Proof of receipt of the application, the project authority in charge of the project to the applicant personally immediately or within 10 working days after the application deadline date by post or electronic form, a document signed with a secure electronic signature according to the regulations on electronic document design. Vi. evaluation of the application of the project 29. Apakšaktivitāt project submitted within the application evaluation provides Evaluation Commission. Scoring panelists include the Ministry of education and science. 30. the Commission shall determine the responsible authorities developed and approved regulations. 31. The Evaluation Commission meetings as observers without the right to vote can participate in the managing authority, in cooperation with the authorities, the Latvian Science Council, Academy of science of Latvia and the Latvian Association of young scientists. Evaluation the evaluation process, the Commission may invite one or more experts without voting rights. 32. When starting, the Evaluation Commission members, experts and observers (if applicable) signed a declaration that: 32.1. evaluation during the meetings of the Commission and the information content of the document will not disclose to third parties;
32.2. their activities does not exist in any situation that violates the laws and regulations of the European Union's structural and cohesion funds limits the structural funds of the European Union in the management of the person involved, and not the circumstances that it could be argued that they are interested in a specific project in the project submitted by the applicant in the selection or rejection of the application. 33. project submissions valued under these provisions and other laws and regulations that govern the European Union's structural and cohesion funds, as well as the responsible authorities develop and validate the project application assessment methodology, the project submission and submissions of projects appraisal form filling methodology. 34. the project applicant and project submissions valued in the following order, according to the provisions of annex 4, paragraph 1, the administrative evaluation criteria, referred to in paragraph 2, the eligibility criteria for the evaluation referred to in paragraph 3, the quality evaluation criteria and the funding referred to in paragraph 4, the award criteria. 35. the project on application of administrative compliance criteria, eligibility criteria and funding criteria assessed with a score of "Yes" or "no" ("Yes", "no" – meets does not meet). Application of project compliance with quality criteria assessed by giving a certain number of points. VII. adoption of the decision and notification of the approval of the project application, approval with conditions or disapproval 36. the responsible authority shall take a decision on the approval of the project application, if all the provisions of annex 4, the 1, 2 and 4 of the project referred to in paragraph submission evaluation criteria have been assessed with "Yes". 37. the responsible authority shall take a decision to reject the application of the project and do not continue the assessment, if one of the following conditions is met: 37.1. the project submission does not meet any of the provisions of this annex 4 1.1., 1.2., 1.3., 2.3., 2.4., 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9., 2.12, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.23. or 2.26. criteria referred to in subparagraph;
37.2. the conformity assessment of that annex 4 3.1 the quality criteria referred to in the application for the project have received fewer than three points and on compliance with this provision, annex 4, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6. criteria referred to in paragraph received less than two points. 38. the responsible authority shall take a decision to reject an application if it projects according to annex 4 to these regulations, paragraph 4, of the funding criteria are evaluated with "no". 39. The competent authority may take a decision on the approval of the application, the project on condition that must be satisfied in order to project the applicant would conclude the agreement. That decision may include the following conditions: 24.3. clarification of the application of the project according to the rules of annex 4, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10 2.2, 2.5, 2.10, 2.11, 2.13, 2.17, 2.19 2.18, 2.20, 2.21, 2.22, 2.24, or 2.25. referred to evaluation criteria;
24.4. This provision 23.2.2.,.,., 23.2.5 23.2.3 23.2.4. and annex referred 23.2.6. submission;
39.3. clarification of the costs, provided that this rule 16.1, 16.4, 16.5 and 19 in paragraph cost limit is not exceeded;
24.5. the other responsible authorities determined legally justified action, which is focused on the conclusion of the agreement. 40. the responsible authority shall within five working days after the date of adoption of the decision: sent to the applicant of the project – 24.9. the decision on the application for the approval of the project, the project submission, or the rejection of an application for the approval of the project;
40.2. cooperation authority-the decision on the application for the approval of the project and submission of the project approved original filed in paper form, or project submission, presented in the form of electronic documents signed with secure electronic signatures, and confirm with the time stamp according to the regulations on electronic document design. 41. Where a decision has been taken on the application for the approval of the project, the project applicant, within the time limit laid down in the decision of not less than 10 working days from the date of entry into force of the decision, shall ensure the fulfilment of the conditions and submitted to the responsible body for evaluation information on the fulfilment of the conditions. Decision within the time limit set in the information about the conditions of the project, the applicant may submit a maximum of two times. 42. the responsible authority shall be 20 working days after the rules referred to in paragraph 41 of the decision deadline assessed projects the information submitted by the applicant and drawing up an opinion on the conditions in the decision (hereinafter referred to as the opinion). 43. The project shall ensure that the decisions referred to in paragraph 41 of the conditions contained in the decision, the time limit set in the opinion of the responsible authority is positive and responsible authority within five working days from the date of signing the opinion sent: 43.1. the project applicant, opinion;

43.2. cooperation authority-the decision on the application for the approval of the project, and the project approved, the original of the application, submitted in paper form or project submission, presented in the form of electronic documents signed with secure electronic signatures, and confirm with the time stamp according to the regulations on electronic document design. 44. If the applicant does not provide this provision the decision referred to in paragraph 41 of the conditions contained in the decision, the time limit set in the project application is considered to have been rejected. Opinion on the conditions contained in the decision of the responsible authority shall send the draft to the applicant not later than five working days from the date of its signature. VIII. conditions for implementing the project 45. Beneficiary of the project can start before the conclusion of the agreement, but not later than within two months from that date and not earlier than 24 October 2006. 46. The project site is the territory of the Republic of Latvia. 47. The beneficiary within five working days after the conclusion of the cooperation agreement shall submit to the institution of the procurement plan. If the beneficiary of the project before the agreement is purchasing, it procurement plan shall be submitted to the liaison body before launching a procurement procedure. 48. the funding recipient project creates a project control group. Project control group, the percentage of the distribution is the following: at least 50 percent registered in the register of scientific institutions, scientific institutions, representatives of the delegation of which 12.5 percent are scientific Institute – derived public person-representatives, 25 percent-the percentage of University representatives and 12.5-regional University representatives. Management group operating under the Ministry of education and science are developed and approved the Charter. 49. the funding recipient project creates a shopping Commission. Purchasing Commission percentage breakdown is as follows: at least 50 percent registered in the register of scientific institutions, scientific institutions, representatives of the delegation of which 12.5 percent are scientific Institute – derived public person-representatives, 25 percent-the percentage of University representatives and 12.5-regional University representatives. Purchasing Commission Act in accordance with the Ministry of education and science are developed and approved the Charter. 50. the application of the project requires that the monitoring of the project will be carried out by the Cabinet of Ministers approved the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board shall consist of at least 50 percent registered in the register of scientific institutions, scientific institutions, delegating the representatives, one of which is a scientific Institute – derived public person – representative, two representatives, one of the universities-– regional universities, as well as one representative of the Latvian information and communication technology association delegated representative. The Supervisory Board operates in accordance with the regulations approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. 51. The beneficiary and partner provides project related loading snapshot, the beneficiary and the partners in the Authority's Web site at least once every three months. 52. The beneficiary, without making amendments to the project, you can perform the reallocation of costs: 52.1. these provisions, between 16.2 and 16.3 16.4. set point cost positions, not exceeding five percent of the cost of common positions reallocated eligible costs;
52.2. This provision 16.3 and 16.4 16.2, in particular cost. 53. The beneficiary shall provide the authority with a request for payment, accompanied by an explanation of the rules referred to in paragraph 52 of the transmission costs. If this explanation is not filed or the explanation is not justified, liaison body cost redistribution is deemed not to have occurred. 54. If necessary, the beneficiary may propose to change this rule 23.2.1. the concept referred to in subparagraph under certain cost limits, subject to the following conditions: 54.1. the proposal that the cost of changing the limits of these rules is provided in paragraph 50 of the monitoring Council opinion:
54.2. beneficiaries shall submit to the institution of the cooperation project of amendments request the cost change, accompanied by the opinion of the Supervisory Board. 55. The beneficiary 14. these provisions referred to in paragraph 1 for the implementation of the activities supported the first procurement tender may announce before approving a project, but not later than 90 days after the date of entry into force of the agreement. 56. the responsible authority shall have the right to request information from beneficiaries on the implementation of the project and results achieved compliance with the planned results. 57. The responsible authority, if necessary, have the right to propose amendments to the project, preparing and sending the liaison body and the recipient of funding proposals for the necessary amendments to the draft. 58. The beneficiary within 10 working days after this rule proposal referred to in paragraph 57 of the receipt of the draft amendment to prepare and submit a request for cooperation or provide reasoned justification also the responsible authority and the liaison authority of the decision not to propose an amendment to the draft. IX. final question 59. The project will be implemented within five years from the date of commencement of the project, but not later than 31 December 2014. Prime Minister, Minister of finance e. Morgan, Minister of education and science t. koķe Ministry of education and science of the presented version of annex 1 of the Cabinet of Ministers of 2 February 2010 to regulation 109 of the education and Science Minister t. koķe annex 2 Cabinet 2010 February 2, Regulation No 109 draft plan for financing the State budget institutions of education and Science Minister t. koķe annex 3 of the Cabinet of Ministers of 2 February 2010 to regulation 109 of the partner's proof of participation in the project of education and Science Minister t. koķe The Ministry of education and science presented in annex 4 of the Cabinet of Ministers of 2 February 2010 to regulation 109 of the education and Science Minister t. koķe