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Decision of the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of 22 March 2016, No MINBUZA-2016.171478, laying down policy rules and a subsidy ceiling pursuant to the 2006 Grant Scheme Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mine Action and Cluster Ammunition 2016-2020)
The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation,
Having regard to Article 6 and Article 7 of the Subsidy Decision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ;
Having regard to Article 5.1 Grant control Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2006 ;
Decision:
For grant-to-loan on the basis of Article 5.1 of the State Aid Scheme for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2006 for financing the mining and disposal of cluster munitions activities aimed at promoting peace and security after the completion of an armed conflict (Mine Action and Cluster Ammunition 2016-2020), apply the Annex policy rules attached to this Decision.
For grant aid under Mine Action and Cluster Ammunition 2016-2020, a subsidy ceiling of € 35 million shall apply for the period from 1 September 2016 until 31 August 2020.
1 Applications for a grant under Mine Action and Cluster Ammunition 2016-2020 will be submitted from the moment of entry into force of this Decision until May 26, 2016, 16.30 hours.
2 Applications shall be submitted on the basis of the application form set out for that purpose by the Minister and shall provide for the documents requested on the application form. 1
The distribution of the subsidy ceiling takes place on the basis of an assessment carried out in accordance with the criteria laid down in the Annex is laid down in this Decision, provided that all applications which meet the criteria for the first eligibility of the grant of the grant for the grant of the grant of the aid are to be considered within the framework of a balanced agreement. Spread within the meaning of Article 8 (d) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Subsidies .
This Decision shall enter into force from the day following the date of issuance of the State Official Gazette, in which it is placed and expires with effect from 1 September 2020, except that it shall continue to apply to grants for that date. ed.
This Decision will be Annex , except Annex 3A and 3B, shall be placed in the Official Gazette. Annexes 3A and 3B to the Annex will be posted on the Internet, http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/subsidies-voor-ontwikkelingssamenwerking-en-europa/subsidies-maatschappelijke-organisaties, reports.
TheMinister
on Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, on behalf of these,the Director-General for International Cooperation,
A. C.C. Rebergen
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General |
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Introduction and background |
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Policy relevance |
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Objective and geographical priorities |
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Procedure |
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Who are the subsidies for? |
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Assessment criteria |
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Assessment |
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Allocation of available resources |
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Requirements for the application and submission |
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Instructions for the preparation of applications |
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Instructions for submitting applications |
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Procedure prior to decision-making |
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Assessment criteria |
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Threshold Criteria |
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Track Record Criteria |
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Programme proposal criteria |
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Other |
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| Annex 1: List of priority countries |
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| Annex 3A: Theory of Change |
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After an armed conflict, the remaining explosive remnants of war (ERW) such as landmines and cluster munitions often lead to long-term insecurity for civilians. 2 It also impedes the development of the necessary humanitarian aid and citizens ' access to food, water and other basic necessial needs. Insecurity caused by explosive remnants of war is also an obstacle to refugees and displaced persons in order to return home. Stabilisation, reconstruction and socioeconomic development risk as long as explosive remnants of war have not been removed as landmines, cluster munitions and Improviced Explosive Devices (IEDs), and the population is unaware of the risks.
A lot of progress has been made in recent years with the culling of ERW. Unfortunately, landmines and ERW are still a major problem in 57 countries and 4 other areas. Also in the most recent conflicts, security risks for citizens by ERW are large. This is why a major effort is needed to clean up ERW in the coming years. In particular, a major challenge is the use of landmines non-state armed actors in countries such as Afghanistan, Colombia, Iraq, Libya, Myanmar, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, and Yemen. In addition, the authorities of Syria, North Korea and Myanmar (all of them not members of the Ottowa Convention) are still using land mines. 3
The Netherlands is one of the drivers to join forces internationally in order to reach a mining-free world by 2025 as part of the Dutch integrated policy on security, stability and reconstruction after conflict. The Netherlands is a major donor in this area and is committed to making € 15 million available for mine for demining annually. 4 In addition to funding NGOs through the mine action and cluster munitions program, the Netherlands contributes to UNMAS ' s Voluntary Trust Fund through unearmarking contributions. The Netherlands also financed outside the programme emergency response projects in countries where an urgent need arose of deployment 1 . Dutch funding has NGOs between 2012 and 2014, 42,618,091 m 2 country demining and have had 458,908 people information about the dangers and risks of ERW. 5
Mine action shall be defined as carrying out activities with the aim of reducing the social, economic and environmental impact of landmines and other explosive remnants of war, including unexploded sub-munitions. Mine action It's not just about demining. It is also about people and societies and how they are affected by the presence of ERW. 6
Mine action Focuses on five categories of activities:
1. Mine Risk Education: information and awareness local people about the risks of EWR.
2. Demining: activities aimed at making use of contaminated land by means of mapping, detecting, marking and clearing.
3. Victim assistance: assistance to victims and families, including rehabilitation and re-integration
4. Inventory destruction: Destruction of stockpiles of landmines and dismantling of production capacity and storage facilities.
5. Advocacy- lobby against the use of anti-personnel mines and cluster munitions.
The Netherlands is aware of the need to 1 integrate sector into stabilisation, reconstruction and development cooperation. By signing and ratifying the Treaty against Antipersonnel Mines (Ottawa Convention), the Treaty on Cluster Munitions (Oslo-Convention) and Protocol V of the European Union, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) The Netherlands has committed itself to supporting countries that are themselves less able to engage in the activities of mine action. This includes support in cleaning up ERW, destroying stockpiles of landmines and cluster munitions and helping victims of ERW.
Explosive remnants of war as landmines and cluster munitions are not only a security problem, but also a barrier to socioeconomic development. In the note 'What the world deserves' 7 The Netherlands is strongly committed to eliminating extreme poverty, gender inequality and achieving sustainable and inclusive growth anywhere in the world. However, countries that have to deal with instability or armed conflict, lack of governance and underdevelopment, often in a vicious circle, have largely been left behind in achieving global development goals. Also, in these countries, we see an increasing concentration of extreme poverty 8 and a deterioration in the rights and legal protection of women. 9 Not only do citizens lack livelihoods and basic facilities, but their physical safety is under threat in many ways in situations of lawlessness or armed conflict.
In order to contribute to the removal of root causes of armed conflict, instability and irregular migration, the Netherlands is committed to five policy objectives through the Safety & Justice (V&R) speerpoint. The central premise is that the safety of people is paramount, not that of states. This perspective calls for a government and the rule of law that puts citizens at the heart of social cohesion and for inclusive processes. The overarching goal is therefore to: To promote 'legitimate' stability in fragile countries to solve and prevent violent conflict, to protect human beings and as a basis for sustainable development.
The Netherlands has set out the five objectives in the field of state and peace-building in the fourth quarter of the year. High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness agreed internationally in Busan (2011). 10 The spearhead V&R was further elaborated in a Theory of Change in 2015 (see Annex 3A and 3B) with the policy objectives below:
1. improved safety for humans,
2. a functioning legal order,
3. inclusive political processes,
4. legitimate and capable governments and
5. equal access to employment and basic services.
Although the effects of RER indirectly relate to all of the objectives mentioned, Dutch commitment to humanitarian mine attacks is the most direct result of the first objective of the F&R spearhead, improving safety of human beings. This objective is based on the assumption that the need of people for physical safety is a basic need that overshadows all other needs (pyramid of Maslov). Citizens who feel safe will themselves invest more in development, and experience stability and less incentives to join extremist parties or flee.
The promotion of security and the rule of law, including in fragile states and conflict zones, is also important for achieving the recently agreed international agreement. Sustainable Development Goals (mainly target 16), the protection of human rights and the wider security policy (CSDP). Therefore, in fragile countries and conflict situations, the conditions, including sufficient security, will first have to be created before an effective contribution to sustainable development can be made.
The approach of root causes of armed conflict, instability and irregular migration is part of the comprehensive approach proposed by the cabinet in addressing the European asylum problem. 11 At the same time, it contributes to improving reception conditions in the region proposed by the Cabinet in the context of that same approach. 12 In this framework, the commitment to humanitarian mine contributes to the safety of displaced persons and the removal of thresholds for socioeconomic development.
The Netherlands remains committed to a mine-free world and creating a secure foundation for development and therefore presenting the Mine Action and Cluster Munitions Program 2016-2020. For this programme, the Minister of Foreign Affairs proposes a maximum of € 45 million for the period 2016-2020 from the Stability Fund. Of these, € 10 million is earmarked for emergency response projects, these resources will be awarded to the selected partners at a later stage.
Objective
Opening of the Mine Action and Cluster Munitions Program 2016-2020 is covered by the Policy Space Safety and Justice Order; and specifically under the first and third sub-objectives. The objectives under this sub-objective are:
1.1. All forms of violence against civilians, including sexual violence, and other threats to physical security are reduced.
1.2. Bodies responsible for security shall carry out their tasks effectively and in a consistent way, work from the security needs of citizens and shall be accountable.
1.3. Local communities and civil society contribute independently and in cooperation with responsible agencies to improved security and a culture of peacefulness.
1.4. Cross-border causes of conflict such as organised crime and illicit money flows and trade in weapons and conflict goods are being pushed back through an integrated approach.
Proposals should aim for sub-objectives 1.1 and 1.3. The activities should contribute to security and stability for residents of the chosen countries, social economic reconstruction and local capacity building to ensure that activities continue to have a lasting impact.
Priority countries
In order to be eligible for the grant of subsidies, activities should be carried out in the priority regions (see Annex 1). The priority regions from the point of view of instability, human security and development are: the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Sahel, Horn of Africa, the Great Lakes region, and the following countries: Colombia, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
NGOs are obliged to spend at least 80% of this grant in the Netherlands priority countries. Up to 20% of the funding can be deployed to countries where the landmine problem poses a major threat. These countries experience that explosive remnants of war as landmines and cluster munitions are an obstacle to stability and a safe return of displaced persons and refugees, reconstruction and socioeconomic development. Proposals should cover a minimum of 2 countries.
Ottawa Convention and Oslo Convention
The Netherlands strives to ensure that the activities are carried out in countries that have signed and ratified the Ottowa and Oslo Conventions. 13 Also, local government should feel responsible for clearing landmines and cluster munitions that at least translates into the existence of a coordination mechanism. 1 , preferably also in legislation in the field of 1 and ideally, in anchoring in a national strategy for 1 , development or poverty reduction, like a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP).
Emergency response
Within the Mine Action and Cluster Munitions program 2016-2020, there will be room for deployment of Mine Action for emergency response For this purpose € 10 million (€ 2.5 million per year) of the total budget (€ 45 million) will be reserved. With emergency response Efforts can be made to cope with a sudden intensification of the problem in one of the priority countries or in an over-country, in relation to new geographical areas that will become available to mine action in the future. The matching budget can be freed in two different ways:
(a) At the request of the Minister, who is a so-called flash-call for proposals can do so for the benefit of specific areas;
(b) On the basis of suggestions made by the selected partners, and as a complement to other donors (for example, the European Union). In such cases, the Minister will evaluate the proposal in the light of his policy priorities.
The corresponding contributions shall be made administratively within the grants already under way.
Gender
The impact of conflict is often not the same for men and women. Women often have less control over issues of peace and security. In order to increase the physical safety of men and women, knowledge of the distinctive perspectives, needs and roles of men and women is indispensable. Safety is not gender-neutral. Promoting equal participation of women in mine-mining programmes is important for the Netherlands.
In order to be eligible for subsidy, it is important to strengthen the position of women as an actor in terms of stabilisation, reconstruction and socioeconomic development. 14
Applications should be drawn up on the basis of this policy framework using the mandatory application form. This policy framework also provides the basis for the evaluation of applications.
This new program is in succession to the Humanitarian Ont. and Cluster Munitions Program 2012-2016, which was evaluated in October 2015. Partly on the basis of the recommendations of the evaluation, it has been decided that a multiannual programme should be set up again. The conclusions and recommendations have been taken into account in this policy framework. Multiannual programmes give NGOs the opportunity to carry out their work more efficiently and effectively. The programme will start on 1 September 2016 and will run until 31 August 2020. The duration of the grant should be between 36 months (minimum) and 48 months (maximum). In order to be eligible for the grant of subsidies, the programme for which a subsidy is requested should not be started earlier than 1 September 2016.
Eligible for subsidy are independent civil society organisations, with legal personality, non-profit making, which specialise in 1 and which in a result-oriented way are engaged in promoting human security, stabilisation, reconstruction and socio-economic development 15 .
The application shall focus on at least three of the following four categories of activities:
1. Clearance (by detecting, mapping, marking, and culling) of landmines, ERW, UXO, AXO and cluster munitions 16 ;
2. Destruction of stockpiles of mines, ERW, UXO, AXO and cluster munitions (including dismantling of production capacity and storage facilities);
3. Aid to victims and families of landmines and ERW including rehabilitation and re-integration;
4. Mine Risk Education to population on risk of landmines and ERW, UXO, AXO, and cluster munitions.
The Netherlands is a strong advocate of innovation within mine action activities, in a thematic sense or by improving intervention strategy (improving programme effectiveness) or by improving efficiency in implementing From programmes. The Netherlands encourages NGOs to share their knowledge through open sources to contribute to innovation and efficiency in the whole of the mine action sector.
Organisations may submit independently or be part of an alliance of pener and co-applicants. In such a case, the pilot shall submit an application for the programme on behalf of the Alliance. If the application is approved, the pilot is responsible and approachable for the execution of the alliance ' s program and compliance with the obligations attached to the grant. In an alliance, only civil society organisations, as mentioned earlier, can participate. An organization can submit one request as a pener.
Organisations involved in the illicit trade in landmines or weapons, or their production, have been excluded from the grant of subsidies within this programme. The same applies to commercial demining companies. These companies can apply directly to UNMAS which uses tender in the countries in which it operates.
Organisations applying for a grant must meet certain criteria in order to be eligible for subsidy. There are two types of criteria:
1. Threshold Criteria: criteria relating to the applicant and the proposal to which each application must meet without any further application. If an application does not comply with one or more of the threshold criteria, the request is rejected (threshold).
2. Qualitative criteria: criteria related to the quality of the program (program key) and the track record .
The first stage consists of a check on the threshold criteria. For the second stage, only those proposals that meet the threshold criteria will be considered.
A further elaboration of these criteria is set out in Chapter 4.
The provisions of the General administrative law , the Grant Decision Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Subsidy Scheme Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2006 shall apply in full to the evaluation of applications and the final subsidy application. The applications shall be assessed in accordance with these rules and in accordance with the criteria laid down in these policy rules.
The evaluation of applications and the allocation and allocation of available resources shall be carried out by means of a tender: of all applications which meet the criteria of these policy rules, quality shall be assessed according to the same criteria. The applications that score most of the points on the basis of this key are the first to qualify for a grant. The Minister decides on the grant of subsidy, in accordance with the order of precedence, within the framework of a balanced distribution of available resources as referred to in Article 4 (2). Article 8 (d) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Subsidies .
Decisions on grant applications by the Minister will take place no later than 12 July 2016.
The distribution of available resources shall take place on the basis of the results of the qualitative assessment of the applications which have been subject to the threshold. In order to be eligible for a grant, a review of the criteria of this policy framework will have to be completed with a sufficient result.
If the available resources are not sufficient to fully honour all applications which have been assessed as sufficient, the allocation of funds on these applications will then be made on the basis of a ranking of applications. as a result of the programme test. In the final distribution of resources, the extent to which an application will be honoured will be related to the extent to which the criteria are met. Geographical distribution will also be taken into account in the use of the funds available.
Organisations wishing to be eligible for grant within the Mine Action and Cluster Munitions Program 2016-2020 shall submit the following documents: (1) an application form, (2) a track record and (3) a programme proposal. All parts must be supplied according to the prescribed structure.
• Applicants are obliged to apply the application form 17 complete filling in to ensure that all necessary information for the threshold key is provided. There is no maximum number of pages for this part of the request. The threshold shall be divided into two parts: (1) a test with respect to the applicant/pener and co-submitters; and 2) a test with regard to the proposal. The threshold criteria are set out in Chapter 4.1 of this Policy Framework.
• The track record should be drawn up according to the available format. 18 and should at least refer to all elements mentioned under 4.2 of this policy framework. The track record may not contain more than six pages per case, excluding front page, explanatory notes, the first part of the application form (duration and intensity), the checklists, and mandatory attachment notes to the track record.
• The programme proposal must include a cover page. The available template must be used and must contain all the parts described in chapter 4.3 of this policy frame. The programme proposal should consist of a detailed, multiannual budget and a liquidity forecast for the first 12 months of the programme. In the event that the application is made by an alliance, the budget shall clearly show how the amount is distributed among the members of the alliance.
• As part of the programme proposal, applicants/alliances for each country concerned should submit a separate plan in the programme proposal.
• These plans for specific countries shall not exceed 15 pages. In total, the programme proposal may no longer exceed 70 pages, including clarifications and checklists but exalted the country plans.
• Applications on A4 format should be supplied in font Verdana 9 (or similar font of similar size), with some line spacing and normal margins (2.54 cm on all sides).
• Applications including their attachments must be submitted in English or in English.
• Set the budget in the (one) currency in which it is also actually reported. This is generally the currency in which the organisation's financial statements are drawn up. The equivalent in Euro's of this currency is determined on the basis of the corporate rates of the Dutch government (see Annex 2).
• All information requested in the framework of the policy framework should be clearly included in the application or the annexes. In the latter case, the applicant shall specifically refer to the relevant annex, page number and paragraph where the requested information can be found. References to websites are not accepted.
• Applications shall be complete and final and must be signed by an official signing person. It is not possible to submit a provisional application.
• The applications, submitted by an alliance, should include a cooperation agreement signed by all organizations in the alliance. The components, which are to be included as a minimum in the agreement, are set out in Chapter 4.1. D.1.B.
• The full application must be received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs no later than Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 16:30 (Dutch time).
• Requests should be submitted digitally in Adobe PDF file format 19 and sent by email to DHS-HMAPROGRAM@minbuza.nl. The subject of the email should be prepared as follows: applicant's name-title of proposal.
• Applications can also be sent by mail to: DSH PROGRAM, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Postbus 20061 EB, The Hague, The Netherlands. In case requests are submitted by mail, the documents should also be provided on a USB stick.
• Questions about the policy framework and the application forms should be sent by email to DSH-HMAPROGRAM@minbuza.nl for Wednesday 13 April 2016, 12:00 pm, Dutch time. The anonymized questions with answers will be published online for Friday 29 April 2016 before 23:59, Dutch time. 20
• With regard to the application procedure, particular attention shall be paid to Article 7, paragraph 3 of the Decree-Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Decree-Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs). When an incomplete application has been submitted, the Minister may request a supplement. In this case, the date of receipt of the application shall be fixed at the date on which the application was completed. If the application is submitted less than two weeks before the deadline of 26 May 2016, 16:30, Dutch time, the applicant runs the risk that, when the application is incomplete, the minister will not use his discretion, to apply for a supplement. It may not be submitted by the deadline. In that case, the application will have to be assessed in its original form.
The assessment of applications shall be carried out at official level by an assessment committee consisting of at least two employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, where appropriate, an external consultant. The procedure is based on the legislation on the granting of grants by the Minister and this grant policy framework. The Minister will decide on grant applications by 12 July 2016.
For the threshold criteria, if an application does not meet one or more criteria, it is rejected and has not been further considered. These criteria are set out below and explained if necessary.
Threshold criteria for the applicant
D. 1
A. The applicant (or in the case of an alliance: the pen-in-person) and co-applicants shall be a non-profit-making civil society with legal personality and specialised in activities in the field of mine action. The applicant/pener shall attach the statutes of the organisations, translated into English or Dutch, in order to demonstrate this.
B. In the case of an alliance, the application includes a cooperation agreement signed by all the allianmembers, in which, in any event, agreements are laid down on (i) the manner in which each of the parties contributes to the work of the partnership, (ii) the manner in which decision-making takes place, (iii) the way in which the costs and risks are shared among the participants and (iv) the manner in which the manager of the undertaking is subject to the fulfilment of the subsidies has been guaranteed to the Minister, including the care of joint aggregated reports.
D.2 The claimant/s in the last five years (2011-2015) has at least three years of experience running programs in the target country or region for a budget of a minimum of € 500,000 per year (average).
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(NMAA) or equivalent, if it exists in the relevant country, in the performance of the operations of the pilot.
b. In addition, the penning organisation shall carry out mine action activities in line with the internationally applicable mine action standards (IMAS), including the UN Gender guidelines for de-mining programmes.
D.4 The claimant/s pilot shall assume that during the period 1 September 2016-1 September 2020 at least 25% of the annual revenue comes from sources other than BZ contributions (incl. Embassies). Grants under the 'Mine Action and Cluster Framework 2016-2020' programme will never exceed 75% of the annual revenues of the organisation.
• If the applicant is in charge of an alliance, this criterion applies to the whole alliance. That means that if one of the participating organisations acquires less than 25% of the annual revenue from other than BZ contributions, this could be offset by another co-submitter in the alliance.
• Funds obtained directly or indirectly from the budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (for example, a grant or contribution from a Dutch Embassy) do not count in the determination of own income (but do not apply). for the purpose of determining annual revenue). The applicant shall build on the plausibility of this on the basis of the revenues for the period 2012-2015.
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A. The maximum remuneration of individual members of the management and management of the claimant's management and directors and co-applicants established in the EU shall not exceed € from the period for which the grant is applied for per calendar year 168,000 on the basis of a 36-hour working week. The amount mentioned exists in addition to pay (the sum of the periodically paid rewards and bonus payments) also from the taxable fixed and variable expense allowances and rewards payable on term, such as holiday money, a 13 P. month, employer's contribution pension and Others For EU Member States not using the euro, conversion of the local currency to the euro is based on corporate rates used by the Ministry as from 1 January 2009. January 2016. The corporate rates have been added as Annex 2 to the policy framework.
B. Having regard to the purchasing power data published by EUROSTAT (GDP PPS) 21 For applicants/pendants and co-applicants established in the following countries, a custom standard shall be applied based on the general level of income in the countries concerned 22 :
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Norway: |
NRK 2,153,538 |
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EUR 228,275 |
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Switzerland: |
SFR 227,547 |
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EUR 207,750 |
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Japan: |
YEN 22,192,867 |
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EUR 168,000 |
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VS/Canada: |
USD 207,205 |
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EUR 189,800 |
C. The maximum remuneration of individual members of the management and management of the applicant/pener and co-applicants established in countries other than EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland, Japan, the USA and Canada shall be established with effect from the period for which a grant is sought in reasonable relation to the level of function, geographical location and size and complexity of the organisation.
D. 6 The applicant/pener shall be capable of adequate financial management and may, through experience of the activities for which subsidy is requested, ensure a targeted and efficient implementation of the activities.
Threshold criteria with regard to the proposal
D.7 The minimum duration of the grant application shall be 36 months and a maximum of 48 months. The grant application is at a minimum of € 7 million and a maximum of € 12 million and has a maximum duration of 4 years. In the case of a shorter term, the minimum and maximum amount of the grant application shall be reduced proportion.
D.8 The activities shall start no earlier than 1 September 2016 and shall be finalised by 31 August 2020.
D.9 The activities are carried out in/are aimed at at least two of the countries included in the country list included in these policy rules (see Annex 1).
D. 10 Minimum 80% of the funds requested for the execution of the activities shall be spent in at least two chosen countries of the country list from Annex 1.
D.11 The grant application focuses on the general objective of the 'mine action and cluster munitions 2016-2020' program and the demining activities contribute to human security, stabilisation, reconstruction and socio-economic development and the Doelland. Activities shall focus on at least three of the following four categories of activities:
1. Rumes of mines, ERW, UXO, AXO and cluster munitions (by detecting, mapping, marking, and culling);
2. Destruction of stockpiles of mines, ERW, UXO, AXO and cluster munitions (including dismantling of production capacity and storage facilities);
3. Help to victims and families, including rehabilitation and re-integration;
4. Activities focused on awareness and education of the local people about risk of mines, ERW, UXO, AXO, and cluster munitions.
D.12 In so far as the programme includes activities of the first category mentioned under D. 11, one or both of the following demining techniques shall be used:
1. Manual detection, supported by mechanical means. These include manual detection (detector and prikstick), supported by mechanical means such as armoured mowers and excavators, so-called 'stem wheels', rollers, sieve drums, vibration tape and braid machines.
2. Toolbox. In doing so, the right instrument will be chosen for each specific problem. The training and deployment of detection dogs (or rats) and other innovative elements within the framework of a programme of mine clearance may also be eligible for a grant.
D. 13 Activities shall not cover:
• Initiatives aimed at proselitism (co-);
• Financing of commercial services, investments or commercial activities;
• Organisation of conferences;
• Activities for which a grant or contribution is already directly received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
• Activities of a local social organisation for which a contribution is already made to the budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the payment of funds;
• Activities of organisations which already receive from the budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs an institution grant whose operation duration extends to the grant period covered by the tender for which an application is made has been submitted.
The track record shows the quality of the track record and assessed the programme proposal. This shall be done according to the following criteria:
T.1 The extent to which the applicant/pener and any co-proposers:
• has relevant experience of working on the subject of humanitarian mine and cluster munitions in the proposed countries/regions.
• in the case of a partnership, it shall have relevant experience of working in the grouping on behalf of which the application is to be submitted.
T.2 Based on the results achieved in the last 3 years, the extent to which:
1. the applicant/pener and co-proposers shall be able to realise scheduled outputs and outcomes and intervention strategy/intervention logic by means of independent research;
2. sustainability is guaranteed within the programmes;
3. partners involved in (1) the preparation, (2) the implementation, (3) monitoring (4) the accountability towards beneficiaries and (5) the extent to which their capacities are strengthened;
4. involved the target group at (1) the preparation, (2) the implementation and (3) the monitoring and (4) accountability to the target group;
5. the applicant/pener and co-applicants have measured the progress of the results planned, mapped out changes in the broad environment and have contributed activities and/or strategy where necessary;
6. the programme was complementary to the efforts of other actors, added value for the target country and coordination with other organisations and/or government;
7. the program was gender-sensitively or gender transformative;
8. a conflict-sensitive interpretation has been given to the role that was played by the applicant/pener.
The quality of the programme proposal will be assessed in the programme test. This shall be done according to the following criteria:
A. Policy criteria programme proposal
P. 1 The extent to which the proposed programme contributes to the policy objectives of the Minister on the theme of mine action and cluster munitions. This is assessed according to the following factors:
(a) Development relevance: The extent to which the activities contribute to the stability and socio-economic development of priority countries/regions (see country list Annex 1).
(b) Relevance for the purpose of this tender: the extent to which the mine action contributes to peace and security. In particular, how through the use of mine action activities and the cleaning up of cluster munitions contributes to human security and stability for human beings and creating conditions for socioeconomic reconstruction after the end of a armed conflict.
c) Gender sensitiation; The extent to which activities strengthen the position of women as an actor in stabilization, reconstruction and socio-economic development.
(d) Relevance of the chosen countries outside the country list (see Annex 1): the extent to which the proposed programme is concentrated in those countries where the problem of landmines and cluster munitions is greatest.
(e) Engagement: the extent to which the proposed program is consistent with the relevant parts of the Security and Right Order speerpoint, as laid down in the Theory of Change (see Annex 3A and 3B).
(f) Multivalue: the extent to which the proposed programme adds value in relation to the development policy of the Netherlands or other donors (organizations or countries) in the country concerned and/or to activities carried out in the country concerned; are undertaken by the Netherlands or other donors (organisations or countries).
(g) If the proposal has been submitted by a grouping, please explain why it is chosen to work in a grouping and the added value of the grouping in relation to an individual application.
P. 2 Context Analysis : The extent to which the proposal, in particular the problem and objective, is tailored to the outcome of an analysis of the context in the proposed region and for the proposed target group.
P. 3 Integrated socio-economic planning . The applicant shall demonstrate that the activities fit within the existing plans for socioeconomic regeneration of the post-conflict community (return of refugees and displaced persons, health care, agriculture, education, etc).
P. 4 Position and involvement of the partners in the proposal. The extent to which:
(a) the activities contribute to the institutional capacity building of the partners;
(b) the partners have had an effective influence on the establishment and content of the proposal;
(c) the partners have effective influence on the management of the activities;
(d) the partners in the target countries shall make their own contribution, financial and/or content, to the activities and intended results.
P. 5 Position and involvement of the target group within the proposal. The extent to which:
(a) the activities contribute to the institutional capacity building of the target group;
(b) the target group has had an effective impact on the establishment and content of the proposal;
(c) the target group has effective influence on the management of the activities;
(d) the target group makes its own contribution, financial and/or content, its activities and its intended results
P. 6 The added value of intervention in relation to the activities of other actors (such as NGOs, other donors) on the theme of mine action and cluster munitions.
B. Technical criteria for a programme proposal
P. 7 The extent to which the proposal is elaborated in outcomes, outputs, intended activities and resources and is provided with a clear link between the outputs to be achieved and the resources needed to achieve them, between outcomes and outputs and between outcomes and impact.
P. 8 The extent to which the outcomes and outputs and resources are elaborated specifically, Measured, Acceptable, Realistic and Time-bound (SMART).
P. 9 The extent to which the proposal
(a) will have a lasting impact on the target group and,
(b) contribute to the institutional sustainability of partners.
P. 10 The extent to which an adequate analysis of the internal and external risks for the organisation, activities and results, including steps taken to mitigate the risks as far as possible, and the extent to which there is an adequate risk system for monitoring and, where appropriate, an adequate system for guidance.
P. 11 Innovative character
(a) the extent to which the proposal is innovative, in a thematic way, through improvements in the intervention strategy used (increasing the effectiveness of the programmes) and by efficiency gains in the implementation of programmes;
b. the extent to which knowledge of innovations is shared through open sources, making a contribution to innovation and efficiency of the whole of the mine action sector;
c. to the extent to which activities with as little cost as possible, with the involvement of local employees, contribute to effective mine clearance operations.
Monitoring and evaluation
The selected organisations will consult with the Ministry on the indicators at programme level for reporting purposes.
The reporting on the results will be done by means of open data, according to the IATI standards 23 , which will apply from 2016 to all grant receiving parties. 24
Each organization/alliance should implement a final evaluation of the program that measures the effects of the applicant/alliance program at the overarching objective of the Mine Action and Cluster Munitions program 2016-2020. The Applicant/ alliance will have to provide a baseline for the programme outcomes included in the programme document for evaluation purposes.
The countries in which this tender is addressed are:
Asia-Afghanistan
-Pakistan
-Iraq
-Yemen
-Jordan
-Lebanon
-Libya
-Palestinian Territories
-Syria
-Tunisia
-Mali
-Somalia
-South Sudan
-Democratic Republic of the Congo
-Colombia
Country
Capital
Corporate Rate
| USA |
Washington |
USD |
0.92 |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
London |
GBP |
1.37 |
| AUSTRALIA |
Canberra |
AUD |
0.63 |
| CANADA |
Ottawa |
CAD |
0.672 |
| COLOMBIA |
Bogota |
COP |
0.000286 |
| DENMARK |
Copenhagen |
DKK |
0.135 |
| ICELAND |
Oslo (Reijkjavik) |
ISK |
0.00699 |
| JAPAN |
Tokyo |
JPY |
0.00744 |
| NED. ANTILLES |
Willemstad |
ANG |
0.512 |
| NEW ZEALAND |
Wellington |
NZD |
0.572 |
| NORWAY |
Oslo |
NOK |
0.105 |
| POLAND |
Warsaw |
PLN |
0.237 |
| RUSSIA |
Moscow |
RUB |
0.0137 |
| SERVO |
Belgrade |
RSD |
0.00848 |
| Czechoslovakia |
Prague |
CZK |
0.0368 |
| TURTurkey |
Ankara |
TRY |
0.296 |
| SOUTH AFRICA |
Pretoria |
ZAR |
0.0648 |
| SWEDEN |
Stockholm |
SEK |
0.106 |
| SWITZERLAND |
Berne |
CHF |
0.913 |
