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Arrangement of the State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment of 31 March 2014, 2014-0000040627, to the use of funds from the European Social Fund 2014-2020
The Secretary of State for Social Affairs and Employment,
Whereas it is necessary that the use of the funds allocated to the Netherlands for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 for the implementation of the strategy should be implemented of the European Union for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, referred to in Article 4, first paragraph, of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union of 17 December 2013 on common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Fund for the European Union Maritime affairs and fisheries fund, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 148/EC 1083/2006 of the Council (PbEU 2013, L 347), further rules are set out in the extension of and subject to compliance with that Regulation, as well as Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union of 17 December 2013 on the European Social Fund and repealing the Regulation (EC) No 148/EC 1081/2006 of the Council (PbEU 2013, L 347);
Having regard to Article 3, first and fourth paragraphs , Article 5 and Article 8, first paragraph, of the SZW framework law ;
Decision:
For the purposes of this arrangement:
• 50-plus-plus: a person of 50 years of age or older, but less than the pensionable age, as specified in Article 7a, first paragraph, of the General old-age law ;
• Advisor investing priority B: a natural person, other than an employee of the grant applicant, who is employed as a consultant in the field of sustainable employability in the course of the exercise of his profession or business;
• Labour impeded: a person who is entitled to a benefit on the part of the College of Mayor and of his home-holders of his residence Act and assistance law or under the Act of Participation, and in the opinion of that college, has a physical, mental, mental, mental or psychosocial disability, or a person who is the target of a wage-cost subsidy, intended to be used in the Article 6, first paragraph, part (e) of the Act on Participation belongs;
• Work organization: an enterprise referred to in Article 5 (a), (b) and (d) of the Commercial Code Act 2007 in which work is carried out by workers;
• Gross wage: gross salary, including end-of-year allowance or salary in the form of a thirteenth month, which is a fixed amount or fixed percentage of the salary, that workers receive as an additional wage, as far as this is governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement or employment contract, excluding holidays, excluding (other) fees, special benefits, profit or performance dependent benefits, and additional work relaxations. The gross wage may be increased by the shift or entry fee if this has been settled in the collective agreement;
• CAO: a collective agreement as referred to in Article 1, first paragraph, of the Collective Labour Agreement Act ;
• Center Municipality: Alkmaar, Almere, Amersfoort, Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Breda, Den Bosch, Den Haag, Doetinchem, Dordrecht, Ede, Eindhoven, Emmen, Enschede, Goes, Gorinchem, Gouda, Groningen, Haarlem, Heerlen, Helmond, Hilversum, Leeuwarden, Leiden, Nijmegen, Roermond, Rotterdam, Tiel, Tilburg, Utrecht, Venlo, Zaanstad, Zoetermeer and Zwolle;
• direct labour costs: staff labour costs involving hours spent directly on project participants, or labour costs directly related to the implementation of eligible activities as referred to in Article 3 (1) of the EC Treaty. Annex 1 ;
• Direct labour costs project coordination and administration: labour costs of personnel directly related to coordination and administration of a project and where the staff member concerned employs 50% or more of his contractual working time for one or more projects in the context of a project Annex 1, Chapters I, II and III ;
• sustainable employability: to keep workers motivated, healthy and productive in order to enable them to continue working within or outside the organisation;
• External costs: costs that are charged by third parties for carrying out activities directly related to participants or for carrying out eligible activities as referred to in the Annex 1 ;
• External cost of project coordination and administration: costs which are charged by third parties and directly relating to the management of the project;
• Detainee: a person in respect of whom the enforcement of a custodial sentence or measure involving deprivation of liberty takes place in a judicial establishment or in respect of whom a public administration order has been issued as intended Article 37b or 38 (c) of the Penal Code ;
• IOAW: Income Provision of the elderly and partially unemployed unemployed workers ;
• IOAZ: Law on income provision older and partly incapacitated self-employed workers ;
• Younger: a person less than 28 years of age;
• pay costs: the wage costs of participants for non-productive hours as a result of participation in eligible activities, in so far as they have led to a reduction in the working hours of the employer;
• Minister: Minister for Social Affairs and Employment;
• Non-benefit receiver: the person under the age of pensionable age, as referred to in Article 7a, first member of General oldage law , who is registered as unemployed job-seeking in the Implementing Institute with employees ' insurances and who does not receive benefit or employment support under any social security law;
• R&D fund: an organization as defined in Article 1a ;
• Operational Programme: the ESF 2014-2020 Operational Programme;
• Placement grant: grant, with the exception of a wage cost subsidy as referred to in Article 10d of the Act of Participation , provided to an employer, other than the provider of the grant itself, who with a person, as referred to in Article A4, A13 or A21, enters into an employment contract, a apprenticeship contract or an apprenticeship contract with a duration of at least three years months. In the case of a grant in the form of a wage cost subsidy, the highest gross wage actually paid shall be increased by a premium of 32% of the gross wage;
• Practical education: the education provided for in Article 10f, first paragraph, of the Law on secondary education ;
• project: a coherent set of activities related to a subject as referred to in Article 4 ;
• project period: period between the time of initiation of activities and termination;
• Social innovation: the development and implementation of new ideas for products, services and processes that can respond to societal challenges in the field of active inclusion;
• Grant applicant: the applicant for a grant under this scheme;
• grant recipient: the grant claimant to whom the subsidy has been granted under this scheme;
• sub-project: a self-contained part of a project;
• transnational partnership agreement: agreement between partners established in several Member States of the European Union regarding the implementation of joint activities in the framework of a project and its financing;
• transnational cooperation: a cooperative venture whereby the grant recipient carries out a project with a partner from at least one other Member State of the European Union;
• Implementation plan: policy plan of the Municipality of Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam or Utrecht on the basis of the Operational Programme Opportunities for West II (ERDF) and the Operational Program on Integrated Territorial Investment in the framework of the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund;
• Implementing Regulation: Implementing Regulation (EU) No Commission Regulation (EC) No 821/2014 of 28 July 2014 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 141/2014 With regard to detailed arrangements for the transfer and management of programme contributions, the reporting on financial instruments, the technical characteristics of information and information, and the information on the information and resources of the Member States, the Council communication measures for concrete actions, and the system for recording and storing data (PbEU 2014, L 223/ 7);
• UWV: the Employee Insurance Implementing Institute, named in Chapter 5 of the Act implementing organisation of work and income ;
• VNG: Association Of Dutch Municipalities;
• Regulation: Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for rural development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Maritime Affairs Fund, and fishing and repealing Regulation (EC) No 148/EC 1083/2006 of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union of 17 December 2013 on the European Social Fund and repealing the Regulation (EC) No 148/EC 1081/2006 of the Council (PbEU 2013, L 347);
• secondary special education: the education provided at a school or institution to which secondary special education as defined in the Law at the centres of excellence is provided;
• Wajong benefit: Allowance based on the Law and employment support young people with disabilities , or the Law on incapacity for work, young people with disabilities;
• WAO benefits: Allowance based on the Incapacity for work insurance ;
• employers ' organisation: an association with full jurisdiction of employers who is a party to a collective agreement at the time of the grant application, or a collective labour conditions scheme for persons employed in the public service or in the absence of a contract of absence from the person concerned; of which the latest collective bargaining agreement or collective labour conditions scheme, or an association with full legal authority of employers affiliated to a designated general approved central or other representative organisation of Entrepreneurs as intended Article 4, second paragraph, of the Law of the Social-Economic Council ;
• unemployed jobseeker: person without work, or with work for less than 12 hours per week, who is actively looking for paid work for 12 hours or more per week and which is immediately available for that.
• Employee organization: an association with full jurisdiction of employees who is a party to a collective agreement on public service at the time of the grant application or of a collective labour conditionality scheme, or in the absence of an association with a collective agreement on the employment of workers. of that at the last applicable collective bargaining agreement or collective labour conditionality scheme;
• WIA benefit: Allowance based on the Law employment and income to work ;
• assistance allowance: Allowance based on the Act and assistance law or the Participation Act;
• ZW benefit: Allowance based on the Disease law ;
1 A R&D fund is a foundation or association that aims to optimise the functioning of the labor market.
2 The foundation or association referred to in the first paragraph shall be an organisation which:
(a) was set up by a collective agreement with the Minister;
b. is governed on a par with by representatives of one or more labour organizations, with at least 500 employees working in an organization of work, as well as representatives of one or more workers ' organisations;
c. is governed by representatives of one or more employers 'organisations and representatives of one or more employees' organisations;
(d) the interests of at least 1 000 self-employed self-employed persons without staff and are run by representatives of self-employed persons without staff; or
(e) the interests of self-employed workers without staff and are governed by representatives of self-employed organisations without staff, where:
1. at least 1 000 self-employed workers in one or more represented organisations without personnel are affiliated, or
2 °. at least one representative comes from a foundation or association with full jurisdiction who is affiliated to a designated general approved central and other representative organisations of economic operators or a designated member of the European Union. generally recognised central organisation of employees, as referred to in Article 4, second paragraph, of the Law of the Social-Economic Council .
3 The management of the foundation or association referred to in paragraph 1 shall have the power to conclude contracts for the acquisition, disposal and encumbrance of registry goods and the conclusion of contracts by which the foundation is to be concluded. whether an association agrees to be a guarantor or a joint debtor, who makes a third party or commits to collateralisation of another person's debt.
1 The Minister shall grant, in accordance with this scheme, a grant to legal entities designated under this scheme which contribute to the implementation of the European Social Fund programme, as elaborated in the operational programme. Program. The Minister shall respect the Regulation.
2 The General scheme SZW grants shall not apply to the grant of subsidy under this scheme.
3 If the European Commission has not yet agreed to the Operational Programme at the time of the grant of the grant, the grant referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted subject to the condition that the European Commission agrees to that Operational Programme. Program.
4 In the event of failure to fulfil the condition referred to in paragraph 3, the Minister may adjust the grant of the grant to the modified Operational Programme, which has obtained the consent of the European Commission.
5 The provisions in the Annexes apply in addition to what is laid down in the general part of the scheme. To the extent that the provisions of the Annexes contradict provisions of the general part of the Arrangement, the provisions in the Annexes shall prevail over the provisions in general in the Arrangement.
1 As a managing authority as referred to in Article 123, first paragraph of the Regulation, the SZW Agency shall be designated by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
2 As the certifying authority referred to in Article 123 (2), second paragraph of the Regulation, the Office of the National Ministry of Economic Affairs shall be appointed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
3 As an audit authority as referred to in Article 123 (4), paragraph 4 of the Regulation is designated as the State Audit Service of the Ministry of Finance.
Having regard to this scheme and subject to the reservation provided for in Article 65 (1) of the Regulation, the Minister shall grant aid for projects in the field of:
a. Promotion of social inclusion and combating poverty and discrimination, further elaborated in investment priority A in Annex 1 , which is part of this scheme;
b. Promotion of social innovation and transnational cooperation, further elaborated in investment priority A in Annex 1 , which is part of this scheme;
c. Promotion of sustainable and quality employment and support for labour mobility, further elaborated in investment priority B in Annex 1 , which is part of this scheme;
d. Promotion of sustainable and quality employment and support for labour mobility, further elaborated in investment priority C in Annex 1 , which is part of this scheme.
The possibility of submitting applications for grant only exists for application periods established by the Minister, located in the years 2014 to 2023. The Minister shall make the application periods known in advance in the Dutch Official Gazette, which shall also determine the maximum amount available per investment priority per application period.
1 The grant in respect of a project as referred to in this scheme is requested by the grant applicant registered as such, which is designated by investment priority in Annex 1 This scheme.
2 The registration as a grant applicant, as referred to in paragraph 1, shall be made to the SZW Agency, using a form made available for that purpose by the Minister electronically.
1 The grant application shall always cover a single project consisting of one or more sub-projects.
2 The grant application shall, in any event, contain a project description and a corresponding budget and financing plan and shall be submitted using a form made available to that effect by the Minister electronically and a recognised body approved by the Minister for the purpose of carrying out the project. electronic signature.
3 In any case, the project description shall contain:
a. a description of the nature and extent of the activities envisaged;
b. a description of the objective, results and products pursued by the grant applicant with the activities;
c. a description of the manner in which the activities will be carried out, responsible and administered;
d. the duration of the project period;
e. a description of the operational and financial capacity required and available for the execution of the intended activities.
4 The budget provides an insight into the cost and revenue of the project and is provided with an explanation by post.
5 At the latest 18 weeks after the end of the application period, the application shall be made available. In the absence of an end date in an application period, 18 weeks after receipt of the complete application shall be available.
6 An application is complete when the electronic form and its annexes are complete and correct and have been received by the managing authority so that the application can be assessed on the basis of the information provided.
7 Desrequested shall provide the grant applicant with a detailed explanation of the project description and the budget.
1 In case the total amount of the subsidies applied for in respect of any investment priority exceeds the subsidy ceiling established for that investment priority, the grant applications shall be made in respect of that investment priority. investment priority handled by the Minister in order of the time of receipt.
2 As the time of receipt referred to in paragraph 1, the date of receipt of the full application shall apply.
3 If, if the applicable subsidy ceiling is exceeded, it appears that the time of receipt of the applications on the relevant day is not fixed, the application received on that day shall be the order of receipt through the lot shall be drawn up.
1 The Minister grants the grant to the grant applicant.
2 The Minister grants the grant for the execution of the project, as specified in the project description attached to the grant application.
3 The decision specifies the period, total eligible costs and the maximum amount of the grant. The maximum amount of the subsidy shall be determined on the basis of the total amount of the aid granted. Article 12 mentioned costs of the project, as estimated by the grant applicant in its grant application, subject to the fact that certain items of cost may be excluded from the decision or may be reduced to a lower amount. shall be determined.
4 Without prejudice Article 4:37 General Administrative Law may be subject to the grant decision.
5 The decision may include conditions under which the grant may be granted.
An application for grant of grant shall be wholly or partially rejected by the Minister, if:
(a) the application for subsidy does not comply with the requirements laid down by and pursuant to this Arrangement;
b. the cost of the project is not in a reasonable proportion to the expected results;
(c) lack of certainty is the financing of the total costs necessarily incurred for the preparation and execution of the project;
(d) insufficient certainty that the grant applicant's administration will comply with the requirements set out therein;
e. is implausible that the grant applicant can influence or realise the eligible activities to a sufficient degree in qualitative or quantitative terms;
f. is implausibly that the methodology applied by the grant applicant achieves the objective pursued by the grant;
g. is implausibly that the planned eligible activities and eligible costs are easy to justify and control;
(h) the costs are already financed by other beneficiaries under European subsidy programmes;
i. the same eligible costs are already financed under national grant programmes in such a way that the total financing of the eligible costs exceeds 100%;
j. is implausible that grant applicant has operational and financial capacity for the execution of the intended activities;
k. otherwise is not likely to be justified on the basis of its previous grant loans for comparable activities that the grant applicant will carry out the activities and meet commitments associated with the grant of the grant.
1 The subsidy for projects referred to in investment priorities A, B and C shall not exceed 50% of the eligible costs, but not more than the maximum amount specified in the decision on the grant of grant.
2 If the grant applicant has made a written undertaking in the grant application or the final declaration indicates that it is responsible for more than 50% of the eligible costs, more than 50% of the eligible costs are eligible for own account costs. costs from another source of finance shall be reduced by the amount of the subsidy.
1 To implement the eligible activities of the project, listed in Annex 1 , only the following types of costs are eligible for subsidisation:
a. External costs;
(b) direct labour costs, in so far as they are calculated on the basis of the number of actual income compared to an individual rate calculated on the basis of the gross wage plus a premium of 32% of the gross wage, and the number of working hours worked has been set at 1.720 hours per year in the case of a full-time employment relationship;
c. placement subsidies.
2 For the purposes of the management of the project, subsidies shall only be subject to the following types of costs:
a. External costs of project coordination and administrative coordination;
b. direct labour costs project coordination and administration to the extent that they are calculated on the basis of the number of actual realised hours at an individual calculated rate on the basis of the gross wage plus a storage of 32%, and the number of hours of work per year is set at 1,720 in the case of a full-time employment relationship.
3 The direct labour costs referred to in paragraph 1 (b) and the second paragraph (b) shall be increased by a storage of 40% to cover the other eligible costs of the sub-project.
4 If an employee is employed on the basis of a percentage of his working time for project activities only, a maximum of 83% of that percentage shall be entered in the financial records.
5 Per sub-project may be justified by up to one type of cost as referred to in paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (c).
6 Per project may be justified by up to one type of cost as referred to in paragraph 2 (a) and (b).
7 The external costs of project coordination and management referred to in paragraph 2 or the direct labour costs of project coordination and administration, including the storage referred to in paragraph 3, amount to a maximum of 10% of the total of the total cost of the project. eligible costs referred to in subparagraph (a) and (b) of the first paragraph, including the storage referred to in paragraph 3, and part c of that paragraph.
8 By way of derogation from the first and second paragraphs, costs incurred by related organisations are only eligible on the basis of direct labour costs referred to in paragraph 1 (b) or direct labour costs in project coordination and administration as a Referred to in paragraph 2 (b).
9 Under a related organisation referred to in paragraph 8, a body governed by private law or a public body governed by public law:
a. to which the recipient of the subsidy or any party involved in the project may directly or indirectly exercise a dominant influence;
b. to exercise, directly or indirectly, a dominant influence on the recipient of the subsidy, or on a party involved in the project; or
c. which, together with the grant recipient, or a party to the project, is directly or indirectly subject to the dominant influence of another organisation by virtue of ownership, financial participation or its application which are applicable.
10 Dominant influence as referred to in paragraph 9 shall be presumed, if an organisation, directly or indirectly, in relation to any other organisation:
a. The majority of the organisation's subscribed capital is held;
(b) has the majority of the votes attached to the shares issued by the organisation; or
c. more than half of the members of the administrative, managerial or supervisory board of the organisation may appoint.
11 The costs referred to in the first and second paragraphs shall be effectively incurred and paid, the costs of which shall be borne by the project and shall be directly attributable to the execution or management of the project.
The following shall not be eligible:
a. Unreasonably or not necessary costs incurred in the execution of the project or any part thereof;
b. the cost of the project which is not reasonable in terms of price level until the agreed performance or what is customary;
c. Labour costs of a person employed in a service related to the Social employment law ;
d. Wage costs;
e. incurred outside the project period, appointed in the decision to grant, with the exception of costs for direct labour costs project coordination and administration and the external costs of project coordination and administration for the purposes of the project of the preparation of the final declaration up to the time of the submission of the request for adoption.
f. costs which are already financed by others to be charged to European grant programmes;
g. the same costs already financed under national grant programmes so that the total financing of the eligible costs is more than 100%.
1 The Minister may, upon receipt of the request for the grant of the grant, grant an advance up to 100% of the maximum amount of subsidy provided for in the decision on the grant of subsidy.
2 A further financial and substantive substantiation, including specification of costs already incurred and security, may be requested to the grant recipient, for the purposes of granting an advance payment.
1 The grant recipient shall keep an insightful and verifiable administration in respect of the implementation of the project and the associated costs and realised revenues. This administration consists of a project administration, including where applicable a participant administration, and a financial administration in which all necessary information is timely, accurate and complete, and for the benefit of the the determination of eligibility shall be verified by documentary evidence.
2 The full administration is available for control by project at one for the grant recipient ' s freely accessible location.
3 The project administration provides insight into the planned and realised achievements in terms of participants or in terms of delivered products or services.
4 The financial administration shall provide an understanding of the eligible costs, the realised revenues and the manner in which those costs and revenues are allocated to the project.
5 The participant administration shall provide an understanding of the eligibility of the individual participant itself and the activities performed and results obtained per individual participant.
6 Grant recipients shall, on request, make access to, or information from, the administration if requested by the Minister or by the European Commission to that effect. He shall also provide the aforementioned bodies with information on the projects which may be used for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
1 Without prejudice to State aid rules, the recipient of the subsidy shall keep all administrative documents relating to the aided project up to at least 31 December 2027, or to a further point by the Minister to the Council. Grant recipients known in writing. If the European Commission suspends the retention period because of a judicial prosecution or a reasoned request, the Minister shall publish in the Official Gazette the consequences for the retention period referred to in this paragraph.
2 Of all administrative documents, the original shall be retained. Exceptions may be made to the original, if the original is in accordance with the procedure Annex 2 belonging to this scheme, is transferred and retained on any other data medium. The transfer to another data medium shall be done with correct and complete representation of the data and shall be available in full custody and shall be made legible within a reasonable time.
3 The administration shall be so arranged and kept and kept in such a way that it is possible to check it within a reasonable period of time. To this end, the recipient of the subsidy shall provide the necessary cooperation, including the provision of the necessary understanding of the structure and functioning of the administration.
4 The computer systems used for documents of which an electronic version only exists comply with accepted security standards that ensure that the documents held comply with national legal requirements and that there are can be trusted for control purposes.
5 All administrative documents shall be available to the grant recipient. The recipient of the grant shall remain responsible for the proper storage of all administrative documents, even if they charge a third party with the storage.
1 The grant recipient shall, using the form made available for that purpose by the Minister electronically and an electronic signature approved by it, submit to the managing authority by 31 December of each calendar year at the latest the citizen service number of the participants in his project.
2 Where circumstances occur, which substantially alter the progress, content or administrative organisation of the project or which may otherwise have important implications for the right to grant, the grant recipient shall Communication to the Minister without delay.
3 The grant recipient shall cooperate with the Minister or by the European Commission for the purpose of drawing up evaluation reports in relation to this scheme and, if the subsidised project is not is carried out in its own management, ensure that the actual execution of the project provides such cooperation.
4 The Recipient of the grant shall notify the Minister of bankruptcy or the transfer of ownership of a project financed by the project within three years of the completion of the project.
1 The recipient of the grant shall submit a request for the award of the grant to the Minister within 13 weeks of the date of termination of the project. The request for the determination of the grant shall be accompanied by a justification and a final declaration. The grant recipient shall submit to the final declaration the civil service number of the participants in the project.
2 The request for determination shall be made using a form made available for that purpose by the Minister electronically, with the necessary annexes and an electronic signature approved by him.
3 When submitting, or after checking the final declaration, after examination of the final declaration by competent authorities, it shall be found that less than 60% of the maximum amount of the subsidy is mentioned in the last decision issued on the basis of which the subsidy is actually achieved, the maximum subsidy rate, as set out in the Article 11, first paragraph , fixed at 40%.
4 The Minister shall pay the subsidy currently known at that time within 90 days of receipt of the request for the award of the grant.
5 The payment of the amount, referred to in paragraph 4, may be suspended if:
a. The Minister has made a request for the completion of missing information;
(b) an irregularity has been identified in the request for the determination of the subsidy;
The amounts paid in the interim period by the European Commission are not sufficient.
6 The Minister shall decide within 24 months of receipt of the request for the grant of the grant.
1 The beneficiary of the subsidy shall inform the performer and participants of the projects which it has enabled to take part in a project subsidized by the European Social Fund.
2 The recipient of the grant shall ensure that, on relevant documents relating to the project and the implementation thereof, it is clearly indicated that the project has been supported by the European Social Fund.
3 The recipient of a grant shall ensure that an emblem of the European Union, together with the indication of 'European Union', is present on all forms of information and communication in relation to the project, and that it complies with the requirements of the to the instructions set out in Annex XII to the Regulation, and in Articles 3 and 4 of the Implementing Regulation.
4 The recipient of a grant shall ensure that all forms of information and communication are the term European Social Fund, where the forms of information and communication offer room for this purpose.
5 The grant recipient, in accordance with Annex XII to the Regulation and Articles 3 and 4 of the Implementing Regulation, shall inform the public on its website, if present, of the European Social Fund during the implementation of the project receive support and by means of at least one poster with information on the project in a place that is well visible to the public.
6 The grant recipient shall ensure that the parties involved in the project comply with the first to the fifth member.
7 The project results are not made available to the Minister or any third party appointed by him, and the grant recipient shall cooperate with publicity and information activities organised by the Minister on the media, Potential participants of projects and the general public.
By submitting an application, the grant recipient shall agree that the grant file with the exception of personal data may be made public.
1 Without prejudice to the provisions of Section 4.2.6 of the General Administrative Law a decision on the granting of subsidy may be withdrawn by the Minister in whole or in part, and sums paid out on the basis of that decision may be recovered:
a. if the project is carried out by way of derogation from the project description, in so far as the grant of the subsidy was based on it;
b. if the objectives of the project are not realised or only partially realised;
c. if the recipient of the subsidy does not have or no longer has the necessary operational and financial capacity to carry out the intended activities;
d. At the request of the grant recipient, if so requested;
e. if otherwise engaged in conflict with the Regulation.
2 All or part of the withdrawal of the decision to grant grant on the basis of paragraph 1 (a) shall not be carried out if the derogation from the project description attached to the grant application is in advance to the Minister The Minister has given his consent in writing. To the extent that the Minister has not consented to a derogation, the grant recipient shall carry out those activities on their own account and at the risk.
The Minister may convert the amount to be recovered from a grant to the same grant recipient under the ESF 2007-2013 subsidy scheme (revised) and grant it and still to be paid.
This scheme is cited as: ESF Grant Scheme 2014-2020.
This arrangement shall enter into force from the day following the date of issuance of the Official Journal in which it is placed.
This arrangement will be set out in the Official Gazette, together with the explanatory notes and annexes.
The Hague, 31 March 2014
TheState Secretary
of Social Affairs and Employment,J. Klindma.
The grant in respect of a project under this Chapter shall be requested by the College of Mayor and of aldermen of a central municipality as referred to in Article 1.
1. Subsidies relating to a project under this Chapter which relates to a region application municipalities as referred to in Article A5, first paragraph shall be received by the Minister in:
a. the application period of 1 May 2014, 09.00 hours, until 31 October 2014, 17.00 hours;
b. the application period of 16 May 2016, 09.00 hours, until 31 January 2017, 17.00 hours.
2. Subsidies relating to a project under this Chapter which relates to a region-application pupils continuing special education and practical education as referred to in Article A5, first paragraph, shall be submitted by the Minister received in:
a. the application period of 1 May 2014, 09.00 hours, until 31 October 2014, 17.00 hours;
b. the application period of 16 May 2016, 09.00 hours, until 16 September 2016, 17.00 hours;
c. the application period of 15 May 2017, 09.00 hours, until 15 September 2017, 17.00 hours.
The maximum available amount for the grant of subsidy shall be:
a. for the application periods referred to in Article A2, first paragraph, part a, and second paragraph, part a, € 113,999,500,
b. for the application period referred to in Article A2, first paragraph, part b, € 116,000,000.
c. for the application period referred to in Article A2, second paragraph, part b, € 25,000,000.
d. for the application period referred to in Article A2, second paragraph, part c, € 25,000,000.
1. A project under this Chapter aims to promote active inclusion, through increasing opportunities for the employment application of individuals who are at the moment of their start to a project, to a project of active inclusion. One or more of the following target groups:
a. Non-benefit receivators;
b. Obstructed labour, or persons with a benefit based on the Law employment and income to work , Incapacity for work insurance , Law for incapacity for the self-employed , Law and employment support young people with disabilities or the Law on incapacity for work for the young handicapped, IOAW , IOAZ and Disease law or persons with a right to employment support under the Working and Labour Support Act (Wet werk and Labour Support);
c. 50-plus-plus-benefit benefits based on Act and assistance law whether the Participation Act, an IOAW benefit, an IOPA benefit, or a benefit from the UWV;
d. Young people;
e. persons receiving general assistance under the WWB or the Participating Act, an additional IOAW benefit, an additional IOPA benefit, or a benefit from the UWV and in the 12 months prior to their participation in a project these have received a total of six months or more of the benefit (s);
f. apprentices, who are 15 years of age or older or who are in the third grade or higher and are indicated for, and are enrolled in, a school of secondary special education or practical education, and pupils who are 15 years old or older and who, over the period of 24 months immediately prior to the start of their participation in the project, have been enrolled in such school, and in addition to the regular education, require or have received support from need to leave school counselling for the benefit of labour integration;
g. foreigners residing in the Netherlands who lawfully reside in the Netherlands within the meaning of Article 8 (a) to (e) and (l) of the Aliens Act 2000, except for the cases referred to in Article 24, second paragraph, of the Act of Directive 2004 /38/EC.
2. If there is a person who participates in two consecutive projects and this person is identifiable to the target group in inflow in the first project, then this person also includes the successor project to the target group provided that they are participant is involved in an individual route that goes through unabated runs in both projects.
3. The aim of a project under this chapter is to promote equality between women and men and the promotion of equality of opportunity and non-discrimination.
1. A centre municipality can submit two types of applications, namely a region-application municipalities and a region-request pupils continuing special education and practical education where in each case there is a region-application pupils Further special education and practical training.
2. The project description and budget of the region-request municipalities contain a description of how the sub-projects are subdivided into a maximum of five clusters for the purpose of accountability and verification. Project coordination and administration is a single cluster.
3. The project description and budget of the region-application pupils continuing special education and practical education included a description of how subprojects are divided into up to three clusters for the benefit of Accountability and control of this. Project coordination and administration is a single cluster.
4. The full administration is available per cluster at one location.
(1) A project under this Chapter shall be eligible only if:
a. the project fits within the purpose, as defined in Article A4;
(b) the project relating to a region-application municipalities or a region-application of pupils continuing special education and training as referred to in Article A2, first paragraph, part a, and second paragraph, part a, an duration of no more than 24 months from the date of receipt of the full grant application, or, where application is given to the second member, the start date of the project, named in the grant of grant decision;
c. the project which relates to a region application municipalities as referred to in Article A2, first paragraph, part b:
1 °. a duration of not more than 24 months from the date of receipt of the full grant application or, where application is given to the second member, the start date of the project, mentioned in the order to grant-to-grant;
2 °. start after the end date of the project which relates to a region application municipalities as referred to in Article A2, first paragraph, part a, but no later than two months from the date of receipt of the full grant application;
d. the project which relates to a region-application pupils continuing special education and practical training as referred to in Article A2, second paragraph, parts b and c:
1 °. has a duration of not more than 12 months;
2 °. start after the end date of the project which relates to a region-application pupils continuing special education and training as referred to in Article A2, second paragraph, part a, but not later than nine months, from the date of the date of receipt of the full grant application;
(e) The amount of the subsidy requested in the region-application of apprentices ' secondary special education and practical training referred to in Article A2 (2) (a), referred to at least 30% of the maximum available amount, referred to in Article 2 (2), A10, first member, part a.
(2) The Minister may, in the decision on the grant of the grant of the grant, provide, instead of the date of receipt of the full grant application, a different start date of the project.
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 (b), the project relating to a region application referred to in Article A2 (1) (a), part (a), at the request of the grant recipient, has been subject to a maximum duration of 27 months. from the start date of the project, named in the decision on the grant of grant, if this request was received by the Minister no later than two months before the end date of the project, named in the grant of grant decision.
1. For subsidy, only the following activities shall be eligible, provided that they support the objective set out in Article A4:
a. Activities directly aimed at the fight against youth unemployment;
b. activities directly aimed at the promotion of connection of practical education or further special education in the labour market or further education;
c. activities directly aimed at increasing the opportunities for employment application.
2. By way of derogation from Article 12, first paragraph, part a The cost of externally purchased routes, in so far as the relationship with the activities referred to in paragraph 1, is sufficiently plausible, are only eligible for external costs.
(1) The grant recipient referred to in Article A2, first paragraph, parts a and b, and second paragraph, subparagraph a shall, within four weeks of the end of the first 12 months of the project, submit a progress report on the first 12 months. Progress reports shall be submitted using a form made available to that end by the Minister electronically, with the necessary annexes and an electronic signature approved by him.
(2) Where the progress report, referred to in paragraph 1, shows that after 12 months less than 20% of the maximum amount of the subsidy, mentioned in the last issued decision on the grant of subsidy, has actually been achieved, it shall be maximum amount of the subsidy reduced by the amount not actually achieved in relation to this 20% of the maximum amount of the grant.
(3) The second paragraph shall not apply to grant applications received by the Minister in the application period of 1 May 2014, 09.00 hours, until 31 October 2014, 17.00 hours.
By way of derogation from Article 14 (1), the Minister shall, if the beneficiary has indicated it in his grant application, issue an advance to the first paragraph after receipt and assessment of the progress report provided for in Article A8, first paragraph. up to 50% of the maximum amount of subsidy provided in the decision on the grant of subsidy, provided that the assessment of the progress report shows that the reported costs are specified and that the financial and content is sufficient underpinned.
(1) The maximum available amount for the grant of a grant under investment priority A shall be determined per centre municipality:
a. for applications referred to in Article A2, first paragraph, part a, and second paragraph, part a, in: Annex 3 , which is part of this scheme;
b. For applications as referred to in Article A2, first paragraph, part b, in Annex 3a , which is part of this scheme;
c. for applications as referred to in Article A2, second paragraph, parts b and c, in Annex 3b , which is part of this scheme.
2. The Minister may redistribute, if any, the amount referred to in Article A3, after checking and fixing, on grant applicants who have realized more than the amount awarded to them in the Annex 3 , 3a and 3b , to the extent that the total amount in Annexes 3, 3a and 3b is not exceeded.
3. Where more grant recipients are entitled to the untapped amount referred to in the second paragraph, and the total amount available, mentioned in the Annex 3 , 3a and 3b , is not sufficient, the amount of the unused amount in proportion to the percentage of the over-realisation by a grant beneficiary shall be distributed to the amount allocated to it in relation to the total over-realisation of all grant recipients.
(4) The distribution in the third member may not result in a more subsidy being paid than the total amount of the over-realisation by a grant recipient in accordance with the determination of the grant. If the redistribution leads to such a situation, the additional subsidy will be fixed at that amount of the over-realisation, after which the remaining amount of the unused amount will be redistributed in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph.
The grant in respect of a project under this Chapter is requested by the UWV.
Grant applications related to a project under this Chapter shall be received by the Minister in the application period from 2 February 2015, 09.00 am until 27 February 2015, 17.00 hours.
The maximum amount of grant available for the grant of aid for the application period referred to in Article A11 shall be € 15,000,000.
1. A project under this Chapter aims to promote active inclusion, aimed at increasing opportunities for the employment application of individuals who are entitled to a UWV benefit at the time of their start of participation in a project. receive or have the right to labour support in the context of the WIA , WAO , SW and Wajong .
2. If there is a person who participates in two consecutive projects and this person is identifiable to the target group in inflow in the first project, then this person also includes the successor project to the target group provided that they are participant is involved in an individual route that goes through unabated runs in both projects.
3. The aim of a project under this chapter is to promote equality between women and men and the promotion of equality of opportunity and non-discrimination.
1. A project shall be eligible only if:
a. the project fits within the objectives set out in Article A13;
(b) the project has a duration of not more than 24 months from the date of receipt of the entire grant application or, where application is given to the second member, the start date of the project, mentioned in the order to Grant of subsidy.
(2) The Minister may, in the decision on the grant of the grant of the grant, provide, instead of the date of receipt of the full grant application, a different start date of the project.
1. In the case of grants, only eligible activities shall be directly aimed at increasing the possibilities for employment application, in so far as they support the objective set out in Article A13.
2. By way of derogation from Article 12, first paragraph, part a The cost of externally purchased routes, in so far as the relationship to the activities referred to in the first paragraph is sufficiently plausible, are only eligible for external costs.
1. The grant recipient shall submit a progress report within four weeks of the end of the first 12 months of the project, in respect of the first 12 months. Progress reports shall be submitted using a form made available to that end by the Minister electronically, with the necessary annexes and an electronic signature approved by him.
2. If the progress report referred to in paragraph 1 shows that after 12 months less than 20% of the maximum amount of the subsidy, mentioned in the last issued decision on the grant of subsidy, has actually been achieved, it shall be maximum amount of the subsidy reduced by the amount not actually achieved in relation to this 20% of the maximum amount of the grant.
By way of derogation from Article 14 (1), the Minister shall, if the beneficiary has indicated it in his grant application, issue an advance to the first paragraph after receipt and assessment of the progress report provided for in Article A17, first paragraph. up to 50% of the maximum amount of subsidy provided in the decision on the grant of subsidy, provided that the assessment of the progress report shows that the reported costs are specified and that the financial and content is sufficient underpinned.
The grant relating to a project under this Chapter shall be requested by the Minister for Security and Justice.
Grant applications relating to a project under this Chapter shall be received by the Minister in the application period from 1 October 2015, 09.00 pm until 30 October 2015, 17.00 hours.
The maximum amount of grant available for the grant of aid for the application period referred to in Article A19 shall be € 9,000,000.
1. A project under this Chapter aims at the labour market position of detainees and young people permanently in a Judicial Youth Direction or a closed accommodation as defined by the European Parliament (2). Article 1.1 of the Youth Act or persons who, during the period of 12 months immediately prior to the start of their participation in the project in a prison, tbs clinic or youth direction or a closed accommodation as referred to in Article 1.1 of the Youth Act to improve, to be able to mediate to work or to be directly inpassable after detention in a labour market related program or regular training pathway.
2. If there is a person who participates in two consecutive projects and this person is identifiable to the target group in inflow in the first project, then this person also includes the successor project to the target group provided that they are participant is involved in an individual route that goes through unabated runs in both projects.
3. The aim of a project under this chapter is to promote equality between women and men and the promotion of equality of opportunity and non-discrimination.
1. A project shall be eligible only if:
a. the project fits within the objectives set out in Article A21;
(b) the project has a duration of not more than 15 months from the date of receipt of the full grant application or, where application is given to the second member, the start date of the project, mentioned in the decision on the grant of subsidy.
(2) The Minister may, in the decision on the grant of the grant of the grant, provide, instead of the date of receipt of the full grant application, a different start date of the project.
1. In the case of grants, only eligible activities shall be aimed directly at increasing the possibilities for employment application, for the purpose of pursuing training or training, in so far as they are designed to achieve the objective set out in Article A21 support.
2. By way of derogation from Article 12, first paragraph, part a The cost of externally purchased routes, in so far as the relationship with the activities referred to in paragraph 1, is sufficiently plausible, are only eligible for external costs.
The grant in respect of a project under this Chapter shall be requested by:
a. the College of Mayor and Aldermen of a Centre Municipality as intended in Article 1 ;
b. the UWV;
c. the Minister of Security and Justice.
Grant applications relating to a project under this Chapter shall be received by the Minister in the application period from 1 June 2015, 9 a.m., until 31 December 2019, 17.00 hours.
The maximum amount of grant available for the grant of aid for the application period referred to in Article A26 shall be € 5,300,000.
1. A project under this Chapter shall aim at promoting social innovation or promoting transnational cooperation in the field of active inclusion.
(2) A project as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be eligible only if the project is aimed at:
a. methodology or instrument development: testing, improving, investigating, evaluating, innovating, and implementing existing or new tools and processes from the practice of working-management of people with a distance to the labour market; or
b. knowledge sharing: promote mutual learning from each other on the basis of practical experiences in the employment process of people with a distance from the labour market.
1. By way of derogation from Article 7, fifth paragraph , the application shall have an application no later than eighteen weeks after receipt of the complete application.
2. A grant application shall not be taken into consideration if, at the time of application, the grant applicant has already been awarded grant aid for two projects under this Chapter. Where a request for a determination has been made in respect of a grant of subsidies referred to in the preceding sentence, a grant application for a new project may be taken into consideration.
3. The grant per project is at least € 60,000,-and up to € 190,000,-.
(1) A project under this Chapter shall be eligible only if:
a. the project fits within the purpose, mentioned in Article A28;
(b) the project has a duration of not more than 24 months from the date of receipt of the entire grant application or, where application is given to the fourth member, the start date of the project, named in the order until the date of application of the project. grant-to-grant;
(c) the grant application contains a specific description of how the results are to be disseminated during or after the completion of the project;
d. The grant application shall include a transnational partnership agreement in the framework of transnational cooperation;
e. The recipient of the subsidy shall attach to the request for the determination of the subsidy:
1 °. a report of the activities directed towards the establishment of at least one product as referred to in Article A31, first paragraph;
2 °. the product itself, if the activities have resulted in the formation of the product;
3 °. for the purposes of dissemination, a summary of the report and, where appropriate, a summary of the product.
2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, a project for the promotion of social innovation shall be eligible only if the project grant application underpins the socially innovative character of the project on the basis of a description of the following:
a. the extent to which the project concerns a societal challenge that can lead to active inclusion of the target group through social innovation;
b. the need, in which the desired outcome of the method or instrument development or knowledge-sharing referred to in Article A28, second paragraph, provides;
c. the manner in which the target group is involved in addressing the societal challenge;
d. the manner in which interested parties are involved in addressing the societal challenge;
e. the reasons why and the degree to which the project and the proposed method or instrument development or knowledge sharing, referred to in Article A28, second paragraph, is innovative, creative or unconventional and contributes to active inclusion capabilities the target group, or the reduction of barriers in society for active inclusion of the target group;
f. to the extent to which different aspects that may lead to social exclusion are addressed in the approach;
g. the criteria, which are used to show that there is a success or failure.
(3) The transnational partnership agreement referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain:
a. a description of the underlying problem or common interest;
(b) a definition of the common transnational objective;
(c) a description of the activities referred to in Article A31, first paragraph;
d. a description of the added value expected of transnational cooperation;
e. arrangements in the area of organisation in relation to:
1 °. the contribution and responsibilities of each transnational partner;
2 °. coordination and decision-making;
3 °. the working language or working languages;
4 ° monitoring of progress;
5 °. budget specification and cost sharing, financial management and the avoidance of double financing;
6 °. it shall not be made available to third parties of the products referred to in Article A31.
(4) The Minister may, in the decision on the grant of the grant of the grant, provide, instead of the date of receipt of the full grant application, a different start date of the project.
1. In accordance with the objectives referred to in Article A28, first paragraph, the activities for the development, design, implementation or distribution of the following products shall be eligible:
a. a method;
b. An instrument;
c. a knowledge network;
d. An examination;
e. an evaluation.
(2) The products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made available to third parties by the grant recipient.
1. In order to implement the eligible activities of a project under this Chapter, derogation from Article 12, first to third paragraphs, fifth to seventh paragraphs, and 11th member Eligible costs are only reasonable and necessary for subsidisation.
(2) The costs referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated, in so far as the direct labour costs of employees employed by an organisation established in the Netherlands are calculated on the basis of the number of actual income for an individual calculated on the basis of individual calculation. hourly rate on the basis of the gross wage plus a storage rate of 32%. The number of hours of work per year is set at 1,720 hours of full-time employment.
(3) The costs referred to in the first paragraph, in so far as the costs are for:
a. An external party to the project from the Netherlands for the purpose of carrying out eligible activities referred to in Article A31 not exceeding € 125 per hour, excluding VAT;
b. the commitment of a foreign party or transnational partner during an international trip € 250,-per working day;
c. an international flight journey within Europe: the economy class fare;
d. an international train journey within Europe: the second class fare;
e. stay in the event of an international trip within Europe: the amounts per night to cover hotel accommodation, meals, drinks, local transport and other small expenses, mentioned in Annex 4 .
(4) Where the costs referred to in paragraph 3 (b), (c), (d) or (e) have been incurred for the benefit of a foreign party or transnational party, a written declaration shall bear the signature of the relevant part of the contract. representative of the foreign party or transnational partner has shown that the costs are not declared elsewhere.
(5) The fourth paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to any party or parties involved in the project in the Netherlands, where the said costs are paid for by those parties for the purposes of the same project.
6. The costs referred to in paragraph 1 shall be effectively incurred and paid by, or at the request of, the grant recipient, which shall be borne by the project and shall be directly attributable to the implementation of the project.
1. For the purposes of the management of a project under this Chapter, derogation from Article 12, first to third paragraphs, fifth to seventh paragraphs, and 11th member , eligible for subsidies only:
a. Labour costs of employees employed by an organisation established in the Netherlands which are directly related to coordination and administration of the project;
b. external cost of project coordination and administrative coordination;
c. an international flight journey within Europe: the economy class fare;
d. an international train journey within Europe: the second class fare;
e. stay in the event of an international trip within Europe: the amounts per night to cover hotel accommodation, meals, drinks, local transport and other small expenses, mentioned in Annex 4 .
(2) The costs referred to in paragraph 1 (a) shall be calculated on the basis of the number of actual realised hours at an individual hourly rate calculated on the basis of the gross wage plus a storage of 32%. The number of hours of work per year is set at 1,720 hours of full-time employment.
(3) The costs referred to in paragraph 1 shall be incurred and paid by, or at the request of, the grant recipient, which shall be borne by the project and shall be directly attributable to the management of the project. Such costs shall not exceed 20% of the costs referred to in Article A32.
The following shall not be eligible:
a. overhead and running costs, including at least housing costs, costs for a workplace, depreciation costs, and relationship gifts;
b. incurred by transnational partners, with the exception of travel and subsistence expenses and the daily rate referred to in Article A32, third paragraph, parts b, c, d and e;
(c) travel expenses, with the exception of travel expenses, mentioned in Articles A32, third paragraph, parts c and d, A33, first paragraph, parts c, d and e; and Annex 4 .
By way of derogation from Article 15, second paragraph , the project administration of the grant recipient in the framework of transnational cooperation for control is available at one location in the Netherlands.
By way of derogation from Article 14 (1), the Minister shall, for the purposes of this Chapter, provide an advance payment of up to 50% of the maximum amount of subsidy provided for in the decision on the grant of the grant, provided that:
a. The grant recipient has requested this in its grant application;
b. a progress report has been received and assessed; and
The assessment of the progress report shows that the reported costs have been specified and sufficiently substantiated by financial and content.
The Articles 7, 1st and Fifth paragraph , 17, first paragraph , and 18, third member , do not apply to grant applications under this Chapter.
The grant in respect of a project under investment priority B as referred to in Article 4 (c) shall be applied for by a work organisation.
Grant applications relating to a project under this Chapter shall be received by the Minister in the application period from 19 October 2015, 9 a.m., until 13 November 2015, 17.00 hours.
The maximum amount of grant available for the grant of aid for the application period, referred to in Article B2, shall be € 30,000,000.
The aim of a project is to provide advice with an implementation plan or to support the implementation of an opinion, in the field of sustainable employability, and shall aim at this framework:
-the creation of a business or organisational scan;
-the conduct of (periodic) examination,
-to promote healthy and safe working;
(i) to promote a learning culture for workers;
-customizing the organization of the work in dialogue with employees, aimed at increasing engagement;
-encouraging the internal and external mobility of workers, including the guidance of employees to entrepreneurship;
-to promote a flexible working culture with a view to better reconciliation of work and care; or
-the introduction of working time management.
Only one grant application shall be considered per applicant.
A project shall be eligible only if:
a. The project, within the scope of the objective set out in Article B4, shall include an explanation of the relevance to the applicant and an opinion with implementation plan, or a report of the implementation of an opinion focusing on one of the themes or activities under Article B4;
b. The application shall also demonstrate that the applicant employs at least two workers;
c. Eligible costs shall be incurred in a period designated by the Minister. This period shall start the day after the date of the decision to grant the grant, and shall end no more than 12 months thereafter;
d. In the implementation plan opinion or in the report of guidance to the implementation of an opinion, indicate the way in which the workers are involved in the project;
e. A three references are submitted by an investment priority B from three different principals. These relate to the knowledge and experience of the envisaged advisor investing priority B in the field of sustainable employability. In order to replace the aforementioned three references per advisor investment priority B, there may also be a single reference of an R&D fund. No reference need to be submitted when it is shown that the intended advisor is in the service of investment priority B in an R&D fund or is an expert person as referred to in Article 4 (2). Article 14, first paragraph, of the Working Conditions Act .
No subsidy shall be granted to grant applicants to whom grant has been granted on the basis of any other grant scheme for the project or similar purposes.
By way of derogation from Article 12, only the costs of the hours actually realised by the consultant investment priority B shall be taken into account for at least one of the following activities, which may be aimed at one or more themes, or activities under Article B4:
drafting of an opinion with implementation plan;
b. accompany it when implementing an opinion.
1 When the application meets the requirements of this chapter, the Minister grants a grant of up to € 10,000,-. For the calculation of the grant, the hourly rate of the investment priority B ' s investment priority shall be set at a maximum of € 100,-exclusive of VAT.
2 No subsidy shall be granted in respect of VAT paid to the grant applicant, including where the applicant is not liable for VAT.
1 By way of derogation from Article 18, first paragraph, the grant recipient shall submit an application to the Minister to the Minister within six weeks of the termination of the project.
2 By way of derogation from Article 18, third paragraph, the maximum subsidy rate referred to in Article 11, first paragraph, shall be set at 0% if, upon submission, or after verification of the final declaration, after examination by the competent authorities, it appears that less than € 12,000,-of eligible costs has been realized.
3 Upon request to determine the grant, the Investment Priority B shall be accompanied by implementation plan or a report of guidance on the implementation of an opinion and invoice or invoices issued by the Commission. Advisor investing priority B and related generally accepted payment certificates.
4 In the opinion or report referred to in paragraph 3, the following shall be indicated:
a. the project number, the name of the company and the company logo;
b. The name of the advisor investing priority B;
c. the reason for the grant application;
d. on which theme or activity the project has been targeted;
e. which activities have been carried out in the framework of the project and for which target group;
f. the results or proceeds of the project and the extent to which the intended objectives have been achieved;
g. to which manner employees have been involved in the project;
h. how the organisation may implement the advice, or is in the form of guidance on implementation;
(i) the parties to which the organisation has worked within or outside the organisation.
5 The Minister shall decide, by way of derogation from Article 18 (6), within 13 weeks of receipt of the request for adoption.
Article 7 (1), first paragraph, 14 and 17, first paragraph, shall not apply to grant applications under this Chapter.
The grant in respect of a project under this Chapter shall be requested by:
a. R&D funds;
b. an employers 'organization, an employee organization, a college of mayor and council members or an R&D fund, which is part of a grouping consisting of at least one employees' organisation and an employee organisation; Employers 'organisation or from at least one employee organisation and two labour organizations, which are affiliated to an employers' organisation.
Grant applications related to a project under this Chapter shall be received by the Minister in the application period from 19 September 2016, 09.00 pm until 28 October 2016, 17.00 hours.
The maximum amount of grant available for the grant of aid for the application period referred to in Article B13 shall be € 12,500,000.
1. A project under this Chapter aims to raise awareness, development, implementation and dissemination of measures in the field of sustainable employability.
(2) The project, referred to in paragraph 1, shall be aimed at:
a. Promoting healthy, safe, and vital works;
b. To promote good working and good commissioning, worker involvement and employability; or
The promotion of labour mobility of workers, including regional and inter-sectoral labour mobility.
3. The aim of a project under this chapter is to promote equality between women and men and the promotion of equality of opportunity and non-discrimination.
(1) A maximum of three grant applications shall be granted per grant claimant.
2. The grant application shall produce a document containing:
a. Problem analysis;
b. the plan of approach;
c. A description of the range;
d. A description of the extent of anchorage.
(3) An R&D fund shall provide a copy of the notarial deed of establishment specified in the grant application, as referred to in Article 3 (1). Article 286, 1st paragraph, of Book 2 of the Civil Code and, where, after the date of the act of establishment, the statutes have been amended, a copy of the amended statutes, deposited at the premises of the Article 293 of Book 2 of the Civil Code the said register.
(4) A grant claimant as referred to in Article B12, part b, shall provide a cooperation agreement in its grant application, in which the parties to the grouping shall aim to implement a project under this Chapter. - The Cooperation Agreement is signed, in any case, by all parties forming part of the grouping and contains a written authorisation to demonstrate that the grant applicant is authorised to enter the other cooperative in and out of law.
(5) The grant applicant shall make available, on request, the latest annual accounts, except that it shall not be older than the annual accounts relating to the second calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the financial year (s) is used. grant application shall be made, provide a statement of fidelity, or a notice, containing inaccuracies, from an auditor as referred to in the Article 393, 1st paragraph, of Book 2 of the Civil Code .
1. A project under this Chapter shall be eligible only if:
a. the project fits within the objective set out in Article B15;
(b) at least a score of 26 points shall be assigned to the project pursuant to Article B22, except that within the problem analysis and the scope each criterion shall be measured at least at least one point;
(c) the project has counted for a maximum period of 18 months from the date of receipt of the full grant application or, where application is given to the second member, the start date of the project, mentioned in the decision on the grant of subsidy;
d. actively and demonstrably actively and demonstrably the beneficiaries of workers and labour organisations within the sector or the labour market region, which is to be found in the products referred to in Article B18;
e. the project is open to all labour organizations within the sector or the labour market region.
(2) The Minister may, at the request of the applicant in the decision on the grant of the grant of the grant, instead of the date of receipt of the full grant application, specify a different start date of the project. This starting date shall be no later than three months after the date of the grant of the grant.
1. In so far as they support the objective set out in Article B15, eligibility for the grant of aid shall be:
a. Operations for the development of the following products:
1 °. a report of an inquiry into, or analysis of, the state of affairs within the sector or labour market region;
2 °. a policy plan with concrete and achievable objectives;
3 °. a communication or information plan, aimed at raising awareness or implementing;
4. a plan for the effective monitoring of activities in the field of sustainable employability;
b. Operations for the execution of the following products:
1 °. A pilot or multiple pilots, in which socially innovative instruments, methods and practices are tested;
2. information activities or communication activities;
3 °. a policy plan;
4. a plan for effective monitoring of activities in the area of sustainable employability.
2. Grant applicants shall at least take part in the project for the execution of a product as referred to in paragraph 1 (b).
1. The eligible costs per project are at a minimum of € 120,000,-and up to € 500,000,-.
(2) Where the grant is requested by a grant applicant as referred to in Article B12 (b), by derogation from the first paragraph, at the request of the grant applicant, the eligible costs may be multiplied by the number of participating R&D funds in the partnership up to a maximum of € 1,500,000,-.
(1) By way of derogation from Article 12, first and second paragraph, eligibility shall be limited to:
a. direct labour costs, in so far as they are calculated on the basis of the number of actual realised hours at an individual rate calculated on the basis of the gross wage plus a storage of 32% of the gross wage and the number of working hours per year is set at 1,720 in the case of a full-time service;
a. A 15% surcharge on the costs referred to in subparagraph (a);
c. External costs.
2. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, costs incurred by related organisations are only eligible on the basis of direct labour costs as referred to in paragraph 1 (a).
(3) A related organisation referred to in paragraph 3 shall mean a body governed by private law or public law;
a. to which the recipient of the subsidy or any party involved in the project may directly or indirectly exercise a dominant influence;
b. to exercise, directly or indirectly, a dominant influence on the recipient of the subsidy, or on a party involved in the project; or
c. which, together with the grant recipient, or a party to the project, is directly or indirectly subject to the dominant influence of another organisation by virtue of ownership, financial participation or its application which are applicable.
4. The prevailing influence referred to in paragraph 4 shall be presumed, if an organisation, directly or indirectly, in relation to any other organisation:
a. The majority of the organisation's subscribed capital is held;
(b) has the majority of the votes attached to the shares issued by the organisation; or
c. more than half of the members of the administrative, managerial or supervisory board of the organisation may appoint.
(5) The costs referred to in paragraph 1 shall be effectively incurred and paid by, or at the request of, the grant recipient, which shall be borne by the project and shall be directly attributable to the implementation of the project.
6. Activities carried out by cooperation partners in the grouping are eligible only on the basis of direct labour costs referred to in subparagraph (a) of the first paragraph and the surcharge referred to in the first paragraph. member, part b.
The following shall not be eligible for subsidisation:
a. process improvement activities;
(b) activities aimed at business-specific training or the regular training plan of the working and non-explicit and identifiable in the plan of approach to promote sustainable employability, as referred to in Article B22, first member, part b;
c. External costs, if:
1 °. no transparent, objective and non-discriminatory procurement procedure has taken place;
At least three tenders have not been lodged, where these costs exceed € 50,000,
d. VAT invoised.
(1) The Minister shall assess the application for subsidy using:
a. Problem analysis with the following criteria:
1 °. indication of the problem;
2 °. the cause and reason for the continuation of the problem;
3 °. the urgency of dealing with the problem;
b. the plan of approach with the following criteria:
1 °. the connection of the plan of approach to the problem analysis;
2 °. the consideration of existing knowledge and interventions;
3 °. the choice for an effective method;
4. the involvement of workers in the plan of approach;
5 °. the establishment of a road map;
6 °. the target-employed person;
7 °. the purpose of the project is to promote equality between women and men, equal opportunities and non-discrimination;
8 °. the intended result in the short term;
9 °. the active mechanization of the result;
10 °. the intended effect in the medium term;
11 °. the active mechanization of the effect.
c. The scope with the following criteria:
1 °. the range in relation to the target population;
2 °. the scope for target group stakeholders;
d. The extent of anchorage with the following criteria:
1 °. the embedding of the parties concerned;
2. communication and dissemination of results;
3 °. transferability of results;
4 °. conducting an evaluation and the open communication about the findings.
(2) A maximum of two points shall be assigned to each criterion referred to in paragraph 1.
(3) In the event that the total amount of the subsidies applied for exceeds the subsidy ceiling referred to in Article B14, by way of derogation from Article 8, first paragraph, projects which meet the criteria referred to in the first paragraph, priority of projects which meet these criteria to a lesser extent.
(4) In the case of equal valuation of the criteria mentioned in paragraph 1, grant applications shall be handled by the Minister in order of the time of receipt of the full application.
(1) The application for the determination of the grant shall be accompanied by the products referred to in Article B18, indicating:
a. the project number and the name of the grant applicant and, where applicable, the name of the grouping;
b. the project name;
c. the occasion for the project activity;
d. on which theme the project has been targeted;
e. which activities have been carried out in the framework of the project and for which target groups;
f. the manner in which workers and stakeholders have been involved in the project;
g. the manner in which the activity has been located, or has been planned;
h. the results or returns of the project in the short and medium term and the extent to which the intended objectives have been achieved;
i. what the scope of the project has been;
j. which means that the anchorage has been established;
k. the parties to which have been co-operated;
l. the manner in which the results of the project have been disseminated.
2. In the case of a product as referred to in Article B18 (b), first paragraph (b), a report of the activities shall also be attached to this Regulation.
3. The financial records shall contain an overview of the KvK numbers of all the entities participating in the project, indicating the project activities to which it has participated.
4. By way of derogation from Article 18, third paragraph, the maximum subsidy rate referred to in Article 11, first paragraph, shall be set at 0% if, upon submission, or after checking the final declaration, after examination by other Member States, For this purpose, it appears that less than 60% of the maximum amount of the subsidy, mentioned in the last issued decision on the grant of subsidy, has actually been achieved.
The grant in respect of a project under this Chapter is requested by the College of Mayor and Alderman of the Municipality of Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam or Utrecht.
Grant applications relating to a project under this Chapter shall be received by the Minister in the application period of 16 November 2015, 09.00 pm, until 12 February 2016, 17.00 hours.
The maximum available amount for the grant of subsidy shall be for the application period referred to in Article C2 for the municipality of:
a. Amsterdam: € 4,307,868,-;
b. The Hague: € 2,476,927,-;
c. Rotterdam: € 4,419,455,-;
d. Utrecht: € 795.750,-.
The purpose of a project under this Chapter shall be to promote access to employment and support for labour mobility as part of an implementation plan of the grant applicant.
By way of derogation from Article 7, first paragraph, an application may relate to a project which does not consist of one or more sub-projects. In the circumstances referred to in the first sentence, Article 12, third, fifth and sixth paragraph, shall not apply.
1. A project under this Chapter shall be eligible only if:
a. the project shall fit within the objective set out in Article C4;
(b) the application shall be accompanied by a certificate from the grant applicant stating that the application is compatible with the applicable implementation plan;
(c) the project has a duration of not more than 24 months from the date of receipt of the full grant application or, where application is given to the second member, the start date of the project, mentioned in the order to Grant of subsidy.
(2) The Minister may, in the decision on the grant of the grant of the grant, provide, instead of the date of receipt of the full grant application, a different start date of the project.
Only eligible activities shall be aimed at increasing access to employment and support for labour mobility, in so far as they support the objective set out in Article C4.
The grant recipient shall submit a progress report within four weeks of the end of the first 12 months of the project in respect of the first 12 months. Progress reports shall be submitted using a form made available to that end by the Minister electronically, with the necessary annexes and an electronic signature approved by him.
By way of derogation from Article 14 (1), the Minister shall, if the beneficiary has indicated it in his grant application, issue an advance to the first paragraph after receipt and assessment of the progress report provided for in Article C8, first paragraph. up to 50% of the maximum amount of subsidy provided in the decision on the grant of subsidy, provided that the assessment of the progress report shows that the reported costs are specified and that the financial and content is sufficient underpinned.
In the context of accountability to the final declaration, the grant recipient underpins the costs with original supporting documents. The Regulation makes it possible to accept copies or completely digital documents as the documentary evidence. To this end, a procedure for the determination of authenticity should be established by the Member State. This Annex lists the procedures established by the Netherlands.
The following documents shall be accepted as supporting documents:
a. Photocopies of originals;
b. Microfiches of originals;
c. Electronic versions of originals;
d. Electronic versions only, provided that the computer systems used comply with accepted security standards which ensure that the documents held comply with the legal requirements to be applied to them and that, in the case of checks, those documents may be supported.
Below are the procedures for using these documents as accepted supporting documents in the framework of the ESF administration.
The supporting documents (a), (b) and (c) above are converted documents or data carriers. The conversion of the original to the converted document or data carrier shall comply with the following conditions:
• All data shall be transferred;
• The content of all data is transferred correctly;
• It shall be ensured that the new data carrier is available throughout the retention period;
• The converted data can be (re) reproduced within a reasonable period of time and shall be made legible;
• Care shall be taken to ensure that the control of the converted data can be carried out within a reasonable time;
• The grant applicant shall also guarantee the authenticity of the supporting documents converted, inter alia, to establish a relationship with the other supporting documents in the project dossier. For example, an invoice includes a payment certificate, a certificate of participation, or a piece of evidence in relation to the procurement procedure.
The purpose of the various supporting documents shall be to ensure the authenticity of the converted document or data carrier and to be able to rely on it for control purposes.
If the conversion is done correctly, it is no longer necessary, within the framework of the ESF, to keep the supporting documents on the original data medium. The converted piece of proof may not be allowed to be changed after conversion.
The grant applicant shall, by means of the application, intermediate declaration and final declaration form, declare that the converted documents or the new data media which are part of the ESF administration comply with the requirements laid down in Article 16 of the ESF subsidy scheme 2014-2020 and thereby to this Annex.
Where a grant recipient makes use of electronic documents consisting exclusively of an electronic version, the automated systems shall be provided with management and security measures ensuring reliability, authenticity, and Ensure integrity of the electronic data throughout the required retention period. It is up to the grant recipient to demonstrate this. For a pair of common situations, the requirements are detailed below:
1. Digital Hours Administration:
in order to meet the requirements of reliability, authenticity and integrity of the electronic data, the subsidy recipient must be able to demonstrate that:
a. The function separation within the system shall be ensured;
b. The timeliness within the system is ensured;
c. After according by the executive, it is no longer to be amended.
It shall be available to the grant applicant to demonstrate this.
2. Invoices that are digitally transmitted:
in order to meet the reliability, authenticity and integrity of the electronic data, the grant applicant can demonstrate through the mutual relationship with other documents (such as a payment certificate) that can be used for control purposes. supported on the digital invoice.
The procedures set out in this Annex shall apply to all supporting documents to be shown under the ESF accounts. Article 16 shall apply without prejudice to the application.
Central Municipality
Labour market region
Grant ceiling 2014-2016
| Groningen |
Groningen |
€ 7,335.000 |
| Leeuwarden |
Friesland |
€ 4,982,500 |
| Alkmaar |
North-Holland North |
€ 2,281,000 |
| Voting |
Drenthe |
€ 2,063,000 |
| Swolle |
IJsselfight |
€ 2,031.500 |
| Almere |
Flevoland |
€ 2,906,500 |
| Zaanstad |
Zaanstreek/Waterland |
€ 1.448.000 |
| Haarlem |
South Kennemerland |
€ 1,880,500 |
| Enschede |
Twente |
€ 4,309,500 |
| Amsterdam |
Great Amsterdam |
€ 13,666,000 |
| Apeldoorn |
Stedentriangle and Noordwest Veluwe |
€ 2,746,500 |
| Hilversum |
Discards and Vechtenes |
€ 969,000 |
| Lead |
Holland Rhineland |
€ 1,696,500 |
| Utrecht |
Central Utrecht |
€ 3.601,000 |
| Amersfoort |
Amersfoort |
€ 1,176,500 |
| Oath |
Food Valley |
€ 1,105,000 |
| Doetinchem |
Rear angle |
€ 1,007,000 |
| Zoetermeer |
South Holland Central |
€ 1,713,500 |
| Gouda |
Central Holland |
€ 792,000 |
| The Hague |
Haaglands |
€ 8,956,000 |
| Arnhem |
Middle-Gelderland |
€ 3.081.500 |
| Rotterdam |
Rhine mouth |
€ 17,226,000 |
| Tile |
River Country |
€ 716,500 |
| Gorinchem |
Gorinchem |
€ 406,500 |
| Nijmegen |
Empire of Nijmegen |
€ 2,569,500 |
| Dordrecht |
Towns and cities |
€ 821.000 |
| Den Bosch |
North-East Brabant |
2,077,500 € |
| Breda |
West Brabant |
€ 3,007,000 |
| Goes |
Zealand |
€ 1,871,000 |
| Tilburg |
Middle Brabant |
€ 2,570,000 |
| Venlo |
North Limburg |
€ 1,293,000 |
| Helmond |
Helmond-The Peel |
€ 1,262,000 |
| Eindhoven |
Southeast Brabant |
€ 2,534,500 |
| Rudder mouth |
Central Limburg |
€ 1,160.000 |
| Heerlen |
South Limburg |
€ 5,73,000 |
| Total |
€ 113.999,500 |
Central Municipality
Labour market region
Subsidy ceiling
| Groningen |
Groningen |
€ 7,747,000 |
| Leeuwarden |
Friesland |
€ 5.444,800 |
| Alkmaar |
North-Holland North |
€ 2,496,200 |
| Voting |
Drenthe |
€ 2,284,100 |
| Swolle |
Zwolle Region |
€ 2,110.000 |
| Almere |
Flevoland |
€ 2,816 000 |
| Zaanstad |
Zaanstreek/Waterland |
€ 1,508,500 |
| Haarlem |
South Kennemerland |
1,851,600 € |
| Enschede |
Twente |
€ 4,698,600 |
| Amsterdam |
Great Amsterdam |
€ 13.354,400 |
| Apeldoorn |
Stedentriangle and Noordwest Veluwe |
2,916,400 € |
| Hilversum |
Discards and Vechtenes |
€ 889,000 |
| Lead |
Holland Rhineland |
€ 1,670,800 |
| Utrecht |
Central Utrecht |
€ 3,579,400 |
| Amersfoort |
Amersfoort |
€ 1,042,100 |
| Oath |
Food Valley |
1,247,600 € |
| Doetinchem |
Rear angle |
€ 1,111.500 |
| Zoetermeer |
South Holland Central |
€ 1,603,200 |
| Gouda |
Central Holland |
€ 684,600 |
| The Hague |
Haaglands |
€ 8,961,500 |
| Arnhem |
Middle-Gelderland |
€ 3.257.800 |
| Rotterdam |
Rhine mouth |
16,826,600 |
| Tile |
River Country |
€ 784,800 |
| Gorinchem |
Gorinchem |
€ 374,700 |
| Nijmegen |
Empire of Nijmegen |
2,732,800 € |
| Dordrecht |
Towns and cities |
€ 1,786,100 |
| Den Bosch |
North-East Brabant |
2,335,800 € |
| Breda |
West Brabant |
€ 3,171,400 |
| Goes |
Zealand |
€ 1,878,100 |
| Tilburg |
Middle Brabant |
€ 2,623,600 |
| Venlo |
North Limburg |
€ 1,383,200 |
| Helmond |
Helmond-The Peel |
€ 1,271,700 |
| Eindhoven |
Southeast Brabant |
€ 2,462,100 |
| Rudder mouth |
Central Limburg |
€ 1,175,600 |
| Heerlen |
South Limburg |
€ 5.918.300 |
| Total | € 115.999,900 |
Central Municipality
Labour market region
Subsidy ceiling
| Groningen |
Groningen |
1,669,600 € |
| Leeuwarden |
Friesland |
€ 1,173,400 |
| Alkmaar |
North-Holland North |
€ 538.000 |
| Voting |
Drenthe |
€ 492,300 |
| Swolle |
Zwolle Region |
€ 454,800 |
| Almere |
Flevoland |
€ 606,900 |
| Zaanstad |
Zaanstreek/Waterland |
€ 325.100 |
| Haarlem |
South Kennemerland |
€ 399,100 |
| Enschede |
Twente |
€ 1,012,600 |
| Amsterdam |
Great Amsterdam |
€ 2,878,100 |
| Apeldoorn |
Stedentriangle and Noordwest Veluwe |
€ 628.500 |
| Hilversum |
Discards and Vechtenes |
€ 191,600 |
| Lead |
Holland Rhineland |
€ 360,100 |
| Utrecht |
Central Utrecht |
€ 771,400 |
| Amersfoort |
Amersfoort |
€ 224,600 |
| Oath |
Food Valley |
€ 268,900 |
| Doetinchem |
Rear angle |
€ 239,600 |
| Zoetermeer |
South Holland Central |
€ 345,500 |
| Gouda |
Central Holland |
€ 147,500 |
| The Hague |
Haaglands |
€ 1,931.400 |
| Arnhem |
Middle-Gelderland |
€ 702,100 |
| Rotterdam |
Rhine mouth |
€ 3,626,400 |
| Tile |
River Country |
€ 169,100 |
| Gorinchem |
Gorinchem |
€ 80,700 |
| Nijmegen |
Empire of Nijmegen |
€ 589,000 |
| Dordrecht |
Towns and cities |
€ 384,900 |
| Den Bosch |
North-East Brabant |
€ 503,400 |
| Breda |
West Brabant |
€ 683,500 |
| Goes |
Zealand |
€ 404,800 |
| Tilburg |
Middle Brabant |
€ 565,400 |
| Venlo |
North Limburg |
€ 298.100 |
| Helmond |
Helmond-The Peel |
€ 274,100 |
| Eindhoven |
Southeast Brabant |
€ 530.600 |
| Rudder mouth |
Central Limburg |
€ 253,400 |
| Heerlen |
South Limburg |
€ 1,275,500 |
| Total | € 25,000,000 |
European country
Amount per night in €
| Albania |
233 |
| Belgium |
232 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
130 |
| Bulgaria |
227 |
| Cyprus |
238 |
| Denmark |
270 |
| Germany |
208 |
| Estonia |
181 |
| Finland |
244 |
| France |
245 |
| Greece |
222 |
| Hungary |
222 |
| Ireland |
254 |
| Iceland |
261 |
| Italy |
230 |
| Kazakhstan |
292 |
| Croatia |
180 |
| Latvia |
211 |
| Lithuania |
183 |
| Luxembourg |
237 |
| Macedonia |
171 |
| Malta |
205 |
| Moldova |
173 |
| Monaco |
268 |
| Montenegro |
143 |
| Netherlands |
263 |
| Norway |
260 |
| Ukraine |
316 |
| Austria |
225 |
| Poland |
217 |
| Portugal |
204 |
| Romania |
222 |
| Russia |
364 |
| Serbia |
158 |
| Slovakia |
205 |
| Slovenia |
180 |
| Spain |
212 |
| Czech Republic |
230 |
| United Kingdom |
276 |
| Belarus |
171 |
| Sweden |
257 |
| Switzerland |
301 |
