# Commission Decision of 13 October 2009 concerning the adoption of a financing decision towards a preparatory action on control posts for 2009 (2009/755/EC), Division: ESSENTIAL SELECTION AND AWARD CRITERIA

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Selection criteria:
Financial capacity of the applicant:
Applicants must show that they have the financial capacity to carry out the action to be financed.
Applicants must provide evidence that they have the own resources essential to the Community cofinancing requested and to manage the necessary cash-flow for the management of the project. The amount of the grant given to a beneficiary must not exceed the total amount of his/her own capital and long-term debt.
Technical and professional capacity of the applicant:
Applicants must have the technical capacity and the professional capability to carry out the action to be co-financed. They must provide evidence of their knowledge and experience in the field of animal-related infrastructure and animal transport operations. They must provide certification and descriptions of projects and activities undertaken by them in the last three years and more particularly of projects related to the relevant issue. They must provide detailed curriculum vitae of each member of their team and demonstrate the managerial capabilities of the project director and manager, including his or her educational background, degrees and diplomas, professional experience, research work and publications.
Applicants must demonstrate that organisations applying for the action are committed to the objectives of the project and support the principle of introducing a certification scheme for control posts which is to be implemented by the action. They must provide evidence of the contacts and international stakeholders that they intend to consult, in particular as regards certification, and whose resources they intend to draw upon in the course of the execution of the preparatory action.
Award criteria:
The following general award criteria shall apply:
Soundness of the approach (20 %),
Organisation of work and degree of involvement of competent authorities/organisations in the Member States covered by the action (30 %),
Relevance of the project at Community level and multiplier effect (30 %),
Cost effectiveness ratio of the project (20 %),

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/755/annex/division/1.3/division/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-755/annex/division-1.3/division-8
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