Appendix ANNEX 2 ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

United Kingdom

PREFACE

Resourcing of the ICOS National Networks is organised nationally, and the funding is not included in host contributions. ICOS Central Facilities, operated outside the ICOS ERIC either as national or as multinational consortia, are funded in major part from the hosting countries and in lesser part by ICOS ERIC through reallocation of annual contributions. ICOS ERIC integrated activities are funded by annual contributions and by host premium contributions.

PRINCIPLES

Annual membership contribution to the ICOS ERIC is based on the following variables:

common basic contribution (50 % of the common contributions),
common GNI-based contribution (50 % of the common contributions),
station-based contributions.

Hosting countries are committed to pay host premium contributions to ICOS ERIC (HO, CP).

Observers will pay annual Observer contributions based on the same calculation method as for Members.

Members or Observers joining the ICOS ERIC will pay the full annual contribution for the year of entry.

Annual contributions of intergovernmental organisations will be decided by the General Assembly.

ICOS ERIC budget and activities will be adjusted to match the revenue.

Initial commitments

Before the end of the initial 5-year period the General Assembly will decide about the calculation method for subsequent periods.

(a)

initial commitment for Members is 5 years (unless GA decides otherwise). No initial commitment for Observers;
(b)

the indicative revenue structure of ICOS ERIC for 5 years is shown below (Table 1) and is based on an estimated participation of the countries that have signed the Letter of Intent;
(c)

the maximum relative host premium contribution for the first 5-year budget of the Head Office or Carbon Portal cannot exceed 80 % of the annual budget of each component;
(d)

the initial ICOS RI total 5-year budget is detailed in the financial plan (location to be defined);
(e)

annual contributions are listed in Table 2. Note: the budget is an estimate based on countries' intention to become ICOS ERIC in 2013. It will be revised based on the final membership by the first GA.

Table 1

The plan for ICOS ERIC revenue and expenditure structure for the first 5 years, calculated based on the estimations in Table 2

Revenue, kEUR	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Common basic contribution	166	154	154	154	154
Common GNI-based contribution	176	171	171	171	171
Station-based contribution	616	859	859	859	859
Host premium contribution (HO)	950	950	950	950	950
Host premium contribution (CP)	859	859	859	859	859
Total	2 767	2 993	2 993	2 993	2 993

Expenditure, kEUR	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Head Office and common activities	1 135	1 126	1 126	1 126	1 126
Carbon Portal activities	1 016	1 008	1 008	1 008	1 008
Central Facilities activities	616	859	859	859	859
Total	2 767	2 993	2 993	2 993	2 993

Table 2

Estimated annual contributions and host premium contributions towards ICOS ERIC for the first five years of operation

Member/Observer* country	Annual contribution	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
The total annual contribution for Sweden will not exceed 7 750 000 SEK.
Belgium	— TOTAL	57 836	95 199	95 199	95 199	95 199
	— Common basic contr.	18 462	17 143	17 143	17 143	17 143
	— Common GNI-based contr	7 625	7 407	7 407	7 407	7 407
	— Station-based contribution	31 750	70 650	70 650	70 650	70 650
Finland	— TOTAL	112 938	133 009	133 009	133 009	133 009
	— Common basic contr.	18 462	17 143	17 143	17 143	17 143
	— Common GNI-based contr	3 877	3 766	3 766	3 766	3 766
	— Station-based contribution	90 600	112 100	112 100	112 100	112 100
	— Host premium contribution	900 000	900 000	900 000	900 000	900 000
France	— TOTAL	163 087	182 067	182 067	182 067	182 067
	— Common basic contr.	18 462	17 143	17 143	17 143	17 143
	— Common GNI-based contr	42 026	40 825	40 825	40 825	40 825
	— Station-based contribution	102 600	124 100	124 100	124 100	124 100
	— Host premium contribution	50 000	50 000	50 000	50 000	50 000
Germany	— TOTAL	205 424	288 461	288 461	288 461	288 461
	— Common basic contr.	18 462	17 143	17 143	17 143	17 143
	— Common GNI-based contr	54 012	52 468	52 468	52 468	52 468
	— Station-based contribution	132 950	218 850	218 850	218 850	218 850
Italy	— TOTAL	95 052	92 796	92 796	92 796	92 796
	— Common basic contr.	18 462	17 143	17 143	17 143	17 143
	— Common GNI-based contr	32 790	31 853	31 853	31 853	31 853
	— Station-based contribution	43 800	43 800	43 800	43 800	43 800
Netherlands	— TOTAL	57 237	66 314	66 314	66 314	66 314
	— Common basic contr.	18 462	17 143	17 143	17 143	17 143
	— Common GNI-based contr	12 375	12 021	12 021	12 021	12 021
	— Station-based contribution	26 400	37 150	37 150	37 150	37 150
	— Host premium contribution	139 338	139 338	139 338	139 338	139 338
Norway	— TOTAL	89 285	109 272	109 272	109 272	109 272
	— Common basic contr.	18 462	17 143	17 143	17 143	17 143
	— Common GNI-based contr	6 773	6 579	6 579	6 579	6 579
	— Station-based contribution	64 050	85 550	85 550	85 550	85 550
Sweden^f1	— TOTAL	123 133	153 851	153 851	153 851	153 851
	— Common basic contr.	18 462	17 143	17 143	17 143	17 143
	— Common GNI-based contr	7 472	7 258	7 258	7 258	7 258
	— Station-based contribution	97 200	129 450	129 450	129 450	129 450
	— Host premium contribution	719 259	719 259	719 259	719 259	719 259
Switzerland*	— TOTAL	54 114	63 281	63 281	63 281	63 281
	— Common basic contr.	18 462	17 143	17 143	17 143	17 143
	— Common GNI-based contr	9 253	8 988	8 988	8 988	8 988
	— Station-based contribution	26 400	37 150	37 150	37 150	37 150
GRAND TOTAL		2 766 703	2 992 848	2 992 848	2 992 848	2 992 848

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: The total annual contribution for Sweden will not exceed 7 750 000 SEK.