Dear Amadeus, Here is the official response about the matter you present Funds coming from the 7th Framework Programme do not have to be included in the "de minimis" declaration required by the Member States. The 7FP contribution is not "de minimis" support. However, if a Member State (i.e. its national, local or another public authority) intends to support a project already financed from the 7FP, it has to ascertain itself that the combined Member State and FP funding for the same eligible costs does not exceed the maximum ceilings allowed by the appropriate State aid rules. In practical terms, the Member State should calculate how much it would theoretically be allowed to pay to the project under the State aid rules if no FP funding was available. In a second step, the actual FP contribution should be subtracted from this theoretical amount. If the difference is positive, this is the additional funding that the Member State is still allowed to contribute, for example as "de minimis" support. If the difference is negative or zero, there is no space for additional funding. Regulation can be found here: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/legislation/block.html reference is made to Article 2(5) and 3(1). Similar cumulative rules are foreseen in the Community framework for State aid for research and development and innovation, which can be found at the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/legislation/horizontal.html reference is made to section 8, 1st and 3rd paragraph. Please be advised that the State aid rules are currently under review. See: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/modernisation/index_en.html Best regards Miguel García FINODEX Project Coordinator www.finodex-project.eu<http://www.finodex-project.eu> @finodexproject ZABALA INNOVATION CONSULTING Paseo Santxiki, 3 bis · E-31192 Mutilva (Navarra) – Spain T (+34) 948 198000 www.zabala.es<http://www.zabala.es/> [cid:image001.png at 01CFEF6D.460CEE40]<https://www.twitter.com/Zabala_IC>[cid:image002.png at 01CFEF6D.460CEE40]<http://www.linkedin.com/company/zabala-innovation-consulting-s.a.>[cid:image003.png at 01CFEF6D.460CEE40]<http://www.zabala.es/category/blog/> -------------------------------------------------------- La información que contiene este correo electrónico es confidencial. Si Vd. ha recibido esta comunicación por error, por favor notifíquelo inmediatamente al remitente y bórrelo. P Antes de imprimir este mensaje, asegúrese de que es necesario. El medio ambiente está en nuestra mano. The information contained in this electronic mail is confidential. If you have received this mail by error, please immediately notify the sender and delete it. P Please, consider the environment and do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. -------------------------------------------------------- De: Waltz, J. Amadeus [mailto:amadeus.waltz at retrobrain.de] Enviado el: lunes, 13 de octubre de 2014 17:46 Para: fiware-acceleration-help at lists.fi-ware.org; cnect-future-internet at ec.europa.eu CC: Manouchehr Shamsrizi; Laura Kohler Asunto: [Fiware-acceleration-help] FIWARE Accelerator Programme | Prohibition of cumulative grants (e.g. de-minimis), legal documents Dear Sir or Madam, As a young start-up (more information: http://www.scheringstiftung.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2833:retrobrain&catid=18:aktuelles&Itemid=11&lang=en) we are interested in FIWARE technologies and the Accelerator Programme. Our back-end could benefit greatly from the FIWARE-APIs. However, we have received a "de-minimis" grant (http://www.innovationsstarter.com/innorampup/). Unfortunately, I have been unable to ascertain whether a prohibition of cumulative grants clause would bar us from participation in the Accelerator Programme. Moreover, I have been unable to find the statutory basis/legal documents governing the FIWARE Accelerator Programme. Could you throw light on this issue? Your help would be greatly appreciated... Yours sincerely, Amadeus Waltz -- ______________________________ J. Amadeus Waltz Lindenallee 52b 20259 Hamburg amadeus.waltz at retrobrain.de<mailto:amadeus.waltz at retrobrain.de> +49 (0)178 146 77 13 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://lists.fiware.org/private/fiware-acceleration-help/attachments/20141024/7b9dae97/attachment.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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