Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation, the European Commission and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the financial contribution of the Russian Federation and the European Union provided for the implementation of the Transnational Cooperation Programme "Interreg Baltic Sea Region 2014-2020" in the Russian Federation (Financing Agreement)

• Preamble

• Article 1 Purpose of This Agreement

• Article 2 Definitions

• Article 3 Total Estimated Budget and Financial Contributions to the Cooperation Programme

• Article 4

• Article 5

• Article 6 Cooperation Obligation

• Article 7 Execution Period and Eligibility Period

• Article 8 Cooperation Programme Beneficiaries

• Article 9 Procurement

• Article 10 Rules of Nationality and Origin

• Article 11 Visa Facilitation

• Article 12 Foreign Exchange Provisions and Transfer of Funds

• Article 13 Use of Studies

• Article 14 Disclosure of Information

• Article 15 Visibility

• Article 16 Record Keeping and Reporting Obligations

• Article 17 Verifications and Checks

• Article 18 Prevention of Irregularities, Fraud and Corruption

• Article 19 Recovery

• Article 20 Cooperation with OLAF

• Article 21

• Article 22 Reimbursement of the Contribution from the Russian Federation

• Article 23 Arrangements for Cooperation Programme Closure

• Article 24 Components of This Agreement

• Article 25 Communications

• Article 26

• Article 27 Amendment of This Agreement

• Article 28 Suspension of This Agreement

• Article 29 Termination of This Agreement

• Article 30 Depositary

• Article 31 Entry into Force

• 

  Award of Procurement Contracts by Beneficiaries Established in the Russian Federation Other Than Public Entities as Defined in Point (k) of Article 2 of the Agreement and Other Legal Entities Which Are Subject to Public Procurement Legislation of the Russian Federation

• 1. General Principles

• 2. Eligibility for Contracts

• 3. Procurement procedures

Authentic text

AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ON THE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE EUROPEAN UNION PROVIDED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME "INTERREG BALTIC SEA REGION 2014-2020" IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (FINANCING AGREEMENT)

Done in three original copies, one for each Party, each in Russian and English, both are equally authentic.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Alexey Gruzdev

Deputy Minister of Economic Development
of the Russian Federation

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Signature

Date:
25 December 2017

Place:
Moscow

FOR THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Marc Lemaitre

Director-General, Directorate General
for Regional and Urban Policy

/signature/
Signature

Date:
29 January 2018

Place:
Brussels

FOR THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

Reinhard Silberberg

Ambassador, Permanent Representative
of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union

/signature/
Signature

Date:
30 January 2018

Place:
Brussels