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DECLARATION OF HONOUR FOR BENEFICIARIES (DoH) (GRANTS)

I, the undersigned:

for natural persons: in my own name

or

for legal persons1: representing the following entity:

MAJANDUS JA KOMMUNIKATSIOONIMINISTEERIUM SUUR-AMEERIKA 1 TALLINN 10122 Estonia PIC 963638450

hereby confirm

that (subject to the additional declarations below):

1 — The information provided for action 101224751 — WE BUILD is correct and complete.

2 — The information concerning the legal status in the Participant Register for me/my organisation is correct and complete.

3 — I/my organisation commit to comply2 with the eligibility criteria and all other conditions set out in the call conditions — for the entire duration of the action.

4 — I/my organisation:

– are committed to participate in the action

– have stable and sufficient sources of funding to maintain the activities throughout the action and to provide any counterpart funding necessary

– have or will have the necessary resources needed to implement the action

– acknowledge to be fully responsible for my affiliated entities which participate in the action

– for research actions: are committed to comply with the highest standards of ethical principles and research integrity and confirm that the work is free of plagiarism

– for actions involving EU classified information (EUCI): acknowledge that any sensitive information or material that qualifies as EU classified information under Commission

1 This includes ‘entities without legal personality’ under Article 200(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast) (‘EU Financial Regulation’) (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024).

2 ‘Commit to comply’ means complying now and for the duration of the grant.

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Decision 2015/4443 must be handled in accordance with specific rules and follow the instructions given by the EU

– for coordinators of multi-beneficiary actions: are committed to act as the coordinator for this action.

5a — For applicants from non-EU countries: I/my organisation:

– undertake to comply with the obligations under the agreement and to:

– respect general principles (including fundamental rights, values and ethical principles, environmental and labour standards, rules on classified information, intellectual property rights, visibility of funding and protection of personal data)

– for the submission of financial certificates under the agreement: use qualified external auditors which are independent and comply with comparable standards as those set out in EU Directive 2006/43/EC

– for controls under the agreement: allow for checks, reviews, audits and investigations (including on-the-spot checks, visits and inspections) by the granting authority, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the European Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the European Court of Auditors (ECA) and any persons mandated by them

– and confirm that:

– we can be subject to the jurisdiction of the Belgian courts.

5b — For applicants which are international organisations: I/my organisation:

– undertake to comply with the obligations under the agreement and to:

– respect general principles (including fundamental rights, values and ethical principles, environmental and labour standards, rules on classified information, intellectual property rights, visibility of funding and protection of personal data)

– for the submission of certificates under the agreement: use either independent public officers or external auditors which comply with comparable standards as those set out in EU Directive 2006/43/EC

– for controls under the agreement: allow for checks, reviews, audits and investigations (including on-the-spot checks, visits and inspections) by the granting authority, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the European Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the European Court of Auditors (ECA) and any persons mandated by them

– acknowledge that nothing in the agreement will be interpreted as a waiver of the organisation’s privileges or immunities, as accorded by its constituent documents or international law

– acknowledge that special rules apply concerning applicable law and dispute settlement

3 See Commission Decision 2015/544/EU,Euratom of 13 March 2015 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (OJ L 72, 17.3.2015, p. 53).

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– acknowledge that if the organisation has concluded a framework agreement with the EU, it may rely on the provisions set out in that framework agreement, provided that they do not call into question the decision awarding the agreement or breach the principle of equal treatment of applicants or beneficiaries.

6 — For applicants which are subject to Articles 138 and 139 of the EU Financial Regulation: I/my organisation:

– are NOT subject to an administrative sanction (i.e. exclusion or financial penalty decision)4

I/my organisation (or persons with unlimited liability for debts):

– are NOT in one of the following exclusion situations5:

– bankrupt, being wound up, having the affairs administered by the courts, entered into an arrangement with creditors, suspended business activities or subject to any other similar proceedings or procedures

– in breach of social security or tax obligations

I/my organisation (or persons having powers of representation, decision-making or control, beneficial owners or persons who are essential for the award/implementation of the action):

– are NOT in one of the following exclusion situations6:

– guilty of grave professional misconduct7

– committed fraud, corruption, links to a criminal organisation, money laundering, terrorism-related crimes (including terrorism financing), child labour or human trafficking

– shown significant deficiencies in complying with main obligations under an EU procurement contract, grant agreement, prize, expert contract, or similar

– guilty of irregularities within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Regulation No 2988/95

– created under a different jurisdiction with the intent to circumvent fiscal, social or other legal obligations in the country of origin (including creation of another entity with this purpose).

4 See Article 138 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509. 5 See Articles 138 and 143 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509. 6 See Articles 138 and 143 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509. 7 ‘Professional misconduct’ includes, in particular, the following: violation of ethical standards of the profession;

wrongful conduct with impact on professional credibility; breach of generally accepted professional ethical standards; false declarations/misrepresentation of information; participation in a cartel or other agreement distorting competition; violation of IPR; attempting to influence decision-making processes by taking advantage, through misrepresentation, of a conflict of interests, or to obtain confidential information from public authorities to gain an advantage; incitement to discrimination, hatred or violence or similar activities contrary to the EU values where negatively affecting or risking to affect the performance of a legal commitment.

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– intentionally and without proper justification resisted8 an investigation, check or audit carried out by an EU authorising officer (or their representative or auditor), OLAF, the EPPO, or the European Court of Auditors.

7 — I/my organisation are NOT subject to a conflict of interest in connection with this grant and will notify — without delay — any situation which could give rise to a conflict of interests.

8 — I/my organisation have NOT and will NOT, neither directly nor indirectly, grant, seek, obtain or accept any advantage in connection with this grant that would constitute an illegal practice or involve corruption.

9 — I/my organisation havenot received any other EU grant for this action and will give notice of any future EU grants related to this action AND of any EU operating grant(s)9 given to my organisation.

10 — I/my organisation are aware that false declarations may lead to rejection, suspension, termination or reduction of the grant and to administrative sanctions (i.e. financial penalties and/ or exclusion from all future EU funding, such as grants, tenders, prizes, contribution agreements, expert contracts, etc).

and acknowledge

that:

1 — The grant will be signed and managed electronically, through the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Exchange System (accessible via your Funding & Tenders Portal account10).

2 — Access and use of this system is subject to the Funding & Tenders Portal Terms & Conditions11.

3 — Personal data submitted or otherwise collected by the EU will be subject to the Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement12.

4 — Payments under the grant are done at consortium-level, through the coordinator, and will be automatically lowered if one of the consortium members has outstanding debts towards the EU (granting authority or other EU bodies). Such debts will be offset in accordance with the conditions set out in the grant agreement.

8 ‘Resisting an investigation, check or audit’ means carrying out actions with the goal or effect of preventing, hindering or delaying the conduct of any of the activities needed to perform the investigation, check or audit, such as refusing to grant the necessary access to its premises or any other areas used for business purposes, concealing or refusing to disclose information or providing false information.

9 See Article 183 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509. 10 Available at https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/myarea/projects. 11 Available at https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/ftp/tc_en.pdf. 12 Available at https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/support/legalnotice.

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