3.2 Networking Costs (See Article 16 of Annex II to the contract)

Networking costs comprise the following:

• international travel and subsistence costs of those research staff and technical support staff working, on the Project in the Participant teams relating to:
• meetings with other Participants in the Project,
• secondments between the Participants of young researchers,.
• secondments between the Participants of more experienced researchers and technical support staff not exceeding three months,
• representation of the Project at international workshops, seminars and conferences;

• international workshop, seminar. and conference fees for research staff of the Participants when representing the Project at such events;
• the costs of exchanging information between the Participants, including access to electronic-based information transfer systems and the costs of newsletters (excluding day-to-day telephone and postal services, since they are deemed to be included in the contribution to overheads);
• the costs of joint publications, aimed at disseminating the collective results of the Project (the costs of publishing the results of an individual Participant will not be supported).

International travel and subsistence is to be charged to the Project in accordance with the normal internal rules and procedures of the Participant concerned. The prior approval of the Commission is required for charging travel and subsistence outside the Member States of the Community and the Associated States. The approval is deemed to be granted if the travel has been specified in the Project Programme, or if no objection is raised by the Commission within two months of the receipt of the written request. The appoval of the Commission is not required for work or collaboration with any Participant established outside these states. Travel and subsistence may not be charged for mobility inside a single state.