Common use of Amendments of the Clause in Contracts

Amendments of the. Subsidy Contract and other project changes 1. The LP has to request the modification of the Subsidy Contract in case of substantial changes in the project, which are the followings: a) changes in the partnership; b) substantial changes in the content of the project (e.g. modification/ deletion of activities content; modification of the content, scope of outputs; modification of project objectives etc.); c) budget reallocation between PPs not related to changes in the partnership; d) prolongation of the project duration. 2. Further detailed rules describing each case of the modification of the Subsidy Contract included in Article 10(1), as well as other project changes not listed above not requiring amendment of the Subsidy Contract are set in the Implementation Manual. 3. Any request for modification of the Subsidy Contract described in Article 10(1) has to be justified and submitted by the LP to the MA/JS immediately when such need for the above-mentioned amendments occurs, as regulated in the Implementation Manual. The MA/JS will review the request of modification. The MA/▇▇ decides on the modification requested according to the rules laid down in the Implementation Manual. The project modification process will be completed through the Programme electronic monitoring system. 4. The last request for modification of the Subsidy Contract shall be submitted not later than three months before the end date of the project. 5. The LP can request amendment of the spending forecasts set in Article 5(4) only in relation to substantial changes in the project (as referred in Article 10(1)) affecting the project budget, otherwise amendment of the spending forecast cannot be requested. 6. In the event of decommitment/reduction of the project budget based on an MC or MA/JS decision (in accordance with Article 14(1)), the amendment of the Subsidy Contract will be initiated by the MA/JS.