2. Welcome to the European Knowledge Network!
The European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law is delighted to announce the
11th
European Annual Symposium EU Funds 2016
This annual forum brings together around 500 EU Funds experts from all over Europe and promotes an exchange of knowledge, experience and best practice
between EU Institutions and Member States with regard to the correct management and control of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds).
With its unique character this European Symposium provides an insight in EU Funds issues from a strategic as well as from a programme and management
perspective.
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“A useful opportunity to hear presentations and to network with practitioners in the field of EU Funds management!”
Algirdas Petkevicius, Counsellor, Regional Development Department, Ministry of Interior, Lithuania
“Great opportunity to meet people, exchange experience and get a wide look at EU financing and programming.”
Sandra Jankovic, Legal Specialist, Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund, Croatia
3. 2016: Effective Implementation of the ESI Funds Operational
Programmes 2014-2020
In the beginning of 2016, most Member States will concentrate on the implementation of the new generation of programmes. They will focus on how to secure
smooth and efficient implementation of Operational Programmes and how to ensure a high absorption capacity of the annually available funds.The management
and control systems will already be in place, but the responsible authorities will have to ensure their proper functioning and overcome the remaining obstacles.
During 2016 all authorities need to conduct first control activities regarding the programming period 2014-2020 as well as prepare new annual reports. 2016 is also
the last year for closing the previous Programming Period. The European Commission has already issued numerous implementing acts and guidances, but the
authorities involved in the management, implementation and control of the ESI Funds 2014-2020 as well as the beneficiaries are still facing challenges such as:
• What needs to be done to meet the management and control requirements and ensure efficient implementation of the Operational Programmes 2014-2020?
• How do authorities best meet the new control and reporting requirements due in the first half of 2016
• How to conduct audit on management declaration and annual accounts
• How to apply the new rules and guidance related to financial corrections
• How to establish and manage financial instruments in complementarity to the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) mechanism
• How to complete the closure of Operational Programmes 2007-2013
• How to improve the anti-fraud measures for 2014-2020 operations and increase cooperation among different involved authorities
• How to best fulfill the thematic objectives of EU Cohesion Policy 2014-2020
• How to simplify the implementation procedures and reimbursement of costs for the beneficiaries
• How to achieve synergies among the different EU, national, regional and private policies and funding
The 11th
European Annual Symposium EU Funds 2016 will address the key issues related to management, implementation and control of the European
Structural and Investment Funds 2014-2020. It will furthermore tackle practical issues and concerns that arise with the commencement of the current programming
period.
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“Excellent platform for exchange of opinions and experiences between professionals.”
Dominika Mahlebashieva, Chief-Assistant, Directorate for Coordination of Programmes and Projects,
Ministry of Transport, Information,Technology and Communications, Bulgaria
4. What do you learn at the
11th
European Annual Symposium EU Funds 2016?
The “11th
European Annual Symposium EU Funds 2016” disseminates the essential know-how on a multitude of issues surrounding EU Funds. It features
essential expertise from the relevant European Commission Directorates, European Court of Auditors, Managing, Certifying and Audit Authorities as well as
European Networks. Strategic discussions mingle with issues concerning the implementation level in EU Member States and thus provide a unique European
forum for an exchange of knowledge, experience and best practice. The European Annual Symposium offers numerous individual sessions and practical
workshops. In the individual sessions you can choose from a number of parallel lectures dealing with the most demanding issues related to the implementation
of ESI Funds 2014-2020. In doing so you can design your individual timetable.
Your Benefits
• Become familiar with how to achieve your regional and rural goals with ESI Funds 2014-2020
• Use the crucial opportunity to be up-to-date with the new rules and approaches
• Benefit from the experience of authorities that are well advanced in the implementation of the Operational Programmes 2014-2020
• Learn right on time how to improve the implementation of ESI Funds 2014-2020
• Acquire confidence in your financial control and audit performance – Improve your methods and tools
• Receive recommendations on the closure of the Operational Programmes from the Programming Period 2007-2013
• Increase the administrative capacity of your authority and learn from good examples how improved governing structures, skilled human resources and
efficient tools contribute significantly to fund management
• Develop networks and contacts with experts, members of European Institutions and partners of European importance at this all-encompassing EU Funds event
• Take part in the European discussion on the optimal management of ESI Funds 2014-2020!
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“A perfect opportunity for networking!”
Zdenka Souckova, National Coordination Authority,
Ministry of Regional Development, Czech Republic
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5. Who is the 11th
European Annual Symposium for?
The 11th
European Annual Symposium EU Funds 2016 is a must-attend event for public officials such as Directors, Heads of Units, Managers, Auditors and
other experts dealing with the management, certification and control of all EU Funds, especially from:
• Managing Authorities
• Certifying Authorities and Bodies
• Audit Authorities
• Intermediate Bodies
• Paying Agencies
• National Public Authorities
• Regional and Local Governments, Municipalities
• National and Regional Courts of Auditors
• Regional Development Agencies
• Public Banks and Private Banks
• Beneficiaries of EU Funds
• Consulting Companies, Advisory and Audit Services and other institutions and stakeholders dealing with management and control of EU Funds
You are welcome to contribute to this very unique
EU Funds Symposium
Please do not hesitate to send us questions or specific topics you would like the speakers to address during the Symposium.
For this, we encourage you to contact our Head of Conference Management: joanna.baka@euroacad.eu.
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“Great possibility to share experience and make acquaintances.”
Rita Rutkauskiene, Head of Division, Economics and Finance Department,
Ministry of Interior, Lithuania
6. European Experts Panel:
Programme Day 1 14th
March 2016
12.30-14.00 Lunch
Questions, Answers & Discussion
11.00-11.30 Refreshment Break and Questions, Answers & Discussion
9.30-9.45 Welcome Note from the European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law and from the Chair
8.00-9.00 Registration and Hand Out of Symposium Material (Please arrange final check-in preferably on Sunday, March 13th
2016)
Sunday, March 13th
2016 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. & Monday, March 14th
2016 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
9.45-11.00
Improving the Management of ESI Funds to Fulfill the Thematic Objectives of EU Cohesion Policy 2014 - 2020
• Simplification of processes and legislation: Achieved, on the way to or never ending story?
• Better access to finance by EU Investment Plan and European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI): What are the implications for ESIF Authorities?
• Simpler ways to reimbursement of costs: What outcome is expected in the end of the Programming Period?
• Fighting fraud: How to enhance cooperation between involved institutions
• Complementarity of objectives: The Energy Union and Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) – an Opportunity for European Regions
Dirk Ahner, Special Advisor to European Commissioner on Regional Development and former Director-General for Regional Development, European Commission (tbc)
Representative of Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission (tbc)
Gwennaël Joliff-Botrel, Head of Strategy Unit, Directorate-General for Research & Innovation, European Commission
Martin Weber, Director, Chamber II — Structural Policies,Transport and Energy, European Court of Auditors
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• Preparing for the Final Interim Declaration
• 1st
level checks and preparing for the final audit checks
• Drafting and submitting the closure documents
• Commission responses to the Closure Pack
• Programme closure
Barry North, former ERDF Technical Policy Manager,
ERDF Programmes Team, Local Economies,
Regeneration and European Programmes (LEREP)
Directorate, Department for Communities and Local
Government, United Kingdom
• Key elements of the Annual Summary of the Audit
Reports
• Submission deadline and what to be aware of
• Key elements of Annual Report on Implementation
• Reference to financial data, indicators, quantified
target values and milestones defined in performance
framework
• Deadlines and submission
Louis Vervloet, General Director, ESF Agency
Flanders, Belgium
• Accounting requirements to be met
• Rules for calculating payments in 2014-2020
• Drawing-up, certifying and submitting the payment
applications
• Rules for drawing-up annual accounts
• Acceptance of accounts and annual clearance
A A A
1 2 3
Closure of Funds in the 2007-2013
Programming Period: Surviving the Last
12 Months?
New Reporting Requirements for MA –
Drawing-up Annual Summary of the
Audit Reports and Annual Report on
Implementation
New Accounting Rules and Annual
Accounts – Payment Claims, Content
and Timing
11.30-12.30 | Session
7. 15.00-15.30 Refreshment Break
Questions, Answers & Discussion
• Preparing for the Winding-Up Declaration
• Regulatory and methodological framework
• Objectives and performed tasks
• Results of the audits
• Closure of financial instruments
Dr Balázs Dencső, Director General, Directorate
General for Audit of European Funds, EU Funds Audit
Authority, Ministry of National Economy, Hungary
• The requirements to be met by Managing Authorities
• Creating an ideal framework for verifications
• Developing the right tools for verifications
• Minimising financial risks through targeting key areas
• Optimising the use of resources through risk based
sampling
Amarjit S. Narain, Member of ERDF Managing
Authority for England, Department for Communities
and Local Government, United Kingdom
• Determining the level of financial corrections
• Specific rules on financial instruments and public
procurement
• Corrections in relation to simplified cost options and
to revenue generating projects
• Rules for withdrawal of payments
Kaur Siruli, Head of Financial Control Department,
Ministry of Finance, Estonia
B B B
1 2 3
Challenges for Audit Authorities During
Closure of Operational Programmes
2007-2013
Developing an Effective and Proportionate
Verification Methodology for ESIF Projects
Guidance and Principles for Financial
Corrections – All Questions Cleared?
• Certifying Authority’s specific tasks during closure
• Closure working group
• Interim payment applications in 2015 and 2016
• Reconciling negative adjustments
• Specific closure reporting
• Calculation of final EU contribution
Frans Nijveld, Head of Certifying Authority, ESF
Agency Flanders, Belgium
• Contents and submission deadlines
• Information on financial commitments and expenditures
by measures
• Reporting on quantified indicators and targets
• Summary of activities, including evaluation
• Description of implementation by sub-programmes
• Preparing for enhanced AIRs in 2017 and 2019
John Place, Head of Managing Authority, Rural
Development Programme for England, Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom
• The role of communication in result-oriented ESI Funds
• How to strategically plan your communication
• How to evaluate communication outputs and results
• Storytelling and social media: The shift to digital
communication
Frank Schneider, Head of Communication Unit, Joint
Secretariat, Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme
C C C
1 2 3
Responsibilities of Certifying Authorities
During Closure of Operational Programmes
2007-2013
Implementing EAFRD 2014-2020:
Sharing Experience regarding Annual
Implementation Reports
Communication of ESI Funds 2014-2020:
Going Beyond Dissemination
14.00-15.00 | Session
15.30-16.30 | Session
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8. 19.00-23.00 Festive Evening Reception
End of Symposium Day 1
Questions, Answers & Discussion
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• IT changes in 2014-2020
• E-signature, e-storage and e-submission
• Interoperability
• Collection and storage of data
• Keeping control and securing a reliable e-cohesion
system
Johan Radder, IT Manager, Managing Authority Kansen
voor West (ERDF), the Netherlands
• Defining efficient selection criteria and project scoring
procedure
• Guidelines for applicants for scoring and preliminary
assessment of projects
• Compliance of the projects with the eligibility rules
• Verifying expenditures, administrative and on-the-spot
checks
• Preparing forecasts of the absorption of funds and financial
commitments to projects
• Grant contracts with the beneficiaries
• Definition and types of private partners
• Ways of involvement of private partners in ETC-projects
• Main challenges and barriers related to private project
participation
• Best practise examples and new framework conditions to
encourage private actor´s participation
Christina Bauer, Legal Expert and Strategy
Development Project Manager, Managing Authority of
the “Alpine Space” Programme, Land Salzburg, Austria
D D D
1 2 3
Development of a New and Efficient
E-Cohesion System for 2014-2020
Operational Programmes
Challenges of Intermediate Bodies in
Appraisal and Selection of ESI Funded
Projects in 2014-2020
Involvement of Private Partners in
ETC-Programmes
16.30-17.00 | Session
9. Programme Day 2 15th
March 2016
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10.00-10.30 Refreshment Break and Questions, Answers & Discussion are included in this Session
Questions, Answers & Discussion
Questions, Answers & Discussion
• Combating fraud in EU funded projects
• The dimension and the cost of fraud, types of fraud that can occur
• The Commission’s Anti-Fraud Cycle: Fraud indicators to look out for
• General detection methods for fraud
• High level key specific controls to prevent fraud
• Cooperation between regional, national and European authorities
Stewart Roche, Management Accountant, Higher Education Authority, Ireland
• The European Court of Auditors’ role as the EU’s external auditor
• Internal control arrangements in Cohesion policy: Increased audit and control efforts
yielding first results in decreasing the level of irregularities
• External audit of Cohesion policy by the Court: An increased focus on performance
- Compliance audit
- Performance audit
- Opinions
• What next: Outlook on the Court‘s work in the coming years
Martin Weber, Director, Chamber II – Structural Policies,Transport and Energy,
European Court of Auditors
E E
1 2
Fraud Prevention: Procedures for Effective and Proportionate
Anti-Fraud Measures & Increased Cooperation between All Involved
Authorities Authorities
Audit of Cohesion Expenditure by the ECA: Findings and
Recommendations for 2014-2020 Programming Period
• Types of financial instruments created by the EIB
• Advantages of the different financial instruments
• What to be aware of when applying for FI
• Scope and goals of the new European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI)
• Complementarity of ESIF financial instruments and EIB-support
Patricia B. Llopis, Bilateral Advisory Services Coordinator, Decentralised Financial
Instruments, Advisory Services Department, European Investment Bank (EIB)
• New requirements and deadlines for audit authorities
• Choosing the audit approach
• Preparing the audit strategy
• Adequate timing
• Sampling options
• Performing a system audit
• Fact-findings and recommendations
Marianna Miklós-Molnár, Director of Strategy and Methodology, Directorate General
for Audit of European Funds, EU Funds Audit Authority, Ministry of National Economy,
Hungary
F F
1 2
Support for Financial Instruments in 2014-2020 by the EIB Preparing Audit Strategy and System Audits
9.00-10.00 | Session
10.30-11.30 | Session
10. 10
• Types of financial instruments
• New ESIF financial instruments
• Different ways of setting up and implementing financial instruments
• The new guide for Member States on Article 41 CPR
• Complementarity with the new EFSI
Dr Carol Sweetenham, Head of Policy, Strategy and Coordination, Department for
Communities and Local Government, United Kingdom
• Reviewing the Management Declaration and Audit Opinion
• How to audit with regard to closure of accounts
• How to proceed and suitable methodologies for auditing the accounts
• Some recommendations
Nataša Prah, Director, Budget Supervision Office, Ministry of Finance, Slovenia
G G
1 2
Financial Instruments 2014-2020: Setting up, Leverage and
Complementarity with the European Fund for Strategic Investment
(EFSI)
Reviewing the Management Declaration and Performing Audit on
Annual Accounts
11.30-12.30 | Session
12.30-14.00 Lunch
Questions, Answers & Discussion
Questions, Answers & Discussion
• Development of simplified cost options (SCO)
• Advantages and disadvantages of SCOs
• Impact of SCOs on verification – Change in approach
• Risks in using SCOs
• How to increase the use of SCOs
• Practical advises from a case study
Maeve Hamilton, Head of ERDF Managing Authority, Enterprise,Trade and
Investment, Central Government Department, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
• Legal requirements
• Necessary documentation
• Most common issues in procurement audit
• Typical infringements of procurement rules
• Possible consequences and sanctions
• How to increase the control of public procurement
Patricia Muotto, European Programme Manager, Greater London Authority,
United Kingdom
H H
1 2
Maximising the Use of Simplified Costs Options in ESIF 2014-2020 Public Procurement Rules and ESI Funds: How to Handle
Irregularities and Avoid Financial Punishment
14.00-15.00 | Session
15.00-15.30 Refreshment Break
11. 17.30 End of Conference Day 2 & Hand Out of Certificates
Programme Day 2 15th
March 2016
Questions, Answers & Discussion
• Differences in generating net-revenues before and after completion of an operation
• Management verification of revenue generating projects
• Financial analysis of operation
• Calculation methods for eligible expenditures
• Necessity for guidance for beneficiaries
Harry Jansen, Project Leader ERDF, Ministry of Finance, the Netherlands
• Principles of EU State aid control
• State aid in national and EU funded measures - State aid compliant ESI funding
• State aid for infrastructure projects and R&D infrastructure
• The implications of getting State aid wrong
• Handling audits and investigations
Miek van der Wee, Head of Unit, Infrastructure and Regional Aid, DG Competition,
European Commission (tbc)
I I
1 2
New Requirements and Calculating Methods for Eligible
Expenditure in Revenue Generating Projects
Complying with State aid Law at ESIF Programme and Project Level
• Establishing a CLLD
• Issues that may arise in operationalising CLLD
• Role of local action groups and responsibilities of Managing Authorities
• Necessity of clear division of responsibilities
• Implications for the control and audit activities
Joanna Gierulska, Head of Territorial Development Unit, Department of Rural
Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland
• Planning the evaluation and monitoring process with regards to indicators
• Developing and preparing for evaluation
• How to proceed in evaluation with regard to outputs, results and performance
• Choosing the evaluation methods and approaches
• Impact of Indicators on the Project Cycle
Bernd Schuh, Member of Board of Directors, Austrian Institute for Regional
Studies and Spatial Planning, Austria
J J
1 2
First Experiences with the Instrument Community Led Local
Development (CLLD)
Evaluation of Operational Programmes 2014-2020: How to Proceed
with Indicators and Secure Result-Orientation and Impacts
15.30-16.30 | Session
16.30-17.30 | Session
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12. Day 3 Workshop 16th
March 2016
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14.30 End of Workshop Day 3 & Hand Out of Certificates
13.00-14.30 Lunch
12.30-13.00 Questions, Answers & Discussion, Agenda includes Refreshment Break
• Enhancing risk identification
• Considering fraud risk assessment
• Improving the existing and introduction of new
anti-fraud measures
• Necessity for anti-fraud cycle
• Choosing instruments, methods, standards, techniques
and sources
• Practical cases and exercises
Jo Kremers, Senior Audit Manager, Audit Authority EU
Structural Funds, Central Audit Service, Ministry of
Finance, the Netherlands
• Drawing-up the Annual Summary of the Audit Reports
• Specific considerations
• Preparing the Annual Report on Implementation
• Focus on financial data, indicators, quantified
target values and milestones defined in performance
framework
• Practical exercise
Louis Vervloet, General Director, ESF Agency
Flanders, Belgium (tbc)
• Elements of Annual Audit Opinion and Control Report
• How to prepare the Audit Opinion
• Planning the audits (sampling, coverage,
risk assessment, etc)
• Evaluation of errors
• Calculation of Residual Risk Rate
• Reviewing the Management Declaration and
Annual Accounts
• Practical exercise
Kaur Siruli, Head of Financial Control Department,
Ministry of Finance, Estonia
W W W
1 2 3
Working with Efficient Anti-Fraud Measures
in Operational Programmes 2014-2020
Preparing the Annual Implementation
Report in Practice
Preparing the Annual Audit Opinion and
Control Report
9.00-12.30 | Workshop Sessions
13. Speakers
Dirk Ahner
Special Advisor to European Commissioner on Regional Development and former Director-General for Regional Development, European Commission (tbc)
Representative
of Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission (tbc)
Gwennaël Joliff-Botrel
Head of Strategy Unit, Directorate-General for Research & Innovation, European Commission
Miek van der Wee
Head of Unit, Infrastructure and Regional Aid, DG Competition, European Commission (tbc)
Martin Weber
Director, Chamber II — Structural Policies,Transport and Energy, European Court of Auditors
Patricia B. Llopis
Bilateral Advisory Services Coordinator, Decentralised Financial Instruments, Advisory Services Department, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Louis Vervloet
General Director, ESF Agency Flanders, Belgium
Maeve Hamilton
Head of ERDF Managing Authority, Enterprise,Trade and Investment, Central Government Department, Northern Ireland
Frans Nijveld
Head of Certifying Authority, ESF Agency Flanders, Belgium
Balázs Dencső
Director General, Directorate General For Audit Of European Funds, EU Funds Audit Authority, Ministry of National Economy, Hungary
John Place
Head of Managing Authority, Rural Development Programme for England, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom
Nataša Prah
Director, Budget Supervision Office, Ministry of Finance, Slovenia
Frank Schneider
Head of Communication Unit, Joint Secretariat, Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme
Dr Carol Sweetenham
Head of Policy, Strategy and Coordination, Department for Communities and Local Government, United Kingdom
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14. Speakers 2015
Joanna Gierulska
Head of Territorial Development Unit, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland
Kaur Siruli
Head of Financial Control Department, Ministry of Finance, Estonia
Johan Radder
IT Manager, Managing Authority Kansen voor West (ERDF), the Netherlands
Marianna Miklós-Molnár
Director of Strategy and Methodology, Directorate General for Audit of European Funds, EU Funds Audit Authority, Ministry of National Economy, Hungary
Bernd Schuh
Member of Board of Directors, Austrian Institute for Regional Studies and Spatial Planning, Austria
Harry Jansen
Project Leader ERDF, Ministry of Finance, the Netherlands
Amarjit S. Narain
Member of ERDF Managing Authority for England, Department for Communities and Local Government, United Kingdom
Stewart Roche
Management Accountant, Higher Education Authority, Ireland
Patricia Muotto
European Programme Manager, Greater London Authority, United Kingdom
Jo Kremers
Senior Audit Manager, Audit Authority EU Structural Funds, Central Audit Service, Ministry of Finance, the Netherlands
Christina Bauer
Legal Expert and Strategy Development Project Manager, Managing Authority of the “Alpine Space” Programme, Land Salzburg, Austria
Barry North
former ERDF Technical Policy Manager, ERDF Programmes Team, Local Economies, Regeneration and European Programmes (LEREP) Directorate,
Department for Communities and Local Government, United Kingdom
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15. Organisational Matters
Date of Event
14th
– 16th
March 2016
Booking Number
K-131
Event Language
The event language will be English.
Event Prices
Symposium and Workshop 14th
– 16th
March 2016
Fast booking contingent until 27th
November 2015: 1.289,- Euro
Early booking contingent from 28th
November 2015 until
29th
January 2016: 1.489,- Euro
Normal price from 30th
January 2016: 1.589,- Euro
Symposium 14th
– 15th
March 2016
Fast booking contingent until 27th
November 2015: 989,- Euro
Early booking contingent from 28th
November 2015 until
29th
January 2016: 1.189,- Euro
Normal price from 30th
January 2016: 1.289,- Euro
The event price covers:
• Extensive printed training material documents which will be handed out before the symposium
• Certificate, if symposium / workshop fully attended
• Soft drinks and coffee / tea
• Lunch on all days of the symposium/workshop
• Festive evening reception at the end of day one
Upon request you can receive a digital version of the symposium/workshop documents after the
event for 60,- Euro excl. German VAT (19%) in addition to the symposium/workshop
All prices excl. German VAT (19%)
Programme is subject to alterations
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Stauffenbergstraße 26
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Please contact the hotel directly and refer to the “European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law”
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demy for Taxes, Economics & Law’s as are undisputed, legally recognized or recognized in writing by the European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law.The right of retention is only acceptable in accordance with a counterclaim based on the same contract.
5. Cancellation
Cancellations need to be issued in writing. Cancellation by the participant will be subject to cancellation charges as follows:
• 30 days or more prior to commencement of the course: service charge of 80,00 € net, subject to current German VAT, payable immediately, course fee will be reimbursed,
• two (2) weeks to 30 days prior to commencement of the course: 50% of course fee net, subject to current German VAT, payable immediately,
• non-attendance or cancellation less than two (2) weeks prior to commencement of the course: 100% of course fee net, subject to current Germany VAT, payable immediately
The European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law gladly accepts without additional costs a substitute participant nominated in case of a cancellation if the substitute participant is registered at least three (3) days prior to the commencement of the course.
Neither cancellation of a specific module/part of the course or substitution per module/per day is possible.
6. Copyright
Seminar/course documents are protected by property rights and may not be duplicated, processed, amended, circulated or published in any other way without the written consent of the European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law. The European Aca-
demy for Taxes, Economics & Law reserves all rights.
7. Liability
All seminars and courses are prepared and presented by qualified speakers and instructors. The European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law accepts no liability for the up-to-dateness, correctness and completeness of the seminar documentation, as
well as, presentation of the seminar.
8. Applicable Law, Place of Jurisdiction, Place of Performance
All cases shall be governed and construed in accordance with German law to the exclusion of the UN Sales Convention. As far as legally admissible, place of performance and place of exclusive jurisdiction shall be Berlin, Germany.
9. Data Protection
The European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law protects personal data by taking appropriate protection measures. For the purpose of optimization of the product and service portfolio and according to the regulations of the data privacy laws, it stores
and processes person-specific data on the training participants. Hence, all European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law website hits are registered. All personal data will, in accordance with the law, be used for documentation requests, placed orders or
other enquiries in order to send information out by post.
The European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law will, in accordance with the law, inform participants by email about special offers that resemble previously booked seminars. If and where personal data needs to be transferred to countries lacking appro-
priate data protection schemes, the European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law shall grant alternative adequate protection. Furthermore, the European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law will use personal data as far as participants have granted
respective permission. When collecting personal data, the European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law will always ask for permission regarding email information about offers. The participant may, at any time, express their objection to data collection
for the purpose of advertisement or address via email or fax. Any data provided to the European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law will be processed for reservations and bookings, as well as, for information about other seminars. Names and company
names will be published in a participants’ list and forwarded to the mailing company.
