POWER OF ATTORNEY – MODEL 1-2 Agreement / Power of Attorney

POWER OF ATTORNEY – MODEL 1

Agreement / Power of Attorney

(DESIGNATING ONE OF THE COMPANIES OF THE GROUP AS LEADER AND

GIVING A MANDATE TO IT)

We the undersigned:

– Signatory 1 (Name, Function, Company, Registered address, VAT Number)

– Signatory 2 (Name, Function, Company, Registered address, VAT Number)

– …..

– Signatory N (Name, Function, Company, Registered address, VAT Number),

Each of them having the legal capacity required to act on behalf of his/her company, HEREBY

AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

(1) The European Commission has awarded Framework Contract …. (« the Contract ») to

Company 1, Company 2, …, Company N (« the Group Members »), based on the joint offer

submitted by them on … ….. for the supply of ….. and/or the provision of services for … (« the

Supplies and/or the Services »).

(2) As co-signatories of the Contract, all the Group Members:

(a) Shall be jointly and severally liable towards the European Commission for the

performance of the Contract.

(b) Shall comply with the terms and conditions of the Contract and ensure the proper

execution of their respective share of the Supplies and/or the Services.

(3) To this effect, the Group Members designate Company X as Group Leader. [N.B.: The

Group Leader has to be one of the Group Members]

(4) Payments by the European Commission related to the Supplies or the Services shall be made

through the Group Leader’s bank account .[Provide details on bank, address, account number,

etc.].

(5) The Group Members grant to the Group Leader all the necessary powers to act on their

behalf in connection with the Supplies and/or the Services. This mandate involves in particular

the following tasks:

(a) The Group Leader shall sign any contractual documents —including the Framework

Contract, Specific Agreements and Amendments thereto— and issue any invoices

related to the Supplies or the Services on behalf of the Group Members.

(b) The Group Leader shall act as single point of contact for the European Commission in

connection with the Supplies and/or the Services to be provided under the Contract. It shall co-ordinate the provision of the Supplies and/or the Services by the Group

Members to the European Commission, and shall see to a proper administration of the

Contract.

Any modification to the present agreement / power of attorney shall be subject to the European

Commission’s express approval.

This agreement / power of attorney shall expire when all the contractual obligations of the

Group Members towards the European Commission in connection with the Supplies and/or the

Services to be provided under the Contract have ceased to exist. The parties cannot terminate it

before that date without the Commission’s consent.

Signed in …. on ……….. ………

Name

Function

Company

Name

Function

Company

Name

Function

Company

Name

Function

Company

POWER OF ATTORNEY – MODEL 2

Agreement / Power of Attorney

(CREATING THE GROUP AS SEPARATE ENTITY, APPOINTING A GROUP

MANAGER AND GIVING A MANDATE TO HIM/HER)

We the undersigned:

– Signatory 1 (Name, Function, Company, Registered address, VAT Number)

– Signatory 2 (Name, Function, Company, Registered address, VAT Number)

– …..

– Signatory N (Name, Function, Company, Registered address, VAT Number),

Each of them having the legal capacity required to act on behalf of his/her company, HEREBY

AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

(1) The European Commission has awarded Framework Contract …. (« the Contract ») to

Company 1, Company 2, …, Company N (« the Group Members »), based on the joint offer

submitted by them on … ….. for the supply of ….. and/or the provision of services for … (« the

Supplies and/or the Services »).

(2) As co-signatories of the Contract, all the Group Members:

(a) Shall be jointly and severally liable towards the European Commission for the

performance of the Contract.

(b) Shall comply with the terms and conditions of the Contract and ensure the proper

execution of their respective share of the Supplies and/or the Services.

(3) To this effect, the Group Members have set up under the laws of ……. the Group ….. (« the

Group »). The Group has the legal form of a .….. [Provide details on registration of the

Group: VAT Number, Trade Register, etc.].

(4) Payments by the European Commission related to the Supplies or the Services shall be made

through the Group’s bank account . [Provide details on bank, address, account number, etc.].

(5) The Group Members appoint Mr/Ms ……. as Group Manager.

(6) The Group Members grant to the Group Manager all the necessary powers to act alone on

their behalf in connection with the Supplies and/or the Services. This mandate involves in

particular the following tasks :

(a) The Group Manager shall sign any contractual documents —including the Framework

Contract, Specific Agreements and Amendments thereto— and issue any invoices

related to the Supplies or the Services on behalf of the Group Members.

(b) The Group Manager shall act as single point of contact for the European Commission

in connection with the Supplies and/or the Services to be provided under the Contract.

He/she shall co-ordinate the provision of the Supplies and/or the Services by the Group

Members to the European Commission, and shall see to a proper administration of the

Contract.

Any modification to the present agreement / power of attorney shall be subject to the

European Commission’s express approval.

This agreement / power of attorney shall expire when all the contractual obligations of the

Group Members towards the European Commission in connection with the Supplies and/or the

Services to be provided under the Contract have ceased to exist. The parties cannot terminate it

before that date without the Commission’s consent.

Signed in …. on ……….. ………

Name

Function

Company

Name

Function

Company

Name

Function

Company

Name

Function

Company