Beneficiary

A recipient of European Union funds. A beneficiary refers to the legal person who signs a grant contract or a procurement contract (i.e. the grant beneficiary and/or contractor) with an "entity managing EU funds".

Depending on the management mode this entity may be the European Commission, a partner country, an international organisation, or a Commission executive agency or an EU Member State national agency.

Implementing partners of such entities, identified as such in the relevant financing / contribution / delegation agreements to act as intermediaries for a substantial part of the action, are also considered as "entities managing EU funds". This applies whether the action is fully or partially financed by the European Commission.

Subcontractors or suppliers as well as partners/consortia members of the "recipients of EU funds" are not concerned. In the case of budget support the "recipient of EU funds" is directly the beneficiary country's Treasury.

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