The fixed contribution is an amount, which is set by the General Assembly, that is payable annually by all Active Members and all Associated Members.
Active Members: 10,000 euros for Corporate-Active Members; 5,000 euros for Corporate-Active Members with a world-wide turnover in the Group to which they belong of less than 500 Million euros in the ended fiscal year before the Effective Date; 1,000 euros for SMEs-Active Members and Research organisation-Active Members.
Associated Members: 1,000 euros for Associated Members.
Contribution for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 shall be paid by Active Members pro rata to the duration of their membership during the respective calendar years.
All Active Members shall pay a Variable Contribution calculated on the basis of each Active Member’s and its Associated Companies’ person year participation in JU Projects in the relevant calendar/ financial year (“py”)
The first 5 py are free and will not be computed for payment of the Variable Contribution (According to a decision taken by the General Assembly of AENEAS on the 1st of December 2008, this clause is no longer applicable for 2009).
Until 2007 inclusive, no Variable Contribution was due.
For the year 2008, the Variable Contribution was set at 1,000 euros per py.
For the year 2009, the Variable Contribution was set at 2,000 euros per py.
For the year 2010, the Variable Contribution is set at 3.5% of the maximum eligible funding. (In order to manage the cashflow of AENEAS, the General Assembly has decided to raise contributions on the basis of maximum eligible funding and not to wait for the completion of all negotiations)
No Variable Contribution shall be calculated with regards to an Active Member’s or to any of its Associated Companies’ py participation in JU-Projects for which such Active Member or its Associated Company does not receive funding of the JU or any public authority in the relevant [calendar/financial] year.
