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The Community financial contribution shall be conditional upon:

(a) demonstration by the participating Member States and the other participating countries that the Eurostars Joint Programme as described in Annex I has been efficiently set up;

(b) the formal establishment or designation by the participating Member States and the other participating countries or organisations designated by the participating Member States and the other participating countries, of a dedicated implementation structure with legal personality, which shall be responsible for the implementation of the Eurostars Joint Programme and for receiving, allocating and monitoring the Community financial contribution in the framework of indirect centralised management in accordance with Articles 54(2)(c) and 56 of the Financial Regulation and Articles 35, 38(2) and 41 of the Implementing Rules;

(c) the establishment of an appropriate and efficient governance model for the Eurostars Joint Programme in conformity with Annex II;

(d) efficient carrying out of the activities under the Eurostars Joint Programme described in Annex I by the dedicated implementation structure, which entails the launch of calls for proposals for the award of grants;

(e) commitments by the participating Member States and the other participating countries to contribute to the financing of the Eurostars Joint Programme and the effective payment of their financial contribution, in particular the funding of participants in the selected Eurostars projects following the calls for proposals launched under the Eurostars Joint Programme;

(f) compliance with the State aid rules of the Community, and in particular the rules set out in the Community Framework for State Aid for Research, Development and Innovation ;

(g) ensuring a high level of scientific excellence and observance of ethical principles in accordance with the general principles of the Seventh Framework Programme, of gender mainstreaming and gender equality and of sustainable development, and

(h) the formulation of provisions governing the intellectual property rights stemming from the activities carried out under the Eurostars Joint Programme and the implementation and coordination of the R & D programmes and activities undertaken at national level by the participating Member States and the other participating countries in such a way that they aim at promoting the creation of such knowledge and at supporting wide use and dissemination of the knowledge created.