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Art. 13 Purpose of the contributions
The contributions made to the ISSI should enable it to participate in space projects that are of major importance to: a. future Swiss research and innovation policy; b. Switzerland as a science location; or c. the presence of Swiss space science abroad.
Art. 14 Calculation of the contribution
1 The federal contribution amounts to a maximum of 50 per cent of the chargeable operating costs. 2 Chargeable operating costs are costs that are not already covered by third parties. Chargeable costs are: a. the salary costs, insofar as they do not exceed what is customary for comparable positions, and employer’s social insurance contributions; b. the material costs to provide the services in accordance with the service agreement between SERI and the ISSI. 3 In calculating the federal contribution, SERI shall take account of the following criteria: a. the purpose in accordance with Article 13 in the ISSI’s work programme; b. the benefits of the individual projects in the work programme for future Swiss research and innovation policy, for Switzerland as a science location or for the presence of Swiss science abroad in the space sector; c. the average values of the ISSI’s annual financial statements in the previous four funding years; d. the amount of other financial contributions.
Art. 15 Duration of funding
1 Contributions shall be made for a maximum of four years in the initial funding period. 2 One or more extensions to the funding, in each case by a maximum of four years, are possible. 3 The ISSI must submit an application to SERI before any extension is granted.
Art. 16 Application and decision
The application and decision are governed by the Articles 47 and 49 of the Research and Innovation Promotion Ordinance of 29 November 2013 (O-RIPA).
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Art. 17 Reporting
1 The ISSI shall provide SERI with a report each year on its activities, its expenditures and their funding; contributions in kind must be converted into cash values in the report. The annual report must be submitted with the auditor’s report. 2 SERI shall review the federal contributions to the costs based on the annual reports and the auditor’s reports.