Annex 
Contractor's Affirmation of no Conflict of Interest
As evaluation contractor (hereinafter the "Evaluator") for third-party applications under the open calls of the PoliRuralPlus project (GA No. 101136910) of the Horizon Europe programme, I accept the following provisions: 
1.	The Evaluator shall refrain from acting in such a way that would lead to a conflict between the public interest and his/her personal interest, meaning he/she shall act in an unbiased and impartial manner. A personal interest is any interest that brings, or could bring, to the person concerned or to another person close to him/her or to a natural person or legal entity represented by him/her by virtue of the law or power of attorney, an advantage consisting in obtaining a pecuniary or other benefit or in the harming of third parties to his/her benefit. 
2.	The Evaluator shall not use information related to his/her activities for his/her personal interest or for the interest of a third party. The Evaluator shall maintain confidentiality regarding all circumstances of which he/she becomes aware in the course of the evaluation.
3.	In the event the Evaluator has a personal interest in the outcome of an application he/she should evaluate, he/she shall notify the client of this fact and shall not participate in the evaluation. 
4.	In cases where the Evaluator is the submitter or processor of an application, or has participated in its processing, or has a close family, emotional or economic relationship with the submitter or processor, he/she shall immediately notify the client of this fact and shall not participate in any way in the evaluation of the application, nor shall he/she interfere in or influence the application process in any way.
5.	Evaluators do not communicate with applicants during the evaluation process. If the Evaluator has a conflict of interest, he/she shall not evaluate any applications.
Gifts and benefits:
1.	The Evaluator shall not solicit or accept gifts, services, favours or any other advantages that might influence the decision-making process or impair his/her impartiality. 
2.	The Evaluator shall not allow himself/herself to be placed in a position in connection with his/her activities in which he/she is obliged to return a favour or which makes him/her open to undue influence by other persons. 
3.	The Evaluator shall not offer or provide any advantage in any way connected with his/her activities.
4.	In the performance of his/her activities, the Evaluator shall not take or propose the taking of any action which would favour him/her in his/her future personal or professional life. 
5.	If the Evaluator is offered any advantage in connection with his/her activities, he/she shall refuse it and inform the client of the advantage offered.
I declare on my honour that I will observe all the above principles, including the principles of transparency, impartiality, unbiasedness and confidentiality.
First name and surname: 	Maria-Carmen Pantea
Date of signature:		02/10/2024
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