The 22nd of august, 2007, the EU Commission has accepted the Noesis consortium proposal to extend the contract from the original duration of 36 months to the proposed 48 months of total duration. The extention has been granted without any changes in the total budget of the project. The main modifications to the project are: 1. the reporting periods (a new annual report has been included) 2. the technical annex has been amended with the shifting of some of the previewed activities from the partners.