# Decision No 553/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the participation of the Union in a Research and Development Programme jointly undertaken by several Member States aimed at supporting research and development performing small and medium-sized enterprises (Text with EEA relevance), Division 5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Eligible proposals shall be evaluated centrally and ranked by a group of external independent experts in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013, on the basis of transparent procedures.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/553/annex/I/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-553/annex-I/division-5
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