# 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), Article 8: Rules for participation and dissemination

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

1. For the purposes of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013, the ESE shall be considered to be a funding body.
2. By way of derogation from Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013, the NFBs, under the coordination of the ESE, shall verify the financial capacity of all applicants for funding under Eurostars-2.
3. By way of derogation from Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013, grant agreements with beneficiaries of indirect actions under Eurostars-2 shall be signed by the NFBs concerned.
4. By way of derogation from Article 23(1), (5), (6) and (7) and Articles 28 to 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013, the funding rules of the participating national programmes shall apply to Eurostars-2 grants administered by the NFBs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/553/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-553/article-8
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