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  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 1292/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 establishing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (Text with EEA relevance)",
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  "text": "Regulation (EU) No 1292/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council\nof 11 December 2013\namending Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 establishing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 173(3) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nAfter transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,\nActing in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth assigns a prominent role to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (\"the EIT\") which contributes to a number of flagship initiatives.\n(2)\nDuring the period from 2014 to 2020 the EIT should contribute to the objectives of the \"Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation\" established by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (\"Horizon 2020\") by integrating the knowledge triangle of higher education, research and innovation.\n(3)\nIn order to ensure a coherent framework for participants in Horizon 2020, Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ('Rules for Participation') should apply to the EIT.\n(4)\nThe rules concerning the management of intellectual property rights are defined in the Rules for Participation.\n(5)\nThe rules concerning the association of third countries are defined in Horizon 2020.\n(6)\nThe EIT should foster entrepreneurship in its higher education, research and innovation activities. In particular, it should promote excellent entrepreneurial education and support the creation of start-ups and spin-offs.\n(7)\nThe EIT should directly engage with national and regional representatives and other stakeholders from across the innovation chain, generating beneficial effects on both sides. In order to render such dialogue and exchange more systematic, an EIT Stakeholder Forum should be established, bringing together the wider community of stakeholders around horizontal issues. The EIT should also carry out information and communication activities targeting relevant stakeholders.\n(8)\nThe EIT should promote an appropriately balanced participation between the different actors from the knowledge triangle involved in the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (\"KICs\"). Furthermore, it should promote strong participation from the private sector, in particular micro-/small and medium-sized enterprises (\"SMEs\").\n(9)\nThe scope of the EIT contribution to the KICs should be defined and the origins of the KICs’ financial resources clarified.\n(10)\nThe composition of the EIT bodies should be simplified. The functioning of the EIT Governing Board should be streamlined and the respective roles and tasks of the Governing Board and the Director should be further clarified.\n(11)\nNew KICs, including their priority fields and the organisation and timing of the selection process, should be launched on the basis of modalities defined in the Strategic Innovation Agenda following an open, transparent and competitive process.\n(12)\nThe KICs should broaden their educational activities to enhance the skills base across the Union, by providing professional and other appropriate training courses.\n(13)\nCooperation on the organisation of monitoring and evaluations of the KICs between the Commission and the EIT is required in order to ensure coherence with the overall Union-level monitoring and evaluation system. In particular, there should be clear principles for monitoring the KICs and the EIT.\n(14)\nThe KICs should seek synergies with relevant Union, national and regional initiatives.\n(15)\nIn order to ensure broader participation of organisations from different Members States in the KICs, partner organisations should be established in at least three different Member States.\n(16)\nThe EIT and the KICs should develop outreach activities and disseminate best practices, including through the Regional Innovation Scheme.\n(17)\nThe criteria and procedures for the financing, monitoring and evaluation of the activities of the KICs should be adopted by the EIT prior to launching the KIC selection process.\n(18)\nThe EIT Triennial Work Programme should take into account the Commission’s opinion concerning the EIT’s specific objectives, as defined in Horizon 2020, and its complementarities with Union policies and instruments.\n(19)\nThe EIT, being under Horizon 2020, will be part of the mainstreaming of climate change expenditure as defined in Horizon 2020.\n(20)\nThe evaluation of the EIT should provide timely input for the evaluation of Horizon 2020 in 2017 and 2023.\n(21)\nThe Commission should strengthen its role in monitoring the implementation of specific aspects of EIT activities.\n(22)\nThis Regulation lays down a financial envelope for the entire duration of Horizon 2020 which is to constitute the prime reference amount, within the meaning of point 17 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, for the European Parliament and the Council during the annual budgetary procedure. The financial contribution for the EIT should be provided from Horizon 2020.\n(23)\nContrary to initial expectations, the EIT Foundation will not receive a direct contribution from the Union budget, and the Union discharge procedure should therefore not apply to it.\n(24)\nFor reasons of clarity, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council should be replaced by a new Annex.\n(25)\nRegulation (EC) No 294/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ C 181, 21.6.2012, p. 122."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Position of the European Parliament of 21 November 2013 (not yet published in the OJ)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) (See page 104 of this Official Journal)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 laying down the rules for the participation and dissemination in \"Horizon 2020\" – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) (See page 81 of this Official Journal) contained"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 1)."
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