Article 1 Definitions
United Kingdom
‘Associated Member’ means a legal entity or a grouping or consortium of legal entities, established in a Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020, that has been selected according to the procedure set out in Article 4, paragraphs 2 to 4, that fulfils the conditions set out in Article 4(6), and that has accepted these Statutes by signing a letter of endorsement;
‘Founding Member other than the Union’ refers to single legal entities having individually committed to an own contribution of at least EUR 30 000 000 for the duration of the S2R Joint Undertaking, based on a shared vision, and having accepted these t Statutes by signing a letter of endorsement. These founding members other than the Union are listed in Annex II;
‘Innovation Programmes’ or ‘IPs’ refer to the thematic areas around which the S2R Master Plan, referred to in paragraph 4, shall be structured. The IPs shall be selected for their capacity to best deliver performance benefits to one or more operating environments and reflect a railway system and customer-oriented approach. Notwithstanding a decision of the Governing Board to modify this structure, the S2R Master Plan should foresee the creation of at least the following five IPs:
Cost-efficient and Reliable Trains, including High Capacity Trains and High Speed Trains;
Advanced Traffic Management & Control Systems;
Cost-efficient and Reliable High Capacity Infrastructure;
IT Solutions for Attractive Railway Services;
Technologies for Sustainable & Attractive European Freight.
‘S2R Master Plan’ refers to a common, forward-looking strategic roadmap, to be established and developed by the S2R Joint Undertaking, in consultation with the European Railway Agency and the European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC) Technology Platform, to drive innovation in the rail sector in the long term. It shall identify the key priorities and the essential operational and technological innovations required from all stakeholders to achieve the objectives of the S2R Joint Undertaking outlined in Article 2 of this Regulation. It shall be performance driven and structured around a limited number of key thematic areas, or IPs. Once approved by the Governing Board, the Master Plan and any subsequent modification shall be endorsed by the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, and communicated to the European Parliament. Following this process, the Master Plan and any subsequent modification shall be adopted by the Governing Board.