Article 2 Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

1. (1)

   ‘EFSI Agreement’ means the legal instrument whereby the Commission and the EIB specify the conditions laid down in this Regulation for the management of the EFSI;

2. (2)

   ‘EIAH Agreement’ means the legal instrument whereby the Commission and the EIB specify the conditions laid down in this Regulation for the implementation of the EIAH;

3. (3)

   ‘national promotional banks or institutions’ means legal entities carrying out financial activities on a professional basis which are given a mandate by a Member State or a Member State's entity at central, regional or local level, to carry out development or promotional activities;

4. (4)

   ‘investment platforms’ means special purpose vehicles, managed accounts, contract-based co-financing or risk-sharing arrangements or arrangements established by any other means by which entities channel a financial contribution in order to finance a number of investment projects, and which may include:

   1. (a)

      national or sub-national platforms that group together several investment projects on the territory of a given Member State;

   2. (b)

      F1cross-border, multi-country, regional or macro-regional platforms that group together partners from several Member States, regions or third countries interested in projects in a given geographic area;

   3. (c)

      thematic platforms that group together investment projects in a given sector;

5. (5)

   ‘small and medium-sized enterprises’ or ‘SMEs’ means micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as defined in Article 2 of the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC^f1;

6. (6)

   ‘small mid-cap companies’ means entities having up to 499 employees that are not SMEs;

7. (7)

   ‘mid-cap companies’ means entities having up to 3 000 employees that are not SMEs or small mid-cap companies;

8. (8)

   ‘additionality’ means additionality as defined in Article 5(1).