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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1488/article-4",
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  "legislation": "eur/2018/1488",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1488 of 28 September 2018 establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1488",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Union's financial contribution",
  "text": "1. The Union financial contribution to the Joint Undertaking including EFTA appropriations shall be up to EUR 486 000 000, distributed as follows:\n(a) up to EUR 386 000 000 from Horizon 2020, including at least EUR 10 000 000 for administrative costs;\n(b) up to EUR 100 000 000 from CEF;\n2. The Union's financial contribution referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 shall be paid from the appropriations in the general budget of the Union allocated to the specific programme.\nThe Union's financial contribution referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 shall include at least EUR 180 000 000 for calls for proposals in order for the Joint Undertaking to provide financial support to indirect actions corresponding to the research and innovation agenda.\n3. The Union's financial contribution referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 shall be paid from the appropriations in the general budget of the Union allocated to CEF and shall be dedicated exclusively to the acquisition of supercomputers.\n4. The budget implementation as regards the Union's financial contribution shall be entrusted to the Joint Undertaking acting as a body as referred to in Article 71 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 in accordance with point (c)(iv) of Article 62(1), and Article 154, of that Regulation.\n5. The arrangements for the Union's financial contribution shall be set out in a contribution agreement and annual transfer of funds agreements to be concluded between the Commission, on behalf of the Union, and the Joint Undertaking.\n6. The contribution agreement referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article shall address the elements set out in Articles 129(2) and 154, of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 as well as, inter alia, the following:\n(a) the requirements for the Joint Undertaking's contribution concerning the relevant performance indicators referred to in Annex II to Decision 2013/743/EU;\n(b) the requirements for the Joint Undertaking's contribution in view of the monitoring referred to in Annex III to Decision 2013/743/EU;\n(c) the specific performance indicators related to the functioning of the Joint Undertaking;\n(d) the arrangements regarding the provision of data necessary to ensure that the Commission is able to meet its dissemination and reporting obligations as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 and Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, including on the single portal for participants, as well as through other electronic means of dissemination managed by the Commission;\n(e) the arrangements regarding the provision of data necessary to ensure that the Commission is able to meet its dissemination and reporting obligations as referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 283/2014;\n(f) provisions for the publication of calls for proposals of the Joint Undertaking also on the single portal for participants, as well as through other electronic means of dissemination managed by the Commission;\n(g) provisions for the publication of calls for tenders of the Joint Undertaking in the Official Journal of the European Union, as well as through other electronic means of dissemination managed by the Commission;\n(h) the use of and changes to human resources, in particular recruitment by function group, grade and category, the reclassification exercise and any changes to the number of staff members.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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