EIC blended finance shall be implemented in accordance with Article 43. (14)The Commission's Communication on the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020 (COM(2018) 2 final) has provided a set of recommendations for this Programme, including its Rules for participation and dissemination, building on the lessons learnt from the previous Programme as well as input from EU institutions and stakeholders. Those recommendations include to invest more ambitious, ly in order to reach critical mass and maximise impact;  to support breakthrough innovation; to prioritise Union research and innovation (R&I) investments in areas of high added value, notably through mission-orientation, citizen involvement and wide commu, nication; to rationalise the Union funding landscape, including by streamlining the range of partnership initiatives and co-funding schemes; the development of more and concrete synergies between different Union funding instruments, notably with the aim of. The evaluation and selection of such actions shall be made in accordance with Articles 19, 20, 23, 24, 25 and 26. composed of representatives of Union Institutions or bodies as referred to in Article 150 of the Financial Regulation. Any legal entity, regardless of its place of establishment, may participate in a contest, unless otherwise provided in the work programme or rules of contests. (42)Horizontal financial rules adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on the basis of Article 322 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union apply to this Regulation. They include the identification of complementary research and innovation activities that are implemented by the partners and by the Programme (Co-programmed European Partnerships); (b)participation in and financial contribution to a programme of research and innovation activities, based on the commitment of the partners for financial and in-kind contributions and integration of their relevant activities using a Programme co-fund action (Co-funded European Partnerships); (c)participation in and financial contribution to research and innovation programmes undertaken by several Member States in accordance with Article 185 TFEU, or by bodies established pursuant to Article 187 TFEU, such as Joint Undertakings, or by the EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities in compliance with the [EIT Regulation] (Institutionalised European Partnerships), to be implemented only where other forms of European Partnerships would not achieve the objectives or would not generate the necessary expected impacts, and if justified by a long-term perspective and high degree of integration including central management of all financial contributions. The Programme will. es, including those related to market, regulatory or policy uptake; 'open access' means the practice of providing online access to research outputs resulting from actions funded under the Programme, in particular scientific publications and research data. Excellence" will be awarded. The Commission may decide to increase the EIC blended finance subject to a project review by external independent experts. Programme evaluations shall be carried out in a timely manner to feed into the decision-making process on the programme, its successor and other initiatives relevant to research and innovation. the same time, association of third countries to the Programme should be promoted. ould be reduced, with a view ultimately to replacing their use. ciated countries in accordance with the conditions laid down therein. Further information: The Horizon Europe programme builds on the Horizon 2020, the research and innovation programme in place for the previous Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). key elements of the proposal evaluation and selection system of the predecessor programme Horizon 2020 with its particular focus on excellence should be maintained. By derogation from the first subparagraph of Article 194(2) of the Financial Regula. , specifically: sharing excellence to fully exploit the potential in less R&I performing countries so that they attain high Union standards of excellence (e.g., via teaming, twinning, ERA chairs); and reforming and enhancing the European R&I system, covering the next generation Policy Support Facility. Such a programme of activities may support networking and coordination, research, innovation, pilot actions, and innovation and market deployment actions, training and mobility actions, awareness raising and communication, dissemination and exploitation, or a combination thereof, directly implemented by those entities or by third parties to whom they may provide any relevant financial support such as grants, prizes, procurement, as well as Horizon Europe blended finance; –Pre-commercial procurement action: action with the primary aim of realising pre-commercial procurement implemented by beneficiaries that are contracting authorities or contracting entities; –Public procurement of innovative solutions action: action with the primary aim of realising joint or coordinated public procurement of innovative solutions implemented by beneficiaries that are contracting authorities or contracting entities; –Coordination and support action: action contributing towards the objectives of the Programme, excluding research and innovation activities, such as standardisation, dissemination, awareness-raising and communication, networking, coordination or support services, policy dialogues and mutual learning exercises and studies; –Inducement prize: prize to spur investment in a given direction, by specifying a target prior to the performance of the work; –Recognition prize: prize to reward past achievements and outstanding work after it has been performed; Public procurement: to implement parts of the programme related to strategic interests and autonomy of the Union and to organise, for the Commission’s own purposes, public procurements for studies, products, services and capabilities; public procurement may also take the form of pre-commercial procurement or public procurement of innovative solutions carried out by the Commission or funding bodies on their own behalf or jointly with contracting authorities and contracting entities from Member States and associated countries. The engagement of citizens and civil society in research and innovation should be coupled wi, th public outreach activities to generate and sustain public support for the Programme. The Rules for Participation in Horizon Europe provide a legal framework specifying the group of potential participants in the future framework programme and the relevant conditions. The program aims to strengthen European science and technology research, boost innovation capacity, competitiveness and jobs, and deliver on citizens' priorities.xvii Horizon Beneficiaries that intend to disseminate their results shall give advance notice to the other beneficiaries in the action. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management and transferrable in ac, cordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) XX […Common Provisions Regulation] may, at their request, be transferred to the Programme. If milestones are not met, the action, The action may also be terminated where expected results have lost their relevance for the Union due to scientific, technological or economic reasons, including in the case of EIC and missions, their relevance as. Third countries associated to the Programme. 1.Any legal entity, regardless of its place of establishment, or international organisation may participate in actions under the Programme, provided that the conditions laid down in this Regulation have been met together with any conditions laid down in the work programme or call. fully or partially composed of external independent experts. 'mission' means a portfolio of actions intended to achieve a measurable goal within a set timeframe, and impact for science and technology and/or society and citizens that could not be achieved through individual actions; pre-commercial procurement' means the procurement of research and development services involving risk-benefit sharing under market conditions, and competitive development in phases, where there is a clear separation of the research and development. An evaluation review shall not delay the selection process for proposals that are not the subject of review. It will encourage cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral, cross-policy and cross-border collaboration in pursuit of the UN SDGs and the competitiveness of the Union's industries therein. 4.In case of weak financial capacity, the Commission or funding body may make participation of the applicant conditional on provision of a declaration on joint and several liability by an affiliated entity. Pillar III 'Open Innovation', pursuing the specific objective set out in Article 3(2)(c) and also suppo. (b)the Commission or funding body consider that its participation is essential for implementing the action; 3.Affiliated entities are eligible for funding in an action if they are established in a Member State, Associated country, or in a third country identified in the work programme adopted by the Commission. and fulfilling the enabling conditions set out in Regulation (EU) XX [Common Provisions Regulation]; (3)'European Partnership' means an initiative where the Union, together with private and/or public partners (such as industry, research organisations, bodies with a public service mission at local, regional, national or international level or civil society organisations including foundations), commit to jointly support the development and implementation of a programme of research and innovation activities, including those related to market, regulatory or policy uptake; (4)'open access' means the practice of providing online access to research outputs resulting from actions funded under the Programme, in particular scientific publications and research data, free of charge to the end-user; (5)'mission' means a portfolio of actions intended to achieve a measurable goal within a set timeframe, and impact for science and technology and/or society and citizens that could not be achieved through individual actions; (6)'pre-commercial procurement' means the procurement of research and development services involving risk-benefit sharing under market conditions, and competitive development in phases, where there is a clear separation of the research and development services procured from the deployment of commercial volumes of end-products; (7)'public procurement of innovative solutions' means procurement where contracting authorities act as a launch customer for innovative goods or services which are not yet available on a large-scale commercial basis, and may include conformity testing. The work programme for a given call under the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' could allow grants for large-scale product validation and market replication. Where this is justified, the grant agreement shall lay down the rig. to the challenges arising from persistent security threats, including cybercrime, as well as natural and man-made disasters. While the EIT’s focus on innovation ecosystems should make it naturally fit within the pillar 'Open Innovation', the planning of its KICs should be aligned through the strategic planning process with the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness'. 2.The rules set out in this Title shall not apply to direct actions undertaken by the JRC. The current system of reimbursement of actual personnel costs should be further simplified building on the project-based remuneration approach developed under Horizon 2020 and further aligned to, The participant Guarantee Fund set up under Horizon 2020 and managed by the Commission has proved to be an important safeguard mechanism which mitigates the risks associated with the amounts due and not reimbursed by defau, lting participants. No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF, ) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (. ) They shall ensure that their obligations also apply to the new owner and that the latter has the obligation to pass them on in any subsequent transfer. EUR 16 600 000 000 for the European Research Council; EUR 6 800 000 000 for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions; EUR 2 400 000 000 for research infrastructures; II 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness' for the period 2021-2027, of which. internal market and the economic governance of the Union; support to Member States with implementation of legislation and development of smart specialisation strategies; analytical tools and methods for policy making; knowledge management; knowledge and technology transfer; support to science for policy platforms. aries’ obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in the grant agreement. will ensure better exploitation of R&I results wit. Entities are eligible for funding if they are established in a Member State or associated country. ll for proposals exceeded all of the thresholds set out in the work programme, but could not be funded due to lack of budget available to that call in the work programme; “work programme” means the document adopted by the Commission for the implementati. This may include basic and applied research, technology development and integration, testing and validation on a small-scale prototype in a laboratory or simulated environment; –Innovation action: action primarily consisting of activities directly aimed at producing plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes or services, possibly including prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product validation and market replication; –Innovation and market deployment actions: actions embedding an innovation action and other activities necessary to deploy an innovation in the market, including the scaling-up of companies, providing Horizon Europe blended finance (a mix of grant-type funding and private finance); –ERC frontier research: principal investigator-led research actions, hosted by single or multiple beneficiaries (ERC only); –Training and mobility action: action geared towards improvement of skills, knowledge and career prospects of researchers based on mobility between countries, and, if relevant, between sectors or disciplines; –Programme co-fund action: action to provide co-funding to a programme of activities established and/or implemented by entities managing and/or funding research and innovation programmes, other than Union funding bodies. The Mechanism shall be managed by the Union, represented by the Commission acting as executive agent. other legal entities participating in the action are established. Indirect eligible costs shall be determined by applying a flat rate of 25 % of the total direct eligible costs, excluding direct eligible costs for subcontracting, financial support to third parties and any unit costs or lump sums which include ind. This Regulation shall not affect the continuation. Horizon Europe or EIC blended finance shall be subject to Articles 30 to 33. (15)The Programme should seek synergies with other Union programmes, from their design and strategic planning, to project selection, management, communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, to monitoring, auditing and governance. The recipients of Union funding shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding (in particular when promoting the actions and their results) by providing cohe. 2.The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 50 concerning amendments to Annex V to supplement or amend the impact pathway indicators, where considered necessary, and set baselines and targets. 18 They shall provide proof of personal and/or facility security clearance from the relevant national security authorities, prior to the start. “contract” means the agreement concluded between the Commission or a funding body with a legal entity implementing an innovation and market deployment action and supported by a Horizon Europe or EIC blended finance. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Re. The proposed Regulation specifies excellence as the sole criterion for the European Research Council (ERC), in line with the objective of advancing the frontiers of knowledge. 1.Parts of Horizon Europe may be implemented through European Partnerships. Through the following activities, this pillar will, in line with Article 4, strengthen the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, and support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challenges. Open access to research data shall be ensured in line with the principle 'as open as possible, as closed as necessary'. 4.In accordance with Article 127 of the Financial Regulation, the Commission or funding body may rely on audits on the use of Union contributions carried out by other persons or entities, including by other than those mandated by the Union Institutions or bodies. es shall be primarily delivered through calls for proposals, some of which organised as parts of missions and European Partnerships. unit costs for internally invoiced goods and services. It creates jobs, fully engages the EU’s talent pool, boosts economic growth, promotes industrial competitiveness and optimises investment impact within a strengthened European Research Area. The OECD definitions regarding Technological Readiness Level (TRL) should continue, as in the previous Framework Programme Horizon 2020, to be taken into account in the classification of technological research, produc, t development and demonstration activities, and the definition of types of action available in calls for proposals. No 1074/1999,(OJ L248, 18.9.2013, p. 1. ) For actions involving the use of human embryonic stem cells or human embryo. Provisions and criteria for their selection, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and phasing-out are set out in Annex III. The funding rates in this Regulation are referred to as maximums. (49)The participant Guarantee Fund set up under Horizon 2020 and managed by the Commission has proved to be an important safeguard mechanism which mitigates the risks associated with the amounts due and not reimbursed by defaulting participants. (a)European Research Council: Providing attractive and flexible funding to enable talented and creative individual researchers and their teams to pursue the most promising avenues at the frontier of science, on the basis of Union-wide competition. Entities participating in the action shall en, sure the protection against unauthorised disclosure of classified information used and/or generated by the action. Proposals shall be systematically screened to identify those actions raisin, g complex or serious ethics issues and submit them to an ethics assessment. co-programmed, based on memoranda of understanding or contractual arrangements with partners; co-funded, based on a single, flexible programme co-fund action; institutionalised partnerships (based on Articles 185 or 187 TFEU, and the EI, The Commission proposal for the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework set a more ambitious goal for climate. Research and innovation action: action primarily consisting of activities aiming to establish new knowledge and/or to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service or solution. (5)Open science, including open access to scientific publications and research data, has the potential to increase the quality, impact and benefits of science and to accelerate the advancement of knowledge by making it more reliable, more efficient and accurate, better understandable by society and responsive to societal challenges. Health; resilience and security; digital and industry; climate, energy and mobility; food and natural resources; support to the functioning of the. . Number and share of peer reviewed publications from FP projects that are core contribution to scientific fields, Skills - (27)Pursuant to Article 349 of the TFEU, the Union's outermost regions are entitled to specific measures (taking into account their structural, social and economic situation) regarding access to horizontal Union programmes. (45)It is appropriate to establish the terms and conditions for providing Union funding to participants in actions under the Programme. Horizon 2020 funding rates will be maintained.