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Horizon Europe Regulation In force since 1 January 2021

Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013
32021R0695 · official text on EUR-Lex

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Articles

• Article 1 — Subject matter
• Article 2 — Definitions
• Article 3 — Programme objectives
• Article 4 — Programme structure
• Article 5 — Defence research and development
• Article 6 — Strategic planning and implementation and forms of Union funding
• Article 7 — Principles of the Programme
• Article 8 — Missions
• Article 9 — The European Innovation Council
• Article 10 — European Partnerships
• Article 11 — Review of missions and partnership areas
• Article 12 — Budget
• Article 13 — Resources from the European Union Recovery Instrument
• Article 14 — Open science
• Article 15 — Alternative, combined and cumulative funding and transfers of resources
• Article 16 — Third countries associated to the Programme

Chapter I General provisions

• Article 17 — Funding bodies and direct actions of JRC
• Article 18 — Eligible actions and ethical principles
• Article 19 — Ethics
• Article 20 — Security

Chapter II Grants

• Article 21 — Grants
• Article 22 — Legal entities eligible for participation
• Article 23 — Legal entities eligible for funding
• Article 24 — Calls for proposals
• Article 25 — Joint calls for proposals
• Article 26 — Pre-commercial procurement and public procurement of innovative solutions
• Article 27 — Financial capacity of applicants
• Article 28 — Award criteria and selection
• Article 29 — Evaluation
• Article 30 — Evaluation review procedure, enquiries and complaints
• Article 31 — Time-to-grant
• Article 32 — Implementation of the grant
• Article 33 — Grant agreements
• Article 34 — Funding rates
• Article 35 — Indirect costs
• Article 36 — Eligible costs
• Article 37 — Mutual insurance mechanism
• Article 38 — Ownership and protection
• Article 39 — Exploitation and dissemination
• Article 40 — Transfer and licensing
• Article 41 — Access rights
• Article 42 — Specific provisions
• Article 43 — Prizes

Chapter III Procurement

• Article 44 — Procurement

Chapter IV Blending operations and blended finance

• Article 45 — Blending operations
• Article 46 — Horizon Europe blended finance and EIC blended finance
• Article 47 — The Pathfinder
• Article 48 — The Accelerator

Chapter V Experts

• Article 49 — Appointment of independent external experts
• Article 50 — Monitoring and reporting
• Article 51 — Information, communication, publicity and dissemination and exploitation
• Article 52 — Programme evaluation
• Article 53 — Audits
• Article 54 — Protection of financial interests of the Union
• Article 55 — Exercise of the delegation
• Article 56 — Repeal
• Article 57 — Transitional provisions
• Article 58 — Entry into force