Article 5 Union’s financial contribution

The Union’s financial contribution to the Joint Undertaking, including EEA appropriations, shall be up to EUR 4 122 300 000 , including EUR 92 000 000 for administrative costs, provided that that amount is at least matched by the contribution of Participating States, distributed indicatively as follows:

The Union financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be paid from the appropriations in the general budget of the Union allocated to each relevant programme.

Additional funds from any Union programme other than Horizon Europe, the Digital Europe Programme and the Connecting Europe Facility, and which complement the contributions referred to in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, of this Article may be allocated to the Joint Undertaking to support its pillars of activities referred to in Article 4, except those referred to in Article 4(1), point (a). Such additional funds shall not be accounted for in the calculation of the Union maximum financial contribution.

Contributions from Union programmes corresponding to additional activities entrusted to the Joint Undertaking in accordance with paragraph 3 shall not be accounted for in the calculation of the Union maximum financial contribution.

For contributions allocated to the Joint Undertaking in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article, Article 158 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ) is applicable. Where such additional Union contributions relate to the pillar referred to in Article 4(1), point (i), one or more of the members other than the Union shall make additional contributions commensurate to the amount of the Union contributions.

Additional Union funds complementing the contribution referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be allocated to the Joint Undertaking from third countries associated to Horizon Europe, the Digital Europe Programme or the Connecting Europe Facility in accordance with their respective association agreements. Those additional Union funds shall not affect the Participating States’ contribution referred to in Article 7(1), unless the Participating States agree otherwise.