Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Turkey concerning the amendment to the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the Union programme ‘Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)’
Date: 2019-12-20
Institutions: European Union, Türkiye
Subjects: EU programme, Framework Programme for Research and Development, Türkiye, agreement (EU), innovation, research and development, revision of an agreement, scientific cooperation




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22.6.2020   


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Official Journal of the European Union


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            AGREEMENT
         
in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Turkey concerning the amendment to the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the Union programme ‘Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)’
         

A.   letter from the European Union

Your Excellency,
I would like to thank you for your letter of 18 December 2017 requesting that the correction factor applicable to the financial contribution of the Republic of Turkey under the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the Union programme ‘Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)’ (hereinafter ‘Horizon 2020 Association Agreement’) is amended to the level of 0 for the financial year 2020.
Modification of the correction factor requires an amendment to the Horizon 2020 Association Agreement, in particular its Annex II. Article 7(4) of the Horizon 2020 Association Agreement provides that the Agreement may only be amended in writing by common consent of the Parties.
Therefore, I would like to propose that the correction factor applicable to your country’s financial contribution under the Horizon 2020 Association Agreement is amended as specified in the Annex to this letter.
Should this amendment be agreeable to you, I would suggest that this letter, including its Annex, and your reply constitute an amendment by written agreement of the Horizon 2020 Association Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey in the meaning of Article 7(4) referred to above. This amendment shall be provisionally applicable as of the date on which your letter of reply is received, without prejudice to any other internal procedures required in your country before expressing its final consent to be bound by this amendment.
Yours faithfully,


Done at Brussels, 7 November 2019.






Jean-Eric PAQUET
               



B.   letter from the Republic of Turkey

Dear Mr Paquet,
I would like to thank you for your letter dated 7 November 2019 on the amendment of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of Turkey in the Union program Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) signed on 4 June 2014.
With reference to Article 7(4) of the Agreement which provides that ‘This Agreement may only be amended in writing by common consent of the Parties,’ I would like to confirm that Turkey is in agreement with the amendment specified in the Annex attached to your above mentioned letter.
I confirm the receipt of your letter and also affirm that this Exchange of Letters shall constitute an amendment by written agreement.
Yours sincerely,


Ankara, 20 December 2019.






Faruk KAYMAKCI
               







ANNEX
Amendment of Annex II to the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the Union programme ‘Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)’
         
Paragraph I(3) of Annex II to the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the Union programme ‘Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)’ is replaced by the following:

            ‘In order to facilitate its participation in the Programme, the contribution of the Republic of Turkey will be implemented for the respective financial years by applying a correction factor as follows:






 


Financial year 2014: contribution according to paragraph 1 and the proportionality factor fixed in accordance with paragraph 2, multiplied by 0,14;










 


Financial year 2015: contribution according to paragraph 1 and the proportionality factor fixed in accordance with paragraph 2, multiplied by 0,14;










 


Financial year 2016: contribution according to paragraph 1 and the proportionality factor fixed in accordance with paragraph 2, multiplied by 0,14;










 


Financial year 2017: contribution according to paragraph 1 and the proportionality factor fixed in accordance with paragraph 2, multiplied by 0,14;










 


Financial year 2018: contribution according to paragraph 1 and the proportionality factor fixed in accordance with paragraph 2, multiplied by 0,14;










 


Financial year 2019: contribution according to paragraph 1 and the proportionality factor fixed in accordance with paragraph 2, multiplied by 0,14;










 


Financial year 2020: contribution according to paragraph 1 and the proportionality factor fixed in accordance with paragraph 2, multiplied by 0.’