Article 164 Scope of additional activities
For the purpose of Article 11(1), point (b), additional activities may include: (a) spin-off research and development activities; (b) contributions to standardisation; (c) contributions to consultations in the context of Union regulatory processes; (d) activities financed by loans of the European Investment Bank and not funded under a grant by the Union; (e) contributions to activities of the members other than the Union and any other group or association of stakeholders in the area of the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking, not funded under a grant by the Union; (f) activities to develop the ecosystem including building cooperation with verticals; (g) dissemination activities of results globally to achieve consensus on supported technologies as preparation of future standards; (h) trials, demos, pilots, go to market and early deployment of technologies; (i) international cooperation not funded under a grant by the Union; (j) activities related to the preparation of, and participation in, research and innovation projects funded by private or public bodies other than the Union.
Article 165 Bodies of the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking
The bodies of the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking shall be: (a) the Governing Board; (b) the Executive Director; (c) the states’ representatives group; (d) the stakeholders group.
Article 166 Composition of the Governing Board
1. The Governing Board shall be composed of the following: (a) two representatives of the Commission on behalf of the Union; (b) five representatives of the 6G-IA. 2. Notwithstanding Article 42, the representatives of the private members shall disclose immediately to the Governing Board their involvement in professional activities with entities that are not established in the Union, or with entities that are not controlled by legal persons or entities established in the Union. In such a case, the representatives of the Union may decide to request the member concerned to appoint another representative.
Article 167 Functioning of the Governing Board
The 6G-IA shall hold 50 % of the voting rights.
Article 168 Additional tasks of the Governing Board
In addition to the tasks listed in Article 17, the Governing Board of the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking shall carry out the following tasks: (a) adopt strategic deployment agendas as non-binding contributions under CEF2 Digital programme with regard to 5G corridors and, if appropriate, amend them throughout the duration of CEF2 Digital programme; (b) ensure that Union cybersecurity legislation and Member States’ existing and future coordinated guidance are taken into consideration in all the activities of the Smart Network and Services Joint Undertaking; (c) promote synergies and complementarities between the digital, transport and energy sectors of CEF2 Digital programme through the identification of intervention areas and contribution to the work programmes, as well as synergies and complementarities with the other relevant Union programmes.
Article 169 The states’ representatives group
In addition to Article 20, the representatives shall ensure that they present a coordinated position that reflects their state’s views expressed in any of the following: (a) the research and innovation matters related to Horizon Europe; (b) the strategic deployment agenda and the deployment activities related to other Union programmes, in particular CEF2 Digital programme, but also activities under DEP and InvestEU that are in scope of the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking.
Article 170 Security
1. When deemed relevant, the Governing Board may mandate that an action funded by the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking shall ensure that network elements deployed for large-scale experimentation or piloting follow security scrutiny assessments. The assessments shall reflect Union cybersecurity legislation and policies, as well as Member States’ existing and future coordinated guidance. 2. In relation to its task referred to in Article 160, point (a), the Governing Board shall advise that other funding bodies apply paragraph 1 of this Article and Article 17(2), point (l), to their actions mutatis mutandis , where it deems it appropriate and where this is authorised by the basic act of the respective Union funding programme.
Article 171 Monitoring and evaluation
1. The activities of the joint undertakings shall be subject to continuous monitoring and periodic reviews in accordance with their financial rules, to ensure the highest impact, scientific excellence and the most effective and efficient use of resources. The outcomes of monitoring and periodic reviews shall feed into the monitoring of European partnerships and evaluations of the joint undertakings as part of Horizon Europe evaluations, as specified in Articles 50 and 52 of the Horizon Europe Regulation. 2. The joint undertakings shall organise the continuous monitoring and reporting of the management and implementation of their activities and periodic reviews of the outputs, results and impacts of the funded indirect actions implemented in accordance with Article 50 of and Annex III to the Horizon Europe Regulation. That monitoring and reporting shall include: (a) time-bound indicators for the purpose of reporting on an annual basis on the progress of their activities towards the achievement of the general, specific and operational objectives, including joint undertakings’ additional objectives laid down in Part Two, as well as along impact pathways set out in Annex V to the Horizon Europe Regulation; (b) information on synergies between the joint undertaking’s actions and national or regional initiatives and policies based on information received by the participating states or the states’ representatives group as well as on synergies with other Union programmes and other European partnerships; (c) information on the level of mainstreaming social sciences and humanities, the ratio between lower and higher TRLs in collaborative research, the progress on widening countries’ participation, the geographical composition of consortia in collaborative projects, the use of two-stage submission and evaluation procedure, the measures that aim to facilitate collaborative links in European research and innovation, the use of the evaluation review and the number and types of complaints, the level of climate mainstreaming and related expenditures, SME participation, private sector participation, gender participation in funded actions, evaluation panels, boards and advisory groups, the co-funding rate, the complementary and cumulative funding from other Union funds, the time-to-grant, the level of international cooperation, engagement of citizens’ and civil society participation; (d) the levels of expenditure disaggregated at project level in order to allow for specific analysis, including per intervention area; (e) the level of oversubscription, in particular the number of proposals and for each call for proposals, the average score, the share of proposals above and below quality thresholds; (f) information on quantitative and qualitative leverage effects, including on committed and actually provided financial and in-kind contributions, visibility and positioning in the international context, impact on research and innovation related risks of private sector investments; (g) information on measures for attracting newcomers, in particularly SMEs, higher education institutions and research organisations, and for expanding collaborative networks. 3. Evaluations of the joint undertakings’ operations shall be carried out in a timely manner to feed into the overall interim and final evaluations of Horizon Europe and the related decision-making process on Horizon Europe, its successor and other initiatives relevant to research and innovation, referred to in Article 52 of the Horizon Europe Regulation. 4. The Commission shall carry out an interim and a final evaluation of each Joint Undertaking feeding into the Horizon Europe evaluations, as specified in Article 52 of the Horizon Europe Regulation. The evaluations shall examine how each joint undertaking fulfils its mission and objectives, cover all activities of the joint undertaking and evaluate the joint undertaking’s concerned European added value, effectiveness, efficiency, including its openness and transparency, the relevance of the activities pursued and their coherence and complementarity with relevant regional, national and Union policies, including synergies with other parts of Horizon Europe, such as missions, clusters or thematic or specific programmes. The evaluations shall take into account the views of stakeholders, at both European and national level and shall, where relevant, also include an assessment of the long-term scientific, societal, economic and technological impacts of the joint undertakings referred to in Article 174(3) to (9). The evaluations shall also include, where relevant, an assessment of the most effective policy intervention mode for any future action, as well as the relevance and coherence of any possible renewal of each joint undertaking given the overall policy priorities and the research and innovation support landscape, including its positioning against other initiatives supported through the Framework Programme, in particular European partnerships or missions. The evaluations shall also take due account of the phasing-out plan adopted by the Governing Board in accordance with Article 17(2), point (a1). 5. On the basis of the conclusions of an interim evaluation referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the Commission may act in accordance with Article 11(6) or take any other appropriate action. 6. The Commission may carry out further evaluations of themes or topics of strategic relevance, with the assistance of external independent experts selected on the basis of a transparent process, to examine the progress made by a joint undertaking towards the objectives set, identify the factors contributing to the implementation of the activities and identify best practices. By carrying out those further evaluations, the Commission shall fully consider the administrative impact on the joint undertaking. 7. Joint undertakings shall perform periodic reviews of their activities to serve as a basis for their interim and final evaluations as part of Horizon Europe evaluations referred to in Article 52 of the Horizon Europe Regulation. 8. Periodic reviews and evaluations shall be taken into consideration in the winding up or phasing out of the joint undertaking referred to in Article 45 of this Regulation, in line with Annex III to the Horizon Europe Regulation. Within six months after the winding up of a joint undertaking, but no later than four years after the triggering of the winding-up procedure referred to in Article 45 of this Regulation, the Commission shall conduct a final evaluation of that joint undertaking in line with the final evaluation of Horizon Europe. 9. The Commission shall publish and communicate the results of the evaluations of the joint undertakings, which shall include conclusions of the evaluation and observations by the Commission, to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions as part of the Horizon Europe evaluations referred to in Article 52 of the Horizon Europe Regulation.
Amendment rationale: CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL Reasons for and objectives of the proposal This explanatory memorandum accompanies the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe. This proposal complements the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem ( ‘ Chips Act ’ ) 1 by implementing most of the actions foreseen under the Chips for Europe Initiative , set up under the Chips Act proposal . The Chips Act proposal delivers on the political commitment by President von der Leyen, who announced in her 2021 State of the Union speech that t he aim is to jointly create a state-of-the-art European chip ecosystem, including production 2 . The Chips Act proposal’s underlying strategic vision for strengthening Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem is explained in its accompanying Communication. 3 To fulfil this vision, t he European Chips Strategy is articulated around five strategic objectives : · Europe should strengthen its research and technology leadership ; · Europe should build and reinforce its own capacity to innovate in the design, manufacturing , and packaging of advanced chips, and turn them into commercial products ; · Europe should put in place an adequate framework to increase substantially its production capacity by 2030 ; · Europ e should address the acute skills shortage, attract new talent , and support the emergence of a skilled workforce ; · Europe should develop an in-depth understanding of global semiconductor supply chains. The Chips Act proposal aims at reaching the strategic objective of increasing the resilience of Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem and increasing its global market share. It also aims at facilitating early adoption of new chips by European industry and increase its competitiveness. For this, it needs to attract investment in innovative production facilities, have a skilled workforce, but also be in the position to design and produce the most advanced chips that will define the markets of tomorrow, developing capabilities and having the possibility to test and prototype innovative designs through pilot lines in close collaboration with its industrial vertical sectors. These are necessary steps, but not sufficient unless Europe has the analytical capability of increasing the transparency of the value chain and is capable to benefit from increased capacity to serve the common interest of the single market in case of crisis. The objective is not to become self-sufficient, which is not an achievable target. The Union must strengthen its strengths and work with third countries in a supply chain where interdependencies will remain strong. In terms of delivering on these objectives, one of the goals of the proposed Chips Act is to set up the Chips for Europe Initiative (the ‘Initiative’), to support large-scale capacity building throughout investment into cross-border and openly accessible research, development and innovation infrastructure set up in the Union to enable the development of cutting-edge and next-generation semiconductor technologies that will reinforce the EU’s advanced design, systems integration, and chips production capabilities, including emphasis on start-ups and scale-ups. In particular, the Initiative will build a virtual design platform to reinforce Europe’s design capacity, which will be accessible on open, non-discriminatory, and transparent terms . The p latform will stimulate a wide cooperation of user communities with design houses, intellectual property ( IP ) and tool suppliers, designers , and research and technology organisations ( RTOs ) , and will int egrate existing and new design facilities with extended libraries and EDA 4 tools. The Initiative will support pilot lines that provide the means for third parties under open, transparent, and non-discriminatory terms to test, validate, and further develop their product designs. The development of new pilot lines will prepare for the next generation of production capabilities and their validation. Furthermore, the Initiative will set up advanced technology and engineering capacities for quantum chips, e.g. in the form of design libraries for quantum chips, pilot lines, and testing and experimentation facilities. The Initiative will support a network of competence centres across Europe that will provide expertise to stakeholders, including end-user small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), start-ups as well as vertical sectors, and improve their skills. Competence centres will facilitate open, transparent, and non-discriminatory access to and effective use of the design infrastructure and the pilot lines. They will become poles of attraction for innovation and for new, highly skilled talent, including via reskilling and upskilling of workers. The actions under the Initiative will be primarily implemented through the Chips Joint Undertaking , i.e. the amended and renamed current Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking 5 . This Joint Undertaking currently provides extensive support for industrially driven research, technology development, and innovation in the area of electronic components and systems, and related software and systems tech nologies. These activities will become part of the Initiative . This proposal aims to amend the legal provisions of the Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe for equipping the Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking for its new tasks related to the Initiative. This proposal also renames the Key Digital Technologies as the “Chips Joint Undertaking”. 
Revised version (Article 171 Monitoring and evaluation):
1. The activities of the joint undertakings shall be subject to continuous monitoring and periodic reviews in accordance with their financial rules, to ensure the highest impact, scientific excellence and the most effective and efficient use of resources. The outcomes of monitoring and periodic reviews shall feed into the monitoring of European partnerships and evaluations of the joint undertakings as part of Horizon Europe evaluations, as specified in Articles 50 and 52 of the Horizon Europe Regulation. 3. Evaluations of the joint undertakings’ operations shall be carried out in a timely manner to feed into the overall interim and final evaluations of Horizon Europe and the related decision-making process on Horizon Europe, its successor and other initiatives relevant to research and innovation, referred to in Article 52 of the Horizon Europe Regulation. 4. The Commission shall carry out an interim and a final evaluation of each Joint Undertaking feeding into the Horizon Europe evaluations, as specified in Article 52 of the Horizon Europe Regulation. The evaluations shall examine how each joint undertaking fulfils its mission and objectives, cover all activities of the joint undertaking and evaluate the joint undertaking’s concerned European added value, effectiveness, efficiency, including its openness and transparency, the relevance of the activities pursued and their coherence and complementarity with relevant regional, national and Union policies, including synergies with other parts of Horizon Europe, such as missions, clusters or thematic or specific programmes. The evaluations shall take into account the views of stakeholders, at both European and national level and shall, where relevant, also include an assessment of the long-term scientific, societal, economic and technological impacts of the joint undertakings referred to in Article 174(3) to (9). The evaluations shall also include, where relevant, an assessment of the most effective policy intervention mode for any future action, as well as the relevance and coherence of any possible renewal of each joint undertaking given the overall policy priorities and the research and innovation support landscape, including its positioning against other initiatives supported through the Framework Programme, in particular European partnerships or missions. The evaluations shall also take due account of the phasing-out plan adopted by the Governing Board in accordance with Article 17(2), point (a1). 5. On the basis of the conclusions of an interim evaluation referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the Commission may act in accordance with Article 11(6) or take any other appropriate action. 6. The Commission may carry out further evaluations of themes or topics of strategic relevance, with the assistance of external independent experts selected on the basis of a transparent process, to examine the progress made by a joint undertaking towards the objectives set, identify the factors contributing to the implementation of the activities and identify best practices. By carrying out those further evaluations, the Commission shall fully consider the administrative impact on the joint undertaking. 7. Joint undertakings shall perform periodic reviews of their activities to serve as a basis for their interim and final evaluations as part of Horizon Europe evaluations referred to in Article 52 of the Horizon Europe Regulation. 8. Periodic reviews and evaluations shall be taken into consideration in the winding up or phasing out of the joint undertaking referred to in Article 45 of this Regulation, in line with Annex III to the Horizon Europe Regulation. Within six months after the winding up of a joint undertaking, but no later than four years after the triggering of the winding-up procedure referred to in Article 45 of this Regulation, the Commission shall conduct a final evaluation of that joint undertaking in line with the final evaluation of Horizon Europe. 9. The Commission shall publish and communicate the results of the evaluations of the joint undertakings, which shall include conclusions of the evaluation and observations by the Commission, to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions as part of the Horizon Europe evaluations referred to in Article 52 of the Horizon Europe Regulation.
Article 172 Support from the host state
An administrative agreement may be concluded between a joint undertaking and the Member State where its seat is located concerning privileges and immunities and other support to be provided by that Member State to the joint undertaking concerned.
Article 173 Initial actions
1. The Commission shall be responsible for the establishment and initial operation of the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking and the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking until they have the operational capacity to implement their own budget. The Commission shall carry out all necessary actions in collaboration with the other members and with the involvement of the competent bodies of those joint undertakings. 2. For the purpose of paragraph 1: (a) until the Executive Director takes up his or her duties following his or her appointment by the Governing Board in accordance with Article 18(2), the Commission may designate a Commission official to act as interim Executive Director and exercise the duties assigned to the Executive Director; (b) by derogation from Article 17(2), point (h), the interim Executive Director shall exercise the relevant appointing authority powers in respect of any staff positions that need to be filled before the Executive Director takes up his or her duties in accordance with Article 18(2); (c) the Commission may assign a limited number of its officials on an interim basis. 3. The interim Executive Director may authorise all payments covered by the appropriations provided in the annual budget of the Joint Undertakings referred to in paragraph 1 after they are approved by the Governing Board and may conclude agreements, decisions and contracts, including staff employment contracts, following the adoption of the staff establishment plan of those joint undertakings. 4. The interim Executive Director shall, with the agreement of the incoming Executive Director and subject to the approval of the Governing Board, determine the date on which the joint undertaking concerned will be deemed to have the capacity to implement its own budget. From that date, the Commission shall abstain from making commitments and executing payments for the activities of that joint undertaking.
Amendment rationale: CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL Reasons for and objectives of the proposal This explanatory memorandum accompanies the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe. This proposal complements the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem ( ‘ Chips Act ’ ) 1 by implementing most of the actions foreseen under the Chips for Europe Initiative , set up under the Chips Act proposal . The Chips Act proposal delivers on the political commitment by President von der Leyen, who announced in her 2021 State of the Union speech that t he aim is to jointly create a state-of-the-art European chip ecosystem, including production 2 . The Chips Act proposal’s underlying strategic vision for strengthening Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem is explained in its accompanying Communication. 3 To fulfil this vision, t he European Chips Strategy is articulated around five strategic objectives : · Europe should strengthen its research and technology leadership ; · Europe should build and reinforce its own capacity to innovate in the design, manufacturing , and packaging of advanced chips, and turn them into commercial products ; · Europe should put in place an adequate framework to increase substantially its production capacity by 2030 ; · Europ e should address the acute skills shortage, attract new talent , and support the emergence of a skilled workforce ; · Europe should develop an in-depth understanding of global semiconductor supply chains. The Chips Act proposal aims at reaching the strategic objective of increasing the resilience of Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem and increasing its global market share. It also aims at facilitating early adoption of new chips by European industry and increase its competitiveness. For this, it needs to attract investment in innovative production facilities, have a skilled workforce, but also be in the position to design and produce the most advanced chips that will define the markets of tomorrow, developing capabilities and having the possibility to test and prototype innovative designs through pilot lines in close collaboration with its industrial vertical sectors. These are necessary steps, but not sufficient unless Europe has the analytical capability of increasing the transparency of the value chain and is capable to benefit from increased capacity to serve the common interest of the single market in case of crisis. The objective is not to become self-sufficient, which is not an achievable target. The Union must strengthen its strengths and work with third countries in a supply chain where interdependencies will remain strong. In terms of delivering on these objectives, one of the goals of the proposed Chips Act is to set up the Chips for Europe Initiative (the ‘Initiative’), to support large-scale capacity building throughout investment into cross-border and openly accessible research, development and innovation infrastructure set up in the Union to enable the development of cutting-edge and next-generation semiconductor technologies that will reinforce the EU’s advanced design, systems integration, and chips production capabilities, including emphasis on start-ups and scale-ups. In particular, the Initiative will build a virtual design platform to reinforce Europe’s design capacity, which will be accessible on open, non-discriminatory, and transparent terms . The p latform will stimulate a wide cooperation of user communities with design houses, intellectual property ( IP ) and tool suppliers, designers , and research and technology organisations ( RTOs ) , and will int egrate existing and new design facilities with extended libraries and EDA 4 tools. The Initiative will support pilot lines that provide the means for third parties under open, transparent, and non-discriminatory terms to test, validate, and further develop their product designs. The development of new pilot lines will prepare for the next generation of production capabilities and their validation. Furthermore, the Initiative will set up advanced technology and engineering capacities for quantum chips, e.g. in the form of design libraries for quantum chips, pilot lines, and testing and experimentation facilities. The Initiative will support a network of competence centres across Europe that will provide expertise to stakeholders, including end-user small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), start-ups as well as vertical sectors, and improve their skills. Competence centres will facilitate open, transparent, and non-discriminatory access to and effective use of the design infrastructure and the pilot lines. They will become poles of attraction for innovation and for new, highly skilled talent, including via reskilling and upskilling of workers. The actions under the Initiative will be primarily implemented through the Chips Joint Undertaking , i.e. the amended and renamed current Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking 5 . This Joint Undertaking currently provides extensive support for industrially driven research, technology development, and innovation in the area of electronic components and systems, and related software and systems tech nologies. These activities will become part of the Initiative . This proposal aims to amend the legal provisions of the Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe for equipping the Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking for its new tasks related to the Initiative. This proposal also renames the Key Digital Technologies as the “Chips Joint Undertaking”. 
Revised version (Article 173 Initial actions):
1. The Commission shall be responsible for the establishment and initial operation of the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking and the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking until they have the operational capacity to implement their own budget. The Commission shall carry out all necessary actions in collaboration with the other members and with the involvement of the competent bodies of those joint undertakings. 3. The interim Executive Director may authorise all payments covered by the appropriations provided in the annual budget of the Joint Undertakings referred to in paragraph 1 after they are approved by the Governing Board and may conclude agreements, decisions and contracts, including staff employment contracts, following the adoption of the staff establishment plan of those joint undertakings. 4. The interim Executive Director shall, with the agreement of the incoming Executive Director and subject to the approval of the Governing Board, determine the date on which the joint undertaking concerned will be deemed to have the capacity to implement its own budget. From that date, the Commission shall abstain from making commitments and executing payments for the activities of that joint undertaking.
Article 174 Repeal and transitional provisions
1. Regulations (EC) No 219/2007, (EU) No 557/2014, (EU) No 558/2014, (EU) No 559/2014, (EU) No 560/2014, (EU) No 561/2014 and (EU) No 642/2014 are repealed. 2. Actions initiated or continued under the Regulations referred to in paragraph 1 and the financial obligations related to such actions shall continue to be governed by those Regulations until their completion. 3. The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking shall be the legal and universal successor in respect of all contracts, including employment contracts and grant agreements, liabilities and acquired property of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking established by Regulation (EU) No 560/2014, which it shall replace and succeed. 4. The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking shall be the legal and universal successor in respect of all contracts, including employment contracts and grant agreements, liabilities and acquired property of the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking established by Regulation (EU) No 558/2014, which it shall replace and succeed. 5. The Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking shall be the legal and universal successor in respect of all contracts, including employment contracts and grant agreements, liabilities and acquired property of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking established by Regulation (EU) No 559/2014, which it shall replace and succeed. 6. The Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking shall be the legal and universal successor in respect of all contracts, including employment contracts and grant agreements, liabilities and acquired property of the Shift2Rail joint undertaking established by Regulation (EU) No 642/2014, which it shall replace and succeed. 7. The Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking shall be the legal and universal successor in respect of all contracts, including employment contracts and grant agreements, liabilities and acquired property of the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking established by Regulation (EU) No 557/2014, which it shall replace and succeed. 8. The Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking shall be the legal and universal successor in respect of all contracts, including employment contracts and grant agreements, liabilities and acquired property of the ECSEL joint undertaking established by Regulation (EU) No 561/2014, which it shall replace and succeed. 9. The Single European Sky ATM Research 3 Joint Undertaking shall be the legal and universal successor in respect of all contracts, including employment contracts and grant agreements, liabilities and acquired property of the SESAR Joint Undertaking established by Regulation (EC) No 219/2007, which it shall replace and succeed. 10. This Regulation does not affect the rights and obligations of staff engaged under the Regulations referred to in paragraph 1. 11. The Executive Directors appointed under the Regulations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall, for their remaining term of office, be assigned to the functions of Executive Director as provided for in this Regulation with effect from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The other conditions of the contract shall remain unchanged. 12. In its first meeting, the Governing Board of each joint undertaking shall adopt a list of decisions adopted by the Governing Board of the preceding joint undertakings referred to in paragraphs 3 to 9 that shall continue to apply for the joint undertaking concerned established by this Regulation. 13. The interim evaluations referred to in Article 171(2) shall include a final evaluation of the preceding joint undertakings referred to in paragraphs 3 to 9 of this Article. 14. Any unused appropriations under the Regulations referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transferred to the corresponding joint undertaking established by this Regulation. Any unused operational appropriations so transferred shall first be used to provide financial support to indirect actions initiated under Horizon 2020. Remaining operational appropriations may be used for indirect actions initiated under this Regulation. Where such operational appropriations are used for indirect actions initiated under this Regulation, they shall count against the financial contribution to be provided by the Union to the respective joint undertaking under this Regulation.
Article 175 Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .