Council Regulation (EU) No 561/2014Show full title

Article 19 U.K. Repeal and transitional provisions

1. Regulation (EC) No 72/2008 and Regulation (EC) No 74/2008 are thereby repealed.

2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, actions initiated under Regulations (EC) No 72/2008 and (EC) No 74/2008, including annual implementation plans adopted under those Regulations, shall continue to be governed by those Regulations until their completion.

3. In addition to the contributions referred to in Article 3(1) and Article 4(2) of this Regulation, the following contributions to the administrative costs of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking shall be paid over the period 2014-2017 for the completion of the actions launched under Regulations (EC) No, 72/2008 and (EC) No 74/2008:

(a) EUR 2 050 000 by the Union;

(b) EUR 1 430 000 by the AENEAS Association;

(c) EUR 975 000 by the ARTEMISIA Association.

The interim evaluation referred to in Article 11(1) of this Regulation shall include a final evaluation of the ENIAC and ARTEMIS Joint Undertakings under Regulations (EC) No 72/2008 and (EC) No 74/2008.

4. The Executive Director appointed on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 72/2008 shall, for the remaining period of the term of office, be assigned to the functions of the Executive Director of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking as provided for in this Regulation with effect from 27 June 2014. The other conditions of the Executive Director’s contract shall remain unchanged.

5. If the Executive Director appointed in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article was in his/her first term of office, he/she shall be appointed for the remaining period of that term of office with the possibility to extend the term of office up to 4 years in accordance with Article 8(4) of the Statutes. If the Executive Director appointed in accordance with paragraph 4 was in his/her second term of office, that term of office cannot be extended. The Executive Director whose term of office has been extended may not participate in another selection procedure for the same post at the end of the overall period of his/her term of office.

6. The contract of employment of the Executive Director appointed on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 74/2008 shall be terminated before 27 June 2014.

7. Without prejudice to paragraphs 4 and 5, this Regulation shall not affect the rights and obligations of staff engaged under Regulations (EC) No 72/2008 and (EC) No 74/2008. Their contracts may be renewed under this Regulation in accordance with the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment and in accordance with the budgetary constraints of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking.

8. The Executive Director of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking shall convene the first meeting of the Governing Board and of the Public Authorities Board.

9. Unless otherwise agreed between members of the ENIAC Joint Undertaking and of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 72/2008 and (EC) No 74/2008, all rights and obligations, including assets, debts or liabilities of the members of the Joint Undertakings pursuant to those Regulations shall be transferred to the members of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking pursuant to this Regulation.

10. Any unused appropriations under Regulations (EC) No 72/2008 and (EC) No 74/2008 shall be transferred to the ECSEL Joint Undertaking. Any amount due by the AENEAS Association and the ARTEMISIA Association for the administrative appropriations of the ENIAC and ARTEMIS Joint Undertakings over the period 2008-2013 shall be transferred to the ECSEL Joint Undertaking in accordance with arrangements to be agreed with the Commission.