1.The Union financial contribution to the ECSEL Joint Undertaking, including EFTA appropriations, to cover administrative costs and operational costs shall be up to EUR 1 184 874 000. The Union’s financial contribution shall be paid from the appropriations in the general budget of the Union allocated to Specific Programme, implementing Horizon 2020 (2014-2020), established by Decision 743/2013/EU. The budget implementation as regards the Union’s financial contribution shall be entrusted to the ECSEL Joint Undertaking acting as a body referred to in Article 209 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 in accordance with point (c)(iv) of Article 58(1), Articles 60 and 61 of that Regulation.
2.The arrangements for the Union’s financial contribution shall be set out in a delegation agreement and annual transfer of funds agreements to be concluded between the Commission, on behalf of the Union, and the ECSEL Joint Undertaking.
3.The delegation agreement referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall address the elements set out in Article 58(3) and Articles 60 and 61 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and in Article 40 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 as well as, inter alia, the following:
(a)the requirements for the ECSEL Joint Undertaking’s contribution concerning the relevant performance indicators referred to in Annex II to Decision 2013/743/EU;
(b)the requirements for the ECSEL Joint Undertaking’s contribution in view of the monitoring referred to in Annex III to Decision 2013/743/EU;
(c)the specific performance indicators related to the functioning of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking;
(d)the arrangements regarding the provision of data necessary to ensure that the Commission is able to meet its dissemination and reporting obligations as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013, including on the single portal for participants as well as through other Horizon 2020 electronic means of dissemination managed by the Commission;
(e)provisions for the publication of calls for proposals of the ECSEL Joint Undertaking also on the single portal for participants as well as through other Horizon 2020 electronic means of dissemination managed by the Commission;
(f)the use of and changes to human resources, in particular recruitment by function group, grade and category, the reclassification exercise and any changes to the number of staff members.