CHAPTER VIII, FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 34: Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/694 establishing the Digital Europe Programme and repealing Decision (EU) 2015/2240
1. Regulation (EU) No 2021/694 is amended as follows:
(1) in Article 3 (2) the following point (f) is added:
'(f) Specific Objective 6 - Semiconductors';
(2) the following Article 8a is inserted: 'Article 8a, Specific Objective 6 - Semiconductors
The financial contribution from the Union under Specific Objective 6 - Semiconductors shall pursue the objectives laid down in points (a) to (d) of Article 4 of Regulation XX/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council.';
(3) Article 9 (1) and (2) are amended as follows: 'Article 9
Budget
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027 shall be EUR 8 638 000 000 EUR in current prices.
2. The indicative distribution of the amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be: EUR 2 076 914 000 for Specific Objective 1 - High Performance Computing; EUR 1 841 956 000 for Specific Objective 2 - Artificial Intelligence;
EUR 1 529 566 000 for Specific Objective 3 - Cybersecurity and Trust;
EUR 517 347 000 for Specific Objective 4 - Advanced Digital Skills;
EUR 1 022 217 000 for Specific Objective 5 - Deployment and Best Use of Digital Capacities and Interoperability;
EUR 1 650 000 000 billion for Specific Objective 6- Semiconductors.';
(4) in Article 11, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
'2. Cooperation with third countries and organisations as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article with respect to Specific Objectives 1, 2, 3 and 6 shall be subject to Article 12.'
(5) in Article 12, paragraph 6 replaced by the following:
'6. If duly justified for security reasons, the work programme may also provide that legal entities established in associated countries and legal entities that are established in the Union but are controlled from third countries may be eligible to participate in all or some actions under Specific Objectives 1, 2 and 6 only if they comply with the requirements to be fulfilled by those legal entities to guarantee the protection of the essential security interests of the Union and the Member States and to ensure the protection of classified documents information. Those requirements shall be set out in the work programme.';
(6) in Article 13 the following paragraph 3 is added:
'3. The synergies of the Specific Objective 6 with other Union Programme, are described in Article 6 and Annex III of Regulation XX/XX.';
(7) Article 14 is amended as follows:
Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following
(8) '1. The Programme shall be implemented under direct management, in accordance with the Financial Regulation, or under indirect management by entrusting certain implementation tasks to the bodies referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation, in accordance with Articles 4 to 8a of this Regulation. Bodies entrusted with the implementation of the Programme may depart from the rules on participation and dissemination laid down in this Regulation only where such departure is provided for in the legal act that establishes those bodies or entrusts budget implementation tasks to them or, for the bodies referred to in point (c)(ii), (iii) or (v) of the first subparagraph of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation, where such departure is provided for in the contribution agreement and the specific operating needs of such bodies or the nature of the action so require.';
(9) in Article 14, the following paragraph is added:
'4. Where the conditions set in Article 22 of Regulation XX/XX are fulfilled, the provisions of that Article shall apply.';
(10) in Article 17, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
'1. Only actions contributing to the achievement of the objectives laid down in Articles 3 to 8a shall be eligible for funding.';
(11) in Annex I the following paragraph is added: 'Specific Objective 6 - Semiconductors
Actions under Specific Objective 6 are provided in Annex I to Regulation XX/XX.';
(12) in Annex II the following paragraph is added:
'Specific Objective 6 - Semiconductors. Measurable indicators to monitor the implementation and to report on the progress of the Specific Objective 6 are provided Annex II of the Regulation XX/XX.';
(13) in Annex III the following paragraph is added:
'Specific Objective 6 - SemiconductorsSynergies with Union Programmes for the Specific Objective 6 are provided in Annex III of Regulation XX/XX.'
Note: This is not the final text of the European Chips Act. This is the text of the European Chips Act Proposal of February 2022.