Union’s financial contribution
Article 2
1. The Union’s financial contribution, including EFTA appropriations, to EMPIR shall be up to EUR 300 000 000. The Union's financial contribution shall be paid from appropriations in the general budget of the Union allocated to the relevant parts of the Specific Programme, implementing Horizon 2020, established by Decision 2013/743/EU, in accordance with point (c)(vi) of Article 58(1) and Articles 60 and 61 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, and in particular from Part II “Industrial leadership” and Part III “Societal challenges”. 2. Without exceeding the amount laid down in paragraph 1, the Union’s financial contribution shall be equal to the contributions of the Participating States to EMPIR, excluding the contributions of the Participating States to administrative costs exceeding 5 % of the EMPIR budget. 3. The Union's financial contribution shall not be used to cover the administrative costs of EMPIR.