Regulation (EU) 2018/1488 (EuroHPC regulation)

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Regulation (EU) 2018/1488

Title: Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1488 of September 28, 2018 on the establishment of the Joint Undertaking for European High Performance Computing
Designation:
(not official) 		EuroHPC regulation
Scope: EU
Legal matter: Research funding law
Basis: TFEU , in particular Art. 187 and Art. 188 Para. 1
Procedure overview: European Commission
European Parliament
IPEX Wiki
To be used from: October 28, 2018
Reference: OJ L 252 of October 8, 2018, pp. 1–34
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Regulation has entered into force and is applicable.
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The Regulation (EU) 2018/1488 (also: EuroHPC Regulation or EuroHPC VO ) on establishment of the Joint Undertaking for European High Performance Computing ( Engl. : European High Performance Computing , abbr. : EuroHPC ) must be within the framework of the Digital Single Market of the European Union (EU ) lead to the European Union being able to keep up with the world's best in this area as well, to maintaining a leading position in European research and creating and maintaining its own capacities in Europe. With a view to the digital single market, high-performance computing should also offer great potential for creating jobs.

history

In March 2017, the European Commission published the EuroHPC declaration to purchase, build and use an integrated infrastructure for high-performance computing, which will be one of the three most powerful systems in the world. The resulting agreement was signed by 22 European countries.

In January 2018, the European Commission proposed to invest EUR 1 billion together with the EU member states in world-class European supercomputers and to create a joint company (EuroHPC - European High Performance Computing ).

On October 8, 2018, the Regulation (EU) 2018/1488 required for implementation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Legal basis

Regulation (EU) 2018/1488 of September 28, 2018 was based in particular on Articles 187 and 188 paragraph 1 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in order to use resources from 25 European countries in the European Union to build a to bundle world-class European high-performance computing infrastructure.

The Joint Undertaking was established within the meaning of Article 187 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

Structure of Regulation (EU) 2018/1488

  • Preamble and recitals (1 to 50)
  • Article 1 (establishment)
  • Article 2 (definition)
  • Article 3 (mandate, objectives and activities)
  • Articles 4 and 5 (financial contributions from the European Union)
  • Article 6 (contributions from members other than the Union)
  • Article 7 (granting access time to national supercomputers)
  • Articles 8 and 9 (reception center and hosting agreement)
  • Article 10 (Acquisition and Ownership of Pre-Exa Supercomputers)
  • Article 11 (Acquisition and Ownership of the Peta Supercomputers)
  • Article 12 (use of supercomputers)
  • Articles 13 and 14 (allocation of access times for the supercomputers)
  • Article 15 (Financial Regulation)
  • Article 16 (staff)
  • Article 17 (Seconded National Experts and Trainees)
  • Article 18 (privileges and immunities)
  • Article 19 (liability of the Joint Undertaking)
  • Article 20 (evaluation)
  • Article 21 (Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union and applicable law)
  • Article 22 (Post examinations)
  • Article 23 (protection of the Union's financial interests)
  • Articles 24 and 25 (confidentiality, transparency)
  • Article 26 (Rules for participation and dissemination for indirect actions financed by Horizon 2020 funds)
  • Article 27 (Rules governing activities funded by the CEF)
  • Article 28 (Assistance from the home Member State)
  • Article 29 (first measures)
  • Article 30 (entry into force)
  • Annex (Statute of the Joint Undertaking for European High Performance Computing), Articles 1 to 23

Web links

Individual proof

  1. ↑ a b High-Performance Computing and the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking , factsheet of the European Commission of 28 September 2018.
  2. ↑ See Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1488.
  3. ↑ EuroHPC - European High Performance Computing .
  4. ↑ Joint statement by Vice-President Ansip and Commissioner Gabriel on the progress to build European supercomputers , website of the European Commission of June 25, 2018, last accessed on December 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ Regulation (EU) 2018/1488 of the Council of 28 September 2018 establishing the Joint Undertaking for European High Performance Computing, OJ L 2018/252, 1.
  6. ↑ EU invests 1 billion euros in European supercomputers , website of the European Commission, September 28, 2018, last accessed on December 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ See also: Preamble to Regulation (EU) 2018/1488.
  8. ↑ See Article 1 Paragraph 1 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1488.