Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe, as regards the Chips Joint Undertaking

Summary:

Legislative initiative tabled by the European Commission on 8 February 2022, introducing amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 as regards the Chip Joint Undertaking. This is a text with EEA relevance.

Further information:

Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 established the Joint Undertakings in the framework of the Horizon Europe programme.

This draft law complements a proposed Chips Act by implementing most of the actions foreseen under the Chips for Europe Initiative, set up under that draft law. It amends the legal provisions of Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 for equipping the Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking for its news tasks related to the Initiative. The proposal was renames it as the Chips Joint Undertaking.

The proposed Council Regulation was published on 8 February 2021 alongside a Communication providing the reasoning behind the need to strengthen the EU's semiconductor system.

• Primary Source

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European Commission: Press Release, 08/02/2022: Digital sovereignty: Commission proposes Chips Act to confront semiconductor shortages and strengthen Europe's technological leadership https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_729

European Commission: European Chips Act - Questions and Answers (8 February 2022) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_22_730

European Commission: Speech by Executive Vice-President Vestager on the European Chips Act (8 February 2022) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_22_888

European Commission: Statement by President von der Leyen on the European Chips Act (8 February 2022) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_866

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