ANNEX[MANAGING AUTHORITY OF MEMBER STATE PARTICIPATING IN THE SME INITIATIVE]and[EUROPEAN INVESTMENT FUND]/[EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK]MODEL FUNDING AGREEMENT

(6)pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and repealing Decision No 1982/2006/EC(1) and pursuant to the Council Decision 2013/743/EU of 3 December 2013 establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and repealing Decisions 2006/971/EC, 2006/972/EC, 2006/973/EC, 2006/974/EC and 2006/975/EC(2) (collectively, the ‘H2020 Regulation’), the European Commission has established financial instruments (the ‘H2020 Financial Instruments’) that aim to ease access to the risk financing for final recipients carrying out research and innovation projects; the indicative contribution of the European Commission to the H2020 Financial Instruments in the 2014-2016 period is envisaged to be up to EUR [•] million;