ANNEXU.K.[MANAGING AUTHORITY OF MEMBER STATE PARTICIPATING IN THE SME INITIATIVE]and[EUROPEAN INVESTMENT FUND]/[EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK]MODEL FUNDING AGREEMENT
(8)in the context of the SME Initiative, the Parties are willing to cooperate in view of the implementation and management of [a] dedicated window[s] corresponding to the MS Contribution to the [COSME Financial Instruments] [AND/OR] the [H2020 Financial Instruments] (the ‘Dedicated Window[s]’), providing [uncapped guarantees for new portfolios of debt finance to eligible SMEs in accordance with Article 37(4) of the CPR (Option 1)] [AND/OR] [securitisation, as defined in point (61) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 [existing portfolios of debt finance to SMEs and other enterprises with less than 500 employees;] [AND/OR] [new portfolios of debt finance to SMEs] (Option 2); [with pooling of the MS Contribution with contributions from other Member States (Option 3)];U.K.