TITLE I

Direct action shall be carried out by the establishments of the Joint Research Centre (hereinafter ‘JRC’) and shall in principle be entirely financed from the budget. It shall consist of: research programmes; exploratory research activities; scientific and technical support activities of an institutional nature. The JRC may participate in indirect actions under the conditions laid down in Article 183 of the Financial Regulation. The estimate of amount receivable, as referred to in Article 181(2) of the Financial Regulation shall be sent to the accounting officer for registration. The activities of a competitive nature conducted by the JRC shall consist of: activities carried out following grant or procurement procedures; activities on behalf of third parties; activities undertaken under an administrative agreement with other institutions or other Commission departments for the provision of technical-scientific services. Where the activities conducted by the JRC for third parties involve procurement, the procurement procedure shall comply with the principles of transparency and equal treatment. The estimates of amounts receivable referred to in Article 183(2) of the Financial Regulation shall be sent to the accounting officer for registration.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.