Changes from plenary report to adopted text

(3) For the quantum pillar of activities, the Participating States shall appoint a representative from their competent authorities in the field of quantum technologies.

(34) Article 6 of the Annex is amended as follows:

(35) the following paragraph 5a is added:

(5a) For the tasks referred to in Article 7(4a) of these Statutes, and for each AI Gigafactory, the voting rights of the Participating States shall be distributed in proportion to their committed financial contributions and to their in-kind contributions to that AI Gigafactory until the end of the AI Gigafactory hosting agreement; the in-kind contributions shall only be taken into account if they have been certified ex-ante by an independent expert or auditor.

For the purpose of this paragraph, decisions of the Governing Board shall be taken by a majority of at least 75 % of all votes, including the votes of the members who are absent.

(36) the following paragraph 6 is amended:

(6) For the tasks referred to in Article 7(5), 7(5a), 7(6) and 7(7) of these Statutes, decisions of the Governing Board shall be taken in two stages.

(37) Article 7 of the Annex is amended as follows:

(38) the following paragraph 4a is added:

(4a) The Governing Board shall carry out the following tasks related to the AI Gigafactories referred to in Article 12b of this Regulation:

(a) discuss and adopt the part of the multiannual strategic programme that is related to the establishment of AI Gigafactories referred to in Article 18(1) of these Statutes;

(b) discuss and adopt the part of the annual work programme that is related to the establishment of AI Gigafactories and the selection of AI Gigafactory Consortia and the corresponding expenditure estimates;

(c) approve the launch of calls for expression of interest, in accordance with the annual work programme;

(d) approve the selection of the AI Gigafactory Consortia which will establish and operate the AI Gigafactories;

(e) determine the conditions of the Union's access time to the AI Gigafactories

(f) approve any tenders related to the establishment of an AI Gigafactory selected for funding;

(g) approve framework contracts established by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking for the provision of essential and high-demand components of AI Gigafactories.

(39) the following paragraph 5a is added:

(5a) For the Quantum Pillar of activities, the provisions of Article 7(5) of these Statutes apply, with the exception of activities related to the acquisition and operation of quantum computers where the provisions of Article 7(4) of these Statutes apply.

(40) Article 10 of the Annex is amended as follows:

(41) paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

The Industrial and Scientific Advisory Board shall be composed of a Research and Innovation Advisory Group, an Infrastructure Advisory Group and a Quantum Strategy Advisory Group.

(42) the following paragraph 7 is added:

(7) The Quantum Strategy Advisory Group shall consist of no more than twelve members, of which up to six shall be appointed by the Private Members taking into account their commitments to the Joint Undertaking and up to six shall be appointed by the Governing Board, in accordance with Article 7(3)(k) of these Statutes.

(43) The following Article 12a is added:

Functioning of the Quantum Strategy Advisory Group

1. The Quantum Strategy Advisory Group shall meet at least twice a year.

2. The Quantum Strategy Advisory Group may appoint working groups where necessary under the overall coordination of one or more members.

3. The Quantum Strategy Advisory Group shall elect its chair.

4. The Quantum Strategy Advisory Group shall adopt its rules of procedure, including the nomination of the constituent entities that shall represent the Advisory Group and the duration of their nomination.

(44) The following Article 14a is added:

Tasks of the Quantum Strategy Advisory Group

1. The Quantum Strategy Advisory Group shall:

(a) draw up its contribution to the draft multiannual strategic programme in relation to quantum technologies activities referred to in Article 20 of these Statutes and review it regularly in accordance with the evolution of scientific, industrial, and policy demand;

(b) organise public consultations open to all public and private stakeholders having an interest in the field of quantum technologies to inform them about, and collect feedback on, the draft multiannual strategic programme and the related draft activities of the quantum technologies work programme for a given year.

(c) The contribution to the draft multiannual strategic programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall address:

(d) the strategic research, innovation, deployment, and infrastructure priorities for the development and uptake of quantum technologies and their integration into the European digital ecosystem, to support the Union's resilience, technological sovereignty, and strategic autonomy while taking into account the dual-use potential of such technologies;

(e) potential international cooperation activities in quantum technologies that add value and are of mutual interest while ensuring alignment with Union values and security interests

(f) training, education, and workforce development priorities for addressing key competences and the skills gap in quantum technologies, including awareness of security-sensitive applications

(g) the acquisition, deployment, and operation of quantum infrastructures, including the interconnection and federation with High Performance Computing infrastructures and other digital infrastructures such as quantum communications and quantum sensing;

(h) measures for capability building, interoperability, standardisation, security in the field of quantum technologies with specific consideration of dual-use risks and protection of the strategic assets, interests, autonomy or security of the Union.

(45) Article 16 of the Annex is amended as follows:

Budgetary commitments of the Joint undertaking may be divided into annual instalments. From January 2025, at least 20 % of the cumulative budget of the residual years shall not be covered by annual instalments.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels,