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1. For indirect actions funded under Horizon Europe, in accordance with Article 17(2) of the Horizon Europe Regulation and by way of derogation from Article 34 of that Regulation, and for activities funded under DEP, the Chips Joint Undertaking may apply different funding rates for the Union funding within an action depending on the type of participant, in particular SMEs and non-profit legal entities, and the type of action. The funding rates shall be indicated in the work programme.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article and Article 34 of the Horizon Europe Regulation, research and innovation actions up to TRL 4 shall be funded by the Union at 100 % of the total eligible costs.

3. By way of derogation from Article 22(2) of the Horizon Europe Regulation or Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2021/694, a competence centre or a single legal entity composed of at least three independent legal entities established in at least three different participating states, including at least one Member State, shall be eligible to participate in calls for proposals funded by the Chips Joint Undertaking under Article 134(4) of this Regulation, provided that this derogation is duly justified in the description of relevant topics in the work programme.