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1. The Metrology Partnership shall be implemented on the basis of annual work programmes covering activities to be undertaken for the period from 1 January to 31 December of a given year (the ‘reference year’).

2. The Metrology Partnership Committee referred to in Article 14 shall adopt the annual work programmes by 31 March of the reference year, after obtaining approval from the Commission. In adopting the annual work programmes, both the Metrology Partnership Committee and the Commission shall act without undue delay. The Metrology Partnership Committee shall make the annual work programme publicly available.

3. The activities referred to in Article 6(1), points (a) and (b), shall be launched only in the reference year and only after the adoption of the annual work programme for that year.

4. Activities may be funded by EURAMET only if they are set out in the annual work programme. The annual work programme shall distinguish between the activities referred to in Article 6(1), point (a), the activities referred to in Article 6(1), point (b), and the administrative costs of EURAMET. The annual work programme shall include their corresponding expenditure estimates and the budget being allocated to activities funded with the Union’s financial contribution and to activities funded by the Participating States without that contribution. The annual work programme shall also include the valuation of the in-kind contributions from the Participating States referred to in Article 5(2), point (b).

5. Any amended annual work programmes for a reference year and annual work programmes for subsequent reference years shall take into account the results of previous calls for proposals. They shall endeavour to address insufficient coverage of scientific topics, in particular those initially addressed in activities under Article 6(1), point (b), that could not be adequately funded.

6. The calls for proposals under the relevant annual work programmes, shall be launched by 31 December 2027. In duly justified cases, they may be launched by 31 December 2028.

7. EURAMET shall monitor, and shall report annually to the Commission on, the implementation of all activities included in the annual work programme without increasing the administrative burden on the beneficiaries. The annual report shall be made publicly available in a timely manner on EURAMET’s website.

8. Any communication or publication relating to the activities of the Metrology Partnership and performed in cooperation with the Metrology Partnership, whether undertaken by EURAMET, a Participating State or its national funding bodies, or participants in an activity, shall be labelled or co-labelled as being co-funded by the Metrology Partnership under Horizon Europe.