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1. Following a call for expressions of interest for Member States intending to participate in the European Cybersecurity Alert System, the ECCC shall select Member States to take part with the ECCC in the joint procurement of tools, infrastructure or services in order to set up, or enhance the capabilities of, National Cyber Hubs designated or established pursuant to Article 4(1). The ECCC may award to the selected Member States grants to fund the operation of such tools, infrastructure or services. The Union financial contribution shall cover up to 50 % of the acquisition costs of the tools, infrastructure or services and up to 50 % of the operational costs. The selected Member States shall cover the remaining costs. Before launching the procedure for the acquisition of tools, infrastructure or services, the ECCC and the selected Member States shall conclude a hosting and usage agreement regulating the usage of the tools, infrastructure or services.

2. Where a Member State’s National Cyber Hub is not a participant in a Cross-Border Cyber Hub within 2 years of the date on which the tools, infrastructure or services were acquired, or on which it received grant funding, whichever occurred sooner, the Member State shall not be eligible for additional Union support under this Chapter until it has joined a Cross-Border Cyber Hub.

3. Following a call for expressions of interest, a Hosting Consortium shall be selected by the ECCC to participate in a joint procurement of tools, infrastructure or services with the ECCC. The ECCC may award a grant to the Hosting Consortium to fund the operation of the tools, infrastructure or services. The Union financial contribution shall cover up to 75 % of the acquisition costs of the tools, infrastructure or services, and up to 50 % of the operational costs. The Hosting Consortium shall cover the remaining costs. Before launching the procedure for the acquisition of tools, infrastructure or services, the ECCC and the Hosting Consortium shall conclude a hosting and usage agreement regulating the usage of the tools, infrastructure or services.

4. The ECCC shall prepare, at least every 2 years, a mapping of the tools, infrastructure or services necessary and of adequate quality to establish, or enhance the capabilities of, National Cyber Hubs and Cross-Border Cyber Hubs, and their availability, including from legal entities established or deemed to be established in Member States and controlled by Member States or by nationals of Member States. When preparing the mapping, the ECCC shall consult the CSIRTs network, any existing Cross-Border Cyber Hubs, ENISA and the Commission.