3On 9 August 2017, the applicant and the European Union, represented by EASME, which became, as of 1 April 2021, the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (Eismea), entered into the Grant Agreement (see paragraph 1 above). The Grant Agreement was concluded as an instrument to support innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) referred to in Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing Horizon 2020 – Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and repealing Decision No 1982/2006/EC (OJ 2013 L 347, p. 104) and defined in Council Decision 2013/743/EU of 3 December 2013 establishing the specific programme implementing [the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme] (2014-2020) and repealing Decisions 2006/971/EC, 2006/972/EC, 2006/973/EC, 2006/974/EC and 2006/975/EC (OJ 2013 L 347, p. 965).
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