
Article 1 
By way of derogation from Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013, with regard to the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking only the following participants shall be eligible for funding from the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking for actions in the area of bio-based industries other than innovation actions:

((a)) small and medium-sized enterprises;
((b)) secondary and higher education establishments;
((c)) non-profit legal entities, including those carrying out research or technological development as one of their main objectives;
((d)) the Joint Research Centre;
((e)) international European interest organisations.
Article 2 
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, 14 February 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO