8. Representatives of Turkey shall participate in the Board of Governors of the Joint Research Centre according to the Rules of Procedure for the Board of Governors of the Joint Research Centre. Participation as referred to in this paragraph shall take the same form, including procedures for receipt of information and documentation, as that applicable to representatives from Member States of the European Union.

9. One of the official languages of the Union, in this case English, shall be used for the procedures related to requests, grant agreements and reports, as well as for other legal and administrative aspects of the Programme.

10. Travel costs and subsistence costs incurred by representatives and experts of Turkey for the purposes of taking part as observers in the work of the committee referred to in Article 10.1 of Decision 2013/743/EU establishing the Specific Programme implementing Horizon 2020, or other meetings related to the implementation of the Programme, shall be reimbursed by the Commission on the same basis as and in accordance with the procedures currently in force for representatives of the Member States of the European Union.

Article 3

Financial contribution

1. Turkey shall pay for each year of participation in the Programme a financial contribution to the general budget of the European Union.

The financial contribution of Turkey shall be added to the amount earmarked each year in the general budget of the European Union to meet the financial obligations arising out of different forms of measures necessary for the implementation, management and operation of the Programme.

2. Part of the financial contribution of Turkey may be financed under the relevant Union external aid instruments, if Turkey so requests.

3. The rules governing the financial contribution of Turkey are set out in Annex II of this Agreement.

Article 4

Reporting and evaluation

1. Without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Commission and the Court of Auditors of the European Union in relation to the monitoring and the evaluation of the Programme, the participation of Turkey in the Programme shall be continuously monitored on a partnership basis involving the Commission and Turkey.

2. The rules concerning the financial control, recovery and other antifraud measures are laid down in Annex III of this Agreement.

3. Turkey shall also submit to the Commission relevant reports for the purpose of evaluating its participation in the Programme and the discussions in the Joint Committee to be established under this Agreement.

Article 5

EU-Turkey Research and Innovation Committee

1. A Committee shall be established under this Agreement to be called ‘EU – Turkey Research and Innovation Committee’ and hereafter referred to as the Joint Committee.

2. The functions of the Joint Committee shall include:

— Ensure reviewing and evaluating implementation of this Agreement;

— Examining any measure of a nature to improve and develop cooperation.

3. The Joint Committee shall meet at the request of either of the Parties. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.