Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) were introduced by the Seventh Framework Programme. On the basis of Article 187 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, five JTIs have been set up under 7th Framework Programme (FP7):
Innovative Medicines initiatives (IMI);
Advanced Research and Technology for Embedded Intelligence and Systems (ARTEMIS);
Aeronautics and Air Transport (Clean Sky);
European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council (ENIAC);
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH).
In line with the request to the Commission under the various Council Regulations setting up the Joint Undertakings to implement the Joint Technology Initiatives, independent interim evaluations of the operation of the Joint Undertakings have recently been carried out. The Commission response to the interim evaluations of the ARTEMIS and ENIAC Joint Undertakings has already been presented.
This Staff Working Document presents the detailed Commission response to the interim evaluations of the IMI, Clean Sky and Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertakings.