| Admissibility | Proposals must adhere to the page limit and layout specifications described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes and in the Application Form available in the Submission System. |
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| Eligible Countries | Applicants from EU Member States and countries associated to Horizon Europe are generally eligible. Additional countries may participate if funding is provided; details in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. |
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| Other Eligibility Conditions | Described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. |
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| Financial and Operational Capacity | Applicants must demonstrate financial and operational capacity according to Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. |
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| Evaluation and Award Criteria | Award criteria, scoring, and thresholds are detailed in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. |
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| Submission and Evaluation Process | Described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual. |
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| Legal and Financial Grant Set-up | See Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. |
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| Specific conditions for call | Described in section 2.2.3 Calls for proposals in the CBE JU Annual Work Programme 2026. |
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| Project Requirements | Each technology must address at least two of: increased efficiency with green/novel solvents (and minimising harsh solvents), process intensification/reduction of steps, and reduction of thermal/electric energy or water consumption.
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| Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) | Project must include a task to apply the SSbD framework developed by the European Commission for assessing targeted biorefinery products obtained with the new separation and purification processes. |
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| Complementarity | Ensure complementarities with previous and current R&I projects on similar topics, including those from Horizon 2020/Horizon Europe (Cluster 6) and BBI JU/CBE JU projects. |
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| Documentation | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-RIA-01 |
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