0 3 . ▁Spain ▁also ▁offered ▁a ▁site ▁at ▁V and ell ò s ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁but ▁the ▁EU ▁decided ▁to ▁concent rate ▁its ▁support ▁sole ly ▁behind ▁the ▁French ▁site ▁in ▁late ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁From ▁this ▁point ▁on , ▁the ▁choice ▁was ▁between ▁France ▁and ▁Japan . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁EU ▁and ▁Japan ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁process ▁which ▁would ▁sett le ▁their ▁dispute ▁by ▁July . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁final ▁meeting ▁in ▁Moscow ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁particip ating ▁parties ▁agreed ▁to ▁construct ▁I TER ▁at ▁Cad ar ache ▁in ▁Prov ence - Al pes - C ô te - d ' Az ur , ▁France . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁I TER ▁complex ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁while ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁to k am ak ▁itself ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁F usion ▁for ▁Energy , ▁the ▁EU ▁ag ency ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁project , ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Barcelona , ▁Spain . ▁F usion ▁for ▁Energy ▁( F 4 E ) ▁is ▁the ▁European ▁Union ' s ▁J oint ▁Und ert aking ▁for ▁I TER ▁and ▁the ▁Development ▁of ▁F usion ▁Energy . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ag ency ' s ▁website : ▁F 4 E ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁providing ▁Europe ' s ▁contribution ▁to ▁I