COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 29 November 2013
on setting up the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (ECRIN) as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ECRIN-ERIC)
(2013/713/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 of 25 June 2009 on the Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) (1), and in particular point (a) of Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic and the Portuguese Republic requested the Commission to set up the the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (ECRIN) as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ECRIN-ERIC).
(2)
The French Republic has been chosen by the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the Italian Republic and the Portuguese Republic as the Host Member State of ECRIN-ERIC.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 723/2009,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium named ECRIN-ERIC is hereby established.
2. The Statutes of ECRIN-ERIC are set out in the Annex. These Statutes shall be kept up to date and made publicly available on the website of ECRIN-ERIC and at its statutory seat.
3. The essential elements of the ECRIN-ERIC Statutes for which amendments shall require approval by the Commission in accordance with Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 are provided for in Articles 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 14, 15, 19 and 20.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 29 November 2013.