COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 6 August 2014
setting up the Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (DARIAH ERIC)
(2014/526/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)
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Serbia and Slovenia requested the Commission to set up the Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities Research Infrastructure as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (hereinafter ‘DARIAH ERIC’).
(2)
France has been chosen by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Serbia and Slovenia as the Host Member State of DARIAH 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 Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (DARIAH ERIC) is hereby established.
2. The Statutes of DARIAH ERIC are set out in the Annex. The Statutes shall be kept up to date and made publicly available on the website of DARIAH ERIC and at its statutory seat.
3. The essential elements of the 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, 23-30.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 6 August 2014.