COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 February 2012
setting up the Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CLARIN ERIC)
(notified under document C(2012) 1018)
(2012/136/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 Article 6(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 23 September 2011 the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, the Dutch Language Union, Austria and the Netherlands requested the Commission to set up the Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (hereinafter ‘CLARIN ERIC’).
(2)
The Netherlands has provided a declaration recognising CLARIN ERIC as an international body within the meaning of Article 143(1)(g) and Article 151(1)(b) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (2) and an international organisation within the meaning of the second indent of Article 23(1) of Council Directive 92/12/EEC of 25 February 1992 on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products (3) as of its setting up.
(3)
The Commission has, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 723/2009, assessed the application and concluded that it meets the requirements set out in that Regulation.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 723/2009,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. A European Research Infrastructure Consortium for the Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure named CLARIN ERIC is hereby established.
2. The Statutes of CLARIN ERIC as agreed between its members, are annexed to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 February 2012.