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Division II GOVERNANCE OF THE EMRP WITHIN EURAMET E.V.

United Kingdom

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The following bodies and internal structures of EURAMET e.V. shall assume roles in the implementation of the EMRP:

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    The EMRP Chair and deputy are elected by the EMRP Committee. The EMRP Chair is automatically one of the two Vice-Chairpersons of EURAMET e.V. The EMRP Chair legally represents EURAMET e.V. in the matters of the EMRP.

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    The EMRP Committee is composed of EURAMET Members (that is, NMI) whose countries are participating States. The EMRP Committee is the decision-making body of the EMRP and is responsible for all matters concerning the EMRP, including the decisions on defining and updating the programme, on the planning of calls for proposals, on the budget profile, on the eligibility and selection criteria, on the pool of evaluators, on the approval of the ranking list of the EMRP projects to be funded, on the monitoring of progress of the funded EMRP projects and on the supervision of the adequate and orderly work of the Secretariat concerning the EMRP. The EMRP Committee elects an EMRP Chair (who is automatically EURAMET’s Vice-Chairperson (EMRP)) and a deputy.

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    The Research Council is composed of a balanced contingent of high-level experts drawn from industry, research and academia and from international stakeholder organisations. It provides independent strategic advice on EMRP matters and reports or comments to the EMRP Committee where necessary and upon request, but as a minimum it will give an opinion on each call for proposals and the selection cycle.

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    The Secretariat is composed of persons employed by, or seconded to, EURAMET e.V. Its structure and tasks are governed by the rules of procedure of EURAMET e.V. Part of the Secretariat responsible for the implementation of the EMRP is hosted by the National Physical Laboratory, the UK Member of EURAMET e.V. (the hosting Member).

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    The EMRP Programme Manager shall be a senior manager and, as an interim solution, may be seconded from the hosting Member. The EMRP Programme Manager shall act solely under the direct authority of EURAMET e.V. on any matters concerning the EMRP and report to its bodies. EURAMET e.V. shall establish effective procedures that ensure that no conflicts of interests exist between the EMRP Programme Manager and any applicants, participants or beneficiaries.