# Commission Decision of 9 December 2010 amending Decision C(2007) 2286 on the adoption of ERC Rules for the submission of proposals and the related evaluation, selection and award procedures for indirect actions under the Ideas Specific Programme of the Seventh Framework Programme (2007 to 2013) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/767/EU), Division 3.1.1: Role of independent experts

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Proposals are subject to a review by independent experts (peer reviewers) to ensure that only those of the highest quality are selected for funding. An independent expert is an expert who is external to the ERC and the Commission, is working in a personal capacity and, in performing his/her work, does not represent any organisation or scientific community.
For the purposes of the peer review evaluation, five types of independent experts are distinguished:
1. Chair-persons of the ERC peer review evaluation Panels organise the work within their Panel, chair Panel meetings, and attend a final consolidation meeting. They may also perform individual evaluation of proposals, usually remotely, in preparation for the panel meetings.
2. Members of the ERC peer review evaluation Panels assist in the preparation of Panel meetings, attend those meetings and may also contribute in the individual evaluation of proposals, usually remotely.
3. Panel evaluators independent experts who are requested to assist in the individual evaluation of proposals. Usually, they do not participate in Panel meetings.
4. Referees independent experts who perform individual assessments of proposals, only remotely, and are not compensated for the tasks they perform.
5. Independent observers independent experts who are requested to examine the peer review evaluation process from the point of view of its working and execution. They do not perform assessments of the proposals under evaluation. They may attend any meeting within the peer review evaluation process.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/767/annex/division/EUROPEAN/division/3/division/3.1.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-767/annex/division-EUROPEAN/division-3/division-3.1.1
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