# 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), Division 4.2: Entities listed in Article 3.1 who are willing to contribute to CLARIN ERIC, but are not yet in a position to join as members, may apply for observer status. The terms for admission of observers are the following:

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

(a) observers shall be admitted for a three year period maximum. An observer may reapply once for observer status. In exceptional cases the General Assembly may accept further extension of observer status;
(b) the admission or re-admission of observers shall require the approval of the General Assembly;
(c) applicants shall submit a written application to the CLARIN ERIC statutory seat;
(d) the application shall describe how the applicant will contribute to CLARIN objectives and activities described in Article 2 and how it will fulfil obligations referred to in Article 7.2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/136/annex/chapter/2/division/2/division/4.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-136/annex/chapter-2/division-2/division-4.2
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