Article 9 Rights and obligations of an Observer
United Kingdom
Rights of Observers shall include:
the right to attend the meeting of the Board of Governors without a right to vote;
the right of their research community to participate in EATRIS ERIC events;
the right of their research community to access EATRIS ERIC infrastructure and to receive support from EATRIS ERIC.
Each Observer shall:
appoint one or two representatives in the Board of Governors;
pay the annual financial contribution as decided by the Board of Governors;
set out its contribution to the EATRIS ERIC tasks and activities set out in Article 2.
Contributions other than the annual financial contribution to EATRIS ERIC may be provided by Observers individually or jointly in cooperation with other Members, Observers or third parties. Such contributions, in cash or in kind, shall be approved by the Board of Governors.
An Observer shall empower its representative(s) to fulfil the obligations referred to in points (b) and (c) of Article 9(2).
EATRIS ERIC shall enter into an Observer Agreement with the Observer in order to establish the terms and conditions under which the obligations are to be fulfilled or the contribution is to be made.