# Commission Implementing Decision of 22 November 2013 on setting up the European Social Survey as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ESS ERIC) (2013/700/EU), Article 7: Observers

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

1. Rights of Observers shall include to receive notice of, attend and (with the approval of the Chair) speak at a meeting of the General Assembly except that the General Assembly may exclude Observers from parts of such meetings which consider reserved business (as decided by the Chair or a vote of the General Assembly when necessary). An Observer shall be entitled to the same papers as National Representatives save in respect of any such papers involving reserved business (as referred to above). An Observer shall not have a vote.
2. Each Observer shall appoint an Observer Representative entity as mentioned in Article 4(5).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/700/annex/I/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-700/annex-I/article-7
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