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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-700/annex-I/article-8",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/700",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-700",
  "path": "annex/I/article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "General Assembly",
  "text": "1. The General Assembly is the body representing all the Members of the ESS ERIC. Each Member shall be represented by its National Representative (or his/her alternate) at meetings of the General Assembly.\n2. The General Assembly shall have the full decision making powers regarding the operations and management of the ESS ERIC. The General Assembly shall protect and promote the interests of the ESS ERIC at all times.\n3. The General Assembly shall be entitled by standing order to delegate to the Director when necessary such matters as it sees fit.\n4. The General Assembly shall have overall responsibility for ensuring the viability and sustainability of the ESS ERIC. Its responsibilities shall also include, without being limited to:\n(a) appointing, replacing or removing the Director following consultation with the Core Scientific Team as described in Article 13 (‘CST’) and determining the terms and conditions of the Director’s employment. The General Assembly shall determine whether an open competition or a restricted process is appropriate regarding the appointment of the Director and whether an appointment committee shall be established to deal with this matter on behalf of the General Assembly;\n(b) appointing, replacing or removing the Host Institution following consultation with the CST. The General Assembly shall determine whether an open competition or a restricted process is appropriate regarding the appointment of the Host Institution and whether an appointment committee shall be established to deal with this matter on behalf of the General Assembly;\n(c) receiving periodic reports from the Director on the exercise of his/her duties;\n(d) reviewing and approving accounts and rolling work programmes;\n(e) appointing replacing or removing the members of the SAB;\n(f) appointing replacing or removing the members of the MAB;\n(g) appointing replacing or removing the members of the Finance Committee;\n(h) establishing any other advisory bodies or committees which the General Assembly may consider necessary or appropriate when necessary and determine the membership and procedures of such bodies; and\n(i) monitoring and ensuring that Members fulfil their obligations towards the ESS ERIC and, if necessary, taking actions against Members in order to enforce the rights of the ESS ERIC against such Members.\nThe General Assembly may commission and receive periodic independent reviews or audits of all or part of the ESS ERIC’s operations. The General Assembly shall have responsibility for determining the process and timetable for any such reviews or audits and for setting the review criteria in consultation with the Director, the CST and any advisory bodies which the General Assembly may establish when necessary.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/700/annex/I/article/8",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}