{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-701/annex-I/article-10",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/701",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 22 November 2013 on setting up the Biobanks and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI-ERIC) as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (2013/701/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-701",
  "path": "annex/I/article/10",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Assembly of Members",
  "text": "1. The Assembly of Members shall be the body by which the Members take collective decisions on matters relating to BBMRI-ERIC. Those decisions shall then be implemented by the Director-General, together with the staff of the Central Executive Management Office and the Management Committee.\n2. The Assembly of Members shall be constituted through the first meeting of the Members after establishment of BBMRI as an ERIC.\n3. The Assembly of Members shall be composed of all Members of BBMRI-ERIC. Each Member shall be represented by up to two delegates officially appointed by the competent authority. They may be accompanied by a maximum of three advisors who may act as alternates to the delegates. Members shall state in the appointment letter the name of the delegate with voting rights and the order of representation.\n4. Up to two representatives with official endorsement from each Observer may attend the Assembly of Member’s meetings in an observing capacity.\n5. Other observers may attend meetings of the Assembly of Members in accordance with the Rules of Procedure adopted by the Assembly of Members.\n6. The Assembly of Members shall:\n(a) adopt the annual Work Programme and budget, together with a preliminary Work Programme and budget for the following two years;\n(b) adopt the Rules of Procedure, the Financial Rules and Internal Rules according to Article 11(8)(a);\n(c) adopt all rules, regulations and policies necessary for the sound management of the Work Programme, in particular the access procedure to biological resources, data in Biobanks and services developed by BBMRI;\n(d) define the assignments of the Finance Committee;\n(e) elect and dismiss the Chair and Vice-Chair;\n(f) elect and dismiss the Chair and the Vice-Chair of the Finance Committee;\n(g) appoint and dismiss the Director-General;\n(h) approve hiring and dismissal of other high-level staff according to the Internal Rules;\n(i) establish the Scientific and Ethical Advisory Board and any other committee, board or body such as the Stakeholders Forum and define their assignments and ruling;\n(j) provide guidance and direction to the Director-General;\n(k) approve the annual report, the annual accounts and reports of any advisory committee of the BBMRI-ERIC;\n(l) consider any matters pertaining to BBMRI-ERIC or its operation submitted by any Member;\n(m) admit Members and terminate the membership of any Member according to Article 11(8)(b);\n(n) admit Observers and terminate the partnership of any Observer according to Article 11(8)(c);\n(o) adjust the scales of financial contributions according to Article 5(8);\n(p) decide on amendments to the Statutes according to Article 11(7); as well as\n(q) undertake any other functions conferred upon it by the Statutes, including by any annex or modifications hereto.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/701/annex/I/article/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:57.296195+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}