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Article 4 Members and Observers

United Kingdom

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1.

The following entities may become Member or Observer of ECRIN-ERIC:

(a)

Member States;

(b)

Associate Countries;

(c)

Third Countries other than Associate Countries; and

(d)

Intergovernmental Organisations.

2.

ECRIN-ERIC shall have at least three Member States as Members. Members of ECRIN–ERIC of which membership commenced with the ECRIN-ERIC foundation will be hereinafter referred to as Founding Members. European Union Member States shall hold jointly the majority of voting rights in the Assembly of Members.

3.

The admission of candidate Members, or candidate Observers, shall be subject to the approval of the Assembly of Members.

4.

Members and Observers of ECRIN-ERIC are listed in Annex II. This Annex shall be updated by the ECRIN-ERIC Director-General after revocation or withdrawal of memberships, or approval of candidate Members or Observers by the Assembly of Members.

5.

Withdrawal from Membership

(a)

Members may, by giving a minimum of three years’ notice, withdraw from ECRIN-ERIC by writing to the Chair of the Assembly of Members stating: (1) the reasons for withdrawal and (2) the requested date of withdrawal.

(b)

All outstanding payments and obligations must be paid and fulfilled before the withdrawal of membership can become effective.

(c)

The Assembly of Members shall be notified of any request for withdrawal during the next meeting and the Membership shall be put on hold on that date.

(d)

The provisions set out in point (a) in the present paragraph apply also for the withdrawal of Observers, but with a minimum of one year’s notice.

6.

Revoking Membership

(a)

The Assembly of Members may revoke the membership of a Member if the following conditions are met:

  1. (i)

    the Assembly of Members considers that the Member is in substantial breach, of one or more of its obligations under these Statutes or that the Member brings ECRIN-ERIC into disrepute, and the Member has failed to rectify such breach within 30 days after it has received notice of the breach by the Director-General in writing; or

  2. (ii)

    the Chair of the Assembly of Members or the Director-General has submitted to the Assembly of Members a motion to revoke the relevant Membership; and

  3. (iii)

    the motion for revocation receives the consent from two thirds of the voting members representing two thirds of the contributions, excluding the Member concerned.

(b)

The provisions set out in point (a) shall apply also for the revocation of Observers.