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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-713/annex-I/article-7",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/713",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 29 November 2013 on setting up the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (ECRIN) as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ECRIN-ERIC) (2013/713/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-713",
  "path": "annex/I/article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Bodies",
  "text": "1. The bodies of ECRIN-ERIC shall be:\n(a) The Assembly of Members\n(b) The Director-General\n(c) The Steering Committee\n2. Assembly of Members:\n(a) The Assembly of Members shall be the governing body of ECRIN-ERIC and shall be composed of representatives of Members and Observers. Each Member and Observer shall appoint up to two representatives who shall be deemed to be duly authorised to discuss and where appropriate to vote on all matters listed in Article 7(2)(c) of the present Statutes. A proxy shall be designated to the Chair of the Assembly of Members by the Member or Observer if a representative would be absent for a meeting. Meetings through remote participation, including video-conferences and any other agreed electronic means, shall be possible.\n(b) The ECRIN-ERIC Director-General and the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Network Committee may attend the meetings of the Assembly of Members, without voting rights.\n(c) The Assembly of Members shall meet at least once a year and shall:\n(i) note and approve minutes from the past meeting;\n(ii) discuss, amend and adopt changes in the strategic plan, governance structure, annual or pluri-annual work plan, and annual budget of ECRIN-ERIC;\n(iii) decide on proposals for amendments to the Statutes of ECRIN-ERIC and notify the European Commission for approval;\n(iv) approve the Internal Rules of Procedure;\n(v) approve the annual activity report;\n(vi) approve the audited accounts and budget of ECRIN-ERIC;\n(vii) decide on the contribution of Members or Observers of ECRIN-ERIC and the annual budget proposed by the Director-General;\n(viii) decide on changes of the composition of ECRIN-ERIC (candidate Member, candidate Observer, as well as withdrawals and revocations);\n(ix) decide on the establishment and revocation of Partnerships (Scientific Partners, Affiliate Partners), upon recommendation of the Network Committee;\n(x) elect, approve and revoke the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Assembly of Members;\n(xi) nominate and revoke, upon recommendation of the Network Committee, the ECRIN-ERIC Director-General; and\n(xii) decide on any other issue necessary for the fulfilment of the objectives of ECRIN-ERIC.\n(d) Joint meetings of the Assembly of Members with the Network Committee may be convened upon request by the ECRIN-ERIC Director-General, the Chair of the Assembly of Members, or by one fourth of the Members.\n(e) Additional meetings of the Assembly of Members may be convened upon request of the Director-General or of at least one quarter of the Members if issues of importance arise that cannot be delayed until the next scheduled Assembly of Members meeting.\n3. Chair and Vice-Chair of the Assembly of Members:\n(a) The Chair and a Vice-Chair shall be elected by the members of the Assembly of Members. The Chair and Vice-Chair shall be appointed for a three years period.\n(b) Any member may propose a vote of no-confidence against the Chair or Vice-Chair. A vote of no-confidence shall be treated as a regular proposition and must include the reason for the proposal of a vote of no-confidence.\n(c) The Chair shall call, prepare and organise the Assembly of Members meetings.\n(d) The Chair shall delegate its duties to the Vice Chair in the event of his or her absence, or if a vote of no-confidence in the Chair is being discussed.\n(e) The Chair and Vice-Chair may make use of the ECRIN-ERIC Management office for operational issues.\n(f) The Vice-Chair shall be responsible for overseeing the financial report submitted to the Assembly of Members.\n4. Proceedings of the Assembly of Members:\n(a) The Assembly of Members shall approve the agenda at the beginning of each meeting. Any change to the agenda can be proposed by a voting member of the Assembly of Members.\n(b) The Chair shall rule on any point of order raised during the meeting by a voting member. Rulings of the Chair shall stand unless overruled by a majority of those present and voting.\n(c) The Assembly of Members may set up working committees to accomplish its tasks. Additional details in relation to the operational procedures of the Assembly of Members shall be set out in the Internal Rules of Procedure.\n(d) Voting procedure and voting rights\n(i) Each Member of ECRIN-ERIC shall have one vote. Observers shall have no voting rights. A quorum of two thirds of Members shall be required for having a valid Assembly of Members meeting.\n(ii) If the quorum is not met, then the meeting of the Assembly of Members shall be adjourned and shall be repeated within 15 calendar days, following a new invitation by the Chair of the Assembly of Members. The issues on the agenda of the repeat meeting shall be the same as the issues on the agenda of the original meeting. In the repeat meeting of the Assembly of Members, the quorum shall be considered met, if one third of Members are present or represented.\n(iii) Unless otherwise expressly stated to the contrary in these Statutes or in any Rules, a simple majority of those in attendance and voting at any Assembly of Members meeting whether in person or by a proxy shall be sufficient to pass a resolution. In the event of tie votes, the Chair shall have the casting vote.\n(iv) The consolidated audited accounts and the annual budget must be agreed by a vote of more than half of ECRIN-ERIC Members representing more than half of the contributions of the Members in accordance with the agreed annual contribution as provided for under Article 5(1).\n(v) Changes in the national contributions, proposals for amendments of the Statutes, and adoption of the initial version and subsequent amendments of the Internal Rules of Procedure shall be approved by consensus or if no consensus can be found by a vote of more than two thirds of ECRIN-ERIC Members representing more than two thirds of the contributions of the Members in accordance with the agreed annual contribution as provided for under Article 5(1).\n5. ECRIN-ERIC Director-General:\n(a) The Director-General shall be responsible for the overall management of the Infrastructure with the support of the ECRIN-ERIC Management Office and will function as the intermediary between the Scientific Partners, Management Office, and the Assembly of Members.\n(b) The ECRIN-ERIC Director-General shall be nominated and revoked by the Assembly of Members, based on recommendations by the Network Committee.\n(c) The ECRIN-ERIC Director-General shall attend, without voting rights, all meetings of the Assembly of Members (except for items concerning the employment or supervision of the Director-General).\n(d) The ECRIN-ERIC Director-General shall attend all meetings of the Network Committee.\n(e) The Director-General shall be the legal representative of ECRIN-ERIC and may conclude contracts and conduct other legal and administrative proceedings as appropriate in accordance with the decisions of the Assembly of Members and the Internal Rules of Procedure.\n6. Steering Committee:\n(a) A Steering Committee shall be established by the Assembly of Members to strengthen the link between the Assembly of Members and the Director-General. It shall oversee the activities of ECRIN-ERIC and prepare the meetings of the Assembly of Member.\n(b) The membership, responsibilities and procedures of the Steering Committee shall be set out in the Internal Rules of Procedure.",
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