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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-287/article-8",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/287",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 10 March 2014 setting out criteria for establishing and evaluating European Reference Networks and their Members and for facilitating the exchange of information and expertise on establishing and evaluating such Networks (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/287/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-287",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Applications for membership of existing Networks",
  "text": "1. A healthcare provider wishing to join an existing Network shall submit a membership application to the Commission.\n2. The content of the membership application shall be as set out in Annex II.\n3. The membership application shall be accompanied by a written statement from the healthcare provider's Member State of establishment certifying that its participation in the Network is in accordance with the Member State's national legislation.\n4. If the Commission concludes that the requirements set out in Article 8(2) and (3) are fulfilled, the Board of the Network that the healthcare provider wishes to join, shall issue an opinion on the membership application, following a peer review carried out by the Network on the basis of the criteria and conditions set out in point 2 of Annex II to Delegated Decision 2014/286/EU.\n5. Before delivering the opinion referred to in paragraph 4 and within three months from the moment the Commission has confirmed that the requirements set out in Article 8(2) and (3) are fulfilled, the Board of the Network shall send a draft opinion to the applicant healthcare provider that may send comments to the Network within one month of receiving the draft opinion. In case the Board of the Network does not receive comments on that draft, it shall deliver a final opinion on the membership application, within four months from the moment the Commission has confirmed that the requirements set out in Article 8(2) and (3) are fulfilled.\nIn case the Board of the Network receives comments, the deadline for the delivery of the final opinion is extended to five months from the moment the Commission has confirmed that the requirements set out in Article 8(2) and (3) are fulfilled. On receiving comments, the Board of the Network shall amend its opinion explaining whether the comments justify a change in its assessment. If the Board of the Network fails to send the draft opinion or to deliver its final opinion within the deadlines set above, the final opinion is deemed to be favourable.\n6. In case of an unfavourable opinion of the Board of the Network, upon request of the Member State of establishment, the Board of the Member States, may issue a favourable opinion after re-assessing the application on the basis of the criteria and conditions set out in point 2 of Annex II to Delegated Decision 2014/286/EU. That favourable opinion shall accompany the application.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1269 of 26 July 2019 amending Implementing Decision 2014/287/EU setting out criteria for establishing and evaluating European Reference Networks and their Members and for facilitating the exchange of information and expertise on establishing and evaluating such Networks (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/287/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:15:28.852722+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."
}