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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-392/annex/article-11",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/392",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 24 June 2014 on setting-up the Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CERIC-ERIC) (2014/392/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-392",
  "path": "annex/article/11",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "General Assembly",
  "text": "1. Each Member shall be represented in the General Assembly by up to two delegates. The delegates shall be appointed by the Member for a term of three years. The term of the delegates may be renewed three months before the end of their term. Each Member shall inform without delay the Chair of the General Assembly in writing of any appointment or termination of appointment of its delegates. If one or both delegates of a Member are unable to attend a meeting and need to be represented by another authorised individual, a written notification shall be sent by the Member concerned, in accordance with the General Assembly's rules of procedure, to the Chair of the General Assembly in advance of the meeting.\n2. Delegates may be accompanied by advisors and experts in accordance with the General Assembly's rules of procedure.\n3. Each Member shall have a single indivisible vote and is represented when at least one delegate is present in person or by teleconference according to the General Assembly rules of procedure.\n4. The Chair of the ISTAC provided for in Article 15 shall attend the meetings of the General Assembly in an advisory capacity.\n5. The meeting of the General Assembly shall be validly convened if two thirds of the Members are represented. If this condition is not fulfilled, a repeat meeting of the General Assembly with the same agenda shall be called as soon as possible in accordance with the rules of procedure of the General Assembly. Except for matters specified in Article 12(2) and (3), in a repeat meeting of the General Assembly the quorum shall be considered met if at least half of the Members are represented.\n6. The Chair of the General Assembly shall be elected amongst the delegates by a qualified majority as set out in Article 12, for a three years term. A Vice-Chair may be appointed with the same majority upon proposal by the Chair and will have the same term as the Chair. In the case of absence of the Chair and the Vice-Chair, the General Assembly shall be chaired by its most senior delegate in length of term of appointment.\n7. Decisions of the General Assembly shall be taken in accordance with Article 12.\n8. The General Assembly shall meet at least once a year. The General Assembly shall also be convened at the request of at least three Members, or of the Executive Director, if it is required in the interest of CERIC-ERIC.\n9. The General Assembly shall draw up its own rules of procedure in compliance with the Statutes.\n10. The cost of participation to the General Assembly shall be borne by the Members or their Representing Entities.\n11. Local organisation costs of the General Assembly meetings shall be considered as an in-kind contribution by the Member hosting the meeting.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/392/annex/article/11",
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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."
}