{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-392/annex/article-15",
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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/15",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "International Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (ISTAC)",
  "text": "1. The General Assembly shall appoint in accordance with Article 12 the ISTAC members that shall be outstanding personalities in the fields relevant to CERIC-ERIC, whose number shall be defined by the General Assembly.\n2. Unless exceptional circumstances arise, the ISTAC shall amongst its members propose a Chair to be appointed by the General Assembly.\n3. The ISTAC shall provide independent advice to the General Assembly and the Executive Director on all strategic issues as well as on the scientific and technical activities carried out by CERIC-ERIC.\n4. The ISTAC shall, in particular, evaluate proposals for new Partner Facilities, and the operation of existing ones, advising the General Assembly on acceptance and continuation.\n5. The costs of the functioning of the ISTAC shall be borne by the Members on an equal basis, or by CERIC-ERIC budget.",
  "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/15",
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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."
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