Article 2 Representing Entity

Each Member may appoint one ‘Representing Entity’, being a public entity, including regional or private entities with a public service mission, according to paragraph 3, for the discharge of specific rights and obligations that have been delegated exclusively in direct connection with the scope and activities of CERIC-ERIC.

The Representing Entity shall be an Institution that can support the scientific/technical operation of CERIC-ERIC including the provision of access to one facility (‘Partner Facility’) of which it has ownership and which has the scientific and technical capability to contribute to the common strategic objectives, purposes and access capabilities as set out in Articles 5 and 6.

Each Member shall inform the General Assembly of any change of its Representing Entity, of the specific rights and obligations which have been delegated to it, of the termination of the appointment or of other relevant changes, if any. The General Assembly shall adopt internal rules specifying the scope of the activities and the role of the Representing Entities in particular as concerns the procedures for the provision of in-kind contributions.

Each Member or Representing Entity shall propose for approval by the General Assembly one facility as Partner Facility. The Partner Facility within the Representing Entity shall be clearly defined in order to respond adequately to the commitments deriving from the participation in the scientific and technical activities of CERIC-ERIC.

The Partner Facility shall be evaluated according to the procedure set out in Article 12(3)(h) and shall be the single national reference point to stimulate and support the access and the outreach to researchers and technicians as well as their international training and benchmarking.