Article 6 Resources
United Kingdom
Resources made available to CERIC-ERIC shall consist of:
contributions in-kind by the Members or Representing Entities for ordinary activities of CERIC-ERIC. On consensus of the General Assembly, financial contributions by the Members or Representing Entities may also be made where the conditions and limits provided for in Article 12 are met;
contributions in-kind and/or financial contributions by Members, Observers and/or other public or private entities for specific projects of CERIC-ERIC. The General Assembly shall approve specific projects and related liabilities pursuant to Article 9. Specific accounting provisions for the in-kind contributions shall apply;
financial grants, supports, contributions from research and development activities. The General Assembly shall adopt rules and procedures for the use of revenue from external contracts and contributions, approved by the General Assembly in accordance with Article 12(3)(l), in particular from EU funded activities;
revenues from limited economic activities. CERIC-ERIC may carry out limited economic activities such as joint development of commercial services. These services must be financially self-sustainable and cover initial investments to the extent and duration used for the services. Revenues shall be accounted for separately;
other entries and financial resources. In order to develop specific activities or projects falling within the scope of Article 5, CERIC-ERIC may take out loans, subject to the General Assembly's approval with qualified majority of the Members, as set out in Article 12;
gratuities and grants such as those from charities, lottery funds, no-profit entities. Subject to approval by the General Assembly, CERIC-ERIC shall be entitled to accept grants, special contributions, gifts, donations and other payments from any natural person or legal entity such as charity or a lottery fund for the tasks and activities set out in the Statutes.
Resources available to CERIC-ERIC shall solely be used for performing the tasks and activities set out in Article 5.
The capabilities of CERIC-ERIC shall be based on in-kind contributions by the Members or Representing Entities to fulfil the common scope. Such contributions, including sharing and opening access to facilities, specialised technical capacities and capabilities, and training, shall be evaluated and accounted for in order to credit their value as in-kind contributions to CERIC-ERIC.
In addition, instrumental and other in-kind contributed resources may include access time to instruments, seconded personnel, and any other type of resource as agreed by the Members or Representing Entities. The General Assembly shall establish a common accounting system and rules for the acceptance of in kind-contributions, and their estimates, their cost evaluation and credit assessment. The value of these in-kind contributions shall be part of the annual budget and included in the corresponding financial reports.