# Commission Implementing Decision of 12 December 2014 on setting up the Joint Institute for Very Long Baseline Interferometry as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (JIV-ERIC) (2014/923/EU), Article 7: Withdrawal of an Observer, Termination of observer status

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The initial term for Observer status is three years.
2. The withdrawal of an Observer shall become effective at the end of the financial year on the condition that the withdrawing Observer has fulfilled its obligations.
3. The Council shall have the power to terminate the Observer status of an Observer if the following conditions are met:
(a) the Observer is in serious breach of one or more of its obligations under these Statutes; and
(b) the Observer has failed to rectify such breach within a period of six months after notification.
The Observer shall be given the opportunity to contest the decision of termination and to present its position to the Council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/923/annex/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-923/annex/article-7
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