Article 10 Decisions

proposals for amendment of the Statutes of ICOS ERIC;

liquidation and winding-up of ICOS ERIC.

approval of the annual accounts of ICOS ERIC;

acceptance of the annual activity report of ICOS RI;

approval of the annual work plans and taking note of the budgets and indicative five-year financial plans of ICOS Central Facilities;

approval of the annual budget;

approval of the ICOS ERIC strategy;

adoption of its own rules of procedure;

adoption of the internal rules;

appointment and dismissal of the Director-General, and appointment and dismissal of the Members of the ICOS Research Infrastructure Committee;

appointment and dismissal of the ICOS ERIC Scientific Advisory Board;

approval of the new Members and Observers;

termination of Membership or Observer status;

approval of any major agreements which are of significant importance for the operations of ICOS RI;

establishment of advisory bodies;

extension of the term of ICOS ERIC.

the level of annual membership contributions. Any change to the contribution structure which results in increased contribution supporting any of the following components of ICOS RI (Head Office, Carbon Portal or an ICOS Central Facility) must be approved by the Member(s) hosting the affected facility;

the decision to recognise ICOS Central Facilities as crucial for the operations of ICOS RI;

the approval of early withdrawal of a Member provided for in Article 5(1).