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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2097/annex/article-6",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/2097",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2097 of 26 October 2015 on setting up the Integrated Carbon Observation System European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ICOS ERIC) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2097",
  "path": "annex/article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Rights and obligations of Members and Observers",
  "text": "1. Rights of Members shall include:\n(a) the right to appoint representing entities;\n(b) the right to attend and vote at the General Assembly;\n(c) the right to access to the services and activities coordinated by ICOS ERIC for its research community.\n2. Each Member shall:\n(a) pay the annual membership contribution specified in Annex 2;\n(b) empower its representatives attending the General Assembly with a full authority to represent the Member;\n(c) ensure adoption of relevant standards and tools in ICOS National Network operations;\n(d) provide the necessary infrastructure and resources for ICOS National Network operations and ICOS Central Facilities that it hosts;\n(e) promote uptake of ICOS ERIC coordinated data and services among researchers in their country, and gather user feedback and requirements.\n3. Rights of Observers shall include:\n(a) the right to appoint representing entities;\n(b) the right to attend to the General Assembly without a vote.\nAn Observer may have other rights granted by the General Assembly according to the procedure determined in the internal rules.\n4. Each Observer shall:\n(a) pay the annual Observer contribution specified in Annex 2;\n(b) fulfil any other obligation negotiated between the respective Observer and ICOS ERIC, and agreed by the General Assembly.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/2097/annex/article/6",
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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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