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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-642/annex-I/article-4",
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  "legislation": "eur/2014/642",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) No 642/2014 of 16 June 2014 establishing the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-642",
  "path": "annex/I/article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Changes to membership",
  "text": "1. Provided that it accepts these Statutes and commits to contributing to the funding referred to paragraph 6 to achieve the objectives set out in Article 2 of this Regulation, any legal entity, grouping or consortium of legal entities, established in a Member State or in a country associated to Horizon 2020, may apply to become an associated member of the S2R Joint Undertaking.\n2. The associated members of the S2R Joint Undertaking shall be selected through an open, non-discriminatory and competitive call launched by the Commission and subject to a transparent evaluation by the Governing Board. That evaluation shall take into account, inter alia, the relevance and the potential added value of the applicant in achieving of the objectives of the S2R Joint Undertaking, the financial soundness of the applicant, and conflicts of interest regarding the objectives of the S2R initiative.\n3. Taking into account the results of the evaluation, the Commission shall make the final decision with a view to ensuring geographical balance, as well as balanced participation of SMEs, of the research community and of actors from the entire rail value chain, including from outside the traditional rail sector.\n4. The first call for associated members shall be launched within three months at the latest following the establishment of the S2R Joint Undertaking. Any additional calls shall be driven by the need for key capabilities to implement the S2R Master Plan. All calls shall be published on the S2R Joint Undertaking website and communicated through the States Representatives Group and other channels in order to ensure the widest possible participation in the interest of the achievement of the objectives of the S2R Master Plan.\n5. The minimum own contribution required in order to become an associated member shall be 2,5 % of the total budget of the Innovation Programme in which it participates. Alternatively, railway undertakings in the form of a single legal entity may become an associated member with a minimum own contribution of EUR 12 000 000 across all Innovation Programmes. Furthermore, consortia composed of railway undertakings and/or infrastructure managers may become an Associated Member with a minimum own contribution of EUR 15 000 000 across all Innovation Programmes.\n6. Any member may terminate its membership of the S2R Joint Undertaking. The termination shall become effective and irrevocable six months after notification to the other members. As of then, the former member shall be discharged from any obligations other than those approved or incurred by the S2R Joint Undertaking prior to terminating the membership.\n7. Membership of the S2R Joint Undertaking may not be transferred to a third party without the prior and unanimous agreement of the Governing Board.\n8. Upon any change to membership pursuant to this Article, the S2R Joint Undertaking shall publish immediately on its website an updated list of members of the S2R Joint Undertaking together with the date from which such change takes effect.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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