COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2016/1757 of 29 September 2016

on setting up the European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and Water Column Observatory — European Research Infrastructure Consortium (EMSO ERIC) (notified under document C(2016) 5542) (Only the English, French, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) 7

 

The European Commission
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 of 25 June 2009 on the Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) (1) and in particular point (a) of Article 6(1) thereof
Whereas:

 

 

  1. Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Romania ant the United Kingdom requested the Commission to set up the European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and Water Column Observatory – European Research Infrastructure Consortium (EMSO ERIC).

  2. Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Romania ant the United Kingdom, have agreed that Italy will be the host Member State of EMSO ERIC.

  3. The Commission has, in accordance with article 5(2) with Regulation (EC) No 723/2009, assessed the application and concluded that it meets the Requirements set out in that Regulation.

  4. The measures provided for it in this Decision are in accordance with this opinion of the Committee established by Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 723/2009.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

  1. The European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and Water Column Observatory – European Research Infrastructure Consortium named “EMSO  ERIC”  is hereby set up.

  2. The essential elements of the Statutes of EMSO ERIC are set out in the Annex.

Article 2
This Decision is addressed to Ireland, Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Portuguese Republic, Romania and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Done at Brussels, 29 September 2016.                                                  

For the Commission
Carlos MOEDAS
Member of the Commission