Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2524 of 25 September 2024 amending Decision 2011/166/EU setting up the SHARE-ERIC (notified under document C(2024) 6621)

The Statutes of the SHARE-ERIC annexed to Decision 2011/166/EU are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic, the Republic of Croatia, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, Hungary, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, the Kingdom of Sweden, the State of Israel and the Swiss Confederation.

1 Every six years, a scientific evaluation of SHARE-ERIC activities and services shall take place. The evaluation shall be done by a panel of independent international external evaluators of the highest quality. This panel will produce and submit the evaluation report to the Council.

2 The Scientific Evaluation Policy will be set out in the SHARE Bylaws to be adopted by the Council.’

1 The Organisation is set up for an indefinite period of time.

2 A Contracting Party may withdraw from the SHARE-ERIC by giving a written notice to the Chair twenty-four months in advance. The date of withdrawal shall coincide with the end of one SHARE Wave.

3 A motion, specifying the procedure and timeframe, if approved by the Council by a two-thirds majority, can wind up the Organisation.

4 The European Commission shall be notified of any such decision within 10 days of it being made, pursuant with Article 16 of the Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 on the Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure Consortium. Without undue delay after the closure of the winding-up procedure, and in any event within 10 days after such closure, the ERIC shall notify the Commission thereof.’