Council Regulation (EC) No 71/2007 (repealed)Show full title

Article 4 Accession and changes to membership

Accession Rules

Any public or private legal entity established in a Member State or in a country associated to the Seventh Framework Programme may apply to become a Member of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking, under conditions below:

• the legal entities applying to become ITD Leaders or Associates shall accept the Statutes of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking,

• the legal entities applying to become ITD Leaders shall commit themselves to the exploitation of its results afterwards, to contribute financially to the running costs of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking with a commitment proportional to its overall budget, and to contribute to the ITDs they lead,

• the legal entities applying to become Associates shall commit themselves to contribute financially to the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking in one or more ITDs according to a predefined threshold of commitment proportional to the budget of that ITD, and to contribute financially to the running costs of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking.

Calls for Associates shall be driven by the need for key capabilities within the various ITDs. Vacancies shall be publicised via the Clean Sky website, communicated through the National States Representative Group and other channels where appropriate.

Governing Board decision

Any application of new membership to the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking shall be shall be addressed to the Governing Board for its approval according to the procedure set out in Article 5 and transmitted to the National States Representatives Group for information.

Decisions of the Governing Board on accession of any other legal entity shall be made taking into account the relevance and potential added value of the applicant for the achievement of the objectives of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking, as well as their capacity to exploit the technologies developed. For any application for new membership, the Commission shall provide timely information to the Council on the assessment and, where applicable, on the decision of the Governing Board.

3. Membership of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking may not be transferred to a third party without the prior written consent of the Governing Board.

Any Member may, in exceptional circumstances and subject to the consent of the Governing Board and the Steering Committee of any relevant ITDs, withdraw from the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking. Following withdrawal, the former Member shall be discharged from any obligation other than those already undertaken through contracts entered into with the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking and with other Members in accordance with these Statutes prior to the Member's withdrawal.