Commission Decision of 29 February 2012 setting up the Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CLARIN ERIC) (notified under document C(2012) 1018) (2012/136/EU)

CHAPTER 3 U.K. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS

Article 6 Members U.K.

6.1. Rights of members shall include: U.K.

(a)

to grant access to CLARIN and all its services to its research community;

(b)

to attend and vote at the General Assembly and thereby exercise influence;

(c)

to participate in the development of strategies and policies;

(d)

to cooperate closely with other countries in making resources, tools and services available to the researchers of the respective countries;

(e)

to let its research community participate in the selection of relevant CLARIN standards and best practice recommendations;

(f)

to let its research community participate in CLARIN events, such as summer schools, workshops, conferences and training courses, at preferential rates;

(g)

to use the CLARIN brand;

(h)

to participate in Union project proposals where CLARIN ERIC acts as the submitting consortium.

6.2. Each member shall: U.K.

(a)

pay the annual fee as specified in Annex 2;

(b)

appoint a representing entity as mentioned in Article 3.4 and always keep the General Assembly informed about who the representing entity is;

(c)

empower its representing entity with the full authority to vote on all issues raised during the General Assembly and published in the agenda;

(d)

create a national consortium for carrying out the national obligations following from these statutes;

(e)

appoint a national coordinator responsible for the national consortium;

(f)

provide at least one data and service centre;

(g)

provide an agreed upon user authentication and authorization system;

(h)

provide agreed service(s);

(i)

promote adoption of relevant standards in national resource and tools creation projects;

(j)

provide the necessary technical infrastructure to make access possible;

(k)

promote uptake of CLARIN services among researchers in their country, and gather user feedback and requirements;

(l)

support CLARIN centres in the member country by facilitating integration into national and other relevant infrastructures.

6.3. Members who have joined CLARIN ERIC reserving the right to withdraw before the end of the first five years of the establishment of CLARIN ERIC shall pay a higher annual fee as specified in Annex 2. U.K.

6.4. Contributions other than the annual fee to CLARIN ERIC may be provided by members individually or jointly in cooperation with other members, observers or third parties. Such contributions may be made in cash or in kind. U.K.

6.5. A member shall empower its representing entity or an entity representing the national consortium to carry out the obligations referred to in Article 6.2(a) and (d) to (l). CLARIN ERIC shall enter into a CLARIN Agreement with that entity in order to lay down the conditions and specifications under which the obligation shall be fulfilled or the contribution shall be made. U.K.

Article 7 Observers U.K.

7.1. Rights of observers shall include: U.K.

(a)

to attend the General Assembly without a vote;

(b)

to let its research community participate in CLARIN events, such as summer schools, workshops, conferences, training courses at preferential rates, space permitting;

(c)

to let its research community have access to support from CLARIN ERIC organisation in developing relevant systems, processes and services.

7.2. Each observer shall: U.K.

(a)

appoint a representing entity as mentioned in Article 3.4 and always keep the General Assembly informed about who the representing entity is;

(b)

pay the annual fee as specified in Annex 2;

(c)

describe the contribution to the CLARIN ERIC objectives as mentioned in Article 2.

7.3. Contributions other than the annual fee to CLARIN ERIC may be provided by observers individually or jointly in cooperation with other members, observers or third parties. Such contributions may be made in cash or in kind. U.K.

7.4. An observer shall empower its representing entity to carry out the obligations referred to in Article 7.2(b) and (c). CLARIN ERIC shall enter into a CLARIN Observer Agreement with that entity in order to lay down the conditions and specifications under which the obligation shall be fulfilled or the contribution shall be made. U.K.