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 7 U.K. POLICIES

Article 18 Agreements with third parties U.K.

18.1. In cases where CLARIN ERIC deems it beneficial, it may enter into agreement with third parties, such as e.g. individual institutions, regions and non-member countries. U.K.

18.2. If institutions from non-member countries or other parties as described in Article 18.1 wish to contribute to CLARIN ERIC with expertise, services, language resources and technology, CLARIN ERIC may enter into an agreement with such parties. The agreement shall specify a certain service/contribution which the party will make, and specify access rights, subscription fee and other conditions in the light of this contribution. It shall be a prerequisite that the users of CLARIN data, tools and services are part of an authentication and authorisation system. U.K.

Article 19 Access policies for users U.K.

19.1. Where access for researchers in CLARIN member countries is concerned, data, tools and services offered by CLARIN ERIC shall be open to all employees and students in research institutions such as universities, research centres, museums and research libraries, according to the authorisation of the content providers and through an authentication approved by CLARIN ERIC. U.K.

19.2. Where access for researchers in non-member countries is concerned, the research institution shall pay a subscription fee in accordance with the principles laid down in Annex 2, which will give access for all employees and students of the particular institution to CLARIN data, tools and services. It shall be a prerequisite that the users of CLARIN data, tools and services are part of an authentication and authorisation system satisfying CLARIN requirements and approved by CLARIN ERIC. U.K.

19.3. Access for other institutions, industry and similar types of specific users as well as individual researchers not belonging to an institution may be granted for a fee. It shall be a prerequisite that the users of CLARIN data, tools and services are part of an authentication and authorisation system satisfying CLARIN requirements and approved by CLARIN ERIC. U.K.

19.4. Access for the general public shall be granted unless the services or resources are constrained by licensing conditions imposed by the owners. Access to metadata and to open source and open access resources shall be granted. U.K.

19.5. Even if access is granted according to Article 19.1 to 19.4, some services and resources may be available against a fee if required by the owner. U.K.

Article 20 Scientific evaluation policy U.K.

20.1. CLARIN ERIC shall be a facilitator of research and shall as a general rule encourage as free access as possible to research data. Irrespective of this principle CLARIN ERIC shall promote high quality research and shall support a culture of ‘best practice’ through training activities. U.K.

If access to CLARIN research data or tools has to be restricted for capacity reasons, and a selection of projects has to be made, the scientific excellence of project proposals shall be judged in peer reviews by independent experts, and the criteria and procedures shall be decided by the General Assembly, with advice from the Scientific Advisory Board. Such criteria shall also take into account that a certain amount of the capacity should be reserved for totally new ideas that may not yet have reached full maturity or widely recognized scientific excellence. The peers shall be selected by the Board of Directors in accordance with the evaluation policy.

20.2. Evaluation of CLARIN ERIC and its results shall be the task of the Scientific Board according to Article 9.4. U.K.

Article 21 Dissemination policy U.K.

21.1. CLARIN ERIC shall promote CLARIN and encourage researchers to embark on new and innovative projects and to use CLARIN in their higher education. U.K.

21.2. CLARIN ERIC shall generally encourage researchers to make their research results publicly available and shall request researchers of member countries to make results available through CLARIN. U.K.

21.3. The dissemination policy shall describe the various target groups, and CLARIN shall use several channels to reach the target audiences, such as web portal, newsletter, workshops, presence in conferences, articles in magazines and daily newspapers. U.K.

Article 22 Intellectual property rights policy U.K.

22.1. Intellectual property rights of results created by CLARIN ERIC shall belong to CLARIN ERIC and shall be managed by the Board of Directors. U.K.

22.2. Generally Open Source and Open Access principles shall be favoured. U.K.

22.3. CLARIN ERIC shall provide guidance (including via website) to researchers to ensure that research undertaken using material made accessible through CLARIN ERIC shall be undertaken within a framework that recognizes the rights of data owners and privacy of individuals. U.K.

22.4. CLARIN ERIC shall ensure that users agree to the terms and conditions governing access and that suitable security arrangements are in place regarding internal storage and handling. U.K.

22.5. CLARIN ERIC shall have in place well defined arrangements for investigating allegations of security breaches and confidentiality disclosures regarding research data. U.K.

Article 23 Employment policy, including equal opportunities U.K.

23.1. CLARIN ERIC shall be an equal opportunity employer. Employment contracts shall follow the national laws of the country in which the staff is employed. U.K.

23.2. For each task CLARIN ERIC shall select the best candidate, regardless of background, nationality, religion or gender. U.K.

Article 24 Procurement policy and tax exemption U.K.

24.1. CLARIN ERIC shall treat procurement candidates and tenderers equally and in a non-discriminatory way, independent of whether or not they are based in the Union. The CLARIN ERIC procurement policy shall respect the principles of transparency, non-discrimination and competition. Since CLARIN is a distributed facility, procurement shall be done partly by the individual members, following their national public procurement regulations and procedures and partly by CLARIN ERIC itself. U.K.

24.2. The Board of Directors shall be responsible for all CLARIN ERIC procurement. All tenders shall be publicised effectively on the CLARIN ERIC website and in the members’ and observers’ territories. For procurement amounts higher than EUR 200 000 CLARIN ERIC shall follow the principles of the EU Public Procurement Directives and subsequent applicable national legislation. The decision to award procurement shall be publicised and include a full justification. The General Assembly shall adopt Implementing Rules defining all necessary details on exact procurement procedures and criteria. U.K.

24.3. Procurement by members and observers concerning CLARIN activities shall be done in such a way that due consideration is given to CLARIN ERIC needs, technical requirements and specifications issued by the relevant bodies. U.K.

24.4. Tax exemptions based on Article 143(1)(g) and Article 151(1)(b) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC(1) and in accordance with Articles 50 and 51 of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2011(2) shall be limited to the value added tax for such goods and services which are for official use by CLARIN ERIC, exceed the value of EUR 250, and are wholly paid and procured by CLARIN ERIC. Procurement by individual members shall not benefit from these exemptions. No further limits shall apply. U.K.

Article 25 Data policy U.K.

25.1. Generally Open Source and Open Access principles shall be favoured by CLARIN ERIC, but existing licences shall be respected. U.K.

25.2. CLARIN ERIC shall make all language resources and tools publicly visible by means of core metadata descriptions. U.K.

(1)

OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1-118.

(2)

OJ L 77, 23.3.2011, p. 1-22