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Commission Decision of 5 February 2016 on the appointment of certain members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council
Commission Decision of 5 February 2016 on the appointment of certain members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council
Commission Decision of 5 February 2016 on the appointment of certain members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council
OJ C 47, 6.2.2016, p. 4–6
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 31/12/2019
6.2.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 47/4 |
COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 February 2016
on the appointment of certain members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council
(2016/C 47/04)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Council Decision 2013/743/EU of 3 December 2013 establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and repealing Decisions 2006/971/EC, 2006/972/EC, 2006/973/EC, 2006/974/EC and 2006/975/EC (1), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
By Decision C(2013) 8915 (2) (as subsequently modified by Decision C(2015) 788 (3)) the Commission established the European Research Council (ERC) for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 as the means of implementing the actions under Part I ‘Excellent science’ which relate to the specific objective ‘The European Research Council (ERC)’, referred to in point (a) of Article 3(1) of Decision 2013/743/EU. |
(2) |
The ERC is composed of the independent Scientific Council provided for in Article 7 of Decision 2013/743/EU and the dedicated implementation structure provided for in Article 8 of that Decision. |
(3) |
Pursuant to Article 2(1) of Decision C(2013) 8915, the Scientific Council is composed of President of the ERC and 21 members. |
(4) |
Pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Decision 2013/743/EU, the members of the Scientific Council are appointed for a term of up to four years, renewable once. They should be appointed in a manner to ensure the continuity of the work of the Scientific Council. |
(5) |
The term of office of certain members of the Scientific Council will end on 31 December 2015 and there is a need for the renewal of the Scientific Council membership. |
(6) |
Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Decision 2013/743/EU, the members of the Scientific Council are appointed by the Commission, following an independent and transparent procedure for their identification agreed with the Scientific Council, including a consultation of the scientific community and a report to the European Parliament and the Council. For this purpose, a standing committee for the identification of the future members of the Scientific Council was set up. The Identification Committee made recommendations to the Commission for the replacement of members of the Scientific Council that were accepted, |
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Professor Sir Christopher CLARK is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a first mandate ending 31 December 2019.
Professor Barbara ROMANOWICZ is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a first mandate ending 31 December 2019.
Article 2
The members of the ERC Scientific Council are listed in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2016.
Done at Brussels, 5 February 2016.
For the Commission
Carlos MOEDAS
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 965.
(2) Commission Decision C(2013) 8915 of 12 December 2013 establishing the European Research Council (OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 23).
(3) Commission Decision C(2015) 788 of 17 February 2015 amending Decision C(2013) 8915 establishing the European Research Council (OJ C 58, 18.2.2015, p. 3).
ANNEX
Members of the ERC Scientific Council
Name and Institute |
End of term of office |
Klaus BOCK, Danish National Research Foundation |
31 December 2016 |
Margaret BUCKINGHAM, Pasteur Institute, Paris |
30 June 2019 |
Christopher CLARK, University of Cambridge |
31 December 2019 |
Athene DONALD, University of Cambridge |
31 December 2016 |
Barbara ENSOLI, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma |
31 December 2016 |
Nuria Sebastian GALLES, University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona |
31 December 2016 |
Michael KRAMER, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn |
30 June 2019 |
Tomas JUNGWIRTH, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic |
31 December 2018 |
Matthias KLEINER, Technical University of Dortmund |
31 December 2016 |
Eva KONDOROSI, Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
31 December 2016 |
Barbara ROMANOWICZ, Berkeley Seismological Laboratory |
31 December 2019 |
Mart SAARMA, University of Helsinki |
31 December 2016 |
Nils Christian STENSETH, University of Oslo |
31 December 2017 |
Martin STOKHOF, University of Amsterdam |
31 December 2017 |
Janet THORNTON, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) European Molecular Biology Laboratory |
31 December 2018 |
Isabelle VERNOS, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona |
30 June 2019 |
Reinhilde VEUGELERS, Catholic University of Leuven |
31 December 2016 |
Michel WIEVIORKA, Centre for Sociological Analysis and Intervention, Paris |
31 December 2017 |
Fabio ZWIRNER, University of Padova |
31 December 2018 |