(a)

the creation of a federation of existing data and web-service centres to facilitate single sign-on access to data and to technology services provided by these centres;

(b)

the definition and maintenance of a collection of formal and de facto standards and mappings between those to facilitate interoperability between data and services;

(c)

the coordination and support of activities aimed at the acquisition and creation of new data and web-services;

(d)

the collection of user requirements and best practice in order to provide efficient support to users;

(e)

the creation of centres of expertise with a focus on the exploitation of language resources and technology for the advancement of research in the humanities and social sciences;

(f)

the organisation of training, awareness and dissemination actions in order to promote both the usage and the further evolution of the research infrastructure;

(g)

ensuring the creation and maintenance of a licensing, access and authentication framework that on the one hand ensures easy access and at the same time protects the reasonable rights of owners of data and tools and privacy of individuals;

(h)

maintaining and exploiting relationships with related organisations and infrastructures in and outside Europe with a view to collaboration;

(i)

contributing to the development of policies leading to the advancement of research in the European Research Area (ERA), both within the fields of humanities and social sciences and across disciplines;

(j)

any other related action that will help strengthening research in the ERA.

(a)

Member States;

(b)

associated countries;

(c)

third countries other than associated countries;

(d)

intergovernmental organisations.

(a)

the admission of new members shall require the approval of the General Assembly;

(b)

applicants shall submit a written application to the President of the General Assembly;

(c)

the application shall describe how the applicant will contribute to CLARIN objectives and activities described in Article 2 and how it will fulfil obligations referred to in Article 6.2.

(a)

observers shall be admitted for a three year period maximum. An observer may reapply once for observer status. In exceptional cases the General Assembly may accept further extension of observer status;

(b)

the admission or re-admission of observers shall require the approval of the General Assembly;

(c)

applicants shall submit a written application to the CLARIN ERIC statutory seat;

(d)

the application shall describe how the applicant will contribute to CLARIN objectives and activities described in Article 2 and how it will fulfil obligations referred to in Article 7.2.

(a)

the member or observer is in serious breach of one or more of its obligations under these statutes;

(b)

the member or observer has failed to rectify such breach within a period of six months.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(a)

appoint, suspend or dismiss the Executive Director and the Board of Directors apart from the ex officio members mentioned in Article 10.3 and Article 13.2;

(b)

confirm ex officio members of the Board of Directors;

(c)

appoint the Scientific Advisory Board;

(d)

decide on strategies for the construction and exploitation of CLARIN and any other issues deemed relevant by the Board of Directors or by a member or group of members who requests it, in accordance with Article 8.3;

(e)

approve the work programme and annual budget of CLARIN ERIC;

(f)

decide at least every five years on the principles for calculating the annual fee for each member, and on the amount of the annual fee of which the principles as well as the corresponding amounts shall be laid down in Annex 2 to these statutes;

(g)

approve annual reports and accounts of CLARIN ERIC;

(h)

approve each member’s contribution to CLARIN;

(i)

approve accession of new members and observers;

(j)

decide on termination of membership and observer status;

(k)

decide on winding up of CLARIN ERIC according to Article 27.

(a)

amend the statutes of CLARIN ERIC;

(b)

after the first five years, amend Annex 2 “Annual Fee”;

(c)

terminate CLARIN ERIC;

(d)

terminate a membership or observer status;

(e)

suspend or dismiss the Executive Director and the Board of Directors.

(a)

the amendment of the statutes,

(b)

the amendment of Annex 2,

(c)

the suspension or dismissal of Executive Director and the Board of Directors,

(d)

the termination of CLARIN ERIC,

(a)

by Union law, in particular Regulation (EC) No 723/2009;

(b)

by the law of the Netherlands in case of a matter not covered (or only partly covered) by Union law;

(c)

by these statutes.