# C_2016291EN.01000401.xml

| 11.8.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 291/4 |
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11.8.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 291/4

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 August 2016

on the appointment of certain members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council

(2016/C 291/06)

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,

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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. |
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(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.

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| (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. |
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(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. |
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(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. |
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(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) | Two members of the Scientific Council resigned and there is a need for their replacement. |
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(5)

Two members of the Scientific Council resigned and there is a need for their replacement.

| (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 appointment of two new members of the Scientific Council that were accepted, |
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(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 appointment of two new members of the Scientific Council that were accepted,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Professor Kurt MEHLHORN is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a first mandate ending 30 June 2020.

Professor Nektarios TAVERNARAKIS is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a first mandate ending 30 June 2020.

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 July 2016.

Done at Brussels, 9 August 2016.

For the Commission

Carlos MOEDAS

Member of the Commission

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(1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 965.

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(2)  Commission Decision C(2013) 8915 of 12 December 2013 establishing the European Research Council (OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 23).

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(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).

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ANNEX

Members of the ERC Scientific Council

| Name and Institute | End of term of office |
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| 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 |
| Kurt MEHLHORN, Max-Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarbrücken | 30 June 2020 |
| 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 |
| Nektarios TAVERNARAKIS, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas | 30 June 2020 |
| 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 |

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

Kurt MEHLHORN, Max-Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarbrücken

30 June 2020

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

Nektarios TAVERNARAKIS, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas

30 June 2020

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

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