# C_2017013EN.01000201.xml

| 14.1.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 13/2 |
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14.1.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 13/2

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 January 2017

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

(2017/C 13/02)

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) 58 (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) 58 (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 the 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 the 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 4 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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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 4 years, renewable once. They should be appointed in a manner to ensure the continuity of the work of the Scientific Council.

| (5) | The second term of office of one member of the Scientific Council will end. |
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(5)

The second term of office of one member of the Scientific Council will end.

| (6) | The first term of office of seven members of the Scientific Council will end and three will not be renewed. |
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The first term of office of seven members of the Scientific Council will end and three will not be renewed.

| (7) | 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 Identification Committee for the selection of members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council was set up. The committee made recommendations to the Commission for the appointment of four new members of the Scientific Council and for the renewal of the first mandates of four members of the Scientific Council, that were accepted, |
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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 Identification Committee for the selection of members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council was set up. The committee made recommendations to the Commission for the appointment of four new members of the Scientific Council and for the renewal of the first mandates of four members of the Scientific Council, that were accepted,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Professor Paola BOVOLENTA is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a first mandate ending 31 December 2020.

Professor Eveline CRONE is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a first mandate starting 1 April 2017 and ending 31 December 2020.

Professor Andrzej JAJSZCZYK is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a first mandate ending 31 December 2020.

Professor Giulio SUPERTI-FURGA is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a first mandate ending 31 December 2020.

Professor Klaus BOCK is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a second mandate ending 31 December 2018.

Professor Athene DONALD is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a second mandate ending 31 December 2018.

Professor Eva KONDOROSI is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a second mandate ending 31 December 2018.

Professor Reinhilde VEUGELERS is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a second mandate ending 31 December 2018.

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 2017.

Done at Brussels, 13 January 2017.

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) 58 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 2018 |
| Paola BOVOLENTA, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | 31 December 2020 |
| Margaret BUCKINGHAM, Pasteur Institute, Paris | 30 June 2019 |
| Christopher CLARK, University of Cambridge | 31 December 2019 |
| Eveline CRONE, Leiden University | 31 December 2020 |
| Athene DONALD, University of Cambridge | 31 December 2018 |
| Andrzej JAJSZCZYK, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow | 31 December 2020 |
| Tomas JUNGWIRTH, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic | 31 December 2018 |
| Eva KONDOROSI, Hungarian Academy of Sciences | 31 December 2018 |
| Michael KRAMER, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn | 30 June 2019 |
| Kurt MEHLHORN, Max-Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarbrücken | 30 June 2020 |
| Barbara ROMANOWICZ, Berkeley Seismological Laboratory | 31 December 2019 |
| Nils Christian STENSETH, University of Oslo | 31 December 2017 |
| Martin STOKHOF, University of Amsterdam | 31 December 2017 |
| Giulio SUPERTI-FURGA, Research Centre for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences | 31 December 2020 |
| 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 2018 |
| 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 2018

Paola BOVOLENTA, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

31 December 2020

Margaret BUCKINGHAM, Pasteur Institute, Paris

30 June 2019

Christopher CLARK, University of Cambridge

31 December 2019

Eveline CRONE, Leiden University

31 December 2020

Athene DONALD, University of Cambridge

31 December 2018

Andrzej JAJSZCZYK, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow

31 December 2020

Tomas JUNGWIRTH, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

31 December 2018

Eva KONDOROSI, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

31 December 2018

Michael KRAMER, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn

30 June 2019

Kurt MEHLHORN, Max-Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarbrücken

30 June 2020

Barbara ROMANOWICZ, Berkeley Seismological Laboratory

31 December 2019

Nils Christian STENSETH, University of Oslo

31 December 2017

Martin STOKHOF, University of Amsterdam

31 December 2017

Giulio SUPERTI-FURGA, Research Centre for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

31 December 2020

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 2018

Michel WIEVIORKA, Centre for Sociological Analysis and Intervention, Paris

31 December 2017

Fabio ZWIRNER, University of Padova

31 December 2018

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