EN Official Journal of the European Union C 291/4

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,

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) 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,

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

(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).