Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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| 20.12.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 439/9 |

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 December 2017

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

(2017/C 439/06)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to 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)](#ntr1-C_2017439EN.01000901-E0001), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,

Whereas:

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| (1) | By Commission Decision C(2013)8915[(2)](#ntr2-C_2017439EN.01000901-E0002) 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 and a dedicated implementation structure. |

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| (3) | The members of the Scientific Council are appointed for a term of up to four years, renewable once. |

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| (4) | The first term of office of three members of the Scientific Council will end on 31 December 2017. The standing committee for the identification of the future members of the Scientific Council made recommendations to the Commission for the renewal of the mandates of those three members of the Scientific Council. In order to ensure the continuity of the work of the Scientific Council, their mandate should therefore be renewed, |

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Professor Martin STOKHOF is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a second mandate ending 31 December 2019.

Professor Nils STENSETH is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a second mandate ending 31 December 2019.

Professor Michel WIEVIORKA is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a second mandate ending 31 December 2019.

Article 2

The members of the ERC Scientific Council shall be as set out in the Annex.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2018.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2017.

For the Commission

Carlos MOEDAS

Member of the Commission

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