Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1416 of 30 June 2026 setting up the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium for Cybersecurity Skills Coalition (CSC-EDIC)
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1416 of 30 June 2026 setting up the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium for Cybersecurity Skills Coalition (CSC-EDIC)
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1. The European Digital Infrastructure Consortium for Cybersecurity Skills Coalition (CSC-EDIC) is set up.
2. CSC-EDIC shall have legal personality and it shall enjoy, in each of the Member States, the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal entities under the law of that Member State. It may, in particular, acquire, own and dispose of movable, immovable and intellectual property, conclude contracts and be a party to legal proceedings.
3. The essential elements of the statutes of CSC-EDIC, as agreed between its members, are set out in the Annex.
ANNEX
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE STATUTES OF THE CSC-EDIC
1.
Corresponding to Article 17(1), point (c), of Decision (EU) 2022/2481:
Article 2
Name, seat, location and working language
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2. The name of the EDIC referred to in paragraph (1) shall be ‘Cybersecurity Skills Coalition EDIC’, hereafter referred to as ‘CSC-EDIC’.
3. CSC-EDIC shall have its statutory seat in Athens, Greece.
2.
Corresponding to Article 17(1), point (d), of Decision (EU) 2022/2481:
Article 28
Duration
CSC-EDIC shall be established for an initial period of ten (10) years without prejudice to Article 29. That period may be extended by a decision of the Assembly of Members.
Article 29
Winding up
1. The winding up of CSC-EDIC shall be decided by the Assembly of Members in accordance with Article 11.
2. Without undue delay and in any event within ten (10) calendar days after adoption of the decision to wind up CSC-EDIC, CSC-EDIC shall notify the European Commission about the decision.
3. Assets remaining after payment of CSC-EDIC debts shall be apportioned among the members in proportion to their accumulated annual contribution to CSC-EDIC as specified in Article 9 or transferred to another legal entity to the extent that this entity continues CSC-EDIC’s activities.
4. Without undue delay and in any event within ten (10) calendar days of the closure of the winding up procedure, CSC-EDIC shall notify the Commission thereof.
5. CSC-EDIC shall cease to exist on the day on which the European Commission publishes the appropriate notice in the Official Journal of the European Union .
3.
Corresponding to Article 17(1), point (e), of Decision (EU) 2022/2481:
Article 19
Liability and insurance
1. CSC-EDIC shall be liable for its debts.
2. The financial liability of the members for the debts of the CSC-EDIC shall be limited to their respective contributions provided to the CSC-EDIC, as specified in the Annex III.
3. The Union shall not be liable for CSC- EDIC’s debts.
4.
Corresponding to Article 17(1), point (i), of Decision (EU) 2022/2481:
Article 20
Tax and excise duty exemptions
1. VAT exemptions based on Articles 143(1)(g) and 151(1)(b) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and in accordance with Articles 50 and 51 of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2011, shall be limited to purchases by CSC-EDIC and by members of CSC-EDIC which are for the official and exclusive use by CSC-EDIC provided that such purchase is made solely for the non-economic activities of CSC-EDIC in line with its activities. The conditions to qualify for recognition as an international body for the application of Article 143(1)(g) and Article 151(1)(b) of Directive 2006/112/EC laid down in Article 50 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2011 shall be complied with mutatis mutandis by CSC-EDIC.
2. VAT exemptions shall be limited to purchases exceeding the value of EUR 300.
3. Excise Duty exemptions based on Article 11 of Council Directive 2020/262, shall be limited to purchases by CSC-EDIC which are for the official and exclusive use by CSC-EDIC provided that such purchase is made solely for the non-economic activities of CSC-EDIC in line with its activities and that the purchase exceeds the value of EUR 300.
