Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2413 of 3 November 2026 on setting up the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium on Education (EDU-EDIC)
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2413 of 3 November 2026 on setting up the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium on Education (EDU-EDIC)
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1. The European Digital Infrastructure Consortium on Education (EDU-EDIC) is hereby set up.
2. EDU-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. In particular, it may 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 EDU-EDIC, as agreed between its members, are set out in the Annex.
ANNEX
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE STATUTES OF EDU-EDIC
(1)
In accordance with 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) of this Article shall be ‘Education EDIC’, referred to as ‘EDU-EDIC’.
3. EDU-EDIC shall have its statutory seat in The Hague, the Netherlands’.
(2)
In accordance with Article 17(1), point (d) of Decision (EU) 2022/2481:
‘Article 27
Duration
EDU-EDIC shall exist for an indefinite period of time.
Article 28
Winding up
1. The winding up of EDU-EDIC shall be decided by the Assembly of Members in accordance with Article 10(9) of these Statues.
2. Without undue delay and in any event within 10 days, EDU-EDIC shall notify the Commission about the decision to wind up EDU-EDIC.
3. Assets remaining after payment of EDU-EDIC’s debts shall be apportioned among the Members in proportion to their accumulated annual contribution to EDU-EDIC as specified in Article 9, or transferred to another legal entity to the extent that that entity continues EDIC’s activities.
4. Without undue delay and in any event within 10 days, EDU-EDIC shall notify the Commission of the closure of the winding up procedure.
5. EDU-EDIC shall cease to exist on the day on which the Commission publishes the appropriate notice in the Official Journal of the European Union .
6. The winding-up of EDU-EDIC does not preclude the transfer of the EDU-EDIC’s activities to a new legal entity. This transfer shall take place in accordance with the conditions decided by the Assembly of Members and in agreement with the Commission.’
(3)
In accordance with Article 17(1), point (e), of Decision (EU) 2022/2481:
‘Article 19
Liability and insurance
1. EDU-EDIC shall be liable for its debts.
2. The financial liability of the Members for the debts of EDU-EDIC shall be limited to their respective contributions provided to it, as specified in Annex II to these Statutes.
3. The Union shall not be liable for EDU-EDIC’s debts.
4. EDU-EDIC shall take out appropriate insurance to cover the risks specific to its activities.’
(4)
In accordance with Article 17(1), point (i) of Decision (EU) 2022/2481:
‘Article 18
Tax and excise duty exemptions
1. VAT exemptions based on Articles 143(1), point (g) and 151(1), point (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 EDU-EDIC and by the Members of EDU-EDIC that are for official and exclusive use by EDU-EDIC provided that such purchases are made solely for the non-economic activities of EDU-EDIC in line with its activities.
2. VAT exemptions shall be limited to purchases exceeding the value of EUR 300.
3. Excise duty exemptions based on Article 11(1), point (b), of Council Directive (EU) 2020/262, shall be limited to purchases by EDU-EDIC which are for the official and exclusive use by EDU-EDIC provided that such purchases are made solely for the non-economic activities of EDU-EDIC in line with its activities and that the purchases exceed the value of EUR 300.
4. The procedure at national level necessary to register EDU-EDIC as an international organisation shall be initiated on the day EDU-EDIC is set up.
5. Purchases by staff members shall not be covered by the exemptions.’
