ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions
ANNEX III FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION 1. This Annex describes the mechanism of calculation of the annual contribution at the setup of ECRIN-ERIC in 2013. 2. After the setting up of ECRIN-ERIC, the Assembly of Members shall decide on the financial contribution as stated in Article 5(1). 3. The ECRIN-ERIC annual budget shall be covered by the contribution of ECRIN-ERIC Members and Observers. It consists of: (a) a local contribution to cover the activities of ECRIN-ERIC staff in each national hub (salary of the European Correspondent and related operation expenses) with an equivalent value of: EUR 100 000 if GDP per capita > USD 20 000 EUR 50 000 if GDP per capita < USD 20 000 (b) a core financial contribution to cover the activities of the ECRIN-ERIC core team, stratified according to the GDP: EUR 250 000 if GDP > USD 1 000 billion EUR 100 000 if USD 1 000 billion > GDP > USD 200 billion EUR 20 000 if GDP < USD 200 billion (c) an annual financial contribution of EUR 150 000/year to ECRIN-ERIC provided by the Member State of the ECRIN-ERIC statutory seat (Article 19). 4. Members of ECRIN-ERIC shall contribute to the annual budget with the local and the core contribution as defined in points (a) and (b) of Annex III(3) to these Statutes. 5. Observers of ECRIN-ERIC shall contribute to the annual budget with the local contribution as defined in point (a) of Annex III(3) to these Statutes. 6. Scientific Partners from countries that are neither Members nor Observers of ECRIN-ERIC shall contribute to ECRIN-ERIC, according to the specific partnership agreement concluded, in particular covering the salary of their European Correspondent, and related operation expenses. 7. A European Correspondent may be seconded to ECRIN-ERIC and be under its management authority, with a functional link to the national hub. The selection of such a correspondent shall be based on guidelines set out in the Rules of Internal Procedure, and shall necessitate the agreement of both ECRIN-ERIC and the Member, Observer or Partner. If no suitable candidate can be identified, the respective Member, Observer or Partner shall provide the financial contribution to ECRIN-ERIC enabling it to recruit directly. 8. The annual contributions must be received by ECRIN-ERIC upon calls issued by ECRIN-ERIC based on agreed financial schedules in the financial year concerned. Interest based on interest rates of the European Central Bank as published in the Official Journal shall be charged as defined in the Internal Rules of Procedure to a late contributor. 9. The budget will be adapted with the addition of new Members, based on the principle that integration of a new Member results in an increase in the total budget of the core team equivalent to 50 % of the expected core contribution of the new Member. The remaining 50 % are used to decrease the contribution of the Members, proportionate to their core contribution. 10. Expected contribution of Members for 2014 (Total expected annual contribution EUR 1 700 000): Germany: EUR 338 636 Spain: EUR 338 636 France: EUR 488 636 Italy: EUR 338 636 Portugal: EUR 195 454