Call for interest to establish a European Reference Network
Article 2
1. The Commission shall publish a call for interest to establish Networks within two years following the entry into force of this Decision. 2. Any group of at least 10 healthcare providers established in at least 8 Member States may collectively respond by the deadline indicated in the call for interest with an application containing a proposal to establish a Network in a given field of expertise. 3. The content of the application shall be as set out in Annex I. 4. On receiving an application, the Commission shall verify whether the conditions on the minimum number of healthcare providers and Member States as set out in paragraph 2 are met. 5. If either of those conditions is not met, the application shall not be entitled to assessment and the Commission shall ask Member States to encourage their healthcare providers to join the proposed Network in order to help reach the required number(s). 6. After consulting the Member States, the Commission shall decide on the appropriate timing for the publication of subsequent calls for interest.