Approval of Networks and Members
Article 5
1. On receiving an assessment report on a proposal for a Network and the proposed list of Members, drawn up pursuant to Article 4, and after verifying that the minimum number of healthcare providers and Member States set out in Article 2(2) is reached, Member States shall, within a Board of Member States as provided in Article 6, decide on the approval of the proposed Network and its Members. 2. By virtue of the approval referred to in paragraph 1, the proposed Networks shall be established as European Reference Networks. 3. If the minimum number of healthcare providers or of Member States set out in Article 2(2) is not reached, the Network shall not be established and the Commission shall ask Member States to encourage their healthcare providers to join the proposed Networks. 4. If a healthcare provider is given a negative assessment, it will be for that healthcare provider to decide whether it wants to submit its membership application, with the assessment report on the application, to the Board of Member States for review.