Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/900

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 of 25 June 2009 on the Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC)^note, and in particular Article 6(1), point (a), thereof,Whereas:

(1)Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain and Sweden submitted to the Commission an application in accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 to set up the Aerosol, Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure (ACTRIS ERIC) (‘the application’). Switzerland has made known its decision to participate in ACTRIS ERIC initially as an observer.

(2)The applicants have agreed that Finland would be the host Member State of ACTRIS ERIC.

(3)Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 has been incorporated in the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 72/2015^note.

(4)The Commission has, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 723/2009, assessed the application and concluded that it meets the requirements set out in that Regulation. In the course of the assessment, the Commission obtained the views of independent experts in the field of impacts of aerosol, clouds and trace gases on Earth’s climate, air quality, human health and ecosystems.

(5)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 723/2009,

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