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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Decision (EU) 2022/2481 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030^note and in particular Article 14(3), point (a), thereof,Whereas:

(1)On 8 July 2025, France, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands submitted to the Commission an application in accordance with Article 14(1) of Decision (EU) 2022/2481 of the European Parliament and of the Council to set up the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium for Digital Commons (‘DC-EDIC’). By a letter of 7 July 2025 submitted to the Commission, Slovenia had expressed its intention to join DC-EDIC as an observer.

(2)As host Member State, France has provided a declaration in accordance with Article 14(1), point (d), of Decision (EU) 2022/2481 in which it stated that it has recognised DC-EDIC as an international body within the meaning of Article 143(1), point (g), and Article 151(1), point (b), of Council Directive 2006/112/EC^note and as an international organisation within the meaning of Article 11(1), point (b), of Council Directive (EU) 2020/262^note.

(3)The Commission assessed the application pursuant to Article 14(2) of Decision (EU) 2022/2481. The Commission concluded that the application contains all elements required in accordance with Article 14(1) of that Decision. Taking into account the general objectives of the Digital Decade Policy Programme, notably the contribution of the proposed European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (‘EDIC’) to the development of a comprehensive and sustainable ecosystem of interoperable digital infrastructures, and practical considerations related to the implementation of the multi-country project, in particular its technical, financial, and administrative capacity, the Commission concluded that the proposed EDIC meets the requirements laid down in Articles 13 to 21 of Decision (EU) 2022/2481.

(4)The task of DC-EDIC is to implement a Multi Country Project concerning Digital Commons in the areas of European common data infrastructure and services and connected public administration. In pursuance of this principal task, DC-EDIC should combine Member States’ efforts by pooling resources and coordinating their activities as well as community efforts to support the development, maintenance and scaling of digital commons and facilitating its use and application.

(5)In accordance with Article 14(3) of Decision (EU) 2022/2481, the committee set-up under Article 23(1) of that Decision has been consulted for its opinion on the setting-up of the DC-EDIC and delivered a favourable opinion on the 9 October 2025.

(6)In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures provided for in this Decision, namely the start of the operation of DC-EDIC, which is urgently necessary for its orderly implementation, this Decision should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

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