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ORGANISATION OF THE PROJECT. 4.1 General Principles and structure The organisational structure of the Consortium shall comprise the following Consortium Bodies: • The GENERAL ASSEMBLY • The STEERING COMMITTEE The PROJECT COORDINATOR • The SUB-PROJECT LEADERS 4.1.1 Each BENEFICIARY shall designate a person as a representative (herein referred to as "REPRESENTATIVE"). 4.1.2 General Principles for the GENERAL ASSEMBLY, the STEERING COMMITTEE, and the SUB-PROJECT COMMITTEES. The chairman shall convene all meetings and shall give each of the members at least fourteen days’ notice of such meetings. Such invitation should set an agenda including the items to be discussed and the decisions proposed to make. The members shall be represented by their REPRESENTATIVES. Each member may appoint a substitute for its REPRESENTATIVE to attend and vote at any meeting. The chairman shall convene meetings on the request of a third of the members. The GENERAL ASSEMBLY, the STEERING COMMITTEE, and the SUB-PROJECT COMMITTEES making a decision shall be obliged to allow the BENEFICIARIES concerned to invoke objections and shall take into account, and draw the appropriate conclusions from, any objection by any BENEFICIARY based on LEGITIMATE INTERESTS. If a consensus cannot be reached, the matter shall be resolved by a vote of the members. Each member shall have one vote. The adoption of a decision shall require the favourable vote of two thirds of the members (whether present or not), unless a unanimous decision is required under this CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT. Subject to the procedures herein defined being correctly followed, the BENEFICIARIES agree to abide by all decisions of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY, the STEERING COMMITTEE, and the SUB-PROJECT COMMITTEE. A BENEFICIARY who can show that its own work, time for performance, costs or liabilities, or intellectual property rights would be severely impacted and who can claim LEGITIMATE INTERESTS, may veto the relevant part of the decision of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY, the STEERING COMMITTEE, or the SUB-PROJECT COMMITTEES within the following timeframe: a) When the decision is foreseen on the original agenda, a member may veto such a decision during the meeting only. b) When a decision has been taken on a new item added to the agenda after the original agenda has been distributed, a member may veto such decision during the meeting and within 15 calendar days after the draft minutes of the meeting are sent. Each of the BENEFICIARIES shall have the right to refuse to undertake any kind of work without its consent that is outside the scope of the work assigned to him or the cost of performance of which would exceed the BUDGET identified for that BENEFICIARY. If there is any contradiction between the decisions taken by the GENERAL ASSEMBLY, the STEERING COMMITTEE, or the SUB-PROJECT COMMITTEES, the decision of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY shall prevail over the decisions taken by the STEERING COMMITTEE and the SUB-PROJECT COMMITTEES and the decisions of the STEERING COMMITTEE shall prevail over the decisions taken by the SUB-PROJECT COMMITTEES.

ORGANISATION OF THE PROJECT. 4.1 General Principles and structure The organisational structure of the Consortium shall comprise the following Consortium Bodies: • The GENERAL CONSORTIUM ASSEMBLY • The STEERING COMMITTEE The PROJECT COORDINATOR • The SUB-PROJECT LEADERSCOMMITTEE 4.1.1 Each BENEFICIARY shall designate a person as a representative (herein referred to as "REPRESENTATIVE") in the CONSORTIUM ASSEMBLY and the STEERING COMMITTEE (Annex C). 4.1.2 General Principles for the GENERAL ASSEMBLY, CONSORTIUM ASSEMBLY and the STEERING COMMITTEE, and the SUB-PROJECT COMMITTEES. COMMITTEE The chairman of each of the referred bodies shall convene all meetings and shall give each of the members at least fourteen calendar days’ notice of such meetings. Such invitation should set an agenda including the items to be discussed and the decisions proposed to make. The members shall be represented by their REPRESENTATIVES. Each member may appoint a substitute for its REPRESENTATIVE to attend and vote at any meeting. The chairman shall convene meetings on the request of a third of the members. The GENERAL ASSEMBLY, CONSRTIUM ASSEMBLY and the STEERING COMMITTEE, and the SUB-PROJECT COMMITTEES COMMITTEE making a decision shall be obliged to allow the BENEFICIARIES concerned to invoke objections and shall take into account, and draw the appropriate conclusions from, any objection by any BENEFICIARY based on LEGITIMATE INTERESTS. If a consensus cannot be reached, the matter shall be resolved by a vote of the members. Each member shall have one vote. The adoption of a decision shall require the favourable vote with simple majority of two thirds of the all members (whether present or not), unless a unanimous decision is required under this CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT. Subject to the procedures herein defined being correctly followedfollowed and unless prevented by applicable legislation or third-party rights from doing so, the BENEFICIARIES agree to abide by all decisions of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY, CONSORTIUM ASSEMBLY and the STEERING COMMITTEE, and the SUB-PROJECT COMMITTEE. A BENEFICIARY who can show that its own work, time for performance, costs or liabilities, or intellectual property rights would be severely impacted and who can claim LEGITIMATE INTERESTS, may veto the relevant part of the decision of the GENERAL CONSORTIUM ASSEMBLY, /the STEERING COMMITTEE, or the SUB-PROJECT COMMITTEES within the following timeframe: a) When the decision is foreseen on the original agenda, a member may veto such a decision during the meeting only. b) When a decision has been taken on a new item added to the agenda after the original agenda has been distributed, a member may veto such decision during the meeting and within 15 calendar days after the draft minutes of the meeting are sent. Each of the BENEFICIARIES shall have the right to refuse to undertake any kind of work without its consent that is outside the scope of the work assigned to him him, or if the cost of performance of which that work would exceed the BUDGET identified for that BENEFICIARY. If there is any contradiction between the decisions taken by the GENERAL ASSEMBLY, CONSORTIUM ASSEMBLY and the STEERING COMMITTEE, or the SUB-PROJECT COMMITTEES, the decision of the GENERAL CONSORTIUM ASSEMBLY shall prevail over the decisions taken by the STEERING COMMITTEE and the SUB-PROJECT COMMITTEES and the decisions of the STEERING COMMITTEE shall prevail over the decisions taken by the SUB-PROJECT COMMITTEESCOMMITTEE.