1. Progress WP 2 Legal Entity
Preparation of a legal entity
Preferred legal framework: ERIC
12 June 2017 PMB, Bari
WP2 Miriam Roelofs

2. WP2 Two workstreams Work streams: Legal and administrative activities
Preparation of legal documents and request to the EC
Networking activities to establish involvement of Member States mentioned in the Grant Agreement
Others to follow later
12 June 2017, PMB, Bari
WP2 Miriam Roelofs

3. Progress, Activities Legal workstream: participation:
Hans Chang, Maarten de Jong, Job de Kleuver, Miriam Roelofs
Brainstorm meetings to develop early draft
Starting from MoU KM3NeT and recent ERIC Statutes
March 17
April 4, 21
May 15
June 12
12 June PMB, Bari

4. Progress, Activities
Preparatory Meetings with Dutch Ministry: February 28, May23, June 12
Meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs: confirmation on the legal authority of anchored research facilities at sites in the Exclusive Economic Zone (May 2)
Establish a sounding board in developing the early draft Statutes
Discussion: C. Markou, May 16, Nikhef
2/15/2017 KM3NeT 2.0. Athens

5. Governance principles
Clear line of authority in execution
Transparancy in decision making
Robust governance structure for the long term
Sound financial structure for the construction, operational and decommissioning phase
Acknowledgment KM3NeT Collaboration and KM3NeT Institutes Board
12 June 2017, PMB, Bari

6. Progress, Activities Networking activities:
Preparatory meetings with Dutch Ministry:
February 28, May 23, June 12
Establishment of an ERIC working group KM3Net (Grant Agreement)
Participations, up to two delegates per State, science delegates to be confirmed later.
Delegates confirmed:
J.P. Caminade (France)
M. Koutrokoi (Greece)
S. La Rosa (Italy)
I. Figueroa (Spain)
J. Ridder (Netherlands)
First meeting to be planned June 2017, hosted in the Netherlands
12 June 2017, PMB, Bari

7. WP2 Timeline Detailed timeline WP2 Deliverables WP2:
to be developed and presented in PMB, June meeting in Bari.
Deliverables WP2:
Draft of legal documents (M12)
Minutes of meetings Dutch Ministery and EC (M12)
Final draft of legal documents (M24)
Request to the EC to establish an ERIC
Establishment of an ERIC by the EC (M36)
12 June 2017, PMB, Bari
WP2 Miriam Roelofs

8. Contact details: M.Roelofs@nwo.nl
Thank You
Contact details:
12 June 2017, PMB, Bari