ANNEX III DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1. In these Statutes, unless the context requires otherwise ‘ESS ERIC’ means the European research infrastructure consortium established under Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 (the ‘Regulation’) and governed by these Statutes as they may be amended or restated when necessary in accordance with the Regulation (the ‘Statutes’);
‘ESS’ or ‘European Social Survey’ means the European Social Survey which commenced in 2001, is an authoritative long term survey carried out by simultaneous national surveys in European countries. It collects, interprets and disseminates rigorous data on changing social attitudes and values across Europe;
‘GDP’ means the total monetary value of all goods and services produced domestically by a country as determined from figures issued by the World Bank for 2009 or such subsequent year as may be approved by the General Assembly;
‘Member’ means any person (acting through their National Representative) who has been admitted to membership of the ESS ERIC when necessary in accordance with these Statutes and the Regulation;
‘Member State’ means a member country of the European Union;
‘Standing Orders’ means standing orders of the ESS ERIC as approved by the General Assembly when necessary.