Article 3Members
1.The following shall be Founding Members of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking:
(a)the European Community, represented by the Commission; and,
(b)upon acceptance of the Statutes of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking, 12 ITD leaders and the Associates.
The Commission and the ITD Leaders shall have overall visibility of the activities of the JTI, and shall be responsible for taking overall strategic decisions.
The Associates shall participate in one or more ITDs, will co-determine technical decisions to be taken regarding these ITDs, and contribute a fair share of the total work programme of these ITDs.
The founding ITD Leaders and Associates are listed in Annex II, subject to the first subparagraph.
2.Any public or private entity established in a Member State or in a country associated to the Seventh Framework Programme may apply to become a member of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking, provided that:
(a)as ITD Leaders, they commit themselves to contribute resources proportional to and consistent with the overall JTI activities;
(b)as Associates, their commitment is proportional to the budget of the ITD they participate in and consistent with the ITD requirements.
3.The Founding Members as referred to in paragraph 1 and new members as referred to in paragraph 2 shall be hereinafter referred to as ‘Members’.