1.The founding members of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking (hereinafter referred to as ‘founding members’) shall be:
(a)the Community, represented by the Commission;
(b)Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom; and
(c)upon acceptance of the Statutes of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking, the ARTEMISIA association (hereinafter referred as ARTEMISIA), an association registered under Dutch law (registration No 17201341) with its registered office in Eindhoven (the Netherlands), acting as a representative of companies and other R & D actors operating in the field of Embedded Computing Systems in Europe.
2.Provided that they subscribe to the objectives as described in Article 2 of the Regulation and are willing to assume all obligations of membership, including the acceptance of the Statutes of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking, the following entities may become members of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking:
(a)other Member States and Associated Countries;
(b)any other country (hereinafter referred to as third country) pursuing R & D policies or programmes in the area of Embedded Computing Systems;
(c)any other legal entity capable of making a substantial financial contribution to the achievement of the objectives of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking.
3.The founding members and new members as referred to in paragraph 2 shall hereinafter be referred to as ‘members’.
4.Member States and Associated Countries members of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking shall hereinafter be referred to as ‘ARTEMIS Member States’. Each ARTEMIS Member State shall appoint its representative in the bodies of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking and designate the national entity or entities responsible for fulfilling its obligations with respect to implementation of the activities of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking.
5.The ARTEMIS Member States and the Commission shall hereinafter be referred to as the ‘public authorities’ of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking.