Serie CERN-ARCH-DSU-DO-01-5-01 - External Relations Group (ERG)

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CERN is an intergovernmental organization created and run by European States on the basis of its Convention which was signed on 1st July 1953 and revised on 17th January 1971. Member States CERN is run by its Member States. They contribute to the capital and operating costs of the CERN programmes, they are represented in the Council, and are responsible for all important decisions about the Organization and its activities. Only states and only European States may be Members of CERN. International organizations and national public or private institutions are excluded from membership. Currently (2004) the Member States are : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Observers This status is accorded to States or other bodies (International organizations and non-governmental organizations) which are invited to attend some meetings of the organizations and are informed about its activities, without taking part in the decision-making process or in its activities. Observer Status makes it possible to send an accredited observer to the sessions of the Council. The designated observer may not participate in the work of the subsidiary bodies (the Committee of Council, the Scientific Policy Committee and the Finance Committee) or of the Management. Currently (2004) Observers are : the European Commission, India, Israel, Japan, Russian Federation, Turkey, UNESCO and the USA. Non-Member States This status is accorded to a State which cannot or does not want to become a Member. It gives the opportunity of developing closer relations with the organization, by participating in some its activities but with limited rights. Currently (2004) Non-Member States are : Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan and the Ukraine. The Directorate Service Unit (DSU) provides administrative and technical support to the Director-General and the Directors. The DSU groups report directly to the Secretary-General : The main activity of the Non-Member States (NMS) Group consists in coordinating the relations between CERN and the Non-Member States, collecting and collating information on the particle physics efforts in each country for use by the Directorate, allocating funds for NMS physicists and specialists within the scientific programme and visiting the laboratories, Institutes and high-technology industries to establish useful contacts. * The main activity of the Member States (MS) group is to collect and assess information on particle physics and on research and research policy which may be relevant to particle physics in the Member States (its strength, emphasis, organization and funding).

Stéphanie Molinari, Directorate Services Unit (DSU) Division in February 2002

This collection contains programs of visits, legal documents and agreements, general correspondance, and notes on diplomatic activity.

Nothing was destroyed.

Further accruals are expected.

See file level description and the CERN operational circular No 3: rules applicable to archival material and archiving at CERN. In general, records on any subject that are over 30 years old, and all records of a purely scientific nature, may be consulted.

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Description prepared by Sandrine Reyes. Geneva, the 12th July 2004, Revised 2007.

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