STATUTE
CONSORTIUM GARR ASSOCIATION
(GESTIONE AMPLIAMENTO RETE RICERCA)

TITLE IV

(ADMINISTRATION)

Art. 27 – Accounting year

1. The accounting year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December of each year.
2. The financial statements will be approved by the Assembly within four months of the end of the year.
3. The bodies of GARR shall not enter into financial commitments that exceed the available budget, unless these are in the face of corresponding assured revenue.

Art. 28 – Books of the Consortium

1. In addition to the accounting books and records required by law, the Consortium must hold:
   1. the book of members;
   2. the book of meetings and resolutions of the General Assembly;
   3. the register of meetings and decisions by the Board of Directors;
   4. the book of the meetings of the Technical and Scientific Committee;
   5. the book of the meetings of the Board of Financial Auditors.

STATUTE
CONSORTIUM GARR ASSOCIATION
(GESTIONE AMPLIAMENTO RETE RICERCA)

TITLE III

(BODIES)

Art. 17 – The Bodies

The bodies of the Consortium are:

1. the General Assembly;
2. the Board of Directors;
3. the President;
4. the Director;
5. the Board of Financial Auditors;
6. the Technical and Scientific Committee.

Art. 18 – General Assembly

1. The Assembly is composed by all the members both foundings and ordinary and by the representative of the memberss belonging to the "other entities" category
2. Each member, both founding and ordinary, has the right to one vote; the vote casted by the “Fondazione CRUI” founding member collegially express the vote the associated members belonging in the “State Universities” Category, pursuant Art. 10, paragraph 1, lett. c). One vote is attributed ti the representative of associated members belonging in the "IRCCS e IZS”, pursuant to Art. 10, paragraph 1, lett. d) and one vote is attributed to the representative of the members belonging to the category "generale", pursuant to Article 10, paragraph 1, lett. e); everyone is entitled to one vote and can only represent one other member; representation in the Assembly is governed by Art. 2372 of the Civil Code. 2372 Codice Civile.
3. The Assembly is convened for the approval of plans and budgets and whenever necessary.
4. The Assembly is also convened in the cases provided for by the Civil Code, and whenever requested by one the founding members whereby the request indicates topics to be addressed.
5. The Assembly is convened by the President by registered letter with return receipt or Certified Electronic Mail (PEC), to be dispatched at least eight days before the meeting, containing the agenda, the date and time set for the meeting and the venue of the meeting.
6. In case of urgency, the Assembly may be called by Certified Electronic Mail (PEC) at least three days before the meeting with the aforementioned instructions. Minutes of the meeting will be taken by the Director or by a member of the Assembly designated by the President. It is possible for the Assembly to meet with members participating from different locations, connected via audio and/or video, provided that the collegiate method and the principles of good faith and equal treatment of members are respected; In particular it is necessary:
   1. that the President of the Assembly be allowed to ascertain the identity and legitimacy of the participants, to regulate the conduct of the meeting, to establish and proclaim the results of a vote;
   2. that the person taking the minutes is allowed to properly perceive the events at the meeting to be recorded;
   3. that the participants in the meeting be able to take part in the discussion and vote simultaneously on the agenda, as well as view, receive and transmit documents;
   4. that the notice of convocation indicates the audio and/or video sites linked by the Association, in which the participants may enter.
7. In any case, the meetings and resolutions by the Assembly are valid and effective, even in the absence of a prior convocation, in those cases where all the members with the right to vote, the board of directors and the auditors are present.
8. The Assembly is presided over by the President and is validly constituted on first call when the majority of the members with the right to vote are present, in person or by proxy; in the second convocation the Assembly is validly constituted independently of the number of those present. The Director participates, without voting rights, in the sessions of the Assembly.
9. The resolutions of the ordinary Assembly, unless otherwise determined by other provisions of this Statute, are validly adopted by a majority of the members present with the right to vote.
10. The resolutions of the extraordinary Assembly are validly adopted by the majority of the members present, as well as by the favorable and unanimous vote of the founding members.
11. The minutes of the meetings held and the deliberations taken are drafted on the Book of Assemblies and communicated to all the members.
12. The minutes are signed by the President and the Secretary of the Assembly.

Art. 19 – Powers of the Assembly

1. In addition to the indications in other provisions of this Statute, the ordinary Assembly:

   1. appoints the members of the Board of Directors and determines their remuneration;
   2. appoints the members of the Board of Financial Auditors and its President;
   3. approves, by proposal from the Board of Directors, multiannual programmes and, at least thirty days before the beginning of the accounting year, the Annual Activity Program and the Budget accompanied by a report from the Board of Auditors;
   4. approves, by proposal from the Board of Directors and no later than four months after the end of the accounting year, the balance sheet, consisting of the income statement and balance sheet, accompanied by a report from the Board of Financial Auditors and a report on the activities carried out and the results achieved;
   5. determine the President's remuneration;
   6. deliberates, by a motivated proposal of the Board of Directors, the admission and exclusion of the associates;
   7. adopts resolutions relating to the liability of administrators and statutory auditors;
   8. deliberates on any matter submitted to its examination by the Board of Directors.

2. In addition to the provisions elsewhere this Statute, the extraordinary Assembly:

   1. deliberates the changes of the Articles of Association and the Statute by a majority of the members and in any case by the unanimity of the founding members;
   2. deliberates, with the majorities envisaged by law, the early dissolution and liquidation of the Consortium;
   3. appoints the liquidator and determines their powers, as proposed by the Board of Directors.

Art. 20 - Board of Directors

1. GARR is administered by a Board of Directors composed of 7 members appointed by the Assembly as nominated by the founding members at a rate of 3 (three) for the CRUI Foundation, 1 (one) for the National Research Council, 1 (one) for ENEA, 1 (one) for the INFN and 1 (one) appointed by MIUR. The Board of Directors remains in office for three accounting years and expires on the date of the general Assembly meeting called to approve the balance sheet for the last year of their office.
2. The members of the Board of Directors elect the President among their midst. The members of the Board of Directors can be re-elected. The first directors shall be nominated in the articles of Association. The administrator who replaces the administrator exiting from office for any reason shall be appointed by the members who had designated the former administrator and remains in Office for the duration of the Board of Directors as defined above.
3. The Board of Directors shall meet, as a rule, at the headquarters of GARR and is convened by the President by registered letter with return receipt, PEC or by any verifiable technical means, at least eight days' notice and indication of the date, time and place of the meeting and the agenda. In urgent cases, the request may also be made by Certified Electronic Mail (PEC)containing the above directions and three days' notice. The Board of Directors may meet with participants located in several places, contiguous or distant, connected via audio and/or video link, in adherence with the collegial method and principles of good faith and equal treatment of members; in particular, it is necessary:
   
   1. that the president of the meeting is able to unequivocally ascertain the identity and legitimacy of the participants, direct the proceedings, determine and announce the results of the vote;
   2. that the person taking the minutes is allowed to properly perceive the events at the meeting to be recorded;
   3. that those participating in the meeting are able to take part in the discussion and vote simultaneously on the agenda, as well as view, receive and transmit documents;
   4. that the audio and/or video sites connected by the Consortium which the participants can use are indicated in the notice of meeting.
4. The Board of Directors shall be convened at least once every three months and, in any case, when the President deems it appropriate or by request of at least two Counselors.
5. The Board of Directors is constituted and makes valid decisions with a majority of at least four of its members; in the event of a tie, the vote of the President prevails. The Financial Auditors, the Director and the President of CTS participate in the meetings of the Board without the voting rights.
6. Minutes will be produced for the meetings and will be inserted in a dedicated book.

Art. 21 – Powers of the Board of Directors

1. The Board of Directors has all powers of ordinary and extraordinary administration for the achievement of the purposes and the social objectives, except what is reserved for the competence of the Assembly.
2. The Board of Directors, in particular:
   
   1. proposes to the Assembly the multi-annual programme and, at least thirty days before the beginning of the accounting year, the annual programme of activities and Budget, with the indication of contributions payable by the members, accompanied by the report from the Board of Financial Auditors;
   2. proposes to the Assembly, the financial statements consisting of the income statement and balance sheet, accompanied by a report from the Board of Auditors and a report on activities carried out and results obtained;
   3. decides on the services and related methods to be provided to the members;
   4. decides on the affiliation of the members belonging to the "IRCCS and IZS” and “general” category and establishes their possible exclusion;
   5. allows parties other than the members to use the network and services to access e-Infrastructures, on the basis of specific agreements;
   6. proposes to the Assembly any amendments to the Articles of Association and the Statute, the admission and exclusion of the members in the cases provided for by the Statute, and the possible dissolution or liquidation of GARR;
   7. deliberates on the organisational structure of GARR; Approves the staffing and deliberates its modifications, as well as the policies regarding the recruitment and the salaries of the staff;
   8. deliberates the adoption of acts, including disposition, the stipulation of agreements and contracts, the assumption of obligations of any kind, and in general all acts involving expenditure for GARR within the limits of what is foreseen in the Budget approved by Assembly, as well as the acceptance of contributions and donations;
   9. deliberates on any patents arising from the activities of GARR and handles the procedures for their use;
   10. approves the internal regulations;
   11. nominates among its members the President and the Vice-President;
   12. appoints the Chairman and the members of the Technical and Scientific Committee;
   13. appoints the Director and determines their duties and remuneration;
   14. deliberates on active and passive litigations;
   15. deliberates on the use of the network for educational purposes;
   16. performs the functions delegated to it by the Assembly;
   17. exercises any other function not attributed, by law or Statute, to the competence of other bodies;
3. The deliberations referred to in points (a), (b), (h) and (n) shall be taken after obtaining the opinion of the Technical and Scientific Committee.
4. The Board of Directors may delegate its powers in part to the President.

Art. 22 – President

1. The President is appointed by the Board of Directors among its members and has the legal representation of GARR at any venue, including a court, with the power to promote and mediate litigation or to stand trial, after deliberation by the Board of Directors.
2. The President is in office for three years and can be re-elected only once.
3. The President:
   1. monitors the observance of the Statute;
   2. adopts, in accordance with the guidelines established by the Board of Directors, all the initiatives necessary for the promotion and verification of the proper development of social activities and of the attainment of the objectives set;
   3. adopt the measures under its purview in accordance with the Statute, the deliberations of the Social Bodies and any internal regulations;
   4. exercises the powers conferred by this Statute and by the Board of Directors;
   5. may adopt urgent measures to be submitted for ratification by the Board of Directors at its next meeting.
4. In case of absence or impediment, the President is replaced by the Vice President. The signature of the acts by the vice-President constitutes proof for third parties of the absence or impediment of the President.

Art. 23 – Director

1. The Board of Directors appoints the Director who shall be a person with specific expertise and management experience in the areas of activity covered by GARR, determine their remuneration and the duration of their tenure with up to three years per mandate.
2. The Director has operational and managerial responsibility for GARR.
3. In particular, the Director shall:
   1. prepare the schema of the multiannual Programmes and the annual Programmes of activities, having obtained the opinion of the Technical and Scientific Committee;
   2. predisposes the budget scheme;
   3. writes the schema of the final budget, consisting of the income statement and balance sheet and the report on the activities under art. 19 comma 1 letter d), having obtained the opinion of the Technical and Scientific Committee;
   4. adopt the measures under its purview in accordance with the Statute, the deliberations of the Social Bodies and any internal regulations;
   5. may adopt emergency measures on matters relating to the powers of the President, subjecting them to the President for ratification;
   6. propose to the President and to the Board of Directors the stipulation of contracts, conventions and agreements with organisations, companies and enterprises which are necessary to achieve the goals of GARR;
   7. perform the duties of Director of personnel and Director of venue also for any branches, subsidiaries, representative offices and agencies as well as operational and/or administrative offices.
4. The Board of Directors may delegate to the Director any dealings with particular subjects and business categories pre-establishing any relevant spending limits.
5. The Director must report to the Board of Directors concerning the acts performed on behalf of the Board.
6. The Director participates in the meetings of the Assembly and of the Board of Directors, without voting rights, and performs the duties of Secretary.

Art. 24 – Board of Financial Auditors

1. The Board of Financial Auditors is composed of three standing Auditors, one of whom acts as President, and two as alternates.
2. The Board of Financial Auditors remain in office for three years and are appointed by the Assembly who also appoint the President thereof.
3. The Board of Financial Auditors supervise the administration of GARR, monitor the observance of the laws and of the Statute and verify the regular keeping of the accounts and the correspondence of the financial statements with the results of the accounting books and records.
4. The Auditors have the right to attend meetings of the Board of Directors and general meetings; their convocations are performed as under art. 18.
5. The members of the Board are entitled to remunerations determined on the basis of existing legislation.

Art. 25 – Technical and Scientific Committee

1. The Technical and Scientific Committee consists of no less than nine members; it shall remain in office for three years and is appointed by the Board of Directors, which determines the number of its components and appoint its President.
2. The Technical and Scientific Committee is an advisory body to the Board of Directors for the technical and scientific areas of GARR's activities; it formulates operational proposals regarding the implementation of the association's goals and it contributes to the identification and elaboration of annual programmes of activity.
3. The Committee meets at least three times a year and whenever requested by the Board of Directors. The President of the Committee is tasked with convening these meetings.
4. The Committee is validly constituted with a majority of its members and provides opinions validated by a majority of those present; in the event of a tie, the vote of the President prevails. Other participants, without voting rights, are the Director who functions as Secretary and the President of GARR.

Art. 26 – Reimbursement of expenses to members of the Social bodies

1. Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses to members of the social bodies, as incurred by reason of their Office, are at the expense of the Association.

• The General Assembly

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  The Assembly is composed of all the promoting and ordinary members and the representative of the members belonging to the "other entities" category.

  • CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
  • ENEA - Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile
  • Fondazione CRUI
  • INAF - Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
  • INFN - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
  • INGV - Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (Rappresentante soci Aderenti categoria "generale")

• The Board of Directors

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  The Consortium is administered by a Board of Directors composed of 7 members appointed by the Assembly as nominated by the members at a rate of 3 (three) for the CRUI Foundation, 1 (one) for the National Research Council, 1 (one) for ENEA, 1 (one) for the INFN and 1 (one) appointed by MUR.

  The Board of Directors remains in office for three accounting years and expires on the date of the general Assembly meeting called to approve the balance sheet for the last year of its office

  Members of the Board of Directors

  Mandate from 27/04/2022 to 30/04/2025

  Mandato dal 30/05/2025 al 30/04/2028

  • Maurizio TIRA - Fondazione CRUI - Presidente
  • Massimo BERNASCHI - CNR - Vice Presidente
  • Gerardo CANFORA – Fondazione CRUI
  • Marco CIUCHINI - INFN
  • Marco DELL'ISOLA – Fondazione CRUI
  • Giovanni PONTI - ENEA
  • Francesco Antonio PONTICELLI – Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca

  • Former components of Board of Directors
  • GARR Board of Directors website

• The President

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  The President is appointed by the Board of Directors among its members and has the legal representation of the Consortium.
  The President is in office for three years and can be re-elected only once.

  • Maurizio Tira - FONDAZIONE CRUI, GARR President
  • GARR Presidents

  For contacts or institutional communications:

  • presidenza @ garr.it
  • presidente @ garr.it

• The Director

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  The Director is appointed by the Board of Directors and has operational and managerial responsibility for the Consortium.

  • Claudia Battista
  • GARR Directors

  For contacts or institutional communications:

  • direzione @ garr.it
  • direttore @ garr.it

• The Board of Financial Auditors

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  The Board of Financial Auditors is composed of three standing Auditors, one of whom acts as President, and two as alternates. The Board of Financial Auditors remain in office for three years and are appointed by the Assembly who also appoint the President thereof.
  The Board of Financial Auditors supervise the administration of the Consortium, monitor the observance of the laws and of the Statute and verify the regular keeping of the accounts and the correspondence of the financial statements with the results of the accounting books and records.

  Members of the Board of Financial Auditors

  mandate from 27/04/2021 to 26/04/2024

  Standing Auditors

  • Adele CALDARELLI - President
  • Giada FASSONE
  • Vito PADRONI

  Alternate Auditors

  • Marco AVAGLIANO
  • Salvatore DE BELLIS

  • Former members of the Board of Statutory Auditors

• The Technical and Scientific Committee

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  The Technical and Scientific Committee consists of no less than nine members; it shall remain in office for three years and is appointed by the Board of Directors, which determines the number of its components and appoint its President.

  The Technical and Scientific Committee is an advisory body to the Board of Directors for the technical and scientific areas of the Consortium's activities; it formulates operational proposals regarding the implementation of the association's goals and it contributes to the identification and elaboration of annual programmes of activity.

  Members of the Technical and Scientific Committee

  mandate from 01/07/2024 to 30/06/2027

  • Angelo SCRIBANO - Consortium GARR - Presidente
  • Tommaso BOCCALI - INFN - Sezione di Pisa
  • Alessandro BRUNENGO - INFN - Sezione di Genova
  • Giacinto CARETTO - ENEA -TERIN-ICT-RETE
  • Massimo CELINO - ENEA C.R. Casaccia
  • Claudio CICCONETTI - CNR - IIT - Pisa
  • Rocco DE NICOLA - IMT - Lucca
  • Ivan DUCA - CNR - DG - Unità Piattaforme digitali per la PA - Rende (CS)
  • Claudio GRANDI - INFN Sezione di Bologna
  • Marco LANDONI - INAF - OA Brera - Merate
  • Laura LEONE - Università Sapienza di Roma
  • Fernando LIELLO - Consortium GARR
  • Marcello MAGGIORA - Compagnia di San Paolo Sistema Torino
  • Gianluca MAZZINI - Università di Ferrara e Lepida
  • Ermann RIPEPI - CNR - IMAA - Tito Scalo (PZ)
  • Enzo VALENTE - Consortium GARR
  • Enrico VENUTO - Politecnico di Torino
  • Stefano ZANI - INFN - CNAF - Bologna

  
  

  • Former members of Technical-Scientific Committee

• Consortium GARR Organization Chart

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• Who manages the GARR Network?

  The GARR Network is created and managed by the Consortium GARR, a non-profit organization founded under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, University and Research. The founding members are CNR, ENEA, INFN and Fondazione CRUI representing the Italian Universities.

• Who can access the GARR Network?

  The GARR Network is the only national network dedicated to the education, research and culture community.
  National or international organizations for research, education, training and culture located in Italy may request the connection to the GARR Network (D.lgs n.218 - 25/11/2016 Art. 10 comma 5). The methods for requesting a connection are indicated on the page “ Network access rules”

• Who should I contact to request or to change a connection to the network?

  To request a connection to the GARR network it is sufficient to send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., indicating the aims and activities carried out by the organization, any scientific collaborations in progress and the use that is expected to be made of the GARR Network.

• How much does it cost to access the network?

  From an economic point of view, access to the GARR network is regulated according to the configuration identified to meet the specific needs of the applicant organization. Organizations wishing to use the GARR network are required to pay for the connectivity service (proportional to the required access bandwidth capacity) which also includes a series of technical-operational support services and advanced application services. The cost related to the creation and management of the organization's internal network remains the responsibility of the user.

• I can not access the X site, is it a network problem?

  There is no single answer; the following general indications can help a preliminary diagnosis (remember that the competence of reporting to NOC any faults is exclusively of the APM).

  • If X belongs to an institution connected to the GARR Network, before notifying the NOC, check that no trouble tickets have already been issued (sent to APM e available on NOC website) that indicate the cause of the problem and possibly check if the problem occurs only towards a single machine (in which case the fault is probably not due to GARR malfunctions), or if it is more general.
  • If X does not belong to an entity connected to the GARR Network, it is advisable to check with a traceroute if in general it is possible to exit the GARR network; on NOC website, a traceroute with a web interface is available to help in this diagnosis. If it is possible to reach destinations outside the GARR Network but not to a specific site, the problem is probably due to causes outside the GARR.
• Are traffic statistics available?

  On the GARR website, all network statistics are available (both backbone and user access), which can be ordered by PoP and by Organization (user).
  The system is integrated with the GARR www server to provide daily graphs showing two-day traffic with values taken at five-minute time intervals.

  For general Internet traffic, research (GÉANT) and national peering, an ad hoc graph has been created representing the historical traffic of the last six years.
  The statistics are available on:

  • GINS GARR
• Who are the reference persons for the management of personal data?

  Holder of the treatment of personal data:
  Il Consortium GARR nella persona del suo Presidente
  phone: +39 4962 2000
  mail contact: privacy @ garr.it
  
  Person in charge of processing personal data (internal):
  Direttrice Claudia Battista
  phone: +39 4962 2000
  mail contact: rtd @ garr.it
  
  Responsible for personal data protection:
  Dott. Davide Vaghetti
  phone: +39 050 2213158
  mail contact: dpo @ garr.it

The GARR network interconnects at ultra-high capacity universities, research centres, libraries, museums, schools and other education, science, culture and innovation facilities.

The fibre optic infrastructure is based on leading-edge telecommunication technologies and covers more than 24.000 km of backbone and access links.

Here's the English translation: Today the overall backbone capacity is in the order of thousands of Gbps, while a single access link can reach 200 Gbps. Thanks to the great scalability of the technologies used, the capacities of links and backbone routes can easily evolve together with users' needs.

Network Map

Last update: July 2024

Quality

The network’s features entail very low transmission delays, thus it is ideally suited not only for transferring very large amounts of data, but also for real-time data transmissions and HD audio-visual communication.

High capacity and coverage

With more than 100 Points of Presence distributed throughout the national territory, the GARR network provides symmetric, high-capacity connectivity and advanced services to more than 1.000 user sites including universities, music conservatories and art academies, research centres, laboratories, observatories, museums, libraries, schools and more.

Scalability

As the infrastructure is almost entirely based on fibre optics and managed in-house by GARR, it is possible to swiftly respond to the user community’s latest requirements by upgrading links and adding new ones without interfering with the network’s global performance.

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GARR Network

GARR Network map. Last update: May 2024

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To reach GARR by train, the reference destination train station is Roma Termini. Once in Termini station, you can reach the venue walking or by bus:

STATUTE
CONSORTIUM GARR ASSOCIATION
(GESTIONE AMPLIAMENTO RETE RICERCA)

TITLE II

(MEMBERS)

Art. 10 – Types of members

1. The members are classified as:
   1. founding members s: CNR, ENEA, INFN, CRUI Foundation as representative of all the member state universities affiliated to GARR;
   2. ordinary members: Public Bodies or other stakeholders of interest to GARR, who join the Association in the manner described in the following Art 11 sharing its purpose and objectives
   3. affiliated members - "State Universities" category: all State Universities, represented collectively by the founding member CRUI Foundation.
   4. affiliated members “IRCCS e IZS” category: public or private institions recognised or confirmed as Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS, reference research and healthcare institutions) or established as Istituti Zooprofilattici Sperimentali (IZS, experimental animal health & welfare institutes), receiving public funding from the Ministry of Health for their research activity. Their affiliation is arranged by resolution of the GARR Board of Directors upon request by the single IRCCS or IZS Institute, after having acquired a conformity notice from the Ministry of Health; it is the responsibility of the Director to inform the Assembly of members. All the affiliated members belonging to the "IRCCS and IZS" category have the right to a single vote in the Assembly, to be expressed through a representative, appointed by the Ministry of Health.
   5. affiliated members - "general" category: entities or institutions, mainly public or, in any case, recipients of public funding, carrying out research, education, training and cultural activities, interested in the purposes of GARR, which, by submitting specific written request addressed to the Board of Directors, intend to join the Association without, however, acquiring the status of ordinary. Their affiliation is arranged by resolution of the GARR Board of Directors and it is the responsibility of the Director to inform the Assembly of members.
   
   All the affiliated members belonging to the "general" category have the right to a single vote in the Assembly, to be expressed through a representative, democratically chosen, appointed by a meeting of the member belonging to the "general" category immediately after the approval of the final balance sheet and who he remains in office until the approval of the subsequent final balance sheet. It is the responsibility of the Director of GARR to keep up-to-date the list of the members belonging to the category "general" and to call such meeting.
   Affiliated members do not have the right to vote as an individual.

Art. 11 – New ordinary members

1. Organisations wishing to join as an ordinary member of GARR must send a written request addressed to the Chairman.
2. The application for admission is approved by the members Assembly with the unanimity of the founding members upon the resolution of the Board of Directors, who determines the amount of the participation in the capital base for the new member.
3. The decision to admit the new ordinary member become effective only after the new Member has paid the fee and fulfilled any further agreed obligations.

Art. 12 – Exclusion of a member

1. The measure of exclusion is resolved by the Assembly, as proposed by the Board of Directors, of a founding or ordinary member, and by the Board of Directors towards the member, who:
   1. has been guilty of grave breaches of statutory obligations, internal regulations and, more generally, of the resolutions adopted by the governing bodies;
   2. acts that are seriously prejudicial for/damaging GARR
   3. is responsible of serious and prolonged breaches in relation to the payment of contributions pursuant to art. 14.
   4. for affiliated members belonging in the “IRCCS e IZS” category, in the case the subjective legal qualification as Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) or di Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale (IZS) is revoked.
2. The member is not entitled to vote in the deliberation concerning its own exclusion.
3. The measure of exclusion shall be communicated in writing to the entity concerned and effective from the day following the communication.
4. The excluded member is not entitled to a refund of the membership fee, contributions, transfers or any results obtained by GARR, except where authorised by of the Board of Directors.
5. The excluded member must still fulfil the obligations agreed during its membership in the Association.

Art. 13 - Withdrawal of a member

1. Members may withdraw from GARR for justified reasons by communicating such decision at least 3 months before the end of the financial year.
2. The member who withdraws must still fulfil its obligations as a member of the association.
3. The withdrawing member is not entitled to a refund of the membership fee and contributions, nor to pay or return any other contribution in money, goods or services performed in the course of the membership, and cannot take advantage of some of the results obtained by GARR except where authorised by the Board of Directors.

Art. 14 – Members' obligations

1. Participation in GARR entails compliance with the provisions of the Articles of Association, of this Statute, of the internal regulations and resolutions adopted by the corporate bodies and, for the new ordinary members , the payment of the shareholding in the equity fund approved pursuant to art. 11, paragraph 2.
2. All the members are also required to pay the annual membership fee within the relevant year, as determined by the Board of Directors and indicated in the Budget approved by the Assembly, based on the characteristics and type of the entity. The annual membership fee is paid by the members belonging to the "State Universities" category also on behalf of the CRUI Foundation, using the specific funding allocated by MUR (Ministry of University and Research) in the universities ordinary funding decree for the support and management of the GARR network.
   The annual membership fee for the associated members belonging in the "IRCCS e IZS" category is paid by the Ministry of Health è versato dal Ministero della Salute, from its ordinary research funds.
   The founding and ordinary members are also obliged to pay pro rata supplementary contributions, deliberated annually by the Assembly, in the face of the necessity of providing social expenses not compensated with the proceeds of the association.
3. Each member, in complying with its own procedures and based on its own specific agreements, is committed to providing GARR with the technical knowledge, professional skills and infrastructure resources and personnel required for the best achievement of the social objectives.

Art. 15 – Members' Rights

1. The members exercise their rights as recognized by the present Statute, the Internal Regulations and the deliberations made by the Social Bodies.
2. The Board of Directors regulates the rights of members to use the results of scientific research carried out by GARR, taking into account the actual participation in the research of the individual members and without prejudice to any rights of the State or third parties.

Art. 16 – Liability to third parties

1. GARR acts exclusively in its own name; GARR cannot represent the individual members in their dealings with third parties or assume obligations on their behalf; and vice versa, no members can represent GARR in its dealings with third parties or assume obligations on its behalf.
2. For obligations taken on behalf of GARR by those who represent it in accordance with the Statute, third parties may claim their rights exclusively on the capital base.