1. Options for association and collaboration with CERN
Fabiola Gianotti (CERN) 35th CERN-Russia Committee meeting
24/4/2017

2. Introduction CERN geographical enlargement, i.e.:
Membership open to non European countries
Associate Membership status introduced
Observer status to be phased out for countries (it remains for Organisations)
approved by Council in June 2010.
Main goal: adapting Membership policy to increasing globalisation of science and
to the needs for global financing of future particle physics projects 2

3. Present status
22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom
2 Associate Member States in the pre-stage to Membership: Cyprus, Serbia
4 Associate Member States: India (joined Jan 2017), Pakistan, Turkey, Ukraine
Applications for Membership or Associate Membership: Brazil, Croatia, Lithuania, Russia, Slovenia
Observers to Council: Japan, Russia, United States of America; European Union, JINR and UNESCO  will phase out for countries
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With non-Member States:
International Cooperation Agreements (total of ~50 today)
MoU with specific experiments and projects 3 3

4. Member States (MS)
Sit in Council (CERN’s governing body) with 1 vote per country
Contribute to the annual CERN budget (~ 1.1 BCHF) in proportion to their NNI
(Net National Income)
Nationals are eligible for limited-duration and indefinite staff contracts at CERN
Industries can bid for contracts paid from CERN budget: ~ 400 MCHF of contracts
assigned every year to MS firms
CERN Management, in collaboration with the MS countries, makes all efforts to ensure
balanced industrial and personnel returns: e.g. if a country contributes 15% of the
CERN budget, it gets ~15% of the industrial contracts and ~15% of the staff positions
(on average, over the years)
Many joint MS-CERN initiatives to enhance industrial opportunities and attract
the best talents to CERN positions. 4

5. Associate Member States (AMS)
Attend Open and Restricted Council sessions without voting rights (but with the right to
take the floor)  sit at the table with the European (and beyond) countries in one of the
most important and prestigious research organisations in the world
Contribute to the annual CERN budget at a minimum of 10% of their theoretical
contribution if they were Member States (at least 1 MCHF/year)
Nationals are eligible for limited-duration contracts at CERN  bring knowledge back
home upon end of the CERN contract
Industries can bid for contracts paid from CERN budget.
Yearly financial return (from industrial contracts and staff positions) capped to the
country’s contribution to CERN budget
All other advantages similar to MS (e.g. participation in educational activities, doctoral
and technical students, fellows, joint CERN-countries thematic forums, technology
transfer, etc.) 5

6. ICA or MoU with non-Member States (NMS)
Agreements of mutual collaboration (CERN ⟷ country) mainly based on in-kind
contributions to projects
NMS industry is not eligible for contracts paid from CERN budget; nationals are not
eligible for staff positions
Some NMS enjoy an Observer status, which is now phasing out.
Collaborations on other projects (e.g. education, technology transfer and other initiatives)
are usually restricted to MS and AMS. 6

7. Reminder of application/approval procedure for AM
Applicant country sends application (including application file) to President of Council.
 Russian Federation submitted a formal application on 15/11/2012
Upon receipt of complete application, Council sets up fact-finding Task Force (including
representatives of Council and Directorate) to visit the country and verify fulfilment of AM criteria.  Task Force appointed by Council 14/12/2012; TF visited Russia in April 2013
If TF report positive, Council authorises the DG to send model agreement (for granting AM) to State and agree on its financial contribution, which shall be at least 10% of theoretical Membership contribution and at least 1 MCHF per annum.
 Council authorised DG to send model agreement to Russian Federation in September 2013
Once agreement finalised, Council may by consensus decision grant AM to the country
and authorize the DG to sign the corresponding agreement.
 Council is now waiting for a reply from Russian Federation
Agreement enters into force upon receipt by CERN of written notification of completion of
internal approval process by the country (details depend on the country). This process should be completed within an agreed deadline (usually 24 months).
State’s AM reviewed by the Council every 5 years. 7

8. EXTRAS 8

9. Application/approval procedure for full Membership9