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Convention for the Establishment of CERN

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descriptionThe 1953 founding treaty; Article V defines the Council and its subordinate bodies.
urlhttps://council.web.cern.ch/en/content/convention-establishment-european-organization-nuclear-research
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Convention for the Establishment of CERN

The founding treaty of the Organization (1953), published by the CERN Council.

What it anchors

  • The Council as the supreme governing organ, composed of delegates of the Member States — Article IV–V.
  • The Scientific Policy Committee and the Finance Committee as mandatory subordinate bodies, plus any others the Council creates by a two-thirds majority — Article V, paragraph 12.

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