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1. The Statutes of an EDIC shall contain at least the following:

(a) a list of members and observers and the procedure for changes in membership and representation, providing for the right of non-participating Member States to join the EDIC;

(b) a detailed description of the multi-country project, the tasks of members, if applicable, and an indicative timeline;

(c) the statutory seat and name of the EDIC;

(d) the duration of the EDIC, and the procedure for winding it up in accordance with Article 20;

(e) the liability regime of the EDIC, in accordance with Article 18;

(f) the rights and obligations of the members, including the obligation to make contributions to the budget;

(g) the voting rights of members;

(h) rules on the ownership of infrastructure, intellectual property, profits and other assets, as applicable;

(i) information about the declaration of the host Member State referred to in Article 14(1), point (d).

2. Amendments to the essential elements of the Statutes of an EDIC as referred to in paragraph 1, points (c), (d), (e) and (i), of this Article shall be subject to the procedure referred to in Article 14.

3. Amendments to the Statutes of an EDIC other than those referred to in paragraph 2 shall be submitted to the Commission by the EDIC within 10 days of their adoption.

4. The Commission may object to amendments within 60 days of their submission under paragraph 3. The Commission shall provide reasons for such an objection and shall explain why the amendments do not meet the requirements of this Decision.

5. Amendments shall not take effect until the expiry of the deadline referred to in paragraph 4, a waiver of that deadline by the Commission, or the withdrawal of the Commission’s objection.

6. The application for an amendment shall contain the following:

(a) the text of the amendment as proposed or adopted, including the date on which it enters or entered into force;

(b) an updated consolidated version of the EDIC’s Statutes.