Protocol to the 2001 co-operation agreement between the European organization for nuclear research (CERN) and the government of the Republic of Croatia

On 19 July 2001, on the basis of the mandate given by Council in 1989 to the Director-General to enter into Co-operation Agreements following a defined text model, CERN and the Government of the Republic of Croatia have entered into a Co-operation Agreement. The new Agreement replaces the Co-operation Agreement of 18 July 1991. As usual, the concrete implementation of the Co-operation Agreement is foreseen to take place through the conclusion of a Protocol. Following an Exchange of Letters on this subject between the Parties, agreement has now been reached on the text of a Protocol concerning the Croatian participation in the LHC Project. In particular, the Protocol stipulates Croatian contributions to the CMS and ALICE Experiments and envisages a possible Croatian contribution to the LHC Computing Grid. Although the Protocol contains no concrete financial commitment by CERN, pending a decision by the Committee of Council on procedures for agreements and protocols, the Management proposes that Finance Committee takes note of the text of the Protocol.