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6 | II Série A - Número: 077S2 | 28 de Fevereiro de 2009

Article 2 - The purposes, objectives and activities 1 The primary purposes of the Centre are the development of a capability for medium-range weather forecasting and the provision of medium-range weather forecasts to the Member States. 2 The objectives of the Centre shall be: a) to develop, and operate on a regular basis, global models and data-assimilation systems for the dynamics, thermodynamics and composition of the Earth's fluid envelope and interacting parts of the Earth-system, with a view to: i. preparing forecasts by means of numerical methods; ii. providing initial conditions for the forecasts; and iii. contributing to monitoring the relevant parts of the Earth-system; b) to carry out scientific and technical research directed towards improving the quality of these forecasts;

c) to collect and store appropriate data; d) to make available to the Member States, in the most appropriate form, the results provided for in (a) and (b) and the data referred to in (c); e) to make available to the Member States for their research, priority being given to the field of numerical weather forecasting, a sufficient proportion of its computing capacity, such proportion being determined by the Council; f) to assist in implementing programmes of the World Meteorological Organization; g) to assist in advanced training for the scientific staff of the Member States in the field of

numerical weather forecasting.

3 The Centre shall establish and operate the installations necessary for the achievement of the purposes defined in paragraph 1 and the objectives defined in paragraph 2. 4 As a general rule, the Centre shall publish or otherwise make available under the conditions laid down by the Council, the scientific and technical results of its activities, inasmuch as these results are not covered by Article 15. 5 The Centre may carry out activities requested by third parties that are in line with the purposes and objectives of the Centre and that are approved by the Council in accordance with Article 6(2)(g). The cost of such activities shall be borne by the third party concerned. 6 The Centre may carry out Optional Programmes in accordance with Article 11(3).