The Italian Government requested the European Commission to set up the European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water-column Observatory (EMSO) as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium.
EMSO ERIC was established as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium by the European Commission in 2016. Decision of September 29th 2016 - 2016/1757/EU. Fiscal Code 97908370584 VAT Number 14062811006