Division 1.1.2 Legal ExistenceF1

In compliance with Article 4 of the FP7 RP, a grant can only be awarded to an existing legal entity who:

• has submitted an eligible proposal using the procedure defined by the Commission; and

• is not in one of the situations mentioned in Articles 93(1), 94 and 96(2)(a) of the FR.

In accordance with Article 2(1) of the FP7 RP, a legal entity is any natural person, or any legal person created under the national law of its place of establishment, or under Union law or international law, which has legal personality and which may, acting in its own name, exercise rights and be subject to obligations.