{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-838/annex/division-2/division-1/division-1.1/division-1.1.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-838/annex/division-2/division-1/division-1.1/division-1.1.2.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2012/838",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 18 December 2012 on the adoption of the Rules to ensure consistent verification of the existence and legal status of participants, as well as their operational and financial capacities, in indirect actions supported through the form of a grant under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities and under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for nuclear research and training activities (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/838/EU, Euratom) (revoked)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-838",
  "path": "annex/division/2/division/1/division/1.1/division/1.1.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.1.2",
  "heading": "Legal Existence",
  "text": "In compliance with Article 4 of the FP7 RP, a grant can only be awarded to an existing legal entity who:\nhas submitted an eligible proposal using the procedure defined by the Commission; and\nis not in one of the situations mentioned in Articles 93(1), 94 and 96(2)(a) of the FR.\nIn 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.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": "repealed",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Decision revoked (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Revocation and Sunset Disapplication) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1143), reg. 2(3), Sch. 2 Pt. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/838/annex/division/2/division/1/division/1.1/division/1.1.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:15:13.177377+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}