# 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), Division 1.1.2: Legal Existence

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: repealed

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/838/annex/division/2/division/1/division/1.1/division/1.1.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-838/annex/division-2/division-1/division-1.1/division-1.1.2
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