Article 4 Eligibility criteria for applicants
United Kingdom
The organisations and associations referred to in Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 814/2000 must meet the following conditions:
be private; in the case of organisations or associations bringing together other organisations or associations, these latter must also be private; where an annual work programme is implemented in partnership, the partners must also be private;
be non-profit-making;
have been established in a Member State for at least two years.
The parties referred to in Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 814/2000 must be legal persons legally constituted in a Member State for at least two years.
Where the agreement referred to in Article 8 provides for the payment of an advance on the grant, the applicant shall provide a bank guarantee of an equivalent amount, in accordance with the specimen provided by the Commission.
This guarantee shall not be required where the applicant is a public body.