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Article 7 Status of an ERIC

United Kingdom

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1.

An ERIC shall have legal personality as from the date on which the decision setting up the ERIC F1under the Continuing ERIC Regulation takes effect.

2.

An ERIC shall have in F2the United Kingdom the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal entities under the law of F3England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It may, in particular, acquire, own and dispose of movable, immovable and intellectual property, conclude contracts and be a party to legal proceedings.

3.

An ERIC is an international organisation F4for the purposes of regulation 9 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and regulation 10 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Art. 7(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The European Research Infrastructure Consortium (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/77), regs. 1, 2(5)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2

Words in Art. 7(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Research Infrastructure Consortium (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/77), regs. 1, 2(5)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Words in Art. 7(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Research Infrastructure Consortium (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/77), regs. 1, 2(5)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4

Words in Art. 7(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Research Infrastructure Consortium (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/77), regs. 1, 2(5)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)