{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-723/article-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-723/article-7.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2009/723",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 of 25 June 2009 on the Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-723",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Status of an ERIC",
  "text": "1. An ERIC shall have legal personality as from the date on which the decision setting up the ERIC under the Continuing ERIC Regulation takes effect.\n2. An ERIC shall have in the United Kingdom the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal entities under the law of England 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.\n3. An ERIC is an international organisation for the purposes of regulation 9 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and regulation 10 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "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)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/723/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:20.512724+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."
}