Legal status
1. An executive agency is a Community body with a public service role.
2. An executive agency shall have legal personality. In each of the Member States, it shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under national law. It may, in particular, acquire or dispose of movable and immovable property and be a party to legal proceedings. To this end, it shall be represented by its Director.
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CitationArticle 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)