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European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation; application for authorization to participate

The approval of the participation of a Bavarian member in a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) and the agreement must be applied for at the government of the Upper Palatinate.

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Member States, national, regional and local authorities, public undertakings and undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest and associations of such bodies from at least two Member States of the European Union and, under certain conditions, comparable local authorities, bodies or undertakings from third countries may be members of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation and entrust tasks to that EGTC. These tasks are intended in particular to facilitate and promote territorial cooperation to strengthen the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union and to overcome obstacles in the internal market. Excluded from the transfer of tasks are the exercise of sovereign powers or obligations to safeguard the general interests of the state or other public institutions, such as police and regulatory powers or powers and obligations in the areas of justice and foreign policy.

In order to form an EGTC, the agreement of the convention and the statutes by all parties involved is necessary. The convention must regulate, among other things

  • The name and registered office of the EGTC,
  • EGTC members,
  • Scope of the area in which the EGTC may carry out its tasks,
  • the objective and tasks of the EGTC,
  • bodies of the EGTC and their competences,
  • applicable legal provisions,
  • liability regulations.

The statutes must regulate, among other things

  • Functioning of the bodies and their competences,
  • the number of representatives of the members in the bodies,
  • decision-making procedures,
  • working language(s),
  • financial contributions of the members,
  • accounting and budgetary rules.

The approval of the participation of a Bavarian member in a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) and agreement must be applied for at the government of the Upper Palatinate.

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A European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation has legal personality. In the case of an EGTC with its registered office in Bavaria, it is acquired on the day of publication of the agreed convention and the adopted statutes in the official gazette of the government of the Upper Palatinate.

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Status: 08.01.2025
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