Each of these documents (Legal Authority, Adherence Agreement and Legal Opinion) needs to be signed and dated. The documents may all be signed at the same date. However, due to practical issues this is sometimes not possible.
No, you can assume that that the Rulebook is legal, valid and binding as a matter of general Belgian contract law, but your Legal Opinion must cover whether the Applicant would be subject to specific legal constraints, or other
Only if according to the laws applicable in your country he/she is allowed to sign a Legal Opinion on which the EPC can legally rely upon.
Only if according to the laws applicable in your country he/she is allowed to sign a Legal Opinion on which the EPC can legally rely upon.
Yes, provided that he/she is allowed by the laws applicable in your country to sign a Legal Opinion on which the EPC can legally rely upon.
Anyone who is entitled by law to use one of the titles listed in Article 1 of the EU Directive 98/5 of 16 February 1998 shall be deemed to be “a qualified lawyer” for the purposes of completing the Legal Opinion.
Provided that your internal legal counsel is a qualified lawyer, the Legal Opinion can be completed by him/her.
For licensed branches of a non-SEPA country institution, the Applicant shall provide two Legal Opinions as follows:
Assumptions are, generally, matters of fact or matters outside of the scope of counsel's competence that counsel may exclude from the scope of their opinion.
No, the Legal Opinion and power of attorney may be governed by an appropriate governing law other than Belgian law.
