S.L. 217.22 Art. 9Approval of research organisations. 10 [S.L.

(1) A research organisation wishing to host a researcher under the terms laid down in these regulations, shall be approved for that purpose by the Council in accordance with procedures established by it.

(2) The approval given by the Council under sub-regulation

(1) shall be valid for a minimum period of five years; in exceptional cases approval shall be given for a shorter period.

(3) In January of each year, the Council shall publish a list of research organisations approved for the purposes of these regulations in the Government Gazette and on the official website of the Council.

(4) The Council may refuse to renew or may withdraw the approval of the research organisation:

(a) which no longer meets the conditions laid down by the Council for the purposes of sub-regulation (1), the provisions of regulation 8(1)(b) or the provisions of regulation 10(8); or

(b) which fails to provide to the Council, within two months of the date of expiry of the hosting agreement referred COUNTRY NATIONALS FOR THE PURPOSES OF RESEARCH, STUDIES, TRAINING AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE IN THE MOBILITY PROJECT FOR YOUNG 217.22 PEOPLE: VOLUNTARY PROJECTS

to in regulation 10 with confirmation that the work has been carried out for each of the research projects in respect of which a hosting agreement has been signed; or

(c) in cases where the approval has been fraudulently acquired; or

(d) where the said research organisation has signed a hosting agreement with a third-country national fraudulently or negligently.

(5) Where approval for a research organisation has been refused or withdrawn for the reasons stated in sub-regulation (4), such organisation shall not reapply for approval for a period to be determined by the Council which period shall not exceed five years from the date of the notification of the decision on non-renewal or withdrawal.