Can a foreign applicant participate in the project?

According to the provisions of Section 18(11) of Act No 130/2002 Coll., "A legal entity with its registered office in a Member State of the European Union or in another State forming the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation or a citizen of such a State or a long-term resident in the Czech Republic or a national of another State, if he/she has been granted a residence permit in the Czech Republic for the purpose of scientific research, may participate in a public tender in research, development and innovation if they fulfil the eligibility conditions under paragraph 2, provided that the eligibility under paragraph 2(1)(a) of Act No 130/2002 Coll. (see Tender Documentation Annex – Model affidavit for proving the eligibility of a proposer/co-proposer residing outside the Czech Republic). In accordance with Article 1(5)(a) of the Regulation, it is required that the other participant, established outside the Czech Republic, has an establishment or branch in the Czech Republic at the time of receiving the aid. At the same time, such a proposer is obliged to prove, no later than before the conclusion of the aid contract, that the establishment or branch of a legal person established in a Member State of the European Union and located in the Czech Republic meets all the eligibility requirements under the provisions of Section 18 of Act No 130/2002 Coll., similarly to a proposer established in the Czech Republic.