1.Member States shall determine whether applications for residence permits are to be made by the researcher or by the research organisation concerned.
2.The application shall be considered and examined when the third-country national concerned is residing outside the territory of the Member States to which he/she wishes to be admitted.
3.Member States may accept, in accordance with their national legislation, an application submitted when the third-country national concerned is already in their territory.
4.The Member State concerned shall grant the third-country national who has submitted an application and who meets the conditions of Articles 6 and 7 every facility to obtain the requisite visas.