http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/71/article/6Council Directive 2005/71/EC of 12 October 2005 on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific researchCouncil Directive 2005/71/ECCouncil Directive 2005/71/EC of 12 October 2005 on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific research2020-12-12King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32005L0071texttext/xmlen2005-10-12Council Directive 2005/71/EC of 12 October 2005 on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific researchDirectiveDirective (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairingDirectiveCHAPTER IIRESEARCH ORGANISATIONS
Article 6Hosting agreement1.

A research organisation wishing to host a researcher shall sign a hosting agreement with the latter whereby the researcher undertakes to complete the research project and the organisation undertakes to host the researcher for that purpose without prejudice to Article 7.

2.

Research organisations may sign hosting agreements only if the following conditions are met:

(a)

the research project has been accepted by the relevant authorities in the organisation, after examination of:

(i)

the purpose and duration of the research, and the availability of the necessary financial resources for it to be carried out;

(ii)

the researcher’s qualifications in the light of the research objectives, as evidenced by a certified copy of his/her qualification in accordance with Article 2(d);

(b)

during his/her stay the researcher has sufficient monthly resources to meet his/her expenses and return travel costs in accordance with the minimum amount published for the purpose by the Member State, without having recourse to the Member State’s social assistance system;

(c)

during his/her stay the researcher has sickness insurance for all the risks normally covered for nationals of the Member State concerned;

(d)

the hosting agreement specifies the legal relationship and working conditions of the researchers.

3.

Once the hosting agreement is signed, the research organisation may be required, in accordance with national legislation, to provide the researcher with an individual statement that for costs within the meaning of Article 5(3) financial responsibility has been assumed.

4.

The hosting agreement shall automatically lapse when the researcher is not admitted or when the legal relationship between the researcher and the research organisation is terminated.

5.

Research organisations shall promptly inform the authority designated for the purpose by the Member States of any occurrence likely to prevent implementation of the hosting agreement.