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4.2.1 Nomination of Legal Signatory – LSIGN

Legal Signatories (LSIGN and Procurement LSIGN) are nominated for an organisation by the LEAR or an Account Administrator. LSIGNs have the right to sign contracts and amendments managed through the portal on behalf of the organisation:

• LSIGN for Grants and Agreements;
• Procurement LSIGN for Procurement Contracts or , Specific Contracts under Framework Contracts., or Contribution Agreements
  

Legal Signatories have the right LSIGNs are able to sign contracts and amendements and amendments managed through the Funding and Tenders Portal on behalf of the organisation, but if the orgaisation would need to restrict the signatory role for contracts and amendments, the LSIGN can nominate a CLSIGN to the contract (project-level). The LEAR or Account Administrator of the organisation would first need to appoint the LSIGN role to a user beforehand (organisation-level)so their role is relevent at organisation and project-level.

An organisation can have an unlimited number of LSIGNsLegal Signatories.

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As introducted in the previous section, LSIGNs (organisation-level role) are able to sign contracts and amendements for the organisation, but if  Legal Signatories (LSIGN and Procurement LSIGN) are nominated for an organisation by the LEAR or an Account Administrator:

• LSIGN for Grants;
• Procurement LSIGN for Procurement Contracts, Specific Contracts under Framework Contracts, or Contribution Agreements
  

Legal Signatories have the right to sign contracts and amendments managed through the Funding and Tenders Portal on behalf of the organisation, so their role is relevent at organisation and project-level.

An organisation can have an unlimited number of Legal Signatories.

For Procurement Contracts, Specific Contracts under Framework Contracts, or Contribution Agreements:

• If the orgaisation would need to restrict the signatory role for contracts and amendments, the Procurement LSIGN can nominate a CLSIGN to the contract (project-level

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• ). The LEAR or Account Administrator of the organisation would therefore first need to appoint the Procurement LSIGN role to a user of the organisation beforehand (organisation-level).
• If CLSIGN(s) are nominated for a contract, Procurement LSIGN(s) will no longer be able to sign the contract (and amendements – if relevant).
• If no CLSIGN(s) are nominated for a contract, then all Procurement LSIGNs for the organisation will receive notifications for the contract (and amendements – if relevant).
• Only and any Procurement LSIGN of an organisation can nominate or revoke the CLSIGN user role.

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CLSIGNS have the same permissions as the Coordinator Contacts (CoCos and PCoCos) for contract information (view and edit), but they cannot assign or revoke any roles.

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• Click on the forward arrow of the Sign Contract task (1) to expand the panel to download and view the Contract in Documents (2), and/or if you have the required role and permissions (LSIGN/Procurement LSIGN/CLSIGN), you will also view the options (3) to sign or decline the Contract, or signal incorrect data to the Contracting Authority.

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