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# Article 3 — Legal status

*In force · Consolidated version of 10 November 2025 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 8 Oct 2026 ·* [*Official source*](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1620-20251110)

1. The Authority shall be a Union body with legal personality.
2. In each Member State, the Authority shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under national law. It may, in particular, acquire or dispose of movable and immovable property and be a party to legal proceedings.
3. The Authority shall be represented by its Chair.

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[Chapter I — Establishment, legal status and definitions](/amla/chapters/i.md) · [← Article 2](/amla/articles/2.md) · [Article 4 →](/amla/articles/4.md)