--- title: "Article 3 — Legal status" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1620-20251110" source_retrieved: 2026-10-08 shortTitle: "Article 3 — Legal status" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2024/1620" instrument: amla celex: "32024R1620" regulation: AMLA regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2024/1620" article: 3 status: in_force object_id: eu.amla.legal_text.article.3 text_version: "Consolidated version of 10 November 2025" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1620-20251110" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-11-09 --- *In force · Consolidated version of 10 November 2025 · Verified 9 Nov 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. *** [Chapter I — Establishment, legal status and definitions](../chapters/i.md) · [← Article 2](2.md) · [Article 4 →](4.md)