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The application documents for the ERIC 1st step application have been completed, including the ERIC statute and the “Technical and Scientific description”. All the documentation was sent in due time to the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR),

which is in charge for receiving the VAT exemption declaration from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) - requested - and submitting the official application to the EC. The final application from MUR is pending waiting for the official declaration from the MEF.