A research organization wishing to host a third-country national for the purpose of research shall sign a hosting agreement with the latter, which meets the conditions set out in the relevant law.

The hosting agreement shall contain:

(a) the title or purpose of the research activity or the research area

(b)  an undertaking by the third-country national to endeavor to complete the research activity

(c)  an undertaking by the research organization to host the third-country national for the purpose of completing the research activity

(d)  the start and end date or the estimated duration of the research activity

(e)  information on the intended mobility in one or several second Member States if the mobility is known at the time of application in the first Member State.

(f)  information on the intended mobility in one or several second Member States if the mobility is known at the time of application in the first Member State.
 
(g) information on the legal relationship between the research organisation and the researcher

(h) information on the working conditions of the researcher.

Research organizations may sign hosting agreements only if the research activity has been accepted by the relevant instances in the organization, after examination of:

(a)  the purpose and estimated duration of the research activity, and the availability of the necessary financial resources for it to be carried out and

(b)  the third-country national's qualifications in the light of the research objectives, as evidenced by a certified copy of the qualifications.