Chapter III, Article 14 · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1420

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Article 14Exiting of participants#

1.If a participant wants to exit the interoperability regulatory sandbox before the termination of the project that the participant is involved in, as referred to in Article 15, or the termination of the assigned task in the specific plan, the participant shall provide a detailed explanation to the regulatory sandbox coordinators and to the Commission of the reasons for exiting.

2.Participants exiting an interoperability regulatory sandbox shall have the following obligations:

(a)to complete any outstanding requirements linked to the monitoring and reporting of their activity;

(b)to ensure that the data collected and any interoperability solutions developed during the lifespan of the interoperability regulatory sandbox are managed in accordance with the applicable legislation, and with the conditions for admission to the interoperability regulatory sandbox, as defined by the sandbox coordinators; and

(c)to take all necessary steps to mitigate potential risks for the success of the interoperability regulatory sandbox project and for public services and their delivery linked to the exiting the interoperability regulatory sandbox and its specific projects.

3.Upon the exiting of a participant from an interoperability regulatory sandbox, the regulatory sandbox coordinators shall assess the necessary measures with regard to the obligations set out in Article 9.

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project
means a specific set of actions aiming to develop, train, test and validate innovative interoperability solutions, running in the controlled environment of an interoperability regulatory sandbox according to a specific plan and involving participants as referred to in Article 12(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/903;
regulator
means regulatory bodies or authorities that oversee and enforce compliance within specific sectors at Union, Member States, regional or local level relevant for the projects in an interoperability regulatory sandbox;
regulatory sandbox coordinators
means Union entities or public sector bodies that jointly establish and manage an interoperability regulatory sandbox, including overseeing their setup, coordinating participation, monitoring progress, reporting on the activities and termination;
specific agreement
means a formal instrument concluded between at least three Union entities or public sector bodies that outlines the terms, roles, responsibilities, and working methods for the creation, governance, and operation of an interoperability regulatory sandbox;
specific plan
means a specific plan on the development, training, testing and validation of innovative interoperability solutions in an interoperability regulatory sandbox, as referred to in Article 12(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/903.