5. LEGAL VALIDATION AND FINANCIAL VIABILITY ASSESSMENT  In the course of the procedure, tenderers are requested to register in the European Commission's  Participant Register. On registering, each organisation obtains a Participants Identification Code  (PIC, 9-digit number), In the course of the procedure, the EU Validation Services (Research Executive Agency  Validation Services) may contact tenderers via the Participant Register and ask for supporting  documents with respect to the legal existence and status and economic and financial capacity.  Please note that a request for supporting documents in no way implies that the tenderer has been  successful. For this purpose, the EU Validation Services may request the tenderer to submit the following  documents: i. For the purpose of the legal validation of the entities:   Signed legal entity identification form$^{3}$:   Official VAT document or — if the entity is not registered for VAT — the proof of VAT  exemption, not older than 6 months.   Signed Bank Account Form, and   the following additional documents, where relevant:  Natural Person Form  Private Legal Entity Form  Public Legal Entity Form  Status  Documents to be submitted  Private body  (including SME)  Registration extract (not older than 6 months).  Public body  Copy of the act, law, decree or decision that established the  organisation as a public body (or, if this doesn’t exist, any other  official legal document that proves this).  Non-profit organisation  Copy of an official document attesting that the organisation has a  legal  or  statutory  obligation  not  to  distribute  profits  to  $^{3}$ http://ec.europa.eu/budget/contracts_grants/info_contracts/legal_entities/legal-entities_en.cfm 13