• Having the legal personality;
• Being duly constituted in accordance with the laws and practices of its country of origin;
• Being a non-profit legal entity, i.e. a legal entity which pursues a disinterested purpose and does not distribute between its founders, members and/or directors the profits it generates in the framework of its disinterested purpose; and
• Complying with Article 15.1 of Hydrogen Europe’s Bylaws.

The category of Non-Profit Membership is divided in the following subcategories:

a) European National Hydrogen Associations: open to any legal entity cumulatively meeting the following criteria:

• Being a national or regional (trade) association which is representative of the hydrogen industry of its country/region;
• Having their registered office or its principal place of activities in the territory being composed of (i) the EU, (ii) the EEA, (iii) the Associated Countries, (iv) the Candidate Countries, (v) the United Kingdom and (vi) Switzerland; and
• Having capacities in advocacy, regulatory work and communication supporting, mainly to support the development and deployment of hydrogen and fuel cells.

b) Non-European National Associations: open and accessible to any legal entity cumulatively meeting the following criteria:

• Being a national or regional (trade) association which is representative of the hydrogen industry of its country/region, in particular in the neighbouring countries of the EU; 
• Not having its registered office or its principal place of business in the territory being composed of (a) the EU, (b) the EEA, (c) the Associated Countries”, (d) the Candidate Countries, and (v) the United Kingdom (vi) Switzerland;
• Having capacities in advocacy, regulatory work and communication supporting, mainly to support the development and deployment of hydrogen and fuel cells.

c) Other Non-Profit Members: open and accessible to any legal entity cumulatively meeting the following criteria:

• Not meeting the criteria set out at Article 7.2, (a) and (b) of Hydrogen Europe’s Bylaws;
• Having its registered office or its principal place of activities in the territory being composed of (i) the EU, (ii) the EEA, (iii) the Associated Countries, (iv) the Candidate Countries, (v) the United Kingdom and (vi) Switzerland; and
• Having the capacities to facilitate the development and the deployment of hydrogen technologies in its country/region.