Research and development institutions, cultural establishments and learned societies from outside the structure of the Academy may associate with the Academy on condition that their activities and objectives comply with the interests and aims of the Academy. Association of an institution or society with the Academy is executed in the form of a bilateral agreement, providing the aims of association as well as the reciprocal rights and obligations of the parties.
The Academy may create institutions which have their own budget, bank account, the functions and bases of operation of which are established in the statutes of the institution. The Academy has two institutions: