Yes. Nonpayment may affect Council eligibility.
A current Nexus Consortium Council Subscription may be required for eligibility to participate in the National Stewardship Council pathway, Stewardship Pool, role nominations, Council secretariat activities, sector tables, finance-readiness workstreams, Nexus Rails activities, or other GRA-related Council functions.
If payment lapses or remains unresolved, you may be removed from active eligibility, placed in pending or inactive status, or paused from Council participation until payment is restored and any required review is completed.
This is especially important in countries working toward National Desk activation. If your subscription is not active, it may no longer count toward the country’s qualified individual subscriber threshold. Since full National Desk activation usually requires a sufficient base of active qualified individual Council subscribers, nonpayment can affect both individual and national pathway readiness.
Council eligibility is not purchased by payment alone, but payment may be a required condition for eligibility.
Payment supports the pathway. Eligibility also requires suitability, contribution, good standing, and review.