diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/ProjectForm/ProjectFormController.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/ProjectForm/ProjectFormController.js
index e41f3e82aaab0443bcaf0bf87af6d5833fd43962..9aa712c5c64652a41f92ba2648b1e54ab401d34e 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/ProjectForm/ProjectFormController.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/ProjectForm/ProjectFormController.js
@@ -21,23 +21,33 @@ function ProjectFormController(mainController, mode, project) {
 	
 	this.init = function(views) {
 		var _this = this;
-		
-		require([ "as/dto/project/id/ProjectPermId", "as/dto/project/fetchoptions/ProjectFetchOptions" ],
-				function(ProjectPermId, ProjectFetchOptions) {
+		if (project.permId) {
+			require([ "as/dto/project/id/ProjectPermId", "as/dto/project/fetchoptions/ProjectFetchOptions", 
+				"as/dto/experiment/id/ExperimentIdentifier", "as/dto/rights/fetchoptions/RightsFetchOptions" ],
+				function(ProjectPermId, ProjectFetchOptions, ExperimentIdentifier, RightsFetchOptions) {
 				var id = new ProjectPermId(project.permId);
 				var fetchOptions = new ProjectFetchOptions();
 				fetchOptions.withSpace();
 				mainController.openbisV3.getProjects([ id ], fetchOptions).done(function(map) {
-	                _this._projectFormModel.v3_project = map[id];
-	                _this._mainController.getUserRole({
-	        			space: _this._projectFormModel.project.spaceCode,
-	        			project: _this._projectFormModel.project.code,
-	        		}, function(roles){
-	        			_this._projectFormModel.roles = roles;
-	        			_this._projectFormView.repaint(views);
-	        		});
-	            });		
-		});
+					_this._projectFormModel.v3_project = map[id];
+					var spaceCode = _this._projectFormModel.project.spaceCode;
+					var projectCode = _this._projectFormModel.project.code;
+					_this._mainController.getUserRole({
+						space: spaceCode,
+						project: projectCode,
+					}, function(roles){
+						_this._projectFormModel.roles = roles;
+						var dummyId = new ExperimentIdentifier("/" + spaceCode + "/" + projectCode + "/DUMMY");
+						mainController.openbisV3.getRights([dummyId], new RightsFetchOptions()).done(function(rightsByIds) {
+							_this._projectFormModel.projectRights = rightsByIds[dummyId];
+							_this._projectFormView.repaint(views);
+						});
+					});
+				});
+			});
+		} else {
+			_this._projectFormView.repaint(views);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	this.deleteProject = function(reason) {
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/ProjectForm/ProjectFormView.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/ProjectForm/ProjectFormView.js
index 8172eac0ae39bd21568b781f008ea025e82ab345..0c0e09fb599da269629c96c94d7f0bce3957b6bd 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/ProjectForm/ProjectFormView.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/ProjectForm/ProjectFormView.js
@@ -174,12 +174,13 @@ function ProjectFormView(projectFormController, projectFormModel) {
 					Util.unblockUI();
 				});
 			};
-
-			//Operations
-			var $operationsMenu = FormUtil.getOperationsMenu([{ label: "Create " + experimentKindName, event: function() {
-				showSelectExperimentType();
-			}}]);
-			toolbarModel.push({ component : $operationsMenu, tooltip: "Extra operations" });
+			if (_this._allowedToCreateExperiments()) {
+				//Operations
+				var $operationsMenu = FormUtil.getOperationsMenu([{ label: "Create " + experimentKindName, event: function() {
+					showSelectExperimentType();
+				}}]);
+				toolbarModel.push({ component : $operationsMenu, tooltip: "Extra operations" });
+			}
 		} else {
 			var $saveBtn = FormUtil.getButtonWithIcon("glyphicon-floppy-disk", function() {
 				_this._projectFormController.updateProject();
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ function ProjectFormView(projectFormController, projectFormModel) {
 	
 	this._allowedToCreateExperiments = function() {
 		var project = this._projectFormModel.v3_project;
-		return project.frozenForExperiments == false;
+		return project.frozenForExperiments == false && this._projectFormModel.projectRights.rights.indexOf("CREATE") >= 0;;
 	};
 	
 	this._allowedToEdit = function() {