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Regulation (EU) 2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the European citizens’ initiative
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Regulation (EU) 2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the European citizens’ initiative
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REGULATION (EU) 2019/788 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 April 2019 on the European citizens’ initiative (OJ L 130 17.5.2019, p. 55) |
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REGULATION (EU) 2019/788 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 17 April 2019
on the European citizens’ initiative
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation establishes the procedures and conditions required for an initiative inviting the Commission, within the framework of its powers, to submit any appropriate proposal on matters where citizens of the Union consider that a legal act of the Union is required for the purpose of implementing the Treaties (the ‘European citizens' initiative’ or ‘initiative’).
Article 2
Right to support a European citizens' initiative
Member States may set the minimum age entitling to support an initiative at 16 years, in accordance with their national laws, and in such a case they shall inform the Commission accordingly.
Article 3
Required number of signatories
An initiative is valid if:
it has received the support of at least one million citizens of the Union in accordance with Article 2(1) (‘signatories’) from at least one quarter of the Member States; and
in at least one quarter of the Member States, the number of signatories is at least equal to the minimum number set out in Annex I, corresponding to the number of the Members of the European Parliament elected in each Member State, multiplied by the total number of Members of the European Parliament, at the time of registration of the initiative.
Article 4
Information and assistance by the Commission and by Member States
The Commission shall make a guide on the European citizens' initiative publicly available, both online and in paper form and in all the official languages of the institutions of the Union.
The platform shall provide practical and legal advice, and a discussion forum about the European citizens' initiative for the exchange of information and best practices among citizens, groups of organisers, stakeholders, non-governmental organisations, experts and other institutions and bodies of the Union wishing to participate.
The platform shall be accessible for persons with disabilities.
The costs of operating and maintaining the platform shall be borne by the general budget of the European Union.
The register shall comprise a public website that provides information on the European citizens' initiative in general as well as on specific initiatives and their respective status.
The Commission shall update the register on a regular basis by making the information submitted by the group of organisers available.
The group of organisers may, in addition, provide translations into all the official languages of the institutions of the Union of the additional information on the initiative and, if any, a draft legal act referred to in Annex II, submitted in accordance with Article 6(2). Those translations shall be the responsibility of the group of organisers. The content of the translations provided by the group of organisers shall correspond to the content of the initiative submitted in accordance with Article 6(2).
The Commission shall ensure the publication in the register and on the public website on the European citizens' initiative of the information submitted in accordance with Article 6(2) and the translations submitted in accordance with this paragraph.
CHAPTER II
PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS
Article 5
Group of organisers
For each initiative, the Commission shall publish the names of all members of the group of organisers in the register in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
The group of organisers may also designate a maximum of two other natural persons, chosen from among its members or otherwise, who are mandated to act on behalf of the contact persons for the purpose of liaising with the institutions of the Union throughout the procedure.
Without prejudice to the penalties under Article 84 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States shall ensure that the members of a group of organisers are, in accordance with national law, subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for infringements of this Regulation and in particular for:
false declarations;
the fraudulent use of data.
Article 6
Registration
When submitting the request the group of organisers shall also:
transmit the information referred to in Annex II in one of the official languages of the institutions of the Union;
indicate the seven members to be taken into account for the purpose of Article 5(1) and (2), where the group of organisers is made up of more than seven members;
where relevant, indicate that a legal entity has been created pursuant to Article 5(7).
Without prejudice to paragraphs 5 and 6, the Commission shall decide on the request for registration within two months of its submission.
The Commission shall register the initiative if:
the group of organisers has provided appropriate evidence that it fulfils the requirements laid down in Article 5(1) and (2) and has designated the contact persons in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 5(3);
in the situation referred to in Article 5(7), the legal entity has been created specifically for the purpose of managing the initiative and the member of the group of organisers designated as the representative thereof is mandated to act on behalf of the legal entity;
none of the parts of the initiative manifestly falls outside the framework of the Commission's powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties;
the initiative is not manifestly abusive, frivolous or vexatious;
the initiative is not manifestly contrary to the values of the Union as set out in Article 2 TEU and rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
For the purpose of determining if the requirements set out in points (a) to (e) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph are met, the Commission shall assess the information provided by the group of organisers in accordance with paragraph 2.
If one or more of the requirements set out in points (a) to (e) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph are not met, the Commission shall refuse to register the initiative, without prejudice to paragraphs 4 and 5.
In such case, the group of organisers may either amend the initiative to take into account the Commission's assessment to ensure that the initiative is in conformity with the requirement laid down in point (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 3, or maintain, or withdraw, the initial initiative. The group of organisers shall inform the Commission of its choice within two months of the receipt of the Commission's assessment giving the reasons thereof, and shall submit amendments, if any, to the initial initiative.
Where the group of organisers amends or maintains its initial initiative in accordance with the second subparagraph of this paragraph, the Commission shall:
register the initiative, if it meets the requirement laid down in point (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 3;
partially register the initiative, if part of the initiative, including its main objectives, does not manifestly fall outside the framework of the Commission's powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties;
otherwise, refuse to register the initiative.
The Commission shall decide on the request within one month of receipt of the information referred to in the second subparagraph of this paragraph from the group of organisers.
Where the Commission partially registers an initiative it shall publish information on the scope of the registration of the initiative in the register.
In such a case, the group of organisers shall ensure that potential signatories are informed of the scope of the registration of the initiative and of the fact that statements of support are collected only in relation to the scope of the registration.
The Commission shall make all decisions on requests for registration it adopts in accordance with this Article publicly available in the register and on the public website on the European citizens' initiative.
Article 7
Withdrawal of an initiative
At any time before submitting an initiative to the Commission in accordance with Article 13, the group of organisers may withdraw an initiative that has been registered in accordance with Article 6. Such withdrawal shall be published in the register.
Article 8
Collection period
The group of organisers shall inform the Commission of the date chosen at the latest 10 working days before that date.
Where, during the collection period, the group of organisers wishes to terminate the collection of statements of support before the end of the collection period, it shall inform the Commission of that intention at least 10 working days before the new date chosen for the end of the collection period.
The Commission shall inform the Member States of the date referred to in the first subparagraph.
Article 9
Procedure for the collection of statements of support
The group of organisers shall complete the forms set out in Annex III prior to initiating the collection of statements of support. The information given in the forms shall correspond to that contained in the register.
Where the group of organisers choses to collect statements of support online through the central online collection system provided for in Article 10, the Commission shall be responsible for providing the appropriate forms, in accordance with Annex III.
Where an initiative has been partially registered in accordance with Article 6(4), the forms set out in Annex III as well as the central online collection system and an individual online collection system, as applicable, shall reflect the scope of the registration of the initiative. The forms for the statement of support may be adapted for the purpose of the collection online or in paper form.
Annex III shall not apply where the citizens support an initiative online, through the central online collection system referred to in Article 10, using their notified electronic identification means within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 referred to in Article 10(4) of this Regulation. Citizens shall provide their nationality and Member States shall accept the minimum data set for a natural person in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1501 ( 1 ).
By 1 January 2020, the Commission shall publish the forms set out in Annex III in the register.
A Member State included in one part of Annex III may make a request to the Commission to be transferred to the other part of Annex III. It shall make its request to the Commission at least six months before the date from which the new forms will be applicable.
Where the required number of statements of support has not been reached, or in the absence of a response from the group of organisers within three months of the end of the collection period, the Commission shall close the initiative and publish a notice to that effect in the register.
Article 10
Central online collection system
The costs of the setting up and operation of the central online collection system shall be borne by the general budget of the European Union. The use of the central online collection system shall be free of charge.
The central online collection system shall be accessible for persons with disabilities.
The data obtained through the central online collection system shall be stored in the servers made available by the Commission for that purpose.
The central online collection system shall allow for the uploading of statements of support collected in paper form.
Where a group of organisers wishes to upload the statements of support collected in paper form, it shall upload all statements of support collected in paper form not later than two months after the end of the collection period, and inform the Commission thereof.
Member States shall ensure that:
citizens can support initiatives online through statements of support by using notified electronic identification means or by signing the statement of support with an electronic signature within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014;
the Commission e-IDAS node developed within the framework of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1501 is recognised.
Article 11
Individual online collection systems
The data collected through the individual online collection system shall be stored in the territory of a Member State.
Where an individual online collection system complies with the requirements laid down in paragraph 4 of this Article, the competent authority shall issue a certificate to that effect in accordance with the model set out in Annex IV within one month of the request. The group of organisers shall make a copy of that certificate publicly available on the website used for the individual online collection system.
Member States shall recognise the certificates issued by the competent authorities of other Member States.
Individual online collection systems shall have the adequate security and technical features to ensure throughout the collection period that:
only natural persons are able to sign a statement of support;
the information provided on the initiative corresponds to the information published in the register;
data are collected from signatories in accordance with Annex III;
the data provided by signatories are securely collected and stored.
The Commission may seek the advice of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) in developing the technical specifications referred to in the first subparagraph.
Article 12
Verification and certification of statements of support by the Member States
The group of organisers shall submit the statements of support to the competent authorities only where the minimum numbers of signatories laid down in Article 3 have been reached.
Statements of support shall be submitted to each competent authority in the responsible Member State only once, using the form set out in Annex V.
Statements of support which have been collected online shall be submitted in accordance with an electronic schema made publicly available by the Commission.
Statements of support collected in paper form and those collected online through an individual online collection system shall be submitted separately.
Where a group of organisers has collected statements of support through an individual online collection system, it may request the Commission to submit these statements of support to the competent authority of the responsible Member State.
The Commission shall submit the statements of support in accordance with the second to fourth subparagraph of paragraph 2 of this Article, using the file exchange service referred to in Article 4(5).
Where statements of support collected online and in paper form are submitted separately, that period shall start running when the competent authority has received all statements of support.
For the purpose of the verification of statements of support collected in paper form, the authentication of signatures shall not be required.
The certificate shall specify the number of valid statements of support collected in paper form and online, including those collected in paper form and uploaded pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 10(3).
Article 13
Submission to the Commission
Within three months of obtaining the last certificate provided for in Article 12(5), the group of organisers shall submit the initiative to the Commission.
The group of organisers shall submit the completed form set out in Annex VII, together with copies, in paper or electronic form, of the certificates referred to in Article 12(5).
The form set out in Annex VII shall be made publicly available by the Commission in the register.
Article 14
Publication and public hearing
The European Parliament shall organise the public hearing at its premises.
The Commission shall be represented in the hearing at an appropriate level.
The Council, other institutions and advisory bodies of the Union, the national parliaments and civil society shall be given the opportunity to attend the hearing.
The European Parliament shall ensure a balanced representation of relevant public and private interests.
Article 15
Examination by the Commission
Where the Commission intends to take action in response to the initiative, including, where appropriate, the adoption of one or more proposals for a legal act of the Union, the communication shall also set out the envisaged timeline for these actions.
The communication shall be notified to the group of organisers as well as to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions and shall be made public.
The Commission shall provide, in the register and on the public website on the European citizens' initiative, up-to-date information on the implementation of the actions set out in the communication adopted in response to the initiative.
Article 16
Follow-up to successful citizens' initiatives by the European Parliament
The European Parliament shall assess the measures taken by the Commission as a result of its communication referred to in Article 15(2).
CHAPTER III
OTHER PROVISIONS
Article 17
Transparency
The declared sources of funding and support, including the sponsors, and corresponding amounts shall be clearly identifiable.
The group of organisers shall also provide information on the organisations assisting it on a voluntary basis, where such support is not economically quantifiable.
That information shall be updated at least every two months during the period from the date of registration to the date on which the initiative is submitted to the Commission in accordance with Article 13. It shall be made publicly available by the Commission in a clear and accessible manner in the register and on the public website on the European citizens' initiative.
The Commission may request any additional information in relation to complaints received in accordance with this paragraph from the group of organisers, and, as appropriate, update the information on the declared sources of funding and support in the register.
Article 18
Communication
The European Parliament shall contribute to the communication activities of the Commission.
Potential signatories shall be informed that their right to support an initiative is not conditional on giving their consent to collecting their email address.
Article 19
Protection of personal data
Article 20
Competent authorities within the Member States
The Commission shall make the names and addresses of the authorities designated pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 publicly available in the register.
Article 21
Communication of national provisions
CHAPTER IV
DELEGATED ACTS AND IMPLEMENTING ACTS
Article 22
Committee procedure
Article 23
Delegated powers
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 24 to amend the Annexes to this Regulation within the scope of the provisions of this Regulation relevant to those Annexes.
Article 24
Exercise of the delegation
CHAPTER V
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 25
Review
The Commission shall periodically review the functioning of the European citizens' initiative and present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation no later than 1 January 2024, and every four years thereafter. These reports shall cover also the minimum age to support European citizens' initiatives in the Member States. The reports shall be made public.
Article 26
Repeal
Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2020.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation.
Article 27
Transitional provision
Articles 5 to 9 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 shall continue to apply after 1 January 2020 to European citizens' initiatives which are registered before 1 January 2020.
Article 28
Entry into force and applicability
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2020.
However Articles 9(4), 10, 11(5) and 20 to 24 shall apply from the entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX I
MINIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNATORIES PER MEMBER STATE
Belgium |
15 840 |
Bulgaria |
12 240 |
Czechia |
15 120 |
Denmark |
10 800 |
Germany |
69 120 |
Estonia |
5 040 |
Ireland |
10 080 |
Greece |
15 120 |
Spain |
43 920 |
France |
58 320 |
Croatia |
8 640 |
Italy |
54 720 |
Cyprus |
4 320 |
Latvia |
6 480 |
Lithuania |
7 920 |
Luxembourg |
4 320 |
Hungary |
15 120 |
Malta |
4 320 |
Netherlands |
22 320 |
Austria |
14 400 |
Poland |
38 160 |
Portugal |
15 120 |
Romania |
23 760 |
Slovenia |
6 480 |
Slovakia |
10 800 |
Finland |
10 800 |
Sweden |
15 120 |
ANNEX II
REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR REGISTERING AN INITIATIVE
1. The title of the initiative, in no more than 100 characters; ( *1 );
2. The objectives of the initiative on which the Commission is invited to act, in no more than 1 100 characters without spaces; (adjusted mean per language (*1) );
The group of organisers may provide an annex on the subject, objectives and background to the initiative, in no more than 5 000 characters without spaces (adjusted mean per language (*1) );
The group of organisers may provide additional information on the subject, objectives and background to the initiative. It may also, if it wishes, submit a draft legal act;
3. The provisions of the Treaties considered relevant by the group of organisers for the proposed action;
4. The full names, postal addresses, nationalities and dates of birth of seven members of the group of organisers residing in seven different Member States indicating specifically the representative and the substitute as well as their email addresses and telephone numbers ( 2 );
If the representative and/or the substitute are not among the seven members referred to in the first subparagraph, their full names, postal addresses, nationalities, dates of birth, email addresses and telephone numbers;
5. Documents that prove the full names, postal addresses, nationalities and dates of birth of each of the seven members referred to in point 4 and of the representative and the substitute if they are not among those seven members;
6. The names of the other members of the group of organisers;
7. In the situation referred to in Article 5(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/788, where appropriate, documents that prove the creation of a legal entity in accordance with the national law of a Member State specifically for the purpose of managing a given initiative and that the member of the group of organisers designated as the representative thereof is mandated to act on behalf of the legal entity;
8. All sources of support and funding for the initiative at the time of registration.
ANNEX III
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FORM — Part A ( 3 )
(for Member States that do not require the provision of a personal identification number/personal identification document number)
All fields on this form are mandatory.
TO BE PRE-COMPLETED BY THE GROUP OF ORGANISERS:
1. All signatories on this form are citizens of:
Please mark only one Member State per list.
2. European Commission registration number:
3. Dates of start and end of the collection period:
4. Web address of this initiative in the European Commission's register:
5. Title of this initiative:
6. Objectives of the initiative:
7. Names and email addresses of registered contact persons:
[In the situation referred to in Article 5(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/788, where appropriate, additionally: the name and the country of the seat of the legal entity]:
8. Website of this initiative (if any):
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SIGNATORIES IN CAPITAL LETTERS:
‘I hereby certify that the information that I have provided in this form is correct and that I have not already supported this initiative.’
FULL FIRST NAMES |
FAMILY NAMES |
RESIDENCE (1) (street, number, postal code, city, country) |
DATE OF BIRTH |
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SIGNATURE (2) |
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German nationals residing outside the country only if they have registered their current permanent residence at their responsible German diplomatic representation abroad.
(2)
Signature is not mandatory if the form is submitted online via the central online collection system as referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2019/788 or an individual online collection system as referred to in Article 11 of the said Regulation. |
Privacy statement ( 4 ) for the statements of support collected on paper or via individual online collection systems:
Privacy statement for the statements of support collected online via the central online collection system:
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FORM — Part B ( 5 )
(for Member States that require the provision of a personal identification number/personal identification document number)
All fields on this form are mandatory.
TO BE PRE-COMPLETED BY THE GROUP OF ORGANISERS:
1. All signatories on this form are citizens of:
Please mark only one Member State per list.
See the European Commission's website on the European Citizens' Initiative for personal identification numbers/personal identification document numbers, one of which must be provided.
2. European Commission registration number:
3. Dates of start and end of the collection period:
4. Web address of this initiative in the European Commission's register:
5. Title of this initiative:
6. Objectives of the initiative:
7. Names and email addresses of registered contact persons:
[In the situation referred to in Article 5(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/788, where appropriate, additionally: the name and the country of the seat of the legal entity]:
8. Website of this initiative (if any):
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SIGNATORIES IN CAPITAL LETTERS:
‘I hereby certify that the information that I have provided in this form is correct and that I have not already supported this initiative.’
FULL FIRST NAMES |
FAMILY NAMES |
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER/PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT NUMBER |
TYPE OF PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OR DOCUMENT |
DATE |
SIGNATURE (1) |
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(1)
Signature is not mandatory if the form is submitted online via the central online collection system as referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2019/788 or an individual online collection system as referred to in Article 11 of the said Regulation. |
Privacy statement ( 6 ) for the statements of support collected on paper or via individual online collection systems:
Privacy statement for the statements of support collected online via the central online collection system:
ANNEX IV
CERTIFICATE CONFIRMING THE CONFORMITY OF AN ONLINE COLLECTION SYSTEM WITH REGULATION (EU) 2019/788 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 17 APRIL 2019 ON THE EUROPEAN CITIZENS' INITIATIVE
… (name of competent authority) of … (name of Member State) hereby certifies that the individual online collection system … (website address) used for the collection of statements of support for … (title of the initiative) having the registration number … (registration number of the initiative) complies with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the European citizens' initiative.
Date, signature and official stamp of the competent authority:
ANNEX V
FORM FOR THE SUBMISSION OF STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT TO THE MEMBER STATES' COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
1. Full names, postal addresses and email addresses of the contact persons (representative and substitute of the group of organisers) or of the legal entity managing the initiative and its representative:
2. Title of the initiative:
3. Commission registration number:
4. Date of registration:
5. Number of signatories who are nationals of (name of Member State):
6. Total number of collected statements of support:
7. Number of Member States where the threshold has been reached:
8. Annexes:
(Include all statements of support from signatories who are nationals of the relevant Member State.
If applicable, include the relevant certificate of conformity of the individual online collection system with Regulation (EU) 2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the European citizens' initiative).
9. I hereby declare that the information provided in this form is correct and that the statements of support have been collected in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the European citizens' initiative.
10. Date and signature of one of the contact persons (representative/substitute ( 7 )) or of the representative of the legal entity:
ANNEX VI
CERTIFICATE CONFIRMING THE NUMBER OF VALID STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT COLLECTED FOR … (NAME OF MEMBER STATE)
… (name of competent authority) of … (name of Member State), having made the necessary verifications required by Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the European citizens' initiative, hereby certifies that … (number of valid statements of support) statements of support for the initiative having the registration number … (registration number of the initiative) are valid in accordance with the provisions of that Regulation.
Date, signature and official stamp
ANNEX VII
FORM FOR THE SUBMISSION OF AN INITIATIVE TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
1. Title of the initiative:
2. Commission registration number:
3. Date of registration:
4. Number of valid statements of support received (must be at least one million):
5. Number of signatories certified by Member States:
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6. Full names, postal addresses and email addresses of the contact persons (representative and substitute of the group of organisers) ( 8 ) or of the legal entity managing the initiative and its representative.
7. Indicate all sources of support and funding received for the initiative, including the amount of financial support at the time of submission.
8. I hereby declare that the information provided in this form is correct and that all relevant procedures and conditions set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the European citizens' initiative have been complied with.
Date and signature of one of the contact persons (representative/substitute ( 9 )) or of the representative of the legal entity:
9. Annexes: (Include all certificates)
( 1 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1501 of 8 September 2015 on the interoperability framework pursuant to Article 12(8) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (OJ L 235, 9.9.2015, p. 1).
( *1 ) The Commission provides the translation into all the official languages of the institutions of the Union of these elements, for all the registered initiatives.
( 2 ) Only the full names of the members of the group of organisers, the country of residence of the representative or, where appropriate, the name and the country of the seat of the legal entity, the email addresses of the contact persons and information relating to the sources of support and funding will be made available to the public in the Commission's online register. Data subjects are entitled to object to the publication of their personal data on compelling legitimate grounds relating to their particular situation.
( 3 ) The form shall be printed on one sheet. Group of organisers may use a double-sided sheet. For the purpose of uploading the statements of support collected in paper form to the central online collection system a code made available by the European Commission shall be used.
( 4 ) Only one of the two proposed versions of the privacy statements is to be used, depending on the mode of collection.
( 5 ) The form shall be printed on one sheet. Group of organisers may use a double-sided sheet. For the purpose of uploading the statements of support collected in paper form to the central online collection system a code made available by the European Commission shall be used.
( 6 ) Only one of the two proposed versions of the privacy statements is to be used, depending on the mode of collection.
( 7 ) Delete as appropriate.
( 8 ) Only the full names of the members of the group of organisers, the country of residence of the representative or, where appropriate, the name and the country of the seat of the legal entity, the email addresses of the contact persons and information relating to the sources of support and funding will be made available to the public on the Commission's online register. Data subjects are entitled to object to the publication of their personal data on compelling legitimate grounds relating to their particular situation.
( 9 ) Delete as appropriate.