# Official Journal C 247/2021

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ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 247

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6425 June 2021

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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2021/C 247/01 | Council Decision of 21 June 2021 adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2021 | 1 |
| 2021/C 247/02 | Council conclusions on intellectual property policy | 3 |

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2021/C 247/01

Council Decision of 21 June 2021 adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2021

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2021/C 247/02

Council conclusions on intellectual property policy

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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Parliament |
| 2021/C 247/03 | Call for contributions (No IX-2022/01) – CONTRIBUTIONS TO EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES | 7 |
| 2021/C 247/04 | Call for proposals (No IX-2022/02) – GRANTS TO EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS | 20 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Parliament

2021/C 247/03

Call for contributions (No IX-2022/01) – CONTRIBUTIONS TO EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES

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2021/C 247/04

Call for proposals (No IX-2022/02) – GRANTS TO EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 21 June 2021

adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2021

(2021/C 247/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (1), and in particular Article 44 thereof,

Whereas:

| — | the Union’s budget for the financial year 2021 was definitively adopted on 18 December 2020 (2); |
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the Union’s budget for the financial year 2021 was definitively adopted on 18 December 2020 (2);

| — | on 15 April 2021, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 3 to the general budget for the financial year 2021, |
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on 15 April 2021, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 3 to the general budget for the financial year 2021,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2021 was adopted on 21 June 2021.

The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, 21 June 2021.

For the Council

The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES

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(2)  OJ L 93, 17.3.2021, p. 1.

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Council conclusions on intellectual property policy

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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

| 1. | RECALLING:






  — | the Council conclusions of 10 November 2020 on intellectual property policy and the revision of the industrial design system in the Union (1); |
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the Council conclusions of 10 November 2020 on intellectual property policy and the revision of the industrial design system in the Union (1);

| — | the Commission Communication of 25 November 2020‘An intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience’ (2), which identifies intellectual property (IP) as a key asset for the EU, while acknowledging that for its effectiveness, well-calibrated policies must be put in place for purposes of helping companies to capitalise on their inventions and creations, ensuring that these serve the economy and society as a whole; |
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the Commission Communication of 25 November 2020‘An intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience’ (2), which identifies intellectual property (IP) as a key asset for the EU, while acknowledging that for its effectiveness, well-calibrated policies must be put in place for purposes of helping companies to capitalise on their inventions and creations, ensuring that these serve the economy and society as a whole;

| — | the conclusions of the special meeting of the European Council of 24 and 25 May 2021 (3), in particular its call for work to be stepped up to ensure global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and the EU’s and the Member States’ commitment to accelerating vaccine sharing to support countries in need and to helping to develop local manufacturing capacity, in line with the Rome Declaration of the Global Health Summit; |
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the conclusions of the special meeting of the European Council of 24 and 25 May 2021 (3), in particular its call for work to be stepped up to ensure global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and the EU’s and the Member States’ commitment to accelerating vaccine sharing to support countries in need and to helping to develop local manufacturing capacity, in line with the Rome Declaration of the Global Health Summit;

| — | the Council Conclusions of 23 April 2021 on ‘Team Europe’ (4) addressing the global aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which state that it is essential to ensure timely, fair and equitable global access to safe, affordable and effective vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics against COVID-19. In this context, the Conclusions affirm that the EU and its Member States stand at the core of relevant multilateral efforts, in particular regarding the access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator and its COVAX Facility; |
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the Council Conclusions of 23 April 2021 on ‘Team Europe’ (4) addressing the global aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which state that it is essential to ensure timely, fair and equitable global access to safe, affordable and effective vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics against COVID-19. In this context, the Conclusions affirm that the EU and its Member States stand at the core of relevant multilateral efforts, in particular regarding the access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator and its COVAX Facility;

| — | the Commission Communication of 17 February 2021‘HERA Incubator: Anticipating together the threat of COVID-19 variants’ (5), in which it is considered that one of the fastest ways to increase vaccine production is to strengthen manufacturing and assembly/finishing capacities, which might involve voluntary sharing of know-how and IP in relation to vaccines, and their technologies, in order to reduce the time needed to transfer these technologies; |
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the Commission Communication of 17 February 2021‘HERA Incubator: Anticipating together the threat of COVID-19 variants’ (5), in which it is considered that one of the fastest ways to increase vaccine production is to strengthen manufacturing and assembly/finishing capacities, which might involve voluntary sharing of know-how and IP in relation to vaccines, and their technologies, in order to reduce the time needed to transfer these technologies;

| — | the accession of the Union to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (GIs), which contributed to the improvement and modernisation of GI protection systems at global level; and recalls that it stands ready to consider the introduction of a system for sui generis protection of non-agricultural products at EU level, on the basis of a thorough impact assessment of its potential costs and benefits, and building on stakeholder feedback to the Commission’s recent inception impact assessment and public consultation; |
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the accession of the Union to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (GIs), which contributed to the improvement and modernisation of GI protection systems at global level; and recalls that it stands ready to consider the introduction of a system for sui generis protection of non-agricultural products at EU level, on the basis of a thorough impact assessment of its potential costs and benefits, and building on stakeholder feedback to the Commission’s recent inception impact assessment and public consultation;

| — | the Council Conclusions of 21 September 2020 (6), which call for actions to allow SMEs to fully benefit from the opportunities of the Single Market, including by enabling growth investments through the facilitation of IP-driven investments for SMEs; those Conclusions also welcomed the Commission Communication of 10 March 2020‘Long term action plan for better implementation and enforcement of single market rules’ (7), which stressed the need to strengthen the enforcement of IP rights and of prohibitions or restrictions on the placing of counterfeit or illicit goods in the single market; |
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the Council Conclusions of 21 September 2020 (6), which call for actions to allow SMEs to fully benefit from the opportunities of the Single Market, including by enabling growth investments through the facilitation of IP-driven investments for SMEs; those Conclusions also welcomed the Commission Communication of 10 March 2020‘Long term action plan for better implementation and enforcement of single market rules’ (7), which stressed the need to strengthen the enforcement of IP rights and of prohibitions or restrictions on the placing of counterfeit or illicit goods in the single market;

Intellectual Property action plan

| 2. | WELCOMES the Commission’s Intellectual Property action plan, and the initiatives announced therein on better protection of IP, on promoting an effective use and deployment of IP, on easier access to and sharing of IP-protected assets, on fighting IPR infringements, and on fair play at global level; |
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WELCOMES the Commission’s Intellectual Property action plan, and the initiatives announced therein on better protection of IP, on promoting an effective use and deployment of IP, on easier access to and sharing of IP-protected assets, on fighting IPR infringements, and on fair play at global level;

| 3. | URGES the Commission to prioritise the timely presentation of the corresponding legislative proposals, including a proposal as soon as possible on the revision and modernisation of EU legislation on industrial designs to make it more accessible, especially for SMEs; LOOKS FORWARD to progress on the non-legislative agenda announced in the action plan, including the upcoming EU Toolbox against counterfeiting and the work in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, data sharing and an improved ‘copyright infrastructure’; |
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URGES the Commission to prioritise the timely presentation of the corresponding legislative proposals, including a proposal as soon as possible on the revision and modernisation of EU legislation on industrial designs to make it more accessible, especially for SMEs; LOOKS FORWARD to progress on the non-legislative agenda announced in the action plan, including the upcoming EU Toolbox against counterfeiting and the work in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, data sharing and an improved ‘copyright infrastructure’;

Role of IP in helping address the COVID-19 pandemic

| 4. | CONSCIOUS that the COVID-19 pandemic has had and continues to have serious consequences for the global economy and recognising that urgent measures were and are required to support R&D and increase vaccines production capacities in order for the EU to recover its global competitiveness and return to economic growth in the near future; |
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CONSCIOUS that the COVID-19 pandemic has had and continues to have serious consequences for the global economy and recognising that urgent measures were and are required to support R&D and increase vaccines production capacities in order for the EU to recover its global competitiveness and return to economic growth in the near future;

| 5. | EMPHASISING that even in a time of crisis, innovation and creativity did not stop in the Union, and that the IP system has proven to be, and should remain, a driver for innovation, competitiveness, economic growth and sustainable development, as well as a key enabling framework for cooperation and transfer of knowledge and technology; |
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EMPHASISING that even in a time of crisis, innovation and creativity did not stop in the Union, and that the IP system has proven to be, and should remain, a driver for innovation, competitiveness, economic growth and sustainable development, as well as a key enabling framework for cooperation and transfer of knowledge and technology;

| 6. | CONSIDERING that close cooperation among all relevant public and private actors relying, where needed, on voluntary solutions for the sharing of IP, know-how and data, is a promising way to address possible challenges and rapidly increase production capacities and supply worldwide, and ensure access to critical products for diagnosing, treating and preventing COVID-19, including vaccines; |
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CONSIDERING that close cooperation among all relevant public and private actors relying, where needed, on voluntary solutions for the sharing of IP, know-how and data, is a promising way to address possible challenges and rapidly increase production capacities and supply worldwide, and ensure access to critical products for diagnosing, treating and preventing COVID-19, including vaccines;

| 7. | CONSIDERING that the Union is engaging actively in a comprehensive dialogue in the context of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international fora to explore how effective and pragmatic approaches, such as patent pooling, licensing initiatives and knowledge/vaccine sharing platforms can best support affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 medicinal products, diagnostics, vaccines and treatments, in order to provide for a robust, rapid and universal response to the pandemic; CONSIDERING that the Union also stands ready to discuss other tools, including the flexibilities provided for in Articles 31 and 31bis of the TRIPS Agreement; |
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CONSIDERING that the Union is engaging actively in a comprehensive dialogue in the context of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international fora to explore how effective and pragmatic approaches, such as patent pooling, licensing initiatives and knowledge/vaccine sharing platforms can best support affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 medicinal products, diagnostics, vaccines and treatments, in order to provide for a robust, rapid and universal response to the pandemic; CONSIDERING that the Union also stands ready to discuss other tools, including the flexibilities provided for in Articles 31 and 31bis of the TRIPS Agreement;

| 8. | RECOGNISING that the pandemic has also affected the work of IP offices; CONSIDERING that the IP offices adapted to this challenge, notably by promoting online and paperless procedures, thus guaranteeing safety for users of the IP system and for the staff of IP offices, while at the same time ensuring smooth operation in the EU, in the service of innovation; |
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RECOGNISING that the pandemic has also affected the work of IP offices; CONSIDERING that the IP offices adapted to this challenge, notably by promoting online and paperless procedures, thus guaranteeing safety for users of the IP system and for the staff of IP offices, while at the same time ensuring smooth operation in the EU, in the service of innovation;

| 9. | WELCOMES COVID-related support measures by the Commission that allow for a robust, strong and balanced IP system, built on a green and digital basis, which will contribute to a more sustainable economy; |
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WELCOMES COVID-related support measures by the Commission that allow for a robust, strong and balanced IP system, built on a green and digital basis, which will contribute to a more sustainable economy;

| 10. | LOOKS FORWARD to further deliberations on possible IP tools and options for better co-ordination to cope with cross-border crisis situations; ACKNOWLEDGES the readiness of the Commission to provide, in the context of the work of the Task Force on Industrial Scale-up of COVID-19 vaccines, support on any possible IP-related issues; |
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LOOKS FORWARD to further deliberations on possible IP tools and options for better co-ordination to cope with cross-border crisis situations; ACKNOWLEDGES the readiness of the Commission to provide, in the context of the work of the Task Force on Industrial Scale-up of COVID-19 vaccines, support on any possible IP-related issues;

| 11. | RECALLING that the EU is the main exporter of vaccines worldwide, with half of all production in the Union being shipped to the rest of the world, and is among the leading financial contributors to the COVAX facility, STRESSES the need for increased global support for the COVAX facility and CALLS ON all vaccine producing countries to allow exports and avoid any measures that disrupt supply chains, thereby actively contributing to global efforts to increase supply worldwide; |
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RECALLING that the EU is the main exporter of vaccines worldwide, with half of all production in the Union being shipped to the rest of the world, and is among the leading financial contributors to the COVAX facility, STRESSES the need for increased global support for the COVAX facility and CALLS ON all vaccine producing countries to allow exports and avoid any measures that disrupt supply chains, thereby actively contributing to global efforts to increase supply worldwide;

SMEs and their economic recovery

| 12. | CONSCIOUS that the worsening epidemiological situation gave rise to the adoption of numerous restrictive measures to prevent and respond to the pandemic; |
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CONSCIOUS that the worsening epidemiological situation gave rise to the adoption of numerous restrictive measures to prevent and respond to the pandemic;

| 13. | CONSIDERING it urgent to develop and implement new instruments to support SMEs in bearing their operating costs, including those related to the protection and management of their IP rights, in order to mitigate the negative impacts on their overall financial situation; |
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CONSIDERING it urgent to develop and implement new instruments to support SMEs in bearing their operating costs, including those related to the protection and management of their IP rights, in order to mitigate the negative impacts on their overall financial situation;

| 14. | RECOGNISES the increased difficulties caused by the current crisis and the inevitable repercussions on the economic actors, in particular on SMEs, namely as concerns the definition of business strategies for strenghtening their competitiveness and speeding up economic growth; |
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RECOGNISES the increased difficulties caused by the current crisis and the inevitable repercussions on the economic actors, in particular on SMEs, namely as concerns the definition of business strategies for strenghtening their competitiveness and speeding up economic growth;

| 15. | HIGHLIGHTS that the protection and valorisation of IP rights and trade secrets is an essential factor for SMEs in terms of competitiveness, innovation, value-generation and guarantee of sustainability; |
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HIGHLIGHTS that the protection and valorisation of IP rights and trade secrets is an essential factor for SMEs in terms of competitiveness, innovation, value-generation and guarantee of sustainability;

| 16. | RECOGNISES that research infrastructures create added value when used simultaneously for the purpose of research and technological applications, an area in which IP plays an important role concerning collaboration with companies, particularly SMEs, thereby unlocking the innovation potential to achieve the EU’s broader strategic priorities; |
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RECOGNISES that research infrastructures create added value when used simultaneously for the purpose of research and technological applications, an area in which IP plays an important role concerning collaboration with companies, particularly SMEs, thereby unlocking the innovation potential to achieve the EU’s broader strategic priorities;

| 17. | SHARES the assessment of the IP action plan that a large proportion of SMEs and researchers do not yet take full advantage of the opportunities offered by IP protection and its valorisation, and therefore CALLS FOR further action to promote the efficient use and implementation of IP in SMEs; |
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SHARES the assessment of the IP action plan that a large proportion of SMEs and researchers do not yet take full advantage of the opportunities offered by IP protection and its valorisation, and therefore CALLS FOR further action to promote the efficient use and implementation of IP in SMEs;

| 18. | WELCOMES, therefore, the launching and implementation of the SME Support Fund by the Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which provides funding for advice on the role of IP as part of the business strategy of SMEs, as well as for registration of trademarks and industrial designs, through the national, regional and EU level intellectual property systems; BELIEVES that it would be useful to extend this suport to patents in the future; |
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WELCOMES, therefore, the launching and implementation of the SME Support Fund by the Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which provides funding for advice on the role of IP as part of the business strategy of SMEs, as well as for registration of trademarks and industrial designs, through the national, regional and EU level intellectual property systems; BELIEVES that it would be useful to extend this suport to patents in the future;

| 19. | ACKNOWLEDGES that the work of the EUIPO and the national and regional Intellectual Property Offices, within the framework of the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN), will be fundamental to the success of this new initiative, in particular in cooperation with general business support instruments, such as the Enterprise Europe Network, clusters initatives and with other IP-related support networks, such as patent information centres; |
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ACKNOWLEDGES that the work of the EUIPO and the national and regional Intellectual Property Offices, within the framework of the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN), will be fundamental to the success of this new initiative, in particular in cooperation with general business support instruments, such as the Enterprise Europe Network, clusters initatives and with other IP-related support networks, such as patent information centres;

| 20. | INVITES the Commission to develop and strenghen cooperation with the EUIPN and the different IP-related support networks and service providers, to ensure coherence and complementarity of current and future IP support measures for SMEs in all EU Member States, so that all IP rights are covered, thereby fostering small businesses’ competitiveness, innovation and access to foreign markets; |
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INVITES the Commission to develop and strenghen cooperation with the EUIPN and the different IP-related support networks and service providers, to ensure coherence and complementarity of current and future IP support measures for SMEs in all EU Member States, so that all IP rights are covered, thereby fostering small businesses’ competitiveness, innovation and access to foreign markets;

Green and digital technologies

| 21. | CONSIDERING that a sustainable future, which is more promising for the next generation, requires effective and efficient science and business-based interactions between IP and innovation; |
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CONSIDERING that a sustainable future, which is more promising for the next generation, requires effective and efficient science and business-based interactions between IP and innovation;

| 22. | RECOGNISES the need to debate the importance of protecting innovative solutions in the area of green and digital technologies as a means of promoting economic growth and the sustainable development of modern societies; |
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RECOGNISES the need to debate the importance of protecting innovative solutions in the area of green and digital technologies as a means of promoting economic growth and the sustainable development of modern societies;

| 23. | ACKNOWLEDGES the essentiality of intellectual property rights as an incentive in the development and diffusion of sustainable and environmentally friendly technologies, following the 2019 conclusions of the UN Conference on Climate Change which have motivated countries and business organisations towards a more socially and environmentally responsible attitude, also leading to the use of intellectual property rights as a tool for creating collaborative technology sharing strategies; |
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ACKNOWLEDGES the essentiality of intellectual property rights as an incentive in the development and diffusion of sustainable and environmentally friendly technologies, following the 2019 conclusions of the UN Conference on Climate Change which have motivated countries and business organisations towards a more socially and environmentally responsible attitude, also leading to the use of intellectual property rights as a tool for creating collaborative technology sharing strategies;

| 24. | EMPHASISING the importance of the green and digital areas for the economic recovery and development of companies, including SMEs, in particular by means of green and digital technologies and open innovation as a strategy, which are included in the IP action plan; |
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EMPHASISING the importance of the green and digital areas for the economic recovery and development of companies, including SMEs, in particular by means of green and digital technologies and open innovation as a strategy, which are included in the IP action plan;

| 25. | UNDERLINES that the EU needs to make the most of its excellent research and innovation performance to support the green and digital transition of the EU economy, including by making effective use of smart IP protection and management by efficient mechanisms for IP sharing and technology transfer; |
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UNDERLINES that the EU needs to make the most of its excellent research and innovation performance to support the green and digital transition of the EU economy, including by making effective use of smart IP protection and management by efficient mechanisms for IP sharing and technology transfer;

| 26. | CONSIDERS it urgent to ensure that IP remains an enabling factor for the digital and green transitions, recognising that this should be the focus of a resilient, prolific and sustainable EU; |
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CONSIDERS it urgent to ensure that IP remains an enabling factor for the digital and green transitions, recognising that this should be the focus of a resilient, prolific and sustainable EU;

| 27. | CALLS ON the Commission and the Member States to maximise incentives to harness the potential for creativity and innovation in green and digital technologies across the EU; |
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CALLS ON the Commission and the Member States to maximise incentives to harness the potential for creativity and innovation in green and digital technologies across the EU;

IP Enforcement

| 28. | WELCOMES the ongoing efforts of the public and private sectors to fight offline and online IP infringements and reverse the growing trends of this scourge, thereby advocating a clear need to intensify efforts and considering the major role that new technologies may play in achieving the objectives pursued in this area; |
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WELCOMES the ongoing efforts of the public and private sectors to fight offline and online IP infringements and reverse the growing trends of this scourge, thereby advocating a clear need to intensify efforts and considering the major role that new technologies may play in achieving the objectives pursued in this area;

| 29. | CONSIDERS that the fight against IP infringements must necessarily involve an effective application of the existing legal framework, and EMPHASISES the importance of appropriate capacity in law enforcement authorities in the fight against IP infringements; |
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CONSIDERS that the fight against IP infringements must necessarily involve an effective application of the existing legal framework, and EMPHASISES the importance of appropriate capacity in law enforcement authorities in the fight against IP infringements;

| 30. | To help ensure that more effective measures can be taken against IPR infringements, CONSIDERS it necessary to encourage reflections on the prevention of and fight against criminal violations of IP rights, in particular counterfeiting and piracy, and their connection with international economic and financial crime, due to the involvement of organised criminal groups, including on the possible need to conduct a stocktaking exercise on existing legal differences between the Member States’ criminal law frameworks, on possible criminal law and prosecution gaps and on legal and practical obstacles to cross border cooperation within the EU; |
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To help ensure that more effective measures can be taken against IPR infringements, CONSIDERS it necessary to encourage reflections on the prevention of and fight against criminal violations of IP rights, in particular counterfeiting and piracy, and their connection with international economic and financial crime, due to the involvement of organised criminal groups, including on the possible need to conduct a stocktaking exercise on existing legal differences between the Member States’ criminal law frameworks, on possible criminal law and prosecution gaps and on legal and practical obstacles to cross border cooperation within the EU;

| 31. | WELCOMES the Commission’s ‘Report on the functioning of the Memorandum of Understanding on the sale of counterfeit goods on the Internet’ (8); TAKING NOTE that the signatories consider the Memorandum of Understanding a valuable instrument to exchange information and good practices, and ensure effective cooperation between right holders and online platforms. Since the volume of counterfeiting goods still remains unacceptably high on online marketplaces, TAKES THE VIEW that these efforts will be strongly reinforced by the Digital Services Act and the upcoming EU Toolbox against counterfeiting; |
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WELCOMES the Commission’s ‘Report on the functioning of the Memorandum of Understanding on the sale of counterfeit goods on the Internet’ (8); TAKING NOTE that the signatories consider the Memorandum of Understanding a valuable instrument to exchange information and good practices, and ensure effective cooperation between right holders and online platforms. Since the volume of counterfeiting goods still remains unacceptably high on online marketplaces, TAKES THE VIEW that these efforts will be strongly reinforced by the Digital Services Act and the upcoming EU Toolbox against counterfeiting;

| 32. | CONSIDERS it is imperative that the EU seeks to minimise the existing vulnerabilities, by assessing the need to modernise the existing legal framework, thereby ensuring the intelligent and strategic use of IP and the effective fight against IP infringements; |
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CONSIDERS it is imperative that the EU seeks to minimise the existing vulnerabilities, by assessing the need to modernise the existing legal framework, thereby ensuring the intelligent and strategic use of IP and the effective fight against IP infringements;

| 33. | STRESSES the importance of including the fight against IP infringements, including counterfeiting and piracy, in the priorities of all relevant Union policies; |
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STRESSES the importance of including the fight against IP infringements, including counterfeiting and piracy, in the priorities of all relevant Union policies;

Patents

| 34. | REITERATES its appreciation of the valuable discussions in the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation, including in its Patent Law Committee, regarding the patentability of essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals and of the products obtained by such processes, aimed at achieving a deepened understanding, on the basis of an evidence-based approach, of Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions and of the corresponding provisions of the European Patent Convention; WELCOMES the monitoring and reporting exercise initiated by the European Patent Office (EPO) regarding its patent granting practices pursuant to opinion G 3/19 of the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal of 14 May 2020; |
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REITERATES its appreciation of the valuable discussions in the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation, including in its Patent Law Committee, regarding the patentability of essentially biological processes for the production of plants or animals and of the products obtained by such processes, aimed at achieving a deepened understanding, on the basis of an evidence-based approach, of Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions and of the corresponding provisions of the European Patent Convention; WELCOMES the monitoring and reporting exercise initiated by the European Patent Office (EPO) regarding its patent granting practices pursuant to opinion G 3/19 of the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal of 14 May 2020;

| 35. | RECALLING that supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) aim to compensate innovators for the loss of effective patent protection resulting from the time needed for mandatory clinical trials and market authorisation procedures, thereby encouraging innovation in the Union and contributing to preventing these industries from moving away from the Union; |
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RECALLING that supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) aim to compensate innovators for the loss of effective patent protection resulting from the time needed for mandatory clinical trials and market authorisation procedures, thereby encouraging innovation in the Union and contributing to preventing these industries from moving away from the Union;

| 36. | CONSIDERING that SPC protection is provided at national level, which may lead to different decisions within the EU and, consequently, to parallel legal proceedings, potentially causing inefficiency, legal uncertainty and lack of clarity and predictability in the EU; |
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CONSIDERING that SPC protection is provided at national level, which may lead to different decisions within the EU and, consequently, to parallel legal proceedings, potentially causing inefficiency, legal uncertainty and lack of clarity and predictability in the EU;

| 37. | RECOGNISES the importance of continuing to work towards a more coherent system and, in this context, exploring further and more harmonised solutions for overcoming any existing obstacles; WELCOMES the efforts established in the IP action plan to improve the SPC system. |
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RECOGNISES the importance of continuing to work towards a more coherent system and, in this context, exploring further and more harmonised solutions for overcoming any existing obstacles; WELCOMES the efforts established in the IP action plan to improve the SPC system.

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(1)  OJ C 379I, 10.11.2020, p. 1.

(2)  13354/20.

(3)  EUCO 5/21, paragraph 3.

(4)  7894/21.

(5)  6375/21.

(6)  10698/20.

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Parliament

| 25.6.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 247/7 |
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25.6.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 247/7

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Call for contributions (No IX-2022/01)

‘CONTRIBUTIONS TO EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES’

(2021/C 247/03)

Contents

| A. | Introduction and legal framework | 8 |
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A.

| B. | Objective of the call | 8 |
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B.

| C. | Purpose, category and form of funding | 9 |
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C.

| D. | budget available | 9 |
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D.

| E. | admissibility requirements for Funding applications | 9 |
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E.

| F. | Criteria for evaluation of funding applications | 10 |
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F.

| F.1. | Exclusion criteria | 10 |
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F.1.

| F.2. | Eligibility criteria | 10 |
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F.2.

| F.3. | Award criteria and distribution of funding | 10 |
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F.3.

| G. | shared control by European Parliament and authority | 11 |
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G.

| H. | Terms and conditions | 11 |
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H.

| I. | timing | 11 |
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I.

| J. | Disclosure and Processing of personal data | 12 |
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| K. | Other information | 12 |
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K.

A.   INTRODUCTION AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK

| 1. | Under Article 10(4) of the Treaty on European Union, ‘political parties at European level contribute to forming European political awareness and to expressing the will of citizens of the Union’. |
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| 2. | In accordance with Article 224 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Council lay down the regulations governing political parties at European level and in particular the rules regarding their funding. These rules are laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (1), as subsequently amended. |
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| 3. | Pursuant to Article 17(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, a European political party which is registered in accordance with the conditions and procedures of the regulation and represented in the European Parliament by at least one of its members, and is not in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article 136(1) of the Financial Regulation, may apply for funding from the general budget of the European Union, in accordance with the terms and conditions published by the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament in a call for contributions. |
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| 4. | Hence, the European Parliament is launching this call for contributions with a view to awarding contributions to European political parties (‘call’). |
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| 5. | The basic legal framework is defined in the following legal acts:






  a) | Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014; |
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5.

a)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014;

| b) | Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 1 July 2019, laying down the procedures for implementing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (2) (’Bureau Decision of 1 July 2019’); |
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b)

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 1 July 2019, laying down the procedures for implementing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (2) (’Bureau Decision of 1 July 2019’);

| c) | Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (3) (’Financial Regulation’); |
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c)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (3) (’Financial Regulation’);

| d) | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2401 of 2 October 2015 on the content and functioning of the Register of European political parties and foundations (4); |
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d)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2401 of 2 October 2015 on the content and functioning of the Register of European political parties and foundations (4);

| e) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2246 of 3 December 2015 on detailed provisions for the registration number system applicable to the register of European political parties and European political foundations and information provided by standard extracts from the register (5); |
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e)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2246 of 3 December 2015 on detailed provisions for the registration number system applicable to the register of European political parties and European political foundations and information provided by standard extracts from the register (5);

| f) | European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure (6). |
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f)

European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure (6).

B.   OBJECTIVE OF THE CALL

| 6. | The objective of this call is to invite registered European political parties to submit applications for funding from the Union budget (‘funding applications’). |
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C.   PURPOSE, CATEGORY AND FORM OF FUNDING

| 7. | The purpose of the funding is to support the European political party’s statutory activities and objectives for the financial year from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 under the terms and conditions set out in the contribution agreement to be concluded between the beneficiary European political party and the European Parliament. |
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| 8. | The category of the funding is the contribution to European political parties, pursuant to Title XI of the Financial Regulation (‘contribution’). The contribution takes the form of a reimbursement of a percentage of reimbursable expenditure actually incurred. |
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| 9. | The maximum amount paid to the beneficiary by the European Parliament shall neither exceed 90% of the reimbursable expenditure indicated in the estimated budget nor 90 % of the reimbursable expenditure that were actually incurred. |
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D.   BUDGET AVAILABLE

| 10. | The foreseen funding for the financial year 2022 under Article 402 of the European Parliament’s budget ‘Funding of European political parties’ amounts to EUR 46 000 000 as adopted by the European Parliament in its draft estimates. The available appropriations to be distributed will be established by the budgetary authority in the final approved budget for the year 2022. |
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E.   ADMISSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNDING APPLICATIONS

| 11. | Funding applications will be admissible if they






  a) | are submitted in writing using the application form as annexed to this call, including all supporting documents required therein; |
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11.

a)

are submitted in writing using the application form as annexed to this call, including all supporting documents required therein;

| b) | contain the commitment, expressed in writing by signing the declaration form which is annexed to the present call, that the applicant agrees to the terms and conditions as well as to the exclusion criteria specified in Annex 1a to the Bureau Decision of 1 July 2019; |
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b)

contain the commitment, expressed in writing by signing the declaration form which is annexed to the present call, that the applicant agrees to the terms and conditions as well as to the exclusion criteria specified in Annex 1a to the Bureau Decision of 1 July 2019;

| c) | contain a letter of a legal representative certifying the authorisation to undertake legal obligations on behalf of the applicant; |
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c)

contain a letter of a legal representative certifying the authorisation to undertake legal obligations on behalf of the applicant;

| d) | are sent to the President of the European Parliament by 30 September 2021, preferably in pdf format, as electronic copy or as electronic original (containing qualified electronic signature1), to the following functional mailbox: fin.part.fond.pol@europarl.europa.eu. |
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d)

are sent to the President of the European Parliament by 30 September 2021, preferably in pdf format, as electronic copy or as electronic original (containing qualified electronic signature1), to the following functional mailbox: fin.part.fond.pol@europarl.europa.eu.

Applications’ documents have to bear either handwritten signatures or qualified electronic signatures (QES), the latter in compliance with the Electronic Identification and Trust Services (eIDAS) Regulation (7).

If applications are electronically submitted and where certain pieces of documentation bear handwritten signatures, the applicant shall keep and produce any original, in whole or in part, upon request of the European Parliament’s services and send those originals to the following physical address:

| President of the European Parliament |
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| Attn. Mr Didier Kléthi, Director-General of Finance |
| ADENAUER 04T003 |
| L-2929 Luxembourg |
| LUXEMBOURG |

President of the European Parliament

Attn. Mr Didier Kléthi, Director-General of Finance

ADENAUER 04T003

L-2929 Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG

| 12. | Where, pursuant to Article 4(2) of the Bureau Decision of 1 July 2019, the applicant is invited by the authorising officer by delegation to submit original supporting documents or clarifications in paper form as regards the application, the former shall use the physical address indicated in paragraph 11. Electronic documents signed with the qualified electronic signature are also accepted and shall be sent to the functional mailbox: fin.part.fond.pol@europarl.europa.eu.
  Any other correspondence as regards the application shall follow by using the functional mailbox indicated above. |
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12.

Any other correspondence as regards the application shall follow by using the functional mailbox indicated above.

| 13. | Applications assessed as incomplete may be rejected. |
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F.   CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF FUNDING APPLICATIONS

F.1.   Exclusion criteria

| 14. | Applicants shall be excluded from funding procedure, if they are:






  a) | in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article 136(1), 136(2) or 141 of the Financial Regulation; |
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a)

in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article 136(1), 136(2) or 141 of the Financial Regulation;

| b) | subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 27(1) and in points (v), (vi) and (vii) of Article 27(2)(a) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. |
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subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 27(1) and in points (v), (vi) and (vii) of Article 27(2)(a) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014.

F.2.   Eligibility criteria

| 15. | In order to be eligible for Union funding, applicants must satisfy the conditions laid down in Articles 17 and 18 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, i.e. the applicant






  a) | must be registered with the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (8) (the ‘Authority’) in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014; |
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15.

a)

must be registered with the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (8) (the ‘Authority’) in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014;

| b) | must be represented in the European Parliament by at least one Member of the European Parliament; |
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must be represented in the European Parliament by at least one Member of the European Parliament;

| c) | must comply with the obligations listed in Article 23 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, i.e. it must have submitted the annual financial statements (9), external audit report and the list of donors and contributors, as specified therein; |
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c)

must comply with the obligations listed in Article 23 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, i.e. it must have submitted the annual financial statements (9), external audit report and the list of donors and contributors, as specified therein;

| d) | must comply with the obligations listed in Article 18(2a) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, i.e. must have submitted the evidence demonstrating that its EU member parties have, as a rule, published on their websites, in a clearly visible and user-friendly manner, the political programme and logo of the European political party for a period between 1 October 2020 and 30 September 2021. |
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d)

must comply with the obligations listed in Article 18(2a) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, i.e. must have submitted the evidence demonstrating that its EU member parties have, as a rule, published on their websites, in a clearly visible and user-friendly manner, the political programme and logo of the European political party for a period between 1 October 2020 and 30 September 2021.

| 16. | Moreover, in accordance with Article 17(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, membership of a Member of the European Parliament in several European political parties will result in considering the Member concerned as a member of only one European political party, which shall, where relevant, be the one to which his or her national or regional political party is affiliated on the final date for submission of funding applications. |
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| 17. | Member parties of European political parties are encouraged to include information on gender balance on their websites. |
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F.3.   Award criteria and distribution of funding

| 18. | In accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the respective available appropriations shall be distributed annually. They shall be distributed among the European political parties whose applications for funding have been approved in the light of the eligibility and exclusion criteria, on the basis of the following distribution key:






  a) | 10 % will be distributed in equal shares among the beneficiary European political parties; |
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18.

a)

10 % will be distributed in equal shares among the beneficiary European political parties;

| b) | 90 % will be distributed among the beneficiary European political parties in proportion to their share of elected members of the European Parliament; pursuant to Article 17(3) of Regulation 1141/2014, a Member of the European Parliament shall be considered as a member of only one European political party, which shall, where relevant, be the one to which his or her national or regional political party is affiliated on the final date for the submission of funding applications. |
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b)

90 % will be distributed among the beneficiary European political parties in proportion to their share of elected members of the European Parliament; pursuant to Article 17(3) of Regulation 1141/2014, a Member of the European Parliament shall be considered as a member of only one European political party, which shall, where relevant, be the one to which his or her national or regional political party is affiliated on the final date for the submission of funding applications.

G.   SHARED CONTROL BY EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND AUTHORITY

| 19. | Article 24(1) and (2) (10), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 foresee shared control between the European Parliament and the Authority. |
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19.

| 20. | Where, pursuant to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the Authority is competent for controlling compliance with the provisions of that Regulation, the European Parliament shall forward the relevant parts of the funding applications to the Authority. |
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| 21. | In the course of the ensuing controls and verifications, applicants shall, upon request, provide documentation or clarifications to the Authority, in original or electronic format, including parts of the original funding applications kept in accordance with paragraph 11 above. |
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| 22. | The Authority will communicate to the European Parliament the result of its controls and verifications. |
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H.   TERMS AND CONDITIONS

| 23. | Applicants are obliged to notify the European Parliament of any changes as regards the documents submitted or any information referred to in the application within two weeks of such a change. Failing such notification, the authorising officer may decide on the basis of the information available, notwithstanding any information provided at a later stage or published through other channels. |
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23.

| 24. | In respect to the condition that the applicant continues to fulfil the criteria for funding, the burden of proof rests with the applicant. |
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24.

| 25. | The terms and conditions as regards Union funding to be awarded under this call are laid down in Annex 1a to the Bureau Decision of 1 July 2019. |
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25.

| 26. | Each applicant shall accept the terms and conditions referred to in paragraph 23 of this call, by signing the declaration form which is annexed to the present call. These terms and conditions bind the beneficiary to whom the funding is awarded and are stipulated in the contribution agreement. |
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I.   TIMING

| 27. | The deadline for submitting the funding applications is 30 September 2021. |
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27.

| 28. | The Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall adopt a decision within three months after the closure of the call for contributions. Following that decision, individual decisions signed by the President of the European Parliament are notified to the applicants. |
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28.

| 29. | It is foreseen that successful applicants will receive in January 2022 the draft contribution agreement to be signed by them and that rejected applicants will be informed at the same time. The payment of the pre-financing shall take place within 30 days following the subsequent signature of the contribution agreement on behalf of the European Parliament. |
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J.   DISCLOSURE AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

| 30. | The European Parliament and the Authority shall publish, including on the internet, information pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. |
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30.

| 31. | Any personal data collected in the context of the present call shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (11) and pursuant to Article 33 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. |
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31.

| 32. | Such data shall be processed for the purpose of evaluating the funding applications and safeguarding the financial interests of the Union. This is without prejudice to the possible transfer of this data to the bodies responsible for carrying out verification and audit tasks in accordance with Union law, such as internal audit services of the European Parliament, the Authority, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the European Court of Auditors, or the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). |
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32.

| 33. | On the basis of a written request, any natural person related to the beneficiary may obtain access to his or her personal data and rectify any inaccurate or incomplete data. The request concerning the processing of his or her personal data may be submitted to the European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Finance or the European Parliament’s Data Protection Officer. The person concerned may, at any time, lodge a complaint to the European Data Protection Supervisor concerning the processing of his or her personal data. |
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33.

| 34. | Personal data may be registered in the Early Detection and Exclusion System by the European Parliament, should the beneficiary be in one of the situations mentioned in Article 136(1) and 141 of the Financial Regulation. |
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34.

K.   OTHER INFORMATION

| 35. | Any questions relating to this call should be sent by e-mail, quoting the publication reference, to the following functional mailbox address: fin.part.fond.pol@europarl.europa.eu |
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35.

| 36. | The basic legislation specified in paragraph 5(b) of this call and the funding application form annexed to this call are available on the European Parliament’s internet site (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/tenders/invitations.htm). |
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36.

Annex: Funding application form, including the financial identification form, the declaration on the terms and conditions as well as the exclusion criteria, and the model of estimated budget

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(1)  OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1. Two amendments were published in OJ L 114 I, 4.5.2018, p. 1, and in OJ L 85 I, 27.3.2019, p. 7.

(2)  OJ C 249, 25.7.2019, p. 2.

(3)  OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 333, 19.12.2015, p. 50.

(5)  OJ L 318, 4.12.2015, p. 28.

(6)  European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure of January 2021.

(7)  Regulation (EU) no 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73).

(8)  Established pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014.

(9)  Unless the applicant was not subject to the control under Article 23 of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 (for example: newly created)

(10)  Article 24(1)-(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 - General rules on control:

| ‘1. | Control of compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with their obligations under this Regulation shall be exercised, in cooperation, by the Authority, by the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament and by the competent Member States. |
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‘1.

Control of compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with their obligations under this Regulation shall be exercised, in cooperation, by the Authority, by the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament and by the competent Member States.

| 2. | The Authority shall control compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with their obligations under this Regulation, in particular in relation to Article 3, points (a), (b), and (d) to (f) of Article 4(1), points (a) to (e) and (g) of Article 5(1), Article 9(5) and (6), and Articles 20, 21 and 22. |
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2.

The Authority shall control compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with their obligations under this Regulation, in particular in relation to Article 3, points (a), (b), and (d) to (f) of Article 4(1), points (a) to (e) and (g) of Article 5(1), Article 9(5) and (6), and Articles 20, 21 and 22.

The Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall control compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with the obligations relating to Union funding under this Regulation in accordance with the Financial Regulation. In carrying out such controls, the European Parliament shall take the necessary measures in the fields of the prevention of and the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union.’

(11)  OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p 39.

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ANNEX a

FUNDING APPLICATION FORM

CONTRIBUTIONS (1)
  TO EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES

FOR FINANCIAL YEAR [INSERT]

COMPOSITION OF FUNDING APPLICATION

The following table is intended to help you prepare your funding application. It can be used as a checklist to make sure that you have included all the requisite documents.

| Document number | Documents to be supplied | |
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| | Documents which must be supplied and are

  not included in this model

  of the funding application | |
| 1. | Covering letter indicating the contribution amount requested for financial year n signed by the legal representative | ☐ |
| 2. | Letter of a legal representative certifying the authorisation to undertake legal obligations on behalf of the applicant | ☐ |
| 3. | List of the persons having powers of representation, decision-making or control over the applicant organisation, like the President, members of the Board, Secretary-general, Treasurer (2) | ☐ |
| 4. | Proof of registration by the Authority at the date of funding application (only for applicants for which the decision for registration is not yet publicly available, i.e. not yet published on the website of the Authority or in the Official Journal) | ☐ |
| 5. | List of its Members of the European Parliament, with an up-to-date proof of membership and setting out name, country of origin, direct or indirect affiliation to the European political party (3) and name of the relevant national or regional party (if applicable) (4) | ☐ |
| 6. | Evidence demonstrating that its EU member parties have, as a rule, published on their websites, in a clearly visible and user-friendly manner, the political programme and logo of the European political party for a period between 1 October 2020 and 30 September 2021 | ☐ |
| 7. | Only in case of a new applicant who could not fulfil the conditions set by Article 23(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 1141/2014: the most recent audited financial statements prepared by a professional accountant | ☐ |
| | Documents which must be supplied and are included in this model of the funding application | |
| 8. | Financial identification form (only in case of a new applicant, or in case of changes of name, address or bank account) | ☐ |
| 9. | Declaration on general terms and conditions as well as exclusion criteria | ☐ |
| 10. | Balanced estimated budget | ☐ |

Document number

Documents to be supplied

Documents which must be supplied and are

  not included in this model

  of the funding application

1.

Covering letter indicating the contribution amount requested for financial year n signed by the legal representative

☐

2.

Letter of a legal representative certifying the authorisation to undertake legal obligations on behalf of the applicant

☐

3.

List of the persons having powers of representation, decision-making or control over the applicant organisation, like the President, members of the Board, Secretary-general, Treasurer (2)

☐

4.

Proof of registration by the Authority at the date of funding application (only for applicants for which the decision for registration is not yet publicly available, i.e. not yet published on the website of the Authority or in the Official Journal)

☐

5.

List of its Members of the European Parliament, with an up-to-date proof of membership and setting out name, country of origin, direct or indirect affiliation to the European political party (3) and name of the relevant national or regional party (if applicable) (4)

☐

6.

Evidence demonstrating that its EU member parties have, as a rule, published on their websites, in a clearly visible and user-friendly manner, the political programme and logo of the European political party for a period between 1 October 2020 and 30 September 2021

☐

7.

Only in case of a new applicant who could not fulfil the conditions set by Article 23(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 1141/2014: the most recent audited financial statements prepared by a professional accountant

☐

Documents which must be supplied and are included in this model of the funding application

8.

Financial identification form (only in case of a new applicant, or in case of changes of name, address or bank account)

☐

9.

Declaration on general terms and conditions as well as exclusion criteria

☐

10.

Balanced estimated budget

☐

FINANCIAL IDENTIFICATION FORM

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DECLARATION ON GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS WELL AS EXCLUSION CRITERIA

I, the undersigned, the legal representative of [insert applicant’s name] certify that:

| — | I have read and agree to the General Terms and Conditions as stipulated in the model contribution agreement, |
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I have read and agree to the General Terms and Conditions as stipulated in the model contribution agreement,

| — | the applicant is not in one of the situations referred to in Article 136(1)(*) and 141(*) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Financial Regulation’) (5), |
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—

the applicant is not in one of the situations referred to in Article 136(1)(*) and 141(*) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Financial Regulation’) (5),

| — | the applicant is not subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 27(1)(*) and in points (v), (vi) and (vii) of Article 27(2)(a)(*) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), |
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—

the applicant is not subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 27(1)(*) and in points (v), (vi) and (vii) of Article 27(2)(a)(*) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6),

| — | the information supplied in this application and its annexes is accurate and no information has been withheld, either in full or in part, from the European Parliament. |
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—

the information supplied in this application and its annexes is accurate and no information has been withheld, either in full or in part, from the European Parliament.

Authorised signature:

| Title (Mrs, Mr, Prof...), name and forename: | |
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| Function in the organisation applying for funding: | |
| Place/Date: | |
| Signature: | |

Title (Mrs, Mr, Prof...), name and forename:

Function in the organisation applying for funding:

Place/Date:

Signature:

| (*) | The Articles listed above are referred to below: | Article 136(1) of the Financial Regulation

  The authorising officer responsible shall exclude a person or entity referred to in Article 135(2) from participating in award procedures governed by this Regulation or from being selected for implementing Union funds where that person or entity is in one or more of the following exclusion situations:






  (a) | the person or entity is bankrupt, subject to insolvency or winding-up procedures, its assets are being administered by a liquidator or by a court, it is in an arrangement with creditors, its business activities are suspended, or it is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure provided for under Union or national law; |
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(*)

Article 136(1) of the Financial Regulation

The authorising officer responsible shall exclude a person or entity referred to in Article 135(2) from participating in award procedures governed by this Regulation or from being selected for implementing Union funds where that person or entity is in one or more of the following exclusion situations:

(a)

the person or entity is bankrupt, subject to insolvency or winding-up procedures, its assets are being administered by a liquidator or by a court, it is in an arrangement with creditors, its business activities are suspended, or it is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure provided for under Union or national law;

| (b) | it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the person or entity is in breach of its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions in accordance with the applicable law; |
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(b)

it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the person or entity is in breach of its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions in accordance with the applicable law;

| (c) | it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the person or entity is guilty of grave professional misconduct by having violated applicable laws or regulations or ethical standards of the profession to which the person or entity belongs, or by having engaged in any wrongful conduct which has an impact on its professional credibility where such conduct denotes wrongful intent or gross negligence, including, in particular, any of the following:






  (i) | fraudulently or negligently misrepresenting information required for the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion or the fulfilment of eligibility or selection criteria or in the implementation of the legal commitment; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(c)

it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the person or entity is guilty of grave professional misconduct by having violated applicable laws or regulations or ethical standards of the profession to which the person or entity belongs, or by having engaged in any wrongful conduct which has an impact on its professional credibility where such conduct denotes wrongful intent or gross negligence, including, in particular, any of the following:

(i)

fraudulently or negligently misrepresenting information required for the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion or the fulfilment of eligibility or selection criteria or in the implementation of the legal commitment;

| (ii) | entering into agreement with other persons or entities with the aim of distorting competition; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

entering into agreement with other persons or entities with the aim of distorting competition;

| (iii) | violating intellectual property rights; |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

violating intellectual property rights;

| (iv) | attempting to influence the decision-making of the authorising officer responsible during the award procedure; |
| --- | --- |

(iv)

attempting to influence the decision-making of the authorising officer responsible during the award procedure;

| (v) | attempting to obtain confidential information that may confer upon it undue advantages in the award procedure; |
| --- | --- |

(v)

attempting to obtain confidential information that may confer upon it undue advantages in the award procedure;

| (d) | it has been established by a final judgment that the person or entity is guilty of any of the following:






  (i) | fraud, within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities’ financial interests, drawn up by the Council Act of 26 July 1995; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(d)

it has been established by a final judgment that the person or entity is guilty of any of the following:

(i)

fraud, within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities’ financial interests, drawn up by the Council Act of 26 July 1995;

| (ii) | corruption, as defined in Article 4(2) of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 or active corruption within the meaning of Article 3 of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union, drawn up by the Council Act of 26 May 1997, or conduct referred to in Article 2(1) of Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA), or corruption as defined in other applicable laws; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

corruption, as defined in Article 4(2) of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 or active corruption within the meaning of Article 3 of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union, drawn up by the Council Act of 26 May 1997, or conduct referred to in Article 2(1) of Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA), or corruption as defined in other applicable laws;

| (iii) | conduct related to a criminal organisation as referred to in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA; |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

conduct related to a criminal organisation as referred to in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA;

| (iv) | money laundering or terrorist financing within the meaning of Article 1(3), (4) and (5) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |
| --- | --- |

(iv)

money laundering or terrorist financing within the meaning of Article 1(3), (4) and (5) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

| (v) | terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities, as defined in Articles 1 and 3 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA, respectively, or inciting, aiding, abetting or attempting to commit such offences, as referred to in Article 4 of that Decision; |
| --- | --- |

(v)

terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities, as defined in Articles 1 and 3 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA, respectively, or inciting, aiding, abetting or attempting to commit such offences, as referred to in Article 4 of that Decision;

| (vi) | child labour or other offences concerning trafficking in human beings as referred to in Article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council; |
| --- | --- |

(vi)

child labour or other offences concerning trafficking in human beings as referred to in Article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council;

| (e) | the person or entity has shown significant deficiencies in complying with main obligations in the implementation of a legal commitment financed by the budget which has:






  (i) | led to the early termination of a legal commitment; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(e)

the person or entity has shown significant deficiencies in complying with main obligations in the implementation of a legal commitment financed by the budget which has:

(i)

led to the early termination of a legal commitment;

| (ii) | led to the application of liquidated damages or other contractual penalties; or |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

led to the application of liquidated damages or other contractual penalties; or

| (iii) | been discovered by an authorising officer, OLAF or the Court of Auditors following checks, audits or investigations; |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

been discovered by an authorising officer, OLAF or the Court of Auditors following checks, audits or investigations;

| (f) | it has been established by a final judgment or final administrative decision that the person or entity has committed an irregularity within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95); |
| --- | --- |

(f)

it has been established by a final judgment or final administrative decision that the person or entity has committed an irregularity within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95);

| (g) | it has been established by a final judgment or final administrative decision that the person or entity has created an entity in a different jurisdiction with the intent to circumvent fiscal, social or any other legal obligations in the jurisdiction of its registered office, central administration or principal place of business; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

it has been established by a final judgment or final administrative decision that the person or entity has created an entity in a different jurisdiction with the intent to circumvent fiscal, social or any other legal obligations in the jurisdiction of its registered office, central administration or principal place of business;

| (h) | it has been established by a final judgment or final administrative decision that an entity has been created with the intent referred to in point (g). |
| --- | --- |

(h)

it has been established by a final judgment or final administrative decision that an entity has been created with the intent referred to in point (g).

| | Article 141(1) of the Financial Regulation:

  The authorising officer responsible shall reject from an award procedure a participant who:






  (a) | is in an exclusion situation established in accordance with Article 136; |
| --- | --- | --- |

Article 141(1) of the Financial Regulation:

The authorising officer responsible shall reject from an award procedure a participant who:

(a)

is in an exclusion situation established in accordance with Article 136;

| (b) | has misrepresented the information required as a condition for participating in the procedure or has failed to supply that information; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

has misrepresented the information required as a condition for participating in the procedure or has failed to supply that information;

| (c) | was previously involved in the preparation of documents used in the award procedure where this entails a breach of the principle of equality of treatment, including distortion of competition, that cannot be remedied otherwise. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

was previously involved in the preparation of documents used in the award procedure where this entails a breach of the principle of equality of treatment, including distortion of competition, that cannot be remedied otherwise.

In accordance with Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the applicant may not be the subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 27(1) and in points (a)(v), (vi) and (vii) of Article 27(2).

| | Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 - Article 27(1):

  In accordance with Article 16, the Authority shall decide to remove a European political party or a European political foundation from the Register by way of sanction in any of the following situations:






  (a) | where the party or foundation in question has been found by a judgment having the force of res judicata to have engaged in illegal activities detrimental to the financial interests of the Union as defined in Article 106(1) of the Financial Regulation; |
| --- | --- | --- |

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 - Article 27(1):

In accordance with Article 16, the Authority shall decide to remove a European political party or a European political foundation from the Register by way of sanction in any of the following situations:

(a)

where the party or foundation in question has been found by a judgment having the force of res judicata to have engaged in illegal activities detrimental to the financial interests of the Union as defined in Article 106(1) of the Financial Regulation;

| (b) | where it is established, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 10(2) to (5), that it no longer fulfils one or more of the conditions set out in Article 3(1) or (2); |
| --- | --- |

(b)

where it is established, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 10(2) to (5), that it no longer fulfils one or more of the conditions set out in Article 3(1) or (2);

| (ba) | where a decision to register the party or foundation in question is based on incorrect or misleading information for which the applicant is responsible, or where such a decision has been obtained by deceit; or |
| --- | --- |

(ba)

where a decision to register the party or foundation in question is based on incorrect or misleading information for which the applicant is responsible, or where such a decision has been obtained by deceit; or

| (c) | where a request by a Member State for de-registration on grounds of serious failure to fulfil obligations under national law meets the requirements set out in point (b) of Article 16(3). |
| --- | --- |

(c)

where a request by a Member State for de-registration on grounds of serious failure to fulfil obligations under national law meets the requirements set out in point (b) of Article 16(3).

| | Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 - Article 27(2)(a)(v), (vi) and (vii):

  The Authority shall impose financial sanctions in the following situations:






  (a) | non-quantifiable infringements:






  (v) | where a European political party or a European political foundation has been found by a judgment having the force of res judicata to have engaged in illegal activities detrimental to the financial interests of the Union as defined in Article 106(1) of the Financial Regulation; |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 - Article 27(2)(a)(v), (vi) and (vii):

The Authority shall impose financial sanctions in the following situations:

(a)

non-quantifiable infringements:

(v)

where a European political party or a European political foundation has been found by a judgment having the force of res judicata to have engaged in illegal activities detrimental to the financial interests of the Union as defined in Article 106(1) of the Financial Regulation;

| (vi) | where the European political party or the European political foundation concerned has at any time intentionally omitted to provide information or has intentionally provided incorrect or misleading information, or where the bodies authorised by this Regulation to audit or conduct checks on the beneficiaries of funding from the general budget of the European Union detect inaccuracies in the annual financial statements which are regarded as constituting material omissions or misstatements of items in accordance with the international accounting standards defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002. |
| --- | --- |

(vi)

where the European political party or the European political foundation concerned has at any time intentionally omitted to provide information or has intentionally provided incorrect or misleading information, or where the bodies authorised by this Regulation to audit or conduct checks on the beneficiaries of funding from the general budget of the European Union detect inaccuracies in the annual financial statements which are regarded as constituting material omissions or misstatements of items in accordance with the international accounting standards defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002.

| (vii) | where, in accordance with the verification procedure provided for in Article 10a, it is established that a European political party or a European political foundation has deliberately influenced or attempted to influence the outcome of elections to the European Parliament by taking advantage of an infringement of the applicable rules on the protection of personal data. |
| --- | --- |

(vii)

where, in accordance with the verification procedure provided for in Article 10a, it is established that a European political party or a European political foundation has deliberately influenced or attempted to influence the outcome of elections to the European Parliament by taking advantage of an infringement of the applicable rules on the protection of personal data.

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(1)  The category of the funding is the contribution to European political parties, pursuant to Title XI of the Financial Regulation (OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1).

(2)  For example with reference to relevant provisions of the statutes of the applicant, where applicable.

(3)  For MEPs that are affiliated to a European political party directly on an individual basis, a membership form from each of the MEPs claimed by the applicant has to be provided. For MEPs that are affiliated to European political party indirectly through their member party, the following documents are necessary: a membership form for each member party, signed by a person authorised legally to represent that member party or, in alternative, a proof of payment of the 2020 membership fee in the form of a bank transfer originating from each member party or, in further alternative, a membership form from each of the MEPs claimed by the applicant. Template membership forms for MEPs and member parties can be requested from the Authority.

(4)  If a European political party has recently provided part of the documentation identified above to the Authority, the EP will not request the production of that documentation again. It is however incumbent upon each applicant to set out clearly in its application for funding what documentation it provided to the Authority and when.

(5)  OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

(6)  OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1.

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ANNEX b

ESTIMATED BUDGET

| Expenditure | | Revenue |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reimbursable expenditure | Budget | Actual | | | Budget | Actual |
| A.1: | Personnel costs







  1. | Salaries |

Expenditure

Revenue

Reimbursable expenditure

Budget

Actual

Budget

Actual

A.1:

Personnel costs

1.

Salaries

| 2. | Contributions |
| --- | --- |

2.

Contributions

| 3. | Professional training |
| --- | --- |

3.

Professional training

| 4. | Staff missions expenses |
| --- | --- |

4.

Staff missions expenses

| 5. | Other personnel costs |
| --- | --- |

5.

Other personnel costs

| D.1-1. | European Parliament funding carried over from year N-1 |
| --- | --- |

D.1-1.

European Parliament funding carried over from year N-1

n/a

| D.1-2. | European Parliament funding awarded for year N |
| --- | --- |

D.1-2.

European Parliament funding awarded for year N

| D.1. | European Parliament funding used to cover 90% of reimbursable expenditure in year N |
| --- | --- |

D.1.

European Parliament funding used to cover 90% of reimbursable expenditure in year N

| D.2 | Member contributions |
| --- | --- |

D.2

Member contributions

| 2.1 | from member parties |
| --- | --- |

2.1

from member parties

| 2.2 | from individual members |
| --- | --- |

2.2

from individual members

| A.2: | Infrastructure and operating costs







  1. | Rent, charges and maintenance costs |
| --- | --- | --- |

A.2:

Infrastructure and operating costs

1.

Rent, charges and maintenance costs

| 2. | Costs relating to installation, operation and maintenance of equipment |
| --- | --- |

2.

Costs relating to installation, operation and maintenance of equipment

| 3. | Depreciation of movable and immovable property |
| --- | --- |

3.

Depreciation of movable and immovable property

| 4. | Stationery and office supplies |
| --- | --- |

4.

Stationery and office supplies

| 5. | Postal and telecommunications charges |
| --- | --- |

5.

Postal and telecommunications charges

| 6. | Printing, translation and reproduction costs |
| --- | --- |

6.

Printing, translation and reproduction costs

| 7. | Other infrastructure costs |
| --- | --- |

7.

Other infrastructure costs

| D.3 | Donations |
| --- | --- |

D.3

Donations

| D.4 | Other own resources |
| --- | --- |

D.4

Other own resources

| | (to be specified) |
| --- | --- |

(to be specified)

| A.3: | Administrative costs







  1. | Documentation costs (newspapers, press agencies, databases) |
| --- | --- | --- |

A.3:

Administrative costs

1.

Documentation costs (newspapers, press agencies, databases)

| 2. | Costs of studies and research |
| --- | --- |

2.

Costs of studies and research

| 3. | Legal costs |
| --- | --- |

3.

Legal costs

| 4. | Accounting and audit costs |
| --- | --- |

4.

Accounting and audit costs

| 5. | Miscellaneous administrative costs |
| --- | --- |

5.

Miscellaneous administrative costs

| 6. | Support to associated entities |
| --- | --- |

6.

Support to associated entities

| A.4: | Meetings and representation costs







  1. | Costs of meetings |
| --- | --- | --- |

A.4:

Meetings and representation costs

1.

Costs of meetings

| 2. | Participation in seminars and conferences |
| --- | --- |

2.

Participation in seminars and conferences

| 3. | Representation costs |
| --- | --- |

3.

Representation costs

| 4. | Costs of invitations |
| --- | --- |

4.

Costs of invitations

| 5. | Other meeting-related costs |
| --- | --- |

5.

Other meeting-related costs

| A.5: | Information and publication costs







  1. | Publication costs |
| --- | --- | --- |

A.5:

Information and publication costs

1.

Publication costs

| 2. | Creation and operation of internet sites |
| --- | --- |

2.

Creation and operation of internet sites

| 3. | Publicity costs |
| --- | --- |

3.

Publicity costs

| 4. | Communications equipment (gadgets) |
| --- | --- |

4.

Communications equipment (gadgets)

| 5. | Seminar and exhibitions |
| --- | --- |

5.

Seminar and exhibitions

| 6. | Election campaigns |
| --- | --- |

6.

Election campaigns

| 7. | Other information-related costs |
| --- | --- |

7.

Other information-related costs

| A. | TOTAL REIMBURSABLE EXPENDITURE |
| --- | --- |

A.

TOTAL REIMBURSABLE EXPENDITURE

Non-reimbursable expenditure

| 1. | Allocations to other provisions |
| --- | --- |

1.

Allocations to other provisions

| 2. | Financial charges |
| --- | --- |

2.

Financial charges

| 3. | Exchange losses |
| --- | --- |

3.

Exchange losses

| 4. | Doubtful claims on third parties |
| --- | --- |

4.

Doubtful claims on third parties

| 5. | Others (to be specified) |
| --- | --- |

5.

Others (to be specified)

| 6. | Contributions in kind |
| --- | --- |

6.

Contributions in kind

| B. | TOTAL NON-REIMBURSABLE EXPENDITURE |
| --- | --- |

B.

TOTAL NON-REIMBURSABLE EXPENDITURE

| D.5 | Contributions in kind |
| --- | --- |

D.5

Contributions in kind

| C. | TOTAL EXPENDITURE |
| --- | --- |

C.

TOTAL EXPENDITURE

| D: | TOTAL REVENUE |
| --- | --- |

D:

TOTAL REVENUE

| E. | Profit/Loss (D-C) |
| --- | --- |

E.

Profit/Loss (D-C)

| F. | Allocation of own resources to the reserve account |
| --- | --- |

F.

Allocation of own resources to the reserve account

| G. | Profit/Loss for verifying compliance with the no-profit rule (E-F) |
| --- | --- |

G.

Profit/Loss for verifying compliance with the no-profit rule (E-F)

| H. | Interest from pre-financing |
| --- | --- |

H.

Interest from pre-financing

| I. | European Parliament funding carried over to year N+1 |
| --- | --- |

I.

European Parliament funding carried over to year N+1

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| 25.6.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 247/20 |
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25.6.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 247/20

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Call for proposals (No IX-2022/02)

‘GRANTS TO EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS’

(2021/C 247/04)

Contents

| A. | Introduction and legal framework | 20 |
| --- | --- | --- |

A.

| B. | Objective of the call | 21 |
| --- | --- | --- |

B.

| C. | Purpose, category and form of funding | 21 |
| --- | --- | --- |

C.

| D. | budget available | 21 |
| --- | --- | --- |

D.

| E. | admissibility requirements for Funding applications | 22 |
| --- | --- | --- |

E.

| F. | Criteria for evaluation of funding applications | 22 |
| --- | --- | --- |

F.

| F.1. | Exclusion criteria | 4 |
| --- | --- | --- |

F.1.

| F.2. | Eligibility criteria | 4 |
| --- | --- | --- |

F.2.

| F.3. | Selection criteria | 4 |
| --- | --- | --- |

F.3.

| F.4. | Award criteria and distribution of funding | 5 |
| --- | --- | --- |

F.4.

| G. | shared control by European Parliament and authority | 23 |
| --- | --- | --- |

G.

| H. | Terms and conditions | 24 |
| --- | --- | --- |

H.

| I. | timING | 24 |
| --- | --- | --- |

I.

| J. | Disclosure and Processing of personal data | 24 |
| --- | --- | --- |

J.

| K. | OTHER INFORMATION | 25 |
| --- | --- | --- |

K.

A.   INTRODUCTION AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK

| 1. | Under Article 10(4) of the Treaty on European Union, ‘political parties at European level contribute to forming European political awareness and to expressing the will of citizens of the Union’. |
| --- | --- |

1.

| 2. | In accordance with Article 224 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Council lay down the regulations governing political parties at European level and in particular the rules regarding their funding. These rules are laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (1), as subsequently amended. |
| --- | --- |

2.

| 3. | Pursuant to Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, a European political foundation is ‘an entity which is formally affiliated with a European political party, which is registered with the Authority in accordance with the conditions and procedures laid down in this Regulation, and which through its activities, within the aims and fundamental values pursued by the Union, underpins and complements the objectives of the European political party’. |
| --- | --- |

3.

| 4. | Pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, a European political foundation which is affiliated with a European political party eligible to apply for funding under Article 17(1) of the regulation, which is registered in accordance with the conditions and procedures laid down in the regulation, and which is not in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article 136(1) of the Financial Regulation may apply for funding from the general budget of the European Union, in accordance with the terms and conditions published by the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament in a call for proposals. |
| --- | --- |

4.

| 5. | Hence, the European Parliament is launching this call for proposals with a view to awarding grants to European political foundations (‘call’). |
| --- | --- |

5.

| 6. | The basic legal framework is defined in the following legal acts:






  a) | Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014; |
| --- | --- | --- |

6.

a)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014;

| b) | Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 1 July 2019, laying down the procedures for implementing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (2) (’Bureau Decision of 1 July 2019’); |
| --- | --- |

b)

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 1 July 2019, laying down the procedures for implementing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (2) (’Bureau Decision of 1 July 2019’);

| c) | Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (3) (’Financial Regulation’); |
| --- | --- |

c)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (3) (’Financial Regulation’);

| d) | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2401 of 2 October 2015 on the content and functioning of the Register of European political parties and foundations (4); |
| --- | --- |

d)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2401 of 2 October 2015 on the content and functioning of the Register of European political parties and foundations (4);

| e) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2246 of 3 December 2015 on detailed provisions for the registration number system applicable to the register of European political parties and European political foundations and information provided by standard extracts from the register (5); |
| --- | --- |

e)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2246 of 3 December 2015 on detailed provisions for the registration number system applicable to the register of European political parties and European political foundations and information provided by standard extracts from the register (5);

| f) | European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure (6). |
| --- | --- |

f)

European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure (6).

B.   OBJECTIVE OF THE CALL

| 7. | The objective of this call is to invite registered European political foundations to submit applications for funding from the Union budget (‘funding applications’). |
| --- | --- |

7.

C.   PURPOSE, CATEGORY AND FORM OF FUNDING

| 8. | The purpose of the funding is to support the European political foundations’ work programme for the financial year from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 under the terms and conditions set out in the grant agreement to be concluded between the beneficiary European political foundation and the European Parliament. |
| --- | --- |

8.

| 9. | The category of the funding is the grant to European political foundations, pursuant to Title VIII of the Financial Regulation (‘grant’). The grant takes the form of a reimbursement of a percentage of eligible costs actually incurred. |
| --- | --- |

9.

| 10. | The maximum amount paid to the beneficiary by the European Parliament shall not exceed 95 % of the eligible costs indicated in the estimated budget nor 95% of the eligible costs actually incurred. |
| --- | --- |

10.

D.   BUDGET AVAILABLE

| 11. | The foreseen funding for the financial year 2022 under Article 403 of the European Parliament’s budget ‘Funding of European political foundations’ amounts to EUR 23 000 000 as adopted by the European Parliament in its draft estimates. The available appropriations to be distributed will be established by the budgetary authority in the final approved budget for the year 2022. |
| --- | --- |

11.

E.   ADMISSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNDING APPLICATIONS

| 12. | Funding applications will be admissible if they






  a) | are submitted in writing using the application form as annexed to this call, including all supporting documents required therein; |
| --- | --- | --- |

12.

a)

are submitted in writing using the application form as annexed to this call, including all supporting documents required therein;

| b) | contain the commitment, expressed in writing by signing the declaration form which is annexed to the present call, that the applicant agrees to the terms and conditions as well as to the exclusion criteria specified in Annex 1b to the Bureau Decision of 1 July 2019; |
| --- | --- |

b)

contain the commitment, expressed in writing by signing the declaration form which is annexed to the present call, that the applicant agrees to the terms and conditions as well as to the exclusion criteria specified in Annex 1b to the Bureau Decision of 1 July 2019;

| c) | contain a letter of a legal representative certifying the authorization to undertake legal obligations on behalf of the applicant; |
| --- | --- |

c)

contain a letter of a legal representative certifying the authorization to undertake legal obligations on behalf of the applicant;

| d) | are sent to the President of the European Parliament by 30 September 2021, preferably in pdf format, as electronic copy or as electronic original (containing qualified electronic signature), to the following functional mailbox: fin.part.fond.pol@europarl.europa.eu; |
| --- | --- |

d)

are sent to the President of the European Parliament by 30 September 2021, preferably in pdf format, as electronic copy or as electronic original (containing qualified electronic signature), to the following functional mailbox: fin.part.fond.pol@europarl.europa.eu;

Applications’ documents have to bear either handwritten signatures or qualified electronic signatures (QES), the latter in compliance with the Electronic Identification and Trust Services (eIDAS) Regulation (7).

If applications are electronically submitted and where certain pieces of documentation bear handwritten signatures, the applicant shall keep and produce any original, in whole or in part, upon request of the European Parliament’s services and send those originals to the following physical address:

| President of the European Parliament |
| --- |
| Attn. Mr Didier Kléthi, Director-General of Finance |
| ADENAUER 04T003 |
| L-2929 Luxembourg |
| LUXEMBOURG |

President of the European Parliament

Attn. Mr Didier Kléthi, Director-General of Finance

ADENAUER 04T003

L-2929 Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG

| 13. | Where, pursuant to Article 4(2) of the Bureau Decision of 1 July 2019, the applicant is invited by the authorising officer by delegation to submit original supporting documents or clarifications in paper form as regards the application, the former shall use the physical address indicated in paragraph 12. Electronic documents signed with the qualified electronic signature are also accepted and shall be sent to the functional mailbox: fin.part.fond.pol@europarl.europa.eu.
  Any other correspondence as regards the application shall follow by using the functional mailbox indicated above |
| --- | --- |

13.

Any other correspondence as regards the application shall follow by using the functional mailbox indicated above

| 14. | Applications assessed as incomplete may be rejected. |
| --- | --- |

14.

F.   CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF FUNDING APPLICATIONS

F.1.   Exclusion criteria

| 15. | Applicants shall be excluded from funding procedure, if they are:






  a) | in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article 136(1), 136(2) or 141 of the Financial Regulation; |
| --- | --- | --- |

15.

a)

in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article 136(1), 136(2) or 141 of the Financial Regulation;

| b) | subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 27(1) and in points (v), (vi) and (vii) of Article 27(2)(a)of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 . |
| --- | --- |

b)

subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 27(1) and in points (v), (vi) and (vii) of Article 27(2)(a)of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 .

F.2.   Eligibility criteria

| 16. | In order to be eligible for Union funding, applicants must satisfy the conditions laid down in Articles 17 and 18 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, i.e. the applicant






  a) | must be registered with the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (8) (the ‘Authority’) in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014; |
| --- | --- | --- |

16.

a)

must be registered with the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (8) (the ‘Authority’) in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014;

| b) | must be affiliated to a European political party fulfilling all criteria for being awarded a contribution to European political parties (9); |
| --- | --- |

b)

must be affiliated to a European political party fulfilling all criteria for being awarded a contribution to European political parties (9);

| c) | must comply with the obligations listed in Article 23 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, i.e. it must have submitted the annual financial statements (10), external audit report and the list of donors and contributors, as specified therein. |
| --- | --- |

c)

must comply with the obligations listed in Article 23 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, i.e. it must have submitted the annual financial statements (10), external audit report and the list of donors and contributors, as specified therein.

F.3.   Selection criteria

| 17. | Pursuant to Article 198 of the Financial Regulation ‘the applicant shall have stable and sufficient sources of funding to maintain his or her activity throughout the period for which the grant is awarded and to participate in its funding (“financial capacity”). The applicant shall have the professional competencies and qualifications required to complete the proposed action or work programme unless specifically provided otherwise in the basic act (“operational capacity”)’. |
| --- | --- |

17.

F.4.   Award criteria and distribution of funding

| 18. | In accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the respective available appropriations shall be distributed annually. They shall be distributed among the European political foundations whose applications for funding have been approved in the light of the eligibility and exclusion criteria, on the basis of the following distribution key:






  a) | 10 % will be distributed in equal shares among the beneficiary European political foundations; |
| --- | --- | --- |

18.

a)

10 % will be distributed in equal shares among the beneficiary European political foundations;

| b) | 90 % will be distributed among the beneficiary European political foundations in proportion to the share of elected members of the European Parliament of the beneficiary European political parties to which the applicants are affiliated. |
| --- | --- |

b)

90 % will be distributed among the beneficiary European political foundations in proportion to the share of elected members of the European Parliament of the beneficiary European political parties to which the applicants are affiliated.

G.   SHARED CONTROL BY EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND AUTHORITY

| 19. | Article 24(1) and (2) (11) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 foresee shared control between the European Parliament and the Authority. |
| --- | --- |

19.

| 20. | Where pursuant to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the Authority is competent for controlling compliance with the provisions of that Regulation, the European Parliament shall forward the relevant parts of the funding applications to the Authority. |
| --- | --- |

20.

| 21. | In the course of the ensuing controls and verifications, applicants shall, upon request, provide documentation or clarifications to the Authority, in original or electronic format, including parts of the original funding applications kept in accordance with paragraph 12 above. |
| --- | --- |

21.

| 22. | The Authority will communicate to the European Parliament the result of its controls and verifications. |
| --- | --- |

22.

H.   TERMS AND CONDITIONS

| 23. | Applicants are obliged to notify the European Parliament of any changes as regards the documents submitted or any information referred to in the application within two weeks of such a change. Failing such notification, the authorising officer may decide on the basis of the information available, notwithstanding any information provided at a later stage or published through other channels. |
| --- | --- |

23.

| 24. | In respect to the condition that the applicant continues to fulfil the criteria for funding, the burden of proof rests with the applicant. |
| --- | --- |

24.

| 25. | The terms and conditions as regards Union funding to be awarded under this call are laid down in Annex 1b to the Bureau Decision of 1 July 2019. |
| --- | --- |

25.

| 26. | Each applicant shall accept the terms and conditions referred to in paragraph 23 of this call, by signing the declaration form which is annexed to the present call. These terms and conditions bind the beneficiary to whom the funding is awarded and are stipulated in the grant agreement. |
| --- | --- |

26.

I.   TIMING

| 27. | The deadline for submitting the funding applications is 30 September 2021. |
| --- | --- |

27.

| 28. | The Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall adopt a decision within three months after the closure of the call for proposals. Following that decision, individual decisions signed by the President of the European Parliament are notified to the applicants. |
| --- | --- |

28.

| 29. | It is foreseen that successful applicants will receive in January 2022 the draft grant agreement to be signed by them and that rejected applicants will be informed at the same time. The payment of the pre-financing shall take place within 30 days following the subsequent signature of the grant agreement on behalf of the European Parliament. |
| --- | --- |

29.

J.   DISCLOSURE AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

| 30. | The European Parliament and the Authority shall publish, including on the internet, information pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. |
| --- | --- |

30.

| 31. | Any personal data collected in the context of the present call shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (12) and pursuant to Article 33 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. |
| --- | --- |

31.

| 32. | Such data shall be processed for the purpose of evaluating the funding applications and safeguarding the financial interests of the Union. This is without prejudice to the possible transfer of this data to the bodies responsible for carrying out verification and audit tasks in accordance with Union law, such as internal audit services of the European Parliament, the Authority, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the European Court of Auditors, or the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). |
| --- | --- |

32.

| 33. | On the basis of a written request, any natural person related to the beneficiary may obtain access to his or her personal data and rectify any inaccurate or incomplete data. The request concerning the processing of his or her personal data may be submitted to the European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Finance or the European Parliament’s Data Protection Officer. The person concerned may, at any time, lodge a complaint to the European Data Protection Supervisor concerning the processing of his or her personal data. |
| --- | --- |

33.

| 34. | Personal data may be registered in the Early Detection and Exclusion System by the European Parliament, should the beneficiary be in one of the situations mentioned in Article 136(1) and 141 of the Financial Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

34.

K.   OTHER INFORMATION

| 35. | Any questions relating to this call should be sent by e-mail, quoting the publication reference, to the following functional mailbox address: fin.part.fond.pol@europarl.europa.eu |
| --- | --- |

35.

| 36. | The basic legislation specified in paragraph 6(b) of this call and the funding application form annexed to this call are available on the European Parliament’s internet site (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/tenders/invitations.htm). |
| --- | --- |

36.

Annex: Funding application form, including the financial identification form, the declaration on the terms and conditions as well as the exclusion criteria, the model of estimated budget and the declaration that the application is submitted through the affiliated European political party.

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(1)  OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1. Two amendments were published in OJ L 114 I, 4.5.2018, p. 1, and in OJ L 85 I, 27.3.2019, p. 7.

(2)  OJ C 249, 25.7.2019, p. 2.

(3)  OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 333, 19.12.2015, p. 50.

(5)  OJ L 318, 4.12.2015, p. 28.

(6)  European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure of January 2021.

(7)  Regulation (EU) no 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73).

(8)  Established pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014.

(9)  Pursuant to Title XI of Financial Regulation.

(10)  Unless the applicant was not subject to the control under Article 23 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 (for example: newly created, etc.).

(11)  Article 24(1)-(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 - General rules on control:

| ‘1. | Control of compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with their obligations under this Regulation shall be exercised, in cooperation, by the Authority, by the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament and by the competent Member States. |
| --- | --- |

‘1.

Control of compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with their obligations under this Regulation shall be exercised, in cooperation, by the Authority, by the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament and by the competent Member States.

| 2. | The Authority shall control compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with their obligations under this Regulation, in particular in relation to Article 3, points (a), (b), and (d) to (f) of Article 4(1), points (a) to (e) and (g) of Article 5(1), Article 9(5) and (6), and Articles 20, 21 and 22. |
| --- | --- |

2.

The Authority shall control compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with their obligations under this Regulation, in particular in relation to Article 3, points (a), (b), and (d) to (f) of Article 4(1), points (a) to (e) and (g) of Article 5(1), Article 9(5) and (6), and Articles 20, 21 and 22.

The Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall control compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with the obligations relating to Union funding under this Regulation in accordance with the Financial Regulation. In carrying out such controls, the European Parliament shall take the necessary measures in the fields of the prevention of and the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union.’

(12)  OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39.

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ANNEX a

FUNDING APPLICATION FORM

GRANTS (1)
  TO EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS

FOR FINANCIAL YEAR [INSERT]

COMPOSITION OF FUNDING APPLICATION

The following table is intended to help you prepare your funding application. It can be used as a checklist to make sure that you have included all the requisite documents.

| Document number | Documents to be supplied | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | Documents which must be supplied but are

  not included in this model

  of the funding application | |
| 1. | Covering letter indicating the grant amount requested for financial year n signed by the legal representative | ☐ |
| 2. | Letter of a legal representative certifying the authorization to undertake legal obligations on behalf of the applicant | ☐ |
| 3. | List of the persons having powers of representation, decision-making or control over the applicant organisation, like the President, members of the Board, Secretary-general, Treasurer (2) | ☐ |
| 4. | Proof of registration by the Authority at the date of funding application (only for applicants for which the decision for registration is not yet publicly available, i.e. not yet published on the website of the Authority or in the Official Journal) | ☐ |
| 5. | Work programme | ☐ |
| 6. | Only in case of a new applicant which could not fulfil the conditions set by Article 23(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014: the most recent audited financial statements prepared by a professional accountant | ☐ |
| | Documents which must be supplied and are

  included in this model

  of the funding application | |
| 7. | Financial identification form (only in case of a new applicant, or in case of changes of name, address or bank account) | ☐ |
| 8. | Declaration on general terms and conditions as well as exclusion criteria | ☐ |
| 9. | Balanced estimated budget | ☐ |
| 10. | Declaration that the application is submitted through the affiliated European political party | ☐ |

Document number

Documents to be supplied

Documents which must be supplied but are

  not included in this model

  of the funding application

1.

Covering letter indicating the grant amount requested for financial year n signed by the legal representative

☐

2.

Letter of a legal representative certifying the authorization to undertake legal obligations on behalf of the applicant

☐

3.

List of the persons having powers of representation, decision-making or control over the applicant organisation, like the President, members of the Board, Secretary-general, Treasurer (2)

☐

4.

Proof of registration by the Authority at the date of funding application (only for applicants for which the decision for registration is not yet publicly available, i.e. not yet published on the website of the Authority or in the Official Journal)

☐

5.

Work programme

☐

6.

Only in case of a new applicant which could not fulfil the conditions set by Article 23(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014: the most recent audited financial statements prepared by a professional accountant

☐

Documents which must be supplied and are

  included in this model

  of the funding application

7.

Financial identification form (only in case of a new applicant, or in case of changes of name, address or bank account)

☐

8.

Declaration on general terms and conditions as well as exclusion criteria

☐

9.

Balanced estimated budget

☐

10.

Declaration that the application is submitted through the affiliated European political party

☐

FINANCIAL IDENTIFICATION FORM

Image 2

DECLARATION ON GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS WELL AS EXCLUSION CRITERIA

I, the undersigned, the legal representative of [insert applicant’s name] certify that:

| — | I have read and agree to the General Terms and Conditions as stipulated in the model grant agreement, |
| --- | --- |

—

I have read and agree to the General Terms and Conditions as stipulated in the model grant agreement,

| — | the applicant is not in one of the situations referred to in Article 136(1)(*) and 141(*) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Financial Regulation’) (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

the applicant is not in one of the situations referred to in Article 136(1)(*) and 141(*) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Financial Regulation’) (3),

| — | the applicant is not subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 27(1)(*) and in points (v), (vi) and (vii) of Article 27(2)(a)(*) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 (4) of the European Parliament and of the Council, |
| --- | --- |

—

the applicant is not subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 27(1)(*) and in points (v), (vi) and (vii) of Article 27(2)(a)(*) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 (4) of the European Parliament and of the Council,

| — | the applicant organisation has the financial and organisational capacity to implement the grant agreement, |
| --- | --- |

—

the applicant organisation has the financial and organisational capacity to implement the grant agreement,

| — | the information supplied in this application and its annexes is accurate and no information has been withheld, either in full or in part, from the European Parliament. |
| --- | --- |

—

the information supplied in this application and its annexes is accurate and no information has been withheld, either in full or in part, from the European Parliament.

Authorised signature:

| Title (Mrs, Mr, Prof...), name and forename: | |
| --- | --- |
| Function in the organisation applying for funding: | |
| Place/Date: | |
| Signature: | |
| (*) | The Articles listed above are referred to below: |

Title (Mrs, Mr, Prof...), name and forename:

Function in the organisation applying for funding:

Place/Date:

Signature:

(*)

The Articles listed above are referred to below:

Article 136(1) of the Financial Regulation:

| | The authorising officer responsible shall exclude a person or entity referred to in Article 135(2) from participating in award procedures governed by this Regulation or from being selected for implementing Union funds where that person or entity is in one or more of the following exclusion situations:






  (a) | the person or entity is bankrupt, subject to insolvency or winding-up procedures, its assets are being administered by a liquidator or by a court, it is in an arrangement with creditors, its business activities are suspended, or it is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure provided for under Union or national law; |
| --- | --- | --- |

The authorising officer responsible shall exclude a person or entity referred to in Article 135(2) from participating in award procedures governed by this Regulation or from being selected for implementing Union funds where that person or entity is in one or more of the following exclusion situations:

(a)

the person or entity is bankrupt, subject to insolvency or winding-up procedures, its assets are being administered by a liquidator or by a court, it is in an arrangement with creditors, its business activities are suspended, or it is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure provided for under Union or national law;

| (b) | it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the person or entity is in breach of its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions in accordance with the applicable law; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the person or entity is in breach of its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions in accordance with the applicable law;

| (c) | it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the person or entity is guilty of grave professional misconduct by having violated applicable laws or regulations or ethical standards of the profession to which the person or entity belongs, or by having engaged in any wrongful conduct which has an impact on its professional credibility where such conduct denotes wrongful intent or gross negligence, including, in particular, any of the following:






  (i) | fraudulently or negligently misrepresenting information required for the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion or the fulfilment of eligibility or selection criteria or in the implementation of the legal commitment; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(c)

it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the person or entity is guilty of grave professional misconduct by having violated applicable laws or regulations or ethical standards of the profession to which the person or entity belongs, or by having engaged in any wrongful conduct which has an impact on its professional credibility where such conduct denotes wrongful intent or gross negligence, including, in particular, any of the following:

(i)

fraudulently or negligently misrepresenting information required for the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion or the fulfilment of eligibility or selection criteria or in the implementation of the legal commitment;

| (ii) | entering into agreement with other persons or entities with the aim of distorting competition; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

entering into agreement with other persons or entities with the aim of distorting competition;

| (iii) | violating intellectual property rights; |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

violating intellectual property rights;

| (iv) | attempting to influence the decision-making of the authorising officer responsible during the award procedure; |
| --- | --- |

(iv)

attempting to influence the decision-making of the authorising officer responsible during the award procedure;

| (v) | attempting to obtain confidential information that may confer upon it undue advantages in the award procedure; |
| --- | --- |

(v)

attempting to obtain confidential information that may confer upon it undue advantages in the award procedure;

| (d) | it has been established by a final judgment that the person or entity is guilty of any of the following:






  (i) | fraud, within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities’ financial interests, drawn up by the Council Act of 26 July 1995; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(d)

it has been established by a final judgment that the person or entity is guilty of any of the following:

(i)

fraud, within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities’ financial interests, drawn up by the Council Act of 26 July 1995;

| (ii) | corruption, as defined in Article 4(2) of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 or active corruption within the meaning of Article 3 of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union, drawn up by the Council Act of 26 May 1997, or conduct referred to in Article 2(1) of Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA), or corruption as defined in other applicable laws; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

corruption, as defined in Article 4(2) of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 or active corruption within the meaning of Article 3 of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union, drawn up by the Council Act of 26 May 1997, or conduct referred to in Article 2(1) of Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA), or corruption as defined in other applicable laws;

| (iii) | conduct related to a criminal organisation as referred to in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA; |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

conduct related to a criminal organisation as referred to in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA;

| (iv) | money laundering or terrorist financing within the meaning of Article 1(3), (4) and (5) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |
| --- | --- |

(iv)

money laundering or terrorist financing within the meaning of Article 1(3), (4) and (5) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

| (v) | terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities, as defined in Articles 1 and 3 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA, respectively, or inciting, aiding, abetting or attempting to commit such offences, as referred to in Article 4 of that Decision; |
| --- | --- |

(v)

terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities, as defined in Articles 1 and 3 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA, respectively, or inciting, aiding, abetting or attempting to commit such offences, as referred to in Article 4 of that Decision;

| (vi) | child labour or other offences concerning trafficking in human beings as referred to in Article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council; |
| --- | --- |

(vi)

child labour or other offences concerning trafficking in human beings as referred to in Article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council;

| (e) | the person or entity has shown significant deficiencies in complying with main obligations in the implementation of a legal commitment financed by the budget which has:






  (i) | led to the early termination of a legal commitment; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(e)

the person or entity has shown significant deficiencies in complying with main obligations in the implementation of a legal commitment financed by the budget which has:

(i)

led to the early termination of a legal commitment;

| (ii) | led to the application of liquidated damages or other contractual penalties; or |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

led to the application of liquidated damages or other contractual penalties; or

| (iii) | been discovered by an authorising officer, OLAF or the Court of Auditors following checks, audits or investigations; |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

been discovered by an authorising officer, OLAF or the Court of Auditors following checks, audits or investigations;

| (f) | it has been established by a final judgment or final administrative decision that the person or entity has committed an irregularity within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95); |
| --- | --- |

(f)

it has been established by a final judgment or final administrative decision that the person or entity has committed an irregularity within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95);

| (g) | it has been established by a final judgment or final administrative decision that the person or entity has created an entity in a different jurisdiction with the intent to circumvent fiscal, social or any other legal obligations in the jurisdiction of its registered office, central administration or principal place of business; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

it has been established by a final judgment or final administrative decision that the person or entity has created an entity in a different jurisdiction with the intent to circumvent fiscal, social or any other legal obligations in the jurisdiction of its registered office, central administration or principal place of business;

| (h) | it has been established by a final judgment or final administrative decision that an entity has been created with the intent referred to in point (g). |
| --- | --- |

(h)

it has been established by a final judgment or final administrative decision that an entity has been created with the intent referred to in point (g).

Article 141(1) of the Financial Regulation:

| | The authorising officer responsible shall reject from an award procedure a participant who:






  (a) | is in an exclusion situation established in accordance with Article 136; |
| --- | --- | --- |

The authorising officer responsible shall reject from an award procedure a participant who:

(a)

is in an exclusion situation established in accordance with Article 136;

| (b) | has misrepresented the information required as a condition for participating in the procedure or has failed to supply that information; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

has misrepresented the information required as a condition for participating in the procedure or has failed to supply that information;

| (c) | was previously involved in the preparation of documents used in the award procedure where this entails a breach of the principle of equality of treatment, including distortion of competition, that cannot be remedied otherwise. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

was previously involved in the preparation of documents used in the award procedure where this entails a breach of the principle of equality of treatment, including distortion of competition, that cannot be remedied otherwise.

In accordance with Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the applicant may not be the subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 27(1) and in points (a)(v), (vi) and (vii) of Article 27(2).

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 - Article 27(1):

| | In accordance with Article 16, the Authority shall decide to remove a European political party or a European political foundation from the Register by way of sanction in any of the following situations:






  (a) | where the party or foundation in question has been found by a judgment having the force of res judicata to have engaged in illegal activities detrimental to the financial interests of the Union as defined in Article 106(1) of the Financial Regulation; |
| --- | --- | --- |

In accordance with Article 16, the Authority shall decide to remove a European political party or a European political foundation from the Register by way of sanction in any of the following situations:

(a)

where the party or foundation in question has been found by a judgment having the force of res judicata to have engaged in illegal activities detrimental to the financial interests of the Union as defined in Article 106(1) of the Financial Regulation;

| (b) | where it is established, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 10(2) to (5), that it no longer fulfils one or more of the conditions set out in Article 3(1) or (2);






  (ba) | where a decision to register the party or foundation in question is based on incorrect or misleading information for which the applicant is responsible, or where such a decision has been obtained by deceit; or |
| --- | --- | --- |

(b)

where it is established, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 10(2) to (5), that it no longer fulfils one or more of the conditions set out in Article 3(1) or (2);

(ba)

where a decision to register the party or foundation in question is based on incorrect or misleading information for which the applicant is responsible, or where such a decision has been obtained by deceit; or

| (c) | where a request by a Member State for de-registration on grounds of serious failure to fulfil obligations under national law meets the requirements set out in point (b) of Article 16(3). |
| --- | --- |

(c)

where a request by a Member State for de-registration on grounds of serious failure to fulfil obligations under national law meets the requirements set out in point (b) of Article 16(3).

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 - Article 27(2)(a)(v), (vi) and (vii):

| | The Authority shall impose financial sanctions in the following situations:






  (a) | non-quantifiable infringements:






  (v) | where a European political party or a European political foundation has been found by a judgment having the force of res judicata to have engaged in illegal activities detrimental to the financial interests of the Union as defined in Article 106(1) of the Financial Regulation; |
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The Authority shall impose financial sanctions in the following situations:

(a)

non-quantifiable infringements:

(v)

where a European political party or a European political foundation has been found by a judgment having the force of res judicata to have engaged in illegal activities detrimental to the financial interests of the Union as defined in Article 106(1) of the Financial Regulation;

| (vi) | where the European political party or the European political foundation concerned has at any time intentionally omitted to provide information or has intentionally provided incorrect or misleading information, or where the bodies authorised by this Regulation to audit or conduct checks on the beneficiaries of funding from the general budget of the European Union detect inaccuracies in the annual financial statements which are regarded as constituting material omissions or misstatements of items in accordance with the international accounting standards defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 |
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(vi)

where the European political party or the European political foundation concerned has at any time intentionally omitted to provide information or has intentionally provided incorrect or misleading information, or where the bodies authorised by this Regulation to audit or conduct checks on the beneficiaries of funding from the general budget of the European Union detect inaccuracies in the annual financial statements which are regarded as constituting material omissions or misstatements of items in accordance with the international accounting standards defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002

| (vii) | where, in accordance with the verification procedure provided for in Article 10a, it is established that a European political party or a European political foundation has deliberately influenced or attempted to influence the outcome of elections to the European Parliament by taking advantage of an infringement of the applicable rules on the protection of personal data. |
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(vii)

where, in accordance with the verification procedure provided for in Article 10a, it is established that a European political party or a European political foundation has deliberately influenced or attempted to influence the outcome of elections to the European Parliament by taking advantage of an infringement of the applicable rules on the protection of personal data.

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(1)  The category of the funding is the operating grant, pursuant to Title VIII of the Financial Regulation (OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1).

(2)  For example with reference to relevant provisions of the statutes of the applicant, where applicable.

(3)  OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1.

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ANNEX b

ESTIMATED BUDGET

| Costs | | Revenue |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Eligible costs | Budget | Actual | | Budget | Actual |
| A.1: | Personnel costs







  1. | Salaries |

Costs

Revenue

Eligible costs

Budget

Actual

Budget

Actual

A.1:

Personnel costs

1.

Salaries

| 2. | Contributions |
| --- | --- |

2.

Contributions

| 3. | Professional training |
| --- | --- |

3.

Professional training

| 4. | Staff missions expenses |
| --- | --- |

4.

Staff missions expenses

| 5. | Other personnel costs |
| --- | --- |

5.

Other personnel costs

| D.1 | Dissolution of ‘Provision to cover eligible costs of the first quarter of year N’ |
| --- | --- |

D.1

Dissolution of ‘Provision to cover eligible costs of the first quarter of year N’

n/a

| D.2 | European Parliament funding awarded for year N |
| --- | --- |

D.2

European Parliament funding awarded for year N

| D.3 | Member contributions |
| --- | --- |

D.3

Member contributions

| 3.1 | from member organisations |
| --- | --- |

3.1

from member organisations

| 3.2 | from individual members |
| --- | --- |

3.2

from individual members

| A.2: | Infrastructure and operating costs







  1. | Rent, charges and maintenance costs |
| --- | --- | --- |

A.2:

Infrastructure and operating costs

1.

Rent, charges and maintenance costs

| 2. | Costs relating to installation, operation and maintenance of equipment |
| --- | --- |

2.

Costs relating to installation, operation and maintenance of equipment

| 3. | Depreciation of movable and immovable property |
| --- | --- |

3.

Depreciation of movable and immovable property

| 4. | Stationery and office supplies |
| --- | --- |

4.

Stationery and office supplies

| 5. | Postal and telecommunications charges |
| --- | --- |

5.

Postal and telecommunications charges

| 6. | Printing, translation and reproduction costs |
| --- | --- |

6.

Printing, translation and reproduction costs

| 7. | Other infrastructure costs |
| --- | --- |

7.

Other infrastructure costs

| D.4 | Donations |
| --- | --- |

D.4

Donations

| D.5 | Other own resources |
| --- | --- |

D.5

Other own resources

(to be specified)

| A.3: | Administrative costs







  1. | Documentation costs (newspapers, press agencies, databases) |
| --- | --- | --- |

A.3:

Administrative costs

1.

Documentation costs (newspapers, press agencies, databases)

| 2. | Costs of studies and research |
| --- | --- |

2.

Costs of studies and research

| 3. | Legal costs |
| --- | --- |

3.

Legal costs

| 4. | Accounting and audit costs |
| --- | --- |

4.

Accounting and audit costs

| 5. | Miscellaneous administrative costs |
| --- | --- |

5.

Miscellaneous administrative costs

| 6. | Support to third parties |
| --- | --- |

6.

Support to third parties

| A.4: | Meetings and representation costs







  1. | Costs of meetings |
| --- | --- | --- |

A.4:

Meetings and representation costs

1.

Costs of meetings

| 2. | Participation in seminars and conferences |
| --- | --- |

2.

Participation in seminars and conferences

| 3. | Representation costs |
| --- | --- |

3.

Representation costs

| 4. | Costs of invitations |
| --- | --- |

4.

Costs of invitations

| 5. | Other meeting-related costs |
| --- | --- |

5.

Other meeting-related costs

| A.5: | Information and publication costs







  1. | Publication costs |
| --- | --- | --- |

A.5:

Information and publication costs

1.

Publication costs

| 2. | Creation and operation of internet sites |
| --- | --- |

2.

Creation and operation of internet sites

| 3. | Publicity costs |
| --- | --- |

3.

Publicity costs

| 4. | Communications equipment (gadgets) |
| --- | --- |

4.

Communications equipment (gadgets)

| 5. | Seminar and exhibitions |
| --- | --- |

5.

Seminar and exhibitions

| 6. | Other information-related costs |
| --- | --- |

6.

Other information-related costs

| A.6: | Allocation to ‘Provision to cover eligible costs of the first quarter of year N+1’ |
| --- | --- |

A.6:

Allocation to ‘Provision to cover eligible costs of the first quarter of year N+1’

| A. | TOTAL ELIGIBLE COSTS |
| --- | --- |

A.

TOTAL ELIGIBLE COSTS

Ineligible costs

| 1. | Allocations to other provisions |
| --- | --- |

1.

Allocations to other provisions

| 2. | Financial charges |
| --- | --- |

2.

Financial charges

| 3. | Exchange losses |
| --- | --- |

3.

Exchange losses

| 4. | Doubtful claims on third parties |
| --- | --- |

4.

Doubtful claims on third parties

| 5. | Others (to be specified) |
| --- | --- |

5.

Others (to be specified)

| 6. | Contributions in kind |
| --- | --- |

6.

Contributions in kind

| B. | TOTAL INELIGIBLE COSTS |
| --- | --- |

B.

TOTAL INELIGIBLE COSTS

| C. | TOTAL COSTS |
| --- | --- |

C.

TOTAL COSTS

| D.6. | Interest from pre-financing |
| --- | --- |

D.6.

Interest from pre-financing

| D.7. | Contributions in kind |
| --- | --- |

D.7.

Contributions in kind

| D. | TOTAL REVENUE |
| --- | --- |

D.

TOTAL REVENUE

| E. | Profit/Loss (D-C) |
| --- | --- |

E.

Profit/Loss (D-C)

| F. | Allocation of own resources to the reserve account |
| --- | --- |

F.

Allocation of own resources to the reserve account

| G. | Profit/Loss for verifying compliance with the no-profit rule (E-F) |
| --- | --- |

G.

Profit/Loss for verifying compliance with the no-profit rule (E-F)

DECLARATION THAT THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED THROUGH AFFILIATED EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTY

I, the undersigned, the legal representative of [insert party’s name], declare that, pursuant to Article 18(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the present application for funding of [insert applicant’s name] for the financial year 2022 is submitted through its affiliated European political party[insert affiliated European political party name].

Authorised signature:

| Title (Mrs, Mr, Prof...), name and forename: | |
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| Function in the European political party: | |
| Place/Date: | |
| Signature: | |

Title (Mrs, Mr, Prof...), name and forename:

Function in the European political party:

Place/Date:

Signature:

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