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| 18.9.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 247/11 |
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18.9.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 247/11

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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 887/2013

of 11 July 2013

replacing Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the citizens’ initiative

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the citizens’ initiative (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 provides that the organisers of a proposed citizens’ initiative are required to register it with the Commission, providing the information set out in Annex II to that Regulation. |
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(1)

Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 provides that the organisers of a proposed citizens’ initiative are required to register it with the Commission, providing the information set out in Annex II to that Regulation.

| (2) | The information in Annex II needs to be modified in order to facilitate the verification by the Commission that the criteria for registration set out in point (a) of Article 4(2) are fulfilled, ensure an appropriate administrative handling of the registration requests and facilitate communication between the organisers and the Commission throughout the citizens’ initiative procedure. |
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(2)

The information in Annex II needs to be modified in order to facilitate the verification by the Commission that the criteria for registration set out in point (a) of Article 4(2) are fulfilled, ensure an appropriate administrative handling of the registration requests and facilitate communication between the organisers and the Commission throughout the citizens’ initiative procedure.

| (3) | Six Member States requested modifications in the data required in the forms set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011. |
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(3)

Six Member States requested modifications in the data required in the forms set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011.

| (4) | The Commission is empowered to amend Annexes II and III to the Regulation in accordance with Article 290 TFEU. As regards Annex III, the Commission should take into account information forwarded to it by Member States. |
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(4)

The Commission is empowered to amend Annexes II and III to the Regulation in accordance with Article 290 TFEU. As regards Annex III, the Commission should take into account information forwarded to it by Member States.

| (5) | Several organisers of initiatives registered with the Commission are currently collecting statements of support in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011; it is necessary to allow them to equally use the forms as set out in Annex II to this Regulation and their previous versions, |
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(5)

Several organisers of initiatives registered with the Commission are currently collecting statements of support in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011; it is necessary to allow them to equally use the forms as set out in Annex II to this Regulation and their previous versions,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 is amended as follows:

| (a) | Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation; |
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(a)

Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation;

| (b) | Annex III is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation. |
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(b)

Annex III is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Forms complying with Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 in the version in force prior to the entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be used for the collection of statements of support from signatories for proposed citizens’ initiatives which have been registered in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 July 2013.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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(1)  
  OJ L 65, 11.3.2011, p. 1.

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX II

REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR REGISTERING A PROPOSED CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE

| 1. | The title of the proposed citizens’ initiative, in no more than 100 characters; |
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1.

| 2. | The subject matter, in no more than 200 characters; |
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2.

| 3. | A description of the objectives of the proposed citizens’ initiative on which the Commission is invited to act, in no more than 500 characters; |
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3.

| 4. | The provisions of the Treaties considered relevant by the organisers for the proposed action; |
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4.

| 5. | The full names, postal addresses, nationalities and dates of birth of the seven members of the citizens’ committee, indicating specifically the representative and the substitute as well as their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers (1); |
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5.

| 6. | Documents that prove the full names, postal addresses, nationalities and dates of birth of each of the seven members of the citizens’ committee; |
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6.

| 7. | All sources of support and funding for the proposed citizens’ initiative at the time of registration (1).
  Organisers may provide more detailed information on the subject, objectives and background to the proposed citizens’ initiative in an annex. They may also, if they wish, submit a draft legal act. |
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7.

Organisers may provide more detailed information on the subject, objectives and background to the proposed citizens’ initiative in an annex. They may also, if they wish, submit a draft legal act.

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(1)  Privacy statement: in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data, data subjects are informed that these personal data are compiled by the Commission for the purpose of the procedure in respect of the proposed citizens’ initiative. Only the full names of the organisers, the e-mail addresses of the contact persons and information relating to the sources of support and funding will be made available to the public in the Commission’s online register. Data subjects are entitled to object to the publication of their personal data on compelling legitimate grounds relating to their particular situation, and to request the rectification of that data at any time and its removal from the Commission’s online register after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of registration of the proposed citizens’ initiative.’

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX III

| STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FORM — PART A (1)


  (for Member States that do not require the provision of a personal identification number/personal identification document number) |
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STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FORM — PART A (1)

(for Member States that do not require the provision of a personal identification number/personal identification document number)

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Unless stated otherwise, all fields on this form are mandatory.

TO BE PRE-COMPLETED BY THE ORGANISERS:

1. All signatories on this form are

Please mark only one Member State per list.

residents in:

IE

UK

residents in or citizens of:

EE

NL

SK

FI

residents in or citizens of (citizens living abroad only if they have informed their national authorities about their place of residence):

BE

DK

DE

LU

2. European Commission registration number:

3. Date of registration:

4. Web address of this proposed citizens’ initiative in the European Commission’s register:

5. Title of this proposed citizens’ initiative:

6. Subject matter:

7. Main objectives:

8. Names and e-mail addresses of registered contact persons:

9. Names of the other registered organisers:

10. Website of this proposed citizens’ initiative (if any):

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SIGNATORIES IN CAPITAL LETTERS:

“I hereby certify that the information that I have provided in this form is correct and that I have not already supported this proposed citizens’ initiative.”

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FULL FIRST NAMES

FAMILY NAMES (2)

RESIDENCE

(street, number, postal code, city, country) (3)

DATE AND PLACE (4) OF BIRTH

NATIONALITY

DATE AND SIGNATURE (5)

(1) The form shall be printed on one sheet. Organisers may use a double-sided sheet.

(2) For the Netherlands and Slovakia, please also state the name at birth.

(3) For Finland, please only state the country of permanent residence.

(4) For Ireland, Finland and the United Kingdom, please only state the date of birth.

(5) Signature is not mandatory if the form is submitted electronically via an online collection system as referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011.

Privacy statement: in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, the personal data provided on this form will only be made available to the competent authorities for the purpose of verification and certification of the number of valid statements of support received for this proposed citizens’ initiative (see Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the citizens’ initiative) and, if necessary, further processed for the purpose of administrative or legal proceedings relating to this proposed citizens’ initiative (see Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011). The data may not be used for any other purpose. Data subjects are entitled to obtain access to their personal data. All statements of support will be destroyed at the latest 18 months after the date of registration of the proposed citizens’ initiative, or, in the case of administrative or legal proceedings, at the latest one week after the date of conclusion of the said proceedings.

| STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FORM — PART B (1)


  (for Member States that require the provision of a personal identification number/personal identification document number) |
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STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FORM — PART B (1)

STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FORM — PART B (1

(for Member States that require the provision of a personal identification number/personal identification document number)

(for Member States that require the provision of a personal identification number/personal identification document number)

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Unless stated otherwise, all fields on this form are mandatory.

TO BE PRE-COMPLETED BY THE ORGANISERS:

1. All signatories on this form hold personal identification numbers/personal identification document numbers of:

Please mark only one Member State per list.

BG

CZ

EL

ES

FR

HR

IT

CY

LV

LT

HU

MT

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SE

See Part C for personal identification numbers/personal identification document numbers, one of which must be provided.

2. European Commission registration number:

3. Date of registration:

4. Web address of this proposed citizens’ initiative in the European Commission’s register:

5. Title of this proposed citizens’ initiative:

6. Subject matter:

7. Main objectives:

8. Names and e-mail addresses of registered contact persons:

9. Names of the other registered organisers:

10. Website of this proposed citizens’ initiative (if any):

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SIGNATORIES IN CAPITAL LETTERS:

“I hereby certify that the information that I have provided in this form is correct and that I have not already supported this proposed citizens’ initiative.”

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FULL FIRST NAMES

FAMILY NAMES (2)

RESIDENCE

(street, number, postal code, city, country) (3)

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH (4)

NATIONALITY

PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER/PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT TYPE AND NUMBER (5)

DATE AND SIGNATURE (6)

(1) The form shall be printed on one sheet. Organisers may use a double-sided sheet.

(2) For Bulgaria and Greece, please also state the father’s name. For Greece and Latvia, please also state the name at birth.

(3) Only for France, Croatia, Italy, Austria, Poland and Romania.

(4) For Greece, Spain, Malta, Portugal and Romania, please only state the date of birth. For France, Italy, Latvia, Austria, Slovenia and Sweden, please state both the date and place of birth. For the other Member States, do not state anything.

(5) For Italian identification documents, please also state the issuing authority.

(6) Signature is not mandatory if the form is submitted electronically via an online collection system as referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011.

Privacy statement: in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, the personal data provided on this form will only be made available to the competent authorities for the purpose of verification and certification of the number of valid statements of support received for this proposed citizens’ initiative (see Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the citizens’ initiative) and, if necessary, further processed for the purpose of administrative or legal proceedings relating to this proposed citizens’ initiative (see Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011). The data may not be used for any other purpose. Data subjects are entitled to obtain access to their personal data. All statements of support will be destroyed at the latest 18 months after the date of registration of the proposed citizens’ initiative, or, in the case of administrative or legal proceedings, at the latest one week after the date of conclusion of the said proceedings.

PART C

PART C

| 1. | Requirements for the Member States that do not require the provision of a personal identification number/personal identification document number (statement of support form — Part A):







  Member State | Signatories whose statement of support is to be submitted to the Member State concerned |
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| Belgium | — | residents in Belgium |

1.

Requirements for the Member States that do not require the provision of a personal identification number/personal identification document number (statement of support form — Part A):

Member State

Signatories whose statement of support is to be submitted to the Member State concerned

Belgium

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residents in Belgium

| — | Belgian nationals residing outside the country if they have informed their national authorities of their place of residence |
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Belgian nationals residing outside the country if they have informed their national authorities of their place of residence

Denmark

| — | residents in Denmark |
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residents in Denmark

| — | Danish nationals residing outside the country if they have informed their national authorities of their place of residence |
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Danish nationals residing outside the country if they have informed their national authorities of their place of residence

Germany

| — | residents in Germany |
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residents in Germany

| — | German nationals residing outside the country if they have informed their national authorities of their place of residence |
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German nationals residing outside the country if they have informed their national authorities of their place of residence

Estonia

| — | residents in Estonia |
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residents in Estonia

| — | Estonian nationals residing outside the country |
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Estonian nationals residing outside the country

Ireland

| — | residents in Ireland |
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residents in Ireland

Luxembourg

| — | residents in Luxembourg |
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residents in Luxembourg

| — | Luxembourgish nationals residing outside the country if they have informed their national authorities of their place of residence |
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Luxembourgish nationals residing outside the country if they have informed their national authorities of their place of residence

Netherlands

| — | residents in the Netherlands |
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residents in the Netherlands

| — | Dutch nationals residing outside the country |
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Dutch nationals residing outside the country

Slovakia

| — | residents in Slovakia |
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residents in Slovakia

| — | Slovak nationals residing outside the country |
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Slovak nationals residing outside the country

Finland

| — | residents in Finland |
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residents in Finland

| — | Finnish nationals residing outside the country |
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Finnish nationals residing outside the country

United Kingdom

| — | residents in the United Kingdom |
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residents in the United Kingdom

| 2. | List of Member States that require the provision of one of the personal identification numbers/personal identification document numbers specified below and issued by the Member State concerned (statement of support form — Part B):






  BULGARIA





  Единен граждански номер (personal number) |
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2.

List of Member States that require the provision of one of the personal identification numbers/personal identification document numbers specified below and issued by the Member State concerned (statement of support form — Part B):

BULGARIA

Единен граждански номер (personal number)

| CZECH REPUBLIC





  Občanský průkaz (national identity card) |
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CZECH REPUBLIC

Občanský průkaz (national identity card)

| Cestovní pas (passport) |
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Cestovní pas (passport)

| GREECE





  Δελτίο Αστυνομικής Ταυτότητας (identity card) |
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GREECE

Δελτίο Αστυνομικής Ταυτότητας (identity card)

| Διαβατήριο (passport) |
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Διαβατήριο (passport)

| Βεβαίωση Εγγραφής Πολιτών Ε.Ε./Έγγραφο πιστοποίησης μόνιμης διαμονής πολίτη Ε.Ε. (residence certificate/permanent residence certificate) |
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Βεβαίωση Εγγραφής Πολιτών Ε.Ε./Έγγραφο πιστοποίησης μόνιμης διαμονής πολίτη Ε.Ε. (residence certificate/permanent residence certificate)

| SPAIN





  Documento Nacional de Identidad (identity card) |
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SPAIN

Documento Nacional de Identidad (identity card)

| Pasaporte (passport) |
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Pasaporte (passport)

| Número de Identidad de Extranjero, de la tarjeta o certificado, correspondiente a la inscripción en el Registro Central de Extranjeros (foreigner’s identification number (NIE), of the card or certificate, corresponding to the registration in the Foreigners’ Central Registry) |
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Número de Identidad de Extranjero, de la tarjeta o certificado, correspondiente a la inscripción en el Registro Central de Extranjeros (foreigner’s identification number (NIE), of the card or certificate, corresponding to the registration in the Foreigners’ Central Registry)

| FRANCE





  Passeport (passport) |
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FRANCE

Passeport (passport)

| Carte nationale d’identité (national identity card) |
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Carte nationale d’identité (national identity card)

| CROATIA





  Ozone identifikacijski broj (personal identification number) |
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CROATIA

Ozone identifikacijski broj (personal identification number)

| ITALY





  Passaporto (passport), inclusa l’indicazione dell’autorità di rilascio (including issuing authority) |
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ITALY

Passaporto (passport), inclusa l’indicazione dell’autorità di rilascio (including issuing authority)

| Carta di identità (identity card), inclusa l’indicazione dell’autorità di rilascio (including issuing authority) |
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Carta di identità (identity card), inclusa l’indicazione dell’autorità di rilascio (including issuing authority)

| CYPRUS





  Δελτίο Ταυτότητας (identity card of the national or resident) |
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CYPRUS

Δελτίο Ταυτότητας (identity card of the national or resident)

| Διαβατήριο (passport) |
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Διαβατήριο (passport)

| LATVIA





  Personas kods (personal identification number) |
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LATVIA

Personas kods (personal identification number)

| LITHUANIA





  Asmens kodas (personal number) |
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LITHUANIA

Asmens kodas (personal number)

| HUNGARY





  személyazonosító igazolvány (identity card) |
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HUNGARY

személyazonosító igazolvány (identity card)

| útlevél (passport) |
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útlevél (passport)

| személyi azonosító szám (személyi szám) (personal identification number) |
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személyi azonosító szám (személyi szám) (personal identification number)

| MALTA





  Karta tal-Identità (identity card) |
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MALTA

Karta tal-Identità (identity card)

| AUSTRIA





  Reisepass (passport) |
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AUSTRIA

Reisepass (passport)

| Personalausweis (identity card) |
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Personalausweis (identity card)

| POLAND





  Numer ewidencyjny PESEL (PESEL identification number) |
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POLAND

Numer ewidencyjny PESEL (PESEL identification number)

| PORTUGAL





  Bilhete de identidade (identity card) |
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PORTUGAL

Bilhete de identidade (identity card)

| Passaporte (passport) |
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Passaporte (passport)

| Cartão de Cidadão (citizen’s card) |
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Cartão de Cidadão (citizen’s card)

| ROMANIA





  carte de identitate (identity card) |
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ROMANIA

carte de identitate (identity card)

| pașaport (passport) |
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pașaport (passport)

| certificat de înregistrare (registration certificate) |
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certificat de înregistrare (registration certificate)

| carte de rezidență permanentă pentru cetățenii UE (permanent residence card for EU citizens) |
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carte de rezidență permanentă pentru cetățenii UE (permanent residence card for EU citizens)

| Cod Numeric Personal (personal identification number) |
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Cod Numeric Personal (personal identification number)

| SLOVENIA





  Enotna matična številka občana (personal identification number) |
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SLOVENIA

Enotna matična številka občana (personal identification number)

| SWEDEN





  Personnummer (personal identification number)’ |
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SWEDEN

Personnummer (personal identification number)’

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