# Official Journal C 228/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6129 June 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 228

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6129 June 2018

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| Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 228/01 | Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.8858 — Boeing/Safran/JV (auxiliary power units)) (
  1) | 1 |

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 228/01

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.8858 — Boeing/Safran/JV (auxiliary power units)) (
  1)

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 228/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2018/C 228/03 | Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (Publication of references of European Assessment Documents in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011)
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  1) | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 228/02

Euro exchange rates

2

2018/C 228/03

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (Publication of references of European Assessment Documents in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011)
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  1)

(Publication of references of European Assessment Documents in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 228/04 | Call for contributions No IX-2019/01 — Contributions to European political parties | 13 |
| 2018/C 228/05 | Call for proposals IX-2019/02 — Grants to European political foundations | 23 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 228/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8837 — Blackstone/Thomson Reuters F&R Business) (
  1) | 33 |
| 2018/C 228/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8896 — Macquarie Group/The Goldman Sachs Group/HES International) (
  1) | 34 |
| 2018/C 228/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8967 — BGŻ BNP Paribas/Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1) | 35 |
| 2018/C 228/09 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8979 — PAI Partners/M Group Services) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1) | 36 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

2018/C 228/04

Call for contributions No IX-2019/01 — Contributions to European political parties

13

2018/C 228/05

Call for proposals IX-2019/02 — Grants to European political foundations

23

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 228/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8837 — Blackstone/Thomson Reuters F&R Business) (
  1)

1

33

2018/C 228/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8896 — Macquarie Group/The Goldman Sachs Group/HES International) (
  1)

1

34

2018/C 228/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8967 — BGŻ BNP Paribas/Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1)

1

35

2018/C 228/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8979 — PAI Partners/M Group Services) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1)

1

36

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 29.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 228/1 |
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29.6.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/1

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Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.8858 — Boeing/Safran/JV (auxiliary power units))

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 228/01)

On 5 June 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration between Boeing and Safran. On 26 June 2018, the notifying party/ies informed the Commission that it/they withdrew its/their notification.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 29.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 228/2 |
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29.6.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/2

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Euro exchange rates (1)

28 June 2018

(2018/C 228/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1583 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 127,63 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4509 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88520 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,4191 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1556 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 124,20 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,4740 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 26,001 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 328,07 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3631 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6584 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 5,3305 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5778 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5398 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,0906 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7135 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5831 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 300,27 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,0621 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,6728 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3820 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 598,44 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6824 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,960 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 73,0951 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,363 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,4822 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,2921 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 79,6830 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1583

JPY

Japanese yen

127,63

DKK

Danish krone

7,4509

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88520

SEK

Swedish krona

10,4191

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1556

ISK

Iceland króna

124,20

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,4740

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

26,001

HUF

Hungarian forint

328,07

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3631

RON

Romanian leu

4,6584

TRY

Turkish lira

5,3305

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5778

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5398

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,0906

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7135

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5831

KRW

South Korean won

1 300,27

ZAR

South African rand

16,0621

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,6728

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3820

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 598,44

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6824

PHP

Philippine peso

61,960

RUB

Russian rouble

73,0951

THB

Thai baht

38,363

BRL

Brazilian real

4,4822

MXN

Mexican peso

23,2921

INR

Indian rupee

79,6830

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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| 29.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 228/3 |
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29.6.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/3

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Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC

(Publication of references of European Assessment Documents in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 228/03)

The provisions of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 prevail over any conflicting provisions in the European Assessment Documents.

| Reference and title of the European Assessment Document | Reference and title of the superseded European Assessment Document | Remarks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 010001-00-0301 | Precast concrete composite wall with point connectors | | |
| 010003-00-0301 | Precast balcony elements made of ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) | | |
| 010013-00-0301 | Lightweight panel made of mortar of cement and granulated EPS reinforced by a glass fibre mesh and an internal steel railing | | |
| 010028-00-0103 | Shallow and reusable foundation kit for lightweight structures | | |
| 020001-01-0405 | Multi-axis concealed hinge assemblies | 020001-00-0405 | |
| 020002-00-0404 | Balcony (and terrace) glazing system without vertical frames | | |
| 020011-00-0405 | Roof, floor, wall and ceiling hatches providing access or for use as an emergency door/with or without fire resistance | | |
| 020029-00-1102 | Internal pedestrian fire resisting and/or smoke control single or double leaf doorsets made of steel | | |
| 030019-00-0402 | Liquid applied roof waterproofing on the basis of polysiloxane | | |
| 030065-00-0402 | Composite roof waterproofing kit | | |
| 030218-00-0402 | Membrane for use as roof underlay | | |
| 040005-00-1201 | Factory-made thermal and/or acoustic insulation products made of vegetable or animal fibres | | |
| 040007-00-1201 | Thermal insulation product for buildings with radiant heat reflective component | | |
| 040010-00-1201 | Insulation product made of expanded perlite (EPB) | | |
| 040011-00-1201 | Vacuum insulation panels (VIP) with factory applied protection layers | | |
| 040016-00-0404 | Glass fibre mesh for reinforcement of cement based renderings | | |
| 040037-00-1201 | Low lambda composite boards made of mineral wool fibres and aerogel additives | | |
| 040048-01-0502 | Rubber fibre mat to be used for impact sound insulation | 040048-00-0502 | |
| 040049-00-0502 | Polyurethane (PU) foam mat to be used for impact sound insulation | | |
| 040057-00-1201 | Thermal insulation board made of microporous silica | | |
| 040065-00-1201 | Thermal insulation and/or sound absorbing boards based on expanded polystyrene and cement | | |
| 040089-00-0404 | External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems with renderings for the use on timber frame buildings | | |
| 040090-00-1201 | Factory-made boards and products formed by moulding of an expanded polylactic acid (epla) for thermal and/or acoustical insulation. | | |
| 040138-00-1201 | In-situ formed loose fill thermal and/or acoustic insulation products made of vegetable fibres | | |
| 040287-00-0404 | Kits for external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS) with panels as thermal insulation product and discontinuous claddings as exterior skin | | |
| 040288-00-1201 | Factory-made thermal and acoustic insulations made of polyester fibres | | |
| 040313-00-1201 | In-situ formed loose fill thermal and/or acoustic insulation product made of granulated expanded cork | | |
| 040369-00-1201 | Insulation made of loose-fill or compound granulated expanded cork | | |
| 040394-00-1201 | Factory made cellular glass loose fill | | |
| 040456-00-1201 | In-situ formed loose fill thermal and/or acoustic insulation material made of animal fibres | | |
| 040635-00-1201 | Thermal and/or sound insulation based on bound expanded polystyrene bulk material | | |
| 040643-00-1201 | Fibre reinforced silica aerogel thermal insulation | | |
| 040650-00-1201 | Extruded polystyrene foam boards as load bearing layer and/or thermal insulation outside the waterproofing | | |
| 040777-00-1201 | Cellular glass boards as load bearing layer and thermal insulation outside the waterproofing | | |
| 050001-00-0301 | Load bearing thermal insulating elements which form a thermal break between balconies and internal floors | | |
| 050004-00-0301 | Spherical and cylindrical bearing with special sliding material made of UHMWPE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene) | | |
| 050009-00-0301 | Spherical and cylindrical bearing with special sliding material made of fluoropolymer | | |
| 050013-00-0301 | Spherical and cylindrical bearing with special sliding material made of filled PTFE with solid lubricant and reinforcing fibres | | |
| 060001-00-0802 | Chimney kit with clay/ceramic flue liner with classification T400 (MINIMUM) N1 W3 GXX | | |
| 060003-00-0802 | Chimney kit with clay/ceramic flue liner and with specific outer wall with classification T400 (minimum) N1 W3 GXX | | |
| 060008-00-0802 | Chimney kit with clay/ceramic flue liner with classification T400 (minimum) N1/P1 W3 Gxx and with different outer walls and possible change of outer wall | | |
| 070001-01-0504 | Gypsum plasterboards for load-bearing applications | 070001-00-0504 | |
| 070002-00-0505 | Glass fibre joint tape for gypsum plasterboards | | |
| 080002-00-0102 | Non-reinforcing hexagonal geogrid for the stabilization of unbound granular layers by way of interlock with the aggregate | | |
| 090001-00-0404 | Pre-fabricated compressed mineral wool boards with organic or inorganic finish and with specified fastening system | | |
| 090017-00-0404 | Point supported vertical glazing | | |
| 090019-00-0404 | Kits for ventilated external wall claddings of lightweight boards on subframe with rendering applied in situ with or without thermal insulation | | |
| 090020-00-0404 | Kits for external wall claddings made of agglomerated stone | | |
| 090034-00-0404 | Kit composed by subframe and fixings for fastening cladding and external wall elements | | |
| 090035-00-0404 | Insulated glass unit with structural sealant punctually anchored | | |
| 090058-00-0404 | Ventilated external wall cladding kit comprising a metallic honeycomb panel and its associated fixings | | |
| 120001-01-0106 | Microprismatic retro-reflective sheetings | 120001-00-0106 | |
| 120003-00-0106 | Steel lighting columns | | |
| 120011-00-0107 | Flexible plug expansion joints for road bridges with flexible filling based on a synthetic polymer as binder | | |
| 130002-00-0304 | Solid wood slab element — element of dowel jointed timber boards to be used as a structural element in buildings | | |
| 130005-00-0304 | Solid wood slab element to be used as a structural element in buildings | | |
| 130010-00-0304 | Glued laminated timber made of hardwood – structural laminated veneer lumber made of beech | | |
| 130011-00-0304 | Prefabricated wood slab element made of mechanically jointed square-sawn timber members to be used as a structural element in buildings | | |
| 130012-00-0304 | Strength graded structural timber – Square edged logs with wane – Chestnut | | |
| 130013-00-0304 | Solid wood slab element to be used as a structural element in buildings — element of timber boards jointed by dovetail connections | | |
| 130019-00-0603 | Dowel-type fasteners with resin coating | | |
| 130022-00-0304 | Monolithic or laminated beam and wall logs made of timber | | |
| 130033-00-0603 | Nails and screws for use in nailing plates in timber structures | | |
| 130087-00-0204 | Modular construction system | | |
| 130089-00-0304 | Structural wet and/or cold glued finger jointed solid timber | | |
| 130090-00-0303 | Wood-concrete composite slab with dowel-type fasteners | | |
| 130118-00-0603 | Screws for use in timber constructions | | |
| 130166-00-0304 | Strength graded structural timber – steam-cured solid timber with rectangular cross section which may be finger jointed or not – softwood | | |
| 130167-00-0304 | Strength graded structural timber – Square edged logs with wane – Softwood | | |
| 130191-00-0304 | Prefabricated wood slab element made of jointed cross laminated log elements to be used as a structural element in buildings | | |
| 130197-00-0304 | Glued laminated timber made of steam-cured solid timber with rectangular cross section – Softwood | | |
| 140015-00-0304 | Walls, roofs and ceilings made of OSB-panels which are glued together on their surfaces | | |
| 150001-00-0301 | Calcium Sulphoaluminate based Cement | | |
| 150002-00-0301 | Calcium aluminate based refractory cement | | |
| 150003-00-0301 | High strength cement | | |
| 150004-00-0301 | Rapid hardening sulfate resistant calcium sulphoaluminate based cement | | |
| 150007-00-0301 | Portland-pozzolana cement for use in tropical conditions | | |
| 150008-00-0301 | Rapid setting cement | | |
| 150009-00-0301 | Blast Furnace Cement CEM III/A with assessment of sulfate resistance (SR) and optional with low effective alkali content (LA) and/or low heat of hydration (LH) | | |
| 160003-00-0301 | Double headed studs for the increase of punching shear resistance of flat slabs or footings and ground slabs | | |
| 160004-00-0301 | Post-tensioning kits for prestressing of structures | ETAG 013 | |
| 160012-00-0301 | Headed reinforcement steel bars | | |
| 160027-00-0301 | Special filling products for post-tensioning kits | ETAG 013 | |
| 180008-00-0704 | Trapped gully – removable – mechanical closure | | |
| 180018-00-0704 | Flexible couplings for gravity and pressure sewerage and drainage pipes | | |
| 190002-00-0502 | Dry floating flooring kit based on prefabricated interlocked units made of ceramic tiles and rubber mats | | |
| 190005-00-0402 | Terrace decking kit | | |
| 200001-00-0602 | Prefabricated steel and stainless steel wire ropes with end connectors | | |
| 200002-00-0602 | Tension rod system | | |
| 200005-00-0103 | Structural steel piles with hollow sections and rigid splices | | |
| 200012-00-0401 | Spacer kits for built-up metal roof and wall cladding | | |
| 200014-00-0103 | Pile joints and rock shoes for concrete piles | | |
| 200017-00-0302 | Hot rolled products and structural components made of steel grades Q235B, Q235D, Q345B AND Q345D | | |
| 200019-00-0102 | Hexagonal woven mesh gabion boxes and matresses | | |
| 200020-00-0102 | Weldmesh gabion boxes and mattresses | | |
| 200022-00-0302 | Thermo-mechanically rolled long steel products made of weldable fine grain structural steel of special steel grades | | |
| 200026-00-0102 | Steel wire mesh systems for reinforced fill | | |
| 200032-00-0602 | Prefabricated tension rod systems with special end connectors | | |
| 200033-00-0602 | Nailed Shear Connector | | |
| 200035-00-0302 | Roof and wall systems with hidden fastenings | | |
| 200036-00-0103 | Kit for micropiles – Kit with hollow bars for self-drilling micropiles – Hollow bars of seamless steel tubes | | |
| 200039-00-0102 | Hexagonal woven mesh gabion boxes and mattresses with zinc coating | | |
| 200043-01-0103 | Pile pipes made of ductile iron | 200043-00-0103 | |
| 200050-01-0102 | Gabion boxes, mattresses and sack gabions made of hexagonal regular twisted mesh with pre-coated zinc and/or zinc+organic coating | 200050-00-0102 | |
| 200086-00-0602 | Wire ring connection products | | |
| 210004-00-0805 | Modular element for building services | | |
| 210024-00-0504 | Cement-bonded board | | |
| 220006-00-0402 | Roofing slates made of polypropylene, limestone and fillers | | |
| 220007-00-0402 | Fully supported copper alloy sheet and strip for roofing, external cladding and internal lining | | |
| 220008-00-0402 | Eaves profiles for terraces and balconies | | |
| 220010-00-0402 | Flat plastic sheets for fully supported discontinuous roofing and external cladding | | |
| 220013-01-0401 | Self–supporting ridgelight | 220013-00-0401 | |
| 220018-00-0401 | Decentralized energy efficient low-pressure ventilations unit with alternating flow and heat recovery | | |
| 220021-00-0402 | Tubular daylighting devices (TDD) | | |
| 220022-00-0401 | Polycarbonate snow stopper for roof | | |
| 220025-00-0401 | Cantilevered Structural horizontal glazing (structural glass canopy/roof) | | |
| 220069-00-0402 | Flat and profiled (with a pattern) plastic roofing sheets made of recycled material for fully supported discontinuous roofing | | |
| 230004-00-0106 | Wire ring mesh panels | | |
| 230005-00-0106 | Wire rope net panels | | |
| 230008-00-0106 | Double twisted steel wire mesh reinforced or not with ropes | | |
| 230011-00-0106 | Road marking products | | |
| 230012-00-0105 | Additives for asphalt production — additive from bitumen granules made from recycled bituminous roofing felt | | |
| 230025-00-0106 | Flexible facing systems for slope stabilization and rock protection | | |
| 260001-00-0303 | Structural sections made from fibre reinforced polymers (FRP/Glassfiber Composites) | | |
| 260002-00-0301 | Alkali resistant glass fibres containing zirconium dioxide for the use in concrete | | |
| 260006-00-0301 | Polymeric concrete addition | | |
| 260007-00-0301 | Type I addition for concrete, mortar and screed materials – Aqueous solution | | |
| 260035-00-0301 | Natural calcined pozzolana as type II addition for concrete | | |
| 280001-00-0704 | Preassembled line unit for drainage or infiltration | | |
| 290001-00-0701 | Kit for the transport of cold and hot water inside buildings | | |
| 320002-02-0605 | Coated metal water stop sheet for construction and controlled crack joints in waterproof concrete | 320002-00-0605
  320002-01-0605 | |
| 320008-00-0605 | Swellable joint sealing tape on the basis of bentonite for construction joints in watertight concrete | | |
| 330001-00-0602 | Expanding Structural Bolting Assemblies for Blind Fastening | | |
| 330008-02-0601 | Anchor channels | 330008-00-0601
  330008-01-0601 | |
| 330011-00-0601 | Adjustable concrete screws | | |
| 330012-00-0601 | Cast-in anchor with internal threaded socket | | |
| 330014-00-0601 | Mechanical expansion fastener for use in autoclaved aerated concrete | | |
| 330046-01-0602 | Fastening Screws for Metal Members and Sheeting | 330046-00-0602 | |
| 330047-01-0602 | Fastening screws for sandwich panels | 330047-00-0602 | |
| 330075-00-0601 | Elevator lifting device | | |
| 330076-00-0604 | Metal injection anchors for use in masonry | ETAG 29 | |
| 330079-00-0602 | Floor Fixing Assemblies for use in Checker Plate or Open Bar Grating | | |
| 330080-00-0602 | High Slip Resistance Clamp (HSR) Assembly | | |
| 330083-01-0601 | Power-actuated fastener for multiple use in concrete for non-structural applications | 330083-00-0601 | |
| 330084-00-0601 | Steel-plate with cast-in anchors | | |
| 330153-00-0602 | Cartridge fired pin for connections of thin gauge steel members and sheeting | | |
| 330155-00-0602 | Self-adjustable clamp assembly | | |
| 330196-01-0604 | Plastic anchors made of virgin or non-virgin material for fixing of external thermal insulation composite systems with rendering | 330196-00-0604
  ETAG 014 | |
| 330232-00-0601 | Mechanical fasteners for use in concrete | ETAG 001-1
  ETAG 001-2
  ETAG 001-3
  ETAG 001-4 | |
| 330389-00-0601 | Point connector made of glass fibre reinforced polymer for sandwich walls | | |
| 330499-00-0601 | Bonded fasteners for use in concrete | ETAG 001-5 | |
| 330667-00-0602 | Hot-rolled mounting channel | | |
| 330924-00-0601 | Cast-in anchor bolts of ribbed reinforcing steel | | |
| 330965-00-0601 | Powder-actuated fastener for the fixing of ETICS in concrete | | |
| 340002-00-0204 | Panels of steel wires with incorporated thermal insulation for a whole structure | | |
| 340006-00-0506 | Prefabricated stair kits | ETAG 008 | |
| 340020-00-0106 | Flexible kits for retaining debris flows and shallow landslides/open hill debris flows | | |
| 340025-00-0403 | Substructure kit for heated buildings | | |
| 340037-00-0204 | Light weight steel/wood load bearing roof elements | | |
| 350003-00-1109 | Kit for fire resistant service ducts consisting of pre-fabricated connection pieces (made of mechanically pre-coated steel sheet) and accessories | | |
| 350005-00-1104 | Intumescent products for fire sealing and fire stopping purposes | | |
| 350022-01-1107 | Kit for closure system for conveyor systems | 350022-00-1107 | |
| 350134-00-1104 | Fire proof water trap with intumescent fire seal (combined with a stainless steel floor gully penetration | | |
| 350140-00-1106 | Renderings and rendering kits for fire resisting applications | ETAG 018-1
  ETAG 018-3 | |
| 350141-00-1106 | Linear joint and gap seals | ETAG 026-1
  ETAG 026-3 | |
| 350142-00-1106 | Fire protective board, slab and mat products and kits | ETAG 018-1
  ETAG 018-4 | |
| 350402-00-1106 | Reactive coatings for fire protection of steel elements | ETAG 018-1
  ETAG 018-2 | |
| 350454-00-1104 | Fire stopping and fire sealing products — Penetration seals | ETAG 026-1
  ETAG 026-2 | |
| 360001-00-0803 | Ventilation system made of mineral wool covered with film on outside and inside | | |
| 360005-00-0604 | Cavity Tray | | |

Reference and title of the European Assessment Document

Reference and title of the superseded European Assessment Document

Remarks

010001-00-0301

Precast concrete composite wall with point connectors

010003-00-0301

Precast balcony elements made of ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC)

010013-00-0301

Lightweight panel made of mortar of cement and granulated EPS reinforced by a glass fibre mesh and an internal steel railing

010028-00-0103

Shallow and reusable foundation kit for lightweight structures

020001-01-0405

Multi-axis concealed hinge assemblies

020001-00-0405

020002-00-0404

Balcony (and terrace) glazing system without vertical frames

020011-00-0405

Roof, floor, wall and ceiling hatches providing access or for use as an emergency door/with or without fire resistance

020029-00-1102

Internal pedestrian fire resisting and/or smoke control single or double leaf doorsets made of steel

030019-00-0402

Liquid applied roof waterproofing on the basis of polysiloxane

030065-00-0402

Composite roof waterproofing kit

030218-00-0402

Membrane for use as roof underlay

040005-00-1201

Factory-made thermal and/or acoustic insulation products made of vegetable or animal fibres

040007-00-1201

Thermal insulation product for buildings with radiant heat reflective component

040010-00-1201

Insulation product made of expanded perlite (EPB)

040011-00-1201

Vacuum insulation panels (VIP) with factory applied protection layers

040016-00-0404

Glass fibre mesh for reinforcement of cement based renderings

040037-00-1201

Low lambda composite boards made of mineral wool fibres and aerogel additives

040048-01-0502

Rubber fibre mat to be used for impact sound insulation

040048-00-0502

040049-00-0502

Polyurethane (PU) foam mat to be used for impact sound insulation

040057-00-1201

Thermal insulation board made of microporous silica

040065-00-1201

Thermal insulation and/or sound absorbing boards based on expanded polystyrene and cement

040089-00-0404

External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems with renderings for the use on timber frame buildings

040090-00-1201

Factory-made boards and products formed by moulding of an expanded polylactic acid (epla) for thermal and/or acoustical insulation.

040138-00-1201

In-situ formed loose fill thermal and/or acoustic insulation products made of vegetable fibres

040287-00-0404

Kits for external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS) with panels as thermal insulation product and discontinuous claddings as exterior skin

040288-00-1201

Factory-made thermal and acoustic insulations made of polyester fibres

040313-00-1201

In-situ formed loose fill thermal and/or acoustic insulation product made of granulated expanded cork

040369-00-1201

Insulation made of loose-fill or compound granulated expanded cork

040394-00-1201

Factory made cellular glass loose fill

040456-00-1201

In-situ formed loose fill thermal and/or acoustic insulation material made of animal fibres

040635-00-1201

Thermal and/or sound insulation based on bound expanded polystyrene bulk material

040643-00-1201

Fibre reinforced silica aerogel thermal insulation

040650-00-1201

Extruded polystyrene foam boards as load bearing layer and/or thermal insulation outside the waterproofing

040777-00-1201

Cellular glass boards as load bearing layer and thermal insulation outside the waterproofing

050001-00-0301

Load bearing thermal insulating elements which form a thermal break between balconies and internal floors

050004-00-0301

Spherical and cylindrical bearing with special sliding material made of UHMWPE (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene)

050009-00-0301

Spherical and cylindrical bearing with special sliding material made of fluoropolymer

050013-00-0301

Spherical and cylindrical bearing with special sliding material made of filled PTFE with solid lubricant and reinforcing fibres

060001-00-0802

Chimney kit with clay/ceramic flue liner with classification T400 (MINIMUM) N1 W3 GXX

060003-00-0802

Chimney kit with clay/ceramic flue liner and with specific outer wall with classification T400 (minimum) N1 W3 GXX

060008-00-0802

Chimney kit with clay/ceramic flue liner with classification T400 (minimum) N1/P1 W3 Gxx and with different outer walls and possible change of outer wall

070001-01-0504

Gypsum plasterboards for load-bearing applications

070001-00-0504

070002-00-0505

Glass fibre joint tape for gypsum plasterboards

080002-00-0102

Non-reinforcing hexagonal geogrid for the stabilization of unbound granular layers by way of interlock with the aggregate

090001-00-0404

Pre-fabricated compressed mineral wool boards with organic or inorganic finish and with specified fastening system

090017-00-0404

Point supported vertical glazing

090019-00-0404

Kits for ventilated external wall claddings of lightweight boards on subframe with rendering applied in situ with or without thermal insulation

090020-00-0404

Kits for external wall claddings made of agglomerated stone

090034-00-0404

Kit composed by subframe and fixings for fastening cladding and external wall elements

090035-00-0404

Insulated glass unit with structural sealant punctually anchored

090058-00-0404

Ventilated external wall cladding kit comprising a metallic honeycomb panel and its associated fixings

120001-01-0106

Microprismatic retro-reflective sheetings

120001-00-0106

120003-00-0106

Steel lighting columns

120011-00-0107

Flexible plug expansion joints for road bridges with flexible filling based on a synthetic polymer as binder

130002-00-0304

Solid wood slab element — element of dowel jointed timber boards to be used as a structural element in buildings

130005-00-0304

Solid wood slab element to be used as a structural element in buildings

130010-00-0304

Glued laminated timber made of hardwood – structural laminated veneer lumber made of beech

130011-00-0304

Prefabricated wood slab element made of mechanically jointed square-sawn timber members to be used as a structural element in buildings

130012-00-0304

Strength graded structural timber – Square edged logs with wane – Chestnut

130013-00-0304

Solid wood slab element to be used as a structural element in buildings — element of timber boards jointed by dovetail connections

130019-00-0603

Dowel-type fasteners with resin coating

130022-00-0304

Monolithic or laminated beam and wall logs made of timber

130033-00-0603

Nails and screws for use in nailing plates in timber structures

130087-00-0204

Modular construction system

130089-00-0304

Structural wet and/or cold glued finger jointed solid timber

130090-00-0303

Wood-concrete composite slab with dowel-type fasteners

130118-00-0603

Screws for use in timber constructions

130166-00-0304

Strength graded structural timber – steam-cured solid timber with rectangular cross section which may be finger jointed or not – softwood

130167-00-0304

Strength graded structural timber – Square edged logs with wane – Softwood

130191-00-0304

Prefabricated wood slab element made of jointed cross laminated log elements to be used as a structural element in buildings

130197-00-0304

Glued laminated timber made of steam-cured solid timber with rectangular cross section – Softwood

140015-00-0304

Walls, roofs and ceilings made of OSB-panels which are glued together on their surfaces

150001-00-0301

Calcium Sulphoaluminate based Cement

150002-00-0301

Calcium aluminate based refractory cement

150003-00-0301

High strength cement

150004-00-0301

Rapid hardening sulfate resistant calcium sulphoaluminate based cement

150007-00-0301

Portland-pozzolana cement for use in tropical conditions

150008-00-0301

Rapid setting cement

150009-00-0301

Blast Furnace Cement CEM III/A with assessment of sulfate resistance (SR) and optional with low effective alkali content (LA) and/or low heat of hydration (LH)

160003-00-0301

Double headed studs for the increase of punching shear resistance of flat slabs or footings and ground slabs

160004-00-0301

Post-tensioning kits for prestressing of structures

ETAG 013

160012-00-0301

Headed reinforcement steel bars

160027-00-0301

Special filling products for post-tensioning kits

ETAG 013

180008-00-0704

Trapped gully – removable – mechanical closure

180018-00-0704

Flexible couplings for gravity and pressure sewerage and drainage pipes

190002-00-0502

Dry floating flooring kit based on prefabricated interlocked units made of ceramic tiles and rubber mats

190005-00-0402

Terrace decking kit

200001-00-0602

Prefabricated steel and stainless steel wire ropes with end connectors

200002-00-0602

Tension rod system

200005-00-0103

Structural steel piles with hollow sections and rigid splices

200012-00-0401

Spacer kits for built-up metal roof and wall cladding

200014-00-0103

Pile joints and rock shoes for concrete piles

200017-00-0302

Hot rolled products and structural components made of steel grades Q235B, Q235D, Q345B AND Q345D

200019-00-0102

Hexagonal woven mesh gabion boxes and matresses

200020-00-0102

Weldmesh gabion boxes and mattresses

200022-00-0302

Thermo-mechanically rolled long steel products made of weldable fine grain structural steel of special steel grades

200026-00-0102

Steel wire mesh systems for reinforced fill

200032-00-0602

Prefabricated tension rod systems with special end connectors

200033-00-0602

Nailed Shear Connector

200035-00-0302

Roof and wall systems with hidden fastenings

200036-00-0103

Kit for micropiles – Kit with hollow bars for self-drilling micropiles – Hollow bars of seamless steel tubes

200039-00-0102

Hexagonal woven mesh gabion boxes and mattresses with zinc coating

200043-01-0103

Pile pipes made of ductile iron

200043-00-0103

200050-01-0102

Gabion boxes, mattresses and sack gabions made of hexagonal regular twisted mesh with pre-coated zinc and/or zinc+organic coating

200050-00-0102

200086-00-0602

Wire ring connection products

210004-00-0805

Modular element for building services

210024-00-0504

Cement-bonded board

220006-00-0402

Roofing slates made of polypropylene, limestone and fillers

220007-00-0402

Fully supported copper alloy sheet and strip for roofing, external cladding and internal lining

220008-00-0402

Eaves profiles for terraces and balconies

220010-00-0402

Flat plastic sheets for fully supported discontinuous roofing and external cladding

220013-01-0401

Self–supporting ridgelight

220013-00-0401

220018-00-0401

Decentralized energy efficient low-pressure ventilations unit with alternating flow and heat recovery

220021-00-0402

Tubular daylighting devices (TDD)

220022-00-0401

Polycarbonate snow stopper for roof

220025-00-0401

Cantilevered Structural horizontal glazing (structural glass canopy/roof)

220069-00-0402

Flat and profiled (with a pattern) plastic roofing sheets made of recycled material for fully supported discontinuous roofing

230004-00-0106

Wire ring mesh panels

230005-00-0106

Wire rope net panels

230008-00-0106

Double twisted steel wire mesh reinforced or not with ropes

230011-00-0106

Road marking products

230012-00-0105

Additives for asphalt production — additive from bitumen granules made from recycled bituminous roofing felt

230025-00-0106

Flexible facing systems for slope stabilization and rock protection

260001-00-0303

Structural sections made from fibre reinforced polymers (FRP/Glassfiber Composites)

260002-00-0301

Alkali resistant glass fibres containing zirconium dioxide for the use in concrete

260006-00-0301

Polymeric concrete addition

260007-00-0301

Type I addition for concrete, mortar and screed materials – Aqueous solution

260035-00-0301

Natural calcined pozzolana as type II addition for concrete

280001-00-0704

Preassembled line unit for drainage or infiltration

290001-00-0701

Kit for the transport of cold and hot water inside buildings

320002-02-0605

Coated metal water stop sheet for construction and controlled crack joints in waterproof concrete

320002-00-0605

320002-01-0605

320008-00-0605

Swellable joint sealing tape on the basis of bentonite for construction joints in watertight concrete

330001-00-0602

Expanding Structural Bolting Assemblies for Blind Fastening

330008-02-0601

Anchor channels

330008-00-0601

330008-01-0601

330011-00-0601

Adjustable concrete screws

330012-00-0601

Cast-in anchor with internal threaded socket

330014-00-0601

Mechanical expansion fastener for use in autoclaved aerated concrete

330046-01-0602

Fastening Screws for Metal Members and Sheeting

330046-00-0602

330047-01-0602

Fastening screws for sandwich panels

330047-00-0602

330075-00-0601

Elevator lifting device

330076-00-0604

Metal injection anchors for use in masonry

ETAG 29

330079-00-0602

Floor Fixing Assemblies for use in Checker Plate or Open Bar Grating

330080-00-0602

High Slip Resistance Clamp (HSR) Assembly

330083-01-0601

Power-actuated fastener for multiple use in concrete for non-structural applications

330083-00-0601

330084-00-0601

Steel-plate with cast-in anchors

330153-00-0602

Cartridge fired pin for connections of thin gauge steel members and sheeting

330155-00-0602

Self-adjustable clamp assembly

330196-01-0604

Plastic anchors made of virgin or non-virgin material for fixing of external thermal insulation composite systems with rendering

330196-00-0604

ETAG 014

330232-00-0601

Mechanical fasteners for use in concrete

ETAG 001-1

ETAG 001-2

ETAG 001-3

ETAG 001-4

330389-00-0601

Point connector made of glass fibre reinforced polymer for sandwich walls

330499-00-0601

Bonded fasteners for use in concrete

ETAG 001-5

330667-00-0602

Hot-rolled mounting channel

330924-00-0601

Cast-in anchor bolts of ribbed reinforcing steel

330965-00-0601

Powder-actuated fastener for the fixing of ETICS in concrete

340002-00-0204

Panels of steel wires with incorporated thermal insulation for a whole structure

340006-00-0506

Prefabricated stair kits

ETAG 008

340020-00-0106

Flexible kits for retaining debris flows and shallow landslides/open hill debris flows

340025-00-0403

Substructure kit for heated buildings

340037-00-0204

Light weight steel/wood load bearing roof elements

350003-00-1109

Kit for fire resistant service ducts consisting of pre-fabricated connection pieces (made of mechanically pre-coated steel sheet) and accessories

350005-00-1104

Intumescent products for fire sealing and fire stopping purposes

350022-01-1107

Kit for closure system for conveyor systems

350022-00-1107

350134-00-1104

Fire proof water trap with intumescent fire seal (combined with a stainless steel floor gully penetration

350140-00-1106

Renderings and rendering kits for fire resisting applications

ETAG 018-1

ETAG 018-3

350141-00-1106

Linear joint and gap seals

ETAG 026-1

ETAG 026-3

350142-00-1106

Fire protective board, slab and mat products and kits

ETAG 018-1

ETAG 018-4

350402-00-1106

Reactive coatings for fire protection of steel elements

ETAG 018-1

ETAG 018-2

350454-00-1104

Fire stopping and fire sealing products — Penetration seals

ETAG 026-1

ETAG 026-2

360001-00-0803

Ventilation system made of mineral wool covered with film on outside and inside

360005-00-0604

Cavity Tray

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

| 29.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 228/13 |
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29.6.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/13

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Call for contributions No IX-2019/01 — ‘Contributions to European political parties’

(2018/C 228/04)

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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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 amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/673 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2). |
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2.

| 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 106(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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3.

| 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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4.

| 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 28 May 2018, 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 (3); |
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(b)

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 28 May 2018, 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 (3);

| (c) | Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (4) (‘Financial Regulation’); |
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(c)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (4) (‘Financial Regulation’);

| (d) | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 of 29 October 2012 on the rules of application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (5) (‘Rules of Application of the Financial Regulation’); |
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(d)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 of 29 October 2012 on the rules of application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (5) (‘Rules of Application of the Financial Regulation’);

| (e) | 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 (6); |
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(e)

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 (6);

| (f) | 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 (7); |
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(f)

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 (7);

| (g) | European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure (8). |
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(g)

European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure (8).

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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6.

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 2019 to 31 December 2019 under the terms and conditions set out in the contribution decision by the responsible authorising officer. |
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7.

| 8. | The category of the funding is the contribution to European political parties, pursuant to Title VIII of Part II 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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8.

| 9. | The maximum amount paid to the beneficiary by the European Parliament may not exceed 90 % of the reimbursable expenditure actually incurred. |
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9.

D.   BUDGET AVAILABLE

| 10. | The foreseen funding for the financial year 2019 under Article 402 of Parliament’s budget ‘Funding of European political parties’ amounts to EUR 50 000 000. The final available appropriations are subject to approval by the budgetary authority. |
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10.

E.   ADMISSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNDING APPLICATIONS

| 11. | Funding applications will be admissible if they






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

(a)

are submitted in writing on 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 specified in Annex 1a to the Bureau Decision specified in paragraph 5(b) of this call; |
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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 specified in Annex 1a to the Bureau Decision specified in paragraph 5(b) of this call;

| (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 forwarded to the President of the European Parliament by 30 September 2018 to the following address:










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

(d)

are forwarded to the President of the European Parliament by 30 September 2018 to the following address:

President of the European Parliament

Attn. Mr Didier Kléthi, Director-General of Finance

SCH 05B031

L-2929 Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG

| 12. | Applications assessed as incomplete may be rejected. |
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12.

F.   CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF FUNDING APPLICATIONS

F.1   Exclusion criteria

| 13. | Applicants shall be excluded from the funding procedure, if they are:






  (a) | in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article 106(1), 107 or 108 of the Financial Regulation. |
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13.

(a)

in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article 106(1), 107 or 108 of the Financial Regulation.

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

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

F.2   Eligibility criteria

| 14. | 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 (the ‘Authority’) in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014; |
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14.

(a)

must be registered with the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (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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(b)

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 together with the relevant transitional provision pursuant to Article 40a(2) 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 the period between 5 July 2018 and 30 September 2018. |
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(d)

must comply with the obligations listed in Article 18(2a) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 together with the relevant transitional provision pursuant to Article 40a(2) 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 the period between 5 July 2018 and 30 September 2018.

| 15. | Moreover, in accordance with Article 17(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, a multiple individual 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 the submission of funding applications, excluding the member concerned for the purpose of:






  (a) | evaluating the eligibility of the funding application; and |
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15.

(a)

evaluating the eligibility of the funding application; and

| (b) | calculating the funding amount pursuant to Article 19 of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. |
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(b)

calculating the funding amount pursuant to Article 19 of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014.

| 16. | Member parties of European political parties are encouraged to include information on gender balance on their websites. |
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16.

F.3   Award criteria and distribution of funding

| 17. | 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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17.

(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 (EU, Euratom) No 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 (EU, Euratom) No 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

| 18. | Article 24(1) and (2) (10), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 foresee shared control between the European Parliament and the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (11) (‘Authority’). |
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18.

| 19. | 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 documentation to the Authority. The Authority will communicate to the European Parliament the result of its controls and verifications. |
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19.

H.   TERMS AND CONDITIONS

| 20. | 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. |
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20.

| 21. | In respect to the condition that the applicant continues to fulfil the criteria for funding, the burden of proof rests with the applicant. |
| --- | --- |

21.

| 22. | The terms and conditions as regards Union funding to be awarded under this call are laid down in Annex 1a to the Bureau Decision specified in paragraph 5(b) of this call. |
| --- | --- |

22.

| 23. | Each applicant shall accept the terms and conditions referred to in paragraph 22 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 decision. |
| --- | --- |

23.

I.   TIMING

| 24. | The deadline for submitting the funding applications is 30 September 2018. |
| --- | --- |

24.

| 25. | The Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall adopt a decision within three months after the closure of the call for contributions. |
| --- | --- |

25.

| 26. | It is foreseen that successful applicants will receive the contribution decision in January 2019 and that rejected applicants will be informed at the same time. The payment of the pre-financing shall take place within 30 days of the notification of the contribution decision. |
| --- | --- |

26.

J.   DISCLOSURE AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

| 27. | The European Parliament shall publish, including on the internet, information pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. |
| --- | --- |

27.

| 28. | Any personal data collected in the context of the present call shall be processed in accordance with the provisions 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 (12) pursuant to Article 33 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. |
| --- | --- |

28.

| 29. | 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 Court of Auditors, or the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). |
| --- | --- |

29.

| 30. | On the basis of a written request, the beneficiary may obtain access to its personal data and rectify any inaccurate or incomplete data. The beneficiary may submit any request concerning the processing of its personal data to the European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Finance or the European Parliament’s Personal Data Protection Unit. The beneficiary may, at any time, lodge a complaint to the European Data Protection Supervisor concerning the processing of its personal data. |
| --- | --- |

30.

| 31. | 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 106(1) and 107 of the Financial Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

31.

K.   OTHER INFORMATION

| 32. | Any questions relating to this call should be sent by email, quoting the publication reference, to the following address: fin.part.fond.pol@europarl.europa.eu |
| --- | --- |

32.

| 33. | 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). |
| --- | --- |

33.

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.

(2)  OJ L 114 I, 4.5.2018, p. 1.

(3)  OJ C 225, 28.6.2018, p. 4.

(4)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

(5)  OJ L 362, 31.12.2012, p. 1.

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

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

(8)  European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure of January 2017.

(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, etc.)

(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. |
| --- | --- |

‘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.’

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

(12)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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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.

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Document number

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUPPLIED

Documents which must be supplied but are not included in this model of the funding application

1.

Original 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 or Treasury (1)

☐

4.

Proof of registration by the Authority at the date of funding application

☐

5.

List of its Members of the European Parliament, with an up-to-date proof of membership and setting out name, country of origin, type of membership (2) and name of national party of affiliation (if applicable) (3)

☐

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 the period between 5 July and 30 September 2018

☐

7.

Only in case of a new applicant who 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

8.

Financial identification form

☐

9.

Declaration on general terms and conditions as well as exclusion criteria

☐

10.

Balanced estimated budget

☐

(1) For example with reference to relevant provisions the statutes of the applicant.

(2) A distinction has to be made between MEPs that are affiliated to a European political party directly on individual basis (‘direct members’) and MEPs that are affiliated to European political party indirectly through their member party (‘indirect members’). For direct members, a membership form from each of the MEPs claimed by the applicant has to be provided. For indirect members, 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 2018 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.

(3) 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 what documentation it provided to the Authority and when in its application for funding.

Document number

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUPPLIED

Documents which must be supplied but are not included in this model of the funding application

1.

Original 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 or Treasury (1)

☐

4.

Proof of registration by the Authority at the date of funding application

☐

5.

List of its Members of the European Parliament, with an up-to-date proof of membership and setting out name, country of origin, type of membership (2) and name of national party of affiliation (if applicable) (3)

☐

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 the period between 5 July and 30 September 2018

☐

7.

Only in case of a new applicant who 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

8.

Financial identification form

☐

9.

Declaration on general terms and conditions as well as exclusion criteria

☐

10.

Balanced estimated budget

☐

(1) For example with reference to relevant provisions the statutes of the applicant.

(2) A distinction has to be made between MEPs that are affiliated to a European political party directly on individual basis (‘direct members’) and MEPs that are affiliated to European political party indirectly through their member party (‘indirect members’). For direct members, a membership form from each of the MEPs claimed by the applicant has to be provided. For indirect members, 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 2018 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.

(3) 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 what documentation it provided to the Authority and when in its application for funding.

FINANCIAL IDENTIFICATION FORM

FINANCIAL IDENTIFICATION FORM

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LEGAL ENTITY

PRIVATE COMPANY

Title / LEGAL FORM

NAME (S)

ABBREVIATION

ADDRESS

Street

Number

Postcode

Town / City

Country

VAT-Number

PLACE OF REGISTRATION

/

/

PHONE

FAX

E-MAIL

A copy of some official document showing the name of the legal entity, the registration address, the VAT number and the registration number given by the national authorities must be attached.

ACCOUNT NAME

ACCOUNT NAME

(The name under which the account has been opened)

ADDRESS

Street

Number

Postcode

Town / City

Country

BANK

IBAN

(Obligatory, if the IBAN Code exists in the country where your bank is established)

SWIFT CODE (BIC)

CURRENCY

ACCOUNT NUMBER

(National Format)

BANK NAME

ADDRESS

Street

Number

Postcode

Town / City

Country

BANK STAMP + SIGNATURE OF BANK REPRESENTATIVE * :

DATE + SIGNATURE OF ACCOUNT HOLDER

(Obligatory)

- It is preferable to attach a copy of recent bank statement. Please note that the bank statement has to provide all the information listed above under 'ACCOUNT NAME' and 'BANK'. In this case, the stamp of the bank and the signature of the bank's representative are not required. The signature of the account-holder is obligatory in all cases.

LEGAL ENTITY

PRIVATE COMPANY

Title / LEGAL FORM

NAME (S)

ABBREVIATION

ADDRESS

Street

Number

Postcode

Town / City

Country

VAT-Number

PLACE OF REGISTRATION

/

/

PHONE

FAX

E-MAIL

A copy of some official document showing the name of the legal entity, the registration address, the VAT number and the registration number given by the national authorities must be attached.

ACCOUNT NAME

ACCOUNT NAME

(The name under which the account has been opened)

ADDRESS

Street

Number

Postcode

Town / City

Country

BANK

IBAN

(Obligatory, if the IBAN Code exists in the country where your bank is established)

SWIFT CODE (BIC)

CURRENCY

ACCOUNT NUMBER

(National Format)

BANK NAME

ADDRESS

Street

Number

Postcode

Town / City

Country

BANK STAMP + SIGNATURE OF BANK REPRESENTATIVE * :

DATE + SIGNATURE OF ACCOUNT HOLDER

(Obligatory)

- It is preferable to attach a copy of recent bank statement. Please note that the bank statement has to provide all the information listed above under 'ACCOUNT NAME' and 'BANK'. In this case, the stamp of the bank and the signature of the bank's representative are not required. The signature of the account-holder is obligatory in all cases.

DECLARATION ON GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS WELL AS EXCLUSION CRITERIA

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 Terms and Conditions as stipulated in the model contribution decision; |
| --- | --- |

—

I have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions as stipulated in the model contribution decision;

| — | the applicant is not in one of the situations referred to in Article 106(1) (*1), 107 (*1) and 108 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) (‘Financial Regulation’); |
| --- | --- |

—

the applicant is not in one of the situations referred to in Article 106(1) (*1), 107 (*1) and 108 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) (‘Financial Regulation’);

*1

*1

2

| — | the applicant is not subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 27(1) (*1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) and in points (v) and (vi) of Article 27(2)(a) (*1) of the same Regulation; |
| --- | --- |

—

the applicant is not subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 27(1) (*1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) and in points (v) and (vi) of Article 27(2)(a) (*1) of the same Regulation;

*1

3

*1

| — | the applicant organisation has the financial and organisational capacity to implement the contribution decision; |
| --- | --- |

—

the applicant organisation has the financial and organisational capacity to implement the contribution decision;

| — | 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: | |

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

Function in the organisation applying for funding:

Place/Date:

Signature:

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(1)  The category of the funding is the contribution to European political parties, pursuant to Title VIII of Part II of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012

1

(*1)  The Articles listed above are referred to below:

*1

Article 106(1) of the Financial Regulation:

Article 106(1) of the Financial Regulation:

The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participating in procurement procedures governed by this Regulation where:

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

(a)

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

| (b) | it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the economic operator is in breach of its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions in accordance with the law of the country in which it is established, with those of the country in which the contracting authority is located or those of the country of the performance of the contract; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the economic operator is in breach of its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions in accordance with the law of the country in which it is established, with those of the country in which the contracting authority is located or those of the country of the performance of the contract;

| (c) | it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the economic operator is guilty of grave professional misconduct by having violated applicable laws or regulations or ethical standards of the profession to which the economic operator 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 selection criteria or in the performance of a contract; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(c)

it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the economic operator is guilty of grave professional misconduct by having violated applicable laws or regulations or ethical standards of the profession to which the economic operator 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 selection criteria or in the performance of a contract;

| (ii) | entering into agreement with other economic operators with the aim of distorting competition; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

entering into agreement with other economic operators with the aim of distorting competition;

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

(iii)

violating intellectual property rights;

| (iv) | attempting to influence the decision-making process of the contracting authority during the procurement procedure; |
| --- | --- |

(iv)

attempting to influence the decision-making process of the contracting authority during the procurement procedure;

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

(v)

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

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






  (i) | fraud, within the meaning of 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 economic operator is guilty of any of the following:

(i)

fraud, within the meaning of 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 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 (2), and in Article 2(1) of Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA (3), as well as corruption as defined in the law of the country where the contracting authority is located, the country in which the economic operator is established or the country of the performance of the contract; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

corruption, as defined in 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 (2), and in Article 2(1) of Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA (3), as well as corruption as defined in the law of the country where the contracting authority is located, the country in which the economic operator is established or the country of the performance of the contract;

| (iii) | participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA; |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA;

| (iv) | money laundering or terrorist financing, as defined in Article 1 of Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council; |
| --- | --- |

(iv)

money laundering or terrorist financing, as defined in Article 1 of Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;

| (v) | terrorist-related 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-related 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 forms of trafficking in human beings as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council; |
| --- | --- |

(vi)

child labour or other forms of trafficking in human beings as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council;

| (e) | the economic operator has shown significant deficiencies in complying with main obligations in the performance of a contract financed by the budget, which has led to its early termination or to the application of liquidated damages or other contractual penalties, or which has been discovered following checks, audits or investigations by an authorising officer, OLAF or the Court of Auditors; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

the economic operator has shown significant deficiencies in complying with main obligations in the performance of a contract financed by the budget, which has led to its early termination or to the application of liquidated damages or other contractual penalties, or which has been discovered following checks, audits or investigations by an authorising officer, OLAF or the Court of Auditors;

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

Article 107(1) of the Financial Regulation:

Article 107(1) of the Financial Regulation:

The contracting authority shall not award a contract for a given procurement procedure to an economic operator who:

| (a) | is in an exclusion situation established in accordance with Article 106; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

is in an exclusion situation established in accordance with Article 106;

| (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 procurement documents where this entails a distortion of competition that cannot be remedied otherwise. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

was previously involved in the preparation of procurement documents where this entails a 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) and (vi) of Article 27(2).

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

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; |
| --- | --- |

(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) and (vi):

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

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; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(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

(2)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

2

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

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ANNEX b

ESTIMATED BUDGET

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







  1. | Salaries |

Costs

Eligible costs

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

A.2: Infrastructure and operating costs

| 1. | Rent, charges and maintenance 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

A.3: Administrative costs

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

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 |
| --- | --- |

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 |
| --- | --- |

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 campaigns19 |
| --- | --- |

6.

Election campaigns19

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

7.

Other information-related costs

A. TOTAL REIMBURSABLE COSTS

Non-reimbursable 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 NON-REIMBURSABLE COSTS

C. TOTAL COSTS

| Revenue |
| --- |
| | Budget | Actual |
| D.1-1. European Parliament funding carried over from year N-1 | n/a | |
| D.1-2. European Parliament funding awarded for year N | n/a | |
| D.1-3. European Parliament funding carried over to year N+1 | n/a | |
| D.1. European Parliament funding used to cover 90 % of reimbursable costs in year N | | |
| D.2 Member contributions | | |
| 2.1 | from member parties |

Revenue

Budget

Actual

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

n/a

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

n/a

D.1-3. European Parliament funding carried over to year N+1

n/a

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

D.2 Member contributions

2.1

from member parties

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

2.2

from individual members

D.3 Donations

D.4 Other own resources

(to be specified)

D.5. Contributions in kind

D. TOTAL REVENUE

E. profit/loss (D-C)

| F. Allocation of own resources to the reserve account | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| G. Profit/loss for verifying compliance with the no-profit rule (E-F) | | |
| H. Interest from pre-financing | | |

F. Allocation of own resources to the reserve account

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

H. Interest from pre-financing

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/23

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Call for proposals IX-2019/02 — ‘Grants to European political foundations’

(2018/C 228/05)

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) (‘Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014’). |
| --- | --- |

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 106(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, as amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/673 of 3 May 2018 (2); |
| --- | --- | --- |

6.

a)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, as amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/673 of 3 May 2018 (2);

| b) | Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 28 May 2018, 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 (3); |
| --- | --- |

b)

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 28 May 2018, 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 (3);

| c) | Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (‘Financial Regulation’) (4); |
| --- | --- |

c)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (‘Financial Regulation’) (4);

| d) | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 of 29 October 2012 on the rules of application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (‘Rules of Application of the Financial Regulation’) (5); |
| --- | --- |

d)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 of 29 October 2012 on the rules of application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (‘Rules of Application of the Financial Regulation’) (5);

| e) | 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 (6); |
| --- | --- |

e)

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 (6);

| f) | 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 (7); |
| --- | --- |

f)

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 (7);

| g) | European Parliament's Rules of Procedure (8). |
| --- | --- |

g)

European Parliament's Rules of Procedure (8).

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 2019 to 31 December 2019 under the terms and conditions set out in the grant decision by the responsible authorising officer. |
| --- | --- |

8.

| 9. | The category of the funding is the grant to European political foundations, pursuant to Title VI of Part I 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 may not exceed 95 % of the eligible costs actually incurred. |
| --- | --- |

10.

D.   BUDGET AVAILABLE

| 11. | The foreseen funding for the financial year 2019 under Article 403 of Parliament's budget ‘Funding of European political foundations’ amounts to EUR 19 700 000. The final available appropriations are subject to approval by the budgetary authority. |
| --- | --- |

11.

E.   ADMISSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNDING APPLICATIONS

| 12. | Funding applications will be admissible if they






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

12.

a)

are submitted in writing on 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 specified in Annex 1b to the Bureau Decision specified in paragraph 6(b) of this call; |
| --- | --- |

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 specified in Annex 1b to the Bureau Decision specified in paragraph 6(b) of this call;

| 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 forwarded to the President of the European Parliament by 30 September 2018 to the following address:










  President of the European Parliament |
| --- | --- |
| Attn. Mr Didier Kléthi, Director-General of Finance |
| SCH 05B031 |
| L-2929 Luxembourg |

d)

are forwarded to the President of the European Parliament by 30 September 2018 to the following address:

President of the European Parliament

Attn. Mr Didier Kléthi, Director-General of Finance

SCH 05B031

L-2929 Luxembourg

| 13. | Applications assessed as incomplete may be rejected. |
| --- | --- |

13.

F.   CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF FUNDING APPLICATIONS

F.1   Exclusion criteria

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






  a) | in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article 106(1), 107 or 108 of the Financial Regulation. |
| --- | --- | --- |

14.

a)

in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article 106(1), 107 or 108 of the Financial Regulation.

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

b)

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

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 in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014; |
| --- | --- | --- |

15.

a)

must be registered 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

| 16. | Pursuant to Article 202 of the Rules of Application of the Financial Regulation ‘the applicant must have stable and sufficient sources of funding to maintain his activity throughout (...) the year for which the grant is awarded and to participate in its funding. The applicant must have the professional competencies and qualifications required to complete the proposed action or work programme unless specifically provided otherwise in the basic act’. |
| --- | --- |

16.

F.4   Award criteria and distribution of funding

| 17. | 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; |
| --- | --- | --- |

17.

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

| 18. | Article 24(1) and (2) (11) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 foresee shared control between the European Parliament and the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (12) (‘Authority’). |
| --- | --- |

18.

| 19. | 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 documentation to the Authority. The Authority will communicate to the European Parliament the result of its controls and verifications. |
| --- | --- |

19.

H.   TERMS AND CONDITIONS

| 20. | 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 make the decision based on the information available, notwithstanding any information provided at a later stage. |
| --- | --- |

20.

| 21. | In respect to the condition that the applicant continues to fulfil the criteria for funding, the burden of proof rests with the applicant. |
| --- | --- |

21.

| 22. | The terms and conditions as regards Union funding to be awarded under this call are laid down in Annex 1b to the Bureau Decision specified in paragraph 6(b) of this call. |
| --- | --- |

22.

| 23. | Each applicant shall accept the terms and conditions referred to in paragraph 22 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 decision. |
| --- | --- |

23.

I.   TIMING

| 24. | The deadline for submitting the funding applications is 30 September 2018. |
| --- | --- |

24.

| 25. | The Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall adopt a decision within three months after the closure of the call for proposals. |
| --- | --- |

25.

| 26. | It is foreseen that successful applicants will receive the grant decision in January 2019 and that rejected applicants will be informed at the same time. The payment of the pre-financing shall take place within 30 days of the notification of the grant decision. |
| --- | --- |

26.

J.   DISCLOSURE AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

| 27. | The European Parliament shall publish, including on the internet, information pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. |
| --- | --- |

27.

| 28. | Any personal data collected in the context of the present call shall be processed in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 (13) pursuant to Article 33 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014. |
| --- | --- |

28.

| 29. | 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 Court of Auditors, or the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). |
| --- | --- |

29.

| 30. | On the basis of a written request, the beneficiary may obtain access to its personal data and rectify any inaccurate or incomplete data. The beneficiary may submit any request concerning the processing of its personal data to the European Parliament's Directorate-General for Finance or the European Parliament's Personal Data Protection Unit. The beneficiary may, at any time, lodge a complaint to the European Data Protection Supervisor concerning the processing of its personal data. |
| --- | --- |

30.

| 31. | 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 106(1) and 107 of the Financial Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

31.

K.   OTHER INFORMATION

| 32. | Any questions relating to this call should be sent by email, quoting the publication reference, to the following address: fin.part.fond.pol@europarl.europa.eu |
| --- | --- |

32.

| 33. | 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). |
| --- | --- |

33.

Annex: Funding application form, including the financial identification form, the declaration on terms and conditions as well as 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.

(2)  OJ L 114 I, 4.5.2018, p. 1.

(3)  OJ C 225, 28.6.2018, p. 4.

(4)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

(5)  OJ L 362, 31.12.2012, p. 1.

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

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

(8)  European Parliament's Rules of Procedure of January 2017.

(9)  Pursuant to Title VIII of Part II 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)  Established pursuant to Article 6 of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014

(13)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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ANNEX

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.

Image

Document number

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUPPLIED

Documents which must be supplied but are not included in this model of the funding application

1.

Original 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 or Treasury (1)

☐

4.

Proof of registration by the Authority at the date of funding application

☐

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

☐

8.

Declaration on general terms and conditions as well as exclusion criteria

☐

9.

Estimated budget

☐

10.

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

☐

(1) With reference to relevant provisions of the statutes of the applicant, where applicable.

Document number

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUPPLIED

Documents which must be supplied but are not included in this model of the funding application

1.

Original 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 or Treasury (1)

☐

4.

Proof of registration by the Authority at the date of funding application

☐

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

☐

8.

Declaration on general terms and conditions as well as exclusion criteria

☐

9.

Estimated budget

☐

10.

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

☐

(1) With reference to relevant provisions of the statutes of the applicant, where applicable.

FINANCIAL IDENTIFICATION FORM

FINANCIAL IDENTIFICATION FORM

Image

LEGAL ENTITY

PRIVATE COMPANY

Title / LEGAL FORM

NAME (S)

ABBREVIATION

ADDRESS

Street

Number

Postcode

Town / City

Country

VAT-Number

PLACE OF REGISTRATION

/

/

PHONE

FAX

E-MAIL

A copy of some official document showing the name of the legal entity, the registration address, the VAT number and the registration number given by the national authorities must be attached.

ACCOUNT NAME

ACCOUNT NAME

(The name under which the account has been opened)

ADDRESS

Street

Number

Postcode

Town / City

Country

BANK

IBAN

(Obligatory, if the IBAN Code exists in the country where your bank is established)

SWIFT CODE (BIC)

CURRENCY

ACCOUNT NUMBER

(National Format)

BANK NAME

ADDRESS

Street

Number

Postcode

Town / City

Country

BANK STAMP + SIGNATURE OF BANK REPRESENTATIVE * :

DATE + SIGNATURE OF ACCOUNT HOLDER

(Obligatory)

- It is preferable to attach a copy of recent bank statement. Please note that the bank statement has to provide all the information listed above under 'ACCOUNT NAME' and 'BANK'. In this case, the stamp of the bank and the signature of the bank's representative are not required. The signature of the account-holder is obligatory in all cases.

LEGAL ENTITY

PRIVATE COMPANY

Title / LEGAL FORM

NAME (S)

ABBREVIATION

ADDRESS

Street

Number

Postcode

Town / City

Country

VAT-Number

PLACE OF REGISTRATION

/

/

PHONE

FAX

E-MAIL

A copy of some official document showing the name of the legal entity, the registration address, the VAT number and the registration number given by the national authorities must be attached.

ACCOUNT NAME

ACCOUNT NAME

(The name under which the account has been opened)

ADDRESS

Street

Number

Postcode

Town / City

Country

BANK

IBAN

(Obligatory, if the IBAN Code exists in the country where your bank is established)

SWIFT CODE (BIC)

CURRENCY

ACCOUNT NUMBER

(National Format)

BANK NAME

ADDRESS

Street

Number

Postcode

Town / City

Country

BANK STAMP + SIGNATURE OF BANK REPRESENTATIVE * :

DATE + SIGNATURE OF ACCOUNT HOLDER

(Obligatory)

- It is preferable to attach a copy of recent bank statement. Please note that the bank statement has to provide all the information listed above under 'ACCOUNT NAME' and 'BANK'. In this case, the stamp of the bank and the signature of the bank's representative are not required. The signature of the account-holder is obligatory in all cases.

DECLARATION ON GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS WELL AS EXCLUSION CRITERIA

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 terms and conditions as stipulated in the model grant decision; |
| --- | --- |

—

I have read and agree to the terms and conditions as stipulated in the model grant decision;

| — | the applicant is not in one of the situations referred to in Article 106(1) (*1), 107 (*1) and 108 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Financial Regulation’) (2); |
| --- | --- |

—

the applicant is not in one of the situations referred to in Article 106(1) (*1), 107 (*1) and 108 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Financial Regulation’) (2);

*1

*1

2

| — | the applicant is not subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 27(1) (*1) of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 and in points (v) and (vi) of Article 27(2)(a) (*1) of the same Regulation (3) |
| --- | --- |

—

the applicant is not subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 27(1) (*1) of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 and in points (v) and (vi) of Article 27(2)(a) (*1) of the same Regulation (3)

*1

*1

3

| — | the applicant organisation has the financial and organisational capacity to implement the grant decision; |
| --- | --- |

—

the applicant organisation has the financial and organisational capacity to implement the grant decision;

| — | 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: | |

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

Function in the organisation applying for funding:

Place/Date:

Signature:

ESTIMATED BUDGET

ESTIMATED BUDGET

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







  1. | Salaries |

Costs

Costs

Eligible costs

Budget

Actual

A.1: Personnel costs

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

A.2: Infrastructure and operating costs

A.2: Infrastructure and operating costs

| 1. | Rent, charges and maintenance 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

A.3: Administrative costs

A.3: Administrative costs

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

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

5.

Support to third parties

| 6. | Miscellaneous administrative costs |
| --- | --- |

6.

Miscellaneous administrative costs

A.4: Meetings and representation costs

A.4: Meetings and representation costs

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

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

A.5: Information and publication costs

| 1. | 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

Ineligible costs

Ineligible costs

| 1. | Provisions |
| --- | --- |

1.

Provisions

| 2. | Exchange losses |
| --- | --- |

2.

Exchange losses

| 3. | Doubtful claims on third parties |
| --- | --- |

3.

Doubtful claims on third parties

| 4. | Contributions in kind |
| --- | --- |

4.

Contributions in kind

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

5.

Others (to be specified)

B. TOTAL INELIGIBLE COSTS

C. TOTAL COSTS

| Revenue |
| --- |
| | Budget | Actual |
| D.1 Dissolution of ‘Provision to cover eligible costs of the first quarter of year N’ | n/a | |
| D.2 European Parliament funding | | |
| D.3 Member contributions | | |
| 3.1 | from member organisations |

Revenue

Revenue

Budget

Actual

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

n/a

D.2 European Parliament funding

D.3 Member contributions

3.1

from member organisations

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

3.2

from individual members

D.4 Donations

D.5 Other own resources

(to be listed)

D.6. Interest from pre-financing

D.7. Contributions in kind

D. TOTAL REVENUE

E. profit/loss (F-C)

| F. Allocation of own resources to the reserve account | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| G. Profit/loss for verifying compliance with the no-profit rule (E-F) | | |

F. Allocation of own resources to the reserve account

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

DECLARATION THAT THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED THROUGH AFFILIATED EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTY

DECLARATION THAT THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED THROUGH AFFILIATED EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTY

I, the undersigned, the legal representative of [insert applicant’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 2019 is submitted through its affiliated European political party[insert affiliated European political party name].

Authorised signature:

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

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(1)  The category of the funding is the operating grant, pursuant to Title VI of Part I of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).

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(*1)  The Articles listed above are referred to below:

*1

Article 106(1) of the Financial Regulation:

Article 106(1) of the Financial Regulation:

The contracting authority shall exclude an economic operator from participating in procurement procedures governed by this Regulation where:

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

(a)

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

| (b) | it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the economic operator is in breach of its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions in accordance with the law of the country in which it is established, with those of the country in which the contracting authority is located or those of the country of the performance of the contract; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the economic operator is in breach of its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions in accordance with the law of the country in which it is established, with those of the country in which the contracting authority is located or those of the country of the performance of the contract;

| (c) | it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the economic operator is guilty of grave professional misconduct by having violated applicable laws or regulations or ethical standards of the profession to which the economic operator 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 selection criteria or in the performance of a contract; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(c)

it has been established by a final judgment or a final administrative decision that the economic operator is guilty of grave professional misconduct by having violated applicable laws or regulations or ethical standards of the profession to which the economic operator 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 selection criteria or in the performance of a contract;

| (ii) | entering into agreement with other economic operators with the aim of distorting competition; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

entering into agreement with other economic operators with the aim of distorting competition;

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

(iii)

violating intellectual property rights;

| (iv) | attempting to influence the decision-making process of the contracting authority during the procurement procedure; |
| --- | --- |

(iv)

attempting to influence the decision-making process of the contracting authority during the procurement procedure;

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

(v)

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

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






  (i) | fraud, within the meaning of 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 economic operator is guilty of any of the following:

(i)

fraud, within the meaning of 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 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 (2), and in Article 2(1) of Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA (3), as well as corruption as defined in the law of the country where the contracting authority is located, the country in which the economic operator is established or the country of the performance of the contract; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

corruption, as defined in 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 (2), and in Article 2(1) of Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA (3), as well as corruption as defined in the law of the country where the contracting authority is located, the country in which the economic operator is established or the country of the performance of the contract;

| (iii) | participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA; |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA;

| (iv) | money laundering or terrorist financing, as defined in Article 1 of Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council; |
| --- | --- |

(iv)

money laundering or terrorist financing, as defined in Article 1 of Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;

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

(v)

terrorist-related offences or offences linked to terrorist activities, as defined in Articles 1 and 3 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA (1), 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 forms of trafficking in human beings as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council; |
| --- | --- |

(vi)

child labour or other forms of trafficking in human beings as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council;

| (e) | the economic operator has shown significant deficiencies in complying with main obligations in the performance of a contract financed by the budget, which has led to its early termination or to the application of liquidated damages or other contractual penalties, or which has been discovered following checks, audits or investigations by an authorising officer, OLAF or the Court of Auditors; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

the economic operator has shown significant deficiencies in complying with main obligations in the performance of a contract financed by the budget, which has led to its early termination or to the application of liquidated damages or other contractual penalties, or which has been discovered following checks, audits or investigations by an authorising officer, OLAF or the Court of Auditors;

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

Article 107(1) of the Financial Regulation:

Article 107(1) of the Financial Regulation:

The contracting authority shall not award a contract for a given procurement procedure to an economic operator who:

| (a) | is in an exclusion situation established in accordance with Article 106; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

is in an exclusion situation established in accordance with Article 106;

| (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 procurement documents where this entails a distortion of competition that cannot be remedied otherwise. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

was previously involved in the preparation of procurement documents where this entails a 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) and (vi) of Article 27(2).

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

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; |
| --- | --- |

(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); 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); 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; oror |
| --- | --- |

(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; oror

| (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) and (vi):

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

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; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(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

(2)  Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).

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(3)  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 (‘Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014’, OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1).

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8837 — Blackstone/Thomson Reuters F&R Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 228/06)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | The Blackstone Group L.P. (‘Blackstone’, United States), and |
| --- | --- |

—

The Blackstone Group L.P. (‘Blackstone’, United States), and

| — | the Financial & Risk Business of Thomson Reuters Corporation (‘Target’, United States). |
| --- | --- |

—

the Financial & Risk Business of Thomson Reuters Corporation (‘Target’, United States).

Blackstone acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Target.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.

2.

—   for Blackstone: global alternative asset manager and provider of financial advisory services,

—   for the Target: a global data and financial technology business that provides information and data analytics, enables financial transactions, and connects communities of trading, investment, financial, and corporate professionals. It also provides regulatory and risk management solutions to help customers anticipate and manage risk and compliance.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.8837 — Blackstone/Thomson Reuters F&R Business

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

| Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8896 — Macquarie Group/The Goldman Sachs Group/HES International)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 228/07)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia), |
| --- | --- |

—

Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’, Australia),

| — | Goldman Sachs Group (‘Goldman Sachs’, United States), |
| --- | --- |

—

Goldman Sachs Group (‘Goldman Sachs’, United States),

| — | HES International BV (‘HES’, Netherlands). |
| --- | --- |

—

HES International BV (‘HES’, Netherlands).

Macquarie and Goldman Sachs acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of HES.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   for Macquarie: global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and fund management services,

—   for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment management firm,

—   for HES: operates and develops dry, liquid and break bulk terminals in North West Europe, providing transhipment, storage, blending and processing services for dry and liquid bulk.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.8896 — Macquarie Group/The Goldman Sachs Group/HES International

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

| Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8967 — BGŻ BNP Paribas/Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 228/08)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | BGŻ BNP Paribas SA (‘BGŻ BNP Paribas’) (Poland), |
| --- | --- |

—

BGŻ BNP Paribas SA (‘BGŻ BNP Paribas’) (Poland),

| — | Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA (‘the Target’) (Poland). |
| --- | --- |

—

Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA (‘the Target’) (Poland).

BGŻ BNP Paribas acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

—   for BGŻ BNP Paribas: a universal bank, part of BNP Paribas Group, which is an international capital group of banking and financial companies with a worldwide presence,

—   for the Target: the Core Bank Business of Raiffeisen Bank Polska SA, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International AG. The target is active, among others, in retail and corporate banking, payment cards issuing, asset management, insurance, factoring services.

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.8967 — BGŻ BNP Paribas/Parts of Raiffeisen Bank Polska

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

| Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8979 — PAI Partners/M Group Services)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 228/09)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | PAI Partners SAS (‘PAI Partners’, France), |
| --- | --- |

—

PAI Partners SAS (‘PAI Partners’, France),

| — | M Group Services (United Kingdom), |
| --- | --- |

—

M Group Services (United Kingdom),

PAI Partners acquires within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of M Group Services by the way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   for PAI Partners: a private equity company that manages and/or advises a number of funds that own companies active in a variety of business sectors, such as business services, food and consumer goods, general industries, healthcare, and retail and distribution,

—   for M Group Services: a provider of various types of services to the regulated utilities, telecoms and transport sectors, including installation and maintenance of network infrastructure, metering and related data services, and the construction, maintenance and repair of road and railway infrastructure.

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.8979 — PAI Partners/M Group Services

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

| Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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