EN Official Journal of the European Union C 84/5

Decision of the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations

of 14 September 2017

to register Mouvement pour une Europe des nations et des libertés

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2018/C 84/05)

THE AUTHORITY FOR EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS,

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

Having regard to 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), in particular Article 9 thereof,

Having regard to the application received from Mouvement pour une Europe des nations et des libertés,

Whereas:

(1) The Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations (‘Authority’) received an application for registration as a European political party under Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 from Mouvement pour une Europe des nations et des libertés (the ‘applicant’) on 28 June 2017.

(2) On 18 July 2017, the Authority informed the applicant in a phone call pursuant to Article 9(2), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 that its application was incomplete and set out which evidence the applicant would still need to submit in order to complete its application,

(3) The applicant filed a submission supplementing its application on 25 July 2017.

(4) On 26 July 2017 the Authority asked the applicant formally to submit the information still missing to complete the application.

(5) The applicant filed additional submissions supplementing its application on 1 August 2017 and 28 August 2017.

(6) On 29 August 2017 the Authority asked the applicant again formally to submit the information still missing to complete the application.

(7) On 30 August 2017 and 4 September 2017, the applicant filed additional submissions supplementing its application.

(8) The applicant submitted documents proving that it satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 and, in particular, demonstrating its representation in at least one quarter of the Member States by at least the following members of the European Parliament, of national parliaments, of regional parliaments or of regional assemblies: Mr Jean-François Jalkh (Front national, France), Mr Harald Vilimsky (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, Austria), Mr Gerolf Annemans (Vlaams Belang, Belgium), who are members to the applicant’s member parties, and Mr Lorenzo Fontana (Italy), Mr Michał Marusik (Poland), Ms Janice Atkinson (United Kingdom) and Mr Laurenţiu Rebega (Romania) who are members to the applicant directly.

(9) The applicant submitted the declaration in the form set out in the Annex to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, and its statutes, containing the provisions required by Article 4 of that Regulation.

(10) The applicant submitted additional documents in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2401 (2).

(11) Pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the Authority has examined the application and supporting documentation submitted and considers that the applicant satisfies the conditions for registration laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation and that the statutes contain the provisions required by Article 4 of that Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Mouvement pour une Europe des nations et des libertés is hereby registered as a European political party.

It shall acquire European legal personality on the date of the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to

Mouvement pour une Europe des nations et des libertés 3, rue de Téhéran 75008 Paris FRANCE

Done at Brussels, 14 September 2017. For the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations The Director M. ADAM

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

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