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2. INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY MEASURES FOR THE PUBLIC 2. INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY MEASURES FOR THE PUBLIC

2.1 Responsibilities of the Member State 2.1 Responsibilities of the Member State

1. The Member State shall ensure that the information and publicity measures aim at the widest possible media coverage using various forms and methods of communication at the appropriate level. 1. The Member State shall ensure that the information and publicity measures aim at the widest possible media coverage using various forms and methods of communication at the appropriate level.

2. The Member State shall be responsible for organising at least the following information and publicity measures: 2. The Member State shall be responsible for organising at least the following information and publicity measures:

(a) a major information activity publicising the launch of the operational programme; (a) a major information activity publicising the launch of the operational programme;

(b) at least twice during the programming period major information activity which promotes the funding opportunities and the strategies pursued and presents the achievements of the operational programme; (b) at least twice during the programming period major information activity which promotes the funding opportunities and the strategies pursued and presents the achievements of the operational programme;

(c) displaying the flag of the European Union in front of, or at a place visible to the public, at the premises of each managing authority; (c) displaying the flag of the European Union in front of, or at a place visible to the public, at the premises of each managing authority;

(d) publishing electronically the list of operations in accordance with section 1; (d) publishing electronically the list of operations in accordance with section 1;

(e) giving examples of operations, by operational programme, on the single website or on the operational programme's website that is accessible through the single website portal; the examples should be in a widely spoken official language of the European Union other than the official language or languages of the Member State concerned; (e) giving examples of operations, by operational programme, on the single website or on the operational programme's website that is accessible through the single website portal; the examples should be in a widely spoken official language of the European Union other than the official language or languages of the Member State concerned;

(f) a specific section of the single website shall be dedicated to give a short summary of innovation and eco-innovation operations; (f) a specific section of the single website shall be dedicated to give a short summary of innovation and eco-innovation operations;

(g) updating information about the operational programme's implementation, including its main achievements, on the single website or on the operational programme's website that is accessible through the single website portal. (g) updating information about the operational programme's implementation, including its main achievements, on the single website or on the operational programme's website that is accessible through the single website portal.

(ga) A summary shall be published on an annual basis by 31 January, starting in 2016, on the cases of non-compliance committed by Member States and beneficiaries, as well as remedy actions including financial corrections carried out by Member States or by the Commission.

3. The managing authority shall involve in information and publicity measures, in accordance with national laws and practices, the following bodies: 3. The managing authority shall involve in information and publicity measures, in accordance with national laws and practices, the following bodies:

h ) the partners referred to in Article 5 of the [Regulation (EU) No […] laying down Common Provisions]; a ) the partners referred to in Article 5 of the [Regulation (EU) No […] laying down Common Provisions];

i ) information centres on Europe, as well as Commission representation offices in the Member States; b ) information centres on Europe, as well as Commission representation offices in the Member States;

j ) educational and research institutions. c ) educational and research institutions.

These bodies shall widely disseminate the information described in Article 120(1)(a) and (b). These bodies shall widely disseminate the information described in Article 120(1)(a) and (b).

3. INFORMATION MEASURES FOR POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES AND BENEFICIARIES 3. INFORMATION MEASURES FOR POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES AND BENEFICIARIES

3.1 Information measures for potential beneficiaries 3.1 Information measures for potential beneficiaries

1. The managing authority shall ensure that the operational programme's objectives and funding opportunities offered by the EMFF are disseminated widely to potential beneficiaries and all interested parties. 1. The managing authority shall ensure that the operational programme's objectives and funding opportunities offered by the EMFF are disseminated widely to potential beneficiaries and all interested parties.

2. The managing authority shall ensure that potential beneficiaries are informed on at least the following: 2. The managing authority shall ensure that potential beneficiaries are informed on at least the following:

(a) the conditions of eligibility of expenditure to be met in order to qualify for support under an operational programme; (a) the conditions of eligibility of expenditure to be met in order to qualify for support under an operational programme;

(b) a description of the admissibility conditions for applications, procedures for examining applications for funding and of the time periods involved; (b) a description of the admissibility conditions for applications, procedures for examining applications for funding and of the time periods involved;

(ba) the possible financial consequences in case of non-compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy

(c) the criteria for selecting the operations to be supported; (c) the criteria for selecting the operations to be supported;

(d) the contacts at national, regional or local level that are able to provide information on the operational programmes; (d) the contacts at national, regional or local level that are able to provide information on the operational programmes;

(e) that applications should propose communication activities, proportional to the size of the operation, in order to inform the public about the operation's aims and the EU support to the operation. (e) that applications should propose communication activities, proportional to the size of the operation, in order to inform the public about the operation's aims and the EU support to the operation.

3.2. Information measures for beneficiaries 3.2. Information measures for beneficiaries