Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 6.6.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 193/9 |

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

of 9 February 2018

to register Alliance for Peace and Freedom

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2018/C 193/08)

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)](#ntr1-C_2018193EN.01000901-E0001), in particular Article 9 thereof,

Having regard to the application received from Alliance for Peace and Freedom,

Whereas:

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| (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 Alliance for Peace and Freedom (the ‘applicant’) on 11 September 2017. |

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| (2) | On 19 September 2017, the Authority informed the applicant, pursuant to Article 9(2), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, that its application was incomplete and set out the documents and information needed to complete the application. |

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| (3) | The applicant filed additional submissions supplementing its application on 21, 27 and 28 September 2017. |

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| (4) | On 29 September 2017, the Authority asked the applicant formally to submit certain outstanding documents and information. |

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| (5) | On 13 November 2017, the Authority sent the applicant a preliminary assessment under Article 34 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, referring to Articles 4(1) and 15(2) of that Regulation. |

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| (6) | The applicant filed a further submission supplementing its application on 4 December 2017. |

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| (7) | On 15 and 21 December 2017, the Authority asked the applicant to produce certain clarifications regarding its submission of 4 December 2017 and reiterated that the application was still incomplete. |

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| (8) | The applicant filed further submissions supplementing its application on 11 and 25 January 2018, thereby providing all documents and information necessary for completeness. |

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| (9) | 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 Udo Voigt (Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands, Germany) and Mr Marian Kotleba (Ľudová strana Naše Slovensko, Slovakia), who are members to the applicant’s member parties, and Mr Christos Rigas (Greece), Mr Franco Cardiello (Italy), Mr Mihails Zemļinskis (Latvia), Mr Valerijus Simulik (Lithuania) and Mr Jacek Wilk (Poland), who are members to the applicant directly. |

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| (10) | 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. |

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| (11) | The application is further supported by a statement by notary Pieter Herman pursuant to Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 certifying that the applicant has its seat in Belgium and that the applicant’s statutes are in conformity with the relevant provisions of national law. |

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| (12) | The applicant submitted additional documents in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2401 [(2)](#ntr2-C_2018193EN.01000901-E0002). |

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| (13) | 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

Alliance for Peace and Freedom 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

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| Alliance for Peace and Freedom |
| 22 square de Meeûs/ De Meeûssquare |
| 1050 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Done at Brussels, 9 February 2018.

For the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations

The Director

M. ADAM

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