2011 on the citizens' initiative - Main contents

1. Legislative text

8.7.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

L 178/1

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2015/1070

of 31 March 2015

amending Annexes III, V and VII of Regulation (EC) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the citizens' initiative

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

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

Whereas:

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

(2)	The information in Annexes III, V and VII needs to be amended to clarify or facilitate the procedures concerned.

(3)	As regards amendments to Annex III, the Commission should take into account information forwarded to it by the Member States.

(4)

Several organisers of initiatives registered with the Commission are currently collecting statements of support in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011. Therefore, it is necessary to allow them to use both the forms set out in Annex I to this Regulation and the forms in their previous version set out in Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EC) No 887/2013 (2),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

1)	Annex III is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

2)	Annex V is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

3)	Annex VII is replaced by the text set out in Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 2

Forms complying with Annex III of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 as amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) No 887/2013 may continue to be used for the collection of statements of support from signatories for proposed citizens' initiatives which have been registered in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 3

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

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 2015.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

(1)

OJ L 65, 11.3.2011, p. 1.

(2)

OJ L 247, 18.9.2013, p. 11.

ANNEX I

‘ANNEX III

Part C

1.

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

Member State

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

Belgium

—	residents in Belgium

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

Denmark

—	residents in Denmark

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

Germany

—	residents in Germany

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

Estonia

—	residents in Estonia

—	Estonian nationals residing outside the country

Ireland

—	residents in Ireland

Luxembourg

—	residents in Luxembourg

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

Netherlands

—	residents in the Netherlands

—	Dutch nationals residing outside the country

Slovakia

—	residents in Slovakia

—	Slovak nationals residing outside the country

Finland

—	residents in Finland

—	Finnish nationals residing outside the country

United Kingdom

—	residents in the United Kingdom

2.

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

BULGARIA

—	Единен граждански номер (personal number)

CZECH REPUBLIC

—	Občanský průkaz (national identity card)

—	Cestovní pas (passport)

GREECE

—	Δελτίο Αστυνομικής Ταυτότητας (identity card)

—	Διαβατήριο (passport)

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

SPAIN

—	Documento Nacional de Identidad (identity card)

—	Pasaporte (passport)

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

FRANCE

—	Passeport (passport)

—	Carte nationale d'identité (national identity card)

CROATIA

—	Osobni identifikacijski broj (personal identification number)

ITALY

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

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

CYPRUS

—	Δελτίο Ταυτότητας (identity card of the national or resident)

—	Διαβατήριο (passport)

LATVIA

—	Personas kods (personal identification number)

LITHUANIA

—	Asmens kodas (personal number)

HUNGARY

—	személyazonosító igazolvány (identity card)

—	útlevél (passport)

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

MALTA

—	Karta tal-Identità (identity card)

—	Dokument ta' residenza (residence document)

AUSTRIA

—	Reisepass (passport)

—	Personalausweis (identity card)

POLAND

—	Numer ewidencyjny PESEL (PESEL identification number)

PORTUGAL

—	Bilhete de identidade (identity card)

—	Passaporte (passport)

—	Cartão de Cidadão (citizen's card)

ROMANIA

—	carte de identitate (identity card)

—	pașaport (passport)

—	certificat de înregistrare (registration certificate)

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

—	Cod Numeric Personal (personal identification number)

SLOVENIA

—	Enotna matična številka občana (personal identification number)

SWEDEN

—	Personnummer (personal identification number)’

ANNEX II

‘

ANNEX V

FORM FOR THE SUBMISSION OF STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT TO THE MEMBER STATES' COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

’

ANNEX III

‘

ANNEX VII

FORM FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A CITIZENS' INITIATIVE TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

’

This summary has been adopted from EUR-Lex.