Candidate volunteers who have successfully passed the assessment referred to in Article 12(5) shall be considered to be EU Aid Volunteers and shall be eligible for deployment. They shall be included as such in the database of EU Aid Volunteers.

The Commission shall establish, maintain and update the database of EU Aid Volunteers, including as regards the availability and eligibility of EU Aid Volunteers for deployment, and shall regulate access to and the use of it. The processing of personal data collected in or for this database shall be carried out, where relevant, in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC and Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.