[F1 CHAPTER II U.K. [F2 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY MEASURES FOR OPERATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING THE UNION EMBLEM AND A DEFINITION OF THE STANDARD COLOURS] (Article 115(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)

Article 3 U.K. Instructions for creating the emblem and a definition of the standard colours

The Union emblem shall be created in accordance with the graphic standards set out in Annex II.

Article 4 U.K. Technical characteristics for displaying the Union emblem and the reference to the Fund or Funds supporting the operation

1. The Union emblem referred to in point 1(a) of Section 2.2 of Annex XII to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be displayed in colour on websites. In all other media, colour shall be used whenever possible and a monochrome version may only be used in justified cases.

2. The Union emblem shall always be clearly visible and placed in a prominent position. Its position and size shall be appropriate to the scale of the material or document being used. For small promotional objects the obligation to make reference to the Fund shall not apply.

3. When the Union emblem, the reference to the Union and the relevant Fund are displayed on a website:

(a) the Union emblem and the reference to the Union shall be visible, when landing on the website, inside the viewing area of a digital device, without requiring a user to scroll down the page;

(b) the reference to the relevant Fund shall be made visible on the same website.

[F2 4. The name ‘European Union’ shall always be spelled out in full. The typeface to be used in conjunction with the Union emblem may be any of the following fonts: Arial, Auto, Calibri, Garamond, Trebuchet, Tahoma, Verdana, Ubuntu. Italic, underlined variations or font effects shall not be used. The positioning of the text in relation to the Union emblem shall not interfere with the Union emblem in any way. The font size used shall be proportionate to the size of the emblem. The colour of the font shall be reflex blue, black or white depending on the background.]

5. If other logos are displayed in addition to the Union emblem, the Union emblem shall have at least the same size, measured in height or width, as the biggest of the other logos.

Article 5 U.K. Technical characteristics of permanent plaques and temporary or permanent billboards

1. The name of the operation, the main objective of the operation, the Union emblem together with the reference to the Union and the reference to the Fund or Funds to be displayed on the temporary billboard referred to in point 4 of Section 2.2 of Annex XII to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall take up at least 25 % of that billboard.

2. The name of the operation and the main objective of the activity supported by the operation, the Union emblem together with the reference to the Union and the reference to the Fund or Funds to be displayed on the permanent plaque or permanent billboard referred to in point 5 of Section 2.2 of Annex XII to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall take up at least 25 % of that plaque or billboard.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ch. 2 omitted in so far as it applies to support for rural development and support under Regulation 508/2014 (31.12.2020) by virtue of The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/783), regs. 1, 6(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/255 of 13 February 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 821/2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed arrangements for the transfer and management of programme contributions, the reporting on financial instruments, technical characteristics of information and communication measures for operations and the system to record and store data.