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' initiative1 and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas:
Three Member States requested modifications in the data required in the forms set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011.
The information in Annexes III, V and VII needs to be amended to clarify or facilitate the procedures concerned.
As regards amendments to Annex III, the Commission should take into account information forwarded to it by the Member States.
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 887/20132,
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
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 VFORM FOR THE SUBMISSION OF STATEMENTS OF SUPPORT TO THE MEMBER STATES' COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
ANNEX III
ANNEX VIIFORM FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A CITIZENS' INITIATIVE TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION