COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 887/2013
of 11 July 2013
replacing Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) 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)
Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 provides that the organisers of a proposed citizens’ initiative are required to register it with the Commission, providing the information set out in Annex II to that Regulation.
(2)
The information in Annex II needs to be modified in order to facilitate the verification by the Commission that the criteria for registration set out in point (a) of Article 4(2) are fulfilled, ensure an appropriate administrative handling of the registration requests and facilitate communication between the organisers and the Commission throughout the citizens’ initiative procedure.
(3)
Six Member States requested modifications in the data required in the forms set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011.
(4)
The Commission is empowered to amend Annexes II and III to the Regulation in accordance with Article 290 TFEU. As regards Annex III, the Commission should take into account information forwarded to it by Member States.
(5)
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; it is necessary to allow them to equally use the forms as set out in Annex II to this Regulation and their previous versions,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 is amended as follows:
(a)
Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation;
(b)
Annex III is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Forms complying with Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 in the version in force prior to the entry into force of this Regulation 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 July 2013.