- Number of Member States for which citizens must come . Finally must come from a quarter of Member States .
- Minimum Member State signatures. The minimum number of signatures required in each Member State at the number of MEPs elected in each Member State multiplied by 750. It must give the Commission power to modify this annex so that it reflects any changes concerning the composition of Parliament. There will be a minimum number of signatures for each Member State, from 3,750 firms in Malta to the 74,250 in Germany (Spain 37 500). Moreover, the undersigned shall complete a declaration of support for this initiative.
- Eligibility to support a citizens' initiative minimum age. The required to participate in elections in all Member States (18 in all MS, except in Austria it is 16 years).
- Form and preparation of the Citizens 'Initiative : You must create a Citizens' Committee comprise at least seven people residents in at least seven Member States . This committee will represent the undersigned, will be their "contacts" or link between the European Union and citizens. Will be responsible for presenting and writing the Citizens' Initiative.
- form to register the Citizens' Initiative: First Citizen Committee registered the proposal before the Commission, providing a page. update web where the sources of support and funding. The Commission will answer questions about the approval or disapproval of the proposal within 2 months of its submission. (They may only be rejected if the proposed initiatives were outside the remit of the Commission under the Treaties initiative or were contrary to the fundamental values \u200b\u200bof the European Union, according to art. 2 of the Treaty of the Union, or formal requirements in their presentation.) Once the Commission responded favorably to the proposal, will begin collecting signatures.
- Requirements for the collection, verification and authenticity of the signatures: Statements of support can be collected on paper or electronically . The Commission shall establish and maintain open source software that incorporate technical and safety features needed for compliance Regulation. These programs will be available free of charge to the organizers.
- Deadline for collection of signatures will : Upon acceptance of the proposal deadline for collecting signatures may not exceed 12 months.
- Register proposed initiatives: To ensure consistency and transparency in relation to the proposed citizen initiatives, and to avoid collecting signatures supporting a proposal that does not meet the conditions laid down in This Regulation should be compulsory to register such initiatives on a website provided by the Commission before the necessary collection of statements of support from citizens. All proposals the conditions provided for in this Regulation shall be registered by the Commission . ▌
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