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ANNEX XIIU.K. [F1INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY OF SUPPORT FROM THE FUNDS]

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[F12. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION MEASURES AND MEASURES TO ENHANCE VISIBILITY FOR THE PUBLIC] U.K.

The Member State, the managing authority and the beneficiaries shall take the steps necessary to provide information to, and communicate with, the public on operations supported by an operational programme in accordance with this Regulation.

2.1.Responsibilities of the Member State and the managing authorityU.K.

[F11. The Member State and the managing authority shall ensure that the information and communication measures are implemented in accordance with the communication strategy, in order to improve visibility and interaction with citizens, and that those measures aim for the widest possible media coverage using various forms and methods of communication at the appropriate level and adapted, as appropriate, to technological innovation;] U.K.
2.The Member State or the managing authority shall be responsible for at least the following information and communication measures:U.K.
(a)

organising a major information activity publicising the launch of the operational programme or programmes, even prior to the approval of the relevant communication strategies;

(b)

organising one major information activity a year which promotes the funding opportunities and the strategies pursued and presents the achievements of the operational programme or programmes, including, where relevant, major projects, joint action plans and other project examples;

(c)

displaying the Union emblem at the premises of each managing authority;

(d)

publishing electronically the list of operations in accordance with Section 1 of this Annex;

(e)

[F1giving examples of operations, in particular of operations where the added value of the intervention of the Funds is particularly visible, by operational programme, on the single website or on the operational programme’s website that is accessible through the single website portal; the examples shall be in a widely spoken official language of the Union other than the official language or languages of the Member State concerned;

(f)

updating information about the operational programme’s implementation, including its main achievements and results, on the single website or on the operational programme’s website that is accessible through the single website portal.]

3.The managing authority shall involve in information and communication measures, in accordance with national laws and practices, the following bodies where appropriate:U.K.
(a)

the partners referred to in Article 5;

(b)

information centres on Europe, as well as Commission representation offices, and information offices of the European Parliament in the Member States;

(c)

educational and research institutions.

These bodies shall widely disseminate the information described in Article 115(1).

2.2.Responsibilities of the beneficiariesU.K.

[F11. All information and communication measures and measures to enhance visibility of the Funds provided by the beneficiary shall acknowledge support from the Funds to the operation by displaying:] U.K.
(a)

the Union emblem in accordance with the technical characteristics laid down in the implementing act adopted by the Commission under Article 115(4), together with a reference to the Union;

(b)

a reference to the Fund or Funds supporting the operation.

Where an information or communication measure relates to an operation or to several operations co-financed by more than one Fund, the reference provided for in point (b) may be replaced by a reference to the ESI Funds.

2.During implementation of an operation, the beneficiary shall inform the public about the support obtained from the Funds by:U.K.
(a)

providing on the beneficiary's website, where such a website exists, a short description of the operation, proportionate to the level of support, including its aims and results, and highlighting the financial support from the Union;

(b)

placing, for operations not falling under points 4 and 5, at least one poster with information about the project (minimum size A3), including the financial support from the Union, at a location readily visible to the public, such as the entrance area of a building.

3.For operations supported by the ESF, and in appropriate cases for operations supported by the ERDF or Cohesion Fund, the beneficiary shall ensure that those taking part in an operation have been informed of this funding.U.K.

[X1Any document relating to the implementation of an operation which is used for the public or for participants, including any attendance or other certificate, shall include a statement to the effect that the operation was supported by the Fund or Funds.]

Editorial Information

4.During implementation of an ERDF or Cohesion Fund operation, the beneficiary shall put up, at a location readily visible to the public, a temporary billboard of a significant size for each operation consisting of the financing of infrastructure or construction operations for which the total public support to the operation exceeds EUR 500 000.U.K.
5.No later than three months after completion of an operation, the beneficiary shall put up a permanent plaque or billboard of significant size at a location readily visible to the public for each operation that fulfils the following criteria:U.K.
(a)

the total public support to the operation exceeds EUR 500 000;

(b)

the operation consists of the purchase of a physical object or of the financing of infrastructure or of construction operations.

The plaque or billboard shall state the name and the main objective of the operation. It shall be prepared in accordance with the technical characteristics adopted by the Commission in accordance with Article 115(4).

[F26. The responsibilities laid down in this subsection shall apply as from the time the beneficiary is provided with the document setting out the conditions for support to the operation referred to in point (c) of Article 125(3).] U.K.

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