Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/360 of 19 February 2021 on the extension of the periods for the collection of statements of support for certain European citizens’ initiatives pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/1042 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2021) 1121) (Only the English text is authentic)

1 Where the collection of statements of support for a European citizens’ initiative (‘initiative’) was ongoing on 1 February 2021, the maximum collection period shall be extended for a period of three months in respect of that initiative.

2 Where the collection of statements of support for an initiative started between 1 February 2021 and the date of adoption of this Decision, the maximum collection period shall be extended until 1 May 2022 in respect of that initiative.

The new end dates of the collection periods for the following initiatives shall be as follows: the initiative entitled ‘The fast, fair and effective solution to climate change’: 6 May 2021; the initiative entitled ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’: 7 May 2021; the initiative entitled ‘Ending the aviation fuel tax exemption in Europe’: 10 May 2021; the initiative entitled ‘A price for carbon to fight climate change’: 22 July 2021; the initiative entitled ‘Grow scientific progress: crops matter!’: 25 July 2021; the initiative entitled ‘Stop corruption in Europe at its root, by cutting off funds to countries with inefficient judiciary after deadline’: 12 September 2021; the initiative entitled ‘Actions on Climate Emergency’: 23 September 2021; the initiative entitled ‘Save Bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment’: 30 September 2021; the initiative entitled ‘Stop Finning – Stop the trade’: 31 January 2022; the initiative entitled ‘VOTERS WITHOUT BORDERS, Full Political Rights for EU Citizens’: 11 March 2022; the initiative entitled ‘Start Unconditional Basic Incomes (UBI) throughout the EU’: 25 March 2022; the initiative entitled ‘Libertà di condividere’: 1 May 2022; the initiative entitled ‘Right to Cure’: 1 May 2022; the initiative entitled ‘Civil society initiative for a ban on biometric mass surveillance practices’: 1 May 2022.

This Decision shall have retroactive effect with regard to the initiatives for which the collection period ended between 1 February 2021 and the date of adoption of this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to: the group of organisers of the initiative entitled ‘The fast, fair and effective solution to climate change’; the group of organisers of the initiative entitled ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’; the group of organisers of the initiative entitled ‘Ending the aviation fuel tax exemption in Europe’; the group of organisers of the initiative entitled ‘A price for carbon to fight climate change’; the group of organisers of the initiative entitled ‘Grow scientific progress: crops matter!’; the group of organisers of the initiative entitled ‘Stop corruption in Europe at its root, by cutting off funds to countries with inefficient judiciary after deadline’; the group of organisers of the initiative entitled ‘Actions on Climate Emergency’; the group of organisers of the initiative entitled ‘Save Bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment’; the group of organisers of the initiative entitled ‘Stop Finning – Stop the trade’; the group of organisers of the initiative entitled ‘VOTERS WITHOUT BORDERS, Full Political Rights for EU Citizens’; the group of organisers of the initiative entitled ‘Start Unconditional Basic Incomes (UBI) throughout the EU’; the group of organisers of the initiative entitled ‘Libertà di condividere’; the group of organisers of the initiative entitled ‘Right to Cure’; the group of organisers of the initiative entitled ‘Civil society initiative for a ban on biometric mass surveillance practices’.