ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions
ANNEX III EUROPEAN STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATIONS ELIGIBLE FOR UNION FINANCING 1. A European organisation representing SMEs in European standardisation activities which: (a) is non-governmental and non-profit-making; (b) has as its statutory objectives and activities to represent the interests of SMEs in the standardisation process at European level, to raise their awareness for standardisation and to motivate them to become involved in the standardisation process; (c) has been mandated by non-profit organisations representing SMEs in at least two thirds of the Member States, to represent the interests of SMEs in the standardisation process at European level. 2. A European organisation representing consumers in European standardisation activities which: (a) is non-governmental, non-profit-making, and independent of industry, commercial and business or other conflicting interests; (b) has as its statutory objectives and activities to represent consumer interests in the standardisation process at European level; (c) has been mandated by national non-profit consumer organisations in at least two thirds of the Member States, to represent the interests of consumers in the standardisation process at European level. 3. A European organisation representing environmental interests in European standardisation activities which: (a) is non-governmental, non-profit-making, and independent of industry, commercial and business or other conflicting interests; (b) has as its statutory objectives and activities to represent environmental interests in the standardisation process at European level; (c) has been mandated by national non-profit environmental organisations in at least two thirds of the Member States, to represent environmental interests in the standardisation process at European level. 4. A European organisation representing social interests in European standardisation activities which: (a) is non-governmental, non-profit-making, and independent of industry, commercial and business or other conflicting interests; (b) has as its statutory objectives and activities to represent social interests in the standardisation process at European level; (c) has been mandated by national non-profit social organisations in at least two thirds of the Member States, to represent social interests in the standardisation process at European level.