Subject matter
Article 1
This Regulation lays down standards regarding candidate volunteers and EU Aid Volunteers with respect to the following matters listed in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) No 375/2014: (a) a competence framework used for the identification, selection and preparation of volunteers as junior or senior professionals; (b) provisions to ensure equal opportunities and non-discrimination in the identification and selection process; (c) provisions to ensure compliance of sending and hosting organisations with relevant national and Union law and law of the hosting country; (d) standards governing the partnerships between sending and hosting organisations; and (e) provisions for recognition of the skills and competences acquired by EU Aid Volunteers, in line with existing relevant Union initiatives.