Conditions for registration
Article 3
1. A political alliance may apply to register as a European political party subject to the following conditions: (a) it has its seat in a Member State as indicated in its statutes; (b) at least one of the following applies: (i) its member parties are represented by, in at least one quarter of the Member States, members of the European Parliament, of national parliaments, of regional parliaments or of regional assemblies, (ii) it or its member parties have received, in at least one quarter of the Member States, at least three per cent of the votes cast in each of those Member States at the most recent elections to the European Parliament; (c) its member parties are not members of another European political party; (d) it observes, in particular in its programme and in its activities, the values on which the Union is founded, set out in Article 2 TEU, namely respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, and it provides a standard formal declaration to that effect using the template set out in Annex I of this Regulation; (e) it ensures that its member parties observe, in particular in their programmes and activities, the values on which the Union is founded, set out in Article 2 TEU, and it provides a standard formal declaration to that effect using the template set out in Annex I of this Regulation; (f) it ensures that its member parties or their individual members are not subject to restrictive measures adopted pursuant to Article 215(2) TFEU; (g) it or its members have participated in elections to the European Parliament, or have expressed publicly their intention to participate in the next elections to the European Parliament; (h) it does not pursue profit goals. 2. An entity shall be entitled to apply to register as a European political foundation, subject to the following conditions: (a) it is affiliated with a European political party registered in accordance with this Regulation; (b) it has its seat in a Member State as indicated in its statutes; (c) it observes, in particular in its programme and in its activities, the values on which the Union is founded, set out in Article 2 TEU, namely respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, and it provides a standard formal declaration to that effect using the template set out in Annex I of this Regulation; (d) it ensures that its member organisations observe the values set out in Article 2 TEU, and it provides a standard formal declaration to that effect using the template set out in Annex I of this Regulation; (e) it ensures that its member organisations or their individual members, are not subject to restrictive measures adopted pursuant to Article 215(2) TFEU; (f) its objectives complement the objectives of the European political party with which it is formally affiliated; (g) its governing body is composed of members from at least one quarter of the Member States; (h) it does not pursue profit goals. 3. A European political party may have only one formally affiliated European political foundation. Each European political party and the affiliated European political foundation shall ensure a separation between their respective day-to-day management, governing structures and financial accounts.