Membership Declaration

The Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels Value Chain Industrial Alliance (hereafter ‘the Alliance’) is a voluntary collaboration of stakeholders from across the transport fuels and other relevant value chains, from sourcing to end-users, as well as technology and finance providers for each step in the value chain representing both the supply side and the demand side from aviation and waterborne sectors as well as civil society organisation and governments and their agencies.

The ultimate objective of the Alliance is to ensure that aviation and waterborne transport have sufficient access to renewable and low carbon fuels, while taking into account the future use of these fuels in road transport, and thus contribute to the reduction in the transport sector’s GHG emissions by 90 percent by 2050. Currently, supply of these fuels is very limited and concentrated on road transport leaving aviation and waterborne transport far behind. Demand will quickly grow due to regulatory requirements of RefuelEU Aviation and FuelEU Maritime when enacted. Therefore, taking into account their own specificities, particular focus is needed to develop fuel production, storage and distribution capacity for aviation and waterborne transport.

Objectives, Rules of Membership and Governance Structure of the Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels Value Chain Industrial Alliance are outlined in Annex B to this declaration (see PDF version linked above).

The Alliance does not exclude any modes: in the medium term, different renewable and low-carbon fuels will continue to play an important role in the decarbonisation of road transport, and businesses active in road transport fuel production, storage and distribution that are interested in diversifying their customer base and expanding into the aviation and waterborne sectors would be an added-value in the Alliance. This would mean new business opportunities and would provide greater resilience over the entire value chain.

All members and persons involved in the activities of the Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels Value Chain Alliance shall fully respect all applicable laws and regulations applicable to forms of cooperation between businesses, in particular EU and national competition rules, as informed by compliance guidelines presented in Annex C (see PDF version linked above).
 
Acting in within the authorisations delegated by my organisation, I duly declare based on my authorisations, the institution I am representing will firmly support the objectives of the Alliance and contribute towards its activities.

Annex A.

Contacts, Motivation and Interests

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Annex B

1. The ultimate objective of the Alliance is to ensure that aviation and waterborne transport have sufficient access to renewable and low carbon fuels, while taking into account the future use of these fuels in road transport, and thus contribute to the reduction in the transport sector’s GHG emissions by 90 percent by 2050. Currently, supply of these fuels is very limited and concentrated on road transport leaving aviation and waterborne transport far behind. Demand will quickly grow, however, due to regulatory intervention (RefuelEU Aviation and FuelEU Maritime). Therefore, taking into account their own specificities, particular focus is needed to develop fuel technologies and, drastically increase production, storage and distribution capacity for aviation and waterborne transport. This will also facilitate the general uptake of these fuels in the whole transport sector.
2. The Alliance does not exclude any modes: in the medium term, different renewable and low-carbon fuels will continue to play an important role in the decarbonisation of road transport, and businesses active in road transport fuel production, storage and distribution that are interested in diversifying their customer base and expanding into the aviation and waterborne sectors would be an added-value in the Alliance. This would mean new business opportunities and would provide greater resilience over the entire value chain.

Specific objectives of the Alliance:

3. Objective 1: Building on the sustainable feedstock and production pathways eligible towards the decarbonisation targets put forward in FuelEU Maritime and ReFuelEU Aviation, the Alliance shall:
   • leveraging on work done in other initiatives[1], identify transport fuels which are most economically and environmentally suitable (including consideration for the zero pollution ambition[2]) for scaling up;
   • evaluate strong and weak points of the value chain (including systemic, technological, geographical and workforce related ones) and assess investment needs.
4. Objective 2: For the purpose of accelerating market entry of new innovative fuels and associated technologies, the Alliance will assess the enabling conditions, such as those relating to demand and supply side, including local availability of feedstock, adequately trained workforce and industry knowledge base in Member States. It will also identify gaps in standardisation, safety assessments, and make sure all stakeholders in the value chains are aware of any downstream certification requirements[3].  This assessment will feed into and inform relevant policy debates. 
5. Objective 3: Identifying and assessing existing relevant public and private financing opportunities as well as determining the suitability of additional instruments for de-risking investments for scaling up the production and crowding in private investments (in particular in relation to cross-border projects, including possible Important Projects of Common European Interest) and drawing conclusions on their suitability.
6. Objective 4: Create of a pipeline of investment projects (including high TRL level R&D activities) based on prioritisation established under Objectives 1 and 2 and the self-assessment tools in order to increase their visibility and credibility. In the development of such pipeline, the Alliance will pay particular attention to focus on projects that are compatible with the transition to low- and zero-emission mobility. Ongoing processes to develop and subsequently deploy technologies for zero-emission vessels and aircraft  shall not be negatively impacted.
7. Objective 5: Looking at creating synergies with different transport modes and ensuring availability of resources for renewable and low-carbon fuels for aviation and waterborne transport (notably in cooperating with the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance and ensuring consistency between hydrogen production capacity increases and different utilisation pathways in transport, such as for e-fuels).

Planning and Delivery on the Objectives

8. Specific short- and medium-term deliverables of the Alliance will be outlined in the Framework Work Plan. Framework Work Plan will be developed by the Steering Group, upon proposal from the European Commission - DG MOVE and endorsed by the General Assembly. Framework Work Plan will be reviewed and updated each year.

The scope of fuel technologies of interest to the Alliance:

9. The Alliance will focus on drop-in and co-combusted liquid and gaseous biofuels and e-fuels that will enable aviation and waterborne sectors to meet future requirements of the ReFuelEU Aviation and FuelEU Maritime initiatives as outlined in the European Commission proposals under the Fit for 55 package of 14 July 2021. In line with these initiatives, fuels will have to be in full compliance with the sustainability criteria elaborated under Renewable Energy Directive (RED) II[4], the Delegated Act under preparation, and their future revisions and future low-carbon fuels criteria to be developed under this Directive. Specific production pathways will be further prioritized as deliverable of Objective 1 (see above).

Rules for Alliance Membership:

10. Any company or organisation, EU bodies and agencies, Member States, local and regional authorities or their agencies, recognised social partner organisations as well as other stakeholder groups, civil society organisations or members of Horizon Europe Partnerships can become a member of the Alliance. The Alliance remains open to new members at all stages of its operation.
11. The Alliance should group value chains vertically, including relevant representatives of the different actions (research and development, manufacturing, financing) and EU national authorities, regions and local authorities.
12. Members of the Alliance need to be registered in the EU Transparency Register.
13. An entity becomes a member of the Alliance by transmitting to the European Commission a valid and signed Alliance Declaration. The Alliance Declaration shall follow the template made available by the Alliance, and shall include:
    • Alliance definition, scope and objectives;
    • a commitment to actively contribute towards the objectives of the Alliance;
    • principles and working methods;
    • competitiveness compliance annex provided by the European Commission.
14. Alliance membership is free of charge. Membership is valid for the duration of the Alliance. Members who no longer act in accordance with the principles set forth in the Alliance Declaration, or are no longer capable of doing so, upon request of the European Commission, shall no longer be invited to participate in any meetings of the Alliance.

Governance Structure of the Alliance

General Assembly

15. The Alliance General Assembly comprises all signatories of the Alliance Declaration. The General Assembly is grouped in two chambers – each for waterborne and aviation mode respectively. The General Assembly is chaired by two chairs, each also chairing waterborne and aviation chambers respectively. The chairs are appointed from among its chamber members for a term of one year. The European Commission will nominate the chairs for the first term. General Assembly will operate within a Code of Conduct to be endorsed at the first meeting.
16. First meeting of the General Assembly is called by the Steering Group. Subsequent meetings follow the indicative timetable as endorsed by the framework work plan. The General Assembly shall meet at least once a year. Secretariat provides assistance to the functioning of the General Assembly and its chambers.

Thematic Roundtables

17. The Alliance should create thematic roundtables grouping selected stakeholders from value chains along key fuel technologies and modes (aviation and waterborne), and key common challenges and horizontal issues, e.g. access to feedstock, access to finance, synergies with road transport, etc. based on open call for participants. Roundtables will be created on the basis of the framework work plan, upon the proposal from the Steering Group and endorsement by the General Assembly.
18. The selection of the members of the thematic roundtables will be conducted by the European Commission assisted by the Steering Group and paying particular attention to ensure (at all times):
    • representation of large, medium and small enterprises;
    • contribution from other stakeholders, including financial market actors, non-governmental organisations and other social partners;
    • geographic balance, favouring underrepresented regions of the EU.
19. Thematic roundtables shall operate on the basis of Terms of Reference. Those shall be developed based on a template developed by the Steering Group upon a proposal from the Secretariat. Each roundtable shall nominate a chair.

Secretariat

20. The role of the Alliance Secretariat shall consist of, but is not limited to, the following activities:
    • support the work of the Steering Group;
    • support the meetings of the General Assembly and its Chambers;
    • support the meetings of the Roundtables;
    • following the orientations provided by the Steering Group, provide advice and support to the EU Commission for the external and internal communication.
21. Secretariat operates under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Commission, following a call for expression of interests.

Steering Group

22. The Steering Group shall steer and monitor overall progress of the work of the Alliance and provide high-level policy direction as well as ensure consistency and coherence between the different Alliance work streams and with the overall objectives of the Alliance.
23. The Steering Group shall comprise the Chairs of the two chambers of the General Assembly, nominated representatives of each of the members entrusted with the Secretariat and the European Commission. Steering group is presided by the European Commission.
24. Decisions of the Steering Group shall be made by consensus, if possible. Where consensus is not possible, the decision should follow the majority of the group, with minority positions being recorded. The Steering Group shall ensure coherence of decisions with EU policy objectives and requirements at all times.
25. Each meeting of the Steering Group shall be documented. Minutes of the Steering Group shall be made available to the Alliance members. They shall be prepared by the Secretariat and agreed upon by the Steering Group.
26. A meeting of the Steering Group can be called at least once each month in the first year of the operation of the Alliance. Meetings are called by the European Commission, upon request from the Secretariat, including proposed points for discussion.

 

[1]    Such as European Sustainable Shipping Forum, ART Forum, ETIP Bioenergy and similar.

[2]    The European Commission action plan “Towards a Zero Pollution Ambition for air, water and soil
– building a Healthier Planet for Healthier People” adopted on 12 May 2021

[3]    A pilot project for the EU “Clearing House” for aviation fuels certification is in preparation by DG MOVE and EASA. The Alliance will provide input into the design of this clearing house as well as  contribute to the monitoring of implementation and evaluation of the pilot project results.

[4]    Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources.

Annex C.

Disclaimer: These guidelines offer general guidance and are without prejudice to the application of EU or national competition rules.

 

General Principles

The members of the Renewable and Low Carbon Fuels Value Chain Alliance  should strive for these general principles:

• Open access: As mentioned above, the Alliance is open to all companies or organisations willing to sign the Declaration, regardless of industry association.
• Transparency: Meetings, discussions, information exchanged and agreements reached will be well documented and minuted. Documents and minutes will be made available to the Commission, on request.
• Necessity: Meetings, discussions, information exchanges will be strictly limited to what is indispensable to achieve the objectives set out below.

Envisaged Actions

The Alliance members join force to reach the objectives of the Alliance as outlined in the Alliance declaration and, accordingly, engage in discussions and dialogue, data exchange and collaborations .

The Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels Value chain Alliance has adopted the following guidelines and instructions to ensure that the Alliance members take particular care to ban any form of anti-competitive behaviour from their participation and activities in this Alliance and comply with EU competition law and relevant national competition laws (hereafter the “competition laws”) [1]. 

 

1.    Competition risks in the Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels Value Chain Alliance

The members of the Alliance must always take into account that they may be exposed to certain competition law risks including – but not limited to – the following considerations[2]:

• Members should be aware that even one single verbal or non-verbal exchange or unilateral disclosure of commercially sensitive information can violate the competition laws;
• Conversations between members at both formal and informal (including social) meetings may turn to commercially sensitive information being unlawfully exchanged;
• A court or competition authority may use competitor meetings in the context of an Alliance, together with other factors suggesting collusion, as evidence of a cartel or an anti-competitive agreement in the industry;
• Rules of an Alliance or its members on e.g. standard setting, if any, may be deemed to restrict competition[3]; and
• EU competition law provides that both associations of undertakings and undertakings can be addressed for competition law infringements. A fine imposed on an association of undertakings may be collected from any of its members unless that member can prove that it was not aware of the anti-competitive infringement or actively distanced itself from the infringement prior to an investigation into the case (effectively reversing the burden of proof)[4].
• The involvement of the European Commission, notably in the context of the Alliance meetings, does not exonerate participants from the application of competition law.

2.    Information exchanges to avoid

Members of the Alliance must not have formal or informal discussions, in particular with other members who are or may become competitors, relating – but not limited to – the following prohibited subjects amounting, in the senses of competition law, to commercially sensitive information [5]:

• Current or future individual company or industry pricing or any matters likely to have an impact on current or future prices such as competitive strengths and weaknesses, price changes, profit margins, discounts, rebates, surcharges, credit lines offered or other terms of sale;
• Individual company cost information including any cost components such as production or distribution costs, cost accounting formulas and cost computing methods;
• Individual company sales or production information including sales volumes, sales revenues, market share, production volumes, production capacity, capacity utilisation, stock levels and supplies, bid amounts and terms, and any limits on sales; current and future company plans and business strategy relating to – but not limited to –bidding, investment, marketing and advertising, production, purchasing, sales or technology;
• Any matters relating to individual customers, distributors or suppliers such as, for example, boycotting or blacklisting; and
• Salaries and wages, or limitations on hiring a competitor’s employees.
• Information with regard to cost competitiveness of investments into renewable and low-carbon fuels, including necessary elements of the points provided above will be collected and aggregated by the Commission.

Note: Should the limited, temporary and objectively necessary exchange of sensitive commercial information be warranted in the context of the proposed Alliance, additional principles and guidelines will be required.

3.    Allowed Information exchanges

To the extent that they do not amount, in the sense of competition law, to commercially sensitive information. Members of the Alliance may have formal or informal discussions, and exchange of information, on the following subjects:

• Public policy and regulatory matters of general interest;
• Non-confidential current or historical information that is in the public domain;
• Non-confidential technical issues relevant to the industry in general such as standards or health and safety matters;
• General, non-proprietary technology and related issues such as the characteristics and suitability of particular equipment (but not a particular company’s proposals regarding the adoption of specific equipment or technology);
• General promotional opportunities relevant to the industry in general (but not a particular company’s promotional plans);
• Non-strategic educational, technical or scientific data that results in consumer benefits;
• Industry public relations or lobbying initiatives; and
• Non-strategic information needed to build new business partnerships between members of the Alliance.

4.    Appropriate conduct at meetings of the Alliance

As a general matter, it should be highlighted that just being present when illegal discussions are taking place may be sufficient to consider a company liable for a competition law infringement, even if that company and/or its representative(s) did not proactively engage in those discussions.

Transparency, notably through the documentation of all exchanges in the context of the Alliance meetings is essential. Alliance members should therefore, when attending Alliance meetings, always:

• Carefully review the agenda and purpose of meeting in advance for possible problems under the competition laws and seek advice from the members’ legal department if necessary;
• Be vigilant to ensure that discussions at meetings stick to the agenda items and object if they do not making sure such an objection is reflected in the meeting minutes; and
• Ensure that they make or promptly receive detailed, accurate minutes of meetings and immediately voice any objections to the minutes.
• How to address competition law related problems?
• If while present at a formal or informal meeting of the Alliance or with representatives of competitors the conversation turns to prohibited anti-competitive subjects, the members of the Alliance should:
• Immediately and expressly state that they cannot be party to discussions on the subject at issue due to competition law concerns and ask that the subject be changed at once;
• If their objection and request is ignored, immediately leave the meeting in a manner that makes the reason for their departure apparent to all present;
• Ensure that their departure be recorded in any formal minutes or, if there are no such minutes, record that departure in their own notes of the meeting; and
• Promptly report the matter to members’ legal department and ensure that a note is made thereof for the file.

The presence of a Commission representative does not release participants from liability should the exchange of sensitive information occur.

In addition, members of the Alliance should, if they become aware of a competition law infringement or are uncertain whether particular conduct within the  Alliance is allowed under the competition laws:

• Immediately inform their company legal counsel and/or compliance officer;
• If concerns are confirmed - report the anti-competitive conduct to the Secretariat of the Alliance who can then inform competition authorities about this.

In addition, anyone can make use of the Anonymous Whistleblower Tool, available under this link: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/cartels/whistleblower/index.html .

Lastly, members of the Alliance should always keep in mind that any failure to take the above actions promptly will make it difficult to later convince a court or competition authority of their opposition to an infringement.

 

[1]    The signatories are also encouraged to visit the dedicated webpage of the Commission’s DG Competition, which provides information on compliance with EU competition law: https://ec.europa.eu/competition/antitrust/compliance/index_en.html. The Commission has issued several sets of guidelines that can help undertakings assess the compatibility of their business arrangements with EU competition law (see notably Communication from the Commission — Notice — Guidelines on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty (OJ C 101, 27.4.2004, p. 97) (“Guidelines on Article 101(3)”), the Communication from the Commission — Guidelines on the applicability of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to horizontal co-operation agreements (OJ C 11, 14.1.2011, p. 1) (“Horizontal Guidelines”) and Commission Notice – Guidelines on Vertical Restraints (OJ C 130, 19.5.2010, p. 1) (“Vertical Guidelines”). See also Commission Regulation (EU) No 1217/2010 of 14 December 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of research and development agreements (OJ L 335, 18.12.2010, p. 36) (“R&D Block Exemption Regulation”), Commission Regulation (EU) No 1218/2010 of 14 December 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of specialisation agreements, (OJ L 335, 18.12.2010, p. 43) (“Specialisation Block Exemption Regulation”), Commission Regulation (EU) No 316/2014 of 21 March 2014 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of technology transfer agreements (OJ L 93, 28.3.2014, p. 17) (“Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation”), Commission Regulation (EU) No 330/2010 of 20 April 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices (OJ L 102, 23.4.2010, p. 1) (“Vertical Block Exemption Regulation”)

[2]    Signing of the declaration as such will not exonerate the signatories from their duty to self-assess the compatibility of their conduct with EU Competition law and from liability in case of an infringement.

[3]    See Guidelines on the applicability of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to horizontal co-operation agreements (OJ 2011 C 11/1).

[4]    Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (Text with EEA relevance); OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1–25; in particular Article 23(4).

[5]    See also Communication from the Commission — Guidelines on the applicability of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to horizontal co-operation agreements (OJ C 11, 14.1.2011, p. 1) (“Horizontal Guidelines”).

Privacy Statement

Processing operation	Membership applications for the Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels Value Chain Alliance
Data Controller	European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, Unit B4 – Sustainable and Intelligent Transport (hereinafter “DG MOVE Unit B.4” or the “Data Controller”)
Record reference	DPR-EC-16809.1

 

1.        Introduction

The European Commission (hereafter ‘the Commission’) is committed to protect your personal data and to respect your privacy. The Commission collects and further processes personal data pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data (repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001).

This privacy statement explains the reason for the processing of your personal data, the way we collect, handle and ensure protection of all personal data provided, how that information is used and what rights you have in relation to your personal data. It also specifies the contact details of the responsible Data Controller with whom you may exercise your rights, the Data Protection Officer and the European Data Protection Supervisor.

The personal information being collected in relation to processing Membership applications and operation for the Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels Value Chain Alliance (hereafter referred to as “the Alliance”) undertaken by the Data Controller is presented below.

 

2.        Why and how do we process your personal data?

Purpose of the processing operation: the Data Controller collects and uses your personal data for the following purposes:

• For the purpose of the treatment of requests to become a member organisation of the Alliance: The Data Controller processes the personal data (name and contact information) of persons filling out the registration form on behalf of the applicant organisation so that the organisation can be contacted on matters related to its participation in the Alliance.
• For the purpose of validating compliance with the conditions for membership of the Alliance: The Data Controller processes the personal data (name, position, signature) of the person authorising the Alliance Declaration and his/her confirmation that s/he is duly authorised by the applicant organisation.
• For the purpose of operation of the Alliance Steering group, Secretariat and Roundtables, the Data Controller may share contact information of the Alliance Members with the Alliance Steering Group for sole purpose of executing their tasks as outlined in the Alliance Declaration Annex B.

In line with the above processing purposes, the European Commission keeps:

• The Alliance Declaration submitted electronically by the applicant organisations;
• Contact lists of all the persons submitting the request for membership as well as those authorised to represent their organisations;
• E-mail exchanges between the applicant/member organisations and staff of the European Commission related to the those organisations’ participation in the Alliance;
• Other documents or communication which might emerge in the context of the Alliance and which may include personal data.

Your personal data will not be used for any automated decision-making, nor profiling.

 

3.        On what legal ground(s) do we process your personal data

We process your personal data, because  processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Union institution or body (Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725), in particular Article 173 of 73 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Pursuant to  Article 5(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 , your consent is required for sharing of you contact details (listed in point 4) with the Alliance Steering Group and contractors to process your personal data for the purpose of organisational support to the Alliance.

 

4.        Which personal data do we collect and further process?

In order to carry out this processing operation the Data Controller collects the following categories of personal data:

• Name and Surname
• Prefix (Mr/Mrs/Dr/Prof)
• Contact details (e-mail address, phone number)
• Affiliation (name of the applicant/member organisation)
• Position or function in the organisation

We have obtained your personal data from you.

 

5.        How long do we keep your personal data?

The Data Controller only keeps your personal data for the time necessary to fulfil the purpose of collection or further processing, namely for the duration of the member participation in the Alliance. In case the Alliance is permanently discontinued, contact data will be kept for a maximum of 5 years.

 

6.        How do we protect and safeguard your personal data?

All personal data in electronic format (e-mails, documents, databases, uploaded batches of data, etc.) are stored either on the servers of the European Commission or of its contractors. All processing operations are carried out pursuant to the Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/46 of 10 January 2017 on the security of communication and information systems in the European Commission.

The Commission’s contractors are bound by a specific contractual clause for any processing operations of your data on behalf of the Commission, and by the confidentiality obligations deriving from the transposition of the General Data Protection Regulation in the EU Member States (‘GDPR’ Regulation (EU) 2016/679).

In order to protect your personal data, the Commission has put in place a number of technical and organisational measures. Technical measures include appropriate actions to address online security, risk of data loss, alteration of data or unauthorised access, taking into consideration the risk presented by the processing and the nature of the personal data being processed. Organisational measures include restricting access to the personal data solely to authorised persons with a legitimate need to know for the purposes of this processing operation.

 

7.        Who has access to your personal data and to whom is it disclosed?

Access to your personal data is provided to the Commission staff responsible for carrying out this processing operation and to authorised staff according to the “need to know” principle. Such staff abide by statutory, and when required, additional confidentiality agreements.

We may also share your data with Alliance Steering Group and contractors for the purpose of organisational support to the Alliance. The information shared with the Alliance Steering Group will be limited to:

• Your Name and Surname, Prefix,
• Your affiliation and function
• Your Email.

The information we collect will not be given to any other third party, except to the extent and for the purpose we may be required to do so by law, including the possible transmission of personal data to EU bodies or institutions in charge of audit or inspection in accordance with the EU Treaties.

 

8.        What are your rights and how can you exercise them?

You have specific rights as a ‘data subject’ under Chapter III (Articles 14-25) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, in particular the right to access, rectify or erase your personal data and the right to restrict the processing of your personal data. Where applicable, you also have the right to object to the processing or the right to data portability.

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data, which is lawfully carried out pursuant to Article 5(1)(a), on grounds relating to your particular situation.

You have consented to provide your personal data to the European Commission, Directorate General for Transport and Mobility for the present processing operation. You can withdraw your consent at any time by notifying the DG MOVE, Unit B4. The withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out before you have withdrawn the consent.

You can exercise your rights by contacting the Data Controller, or in case of conflict the Data Protection Officer. If necessary, you can also address the European Data Protection Supervisor. Their contact information is given under Heading 9 below.

Where you wish to exercise your rights in the context of one or several specific processing operations, please provide their description (i.e. their Record reference(s) as specified under Heading 10 below) in your request. Any request for access to personal data will be handled within one month.

Any other request mentioned above will be addressed within 15 working days.

 

9.        Contact information

9.1.      The Data Controller

If you would like to exercise your rights under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, or if you have comments, questions or concerns, or if you would like to submit a complaint regarding the collection and use of your personal data, please feel free to contact the Data Controller:

European Commission
Directorate-General For Mobility And Transport
Unit B.4 – Sustainable and Intelligent Transport

Address:
Rue De Mot 28, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
E-mail: MOVE-RLCF-ALLIANCE-TEAM@ec.europa.eu

 

9.2.      The Data Protection Officer (DPO) of the Commission

In case of disagreement with the Data Controller, you may contact the Data Protection Officer (DATA-PROTECTION-OFFICER@ec.europa.eu) with regard to issues related to the processing of your personal data under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.

 

9.3.      The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)

You have the right to have recourse (i.e. you can lodge a complaint) to the European Data Protection Supervisor (https://edps.europa.eu/data-protection/our-role-supervisor/complaints_en or edps@edps.europa.eu) if you consider that your rights under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 have been infringed as a result of the processing of your personal data by the Data Controller.

 

10.     Where to find more detailed information?

The Commission DPO publishes the register of all processing operations on personal data by the Commission, which have been documented and notified to him. You may access the register via the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/dpo-register

This processing operation has been included in the DPO’s public register with the following Record reference: DPR-EC-16809.1.