Partner's obligations

In general terms, partners are obliged to highlight their humanitarian partnership with the European Commission. This must be done through basic visibility. They are also required to insure equal treatment for the Commission with other donors in their visibility/communication.

DG ECHO and Partners commit to promote and raise awareness of humanitarian issues on the part of decision-makers and the general public in order to ensure, to the extent possible, that these issues are dealt with in a way that fosters the overall effectiveness of humanitarian assistance.

The European Union logo (twelve yellow stars on a blue background) including any other appropriate acknowledgement shall be displayed in an appropriate way on durable equipment and other major supplies purchased with Community funds and on signboards at project locations.
This obligation shall be waived when both Parties agree that such visibility may harm the objective and results of the Action, the mandate or the safety of the staff of the Humanitarian Organisation or its Implementing Partners, or the safety of the local community.

Information or publications by the Humanitarian Organisation about the Action, including at conferences or seminars, shall indicate that the Action has received Community funding and display the European Union logo in an appropriate way.
Such information and publications, in any form and medium, including the Internet, shall include the following text or a similar disclaimer: “This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Community. The views expressed herein should not be taken, in any way, to reflect the official opinion of the European Community.”
Where the Humanitarian Organisation has a website where the activities supported by the European Community are described, a reference must be made on this site to the Humanitarian Organisation's partnership with the European Community with a hyperlink established to the relevant webpage of the Commission’s Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid (DG ECHO) on the Europa website.

The Humanitarian Organisation authorises the Commission to publish the following information in any form and medium, including the Internet:

• the Humanitarian Organisation’s name and address;
• the purpose of the Grant Agreement;
• the amount of the Community contribution and the percentage of funding of the Action.

Following a justified request by the Humanitarian Organisation, the Commission may forgo such publication if it may threaten the Humanitarian Organisation’s safety or harm its interests.



References and useful links:

• General conditions, Article 4
• Visibility, Information & Communication guidelines