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The arrangements for the submission of grant applications shall be determined by the authorising officer responsible, who may choose the method of submission. Grant applications may be submitted by letter or by electronic means. The means of communication chosen shall be non-discriminatory in nature and shall not have the effect of restricting the access of applicants to the award procedure. The means of communication chosen shall be such as to ensure that the following conditions are satisfied: each submission contains all the information required for its evaluation; the integrity of data must be preserved; the confidentiality of proposals must be preserved; the protection of personal data in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 is ensured. For the purposes of point (c) of the third subparagraph, the authorising officer responsible shall examine the content of applications only after the time limit set for submitting them has expired. The authorising officer responsible may require that electronic submission be accompanied by an advanced electronic signature within the meaning of Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 12. .

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.