Article 8 Responsibilities of beneficiaries relating to information and publicity measures for the publicX1

The beneficiary shall be responsible for informing the public, by means of the measures laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, about the assistance obtained from the Funds.

The beneficiary shall put up a permanent explanatory plaque that is visible and of significant size no later than six months after completion of an operation that fulfils the following conditions:

The plaque shall state the type and name of the operation, in addition to the information referred to in Article 9. F1The information referred to in Article 9 shall take up at least 25 % of the plaque.

F2Where it is not possible to place a permanent explanatory plaque on a physical object as referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph, other appropriate measures shall be taken in order to publicise the Community contribution.

The beneficiary shall, during the implementation of the operation, put up a billboard at the site of each operation which fulfils the following conditions:

The information referred to in Article 9 shall take up at least 25 % of the billboard.

When the operation is completed, the billboard shall be replaced by the permanent explanatory plaque referred to in paragraph 2.

Where an operation receives funding under an operational programme co-financed by the ESF and, in appropriate cases, where an operation receives funding under the ERDF or the Cohesion Fund, the beneficiary shall ensure that those taking part in the operation have been informed of that funding.

The beneficiary shall provide clear notice to the effect that the operation being implemented has been selected under an operational programme co-financed by the ESF, the ERDF or the Cohesion Fund.

Any document, including any attendance or other certificate, concerning such an operation shall include a statement to the effect that the operational programme was co-financed by the ESF or, where appropriate, the ERDF or the Cohesion Fund.