Article 12 — Verification of compliance with registration conditions and requirements and examination of grounds of removal from the Register

1. Without prejudice to the procedure laid down in Article 13, the Authority shall regularly verify that the conditions for registration laid down in Article 3, and the governance provisions set out in Article 4(1), points (a), (b), (d), (e) and (f), in Article 4(3), and in Article 6(1), points (a) to (e), (g) and (k), continue to be complied with by registered European political parties and European political foundations. 2. If the Authority considers that one of the grounds for removal from the Register under Article 21(1), point (a), or Article 21(2) might apply to a European political party or European political foundation, it shall inform the European political party or European political foundation concerned without undue delay. When informing a European political party or European political foundation, the Authority shall invite that European political party or European political foundation to submit its observations within one month of receipt of the information. 3. In the event of non-compliance with Article 3(1), point (c), (f), (g) or (h), Article 3(2), point (e), (f), (g) or (h), or the governance provisions set out in Article 4(1), points (a), (b), (d), (e) and (f), in Article 4(3), and in Article 6(1), points (a) to (e), (g) and (k), the Authority shall give the European political party or European political foundation concerned the opportunity to introduce the measures required to remedy the situation within the deadline referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article. The Authority may, at the reasoned request of the European political party or European political foundation concerned, extend that deadline if and in so far as the Authority considers such an extension to be necessary and appropriate in view of the corrective measures planned by the European political party or European political foundation. 4. At the expiry of the deadline referred to in paragraphs 2 or 3 of this Article, or upon receipt of any observations or information concerning corrective measures from the European political party or European political foundation concerned before the expiry of the deadline, the Authority shall, without undue delay and in the light of any such observations or information, assess whether any of the grounds for removal from the Register under Article 21(1), point (a), or Article 21(2), apply to the European political party or European political foundation.