As set out in the Lisbon Treaty and the ECI Regulation, the Commission must react within three months of submission of an ECI with 1,000,000 validated statements of support.
Lissaboni lepingus ja Euroopa kodanikualgatuse eeskirjas on sätestatud, et komisjon peab vastama kolme kuu jooksul alates kodanikualgatuse esitamisest, millel on 1 000 000 kontrollitud toetusavaldust.