 Any groups or organisations from a country with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) membership, which does not qualify for either the EBU's Active or Associate memberships, but still provide a broadcasting activity for the EBU, are granted a unique Approved Participants membership, which lasts approximately five years.An application for this status may be submitted to the EBU at any given time, providing an annual fee is paid.The following seven EBU broadcast members had status as Approved Participants in May 2016.