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Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill tal- 21 ta' Novembru 2005 dwar il-konklużjoni ta' Protokoll li jemenda l-Ftehim ta' Stabbilizzazzjoni u Assoċjazzjoni bejn il-Komunitajiet Ewropej u l-Istati Membri tagħhom, fuq naħa waħda, u r-Repubblika Ex-Jugoslava tal-Maċedonja, fuq in-naħa l-oħra, dwar kwota tariffarja għall-importazzjonijiet taz-zokkor u tal-prodotti taz-zokkor li joriġinaw fir-Repubblika Ex-Jugoslava tal-Maċedonja lejn il-Komunità

Official Journal L 333 , 20/12/2005 P. 0044 - 0044 Official Journal L 175 , 29/06/2006 P. 0239 - 0239

		Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsilltal- 21 ta' Novembru 2005dwar il-konklużjoni ta' Protokoll li jemenda l-Ftehim ta' Stabbilizzazzjoni u Assoċjazzjoni bejn il-Komunitajiet Ewropej u l-Istati Membri tagħhom, fuq naħa waħda, u r-Repubblika Ex-Jugoslava tal-Maċedonja, fuq in-naħa l-oħra, dwar kwota tariffarja għall-importazzjonijiet taz-zokkor u tal-prodotti taz-zokkor li joriġinaw fir-Repubblika Ex-Jugoslava tal-Maċedonja lejn il-Komunità(2005/914/KE)IL-KUNSILL TA' L-UNJONI EWROPEA,Wara li kkunsidra t-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea, u b'mod partikolari l-Artikolu 133, flimkien ma' l-ewwel sentenza ta' l-ewwel subparagrafu ta' l-Artikolu 300(2) tiegħu,Wara li kkunsidra l-proposta mill-Kummissjoni,Billi:(1) Nhar it- 28 ta' Frar 2005, il-Kunsill awtorizza lill-Kummissjoni sabiex tidħol f'negozjati mar-Repubblika Ex-Jugoslava tal-Maċedonja sabiex jiġu emendati l-arranġamenti preferenzjali fir-rigward ta' l-importazzjonijiet taz-zokkor u tal-prodotti taz-zokkor li joriġinaw fir-Repubblika Ex-Jugoslava tal-Maċedonja lejn il-Komunità skond il-Ftehim ta' Stabbilizzazzjoni u Assoċjazzjoni bejn il-Komunitajiet Ewropej u l-Istati Membri tagħhom, minn naħa waħda, u r-Repubblika Ex-Jugoslava tal-Maċedonja, min-naħa l-oħra [1] (minn hawn 'il quddiem imsejjaħ l-"FSA").(2) Dawn in-negozjati ġew konklużi b'suċċess u l-Protokoll li jemenda l-FSA għandu jiġu konkluż mill-Komunità.(3) Il-miżuri neċessarji għall-implementazzjoni ta' dan il-Protokoll għandhom jiġu adottati mill-Kummissjoni skond l-istess proċedura bħal dik prevista fir-rigward ta' l-implementazzjoni tar-Regolament tal-Kunsill (KE) Nru 1260/2001 tad- 19 ta' Ġunju 2001 dwar l-organizzazzjoni komuni tas-swieq fis-settur taz-zokkor [2],IDDEĊIEDA KIF ĠEJ:Artikolu 1Il-Protokoll li jemenda l-Ftehim ta' Stabbilizzazzjoni u Assoċjazzjoni bejn il-Komunitajiet Ewropej, minn naħa waħda, u r-Repubblika Ex-Jugoslava tal-Maċedonja, min-naħa l-oħra, dwar kwota tariffarja għall-importazzjonijiet taz-zokkor u tal-prodotti taz-zokkor li joriġinaw fir-Repubblika Ex-Jugoslava tal-Maċedonja lejn il-Komunità huwa b'dan approvat f'isem il-Komunità.It-test tal-Protokoll huwa anness ma' din id-Deċiżjoni.Artikolu 2Il-President tal-Kunsill huwa b'dan awtorizzat li jaħtar lill-persuna jew persuni li jkollhom is-setgħa jiffirmaw il-Protokoll sabiex tintrabat il-Komunità.Artikolu 3Il-Kummissjoni għandha tadotta r-regoli dettaljati għall-implementazzjoni tal-Protokoll skond il-proċedura stabbilita fl-Artikolu 42 tar-Regolament (KE) Nru 1260/2001.Magħmula fi Brussell, nhar il- 21 ta' Novembru 2005.Għall-KunsillIl-PresidentJ. Straw[1] ĠU L 84, 20.3.2004, p. 13.[2] ĠU L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regolament kif emendat l-aħħar bir-Regolament tal-Kummissjoni (KE) Nru 39/2004 (ĠU L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 16).--------------------------------------------------


title: 2008/328/KE: Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill tat- 18 ta’ April 2008 li temenda d-Deċiżjoni tal-Kumitat Eżekuttiv stabbilit mill-Konvenzjoni ta’ Schengen ta’ l-1990, li temenda r-Regolament Finanzjarju dwar l-ispejjeż ta’ l-installazzjoni u l-operazzjoni tal-funzjoni ta’ sostenn tekniku għas-Sistema ta’ Informazzjoni ta’ Schengen (C.SIS)

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               25.4.2008

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               Il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea

               L 113/21

         DEĊIŻJONI TAL-KUNSILL
   tat-18 ta’ April 2008
   li temenda d-Deċiżjoni tal-Kumitat Eżekuttiv stabbilit mill-Konvenzjoni ta’ Schengen ta’ l-1990, li temenda r-Regolament Finanzjarju dwar l-ispejjeż ta’ l-installazzjoni u l-operazzjoni tal-funzjoni ta’ sostenn tekniku għas-Sistema ta’ Informazzjoni ta’ Schengen (C.SIS)
   (2008/328/KE)
   IL-KUNSILL TA’ L-UNJONI EWROPEA,
   Wara li kkunsidra l-Artikolu 119 tal-Konvenzjoni li timplimenta l-Ftehim ta’ Schengen ta’ l-14 ta’ Ġunju 1985 bejn il-Gvernijiet ta’ l-Istati ta’ l-Unjoni Ekonomika tal-Benelux, tar-Repubblika Federali tal-Ġermanja u tar-Repubblika Franċiża dwar l-abolizzjoni gradwali tal-kontrolli fil-fruntieri komuni tagħhom (il-Konvenzjoni ta’ Schengen ta’ l-1990) (1),
   Billi:

               (1)

               Id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ l-Artikolu 119 tal-Konvenzjoni ta’ Schengen ta’ l-1990 jipprevedu li l-ispejjeż li jirriżultaw mill-installazzjoni u l-operazzjoni tas-C.SIS, imsemmijin fid-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ l-Artikolu 92(3), għandhom jitħallsu b’mod konġunt mill-Partijiet Kontraenti.

               (2)

               L-obbligi finanzjarji li jirriżultaw mill-installazzjoni u l-operazzjoni tas-C.SIS huma regolati minn Regolament Finanzjarju speċifiku, kif emendat mid-Deċiżjoni tal-Kumitat Eżekuttiv ta’ Schengen tal-15 ta’ Diċembru 1997 li jemenda r-Regolament Finanzjarju tas-sistema C.SIS (2) (minn hawn ‘il quddiem, “ir-Regolament Finanzjarju C.SIS”).

               (3)

               Ir-Regolament Finanzjarju C.SIS japplika għad-Danimarka, il-Finlandja u l-Iżvezja, u għall-Iżlanda u n-Norveġja permezz tad-Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill 2000/777/KE (3), kif ukoll għar-Repubblika Ċeka, għar-Repubblika ta’ l-Estonja, għar-Repubblika tal-Latvja, għar-Repubblika tal-Litwanja, għar-Repubblika ta’ l-Ungerija, għar-Repubblika ta’ Malta, għar-Repubblika tal-Polonja, għar-Repubblika tas-Slovenja u għar-Repubblika Slovakka permezz tad-Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill 2007/471/KE (4).

               (4)

               Il-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera ser tipparteċipa fid-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ l-acquis ta’ Schengen li jirrelataw mas-Sistema ta’ Informazzjoni ta’ Schengen minn data li għandha tiġi stabbilita mill-Kunsill skond l-Artikolu 15(1) tal-Ftehim bejn l-Unjoni Ewropea, il-Komunità Ewropea u l-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera dwar l-assoċjazzjoni tal-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera ma’ l-implimentazzjoni, l-applikazzjoni u l-iżvilupp ta’ l-acquis ta’ Schengen (minn hawn ‘il quddiem, “il-Ftehim”) (5).

               (5)

               Minn dik id-data ‘l quddiem il-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera għandha tipparteċipa fir-Regolament Finanzjarju C.SIS.

               (6)

               Huwa raġonevoli li l-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera tikkontribwixxi għall-ispejjeż storiċi tas-C.SIS. Madankollu, billi l-Ftehim kien iffirmat fis-26 ta’ Ottubru 2004, huwa kkunsidrat xieraq li hija għandha tikkontribwixxi għall-ispejjeż storiċi relatati ma’ l-installazzjoni tas-C.SIS mill-1 ta’ Jannar 2005. Huwa kkunsidrat ukoll raġonevoli li hija tikkontribwixxi għall-ispejjeż ta’ l-operazzjoni mill-1 ta’ Jannar 2008.

               (7)

               Fir-rigward ta’ l-Iżlanda u n-Norveġja, din id-Deċiżjoni tikkostitwixxi żvilupp tad-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ l-acquis ta’ Schengen fis-sens tal-Ftehim konkluż mill-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea u r-Repubblika ta’ l-Iżlanda u r-Renju tan-Norveġja dwar l-assoċjazzjoni ta’ dawn ta’ l-aħħar ma’ l-implimentazzjoni, l-applikazzjoni u l-iżvilupp ta’ l-acquis ta’ Schengen (6), li jaqgħu fil-qasam imsemmi fil-punt G ta’ l-Artikolu 1 tad-Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill 1999/437/KE (7) dwar ċerti arranġamenti għall-applikazzjoni ta’ dak il-Ftehim.

               (8)

               Fir-rigward ta’ l-Iżvizzera, din id-Deċiżjoni tikkostitwixxi żvilupp tad-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ l-acquis ta’ Schengen fis-sens tal-Ftehim, li jaqgħu fil-qasam imsemmi fil-punt G ta’ l-Artikolu 1 tad-Deċiżjoni 1999/437/KE kkunsidrat flimkien ma’ l-Artikolu 3 tad-Deċiżjonijiet tal-Kunsill 2008/146/KE (8) u 2008/149/ĠAI (9).

               (9)

               Fir-rigward tal-Liechtenstein, din id-Deċiżjoni tikkostitwixxi żvilupp tad-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ l-acquis ta’ Schengen fis-sens tal-Protokoll iffirmat bejn l-Unjoni Ewropea, il-Komunità Ewropea, il-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera u l-Prinċipat ta’ Liechtenstein dwar l-adeżjoni tal-Prinċipat ta’ Liechtenstein mal-Ftehim, li jaqgħu fil-qasam imsemmi fil-punt G ta’ l-Artikolu 1 tad-Deċiżjoni 1999/437/KE kkunsidrat flimkien ma’ l-Artikolu 3 tad-Deċiżjonijiet tal-Kunsill 2008/261/KE (10) u 2008/262/ĠAI (11)

               (10)

               Ir-Renju Unit qed jieħu sehem f’din id-Deċiżjoni, skond l-Artikolu 5 tal-Protokoll li jintegra l-acquis ta’ Schengen fil-qafas ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea anness għat-Trattat dwar l-Unjoni Ewropea u għat-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea, u l-Artikolu 8(2) tad-Deċiżjoni 2000/365/KE tad-29 ta’ Mejju 2000, rigward it-talba tar-Renju Unit tal-Gran Brittanja u l-Irlanda ta’ Fuq biex jieħdu sehem f’xi wħud mid-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ l-acquis ta’ Schengen (12).

               (11)

               L-Irlanda qed tieħu sehem f’din id-Deċiżjoni, skond l-Artikolu 5 tal-Protokoll li jintegra l-acquis ta’ Schengen fil-qafas ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea anness għat-Trattat dwar l-Unjoni Ewropea u għat-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea, u l-Artikolu 6(2) tad-Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill 2002/192/KE tat-28 ta’ Frar 2002, rigward it-talba ta’ l-Irlanda biex tieħu sehem f’xi dispożizzjonijiet ta’ l-acquis ta’ Schengen (13).

               (12)

               Fir-rigward tar-Repubblika ta’ Ċipru, din id-Deċiżjoni tikkostitwixxi att li jibni fuq l-acquis ta’ Schengen jew li diversament huwa relatat miegħu fis-sens ta’ l-Artikolu 3(2) ta’ l-Att ta’ l-Adeżjoni ta’ l-2003.

               (13)

               Din id-Deċiżjoni tikkostitwixxi att li jibni fuq l-acquis ta’ Schengen jew li diversament huwa relatat miegħu fis-sens ta’ l-Artikolu 4(2) ta’ l-Att ta’ l-Adeżjoni ta’ l-2005,

         IDDEĊIEDA KIF GEJ:
   Artikolu 1
   Fil-punt 3 tat-Titolu I tar-Regolament Finanzjarju tas-C.SIS, għandu jiżdied l-inċiż li ġej:

               “—

               fil-każ tal-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera, din il-kontribuzzjoni għandu jiġi kkalkolat biss abbażi ta’ l-ispejjeż magħmulin għall-installazzjoni tas-C.SIS mill-1 ta’ Jannar 2005. Il-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera għandha tikkontribwixxi wkoll għall-ispejjeż ta’ l-operazzjoni tas-C.SIS mill-1 ta’ Jannar 2008.”

         Artikolu 2
   Din id-Deċiżjoni għandha jkollha effett mid-data ta’ l-adozzjoni tagħha.
   Għandha tiġi ppubblikata fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea.

      Magħmula fil-Lussemburgu, 18 ta’ April 2008.

            Għall-Kunsill

            Il-President,
         D. MATE

      (1)  ĠU L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19.

      (2)  ĠU L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 444.

      (3)  ĠU L 309, 9.12.2000, p. 24.

      (4)  ĠU L 179, 7.7.2007, p. 46.

      (5)  ĠU L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 52.

      (6)  ĠU L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.

      (7)  ĠU L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.

      (8)  Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill tat-28 ta’ Jannar 2008 dwar il-konklużjoni f’isem il-Komunità Ewropea, tal-Ftehim bejn l-Unjoni Ewropea, il-Komunità Ewropea u l-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera dwar l-assoċjazzjoni tal-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera ma’ l-implimentazzjoni, l-applikazzjoni u l-iżvilupp ta’ l-acquis ta’ Schengen (ĠU L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 1).

      (9)  Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill tat-28 ta’ Jannar 2008 dwar il-konklużjoni f’isem l-Unjoni Ewropea tal-Ftehim bejn l-Unjoni Ewropea, il-Komunità Ewropea u l-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera dwar l-assoċjazzjoni tal-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera ma’ l-implimentazzjoni, l-applikazzjoni u l-iżvilupp ta’ l-acquis ta’ Schengen (ĠU L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 50).

      (10)  ĠU L 83, 26.3.2008, p. 3.

      (11)  ĠU L 83, 26.3.2008, p. 5.

      (12)  ĠU L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.

      (13)  ĠU L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.


title: Id-Deċiżjoni tal-kunsill tat-30 ta' Ottubru 1978 dwar il-konklużjoni ta' Ftehim fil-forma ta' skambju ta' ittri bejn il-Komunità Ekonomika Ewropea u l-Bank għall-Soluzzjonijiet Internazzjonali dwar il-mobilizzazzjoni ta' talbiet miżmumin minn Stati Membri taħt l-arranġamenti dwar l-għajnuna finanzjarja f'terminu medju

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		Id-Deċiżjoni tal-kunsilltat-30 ta' Ottubru 1978dwar il-konklużjoni ta' Ftehim fil-forma ta' skambju ta' ittri bejn il-Komunità Ekonomika Ewropea u l-Bank għall-Soluzzjonijiet Internazzjonali dwar il-mobilizzazzjoni ta' talbiet miżmumin minn Stati Membri taħt l-arranġamenti dwar l-għajnuna finanzjarja f'terminu medju(78/897/KEE)IL-KUNSILL TAL-KOMUNITAJIET EWROPEJ,Wara li kkunsidra t-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ekonomika Ewropea,Wara li kkunsidra d-Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill 71/143/KEE tat-22 ta' Marzu 1971 li tistabbilixxi l-makkinarju għall-għajnuna finanzjarja f'terminu medju [1], kif l-aħħar emendata bid-Deċiżjoni 78/49/KEE [2], u b'mod partikolari l-Artikoli 1 u 4 tagħha,Wara li kkunsidra r-rakkomandazzjoni tal-Kummissjoni,Wara li kkunsidra l-opinjoni tal-Kumitat Monetarju tat-28 ta' Frar 1978,Billi d-Deċiżjoni 78/49/KEE tipprovdi, fil-każijiet fejn Stat Membru wieħed jew aktar li huma kredituri taħt is-sistema ta' l-għajnuna finanzjarja f'terminu medju jkollhom diffikultajiet jew ikunu mhedda serjament b'diffikultajiet rigward il-bilanċ tal-pagamenti tagħhom, għall-mobilizzazzjoni tat-talbiet miżmuma minn dak l-Istat jew Stati; billi kienet ipprovdiet illi l-mobilizzazzjoni tat-talbiet setgħet titwettaq inter alia bil-finanzjament mill-ġdid minn barra s-sistema, jew b'azzjoni mill-Istati Membri flimkien ma' organizzazzjonijiet internazzjonali oħra, jew permezz ta' ftehim ma' dawk l-organizzazzjonijiet;Billi l-Bank għal Soluzzjonijiet Internazzjonali hu l-organizzazzjoni kapaċi li tipprovdi dak il-finanzjament mill-ġdid,IDDEĊIEDA KIF ĠEJ:Artikolu 11. Il-Ftehim fil-forma ta' skambju ta' ittri bejn il-Komunità Ekonomika Ewropea u l-Bank għalSoluzzjonijiet Internazzjonali dwar il-mobilizzazzjoni ta' talbiet miżmuma minn Stati Membri taħt l-arranġamenti għall-għajnuna finanzjarja b'terminu medju hu b'dan approvat f'isem il-Komunità.2. It-test tal-Ftehim hu anness ma' din id-Deċiżjoni.Artikolu 2Il-President tal-Kunsill hu b'dan awtorizzat jinnomina l-persuna li jkollha s-setgħa tiffirma il-Ftehim biex torbot il-Komunità.Magħmul fil-Lussemburgu, t-30 ta' Ottubru 1978.Għall-KunsillIl-PresidentJ. Ertl[1] ĠU L 73, tas-27.3.1971, p. 15.[2] ĠU L 14, tat-18.1.1978, p. 14.--------------------------------------------------Ftehimfil-forma ta' skambju ta' ittri bejn il-Komunità Ekonomika Ewropea u l-Bank għal Ftehimijiet Internazzjonali li jikkonċerna l-mobilizzazzjoni ta' prestensjonijiet miżmuma mill-Istati Membri taħt l-arranġamenti ta' għajnuna finanzjarja fuq skond medjuA. Ittra mill-Bank għal Settlements InternazzjonaliSinjur,Il-BFI seta' jikkonkludi ftehim ta' kreditu stand-by mal-banek ċentrali tal-pajjiżi tal-kreditur jekk ikunu talbu dan.Dawn il-ftehim jistgħu jiġu konklużi sa l-ammont totali tal-kontribuzzjoni mħallsa fil-mekkaniżmu mill-pajjiż kreditur, b'limitu fuq kollox ta' 2725 miljun unita tal-kontijiet, li jikkorrespondu għal nofs tat-total tas-soqfa ta' impenn futur tal-pajjiżi membri.Id-dettalji prattiċi ta' kull ftehim stand-by ikunu stabbiliti permezz ta' ftehim bejn il-BFI u l-bank ċentrali msemmi. Madankollu, ċerti kondizzjonijiet, li l-BFI ikunu ppreparati li japplikaw, jistgħu jiġu diġà ndikati:L-impenn inizjali tal-BFI għal kull kreditu stand-by ikun għal sentejn bl-għażla ta' tiġdid għal perjodi oħra, bit-total mhux aktar minn ħames snin.Mal-ftuħ tal-krediti, u kull meta jiġu mġedda, il-BFI jieħu Kummissjoni. Ikun mifhum ukoll li, sabiex ikun permess li jitwettqu l-arranġamenti meħtieġa għall-likwidita tiegħu stess, l-ewwel ħruġ ta' flus ma jseħħx sa xahar wara l-konklużjoni tal-ftehim stand-by. Ħruġ ta' flus ikun fil-muniti disponibbli għall-BFI fil-waqt li l-ftehim ġew konklużi, l-aktar probabbli f'dollari ta' l-Istati Uniti; ikunu għal perjodi li jridu jiġu negozjati fid-dawl tar-risorsi tal-Banek, probabbilment tliet jew sitt xhur. Il-kondizzjonijiet ikunu ekwivalenti għal dawk applikati mill-BFI fil-ħin għal transazzjonijiet konklużi fuq termini simili, jiġifieri viċin ta' rati tas-suq. Normalment, dawn ir-rati għandhom ikunu biss ftit 'il fuq minn Libor. Madankollu, jekk il-BFI għandu jkollu huwa stess rikors għas-suq biex jiġbor il-fondi meħtieġa, ir-rata applikati tista' tilħaq massimu ekwivalenti għal Libor magħduda ma' marġini xierqa.Inkun obbligat jekk inti tgħarrafni jekk il-Kunsill tal-Komunitajiet Ewropej jaqbilx ma dak li qed jingħad hawn fuq.Jekk jogħġbok aċċetta, Sinjur, iċ-ċertezza tal-konsiderazzjoni l-aktar għolja tiegħi.Għall-Bank ta' Settlements InternazzjonaliB. Ittra mill-KomunitàSinjur,Għandi l-unur ngħarrfek li rċevejt l-ittra tiegħek bid-data ta' llum, li tinqara kif ġej:"Il-BFI seta' jikkonkludi ftehim ta' kreditu stand-by mal-banek ċentrali tal-pajjiżi tal-kreditur jekk ikunu talbu dan.Dawn il-ftehim jistgħu jiġu konklużi sa l-ammont totali tal-kontribuzzjoni mħallsa fil-mekkaniżmu mill-pajjiż kreditur, b'limitu fuq kollox ta' 2725 miljun unita tal-kontijiet, li jikkorrespondu għal nofs tat-total tas-soqfa ta' impenn futur tal-pajjiżi membri.Id-dettalji prattiċi ta' kull ftehim stand-by ikunu stabbiliti permezz ta' ftehim bejn il-BFI u l-bank ċentrali msemmi. Madankollu, ċerti kondizzjonijiet, li l-BFI ikunu ppreparati li japplikaw, jistgħu jiġu diġà ndikati:L-impenn inizjali tal-BFI għal kull kreditu stand-by ikun għal sentejn bl-għażla ta' tiġdid għal perjodi oħra, bit-total mhux aktar minn ħames snin.Mal-ftuħ tal-krediti, u kull meta jiġu mġedda, il-BFI jieħu Kummissjoni. Ikun mifhum ukoll li, sabiex ikun permess li jitwettqu l-arranġamenti meħtieġa għall-likwidita tiegħu stess, l-ewwel ħruġ ta' flus ma jseħħx sa xahar wara l-konklużjoni tal-ftehim stand-by. Ħruġ ta' flus ikun fil-muniti disponibbli għall-BFI fil-waqt li l-ftehim ġew konklużi, l-aktar probabbli f'dollari ta' l-Istati Uniti; ikunu għal perjodi li jridu jiġu negozjati fid-dawl tar-risorsi tal-Banek, probabbilment tliet jew sitt xhur. Il-kondizzjonijiet ikunu ekwivalenti għal dawk applikati mill-BFI fil-ħin għal transazzjonijiet konklużi fuq termini simili, jiġifieri viċin ta' rati tas-suq. Normalment, dawn ir-rati għandhom ikunu biss ftit 'il fuq minn Libor. Madankollu, jekk il-BFI għandu jkollu huwa stess rikors għas-suq biex jiġbor il-fondi meħtieġa, ir-rata applikati tista' tilħaq massimu ekwivalenti għal Libor magħduda ma' marġini xierqa.Inkun obbligat jekk inti tgħarrafni jekk il-Kunsill tal-Komunitajiet Ewropej jaqbilx ma dak li qed jingħad hawn fuq."Għandi l-unur ngħarrfek li l-Kunsill tal-Komunitajiet Ewropej huwa fi ftehim mal-kontenuti ta' l-ittra tiegħek.Jekk jogħġbok aċċetta, Sinjur, iċ-ċertezza tal-konsiderazzjoni l-aktar għolja tiegħi.F'isem il-Kunsill tal-Komunitajiet Ewropej--------------------------------------------------


title: Id-Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill tas-26 ta' Ġunju 2001 dwar l-adezzjoni tal-Komunità Ewropea mar-Regolament Nru 104 tal-Kummissjoni Ekonomika għall-Ewropa tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar l-approvazzjoni tal-marki retro-riflettużi għal-vetturi tqal u twal u l-karrijiet tagħhom

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Avviż Legali Importanti

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Official Journal L 183 , 06/07/2001 P. 0034 - 0034

		Id-Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsilltas-26 ta' Ġunju 2001dwar l-adezzjoni tal-Komunità Ewropea mar-Regolament Nru 104 tal-Kummissjoni Ekonomika għall-Ewropa tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar l-approvazzjoni tal-marki retro-riflettużi għal-vetturi tqal u twal u l-karrijiet tagħhom(2001/506/KE)IL-KUNSILL TA' L-UNJONI EWROPEA,Wara li kkunsidra it-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea,Wara li kkunsidra d-Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill 97/836/KE tas-27 ta' Novembru 1997 bil-għan ta' l-adezzjoni mill-Komunità Ewropea mal-Ftehim tal-Kummissjoni Ekonomika għall-Ewropa tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti li tikkonċerna l-adozzjoni ta' preskrizzjonijiet tekniċi uniformi għall-vetturi bir-roti, tagħmir u partijiet li jistgħu jkunu mmuntati fuq u/jew użati fuq vetturi bir-roti u l-kondizzjonijiet għal rikonoxximenti reċiproċi moghtija fuq il-bażi ta' dawk il-preskrizzjonijiet ("Il-Ftehim Rivedut tal-1958") [1], u partikolarment l-Artikolu 3(3) u t-tieni inċiż ta' l-Artikolu 4(2) tiegħu,Wara li kkunsidra l-proposta mill-Kummissjoni,Wara li kkunsidra l-kunsens tal-Parlament Ewropew [2],Billi:(1) Il-ħtiġiet standard tar-Regolament Nru 104 tal-Kummissjoni Ekonomika għall-Ewropa tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar l-approvazzjoni tal-marki retro-riflettużi għal vetturi tqal u twal u l-karrijiet tagħhom huwa ntiż biex ineħħi l-barrieri tekniċi għall-kummerċ fil-vetturi bil-magna bejn il-Partijiet Kontrattwanti fir-rigward tal-marki retro-riflettużi u biex jassigura livel għoli ta' sigurtà u protezzjoni ambjentali.(2) Ir-Regolament Nru 104 kien ġie nnotifikat lill-Partijiet Kontrattwanti u kien daħal fis-seħħ fir-rigward tal-Partijiet Kontrattwanti kollha li ma kienux ippreżentaw avviż tan-nuqqas ta' qbil tagħhom sad-data jew sad-dati speċifikati hemmhekk bħala Regolament miżjud mal-Ftehim Rivedut tal-1958.(3) Ir-Regolament Nru 104 għandu jkun inkorporat fis-sistema ta' l-approvazzjoni tal-Komunità għall-vetturi bil-magna u għandu għalhekk ikun miżjud mal-leġislazzjoni fis-seħħ fi ħdan il-Komunità,IDDEĊIEDA KIF ĠEJ:Artikolu unikuIl-Komunità Ewropea għandha taderixxi mar-Regolament Nru 104 tal-Kummissjoni Ekonomika għall-Ewropa tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar l-approvazzjoni tal-marki retro-riflettużi għal-vetturi tqal u twal u l-karrijiet tagħhom.It-test ta' dan ir-Regolament huwa mehmuż hawnhekk [3].Magħmula fil-Lussemburgu, fis-26 ta' Ġunju 2001.Għall-KunsillIl-PresidentT. Östros[1] ĠU L 346, tas-17.12.1997, p. 78.[2] Il-kunsens moghti fil-15 ta' Mejju 2001 (għadu mhux ippubblikat fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali).[3] Dan ir-Regolament għandu jkun ippubblikat fil-futur fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali.--------------------------------------------------


title: 2006/617/KE: Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill ta' l- 24 ta' Lulju 2006 dwar il-konklużjoni, f'isem il-Komunità Ewropea, tal-Protokoll Kontra t-Traffikar ta' Migranti bl-Art, bil-Baħar u bl-Ajru, li jissupplementa l-Konvenzjoni tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti Kontra l-Kriminalità Organizzata Transnazzjonali li tikkonċerna d-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Protokoll, safejn id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Protokoll jaqgħu fl-ambitu tal-Parti III, Titolu IV tat-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea

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               22.9.2006

               MT

               Il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea

               34

         DEĊIŻJONI TAL-KUNSILL
   ta' l-24 ta' Lulju 2006
   dwar il-konklużjoni, f'isem il-Komunità Ewropea, tal-Protokoll Kontra t-Traffikar ta' Migranti bl-Art, bil-Baħar u bl-Ajru, li jissupplementa l-Konvenzjoni tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti Kontra l-Kriminalità Organizzata Transnazzjonali li tikkonċerna d-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Protokoll, safejn id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Protokoll jaqgħu fl-ambitu tal-Parti III, Titolu IV tat-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea
   (2006/617/KE)
   IL-KUNSILL TA' L-UNJONI EWROPEA,
   Wara li kkunsidra t-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea, u b'mod partikolari l-Artikolu 62 punt 2, l-Artikolu 63 punt 3, u l-Artikolu 66 flimkien ma' l-ewwel subparagrafu ta' l-Artikolu 300(2) u l-ewwel subparagrafu ta' l-Artikolu 300(3) tiegħu,
   Wara li kkunsidra l-proposta mill-Kummissjoni,
   Wara li kkunsidra l-opinjoni tal-Parlament Ewropew (1),
   Billi:

               (1)

               L-elementi tal-Protokoll li huma suġġetti għall-kompetenza tal-Komunità ġew negozjati mill-Kummissjoni, bl-approvazzjoni tal-Kunsill, f'isem il-Komunità.

               (2)

               Il-Kunsill ta istruzzjoni lill-Kummissjoni sabiex tinnegozja l-adeżjoni tal-Komunità mal-ftehim internazzjonali in kwistjoni.

               (3)

               In-negozjati ġew konklużi b'suċċess u l-istrument li rriżulta ġie ffirmat mill-Komunità fit-12 ta' Diċembru 2000 skond id-Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill 2001/87/KE tat-8 ta' Diċembru 2000 (2).

               (4)

               Xi Stati Membri huma partijiet għall-Protokoll filwaqt li fi Stati Membri oħrajn għaddej il-proċess ta' ratifika.

               (5)

               Din id-Deċiżjoni hi mingħajr preġudizzju għall-pożizzjoni tar-Renju Unit u l-Irlanda taħt il-Protokoll li jintegra l-acquis ta' Schengen fil-qafas ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea u taħt il-Protokoll dwar il-pożizzjoni tar-Renju Unit u l-Irlanda, annessi mat-Trattat dwar l-Unjoni Ewropea u t-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea, u għalhekk ir-Renju Unit u l-Irlanda mhumiex marbuta b'din id-Deċiżjoni safejn hi tikkonċerna l-eżerċizzju ta' setgħa esterna mill-Komunità f'oqsma fejn il-leġiżlazzjoni interna tagħha ma torbotx lir-Renju Unit u/jew l-Irlanda.

               (6)

               Din id-Deċiżjoni hi mingħajr preġudizzju għall-pożizzjoni tad-Danimarka taħt il-Protokoll dwar il-pożizzjoni tad-Danimarka anness mat-Trattat dwar l-Unjoni Ewropea u t-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea, u għalhekk id-Danimarka ma tiħux sehem fl-adozzjoni tagħha u mhijiex marbuta biha.

               (7)

               Il-konklużjoni tal-Konvenzjoni ġiet approvata f'isem il-Komunità bid-Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill 2004/579/KE tad-29 ta' April 2004 (3) li hija kondizzjoni għall-Komunità sabiex issir Parti għall-Protokoll, skond l-Artikolu 37(2) tal-Konvenzjoni.

               (8)

               Il-kondizzjonijiet l-oħra li jippermettu lill-Komunità sabiex tiddepożita l-istrument ta' approvazzjoni previst fl-Artikolu 36(3) tal-Konvenzjoni u fl-Artikolu 21(3) tal-Protokoll ġew imwettqa.

               (9)

               Safejn id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Protokoll jaqgħu fl-ambitu tal-Parti III, Titolu IV tat-Trattat, il-konklużjoni tal-Protokoll għandu jiġi approvat f'isem il-Komunità.

               (10)

               Safejn id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Protokoll jaqgħu fl-ambitu ta' l-Artikoli 179 u 181a tat-Trattat, il-konklużjoni tal-Protokoll f'isem il-Komunità għandha tiġi approvata permezz ta' deċiżjoni separata tal-Kunsill (4).

               (11)

               Meta tiddepożita l-istrument ta' approvazzjoni, il-Komunità għandha tiddepożita wkoll dikjarazzjoni dwar l-ambitu ta'l-ambitu ta' kompetenza tal-Komunità fir-rigward ta' kwistjonijiet regolati mill-Protokoll taħt l-Artikolu 21(3) tal-Protokoll dwar it-Traffikar ta' Migranti,

         IDDEĊIEDA KIF ĠEJ:
   Artikolu 1
   Il-Protokoll kontra t-traffikar ta' migranti bl-art, bl-ajru jew bil-baħar, li jissupplementa l-Konvenzjoni tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar il-kriminalità organizzata transnazzjonali, kif espost fl-Anness I, huwa b'dan approvat f'isem il-Komunità Ewropea.
   L-istrument tal-konferma formali tal-Komunità għandu jkun fih dikjarazzjoni ta' kompetenza skond l-Artikolu 21(3) tal-Protokoll kif espost fl-Anness II.
   Artikolu 2
   Din id-Deċiżjoni għandha tapplika safejn id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Protokoll jaqgħu fl-ambitu tal-Parti III, Titolu IV tat-Trattat.
   Artikolu 3
   Il-President tal-Kunsill huwa awtorizzat li jaħtar il-persuna li jkollha s-setgħa li tiddepożita l-konferma formali sabiex b'hekk torbot lill-Komunità.
   Din id-Deċiżjoni għandha tiġi pubblikata fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea.

      Magħmula fi Brussell, nhar l-24 ta' Lulju 2006.

            Għall-Kunsill

            Il-President

         K. RAJAMÄKI

      (1)  Għadha mhux ippubblikata fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali.

      (2)  ĠU L 30, 1.2.2001, p. 44.

      (3)  ĠU L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 11.

      (4)  Ara paġna ta' 24 dan il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali.

      ANNESS I

         PROTOCOL
         against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime
         PREAMBLE
         THE STATES PARTIES TO THIS PROTOCOL,
         DECLARING that effective action to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants by land, sea and air requires a comprehensive international approach, including cooperation, the exchange of information and other appropriate measures, including socio-economic measures, at the national, regional and international levels,
         RECALLING General Assembly resolution 54/212 of 22 December 1999, in which the Assembly urged Member States and the United Nations system to strengthen international cooperation in the area of international migration and development in order to address the root causes of migration, especially those related to poverty, and to maximize the benefits of international migration to those concerned, and encouraged, where relevant, interregional, regional and subregional mechanisms to continue to address the question of migration and development,
         CONVINCED of the need to provide migrants with humane treatment and full protection of their rights,
         TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the fact that, despite work undertaken in other international forums, there is no universal instrument that addresses all aspects of smuggling of migrants and other related issues,
         CONCERNED at the significant increase in the activities of organised criminal groups in smuggling of migrants and other related criminal activities set forth in this Protocol, which bring great harm to the States concerned,
         ALSO CONCERNED that the smuggling of migrants can endanger the lives or security of the migrants involved,
         RECALLING General Assembly resolution 53/111 of 9 December 1998, in which the Assembly decided to establish an open-ended intergovernmental ad hoc committee for the purpose of elaborating a comprehensive international convention against transnational organised crime and of discussing the elaboration of, inter alia, an international instrument addressing illegal trafficking in and transporting of migrants, including by sea,
         CONVINCED that supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime with an international instrument against the smuggling of migrants by land, sea and air will be useful in preventing and combating that crime,
         HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
         I.   GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Article 1
         Relation with the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime
         1.   This Protocol supplements the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime. It shall be interpreted together with the Convention.
         2.   The provisions of the Convention shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this Protocol unless otherwise provided herein.
         3.   The offences established in accordance with article 6 of this Protocol shall be regarded as offences established in accordance with the Convention.
         Article 2
         Statement of purpose
         The purpose of this Protocol is to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants, as well as to promote cooperation among States Parties to that end, while protecting the rights of smuggled migrants.
         Article 3
         Use of terms
         For the purposes of this Protocol:

                     (a)

                     ‘smuggling of migrants’ shall mean the procurement, in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit, of the illegal entry of a person into a State Party of which the person is not a national or a permanent resident;

                     (b)

                     ‘illegal entry’ shall mean crossing borders without complying with the necessary requirements for legal entry into the receiving State;

                     (c)

                     ‘fraudulent travel or identity document’ shall mean any travel or identity document:

                                 (i)

                                 that has been falsely made or altered in some material way by anyone other than a person or agency lawfully authorised to make or issue the travel or identity document on behalf of a State; or

                                 (ii)

                                 that has been improperly issued or obtained through misrepresentation, corruption or duress or in any other unlawful manner; or

                                 (iii)

                                 that is being used by a person other than the rightful holder;

                     (d)

                     ‘vessel’ shall mean any type of water craft, including non-displacement craft and seaplanes, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, except a warship, naval auxiliary or other vessel owned or operated by a Government and used, for the time being, only on government non-commercial service.

               Article 4
         Scope of application
         This Protocol shall apply, except as otherwise stated herein, to the prevention, investigation and prosecution of the offences established in accordance with article 6 of this Protocol, where the offences are transnational in nature and involve an organised criminal group, as well as to the protection of the rights of persons who have been the object of such offences.
         Article 5
         Criminal liability of migrants
         Migrants shall not become liable to criminal prosecution under this Protocol for the fact of having been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol.
         Article 6
         Criminalisation
         1.   Each State Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences, when committed intentionally and in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit:

                     (a)

                     the smuggling of migrants;

                     (b)

                     when committed for the purpose of enabling the smuggling of migrants:

                                 (i)

                                 producing a fraudulent travel or identity document;

                                 (ii)

                                 procuring, providing or possessing such a document;

                     (c)

                     enabling a person who is not a national or a permanent resident to remain in the State concerned without complying with the necessary requirements for legally remaining in the State by the means mentioned in subparagraph (b) of this paragraph or any other illegal means.

               2.   Each State Party shall also adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences:

                     (a)

                     subject to the basic concepts of its legal system, attempting to commit an offence established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article;

                     (b)

                     participating as an accomplice in an offence established in accordance with paragraph 1 (a), (b) (i) or (c) of this article and, subject to the basic concepts of its legal system, participating as an accomplice in an offence established in accordance with paragraph 1 (b) (ii) of this article;

                     (c)

                     organising or directing other persons to commit an offence established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article.

               3.   Each State Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as aggravating circumstances to the offences established in accordance with paragraph 1 (a), (b) (i) and (c) of this article and, subject to the basic concepts of its legal system, to the offences established in accordance with paragraph 2 (b) and (c) of this article, circumstances:

                     (a)

                     that endanger, or are likely to endanger, the lives or safety of the migrants concerned; or

                     (b)

                     that entail inhuman or degrading treatment, including for exploitation, of such migrants.

               4.   Nothing in this Protocol shall prevent a State Party from taking measures against a person whose conduct constitutes an offence under its domestic law.
         II.   SMUGGLING OF MIGRANTS BY SEA
         Article 7
         Cooperation
         States Parties shall cooperate to the fullest extent possible to prevent and suppress the smuggling of migrants by sea, in accordance with the international law of the sea.
         Article 8
         Measures against the smuggling of migrants by sea
         1.   A State Party that has reasonable grounds to suspect that a vessel that is flying its flag or claiming its registry, that is without nationality or that, though flying a foreign flag or refusing to show a flag, is in reality of the nationality of the State Party concerned is engaged in the smuggling of migrants by sea may request the assistance of other States Parties in suppressing the use of the vessel for that purpose. The States Parties so requested shall render such assistance to the extent possible within their means.
         2.   A State Party that has reasonable grounds to suspect that a vessel exercising freedom of navigation in accordance with international law and flying the flag or displaying the marks of registry of another State Party is engaged in the smuggling of migrants by sea may so notify the flag State, request confirmation of registry and, if confirmed, request authorisation from the flag State to take appropriate measures with regard to that vessel. The flag State may authorise the requesting State, inter alia:

                     (a)

                     to board the vessel;

                     (b)

                     to search the vessel; and

                     (c)

                     if evidence is found that the vessel is engaged in the smuggling of migrants by sea, to take appropriate measures with respect to the vessel and persons and cargo on board, as authorised by the flag State.

               3.   A State Party that has taken any measure in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article shall promptly inform the flag State concerned of the results of that measure.
         4.   A State Party shall respond expeditiously to a request from another State Party to determine whether a vessel that is claiming its registry or flying its flag is entitled to do so and to a request for authorisation made in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article.
         5.   A flag State may, consistent with article 7 of this Protocol, subject its authorisation to conditions to be agreed by it and the requesting State, including conditions relating to responsibility and the extent of effective measures to be taken. A State Party shall take no additional measures without the express authorisation of the flag State, except those necessary to relieve imminent danger to the lives of persons or those which derive from relevant bilateral or multilateral agreements.
         6.   Each State Party shall designate an authority or, where necessary, authorities to receive and respond to requests for assistance, for confirmation of registry or of the right of a vessel to fly its flag and for authorisation to take appropriate measures. Such designation shall be notified through the Secretary-General to all other States Parties within one month of the designation.
         7.   A State Party that has reasonable grounds to suspect that a vessel is engaged in the smuggling of migrants by sea and is without nationality or may be assimilated to a vessel without nationality may board and search the vessel. If evidence confirming the suspicion is found, that State Party shall take appropriate measures in accordance with relevant domestic and international law.
         Article 9
         Safeguard clauses
         1.   Where a State Party takes measures against a vessel in accordance with article 8 of this Protocol, it shall:

                     (a)

                     ensure the safety and humane treatment of the persons on board;

                     (b)

                     take due account of the need not to endanger the security of the vessel or its cargo;

                     (c)

                     take due account of the need not to prejudice the commercial or legal interests of the flag State or any other interested State;

                     (d)

                     ensure, within available means, that any measure taken with regard to the vessel is environmentally sound.

               2.   Where the grounds for measures taken pursuant to article 8 of this Protocol prove to be unfounded, the vessel shall be compensated for any loss or damage that may have been sustained, provided that the vessel has not committed any act justifying the measures taken.
         3.   Any measure taken, adopted or implemented in accordance with this chapter shall take due account of the need not to interfere with or to affect:

                     (a)

                     the rights and obligations and the exercise of jurisdiction of coastal States in accordance with the international law of the sea; or

                     (b)

                     the authority of the flag State to exercise jurisdiction and control in administrative, technical and social matters involving the vessel.

               4.   Any measure taken at sea pursuant to this chapter shall be carried out only by warships or military aircraft, or by other ships or aircraft clearly marked and identifiable as being on government service and authorised to that effect.
         III.   PREVENTION, COOPERATION AND OTHER MEASURES
         Article 10
         Information
         1.   Without prejudice to articles 27 and 28 of the Convention, States Parties, in particular those with common borders or located on routes along which migrants are smuggled, shall, for the purpose of achieving the objectives of this Protocol, exchange among themselves, consistent with their respective domestic legal and administrative systems, relevant information on matters such as:

                     (a)

                     embarkation and destination points, as well as routes, carriers and means of transportation, known to be or suspected of being used by an organised criminal group engaged in conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol;

                     (b)

                     the identity and methods of organisations or organised criminal groups known to be or suspected of being engaged in conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol;

                     (c)

                     the authenticity and proper form of travel documents issued by a State Party and the theft or related misuse of blank travel or identity documents;

                     (d)

                     means and methods of concealment and transportation of persons, the unlawful alteration, reproduction or acquisition or other misuse of travel or identity documents used in conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol and ways of detecting them;

                     (e)

                     legislative experiences and practices and measures to prevent and combat the conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol; and

                     (f)

                     scientific and technological information useful to law enforcement, so as to enhance each other's ability to prevent, detect and investigate the conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol and to prosecute those involved.

               2.   A State Party that receives information shall comply with any request by the State Party that transmitted the information that places restrictions on its use.
         Article 11
         Border measures
         1.   Without prejudice to international commitments in relation to the free movement of people, States Parties shall strengthen, to the extent possible, such border controls as may be necessary to prevent and detect the smuggling of migrants.
         2.   Each State Party shall adopt legislative or other appropriate measures to prevent, to the extent possible, means of transport operated by commercial carriers from being used in the commission of the offence established in accordance with article 6, paragraph 1 (a), of this Protocol.
         3.   Where appropriate, and without prejudice to applicable international conventions, such measures shall include establishing the obligation of commercial carriers, including any transportation company or the owner or operator of any means of transport, to ascertain that all passengers are in possession of the travel documents required for entry into the receiving State.
         4.   Each State Party shall take the necessary measures, in accordance with its domestic law, to provide for sanctions in cases of violation of the obligation set forth in paragraph 3 of this article.
         5.   Each State Party shall consider taking measures that permit, in accordance with its domestic law, the denial of entry or revocation of visas of persons implicated in the commission of offences established in accordance with this Protocol.
         6.   Without prejudice to article 27 of the Convention, States Parties shall consider strengthening cooperation among border control agencies by, inter alia, establishing and maintaining direct channels of communication.
         Article 12
         Security and control of documents
         Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary, within available means:

                     (a)

                     to ensure that travel or identity documents issued by it are of such quality that they cannot easily be misused and cannot readily be falsified or unlawfully altered, replicated or issued; and

                     (b)

                     to ensure the integrity and security of travel or identity documents issued by or on behalf of the State Party and to prevent their unlawful creation, issuance and use.

               Article 13
         Legitimacy and validity of documents
         At the request of another State Party, a State Party shall, in accordance with its domestic law, verify within a reasonable time the legitimacy and validity of travel or identity documents issued or purported to have been issued in its name and suspected of being used for purposes of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol.
         Article 14
         Training and technical cooperation
         1.   States Parties shall provide or strengthen specialised training for immigration and other relevant officials in preventing the conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol and in the humane treatment of migrants who have been the object of such conduct, while respecting their rights as set forth in this Protocol.
         2.   States Parties shall cooperate with each other and with competent international organisations, non-governmental organisations, other relevant organisations and other elements of civil society as appropriate to ensure that there is adequate personnel training in their territories to prevent, combat and eradicate the conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol and to protect the rights of migrants who have been the object of such conduct. Such training shall include:

                     (a)

                     improving the security and quality of travel documents;

                     (b)

                     recognizing and detecting fraudulent travel or identity documents;

                     (c)

                     Gathering criminal intelligence, relating in particular to the identification of organised criminal groups known to be or suspected of being engaged in conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol, the methods used to transport smuggled migrants, the misuse of travel or identity documents for purposes of conduct set forth in article 6 and the means of concealment used in the smuggling of migrants;

                     (d)

                     improving procedures for detecting smuggled persons at conventional and non-conventional points of entry and exit; and

                     (e)

                     the humane treatment of migrants and the protection of their rights as set forth in this Protocol.

               3.   States Parties with relevant expertise shall consider providing technical assistance to States that are frequently countries of origin or transit for persons who have been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol. States Parties shall make every effort to provide the necessary resources, such as vehicles, computer systems and document readers, to combat the conduct set forth in article 6.
         Article 15
         Other prevention measures
         1.   Each State Party shall take measures to ensure that it provides or strengthens information programmes to increase public awareness of the fact that the conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol is a criminal activity frequently perpetrated by organised criminal groups for profit and that it poses serious risks to the migrants concerned.
         2.   In accordance with article 31 of the Convention, States Parties shall cooperate in the field of public information for the purpose of preventing potential migrants from falling victim to organised criminal groups.
         3.   Each State Party shall promote or strengthen, as appropriate, development programmes and cooperation at the national, regional and international levels, taking into account the socio-economic realities of migration and paying special attention to economically and socially depressed areas, in order to combat the root socio-economic causes of the smuggling of migrants, such as poverty and underdevelopment.
         Article 16
         Protection and assistance measures
         1.   In implementing this Protocol, each State Party shall take, consistent with its obligations under international law, all appropriate measures, including legislation if necessary, to preserve and protect the rights of persons who have been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol as accorded under applicable international law, in particular the right to life and the right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
         2.   Each State Party shall take appropriate measures to afford migrants appropriate protection against violence that may be inflicted upon them, whether by individuals or groups, by reason of being the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol.
         3.   Each State Party shall afford appropriate assistance to migrants whose lives or safety are endangered by reason of being the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol.
         4.   In applying the provisions of this article, States Parties shall take into account the special needs of women and children.
         5.   In the case of the detention of a person who has been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol, each State Party shall comply with its obligations under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, (1) where applicable, including that of informing the person concerned without delay about the provisions concerning notification to and communication with consular officers.
         Article 17
         Agreements and arrangements
         States Parties shall consider the conclusion of bilateral or regional agreements or operational arrangements or understandings aimed at:

                     (a)

                     establishing the most appropriate and effective measures to prevent and combat the conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol; or

                     (b)

                     enhancing the provisions of this Protocol among themselves.

               Article 18
         Return of smuggled migrants
         1.   Each State Party agrees to facilitate and accept, without undue or unreasonable delay, the return of a person who has been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol and who is its national or who has the right of permanent residence in its territory at the time of return.
         2.   Each State Party shall consider the possibility of facilitating and accepting the return of a person who has been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol and who had the right of permanent residence in its territory at the time of entry into the receiving State in accordance with its domestic law.
         3.   At the request of the receiving State Party, a requested State Party shall, without undue or unreasonable delay, verify whether a person who has been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol is its national or has the right of permanent residence in its territory.
         4.   In order to facilitate the return of a person who has been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol and is without proper documentation, the State Party of which that person is a national or in which he or she has the right of permanent residence shall agree to issue, at the request of the receiving State Party, such travel documents or other authorisation as may be necessary to enable the person to travel to and re-enter its territory.
         5.   Each State Party involved with the return of a person who has been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol shall take all appropriate measures to carry out the return in an orderly manner and with due regard for the safety and dignity of the person.
         6.   States Parties may cooperate with relevant international organisations in the implementation of this article.
         7.   This article shall be without prejudice to any right afforded to persons who have been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol by any domestic law of the receiving State Party.
         8.   This article shall not affect the obligations entered into under any other applicable treaty, bilateral or multilateral, or any other applicable operational agreement or arrangement that governs, in whole or in part, the return of persons who have been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol.
         IV.   FINAL PROVISIONS
         Article 19
         Saving clause
         1.   Nothing in this Protocol shall affect the other rights, obligations and responsibilities of States and individuals under international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law and, in particular, where applicable, the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees and the principle of non-refoulement as contained therein.
         2.   The measures set forth in this Protocol shall be interpreted and applied in a way that is not discriminatory to persons on the ground that they are the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol. The interpretation and application of those measures shall be consistent with internationally recognised principles of non-discrimination.
         Article 20
         Settlement of disputes
         1.   States Parties shall endeavour to settle disputes concerning the interpretation or application of this Protocol through negotiation.
         2.   Any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Protocol that cannot be settled through negotiation within a reasonable time shall, at the request of one of those States Parties, be submitted to arbitration. If, six months after the date of the request for arbitration, those States Parties are unable to agree on the organisation of the arbitration, any one of those States Parties may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice by request in accordance with the Statute of the Court.
         3.   Each State Party may, at the time of signature, ratification, acceptance or approval of or accession to this Protocol, declare that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 2 of this article. The other States Parties shall not be bound by paragraph 2 of this article with respect to any State Party that has made such a reservation.
         4.   Any State Party that has made a reservation in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article may at any time withdraw that reservation by notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
         Article 21
         Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval and accession
         1.   This Protocol shall be open to all States for signature from 12 to 15 December 2000 in Palermo, Italy, and thereafter at United Nations Headquarters in New York until 12 December 2002.
         2.   This Protocol shall also be open for signature by regional economic integration organisations provided that at least one member State of such organisation has signed this Protocol in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article.
         3.   This Protocol is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. A regional economic integration organisation may deposit its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval if at least one of its Member States has done likewise. In that instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, such organisation shall declare the extent of its competence with respect to the matters governed by this Protocol. Such organisation shall also inform the depositary of any relevant modification in the extent of its competence.
         4.   This Protocol is open for accession by any State or any regional economic integration organisation of which at least one Member State is a Party to this Protocol. Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. At the time of its accession, a regional economic integration organisation shall declare the extent of its competence with respect to matters governed by this Protocol. Such organisation shall also inform the depositary of any relevant modification in the extent of its competence.
         Article 22
         Entry into force
         1.   This Protocol shall enter into force on the 90th day after the date of deposit of the 40th instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, except that it shall not enter into force before the entry into force of the Convention. For the purpose of this paragraph, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organisation shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of such organisation.
         2.   For each State or regional economic integration organisation ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Protocol after the deposit of the 40th instrument of such action, this Protocol shall enter into force on the 30th day after the date of deposit by such State or organisation of the relevant instrument or on the date this Protocol enters into force pursuant to paragraph 1 of this article, whichever is the later.
         Article 23
         Amendment
         1.   After the expiry of five years from the entry into force of this Protocol, a State Party to the Protocol may propose an amendment and file it with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall thereupon communicate the proposed amendment to the States Parties and to the Conference of the Parties to the Convention for the purpose of considering and deciding on the proposal. The States Parties to this Protocol meeting at the Conference of the Parties shall make every effort to achieve consensus on each amendment. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted and no agreement has been reached, the amendment shall, as a last resort, require for its adoption a two-thirds majority vote of the States Parties to this Protocol present and voting at the meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
         2.   Regional economic integration organisations, in matters within their competence, shall exercise their right to vote under this article with a number of votes equal to the number of their Member States that are Parties to this Protocol. Such organisations shall not exercise their right to vote if their member States exercise theirs and vice versa.
         3.   An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by States Parties.
         4.   An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article shall enter into force in respect of a State Party 90 days after the date of the deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of such amendment.
         5.   When an amendment enters into force, it shall be binding on those States Parties which have expressed their consent to be bound by it. Other States Parties shall still be bound by the provisions of this Protocol and any earlier amendments that they have ratified, accepted or approved.
         Article 24
         Denunciation
         1.   A State Party may denounce this Protocol by written notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Such denunciation shall become effective one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General.
         2.   A regional economic integration organisation shall cease to be a Party to this Protocol when all of its member States have denounced it.
         Article 25
         Depositary and languages
         1.   The Secretary-General of the United Nations is designated depositary of this Protocol.
         2.   The original of this Protocol, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned plenipotentiaries, being duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Protocol.

         (1)  Ibid., vol. 596, Nos 8638 to 8640.

      ANNESS II

         Dikjarazzjoni dwar il-kompetenza tal-Komunità Ewropea fir-rigward ta' kwistjonijiet regolati mill-Protokoll Kontra t-Traffikar ta' Migranti bl-Art, bl-Ajru u bil-Baħar, li jissupplementa l-Konvenzjoni tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti Kontra il-Kriminalità Organizzata Transnazzjonali
         L-Artikolu 21(3) tal-Protokoll jipprovdi li l-istrument ta' adeżjoni ta' organizzazzjoni ta' integrazzjoni ekonomika u reġjonali għandu jinkludi dikjarazzjoni li tispeċifika l-kwistjonijiet regolati mill-Protokoll li fir-rigward tagħhom il-kompetenza tkun ġiet trasferita lill-organizzazzjoni mill-Istati Membri li huma Partijiet għall-Protokoll.
         Il-Protokoll kontra t-traffikar ta' migranti bl-art, bl-ajru jew bil-baħar għandu japplika, fir-rigward tal-kompetenzi trasferiti lill-Komunità Ewropea, għat-territorji li fihom huwa applikat it-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea, u taħt il-kondizzjonijiet stipulati f'dak it-Trattat, b'mod partikolari l-Artikolu 299 tiegħu u l-Protokolli annessi miegħu.
         Din id-dikjarazzjoni hi mingħajr preġudizzju għall-pożizzjoni tar-Renju Unit u l-Irlanda taħt il-Protokoll li jintegra l-acquis ta' Schengen fil-qafas ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea u taħt il-Protokoll dwar il-pożizzjoni tar-Renju Unit u l-Irlanda, annessi mat-Trattat dwar l-Unjoni Ewropea u t-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea.
         Din id-dikjarazzjoni hi ugwalment mingħajr preġudizzju għall-pożizzjoni tad-Danimarka taħt il-Protokoll dwar il-pożizzjoni tad-Danimarka anness mat-Trattat ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea u t-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea.
         Skond l-Artikolu 299, din id-dikjarazzjoni lanqas ma tapplika għat-territorji ta' l-Istati Membri li għalihom it-Trattat imsemmi ma japplikax u hija mingħajr preġudizzju għal tali atti jew pożizzjonijiet li jistgħu jiġu adottati taħt il-Protokoll mill-Istati Membri konċernati f'isem u fl-interessi ta' dawk it-territorji. Skond id-dispożizzjoni msemmija hawn fuq, din id-dikjarazzjoni tindika l-kompetenza li l-Istati Membri jkunu ttrasferixxew lill-Komunità taħt it-Trattati fi kwistjonijiet regolati mill-Protokoll. L-ambitu u l-eżerċizzju ta' tali kompetenza Komunitarja huma, fin-natura tagħhom, suġġetti għal żvilupp kontinwu hekk kif il-Komunità tadotta ulterjorment regoli u regolamenti relevanti, u l-Komunità għandha tikkompleta jew temenda din id-dikjarazzjoni, skond l-Artikolu 21(3) tal-Protokoll.
         Il-Komunità tafferma li hija għandha kompetenza fir-rigward tal-qsim tal-fruntieri esterni ta' l-Istati Membri, l-istandards u l-proċeduri regolatorji meta jitwettqu kontrolli fuq persuni f'tali fruntieri u r-regoli dwar il-viżi għal soġġorn ta' mhux aktar minn tliet xhur. Il-Komunità hija kompetenti wkoll li tieħu miżuri dwar il-politika ta' l-immigrazzjoni fir-rigward tal-kondizzjonijiet tad-dħul u r-residenza u l-miżuri kontra l-immigrazzjoni illegali u r-residenza illegali, inkluża r-ripatrijazzjoni tar-residenti illegali. Barra minn hekk, hija tista' tieħu miżuri sabiex tiżgura li jkun hemm koperazzjoni bejn id-dipartimenti relevanti ta' l-amministrazzjonijiet ta' l-Istati Membri, kif ukoll bejn dawk id-dipartimenti u l-Kummissjoni, fl-oqsma diġà msemmija. F'dawn l-oqsma l-Komunità adottat regoli u regolamenti u, fejn tkun għamlet hekk, tkun għalhekk esklussivament il-kompetenza tal-Komunità li tidħol fi ftehim fi ftehim esterni ma' Stati terzi jew ma' organizzazzjonijiet internazzjonali kompetenti.
         Barra minn hekk, il-politika tal-Komunità fil-qasam tal-koperazzjoni għall-iżvilupp tikkomplementa l-linji politiċi segwiti mill-Istati Membri u tinkludi dispożizzjonijiet għall-prevenzjoni u l-ġlieda kontra t-traffikar ta' migranti.


title: Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill tas- 16 ta' Ġunju 2008 dwar il-konklużjoni tal-Ftehim Temporanju dwar il-kummerċ u materji relatati mal-kummerċ bejn il-Komunità Ewropea, minn naħa, u l-Bożnja u Ħerzegovina, min-naħa l-oħra

text:
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                                                   II

  (Atti adottati skond it-Trattati tal-KE/Euratom li l-pubblikazzjoni tagħhom mhijiex obbligatorja)

                                      DEĊIŻJONIJIET

                                            KUNSILL

                                  DEĊIŻJONI TAL-KUNSILL

                                       tas-16 ta’ Ġunju 2008

                          dwar il-konklużjoni tal-Ftehim Temporanju
                       dwar il-kummerċ u materji relatati mal-kummerċ
                             bejn il-Komunità Ewropea, minn naħa,
                                    u l-Bożnja u Ħerzegovina,
                                          min-naħa l-oħra

                                           (2008/474/KE)

IL-KUNSILL TA’ L-UNJONI EWROPEA,

Wara li kkunsidra t-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea, u b'mod partikolari l-Artikolu 133
flimkien ma' l-Artikolu 300(2), l-ewwel subparagrafu, u l-Artikolu 300(3), l-ewwel sentenza tiegħu,

Wara li kkunsidra l-proposta mill-Kummissjoni,
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Billi

(1)         Pendenti d-dħul fis-seħħ tal-Ftehim ta’ Stabbilizzazzjoni u Assoċjazzjoni bejn il-
            Komunitajiet Ewropej u l-Istati Membri tagħhom, minn naħa, u l-Bożnja u Ħerzegovina,
            min-naħa l-oħra, iffirmat fil-Lussemburgu nhar is-16 ta’ Ġunju 2008, jeħtieġ li jiġi
            approvat il-Ftehim Temporanju dwar il-kummerċ u materji relatati mal-kummerċ bejn il-
            Komunità Ewropea minn naħa u l-Bożnja u Ħerzegovina min-naħa l-oħra (minn hawn 'il
            quddiem imsejjaħ "il-Ftehim").

(2)         Id-dispożizzjonijiet kummerċjali li hemm fil-Ftehim huma ta’ natura eċċezzjonali,
            konnessi mal-politika implimentata fi ħdan il-qafas tal-Proċess ta' Stabbilizzazzjoni u
            Assoċjazzjoni u ma jikkostitwixxu, għall-Unjoni Ewropea, ebda preċedent fil-politika
            kummerċjali tal-Komunità fir-rigward ta’ pajjiżi terzi minn barra dawk tal-Balkani tal-
            Punent.

(3)         Il-Ftehim għalhekk għandu jiġi ffirmat u approvat,

IDDEĊIEDA KIF ĠEJ:
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                                               Artikolu 1

Il-Ftehim Temporanju dwar il-kummerċ u materji relatati mal-kummerċ bejn il-Komunità Ewropea,
minn naħa, u l-Bożnja u Ħerzegovina, min-naħa l-oħra, l-Annessi u l-Protokolli annessi magħhom,
kif ukoll id-dikjarazzjoni konġunta u d-dikjarazzjoni mill-Komunità mehmuża ma’ l-Att Finali
huma b’dan approvati f’isem il-Komunità.

It-testi msemmija fl-ewwel paragrafu huma mehmuża ma' din id-Deċiżjoni.

                                               Artikolu 2

Il-President tal-Kunsill huwa b'dan awtorizzat sabiex jinnomina l-persuni li jkollhom is-setgħa,
f’isem il-Komunità, li jiffirmaw il-Ftehim u li jiddepożitaw l-istrument ta' approvazzjoni previst fl-
Artikolu 58 tal-Ftehim.

Magħmul fil-Lussemburgu, 16 ta’ Ġunju 2008.

                                              Għall-Kunsill
                                              Il-President

                                               D. RUPEL