title: 2007/627/EC: Council Decision of 28 September 2007 denouncing on behalf of the Community Protocol 3 on ACP sugar appearing in the ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé and the corresponding declarations annexed to that Convention, contained in Protocol 3 attached to Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, with respect to Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, the Republic of the Fiji Islands, the Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Mozambique, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Republic of Suriname, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe

text:
               29.9.2007

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 255/38

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 28 September 2007
   denouncing on behalf of the Community Protocol 3 on ACP sugar appearing in the ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé and the corresponding declarations annexed to that Convention, contained in Protocol 3 attached to Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, with respect to Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, the Republic of the Fiji Islands, the Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Mozambique, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Republic of Suriname, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe
   (2007/627/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Under Protocol 3 on ACP sugar appearing in the ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé signed on 28 February 1975 and the corresponding declarations annexed to that Convention (Sugar Protocol), contained in Protocol 3 attached to Annex V to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (ACP-EC Partnership Agreement) (1), the Community undertakes to purchase and import, at guaranteed prices, specific quantities of cane sugar, raw or white, which originate in the signatory ACP States and which those States undertake to deliver to the Community. The Sugar Protocol provides that the Protocol may be denounced by the Community with respect to each ACP State and by each ACP State with respect to the Community, subject to two years' notice.

               (2)

               The current trade provisions applicable to the ACP States, set out in Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, expire on 31 December 2007. In accordance with Article 36 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) will provide the new legal framework for trade with ACP States and will replace the trade regime of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement. Article 36(4) of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement requires the parties to review the Sugar Protocol in the context of EPA negotiations. The waiver from the Community's obligations under Article I of the GATT with regard to the trade preferences to ACP States under ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, granted by the WTO Ministerial Conference in Doha on 14 November 2001, also expires on 31 December 2007.

               (3)

               In order to ensure that the import regime for sugar is included in the import regime envisaged by EPAs, it is appropriate to take all necessary steps to ensure the termination of the Sugar Protocol and any commitments contained therein at a sufficiently early stage in view of the two years' notice requirement under the Sugar Protocol.

               (4)

               The arrangements of the Sugar Protocol have served the interests of both the ACP States and the Community, by guaranteeing ACP exporters an outlet to a profitable market and ensuring a regular supply for Community cane sugar refiners. However, the arrangements of the Sugar Protocol can no longer be maintained. In the context of a reformed Community sugar market, the Community will cease to guarantee prices to European sugar producers as the former mechanism of intervention is being phased out.

               (5)

               In the context of a transition towards liberalisation of ACP-EC trade, unlimited quantities cannot coexist with the price and volume guarantees of the Sugar Protocol. As regards least developed countries, unlimited access for sugar is scheduled under the Everything But Arms (EBA) initiative as from 1 July 2009. Since the beginning of the second phase of the transition period is foreseen on 1 October 2009 the EBA sugar regime should be adjusted accordingly.

               (6)

               Denunciation does not prejudge a subsequent mutual agreement between the Community and the ACP States on the treatment of sugar in the context of comprehensive EPAs.

               (7)

               It is therefore necessary to denounce the Sugar Protocol in accordance with Article 10 thereof, and to notify each ACP State signatory to the Sugar Protocol of such denunciation,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Protocol 3 on ACP Sugar appearing in the ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé signed on 28 February 1975 and the corresponding declarations annexed to that Convention, contained in Protocol 3 attached to Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000, is hereby denounced on behalf of the Community with effect from 1 October 2009 with respect to Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, the Republic of the Fiji Islands, the Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Mozambique, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Republic of Suriname, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to notify the Governments of Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, the Republic of the Fiji Islands, the Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Mozambique, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Republic of Suriname, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe of the denunciation of the said Protocol.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 28 September 2007.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. PINHO

      (1)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3, revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (OJ L 287, 28.10.2005, p. 4).


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The Schengen acquis - Decision of the Executive Committee of 15 December 1997 amending the Financial Regulation on C.SIS (SCH/Com-ex (97) 35)

Official Journal L 239 , 22/09/2000 P. 0444 - 0451

DECISION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEof 15 December 1997amending the Financial Regulation on C.SIS(SCH/Com-ex (97) 35)THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,Having regard to Article 132 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement,Having regard to Articles 92 and 119 of the abovementioned Convention,Having regard to Articles 2 and 3 of the Cooperation Agreement between the Contracting Parties to the Schengen Agreement and the Schengen Convention of the one part and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway of the other,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:The version of the Financial Regulation on the costs of installing and operating the Schengen C.SIS (SCH/Com-ex (93) 16 rev.), dated 20 December 1996, is hereby amended as follows.Vienna, 15 December 1997.The ChairmanK. SchlöglSCH/Com-ex (93)16 Rev. 2THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,Having regard to Article 132 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement,Having regard to Articles 92 and 119 of the abovementioned Convention,Having regard to Articles 2 and 3 of the Cooperation Agreement between the Contracting Parties to the Schengen Agreement and the Schengen Convention of the one part and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway of the other,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:The Financial Regulation for the costs of installing and operating for the technical support function for the Schengen Information System (C.SIS), attached hereto, is hereby adopted.FINANCIAL REGULATIONFOR THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF THE SCHENGEN C.SISTITLE IGENERAL PROVISIONSThe budget for the technical support function of the Schengen Information System in Strasbourg provided for in Articles 92 and 119 of the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985, hereinafter the "C.SIS", shall be made up of:- the installation budget for the central information system, for which expenditure shall be approved by the Executive Committee, after receiving the Central Group's opinion,- the operating budget, for which the annual amount of expenditure shall be approved by the Executive Committee, after receiving the Central Group's opinion.The installation and operating budgets for the C.SIS shall as far as possible take into account the multiannual table for the SIS installation and operating budgets.The multiannual table for the SIS installation and operating budgets, covering at least three years, shall contain an estimate of predicted expenditure.The multiannual table for the SIS installation and operating budgets shall be updated each year by the SIS Steering Committee and approved by the Central Group during the first quarter of the calendar year.1. C.SIS own resourcesC.SIS own resources for both the installation and operating budgets shall be composed of the contributions of the Contracting Parties and the States of the Cooperation Agreement, hereinafter "the cooperating States". The cooperating States' contributions shall be determined on the basis of their share in the GDP aggregate of all the Contracting Parties and cooperating States. The Contracting Parties' contributions shall be determined on the basis of each Contracting Party's share in the uniform VAT assessment base within the meaning of Article 2(1)(c) of the Council Decision of 24 June 1988 on the system of the Communities' own resources.The breakdown of contributions among the Contracting Parties of the one part and the cooperating States of the other shall be determined on the basis of the share of each Contracting Party and cooperating State in the GDP aggregate of all the Contracting Parties and cooperating States for the preceding year. The breakdown of contributions among the Contracting Parties shall be determined each year, taking into account the cooperating States' contributions, on the basis of each Contracting Party's share of own resources in the European Communities' VAT resources, as established by the last amendment to the Community budget for the preceding financial year.The contributions of the Contracting Parties and cooperating States to each budget shall be calculated and laid down in French francs by the French Contracting Party.2. Payment of contributionsEach Contracting Party and cooperating State shall transfer its contributions to the following account:Compte Tresor PublicBanque de FranceNo 9000-3(agence centrale comptable du trésor)Each payment shall be lodged in a support fund set up under the French Republic's budget (fonds de concours No 09.1.4.782) with the Ministry of the Interior as beneficiary.3. Accession of new StatesIf a new Contracting Party accedes, the following shall apply as of the date of accession:- the contributions of the Contracting Parties and the cooperating States shall be adjusted pursuant to Title I.1 of this Financial Regulation;- the contributions of the Contracting Parties and the cooperating States shall be adjusted with a view to fixing the new Contracting Party's contribution to C.SIS operating costs as of the year of accession;- the contributions of the Contracting Parties and the cooperating States shall be adjusted with a view to allocating to the new Contracting Party a proportion of the costs previously incurred for the installation of the C.SIS. This amount shall be calculated according to the share of the new Contracting Party's VAT resources in the total European Communities' VAT resources for the years in which costs were incurred for the installation of the C.SIS prior to the new Contracting Party's accession. This amount shall be reimbursed to the other States in proportion to their contribution, calculated pursuant to Title I.1 of this Regulation.TITLE IIINSTALLATION BUDGETThe French Republic shall bear all the advance costs of C.SIS installation in accordance with the rules of law governing French public finances. The amounts fixed as the contribution of each Member State and cooperating State shall be calculated and laid down in French francs by the French Contracting Party pursuant to Title I.1 of this Financial Regulation.1. Forecast expenditureDuring the year before the budget is due to be implemented, the French Contracting Party shall draw up an annual draft budget for C.SIS installation expenditure taking into account as far as possible the provisional multiannual table for SIS installation and operations. This draft budget shall be submitted to the Central Group for its opinion and to the Executive Committee for adoption at least six months before the beginning of the financial year.If the draft budget is rejected, the French Contracting Party shall prepare a new draft within one month which, following the Central Group's opinion, shall be submitted immediately to the Executive Committee for adoption.At the end of each quarter of the financial year, the Central Group shall, after receiving the SIS Steering Committee's opinion, authorise C.SIS installation expenditure as well as any unforeseen expenditure, which shall be justified in a supporting document.In the six months following the closure of the financial year, the French Contracting Party shall draw up a multiannual table of the C.SIS installation expenditure that is authorised by the Central Group until the end of the financial year.This table shall be submitted to the Executive Committee for approval at the same time as the annual draft budget for C.SIS installation expenditure.The contributions of the respective States shall fall due for payment upon the Executive Committee's approval of expenditure and shall be paid pursuant to the procedure laid down in Title II.2.The Contracting Parties and cooperating States undertake to cover all installation expenditure up to the amount approved by the Executive Committee.The Contracting Parties and cooperating States may choose to pay their contributions for C.SIS installation in the form of an advance covering part or all of their forecast contribution.2. Method of paymentAs a rule, the contributions of the Contracting Parties and the cooperating States shall fall due on the date on which the French Contracting Party makes the payments.Nevertheless, and with a view to restricting the number of calls for payment, the French Contracting Party shall send calls for payment to the States twice a year, on 30 April and 31 October, to take into account the States' deadlines for operating expenditure commitments.The French Contracting Party shall send a letter containing a call for payment to the States via the designated administrative authorities, details of which have been given to it.This letter shall state:- the legal bases for the call for payment,- the amount of the C.SIS installation budget approved,- the amount to be paid for the period in question,- the necessary information for payment of the contribution, as stipulated under Title I.2 of this Financial Regulation.The following documents shall be attached to this letter:- a table showing the shares of the cooperating States, calculated on the basis of GDP, and a table showing each State's share of the C.SIS operating budget for the expenditure incurred during the given period, calculated on the basis of its VAT share in the SIS;- copies of documents warranting the amount to be transferred.To ensure the smooth transfer of payments, each State should attach to its transfer a note containing the following information:OBJET: versement de la quote-part 199... de l'Etat ... au budget d'installation du système informatique SchengenMONTANT: ... francsBENEFICIAIRE: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Direction des transmissions et de l'informatique(SUBJECT: payment of the 199... contribution from ... (State) to the installation budget of the Schengen Information SystemAMOUNT: ... francsBENEFICIARY: Ministry of the Interior, Department of data transmission and informatics)3. Financing by a State other than the French RepublicIf, in agreement with the other Contracting Parties and the cooperating States, a Contracting Party or cooperating State directly bears part of the C.SIS installation costs, this expenditure shall be apportioned to the Contracting States in accordance with the distribution key laid down by the French Contracting Party for the financial year in which the expenditure is made.The Contracting Party or cooperating State having directly borne this expenditure shall inform the French Contracting Party, which shall call in the contributions of the contracting Parties and the Cooperating States, calculated pursuant to this Financial Regulation.The French Contracting Party shall reimburse the payment made as soon as the contributions owing have been received from the other Contracting Parties and cooperating States.TITLE IIIOPERATING BUDGETThe French Republic shall bear the advance costs of C.SIS operations in accordance with the rules of law governing French public finances. The amounts fixed as the contribution of each Contracting Party and cooperating State shall be calculated and laid down in French francs by the French Contracting Party pursuant to Title I.1 of this Financial Regulation.1. Draft operating budgetDuring the year before the budget is due to be implemented, the French Contracting Party shall draw up the draft budget for C.SIS operating expenditure. The draft budget shall be submitted to the Central Group for its opinion and to the Executive Committee for adoption at least six months before the beginning of the financial year.This draft budget shall take into account as far as possible the multiannual table on SIS installation and operations.Documents on forecast expenditure shall be annexed to the draft budget.The budget shall be adopted unanimously by the Contracting Parties.If the draft budget is rejected, the French Contracting Party shall prepare a new draft within one month which, following the Central Group's opinion, shall be immediately submitted to the Executive Committee for adoption.During the period between the two consultations or failing adoption of the draft budget, the French Contracting Party may call in the contributions of the Contracting Parties and the cooperating States and initiate the implementation of the budget by provisional twelfths until such time as the budget for the current financial year is adopted.The French Contracting Party may submit an amending draft budget to the Executive Committee. This shall be submitted to the latter for adoption following the Central Group's opinion.Any deficit or surplus arising during the financial year must be cleared the following year in the course of the budget's implementation.2. Method of paymentThe Executive Committee decision adopting the budget shall be duly notified to all the Contracting Parties and cooperating States by the Presidency-in-office; the contributions of the Contracting Parties and cooperating States shall fall due for payment immediately thereafter.To this end, the French Contracting Party shall send each Contracting Party and cooperating State a call for payment of contributions owing and shall forward the Presidency a copy thereof.The Contracting Parties and the cooperating States shall pay their contributions in full by 30 April of the current financial year.If a Contracting Party does not honour its financial obligations by that date, the Community regulations in force governing the interest to be paid in default in payment of contributions to the Community budget shall apply. These regulations shall apply mutatis mutandis in cases where a cooperating State does not honour its financial obligations in due time.The French Contracting Party shall send a letter containing a call for payment to the States via the designated administrative authorities, details of which have been given to it, at the beginning of the financial year in which the adopted operating budget is to be implemented.The letter shall state:- the legal bases for the call for payment,- the amount of the operating budget adopted by the Executive Committee for the year in question.A table showing the contributions of the cooperating States, calculated on the basis of GDP, and a table showing each Contracting Party's contribution to the C.SIS operating budget calculated on the basis of its VAT share in the SIS, shall be attached to this letter. A table showing the calculation of the GDP share and the VAT share in the SIS for the year in which the expenditure is to be made shall also be annexed.To ensure the smooth transfer of payments, each State should attach to its transfer a note containing the following information:OBJET: versement de la quote-part 199... de l'Etat ... au budget de fonctionnement du système informatique SchengenMONTANT: ... francsBENEFICIAIRE: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Direction des transmissions et de l'informatique(SUBJECT: payment of the 199... contribution from ... (State) to the operating budget of the Schengen Information SystemAMOUNT: ... francsBENEFICIARY: Ministry of the Interior, Department of data transmission and informatics)The Contracting Parties and cooperating States may choose to advance an amount to cover their estimated contributions for a number of financial years.TITLE IVAPPROVAL OF ACCOUNTSAt the beginning of each financial year, the French Contracting Party shall send the States a document, drawn up on the basis of the provisions of this Financial Regulation, required for the Executive Committee to give final discharge for the preceding financial year following the Central Group's opinion.The document shall contain:1. For the installation budget- a statement of the expenditure made by the French Contracting Party and, where appropriate, by the other Contracting Parties or the cooperating States pursuant to the provisions of Title II.3 of this Financial Regulation;- the amount and breakdown of the contributions paid into the support fund (fonds de concours) by each State and, where appropriate, any outstanding amounts to be recovered.2. For the operating budget- a statement of expenditure made during the preceding financial year. This table shall indicate the deficit or surplus as compared with the adopted budget pursuant to Title III.1 of this Financial Regulation, so that the States may be charged or reimbursed the appropriate amounts;- the amount and breakdown of the contributions paid into the support fund and, where appropriate, any amounts owing by the States.The document shall be certified by a financial controller of the French Ministry of the Interior and sent to all the Contracting Parties and cooperating States by the Presidency-in-office.The Executive Committee's approval of the said document shall constitute the final discharge of the accounts presented by the French Republic for the financial year in question. Approval shall be given during the first quarter of the year following the budgetary year in question.A table showing the contributions of each State for the following financial year, calculated pursuant to Title I.1 of this Financial Regulation, shall be attached to the document.If a State decides to pay its contributions partly or wholly in the form of an advance, the document shall indicate the outstanding balance following deduction of amounts owing for the budgetary year in question.This decision shall enter into force once all the Contracting Parties to the Schengen Convention have given notification that the procedures required by their legal systems for these decisions to be binding on their territory have been completed.


title: 2014/331/EU: Council Decision of 14 April 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union

text:
               6.6.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 167/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 14 April 2014
   on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union

      (2014/331/EU)

   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 11 July 2012, the European Council adopted Decision 2012/419/EU (1) amending, with effect from 1 January 2014, the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union. From that date, Mayotte ceased to be an overseas country or territory and became an outermost region of the Union within the meaning of Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

               (2)

               The Council authorised the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, an agreement with the Republic of the Seychelles relating to the access, for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Republic of Seychelles, to waters and marine biological resources of the Union in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of Mayotte.

               (3)

               As a result of those negotiations, the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union (‘Agreement’) was initialled on 15 November 2013.

               (4)

               In order for the authorities in Mayotte to implement the rules of the common fisheries policy (CFP) from the date on which Mayotte becomes an outermost region, it is necessary to set up the appropriate administrative framework, control activities and physical infrastructure, and to provide the appropriate capacity building. This will be of assistance with regard to the requirement to comply with the international reporting obligations of the Union.

               (5)

               The necessary financial means should be provided to the fisheries authorities in Mayotte through the use of the shipowners' fees to be paid directly to Mayotte. Such a solution is even more appropriate in view of the strong relationship that has developed between the Seychelles fleet and the local community of the French outermost region of Mayotte. The fishing fleet flagged in the Seychelles has been operating in the Mayotte waters for several years through an arrangement between Mayotte and the vessel shipowners, whereby the shipowners pay a licence fee to Mayotte to fish in its waters. In order to maintain the continuity of fishing operations and subsequent benefits to Mayotte, it is appropriate that all payments related to authorisations and catches under this agreement benefit directly the local community in Mayotte.

               (6)

               The Agreement should be signed.

               (7)

               In order to allow, as soon as possible, the continuation of fishing activities by the vessels of the Republic of Seychelles, the Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Seychelles on access for fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles to waters and marine biological resources of Mayotte, under the jurisdiction of the European Union is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement.
   The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   1.   France shall be authorised to collect, for the account of its outermost region Mayotte, the payments related to authorisations and catches and other fees due by operators of fishing vessels flying the flag of the Seychelles in consideration of the granting of access to waters and marine biological resources within Union waters off the coast of Mayotte in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III, Section 1, paragraphs 8 and 9 and Section 2 of the Annex to the Agreement. Those revenues shall be used by France for the setting up of the appropriate administrative framework, control activities, physical infrastructure and for the provision of appropriate capacity building in order for the administration in Mayotte to meet the requirements of the CFP.
   2.   France shall provide details of that bank account to the Commission.
   3.   At the end of each year of implementation of the Agreement, France shall send to the Commission a detailed report on the payments made by the vessels authorised to fish and on the utilisation of those payments.
   Article 3
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.
   Article 4
   The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of signature thereof, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.
   Article 5
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         A. TSAFTARIS

      (1)  European Council Decision 2012/419/EU of 11 July 2012 amending the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union (OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131).


title: 2008/199/EC: Council Decision of 28 February 2008 on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

text:
               5.3.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 60/33

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 28 February 2008
   on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
   (2008/199/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the European Community and its Member States on 26 November 2007.

               (2)

               The Protocol should be approved,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (1), is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community and its Member States.

      Done at Brussels, 28 February 2008.

            For the Council

            The President

         D. MATE

      (1)  OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 33.


title: Council Decision of 12 June 2014 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for France

text:
               18.6.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 186/5

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 12 June 2014
   appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for France
   2014/C 186/06
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
   Having regard to the list of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees’ and the employers’ organisations,
   Having regard to the lists of members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By its Decision of 2 December 2013 (2) the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 7 November 2016.

               (2)

               The employers’ organisation BUSINESSEUROPE has submitted nominations for two posts to be filled,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The following shall be appointed members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 7 November 2016:
   III.   REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS

               Country

               Member

               Alternate member

               France

               Ms Nathalie BUET

               Mr Patrick LÉVY

         Article 2
   The Council will appoint the members and alternate members who have not yet been nominated at a later date.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         Y. MANIATIS

      (1)  OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 1.

      (2)  Council Decision 2013/C 360/07 of 2 December 2013 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OJ C 360, 10.12.2013, p. 8).


title: EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 83/15/COL of 18 March 2015 concerning the consistency of certain targets included in the national or functional airspace block plans submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council with the Union-wide performance targets for the second reference period [2016/1418]

text:
               25.8.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 230/45

         EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION
   No 83/15/COL
   of 18 March 2015
   concerning the consistency of certain targets included in the national or functional airspace block plans submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council with the Union-wide performance targets for the second reference period [2016/1418]
   THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,
   Having regard to the Act mentioned at point 66t of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement (Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky (‘the Framework Regulation’) (1)) as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto, and in particular Article 11(3)(c) thereof, and
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to the Framework Regulation, the Kingdom of Norway (‘Norway’) is to adopt national or functional airspace block (‘FAB’) plans, including binding national targets or targets at the level of FABs, ensuring consistency with the Union-wide performance targets. That Regulation also provides that the EFTA Surveillance Authority (‘the Authority’) is to assess the consistency of those targets on the basis of the assessment criteria referred to in point (d) of its Article 11(6) and that the Authority may decide to issue recommendations in case it identifies that those criteria have not been met. Detailed rules in this regard have been set out in the act mentioned at point 66xf of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 390/2013 (2)) (‘the Performance Regulation’) as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto.

               (2)

               Union-wide performance targets in the key performance areas of safety, environment, capacity and cost-efficiency for the second reference period (2015-2019) were adopted by Commission Implementing Decision 2014/132/EU (3) and incorporated under point 66xe of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement.

               (3)

               Norway submitted to the Authority the performance plans at FAB level, along with the other States which are part of the North European Functional Airspace Block (‘NEFAB’), by letter dated 17 July 2014 (Document No 716241). The plan was subsequently modified by corrigenda, the latest one dated 14 November 2014. For its assessment, the Authority has based itself on the most recent information submitted.

               (4)

               The Performance Review Body, which has assisted the Authority in assessing the implementation of the performance scheme pursuant to Article 3 of the Performance Regulation, submitted an initial assessment report to the Authority on 7 October 2014 and an updated version of that report on 15 December 2014. The Authority further received from the Performance Review Body reports based on information from national supervisory authorities on the monitoring of the performance plans and targets submitted in accordance with Article 18(4) of Performance Regulation.

               (5)

               Concerning the key performance area of safety, the consistency of the targets submitted by Norway, as regards the NEFAB States, regarding the effectiveness of safety management and the application of severity classification on the basis of the Risk Analysis Tool (‘RAT’) methodology has been assessed, in accordance with the principles laid down in point 2 of Annex IV to the Performance Regulation. That assessment has demonstrated that the targets submitted by Norway, as regards the NEFAB, are consistent with the relevant Union-wide performance target.

               (6)

               Concerning the key performance area of environment, the consistency of the targets submitted by Norway, as regards the NEFAB States, has been assessed, in accordance with the principles laid down in point 3 of Annex IV to the Performance Regulation. The assessment uses the respective FAB reference values for horizontal en route flight efficiency of the actual trajectory that, when applied, ensure at Union level that the Union-wide performance target is met, calculated by the Network Manager and set out in the Network Operations Plan (2014-2018/2019) in its most recent version of June 2014 (‘Network Operations Plan’). That assessment has demonstrated that the targets submitted by Norway, as regards NEFAB, are consistent with the relevant Union-wide performance target.

               (7)

               Concerning the key performance area of capacity, the consistency of the targets submitted by Norway, as regards the NEFAB States, for en route Air Traffic Flow Management (‘ATFM’) delay has been assessed, in accordance with the principles laid down in point 4 of Annex IV to the Performance Scheme Regulation, by using the respective FAB reference values for capacity that, when applied, ensure at Union level that the Union-wide performance target is met, calculated by the Network Manager and set out in the Network Operations Plan. That assessment has demonstrated that the targets submitted by Norway, as regards NEFAB, are consistent with the relevant Union-wide performance target.

               (8)

               Concerning the key performance area of cost-efficiency, the targets expressed in en route determined unit costs submitted by Norway, as regards the NEFAB States, have been assessed, in accordance with the principles laid down in point 5, in conjunction with point 1, of Annex IV to the Performance Regulation, by taking account of the trend of en route determined unit costs over the second reference period and the combined period of the first and the second reference period (2012-2019), the number of service units (traffic forecast) and the level of en route determined unit costs in comparison to States having a similar operational and economic environment. That assessment has demonstrated that the targets submitted by Norway, as regards NEFAB, are consistent with the relevant Union-wide performance target.

               (9)

               Therefore, the Authority considers that the targets included in the performance plans drawn up by Norway, as regards NEFAB, are consistent with the Union-wide performance targets in all four key performance areas,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The targets included in the performance plans submitted by Norway, as regards NEFAB, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004, listed in the Annex, are consistent with the Union-wide performance targets for the second reference period set out in Implementing Decision 2014/132/EU.
   Article 2
   This Decision is addressed to Norway.

      Done at Brussels, 18 March 2015.

            For the EFTA Surveillance Authority

         Oda Helen SLETNES

            President

         Helga JÓNSDÓTTIR

            College Member

      (1)  OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 390/2013 of 3 May 2013 laying down a performance scheme for air navigation services and network functions (OJ L 128, 9.5.2013, p. 1).

      (3)  Commission Implementing Decision 2014/132/EU of 11 March 2014 setting the Union-wide performance targets for the air traffic management network and alert thresholds for the second reference period 2015-19 (OJ L 71, 12.3.2014, p. 20).

      ANNEX

         Performance targets in the key performance areas of safety, environment, capacity and cost-efficiency included in the national or functional airspace block plans submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 found to be consistent with the Union-wide performance targets for the second reference period

      KEY PERFORMANCE AREA OF SAFETY
      Effectiveness of Safety Management (EOSM) and the application of the severity classification based on the Risk Analysis Tool (RAT) methodology

                  EFTA State

                  FAB

                  EOSM

                  RAT Ground STATE Level %

                  RAT Overall ANSP Level %

                  State level

                  ANSP level

                  2017

                  2019

                  2017

                  2019

                  SC

                  Other MO

                  SMI

                  RI

                  ATMS

                  SMI

                  RI's

                  ATMS

                  SMI

                  RI's

                  ATMS

                  SMI

                  RI's

                  ATMS

                  Norway

                  NEFAB

                  C

                  C

                  D

                  90

                  90

                  80

                  100

                  100

                  100

                  95

                  95

                  85

                  100

                  100

                  100

                  [Finland]

                  [Latvia]

                  [Estonia]

            KEY PERFORMANCE AREA OF ENVIRONMENT
      Horizontal en route flight efficiency of the actual trajectory

                  EFTA State

                  FAB

                  FAB Target Environment

                  2019

                  Norway

                  NEFAB

                  1,22 %

                  [Finland]

                  [Latvia]

                  [Estonia]

            KEY PERFORMANCE AREA OF CAPACITY

         En route Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) delay in min/flight

                  EFTA State

                  FAB

                  FAB Target En-Route Capacity

                  2015

                  2016

                  2017

                  2018

                  2019

                  Norway

                  NEFAB

                  0,12

                  0,12

                  0,13

                  0,13

                  0,13

                  [Finland]

                  [Latvia]

                  [Estonia]

            KEY PERFORMANCE AREA OF COST-EFFICIENCY
      Legend:

                  Key

                  Item

                  Units

                  (A)

                  Total En-route Determined Costs

                  (in nominal terms and in national currency)

                  (B)

                  Inflation rate

                  (%)

                  (C)

                  Inflation index

                  (100 = 2009)

                  (D)

                  Total En-route Determined Costs

                  (in real 2009 prices and in national currency)

                  (E)

                  Total En-route Services Units

                  (TSUs)

                  (F)

                  En-route Determined Unit Cost (DUC)

                  (in real 2009 prices and in national currency)

            NEFAB

         Charging Zone: Norway — Currency: NOK

                  2015

                  2016

                  2017

                  2018

                  2019

                  (A)

                  1 006 927 248

                  1 032 667 449

                  1 051 204 724

                  1 064 624 439

                  1 073 048 403

                  (B)

                  1,6 %

                  1,7 %

                  2,1 %

                  2,5 %

                  2,5 %

                  (C)

                  109,5

                  111,4

                  113,7

                  116,6

                  119,5

                  (D)

                  919 164 836

                  926 904 186

                  924 136 061

                  913 105 964

                  897 883 922

                  (E)

                  2 287 878

                  2 367 954

                  2 438 992

                  2 499 967

                  2 549 966

                  (F)

                  401,75

                  391,44

                  378,90

                  365,25

                  352,12


title: Council Decision of 7 October 2013 adopting the Council position on draft amending budget No 7 of the European Union for the financial year 2013

text:
               11.10.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 295/2

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 7 October 2013
   adopting the Council position on draft amending budget No 7 of the European Union for the financial year 2013
   2013/C 295/03
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1), and in particular Article 41 thereof,
   Whereas:

               —

               the Union's budget for the financial year 2013 was definitively adopted on 12 December 2012 (2),

               —

               on 25 July 2013, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 7 to the general budget for the financial year 2013,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   The Council's position on draft amending budget No 7 of the European Union for the financial year 2013 was adopted on 7 October 2013.
   The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

      Done at Luxembourg, 7 October 2013.

            For the Council

            The President

         J. BERNATONIS

      (1)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 66, 8.3.2013, p. 1, with corrigendum in OJ L 134, 18.5.2013, p. 21.


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92/240/EEC: Council Decision of 28 April 1992 amending Decision No 90/233/EEC establishing a trans-European mobility scheme for university studies (Tempus)

Official Journal L 122 , 07/05/1992 P. 0043 - 0043

COUNCIL DECISION  of 28 April 1992  amending Decision No 90/233/EEC establishing a trans-European mobility scheme for university studies (Tempus)  (92/240/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),  Whereas Council Decision No 90/233/EEC of 7 May 1990 (4) established the Tempus trans-European mobility scheme for university studies, hereinafter referred to as the 'Tempus scheme';  Whereas Article 11 of the said Decision provides that the Commission shall submit to the Council, before 31 December 1992, an interim evaluation of the results of the Tempus scheme as well as a proposal for the continuation or adaptation of the scheme  beyond the initial pilot phase;  Whereas the first annual activity report on the Tempus scheme (1 May 1990 to 31 July 1991), which the Commission has just made public, enables members of the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee to be informed of all  the activities undertaken by the Commission to implement the Tempus scheme;  Whereas the interim evaluation report on the Tempus scheme will be available as from April 1992; whereas it is appropriate that the Commission should be able to avail itself of the evaluation before elaboration of the proposal provided for in Article 11  of the said Decision;  Whereas only a decision to extend the pilot phase as such for a further academic year will give the European Parliament the Council and the Economic and Social Committee sufficient time to examine, on the basis of the results of the evaluation, the new  Commission proposal, in order to make their decision with a full knowledge of the facts;  Whereas it is essential, in order to ensure the continuity of the Tempus scheme, that its framework for the 1993/94 academic year be defined as soon as possible in 1992,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Sole Article  Article 1 of Decision 90/233/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:  'Article 1  The trans-European mobility scheme for university studies (hereinafter referred to as "Tempus") is hereby adopted, for an initial pilot phase of four years, beginning on 1 July 1990, and subject to the monitoring and evaluation arrangements set out in  Article 11.' Done at Luxembourg, 28 April 1992. For the Council  The President  Arlindo MARQUES CUNHA   (1) OJ No C 11, 17. 1. 1992, p. 9. (2) OJ No C 94, 13. 4. 1992. (3) OJ No C 98, 21. 4. 1992, p. 3. (4) OJ No L 131, 23. 5. 1990, p. 21.