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98/150/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Decision of the Council and The Commission of 19 December 1997 on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania,of the other part

Official Journal L 051 , 20/02/1998 P. 0001 - 0002

DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION of 19 December 1997 on the conclusion of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania,of the other part (98/150/EC, ECSC, Euratom)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 238 in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 228(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 101 thereof,After consultation of the Consultative Committee and with the assent of the Council pursuant to Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),Having regard to the approval of the Council granted pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Whereas the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 12 June 1995, should be approved,HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part, the Protocols annexed thereto and the declarations and Exchanges of Letters attached to the Final Act are hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.The text of the Agreement, the Protocols annexed thereto and the Final Act are attached to this Decision.Article 21. The position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council and within the Association Committee when the latter is empowered to act by the Association Council shall be laid down by the Council, on a proposal by the Commission, or, where appropriate, by the Commission, each in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.2. The President of the Council shall, in accordance with Article 112 of the Europe Agreement, preside over the Association Council and present the Community's position. A representative of the Commission shall preside over the Association Committee, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure thereof, and present the Community's position.3. The decision to publish the decisions of the Association Council and the Association Committee in the Official Journal of the European Communities shall be taken on a case-by-case basis by the Council and Commission respectively.Article 3The President of the Council shall, as regards the European Community, deposit the act of notification provided for in Article 132 of the Agreement. The President of the Commission shall deposit the said acts of notification as regards the European Coal and Steel Community and European Atomic Energy Community.Done at Brussels, 19 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODENFor the CommissionThe PresidentJ. SANTER(1) OJ C 323, 4.12.1995, p. 42.


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81/530/EEC: Council Decision of 15 June 1981 replacing an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training

Official Journal L 201 , 22/07/1981 P. 0021

****( 1 ) OJ NO 190 , 30 . 12 . 1963 , P . 3090/63 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 91 , 12 . 4 . 1968 , P . 26 .      COUNCIL DECISION   OF 15 JUNE 1981   REPLACING AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING  ( 81/530/EEC )   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 18 DECEMBER 1963 LAYING DOWN THE RULES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY THE DECISION OF 9 APRIL 1968 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 16 OCTOBER 1978 APPOINTING THE MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 15 OCTOBER 1980 ,   WHEREAS ONE SEAT ON THE ABOVE COMMITTEE FOR AN ALTERNATE MEMBER IN THE EMPLOYERS '  CATEGORY HAS FALLEN VACANT FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF MR SKONBERG , OF WHICH THE COUNCIL WAS INFORMED ON 19 MAY 1981 ;   WHEREAS THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE COUNCIL HAS REPLACED THEM ;   HAVING REGARD TO THE NOMINATION SUBMITTED ON 19 MAY 1981 ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   SOLE ARTICLE   MRS LONE LIND IS HEREBY APPOINTED AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN PLACE OF MR SKONBERG UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE REPLACED .   DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 15 JUNE 1981 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   G . BRAKS


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2001/531/EC,Euratom: Commission Decision of 27 June 2001 on establishing the European Research Advisory Board (notified under document number C(2001) 1656)

Official Journal L 192 , 14/07/2001 P. 0021 - 0023

Commission Decisionof 27 June 2001on establishing the European Research Advisory Board(notified under document number C(2001) 1656)(2001/531/EC, Euratom)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Whereas:(1) The Commission needs an independent high-level body to increase effectiveness of European RTD policies.(2) The advisory body should be made up of high-level individuals from the scientific community, industry, and the services sector, in order to examine general research policy issues.(3) The Presidency Conclusions of the Lisbon European Council (March 2000) state that the Union must work towards the objectives set out in the Commission Communication entitled "Towards a European research area".(4) The Council reiterated, on 16 November 2000, the importance of the setting-up of such an independent advisory body by the Commission.(5) Scientific knowledge and advice is increasingly central to the design and implementation of European Union policies.(6) The Commission has consulted widely with the academic and industrial communities concerned, on the optimal form such a body should take.(7) It is appropriate to adjust the consultative system to the policy requirements in the field of science and technology, in particular the development of a European research area, in full respect of the competencies of more specific Community advisory structures, in particular those responsible for risk assessment.(8) The Commission supports adequate representation of women in consultative committees and has a target of 40 % for participation of women in RTD activities,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1A consultative committee, hereinafter referred to as the "European Research Advisory Board" (the Committee), is established by the Commission. The Committee shall be an advisory body on research and technological development policy.Article 21. The task of the Committee shall be to advise the Commission on design and implementation of Community policy in research and technological development. In this context, the Committee will pay particular attention to the realisation of the European research area and the use of policy instruments such as the Community research and technological development framework programmes.2. In order to accomplish the tasks set out in paragraph 1, the Committee shall, on its own initiative or at the request of the Commission, deliver opinions and provide advice on various aspects of Community research policy or developments in science and technology in Europe and worldwide.3. The Commission shall ensure that the Committee receives the information necessary to perform its task. In this context, the Committee shall be regularly informed of developments in Community research policy.4. When formally requested by the Committee, the Commission services shall provide to the Committee, written comments on its opinion or advice. The Commission services will also provide regular information on the possible follow-up actions undertaken.5. Whenever the Commission requests the Committee's opinion, it may set a time limit within which the opinion should be given.6. The Committee shall hold a clearly stated independent position and shall not represent scientific, industrial, any other organisations, countries or sectoral interests. Whenever appropriate, it should consult with such organisations.7. Without prejudice to Article 8, the Committee's advice shall be made public and known to the institutions of the European Communities, as well as to the Member States.Article 31. The Committee shall be composed of 45 members, appointed by the Commission in a personal capacity. In order to ensure a proper representation of the scientific/academia, business/industrial world and other stakeholders, as well as full independence of the Committee, the nomination process will be as follows:- 20 members with an academic focus will be nominated on the basis of a proposal from the European Science Foundation (ESF),- 20 members with a business and industrial focus will be nominated on the basis of a proposal from the Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe (UNICE),- five members will be identified by the Commission.The 45 members will be appointed in a single decision and the list of Committee members shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Communities.2. The final composition of the Committee shall reflect the diversity of Europe. The set of criteria to be applied throughout the nomination process is the following:- excellence in research and/or research management,- advisory experience on a European or international level,- balance among S &  T disciplines including persons with specific university-industry experience,- geographical balance, taking into account the enlargement of the EU and the countries associated with the framework programmes,- appropriate gender balance.Article 4The term of office of each member of the Committee shall be for three years with a possibility of one renewal. The members of the Committee shall remain in office until provision is made for their replacement or for renewal of their term of office.The functions of the Committee members shall not be remunerated. Travel and subsistence expenses for meetings of the Committee, or any working party set up within the Committee, shall be covered by the Commission in accordance with the current administrative rules and regulations. Subject to prior approval, travel and subsistence expenses for preparing opinions or advice may be also covered by the Commission. This includes meetings between members of the Committee and external experts outside Brussels.Article 51. The Committee shall elect a chairperson and two vice-chairpersons, each by a two-thirds majority of the members present. In addition, the Committee shall elect five of its members, also by two-thirds majority of the members present, who, together with the chairperson and the vice-chairpersons, will form the Bureau of the Committee. The composition of the Bureau should respect the criteria specified in Article 3(2).The Bureau shall organise the work of the Committee.For the purposes of preparing the Committee's opinions and advice, the Bureau may ask the Commission to undertake studies or consult outside organisations.2. The Commission shall provide financial and administrative support to the secretariat of the Committee, ensuring that its independence is fully guaranteed.3. To enable the Committee to accomplish its tasks, the Bureau may set up working parties consisting of members of the Committee and, where necessary, outside persons. The Committee and the working parties may invite experts to participate in their work. Such experts shall participate only in the discussions of the item for which they were invited. The Commission shall cover their travel and subsistence costs.The Committee shall be able to hold workshops or conferences. Subject to prior approval, the Commission shall cover the cost of those events.4. The Commission shall provide the Committee with appropriate tools for communication and for dissemination of its activities and opinions.Article 6The Committee shall meet an average of three times a year. The regular venue will be on the Commission's premises.Commission representatives will attend the meetings of the Committee and of its working parties unless otherwise formally requested by the Chairperson of the Committee.Article 7The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.Article 8Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 287 of the EC Treaty and Article 194 of the EAEC Treaty, the members of the Committee shall sign a declaration that they shall not divulge any information they obtain through their work in the Committee or its working parties where the Commission informs them that a particular opinion or matter is confidential.Members of the Committee should abstain from discussions on a topic on which they have a conflict of interest. For this purpose they should sign a declaration in which they certify that should an agenda item arise where a conflict of interest exists, which would be prejudicial to their independence, they will inform the Chairperson.Article 9Commission Decision 98/611/EC, Euratom establishing the European research forum is hereby repealed.Done at Brussels, 27 June 2001.For the CommissionPhilippe BusquinMember of the Commission


title: Council Decision 2006/201/CFSP of  27 February 2006  concerning the extension of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of Indonesia on the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) and its personnel

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               10.3.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 71/53

         COUNCIL DECISION 2006/201/CFSP
   of 27 February 2006
   concerning the extension of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of Indonesia on the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) and its personnel
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 24 thereof,
   Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 9 September 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/643/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh, Indonesia (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) (1).

               (2)

               Article 7 of the Joint Action 2005/643/CFSP provides that the status of the Aceh Monitoring Mission staff in Indonesia, including where appropriate the privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the Aceh Monitoring Mission, shall be agreed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24 of the Treaty.

               (3)

               Following negotiations with the Government of Indonesia, on 3 October 2005 the Council adopted Decision 2005/765/CFSP concerning the conclusion of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of Indonesia on the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) and its personnel (2) authorising the signature of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.

               (4)

               As stated in the letter of 14 September 2005 and its annexes from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Indonesia regarding the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) and its personnel and the reply from the Secretary-General/High Representative of 3 October 2005, this agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters may be extended for another period of up to six months by mutual consent (3).

               (5)

               On 13 February 2006 the Government of Indonesia invited the European Union to extend the mandate of the Aceh Monitoring Mission for a period of three months.

               (6)

               The Council, on 27 February 2006, adopted Joint Action 2006/202/CFSP amending and extending Joint Action 2005/643/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) (4), extending the AMM for a period of three months.

               (7)

               The extension of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters for a period of three months should be approved on behalf of the European Union,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The extension of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of Indonesia on the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitoring Mission — AMM) and its personnel, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.
   The text of the Exchange of Letters agreeing to this extension is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Exchange of Letters in order to bind the European Union (5).
   Article 3
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   Article 4
   This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 27 February 2006.

            For the Council

            The President

         U. PLASSNIK

      (1)  OJ L 234, 10.9.2005, p. 13.

      (2)  OJ L 288, 29.10.2005, p. 59.

      (3)  OJ L 288, 29.10.2005, p. 60.

      (4)  See page 57 of this Official Journal.

      (5)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
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               10.3.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 71/55

         EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
   concerning the extension of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Government of Indonesia on the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Aceh (Indonesia) (Aceh Monitorino Mission — AMM) and its personnel
   Jakarta, 13 February 2006
   Dear Excellency,
   On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, I would like to express my appreciation to the European Union for its participation in the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) and for its remarkable works that have been carried out since its deployment in the Province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD).
   At this juncture, I have the honour to refer to the letter and its Annexes of the Indonesian Foreign Minister ad interim dated 14 September 2005 and your letter and its Annexes dated 3 October 2005 regarding the tasks, status, privileges and immunities of the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM).
   In that regard, I have the honour to convey to you the decision of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia to invite the European Union to extend its presence in the Province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) for a period of 3 (three) months from 16 March 2006 until 15 June 2006, or shorter depending on the date of the local election.
   The status, privileges and immunities of the AMM will be identical to those stipulated in our exchange of letters respectively dated 14 September 2005 and 3 October 2005 constituting a legally binding instrument between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the European Union.
   The works of the AMM during this period will include the tasks of AMM as stipulated in Article 5.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement 15 August 2005, except tasks (a) and (b) that have been completed.
   Against this backdrop, I foresee that the number of AMM personnel would amount to around 80 (eighty) personnel.
   If the foregoing proposal is acceptable to the European Union, I have further the honour to propose that this letter as well as your affirmative letter in reply together constitute a legally binding instrument between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the European Union. This instrument shall enter into force on 16 March 2006 and be terminated on 15 June 2006. For the Government of the Republic of Indonesia this legal framework is based on Indonesian Law No 2 of 1982 dated 25 January 1982 concerning the Ratification of Convention on Special Mission, 1969.
   I believe that the constructive cooperation that has been established, with a view to providing a peaceful, comprehensive and sustainable solution to the challenges facing Aceh, within the framework of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, can be further sustained and strengthened.
   I look forward to your positive consideration.
   Yours sincerely,

      Dr. N. Hassan WIRAJUDA

   Brussels, 28 February 2006
   Dear Excellency,
   I have the honour to refer to your letter of 13 February 2006 in which you convey to us the decision of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia to invite the European Union to extend its presence in the Province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) for a period of three months from 16 March 2006 until 15 June 2006, or shorter depending on the date of the local elections.
   I am pleased to confirm to you that the European Union has agreed to respond positively to this invitation.
   I confirm that, in accordance with the terms of our exchange of letters respectively dated 14 September and 3 October 2005 constituting a legally binding instrument between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the European Union, this instrument will be extended by 3 (three) months until 15 June 2006.
   The works of the AMM during this period will include the tasks of AMM as stipulated in Article 5.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement 15 August 2005, except tasks (a) and (b) that have been completed.
   I have further the honour to confirm that your letter and this letter in reply constitute a legally binding instrument between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the European Union. This instrument shall enter into force on 16 March 2006 and be terminated on 15 June 2006.
   May I once more take this opportunity to record the EU's appreciation of the progress made in the Aceh peace process and to reaffirm the European Union's continued commitment to supporting the development of a peaceful, comprehensive and sustainable solution to the challenges facing Aceh.
   Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
   Yours sincerely,

      Javier SOLANA