66/9/EEC: Decision of 23 December 1965 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Economic Community, meeting within the Council, fully applying the suspension of common customs tariff duties on tea, mate and tropical timber


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2000/549/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 6 July 2000 closing the accounts of the sixth, seventh and eighth European Development Funds for the 1998 financial year

Official Journal L 234 , 16/09/2000 P. 0041 - 0043 Official Journal 121 , 24/04/2001 P. 0359 - 0362

Decision of the European Parliamentof 6 July 2000closing the accounts of the sixth, seventh and eighth European Development Funds for the 1998 financial year(2000/549/EC)THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,Having regard to Article 276 of the EC Treaty,Having regard to Article 89 of the Financial Regulation, under which each Community Institution is required to take all appropriate steps to take action on the comments appearing in the decisions giving discharge,Whereas under the same article the institutions are also required to report, at Parliament's request, on the measures taken in the light of these comments and, in particular, on the instructions given to those of their departments which are responsible for the implementation of the budget,Having regard to the recommendation of the Council of 13 March 2000 (C5-0154/2000),Having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0167/2000),1. Notes that the authorised revenue and expenditure for the 1998 financial year amounted to EUR 1469 million;2. Notes that the balance sheets and use of resources for the sixth, seventh and eighth EDF at 31 December 1998 were as follows:BALANCE SHEET OF SIXTH EDF AT 31 DECEMBER 1998>TABLE>>TABLE>USE OF RESOURCES - SIXTH EDF AT 31 DECEMBER 1998Breakdown of funds>TABLE>BALANCE SHEET OF SEVENTH EDF AT 31 DECEMBER 1998>TABLE>>TABLE>USE OF RESOURCES - SEVENTH EDF AT 31 DECEMBER 1998Breakdown of funds>TABLE>BALANCE SHEET OF EIGHTH EDF AT 31 DECEMBER 1998>TABLE>>TABLE>USE OF RESOURCES - EIGHTH EDF AT 31 DECEMBER 1998Breakdown of funds>TABLE>3. Closes the accounts relating to the implementation of the sixth, seventh and eighth EDF for the 1998 financial year.4. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Commission, the Council, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the European Investment Bank and to each of the other relevant Community bodies, and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (L series).The Secretary-GeneralJulian PriestleyThe PresidentNicole Fontaine


title: Council Decision of 21 November 1977 giving a discharge to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (1963) (2nd EDF) for the financial year 1975

text:
No L 306/30                              Official Journal of the European Communities                           30 . 11 . 77
                                                     COUNCIL DECISION
                                                     of 21 November 1977
              giving a discharge to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the
               operations of the European Development Fund (1963) (2nd EDF) for the finan
                                                          cial year 1975
                                                           (77/731 /EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                          Whereas revenue for the financial year 1975 consisted
COMMUNITIES,                                                         of the contributions of the Member States, amounting
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                to 730 000 000-00 units of account, and of miscel
Economic Community,                                                  laneous revenue of the Fund ;
Having regard to the Convention of Association                       Whereas pursuant to the abovementioned Council
between the European Economic Community and the                      Decision of 30 May 1972 an amount of 9 963 387-32
African States and Madagascar associated with the                    units of account was transferred as the unexpended
Community (!), signed at Yaounde on 20 July 1963,                    balance from the 1st Fund to the 2nd EDF ;
Having regard to Council Decision 64/349/EEC of 25                   Whereas an advance of 49 116 925-12 units of account
February 1964 relating to the association of the over               was paid to the European Development Fund ( 1969)
seas countries and territories with the European                     (3rd EDF);
Economic Community (2),
Having regard to the Internal Agreement on the                       Whereas the overall implementation by the Commis
financing and administration of Community aid (3),                   sion of the operations of the European Development
signed at Yaounde on 20 July 1963, and in particular                 Fund ( 1963) (2nd EDF) during the 1975 financial year
Article 17 thereof,                                                  was such as to warrant its being given a discharge in
                                                                     respect of the implementation of these operations,
Having regard to the Financial Regulation of the Euro
pean Development Fund set up under the Internal
Agreement on the financing and administration of                     HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Community aid (4), and in particular Articles 7 and 8                                       Article 1
thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 30 May                      The Council closes the revenue and expenditure
1972 on the transfer and utilization of the unex                    accounts of the European Development Fund ( 1963)
pended balances of the Development Fund for the                      (2nd EDF) as at 31 December 1975 as follows :
overseas countries and territories set up by the Imple              Revenue
menting Convention annexed to the Treaty esta                       at the sum of 741 704 973-01 units of account,
blishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the revenue and expenditure                          Expenditure (payments)
                                                                     at the sum of 680 894 062-42 units of account.
accounts, the balance sheet and the summary of opera
tions of the European Development Fund ( 1963) (2nd
EDF) as at 31 December 1975 (5),                                                            Article 2
Having regard to the report of the Audit Board on the                The Council hereby gives a discharge to the Commis
accounts for the financial year 1975, to which report                sion in respect of the implementation of the opera
are annexed the Commission's replies to the                           tions of the European Development Fund ( 1963) (2nd
comments made by the Audit Board,                                     EDF) for the financial year 1975.
Having regard to the resolution of the European Parlia
ment of 7 July 1977,
                                                                      Done at Brussels, 21 November 1977 .
Recalling that, in accordance with the provisions appli
cable to the implementation of the European Develop                                             For the Council
ment Fund ( 1963) (2nd EDF), only the Council, acting
by a qualified majority, shall give a discharge to the                                            The President
Commission in respect of the financial administration
of the Fund :                                                                                H. SIMONET
(') OJ No  93 , 11 . 6 . 1964, p . 1431 /64.
(2) OJ No  93, 11 .  6. 1964, p. 1472/64.
(3) OJ No  93 , 11 . 6. 1964, p . 1493/ 64.
(4  OJ No  93 , 11 . 6. 1964, p. 1498/64.
(5) OJ No  C 282,    29 . 11 . 1976, p. 1 .


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79/137/EEC: Council Decision of 6 February 1979 amending Decision 75/185/EEC setting up a Regional Policy Committee

Official Journal L 035 , 09/02/1979 P. 0009 - 0009 Greek special edition: Chapter 14 Volume 1 P. 0030  Spanish special edition: Chapter 14 Volume 1 P. 0015  Portuguese special edition Chapter 14 Volume 1 P. 0015

COUNCIL DECISION  of 6 February 1979  amending Decision 75/185/EEC setting up a Regional Policy Committee  (79/137/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by 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 the Council should periodically review the regional policy priorities and guidelines proposed by the Commission, on the basis of a report on social and economic trends in the regions of the Community;  Whereas this procedure has been included in that already laid down in Council Decision 74/120/EEC of 18 February 1974 on the attainment of a high degree of convergence of the economic policies of the Member States of the European Economic Community (4), as amended by Decision 79/136/EEC (5);  Whereas it is necessary that the Regional Policy Committee be closely associated in the preparation of the periodic report by the Commission ; whereas Council Decision 75/185/EEC of 18 March 1975 setting up a Regional Policy Committee (6) should be accordingly amended,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:    Sole Article The following paragraph shall be added to Article 2 of Decision 75/185/EEC:  "3. The Committee shall be closely associated with the preparation by the Commission of a report on the situation and socio-economic developments in the regions of the Community which shall be forwarded to the Council under the procedure laid down in Council Decision 74/120/EEC of 18 February 1974 on the attainment of a high degree of convergence of the economic policies of the Member States of the European Economic Community."     Done at Brussels, 6 February 1979.  For the Council  The President  J. FRANÇOIS-PONCET  (1)OJ No C 161, 9.7.1977, p. 10. (2)OJ No C 266, 7.11.1977, p. 35. (3)OJ No C 292, 3.12.1977, p. 13, and OJ No C 84, 8.4.1978, p. 2. (4)OJ No L 63, 5.3.1974, p. 16. (5)See page 8 of this Official Journal. (6)OJ No L 73, 21.3.1975, p. 47.


title: Council Decision of 16 November 2007 on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2011

text:
               24.11.2007

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 282/15

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 16 November 2007
   on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2011
   (2007/C 282/11)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Decision No 1622/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019 (1), and in particular its Article 14,
   Having regard to the Selection Panel report of September 2007 submitted to the Commission, the European Parliament, the Council in accordance with Article 14 paragraph 2 of Decision No 1622/2006/EC,
   Considering that the criteria referred to in Article 14 paragraph 3 of Decision No 1622/2006/EC are entirely fulfilled,
   Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission of the 23 October 2007,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Turku and Tallinn are designated as ‘European Capital of Culture 2011’ in accordance with Article 14 of Decision No 1622/2006/EC.
   Article 2
   The designated cities shall take the necessary measures in order to ensure the effective implementation of Article 3 of Decision No 1622/2006/EC.

      Done at Brussels, 16 November 2007.

            For the Council

            The President

         I. PIRES DE LIMA

      (1)  OJ L 304, 3.11.2006, p. 1.


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90/409/EEC: Council Decision of 27 July 1990 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on the provisional application of the Protocol establishing, for the period from 3 May 1990 to 2 May 1992, the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola

Official Journal L 208 , 07/08/1990 P. 0041

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 27 July 1990  on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol establishing, for the period from 3 May 1990 to 2 May 1992, the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola  (90/409/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola, signed in Luanda on 1 February 1989 (1),  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Whereas the Community and the People's Republic of Angola held negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the abovementioned Agreement on the expiry of the application period of the second Protocol to the Agreement and currently in force;  Whereas, as a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 4 April 1990;  Whereas the Protocol provides Community fishermen with fishing opportunities in waters over which the People's Republic of Angola has sovereignty from 3 May 1990 to 2 May 1992;  Whereas, in order to avoid any interruption in the fishing activities of Community vessels, the new Protocol should be applied as soon as possible; whereas for this reason the two Parties have initialled an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters providing for the provisional application of the initialled Protocol from the day following that on which the Protocol currently in force expires; whereas that Agreement should be approved, pending a final decision to be taken on the basis of Article 43 of the Treaty,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol establishing, for the period from 3 May 1990 to 2 May 1992, the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the People's Republic of Angola on fishing off Angola is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.  The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.  Article 2  The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.  Done at Brussels, 27 July 1990.  For the Council  The President  E. RUBBI  (1) OJ No L 341, 3. 12. 1987, p. 1.


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88/339/EEC: Decision of the European Parliament of 13 April 1988 on the discharge to be granted to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its appropriations for the 1986 financial year

Official Journal L 156 , 23/06/1988 P. 0062 - 0063

*****DECISION  OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  of 13 April 1988  on the discharge to be granted to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its appropriations for the 1986 financial year  (88/339/EEC)  THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,  A. having regard to the EEC Treaty, and in particular Article 206b thereof,  B. having regard to the revenue and expenditure accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the 1986 financial year and the report of the Court of Auditors on these accounts (Doc. C 2-275/87),  C. having regard to the decision of the Council (Doc. C 2-10/88),  D. having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (Doc. A 2-7/88),  1. Notes the following figures for the accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions:  Financial year 1986  1.2 //  // (ECU)  // Revenue   // 3 786 840,27   // 1. Subsidy from the Commission of the EEC   // 3 711 000,00  // 2. Bank interest   // 38 683,09   // 3. Other   // 37 157,18   // Expenditure   //   // 1. Final budget appropriations   // 5 271 000,00   // 2. Commitments   // 5 243 825,00   // 3. Unused appropriations (1 - 2)   // 27 175,00  // 4. Payments   // 3 497 315,24   // 5. Carry-overs from 1985 to 1986   // 1 366 388,88   // 6. Payments against appropriations carried over   // 1 307 468,08   // 7. Appropriations carried over and cancelled (5 - 6)  // cancelled 58 920,80   // 8. Carry-overs from 1986 to 1987  // 1 746 509,88  2. Regards the Council's Decision of 7 March 1988 as a recommendation for the grant of discharge to the Administrative Board of the Foundation; instructs the Commission to submit proposals for adjustment of the provisions governing the grant of discharge to the Foundation which will ensure that the European Parliament's legal position under the Treaties and the Financial Regulation is respected;  3. Calls on the Administration of the Foundation to show clearly in its accounts the diffision of expenditure between its two areas of activity;  4. Requests the Foundation to forward the analyses of the results of its research and calls on the Administration to step up its marketing and sales activities with regard to the work of the Foundation, since these can be used to measure public awareness of its activities and the extent to which they are geared to practical application;  5. Grants a discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions on the basis of the report of the Court of Auditors, in respect of the accounts for the 1986 financial year; 6. Instructs its President to communicate this decision to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (L series).  Done at Strasbourg, 13 April 1988.  1.2.3 // The Secretary-General Enrico VINCI   //   // The President PLUMB


title: Council Decision of 22 December 2009 appointing three Polish members and two Polish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

text:
               31.12.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 353/68

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 22 December 2009
   appointing three Polish members and two Polish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
   (2009/1025/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the Polish Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).

               (2)

               Three members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Rafal DUTKIEWICZ, Mr Krzysztof SZYMAŃSKI and Mr Brunon SYNAK. One alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Norbert OBRYCKI. An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the appointment of Mr Konstanty DOMBROWICZ as a member of the Committee of the Regions,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:

               a)

               as members:

                           —

                           Mr Konstanty DOMBROWICZ, prezydent miasta Bydgoszczy (change of mandate),

                           —

                           Mr Marcin JABŁOŃSKI, marszałek województwa lubuskiego,

                           —

                           Mr Jan KOZŁOWSKI, marszałek województwa pomorskiego,

                     and

               b)

               as alternate members:

                           —

                           Mr Władysław HUSEJKO, marszałek województwa zachodniopomorskiego,

                           —

                           Ms Elżbieta RUSIELEWICZ, Radna Miasta Bydgoszczy.

         Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 22 December 2009.

            For the Council

            The President

         A. CARLGREN

      (1)  OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.