title: 2013/4/Euratom: Council Decision of 11 December 2012 approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, of the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, associating the Swiss Confederation to the Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for nuclear research and training activities (2012-2013)

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               9.1.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 4/1

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 11 December 2012
   approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, of the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, associating the Swiss Confederation to the Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for nuclear research and training activities (2012-2013)
   (2013/4/Euratom)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The European Commission has, in accordance with the directives from the Council, negotiated an Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, associating the Swiss Confederation to the Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for nuclear research and training activities (2012-2013) (‘the Agreement’).

               (2)

               The conclusion, by the European Commission, of the Agreement should be approved,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Sole Article
   The conclusion by the European Commission of the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, associating the Swiss Confederation to the Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for nuclear research and training activities (2012-2013) is hereby approved.
   The Declaration of the European Commission on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, made by the representative of the European Commission upon conclusion of the Agreement, attached in the Annex to this Decision, is hereby approved.
   The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

      Done at Brussels, 11 December 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

      ANNEX

         Declaration of the European Commission on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community
         The representatives of the Swiss Confederation have asked the European Commission to confirm that the total amount of contributions expected of the Swiss Confederation for the year 2012 in relation to all Euratom research activities will not exceed CHF 55 million.
         The European Commission confirms that on the basis of the relevant statistical data and having regard to the proportionality factors governing the calculation of contributions expected of the Swiss Confederation for the year 2012 in relation to all Euratom research activities, including before the conclusion of this Agreement, the total amount payable by the Swiss Confederation for the year 2012 will not exceed CHF 55 million.

         AGREEMENT

      on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, associating the Swiss Confederation to the Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for nuclear research and training activities (2012-2013)
      THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,
      (hereinafter referred to as ‘Euratom’),
      Represented by the European Commission (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Commission’),
      of the one part,
      and
      THE SWISS CONFEDERATION,
      (hereinafter referred to as ‘Switzerland’), represented by the Swiss Federal Council,
      of the other part,
      hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’,
      CONSIDERING that the close relationship between Switzerland and Euratom is of benefit to the Parties;
      CONSIDERING the importance of scientific and technological research for the Parties and their mutual interest in cooperating in this matter in order to make better use of resources and to avoid unnecessary duplication;
      WHEREAS the Parties are currently implementing research programmes in fields of common interest;
      WHEREAS the Parties have an interest in cooperating on these programmes to their mutual benefit;
      CONSIDERING the interest of the Parties in encouraging the mutual access of their research entities to research, technological development and training activities;
      WHEREAS the European Atomic Energy Community and Switzerland concluded a Cooperation Agreement in 1978 in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion and plasma physics (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Fusion Agreement’);
      WHEREAS the Parties concluded a Framework Agreement on 8 January 1986 for scientific and technical cooperation (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Framework Agreement’), which entered into force on 17 July 1987;
      CONSIDERING that Article 6 of the Framework Agreement states that the cooperation aimed at by the Framework Agreement is to be carried out through appropriate agreements;
      WHEREAS on 25 June 2007 the European Union and Switzerland signed an Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, which entered into force on 28 February 2008 and was retroactively applied as of 1 January 2007;
      CONSIDERING that Article 9(2) of the abovementioned Agreement provides for renewal or renegotiation of the Agreement with a view to participation in new multi-annual Framework Programmes for research and technological development, under mutually agreed conditions;
      WHEREAS the Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities (2012-2013), also contributing to the creation of the European Research Area was adopted by Council Decision 2012/93/Euratom (1), Regulation (Euratom) No 139/2012 (2) and Council Decisions 2012/94/Euratom (3) and 2012/95/Euratom (4) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013’);
      WHEREAS subject to the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, this Agreement and any activities entered into under it will not affect the powers vested in the Member States to undertake bilateral activities with Switzerland in the fields of science, technology, research and development, and to conclude, where appropriate, agreements to that end;
      WHEREAS Euratom concluded the Agreement on the establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER project. Pursuant to its Article 21 and the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of the ITER Agreement, the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities for ITER and the Broader Approach Agreement to the territory of Switzerland and on Switzerland’s membership in the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy of 22 November 2007 the Agreement applies to Switzerland participating in the Euratom fusion programme as fully associated third State;
      WHEREAS Euratom is a member of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy established by the Council Decision of 27 March 2007. Pursuant to Article 2 of this Decision and the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of the ITER Agreement, the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities for ITER and the Broader Approach Agreement to the territory of Switzerland and on Switzerland’s membership in the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy of 22 November 2007 Switzerland became a member of the Joint Undertaking as a third State having associated its research programme to the Euratom fusion programme;
      WHEREAS Euratom concluded the Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of Japan for the Joint Implementation of the Broader Approach Activities in the Field of Fusion Energy Research. Pursuant to its Article 26 the Agreement applies to Switzerland participating in the Euratom fusion programme as fully associated third State.
      HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
      Article 1
      Subject matter
      1.   The Swiss participation in the implementation of the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 shall be as laid down in this Agreement, without prejudice to the terms of the Fusion Agreement.
      Legal entities established in Switzerland may participate in all the specific programmes of the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013.
      2.   Swiss legal entities may participate in the activities of the Joint Research Centre of the European Union, as far as this participation is not covered by paragraph 1.
      3.   Legal entities established in the European Union, including the Joint Research Centre, may participate in research programmes and/or projects in Switzerland on themes equivalent to those of the programmes of the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013.
      4.   For the purposes of this Agreement ‘legal entity’ means any natural or any legal person created under the national law at its place of establishment or under European Union law, having legal personality and being entitled to have rights and obligations of any kind in its own name. This shall include, inter alia, universities, research organisations, industrial companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and individuals.
      Article 2
      Forms and means of cooperation
      Cooperation shall take the following forms:

                  1.

                  Participation of legal entities established in Switzerland in all specific programmes adopted under the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013, in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in research and training activities of the European Atomic Energy Community.

                  2.

                  Financial contribution by Switzerland to the budget of the programmes adopted for the implementation of the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013, as defined in Annex B.

                  3.

                  Participation of legal entities established in the European Union in Swiss research programmes and/or projects decided by the Federal Council on themes equivalent to those of the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013, in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in the relevant Swiss regulations and with the agreement of the partners in the specific project and the management of the corresponding Swiss programme. Unless relevant Swiss regulations foresee otherwise, legal entities established in the European Union and participating in Swiss research programmes and/or projects shall cover their own costs, including their relative share of the project’s general management and administrative costs.

                  4.

                  In addition to timely provision of information and documentation concerning the implementation of the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 and of the Swiss programmes and/or projects, the cooperation between the Parties may include the following forms and means:

                              (a)

                              regular exchanges of views on research policy guidelines and priorities and plans in Switzerland and in Euratom;

                              (b)

                              exchanges of views on the prospects and development of cooperation;

                              (c)

                              timely exchanges of information on the implementation of the research programmes and projects in Switzerland and in Euratom and on the results of the work undertaken under this Agreement;

                              (d)

                              joint meetings;

                              (e)

                              visits and exchanges of researchers, engineers and technicians;

                              (f)

                              regular contacts and follow-up between programme or project leaders in Switzerland and in Euratom;

                              (g)

                              participation by experts in seminars, symposia and workshops.

            Article 3
      Adaptation
      Cooperation may be adapted and developed at any time by mutual agreement between the Parties.
      Article 4
      Intellectual property rights and obligations
      1.   Subject to Annex A and applicable law, legal entities established in Switzerland participating in the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 shall, as regards ownership, exploitation and dissemination of information and intellectual property arising from such participation, have the same rights and obligations as legal entities established in the European Union.
      2.   Subject to Annex A and applicable law, legal entities established in the European Union taking part in Swiss research programmes and/or projects, as provided for in Article 2(3), shall, as regards ownership, exploitation and dissemination of information and intellectual property arising from such participation, have the same rights and obligations as legal entities established in Switzerland participating in the programmes and/or projects in question.
      Article 5
      Financial provisions
      The rules governing Switzerland’s financial contribution are set out in Annex B.
      Article 6
      Switzerland/Communities Research Committee
      1.   The Switzerland/Communities Research Committee set up in the Framework Agreement shall review, evaluate and ensure the proper implementation of this Agreement. Any issues arising from the implementation or interpretation of this Agreement shall be referred to this Committee.
      2.   The Committee may decide to amend the references to European Union/Euratom acts in Annex C.
      Article 7
      Participation
      1.   Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 4, legal entities established in Switzerland participating in the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 shall have the same contractual rights and obligations as entities established in the European Union.
      2.   For legal entities established in Switzerland, the terms and conditions applicable for the submission and evaluation of proposals and those for the granting and conclusion of grant agreements and/or contracts under the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 shall be the same as those applicable for grant agreements and/or contracts concluded under the same programmes with legal entities established in the European Union.
      3.   Switzerland shall be entitled, as an associated State, to propose evaluators under the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013, in accordance with the Council Regulation (Euratom) No 139/2012 laying down the rules for participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in indirect actions under the Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community and for the dissemination of research results (2012-2013).
      4.   Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 1(3), Article 2(3) and Article 4(2) and to existing regulations and rules of procedure, legal entities established in the European Union may participate under equivalent terms and conditions to Swiss partners in programmes and/or projects of the Swiss research programmes mentioned in Article 2(3). The Swiss authorities may make participation in a project by one or more legal entities established in the European Union subject to joint participation by at least one Swiss entity.
      Article 8
      Mobility
      Each Party shall undertake, in accordance with existing regulations and agreements in force, to guarantee the entry and stay - as far as indispensable for successful accomplishment of the activity concerned — of a limited number of their researchers participating, in Switzerland and in the European Union, in the activities covered by this Agreement.
      Article 9
      Revision and future collaboration
      1.   Should Euratom revise or extend its research programmes, this Agreement may be revised or extended under mutually agreed conditions. The Parties shall exchange information and views concerning any such revision or extension, as well as on any matters which affect directly or indirectly Switzerland’s cooperation in the fields covered by the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013. Switzerland shall be notified of the exact content of the revised or extended programmes within two weeks of their adoption by Euratom. In case of such revision or extension of the research programme, Switzerland may terminate this Agreement by giving six months’ notice. The Parties shall give notice of any intention to terminate or to extend this Agreement within three months after the adoption of Euratom’s decision.
      2.   Should Euratom adopt a new multi-annual research and training programme, an Agreement may be renewed or renegotiated under conditions agreed mutually between the Parties. The Parties shall exchange information and views on the preparation of such programmes or other current and future research activities through the Switzerland/European Union Research Committee referred to in Article 6.
      Article 10
      Relation to other international agreements
      1.   The provisions of this Agreement shall apply without prejudice to the advantages envisaged by other international agreements binding one of the Parties and reserved only for legal entities established on the territory of that Party.
      2.   A legal entity established in a State associated to the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 (Associated State) enjoys the same rights and obligations under this Agreement as legal entities that are established in a Member State provided that the Associated State in which the entity is established has agreed to award legal entities from Switzerland the same rights and obligations.
      Article 11
      Territorial application
      This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community applies and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other, to the territory of Switzerland.
      Article 12
      Annexes
      Annexes A, B and C shall form an integral part of this Agreement.
      Article 13
      Entry into force and application
      1.   This Agreement shall be ratified or concluded by the Parties in accordance with their respective rules. It shall enter into force on the date of the last notification of completion of the internal procedures necessary to this end.
      2.   This Agreement shall apply from the beginning of the Euratom Framework programme 2012-2013 until 31 December 2013. Notwithstanding paragraph 5 below, during the period from 1 January 2013 until 30 June 2013 each Party may terminate this Agreement by written notice. In this case the Agreement shall cease to apply on 31 December 2012.
      3.   If this Agreement ceases to apply on 31 December 2012 pursuant to paragraph 2, Euratom shall honour its commitments to Swiss beneficiaries entered into until the time one of the Parties received the notification pursuant to paragraph 2 from the other Party. In case Switzerland terminates this Agreement pursuant to paragraph 2, Switzerland shall pay Euratom compensation corresponding to the amount of Euratom’s 2013 commitments to Swiss beneficiaries until the time Euratom has received the Swiss notification. This compensation shall be paid not later than 45 days after the receipt of the request issued by the Commission. Paragraph II.2 of Annex B shall apply accordingly. The Parties shall settle by common consent any other consequences.
      4.   This Agreement may be amended only in writing by common consent between the Parties. The procedure for entry into force of amendments shall be the same as the procedure applicable to the entry into force of this Agreement.
      5.   Each Party may terminate this Agreement at any time, subject to six months’ written notice.
      6.   Projects and activities in progress at the time of termination and/or expiry of this Agreement shall continue until their completion under the conditions laid down in this Agreement. The Parties shall settle by common consent any other consequences of termination.

         This Agreement shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish and Swedish languages, each of those texts being equally authentic.

         (1)  OJ L 47, 18.2.2012, p. 25.

         (2)  OJ L 47, 18.2.2012, p. 1.

         (3)  OJ L 47, 18.2.2012, p. 33.

         (4)  OJ L 47, 18.2.2012, p. 40.

         ANNEX A

            PRINCIPLES ON THE ALLOCATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

         I.   Scope

         For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘intellectual property’ shall have the meaning defined in Article 2 of the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organisation, signed at Stockholm on 14 July 1967.
         For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘knowledge’ means the results, including information, whether or not they can be protected, as well as copyrights or rights pertaining to such information, following applications for, or the issue of, patents, designs, plant varieties, supplementary protection certificates or similar forms of protection.
         II.   Intellectual property rights of the legal entities of the Parties

                     1.

                     Each Party shall ensure that the intellectual property rights of the legal entities of the other Party participating in the activities undertaken under this Agreement and the rights and obligations resulting from such participation are treated in a manner compatible with the relevant international conventions applicable to the Parties, notably the TRIPS Agreement (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights administered by the World Trade Organisation), the Berne Convention (Paris Act 1971) and the Paris Convention (Stockholm Act 1967).

                     2.

                     Legal entities established in Switzerland participating in indirect actions under the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 shall have intellectual property rights and obligations under the conditions set out, in Council Regulation (Euratom) No 139/2012 of 19 December 2011 (1) and in the grant agreement and/or contract concluded with the Euratom, in accordance with point 1.

                     3.

                     Legal entities established in a European Union Member State participating in Swiss research programmes and/or projects shall have the same intellectual property rights and obligations as legal entities established in Switzerland participating in these research programmes or projects, in accordance with point 1.

               III.   Intellectual property rights of the Parties

                     1.

                     Unless otherwise agreed between the Parties, the following rules shall apply to the knowledge generated by the Parties in the course of the activities undertaken in accordance with Article 2(4) of this Agreement:

                                 (a)

                                 the Party generating the knowledge shall have ownership thereof. Where their respective shares in the work cannot be determined, the Parties shall co-own the knowledge;

                                 (b)

                                 the Party holding ownership shall grant the other Party rights of access to the knowledge with a view to the activities referred to in Article 2(4) of this Agreement. No charge shall be made for granting rights of access to the knowledge.

                     2.

                     Unless otherwise agreed between the Parties, the following rules shall apply to scientific literature from the Parties:

                                 (a)

                                 where a Party publishes data, information and technical or scientific results arising from the activities undertaken under this Agreement in journals, articles, reports and books, including audiovisual works and software, a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable royalty-free licence to translate, adapt, transmit and publicly distribute the works in question shall be granted to the other Party;

                                 (b)

                                 all copies of copyrighted data and information to be publicly distributed and prepared under this section shall indicate the names of the author or authors, unless an author expressly declines to be named. Copies shall also bear a clearly visible acknowledgement of the cooperative support of the Parties.

                     3.

                     Unless otherwise agreed between the Parties, the following rules shall apply to undisclosed information of the Parties:

                                 (a)

                                 at the time of submission to the other Party of information relating to the activities undertaken under this Agreement, each Party shall identify the information which it wishes to remain undisclosed;

                                 (b)

                                 for the specific purposes of application of this Agreement, the receiving Party may, on its own responsibility, communicate undisclosed information to bodies or persons under its authority;

                                 (c)

                                 with the prior written consent of the Party providing undisclosed information, the receiving Party may disseminate such information more widely than otherwise permitted by subparagraph (b). The Parties shall cooperate in developing procedures for requesting and obtaining prior written consent for wider dissemination, and each Party shall grant such approval to the extent permitted by its domestic policies, regulations and laws;

                                 (d)

                                 non-documentary undisclosed or other confidential information provided in seminars or other meetings of the representatives of the Parties arranged under this Agreement, or information arising from the attachment of staff, use of facilities or indirect actions must remain confidential, where the recipient of such undisclosed or other confidential or privileged information was made aware of the confidential character of the information before it was communicated, in accordance with subparagraph (a);

                                 (e)

                                 each Party shall ensure that undisclosed information which it acquires in accordance with subparagraphs (a) and (d) shall be controlled as provided for in this Agreement. If one of the Parties becomes aware that it will be, or may be expected to become, unable to meet the non-dissemination provisions of subparagraphs (a) and (d), it shall immediately inform the other Party. The Parties shall thereafter consult to define an appropriate course of action.

            (1)  OJ L 47, 18.2.2012, p. 1.

         ANNEX B

            FINANCIAL RULES GOVERNING THE CONTRIBUTION OF SWITZERLAND

         I.   Determination of financial participation

                     1.

                     The proportionality factor governing Switzerland’s contribution to the Euratom Framework programme 2012-2013, except the Euratom Fusion Programme, shall be obtained by establishing the ratio between Switzerland’s gross domestic product, at market prices, and the sum of gross domestic products, at market prices, of the Member States of the European Union. The proportionality factor governing the Swiss contribution to the Fusion Programme shall continue to be governed on the basis of the Fusion Agreement. These ratios shall be calculated on the basis of the latest statistical data from Eurostat, available at the time of publication of the draft budget of the European Union for the same year.

                     2.

                     The Commission shall communicate as soon as possible to Switzerland together with relevant background material:

                                 (a)

                                 the amounts in commitment appropriations in the statement of expenditure of the draft budget of the European Union corresponding to the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 in the year 2013;

                                 (b)

                                 the estimated amount of the contributions derived from the draft budget, corresponding to the possible participation of Switzerland in the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 in the year 2013.

                     3.

                     As soon as the general budget for 2013 has been finally adopted, the Commission shall communicate to Switzerland the above mentioned amounts in the statement of expenditure.

                     4.

                     Switzerland’s financial contribution deriving from participation in the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 shall be established in addition to the amount available each year in the general budget of the European Union for commitment appropriations to meet the Commission’s financial obligations stemming from work to be carried out in the forms necessary for the implementation, management and operation of the programmes and activities covered by this Agreement.

               II.   Payment procedures

                     1.

                     The Commission shall issue, at the latest on 31 December 2012 a call for funds to Switzerland corresponding to its contribution under this Agreement for 2012. This call for funds shall provide for the payment of Switzerland’s contribution not later than 30 days after receipt of the corresponding call for funds. For the purpose of calculating the amount in Swiss francs in 2012 the exchange rate between the Swiss franc and Euro to be used by the Commission shall be the market rate for the penultimate day of the previous month quoted by the European Central Bank or, depending on the availability, provided by the delegations or other appropriate sources close to that date.
                     Unless this Agreement ceases to apply on 31 December 2012 in accordance with Art.13(2), the Commission shall issue after 1 July and not later than November 2013, a call for funds to Switzerland corresponding to the contribution under this Agreement for 2013 and established on the basis of Point I.1 of this annex. This call for funds shall provide for the payment of the said contribution not later than 30 days after the receipt of the call.

                     2.

                     The contributions of Switzerland for the year 2012 shall be paid in Swiss francs and for the year 2013 shall be expressed and paid in Euro to the bank account indicated by the Commission in the calls for payments.

                     3.

                     Switzerland shall pay its contribution under this Agreement according to the schedule in paragraph 1. Any delay in payment shall give rise to the payment of interest at a rate equal to the one-month inter-bank offered rate (EURIBOR) as on page EURIBOR01 of Reuters (Telerate page 248). This rate shall be increased by 1,5 percentage point for each month of delay. The increased rate shall be applied to the entire period of delay. However, the interest shall be due only if the contribution is paid after the scheduled payment dates mentioned in paragraph 1.

                     4.

                     Travel costs incurred by Swiss representatives and experts for the purposes of taking part in the work of the research committees and those involved in the implementation of the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 shall be reimbursed by the Commission on the same basis as, and in accordance with, the procedures currently in force for the representatives and experts of the Member States of the European Union.

               III.   Conditions for implementation

                     1.

                     The financial contribution of Switzerland to the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 in accordance with this Annex shall normally remain unchanged for the financial year in question.

                     2.

                     The Commission, at the time of the closure of the accounts relating to each financial year (n), within the framework of the establishment of the revenue and expenditure account, shall proceed to the regularisation of the accounts with respect to the participation of Switzerland, taking into consideration modifications which have taken place, either by transfer, cancellations, carry-overs, or by supplementary and amending budgets during the financial year. This regularisation shall occur at the time of the first payment for the year (n+1). However, the final such regularisation shall occur not later than July of the fourth year following the end of the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013. Payment by Switzerland shall be credited to the Euratom programmes as budget receipts allocated to the appropriate budget heading in the statement of revenue of the general budget of the European Union.

               IV.   Information

                     1.

                     At the time of the payment for the year 2013, the statement of appropriations for the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013, related to the year 2012, shall be prepared and transmitted to Switzerland for information, according to the format of the Commission’s revenue and expenditure account.
                     At the latest on 30 April 2014, the statement of appropriations for the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013, related to the year 2013, shall be prepared and transmitted to Switzerland for information, according to the format of the Commission’s revenue and expenditure account.

                     2.

                     The Commission shall communicate to Switzerland statistics and all other general financial data relating to the implementation of the Euratom Framework Programme which is made available to the Member States.

         ANNEX C

            FINANCIAL CONTROL OF SWISS PARTICIPANTS IN THE EURATOM FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 2012-2013

         I.   Direct communication

         The Commission shall communicate directly with the participants in the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 established in Switzerland and with their subcontractors. They shall submit directly to the Commission all relevant information and documentation which they are required to submit on the basis of the instruments referred to in this Agreement and of the grant agreements and/or contracts concluded to implement them.
         II.   Audits

                     1.

                     In accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1), as last amended Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1081/2010 (2) and Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 478/2007 (4) and with the other rules referred to in this Agreement, the grant agreements and/or contracts concluded with participants in the programme established in Switzerland may provide for scientific, financial, technological or other audits to be conducted at any time on the premises of the participants and of their subcontractors by Commission agents or by other persons mandated by the Commission.

                     2.

                     Commission agents and other persons mandated by the Commission shall have appropriate access to sites, works and documents and to all the information required in order to carry out such audits, including in electronic form. This right of access shall be stated explicitly in the grant agreements and/or contracts concluded to implement the instruments referred to in this Agreement.

                     3.

                     The European Court of Auditors shall have the same rights as the Commission.

                     4.

                     The audits may be conducted after the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 or this Agreement expires, on the terms laid down in the grant agreements and/or contracts in question.

                     5.

                     The Swiss Federal Audit Office shall be informed in advance of the audits conducted on Swiss territory. Such notification shall not be a legal precondition for carrying out such audits.

               III.   On-the-spot checks

                     1.

                     Within the framework of this Agreement, the Commission (OLAF) shall be authorised to carry out on-the-spot checks and inspections on Swiss territory, in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 (5) and Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 (6) of the European Parliament and the Council.

                     2.

                     On-the-spot checks and inspections shall be prepared and conducted by the Commission in close collaboration with the Swiss Federal Audit Office or with the other competent Swiss authorities designated by the Swiss Federal Audit Office, which shall be notified in good time of the object, purpose and legal basis of the checks and inspections, so that they can provide all the requisite help. To that end, the officials of the competent Swiss authorities may participate in the on-the-spot checks and inspections.

                     3.

                     If the Swiss authorities concerned so wish, the on-the-spot checks and inspections may be carried out jointly by the Commission and them.

                     4.

                     Where the participants in the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 resist an on-the-spot check or inspection, the Swiss authorities, acting in accordance with national rules, shall give Commission inspectors such assistance as they need to allow them to discharge their duty in carrying out an on-the-spot check or inspection.

                     5.

                     The Commission shall report as soon as possible to the Swiss Federal Audit Office any fact or suspicion relating to an irregularity which has come to its notice in the course of the on-the-spot check or inspection. In any event the Commission shall be required to inform the abovementioned authority of the result of such checks and inspections.

               IV.   Information and consultation

                     1.

                     For the purposes of proper implementation of this Annex, the competent Swiss and Community authorities shall regularly exchange information and, at the request of one of the Parties, shall conduct consultations.

                     2.

                     The competent Swiss authorities shall inform the Commission without delay of any fact or suspicion which has come to their notice relating to an irregularity in connection with the conclusion and implementation of the grant agreements and/or contracts concluded in application of the instruments referred to in this Agreement.

               V.   Confidentiality

         Information communicated or acquired in any form under this Annex shall be covered by professional secrecy and protected in the same way as similar information is protected by Swiss law and by the corresponding provisions applicable to the Community institutions. Such information may not be communicated to persons other than those within the Community institutions or in the Member States or Switzerland whose functions require them to know it nor may it be used for purposes other than to ensure effective protection of the Parties’ financial interests.
         VI.   Administrative measures and penalties

         Without prejudice to application of Swiss criminal law, administrative measures and penalties may be imposed by the Commission in accordance with Regulations (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, as last amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1081/2010 (7) and (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 478/2007 (8) and with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities’ financial interests (9).
         VII.   Recovery and enforcement

         Decisions taken by the Commission under the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 within the scope of this Agreement which impose a pecuniary obligation on persons other than States shall be enforceable in Switzerland. The enforcement order shall be issued, without any further control than verification of the authenticity of the act, by the authorities designated by the Swiss government, which shall inform the Commission thereof. Enforcement shall take place in accordance with the Swiss rules of procedure. The legality of the enforcement decision shall be subject to control by the Court of Justice of the European Union. Judgments given by the Court of Justice of the European Union pursuant to an arbitration clause in a contract under the Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013 shall be enforceable on the same terms.

            (1)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

            (2)  OJ L 311, 26.11.2010, p. 9.

            (3)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1.

            (4)  OJ L 111, 28.4.2007, p. 13.

            (5)  OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2.

            (6)  OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.

            (7)  OJ L 311, 26.11.2010, p. 9.

            (8)  OJ L 111, 28.4.2007, p. 13.

            (9)  OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1.


title: 2005/228/EC: Council Decision of 21 February 2005 on the signing and the provisional application of an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products

text:
               18.3.2005

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 72/18

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 21 February 2005
   on the signing and the provisional application of an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products
   (2005/228/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300, paragraph 2, first sentence thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an agreement to extend for one year the existing Agreement and protocols on trade in textile products with the Republic of Belarus, with quantitative limits adjusted to take into account annual growth rates and Belarussian demand for some categories. This agreement should be applied on a provisional basis as of 1 January 2005, pending the completion of procedures required for its conclusion, subject to the reciprocal provisional application by the Republic of Belarus.

               (2)

               The Agreement should be signed,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign on behalf of the Community the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products, subject to its conclusion.
   Article 2
   Subject to reciprocity (1), the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis, pending the conclusion of the procedures for its formal conclusion, from 1 January 2005.
   The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
   Article 3
   1.   If Belarus fails to fulfil its obligations under paragraph 2.5 of the 1999 Agreement (2), the quota for 2005 shall be reduced to the levels applicable in 2004.
   2.   The decision to implement paragraph 1 shall be taken in accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (3).
   Article 4
   This Decision shall take effect the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 21 February 2005.

            For the Council

            The President

         J. ASSELBORN

      (1)  The date from which provisional application will become effective will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, C series.

      (2)  OJ L 336, 29.12.1999, p. 27.

      (3)  OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2200/2004 (OJ L 374, 22.12.2004, p. 1).
   AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
   between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products
   Sir,

               1.

               I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products initialled on 1 April 1993, as last amended and extended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 23 December 2003 (hereafter referred to as the Agreement).

               2.

               In view of the expiry of the Agreement on 31 December 2004 and in accordance with Article 19(1) of the Agreement, the European Community and the Republic of Belarus agree to extend the duration of the Agreement, for a further period of one year, subject to the following amendments and conditions:

                           2.1.

                           The text of Article 19(1), second and third sentences, of the Agreement shall be replaced by the following:
                           ‘It shall be applicable until 31 December 2005.’

                           2.2.

                           Annex II which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from the Republic of Belarus to the European Community is replaced by Appendix 1 to this letter.

                           2.3.

                           The Annex to Protocol C which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from the Republic of Belarus to the European Community after OPT operations in the Republic of Belarus is replaced for the period of 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005 by Appendix 2 to this letter.

                           2.4.

                           Imports into Belarus of textile and clothing products of European Community origin shall be subject in 2005 to custom duties not exceeding those provided for 2004 in Appendix 4 of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus initialled on 11 November 1999.
                           In the case of non-application of these rates the Community will have the right to reintroduce for the period of the agreement remaining unexpired on a pro rata basis the levels for quantitative restrictions applicable for 2004 as specified in the Exchange of Letters initialled on 23 December 2003.

               3.

               Should the Republic of Belarus become a Member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) before the date of the expiry of the Agreement, the Agreements and rules of the WTO shall be applied from the date of the Republic of Belarus’ accession to the WTO.

               4.

               I should be obliged if you could kindly confirm the acceptance of your Government of the foregoing. Should this be the case, this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the day on which the Parties have notified each other that the legal procedures necessary to this end have been completed. In the meantime, it shall be applied provisionally from 1 January 2005 on the condition of reciprocity.

         Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

         For the Council of the European Union

      Appendix 1

            ‘ANNEX II

                        Belarus

                        Category

                        Unit

                        Quota as from 1 January 2005

                        Group IA

                        1

                        tonnes

                        1 585

                        2

                        tonnes

                        5 100

                        3

                        tonnes

                        233

                        Group IB

                        4

                        1 000 pieces

                        1 600

                        5

                        1 000 pieces

                        1 058

                        6

                        1 000 pieces

                        1 400

                        7

                        1 000 pieces

                        1 200

                        8

                        1 000 pieces

                        1 110

                        Group IIA

                        9

                        tonnes

                        363

                        20

                        tonnes

                        318

                        22

                        tonnes

                        498

                        23

                        tonnes

                        255

                        39

                        tonnes

                        230

                        Group IIB

                        12

                        1 000 pairs

                        5 958

                        13

                        1 000 pieces

                        2 651

                        15

                        1 000 pieces

                        1 500

                        16

                        1 000 pieces

                        186

                        21

                        1 000 pieces

                        889

                        24

                        1 000 pieces

                        803

                        26/27

                        1 000 pieces

                        1 069

                        29

                        1 000 pieces

                        450

                        73

                        1 000 pieces

                        315

                        83

                        tonnes

                        178

                        Group IIIA

                        33

                        tonnes

                        387

                        36

                        tonnes

                        1 242

                        37

                        tonnes

                        463

                        50

                        tonnes

                        196

                        Group IIIB

                        67

                        tonnes

                        339

                        74

                        1 000 pieces

                        361

                        90

                        tonnes

                        199

                        Group IV

                        115

                        tonnes

                        87

                        117

                        tonnes

                        1 800

                        118

                        tonnes

                        448’

      Appendix 2

            ‘ANNEX TO PROTOCOL C

                        Category

                        Unit

                        As from 1 January 2005

                        4

                        1 000 pieces

                        4 733

                        5

                        1 000 pieces

                        6 599

                        6

                        1 000 pieces

                        8 800

                        7

                        1 000 pieces

                        6 605

                        8

                        1 000 pieces

                        2 249

                        12

                        1 000 pieces

                        4 446

                        13

                        1 000 pieces

                        697

                        15

                        1 000 pieces

                        3 858

                        16

                        1 000 pieces

                        786

                        21

                        1 000 pieces

                        2 567

                        24

                        1 000 pieces

                        661

                        26/27

                        1 000 pieces

                        3 215

                        29

                        1 000 pieces

                        1 304

                        73

                        1 000 pieces

                        4 998

                        83

                        tonnes

                        664

                        74

                        1 000 pieces

                        872’

   Sir,
   I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of … which reads as follows:

                  ‘1.

                  I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products initialled on 1 April 1993, as last amended and extended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 23 December 2003 (hereafter referred to as the Agreement).

                  2.

                  In view of the expiry of the Agreement on 31 December 2004 and in accordance with Article 19(1) of the Agreement, the European Community and the Republic of Belarus agree to extend the duration of the Agreement, for a further period of one year, subject to the following amendments and conditions:

                              2.1.

                              The text of Article 19(1), second and third sentences, of the Agreement shall be replaced by the following:
                              ‘It shall be applicable until 31 December 2005.’

                              2.2.

                              Annex II which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from the Republic of Belarus to the European Community is replaced by Appendix 1 to this letter.

                              2.3.

                              The Annex to Protocol C which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from the Republic of Belarus to the European Community after OPT operations in the Republic of Belarus is replaced for the period of 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005 by Appendix 2 to this letter.

                              2.4.

                              Imports into Belarus of textile and clothing products of European Community origin shall be subject in 2005 to custom duties not exceeding those provided for 2004 in Appendix 4 of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus initialled on 11 November 1999.
                              In the case of non-application of these rates the Community will have the right to reintroduce for the period of the agreement remaining unexpired on a pro rata basis the levels for quantitative restrictions applicable for 2004 as specified in the Exchange of Letters initialled on 23 December 2003.

                  3.

                  Should the Republic of Belarus become a Member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) before the date of the expiry of the Agreement, the Agreements and rules of the WTO shall be applied from the date of the Republic of Belarus’ accession to the WTO.

                  4.

                  I should be obliged if you could kindly confirm the acceptance of your Government of the foregoing. Should this be the case, this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the day on which the Parties have notified each other that the legal procedures necessary to this end have been completed. In the meantime, it shall be applied provisionally from 1 January 2005 on the condition of reciprocity.’

   I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the content of your letter.
   Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

         For the Government of the Republic of Belarus


title: Commission Decision of 5 February 2016 on the appointment of certain members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council

text:
               6.2.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 47/4

         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 5 February 2016
   on the appointment of certain members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council
   (2016/C 47/04)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to the Council Decision 2013/743/EU of 3 December 2013 establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and repealing Decisions 2006/971/EC, 2006/972/EC, 2006/973/EC, 2006/974/EC and 2006/975/EC (1), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By Decision C(2013) 8915 (2) (as subsequently modified by Decision C(2015) 788 (3)) the Commission established the European Research Council (ERC) for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 as the means of implementing the actions under Part I ‘Excellent science’ which relate to the specific objective ‘The European Research Council (ERC)’, referred to in point (a) of Article 3(1) of Decision 2013/743/EU.

               (2)

               The ERC is composed of the independent Scientific Council provided for in Article 7 of Decision 2013/743/EU and the dedicated implementation structure provided for in Article 8 of that Decision.

               (3)

               Pursuant to Article 2(1) of Decision C(2013) 8915, the Scientific Council is composed of President of the ERC and 21 members.

               (4)

               Pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Decision 2013/743/EU, the members of the Scientific Council are appointed for a term of up to four years, renewable once. They should be appointed in a manner to ensure the continuity of the work of the Scientific Council.

               (5)

               The term of office of certain members of the Scientific Council will end on 31 December 2015 and there is a need for the renewal of the Scientific Council membership.

               (6)

               Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Decision 2013/743/EU, the members of the Scientific Council are appointed by the Commission, following an independent and transparent procedure for their identification agreed with the Scientific Council, including a consultation of the scientific community and a report to the European Parliament and the Council. For this purpose, a standing committee for the identification of the future members of the Scientific Council was set up. The Identification Committee made recommendations to the Commission for the replacement of members of the Scientific Council that were accepted,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Professor Sir Christopher CLARK is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a first mandate ending 31 December 2019.
   Professor Barbara ROMANOWICZ is appointed member of the ERC Scientific Council for a first mandate ending 31 December 2019.
   Article 2
   The members of the ERC Scientific Council are listed in the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2016.

      Done at Brussels, 5 February 2016.

            For the Commission

         Carlos MOEDAS

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 965.

      (2)  Commission Decision C(2013) 8915 of 12 December 2013 establishing the European Research Council (OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 23).

      (3)  Commission Decision C(2015) 788 of 17 February 2015 amending Decision C(2013) 8915 establishing the European Research Council (OJ C 58, 18.2.2015, p. 3).

      ANNEX
      Members of the ERC Scientific Council

                  Name and Institute

                  End of term of office

                  Klaus BOCK, Danish National Research Foundation

                  31 December 2016

                  Margaret BUCKINGHAM, Pasteur Institute, Paris

                  30 June 2019

                  Christopher CLARK, University of Cambridge

                  31 December 2019

                  Athene DONALD, University of Cambridge

                  31 December 2016

                  Barbara ENSOLI, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma

                  31 December 2016

                  Nuria Sebastian GALLES, University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

                  31 December 2016

                  Michael KRAMER, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn

                  30 June 2019

                  Tomas JUNGWIRTH, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

                  31 December 2018

                  Matthias KLEINER, Technical University of Dortmund

                  31 December 2016

                  Eva KONDOROSI, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

                  31 December 2016

                  Barbara ROMANOWICZ, Berkeley Seismological Laboratory

                  31 December 2019

                  Mart SAARMA, University of Helsinki

                  31 December 2016

                  Nils Christian STENSETH, University of Oslo

                  31 December 2017

                  Martin STOKHOF, University of Amsterdam

                  31 December 2017

                  Janet THORNTON, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) European Molecular Biology Laboratory

                  31 December 2018

                  Isabelle VERNOS, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona

                  30 June 2019

                  Reinhilde VEUGELERS, Catholic University of Leuven

                  31 December 2016

                  Michel WIEVIORKA, Centre for Sociological Analysis and Intervention, Paris

                  31 December 2017

                  Fabio ZWIRNER, University of Padova

                  31 December 2018


title: 2011/449/EU: Council Decision of 28 June 2011 on the position to be taken by the European Union within the Joint Management Committee for Sanitary and Phytosanitary matters set up by the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part as regards the amendment of Appendix V.A. to Annex IV to that Agreement  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               23.7.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 193/5

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 28 June 2011
   on the position to be taken by the European Union within the Joint Management Committee for Sanitary and Phytosanitary matters set up by the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part as regards the amendment of Appendix V.A. to Annex IV to that Agreement
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   (2011/449/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 168(4)(b) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By Decision 2005/269/EC (1), the Council approved on behalf of the Community the conclusion of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Association Agreement’).

               (2)

               Annex IV to the Association Agreement contains an Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures applicable to trade in animals and animal products, plants, plant products and other goods and animal welfare (hereinafter referred to as ‘the EU-Chile SPS Agreement’).

               (3)

               Pursuant to point (c) of Article 16(2) of the EU-Chile SPS Agreement, the Joint Management Committee for Sanitary and Phytosanitary matters (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Joint Management Committee’), established by Article 89(3) of the Association Agreement, is empowered to modify, by means of a decision, Appendices I to XII to the EU-Chile SPS Agreement.

               (4)

               Appendix V.A. to the EU-Chile SPS Agreement should contain priority sectors or sub-sectors in order of priority for which equivalence may be recognised.

               (5)

               The Republic of Chile would like to apply a processing treatment to bivalve molluscs which is not provided for in the relevant Union legislation.

               (6)

               In order to evaluate if the proposed processing treatment could meet the same level of consumer protection as accomplished by the treatment provided for by the Union legislation, it is necessary to assess the equivalence of both treatments.

               (7)

               The second subparagraph of Article 7(4) of the EU-Chile SPS Agreement requires that Appendix V.A. to the EU-Chile SPS Agreement be amended to identify priority sectors or sub-sectors before consultations to assess equivalence can be initiated. The sector ‘fish products’ and its sub-sector ‘bivalve molluscs’ should therefore be introduced in the list of priorities in that Appendix.

               (8)

               The Union should therefore take the position set out in the attached draft Decision of the Joint Management Committee with regard to the amendment of Appendix V.A. to Annex IV to the Association Agreement,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The position to be taken by the European Union within the Joint Management Committee for Sanitary and Phytosanitary matters (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Joint Management Committee’), established under the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part regarding the amendment to Appendix V.A. to the EU-Chile SPS Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the Joint Management Committee, attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The Decision of the Joint Management Committee on the amendment to Appendix V.A. to the EU-Chile SPS Agreement shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union as soon as it has been adopted.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2011.

            For the Council

            The President

         FAZEKAS S.

      (1)  Council Decision 2005/269/EC of 28 February 2005 on the conclusion of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (OJ L 84, 2.4.2005, p. 19).

      DRAFT
      DECISION No …/2011 OF THE JOINT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MATTERS SET UP UNDER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES APPLICABLE TO TRADE IN ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS, PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS AND OTHER GOODS AND ANIMAL WELFARE
      of …
      amending Appendix V.A. to Annex IV to the Agreement
      THE JOINT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE,
      Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States and the Republic of Chile on Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures applicable to trade in animals and animal products, plants, plant products and other goods and animal welfare (hereinafter referred to as ‘EU-Chile SPS Agreement’), and in particular Article 7(4), second subparagraph thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  Article 7(1) of the EU-Chile SPS Agreement provides that equivalence may be recognised in relation to an individual measure and/or groups of measures and/or systems applicable to a sector or sub-sector.

                  (2)

                  Article 7(4) of the EU-Chile SPS Agreement establishes that the sectors or sub-sectors for which the process for recognition of equivalence may be initiated are to be set out in order of priority in Appendix V.A.

                  (3)

                  The Republic of Chile expressed interest to include bivalve molluscs as a sub-sector of fishery products in Appendix V.A. as a priority sector to initiate assessment of equivalence of the measures applied to them.

                  (4)

                  The Parties agreed at the fifth meeting of the Joint Management Committee to initiate the procedure to modify accordingly Appendix V.A. to the EU-Chile SPS Agreement,

            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
      Article 1
      Appendix V.A. to the EU-Chile SPS Agreement is replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Decision.
      Article 2
      This Decision, drawn up in duplicate, shall be signed by the Joint Chairmen of the Joint Management Committee or other persons empowered to act on behalf of the Parties. It shall be adopted by means of an exchange of written notes between the two Secretaries acting in agreement with the Parties certifying the completion of the necessary legal internal procedures.
      Article 3
      This Decision shall enter into force on the date of issue of the last written note exchanged.

         Signed at Santiago, [date]
         Signed at Brussels, [date]

               For the Joint Management Committee

               Head of Delegation of the Republic of Chile

               Head of Delegation of the European Union

         ANNEX

            Appendix V

               PRIORITY SECTORS OR SUB-SECTORS FOR WHICH EQUIVALENCE MAY BE RECOGNISED AND CONDITIONS AND PROVISIONS FOR PROVISIONAL APPROVAL OF ESTABLISHMENTS

            A.   Priority sectors or sub-sectors for which equivalence may be recognised

                        (1)

                        Sector: Fishery products
                        Sub-sector: Bivalve molluscs


title: 2005/380/EC: Commission Decision of 28 April 2005 establishing a group of non-governmental experts on corporate governance and company law

text:
               19.5.2005

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 126/40

      COMMISSION DECISION

   of 28 April 2005
   establishing a group of non-governmental experts on corporate governance and company law
   (2005/380/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Commission Action Plan on Modernising Company Law and Enhancing Corporate Governance in the European Union (1) adopted in May 2003 identified a series of actions that are required in order to modernise, complete and simplify the regulatory framework for company law and corporate governance.

               (2)

               That Action Plan recognises the importance of expert and public consultation as an integral part of the development of company law and corporate governance at Community level.

               (3)

               The group of non-governmental experts on corporate governance and company law should therefore be established to serve as a body for reflection, debate and advice to the Commission in the field of corporate governance and company law, in particular in connection with the measures foreseen in the Action Plan; it is therefore appropriate to provide for the presence in this group of particularly well-qualified persons, active in the business and the academic communities or the civil society, capable of bringing their specific knowledge of corporate governance and company law at Community level.

               (4)

               The group of non-governmental experts on corporate governance and company law should draw up its own Rules of Procedure and fully respect the role and the prerogatives of the institutions,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   A group of non-governmental experts on corporate governance and company law in the Community (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Group’) is established.
   Article 2
   The role of the Group shall be to provide technical advice to the Commission on the Commission’s initiatives in the field of corporate governance and company law at the Commission’s request. The chairman of the Group may suggest that the Commission consults the Group on any related matter.
   Article 3
   The Group shall comprise a maximum of 20 members, from the business and the academic communities or the civil society, whose experience and competence regarding corporate governance and company law issues are widely recognised at Community level. The members of the Group shall be appointed by the Commission. Appointment shall be in a personal capacity. Members of the Group shall provide advice to the Commission independently of any outside instruction.
   The list of members is reproduced in the Annex.
   Article 4
   The term of office of members of the Group shall be three years. It shall be renewable. After the expiry of the three-year period, members of the Group shall remain in office until they are replaced or their appointments are renewed. In the event of resignation or death of a member of the Group during the period of appointment the Commission shall appoint a new member of the Group in accordance with Article 3.
   Article 5
   The list of members shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   Article 6
   The Group shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.
   The Group, in agreement with the Commission, may set up working groups to study specific subjects on the basis of a mandate. The working groups will be dissolved as soon as their mandates are fulfilled.
   The Commission may invite experts and observers with specific knowledge to participate in the work of the Group and/or of the working groups.
   Article 7
   The Group and the working groups shall normally meet at the Commission premises, in the form and according to the timetable determined by the Commission.
   The Group shall adopt its Rules of Procedure on the basis of a draft presented by the Commission.
   The Secretariat of the Group shall be provided by the Commission. Interested staff members from the Commission may be present at meetings of the Group and of the working groups and may take part in the debates.
   The Commission may publish on the Internet, in the original language of the document concerned, any conclusion, summary, part conclusion or working paper relating to the Group or its working groups.
   Article 8
   Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by members, observers and experts, in connection with the activities of the Group, shall be reimbursed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions in force within the Commission. Their functions shall not be remunerated.
   Article 9
   This Decision shall apply until 27 April 2008.

      Done at Brussels, 28 April 2005.

            For the Commission

         Charlie McCREEVY

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  COM(2003) 284 final.

      ANNEX
      LIST OF MEMBERS

                  Gintautas BARTKUS

                  Theodor BAUMS

                  Francesco CHIAPPETTA

                  Thomas COURTNEY

                  Jean-Pierre HELLEBUYCK

                  Erich KANDLER

                  Mrs Vanessa KNAPP

                  Vratislav KULHÁNEK

                  Jukka MÄHÖNEN

                  Stilpon NESTOR

                  Jesper Bo NIELSEN

                  Jósef OKOLSKI

                  Leonardo PEKLAR

                  Colin PERRY

                  Enrique PIÑEL LÓPEZ

                  Geert RAAIJMAKERS

                  Mrs Joëlle SIMON

                  Mario STELLA-RICHTER

                  Mrs Daniela WEBER-REY

                  Patrick ZURSTRASSEN


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2002/34/EC: Council Decision of 20 December 2001 amending the Council Decisions of 25 June 2001, 22 December 2000, 25 June 1997 and 22 March 1999 with regard to the daily allowance received by national military staff and national experts on detachment to the General Secretariat of the Council

Official Journal L 015 , 17/01/2002 P. 0029 - 0030

Council Decisionof 20 December 2001amending the Council Decisions of 25 June 2001, 22 December 2000, 25 June 1997 and 22 March 1999 with regard to the daily allowance received by national military staff and national experts on detachment to the General Secretariat of the Council(2002/34/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1) thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The administrative arrangements applicable to military staff members and national experts on detachment to the General Secretariat of the Council in respect of the grant of a subsistence allowance provide for a 75 % reduction in the allowance if the place of recruitment is less than 50 km from the place of employment.(2) Service completed by a military staff member or national expert on detachment over a three-year period expiring six months prior to taking up their duties for a diplomatic mission of a Member State other than the seconding State or for an international organisation should be considered neutral with reference to the place of recruitment,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 11. Article 12(3) of Council Decision 2001/496/CFSP of 25 June 2001 on the rules applicable to national military staff on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council in order to form the European Union Military Staff(1) shall be replaced as follows: "3. The daily allowance received by military staff members on detachment who, over a three-year period expiring six months prior to taking up their duties as national experts, were normally resident or pursued their main occupation in a place less than 50 km from the place of secondment, shall be reduced by 75 %.For the purposes of this provision, situations resulting from service carried out, by seconded military staff for a Member State other than the seconding State or for an international organisation, shall not be taken into account."2. Article 12(3) of:- Council Decision 2001/41/EC of 22 December 2000 on the rules applicable to national experts on detachment to the General Secretariat of the Council in the context of an exchange system for officials of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and officials of national administrations or of international organisations(2),- Council Decision of 25 June 1997 on the rules applicable to National Experts on Detachment to the General Secretariat of the Council (Directorate-General for Justice and Home Affairs) in the context of implementation of the plan to step up the fight against organized crime,- Council Decision of 22 March 1999 on the rules applicable to national experts on detachment to the General Secretariat of the Council (Directorate-General for Justice and Home Affairs) in the context of the collective evaluation of the enactment, application and effective implementation by the applicant countries of the acquis of the European Union in the field of Justice and Home Affairs,shall be replaced by the following text: "3. The daily allowance received by national experts on detachment who, over a three-year period expiring six months prior to taking up their duties as national experts, were normally resident or pursued their main occupation in a place less than 50 km from the place of secondment, shall be reduced by 75 %.For the purposes of this provision, situations resulting from service carried out, by seconded national experts for a Member State other than the seconding State or for an international organisation, shall not be taken into account."Article 2This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.It shall be applicable from 25 June 2001.Done at Brussels, 20 December 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. Picqué(1) OJ L 181, 4.7.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 11, 16.1.2001, p. 35.


title: Decision (EU) 2015/1633 of the European Parliament of 29 April 2015 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2013

text:
               30.9.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 255/155

      DECISION (EU) 2015/1633 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
      of 29 April 2015
      on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2013
      THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

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                  having regard to the final annual accounts of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2013,

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                  having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2013, together with the Agency's replies (1),

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                  having regard to the statement of assurance (2) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2013, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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                  having regard to the Council's recommendation of 17 February 2015 on discharge to be given to the Agency in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2013 (05304/2015 — C8-0054/2015),

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                  having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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                  having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3),

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                  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 (4), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

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                  having regard to Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (5), and in particular Article 24 thereof,

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                  having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (6),

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                  having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7), and in particular Article 108 thereof,

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                  having regard to Rule 94 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

                  —

                  having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A8-0117/2015),

         1.

            Grants the Director of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2013;

         2.

            Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

         3.

            Instructs its President to forward this Decision, and the resolution forming an integral part of it, to the Director of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

               The President

            Martin SCHULZ

               The Secretary-General

            Klaus WELLE

         (1)  OJ C 442, 10.12.2014, p. 18.

         (2)  See footnote 1.

         (3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

         (5)  OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 1.

         (6)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

         (7)  OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.


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77/620/EEC: Council Decision of 27 September 1977 amending Council Decision 76/633/EEC setting up an Advisory Committee on Joint Data Processing Projects

Official Journal L 255 , 06/10/1977 P. 0035 - 0035 Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 8 P. 0006  Greek special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0025  Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 8 P. 0006

COUNCIL DECISION  of 27 September 1977  amending Council Decision 76/633/EEC setting up an Advisory Committee on Joint Data Processing Projects  (77/620/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,  Whereas, by Decision 76/633/EEC (1), the Council set up an Advisory Committee on the Joint Data Processing Projects adopted in its Decision 76/632/EEC ; whereas it should be possible for the terms of reference of that Committee to be extended,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:    Article 1 In the title of Decision 76/633/EEC, the words "adopted in Council Decision 76/632/EEC" are deleted.   Article 2 The following Article is added to Decision 76/633/EEC:  "Article 4  The Committee shall also carry out the functions delegated to it by the provisions adopted by the Council in the field of the Community policy on data processing in the cases and under the conditions provided for in those provisions."     Done at Brussels, 27 September 1977.  For the Council  The President  A. HUMBLET  (1)OJ No L 223, 16.8.1976, p. 16.


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91/388/EEC: Council Decision of 25 July 1991 on an action programme for European Year of Safety, Hygiene and Health at Work (1992)

Official Journal L 214 , 02/08/1991 P. 0077 - 0080

COUNCIL DECISION  of 25 July 1991  on an action programme for European Year of Safety, Hygiene and Health at Work (1992)  (91/388/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),  Having regard to the opinion of the Advisory Committee for Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work,  Whereas in its resolution of 21 December 1987 on safety, hygiene and health at Work (4) the Council suggested that a European Year should be organized in 1992 in the field of safety, hygiene and health at work;  Whereas in the said Resolution the Council also welcomed the Commission communication on its programme concerning safety, hygiene and health at work (5);  Whereas 1992 sees the completion of this action programme and whereas stock should be taken of the programme, its coherence demonstrated and emphasis placed on the commitment of employers and workers to safety, hygiene and health protection at work;  Whereas the Council acknowledged the predominant role of the heightening of public awareness for the success of the measures recommended in the Commission's communication on its programme on safety, hygiene and health at work;  Whereas it is necessary to improve knowledge of the content and implications of legislation on safety, hygiene and health at work amongst the various economic operators, employers' and workers' organizations and bodies responsible for education and  training and for information on safety and health in the Member States;  Whereas the Council emphasized that the information, increased awareness and the training of employers and workers will play a fundamental role in the success of the measures recommended in the Commission's aforementioned communication;  Whereas the European Year will set out to conduct a number of activities designed to promote and enhance the value of the substantial body of Community measures in the field of safety, hygiene and health at work;  Whereas the European Year should start on 1 March 1992 and end on 28 February 1993;  Whereas an amount of ECU 12 million is estimated as necessary to implement this Decision;  Whereas it is for the budgetary authority to determine the appropriations available for each financial year, taking into account the principles of sound management referred to in Article 2 of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of  the European Communities;  Whereas at least 50 % of the appropriations available should be used to cofinance the actions referred to in Section II, point B of the Annex;  Whereas it is desirable to concentrate available resources on activities satisfying certain criteria;  Whereas, the Treaty does not provide for the adoption of this Decision, powers other than those set out in Article 235,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  Declaration of European Year - Duration  1. 1992 shall be declared 'European Year for Safety, Hygiene and Health at Work'.  2. European Year shall start on 1 March 1992 and end on 28 February 1993.  Article 2  Coordinated actions  1. For the European Year, the coordinated actions referred to in the Annex shall be carried out by the Community, the Member States and the social partners.  These actions may also be organized by public and/or private organizations.  2. National coordinating committees, composed on a tripartite basis, shall act in liaison with the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work.  Article 3  Financing  1. The Community financial resources estimated as necessary for the implementation of this Decision amount to ECU 12 million.  2. The budget authority shall determine the appropriations available for each financial year, taking into account the principles of sound management referred to in Article 2 of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European  Communities.  3. At least 50 % of the appropriations available should be used to cofinance the actions referred to in Section II, point B of the Annex.  Article 4  Organizational arrangements  1. Applications for financing concerning the actions referred to in points A and B of section II of the Annex shall be submitted to the Commission via the Member States, except in the case of the actions referred  to in point A of section II of the Annex, to be proposed by the Commission.  2. The projects that are selected shall be designated 'Community projects - European Year for Safety, Hygiene and Health at Work (1992)'.  Article 5  Member States' participation  1. In implementing this Decision and, in particular, in selecting the actions referred to in points A and B of section II of the Annex, the Commission shall be assisted by a Steering Committee of an advisory  nature, composed of a representative from each Member State and chaired by the representative of the Commission.  2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft, within a time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter,  if necessary by taking a vote.  The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes.  The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account.  Article 6  Informing the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Advisory Committee  The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Advisory Committee for  Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work of the progress of work and shall send them a report and assessment of the actions carried out in the course of European Year. Done at Brussels, 25 July 1991. For the Council  The President  P. DANKERT   (1) OJ No C 293, 23. 11. 1990, p. 3. (2) OJ No C 158, 17. 6. 1991. (3) OJ No C 60, 8. 3. 1991, p. 25. (4) OJ No C 28, 3. 2. 1988, p. 1. (5) OJ No C 28, 3. 2. 1988, p. 3.    ANNEX  ACTIONS ENVISAGED FOR EUROPEAN YEAR  I. General provisions  1. Aim and justification of the actions  The European Year will set out to conduct a number of activities designed to promote and enhance the value of the substantial body of Community measures in the field of safety, hygiene and health at work.  Article 118a of the EEC Treaty:  - enables action at Community level as regards the improvement of the working environment to be intensified and expanded in order to protect the safety and health of workers,  - provides in particular for the improvement of safety and health conditions at work, which constitutes an essential feature of the social dimension of the internal market.  In this framework:  - in the context of the internal market, the interdependence of the social and economic aspects of problems relating to safety, hygiene and health at work should be underscored,  - young people before they embark on working life, workers and employers should be made more aware of safety, hygiene and health risks at the workplace and of what can be done about them.  Indeed, despite the lack of sufficiently reliable statistical series at European level, the data available at Member State level give a good idea of the high cost in human and social terms of the consequences of accidents at work and occupational  illnesses.  For 1984, the amount of compensation paid for such accidents and illnesses is put at some ECU 16 000 million for the whole Community, i. e. 7 % of total expenditure on sickness insurance.  The Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work has also recommended that European Year take particular account of the following four topics:  - cleanliness of air at work,  - safety at work,  - well-being at work,  - measures to combat noise and vibration.  2. Criteria  In the selection of projects in connection with the actions referred to in Section II, the following will take precedence:  (a) projects producing results that can be turned to practical use;  (b) projects involving the organization of working meetings with a limited number of participants so that each individual can take an active part (workshops);  (c) projects to benefit small and medium-sized enterprises;  (d) projects to benefit high-risk workers;  (e) projects which foster transnational exchanges;  (f) projects which can be continued after 1992.  II. Content of the actions  A. Actions to be financed entirely from the Community budget:  1. (a) organization of a European colloquium to launch the European Year;  (b) organization of a European colloquium to close the European Year;  (c) organization of conferences, colloquia and/or seminars in all Member States.  2. (a) audiovisual festival;  (b) promotion of television programmes and videos, dealing particularly with the most dangerous branches of work.  3. (a) Production of booklets and stickers on the Community's policy on safety, hygiene and health at work;  (b) logo design and poster campaigns.  B. Actions cofinanced from the Community budget  The actions listed below may be financed from the Community budget up to a percentage of the total cost, which will depend on the particular case but will not exceed 70 % of the total cost of the project.  Actions by public and/or private organizations aimed at:  1. improving and promoting the dissemination of information on occupational risks and their prevention, and in particular the influence of work organization on safety, hygiene and health at work;  2. giving greater importance to the training of workers and employers in the field of safety, hygiene and health at work;  3. integrating instruction in safety, hygiene and health at work into teaching and training programmes aimed at employers and workers;  4. improving the understanding of problems of safety, hygiene and health at work in small and medium-sized enterprises and promoting specific solutions;  5. improving the exchange of information on good enforcement practice in Member States regarding Community legislation on safety, hygiene and health at work.  C. Actions without financial implications for the Community budget  Actions to be undertaken by the Member States or by public and/or private organizations in the field of safety, hygiene and health at work:  1. promoting the idea of work systems and work places which take account of safety and health requirements;  2. promoting the use of the common logo and the slogan of European Year in regular publicity campaigns;  3. encouraging the spread of information on the European Year through the mass media;  4. other actions to be determined.