title: Council Decision (EU) 2019/702 of 15 April 2019 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part

text:
                  8.5.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 120/1

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/702
         of 15 April 2019
         on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
         Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, the Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’) in accordance with the Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations.

                     (2)

                     The Agreement was signed on 17 and 18 December 2009, subject to its conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Decision 2010/417/EC of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union meeting within the Council (2).

                     (3)

                     The Agreement has been ratified by all Member States, except for the Republic of Croatia. It is intended that the Republic of Croatia will accede to the Agreement in accordance with Article 6(2) of the 2011 Act of Accession.

                     (4)

                     The Agreement should now be approved on behalf of the Union.

                     (5)

                     Articles 3 and 4 of Decision 2010/417/EC contain provisions on decision making and representation with regard to various matters set out in the Agreement. In view of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 28 April 2015 in case C-28/12, the application of those provisions should be discontinued. Having regard to the Treaties, new provisions on those matters are not necessary, nor are provisions on information obligations of the Member States, such as those set out in Article 5 of Decision 2010/417/EC. Consequently, Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Decision 2010/417/EC should cease to apply at the date of entry into force of this Decision,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            The Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (3).

            Article 2
            The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 23 of the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Agreement (4) and shall make the following notification:

               ‘As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community and from that date exercises all rights and assumes all obligations of the European Community. Therefore, references to “the European Community” in the text of the Agreement are, where appropriate, to be read as to “the European Union.”’

            Article 3
            Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Decision 2010/417/EC shall cease to apply at the date of entry into force of this Decision.

            Article 4
            This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

            Done at Luxembourg, 15 April 2019.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               P. DAEA

            (1)  Consent of 2 October 2018 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

            (2)  Decision 2010/417/EC of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council of 30 November 2009 on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement on Air Transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part (OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 30).

            (3)  The Agreement has been published in OJ L 207 of 6 of August 2010, p. 32 together with the decision on signature.

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


title: Council Decision (EU) 2019/703 of 8 October 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia

text:
                  8.5.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 120/3

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/703
         of 8 October 2014
         on the signing, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
         Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 14 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Union, its Member States and the Republic of Croatia, to conclude a Protocol amending the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States (1), to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia (‘the Protocol’).

                     (2)

                     Those negotiations were successfully completed on 16 October 2013.

                     (3)

                     The Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Union and its Member States, subject to its conclusion at a later date,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            The signing of the Protocol amending the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia (2) is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union and its Member States, subject to the conclusion of the Protocol.

            Article 2
            The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union and its Member States.

            Article 3
            This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

            Done at Luxembourg, 8 October 2014.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               M. LUPI

            (1)  The text of the Agreement is published in OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 32.

            (2)  The text of the Protocol will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2019/704 of 15 April 2019 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia

text:
                  8.5.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 120/4

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/704
         of 15 April 2019
         on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
         Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
         Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2019/703 (2), the Protocol amending the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States (3), to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia (‘the Protocol’) has been signed, subject to its conclusion.

                     (2)

                     The Protocol should be approved,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            The Protocol amending the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia is hereby approved on behalf of the Union and its Member States.
            The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

            Article 2
            The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, the instrument of approval provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol (4).

            Article 3
            This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

            Done at Luxembourg, 15 April 2019.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               P. DAEA

            (1)  Consent of 12 September 2018 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

            (2)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/703 of 8 October 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Agreement on Air Transport between Canada and the European Community and its Member States, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia (see page 3 of this Official Journal).

            (3)  The text of the Agreement is published in OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 32.

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


title: Commission Decision of 29/04/2019 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.9340 - Alliance Automotive Group / Parts Point Group) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

text:
                                EUROPEAN COMMISSION
                                                                Brussels, 29.04.2019
                                                                C(2019) 3369 final
                                                                                PUBLIC VERSION
                                                                To the notifying party
Subject:        Case M.9340 – ALLIANCE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP / PARTS POINT
                GROUP
                Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC)
                                1                                                                             2
                No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
Dear Sir or Madam,
1.      On 1 April 2019, the European Commission received notification of a proposed
        concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the company
        Alliance Automotive Holding Limited (“AAG”, United Kingdom) acquires within the
        meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of
        PartsPoint Group B.V. (“PPG”, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.3
2.      The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
        —          for AAG: wholesale distribution of light vehicle and heavy commercial vehicle
                   parts to the automotive aftermarket in France, Germany, the United Kingdom and
                   Poland. In France, AAG is also to active at the retail level.
        —          for PPG: wholesale distribution of spare parts and accessories for light vehicles in
                   Belgium and the Netherlands.
3.      After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the
        notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of
        the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations
        under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.4
1       OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the 'Merger Regulation'). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the
        Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of
        'Community' by 'Union' and 'common market' by 'internal market'. The terminology of the TFEU will be used
        throughout this decision.
2       OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 (the 'EEA Agreement').
3       Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 130, 8.4.20119, p. 55.
4       OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel, BELGIË
Tel: +32 229-91111. Fax: +32 229-64301. E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu.
 ---pagebreak--- 4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission
   has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the
   internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of
   Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.
                                                   For the Commission
                                                   (Signed)
                                                   Johannes LAITENBERGER
                                                   Director-General
                                                 2


title: Council Decision of 27 May 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality

text:
                  29.5.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  C 185/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
         of 27 May 2019
         appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality
         (2019/C 185/01)
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1922/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1922/2006 provides, inter alia, that the Council should appoint 18 members, as well as alternate members, of the Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality for a period of three years.

                     (2)

                     18 Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France, Croatia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden) are due to nominate members and alternate members for the period from 1 June 2019 to 31 May 2022.

                     (3)

                     The Governments of those Member States have submitted lists of nominations for appointment to the Council,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the period from 1 June 2019 to 31 May 2022:
            GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

                        Country

                        Members

                        Alternate members

                        Belgium

                        Mr Michel PASTEEL

                        Ms Liesbet STEVENS

                        Bulgaria

                        Ms Irina Tsekova IVANOVA

                        Ms Elena Ivanova GYUROVA

                        Czechia

                        Mr Radan ŠAFAŘÍK

                        Ms Lenka GRÜNBERGOVÁ

                        Germany

                        Ms Birgit SCHWEIKERT

                        Estonia

                        Ms Käthlin SANDER

                        Ms Liina KANTER

                        Spain

                        Ms Silvia BUABENT VALLEJO

                        Ms María VÁZQUEZ SELLÁN

                        France

                        Ms Hélène FURNON-PETRESCU

                        Mr Alexis RINCKENBACH

                        Croatia

                        Ms Helena ŠTIMAC RADIN

                        Ms Gordana OBRADOVIĆ DRAGIŠIĆ

                        Luxembourg

                        Ms Maryse FISCH

                        Ms Valérie DEBOUCHÉ

                        Malta

                        Mr Silvan AGIUS

                        Ms Simone AZZOPARDI

                        Netherlands

                        Mr Elmer Christiaan BURKE

                        Ms Sabine Vanessa KRAUS

                        Austria

                        Ms Jacqueline NIAVARANI

                        Ms Eva-Maria BURGER

                        Portugal

                        Mr Carlos Miguel RODRIGUES DUARTE

                        Ms Teresa Margarida FRAGOSO

                        Romania

                        Mr Dan MOLDOVAN

                        Mrs Maria ULICAN

                        Slovenia

                        Ms Maruša GORTNAR

                        Ms Jasna JERAM

                        Slovakia

                        Ms Oľga PIETRUCHOVÁ

                        Ms Anna MONDEKOVÁ

                        Finland

                        Ms Tanja AUVINEN

                        Ms Eeva RAEVAARA

                        Sweden

                        Ms Lenita FREIDENVALL

                        Ms Charlotta ÖSTERBORG

            Article 2
            This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

            Done at Brussels, 27 May 2019.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               N. HURDUC

            (1)  OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 9.


title: Council Decision of 27 May 2019 appointing a member and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for Luxembourg

text:
                  29.5.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  C 185/3

         COUNCIL DECISION
         of 27 May 2019
         appointing a member and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for Luxembourg
         (2019/C 185/02)
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to the Council Decision of 22 July 2003 setting up an Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
         Having regard to the lists of nominations for appointment submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     By its Decision of 12 March 2019 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period from 1 March 2019 to 28 February 2022.

                     (2)

                     By its Decisions of 15 April 2019 (3) and 14 May 2019 (4), the Council appointed further members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for some Member States.

                     (3)

                     The Government of Luxembourg has submitted further nominations for several posts to be filled,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 28 February 2022:
            I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

                        Country

                        Member

                        Alternate members

                        Luxembourg

                        Mr Marco BOLY

                        Ms Patrice FURLANI
                        Mr Armin KOEGEL

            Article 2
            The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.

            Article 3
            This Decision shall be published for information in the Official Journal of the European Union.

            Done at Brussels, 27 May 2019.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               N. HURDUC

            (1)  OJ C 218, 13.9.2003, p. 1.

            (2)  OJ C 100, 15.3.2019, p. 1.

            (3)  OJ C 142, 23.4.2019, p. 20.

            (4)  OJ C 169, 17.5.2019, p. 2.


title: Council Decision of 27 May 2019 appointing 15 members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency

text:
                  29.5.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  C 185/4

         COUNCIL DECISION
         of 27 May 2019
         appointing 15 members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency
         (2019/C 185/03)
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (1), and in particular Article 79 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 provides that the Council is to appoint as members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Management Board’) one representative from each Member State.

                     (2)

                     The members of the Management Board are to be appointed on the basis of their relevant experience and expertise in the field of chemical safety or the regulation of chemicals whilst also ensuring that relevant expertise is available amongst the members of the Management Board in the fields of general, financial and legal matters.

                     (3)

                     The duration of the term of office is four years. It is possible to renew the term of office once.

                     (4)

                     By its Decision of 7 June 2007 (2), the Council appointed 27 members of the Management Board.

                     (5)

                     The members of the Management Board nominated by Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and the United Kingdom, were all appointed for a period ending on 31 May 2019. Members of the Management Board from those Member States should therefore be nominated and appointed for a period from 1 June 2019 to 31 May 2023.

                     (6)

                     The Council has received nominations from all the Member States concerned,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            The following persons are hereby appointed members of the Management Board for a second term from 1 June 2019 to 31 May 2023 (name, nationality, date of birth):

                        —

                        Ms Anne-France Marie RIHOUX, Belgian, 12 June 1964,

                        —

                        Ms Enda VESKIMÄE, Estonian, 17 May 1956,

                        —

                        Ms Judīte DIPĀNE, Latvian, 10 April 1971,

                        —

                        Ms Ana Lília GOMES MARTINS, Portuguese, 20 August 1973,

                        —

                        Mr Keith Anthony Trevor BAILEY, British, 2 June 1965.

            Article 2
            The following persons are hereby appointed members of the Management Board for a first term from 1 June 2019 to 31 May 2023 (name, nationality, date of birth):

                        —

                        Ms Teodora Todorova VALKOVA, Bulgarian, 5 December 1976,

                        —

                        Mr Magnus Buhl LØFSTEDT, Danish, 19 February, 1977,

                        —

                        Mr Axel Otto VORWERK, German, 13 May 1960,

                        —

                        Ms Sofia ZISSI, Greek, 24 November 1965,

                        —

                        Ms Tasoula KYPRIANIDOU-LEONTIDOU, Cypriot, 2 November 1961,

                        —

                        Ms Donata PIPIRAITĖ-VALIŠKIENĖ, Lithuanian, 28 May 1983,

                        —

                        Ms Ingrid BORG, Maltese, 8 April 1981,

                        —

                        Ms Anna Katarzyna GRACZYK, Polish, 27 March 1978,

                        —

                        Ms Claudia-Sorina DUMITRU, Romanian, 25 July 1981,

                        —

                        Ms Helena POLAKOVIČOVÁ, Slovak, 22 July 1958.

            Article 3
            This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

            Done at Brussels, 27 May 2019.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               N. HURDUC

            (1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

            (2)  Council Decision of 7 June 2007 appointing 27 members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (OJ C 134, 16.6.2007, p. 6).


title: Council Decision (EU) 2019/895 of 22 May 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the ACP-EU Council of Ministers as regards the delegation of powers to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors on the decision to adopt transitional measures pursuant to Article 95(4) of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement

text:
                  29.5.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 142/67

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/895
         of 22 May 2019
         on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the ACP-EU Council of Ministers as regards the delegation of powers to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors on the decision to adopt transitional measures pursuant to Article 95(4) of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     The Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (1) (‘the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement’) was signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000. The ACP-EU Partnership Agreement entered into force on 1 April 2003 and is to be applied until 29 February 2020.

                     (2)

                     In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 95(4) of the of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, negotiations towards a new ACP-EU Partnership Agreement were launched in September 2018. It is necessary to adopt transitional measures in case the new Agreement is not ready to be applied by the expiry date of the current legal framework.

                     (3)

                     The second subparagraph of Article 95(4) of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement provides for the Council of Ministers to adopt any transitional measures that may be required until the new Agreement comes into force.

                     (4)

                     Pursuant to Article 15(4) of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, the ACP-EU Council of Ministers may adopt a decision to delegate powers to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors, including the power to adopt the decision on transitional measures.

                     (5)

                     The ACP-EU Council of Ministers is to have its yearly ordinary meeting on 23-24 May 2019 in Brussels. The transitional measures have not been agreed and can therefore not be adopted by the ACP-EU Council of Ministers at its ordinary meeting. As no further meetings of the ACP-EU Council of Ministers are foreseen before the expiry of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, and in order to ensure that the decision on transitional measures is taken in a timely manner, it is necessary that the decision to adopt transitional measures pursuant to Article 95(4) of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement be delegated to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors.

                     (6)

                     During its 44th session the ACP-EU Council of Ministers is to adopt a decision delegating the powers to adopt transitional measures to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors (‘the envisaged act’).

                     (7)

                     It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the ACP-EU Council of Ministers, as the envisaged act is binding on the Union.

                     (8)

                     The position of the Union to approve the envisaged act in the ACP-EU Council of Ministers should be set out in this Decision,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            The position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the 44th session of the ACP-EU Council of Ministers shall be to approve the delegation of powers to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors, in accordance with Article 15(4) of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, on the decision to adopt, pursuant to Article 95(4) of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, any transitional measures that may be required until the new Agreement comes into force.

            Article 2
            This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

            Done at Brussels, 22 May 2019.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               C.B. MATEI

            (1)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2018/145 of 9 October 2017 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Multilateral Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Montenegro, the Kingdom of Norway, Romania, the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) and the Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo's declaration of independence. ) on the establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA)

text:
                  31.1.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 26/1

            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/145
      of 9 October 2017
      on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Multilateral Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Montenegro, the Kingdom of Norway, Romania, the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (*1) on the establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA)
      THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
      Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
      Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  The Commission negotiated on behalf of the European Community and of the Member States, a Multilateral Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Montenegro, the Kingdom of Norway, Romania, the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo on the establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA) (‘the Agreement’).

                  (2)

                  The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Community on 9 June 2006, subject to its conclusion at a later date, pursuant to Decision 2006/682/EC of the Council and of the Representatives of the Member States of the European Union meeting within the Council (2).

                  (3)

                  The Agreement has been ratified by all Member States.

                  (4)

                  Following their accession to the Union, the Republic of Bulgaria, Romania and the Republic of Croatia have become Member States and therefore automatically ceased to be Associated Parties under the Agreement in accordance with Article 31(2) thereof. This should be recalled in a notification, to be made at the time of the deposit of the instrument of approval of the Agreement.

                  (5)

                  As regards the amendments to Annex I to the Agreement concerning merely the inclusion of Union legislation into that Annex, to be adopted by the Joint Committee set up under Article 18 of the Agreement, the power to approve such amendments on behalf of Union should be given to the Commission, after consultation of a Special Committee appointed by the Council.

                  (6)

                  In all other cases, the position to be taken within the Joint Committee on behalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union competence should be established on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Treaty on the Function of the European Union (TFEU).

                  (7)

                  Considering that both the Union and the Member States are Parties to the Agreement, close cooperation between them is essential. In order to ensure such close cooperation and unity of external representation in the Joint Committee, and without prejudice to the Treaties, in particular to Articles 16(1) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 218(9) TFEU, a coordination on the positions to be taken in the Joint Committee, on behalf of the Union and the Member States, as regards matters falling within the competence of both the Union and the Member States, should take place prior to any meeting of the Joint Committee dealing with such a matter.

                  (8)

                  Article 2 of Decision 2006/682/EC contains provisions on the establishment of the positions to be taken within the Joint Committee during the provisional application of the Agreement. In view of the judgment of the Court of Justice of 28 April 2015 in Case C-28/12, Commission v Council (3), those provisions should cease to apply at the date of entry into force of this Decision.

                  (9)

                  The Agreement should be approved,

            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
      Article 1
      1.   The Multilateral Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Montenegro, the Kingdom of Norway, Romania, the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo on the establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA), is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (4).
      2.   The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Union, the instrument of approval provided for in Article 29(2) of the Agreement (5) and to make the following notification:

                     ‘1.

                     As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community and from that date exercises all rights and assumes all obligations of the European Community. Therefore, references to ‘the European Community’ in the text of the Agreement are, where appropriate, to be read as references to ‘the European Union’.

                     2.

                     Following their accession to the European Union, the Republic of Bulgaria, Romania and the Republic of Croatia have become Member States of the European Union and, in accordance with Article 31(2) of the Agreement, therefore ceased to be Associated Parties under the Agreement.’

      Article 2
      The position to be taken by the Union as regards decisions of the Joint Committee under Article 17 of the Agreement regarding merely the inclusion of Union legislation into Annex I to the Agreement, subject to any technical adjustments needed, shall be adopted by the Commission, after consultation of a Special Committee appointed by the Council.
      Article 3
      Article 2 of Decision 2006/682/EC shall cease to apply at the date of entry into force of this Decision.
      Article 4
      This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

         Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2017.

               For the Council

               The President

            S. KIISLER

         (*1)  This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) and the Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo's declaration of independence.

         (1)  OJ C 81 E, 15.3.2011, p. 5.

         (2)  Decision 2006/682/EC of the Council and of the Representatives of the Member States of the European Union meeting within the Council of 9 June 2006 on the signature and provisional application of the Multilateral Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Montenegro, the Kingdom of Norway, Romania, the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo on the Establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA) (OJ L 285, 16.10.2006, p. 1).

         (3)  ECLI:EU:C:2015:282.

         (4)  The Agreement has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ L 285, 16.10.2006, p. 3) together with the Decision on the signing and provisional application.

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


title: Council Decision (EU) 2018/146 of 22 January 2018 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part

text:
               31.1.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 26/4

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/146
   of 22 January 2018
   on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Commission negotiated on behalf of the Union and of the Member States a Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco (‘the Agreement’) in accordance with the Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations.

               (2)

               The Agreement was signed on 12 December 2006, pursuant to Decision 2006/959/EC of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council (2). The Agreement has been ratified by all Member States, except for Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia. It is intended that the latter Member States will accede to the Agreement in accordance with Article 6(2) of their respective Acts of Accession.

               (3)

               As regards the amendments to certain Annexes to the Agreement to be adopted by the Joint Committee set up under Article 22 of the Agreement, the power to approve such amendments on behalf of the Union should be given to the Commission, after consultation of the Special Committee appointed by the Council.

               (4)

               In all other cases, the positions to be taken within the Joint Committee on behalf of the Union as regards matters falling within Union competence should be established on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’).

               (5)

               Considering that both the Union and the Member States are Parties to the Agreement, close cooperation between them is essential. In order to ensure close cooperation and unity of external representation in the Joint Committee, and without prejudice to the Treaties, in particular to Article 16(1) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 218(9) TFEU, a coordination on the positions to be taken within the Joint Committee, on behalf of the Union and the Member States, as regards matters falling within the competence of both the Union and the Member States, should take place prior to any meeting of the Joint Committee dealing with such a matter.

               (6)

               Articles 2 to 5 of Decision 2006/959/EC contain provisions on decision-making by the Council with regard to various matters set out in the Agreement, including the establishment of the positions to be taken within the Joint Committee, and on the information obligations of the Member States, during the provisional application of the Agreement. Those provisions are either not necessary or their application should be discontinued in view of the judgment of the Court of Justice of 28 April 2015 in Case C-28/12, Commission v Council (3). It is therefore appropriate that all those provisions cease to apply at the date of entry into force of this Decision.

               (7)

               The Agreement should be approved,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   1.   The Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (4).
   2.   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deliver to the Kingdom of Morocco the diplomatic notes provided for in Article 30 of the Agreement (5) and to make the following notification:

      ‘As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community and from that date exercises all rights and assumes all obligations of the European Community. Therefore, references to ‘the European Community’ in the text of the Agreement are, where appropriate, to be read as references to ‘the European Union’.’

   Article 2
   The positions to be taken by the Union within the Joint Committee set up under Article 22 of the Agreement, as regards the amendment to the Annexes to the Agreement other than Annex I (Agreed Services and Specified Routes) and Annex IV (Transitional Provisions), shall be adopted by the Commission, following consultation with a Special Committee appointed by the Council.
   Article 3
   Articles 2 to 5 of Decision 2006/959/EC shall cease to apply at the date of entry into force of this Decision.
   Article 4
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 22 January 2018.

            For the Council

            The President

         F. MOGHERINI

      (1)  OJ C 81E, 15.3.2011, p. 5.

      (2)  Decision 2006/959/EC of the Council and of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 4 December 2006 on the signature and provisional application of the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part (OJ L 386, 29.12.2006, p. 55).

      (3)  ECLI:EU:C:2015:282.

      (4)  The Agreement has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ L 386, 29.12.2006, p. 57) together with the Decision on the signing and provisional application.

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


title: Council Decision (EU) 2018/152 of 29 January 2018 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions

text:
               31.1.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 26/52

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/152
   of 29 January 2018
   appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the German Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.

               (2)

               An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Anke SPOORENDONK,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The following is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:

               —

               Ms Sabine SÜTTERLIN-WAACK, Ministerin für Justiz, Europa, Verbraucherschutz und Gleichstellung des Landes Schleswig-Holstein.

         Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 29 January 2018.

            For the Council

            The President

         R. PORODZANOV

      (1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

      (2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

      (3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).