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2003/123/EC: Commission Decision of 19 February 2003 conferring management of aid on implementing agencies for a pre-accession measure in agriculture and rural development in the Czech Republic in the pre-accession period

Official Journal L 049 , 22/02/2003 P. 0021 - 0022

Commission Decisionof 19 February 2003conferring management of aid on implementing agencies for a pre-accession measure in agriculture and rural development in the Czech Republic in the pre-accession period(2003/123/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 of 21 June 1999 on coordinating aid to the applicant countries in the framework of the pre-accession strategy and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89(1), and in particular Article 12(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Special Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development for the Czech Republic (hereinafter Sapard) was approved by Commission Decision of 26 October 2000(2), and amended by Commission Decision of 23 December 2002 in accordance with Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 of 21 June 1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001(4).(2) The government of the Czech Republic and the Commission, acting on behalf of the Community, signed on 5 February 2001 the Multiannual Financing Agreement (hereinafter MAFA) laying down the technical, legal and administrative framework for the execution of Sapard, amended by the Annual Financing Agreement (hereinafter AFA) for 2001, signed on 13 October 2002.(3) A Sapard agency has been appointed by the competent authority of the Czech Republic for the implementation of some of the measures defined in Sapard. The Ministry of Finance, National Fund, has been appointed for the financial functions it is due to perform in the framework of the implementation of Sapard.(4) On the basis of a case-by-case analysis of the national and sectorial programme/project management capacity, financial control procedures and structures regarding public finance, as provided for in Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999, the Commission adopted Decision 2002/298/EC of 15 April 2002 conferring management of aid on implementing agencies for pre-accession measures in agriculture and rural development in the Czech Republic in the pre-accession period(5) with regard to certain measures provided for in Sapard.(5) The Commission has since undertaken a further analysis under Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 in respect of Measure 2.3 "Agricultural production methods designed to protect the environment and maintain the countryside" as provided for in Sapard. The Commission considers that, also with regard to that measure, the Czech Republic complies with the provisions of Articles 4 to 6 and of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000 of 7 June 2000 laying down financial rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 188/2003(7), and with the minimum conditions set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999.(6) It is therefore appropriate to waive the ex ante approval requirement provided for in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 and to confer, with regard to Measure 2.3, on the Sapard agency and on the Ministry of Finance, National Fund in the Czech Republic, the management of aid on a decentralised basis.(7) Since the verifications carried out by the Commission for measure 2.3 are based on a system that is not yet fully operating with regard to all relevant elements, however, it is appropriate to confer the management of Sapard on the Sapard agency and on the Ministry of Finance, National Fund, according to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000, on a provisional basis.(8) Full conferral of management of Sapard is only envisaged after further verifications to ensure that the system operates satisfactorily have been carried out and after any recommendations which the Commission may issue with regard to the conferral of management of aid on the Sapard agency and on the Ministry of Finance, National Fund, have been implemented,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The requirement of ex ante approval by the Commission of project selection and contracting for Measure 2.3 by the Czech Republic provided for in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 is hereby waived.Article 2Management of Sapard is conferred on a provisional basis on:1. the Sapard agency of the Czech Republic, Tesnov 17, 117 05 Prague 1, for the implementation of Measure 2.3 of Sapard: "Agricultural production methods designed to protect the environment and maintain the countryside" as defined in the Programme for Agricultural and Rural Development that was approved by Commission Decision of 26 October 2000; and2. the Ministry of Finance, National Fund, located at Letenska 15, 118 10 Prague 1, Czech Republic, for the financial functions it is due to perform in the framework of the implementation of Sapard for Measure 2.3 for the Czech Republic.Done at Brussels, 19 February 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 68.(2) C/2000/3105 final.(3) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 87.(4) OJ L 342, 27.12.2001, p. 1.(5) OJ L 102, 18.4.2002, p. 32.(6) OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 5.(7) OJ L 27, 1.2.2003, p. 14.


title: Council Decision of 30 October 2013 adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 9 of the European Union for the financial year 2013

text:
               1.11.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 318/3

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 30 October 2013
   adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 9 of the European Union for the financial year 2013
   2013/C 318/03
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1), and in particular Article 41 thereof,
   Whereas:

               —

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

               —

               on 3 October 2013, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 9 to the general budget for the financial year 2013,

               —

               given the fact that draft amending budget No 9 to the general budget for 2013 needs to be adopted without delay, it is justified to shorten, in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Council's Rules of Procedure, the 8-week period for the information of national Parliaments, as well as the 10-day period foreseen for placing the item on the Council's provisional agenda laid down in Article 4 of Protocol No 1 on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   The Council's position on draft amending budget No 9 of the European Union for the financial year 2013 was adopted on 30 October 2013.
   The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

      Done at Brussels, 30 October 2013.

            For the Council

            The President

         L. LINKEVIČIUS

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

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


title: Commission Decision (EU) 2017/451 of 14 March 2017 approving, on behalf of the European Union, certain amendments to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

text:
                  15.3.2017

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 69/34

            COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2017/451
      of 14 March 2017
      approving, on behalf of the European Union, certain amendments to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
      THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
      Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2016/870 of 24 May 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of four years (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  Article 10 of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (2), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, approved by Council Regulation (EC) No 1801/2006 (3), establishes a Joint Committee responsible for monitoring the application of the Agreement and, in particular, for supervising the implementation, interpretation and smooth operation thereof, as well as for reassessing, where appropriate, the level of fishing opportunities and, consequently, of the financial contribution.

                  (2)

                  Article 1(1) of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Protocol’, approved by Council Decision (EU) 2016/870 sets out the fishing opportunities under that agreement for a period of four years from 16 November 2015, and Article 2(1) of the Protocol sets out the annual financial contribution for access by European Union vessels to the Mauritanian fishing zone.

                  (3)

                  The table referred to in Article 1(1) of the Protocol gives details about the fishing opportunities and states that, on the basis of available scientific advice, the two parties may agree within the Joint Committee on the allocation of fishing opportunities for freezer trawlers targeting demersal species in respect of which a surplus has been identified.

                  (4)

                  The Joint Committee was to meet in Nouakchott on 15 and 16 November 2016 at an extraordinary session to adopt amendments to the fishing opportunities and the applicable conditions for the exercise of fishing activities, as well as the financial contribution, taking into account the EU's request to create a new fishing category for freezer trawlers targeting black hake.

                  (5)

                  Prior to the Joint Committee meeting in question, the Commission sent a preparatory document setting out the particulars of the envisaged Union position to the Council.

                  (6)

                  The envisaged Union position was approved by the Council in accordance with point 3 of the Annex to Council Decision (EU) 2016/870.

                  (7)

                  The amendments adopted, namely the introduction of a new fishing category for freezer trawlers targeting black hake, the applicable fishing conditions for this new category, and the increase in the financial contribution for access, were recorded in Annex 5 to the minutes of the Joint Committee meeting in question of 15 and 16 November 2016.

                  (8)

                  These amendments should be approved on behalf of the Union,

            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
      Article 1
      The amendments to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, adopted by the Joint Committee established by Article 10 of that agreement in its meeting of 15 and 16 November 2016, and resulting from Annex 5 to the minutes, are hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
      The text of Annex 5 to the minutes of the Joint Committee meeting of 15 and 16 November 2016 is attached to this Decision.
      Article 2
      This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

         Done at Brussels, 14 March 2017.

               For the Commission

               The President

            Jean-Claude JUNCKER

         (1)  OJ L 145, 2.6.2016, p. 1.

         (2)  OJ L 343, 8.12.2006, p. 4.

         (3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1801/2006 of 30 November 2006 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (OJ L 343, 8.12.2006, p. 1).

         ANNEX
         Protocol, Article 2, paragraphs:

                     1.

                     The annual financial contribution for the access by European Union vessels to the Mauritanian fishing zone referred to in Article 7 of the Agreement is set at EUR fifty-seven million, five-hundred thousand (57 500 000). This paragraph shall apply subject to Articles 5 to 10 and Article 16 of this Protocol.

                     3.

                     The total allowable catches (categories 1, 2, 2a, 3, 6, 7 and 8) and the reference tonnages (categories 4 and 5) are set out in the datasheets contained in Annex 1 to this Protocol. They are established on the basis of the calendar year (1 January-31 December of the year concerned). If the first and the last period of the application of the Protocol do not correspond to a calendar year, the total allowable catches shall be fixed pro rata temporis and taking account, for each fishing category, of trends in terms of the distribution of catches throughout the year.

                     7.

                     For fishing categories 4 and 5, if catches made by tuna vessels from the European Union in the Mauritanian fishing zone exceed the reference tonnage stipulated for each of these categories, the financial contribution of EUR fifty-seven million, five-hundred thousand (57 500 000) shall be increased, for each additional tonne caught, by the amount of the fee stated in the relevant datasheets for the year in question. However, the amount paid by the European Union in respect of the overrun must not exceed an amount equivalent to twice the corresponding reference tonnage. If the quantities of catches made by European Union vessels are more than twice the corresponding reference tonnage, the amount due in respect of the quantity exceeding that limit shall be paid the following year.

               Table of fishing categories referred to in Article 1(1):

                     Fishing categories

                     Total allowable catches and reference tonnage

                     1

                     Vessels fishing for crustaceans other than spiny lobster and crab

                     5 000  tonnes

                     2

                     Black hake (non-freezer) trawlers and bottom longliners

                     6 000  tonnes

                     2a

                     Black hake (freezer) trawlers:

                     Black hake 3 500  tonnes
                     Squid 1 450  tonnes
                     Cuttlefish 600 tonnes

                     3

                     Vessels fishing for demersal species other than black hake with gear other than trawls

                     3 000  tonnes

                     4

                     Tuna seiners

                     12 500  tonnes
                     (Reference tonnage)

                     5

                     Pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners

                     7 500  tonnes
                     (Reference tonnage)

                     6

                     Pelagic freezer trawlers

                     225 000  tonnes (*1)

                     7

                     Non-freezer pelagic vessels

                     15 000  tonnes (*2)

                     8

                     Cephalopods

                     [pm] tonnes

               Annex, Appendix 1 ‘Datasheets’, new datasheet 2a:

                     FISHING CATEGORY 2a:
                     BLACK HAKE (FREEZER) TRAWLERS:

               1.   Fishing zone

                                 (a)

                                 North of latitude 19° 15′ 60″N: west of the line joining the following points:

                                                20° 46′ 30″N

                                                17° 03′ 00″W

                                                20° 36′ 00″N

                                                17° 11′ 00″W

                                                20° 36′ 00″N

                                                17° 36′ 00″W

                                                20° 03′ 00″N

                                                17° 36′ 00″W

                                                19° 45′ 70″N

                                                17° 03′ 00″W

                                                19° 29′ 00″N

                                                16° 51′ 50″W

                                                19° 15′ 60″N

                                                16° 51′ 50″W

                                                19° 15′ 60″N

                                                16° 49′ 60″W

                                 (b)

                                 South of latitude 19° 15′ 60″N as far as latitude 17° 50′ 00″N: west of the 18-nautical-mile line from the low-water mark;

                                 (c)

                                 South of latitude 17° 50′ 00″N: west of the 12-nautical-mile line from the low-water mark.

                           In the case of areas calculated on the basis of the low-water mark, the Joint Committee may replace the lines for delimiting zones with a series of geographical coordinates.

                     Authorised gear

                                 —

                                 Bottom trawl for hake.

                                 —

                                 doubling of the cod-end is prohibited.

                                 —

                                 doubling of the twine forming the cod-end is prohibited.

                     Minimum authorised mesh

                     70 mm (trawl)

                     Minimum Size

                     For fish, the minimum size is to be measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the caudal fin (total length) (see Appendix 7)

                     The Joint Committee may determine the minimum size for species not listed above.

                     By-catches

                     Authorised

                     Not authorised

                     25 % of demersal species (other than black hake)

                     Cephalopods (other than squid and cuttlefish) and crustaceans

                     The Joint Committee may determine by-catch rates for species not listed above.

                     Fishing opportunities/fees

                     Period

                     Year

                     Total allowable catch (tonnes):

                     3 500

                     Black hake (main target species)

                     1 450

                     squid (secondary target species)

                     600

                     cuttlefish (secondary target species)

                     Fee

                     70 EUR/t for black hake

                     575 EUR/t for squid

                     250 EUR/t for cuttlefish

                     90 EUR/t for by-catch

                     The fee shall be calculated at the end of each period of three months in which the vessel is authorised to fish, taking into account the catches made during that period.
                     The licence shall be granted on advance payment of EUR 1 000  per vessel, to be deducted from the total amount of the fee; the advance payment shall be made at the beginning of each three-month period in which the vessel is authorised to fish.
                     The number of vessels authorised at the same time shall not exceed six.

                     Biological rest periods

                     Where appropriate, the Joint Committee shall determine a biological recovery period based on the scientific opinion of the Joint Scientific Committee.

                     Scientific Observers

                     By way of derogation from the rule set out in point 2 of Chapter X of the Annex, the vessels shall take on board a Mauritanian scientific observer on each trip.

                     Comments

                     The fees shall be fixed for the entire period of application of the Protocol.

            (*1)  This figure may be exceeded by a 10 % margin without any impact on the financial contribution paid by the European Union for access.

            (*2)  If these fishing opportunities are utilised, they shall be deducted from the total allowable catch provided for in category 6.


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1999/396/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 2 June 1999 concerning the terms and conditions for internal investigations in relation to the prevention of fraud, corruption and any illegal activity detrimental to the Communities' interests (notified under document number SEC(1999) 802)

Official Journal L 149 , 16/06/1999 P. 0057 - 0059

COMMISSION DECISIONof 2 June 1999concerning the terms and conditions for internal investigations in relation to the prevention of fraud, corruption and any illegal activity detrimental to the Communities' interests(notified under document number SEC(1999) 802)(1999/396/EC, ECSC, Euratom)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 218 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 16 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 131 thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999(2) concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (hereinafter "the Office") provide that the Office is to initiate and conduct administrative investigations within the institutions, bodies and offices and agencies established by or on the basis of the EC Treaty or Euratom Treaty;(2) the responsibility of the Office as established by the Commission extends beyond the protection of financial interests, to include all activities relating to the need to safeguard Community interests against irregular conduct liable to give rise to administrative or criminal procedings;(3) the scope of the fight against fraud should be broadened and its effectiveness enhanced by exploiting existing expertise in the area of administrative investigations;(4) therefore, on the basis of its administrative autonomy, the Commission should entrust to the Office the task of conducting internal administrative investigations with a view to bringing to light serious situations relating to the discharge of professional duties which may constitute a failure to comply with the obligations of officials and servants of the Communities, as referred to in Articles 11, 12, second and third paragraphs, 13, 14, 16 and 17, first paragraph, of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants (hereinafter referred to as "the Staff Regulations"), detrimental to the interests of those Communities and liable to result in disciplinary or, in appropriate cases, criminal proceedings, or serious misconduct, as referred to in Article 22 of the Staff Regulations, or a failure to comply with the analogous obligations of the Members of the Commission or members of the Commission's staff not subject to the Staff Regulations;(5) such investigations should be conducted in full compliance with the relevant provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Communities, and in particular the Protocol on privileges and immunities, the texts implementing them and the Staff Regulations;(6) such investigations should be carried out under equivalent conditions in all the Community institutions, bodies and offices and agencies; assignment of this task to the Office should not affect the responsibilities of the institutions, bodies or agencies themselves and should in no way reduce the legal protection of the persons concerned;(7) pending the amendment of the Staff Regulations, practical arrangements should be laid down stipulating how the Members of the Commission and its officials and servants are to cooperate in the smooth operation of the internal investigations;(8) the Commission's Decision of 14 July 1998 concerning investigations carried out by the Task Force "Coordination of the fight against fraud", together with its implementing rules of 9 December 1998, should be repealed,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1Duty to cooperate with the OfficeThe Secretary-General, the services and any official or servant of the Commission shall be required to cooperate fully with the Office's agents and to lend any assistance required to the investigation. With that aim in view, they shall supply the Office's agents with all useful information and explanations.Without prejudice to the relevant provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Communities, in particular the Protocol on privileges and immunities, and the texts implementing them, Members of the Commission shall cooperate fully with the Office.Article 2Duty to supply informationAny official or servant of the Commission who becomes aware of evidence which gives rise to a presumption of the existence of possible cases of fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity detrimental to the interests of the Communities, or of serious situations relating to the discharge of professional duties which may constitute a failure to comply with the obligations of officials or servants of the Communities liable to result in disciplinary or, in appropriate cases, criminal proceedings, or a failure to comply with the analogous obligations of the Members of the Commission or members of the Commission's staff not subject to the Staff Regulations, shall inform without delay his Head of Service or Director-General or, if he considers it useful, the Secretary-General of the Commission or the Office direct.The Secretary-General, the Directors-General and the Heads of Service of the Commission shall transmit without delay to the Office any evidence of which they are aware from which the existence of irregularities as referred to in the first paragraph may be presumed.Officials or servants of the Commission shall in no way suffer inequitable or discriminatory treatment as a result of having communicated the information referred to in the first and second paragrpahs.Members of the Commission who acquire knowledge of facts as referred to in the first paragraph shall inform the President of the Commission or, if they consider it useful, the Office direct.Article 3Assistance from the Security OfficeAt the request of the Director of the Office, the Commission's Security Office shall assist the Office in the practical conduct of investigations.Article 4Informing the interested partyWhere the possible implication of a Member, official or servant of the Commission emerges, the interested party shall be informed rapidly as long as this would not be harmful to the investigation. In any event, conclusions referring by name to a Member, official or servant of the Commission may not be drawn once the investigation has been completed without the interested party's having been enabled to express his views on all the facts which concern him.In cases necessitating the maintenance of absolute secrecy for the purposes of the investigation and requiring the use of investigative procedures falling within the remit of a national judicial authority, compliance with the obligation to invite the Member, official or servant of the Commission to give his views may be deferred in agreement with the President of the Commission or its Secretary-General respectively.Article 5Information on the closing of the investigation with no further action takenIf, following an internal investigation, no case can be made out against a Member, official or servant of the Commission against whom allegations have been made, the internal investigation concerning him shall be closed, with no further action taken, by decision of the Director of the Office, who shall inform the interested party in writing.Article 6Waiver of immunityAny request from a national police or judicial authority regarding the waiver of immunity from judicial proceedings of an official or servant of the Commission concerning possible cases of fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity shall be transmitted to the Director of the Office for his opinion. If a request for waiver of immunity concerns a Member of the Commission, the Office shall be informed.Article 7RepealThe Commission's Decision of 14 July 1998 concerning investigations carried out by the Task Force "Coordination of the fight against fraud", together with its implementing rules of 9 December 1998, are hereby repealed.Article 8Effective dateThis Decision shall take effect on 1 June 1999.Done at Brussels, 2 June 1999.For the CommissionThe PresidentJacques SANTER(1) OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 8.


title: Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/411 of 18 March 2016 amending Decision 2011/172/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Egypt

text:
               19.3.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 74/40

         COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2016/411
   of 18 March 2016
   amending Decision 2011/172/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Egypt
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 21 March 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/172/CFSP (1) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Egypt.

               (2)

               On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/172/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 22 March 2017.

               (3)

               Decision 2011/172/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   In Article 5 of Decision 2011/172/CFSP, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:

      ‘This Decision shall apply until 22 March 2017.’.

   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 18 March 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         A.G. KOENDERS

      (1)  Council Decision 2011/172/CFSP of 21 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Egypt (OJ L 76, 22.3.2011, p. 63).


title: 2010/202/: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2010 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management

text:
               8.4.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 88/15

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
   of 9 March 2010
   on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management
   (2010/202/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
   having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
   having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support to redundant workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

               (2)

               The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a result of the global financial and economic crisis.

               (3)

               The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

               (4)

               Lithuania submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in ‘Snaigė’ plc and two of its suppliers, on 23 July 2009. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, therefore the Commission proposes to deploy an amount of EUR 258 163.

               (5)

               The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Lithuania,

         HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 258 163 in commitment and payment appropriations.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Strasbourg, 9 March 2010.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         J. BUZEK

            For the Council

            The President

         M. Á. MORATINOS

      (1)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1.