title: Council Decision of 27 November 2008 implementing Joint Action 2007/749/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)

text:
               28.11.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 318/14

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 27 November 2008
   implementing Joint Action 2007/749/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
   (2008/890/CFSP)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Council Joint Action 2007/749/CFSP of 19 November 2007 on the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) (1) and, in particular, Article 12(1) thereof, in conjunction with the second indent of Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 19 November 2007 the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/749/CFSP establishing that the EUPM is to be continued until 31 December 2009. The financial reference amount for 2008 and 2009 is to be decided on an annual basis.

               (2)

               The mandate of the EUPM will be implemented in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the Common Foreign and Security Policy as set out in Article 11 of the Treaty,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the implementation of Joint Action 2007/749/CFSP shall be EUR 12 400 000 for 2009.
   2.   The expenditure financed by the amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 27 November 2008.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. ALLIOT-MARIE

      (1)  OJ L 303, 21.11.2007, p. 40.


title: 2013/538/EU, Euratom: Decision of the European Parliament of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for the financial year 2011

text:
               16.11.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 308/104

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 17 April 2013
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for the financial year 2011
   (2013/538/EU, Euratom)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011 (1),

               —

               having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012) 436 — C7-0224/2012) (2),

               —

               having regard to the annual accounts of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for the financial year 2011,

               —

               having regard to the Commission’s report on the follow-up to the discharge for the 2010 financial year (COM(2012) 585), and to the Commission staff working documents accompanying that report (SWD(2012) 340 and SWD(2012) 330),

               —

               having regard to the Commission’s annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2011 (COM(2012) 563), and to the Commission staff working document accompanying that report (SWD(2012) 283),

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for the financial year 2011, together with the Agency’s replies (3),

               —

               having regard to the statement of assurance (4) 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 2011 pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 12 February 2013 on discharge to be given to the executive agencies in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2011 (05754/2013 — C7-0039/2013),

               —

               having regard to Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 106a of the Euratom Treaty,

               —

               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 (5), and in particular Articles 55, 145, 146 and 147 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 (6), and in particular Articles 62, 164, 165 and 166 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 of 19 December 2002 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes (7), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,

               —

               having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 of 21 September 2004 on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes (8), and in particular the first and second paragraphs of Article 66 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Commission Decision 2005/56/EC of 14 January 2005 setting up the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for the management of Community action in the fields of education, audiovisual and culture in application of Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 (9),

               —

               having regard to Rule 76 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinions of the other committees concerned (A7-0116/2013),

               A.

               whereas under Article 17(1) of the Treaty on European Union the Commission shall execute the budget and manage programmes and shall do so, under Article 317 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in cooperation with the Member States on its own responsibility, having regard to the principle of sound financial management,

               1.

               Grants the Director of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2011;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the resolution that forms an integral part of its Decisions on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, Section III — Commission and executive agencies;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision, together with its Decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, Section III — Commission and the resolution that forms an integral part of those Decisions, to the Director of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union 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 L 68, 15.3.2011.

      (2)  OJ C 348, 14.11.2012, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 388, 15.12.2012, p. 34.

      (4)  OJ C 348, 14.11.2012, p. 130.

      (5)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

      (7)  OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 1.

      (8)  OJ L 297, 22.9.2004, p. 6.

      (9)  OJ L 24, 27.1.2005, p. 35.


title: 2006/505/EC: Commission Decision of  14 July 2006  setting up a Standards Advice Review Group to advise the Commission on the objectivity and neutrality of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group's (EFRAG’s) opinions

text:
               21.7.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 199/33

      COMMISSION DECISION

   of 14 July 2006
   setting up a Standards Advice Review Group to advise the Commission on the objectivity and neutrality of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group's (EFRAG’s) opinions
   (2006/505/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The high level of transparency and comparability of financial reporting for all publicly traded Community companies is necessary for building an integrated capital market which operates effectively, smoothly and efficiently.

               (2)

               In order to contribute to a better functioning of the internal market Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) provides that the companies listed on regulated market are required to prepare their consolidated accounts in accordance with a single set of global accounting standards, commonly refereed to as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The Regulation, in its recital 10, foresees the creation of an accounting technical committee to provide support and expertise to the Commission in the assessment of international accounting standards.

               (3)

               The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) was founded in March 2001 by the organisations representing preparers, users and accountancy professions involved in the financial reporting process; EFRAG provides opinions on whether the standard or interpretation to be endorsed complies with the Community law and, in particular, the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 as regards understandability, relevance, reliability and comparability as well as the true and fair principle as set out in Council Directives 78/660/EEC (2) and 83/349/EEC (3).

               (4)

               As EFRAG is a private body it is important for the high quality, transparency and credibility of the endorsement process to establish appropriate institutional infrastructure ensuring that its endorsement advice is objective and well-balanced.

               (5)

               In this context, the Commission considers that a Standards Advice Review Group composed of independent experts and high level representatives from National Standard Setters should therefore be established to serve as a body to reflect on the endorsement advice submitted by the EFRAG with a view to assessing whether its content is well-balanced and objective,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   A group of non-governmental experts in accounting, hereinafter referred to as ‘the group’, is hereby established.
   Article 2
   Task
   The role of the group shall be to advise the Commission, before it takes a decision on endorsement, on whether EFRAG's opinions on endorsement of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Interpretations by the International Financial Reporting Committee (IFRICs) are well-balanced and objective.
   Article 3
   Membership — Appointment
   1.   The group shall comprise of maximum seven members.
   2.   The Commission shall appoint the members of the group from independent experts whose experience and competence in the accounting area, in particular in financial reporting issues, are widely recognised at Community level. The members shall be selected on the basis of eligible proposals submitted following the call for applications published on the website of DG Internal Market and Services.
   3.   The Commission will take the following criteria into account when assessing applications:

               —

               proven competence and high level technical experience, including at European and/or international level, in the accounting area, in particular in financial reporting issues,

               —

               independence,

               —

               the need for balanced composition in terms of geographical origin, gender (4), the functions and size of businesses or bodies concerned.

         4.   The members shall be appointed in a personal capacity and shall advise the Commission independently of any outside influence. The members shall not participate in the work of EFRAG either before the appointment to the group or during their term of office.
   5.   Members shall each year sign an undertaking to act in the public interest and a declaration indicating the absence or existence of any interest which may undermine their independence and objectivity.
   6.   Members of the group are appointed for a 3-year renewable term of office. The rules of procedure of the group may foresee partial replacement of the members every year in groups of 2 or 3.
   7.   In the event of resignation of a member of the group during the term of office as well as when a member is no longer capable of contributing effectively to the group’s deliberations or does not comply with the conditions set out in paragraphs 3 and 4, or Article 287 of the Treaty, the Commission shall appoint a new member of the group in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 for the remainder of his/her term of office.
   8.   The names of members appointed by the Commission shall be published on the Internet website of the DG Internal Market and Services. The names of members shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5).
   Article 4
   Operation
   1.   The group shall be chaired by one of its members. The chairman will be selected by a simple majority for a period of one year.
   2.   The representative of the Commission will assist in the meetings of the group and may take part in the debates. Other Commission officials interested in the matters discussed by the group may also attend its meetings.
   3.   Upon receiving EFRAG's opinion on endorsement of IFRS or IFRICs, the group shall give its advice on whether the opinion of EFRAG is objective and well-balanced.
   4.   The group shall deliver its advice to the Commission within a short time, which should not be longer than three weeks from the date of receiving EFRAG's opinion. In exceptional circumstances, in particular when the issue is complex, this period may be extended to four weeks.
   5.   The final advice of the group shall be published on the Internet website of the Commission.
   6.   When the group identifies a particular concern, the chairman of the group shall enter into a dialog with EFRAG with a view to resolve the matter, before the group issues its final advice. The Commission may assist in the discussions between the group and EFRAG with the aim to establish a balanced solution.
   7.   The Chairman of Technical Expert Group (TEG) of EFRAG may attend the meetings of the group as an observer. The chairman or the representative of the Commission may also ask other experts or observers with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the group’s deliberations if this is useful and/or necessary.
   8.   Information obtained by participating in the deliberations of the group shall not be divulged if, in the opinion of the Commission, that information relates to confidential matters.
   9.   The group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure adopted by the Commission (6).
   10.   In addition to documents mentioned in this Article, the Commission may publish on the Internet, in the original language of the document concerned, any summary, conclusion, or partial conclusion or working document of the group.
   Article 5
   Meeting expenses
   The Commission shall reimburse travel and, where appropriate, subsistence expenses for members, experts and observers in connection with the group’s activities in accordance with the Commission’s rules on the compensation of external experts.
   The members, experts and observers shall not be remunerated for the services they render.
   Meeting expenses are reimbursed within the limits of the annual budget allocated to the group by the responsible Commission services.
   Article 6
   Applicability
   The decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply until 13 July 2009. The Commission shall decide on a possible extension before that date.

      Done at Brussels, 14 July 2006.

            For the Commission

         Charlie McCREEVY

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 243, 11.9.2002, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 222, 14.8.1978, p. 11. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 157, 9.6.2006, p. 87).

      (3)  OJ L 193, 18.7.1983, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/43/EC.

      (4)  Commission Decision 2000/407/EC of 19 June 2000 relating to gender balance within the committees and expert groups established by it (OJ L 154, 27.6.2000, p. 34).

      (5)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

      (6)  Annex III of document SEC(2005) 1004.


title: Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/628 of 21 April 2016 updating and amending the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/2430

text:
               22.4.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 106/24

         COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2016/628
   of 21 April 2016
   updating and amending the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/2430
   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 27 December 2001, the Council adopted Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (1).

               (2)

               On 21 December 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/2430 (2) updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (‘the list’).

               (3)

               The Council has determined that there are no longer grounds for keeping one entity on the list.

               (4)

               The list should therefore be updated accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2015/2430 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
   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 Luxembourg, 21 April 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         G.A. VAN DER STEUR

      (1)  Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93).

      (2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/2430 of 21 December 2015 updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1334 (OJ L 334, 22.12.2015, p. 18).

      ANNEX
      The entity listed below is deleted from the list set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2015/2430:
      II.   GROUPS AND ENTITIES

                  12.

                  ‘International Sikh Youth Federation’ — ‘ISYF’.


title: 2012/46/EU: Council Decision of 23 January 2012 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in the Netherlands

text:
               28.1.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 26/32

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 23 January 2012
   on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in the Netherlands
   (2012/46/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (1), in particular Article 25 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA (2), in particular Article 20 thereof and Chapter 4 of the Annex thereto,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               According to the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the legal effects of the acts of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union adopted prior to the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon are preserved until those acts are repealed, annulled or amended in implementation of the Treaties.

               (2)

               Accordingly, Article 25 of Decision 2008/615/JHA is applicable and the Council must unanimously decide whether the Member States have implemented the provisions of Chapter 6 of that Decision.

               (3)

               Article 20 of Decision 2008/616/JHA provides that decisions referred to in Article 25(2) of Decision 2008/615/JHA are to be taken on the basis of an evaluation report based on a questionnaire. With respect to automated data exchange in accordance with Chapter 2 of Decision 2008/615/JHA, the evaluation report is to be based on an evaluation visit and a pilot run.

               (4)

               According to Chapter 4, point 1.1, of the Annex to Decision 2008/616/JHA, the questionnaire drawn up by the relevant Council Working Group concerns each of the automated data exchanges and has to be answered by a Member State as soon as it believes it fulfils the prerequisites for sharing data in the relevant data category.

               (5)

               The Netherlands has completed the questionnaire on data protection and the questionnaire on dactyloscopic data exchange.

               (6)

               A successful pilot run has been carried out by the Netherlands with Germany.

               (7)

               An evaluation visit has taken place in the Netherlands and a report on the evaluation visit has been produced by the German evaluation team and forwarded to the relevant Council Working Group.

               (8)

               An overall evaluation report, summarising the results of the questionnaire, the evaluation visit and the pilot run concerning dactyloscopic data exchange has been presented to the Council,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   For the purposes of automated searching of dactyloscopic data, the Netherlands has fully implemented the general provisions on data protection of Chapter 6 of Decision 2008/615/JHA and is entitled to receive and supply personal data pursuant to Article 9 of that Decision as from the day of the entry into force of this Decision.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 23 January 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. GJERSKOV

      (1)  OJ L 210, 6.8.2008, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 210, 6.8.2008, p. 12.


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89/526/EEC: Council Decision of 18 September 1989 accepting on behalf of the Community the Resolution of the Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe concerning technical assistance measures for the implementation of the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods

Official Journal L 273 , 22/09/1989 P. 0027 - 0028 Finnish special edition: Chapter 2 Volume 7 P. 0082  Swedish special edition: Chapter 2 Volume 7 P. 0082

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 18 September 1989  accepting on behalf of the Community the resolution of the Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe concerning technical assistance measures for the implementation of the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods  (89/526/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular to Article 113 thereof,  Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,  Whereas the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods was approved by the Community by means of Regulation (EEC) No 1262/84 (1) and entered into force on 12 September 1987;  Whereas the aim of the resolution of the Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe concerning technical assistance measures for the implementation of the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods is the facilitation of international trade by furnishing to developing countries, upon their request and upon mutually agreed conditions, any technical assistance deemed necessary for the implementation of the said Convention;  Whereas the Community is interested in facilitating international trade through the harmonization of frontier controls of goods;  Whereas the resolution in question may be accepted by the Community with immediate effect,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  The resolution adopted by the Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe on 4 February 1983 concerning technical assistance measures for the implementation of the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods is hereby accepted on behalf of the Community with immediate effect.  The text of the resolution is attached to this Decision.  Article 2  The President of the Council shall designate the person empowered to notify the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe of the acceptance, by the Community, with immediate effect, of the resolution referred to in Article 1.  Done at Brussels, 18 September 1989.  For the Council  The President  E. CRESSON  (1) OJ No L 126, 12. 5. 1984, p. 1.  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MEASURES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE HARMONIZATION OF FRONTIER CONTROLS OF GOODS  RESOLUTION No 230  adopted by the Inland Transport Committee on 4 February 1983  THE INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE,  BEARING IN MIND the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (Geneva, 1983),  EXPRESSING THE WISH that the greatest possible number of countries should be able to accede to the Convention and that its provisions should be put soon into effect,  RECOMMENDS that the Contracting Parties to the Convention should endeavour to furnish to the developing countries, upon their request and upon mutually agreed conditions, any technical assistance deemed necessary for the implementation of the said Convention,  REQUESTS the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe to bring this resolution to the attention of the other regional economic commissions and competent bodies of the United Nations, inviting them to take it into account when preparing and executing their technical assistance programmes,  REQUESTS governments to notify the Executive Secretary, if possible by 1 April 1985 whether they accept this resolution,  REQUESTS the Executive Secretary to circulate the replies received from the governments.


title: 2009/646/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 23 April 2009 on the closure of the accounts of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2007

text:
               26.9.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 255/121

      DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

   of 23 April 2009
   on the closure of the accounts of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2007
   (2009/646/EC)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2007 (1),

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the final annual accounts of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2007, together with the Agency’s replies (2),

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 10 February 2009 (5588/2009 — C6-0060/2009),

               —

               having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,

               —

               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), and in particular Article 185 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (4), and in particular Article 68 thereof,

               —

               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 Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Rule 71 of, and Annex V to, its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0162/2009),

               1.

               Notes that the final annual accounts of the European Medicines Agency are as annexed to the Court of Auditors’ report;

               2.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2007;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 278, 31.10.2008, p. 10.

      (2)  OJ C 311, 5.12.2008, p. 27.

      (3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

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


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Commission Decision on the nomination of the members of the European Research Advisory Board

Official Journal C 268 , 22/09/2001 P. 0002 - 0004

Commission Decision on the nomination of the members of the European Research Advisory Board(2001/C 268/02)On 1 August 2001 the Commission nominated the 45 members of the European Research Advisory Board (H(2001) 3295). The nominations were made according to the criteria set out in Commission Decision 2001/531/EC, Euratom of 27 June 2001 (OJ L 192, 14.7.2001, p. 21). The members are:>TABLE>


title: 2014/295/EU: Council Decision of 17 March 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, as regards the Preamble, Article 1, and Titles I, II and VII thereof

text:
               29.5.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 161/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 17 March 2014
   on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, as regards the Preamble, Article 1, and Titles I, II and VII thereof
   (2014/295/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(1) and Article 37 thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8) of the Treaty on the Functioning 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(5) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 22 January 2007, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with Ukraine for the conclusion of a new agreement between the Union and Ukraine to replace the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (1).

               (2)

               Taking account of the close historical relationship and progressively closer links between the Parties as well as their desire to strengthen and widen relations in an ambitious and innovative way, the negotiations on the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’), were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement in 2012.

               (3)

               The Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union and the Final Act attached to this Decision approved. The Agreement should be applied in part, on a provisional basis in accordance with Article 486 thereof, which provides for the provisional application of the Agreement before its entry into force, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.

               (4)

               The provisional application of parts of the Agreement does not prejudge the allocation of competences between the Union and its Member States in accordance with the Treaties.

               (5)

               The Agreement should not be construed as conferring rights or imposing obligations which can be directly invoked before Union or Member State courts and tribunals.

               (6)

               Due to political developments and in order to implement the decisions of the European Council meeting of 6 March 2014, it is envisaged that the signature of the Agreement is subject to the Final Act,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   1.   The signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’), as regards the Preamble, Article 1 and Titles I, II and VII thereof is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement and in accordance with the Final Act.
   2.   The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The Final Act attached to this Decision shall be approved on behalf of the Union.
   Article 3
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement and the Final Act on behalf of the Union.
   Article 4
   Pending its entry into force, and in accordance with Article 486 of the Agreement and subject to the notifications provided for therein, the following parts of the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis between the Union and Ukraine (2), but only to the extent that they cover matters falling within the Union’s competence, including matters falling within the Union’s competence to define and implement a common foreign and security policy:

               —

               Title I,

               —

               Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Title II,

               —

               Title VII (with the exception of Article 479(1)), to the extent that the provisions of that Title are limited to the purpose of ensuring the provisional application of the Agreement in accordance with this Article.

         Article 5
   The Agreement shall not be construed as conferring rights or imposing obligations which can be directly invoked before Union or Member State courts or tribunals.
   Article 6
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 17 March 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         C. ASHTON

      (1)  Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, and Ukraine (OJ L 49, 19.2.1998, p. 3).

      (2)  The date from which the Agreement will be provisionally applied will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.


title: 2009/684/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 23 April 2009 on the closure of the accounts of the Community Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2007

text:
               26.9.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 255/205

      DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

   of 23 April 2009
   on the closure of the accounts of the Community Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2007
   (2009/684/EC)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the Community Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2007 (1),

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the final annual accounts of the Community Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2007, together with the Agency’s replies (2),

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 10 February 2009 (5588/2009 — C6-0060/2009),

               —

               having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,

               —

               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), and in particular Article 185 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 of 26 April 2005 establishing a Community Fisheries Control Agency (4), and in particular Article 36 thereof,

               —

               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 Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Rule 71 of, and Annex V to, its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0179/2009),

               1.

               Notes that the final annual accounts of the Community Fisheries Control Agency are as annexed to the Court of Auditors’ report;

               2.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the Community Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2007;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the Executive Director of Community Fisheries Control Agency, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 278, 31.10.2008, p. 78.

      (2)  OJ C 311, 5.12.2008, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1.

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


title: Council Decision 2012/829/CFSP of 21 December 2012 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran

text:
               22.12.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 356/71

         COUNCIL DECISION 2012/829/CFSP
   of 21 December 2012
   amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP (1).

               (2)

               A provision concerning enhanced monitoring over all activities of financial institutions within the Union with Iranian financial institutions should be inserted in Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

               (3)

               In addition, a provision in Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning the freezing of funds and economic resources should also be amended.

               (4)

               Furthermore, additional persons and entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP, certain entities should be removed from that list and the entries concerning certain entities should be amended.

               (5)

               Decision 2010/413/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Decision 2010/413/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

               (1)

               In Article 10, the following paragraph is inserted:
               "3a.   Financial institutions shall be required, in their activities with banks and financial institutions as set out in paragraph 1, to:

                           (a)

                           exercise continuous vigilance over account activity including through their programmes on customer due diligence and under their obligations relating to money-laundering and financing of terrorism;

                           (b)

                           require that all information fields of payment instructions which relate to the originator and beneficiary of the transaction in question be completed and, if that information is not supplied, refuse the transaction;

                           (c)

                           maintain all records of transactions for a period of five years and make them available to national authorities on request;

                           (d)

                           if they suspect, or have reasonable grounds to suspect, that funds are related to proliferation financing, promptly report their suspicions to the FIU or another competent authority designated by the Member State concerned. The FIU or such other competent authority shall have access, directly or indirectly, on a timely basis to the financial, administrative and law enforcement information that it requires to properly undertake this function, including the analysis of suspicious transaction reports.".

               (2)

               Article 20(1)(b) is replaced by the following:

                           "(b)

                           persons and entities not covered by Annex I that are engaged in, directly associated with, or providing support for, Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or for the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems, including through the involvement in procurement of the prohibited items, goods, equipment, materials and technology, or persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, or entities owned or controlled by them, including through illicit means, or persons and entities that have assisted designated persons or entities in evading or violating the provisions of UNSCR 1737 (2006), UNSCR 1747 (2007), UNSCR 1803 (2008) and UNSCR 1929 (2010) or this Decision, as well as other members and entities of IRGC and IRISL and entities owned or controlled by them or acting on their behalf or providing insurance or other essential services to them, as listed in Annex II.".

         Article 2
   Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP shall be amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 21 December 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

      (1)  OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.

      ANNEX

                  I.

                  The person and entities listed below shall be added to the list set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP:
                  "I.   Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities and persons and entities providing support to the Government of Iran

                     Person

                              Name

                              Identifying information

                              Reasons

                              Date of listing

                              1.

                              Babak Zanjani

                              Date of birth: 12 March 1971

                              Babak Zanjani is assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of the EU regulation on Iran and is providing financial support to the government of Iran. Zanjani is a key facilitator for Iranian oil deals and transferring oil-related money. Zanjani owns and operates the UAE-based Sorinet Group, and some of its companies are used by Zanjani to channel oil-related payments.

                              22.12.2012

                     Entities

                              Name

                              Identifying information

                              Reasons

                              Date of listing

                              1.

                              National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC)

                                          No.1, Tehran, Iranshahr Ave.Shadab.St,

                                          P.O.Box: 79145/3184

                                          Tel: +98-21-77606030

                                          Website: www.niopdc.ir

                              Subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC)

                              22.12.2012

                              2.

                              Iranian Oil Pipelines and Telecommunications Company (IOPTC)

                                          No.194, Tehran, Sepahbod Gharani Ave.

                                          Tel: +98-21-88801960/+98-21-66152223

                                          Fax: +98-21-66154351

                                          Website: www.ioptc.com

                              Subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC)

                              22.12.2012

                              3.

                              National Iranian Oil Engineering and Construction Company (NIOEC)

                                          No.263, Tehran, Ostad Nejatollahi Ave.

                                          P.O.Box: 11365/6714

                                          Tel: +98-21-88907472

                                          Fax: +98-21-88907472

                                          Website: www.nioec.org

                              Subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC)

                              22.12.2012

                              4.

                              Iran Composites Institute

                                          Iran Composites Institute,

                                          Iranian University of Science and Technology,

                                          16845-188, Tehran, Iran,

                                          Telephone: 98 217 3912858

                                          Fax: 98 217 7491206

                                          E-mail: ici@iust.ac.ir

                                          Website: http://www.irancomposites.org

                              Iranian Composites Institute (ICI, aka Composite Institute of Iran) is assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of UN and EU sanctions on Iran and is directly supporting Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. As of 2011 ICI had been contracted to provide EU-designated Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA) with IR-2M centrifuge rotors.

                              22.12.2012

                              5.

                              Jelvesazan Company

                                          22 Bahman St., Bozorgmehr Ave, 84155666, Esfahan, Iran

                                          Tel: 98 0311 2658311 15

                                          Fax: 98 0311 2679097

                              Jelvesazan Company is assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of UN and EU sanctions on Iran and is directly supporting Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. As of early 2012 Jelvesazan intended to supply controlled vacuum pumps to EU-designated Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA).

                              22.12.2012

                              6.

                              Iran Aluminium Company

                                          Arak Road Km 5, Tehran Road, 38189-8116, Arak, Iran

                                          Tel: 98 861 4130430

                                          Fax: 98 861 413023

                                          Website: www.iralco.net

                              The Iran Aluminium Company (aka IRALCO, Iranian Aluminium Company) is assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of UN and EU sanctions on Iran and is directly supporting Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. As of mid-2012 IRALCO had a contract to supply aluminium to EU-designated Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA).

                              22.12.2012

                              7.

                              Simatec Development Company

                              Simatec Development Company is assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of UN and EU sanctions on Iran and is directly supporting Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. As of early 2010 Simatec was contracted by UN-designated Kalaye Electric Company (KEC) to procure Vacon inverters to power uranium enrichment centrifuges. As of mid-2012 Simatec was attempting to procure EU-controlled inverters.

                              22.12.2012

                              8.

                              Aluminat

                                          1.

                                          Parcham St, 13th Km of Qom Rd 38135 Arak (Factory)

                                          2.

                                          Unit 38, 5th Fl, Bldg No 60, Golfam St, Jordan, 19395-5716, Tehran
                                          Tel: 98 212 2049216 / 22049928 / 22045237
                                          Fax: 98 21 22057127
                                          Website: www.aluminat.com

                              Aluminat is assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of UN and EU sanctions on Iran and is directly supporting Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. In early 2012 Aluminat had a contract to supply 6061-T6 aluminium to EU-designated Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA).

                              22.12.2012

                              9.

                              Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research

                              The Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) is assisting designated persons and entities to violate the provisions of UN and EU sanctions on Iran and is directly supporting Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. The IAEA has identified SPND with their concerns over possible military dimensions (PMD) to Iran's nuclear programme over which Iran continues to refuse to co-operate. SPND is run by UN-designated Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and is part of the Ministry of Defence For Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL, designatedby the EU in May 2011). Davoud Babaei was designated by the EU in December 2011 in his role as SPND's head of security, in which he is responsible for preventing the disclosure of information including to the IAEA.

                              22.12.2012

                              10.

                              First Islamic Investment Bank

                              Branch: 19A-31-3A, Level 31 Business Suite, Wisma UOA, Jalan Pinang 50450, Kuala Lumpur; Kuala Lumpur; Wilayah Persekutuan; 50450
                              Tel: 603-21620361/2/3/4, +6087417049/ 417050, +622157948110
                              Branch: Unit 13 (C), Main Office Tower, Financial Park Labuan Complex, Jalan Merdeka, 87000 Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia; Labuan F.T; 87000
                              Investor Relations: Menara Prima 17th floor Jalan Lingkar, Mega Kuningan Blok 6.2 Jakarta 12950 – Indonesia; South Jakarta; Jakarta; 12950

                              First Islamic Investment Bank (FIIB) is assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of the EU regulation on Iran and is providing financial support to the government of Iran. FIIB is part of the Sorinet Group owned and operated by Babak Zanjani. It is being used to channel Iranian oil-related payments.

                              22.12.2012

                              11.

                              International Safe Oil

                              International Safe Oil (ISO) is assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of the EU regulation on Iran and is providing financial support to the government of Iran. ISO is part of the Sorinet Group owned and operated by Babak Zanjani. It is being used to channel Iranian oil-related payments.

                              22.12.2012

                              12.

                              Sorinet Commercial Trust

                              SCT Bankers Company
                              Branch: No.1808, 18th Floor, Grosvenor House Commercial Tower, Sheik Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE, P.O.Box 31988
                              Tel: 0097 14 3257022-99
                              E-mail: INFO@SCTBankers.com
                              Dubai SWIFT Code: SCTSAEA1
                              Branch: No.301, 3rd Floor Sadaf Building Kish Island, Iran, P.O.Box 1618
                              Tel: +98 764 444 32 341-2
                              Fax: +98 764 444 50 390-1

                              Sorinet Commercial Trust (SCT) is assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of the EU regulation on Iran and is providing financial support to the government of Iran. SCT is part of the Sorinet Group owned and operated by Babak Zanjani. It is being used to channel Iranian oil-related payments.

                              22.12.2012

                              13.

                              Hong Kong Intertrade Company Ltd

                              Hong Kong Intertrade Company, Hong Kong

                              Hong Kong Intertrade Company Ltd (HKICO) is assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of the EU regulation on Iran and is providing financial support to the government of Iran. HKICO is a front company controlled by EU-designated National Iranian OilCompany (NIOC). In mid-2012 HKICO was scheduled to receive millions of dollars from NIOC oil sales.

                              22.12.2012

                              14.

                              Petro Suisse

                              Petro Suisse
                              Avenue De la Tour-Halimand 6, 1009 Pully, Switzerland

                              Petro Suisse is assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of the EU regulation on Iran and is providing financial support to the government of Iran. It is a front company controlled by EU-designated NIOC. NIOC set up Petro Suisse as a company and would use Petro Suisse accounts to make and receive payments. Petro Suisse continued to be in contact with NIOC in 2012.

                              22.12.2012

                              15.

                              Oil Industry Pension Fund Investment Company

                              No 234, Taleghani St, Tehran Iran

                              Iran's Oil Industry Pension Fund Investment Company (OPIC, aka the Oil Pension Fund, NIOC Pension Fund, Petroleum Ministry Pension Fund) is providing financial support to the government of Iran. OPIC operates under the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum and the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), both of which are EU-designated. It holds shares in a number of EU-designated entities.

                              22.12.2012

                              16.

                              CF Sharp and Company Private Limited

                              This entity has been assisting the Irano-Hind Shipping Company (IHSC) (designated by the United Nations on 9 June 2010) in circumventing the sanctions adopted against it. Following its designation, IHSC has tried to conceal its ownership of three tankers, by placing them under the management of Noah Ship Management and then Marian Ship Management. CF Sharp and Co. has contributed to this arrangement by concluding a personnel management contract with IHSC covering the crew of those three tankers. That contract was performed by Noah Ship Management and Marian Ship Management.

                              22.12.2012

                              17.

                              Sharif University of Technology

                                          Azadi Ave, 11365-8639, Tehran, Iran

                                          Tel: 98 21 66022727

                                          Fax: 98 21 66036005

                                          Website: www.sharif.ir

                              Sharif University of Technology (SUT) is assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of UN and EU sanctions on Iran and is providing support to Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. As of late 2011 SUT had provided laboratories for use by UN-designated Iraniannuclear entity Kalaye Electric Company (KEC) and EU-designated Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA).

                              22.12.2012

                              18.

                              Moallem Insurance Company (also known as:
                              Moallem Insurance; Moallem Insurance Co.; M.I.C; Export and Investment Insurance Co.)

                                          No. 56, Haghani Boulevard, Vanak Square, Tehran 1517973511, Iran PO Box 19395-6314, 11/1 Sharif Ave, Vanaq Square, Tehran 19699, Iran

                                          Phone: (98-21) 886776789, 887950512, 887791835

                                          Fax: (98-21) 88771245

                                          Website: www.mic-ir.com

                              Main insurer of IRISL

                              22.12.2012"

                  II.

                  The entries for entities set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP listed below shall be replaced by the entries below:
                  "B.   Entities

                              Name

                              Identifying information

                              Reasons

                              Date of listing

                              1.

                              Technology Cooperation Office (TCO) of the Iranian President's Office (a.k.a.
                              Center for Innovation and Technology (CITC))

                              Tehran, Iran

                              Responsible for Iran's technological advancement through relevant foreign procurement and training links. Supports the nuclear and missile programmes.

                              26.07.2010

                              2.

                              Sureh (a.k.a. Soreh) Nuclear Reactors Fuel Company (a.k.a. Nuclear Fuel Reactor Company; Sookht Atomi Reactorhaye Iran; Soukht Atomi Reactorha-ye Iran)

                              Head Office: 61 Shahid Abtahi St, Karegar e Shomali, Tehran
                              Complex: Persian Gulf Boulevard, Km20 SW Esfahan Road, Esfahan

                              A company subordinate to the UN-sanctioned Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) consisting of the Uranium Conversion Facility, the Fuel Manufacturing Plant and the Zirconium Production Plant.

                              23.05.2011

                              3.

                              Tidewater (a.k.a. Tidewater Middle East Co.; Faraz Royal Qeshm Company LLC)

                              Postal address: No 80, Tidewater Building, Vozara Street, next to Saie Park, Tehran, Iran

                              Owned or controlled by IRGC

                              23.01.2012"

                  III.

                  The entities listed below shall be deleted from the list set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP:

                              1.

                              CF Sharp Shipping Agencies Pte Ltd

                              2.

                              Soreh (Nuclear Fuel Reactor Company).


title: Council Decision (EU) 2015/2035 of 26 October 2015 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee and the Association Committee in Trade configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee, the establishment of the list of experts on trade and sustainable development by that Sub-Committee, and the establishment of the list of arbitrators by the Association Committee in Trade configuration

text:
               14.11.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 298/14

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/2035
   of 26 October 2015
   on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee and the Association Committee in Trade configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee, the establishment of the list of experts on trade and sustainable development by that Sub-Committee, and the establishment of the list of arbitrators by the Association Committee in Trade configuration
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 431 of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’) provides for provisional application of the Agreement in part.

               (2)

               Article 3 of Council Decision 2014/494/EU (2) specifies which parts of the Agreement are to be applied provisionally, including the provisions on the establishment and functioning of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee and of the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 408(4) of the Agreement (‘the Association Committee in Trade configuration’), the provisions regarding trade and sustainable development and those on dispute settlement.

               (3)

               Pursuant to Article 240(3) of the Agreement, the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee is to adopt its rules of procedure.

               (4)

               Pursuant to Article 243(3) of the Agreement, the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee is to establish at its first meeting a list of at least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as experts in panel procedures on trade and sustainable development.

               (5)

               Pursuant to Article 268(1) of the Agreement, the Association Committee in Trade configuration is to establish a list of at least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators in dispute settlement proceedings within 6 months of the start of the provisional application of the Agreement.

               (6)

               It is therefore appropriate to determine the Union position as regards the rules of procedure to be adopted by the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee, the list of experts on trade and sustainable development to be established by that Sub-Committee, and as regards the list of arbitrators to be established by the Association Committee in Trade configuration,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   1.   The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee established by Article 240 of the Agreement, as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of that Sub-Committee and the establishment of the list of experts on trade and sustainable development shall be based on the draft Decisions of that Sub-Committee attached to this Decision.
   2.   Minor technical corrections to the draft Decisions may be agreed by the representatives of the Union in the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee without further decision of the Council.
   Article 2
   1.   The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as regards the establishment of the list of arbitrators shall be based on the draft Decision of that Committee attached to this Decision.
   2.   Minor technical corrections to the draft Decision may be agreed by the representatives of the Union in the Association Committee in Trade configuration without further decision of the Council.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 26 October 2015.

            For the Council

            The President

         F. MOGHERINI

      (1)  OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4.

      (2)  Council Decision 2014/494/EU of 16 June 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 1).

      DRAFT
      DECISION No 1/2015 OF THE EU-GEORGIA TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE
      of …
      adopting its Rules of Procedure
      THE EU-GEORGIA TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE,
      Having regard to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 240 thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  In accordance with Article 431 of the Agreement, parts of the Agreement have been applied provisionally since 1 September 2014.

                  (2)

                  Pursuant to Article 240 of the Agreement, the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee is to oversee the implementation of Chapter 13 (Trade and Sustainable Development) of Title IV (Trade and Trade-related matters) of the Agreement.

                  (3)

                  Pursuant to Article 240(3) of the Agreement, the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee is to adopt its rules of procedure,

            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
      Article 1
      The Rules of Procedure of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee, as set out in the Annex, are hereby adopted.
      Article 2
      This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

         Done at …,

               For the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee

               The Chair

         (1)  OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4.

         ANNEX

            Rules of Procedure of the EU-Georgia Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee

         Article 1
         General provisions
         1.   The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee established in accordance with Article 240 of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) shall assist the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 408(4) of the Agreement (‘the Association Committee in Trade configuration’), in the performance of its duties.
         2.   The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee shall perform the functions set out in Chapter 13 (Trade and Sustainable Development) of Title IV (Trade and trade-related matters) of the Agreement.
         3.   The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee shall be composed of representatives of the European Commission and of Georgia, responsible for trade and sustainable development matters.
         4.   A representative of the European Commission or of Georgia who is responsible for trade and sustainable development matters shall act as Chair of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee in accordance with Article 2.
         5.   The term ‘the Parties’ in these Rules of Procedure shall be defined as provided for in Article 428 of the Agreement.
         Article 2
         Specific provisions
         1.   Articles 2 to 14 of the Rules of Procedure of the EU-Georgia Association Committee shall apply, unless otherwise provided for in these Rules of Procedure.
         2.   The references to the Association Council shall be read as references to the Association Committee in Trade configuration. The references to the Association Committee or the Association Committee in Trade configuration shall be read as references to the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee.
         Article 3
         Meetings
         The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee shall meet as necessary. The Parties shall aim to meet once a year.
         Article 4
         Amendment of Rules of Procedure
         These Rules of Procedure may be amended by a decision of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee in accordance with Article 240 of the Agreement.

      DRAFT
      DECISION No 2/2015 OF THE EU-GEORGIA TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE
      of …
      establishing the list of experts on trade and sustainable development
      THE EU-GEORGIA TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE,
      Having regard to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 243 thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  In accordance with Article 431 of the Agreement, parts of the Agreement have been applied provisionally since 1 September 2014.

                  (2)

                  Pursuant to Article 243(3) of the Agreement, the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee is to establish a list of at least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as experts in panel procedures,

            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
      Article 1
      The list of experts on trade and sustainable development for the purposes of Article 243 of the Agreement is established as set out in the Annex.
      Article 2
      This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

         Done at …,

               For the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee

               The Chair

         (1)  OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4.

         ANNEX
         LIST OF EXPERTS ON TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

                     I.

                     Experts proposed by Georgia

                                 1.

                                 Nata Sturua

                                 2.

                                 David Kikodze

                                 3.

                                 Marina Shvangiradze

                                 4.

                                 Ilia Osepashvili

                                 5.

                                 Roin Migriauli

                     II.

                     Experts proposed by the EU

                                 1.

                                 Eddy Laurijssen

                                 2.

                                 Jorge Cardona

                                 3.

                                 Karin Lukas

                                 4.

                                 Hélène Ruiz Fabri

                                 5.

                                 Laurence Boisson De Chazournes

                                 6.

                                 Geert Van Calster

                     III.

                     Chairpersons

                                 1.

                                 Jill Murray (Australia)

                                 2.

                                 Janice Bellace (USA)

                                 3.

                                 Ross Wilson (New Zealand)

                                 4.

                                 Arthur Appleton (USA)

                                 5.

                                 Nathalie Bernasconi (Switzerland)

      DRAFT
      DECISION No 3/2015 OF THE EU-GEORGIA ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE IN TRADE CONFIGURATION
      of …
      establishing the list of arbitrators referred to in Article 268(1) of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part
      THE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE IN TRADE CONFIGURATION,
      Having regard to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 268(1) thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  In accordance with Article 431 of the Agreement, parts of the Agreement have been applied provisionally since 1 September 2014.

                  (2)

                  Pursuant to Article 408(3) of the Agreement, the Association Committee has the power to adopt decisions as provided for in the Agreement.

                  (3)

                  Pursuant to Article 268(1) of the Agreement, the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 408(4) of the Agreement, is to establish a list of at least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators in dispute settlement proceedings within six months of the start of the provisional application of the Agreement,

            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
      Article 1
      The list of arbitrators for the purposes of Article 268(1) of the Agreement is established as set out in the Annex.
      Article 2
      This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

         Done at …,

               For the Association Committee in Trade configuration

               The Chair

         (1)  OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4.

         ANNEX
         LIST OF ARBITRATORS

                     I.

                     Arbitrators proposed by Georgia

                                 1.

                                 Christian Häberli (Switzerland)

                                 2.

                                 Donald McRae (Canada)

                                 3.

                                 John Adank (New Zealand)

                                 4.

                                 Ronald Saborio (Costa Rica)

                                 5.

                                 Thomas Cottier (Switzerland)

                     II.

                     Arbitrators proposed by the EU

                                 1.

                                 Claus–Dieter Ehlermann

                                 2.

                                 Giorgio Saccerdoti

                                 3.

                                 Jacques Bourgeois

                                 4.

                                 Pieter Jan Kuijper

                                 5.

                                 Ramon Torrent

                     III.

                     Chairpersons

                                 1.

                                 David Unterhalter (South Africa)

                                 2.

                                 Merit Janow (US)

                                 3.

                                 Helge Seland (Norway)

                                 4.

                                 Leora Blumberg (South Africa)

                                 5.

                                 William Davey (US)