title: 2008/147/EC: Council Decision of 28 January 2008 on the conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland

text:
               27.2.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 53/3

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 28 January 2008
   on the conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland
   (2008/147/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 63(1)(a), in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Following the authorisation given to the Commission on 17 June 2002, negotiations with the Swiss Authorities, regarding the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland have been concluded;

               (2)

               In accordance with a Council Decision of 25 October 2004, and subject to its final conclusion at a later date, the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland has been signed on behalf of the European Community on 26 October 2004;

               (3)

               The Agreement should now be approved;

               (4)

               The Agreement establishes a Mixed Committee with decision-making powers in certain areas and it is thus necessary to specify who represents the Community within this Committee;

               (5)

               It is further necessary to provide for a procedure laying down how a Community position is adopted;

               (6)

               In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, the United Kingdom and Ireland are taking part in the adoption and application of this Decision;

               (7)

               In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not participating in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland, and the related documents consisting of the Final Act and the Joint Declaration on joint meetings of the Mixed Committees are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
   The texts of the Agreement, the Final Act, and the Joint Declaration are attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to deposit on behalf of the European Community the Instrument of approval provided for in Article 12 of the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the Community to be bound.
   Article 3
   The Commission shall represent the Community in the Mixed Committee established by Article 3 of the Agreement.
   Article 4
   1.   The position of the Community within the Mixed Committee with regard to the adoption of its Rules of Procedure as required under Article 3(2) of the Agreement shall be taken by the Commission after consultation of a special committee designated by the Council.
   2.   For all other Mixed Committee decisions, the position of the Community shall be adopted by the Council, acting by qualified majority, on a proposal by the Commission.
   Article 5
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 28 January 2008.

            For the Council

            The President

         D. RUPEL

   FINAL ACT

   The plenipotentiaries have adopted the Joint Declarations listed below and annexed to this Final Act:

               1.

               Joint Declaration of the Contracting Parties on a close dialogue;

               2.

               Joint Declaration of the Contracting Parties on Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on data protection.

         The plenipotentiaries have also taken note of the Declarations listed below and annexed to this Final Act:

               1.

               Declaration by Switzerland on Article 4(3) (time limit for accepting new developments in the Dublin/Eurodac acquis);

               2.

               Declaration of the European Commission on the committees that assist the European Commission in the exercise of its executive powers.

      Hecho en Luxemburgo, el veintiséis de octubre de dos mil cuatro.
      V Lucemburku dne dvacátého šestého října dva tisíce čtyři.
      Udfærdiget i Luxembourg den seksogtyvende oktober to tusind og fire.
      Geschehen zu Luxemburg am sechsundzwanzigsten Oktober zweitausendvier.
      Kahe tuhande neljanda aasta oktoobrikuu kahekümne kuuendal päeval Luxembourgis.
      Έγινε στo Λουξεμβούργο, στις είκοσι έξι Οκτωβρίου δύο χιλιάδες τέσσερα.
      Done at Luxembourg on the twenty-sixth day of October in the year two thousand and four.
      Fait à Luxembourg, le vingt-six octobre deux mille quatre.
      Fatto a Lussemburgo, addì ventisei ottobre duemilaquattro.
      Luksemburgā, divi tūkstoši ceturtā gada divdesmit sestajā oktobrī.
      Priimta du tūkstančiai ketvirtų metų spalio dvidešimt šeštą dieną Liuksemburge.
      Kelt Luxembourgban, a kettőezer-negyedik év október havának huszonhatodik napján.
      Magħmula fil-Lussemburgu fis-sitta u għoxrin jum ta' Ottubru tas-sena elfejn u erbgħa.
      Gedaan te Luxemburg, de zesentwintigste oktober tweeduizend vier.
      Sporządzono w Luksemburgu dnia dwudziestego szóstego października roku dwa tysiące czwartego.
      Feito no Luxemburgo, em vinte e seis de Outubro de dois mil e quatro.
      V Luxemburgu dvadsiateho šiesteho októbra dvetisícštyri.
      V Luxembourgu, dne šestindvajsetega oktobra leta dva tisoč štiri.
      Tehty Luxemburgissa kahdentenakymmenentenäkuudentena päivänä lokakuuta vuonna kaksituhattaneljä.
      Som skedde i Luxemburg den tjugosjätte oktober tjugohundrafyra.

         Por la Comunidad Europea
         Za Evropské společenství
         For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
         Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
         Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
         Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα
         For the European Community
         Pour la Communauté européenne
         Per la Comunità europea
         Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
         Europos bendrijos vardu
         az Európai Közösség részéről
         Għall-Komunità Ewropea
         Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
         W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
         Pela Comunidade Europeia
         Za Európske spoločenstvo
         Za Evropsko skupnost
         Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
         På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

         Für die Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
         Pour la Confédération suisse
         Per la Confederazione svizzera

   JOINT DECLARATIONS OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES

   OTHER DECLARATIONS

   JOINT DECLARATION ON JOINT MEETINGS OF THE MIXED COMMITTEES
   The delegation of the European Commission,
   The delegations representing the governments of the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway,
   The delegation representing the government of the Swiss Confederation,

               —

               Have decided to organise the meetings of the Mixed Committees, established by the agreement between the European Community and Iceland and Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway, on the one hand, and the agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland, on the other hand, jointly.

               —

               Note that holding these meetings jointly calls for a pragmatic arrangement regarding the office of presidency of such meetings when that presidency is to be held by the associated States according to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or Switzerland or the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway.

               —

               Note the wish of the associated States to cede, as necessary, the exercise of their presidencies and rotate it among them in alphabetical order of name as from the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or Switzerland.

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               27.2.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 53/5

         AGREEMENT
   between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland
   THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
   and
   THE SWISS CONFEDERATION,
   hereinafter referred to as the ‘Contracting Parties’,
   WHEREAS the Council of the European Union has adopted Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national (1) (hereinafter referred to as the Dublin Regulation), which replaced the Convention determining the State responsible for examining applications for asylum lodged in one of the Member States of the European Communities, signed in Dublin on 15 June 1990 (2) (hereinafter referred to as the Dublin Convention), and whereas the Commission of the European Communities has adopted Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 of 2 September 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national, (3) hereinafter referred to as the ‘Dublin implementing Regulation’;
   WHEREAS the Council of the European Union has adopted Council Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 of 11 December 2000 concerning the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention with a view to helping to determine the Contracting Party responsible for examining an asylum application in accordance with the Dublin Convention (4) (hereinafter referred to as the Eurodac Regulation) and Council Regulation (EC) No 407/2002 of 28 February 2002 laying down certain rules to implement Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 concerning the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention (5) (hereinafter referred to as the Eurodac implementing Regulation);
   WHEREAS Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (6) (hereinafter referred to as the protection of personal data Directive) is to be applied by the Swiss Confederation as applied by the Member States of the European Union when processing data for the purposes of this Agreement;
   CONSIDERING the geographical position of the Swiss Confederation;
   WHEREAS the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community acquis covered by the Dublin and Eurodac Regulations (hereinafter referred to as the Dublin/Eurodac acquis) will help to strengthen cooperation between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation;
   WHEREAS the European Community has concluded an Agreement with the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway (7) based on the Dublin Convention;
   WHEREAS it is desirable that the Swiss Confederation be associated on an equal footing with Iceland and Norway in the implementation, application and development of the Dublin/Eurodac acquis;
   WHEREAS an Agreement should be concluded between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation containing rights and obligations similar to those agreed between the European Community, of the one part, and Iceland and Norway, of the other part;
   CONVINCED of the need to organise cooperation between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation as regards the implementation, practical application and further development of the Dublin/Eurodac acquis;
   WHEREAS it is necessary, in order to associate the Swiss Confederation with the activities of the European Community in the fields covered by this Agreement and to enable it to participate in those activities, to set up a committee in accordance with the institutional model established for the association of Iceland and Norway;
   WHEREAS cooperation in the areas covered by the Dublin and Eurodac regulations is based on the principles of freedom, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, as guaranteed in particular by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 4 November 1950;
   WHEREAS the provisions of Title IV of the Treaty establishing the European Community and the acts adopted on the basis of that Title do not apply to the Kingdom of Denmark pursuant to the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed by the Treaty of Amsterdam to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, but it should be made possible for the Swiss Confederation and Denmark to apply the substantive provisions of this Agreement in their relations with each other;
   WHEREAS it is necessary to ensure that the States with which the European Union has established an association for the purpose of implementing, applying and developing the Dublin/Eurodac acquis also apply this acquis in their relations with each other;
   WHEREAS the smooth operation of the Dublin/Eurodac acquis requires that this Agreement be applied simultaneously with the Agreements between the various parties associated with or participating in the implementation and development of the Dublin/Eurodac acquis governing their mutual relations;
   CONSIDERING the association of the Swiss Confederation with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis;
   BEARING IN MIND the link between the Schengen acquis and the Dublin/Eurodac acquis;
   WHEREAS this link requires that the Dublin/Eurodac acquis be applied simultaneously with the Schengen acquis,
   HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   1.   The provisions of the

               —

               Dublin Regulation;

               —

               Eurodac Regulation;

               —

               Eurodac implementing Regulation; and,

               —

               the Dublin implementing Regulation

         shall be implemented by the Swiss Confederation, hereinafter referred to as ‘Switzerland’, and applied in its relations with the Member States of the European Union, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Member States’.
   2.   The Member States shall apply the Regulations referred to in paragraph 1 to Switzerland.
   3.   The acts and measures taken by the European Community amending or building upon the provisions referred to in paragraph 1 and the decisions taken in accordance with the procedures set out in those provisions shall also, without prejudice to Article 4, be accepted, implemented and applied by Switzerland.
   4.   The provisions of the protection of personal data Directive as applicable to the Member States with regard to data processed for the purposes of implementing and applying the provisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be implemented and applied, mutatis mutandis, by Switzerland.
   5.   For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, references to the ‘Member States’ in the provisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be deemed to include Switzerland.
   Article 2
   1.   When new legislation is drafted amending or building upon the provisions of Article 1, the Commission of the European Communities, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Commission’, shall informally consult the Swiss experts in the same way as it consults the experts of the Member States when drafting its proposals.
   2.   When transmitting its proposals referred to in paragraph 1 to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’, the Commission shall transmit copies thereof to Switzerland.
   At the request of one of the Contracting Parties, a preliminary exchange of views may be held in the Mixed Committee set up pursuant to Article 3.
   3.   The Contracting Parties shall consult each other again, at the request of one of their number, in the Mixed Committee, at important points in the stage prior to adoption of the legislation referred to in paragraph 1, in a continuous process of information provision and consultation.
   4.   The Contracting Parties shall work together in good faith during the information provision and consultation stage with a view to facilitating the activities of the Mixed Committee at the end of the process, in accordance with this Agreement.
   5.   The Swiss Government's representatives shall have the right to put forward suggestions in the Mixed Committee as regards the matters referred to in paragraph 1.
   6.   The Commission shall ensure that the Swiss experts participate as widely as possible, depending on the areas concerned, in preparing draft measures to be submitted subsequently to the committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its executive powers. Accordingly, when drawing up its proposals, the Commission shall consult the Swiss experts on the same basis as the experts from the Member States.
   7.   Where the matter is referred to the Council in accordance with the procedure applying to the type of committee in question, the Commission shall transmit to the Council the views of the Swiss experts.
   Article 3
   1.   A Mixed Committee shall be established consisting of representatives of the Contracting Parties.
   2.   The Mixed Committee shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure by consensus.
   3.   The Mixed Committee shall meet at the initiative of its President or at the request of any of its members.
   4.   The Mixed Committee shall meet at the appropriate level, depending on needs, with a view to examining the implementation and practical application of the provisions referred to in Article 1 and to holding an exchange of views on drawing up acts and measures amending or building upon the provisions referred to in Article 1.
   All exchanges of information concerning this Agreement shall be deemed to have taken place in accordance with the Mixed Committee's terms of reference.
   5.   The office of President of the Mixed Committee shall be held alternately, for a period of six months, by the representative of the European Community and by the representative of the Swiss Government.
   Article 4
   1.   Subject to paragraph 2, when the Council adopts acts or measures amending or building upon the provisions of Article 1 and when acts or measures are adopted in accordance with the procedures set out in those provisions, those acts or measures shall be applied simultaneously by the Member States and Switzerland, except where express provisions exist to the contrary.
   2.   The Commission shall notify Switzerland without delay of the adoption of the acts or measures referred to in paragraph 1. Switzerland shall decide whether to accept their contents and to implement them in its internal legal order. This decision shall be notified to the Commission within thirty days of the adoption of the acts or measures concerned.
   3.   If the contents of such acts or measures can become binding on Switzerland only after the fulfilment of constitutional requirements, Switzerland shall inform the Commission of this at the time of its notification. Switzerland shall promptly inform the Commission in writing upon fulfilment of all constitutional requirements. Where a referendum is not required, notification shall take place as soon as the referendum deadline expires. If a referendum is required, Switzerland shall have a maximum of two years from the date of the Commission's notification in which to effect notification. From the date laid down for the entry into force of the act or measure for Switzerland and until it has given notification that the constitutional requirements have been met, Switzerland shall, where possible, implement the act or measure in question on a provisional basis.
   4.   If Switzerland cannot implement the act or measure at issue on a provisional basis, and if this causes difficulties that disrupt the operation of Dublin/Eurodac cooperation, the situation shall be examined by the Mixed Committee. The European Community may take proportionate, necessary measures against Switzerland to ensure that Dublin/Eurodac cooperation operates smoothly.
   5.   Acceptance by Switzerland of the acts and measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall create rights and obligations between Switzerland and the Member States of the European Union.
   6.   If:

               (a)

               Switzerland notifies its decision not to accept the contents of an act or measure referred to in paragraph 1 and to which the procedures set out in this Agreement have been applied; or if

               (b)

               Switzerland does not carry out notification within the thirty-day time limit referred to in paragraph 2, or if

               (c)

               Switzerland does not carry out notification after the referendum deadline has expired or, in the case of a referendum, within the two-year time limit set out in paragraph 3, or does not provide for provisional implementation as envisaged in the same subparagraph from the date laid down for the entry into force of the act or measure concerned;

         this Agreement shall be suspended.
   7.   The Mixed Committee shall examine the matter which gave rise to suspension and shall endeavour to deal with the causes of non-acceptance or non-ratification within 90 days. After examining all other options with a view to ensuring that the Agreement continues to operate smoothly, including the possibility of noting that the Contracting Parties' laws and regulations are equivalent, it may decide, on a unanimous basis, to reinstate this Agreement. If this Agreement is still suspended after 90 days, it shall cease to be applicable.
   Article 5
   1.   In order to achieve the Contracting Parties' objective of ensuring the most uniform possible application and interpretation of the provisions referred to in Article 1, the Mixed Committee shall keep under constant review developments in the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Court of Justice’, and in the case-law relating to such provisions of the competent Swiss courts. To that end the Contracting Parties shall ensure the prompt mutual transmission of such case-law.
   2.   Switzerland shall have the right to submit statements of case or written observations to the Court of Justice in cases where a court in a Member State has applied to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling concerning the interpretation of the provisions referred to in Article 1.
   Article 6
   1.   Each year Switzerland shall report to the Mixed Committee on the way in which its administrative authorities and courts have applied and interpreted the provisions referred to in Article 1, as interpreted, where relevant, by the Court of Justice.
   2.   If, within two months of being notified of a substantial divergence between Court of Justice case-law and that of Switzerland's courts or of a substantial divergence between the authorities of the Member States concerned and the Swiss authorities in their application of the provisions referred to in Article 1, the Mixed Committee is unable to ensure a uniform application and interpretation, the procedure provided for in Article 7 shall be initiated.
   Article 7
   1.   In the event of a dispute about the application or interpretation of this Agreement or where the situation provided for in Article 6(2) occurs, the matter shall be officially entered as a matter of dispute on the agenda of the Mixed Committee.
   2.   The Mixed Committee shall have 90 days to settle the dispute, counting from the date of adoption of the agenda on which the dispute has been placed.
   3.   Where the dispute cannot be settled by the Mixed Committee within the 90-day deadline provided for in paragraph 2, this deadline shall be extended by a further 90 days with a view to reaching a final settlement. If, at the end of that period, the Mixed Committee has not taken a decision, this Agreement shall cease to be applicable at the end of the last day of the period in question.
   Article 8
   1.   With regard to the administrative and operating costs associated with the setting-up and operation of the Eurodac central unit, Switzerland shall make a contribution to the general budget of the European Communities amounting to 7,286 % of an initial reference amount of EUR 11 675 000 and, from the 2004 financial year, an annual contribution amounting to 7,286 % of the corresponding budgetary appropriations for the financial year in question.
   As for the other administrative and operating costs associated with implementing this Agreement, Switzerland shall contribute to the general budget of the European Communities an annual sum calculated in accordance with its gross domestic product as a percentage of the gross domestic product of all the participating States.
   2.   Switzerland shall have the right to receive documents pertaining to this Agreement and, at meetings of the Mixed Committee, to request interpreting into an official language of the institutions of the European Communities of its choosing.
   Article 9
   The Swiss national supervisory body entrusted with data protection and the independent supervisory body established pursuant to Article 286(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community shall cooperate to the extent necessary to carry out their duties and, in particular, shall exchange any relevant information. The two bodies shall determine arrangements governing their mutual cooperation by joint agreement.
   Article 10
   1.   This Agreement shall not affect in any respect the other agreements concluded between the European Community and Switzerland.
   2.   This Agreement shall not affect in any respect any future agreements concluded with Switzerland by the European Community.
   Article 11
   1.   The Kingdom of Denmark may request to participate in this Agreement. The Contracting Parties, acting with the consent of the Kingdom of Denmark, shall lay down the conditions governing such participation in a protocol to this Agreement.
   2.   Switzerland shall conclude an agreement with the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the creation of reciprocal rights and obligations pursuant to their respective associations with the implementation, application and development of the Dublin/Eurodac acquis.
   Article 12
   1.   This Agreement shall be ratified or approved by the Contracting Parties. Instruments of ratification or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council, who shall be the depositary.
   2.   This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month following notification by the depositary to the Contracting Parties that the final instrument of ratification or approval has been deposited.
   3.   Articles 2, 3 and the first sentence of Article 4(2) shall apply provisionally as of the date on which this Agreement is signed.
   Article 13
   With respect to acts or measures adopted after this Agreement has been signed but before it enters into force, the thirty-day period referred to in the last sentence of Article 4(2) shall start to run from the day of entry into force of this Agreement.
   Article 14
   1.   This Agreement shall be applied only if the agreements referred to in Article 11 are also implemented.
   2.   In addition, this Agreement shall be implemented only if the Agreement concluded between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis is also implemented.
   Article 15
   1.   Liechtenstein may accede to this Agreement.
   2.   The accession of Liechtenstein shall be the subject of a protocol to this Agreement setting out all the consequences of accession, including the creation of rights and obligations between Liechtenstein and Switzerland, and between Liechtenstein, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, in so far as they are bound by this Agreement, of the other part.
   Article 16
   1.   Each Contracting Party may terminate this Agreement by sending a declaration in writing to the depositary. This declaration shall take effect six months after being deposited.
   2.   This Agreement shall be considered to have been denounced if Switzerland denounces one of the agreements referred to in Article 11 or the agreement referred to in Article 14(2).
   Article 17
   1.   This Agreement shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Slovak, Spanish and Swedish languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.
   2.   The Maltese language version of this Agreement shall be authenticated by the Contracting Parties on the basis of an Exchange of Letters. It shall also be authentic in the same way as for the languages referred to in paragraph 1.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have hereunto set their hands.
      Hecho en Luxemburgo, el veintiséis de octubre de dos mil cuatro.
      V Lucemburku dne dvacátého šestého října dva tisíce čtyři.
      Udfærdiget i Luxembourg den seksogtyvende oktober to tusind og fire.
      Geschehen zu Luxemburg am sechsundzwanzigsten Oktober zweitausendvier.
      Kahe tuhande neljanda aasta oktoobrikuu kahekümne kuuendal päeval Luxembourgis.
      Έγινε στo Λουξεμβούργο, στις είκοσι έξι Οκτωβρίου δύο χιλιάδες τέσσερα.
      Done at Luxembourg on the twenty-sixth day of October in the year two thousand and four.
      Fait à Luxembourg, le vingt-six octobre deux mille quatre.
      Fatto a Lussemburgo, addì ventisei ottobre duemilaquattro.
      Luksemburgā, divi tūkstoši ceturtā gada divdesmit sestajā oktobrī.
      Priimta du tūkstančiai ketvirtų metų spalio dvidešimt šeštą dieną Liuksemburge.
      Kelt Luxembourgban, a kettőezer-negyedik év október havának huszonhatodik napján.
      Magħmula fil-Lussemburgu fis-sitta u għoxrin jum ta' Ottubru tas-sena elfejn u erbgħa.
      Gedaan te Luxemburg, de zesentwintigste oktober tweeduizend vier.
      Sporządzono w Luksemburgu dnia dwudziestego szóstego października roku dwa tysiące czwartego.
      Feito no Luxemburgo, em vinte e seis de Outubro de dois mil e quatro.
      V Luxemburgu dvadsiateho šiesteho októbra dvetisícštyri.
      V Luxembourgu, dne šestindvajsetega oktobra leta dva tisoč štiri.
      Tehty Luxemburgissa kahdentenakymmenentenäkuudentena päivänä lokakuuta vuonna kaksituhattaneljä.
      Som skedde i Luxemburg den tjugosjätte oktober tjugohundrafyra.

         Por la Comunidad Europea
         Za Evropské společenství
         For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
         Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
         Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
         Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα
         For the European Community
         Pour la Communauté européenne
         Per la Comunità europea
         Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
         Europos bendrijos vardu
         az Európai Közösség részéről
         Għall-Komunità Ewropea
         Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
         W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
         Pela Comunidade Europeia
         Za Európske spoločenstvo
         Za Evropsko skupnost
         Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
         På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

         Für die Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
         Pour la Confédération suisse
         Per la Confederazione svizzera

      (1)  OJ L 50, 25.2.2003, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ C 254, 19.8.1997, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 222, 5.9.2003, p. 3.

      (4)  OJ L 316, 15.12.2000, p. 1.

      (5)  OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 1.

      (6)  OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 3.10.2003, p. 1).

      (7)  OJ L 93, 3.4.2001, p. 38.


title: Decision (EU) 2016/1486 of the European Parliament of 28 April 2016 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2014

text:
               14.9.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 246/167

         DECISION (EU) 2016/1486 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 28 April 2016
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2014
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2014,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2014, together with the Agency’s reply (1),

               —

               having regard to the statement of assurance (2) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2014, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 12 February 2016 on discharge to be given to the Agency in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2014 (05584/2016 – C8-0089/2016),

               —

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

               —

               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 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (4), and in particular Article 24 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 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5),

               —

               having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), and in particular Article 108 thereof,

               —

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

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A8-0087/2016),

               1.

               Grants the Director of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2014;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

               3.

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

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 409, 9.12.2015, p. 18.

      (2)  See footnote 1.

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

      (4)  OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 1.

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

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


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82/835/EEC: Commission Decision of 6 December 1982 on the creation of the Committee for the European Development of Science and Technology

Official Journal L 350 , 10/12/1982 P. 0045 - 0046 Spanish special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0122  Portuguese special edition Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0122

*****COMMISSION  DECISION  of 6 December 1982  on the creation of the Committee for the European Development of Science and Technology  (82/835/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Whereas the implementation of a common strategy in the field of science and technology and the establishment of a general framework programme for the corresponding activities in these fields make it necessary that the Commission should be kept informed, on a permanent basis, of the scientific and technical needs and opportunities which exist within the Community;  Whereas science and technology within the Community will not be able to benefit from the best conditions for progress unless efforts to stimulate them at national and Community level are reinforced and unless full advantage is taken of the Community dimension;  Whereas, in order that this can be done, the Commission must possess the capacity to analyze and evaluate the potential of research and development in the Community, and to assess and estimate the worth of scientific and technical opportunities in the short, medium and long term;  Whereas such an analysis of the Community's scientific and technical potential and the identification of its various possibilities also call, if they are to be undertaken by consulting the competent national authorities, for close collaboration with the European scientific and technical community in the framework of a regular dialogue with highly qualified specialists in these fields,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  A Committee for the European Development of Science and Technology, hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee', is hereby set up within the Commission.  Article 2  1. The Committee's basic task shall be to assist the Commission in the preparation and implementation of its policy in regard to the stimulation of the Community's scientific and technical potential; in particular, it shall contribute to the systematic analysis of the Community's scientific and technical needs and opportunities; the Committee shall also assist the Commission in defining the common research and development strategy. It shall provide the Commission with elements for consideration and appraisal during the preparation of the overall framework programme for Community scientific and technical activities.  2. In order to perform the tasks set out in paragraph 1, the Committee shall:  - take part, at the Commission's request, in the qualitative analysis of the Community's scientific and technical potential, carried out by the Commission with the help of the consultative committees on research and development,  - conduct an exchange of information with the Commission on actions undertaken or to be undertaken at Community level, and, where applicable, on what further work should be undertaken,  - give opinions or make reports to the Commission in the framework of the common strategy for research and development, especially on the analysis of scientific and technical needs and opportunities within the Community, and the evaluation of requests for intervention made to the Commission with a view to carrying out Community activities to stimulate the scientific and technical potential of the Community.  3. The arrangements for disseminating the Committee's opinions and its reports shall be decided in agreement with the Commission.  Article 3  1. The Committee shall consist of 21 members.  2. It shall be made up of eminent persons of recognized standing in European scientific, technological and industrial circles, active in national research and development systems and conversant with national science and technology policies.  3. Committee members shall be appointed in a personal capacity by the Commission, which shall ensure that the necessary contacts are made with Member States for this purpose. 4. The Committee shall contain at least one member from each Member State, with a maximum of four.  5. A list of Committee members shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Communities.  Article 4  The term of office for a Committee member shall be four years. Members of the Committee shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced or until their appointment is renewed.  Arrangements for renewing the Committee shall be established as part of its rules of procedure.  The functions which are exercised shall not be subject to remuneration; travel and living expenses relating to Committee meetings shall be covered by the Commission pursuant to the administrative provisions currently in force.  Article 5  The Committee shall elect a chairman from among its members. The chairman shall be elected by a two-thirds majority of members present, a minimum of 10 favourable votes being required.  Two vice-chairmen shall be elected, with the same requirements as to majority and under the same conditions. They shall deputize for the chairman in case of absence.  The chairman and vice-chairmen, with the assistance of two other Committee members elected under the same conditions, shall constitute the Committee's officers and be its permanent representatives to the Commission.  Their term of office shall be established as part of the Committee's rules of procedure.  The organization of the Committee's work and its secretarial arrangements shall be the responsibility of the Commission, working closely with the chairman.  Article 6  1. The Committee shall normally meet at the place where the Commission has its seat and upon being convened by the Commission. There shall be a minimum of four meetings per year.  2. Representatives of the Commission shall have the right to take part in meetings of the Committee and the working groups which it may set up among its members.  Article 7  The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.  Article 8  Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 214 of the Treaty, members of the Committee are required not to disclose any information which comes to their attention through the work of the Committee or its working groups, where the Commission informs them that an opinion or a topic bears upon a question of a confidential nature.  In such cases, only members of the Committee and representatives of the Commission may take part in meetings.  Article 9  This Decision shall apply with effect from 6 December 1982.  Done at Brussels, 6 December 1982.  For the Commission  Étienne DAVIGNON  Vice-President


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92/310/EEC, Euratom, ECSC: Commission Decision of 21 May 1992 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 October 1991 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries

Official Journal L 163 , 17/06/1992 P. 0021 - 0022

COMMISSION DECISION  of 21 May 1992  adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 October 1991 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries  (92/310/EEC, Euratom, ECSC)THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,  Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3830/91 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of  Article 13 of Annex X thereto,  Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 572/92 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1991 to the remuneration of officials serving in  non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;  Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);  Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 October 1991 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the  weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,  DECIDES:  Sole Article  With effect from 1 October 1991 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.  The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect. Done at Brussels, 21 May 1992. For the  Commission  António CARDOSO E CUNHA  Member of the Commission   (1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1991, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 3. (4) See page 19 of this Official Journal.    ANNEX       Country of employment  Weightings applicable with effect from 1 October 1991     Brazil  71,8400000  Bulgaria  33,0500000  Haiti  108,1000000  Jamaica  63,8200000  Peru  121,8000000  Sierra Leone  67,1500000  Somalia  52,5500000  Sudan   329,8500000  Turkey  58,2000000  Yugoslavia  78,2500000  Zaire  40,0500000


title: Council Decision 2012/331/CFSP of 25 June 2012 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Afghanistan

text:
               26.6.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 165/68

         COUNCIL DECISION 2012/331/CFSP
   of 25 June 2012
   extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Afghanistan
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 28, Article 31(2) and Article 33 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 22 March 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/168/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Vygaudas UŠACKAS as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Afghanistan. The EUSR’s mandate is to expire on 30 June 2012.

               (2)

               The mandate of the EUSR should be extended for a further period of 12 months.

               (3)

               The EUSR will implement the mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   European Union Special Representative
   The mandate of Mr Vygaudas UŠACKAS as the EUSR in Afghanistan is hereby extended until 30 June 2013. The mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, upon a proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR).
   Article 2
   Policy objectives
   The EUSR shall represent the Union and promote Union policy objectives in Afghanistan, in close coordination with Member States’ representatives in Afghanistan. More specifically, the EUSR shall:

               (a)

               contribute to the implementation of the EU-Afghanistan Joint Declaration and lead the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Afghanistan and Pakistan, in so far as it concerns Afghanistan, thereby working with Member States’ representatives in Afghanistan;

               (b)

               support Union-Afghanistan political dialogue;

               (c)

               support the pivotal role played by the United Nations (UN) in Afghanistan with particular emphasis on contributing to better coordinated international assistance, thereby promoting the implementation of the London, Kabul and Bonn Conference Communiqués, as well as relevant UN Resolutions.

         Article 3
   Mandate
   In order to fulfil the mandate, the EUSR shall, in close cooperation with Member States’ representatives in Afghanistan:

               (a)

               promote the views of the Union on the political process and developments in Afghanistan;

               (b)

               maintain close contact with, and support the development of, relevant Afghan institutions, in particular the Government and the Parliament as well as the local authorities. Contact should also be maintained with other Afghan political groups and other relevant actors in Afghanistan;

               (c)

               maintain close contact with relevant international and regional stakeholders in Afghanistan, notably the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the UN and the Senior Civilian Representative of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and other key partners and organisations;

               (d)

               advise on the progress achieved in meeting the objectives of the EU-Afghanistan Joint Declaration, of the EU Action Plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan, in so far as it concerns Afghanistan, and of the Kabul and Bonn and other relevant international Conferences, in particular in the following areas:

                           —

                           civilian capacity building, notably at sub-national level,

                           —

                           good governance and the establishment of institutions necessary for the existence of the rule of law, in particular an independent judiciary,

                           —

                           electoral reforms,

                           —

                           security sector reforms, including the strengthening of judicial institutions, the national army and the police force,

                           —

                           promotion of growth, namely through agriculture and rural development,

                           —

                           respect for Afghanistan’s international human rights obligations, including respect for the rights of persons belonging to minorities and the rights of women and children,

                           —

                           respect of democratic principles and the rule of law,

                           —

                           fostering participation by women in public administration and civil society,

                           —

                           respect for Afghanistan’s international obligations, including cooperation in international efforts to combat terrorism, illicit drug trafficking, trafficking in human beings and proliferation of arms and weapons of mass destruction and related materials,

                           —

                           facilitation of humanitarian assistance and the orderly return of refugees and internally displaced persons, and

                           —

                           enhancing the effectiveness of Union presence and activities in Afghanistan and contributing to the formulation of the regular six-monthly implementation reports on the EU Action Plan, as requested by the Council;

               (e)

               actively participate in local coordination fora such as the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board, while keeping non-participating Member States fully informed of decisions taken at these levels;

               (f)

               advise on the participation and the positions of the Union in international conferences with regard to Afghanistan and contribute to promoting regional cooperation;

               (g)

               contribute to the implementation of the Union’s human rights policy and the EU Guidelines on Human Rights, in particular with regard to women and children in conflict-affected areas, especially by monitoring and addressing developments in this regard.

         Article 4
   Implementation of the mandate
   1.   The EUSR shall be responsible for the implementation of the mandate, acting under the authority of the HR.
   2.   The Political and Security Committee (PSC) shall maintain a privileged link with the EUSR and shall be the EUSR’s primary point of contact with the Council. The PSC shall provide the EUSR with strategic guidance and political direction within the framework of the mandate, without prejudice to the powers of the HR.
   3.   The EUSR shall work in close coordination with the European External Action Service (EEAS) and its competent departments.
   Article 5
   Financing
   1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 shall be EUR 6 380 000.
   2.   The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
   3.   The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract between the EUSR and the Commission. The EUSR shall be accountable to the Commission for all expenditure.
   Article 6
   Constitution and composition of the team
   1.   Within the limits of the EUSR’s mandate and the corresponding financial means made available, the EUSR shall be responsible for constituting a team. The team shall include the expertise on specific policy issues as required by the mandate. The EUSR shall promptly and regularly inform the Council and the Commission of the composition of the team.
   2.   Member States, institutions of the Union and the EEAS may propose the secondment of personnel to work with the EUSR. The salary of such seconded personnel shall be covered by the Member State, the institution of the Union concerned or the EEAS, respectively. Experts seconded by Member States to the institutions of the Union or the EEAS may also be posted to work with the EUSR. Internationally contracted personnel shall have the nationality of a Member State.
   3.   All seconded personnel shall remain under the administrative authority of the sending Member State, the sending institution of the Union or the EEAS and shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the mandate of the EUSR.
   Article 7
   Privileges and immunities of the EUSR and the staff of the EUSR
   The privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the mission of the EUSR and the members of the EUSR’s staff shall be agreed with the host party or parties, as appropriate. Member States and the Commission shall grant all necessary support to such effect.
   Article 8
   Security of EU classified information
   The EUSR and the members of his team shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2011/292/EU of 31 March 2011 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (2).
   Article 9
   Access to information and logistical support
   1.   Member States, the Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council shall ensure that the EUSR is given access to any relevant information.
   2.   Union delegations and/or Member States, as appropriate, shall provide logistical support in the region.
   Article 10
   Security
   In accordance with the Union’s policy on the security of personnel deployed outside the Union in an operational capacity under Title V of the Treaty, the EUSR shall take all reasonably practicable measures, in conformity with the EUSR’s mandate and the security situation in the geographical area of responsibility, for the security of all personnel under the EUSR’s direct authority, notably by:

               (a)

               establishing a mission-specific security plan based on guidance from the EEAS, including mission-specific physical, organisational and procedural security measures, governing management of the secure movement of personnel to, and within, the mission area, as well as management of security incidents and a mission contingency and evacuation plan;

               (b)

               ensuring that all personnel deployed outside the Union are covered by high risk insurance as required by the conditions in the mission area;

               (c)

               ensuring that all members of the EUSR’s team to be deployed outside the Union, including locally contracted personnel, have received appropriate security training before or upon arriving in the mission area, based on the risk ratings assigned to the mission area by the EEAS;

               (d)

               ensuring that all agreed recommendations made following regular security assessments are implemented and providing the HR, the Council and the Commission with written reports on their implementation and on other security issues within the framework of the progress and mandate implementation reports.

         Article 11
   Reporting
   The EUSR shall regularly provide the HR and the PSC with oral and written reports. The EUSR shall also report to Council working parties as necessary. Regular written reports shall be circulated through the COREU network. Upon recommendation of the HR or the PSC, the EUSR shall provide the Foreign Affairs Council with reports.
   Article 12
   Coordination
   1.   The EUSR shall contribute to the unity, consistency and effectiveness of the Union’s action and shall help ensure that all Union instruments and Member States’ actions are engaged consistently, to attain the Union’s policy objectives. The activities of the EUSR shall be coordinated with those of the Commission, as well as with those of the EUSR for Central Asia and with the Union’s Delegation in Pakistan. The EUSR shall provide Member States’ missions and Union delegations with regular briefings.
   2.   In the field, close liaison shall be maintained with the Heads of the Union delegations and Member States’ Heads of Mission. They shall make every effort to assist the EUSR in the implementation of the mandate. The EUSR shall provide the Head of the EU Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan) with local political guidance. The EUSR and the Civilian Operation Commander shall consult each other as required. The EUSR shall also liaise with other international and regional actors in the field.
   Article 13
   Review
   The implementation of this Decision and its consistency with other contributions from the Union to the region shall be kept under regular review. The EUSR shall present the HR, the Council and the Commission with a progress report by the end of December 2012 and a comprehensive mandate implementation report at the end of the mandate.
   Article 14
   Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         C. ASHTON

      (1)  OJ L 75, 23.3.2010, p. 22.

      (2)  OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 17.


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97/756/EC: Commission Decision of 4 November 1997 nominating the members of the Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors (Text with EEA relevance)

Official Journal L 307 , 12/11/1997 P. 0031 - 0032

COMMISSION DECISION of 4 November 1997 nominating the members of the Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors (Text with EEA relevance) (97/756/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Commission Decision 95/319/EC of 12 July 1995 setting up a Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas Article 5 (2) of that Decision provides that the members of the Committee shall be nominated by the Commission on a proposal from the Member States;Whereas Article 5 (1) of that Decision provides that the Committee shall consist of two representatives from each Member State;Whereas Article 5 (3) of that Decision provides that the term of office of the members of the Committee shall be three years,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole Article The persons named in the Annex to the present Decision are appointed as members of the Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors for a period of three years as from 1 January 1998.Done at Brussels, 4 November 1997.For the CommissionPádraig FLYNNMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 188, 9. 8. 1995, p. 11.ANNEX BELGIUMMr Marc HeselmansMr Jan de VilDENMARKMr Jens AndersenMr Jens JensenGERMANYMr Rainer OpfermannMr Gerd AlbrachtGREECEMrs Areti KafetzopoulouMrs Mattina PissimissiSPAINMr Francisco Javier MinondoMr Rafael Martínez de la GándaraFRANCEMr François BrunMr Roxan CapmartinIRELANDMr Michael HenryMr Patrick FureyITALYMrs Filomena ManocchioMr Mariano MartoneLUXEMBOURGMr Paul WeberMr Robert HubertyNETHERLANDSMr Paul HuijzendveldMr Hiddo WesselsAUSTRIAMrs Eva-Elisabeth SzymanskiMrs Gertrud BreindlPORTUGALMr Inácio Mota da SilvaMr Manuel Joaquim Ferreira Maduro RoxoFINLANDMr Mikko HurmalainenMr Jukka KallioSWEDEN(unfilled)Mr Bertil RemaeusUNITED KINGDOMMr David EvesMr Adrian Ellis


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92/308/EEC, Euratom, ECSC: Commission Decision of 21 May 1992 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August 1991 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries

Official Journal L 163 , 17/06/1992 P. 0017 - 0018

COMMISSION DECISION  of 21 May 1992  adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August 1991 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries  (92/308/EEC, Euratom, ECSC)THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,  Having regard to the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3830/91 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of  Article 13 of Annex X thereto,  Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 572/92 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1991 to the remuneration of officials serving in  non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;  Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 August 1991 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting  and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down,  DECIDES:  Sole Article  With effect from 1 August 1991 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.  The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect. Done at Brussels, 21 May 1992. For the  Commission  António CARDOSO E CUNHA  Member of the Commission   (1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1991, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 3.    ANNEX       Country of employment  Weightings applicable with effect from 1 June 1991       Algeria  86,4200000  Bahamas  0,0000000  Belize  92,5700000  Botswana  75,6100000  Brazil  86,4200000  Bulgaria  20,3100000  Burundi  87,1300000  China  89,0400000   Cyprus  94,8400000  Egypt  42,1600000  Ghana  95,7900000  Guinea  116,6100000  Guyana  37,3500000  Hungary  55,5600000  India  46,8700000  Indonesia  86,9900000  Jamaica  69,8400000  Jordan  78,3700000  Lesotho  60,9300000  Madagascar  66,9700000   Malawi  66,5200000  Mexico  64,4400000  Mozambique  78,2000000  Nederlands Antilles  92,5700000  Peru  92,6000000  Poland  61,7700000  Somalia  44,7900000  Sudan  313,3300000  Syria  166,3100000  Tanzania  58,7200000  Thailand  77,4900000  Uganda   56,0800000  Venezuela  47,6100000


title: DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL of 27 February 1991 extending Decision 86/284/ECSC on the arrangements for trade between the Community and the associated overseas countries and territories in products within the province of the European Coal and Steel Community (91/111/ECSC) #

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DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL of 27 February 1991 extending Decision 86/284/ECSC on the arrangements for trade between the Community and the associated overseas countries and territories in products within the province of the European Coal and Steel Community (91/111/ECSC)  -

Official Journal L 058 , 05/03/1991 P. 0028 - 0028

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL  of 27 February 1991  extending Decision 86/284/ECSC on the arrangements for trade between the Community and the associated overseas countries and  territories in products within the province of the European Coal and Steel Community  (91/111/ECSC) THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,  Whereas the arrangements applicable under Decision 86/284/ECSC (1), as extended by Decision 90/147/ECSC (2), should be kept in force until 30 June 1991,  In agreement with the Commission,  HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  In Article 7 of Decision 86/284/ECSC, '28 February 1991' shall be replaced by '30 June 1991'.  Article 2  This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.  It shall apply with effect from 1 March 1991.  Done at Brussels, 27 February 1991. For the Council  The President  J.-C. JUNCKER  (1) OJ No L 175, 1. 7. 1986, p. 111.  (2) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 109.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2016/1225 of 18 July 2016 on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in Union programmes

text:
               28.7.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 202/3

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1225
   of 18 July 2016
   on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in Union programmes
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 212, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) and Article 218(7) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2015/268 (2), the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part (3), on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in Union programmes (‘the Protocol’) was signed on behalf of the Union on 9 February 2015.

               (2)

               The objective of the Protocol is to lay down the financial and technical rules enabling the Republic of Lebanon to participate in certain Union programmes. The horizontal framework established by the Protocol sets out principles for economic, financial and technical cooperation and allows the Republic of Lebanon to receive assistance, in particular financial assistance, from the Union pursuant to those programmes. That framework applies only to those Union programmes for which the relevant constitutive legal acts provide for the possibility of the participation of the Republic of Lebanon. The conclusion of the Protocol does not therefore entail the exercise of powers under the various sectoral policies pursued by the programmes, which are exercised when establishing the programmes.

               (3)

               The Protocol should be approved on behalf of the Union,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in Union programmes is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (4).
   Article 2
   The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 10 of the Protocol (5).
   Article 3
   The Commission is authorised to determine, on behalf of the Union, the specific terms and conditions applicable to the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in each particular Union programme, including the financial contribution to be paid. The Commission shall keep the relevant working party of the Council informed.
   Article 4
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 18 July 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         F. MOGHERINI

      (1)  Consent of 23 June 2016 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

      (2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/268 of 17 December 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in Union programmes (OJ L 47, 20.2.2015, p. 1).

      (3)  OJ L 143, 30.5.2006, p. 2.

      (4)  The Protocol has been published in OJ L 47, 20.2.2015, p. 3 together with the decision on signature.

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


title: 2009/25/Euratom: Commission Decision of 4 December 2006 on the conclusion of the Agreement for co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan

text:
               15.1.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 10/15

         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 4 December 2006
   on the conclusion of the Agreement for co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
   (2009/25/Euratom)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 101, the second paragraph thereof,
   Having regard to the approval of the Council,
   Whereas:
   The Agreement for co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan should be concluded,
   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The Agreement for co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan is hereby approved on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The President of the Commission or the Member of the Commission responsible for Energy are hereby authorised to sign the Agreement and to carry out all necessary steps for the entry into force of this Agreement to be concluded on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.

      Done at Brussels, 4 December 2006.

            For the Commission

         Andris PIEBALGS

            Member of the Commission


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88/387/EEC: Commission Decision of 11 July 1988 accepting undertakings concerning certain electronic typewriters assembled or produced in the Community by Canon Bretagne SA

Official Journal L 183 , 14/07/1988 P. 0039 - 0040

*****COMMISSION  DECISION  of 11 July 1988  accepting undertakings concerning certain electronic typewriters assembled or produced in the Community by Canon Bretagne SA  (88/387/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 of 23 July 1984 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1761/87 (2), and in particular Article 13 (10) thereof,  After consultations within the Advisory Committee as provided for under Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84,  Whereas:  A. Procedure  (1) In July 1987, the Commission received a complaint lodged by CETMA, the Committee of European Typewriter Manufacturers, on behalf of French, German and Italian producers of electronic typewriters whose collective output constitutes practically all Community production of the product in question. The complaint contained sufficient evidence that, following the opening of the investigation on electronic typewriters originating in Japan (3), a number of companies were assembling electronic typewriters in the Community under the conditions referred to in Article 13 (10) of Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84. After consultation, the Commission accordingly announced, by notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (4), the initiation of an investigation, under the said Article 13 (10), concerning electronic typewriters assembled in the Community by the following companies:  - Silver Reed International (Europe) Ltd, Watford, United Kingdom,  - Brother Industries (UK) Ltd, Wrexham, United Kingdom,  - Kyushu Matsushita (UK) Ltd, Newport, United Kingdom,  - Sharp Manufacturing (UK) Wrexham, United Kingdom,  - Canon Bretagne SA, Liffré, France,  - TEC Elektronik-Werk GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany.  B. Termination of the investigation and extension of the duty  (2) As a result of this investigation the proceeding was terminated, without the extension of the anti-dumping duty with regard to TEC-Elektronik GmbH and Brother Industries (UK) Ltd, by Commission Decision 88/226/EEC (5).  (3) For all other companies referred to under recital 1, and after taking into consideration the circumstances of each case, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1022/88 (6) extended the anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 1698/85 (7) to certain typewriters assembled in the Community by these companies.  C. Undertakings  (4) In April 1988, Canon Bretagne offered an undertaking. The Commission verified, at the premises of the company concerned, that the undertaking removed the conditions justifying the extension by Regulation (EEC) No 1022/88 of the anti-dumping duty to typewriters assembled in the Community. In the light of the undertaking offered and of the results of the verification, and after consultation, the Commission is satisfied that the changes in the sourcing of parts and materials and of other aspects of Canon Bretagne's assembly or production operations in the Community are sufficient for the undertaking to be accepted.  (5) The Council has therefore appropriately amended Regulation (EEC) No 1022/88 which extended the duty to products assembled or produced in the Community by inter alia Canon Bretagne,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Sole Article  The undertaking offered by Canon Bretagne SA, in connection with certain electronic typewriters whether or not incorporating calculating mechanisms (corresponding to CN codes 8469 10 00, ex 8469 21 00 and ex 8469 29 00) introduced into the commerce of the Community after having been assembled in the Community by Canon Bretagne SA, is hereby accepted.  Done at Brussels, 11 July 1988.  For the Commission  Willy DE CLERCQ  Member of the Commission  (1) OJ No L 201, 30. 7. 1984, p. 1.  (2) OJ No L 167, 26. 6. 1987, p. 9.  (3) OJ No C 83, 24. 3. 1984, p. 4.  (4) OJ No C 235, 1. 9. 1987, p. 2.  (5) OJ No L 101, 20. 4. 1988, p. 26.  (6) OJ No L 101, 20. 4. 1988, p. 4.  (7) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1985, p. 1.


title: Council Decision 2011/426/CFSP of 18 July 2011 appointing the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina

text:
               19.7.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 188/30

         COUNCIL DECISION 2011/426/CFSP
   of 18 July 2011
   appointing the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28, 31(2) and 33 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 11 March 2009 the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/181/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Valentin INZKO European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

               (2)

               On 11 August 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/442/CFSP (2) extending the mandate of the EUSR in Bosnia and Herzegovina until 31 August 2011.

               (3)

               Mr Peter SØRENSEN should be appointed EUSR in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1 September 2011 to 30 June 2015.

               (4)

               On 21 March 2011 the Council adopted conclusions setting out the Union’s overall approach to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

               (5)

               The Union is further strengthening its policy and its presence on the ground through a single, reinforced Union representative who will take a lead in supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina on Union-related matters to support the country’s progress towards integration with the Union including through a broad and balanced set of instruments.

               (6)

               The EUSR’s mandate should be implemented in coordination with the European Commission in order to ensure consistency with other relevant activities falling within the competence of the Union.

               (7)

               The Council foresees that the powers and authorities of the EUSR and the powers and authorities of the Head of the European Union Delegation Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be vested in the same person.

               (8)

               The EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   European Union Special Representative
   Mr Peter SØRENSEN is hereby appointed as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) from 1 September 2011 until 30 June 2015. The mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR).
   Article 2
   Policy objectives
   The mandate of the EUSR shall be based on the following policy objectives of the Union in BiH: continued progress in the Stabilisation and Association Process, with the aim of a stable, viable, peaceful and multiethnic and united BiH, cooperating peacefully with its neighbours and irreversibly on track towards membership of the Union. The Union will also continue to support the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP) in BiH.
   Article 3
   Mandate
   In order to achieve the policy objectives, the mandate of the EUSR shall be to:

               (a)

               offer the Union’s advice and facilitate the political process;

               (b)

               ensure consistency and coherence of Union action;

               (c)

               facilitate progress on political, economic and European priorities;

               (d)

               monitor and advise the executive and legislative authorities at all levels of government in BiH, and liaise with the authorities and political parties in BiH;

               (e)

               ensure the implementation of the Union’s efforts in the whole range of activities in the field of the rule of law and the security sector reform, promote overall Union coordination of, and give local political direction to Union efforts in tackling organised crime and corruption and, in this context, provide the HR and the Commission with assessments and advice as necessary;

               (f)

               provide the Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) with local political guidance; the EUSR and the Civilian Operation Commander shall consult each other as required; consult with the Head of the EUPM before taking political action that may have an impact on the police and security situation; provide support for a reinforced and more effective interface between criminal justice and the police in BiH, in close liaison with the EUPM;

               (g)

               without prejudice to the military chain of command, offer the EU Force Commander political guidance on military issues with a local political dimension, in particular concerning sensitive operations, relations with local authorities and with the local media. Consult with the EU Force Commander before taking political action that may have an impact on the security situation;

               (h)

               coordinate and implement the Union’s communication efforts on Union issues towards the public in BiH;

               (i)

               promote the process of integration with the Union through targeted public diplomacy and Union outreach activities designed to ensure a broader understanding and support from the BiH public on matters relating to the Union, including by means of engagement of local civil-society actors;

               (j)

               contribute to the development and consolidation of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in BiH, in accordance with the Union’s human rights policy and the Union Guidelines on Human Rights;

               (k)

               engage with relevant BiH authorities on their full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY);

               (l)

               in line with the Union integration process, advise, assist, facilitate and monitor political dialogue on the necessary constitutional changes;

               (m)

               maintain close contacts and consultations with the High Representative in BiH and other relevant international organisations working in the country;

               (n)

               provide advice to the HR as necessary concerning natural or legal persons on whom restrictive measures could be imposed in view of the situation in BiH;

               (o)

               without prejudice to the applicable chains of command, help to ensure that all Union instruments in the field are applied coherently to attain the Union’s policy objectives.

         Article 4
   Implementation of the mandate
   1.   The EUSR shall be responsible for the implementation of the mandate, acting under the authority of the HR.
   2.   The Political and Security Committee (the PSC) shall maintain a privileged link with the EUSR and shall be the EUSR’s primary point of contact with the Council. The PSC shall provide the EUSR with strategic guidance and political direction within the framework of the mandate, without prejudice to the powers of the HR.
   3.   The EUSR shall work in close coordination with the European External Action Service (EEAS).
   Article 5
   Financing
   1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 September 2011 to 30 June 2012 shall be EUR 3 740 000.
   2.   The financial reference amount for the subsequent periods for the EUSR in BiH shall be decided by the Council.
   3.   The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union. Nationals of the countries of the Western Balkans region shall be allowed to tender for contracts.
   4.   The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract between the EUSR and the Commission. The EUSR shall be accountable to the Commission for all expenditure.
   Article 6
   Constitution and composition of the team
   1.   A dedicated staff shall be assigned to assist the EUSR to implement his mandate and to contribute to the coherence, visibility and effectiveness of Union action in BiH overall. Within the limits of his mandate and the corresponding financial means made available, the EUSR shall be responsible for constituting a team. The team shall include members having expertise on the specific policy issues required by the mandate. The EUSR shall keep the Council and the Commission promptly informed of the composition of the team.
   2.   Member States, institutions of the Union and the EEAS may propose the secondment of staff to work with the EUSR. The salary of such seconded personnel shall be covered by the Member State, the institution of the Union concerned or the EEAS, respectively. Experts seconded by Member States to the institutions of the Union or the EEAS may also be posted to the EUSR. International contracted staff shall have the nationality of a Member State.
   3.   All seconded personnel shall remain under the administrative authority of the sending Member State, institution of the Union or the EEAS and shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the mandate of the EUSR.
   Article 7
   Privileges and immunities of the EUSR and his staff
   The privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the mission of the EUSR and the members of his staff shall be agreed with the host party or parties, as appropriate. Member States and the Commission shall grant all necessary support to such effect.
   Article 8
   Security of EU classified information
   The EUSR and the members of his team shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2011/292/EU of 31 March 2011 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (3).
   Article 9
   Access to information and logistical support
   1.   Member States, the Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council shall ensure that the EUSR is given access to any relevant information.
   2.   The Union delegations and/or Member States, as appropriate, shall provide logistical support in the region.
   Article 10
   Security
   In accordance with the Union’s policy on the security of personnel deployed outside the Union in an operational capacity under Title V of the Treaty, the EUSR shall take all reasonably practicable measures, in conformity with his mandate and the security situation in his geographical area of responsibility, for the security of all personnel under his direct authority, in particular by:

               (a)

               establishing a mission-specific security plan, including mission-specific physical, organisational and procedural security measures, governing the management of the secure movement of personnel to, and within, the mission area, as well as the management of security incidents and including a mission contingency and evacuation plan;

               (b)

               ensuring that all personnel deployed outside the Union are covered by high risk insurance as required by the conditions in the mission area;

               (c)

               ensuring that all members of his team to be deployed outside the Union, including locally contracted personnel, have received appropriate security training before or upon arriving in the mission area, based on the risk ratings assigned to the mission area;

               (d)

               ensuring that all agreed recommendations made following regular security assessments are implemented, and providing the Council, the HR and the Commission with written reports on their implementation and on other security issues within the framework of the mid-term report and the report on the implementation of the mandate.

         Article 11
   Reporting
   The EUSR shall regularly provide the PSC and the HR with oral and written reports. The EUSR shall also report to Council working parties as necessary. Regular written reports shall be circulated through the COREU network. Upon recommendation of the PSC or the HR, the EUSR may provide the Foreign Affairs Council with reports.
   Article 12
   Coordination
   1.   The activities of the EUSR shall be coordinated with those of the Commission, as well as those of other EUSRs active in the region as appropriate. The EUSR shall provide Member States’ missions with regular briefings.
   In the field, close liaison shall be maintained with Member States’ Heads of Mission. They shall make their best efforts to assist the EUSR in the implementation of the mandate. The EUSR shall also liaise with international and regional actors in the field, and in particular maintain close coordination with the High Representative in BiH.
   2.   In support of Union crisis management operations, the EUSR, with other Union actors present in the field, shall improve the dissemination and sharing of information by those Union actors with a view to achieving a high degree of common situation awareness and assessment.
   Article 13
   Review
   The implementation of this Decision and its consistency with other contributions from the Union to the region shall be kept under regular review. Every year the EUSR shall present the Council, the HR, and the Commission with a progress report at the end of December and a comprehensive mandate implementation report at the end of June.
   Article 14
   Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 18 July 2011.

            For the Council

            The President

         C. ASHTON

      (1)  OJ L 67, 12.3.2009, p. 88.

      (2)  OJ L 211, 12.8.2010, p. 26.

      (3)  OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 17.