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89/457/EEC: Council Decision of 18 July 1989 establishing a medium-term Community action programme concerning the economic and social integration of the economically and socially less privileged groups in society

Official Journal L 224 , 02/08/1989 P. 0010 - 0014

COUNCIL DECISION of 18 July 1989 establishing a medium-term Community action programme concerning the economic and social integration of the economically and socially less privileged groups in society (89/457/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),  Whereas, under Article 2 of the Treaty, the task of the Community is to promote throughout the Community a harmonious development of economic activities, a continuous and balanced expansion, an increase in stability, an accelerated raising of the  standard of living and closer relations between the States belonging to it;  Whereas by its Decision 85/8/EEC of 19 December 1985 (4) the Council authorized the Commission to implement specific Community action to combat poverty which came to an end on 31 December 1988; whereas this action should be continued and broadened;  Whereas in order to attain the abovementioned goal the improvement of standards of living in each Member State should be shared by the economically and socially less privileged in each Member State;   Whereas insecurity in relation to employment, a phenomenon which has grown in recent years, is also incompatible with this goal;  Whereas national economic and social policies and Community action in the field of employment can, by attacking the structural causes of this economic and social exclusion, make an effective contribution to the fight against it;  Whereas, irrespective of the measures which may be taken under the various Community policies to foster the economic and social integration of groups in society at risk of becoming economically and socially less privileged, there is a need for more  specific action to attain the abovementioned goal;  Whereas it is necessary, in order to ensure economic and social cohesion, to take preventive measures against any short-term negative effects of completion of the large market on the social groups most at risk and to optimize corrective measures for the  groups already marginalized;  Whereas exchanges of information and experience and consultation between the Member States and the Commission on action to combat the exclusion of the least privileged members of society are essential to this economic and social cohesion of the  Community;  Whereas the Treaty does not provide for the action concerned, powers other than those of Article 235,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:    Article 1 A medium-term Community action programme concerning the economic and social integration of the economically and socially less privileged groups in society is hereby established for the period from 1 July 1989 to 30 June 1994.  Article 2 The aims of the programme shall be to:  (a)  ensure overall coherence between all Community operations having an impact on the economically and socially less privileged groups in society, whilst adhering to the respective rules applicable to those operations;  (b)  contribute to the development of preventive measures to assist groups in society at risk of becoming economically and socially less privileged and of corrective measures to meet the needs of the very poor;  meet the needs of the very poor;  (c)  produce, from a multidimensional viewpoint, innovatory organizational models for the integration of the economically and socially less privileged members of society, involving all economic and social agents;  (d)  conduct an information, coordination, assessment and exchange of experience operation at Community level;  (e)  continue to study the characteristics of the economically and socially less privileged members of society.  Article 3 With a view to achieving the aims referred to in Article 2, the Commission may promote and/or financially support:  (a)  the carrying-out of pilot projects which are integrated into the fabric of local society and aimed at fostering the economic and social integration of the economically and socially less privileged groups in society by coordinating local initiatives  with national or regional policies.  These pilot projects must correspond to the actual needs of the economically and socially less privileged and must allow them to play an active role so that they can become genuinely integrated into society;  (b)  innovatory measures to foster the economic and social integration of certain groups of people who suffer from specific forms of isolation, in particular those measures undertaken by non-governmental organizations;  (c)  the assessment of schemes, the intra-Community exchange of knowledge and the transfer of methods, to be carried out by a network of research and development units whose members shall be appointed by the Commission in consultation with the Member  States concerned;  (d)  the exchange on a regular basis of comparable data on the economically and socially less privileged groups in society and the improvement of knowledge of the phenomenon.  Article 4 1.  The Commission shall be responsible for implementing the programme in accordance with this Decision.  2.  Non-exhaustive information regarding the definition, selection, presentation and assessment of pilot projects and innovatory measures is given in the Annex.  Article 5 1.  Pilot projects and innovatory measures shall be submitted to the Commission by the Member States.  2.  Pilot projects and innovatory measures shall be drawn up in close cooperation between the Member State concerned and the relevant public or private bodies designated by that Member State.  Article 6 1.  The content of pilot projects and innovatory measures which may qualify for Community funding shall be adopted within the framework of prior consultation between the Commission and the Member State concerned.  2.  After consulting the Committee provided for in Article 7, the Commission shall take a decision on the content and the selection of pilot projects and innovatory measures.  3.  The Commission shall also consult the Committee provided for in Article 7 on the other activities undertaken under this programme.  Article 7 1.  The Commission shall be assisted by an Advisory Committee, hereinafter referred to as ´the Committee', comprising a representative of the Government of each Member State and chaired by a representative of the Commission.  2.  The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft, within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.  The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes.  The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account.  3.  The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.  Article 8 1.  The dissemination and exchange of information and knowledge concerning this programme shall be organized on the responsibility of the Commission.  2.  The Commission shall disseminate the results of operations carried out pursuant to this Decision using such means as may be most appropriate.  Article 9 1.  The amount estimated necessary to finance the Community contribution to this programme is ECU 55 million for the entire duration of the programme.  2.  Community financial support shall be granted, in the framework of the appropriations entered annually in the general budget of the European Communities for that purpose, at the following rates:  (a)  for pilot projects and for the innovatory measures for which responsibility is borne by the public authorities of the Member State concerned, the maximum rate shall be 50 % of actual expenditure within the limits of the assistance approved by the Commission; however, in exceptional cases, this ceiling may be raised to 55 %;  (b)  for direct subsidies to innovatory measures on the part of private or public bodies at regional or local level for which responsibility is not borne by the public authorities of the Member State concerned, the rate may be raised to 75 % of actual  expenditure within the limits of the assistance approved by the Commission.  Article 10 1.  Before 1 July 1993 the Commission shall present to the Council and the European Parliament an interim report on the implementation and results of the programme.  2.  Before 1 January 1995, the Commission shall present to the Council and the European Parliament a final report on the implementation and results of the programme.  Article 11 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.   Done at Brussels, 18 July 1989 For the Council The President R. DUMAS  (1) OJ No C 60, 9. 3. 1989, p. 11. (2) OJ No C 158, 26. 6. 1989. (3) OJ No C 159, 26. 6. 1989, p. 13. (4) OJ No L 2, 3. 1. 1985, p. 24.   ANNEX   NON-EXHAUSTIVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEFINITION, SELECTION, PRESENTATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PILOT PROJECTS AND INNOVATORY MEASURES  III. DEFINITION i(i) Pilot projects 1. A pilot project must constitute a coherent programme of assistance for the economically and socially less privileged and not simply be a collection of unconnected, heterogeneous projects.  2. Pilot projects must be implemented in locations defined in terms of their characteristics and size (district, town, region).  The location selected must lend itself to action in depth, and in particular must enable all interested parties to work together.  3. Pilot projects must relate to several aspects of the situation of the economically and socially less privileged, e.g. income, housing, health, education, social protection, employment, training, culture.  The choice of aspects must be such as to ensure that the pilot project forms a consistent whole.  4. Pilot projects must involve the population of the selected area in a spirit of participation.  Pilot projects must have the support of private participants (e.g. employers) or associations (e.g. trade unions, local groups, local development associations) and of the public authorities (local, regional and/or national, as appropriate).  5. Pilot projects must be sufficiently representative to provide information of general interest regarding the economically and socially less privileged and to allow of subsequent transfer to other entities or expansion.  6. Pilot project must be aimed primarily at those who are economically and socially most disadvantaged.  (ii) Innovatory measures 1. Innovatory measures must demonstrate cases in which specific action is required to assist the most disadvantaged.  2. Innovatory measures may take the form of new responses to certain specific situations.  3. Whether a measure is in fact innovatory must be determined by reference to what is being done in the Community as a whole.  III. SELECTION When pilot projects and innovatory measures are selected, account will be taken of the extent to which pilot projects or innovatory measures:  1. are carried out by participants with particular qualifications and/or experience;  2. effectively assist the group of people they cover;  3. encourage the independence and self-confidence of the persons concerned, including measures to promote self-sufficiency;  4. help the employment situation (e.g. promotion of self-employment, improvement of vocational skills);  5. channel aid to the most disadvantaged;  6. concentrate on socially and economically disadvantaged areas.  III. PRESENTATION Applications for Community aid must:  1. state precisely - the aim of the pilot project or innovatory measure,  - the group of people covered,  - the location chosen and type of area,  - the number and type of participants and authorities involved;  2. describe what the pilot project or innovatory measure is expected to achieve and estimate the probable cost;  3. be designed in such a way that the results to be achieved may be compared.  IV. ASSESSMENT Each pilot project and innovatory measure should be assessed continuously and at the end of the programme.


title: 2004/899/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 14 December 2004 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2005 (ECB/2004/19)

text:
               24.12.2004

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 379/107

      DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

   of 14 December 2004
   on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2005
   (ECB/2004/19)
   (2004/899/EC)
   THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 106(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The European Central Bank (ECB) has the exclusive right from 1 January 1999 to approve the volume of coins issued by the Member States that have adopted the euro (the participating Member States).

               (2)

               The participating Member States have submitted to the ECB, for approval, their estimates of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2005, supplemented by explanatory notes on the forecasting methodology,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Approval of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2005
   The ECB hereby approves the volume of coins to be issued by the participating Member States in 2005 as described in the following table:

               (EUR million)

               Issuance of coins intended for circulation and issuance of collector coins (not intended for circulation) in 2005

               Belgium

               178,5

               Germany

               680,0

               Greece

               108,8

               Spain

               642,0

               France

               468,5

               Ireland

               131,0

               Italy

               675,0

               Luxembourg

               65,0

               Netherlands

               175,0

               Austria

               185,0

               Portugal

               170,0

               Finland

               60,0

         Article 2
   Final provision
   This Decision is addressed to the participating Member States.

      Done at Frankfurt am Main, 14 December 2004.

            The President of the ECB

         Jean-Claude TRICHET


title: Commission Decision of 11 February 2014 on the list of public holidays for 2015 for the institutions of the European Union

text:
               15.2.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 44/5

         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 11 February 2014
   on the list of public holidays for 2015 for the institutions of the European Union
   (2014/C 44/06)

      PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR 2015

               1 January

               Thursday, New Year's Day

               2 January

               Friday, day following New Year’s Day

               2 April

               Monday, Thursday

               3 April

               Monday, Friday

               6 April

               Easter Monday

               1 May

               Friday, Labour Day

               14 May

               Thursday, Ascension Day

               15 May

               Friday after Ascension Day

               25 May

               White Monday

               21 July

               Tuesday, Belgian National Holiday

               2 November

               Monday, All Souls’ Day

               24 December
               to
               31 December

               Thursday
               six end-of-year days
               Thursday

               TOTAL

               17 days

         Luxembourg: the above-mentioned dates also apply to Luxembourg, except that Tuesday, 21 July is replaced by Tuesday, 23 June, Luxembourg national holiday.
   Work will resume as normal on Monday 4 January 2016.
   Without prejudice to the final schedule of public holidays for 2016, Friday 1 January 2016 will be a holiday.
   The Commission reserves the right to modify these provisions, should the needs of the service so require.


European Parliament decision on the request for the defence of privileges and immunities made by Marco Cappato (2003/2142(IMM))


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96/226/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 1995 on the provisional application of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in textile products

Official Journal L 081 , 30/03/1996 P. 0406 - 0406

COUNCIL DECISION of 22 December 1995 on the provisional application of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation on trade in textile products (96/226/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Community, an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation concerning the renewal of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Russian Federation on trade in textile products initialled on 12 June 1993, as amended by the Agreement initialled on 12 April 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the 'bilateral Agreement`);Whereas the bilateral Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1996, pending the completion of procedures required for its conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the Russian Federation,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The bilateral Agreement with the Russian Federation shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1996, pending its formal conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the Russian Federation.Article 2The text of the initialled Agreement is attached to this Decision.Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. ATIENZA SERNA


title: Council Decision of 15 October 1973 concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Yemen on the supply of common wheat as food aid

text:
13 . 12 . 73                        Official journal of the European Communities                  No L 343 / 13
                                                COUNCIL DECISION
                                                 of 15 October 1973
             concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab
                        Republic of Yemen on the supply of common wheat as food aid
                                                     (73 /380/EEC
             THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
             Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in
             particular Articles 113 , 114 and 228 thereof;
             Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission;
             Whereas the European Economic Community has deposited a Declaration of provisional
             application of the 1971 Food Aid Convention ; whereas that Convention has been
             applicable since I July 1971 ;
             Whereas the Arab Republic of Yemen, by its letter of 8 December 1971 , has requested
             food aid;
             Whereas in view of the cereal supply situation in the Yemen that country should be
             accorded, by way of gift, 4 000 metric tons of common wheat under the Community
             Food Aid Programme for 1971 /72,
             HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                       Article 1
             The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic
             of Yemen for the supply of common wheat as food aid, the text of which is annexed
             hereto, is hereby concluded on behalf of the Community.
                                                       Article 2
             The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered
             to sign the Agreement and to confer on them the necessary powers to bind the Com
             munity.
             Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 1973 .
                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                ThePresident
                                                                                I. N0RGAARD


title: Council Decision of 24 July 1973 giving a discharge to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the transactions of the Development Fund for the Overseas Countries and Territories (1st Fund) for the financial year 1970

text:
 No L 228 /36                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  16 . 8 . 73
                                                      COUNCIL DECISION
                                                           of 24 July 1973
              giving a discharge to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the transactions
              of the Development Fund for the Overseas Countries and Territories ( 1st Fund) for the
                                                         financial year 1970
                                                            (73/242/EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                             Fund for the Overseas Countries and Territories ( 1st
                                                                      Fund), only the Council, acting by a qualified
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                          majority, shall give a discharge to the Commission in
European Economic Community ;                                         respect of the financial administration of the Fund ;
Having regard to the Implementing Convention on                       Adopting the other remarks of the European
the   Association     of the      Overseas     Countries    and       Parliament, and in particular those in points 25 — 27
Territories with the Community, annexed to the                        of Section III of its Discharge Decision for the
Treaty ;                                                              financial year 1970 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 5 (*) laying                   Whereas an advance of 57743 933 units of account
down detailed provisions relating to the collection                   has been paid to the European Development Fund
and transfer of financial contributions, the budgeting                ( 1963 ) (2nd EDF);
and    administration       of     the    resources    of    the
                                                                      Whereas      the    overall    implementation    by       the
Development Fund for the Overseas Countries and                       Commission       of   the   transactions   of   the     first
Territories, and in particular Article 16 thereof;                    Development Fund during the financial year 1970
Having regard to provisional Council Regulation No                    was such as to entitle it to be given a discharge in
6 (2) relating to the responsibility of authorizing and               respect of the implementation of these transactions ;
accounting officers for the resources of the
Development Fund for the Overseas Countries and                       HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Territories ;
                                                                                Article 1
Having regard to the revenue and expenditure
accounts, the statement and the summary of                            The views of the Council on Comment No 210 of the
transactions of the Development Fund for the                          Audit Board are as set out in the Annex .
Overseas Countries and Territories ( 1st Fund ),
adopted on 31 December 1970 ;                                                                   Article 2
Having regard to the report of the Audit Board on                     The Council closes the expenditure and revenue
the accounts for the financial year 1970 , and in                     accounts of the European Development Fund for the
particular the second part thereof devoted to the                     Overseas Countries and Territories on 31 December
Development Funds, to which report are annexed the                    1970 as follows :
replies of the Commission to the comments of the                      Revenue
Audit Board (3);
                                                                      at the sum of       582 520 065·62 u . a .
Having examined the remarks of the European
Parliament on the transactions of the Development                     Expenditure (payments)
Funds on the occasion of its Decision of 9 May 1973                   at the sum of       524 776 133·04 u . a .
on 'the discharge to be given to the Commission in
respect of the implementation of the budget of the                                              Article 3
European Communities for the financial year 1970
and on the report of the Audit Board ', hereinafter                   The Council gives a discharge to the Commission in
referred to as the 'Discharge Decision ';                             respect of the implementation of the transactions of
                                                                      the Development Fund for the Overseas Countries
Recalling that, in accordance with the provisions                     and Territories ( 1st Fund ) for the financial year 1970 .
applicable to the implementation of the Development
                                                                      Done at Brussels, 24 July 1973 .
(*) OJ No 33 , 31 . 12 . 1958 , p. 681 /58 .                                                               For the Council
H OJ No 33, 31 . 12. 1958, p. 686/58 .
                                                                                The President
(3) This report is available from the institutions of the
    Communities .                                                                                I. NØRGAARD
 ---pagebreak--- 16 . 8 . 73                        Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 228 /37
                                                       ANNEX
            Comment No 210 of the Audit Board on the development of the commitments of the
            Development Fund for the Overseas Countries and Territories ( 1st Fund)
            The Council points out that, anxious to ensure the efficient financial administration of the
            Development Funds, it adopted on 30 May 1972 a 'Decision on the transfer and use of the
            unexpended balances of the Development Fund for the Overseas Countries and Territories set
            up under the Implementing Convention annexed to the Treaty establishing the European
            Economic Community '.
            By this Decision the balances of appropriations not spent when implementing the projects of
            the 1st EDF are transferred to the 2nd EDF and used exclusively for financing economic and
            social investment projects .
            The unexpended balances transferred in this way are used in accordance with the procedures
            laid down in the Internal Agreement concerning the financing and administration of Community
            aid, signed at Yaoundé on 20 July 1963 .
            Finally, the EDF Committee shall be kept informed by the Commission semi-annually of the
            unexpended balances, their nature and the volume of the transfers made.


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94/993/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 1994 amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Community

Official Journal L 379 , 31/12/1994 P. 0001 - 0002 Finnish special edition: Chapter 1 Volume 4 P. 0088  Swedish special edition: Chapter 1 Volume 4 P. 0088

COUNCIL DECISION of 22 December 1994 amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Community (94/993/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 188 thereof,  Having regard to the request of the Court of Justice of 29 April 1994,  Having regard to the opinion of the Commission of 7 October and 3 November 1994,  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament of 28 October 1994,  Whereas, following the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union and the Agreement on the European Economic Area, certain provisions of Title III of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Community should be amended,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:   Article 1  The Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Community shall be amended as follows:  1. in Article 17:  (a) in the first paragraph, 'entitled to practise before a Court of a Member State' shall be deleted;  (b) the following second paragraph shall be added:  'The States, other than the Member States, which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and also the EFTA Surveillance Authority referred to in that Agreement, shall be represented in same manner.';  (c) the second paragraph becomes the third paragraph, and 'entitled to practise before a Court of a Member State' shall be deleted;  (d) the following fourth paragraph shall be added:  'Only a lawyer authorized to practise before a court of a Member State or of another State which is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may represent or assist a party before the Court.';  (e) the third, fourth and fifth paragraphs become the fifth, sixth and seventh subparagraphs respectively;  2. the first paragraph of Article 19 shall be replaced by:  'A case shall be brought before the Court by a written application addressed to the Registrar. The applicaton shall contain the applicant's name and permanent address and the description of the signatory, the name of the party or names of the parties  against whom the application is made, the subject-matter of the dispute, the form of order sought and a brief statement of the pleas in law on which the application is based.';  3. Article 20 shall be replaced by the following text:  'In the cases governed by Article 177 of this Treaty, the decision of the court or tribunal of a Member State which suspends its proceedings and refers a case to the Court shall be notified to the Court by the court or tribunal concerned. The decision  shall then be notified by the Registrar of the Court to the parties, to the Member States and to the Commission, and also to the Council or to the European Central Bank if the act the validity or interpretation of which is in dispute originates from one  of them, and to the European Parliament and the Council if the act the validity or interpretation of which is in dispute was adopted jointly by those two institutions.  Within two months of this notification, the parties, the Member States, the Commission and, where appropriate, the European Parliament, the Council and the European Central Bank, shall be entitled to submit statements of case or written observations to  the Court.  The decision of the aforesaid court or tribunal shall, moreover, be notified by the Registrar of the Court to the States, other than the Member States, which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and also to the EFTA Surveilance  Authority referred to in that Agreement which may, within two months of notification, where one of the fields of application of that Agreement is concerned, submit statements of case or written observations to the Court.';  4. in Article 37:  (a) the following third paragraph shall be added:  'Without prejudice to the preceding paragraph, the States, other than the Member States, which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and also the EFTA Suveillance Authority referred to in that Agreement, may intervene in cases  before the Court where one of the fields of application of that Agreement is concerned.';  (b) the third paragraph becomes the fourth paragraph and shall read as follows:  'An application to intervene shall be limited to supporting the form of order sought by one of the parties.'  Article 2  This Decision shall enter into force on 1 April 1995.  Done at Brussels, 22 December 1994.  For the Council The President H. SEEHOFER


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98/229/EC: Commission Decision of 20 March 1998 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of tungsten ores and concentrates originating in the People's Republic of China

Official Journal L 087 , 21/03/1998 P. 0022 - 0023

COMMISSION DECISION of 20 March 1998 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of tungsten ores and concentrates originating in the People's Republic of China (98/229/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/96 (2), and in particular Articles 9 and 11 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. PROCEDURE 1. Measures in force (1) By Regulation (EEC) No 2735/90 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 610/95 (4), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of tungsten ores and concentrates originating in the People's Republic of China falling within CN code 2611 00 00.2. Request for a review (2) Following the publication in February 1995 of a Notice of the impending expiry (5) of the measures in force, the Commission received in June 1995 a request for a review lodged by Eurométaux, on behalf of the totality of Community producers of the product concerned. The request contained evidence that the expiry of the anti-dumping measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of an anti-dumping review.(3) On 21 September 1995, the Commission announced, by a Notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (6), the initiation of a review of Regulation (EEC) No 2735/90 and commenced an investigation pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 (7), which was replaced during the investigation by Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Basic Regulation`).3. Investigation (4) The Commission officially advised the producers/exporters and importers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting country and the Community producers of the initiation of the review, and gave the parties concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time-limit set in the Notice referred to in recital 3.(5) The present review exceeded the period of one year within which it should normally have been concluded pursuant to Article 11(5) of the Basic Regulation, since two other reviews concerning tungsten products, namely tungstic oxide and acid on the one hand, and tungsten carbide and fused carbide on the other hand, were carried out in parallel. In view of the links between the products in the production chain, it was decided to submit the results of all these investigations at the same time.B. WITHDRAWAL OF THE REQUEST FOR AN EXPIRY REVIEW AND TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING (6) In the course of the investigation, the complainant, Eurométaux, formally withdrew its request for the expiry review in view of a recent considerable decrease in imports of tungsten ores and concentrates originating in the People's Republic of China.(7) In accordance with Article 11(5) in conjunction with Article 9(1) of the Basic Regulation, when the Community industry withdraws its request for an expiry review, the proceeding may be terminated unless such termination would not be in the Community interest. The present investigation has not brought to light any considerations of Community interest which would support the continuation of the proceeding.(8) Therefore, interested parties were informed of the Commission's intention to terminate the proceeding and were given the opportunity to comment. No comments were received indicating that such termination would not be in the Community interest.(9) The Advisory Committee has been consulted and has raised no objection.(10) In the light of the above, the Commission has concluded that the continuation of protective measures is unnecessary and that the proceeding should be terminated,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole Article The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of tungsten ores and concentrates falling under CN code 2611 00 00 and originating in the People's Republic of China, is hereby terminated.Done at Brussels, 20 March 1998.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANVice-President(1) OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ L 264, 27. 9. 1990, p. 1.(4) OJ L 64, 22. 3. 1995, p. 1.(5) OJ C 48, 25. 2. 1995, p. 3.(6) OJ C 244, 21. 9. 1995, p. 3.(7) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1.


title: Decision (EU) 2015/1871 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from Germany — EGF/2015/002 DE/Adam Opel)

text:
               20.10.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 275/28

         DECISION (EU) 2015/1871 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
   of 6 October 2015
   on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from Germany — EGF/2015/002 DE/Adam Opel)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 (1), and in particular Article 15(4) thereof,
   Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

               (2)

               The EGF is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 (3).

               (3)

               On 26 February 2015, Germany submitted an application EGF/2015/002 DE/Adam Opel for a financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies in Adam Opel AG and one supplier in Germany. It was supplemented by additional information in accordance with Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013. That application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the EGF as laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013.

               (4)

               The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of EUR 6 958 623 in respect of the application submitted by Germany.

               (5)

               In order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the EGF, this decision should apply from the date of its adoption,

         HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 6 958 623 in commitment and payment appropriations.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 6 October 2015.

      Done at Strasbourg, 6 October 2015.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         M. SCHULZ

            For the Council

            The President

         N. SCHMIT

      (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855.

      (2)  OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.

      (3)  Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).


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81/264/EEC: Council Decision of 9 April 1981 appointing a member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

Official Journal L 122 , 06/05/1981 P. 0031

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 39 , 13 . 2 . 1975 , P . 1 .    COUNCIL DECISION   OF 9 APRIL 1981   APPOINTING A MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING  ( 81/264/EEC )   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,   HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/75 OF 10 FEBRUARY 1975 ON THE CREATION OF A EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 15 JANUARY 1979 APPOINTING THE MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 14 JANUARY 1982 ,   WHEREAS A MEMBER ' S SEAT ON THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF THE ABOVE CENTRE IN THE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES '  CATEGORY HAS BECOME VACANT AS A RESULT OF THE RESIGNATION OF MR BLONDEL , OF WHICH THE COUNCIL WAS INFORMED ON 23 MARCH 1981 ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE NOMINATION SUBMITTED ON 23 MARCH 1981 ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   SOLE ARTICLE   MR GABRIEL DUCRAY IS HEREBY APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO REPLACE MR BLONDEL FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS TERM OF OFFICE , NAMELY UNTIL 14 JANUARY 1982 .   DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 9 APRIL 1981   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   D . F . VAN DER MEI


title: 2013/548/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section VII — Committee of the Regions

text:
               16.11.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 308/130

      DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

   of 17 April 2013
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section VII — Committee of the Regions
   (2013/548/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

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

               —

               having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012) 436 – C7-0230/2012) (2),

               —

               having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on implementation of the budget for the financial year 2011, together with the institutions’ replies (3),

               —

               having regard to the statement of assurance (4) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2011 pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to Article 314(10) and Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), and in particular Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (6), and in particular Articles 164, 165 and 166 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Rule 77 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0093/2013),

               1.

               Grants the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions discharge in respect of the implementation of the Committee of the Regions’ budget for the financial year 2011;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the Resolution below;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Court of Auditors, the European Ombudsman and the European Data Protection Supervisor, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ L 68, 15.3.2011.

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

      (3)  OJ C 344, 12.11.2012, p. 1.

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

      (5)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

         RESOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

      of 17 April 2013
      with observations forming an integral part of the Decision on discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section VII — Committee of the Regions
      THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

                  —

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

                  —

                  having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012) 436 – C7-0230/2012) (2),

                  —

                  having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on implementation of the budget for the financial year 2011, together with the institutions’ replies (3),

                  —

                  having regard to the statement of assurance (4) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2011 pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

                  —

                  having regard to Article 314(10) and Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

                  —

                  having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), and in particular Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (6), and in particular Articles 164, 165 and 166 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Rule 77 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,

                  —

                  having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0093/2013),

                  1.

                  Notes with satisfaction that in its 2011 annual report, the Court of Auditors observed that no significant weaknesses had been identified in respect of the audited topics related to the human resources and the procurement for the Committee of the Regions (‘the Committee’);

                  2.

                  Welcomes the fact that on the basis of its audit work, the Court of Auditors concluded that the payments as a whole for the year ended on 31 December 2011 for administrative and other expenditure of the institutions and bodies were free from material error;

                  3.

                  Notes that in 2011, the Committee had an approved budget of EUR 84 100 000, of which EUR 82 000 000 (EUR 90 800 000 in 2010) were commitment appropriations, with a utilisation rate of 97,5 %, lower than the 99,4 % of 2010; stresses that the Committee’s budget is purely administrative, with 72 % of expenditure relating to persons working with the institution and 28 % relating to buildings, furniture, equipment and miscellaneous running costs;

                  4.

                  Is dismayed at the fall in the budget utilisation rate; calls for action to improve that rate and for those changes made to be monitored;

                  5.

                  Recognises that the Committee’s new role, as outlined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, requires organisation adjustments but considers that those adaptations could have been predicted in the Committee’s budget commitments for 2011;

                  6.

                  Welcomes the projects on the internal organisation of the Committee which set out the objectives of cooperation between services and the development of synergies in common activities and joint actions; asks to be updated on the projects and be informed more precisely on the budgetary consequences of the measures taken;

                  7.

                  Congratulates both the Committee and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) for receiving EMAS and ISO-14001 certification; regrets, however, that no information was provided on the energy used from renewable sources as requested in last year’s Parliament discharge resolution; draws attention to the obligation to publish renewable energy share figures and environmental impact data;

                  8.

                  Notes with satisfaction that the recommendations and requirements made by Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control are recorded by the budget service of the Committee in a central database and the progress of implementation is regularly monitored;

                  9.

                  Asks the Committee to continue to monitor the staff structure in order to ensure that the organisation of posts is fully efficient and contributes to a better spending of the allocated budget;

                  10.

                  Welcomes the progressive phasing-in of videoconferencing; wishes to be informed regularly about its effectiveness and the savings that it creates, including savings on travel expenses;

                  11.

                  Acknowledges the recommendations of and the objectives set by the Committee’s Internal Audit service; considers, however, that execution must be improved and streamlined;

                  12.

                  Is pleased with the achievements in the area of translation following the renewed EESC-Committee Cooperation agreement; notes, however, that a high demand for translation during peak periods resulted in an increase for outsourcing resources; calls on the Committee to set a better timetable for translation demands;

                  13.

                  Invites the Committee to put the unused rate of the interpretation services requested during that year in the next annual activity report;

                  14.

                  Supports the conclusions of the mid-term evaluation of the administrative cooperation agreement between the Committee and the EESC; shares the view that some improvements should be made to rationalise human resources in the Joint Services and in translation;

                  15.

                  Calls for detailed information on the aims of administrative cooperation, the extent to which those aims are being achieved and the impact this is having in terms of savings;

                  16.

                  Congratulates the Committee for the consistent quality of the annual activity report and for providing a comprehensive annual impact report that is an important tool for the assessment of its work; notes with satisfaction that an exhaustive table of all human resources at the Committee’s disposal was provided in the annual activity report; invites the Committee to include in the table the break-down of the participation in professional training;

                  17.

                  Reiterates its position that in the interest of transparency, the declarations and the updates of financial interests of members from all the institutions should be accessible on the internet; welcomes the decision taken by the Committee’s Bureau in 2011 to make members’ declarations of financial interests available online and expects them to be made available at the earliest opportunity.

         (1)  OJ L 68, 15.3.2011.

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

         (3)  OJ C 344, 12.11.2012, p. 1.

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

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

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


title: 87/459/EEC: Council Decision of 11 December 1986 concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on trade in textile products

text:
5 . 9 . 87                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                        No L 255 / 85
                                                     COUNCIL DECISION
                                                      of 11 December 1986
                 concerning the . provisional application of the Agreement between the European Economic
                Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on trade in textile
                                                             products
                                                         ( 87 / 459 / EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                              Lanka on trade in textile products shall be applied
                                                                       provisionally as from 1 January 1987 pending its formal
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  conclusion provided that there is a reciprocal provisional
Economic Community , and in particular Article 113                     application on the part of the contracting country .
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                    The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision (*).
Whereas the Commission has , on behalf of the European
Economic Community , negotiated an Agreement with Sri
Lanka on trade in textile products ;                                                                   Article 2
Whereas the said Agreement should be applied provisionally
as from 1 January 1987 pending the completion of the                   The Commission is invited to inform the contracting country
procedures necessary for its conclusion , provided that there          of this Decision and seek its agreement thereto , which will be
is a reciprocal provisional application on the part of the             duly communicated to the Council .
contracting country ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                       Done at Brussels , 11 December 1986 .
                         Article 1                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                The President
The Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri                                                                 K. CLARKE
                                                                       ( 1 ) For technical reasons this Agreement is published in the Official
                                                                             Journal ofthe European Communities in the language in which it
                                                                             was negotiated .


title: 2009/630/EC,Euratom: Decision of the European Parliament of 23 April 2009 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission

text:
               26.9.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 255/24

      DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

   of 23 April 2009
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission
   (2009/630/EC, Euratom)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007 (1),

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2007 — Volume I (SEC(2008) 2359 — C6-0415/2008) (2),

               —

               having regard to the Commission’s annual reports to the European Parliament and to the Council on the follow-up to 2006 discharge decisions (COM(2008) 629, COM(2008) 628), and to the Commission staff working documents accompanying those reports (SEC(2008) 2579, SEC(2008) 2580),

               —

               having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Synthesis of the Commission's management achievements in 2007’ (COM(2008) 338),

               —

               having regard to the Commission’s annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2007 (COM(2008) 499), and to the Commission staff working document accompanying that report (SEC(2008) 2361),

               —

               having regard to the Commission’s report on Member States’ replies to the Court of Auditors’ 2006 annual report (COM(2008) 112),

               —

               having regard to the Green Paper on the European transparency initiative, adopted by the Commission on 3 May 2006 (COM(2006) 194),

               —

               having regard to Opinion No 2/2004 of the Court of Auditors on the ‘single audit’ model (and a proposal for a Community internal control framework) (3),

               —

               having regard to the Commission communication on a roadmap to an integrated internal control framework (COM(2005) 252),

               —

               having regard to the Commission action plan towards an integrated internal control framework (COM(2006) 9), the report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Court of Auditors on the progress of the Commission action plan towards an integrated internal control framework (COM(2007) 86), and the Commission staff working document accompanying that report (SEC(2007) 311),

               —

               having regard to the first half-yearly report on the scoreboard for the application of the Commission action plan towards an integrated internal control framework published on 19 July 2006 (SEC(2006) 1009), pursuant to Parliament’s request in its resolution accompanying the discharge decision in respect of the financial year 2004,

               —

               having regard to Opinion No 6/2007 of the Court of Auditors on the annual summaries of Member States; ‘national declarations’ of Member States; and audit work on EU funds of national audit bodies (4),

               —

               having regard to the Commission’s action plan to strengthen the Commission’s supervisory role under shared management of structural actions (COM(2008) 97),

               —

               having regard to the communication from Commissioners Hübner and Špidla to the Commission giving an interim progress report on the action plan to strengthen the Commission’s supervisory role under shared management of structural actions (SEC(2008) 2756), and to the Commission staff working document accompanying that communication (SEC(2008) 2755),

               —

               having regard to the report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Court of Auditors on the Commission action plan towards an integrated internal control framework (COM(2008) 110), and to the Commission staff working document accompanying that report (SEC(2008) 259),

               —

               having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on implementation of the budget for the financial year 2007, together with the institutions’ replies (5), and to the Court of Auditors’ special reports,

               —

               having regard to the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions, provided by the Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of the EC Treaty (6),

               —

               having regard to the Commission communication of 16 December 2008 on a common understanding of the concept of tolerable risk of error (COM(2008) 866), and to the Commission staff working document accompanying that communication (SEC(2008) 3054),

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 10 February 2009 on the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2007 (5587/2009 — C6-0055/2009),

               —

               having regard to Articles 274, 275 and 276 of the EC Treaty and Articles 179a and 180b of the Euratom Treaty,

               —

               having regard to Articles 246 et seq. of the EC Treaty, on the Court of Auditors,

               —

               having regard to international audit standards and international accounting standards, in particular those applying to the public sector,

               —

               having regard to the International Peer Review of the Court of Auditors,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of 29 February 1968 laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities (7), in particular Title V, Chapter 3, dealing with old-age and invalidity pensions, and Annex XII, which lays down the implementing provisions for Article 83a of the Staff Regulations,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (8), and in particular Articles 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Rule 70 of, and Annex V to, its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinions of the other committees concerned (A6-0168/2009),

               A.

               whereas under Article 274 of the EC Treaty the Commission implements the budget on its own responsibility, having regard to the principles of sound financial management,

               1.

               Grants the Commission discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the Resolution that forms an integral part of the Decisions on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007, Section III — Commission and executive agencies;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision, and the Resolution that forms an integral part of it, to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors and the European Investment Bank, and to the national parliaments and national and regional audit institutions of the Member States, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ L 77, 16.3.2007.

      (2)  OJ C 287, 10.11.2008, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 107, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ C 216, 14.9.2007, p. 3.

      (5)  OJ C 286, 10.11.2008, p. 1.

      (6)  OJ C 287, 10.11.2008, p. 111.

      (7)  OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.

      (8)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.


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97/690/CFSP: Council Decision of 20 October 1997 concerning the implementation of Common Position 97/356/CFSP defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, concerning conflict prevention and Resolution in Africa

Official Journal L 293 , 27/10/1997 P. 0003 - 0004

COUNCIL DECISION of 20 October 1997 concerning the implementation of common position 97/356/CFSP defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, concerning conflict prevention and resolution in Africa (97/690/CFSP)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles J.2 and J.11 thereof,Whereas Article 7 of common position 97/356/CFSP of 2 June 1997 (1) provides that the European Union is ready to assist in building the capacities for conflict prevention and resolution in Africa on the basis of concrete project proposals, in particular through the Organization for African Unity (OAU) and African subregional organizations;Whereas, in the light of the conclusions adopted by the Council on 2 June 1997 on conflict prevention and resolution in Africa and in order to facilitate African efforts, the European Union should support the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution in Africa (hereinafter referred to as 'the Mechanism`), which was established by the OAU at its 29th Assembly held in Cairo in June 1993;Whereas, in order to make the OAU Mechanism operational, it is essential to increase communications facilities at OAU headquarters, at its national and regional offices and at its field missions; whereas a specific project has been submitted by the OAU as part of a consolidated project of proposals to strengthen the OAU Mechanism in this area;Whereas this is a pilot measure and its evaluation will enable the European Union to broaden cooperation with the OAU and to envisage support for other projects submitted by the OAU, which will be examined individually by the European Union,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 11. The European Union shall support the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution in Africa established by the OAU in June 1993, the aim of which is to make it possible to identify sources of conflict early and react to them rapidly.2. In order to enable the Mechanism to improve its operational effectiveness and in view of the deficiencies observed in the field of communications in Africa, the European Union's support for 1997 will be directed towards the OAU's requirements for increasing communications facilities at OAU headquarters, at its national and regional offices and at its field missions, including training in that sector.Article 2In implementing this Decision, account will be taken of the need to ensure consistency between assistance to the OAU provided by the European Union, the Member States and other participants in the conferences on preventive diplomacy held in Washington (1995), Brussels and Madrid (1996).Article 31. In order to cover the costs of providing equipment and of training OAU staff, an amount of ECU 860 000 shall be borne by the general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 1997.2. The expenditure financed by the amount laid down in paragraph 1 shall be administered in accordance with the budgetary procedures and rules of the European Community.Article 4Six months after publication of this Decision, the Council shall evaluate the action taken pursuant to it, on the basis of information supplied by the Commission.Article 5This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.It shall be published in the Official Journal.Done at Luxembourg, 20 October 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. BODEN(1) OJ L 153 vom 11. 6. 1997, S. 1.