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2002/450/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 10 April 2002 concerning discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its budget for the 2000 financial year

Official Journal L 158 , 17/06/2002 P. 0055 - 0058

Decision of the European Parliamentof 10 April 2002concerning discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its budget for the 2000 financial year(2002/450/EC)THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,- Having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors on the financial statements and management of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year ended 31 December 2000, together with the Foundation's replies(1) (C5-0126/2002),- Having regard to the Council Recommendation of 5 March 2002 (C5-0122/2002),- Having regard to Article 276 of the EC Treaty,- Having regard to Rule 93 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,- Having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0101/2002),A. Whereas the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation) pursues its mission to contribute to the planning and establishment of better working conditions through action designed to increase and disseminate knowledge likely to assist this development by following six mid-term research priorities, namely, in the areas of employment practice, worker participation, equal opportunities, social cohesion, health and well-being and sustainable development;B. Whereas, on the basis of the Code of Conduct of 14 July 1998, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs is responsible for monitoring the work of the Dublin Foundation, which in 2000 received a subsidy of EUR 14700000;C. Whereas on 4 April 2001(2) Parliament gave discharge to the Administrative Board of the Foundation in respect of the implementation of its budget for the 1999 financial year and, at the same time:- called on the Foundation to have an external assessment carried out with a view to determining how the key stakeholders rate the Foundation and what impact the Foundation's activities have,- called on the Foundation to submit an action plan before the end of 2001,- called for an assessment of the existing cooperation between the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of a merger between the agencies;D. Whereas the Court of Auditors has obtained reasonable assurance that the accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2000 are reliable and the underlying transactions are, taken as a whole, legal and regular,1. Notes the following figures for the accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions:2000 financial year>TABLE>Dublin Foundation2. Expresses concern at the volume of appropriations carried over from 2000 to 2001, appropriations which totalled EUR 3600000 or 25 % of the commitments entered into (EUR 14400000);3. Urges the Foundation to take steps to ensure better monitoring of the implementation of its budget with the aim of keeping carryovers and cancellations of appropriations to a minimum and bringing an end to the situation whereby a large volume of appropriations is not disbursed; takes account of the installation of a computerised planning/monitoring system, improved scheduling of tender procedures and changes in the timing of the Administrative Board meeting (from November to October) at which it approves the annual work programme;4. Notes the replies given by the Foundation to the observations made by the Court of Auditors concerning the shortcomings in the accounting systems employed; welcomes the installation of an appropriate computerised system (the EXACT system) for maintenance of general ledger accounts; calls on the Foundation to take steps to ensure that all shortcomings have been remedied in time for the 2001 discharge;5. Regrets the fact that in 2000 the Foundation continued to make excessive use of imprest accounts, whereby in 2000 18 % of all payments were still made via such accounts;6. Welcomes the completion of the staff assessment exercise for the two-year period ending 31 December 2001, using staff reports for nearly all assessments; notes with satisfaction that the Foundation has used the Commission's "staff assessment handbook" and improved staff management and information arrangements during 2001;External assessment7. Notes that the Administrative Board commissioned an external evaluation report in March 2000 which will be examined by the Board at its meeting in March 2002; insists on the immediate adoption of an action plan for implementation of the report's recommendations; requests that a copy of the report and the action plan be sent to the European Parliament;European Parliament8. Calls on its committees responsible to re-examine the division of labour between the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work with regard to safety and health related issues with a view to avoiding duplication of work and encouraging them to coordinate their activities;9. Notes that the financial statements of only a minority of decentralised agencies are currently subject to individual discharge procedures in the European Parliament; calls upon the Commission to present proposals for the revision of the legal bases of all agencies with a view to applying the principle of individual discharge procedures to all decentralised agencies;10. Welcomes the efforts of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs to make proposals for a revision of the present guidelines for cooperation between the committees responsible for the decentralised agencies; takes the view that revision of the guidelines should concentrate on the following aspects:- ensuring there are adequate control mechanisms in the committees responsible,- ensuring there is transparency in the budget procedure,- strengthening the mutual duty to inform,- ensuring there is a clear division of powers between the relevant committees;Discharge decision11. Gives discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its budget for the 2000 financial year, on the basis of the report of the Court of Auditors;12. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors and to have it published in the Official Journal (L series).The Secretary-GeneralJulian PriestleyThe PresidentPat Cox(1) OJ C 372, 28.12.2001, p. 53.(2) OJ L 160, 15.6.2001, p. 32.


title: 2011/846/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/5/2011 of 16 December 2011 amending Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/2/2009 on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) and Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/3/2009 on the setting up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)

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               17.12.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 335/79

         POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION ATALANTA/5/2011
   of 16 December 2011
   amending Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/2/2009 on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) and Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/3/2009 on the setting up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)
   (2011/846/CFSP)
   THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 38 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
   Having regard to Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/2/2009 (2) and to Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/3/2009 (3), and the addendum thereto (4),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The EU Operation Commander held a Force Generation Conference on 16 December 2008.

               (2)

               Following the offer by Serbia to contribute to operation Atalanta, the recommendation by the EU Operation Commander and the advice by the European Union Military Committee (EUMC), the contribution from Serbia should be accepted.

               (3)

               In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol (No 22) on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on the European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Article 1 of Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/2/2009 is replaced by the following:

      ‘Article 1
      Third States’ contributions
      Following the Force Generation and Manning Conferences and the recommendations by the EU Operation Commander and the European Union Military Committee, the contributions from Norway, Croatia, Montenegro, Ukraine and Serbia shall be accepted for the EU military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta).’.

   Article 2
   The Annex to Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/3/2009 is replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 16 December 2011.

            For the Political and Security Committee

            The Chairperson

         O. SKOOG

      (1)  OJ L 301, 12.11.2008, p. 33.

      (2)  OJ L 109, 30.4.2009, p. 52.

      (3)  OJ L 112, 6.5.2009, p. 9.

      (4)  OJ L 119, 14.5.2009, p. 40.

      ANNEX

            ‘ANNEX

               LIST OF THIRD STATES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2(1)

                        —

                        Norway,

                        —

                        Croatia,

                        —

                        Montenegro,

                        —

                        Ukraine,

                        —

                        Serbia.’


title: Council Decision (EU) 2016/1080 of 27 June 2016 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the Union with regard to certain decisions to be adopted in the framework of the International Olive Council (IOC)

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               5.7.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 179/33

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1080
   of 27 June 2016
   establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the Union with regard to certain decisions to be adopted in the framework of the International Olive Council (IOC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(3) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The International Olive Council (IOC) is an intergovernmental scientific and technical organisation active in the sector of olive oil and table olives.

               (2)

               The Union, as a member of the IOC, can propose amendments to the draft IOC decisions and express its formal position on them according to procedural and voting rules of the IOC.

               (3)

               During the next meeting of its Council of Members on 15 July 2016, the IOC will examine and possibly adopt five draft decisions (‘draft decisions’) which will affect Union law.

               (4)

               The first, second, third and fourth draft decisions modify the trade standard applying to olive oils and olive pomace oils (COI/T.15/Rev…): they concern, respectively, the modification of the limit of ethyl esters; the modification of the limits of heptadecanoic, heptadecenoic and eicosenoic acids; the modification of the limit of the specific extinction coefficient at wavelength 270 nm (K270); and the official notification of the ISO methods adopted with a view to achieving full harmonisation and inclusion of a reference to the new peroxide value method.

               (5)

               The fifth draft decision adopts the new method of analysis for the determination of the peroxide value (COI/T.20/Doc. No…).

               (6)

               If the draft decisions are adopted, amendments may need to be made to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 (1).

               (7)

               The draft decisions have been extensively discussed between scientific and technical experts of the olive oil sector. They contribute to the international harmonisation of the olive oil standard and will set a framework which will ensure fair competition in the trading of products of the olive oil sector. They should therefore be supported.

               (8)

               In order to allow for the necessary flexibility during the negotiations ahead of the meeting of the Council of Members of the IOC, the Union should be authorised to agree to changes to the draft decisions provided that such changes do not alter their substance,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The position to be taken on behalf of the Union at the meeting of the Council of Members of the IOC on 15 July 2016, with regard to the draft decisions, shall be in accordance with the Annex.
   Article 2
   1.   Where the position referred to in Article 1 is likely to be affected by new scientific or technical information presented before or during the meeting of the Council of Members of the IOC, the Union shall request that the adoption of the draft decisions in that meeting be postponed until the position of the Union is established on the basis of that new information.
   2.   Minor technical changes to the draft decisions may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union in the Council of Members of the IOC without further decision of the Council.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         M.H.P. VAN DAM

      (1)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis (OJ L 248, 5.9.1991, p. 1).

      ANNEX
      The Union shall support, subject to any future review on the basis of new developments, the following draft decisions on the standardisation for the physical, chemical and organoleptic characteristics of olive oils and olive-pomace oils and on the harmonisation of methods of analysis:

                  DECISION revising the trade standard applying to olive oils and olive pomace oils (COI/T.15/Rev…): modification of the limit of ethyl esters.

                  DECISION revising the trade standard applying to olive oils and olive pomace oils (COI/T.15/Rev…): modification of the limits of heptadecanoic, heptadecenoic and eicosenoic acids.

                  DECISION revising the trade standard applying to olive oils and olive pomace oils (COI/T.15/Rev…): modification of the limit of the specific extinction coefficient at wavelength 270 nm (K270).

                  DECISION revising the trade standard applying to olive oils and olive pomace oils (COI/T.15/Rev…): official notification of the ISO methods adopted with a view to achieving full harmonisation and inclusion of a reference to the new peroxide value method.

                  DECISION adopting the new method of analysis for the determination of the peroxide value (COI/T.20/Doc. No…).


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Council Decision of 25 July 1994 appointing the members and alternates of the Advisory Committee on Nursing Training

Official Journal C 221 , 09/08/1994 P. 0003 - 0004

COUNCIL DECISION of 25 July 1994 appointing the members and alternates of the Advisory Committee on Nursing Training (94/C 221/02)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to Council 77/454/EEC of 27 June 1977 setting up an Advisory Committee on Nursing Training (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of that Decision, the Committee consists of three experts from each Member State and an alternate for each member; whereas, pursuant to Article 4 of that same Decision, the term of office of these members and alternates is three years;Whereas, by its Decision of 5 February 1990 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternates of the Committee in question for the period from 5 February 1990 to 4 February 1993;Whereas the Governments of 10 Member States have submitted lists of candidates for the appointment, replacement or renewal of the term of office of the members and alternates,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole Article The following are hereby appointed members and alternates of the Advisory Committee on Nursing Training for the period from 25 July 1994 to 24 July 1997:A. Experts from the practising profession>TABLE>B. Experts from the establishments providing training in nursing>TABLE>C. Experts from the competent authorities of the Member State>TABLE>Done at Brussels, 25 July 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentF.-CH. ZEITLER(1) OJ No L 176, 15. 7. 1977, p. 11.(2) OJ No C 42, 22. 2. 1990, p. 1. Corrigendum: OJ No C 269, 25. 10. 1990, p. 5.


title: Decision (EU) 2016/188 of the European Central Bank of 11 December 2015 on the access and use of SSM electronic applications, systems, platforms and services by the European Central Bank and the national competent authorities of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (ECB/2015/47)

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               12.2.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 37/104

         DECISION (EU) 2016/188 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
   of 11 December 2015
   on the access and use of SSM electronic applications, systems, platforms and services by the European Central Bank and the national competent authorities of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (ECB/2015/47)
   THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 127(6) and Article 132 thereof,
   Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 34 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (1), and in particular Article 6(1) in conjunction with Article 6(7) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Supervisory Board and in consultation with the national competent authorities,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               For the performance of the specific tasks concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions, as conferred on the European Central Bank (ECB) by Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013, the ECB uses the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and Eurosystem electronic applications, systems, platforms and services, as well as the new electronic applications, systems, platforms and services specific for carrying out the tasks entrusted to the ECB pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 on the basis of Article 127(6) of the Treaty and Article 25.2 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank.

               (2)

               It is necessary for the smooth, effective and consistent functioning of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) that practical arrangements for the cooperation between the ECB and the national competent authorities (NCAs) within the SSM include arrangements for the use of such electronic applications, systems, platforms and services that are necessary for the fulfilment of their responsibilities under Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013.

               (3)

               The public key infrastructure for the European System of Central Banks (hereinafter the ‘ESCB-PKI’) was established in Decision ECB/2013/1 (2). Pursuant to Article 3(1) of Decision ECB/2013/1, ESCB and Eurosystem electronic applications, systems, platforms and services with medium or above medium criticality should only be accessed and used if a user has been authenticated by means of an electronic certificate issued and managed by a certification authority accepted by the ESCB in accordance with the ESCB/SSM certificate acceptance framework, or by the ESCB-PKI certification authority or by certification authorities accepted by the ESCB for TARGET2 and TARGET2 Securities for those two applications.

               (4)

               The Governing Council has identified a need for advanced information security services, such as strong authentication, electronic signatures and encryption, through the use of electronic certificates for the electronic applications, systems, platforms and services that are necessary for the fulfilment of the ECB's and NCAs' responsibilities, as competent authorities within the SSM, under Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013. Hence, certificates issued by the ESCB-PKI may be used to access and use electronic applications, systems, platforms and services used for the functioning of the SSM.

               (5)

               The ECB and the NCAs of the SSM may decide to use certificates and services provided by the ESCB-PKI to access and use SSM electronic applications, systems, platforms and services,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Definitions
   For the purposes of this Decision:

               1.

               ‘national competent authority’ (NCA) means a national competent authority designated by a participating Member State in accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013. This meaning is without prejudice to arrangements under national law that assign certain supervisory tasks to a national central bank (NCB) that is not designated as an NCA. With regard to such arrangements, a reference to an NCA in this Decision shall also refer to the NCB in respect of the supervisory tasks assigned to it by national law;

               2.

               ‘competent authority’ means either an NCA or the ECB;

               3.

               ‘ESCB and Eurosystem electronic applications, systems, platforms and services’, ‘certificate’ or ‘electronic certificate’, ‘ESCB-PKI certification authority’, ‘registration authority’, ‘user’, ‘Eurosystem central bank’, and ‘relying party’ have the meanings defined in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2013/1;

               4.

               ‘SSM electronic applications, systems, platforms and services’ means electronic applications, systems, platforms and services that are used for the fulfilment of the ECB's and NCAs' responsibilities under Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013;

               5.

               ‘ESCB/SSM certificate acceptance framework’ means the criteria established by the ESCB Information Technology Committee to identify the certification authorities, both internal and external to the ESCB, which can be trusted in relation to ESCB and Eurosystem electronic applications, systems, platforms and services and in relation to SSM electronic applications, systems, platforms and services.

         Article 2
   Use of and access to SSM electronic applications, systems, platforms and services
   1.   SSM electronic applications, systems, platforms and services with medium or above medium criticality shall only be accessed and used if a user has been authenticated by means of an electronic certificate issued and managed by a certification authority accepted in accordance with the ESCB/SSM certificate acceptance framework, including by the ESCB-PKI certification authority.
   2.   The ESCB-PKI certification authority shall issue electronic certificates and provide other certification services to the competent authorities participating in the ESCB-PKI pursuant to Article 3 for their certificate subscribers and for the certificate subscribers of third parties working with them to enable them to securely access and use SSM electronic applications, systems, platforms and services.
   3.   A relying party may rely upon such certificates under the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Decision ECB/2013/1.
   Article 3
   Participation of the competent authorities in relation to the ESCB-PKI
   1.   A competent authority may decide to use ESCB-PKI services in order to access and use SSM electronic applications, systems, platforms and services and/or may act for that purpose as registration authority for its internal users as well as for third party users, under the same conditions as those applying to Eurosystem central banks.
   2.   The participating competent authority shall be subject to the obligations set out in Articles 6, 7 and 12 of Decision ECB/2013/1 and shall submit a declaration to the Governing Council by which it confirms its participation and compliance with the obligations laid down in the Level 2 — Level 3 Agreement referred to in Article 4(2) of that Decision.
   Article 4
   Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Frankfurt am Main, 11 December 2015.

            The President of the ECB

         Mario DRAGHI

      (1)  OJ L 287, 29.10.2013, p. 63.

      (2)  Decision ECB/2013/1 of the European Central Bank of 11 January 2013 laying down the framework for a public key infrastructure for the European System of Central Banks (OJ L 74, 16.3.2013, p. 30).