title: 2005/363/EC: Commission Decision of 2 May 2005 concerning animal health protection measures against African swine fever in Sardinia, Italy (notified under document number C(2005) 1321)Text with EEA relevance

text:
               5.5.2005

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 118/39

         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 2 May 2005
   concerning animal health protection measures against African swine fever in Sardinia, Italy
   (notified under document number C(2005) 1321)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   (2005/363/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
   Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (3), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Decision 2003/514/EC of 10 July 2003 concerning health protection measures against African swine fever in Sardinia, Italy (4) was adopted in response to the presence of African swine fever in the province of Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy.

               (2)

               In 2004, a serious recrudescence of African swine fever occurred in Sardinia. African swine fever must still be considered an endemic disease in the domestic and feral pig population of the province of Nuoro. Some outbreaks of that disease in domestic pigs have, however, also been notified in other provinces of Sardinia.

               (3)

               The disease situation is liable to endanger the pig herds in other regions of Italy and in other Member States, in view of trade in live pigs, pig semen, ova and embryos and pig meat, pig meat products and other products containing pig meat.

               (4)

               Italy has taken measures to combat African swine fever in Sardinia within the framework of Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 laying down specific provisions for the control of African swine fever and amending Directive 92/119/EEC as regards Teschen disease and African swine fever (5).

               (5)

               Italy has reviewed the measures taken so far to combat the disease in the light of the recrudescence of the disease in 2004.

               (6)

               Commission Decision 2005/362/EC of 2 May 2005 approving the plan for the eradication of African swine fever in feral pigs in Sardina, Italy (6) was adopted in order to approve the plan for the eradication of African swine fever in feral pigs submitted by Italy.

               (7)

               In the light of the current epidemiological situation, it is appropriate to apply further Community measures to the whole territory of Sardinia as regards the movement of live pigs and pig semen, ova and embryos and the dispatch of pig meat, pig meat products and products containing pig meat.

               (8)

               It is appropriate to provide for certain derogations from the measures provided for in this Decision for pig meat originating from pigs which have entered Sardinia as pigs for slaughter in accordance with Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (7) or Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (8) or Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April 2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation into and transit through the Community of certain live ungulate animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and 92/65/EEC and repealing Directive 72/462/EEC (9) or that satisfies certain requirements of this Decision.

               (9)

               It is also appropriate to provide for certain derogations for pig meat products and other products containing pig meat obtained from meat that entered Sardinia as fresh pig meat in accordance with Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat (10) or in accordance with Directive 2002/99/EC or that comply with Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting the production and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin (11) or that satisfy certain requirements of this Decision.

               (10)

               In order to ensure that pig meat, pig meat products and other products containing pig meat, not fulfilling certain animal health requirements are not dispatched from Sardinia and to ensure the traceability of such pig meat and products, the pig meat should be specially marked. These special marks must be such that they cannot be confused with the oval stamp for pig meat provided for in point 50 of Chapter XI of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC, or after its date of application the health mark in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (12), and with the oval stamp for pig meat products and other products containing pig meat provided for in point 4 of Chapter VI of Annex B to Directive 77/99/EEC, or after its date of application the identification mark in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (13).

               (11)

               Decision 2003/514/EC should therefore be repealed.

               (12)

               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Subject matter and scope
   This Decision lays down animal health rules on:

               (a)

               the movement of live pigs, pig semen, ova and embryos and the dispatch of pig meat, pig meat products and any other products containing pig meat originating from Sardinia; and

               (b)

               the marking of pig meat, pig meat products or any other products containing pig meat in Sardinia.

         Article 2
   Definitions
   For the purpose of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

               (a)

               ‘pig’ as defined in Article 2(a) of Directive 2002/60/EC;

               (b)

               ‘pig meat’ means all parts of pigs which are suitable for human consumption;

               (c)

               ‘pig meat products’ means processed products resulting from the processing of pig meat or from the further processing of such processed products, so that the cut surface shows that the product no longer has the characteristics of fresh meat;

               (d)

               ‘other products containing pig meat’ means products for human consumption containing pig meat or pig meat products.

         Article 3
   Prohibition on the movement of live pigs, pig semen, ova and embryos and on the dispatch of pig meat, pig meat products and any other products containing pig meat from Sardinia
   Italy shall prohibit the following:

               (a)

               the movement of live pigs from Sardinia;

               (b)

               the movement of pig semen, ova and embryos from Sardinia; and

               (c)

               the dispatch of pig meat, pig meat products and any other products containing pig meat from Sardinia.

         Article 4
   Special marking of pig meat, pig meat products and any other products containing pig meat in Sardinia
   Italy shall ensure that the pig meat, pig meat products and any other products containing pig meat originating from pigs slaughtered in Sardinia are marked with a special health or identification mark which cannot be confused with the Community stamp and shall, in particular, not be oval.
   Article 5
   Derogation from Articles 3 and 4 as regards pig meat
   1.   By way of derogation from Article 3(c), Italy may authorise the dispatch of pig meat from Sardinia to areas outside Sardinia if the conditions provided for in paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Article are fulfilled.
   2.   The pig meat must originate:

               (a)

               either from pigs:

                           (i)

                           which have entered Sardinia as pigs for slaughter in accordance with Directive 64/432/EEC or Directive 72/462/EEC or Directive 2004/68/EC; and

                           (ii)

                           which comply with the conditions set out in Annex II(A);

               (b)

               or from pigs:

                           (i)

                           which have been kept for at least four months before the date of transport to the slaughterhouse on the holding of origin in Sardinia which must be located outside the areas listed in Annex I; and

                           (ii)

                           which comply with the conditions set out in Annex II.

         3.   The pig meat shall be produced, stored and processed in establishments:

               (a)

               which are approved for that purpose by the competent authority; and

               (b)

               in which the pig meat is produced, stored or processed separately from other meat not complying with paragraph 2.

         4.   By way of derogation from Article 4 of this Decision, the pig meat must be marked with the oval stamp provided for in point 50 of Chapter XI of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC or, after its date of application, with the health mark in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.
   5.   The pig meat shall be:

               (a)

               subjected to veterinary certification in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2002/99/EC; and

               (b)

               be accompanied when leaving Sardinia by the intra trade certificate laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 (14) completed with the specific sanitary requirement set out in Annex III to this Decision.

         Article 6
   Derogation from Articles 3 and 4 as regards pig meat products and any other products containing pig meat
   1.   By way of derogation from point (c) of Article 3, Italy may authorise the dispatch of pig meat products and any other products containing pig meat from Sardinia to areas outside Sardinia if the conditions provided for in paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Article are fulfilled.
   2.   The products must either:

               (a)

               be obtained from meat that has entered Sardinia as fresh pig meat in accordance with Directive 64/433/EEC or Directive 2002/99/EC; or

               (b)

               be obtained from pig meat that complies with Article 5 of this Decision; or

               (c)

               comply with Article 4(1) of Directive 2002/99/EC and have undergone a treatment that is effectively recognised to eliminate the African swine fever virus as set out in Annex III to that Directive

         3.   The products shall be produced, stored and processed in establishments:

               (a)

               which are approved for that purpose by the competent authority; and

               (b)

               in which only products complying with paragraph 2 are produced, stored or processed.

         4.   By way of derogation from Article 4, the products must be marked with the oval stamp provided for in point 4 of Chapter VI of Annex B to Directive 77/99/EEC or, after its date of application, with the identification mark in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
   5.   The products shall be:

               (a)

               subjected to the veterinary certification in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2002/99/EC; and

               (b)

               be accompanied when leaving Sardinia by the intra trade certificate laid down by Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 completed with the specific sanitary requirement set out in Annex IV to this Decision.

         Article 7
   Communication to the Commission and the other Member States
   Italy shall communicate to the Commission and the other Member States, every six months from the date of Decision, the following:

               (a)

               the updated list of the approved establishments referred to in Articles 5(3) and 6(3); and

               (b)

               the list of all consignments of pig meat, pig meat products and any other products containing pig meat that have been certified as provided for in Articles 5(4) and 6(4); and

               (c)

               any relevant information on the application of this Decision.

         Article 8
   Repeal
   Decision 2003/514/EC is repealed.
   Article 9
   Addressees
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

      Done at Brussels, 2 May 2005.

            For the Commission

         Markos KYPRIANOU

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33).

      (2)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).

      (3)  OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

      (4)  OJ L 178, 17.7.2003, p. 28.

      (5)  OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 27. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

      (6)  See page 36 of this Official Journal.

      (7)  OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 (OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1).

      (8)  OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36).

      (9)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321.

      (10)  OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

      (11)  OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 85. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

      (12)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

      (13)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.

      (14)  OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 44.

      ANNEX I
      Areas of Sardinia as referred to in point (b)(i) of Article 5(2)

                  (a)

                  In the province of Nuoro: the whole territory.

                  (b)

                  In the province of Sassari: the territory of the municipalities of Ala’ dei Sardi, Anela, Banari, Benetutti, Bessude, Bonnanaro, Bono, Bonorva, Borutta, Bottidda, Budduso’, Bultei, Burgos, Cheremule, Cossoine, Esporlatu, Giave, Illorai, Ittireddu, Mores, Nughedu di San Nicolo’, Nule, Pattada, Siligo, Thiesi and Torralba.

      ANNEX II
      Conditions as referred to in Article 5(2)
      Section A
      General provisions for pigs referred to Article 5(2)(a) and (b)
      On arrival at the slaughterhouse, the pigs referred to in Article 5(2)(a) and (b) are kept and slaughtered separately from other pigs, not complying with the provisions of Article 5(2) so that any direct or indirect contact is prevented.
      Section B
      Specific provisions for pigs referred to in Article 5(2)(b)

                  1.

                  The holding of origin of the pigs referred to in Article 5(2)(b) shall comply with the following:

                              (a)

                              be located at least 10 km distant from any outbreak of African swine fever which has occurred in the three months prior to the date of transport to the slaughterhouse of the pigs referred to in Article 5(2)(b);

                              (b)

                              be located in a province where a plan for the surveillance and prevention of African swine fever is in place under the supervision of the competent authority and where monitoring and prevention measures have been regularly applied accordingly;

                              (c)

                              no pigs have been introduced into the holding during the 30 days prior to the date of transport to the slaughterhouse of the pigs referred to in Article 5(2)(b);

                              (d)

                              be approved by the competent veterinary authority for the purpose in this point.

                  2.

                  The pigs referred to in Article 5(2)(b) shall be transported from the holding of origin referred to in point 1 of this Section to a slaughterhouse subject to the following conditions:

                              (a)

                              an official veterinarian has carried out the following:

                                          (i)

                                          the checking and sampling procedures set out in Chapter IV, D of the Annex to Commission Decision 2003/422/EC (1); the derogation on the sampling of the pigs set out in point 6 of that Chapter IV, D shall apply mutatis mutandis; and

                                          (ii)

                                          a check of the register and the pig identification marks provided for in Articles 4 and 5 of Council Directive 92/102/EEC (2);

                              (b)

                              the checking and sampling procedures referred to in point (a) have shown no evidence of African swine fever and the check referred to in that point shows compliance with Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 92/102/EEC;

                              (c)

                              the vehicles used for the transport of the pigs referred to in Article 5(2)(b) were cleansed and disinfected in accordance with Article 12 of Directive 2002/60/EC and sealed by the competent authority prior to the transport;

                              (d)

                              the competent authority responsible for the slaughterhouse is informed of the intention to send the pigs referred to in Article 5(2)(b) and that authority notifies the competent authority responsible for the holding of origin of their arrival.

                  3.

                  During ante and post mortem inspection carried out at the slaughterhouse, the competent authority takes into account any signs of the presence of African swine fever.

         (1)  OJ L 143, 11.6.2003, p. 35.

         (2)  OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 32.

      ANNEX III
      to Commission Decision 2005/363/EC

      ANNEX IV
      to Commission Decision 2005/363/EC


title: 2013/746/EU: Council Decision of 10 December 2013 amending the Council's Rules of Procedure

text:
               12.12.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 333/77

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 10 December 2013
   amending the Council's Rules of Procedure
   (2013/746/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Article 2(2) of Annex III to the Council's Rules of Procedure (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The first and fourth subparagraphs of Article 3(3) of Protocol (No 36) on transitional provisions, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, provide that, until 31 October 2014, when an act is to be adopted by the Council by a qualified majority, and if a member of the Council so requests, it must be verified that the Member States constituting the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the Union.

               (2)

               That percentage is calculated according to the population figures set out in Article 1 of Annex III to the Council's Rules of Procedure (the ‘Rules of Procedure’).

               (3)

               Article 2(2) of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure provides that, with effect from 1 January each year, the Council, in accordance with the data available to the Statistical Office of the European Union on 30 September of the preceding year, must amend the figures set out in Article 1 of that Annex.

               (4)

               The Rules of Procedure should therefore be amended accordingly for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 October 2014,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Article 1 of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure shall be replaced by the following:

      ‘Article 1
      For the purposes of implementing Article 16(5) of the TEU and Article 3(3) and (4) of Protocol (No 36) on transitional provisions, the total population of each Member State for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 October 2014 shall be as follows:

                  Member State

                  Population
                  (× 1 000)

                  Germany

                  80 523,7

                  France

                  65 633,2

                  United Kingdom

                  63 730,1

                  Italy

                  59 685,2

                  Spain

                  46 704,3

                  Poland

                  38 533,3

                  Romania

                  20 057,5

                  Netherlands

                  16 779,6

                  Belgium

                  11 161,6

                  Greece

                  11 062,5

                  Czech Republic

                  10 516,1

                  Portugal

                  10 487,3

                  Hungary

                  9 908,8

                  Sweden

                  9 555,9

                  Austria

                  8 451,9

                  Bulgaria

                  7 284,6

                  Denmark

                  5 602,6

                  Finland

                  5 426,7

                  Slovakia

                  5 410,8

                  Ireland

                  4 591,1

                  Croatia

                  4 262,1

                  Lithuania

                  2 971,9

                  Slovenia

                  2 058,8

                  Latvia

                  2 023,8

                  Estonia

                  1 324,8

                  Cyprus

                  865,9

                  Luxembourg

                  537,0

                  Malta

                  421,4

                  Total

                  505 572,5

                  Threshold (62 %)

                  313 455,0’.

   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 1 January 2014.

      Done at Brussels, 10 December 2013.

            For the Council

            The President

         R. ŠADŽIUS

      (1)  Council Decision 2009/937/EU of 1 December 2009 adopting the Council's Rules of Procedure (OJ L 325, 11.12.2009, p. 35).


title: Council Decision (EU) 2015/2088 of 10 November 2015 establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union in the relevant Committees of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as regards the proposals for amendments to UN Regulations Nos 12, 16, 26, 39, 44, 46, 58, 61, 74, 83, 85, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 106, 107, 110, 116 and 127, the proposal for a new UN Regulation on frontal impact, the proposals for amendments to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3), and the proposal for a new Mutual Resolution No 2 (M.R.2) on vehicle powertrain definitions

text:
               19.11.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 302/103

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/2088
   of 10 November 2015
   establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union in the relevant Committees of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as regards the proposals for amendments to UN Regulations Nos 12, 16, 26, 39, 44, 46, 58, 61, 74, 83, 85, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 106, 107, 110, 116 and 127, the proposal for a new UN Regulation on frontal impact, the proposals for amendments to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3), and the proposal for a new Mutual Resolution No 2 (M.R.2) on vehicle powertrain definitions
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Council Decision 97/836/EC (1), the Union acceded to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (‘Revised 1958 Agreement’).

               (2)

               In accordance with Council Decision 2000/125/EC (2), the Union acceded to the Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles (‘Parallel Agreement’).

               (3)

               Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) replaced the approval systems of the Member States with a Union approval procedure and established a harmonised framework containing administrative provisions and general technical requirements for all new vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units. That Directive incorporated UN regulations in the EU type-approval system, either as requirements for type-approval or as alternatives to Union legislation. Since the adoption of that Directive, UN regulations have increasingly been incorporated into Union legislation in the framework of the EU type-approval.

               (4)

               In the light of experience and technical developments, the requirements relating to certain elements or features covered by UN Regulations Nos 12, 16, 26, 39, 44, 46, 58, 61, 74, 83, 85, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 106, 107, 110, 116 and 127, as well as Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3) need to be adapted for technical progress.

               (5)

               In order to improve the relevant safety provisions for motor vehicles, a new UN Regulation on frontal impact should be adopted; in order to harmonise vehicle powertrain definitions, a new Mutual Resolution No 2 (M.R.2) on vehicle powertrain definitions should also be adopted.

               (6)

               It is therefore necessary to establish the position to be adopted on behalf of the Union in the Administrative Committee of the Revised 1958 Agreement and in the Executive Committee of the Parallel Agreement, as regards the adoption of those UN acts,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The position to be adopted on behalf of the Union in the Administrative Committee of the Revised 1958 Agreement and in the Executive Committee of the Parallel Agreement during the period from 9 to 13 November 2015 shall be to vote in favour of the proposals listed in the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 10 November 2015.

            For the Council

            The President

         P. GRAMEGNA

      (1)  Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (‘Revised 1958 Agreement’) (OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78).

      (2)  Council Decision 2000/125/EC of 31 January 2000 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles (‘Parallel Agreement’) (OJ L 35, 10.2.2000, p. 12).

      (3)  Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1).

      ANNEX

                  Proposal for Supplement 4 to the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No 12 (Steering mechanism)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/92

                  Proposal for Supplement 6 to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No 16 (Safety-belts)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/93

                  Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No 26 (External projections)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/82

                  Proposal for the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 39 (Speedometer and odometer)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/83

                  Proposal for Supplement 10 to the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No 44 (Child restraint systems)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/94

                  Proposal for Supplement 2 to the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No 46 (Devices for indirect vision)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/84

                  Proposal for the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No 58 (Rear underrun protection)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/85

                  Proposal for Supplement 3 to Regulation No 61 (External projections of commercial vehicles)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/86

                  Proposal for Corrigendum 1 to Supplement 8 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 74 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices (mopeds))

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/79

                  Proposal for Supplement 11 to the 05 series of amendments to Regulation No 83 (Emissions of M1 and N1 vehicles)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/100

                  Proposal for Supplement 6 to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No 83 (Emissions of M1 and N1 vehicles)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/101

                  Proposal for Supplement 7 to the original version of Regulation No 85 (Measurement of the net power)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/102

                  Proposal for Supplement 6 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No 94 (Frontal collision)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/95

                  Proposal for 03 series of amendments to Regulation No 94 (Frontal collision)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/96

                  Proposal for Supplement 5 to the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No 95 (Lateral collision)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/97

                  Proposal for Supplement 8 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 97 (Vehicle alarm systems)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/87

                  Proposal for Supplement 7 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 98 (Headlamps with gas-discharge light sources)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/80

                  Proposal for Supplement 11 to Regulation No 99 (Gas discharge light sources)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/81

                  Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No 100 (Electric power trained vehicles)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/98

                  Proposal for Supplement 6 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 101 (CO2 emissions/fuel consumption)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/103

                  Proposal for Supplement 13 to Regulation No 106 (Tyres for agricultural vehicles)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/109

                  Proposal for Supplement 4 to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No 107 (General construction of buses and coaches)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/88

                  Proposal for Supplement 4 to the 05 series of amendments to Regulation No 107 (General construction of buses and coaches)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/104

                  Proposal for Supplement 4 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 110 (Specific components for CNG/LNG)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/89

                  Proposal for Supplement 5 to Regulation No 116 (Vehicle alarm systems)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/91

                  Proposal for 02 series of amendments to Regulation No 127 (Pedestrian safety)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/99

                  Proposal for a new Regulation on frontal impact with focus on restraint systems

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/105

                  Proposal for 01 series of amendments to the new Regulation on frontal impact with focus on restraint systems

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/106

                  Proposal for amendments to the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/111

                  Proposal for a new Mutual Resolution No 2 (M.R.2) on vehicle powertrain definitions

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/110


title: Council Decision of 17 February 2017 renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

text:
               24.2.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 60/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 17 February 2017
   renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
   (2017/C 60/01)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
   Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Bulgarian government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By its Decisions of 14 July 2015 (2) and of 14 September 2015 (3), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2015 to 17 September 2018.

               (2)

               A member’s seat is available for Bulgaria on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Government representatives as a result of the resignation of Ms Emilia VALCHOVSKA.

               (3)

               The members of the Governing Board of the aforementioned Centre should be appointed for the remainder of the current term of office, which expires on 17 September 2018,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The following person is hereby appointed member of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of its term of office, which runs until 17 September 2018:
   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES:

               BULGARIA

               Ms Maria TODOROVA

         Article 2
   This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 17 February 2017.

            For the Council

            The President

         E. BARTOLO

      (1)  OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ C 232, 16.7.2015, p. 2.

      (3)  OJ C 305, 16.9.2015, p. 2.


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1999/627/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Communities of 15 September 1999 appointing the President and the Members of the Commission of the European Communities

Official Journal L 248 , 21/09/1999 P. 0030 - 0031

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIESof 15 September 1999appointing the President and the Members of the Commission of the European Communities(1999/627/EC, ECSC, Euratom)THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 214(2) and Article 215 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 10(2) and Article 12 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 127(2) and Article 128 thereof,Whereas:(1) In view of the collective resignation on 16 March 1999 of the President and the Members of the Commission appointed until 22 January 2000, the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, by a declaration adopted in the margins of the European Council meeting on 24 March 1999, nominated by common accord Mr Romano PRODI as the person they intended to appoint as President of the Commission;(2) The European Parliament approved this nomination by a resolution dated 5 May 1999;(3) By a declaration dated 9 July 1999, Mr Romano PRODI made known the results of his contacts with the Governments of the Member States;(4) By Decision 1999/499/EC, ECSC, Euratom(1) of 19 July 1999, the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, by common accord with the President designate of the Commission, nominated the other persons whom they intended to appoint as Members of the Commission to replace the present Members of the Commission, who have resigned, both for the remainder of their term of office, which runs until 22 January 2000, and for the following five years, from 23 January 2000 to 22 January 2005;(5) In votes taken on 15 September 1999, the European Parliament approved the President and the other Members of the Commission thus nominated, both for the period from 16 September 1999 to 22 January 2000 and for the following five years, from 23 January 2000 to 22 January 2005;(6) It is appropriate to allow the new Commission to take up office as soon as possible and to continue its work for a full term of office as from 23 January 2000 for the following five years; appointments should therefore be made simultaneously for both terms of office by this Decision,HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The following are hereby appointed to the Commission of the European Communities for the period from 16 September 1999 to 22 January 2000 and for the period from 23 January 2000 to 22 January 2005:- as President:- Mr Romano PRODI- as Members:- Mr Michel BARNIER- Mr Frits BOLKESTEIN- Mr Philippe BUSQUIN- Mr David BYRNE- Ms Loyola DE PALACIO DEL VALLE LERSUNDI- Ms Anna DIAMANTOPOULOU- Mr Franz FISCHLER- Mr Neil KINNOCK- Mr Pascal LAMY- Mr Erkki LIIKANEN- Mr Mario MONTI- Mr Poul NIELSON- Mr Christopher PATTEN- Ms Viviane REDING- Ms Michaele SCHREYER- Mr Pedro SOLBES MIRA- Mr Günter VERHEUGEN- Mr António VITORINO- Ms Margot WALLSTRÖM.Article 2This Decision shall take effect on 16 September 1999.Article 3This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Brussels, 15 September 1999.The PresidentA. SATULI(1) OJ L 194, 27.7.1999, p. 45.


title: Political and Security Committee Decision BiH/14/2008 of 21 November 2008 on the appointment of an EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

text:
               29.11.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 319/80

      POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION BiH/14/2008
   of 21 November 2008
   on the appointment of an EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
   (2008/895/CFSP)
   THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 25 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP of 12 July 2004 on the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 6 of Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take further decisions on the appointment of the EU Force Commander.

               (2)

               On 25 September 2007, the PSC adopted Decision BiH/11/2007 (2) appointing Major General Ignacio MARTÍN VILLALAÍN as EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

               (3)

               The EU Operation Commander has recommended the appointment of Major General Stefano CASTAGNOTTO as the new EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

               (4)

               The EU Military Committee has supported the recommendation.

               (5)

               In conformity with Article 6 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the European Union which have defence implications.

               (6)

               The Copenhagen European Council adopted on 12 and 13 December 2002 a Declaration stating that the ‘Berlin plus’ arrangements and the implementation thereof will apply only to those EU Member States which are also either NATO members or parties to the ‘Partnership for Peace’, and which have consequently concluded bilateral security agreements with NATO,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Major General Stefano CASTAGNOTTO is hereby appointed EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on 4 December 2008.

      Done at Brussels, 21 November 2008.

            For the Political and Security Committee

            The Chairperson

         C. ROGER

      (1)  OJ L 252, 28.7.2004, p. 10.

      (2)  OJ L 288, 6.11.2007, p. 60.


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2003/768/EC: Council Decision of 20 October 2003 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

Official Journal L 278 , 29/10/2003 P. 0047 - 0047

Council Decisionof 20 October 2003appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions(2003/768/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Netherlands Government,Whereas:(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions(1).(2) The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr L.E. VAN DER SAR, of which the Council was notified on 2 October 2003,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleMs R. KRUISINGA, gedeputeerde van de provincie Noord-Holland, is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr L.E. VAN DER SAR for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.Done at Luxembourg, 20 October 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. Maroni(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2017/418 of 28 February 2017 on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands and the Implementation Protocol thereto

text:
               10.3.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 64/1

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/418
   of 28 February 2017
   on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands and the Implementation Protocol thereto
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43 in conjunction with Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v) and Article 218(7) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Union and the Government of the Cook Islands negotiated a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (‘the Agreement’) for a duration of 5 years, renewable by tacit agreement, and an Implementation Protocol thereto (‘the Protocol’), granting Union vessels fishing opportunities in the waters over which the Cook Islands has sovereign rights or jurisdiction in respect to fisheries.

               (2)

               The Agreement and the Protocol were signed in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2016/776 (2) and apply on a provisional basis from 14 October 2016.

               (3)

               The Agreement set up a Joint Committee which is responsible for monitoring the performance, interpretation and application of the Agreement. Furthermore, the Joint Committee may approve certain modifications to the Protocol. In order to facilitate the approval of such modifications, it is appropriate to empower the Commission, subject to specific conditions, to approve them under a simplified procedure.

               (4)

               The Agreement and Protocol should be approved,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands and the Implementation Protocol thereto are hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notifications provided for in Article 17 of the Agreement and in Article 13 of the Protocol (3).
   Article 3
   Subject to the provisions and conditions set out in Annex to this Decision, the Commission shall be empowered to approve, on behalf of the Union, modifications to the Protocol within the Joint Committee.
   Article 4
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 28 February 2017.

            For the Council

            The President

         J. HERRERA

      (1)  Consent of 14 February 2017 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

      (2)  Council Decision (EU) 2016/776 of 29 April 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands and the Implementation Protocol thereto (OJ L 131, 20.5.2016, p. 1).

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

      ANNEX

         Scope of the empowerment and procedure for establishing the Union position in the Joint Committee

                  (1)

                  The Commission shall be authorised to negotiate with Government of the Cook Islands and, where appropriate and subject to compliance with point 3 of this Annex, agree on modifications to the Protocol in respect of the following issues:

                              (a)

                              review of the level of fishing opportunities and, consequently, of the relevant financial contribution, in accordance with Article 5 and point (a) of Article 6(3) of the Agreement and Articles 5 and 6 of the Protocol;

                              (b)

                              decision on the modalities of the sectoral support in accordance with point (b) of Article 6(3) of the Agreement and Article 3 of the Protocol;

                              (c)

                              the technical conditions and modalities under which the Union vessels carry out their fishing activities in accordance with point (c) of Article 6(3) of the Agreement and Articles 4 and 6 of the Protocol.

                  (2)

                  In the Joint Committee established under the Agreement, the Union shall:

                              (a)

                              act in accordance with the objectives pursued by the Union within the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy;

                              (b)

                              follow the Council Conclusions of 19 March 2012 on a Communication on the external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy;

                              (c)

                              promote positions that are consistent with the relevant rules adopted by regional fisheries management organisations and in the context of joint management by coastal States.

                  (3)

                  When a decision on modifications to the Protocol referred to in point 1 is intended to be adopted during a Joint Committee meeting, the necessary steps shall be taken so as to ensure that the position to be expressed on behalf of the Union takes account of the latest statistical, biological and other relevant information transmitted to the Commission.
                  To this effect and based on that information, a document setting out the particulars of the proposed Union position shall be transmitted by the Commission services, in sufficient time before the relevant Joint Committee meeting, to the Council or to its preparatory bodies for consideration and approval.
                  In respect of the issues referred to in point 1(a), the approval of the envisaged Union position by the Council shall require a qualified majority of votes. In the other cases, the Union position envisaged in the preparatory document shall be deemed to be agreed, unless a number of Member States equivalent to a blocking minority objects during a meeting of the Council's preparatory body or within 20 days of receipt of the preparatory document, whichever occurs earlier. In case of such an objection, the matter shall be referred to the Council.
                  If, in the course of further meetings, including on-the-spot meetings, it is impossible to reach an agreement in order for the Union position to take account of new elements, the matter shall be referred to the Council or its preparatory bodies.

                  (4)

                  The Commission is invited to take, in due time, any steps necessary as a follow- up to the decision of the Joint Committee, including, where appropriate, a publication of the relevant decision in the Official Journal of the European Union and a submission of any proposal necessary for the implementation of that decision.


title: Council Decision of 12 July 2005 appointing members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency

text:
               20.7.2005

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 178/1

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 12 July 2005
   appointing members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency
   (2005/C 178/01)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second and third subparagraphs of Article 54 thereof,
   Having regard to Article X of the Statutes of the Euratom Supply Agency (1),
   Having regard to the Council Decisions of 22 September 2003 and 13 December 2004 appointing the members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency (2),
   Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The term of office of the members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency expired on 28 March 2005.

               (2)

               The members of the Committee for the period from 29 March 2005 to 28 March 2007 should be appointed, having regard to the nominations submitted by the Governments of the Member States,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   The following persons are hereby appointed members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency:

               Belgium (3 places)

               Mr Théo VAN RENTERGEM
               Mr Gérard PAULUS
               Mr Willy DE ROOVERE

               Czech Republic (3 places)

               Mr Miroslav ŠEDINA
               Mr Zdeněk HUBÁČEK
               Mr Vladimír HLAVINKA

               Denmark (2 places) (3)

               Mr Mads LUNDE

               Germany (6 places)

               Mr Walter SANDTNER
               Mr Thomas LEHLE
               Mr Joachim OHNEMUS
               Mr Kurt SCHREIBER
               Mr Klaus TÄGDER
               Mr Gerhard HOTTENROTT

               Estonia (1 place)

               Ms Merle LUST

               Greece (3 places)

               Mr Theodore MATIKAS
               Mr Ioannis G. KOLLAS
               Mr Nicolas KATSAROS

               Spain (5 places)

               Mr Rafael MARQUEZ OSORIO
               Mr José Manuel REDONDO
               Mr Eduardo GONZALEZ
               Mr Germán GARCIA-CALDERON
               Mr Luis A. RICO URIOS

               France (6 places)

               Mr Thierry ARNOLD
               Mr Louis-François DURRET
               Ms Marie-Claire GUYADER
               Ms Caroline JORANT
               Ms Jeanne MARCUCCI
               Mr Jean-Luc SALANAVE

               Ireland (1 place)

               Mr Thomas Patrick SHERIDAN

               Italy (6 places)

               Mr Paolo VENDITTI
               Mr Raffaele DI SAPIA
               Mr Giancarlo BOLOGNINI
               Mr Angelo PAPA
               Mr Roberto RANIERI
               Mr Giuseppe SEDDA

               Cyprus (1 place)

               Mr Panicos DEMETRIADES

               Latvia (1 place)

               Mr Andrejs SALMIŅŠ

               Lithuania (1 place)

               Mr Donaldas JASULAITIS

               Hungary (3 places)

               Mr Attila NAGY
               Mr Ákos PETŐ
               Ms Ágnes SZÉL

               Netherlands (3 places)

               Mr Jan WIEMAN
               Mr Klaas JOSEPH
               Ms Marlies HOEDEMAKERS

               Austria (2 places) (3)

               Mr Johann-Klaus HOHENBERG

               Poland (5 places)

               Mr Stefan CHWASZCZEWSKI
               Ms Katarzyna HINCZ
               Mr Jacek Tadeusz KANIEWSKI
               Mr Grzegorz KRZYSZTOSZEK
               Mr Wladyslaw SIKORA

               Portugal (3 places) (3)

               Mr António RAMALHO
               Mr Luís José RODRIGUES DA COSTA

               Slovenia (1 place)

               Mr Ivo NOVAK

               Slovakia (2 places)

               Mr Michal DURANKO
               Mr Eduard ĎURČEK

               Finland (2 places)

               Mr Ilkka MIKKOLA
               Mr Riku Eino Juhani HUTTUNEN

               Sweden (3 places)

               Mr Sven NORDLÖF
               Mr Ali ETEMAD
               Mr Sven-Olov ERICSON

               United Kingdom (6 places) (3)

               Mr Mark ELLIOTT
               Mr John LUKE
               Mr Simon MILLS
               Ms Dorothy SEED
               Mr Mike TRAVIS

      (1)  OJ 27, 6.12.1958, p. 534/58. Statutes last amended by Decision 95/1/EC/Euratom/ECSC (OJ L 1, 1.1.1995, p. 1).

      (2)  OJ C 232, 27.9.2003, p. 1. OJ C 98, 22.4.2005, p. 1.

      (3)  One place remains vacant at this stage.


title: 2006/476/EC: Council Decision of  12 June 2006  amending Decision 1999/70/EC with regard to the external auditors of the Banque de France

text:
               11.7.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 188/7

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 12 June 2006
   amending Decision 1999/70/EC with regard to the external auditors of the Banque de France
   (2006/476/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Protocol on the statute of the European system of central banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 27(1) thereof,
   Having regard to the Council Decision 1999/70/EC of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (1),
   Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2006/5 of the European Central Bank of 13 April 2006 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Banque de France (2),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 27(1) of the Protocol on the statute of the European system of central banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the ‘ECB’), the accounts of the ECB and national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.

               (2)

               Pursuant to Article L.142-6 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the General Council of the Banque de France appoints two statutory auditors entrusted with auditing the accounts of the Banque de France. Pursuant to Article L.823-1 of the French Commercial Code, a deputy auditor is appointed to replace the incumbent auditors in the event of their refusal, unavailability, resignation or death.

               (3)

               The mandate of the current external auditors of the Banque de France will end after the audit of the financial year 2005. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2006.

               (4)

               The Banque de France has selected Deloitte & Associés and Mazars & Guerard as its external auditors and KPMG S.A. as its deputy auditor for the financial years 2006 to 2011 in accordance with its public procurement rules, and the ECB considers that they fulfil the necessary requirements for appointment.

               (5)

               The ECB considers that the external auditors selected by the Banque de France fulfil the necessary requirements for appointment and therefore the ECB Governing Council recommends that Deloitte & Associés and Mazars & Guerard should jointly be appointed as external auditors and that KPMG S.A. should be appointed as deputy auditor, for the financial years 2006 to 2011.

               (6)

               It is therefore appropriate to follow the recommendation of the ECB Governing Council and to amend Decision 1999/70/EC accordingly,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Article 1(4) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:

      ‘4.   Deloitte & Associés and Mazars & Guerard are hereby approved jointly as the external auditors of the Banque de France for the financial years 2006 to 2011.
      KPMG S.A. is hereby approved as the deputy auditor of the Banque de France for the financial years 2006 to 2011.’

   Article 2
   This Decision shall be notified to the European Central Bank.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 2006.

            For the Council

            The President

         U. PLASSNIK

      (1)  OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/212/EC (OJ L 79, 16.3.2006, p. 25).

      (2)  OJ C 98, 26.4.2006, p. 25.


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Council Decision of 14 December 2000 implementing Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP with a view to a European Union contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in South Ossetia

Official Journal L 326 , 22/12/2000 P. 0001 - 0002

Council Decisionof 14 December 2000implementing Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP with a view to a European Union contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in South Ossetia(2000/803/CFSP)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 23(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP of 17 December 1998 on the European Union's contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons(1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1) The uncontrolled accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons pose a threat to peace and security and reduce the prospects for sustainable development, particularly in South Ossetia.(2) This Decision is intended to implement Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP and to make a financial contribution to local police forces, as part of a programme designed to make equipment available to them for the purpose of the collection and destruction of small arms and light weapons.(3) The financial contribution will serve to influence public opinion in favour of civilian disarmament, consolidate and develop civil society involvement in the process of weapons collection and disposal and create an atmosphere of security, collective responsibility, reconciliation and trust between the population groups concerned.(4) The financial contribution would reinforce the role of the European Union and that of the OSCE in the settlement of a conflict, particularly at a time when the OSCE Member States are preparing a contribution on small arms for the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its Aspects, which should be held in 2001.(5) The Commission has agreed to take on certain duties necessary for the implementation of this Decision,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 11. The European Union shall contribute to promoting the control, collection and destruction of small arms and light weapons in South Ossetia.2. For this purpose, the European Union shall initially:(a) assist the Joint Coordination Centre of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces in South Ossetia in coordinating the activities of the Ossetian and Georgian law-enforcement agencies and in using its database on crime in South Ossetia;(b) assist the Joint Investigation Group in South Ossetia in carrying out inquiries at the request of the Ossetians and Georgians;(c) assist the units responsible for collecting light weapons in collecting weapons and transporting them to storage sites for destruction.3. In this context, the European Union shall provide aid in the form of equipment which shall be transported to the bodies mentioned in paragraph 2.4. The Council shall determine, on the recommendation of a Member State and/or the Commission, which other projects should be financed from this contribution in future in respect of light weapons and small arms.Article 21. The Council shall entrust the Commission with the implementation of this Decision with a view to meeting the objective specified in Article 1.2. The Commission shall acquire the equipment referred to in Article 1(3). It shall monitor and evaluate the effective delivery of the equipment and its use. It shall also monitor the implementation of this Decision.3. The Commission shall report to the Council under the authority of the Presidency assisted by the Secretary-General of the Council, High Representative for the CFSP.4. In carrying out its activities, the Commission shall cooperate, as appropriate, with local missions of Member States.Article 31. The financial reference amount for the purposes referred to in Article 1 shall be EUR 90000.2. The management of the expenditure financed by the amount specified in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the procedures and rules of the Community applying to budget matters.Article 41. This Decision shall take effect from the date of its adoption. It shall expire on 14 December 2001.2. This Decision shall be reviewed six months after the date of its adoption.Article 5This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.Done at Brussels, 14 December 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentD. Gillot(1) OJ L 9, 15.1.1999, p. 1.


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94/753/EC: Council Decision of 14 November 1994 on the continued application of remote sensing to agricultural statistics during the period 1994 to 1998

Official Journal L 299 , 22/11/1994 P. 0027 - 0030 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 63 P. 0018  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 63 P. 0018

COUNCIL DECISION of 14 November 1994 on the continued application of remote sensing to agricultural statistics during the period 1994 to 1998 (94/753/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),  Whereas the pilot project on remote sensing applied to agricultural statistics adopted by Decision 88/503/EEC (2), which expired on 31 December 1993, covered the first part of a development programme planned to last for 10 years;  Whereas the project was launched, in particular, because of the need to improve agricultural statistics systems in the Community and there continues to be a need for this, particularly in the context of the new common agricultural policy;  Whereas the abovementioned pilot project has met its objectives during the first five years, particularly with regard to the development and integration of certain advanced methods into the Community's agricultural information system;  Whereas some of the actions developed under the project have reached the operational stage according to schedule; whereas, therefore these measures should be separated from those actions which require further research;  Whereas the operational actions to be continued during the period 1994 to 1998 concern the application of remote sensing to provide early estimates of acreages and yields at European or national level and to improve the statistical systems of the Member  States;  Whereas the activities which require further development during the second phase of the 10-year programme initially planned are covered by the fourth framework programme for research and development;  Whereas, however, close complementarity must be ensured between the operational actions and those still being developed under the 10-year programme on the application of remote sensing to agricultural statistics;  Whereas the operational actions should benefit from the technical and methodological improvements resulting from the development work; whereas they will induce new research;  Whereas the actions concerning the application of remote sensing to agricultural statistics are consistent with the principle of subsidiarity, since the responsibility for and implementation of the various actions is shared between the Member States and  the Commission in accordance with criteria of efficiency and feasibility;  Whereas these actions help make technologial improvements to the Community's production of statistics and to methods of management and control of the common agricultural policy;  Whereas the technological lead gained by the Community and the Member States during the previous phase of the project needs to be maintained;  Whereas an amount of ECU 15,7 million is deemed necessary for the implementation of this multiannual programme,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:   Article 1  Remote sensing will continue to be applied to agricultural statistics for a period of five years starting on 1 January 1994. Its purpose shall be to:  - facilitate the use of remote sensing by interested Member States with a view to improving their agricultural statistics systems;  - provide estimates, before harvest, of acreages and potential production of the main crops at European and, if possible, national level, within the limits of the financial resources currently available.   Article 2  The Commission shall be responsible for the execution of the measures, in accordance with the guidelines laid down in part I of the Annex, and shall submit an annual report to the Member States, in accordance with the procedure laid down in  Article 4, on implementation procedures, methods used, use of appropriations, evaluation of the results obtained and how the work should be continued the following year.   Article 3  The funds estimated as necessary for the whole of the measure amount to ECU 15,7 million, broken down year by year as follows, for guidance:  1994: ECU 2,5 million,  1995: ECU 3,3 million,  1996: ECU 3,3 million,  1997: ECU 3,3 million,  1998: ECU 3,3 million.   Article 4  1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed, the chairman shall refer the matter to the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics, hereinafter referred to as the 'Committee', either on his own initiative or at the  request of the representative of a Member State.  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.  The opinion shall be delivered by a majority of 54 votes, Member States' votes being weighted in the manner set out in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.  3. (a) The Commission shall adopt the intended measures where they are in accordance with the Committee's opinion.  (b) When the intended measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, or in the absence of any opinion, the Commission shall forthwith submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a  qualified majority.  If, on the expiry of three months from the date on which the matter was referred to it, the Council has not adopted any measures, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures and apply them immediately.   Article 5  The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council, by 31 July 1998, a report on the implementation of the measures, and on the use of the financial resources put at its disposal for the purpose, including, where  necessary, proposals on the continued application of remote sensing to agricultural statistics.   Article 6  This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.  Done at Brussels, 14 November 1994.  For the Council The President J. BORCHERT  (1) OJ No C 305, 31. 10. 1994.  (2) OJ No L 9, 13. 1. 1988, p. 12.      ANNEX  The applications of remote sensing to agricultural statistics to be implemented or developed during 1994 to 1998 are organized into the following groups:  Operational activities - Activity A: regional inventories,  - Activity B: European rapid estimates.  Activities for development - Activity C: integrated system,  - Activity D: monitoring and prediction of harvest outside the Community,  - Activity E: application of new methods or sensors.  I. Operational activities Activity A: regional inventories At the end of the first phase of the pilot project, responsibility for the implementation of the regional inventories was mainly transferred to the Member States. This activity is currently carried out in the southern Member States and occasionally in  the northern ones. The Member States are responsible for its continued application, extension and financing.  However, it is desirable in certain circumstances for technical assistance and its financing to be financed from the Community budget. This mainly comprises assistance for statistical techniques and, more particularly, statification, certain pilot  studies of limited scope and the improvement of software.  Activity B: European rapid estimates This activity is the continuation of Action 4 of the first phase of the pilot project in its operational stage. The objective is no longer to develop a method but to apply it at Community level for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (CAP).  Since the results were satisfactory overall at the end of phase 1, only minor adjustments to the method are needed. However, the following developments could be considered:  - extending the method to the new Member States,  - improving the representativeness of the sites selected at Community level and for certain Member States,  - improving methods for monitoring trends in set-aside areas,  - introducing analysis of radar images with a view to achieving greater security and reliability over time.  II. Activities for development Activity C: integrated system This concerns the transaction of Actions 2 and 3 of phase 1 to the operational stage, particularly their integration at the level of the Community and the Member States.  Activity C-1: transition of Action 2 to the operational stage. This involves the validation of the vegetation and surface temperature indices obtained at the end of the first phase. It also concerns a statistical model for selecting representative areas  for the various crop types for targeted indices. Transition to the operational stage also involves improvements in the production chain in terms of lead time and data reliability.  Activity C-2: transition of the various components of Action 3 to the operational stage, an improved Eurostat Agromet model, an agrometeorological model for yield prediction and forecasting using the pollen method.  As in the case of Activity C-1, these different models must be valiated and the processing chains made more reliable to meet the needs of the operational stage.  Activity C-3: advanced agricultural information system at Community level. This activity will involve cross checking the information obtained from Activities C-1, C-2 and B. Activity B should be accurate for acreage but is likely to be less so for  yields. Conversely, Activities C-1 and C-2 provide essential information regarding yields. Integration and checking of the results of several actions should help optimize the whole system.  Activity C-4: examining the possibility of applying Activity C-3 at regional or national level. However, the acreage component provided by Activity B currently exists only at Community level and the quality of the yield predictions suffers when the area  studied is smaller. Activity C-4 is intended to overcome these difficulties in close collaboration with the Member States.  Activity D: monitoring and prediction of harvests outside the Community The validation of Action 4 at Community level and the implementation of Actions 2 and 3 mean that it is now possible to envisage the monitoring and prediction of harvests outside the Community.  The purpose of Activity D is to develop a method by working on eastern Europe and possibly the Maghreb region. The countries in these two areas represent considerable export potential for the Community and sometimes also considerable import potential.  In both cases, the Community is engaged in active cooperation policies.  In order to facilitate the implementation of this activity, the Commission will seek the necessary cooperation in connection with programmes having similar objectives, such as the Phare MARS programme. However, under this project the Commission's  requirements will take priority.  Activity E: application of new methods of sensors The first phase of the plan provided only for the use of the Landsat-TM, SPOT and NOAA-AVHRR sensors (high-resolution or meterological satellites) for the principal actions. The activities planned for the next five years will probably continue to be  based on this type of sensor. However, information from other types of sensors, particularly radar, should be used whenever useful. Work carried out in this field to date shows that radar images can be used in the project. However, it remains necessary  to test the feasibility and usefulness of this source of information on wider areas than those studied to date.  Data from the Meteostat satellite should also be integrated, so as to improve knowledge of certain agrometeorological parameters.  Lastly, in the context of Activity D, work already commenced in the field of processing and classification of data from satellite images from the past 10 years should be continued. The volume of data concerned is very large and ways of computerizing the  task should therefore be studied.


title: 2014/953/EU: Council Decision of 4 December 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community and the Swiss Confederation associating the Swiss Confederation to Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community complementing Horizon 2020, and regulating the Swiss Confederation's participation in the ITER activities carried out by Fusion for Energy

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               30.12.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 370/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 4 December 2014
   on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community and the Swiss Confederation associating the Swiss Confederation to Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community complementing Horizon 2020, and regulating the Swiss Confederation's participation in the ITER activities carried out by Fusion for Energy

      (2014/953/EU)

   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 186, in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 15 November 2013, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, with the Swiss Confederation, with a view to concluding a comprehensive agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community and the Swiss Confederation associating the Swiss Confederation to Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2014-2018) complementing the Horizon 2020; and regulating Switzerland's participation in the ITER project in the years 2014-2020.

               (2)

               Those negotiations have been successfully completed and the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community and the Swiss Confederation associating the Swiss Confederation to Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community complementing Horizon 2020, and regulating the Swiss Confederation's participation in the ITER activities carried out by Fusion for Energy (‘the Agreement’) should be signed and applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.

               (3)

               The conclusion of the Agreement is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling within the scope of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.

               (4)

               In order to be able to treat Swiss legal entities like entities from an Associated Country in actions under Horizon 2020 which have a deadline in the last quarter of 2014, in particular calls under the specific objective ‘Spreading excellence and widening participation’, the Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis with effect from 15 September 2014,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community and the Swiss Confederation associating the Swiss Confederation to Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community complementing Horizon 2020, and regulating the Swiss Confederation's participation in the ITER activities carried out by Fusion for Energy is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement.

   The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.
   Article 3
   The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as from 15 September 2014, in accordance with Article 15 of the Agreement, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.
   Article 4
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 4 December 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. GOZI


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2001/508/EC: Council Decision of 26 June 2001 on the accession of the European Community to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 106 concerning the approval of pneumatic tyres for agricultural vehicles and their trailers

Official Journal L 183 , 06/07/2001 P. 0036 - 0036

Council Decisionof 26 June 2001on the accession of the European Community to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 106 concerning the approval of pneumatic tyres for agricultural vehicles and their trailers(2001/508/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions ("Revised 1958 Agreement")(1), and in particular Article 3(3) and the second indent of Article 4(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(2),Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament(3),Whereas:(1) The standard requirements of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 106 concerning the approval of pneumatic tyres for agricultural vehicles and their trailers are intended to remove technical barriers to trade in motor vehicles between the Contracting Parties in respect of tyres and ensure a high level of safety and environmental protection.(2) Regulation No 106 has been notified to the Contracting Parties and has entered into force in respect of all the Contracting Parties who did not serve notice of their disagreement by the date or dates specified therein as a Regulation annexed to the Revised Agreement of 1958.(3) Regulation No 106 should be incorporated into the Community approval system for agricultural and forestry tractors and should thus be added to the legislation in force within the Community,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleThe European Community shall accede to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No 106 concerning the approval of pneumatic tyres for agricultural vehicles and their trailers.The text of the Regulation is attached to this Decision(4).Done at Luxembourg, 26 June 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentT. Östros(1) OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78.(2) OJ C 274 E, 26.9.2000, p. 34.(3) Assent given on 15 May 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(4) This Regulation shall be published in a future Official Journal.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2016/455 of 22 March 2016 authorising the opening of negotiations on behalf of the European Union on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

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               30.3.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 79/32

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/455
   of 22 March 2016
   authorising the opening of negotiations on behalf of the European Union on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) together with Article 218(3) and (4) thereof,
   Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Union formally concluded the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) by Council Decision 98/392/EC (1), in respect of those matters governed by the UNCLOS for which competence has been transferred to the Union by its Member States; the Union being thus far the only international organisation which is a party to that Convention within the meaning of Article 305(1)(f) of the UNCLOS and Article 1 of Annex IX thereto.

               (2)

               As a party to the UNCLOS, the Union, alongside its Member States, has participated in the UN Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group (the ‘Working Group’) to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction. At the last meeting of the Working Group, it was recommended that an international legally binding instrument under the UNCLOS on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (the ‘Instrument’) should be developed.

               (3)

               Following the recommendations adopted by the Working Group on 23 January 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted, on 19 June 2015, Resolution 69/292 which establishes, prior to holding an intergovernmental conference, a Preparatory Committee, open to all States Members of the UN, members of specialised agencies and parties to the UNCLOS, to make substantive recommendations to the UN General Assembly on the elements of a draft Instrument. The Preparatory Committee will start its work in 2016 and, by the end of 2017, report on its progress to the Assembly which will decide on the convening and on the starting date of an intergovernmental conference to consider the recommendations of the Preparatory Committee on the elements and to elaborate the text of an international legally binding instrument under the UNCLOS.

               (4)

               The Union and its Member States are parties to the UNCLOS. Alongside its Member States, the Union should participate in the negotiations on the elements of a draft Instrument to be developed by the Preparatory Committee. The participation rights of the Union with regard to the meeting of this Committee are covered by paragraph 1(j) of Resolution 69/292.

               (5)

               This decision to open the negotiations and its Negotiating Directives may be followed at a later stage by a further decision with Negotiating Directives for the participation in any intergovernmental conference.

               (6)

               The matters covered by the negotiations may fall within the areas of Union competence as well as within the areas of Member States competence,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Commission is hereby authorised to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, as regards matters falling within the Union's competence and in respect of which the Union has adopted rules, on the elements of a draft text of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction at meetings of the UN Preparatory Committee established under UN General Assembly Resolution 69/292.
   Article 2
   The Commission shall conduct the negotiations on behalf of the Union, as regards matters falling within the Union's competence and in respect of which the Union has adopted rules, in line with the Negotiating Directives set out in the Addendum to this Decision. The Negotiating Directives cannot be read as affecting in any way the respective competences of the Union and the Member States.
   Article 3
   The Commission shall conduct these negotiations in consultation with a special committee that is hereby established. The special committee is the Law of the Sea Working Party (COMAR).
   Article 4
   To the extent that the subject matter of the negotiations falls within the competences of both the Union and its Member States, the Commission and the Member States should cooperate closely during the negotiating process, with a view to ensuring unity in the international representation of the Union and its Member States.
   Article 5
   This Decision is addressed to the Commission.

      Done at Brussels, 22 March 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         A.G. KOENDERS

      (1)  Council Decision 98/392/EC of 23 March 1998 concerning the conclusion by the European Community of the United Nations Convention of 10 December 1982 on the Law of the Sea and the Agreement of 28 July 1994 relating to the implementation of Part XI thereof (OJ L 179, 23.6.1998, p. 1).


title: Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/143 of 29 January 2015 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine

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                  30.1.2015

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 24/16

         COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2015/143
         of 29 January 2015
         amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
         Having regard to Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP of 5 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (1),
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 5 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/119/CFSP.

                     (2)

                     The designation criteria for the freezing of funds targeting persons responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian State funds should be clarified.

                     (3)

                     Decision 2014/119/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            Article 1(1) of Decision 2014/119/CFSP is replaced by the following:

                  ‘1.   All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by persons having been identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian State funds and persons responsible for human rights violations in Ukraine, and natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them, as listed in the Annex, shall be frozen.
                  For the purpose of this Decision, persons identified as responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian State funds include persons subject to investigation by the Ukrainian authorities:

                              (a)

                              for the misappropriation of Ukrainian public funds or assets, or being an accomplice thereto; or

                              (b)

                              for the abuse of office as a public office-holder in order to procure an unjustified advantage for him- or herself or for a third party, and thereby causing a loss to Ukrainian public funds or assets, or being an accomplice thereto.’

            .

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

            Done at Brussels, 29 January 2015.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               F. MOGHERINI

            (1)  OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 26.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2016/1233 of 26 July 2016 appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Cyprus of the Committee of the Regions

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               28.7.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 202/41

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1233
   of 26 July 2016
   appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Cyprus of the Committee of the Regions
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the Cypriot Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.

               (2)

               A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Georgios GEORGIOU.

               (3)

               An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the appointment of Mr Kyriakos CHATZITTOFIS as member of the Committee of the Regions,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:

               (a)

               as a member:

                           —

                           Mr Kyriakos CHATZITTOFIS, Mayor of Agios Athanasios;

                     and

               (b)

               as an alternate member:

                           —

                           Mr Stavros YEROLATSITES, Municipal Councillor, Strovolos Municipality.

         Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 26 July 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. LAJČÁK

      (1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

      (2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

      (3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).


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The Schengen acquis - Decision of the Executive Committee of 15 December 1997 on the harmonisation of visa policy (SCH/Com-ex (97) 32)

Official Journal L 239 , 22/09/2000 P. 0186 - 0186

DECISION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEof 15 December 1997on the harmonisation of visa policy(SCH/Com-ex (97)32)THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,Having regard to Article 132 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement,Having regard to Article 9 of the abovementioned Convention,Whereas it is in the interest of all Schengen partners to harmonise by mutual agreement their visa policies in the framework of their common policy on the movement of persons in order to avoid any adverse consequences that the absence of harmonisation could cause in the area of entry and internal security;Wishing to eliminate as quickly as possible the existing differences between the various visa regulations in the States listed in Title III of Annex I to the Common Consular Instructions;Taking as a base the document entitled "Essential criteria for including countries on the joint list of countries whose nationals require visas" (SCH/M (92)32 rev.), adopted by the Ministers and State Secretaries in Madrid on 15 December;Guided by the principle of solidarity among the Schengen partners,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:1. The Schengen States shall initiate the measures necessary to abolish the visa requirement for nationals of Australia, Brunei, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Singapore and Venezuela in good time for this abolition to take effect on 1 January 1999 at the latest.2. The States of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Jamaica, Malawi and Kenya shall be added to Section I of Annex I to the Common Consular Instructions (Joint list of States whose nationals are subject to the visa requirement by all the Schengen States)(1).3. The visa requirement for nationals of the States mentioned under point 2 shall take effect on 1 January 1999 at the latest.4. With regard to Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador, the Schengen States undertake to bring about the solution to be achieved pursuant to Article 100c of the EC Treaty by 1 January 1999 at the latest.Vienna, 15 December 1997.The PresidentK. Schlögl(1) See SCH/Com-ex (99)13.