title: 87/503/EEC: Council Decision of 14 September 1987 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Haiti on trade in textile products

text:
15 . 10 . 87                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No L 292 / 49
                                                     COUNCIL DECISION
                                                      of 14 September 1987
                 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the
                   European Economic Community and the Republic of Haiti on trade in textile products
                                                          ( 87 / 503 / EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                               Republic of Haiti on trade in textile products is hereby
                                                                        approved on behalf of the Community .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community , and in particular Article 113
thereof,
                                                                        2.    The text of the Agreement is attached to this
                                                                        Decision .
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
                                                                                Article 2
between the European Economic Community and the
Republic of Haiti on trade in textile products , initialled in
Brussels on 6 August 1986 and applied on a provisional                  The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
basis , under Council Decision of 1 1 December 1986 , as from           designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement
1 January 1987 should be approved ,                                     referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community .
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                        Done at Brussels , 14 September 1987 .
                          Article 1                                                                              For the Council
                                                                                The President
 1.     The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the European Economic Community and the                                                              U. ELLEMANN-JENSEN


title: Council Decision (EU) 2016/2143 of 1 December 2016 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the establishment of a Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries

text:
               7.12.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 332/18

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/2143
   of 1 December 2016
   on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the establishment of a Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’), was signed on 15 October 2008, and has been provisionally applied since 29 December 2008.

               (2)

               Pursuant to Article 230(4) of the Agreement, the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee may set up and oversee any special committee to deal with matters falling within its competence.

               (3)

               In order to achieve the objectives laid down in Article 37 of the Agreement, a Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries should be established to deal more efficiently with matters related to agriculture and fisheries, as agreed in previous CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee meetings.

               (4)

               It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on behalf of the Union within the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee with regard to the establishment of a Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries.

               (5)

               The position of the Union within the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The position to be adopted on behalf of the Union within the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, with regard to the establishment of a Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries shall be based on the draft Decision of the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee attached to this Decision.
   Technical changes to the draft Decision may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union in the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee without further decision of the Council.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 1 December 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         A. ÉRSEK

      (1)  OJ L 289, 30.10.2008, p. 3.

      DRAFT
      DECISION No…/2016 OF THE CARIFORUM–EU TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
      of …
      established by the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, concerning the establishment of a Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries
      THE CARIFORUM-EU TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE,
      Having regard to the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, and in particular Article 230(4)(a) thereof,
      Having regard to the Rules of Procedure of the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee, established by the Joint CARIFORUM-EU Council on 17 May 2010 by Decision No 1/2010, and in particular Article 11 thereof,
      Whereas it is appropriate to establish a Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries in order to attain the objectives of the agriculture and fisheries provisions of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (‘the Agreement’),
      HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
      Article 1
      1.   The CARIFORUM-EU Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries is hereby established to carry out the functions set out in Article 2.
      2.   The CARIFORUM-EU Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries shall also be a forum for the Parties to exchange experiences, information and best practices and to consult on all issues related to the objectives set out in Chapter 5 of Title I of Part II of the Agreement and relevant to trade between the Parties.
      Article 2
      The Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries shall:

                  (a)

                  generally keep under review all aspects of Chapter 5 — Agriculture and Fisheries — of Title I of Part II, of the Agreement;

                  (b)

                  generally keep under review all other aspects of the Agreement that relate to agriculture and fisheries, including the following areas of Title I of Part II — Trade in goods:

                              (i)

                              Chapter 1 — All matters relating to trade in agricultural and fisheries goods, including tariffs;

                              (ii)

                              Chapter 3 — Article 28 — Agricultural export subsidies;

                              (iii)

                              Chapter 6 — Technical barriers to trade, as it relates to agricultural and fisheries goods; and

                              (iv)

                              Chapter 7 — Sanitary and phytosanitary measures, as it relates to agricultural and fisheries goods;

                  (c)

                  generally keep under review all aspects of Title IV, Chapter 2 — Innovation and Intellectual Property, as it relates to agriculture and fisheries goods, including Article 145 — Geographical indications and Article 149 — Plant varieties;

                  (d)

                  engage in dialogue on matters relating to agriculture and fisheries, including in the following areas:

                              (i)

                              agriculture production, consumption and trade and on the respective market developments for agricultural and fisheries products;

                              (ii)

                              the promotion of investment in and knowledge transfer to CARIFORUM agricultural, food and fisheries sectors, including small-scale activities;

                              (iii)

                              agriculture, rural development and fisheries policies, laws and regulations;

                              (iv)

                              the policy and institutional changes needed to underpin the transformation of the agricultural and fisheries sectors as well as the formulation and implementation of regional policies on agriculture, food, rural development and fisheries in pursuit of regional integration;

                              (v)

                              new technologies, research and innovation as well as policies and measures related to quality; and

                              (vi)

                              trade policy developments concerning commodities and traditional agricultural products, including bananas, rum, rice and sugar;

                  (e)

                  assist the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee with regard to the following functions:

                              (i)

                              to supervise and be responsible for the implementation and proper application of the provisions of the Agreement relating to agriculture and fisheries and to discuss and recommend priorities for cooperation in this regard;

                              (ii)

                              to oversee any future amendment of the provisions of the Agreement relating to agriculture and fisheries and evaluate the application thereof;

                              (iii)

                              to undertake action to avoid disputes and to resolve disputes that may arise regarding the interpretation or application of provisions of the Agreement relating to agriculture and fisheries, in accordance with the provisions of Part III thereof;

                              (iv)

                              to discuss and undertake actions that may facilitate trade, investment and business opportunities in the agricultural and fisheries sectors between the Parties; and

                              (v)

                              to discuss any matters pertaining to the agriculture and fisheries provisions of the Agreement and any issue liable to affect the attainment of its objectives;

                  (f)

                  make recommendations to the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and Development Committee with a view to enhancing the implementation and operation of the agriculture and fisheries provisions of the Agreement.

            Article 3
      The Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries shall be composed of representatives of the Commission, of the one part, and of representatives of the CARIFORUM Directorate and the Signatory CARIFORUM States, of the other part.
      Article 4
      This Decision shall enter into force on …

         Done at …

               For the CARIFORUM-EU Trade and

               Development Committe


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97/872/EC: Council Decision of 16 December 1997 on a Community action programme promoting non-governmental organizations primarily active in the field of environmental protection

Official Journal L 354 , 30/12/1997 P. 0025 - 0029

COUNCIL DECISION of 16 December 1997 on a Community action programme promoting non-governmental organizations primarily active in the field of environmental protection (97/872/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130s (1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189c of the Treaty (3),(1) Whereas the Treaty provides for the development and the implementation of a Community environment policy and sets out the objectives and principles which should guide that policy;(2) Whereas the resolution of the Council and the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 1 February 1993 (4) established a Community programme of policy and action in relation to the environment and sustainable development (fifth action programme);(3) Whereas, according to the joint declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 30 June 1982 on various measures to improve the budget procedure (5), a legal instrument has to be adopted before appropriations entered in the budget for any new significant Community action can be implemented;(4) Whereas the Commission, in its communication to the budgetary authority concerning legal bases and maximum amounts, undertook to propose a legal base to cover the subsidies accorded under budget article 'B4-306 - awareness and subsidies`;(5) Whereas non-governmental organizations (NGOs), active in the field of environmental protection, can contribute to the environment policy of the Community, as laid down in Article 130r of the Treaty;(6) Whereas NGOs' activities of concrete environmental protection measures and of increasing the general awareness of the need for the protection of the environment should be encouraged;(7) Whereas the capacity of the national, regional and local environmental NGOs to exchange perspectives, problems and possible solutions relating to environmental problems having a Community dimension, should be enhanced;(8) Whereas the fifth action programme recognizes that all relevant actors, the Commission and environmental organizations included, working in partnership should undertake concerted actions and share responsibility for achieving the goal of sustainable development;(9) Whereas the European environmental NGOs are essential to coordinate and channel to the Commission information and views on the new and emerging perspectives, such as on nature protection and transboundary environmental problems, which cannot be, or are not being, fully dealt with at the Member State or subordinate level;(10) Whereas, therefore, in conformity with the principle of subsidiarity, an action programme encouraging the activities of European environmental NGOs should be established;(11) Whereas environmental NGOs often use voluntary labour and often receive donations in kind; whereas account (up to 10 % of total eligible costs) may be taken of this special feature of their accounting systems when their revenue and costs, as well as their applications for financial assistance, are considered;(12) Whereas financial support should be designed in such a way as to take account of the need for openness concerning the use of this support;(13) Whereas it is important to define the priority areas of activity which the Community programme might support;(14) Whereas it is necessary to specify the detailed rules for Community financial support under the programme;(15) Whereas provision should be made for the continuation or discontinuation of the programme, after 31 December 2001;(16) Whereas a mechanism should be established so that Community assistance may be adapted to the particular features of the measures to be supported;(17) Whereas it is necessary to establish effective methods of monitoring, assessment and evaluation as well as to ensure adequate information for potential beneficiaries and for the public;(18) Whereas, in the light of the experience gained in the first three years of implementation, an assessment of the operation of the programme should be undertaken in order to decide on its continuation;(19) Whereas, a financial reference amount within the meaning of point 2 of the declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 March 1995, is included in this Decision for the entire duration of the programme, without thereby affecting the powers of the budgetary authority as they are defined by the Treaty,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 A Community action programme promoting NGOs to protect the environment is hereby established. The general objective of this programme shall be to promote activities of NGOs which are primarily active in the field of environmental protection at a European level by contributing to the development and implementation of Community environmental policy and legislation.For the purposes of this Decision, environmental NGOs are independent and non-profit-making organizations primarily active in the field of environmental protection, with an environmental objective aimed at the public good.Article 2 1. The areas of activity eligible for Community financial assistance are defined in the Annex.2. Community financial assistance may be provided for activities which are of Community interest, contribute significantly to the further development and implementation of Community environmental policy and legislation and meet the principles underlying the fifth action programme.The assistance referred to in the first subparagraph shall cover, in particular, the awareness campaigns and activities, information and documentation infrastructure, demonstration projects and coordination activities of environmental NGOs initiated by the organizations themselves.Article 3 1. The Commission shall establish the priority activities to be implemented within the areas of activity defined in the Annex.2. The activities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be selected on the basis of general criteria, such as:- a sound cost-benefit ratio,- a lasting multiplier effect at European level,- an effective and balanced cooperation among any partners with regard to: planning of activities, carrying out of activities and financial participation,- a contribution to a multinational approach, and in particular to cross-border cooperation within the Community and, if appropriate, beyond its frontiers with neighbouring countries.3. The Commission shall specify the additional criteria to be used for selecting the activities to be financed.Article 4 Financial assistance shall consist of a financial contribution by the Community towards activities of environmental NGOs. A financial contribution to compensate for administrative costs will be considered only for NGOs working at a European level in the context of their general working programme.Article 5 The Commission shall ensure the coherence, consistency and complementarity between the Community activities and projects implementing this programme and other Community programmes and initiatives.Article 6 1. This programme shall start on 1 January 1998 and shall end on 31 December 2001.The financial reference amount for the implementation of this programme for the period 1998 to 2001 shall be ECU 10,6 million.The annual appropriations shall be authorized by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective.2. The rate of overall Community assistance shall, in principle, not exceed 50 % of the budgeted activities and administrative costs as mentioned in Article 4.3. The Community assistance shall be for activities which are to take place in the current, or a subsequent, year of the financial contribution.Unpaid work or donation in kind, if properly documented, may be taken into account, up to a level of 10 % of total eligible costs, when assessing environmental NGOs' revenue and costs.4. In order to receive a grant in excess of ECU 150 000, a non-governmental organization's accounts for the preceding two years must be certified by a registered auditor, as must also the accounts for the period in which the grant is used. To receive a grant of less than ECU 150 000, a non-governmental organization's accounts must be available in a form recognized by the Commission for the preceding two years and maintained in this form for the period in which the grant is used.Article 7 1. The Commission shall publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities, outlining the priority activities to be financed and detailing the selection and award criteria and the application and approval procedure.2. Proposals for activities to be financed shall be submitted to the Commission by environmental NGOs operating at European level and promoting environmental protection measures of particular interest to the Community.3. The call for proposals for activities under this programme shall be announced in the Official Journal of the European Communities every year before 31 January. After an assessment of the proposals, the Commission shall decide before 31 May which activities it will finance. The decision shall give rise to an agreement, governing the rights and obligations of partners, concluded with the beneficiaries responsible for implementation.4. The amount of financial assistance, financial procedures and controls, as well as all technical conditions necessary for granting the assistance shall be determined on the basis of the general working programme of the beneficiary and, in particular, of the nature and form of the approved activity and shall be laid down in the agreement concluded with the beneficiaries.Article 8 1. In order to ensure the success of the activities carried out by environmental NGOs receiving Community financial assistance, the Commission shall take the necessary measures to:- verify that activities proposed to the Commission have been carried out properly,- prevent, and take action against, irregularities,- recover sums improperly received, owing to abuse or negligence.2. Without prejudice to the audits carried out by the Court of Auditors, pursuant to Article 188c of the Treaty, or any inspection carried out pursuant to Article 209 (c) of that Treaty, officials and other staff of the Commission may carry out on-the-spot checks, including sample checks, on activities financed under this programme.The Commission shall inform the beneficiary in advance of any on-the-spot check, unless there are good reasons to suspect fraud and/or improper use.3. The beneficiary of financial assistance shall keep available for the Commission all the supporting documents regarding expenditure on the activity for a period of five years following the last payment in respect of an activity.Article 9 1. The Commission may reduce, suspend or recover the amount of financial assistance granted for an activity if it finds irregularities or if it transpires that, without Commission approval having been sought, the activity has been subject to a major change which conflicts with the objective of the implementing conditions of the activity.2. If the deadlines have not been observed or in only part of the allocated financial assistance is justified by the progress in implementation of an activity, the Commission shall request the beneficiary to submit its observations within a specified period. If the beneficiary does not provide a satisfactory answer, the Commission may cancel the remaining financial assistance and demand prompt repayment of sums already paid.3. Any undue payment must be repaid to the Commission. Interest may be added to sums not repaid in good time. The Commission shall lay down detailed rules for the implementation of this paragraph.Article 10 1. The Commission shall ensure effective monitoring of the implementation of Community-financed activities. This monitoring shall take place on the basis of reports using the procedures agreed by the Commission and the beneficiary and shall also involve sample checks.2. For each activity, the beneficiary shall submit a report to the Commission within three months of completion of the activity. The Commission shall determine the form and content of this report.Article 11 A list of the beneficiaries and activities to be financed under this programme, together with the amount allocated, shall be published each year in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Article 12 1. Every year the Commission shall report on the state of implementation of this programme to the European Parliament and the Council.2. No later than 31 December 2000, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of this programme covering the first three years and shall, if appropriate, make proposals for any adjustment to be made with a view to continuing or not continuing the programme.The Council, in accordance with the Treaty, shall decide on the continuation of the programme as from 1 January 2002.Article 13 This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 January 1998 and cover a four-year period.Done at Brussels, 16 December 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. LAHURE(1) OJ C 104, 3. 4. 1997, p. 11 andOJ C 104, 3. 4. 1997, p. 15.(2) OJ C 204, 15. 7. 1996, p. 1.(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 13 November 1996 (OJ C 362, 2. 12. 1996, p. 130), Council common position of 24 April 1997 (OJ C 188, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1) and Decision of the European Parliament of 18 September 1997 (OJ C 304, 6. 10. 1997, p. 107).(4) OJ C 138, 17. 5. 1993, p. 1.(5) OJ C 194, 28. 7. 1982, p. 1.ANNEX COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME PROMOTING NGOs PRIMARILY ACTIVE IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION >TABLE>


title: Council Decision of 24 June 2010 appointing half of the members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority

text:
               30.6.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 171/3

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 24 June 2010
   appointing half of the members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority
   2010/C 171/05
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 25(1) thereof,
   Having regard to the list of candidates submitted to the Council by the European Commission,
   Having regard to the views expressed by the European Parliament,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               It is vital to ensure the independence, high scientific quality, transparency and efficiency of the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter referred to as ‘EFSA’). Cooperation with Member States is also indispensable.

               (2)

               Half of the members of the Management Board of the Authority will finish their term of office on 30 June 2010.

               (3)

               Candidatures have been examined with a view to appointing seven new members of the Management Board on the basis of the documentation provided by the Commission and in the light of the views expressed by the European Parliament. The aim is to secure the highest standard of competence, a broad range of relevant expertise, for instance in management and in public administration, and the broadest possible geographic distribution within the Union.

               (4)

               Three of the current EFSA Management Board members have a background in organisations representing consumers and other interests in the food chain, therefore, at least one of the new members of the EFSA Management Board should still have such a background,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The following shall be appointed as members of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority for the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2014:
   Diána Bánáti (2)

   Manuel Barreto Dias
   Marianne Elvander (2)

   Milan Kováč
   Stella Michaelidou-Canna
   Jan Mousing
   Pieter Vanthemsche (3)

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

      Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 2010.

            For the Council

            The President

         J. BLANCO LÓPEZ

      (1)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.

      (2)  Current member of the EFSA Management Board.

      (3)  Background in organisations representing other interests in the food chain.


title: Council Decision No 136/2014/EU of 20 February 2014 laying down rules and procedures to enable the participation of Greenland in the Kimberley Process certification scheme

text:
               20.3.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 84/99

      COUNCIL DECISION No 136/2014/EU
   of 20 February 2014
   laying down rules and procedures to enable the participation of Greenland in the Kimberley Process certification scheme
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 203 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
   Acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The European Union is a participant in the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds (‘KP certification scheme’). As a participant it has to ensure that a certificate accompanies each shipment of rough diamonds imported into or exported from the territory of the Union.

               (2)

               Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 (2) sets up a Union system of certification and import and export controls for rough diamonds for the purposes of implementing the KP certification scheme.

               (3)

               Greenland is not part of the Union territory but it is included in the list of overseas countries and territories set out in Annex II to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). In accordance with Article 198 TFEU, the purpose of the association of the overseas countries and territories with the Union is to promote the economic and social development of the overseas countries and territories and to establish close economic relations between them and the Union as a whole.

               (4)

               Denmark and Greenland have requested to enable the participation of Greenland in the KP certification scheme on rough diamonds through its cooperation with the Union. Such cooperation would strengthen economic relations between the Union and Greenland in the diamond industry, and in particular it would enable Greenland to export rough diamonds accompanied by the EU Certificate issued for the purposes of the certification scheme, with a view to promoting the economic development of Greenland.

               (5)

               Trade in rough diamonds in Greenland should, therefore, be conducted in compliance with Union rules implementing the KP certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds. Accordingly, the scope of application of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 will be extended by Regulation (EU) No 257/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) to the territory of Greenland for the purpose of the certification scheme.

               (6)

               In particular, Greenland should only export rough diamonds to other participants in the KP certification scheme after they have been certified by a Union authority listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002. Imports of rough diamonds into Greenland should also be verified by the Union authorities.

               (7)

               In order to permit the international trade in rough diamonds in Greenland, in accordance with the rules on trade within the Union, Greenland should undertake to transpose the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 into the national law of Greenland so as to allow the application of this Decision,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Subject matter and scope
   This Decision sets out the general rules and conditions for the participation of Greenland in the system of certification and import and export controls for rough diamonds set out in Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002. To that end, this Decision lays down rules and procedures for the application of the Kimberley Process certification scheme (‘KP certification scheme’) for rough diamonds imported into or exported from Greenland, either to the Union or to other participants in the KP certification scheme.
   Article 2
   Definitions
   For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions apply:

               (a)

               the definition of ‘Participant’ means ‘Participant’ as set out in point (c) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002;

               (b)

               the definition of ‘Union authority’ means the ‘Community authority’ as set out in point (f) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002;

               (c)

               the definition of ‘EU certificate’ means the ‘Community certificate’ as set out in point (g) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.

         Article 3
   General rules
   1.   Greenland shall ensure that Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is transposed in the legislative provisions applicable to Greenland as regards the conditions and formalities for importing and exporting rough diamonds, their transit through the Union from and to a participant other than the Union, the participation of the Union, including Greenland, in the KP certification scheme, obligations relating to due diligence, anti-circumvention, exchange of information, and ensuring compliance with such provisions.
   2.   Greenland shall designate the authorities responsible for implementing the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 within its territory and communicate to the Commission the designation and the contact details of such authorities.
   Article 4
   Import into the Union of rough diamonds mined or extracted in Greenland
   1.   Rough diamonds mined or extracted in Greenland may be imported into the Union only where:

               (a)

               they are accompanied by the attesting document referred to in paragraph 2;

               (b)

               they are contained in tamper-resistant containers and the seals applied at export are not broken;

               (c)

               the attesting document referred to in paragraph 2 clearly identifies the consignment to which it refers;

               (d)

               the rough diamonds have not been previously exported to a participant other than the Union.

         2.   To allow rough diamonds mined or extracted in Greenland to be imported into the Union, the competent authority for Greenland listed in Annex II (‘Greenland authority’) shall upon request issue an attesting document conforming to the requirements set out in Annex I.
   3.   The Greenland authority shall deliver the attesting document to the applicant and shall keep a copy for three years for record-keeping purposes.
   4.   Acceptance of a customs declaration for release for free circulation pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (4) of rough diamonds referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be subject to the verification by a Union authority listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of the attesting document issued in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article. To this effect, containers of rough diamonds mined or extracted in Greenland shall, on import to the Union, be submitted without delay for verification to an appropriate Union authority.
   5.   If a Union authority establishes that the conditions in paragraph 1 are fulfilled, it shall confirm this on the original attesting document and provide the importer with an authenticated and forgery-resistant copy of that attesting document. This confirmation procedure shall take place within ten working days of the submission of the attesting document.
   6.   The Member State into which rough diamonds are imported from Greenland shall ensure their submission to the appropriate Union authority. The exporter shall be responsible for the proper movement of the rough diamonds and the costs thereof.
   7.   In case of doubts relating to the authenticity or correctness of an attesting document issued in accordance with paragraph 2, and in cases where further advice is required, the customs authorities shall contact the Greenland authority.
   8.   The Union authority shall keep the originals of attesting documents referred to in paragraph 2 submitted for verification for at least three years. It shall provide the Commission or persons or bodies designated by the Commission with access to those original attesting documents in particular with a view to answering questions raised within the framework of the KP certification scheme.
   Article 5
   Any subsequent imports of rough diamonds mined or extracted in Greenland into the Union
   Notwithstanding Article 4, rough diamonds mined or extracted in Greenland may be imported into the Union where:

               (a)

               they were previously lawfully re-exported from the Union to Greenland;

               (b)

               they are accompanied by an authenticated and forgery-resistant copy of the attesting document referred to in Article 4(2) as validated by a Union authority pursuant to Article 4(5).

               (c)

               they are contained in tamper-resistant containers and the seals applied at export are not broken;

               (d)

               the document referred to in point (b) clearly identifies the consignment to which it refers;

               (e)

               the rough diamonds have not been previously exported to a participant other than the Union.

         Article 6
   Other imports into the Union of rough diamonds from Greenland
   Notwithstanding Articles 4 and 5, rough diamonds from Greenland may be imported into the Union where:

               (a)

               they were previously lawfully exported from the Union to Greenland;

               (b)

               they are accompanied by the document referred to in point (b) of Article 9;

               (c)

               they are contained in tamper-resistant containers, and the seals applied at export are not broken;

               (d)

               the document referred to in point (b) of Article 9 clearly identifies the consignment to which it refers.

         Article 7
   Export of rough diamonds from Greenland to other participants
   1.   Rough diamonds may be exported from Greenland to a participant other than the Union only where:

               (a)

               they were first lawfully imported from Greenland into the Union in accordance with Articles 4(1), 5 or 6;

               (b)

               on importation into the Union, they were submitted for verification to a Union authority;

               (c)

               they are accompanied by a corresponding EU certificate issued and validated by a Union authority;

               (d)

               they are contained in tamper-resistant containers sealed in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.

         2.   A Union authority to which rough diamonds imported from Greenland into the Union are submitted for verification shall issue a EU certificate to the exporter of such diamonds in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.
   3.   A Member State into which rough diamonds are imported from Greenland shall ensure their submission to the appropriate Union authority.
   4.   The exporter shall be responsible for the proper movement of the rough diamonds and the costs thereof.
   Article 8
   Re-export from the Union into Greenland of rough diamonds mined or extracted in Greenland
   Rough diamonds mined or extracted in Greenland may be re-exported to Greenland from the Union where:

               (a)

               they were first lawfully imported from Greenland into the Union in accordance with Articles 4(1), 5 or 6;

               (b)

               they are accompanied by an authenticated and forgery-resistant copy of the attesting document referred to in Article 4(2) as validated by a Union authority pursuant to Article 4(5);

               (c)

               they are contained in tamper-resistant containers, and the seals applied at export are not broken;

               (d)

               the document referred to in point (b) clearly identifies the consignment to which it refers,

               (e)

               the rough diamonds have not been previously exported to a participant other than the Union.

         Article 9
   Other imports into Greenland of rough diamonds from other participants
   Notwithstanding Article 8, rough diamonds may be exported into Greenland from the Union where:

               (a)

               they were first lawfully imported into the Union from a participant other than the Union in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002;

               (b)

               they are accompanied by an authenticated and forgery-resistant copy of the confirmed certificate in accordance with point (a) of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002;

               (c)

               they are contained in tamper-resistant containers and the seals applied at export are not broken;

               (d)

               the document referred to in point (b) clearly identifies the consignment to which it refers.

         Article 10
   Reporting
   1.   The Greenland authority shall provide the Commission with a monthly report on all attesting documents issued under Article 4(2).
   2.   For each attesting document this report shall list at least:

               (a)

               the unique serial number of the attesting document,

               (b)

               the name of the issuing authority, as listed in Annex II,

               (c)

               the date of issue,

               (d)

               the date of expiry of validity,

               (e)

               the country of origin,

               (f)

               the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System code(s) (‘HS code’),

               (g)

               the carat weight,

               (h)

               the value (estimated).

         Article 11
   This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from the day Greenland notifies the Commission that it has implemented in national law the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 to allow the inclusion of Greenland in the KP certification scheme.

      Done at Brussels, 20 February 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         K. HATZIDAKIS

      (1)  Opinion of 4 February 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

      (2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds (OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28).

      (3)  Regulation (EU) No 257/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 as regards the inclusion of Greenland in implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme (see page 69 of this Official Journal).

      (4)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1).

      ANNEX I

         Attesting document as referred to in Articles 4, 5, 8 and 10

      The attesting document referred to in Articles 4, 5, 8 and 10 shall have at least the following features:

                  (a)

                  unique serial number,

                  (b)

                  the date of issue,

                  (c)

                  the date of expiry of validity,

                  (d)

                  the name, signature and stamp of the issuing authority identified in Annex II,

                  (e)

                  the country of origin (Greenland),

                  (f)

                  the HS code(s),

                  (g)

                  the carat weight,

                  (h)

                  the value (estimated),

                  (i)

                  identification of the exporter and the recipient.

      ANNEX II

         Competent authority for Greenland as referred to in Articles 3(2), 4 and 10

                  Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum

                  Imaneq 1A 201, P.O. Box 930, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland

                  Tel. (+ 299) 34 68 00 — Fax (+ 299) 32 43 02 - E-mail: bmp@nanoq.gl


title: 2011/348/EC: Council Decision of 10 November 2009 on the signing, on behalf of the Community, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Scientific and Technological Cooperation

text:
               17.6.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 159/107

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 10 November 2009
   on the signing, on behalf of the Community, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Scientific and Technological Cooperation
   (2011/348/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 170 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Community, an Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’).

               (2)

               The negotiations resulted in the Agreement initialled on 28 January 2009.

               (3)

               It is necessary to sign the Agreement subject to its conclusion at a later date,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Scientific and Technological Cooperation is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to its conclusion.
   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 Community, subject to its conclusion.
   Article 3
   The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as provided for in Article 7(2) of the Agreement upon signature, pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion.

      Done at Brussels, 10 November 2009.

            For the Council

            The President

         A. BORG

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               17.6.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 159/108

         AGREEMENT
   between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Scientific and Technological Cooperation
   THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Community’,
   of the one part, and
   THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN, hereinafter referred to as ‘Jordan’,
   of the other part,
   hereinafter referred to as the ‘Parties’,
   CONSIDERING the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 170 in conjunction with Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, and paragraph 3, first subparagraph, thereof;
   CONSIDERING the importance of science and technology for the economic and social development of the Parties and the reference which was made in Article 43 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, which entered into force on 1 May 2002;
   CONSIDERING the European Neighbourhood Policy and the EU strategy to strengthen the relations with the neighbourhood countries, in the framework of which the Parties have met and agreed on an Action Plan, one of which priorities was ‘to strengthen cooperation in science and technology’. The Joint Action Plan of the European Neighbourhood Policy is in line with the Government of Jordan’s Executive Programme (2007 to 2009) for Kuluna Al Urdun/the National Agenda, which aims to develop a sustainable socioeconomic reform process;
   WHEREAS the Community and Jordan undertook common research, technological development and demonstration activities, in various fields of common interest, and that it would be to their mutual advantage that each of them takes part in the activities of research and development of the other, on a reciprocity basis;
   WISHING to establish a formal framework for cooperation in scientific and technological research which would make it possible to extend and intensify cooperative efforts in the fields of common interest and to encourage the use of the results of this cooperation considering their mutual economic and social interests;
   WISHING to open the European Research Area to non-member countries and in particular to the Mediterranean partner countries,
   HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Scope and principles
   1.   The Parties shall encourage, develop and facilitate cooperative activities between the Community and Jordan in fields of common interest where they are pursuing research and development activities in science and technology.
   2.   Cooperative activities shall be conducted on the basis of the following principles:

               —

               Promotion of a knowledge based society to foster the social and economic development of both Parties;

               —

               Mutual benefit based on an overall balance of advantages;

               —

               Reciprocal access to the activities of research programmes and projects undertaken by each Party;

               —

               Timely exchange of information which may facilitate cooperative activities;

               —

               Appropriate exchange and protection of intellectual property rights;

               —

               Participation and funding in compliance with the relevant laws and regulations of the Parties.

         Article 2
   Means of cooperation
   1.   Legal entities established in Jordan, as defined in Annex I, including either physical persons or private or public legal persons, shall participate in indirect cooperative activities of the European Community’s Framework programme for research and technological development and demonstration activities (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Framework programme’), subject to the terms and conditions established by, or referred to in Annexes I and II.
   Legal entities established in the Member States of the Community, as defined in Annex I, shall participate in Jordan’s research programmes and projects in themes equivalent to those of the Framework programme under the same conditions as those applicable to legal entities of Jordan, subject to the terms and conditions established by, or referred to in Annexes I and II.
   2.   Cooperation may also take the following forms and means:

               —

               Regular discussions on the orientations and priorities for research policies and planning in Jordan and the Community;

               —

               Discussions on cooperation, developments and prospects;

               —

               Timely provision of information concerning the implementation of programmes and research projects of Jordan and of the Community, and concerning the results of work undertaken within the framework of this Agreement;

               —

               Joint meetings;

               —

               Visits and exchanges of research workers, engineers and technicians, including for training purposes;

               —

               Exchanges and sharing of equipment, materials and testing services;

               —

               Contacts between programme or project managers of Jordan and the Community;

               —

               Participation of experts in seminars, symposia and workshops;

               —

               Exchanges of information on practices, laws, regulations, and programmes relevant to cooperation under this Agreement;

               —

               Research and technological development training;

               —

               Reciprocal access to scientific and technological information within the scope of this cooperation;

               —

               Any other modality that would be adopted by the European Community-Jordan Joint Scientific and Technological Cooperation Committee, as defined in Article 4, and deemed in conformity with the policies and procedures applicable in both Parties.

         Article 3
   Enhancement of cooperation
   1.   The Parties will make every effort, within the framework of their applicable legislation, to facilitate the free movement and residence of research workers participating in the activities covered by this Agreement and to facilitate cross-border movement of goods intended for use in such activities.
   2.   Where in accordance with its own rules the Community unilaterally grants funding to a legal entity of Jordan participating in a Community indirect cooperative activity, Jordan will ensure that no charge or levy shall be imposed upon that transaction.
   Article 4
   Management of the Agreement
   1.   The coordination and facilitation of activities under this Agreement shall be performed on behalf of Jordan, by the Higher Council for Science and Technology and, on behalf of the Community, by the European Commission, acting as executive agents of the Parties (hereinafter referred to as ‘Executive Agents’).
   2.   The Executive Agents shall establish a joint committee called ‘European Community-Jordan Joint Scientific and Technological Cooperation Committee’ (hereinafter ‘the Joint Committee’), whose functions shall include:

               —

               Ensuring, evaluating and reviewing the implementation of this Agreement, as well as modifying its Annexes or adopting new ones to take into consideration evolutions of the Parties’ scientific policies, subject to the fulfilment by each of the Parties of its internal procedures for that purpose;

               —

               Identifying, on an annual basis, potential sectors where cooperation should be developed and improved and examine any measure to that end;

               —

               Regularly discussing the future orientations and priorities of research policies and research planning in Jordan and the Community and the prospects for future cooperation within this Agreement;

               —

               Making recommendations to the Parties with regard to the implementation of this Agreement, including the identification and recommendation of additions to the activities referred to in Article 2, paragraph 2 and concrete measures to improve the mutual access provided for under Article 1, paragraph 2.

         3.   The Joint Committee, which shall be composed of representatives of the Executive Agents, shall adopt its rules of procedure.
   4.   The Joint Committee shall normally meet once a year, alternatively in the Community and in Jordan. Extraordinary meetings shall be held whenever necessary and agreed between the Parties. The conclusions and recommendations of the Joint Committee will be sent for information to the Association Committee of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
   Article 5
   Financing
   The reciprocal participations in research activities under this Agreement are set according to the conditions defined in Annex I and are subject to the legislation, regulations, policies and conditions of implementation of the programmes in force in the territory of each Party.
   When one Party provides financial support to Participants of the other Party in connection with indirect cooperative activities, any grants and financial or other contributions from the funding Party to Participants of the other Party in support of those activities shall be granted tax and customs exemption.
   Article 6
   Dissemination and use of the results and information
   The dissemination and the use of the achieved and/or exchanged results as well as those of information, management, attribution and exercise of intellectual property rights resulting from the research activities undertaken under this Agreement are subject to the conditions provided for in Annex II.
   Article 7
   Final provisions
   1.   Annexes I and II form an integral part of this Agreement. All questions or disputes related to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement shall be settled by mutual agreement of the Parties.
   2.   This Agreement shall enter into force when the Parties will have notified to each other the completion of their internal procedures for its conclusion. Pending the completion by the Parties of said procedures, the Parties shall provisionally apply this Agreement upon its signature. Should a Party notify the other that it shall not conclude the Agreement, it is hereby mutually agreed that projects and activities launched under this provisional application and that are still in progress at the time of the abovementioned notification shall continue until their completion under the conditions laid down in this Agreement.
   3.   Either of the Parties may terminate this Agreement at any time upon 6 months’ notice. Projects and activities in progress at the time of termination of this Agreement shall continue until their completion under the conditions laid down in this Agreement.
   4.   This Agreement shall remain in force until such time as either Party gives notice in writing to the other Party of its intention to terminate this Agreement. In such case this Agreement shall cease to have effect 6 months after the receipt of such notification.
   5.   Should one of the Parties decide to revise its research programmes and projects referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 1 that Party’s Executive Agent shall notify the Executive Agent of the other Party of the exact content of these revisions. By derogation from paragraph 3 of this Article, this Agreement may be terminated under mutually agreed conditions should either of the Parties notify the other within 1 month after the adoption of the revisions referred to in this paragraph of its intention to terminate this Agreement.
   6.   This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other hand, to the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. This shall not prevent the conduct of cooperative activities on the high seas, outer space, or the territory of third countries, in accordance with international law.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan respectively, have signed this Agreement.
      Done in duplicate at Brussels, this thirtieth day of November 2009 in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Arabic languages, each text being equally authentic.

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

         За Хашемитското кралство Йордания
         Por el Reino Hachemí de Jordania
         Za Jordánské hášimovské království
         For Det Hashemitiske Kongerige Jordan
         Für das Haschemitische Königreich Jordanien
         Jordaania Hašimiidi Kuningriigi nimel
         Για το Χασεμιτικό Βασίλειο της Ιορδανίας
         For the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
         Pour le Royaume hachémite de Jordanie
         Per il Regno Hashemita di Giordania
         Jordānijas Hāšimītu Karalistes vārdā –
         Jordanijos Hašimitų Karalystės vardu
         A Jordán Hasimita Királyság részéről
         Għar-Renju Ħaxemita tal-Ġordan
         Voor het Hasjemitisch Koninkrijk Jordanië
         W imieniu Jordańskiego Królestwa Haszymidzkiego
         Pelo Reino Hachemita da Jordânia
         Pentru Regatul Hașemit al Iordaniei
         Za Jordánske hašimovské král’ovstvo
         Za Hašemitsko kraljevino Jordanijo
         Jordanian hašemiittisen kuningaskunnan puolesta
         För Hashemitiska konungariket Jordanien

   ANNEX I

      TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF LEGAL ENTITIES ESTABLISHED IN MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND IN JORDAN

   For the purpose of this Agreement, a legal entity means any natural person, or any legal person created under the national law of its place of establishment or under Community law or international law, having legal personality and being entitled to have rights and obligations of any kind in its own name.
   I.   Terms and conditions for the participation of legal entities established in Jordan in indirect actions of the Framework programme

               1.

               Participation of legal entities established in Jordan in indirect actions of the Framework programme shall follow the conditions laid down by the European Parliament and the Council according to Article 167 of the Treaty establishing the European Community.
               In addition, legal entities established in Jordan may participate in indirect actions undertaken according to Article 164 of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

               2.

               The Community may grant funding to legal entities established in Jordan participating in indirect actions referred to in point 1 under the terms and conditions laid down by the decision taken by the European Parliament and the Council (Regulation (EC) No 1906/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006) laying down the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in actions under the Seventh Framework Programme and for the dissemination of research results (2007 to 2013) (1) according to Article 167 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the European Community’s Financial Regulations and any other applicable Community legislation.

               3.

               A grant agreement or contract concluded by the Community with any legal entity established in Jordan in order to perform an indirect action shall provide for controls and audits to be carried out by, or under the authority of, the European Commission or the Court of Auditors of the European Communities.
               In a spirit of cooperation and mutual interest, the relevant Authorities of Jordan shall provide any reasonable and feasible assistance as may be necessary or helpful under the circumstances to perform such controls and audits.

         II.   Terms and conditions for the participation of legal entities established in Member States of the European Union in Jordan research programmes and projects

               1.

               Any legal entity established in the Community, created under the national law of one of the Member States of the European Union or under Community law, may participate in projects of Jordan research and development programmes jointly with Jordan legal entities.

               2.

               Subject to point 1 and to Annex II, the rights and obligations of legal entities established in the Community participating in Jordan research projects within research and development programmes, the terms and conditions applicable for the submission and evaluation of proposals and for the granting and conclusion of contracts in such projects shall be subject to Jordanian laws, regulations and government directives governing the operation of research and development programmes, as applicable to Jordan’s legal entities and assuring equitable treatment, taking into account the nature of the cooperation between Jordan and the Community in this field.
               Funding of legal entities established in the Community participating in the relevant Jordanian projects within research and development programmes shall be subject to Jordan’s laws, regulations and government directives governing the operation of said programmes, as applicable to non-Jordanian legal entities.

         III.   Information on participation opportunities

   Jordan and the European Commission will regularly make available information on current programmes and participation opportunities for the benefits of legal entities established in the two Parties.

      (1)  OJ L 391, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
   ANNEX II

      PRINCIPLES ON THE ALLOCATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

   I.   Application

   For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘intellectual property’ shall have the meaning given in Article 2 of the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organisation, done at Stockholm on 14 July 1967.
   For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘knowledge’ shall mean the results, including information, whether or not they can be protected, as well as copyrights or rights pertaining to such information following applications for, or the issue of patents, designs, plant varieties, supplementary protection certificates or similar forms of protection.
   II.   Intellectual property rights of legal entities of the Parties participating in indirect cooperative activities

               1.

               Each Party shall ensure that its treatment of the intellectual property rights and obligations of legal entities established in the other Party’s territories participating in indirect cooperative activities carried out pursuant to this Agreement and the related rights and obligations arising from such participation, shall be consistent with the relevant laws and regulations and international conventions that are applicable to the Parties, including the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Annex 1C of the Marrakech Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation as well as the Paris Act of 24 July 1971 of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and the Stockholm Act of 14 July 1967 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.

               2.

               Each Party shall ensure that the participants in indirect cooperative activities of the other Party shall have the same treatment with regard to Intellectual Property as is accorded to the participants of the first Party under the relevant rules of participation of each research programme or project, or its applicable laws and regulations.

         III.   Intellectual property rights of the Parties

               1.

               Except if otherwise specifically agreed by the Parties, the following rules shall apply to knowledge generated by the Parties in the course of activities carried out within Article 2 of this Agreement:

                           (a)

                           the Party generating such knowledge shall be the owner of that knowledge. Where their respective share of the work cannot be ascertained, they shall have joint ownership of such knowledge;

                           (b)

                           the Party owning that knowledge shall grant access rights to it to the other Party for carrying out activities referred to in Article 2 of this Agreement. Such access rights shall be granted on a royalty-free basis.

               2.

               Except if otherwise specifically agreed by the Parties, the following rules shall apply to scientific literary works of the Parties:

                           (a)

                           in the case where a Party publishes scientific and technical data, information and results, by means of journals, articles, reports, books, including video and software, arising and relating to activities carried out pursuant to this Agreement, a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license shall be granted to the other Party to translate, reproduce, adapt, transmit and publicly distribute such works;

                           (b)

                           all copies of data and information, protected by copyright, that have to be publicly distributed and prepared under this section shall indicate the names of the author(s) of the work unless an author explicitly declines to be named. They shall also bear a clearly visible acknowledgement of the cooperative support of the Parties.

               3.

               Except if otherwise specifically agreed by the Parties, the following rules shall apply to undisclosed information of the Parties:

                           (a)

                           when communicating to the other Party information relating to activities carried out pursuant to this Agreement, each Party shall identify the information it wishes to remain undisclosed through confidential insignias or legends;

                           (b)

                           the receiving Party may under its own responsibility communicate undisclosed information to bodies or persons under its authority for the specific purposes of implementing this Agreement;

                           (c)

                           with the prior written consent of the Party providing undisclosed information, the receiving Party may disseminate such undisclosed information more widely than otherwise permitted in point (b). The Parties shall cooperate in developing procedures for requesting and obtaining prior written consent for such wider dissemination, and each Party will provide such approval to the extent permitted by its domestic policies, regulations and laws;

                           (d)

                           non-documentary undisclosed or other confidential information provided in seminars and other meetings between representatives of the Parties arranged under this Agreement, or information arising from the attachment of staff, use of facilities or indirect actions, shall remain confidential when the recipient of such undisclosed or other confidential or privileged information was made aware of the confidential character of the information communicated at the time such communication was made, according to point (a);

                           (e)

                           each Party shall endeavour to ensure that undisclosed information received by it under points (a) and (d) is controlled as provided herein. If one of the Parties becomes aware that it will be, or may be reasonably expected to become, unable to meet the non-dissemination provisions laid down in points (a) and (d), it shall immediately inform the other Party. The Parties shall thereafter consult to define an appropriate course of action.


title: 2013/41/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUCAP NESTOR/1/2013 of 11 January 2013 on the establishment of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union Mission on Regional Maritime Capacity-Building in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP NESTOR)

text:
               23.1.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 20/50

      POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUCAP NESTOR/1/2013
   of 11 January 2013
   on the establishment of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union Mission on Regional Maritime Capacity-Building in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP NESTOR)
   (2013/41/CFSP)
   THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Decision 2012/389/CFSP of 16 July 2012 on the European Union Mission on Regional Maritime Capacity Building in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP NESTOR) (1), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Decision 2012/389/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (‘PSC’) to take relevant decisions on the acceptance of contributions to EUCAP NESTOR by third States and to establish a Committee of Contributors (‘CoC’).

               (2)

               The European Council Conclusions of Göteborg of 15 and 16 June 2001 established guiding principles and arrangements for third States’ contributions to police missions. On 10 December 2002, the Council approved the document entitled ‘Consultations and Modalities for the Contribution of non-EU States to EU civilian crisis management operations’ which further developed the arrangements for the participation of third States in civilian crisis management operations, including the establishment of a CoC.

               (3)

               The CoC should be a forum for discussing all problems relating to EUCAP NESTOR management with the contributing third States. The PSC, which exercises the political control and strategic direction of EUCAP NESTOR, should take account of the views expressed by the CoC,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Establishment
   1.   A Committee of Contributors (‘CoC’) for the European Union Mission on Regional Maritime Capacity-Building in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP NESTOR) is hereby established.
   2.   The terms of reference of the CoC are laid down in the document entitled ‘Consultations and Modalities for the Contribution of non-EU States to EU civilian crisis management operations’.
   Article 2
   Composition
   1.   The CoC members shall be the following:

               —

               representatives of all Member States, and

               —

               representatives of third States participating in the mission and providing contributions.

         2.   A representative of the European Commission may also attend the CoC’s meetings.
   Article 3
   Information from the Head of Mission
   The CoC shall regularly receive information from the Head of Mission.
   Article 4
   Chair
   The CoC shall be chaired by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy or by his or her representative.
   Article 5
   Meetings
   1.   The CoC shall be convened by the Chair on a regular basis. Where circumstances require, emergency meetings may be convened on the Chair’s initiative, or at the request of a member.
   2.   The Chair shall circulate in advance a provisional agenda and documents relating to the meeting. The Chair shall be responsible for conveying the outcome of the CoC’s discussions to the PSC.
   Article 6
   Confidentiality
   1.   In accordance with Council Decision 2011/292/EU of 31 March 2011 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (2), the Council’s security rules shall apply to the meetings and proceedings of the CoC. In particular, representatives in the CoC shall possess adequate security clearance.
   2.   The deliberations of the CoC shall be covered by the obligation of professional secrecy, except in so far as the CoC unanimously decides otherwise.
   Article 7
   Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 11 January 2013.

            For the Political and Security Committee

            The Chairperson

         O. SKOOG

      (1)  OJ L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 40.

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


title: 78/470/Euratom: Council Decision of 30 May 1978 amending Decision 76/345/Euratom adopting a research and training programme (1976 to 1980) of the European Atomic Energy Community in the field of fusion and plasma physics

text:
No L 151 / 8                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                      7 . 6 . 78
                                                               II
                                         (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                      COUNCIL
                                                  COUNCIL DECISION
                                                       of 30 May 1978
                amending Decision 76/345 / Euratom adopting a research and training
                programme ( 1976 to 1980) of the European Atomic Energy Community in the
                                           field of fusion and plasma physics
                                                       (78 /470/ Euratom )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         1978 a         review proposal designed to replace the
COMMUNITIES,                                                        present      programme with a new five-year programme
                                                                    as from      1 January 1979 , which will include the conti
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               nuation      of the JET Project,
Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article
7 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission                   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
submitted after consultation with the Scientific and
Technical Committee ,                                                                          Article 1
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia                Article 2 of Decision 76/345/ Euratom shall be supple
ment (•),                                                           mented by the following paragraph :
Whereas the Council has adopted, by Decision                              ' In addition to the appropriation and the staff
76/345/ Euratom , a research and training programme                       shown in the first paragraph , the ceiling of
( 1976 to 1980) in the field of fusion and plasma                         commitments of expenditure required for the
physics ;                                                                  implementation of the JET Project shall be fixed
                                                                           at 102-4 million European units of account, this
Whereas it is necessary to equip the Community with                        unit of account being defined in Article 10 of the
a large Tokamak-type device (JET — 'Joint European
                                                                           Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 appli
Torus') ;
                                                                           cable to the general budget of the European
Whereas it is therefore necessary to provide in an                         Communities (2), and the maximum staff required
adequate manner additional resources for this                              for this project shall be fixed at 150 temporary
programme as far as the implementation of the JET                          staff within the meaning of Article 2 (a) of the
Project is concerned, so as to ensure continuity of this                   conditions of employment of other servants of the
programme, which , moreover, comes within the more                         European Communities .'
general context of security of Community energy
supplies in the long term ;
                                                                                Article 2
Whereas, by virtue of Article 3 of Decision 76/345/ Eu
ratom , the Commission will submit to the Council in                The Annex to          Decision 76 / 345 / Euratom shall be
                                                                    supplemented by the following paragraph :
(') Opinion delivered on 12 . 5 . 1978 ( not yet published in
    the Official Journal).                                          ( : ) OJ No 1. 3% , 31 . 12 . 1977 , p. 1 .
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     ' 6.  The programme defined above is completed            Done at Brussels, 30 May 1978 .
     by the implementation of the JET Project to
     which is allocated a maximum sum estimated at
      102.4 million European units of account and a
                                                                                For the Council
     maximum staff of 150 temporary agents. The sum
     indicated is to finance the first half of the construc                             The President
     tion phase of the JET Project with a participation
     rated at 80 % .'                                                                   I. NØRGAARD