title: Commission Decision (EU) 2015/766 of 12 May 2015 updating Annex A to the Monetary Agreement between the European Union and the Principality of Monaco

text:
               13.5.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 120/50

         COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2015/766
   of 12 May 2015
   updating Annex A to the Monetary Agreement between the European Union and the Principality of Monaco
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to the Monetary Agreement of 29 November 2011 between the European Union and the Principality of Monaco (1), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 11(2) of the Monetary Agreement between the European Union and the Principality of Monaco (hereinafter ‘the Monetary Agreement’) requires the Principality of Monaco to apply the same rules as those established in the French Republic for the purposes of transposing Union legal acts concerning the activities and prudential regulation of credit institutions and the prevention of systemic risks to payment and securities settlement systems contained in Annex A to the Monetary Agreement.

               (2)

               Annex A to the Monetary Agreement needs to be amended by the Commission upon amendment of any relevant texts and also each time a new text is adopted by the Union.

               (3)

               The amendment of Annex A to the Monetary Agreement should also take into account the legal acts and rules that have been repealed.

               (4)

               Legal acts adopted by the European Union by 31 July 2014 should be taken into account.

               (5)

               Annex A to the Monetary Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Annex A to the Monetary Agreement between the European Union and the Principality of Monaco is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 12 May 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ C 310, 13.10.2012, p. 1.

      ANNEX

            ‘ANNEX A

                        Banking and Financial Legislation

                        1

                           Council Directive 86/635/EEC of 8 December 1986 on the annual accounts and consolidated accounts of banks and other financial institutions (OJ L 372, 31.12.1986, p. 1)

                        Amended by:

                        2

                        Directive 2001/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 amending Directives 78/660/EEC, 83/349/EEC and 86/635/EEC as regards the valuation rules for the annual and consolidated accounts of certain types of companies as well as of banks and other financial institutions (OJ L 283, 27.10.2001, p. 28)

                        3

                        Directive 2003/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2003 amending Directives 78/660/EEC, 83/349/EEC, 86/635/EEC and 91/674/EEC on the annual and consolidated accounts of certain types of companies, banks and other financial institutions and insurance undertakings (OJ L 178, 17.7.2003, p. 16)

                        4

                        Directive 2006/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC on the annual accounts of certain types of companies, 83/349/EEC on consolidated accounts, 86/635/EEC on the annual accounts and consolidated accounts of banks and other financial institutions and 91/674/EEC on the annual accounts and consolidated accounts of insurance undertakings (OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 1)

                        5

                           Council Directive 89/117/EEC of 13 February 1989 on the obligations of branches established in a Member State of credit institutions and financial institutions having their head offices outside that Member State regarding the publication of annual accounting documents (OJ L 44, 16.2.1989, p. 40)

                        6

                           Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems (OJ L 166, 11.6.1998, p. 45)

                        Amended by:

                        7

                        Directive 2009/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 amending Directive 98/26/EC on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems and Directive 2002/47/EC on financial collateral arrangements as regards linked systems and credit claims (OJ L 146, 10.6.2009, p. 37)

                        8

                        Directive 2010/78/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 amending Directives 98/26/EC, 2002/87/EC, 2003/6/EC, 2003/41/EC, 2003/71/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2004/109/EC, 2005/60/EC, 2006/48/EC, 2006/49/EC and 2009/65/EC in respect of the powers of the European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), the European Supervisory Authority (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) and the European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority) (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 120)

                        9

                        Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 201, 27.7.2012, p. 1)

                        10

                        Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories and amending Directives 98/26/EC and 2014/65/EU and Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 1)

                        11

                           Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 on the reorganisation and winding up of credit institutions (OJ L 125, 5.5.2001, p. 15)

                        Amended by:

                        12

                        Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Council Directive 82/891/EEC, and Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC, 2011/35/EU, 2012/30/EU and 2013/36/EU, and Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 648/2012, of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 190)

                        13

                           Directive 2002/47/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 June 2002 on financial collateral arrangements (OJ L 168, 27.6.2002, p. 43)

                        Amended by:

                        14

                        Directive 2009/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 amending Directive 98/26/EC on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems and Directive 2002/47/EC on financial collateral arrangements as regards linked systems and credit claims (OJ L 146, 10.6.2009, p. 37)

                        15

                        Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Council Directive 82/891/EEC, and Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC, 2011/35/EU, 2012/30/EU and 2013/36/EU, and Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 648/2012, of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 190)

                        16

                           Directive 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms in a financial conglomerate and amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 79/267/EEC, 92/49/EEC, 92/96/EEC, 93/6/EEC and 93/22/EEC, and Directives 98/78/EC and 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 35, 11.2.2003, p. 1)

                        Amended by:

                        17

                        Directive 2005/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2005 amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 85/611/EEC, 91/675/EEC, 92/49/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directives 94/19/EC, 98/78/EC, 2000/12/EC, 2001/34/EC, 2002/83/EC and 2002/87/EC in order to establish a new organisational structure for financial services committees (OJ L 79, 24.3.2005, p. 9)

                        18

                        Directive 2008/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 amending Directive 2002/87/EC on the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms in a financial conglomerate, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (OJ L 81, 20.3.2008, p. 40)

                        19

                        Directive 2010/78/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 amending Directives 98/26/EC, 2002/87/EC, 2003/6/EC, 2003/41/EC, 2003/71/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2004/109/EC, 2005/60/EC, 2006/48/EC, 2006/49/EC and 2009/65/EC in respect of the powers of the European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), the European Supervisory Authority (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) and the European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority) (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 120)

                        20

                        Directive 2011/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 amending Directives 98/78/EC, 2002/87/EC, 2006/48/EC and 2009/138/EC as regards the supplementary supervision of financial entities in a financial conglomerate (OJ L 326, 8.12.2011, p. 113)

                        21

                        Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 338), with the exception of Title V of Directive 2013/36/EU

                        22

                           Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 93/22/EEC with the exception of Articles 15, 31 and 33 of Title II (OJ L 145, 30.4.2004, p. 1)

                        Amended by:

                        23

                        Directive 2006/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 amending directive 2004/39/EC on markets in financial instruments, as regards certain deadlines (OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 60)

                        24

                        Directive 2007/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 amending Council Directive 92/49/EEC and Directives 2002/83/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2005/68/EC and 2006/48/EC as regards procedural rules and evaluation criteria for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of holdings in the financial sector (OJ L 247, 21.9.2007, p. 1)

                        25

                        Directive 2008/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 amending Directive 2004/39/EC on markets in financial instruments, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (OJ L 76, 19.3.2008, p. 33)

                        26

                        Directive 2010/78/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 amending Directives 98/26/EC, 2002/87/EC, 2003/6/EC, 2003/41/EC, 2003/71/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2004/109/EC, 2005/60/EC, 2006/48/EC, 2006/49/EC, and 2009/65/EC in respect of the powers of the European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), the European Supervisory Authority (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) and the European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority) (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 120)

                        Supplemented and implemented by:

                        27

                        Commission Regulation (EC) No 1287/2006 of 10 August 2006 implementing Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards record-keeping obligations for investment firms, transaction reporting, market transparency, admission of financial instruments to trading, and defined terms for the purposes of that Directive (OJ L 241, 2.9.2006, p. 1)

                        28

                        Commission Directive 2006/73/EC of 10 August 2006 implementing Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards organisational requirements and operating conditions for investment firms and defined terms for the purposes of that Directive (OJ L 241, 2.9.2006, p. 26)

                        29

                           Directive 2007/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on payment services in the internal market amending Directives 97/7/EC, 2002/65/EC, 2005/60/EC and 2006/48/EC and repealing Directive 97/5/EC (OJ L 319, 5.12.2007, p. 1)

                        Amended by:

                        30

                        Directive 2009/111/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Directives 2006/48/EC, 2006/49/EC and 2007/64/EC as regards banks affiliated to central institutions, certain own funds items, large exposures, supervisory arrangements, and crisis management (OJ L 302, 17.11.2009, p. 97)

                        31

                           Directive 2009/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on the taking up, pursuit and prudential supervision of the business of electronic money institutions amending Directives 2005/60/EC and 2006/48/EC and repealing Directive 2000/46/EC (OJ L 267, 10.10.2009, p. 7)

                        32

                           Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 12)

                        Amended by:

                        33

                        Regulation (EU) No 1022/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority) as regards the conferral of specific tasks on the European Central Bank pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 (OJ L 287, 29.10.2013, p. 5)

                        34

                        Directive 2014/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on credit agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (OJ L 60, 28.2.2014, p. 34)

                        35

                        Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Council Directive 82/891/EEC, and Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC, 2011/35/EU, 2012/30/EU and 2013/36/EU, and Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 648/2012, of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 190)

                        36

                           Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 201, 27.7.2012, p. 1)

                        Amended by:

                        37

                        Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1)

                        38

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1002/2013 of 12 July 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories with regard to the list of exempted entities (OJ L 279, 19.10.2013, p. 2)

                        39

                        Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Council Directive 82/891/EEC, and Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC, 2011/35/EU, 2012/30/EU and 2013/36/EU, and Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 648/2012, of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 190)

                        Supplemented and implemented by:

                        40

                        Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1247/2012 of 19 December 2012 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the format and frequency of trade reports to trade repositories according to Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 352, 21.12.2012, p. 20)

                        41

                        Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1248/2012 of 19 December 2012 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the format of applications for registration of trade repositories according to Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 352, 21.12.2012, p. 30)

                        42

                        Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1249/2012 of 19 December 2012 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the format of the records to be maintained by central counterparties according to Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 352, 21.12.2012, p. 32)

                        43

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 876/2013 of 28 May 2013 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on colleges for central counterparties (OJ L 244, 13.9.2013, p. 19)

                        44

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1003/2013 of 12 July 2013 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to fees charged by the European Securities and Markets Authority to trade repositories (OJ L 279, 19.10.2013, p. 4)

                        45

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 148/2013 of 19 December 2012 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories with regard to regulatory technical standards on the minimum details of the data to be reported to trade repositories (OJ L 52, 23.2.2013, p. 1)

                        46

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 149/2013 of 19 December 2012 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on indirect clearing arrangements, the clearing obligation, the public register, access to a trading venue, non-financial counterparties, and risk mitigation techniques for OTC derivatives contracts not cleared by a CCP (OJ L 52, 23.2.2013, p. 11)

                        47

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 150/2013 of 19 December 2012 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the details of the application for registration as a trade repository (OJ L 52, 23.2.2013, p. 25)

                        48

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 151/2013 of 19 December 2012 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories, with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the data to be published and made available by trade repositories and operational standards for aggregating, comparing and accessing the data (OJ L 52, 23.2.2013, p. 33)

                        49

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 152/2013 of 19 December 2012 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on capital requirements for central counterparties (OJ L 52, 23.2.2013, p. 37)

                        50

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 153/2013 of 19 December 2012 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on requirements for central counterparties (OJ L 52, 23.2.2013, p. 41)

                        51

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 285/2014 of 13 February 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on direct, substantial and foreseeable effect of contracts within the Union and to prevent the evasion of rules and obligations (OJ L 85, 21.3.2014, p. 1)

                        52

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 667/2014 of 13 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to rules of procedure for penalties imposed on trade repositories by the European Securities and Markets Authority including rules on the right of defence and temporal provisions (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 31)

                        53

                        Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 484/2014 of 12 May 2014 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the hypothetical capital of a central counterparty according to Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 138, 13.5.2014, p. 57)

                        54

                           Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1)

                        Supplemented and implemented by:

                        55

                        Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1423/2013 of 20 December 2013 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to disclosure of own funds requirements for institutions according to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 355, 31.12.2013, p. 60)

                        56

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 183/2014 of 20 December 2013 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms, with regard to regulatory technical standards for specifying the calculation of specific and general credit risk adjustments (OJ L 57, 27.2.2014, p. 3)

                        57

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 241/2014 of 7 January 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for Own Funds requirements for institutions (OJ L 74, 14.3.2014, p. 8)

                        58

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 342/2014 of 21 January 2014 supplementing Directive 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the application of the calculation methods of capital adequacy requirements for financial conglomerates (OJ L 100, 3.4.2014, p. 1)

                        59

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 523/2014 of 12 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for determining what constitutes the close correspondence between the value of an institution's covered bonds and the value of the institution's assets (OJ L 148, 20.5.2014, p. 4)

                        60

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 525/2014 of 12 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the definition of market (OJ L 148, 20.5.2014, p. 15)

                        61

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 526/2014 of 12 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for determining proxy spread and limited smaller portfolios for credit valuation adjustment risk (OJ L 148, 20.5.2014, p. 17)

                        62

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 528/2014 of 12 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for non-delta risk of options in the standardised market risk approach (OJ L 148, 20.5.2014, p. 29)

                        63

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 529/2014 of 12 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for assessing the materiality of extensions and changes of the Internal Ratings Based Approach and the Advanced Measurement Approach (OJ L 148, 20.5.2014, p. 36)

                        64

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 625/2014 of 13 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council by way of regulatory technical standards specifying the requirements for investor, sponsor, original lenders and originator institutions relating to exposures to transferred credit risk (OJ L 174, 13.6.2014, p. 16)

                        65

                        Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 680/2014 of 16 April 2014 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to supervisory reporting of institutions according to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 191, 28.6.2014, p. 1)

                        66

                        Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 602/2014 of 4 June 2014 laying down implementing technical standards for facilitating the convergence of supervisory practices with regard to the implementation of additional risk weights according to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 166, 5.6.2014, p. 22)

                        67

                           Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 338), with the exception of Title V of Directive 2013/36/EU

                        Amended by:

                        68

                        Directive 2014/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on credit agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (OJ L 60, 28.2.2014, p. 34)

                        69

                        Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Council Directive 82/891/EEC, and Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC, 2011/35/EU, 2012/30/EU and 2013/36/EU, and Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 648/2012, of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 190)

                        Supplemented and implemented by:

                        70

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 604/2014 of 4 March 2014 supplementing Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards with respect to qualitative and appropriate quantitative criteria to identify categories of staff whose professional activities have a material impact on an institution's risk profile (OJ L 167, 6.6.2014, p. 30)

                        71

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 527/2014 of 12 March 2014 supplementing Directive (EU) No 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the classes of instruments that adequately reflect the credit quality of an institution as a going concern and are appropriate to be used for the purposes of variable remuneration (OJ L 148, 20.5.2014, p. 21)

                        72

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 530/2014 of 12 March 2014 supplementing Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards further defining material exposures and thresholds for internal approaches to specific risk in the trading book (OJ L 148, 20.5.2014, p. 50)

                        73

                        Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 650/2014 of 4 June 2014 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the format, structure, contents list and annual publication date of the information to be disclosed by competent authorities in accordance with Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 185, 25.6.2014, p. 1)

                        74

                        Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 710/2014 of 23 June 2014 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to conditions of application of the joint decision process for institution-specific prudential requirements according to Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 188, 27.6.2014, p. 19)

                        75

                           Directive 2014/49/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on deposit-guarantee schemes (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 149)

                        76

                           Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Council Directive 82/891/EEC, and Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC, 2011/35/EU, 2012/30/EU and 2013/36/EU, and Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 648/2012, of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 190)’


72/376/EEC: DECISION NO. 72 OF 1 OCTOBER 1972 LAYING DOWN THE DETAILS OF THE FORMS NECESSARY FOR APPLICATION OF COUNCIL REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NOS 1408/71 AND 574/72 ( E 101-126; E 201-214; E 301-303; E 401-410 )


title: Council Decision 2010/587/CFSP of 14 June 2010 concerning the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information

text:
               2.10.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 260/1

         COUNCIL DECISION 2010/587/CFSP
   of 14 June 2010
   concerning the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union (EU Treaty), in particular Article 37 thereof, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Article 218(5) and the first subparagraph of Article 218(6) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               At its meeting on 10 November 2009, the Council decided to authorise the Presidency to open negotiations, in accordance with former Article 24 of the EU Treaty, with Montenegro in order to conclude an agreement on the security of information.

               (2)

               Following that authorisation, the Presidency negotiated an agreement with Montenegro on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information.

               (3)

               The Agreement should be approved,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
   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 in order to bind the Union.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 14 June 2010.

            For the Council

            The President

         C. ASHTON

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               2.10.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 260/2

         AGREEMENT
   between the European Union and Montenegro on security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information
   the EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referred to as ‘the EU’,
   and
   MONTENEGRO;
   hereinafter ‘the Parties’;
   CONSIDERING that the Parties share the objectives of strengthening their own security in all ways;
   CONSIDERING that the Parties agree that consultations and cooperation should be developed between them on questions of common interest relating to security;
   CONSIDERING that, in this context, a permanent need therefore exists to exchange classified information between the Parties;
   RECOGNISING that full and effective consultation and cooperation may require access to and exchange of classified information and related material of the Parties;
   CONSCIOUS that such access to and exchange of classified information and related material require that appropriate security measures be taken,
   HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   1.   The subject of this Agreement shall be security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information or material in any form and in any field either provided by or exchanged between the Parties in order to fulfil the objectives of strengthening the security of each of the Parties in all ways.
   2.   Each Party shall protect classified information received from the other Party from unauthorised disclosure in accordance with the terms set forth herein and in accordance with the Parties’ respective laws and regulations.
   Article 2
   For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘classified information’ shall mean any information or material, in any form, which:

               (a)

               is determined by either of the Parties to require protection, as its unauthorised disclosure could cause varying degrees of damage or harm to the interests of Montenegro, or of the EU or one or more of its Member States; and

               (b)

               bears a classification marking.

         Article 3
   The EU institutions and entities to which this Agreement applies shall be: the European Council, the Council of the European Union (the Council), the General Secretariat of the Council, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the European Commission and the European External Action Service (the EEAS). For the purposes of this Agreement, these institutions and entities shall be referred to as ‘the EU’.
   Article 4
   Each of the Parties, and the EU institutions and entities referred to in Article 3, shall ensure that they have a security system and security measures in place, based on the basic principles and minimum standards of security laid down in their respective laws or regulations, and reflected in the security arrangements to be established pursuant to Article 12, in order to ensure that an equivalent level of protection is applied to classified information provided or exchanged under this Agreement.
   Article 5
   Each of the Parties, and the EU institutions and entities referred to in Article 3, shall:

               (a)

               protect classified information provided by or exchanged with the other Party under this Agreement in a manner at least equivalent to the protection given to it by the providing Party;

               (b)

               ensure that classified information provided or exchanged under this Agreement keeps the security classification marking given to it by the providing Party, and that it is not downgraded or declassified without the prior written consent of the providing Party. The receiving Party shall protect the classified information according to the provisions set out in its own security regulations for information or material holding an equivalent security classification as specified in Article 7;

               (c)

               not use such classified information for purposes other than those established by the originator or those for which the information is provided or exchanged;

               (d)

               not disclose such classified information to third parties, or to any EU institution or entity not referred to in Article 3, without the prior written consent of the providing Party;

               (e)

               not allow access to classified information to individuals unless they have a need to know and have been security-cleared as appropriate and authorised by the relevant Party;

               (f)

               ensure the security of facilities where classified information provided by the other Party is kept; and

               (g)

               ensure that all individuals having access to classified information are informed of their responsibilities to protect the information in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

         Article 6
   1.   Classified information shall be disclosed or released in accordance with the principle of originator consent.
   2.   For release to recipients other than the Parties, a decision on disclosure or release of classified information will be made by the receiving Party on a case-by-case basis subject to the written consent of the providing Party and in accordance with the principle of originator consent.
   3.   No generic release shall be possible unless procedures are agreed between the Parties regarding certain categories of information, relevant to their specific requirements.
   4.   Nothing in this Agreement shall be regarded as a basis for mandatory release of classified information between the Parties.
   5.   Classified information received from the providing Party may be provided to a contractor or prospective contractor only with the prior written consent of the providing Party. Prior to such release, the receiving Party shall ensure that the contractor or prospective contractor and the contractor’s facility are able to protect the information and have an appropriate clearance.
   Article 7
   In order to establish an equivalent level of protection for classified information provided by or exchanged between the Parties, the security classifications shall correspond as follows:

               EU

               Montenegro

               RESTREINT UE

               INTERNO

               CONFIDENTIEL UE

               POVJERLJIVO

               SECRET UE

               TAJNO

               TRES SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET

               STROGO TAJNO

         Article 8
   1.   The Parties shall ensure that all persons who, in the conduct of their official duties require access, or whose duties or functions may afford them access, to information classified CONFIDENTIEL UE or POVJERLJIVO or above provided or exchanged under this Agreement are security-cleared as appropriate before they are granted access to such information.
   2.   The security clearance procedures shall be designed to determine whether an individual, taking into account his or her loyalty, trustworthiness and reliability, may have access to classified information.
   Article 9
   The Parties shall provide mutual assistance with regard to the security of classified information provided or exchanged under this Agreement and matters of common security interest. Reciprocal security consultations and assessment visits shall be conducted by the authorities referred to in Article 12 to assess the effectiveness of the security arrangements within their respective responsibility to be established pursuant to that Article.
   Article 10
   1.   For the purpose of this Agreement:

               (a)

               as regards the EU, all correspondence shall be sent through the Chief Registry Officer of the Council and shall be forwarded by him to the Member States and to the institutions or entities referred to in Article 3, subject to paragraph 2;

               (b)

               as regards Montenegro, all correspondence shall be sent to the Central Registry of the Directorate for the Protection of Classified Information via the Mission of Montenegro to the European Union.

         2.   Exceptionally, correspondence from one Party which is accessible only to specific competent officials, organs or services of that Party may, for operational reasons, be addressed and be accessible only to specific competent officials, organs or services of the other Party specifically designated as recipients, taking into account their competencies and according to the need-to-know principle. As far as the EU is concerned, such correspondence shall be transmitted through the Chief Registry Officer of the Council, the Chief Registry Officer of the European Commission or the Chief Registry Officer of the EEAS, as appropriate.
   Article 11
   The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Director of the Directorate for the Protection of Classified Information of Montenegro, the Secretary-General of the Council and the Member of the European Commission responsible for security matters shall oversee the implementation of this Agreement.
   Article 12
   1.   In order to implement this Agreement, security arrangements shall be established between the three authorities designated below, each acting under the direction and on behalf of its organisational superiors, in order to lay down the standards for the reciprocal protection of classified information under this Agreement:

               —

               the Directorate for the Protection of Classified Information of Montenegro, for classified information provided to Montenegro under this Agreement,

               —

               the Security Office of the General Secretariat of the Council, for classified information provided to the EU under this Agreement,

               —

               the European Commission Security Directorate, for classified information provided or exchanged under this Agreement within the European Commission and its premises.

         2.   Before classified information is provided or exchanged between the Parties under this Agreement, the competent security authorities referred to in paragraph 1 shall agree that the receiving Party is able to protect the information in a way consistent with the security arrangements to be established pursuant to that paragraph.
   Article 13
   1.   The competent authority of either of the Parties referred to in Article 12 shall immediately inform the competent authority of the other Party of any proven or suspected cases of unauthorised disclosure or loss of classified information provided by that Party, and shall conduct an investigation and shall report the results to the other Party.
   2.   The competent authorities referred to in Article 12 shall establish procedures to be followed in such cases.
   Article 14
   Each Party shall bear its own costs incurred in implementing this Agreement.
   Article 15
   Nothing in this Agreement shall alter existing agreements or arrangements between the Parties nor agreements between Montenegro and Member States of the EU. This Agreement shall not preclude the Parties from concluding other agreements relating to the provision or exchange of classified information subject to this Agreement provided they are not incompatible with the obligations under this Agreement.
   Article 16
   Any disputes between the Parties arising out of the interpretation or application of this Agreement shall be addressed by negotiation between the Parties. During the negotiation both Parties shall continue to fulfil all of their obligations under this Agreement.
   Article 17
   1.   This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the first month after the Parties have notified each other of the completion of the internal procedures necessary for this purpose.
   2.   Each Party shall notify the other Party of any changes in its laws and regulations that could affect the protection of classified information referred to in this Agreement.
   3.   This Agreement may be reviewed for consideration of possible amendments at the request of either of the Parties.
   4.   Any amendment to this Agreement shall be made in writing only and by common agreement of the Parties. It shall enter into force upon mutual notification as provided under paragraph 1.
   Article 18
   This Agreement may be terminated by one Party by written notice of termination given to the other Party. Such termination shall take effect six months after receipt of notification by the other Party, but shall not affect obligations already entered into under this Agreement. In particular, all classified information provided or exchanged pursuant to this Agreement shall continue to be protected in accordance with the provisions set forth herein.

      In witness whereof the undersigned, respectively duly authorised, have signed this Agreement.
      Done at Brussels, this thirteenth day of September in the year 2010 in two copies each in the English language.

            For Montenegro

            The Minister for Foreign Affairs

            For the European Union

            The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy


title: 2014/581/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 3 April 2014 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2012

text:
               5.9.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 266/211

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 3 April 2014
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2012
   (2014/581/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2012,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2012, together with the Agency’s replies (1),

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 18 February 2014 (05849/2014 - C7-0054/2014),

               —

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

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2), and in particular Article 185 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 of 26 April 2005 establishing a European Fisheries Control Agency (4), and in particular Article 36 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5),

               —

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

               —

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

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Fisheries (A7-0233/2014),

               1.

               Grants the Executive Director of the European Fisheries Control Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2012;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to the Executive Director of the European Fisheries Control Agency, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 365, 13.12.2013, p. 113.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

      (4)  OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1.

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

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


title: Decision (EU) 2015/1195 of the European Central Bank of 2 July 2015 amending Decision (EU) 2015/298 on the interim distribution of the income of the European Central Bank (ECB/2015/25)

text:
               21.7.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 193/133

         DECISION (EU) 2015/1195 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
   of 2 July 2015
   amending Decision (EU) 2015/298 on the interim distribution of the income of the European Central Bank (ECB/2015/25)
   THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
   Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 33 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Decision (EU) 2015/774 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2015/10) (1) establishes a secondary markets public sector asset purchase programme (hereinafter the ‘PSPP’). Provision needs to be made for the interim distribution of the ECB's income from the PSPP in Decision (EU) 2015/298 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2014/57) (2).

               (2)

               Therefore, Decision (EU) 2015/298 (ECB/2014/57) should be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Amendment
   Point (d) of Article 1 of Decision (EU) 2015/298 (ECB/2014/57) is replaced by the following:

                  ‘(d)

                  “ECB's income arising from securities” means the net income arising from purchases by the ECB of securities: (i) under the SMP in accordance with Decision ECB/2010/5; (ii) under the CBPP3 in accordance with Decision ECB/2014/40; (iii) under the ABSPP in accordance with Decision ECB/2014/45; and (iv) under the secondary markets public sector asset purchase programme (PSPP) in accordance with Decision (EU) 2015/774 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2015/10) (3).

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

      Done at Frankfurt am Main, 2 July 2015.

            The President of the ECB

         Mario DRAGHI

      (1)  Decision (EU) 2015/774 of the European Central Bank of 4 March 2015 on a secondary markets public sector asset purchase programme (ECB/2015/10) (OJ L 121, 14.5.2015, p. 20).

      (2)  Decision (EU) 2015/298 of the European Central Bank of 15 December 2014 on the interim distribution of the income of the European Central Bank (ECB/2014/57) (OJ L 53, 25.2.2015, p. 24).


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93/541/EEC, Euratom: Council Decision of 18 October 1993 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee

Official Journal L 263 , 22/10/1993 P. 0054 - 0054

COUNCIL DECISION of 18 October 1993 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee(93/541/Euratom, EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 193 to 195 thereof,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Articles 165 to 167 thereof,  Having regard to the Convention on certain Institutions common to the European Communities, and in particular Article 5 thereof,  Having regard to the Council Decision of 24 September 1990 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period ending on 20 September 1994 (1),  Whereas a seat has become vacant on the Economic and Social Committee following the election of Mr Robert Delorozoy as a Member of the European Parliament, notified to the Council on 4 May 1993,  Having regard to the nominations submitted by the French Government on 13 July 1993,  Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:   Sole Article  Mr Roger Seguy is hereby appointed member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Robert Delorozoy for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 1994.  Done at Luxembourg, 18 October 1993.  For the Council The President A. BOURGEOIS  (1) OJ No L 290, 23. 10. 1990, p. 13.


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Council Decision of 27 April 1998 concerning the further extension of Common Position 96/635/CFSP on Burma/Myanmar

Official Journal L 138 , 09/05/1998 P. 0005 - 0005

COUNCIL DECISION of 27 April 1998 concerning the further extension of Common Position 96/635/CFSP on Burma/Myanmar (98/303/CFSP)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.2 thereof,Having regard to Common Position 96/635/CFSP of 28 October 1996 defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, on Burma/Myanmar (1),Having regard to Decision 97/688/CFSP (2), which extended that common position for a period of six months until 29 April 1998,Whereas, in the light of point 6 of Common Position 96/635/CFSP, that common position should be further extended,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 Common Position 96/635/CFSP is hereby further extended until 29 October 1998.Article 2 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.Done at Luxembourg, 27 April 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. COOK(1) OJ L 287, 8.11.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 293, 27.10.1997, p. 1.


title: 2014/889/EU: Council Decision of 9 December 2014 establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the accession of the Republic of Seychelles to the World Trade Organization

text:
               10.12.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 353/13

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 9 December 2014
   establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the accession of the Republic of Seychelles to the World Trade Organization

      (2014/889/EU)

   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91, Article 100(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9), thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 31 May 1995, the Government of the Republic of Seychelles applied for accession to the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO), pursuant to Article XII of that Agreement.

               (2)

               A Working Party on the accession of the Republic of Seychelles was established on 11 July 1995 in order to reach agreement on terms of accession acceptable to the Republic of Seychelles and all WTO Members.

               (3)

               The Commission, on behalf of the Union, has negotiated a comprehensive series of market opening commitments on the part of the Republic of Seychelles which satisfy the Union's requests, taking into account the bilateral trade relations with the Republic of Seychelles in the context of the EU-ACP partnership and the undertaking by the Republic of Seychelles to pursue trade liberalisation in a full Economic and Partnership Agreement.

               (4)

               Those commitments are now embodied in the Protocol of Accession of the Republic of Seychelles to the WTO (‘the Protocol of Accession’).

               (5)

               Accession to the WTO is expected to make a positive and lasting contribution to the process of economic reform and sustainable development in the Republic of Seychelles.

               (6)

               The Protocol of Accession should therefore be approved.

               (7)

               Article XII of the Agreement establishing the WTO provides that the terms of accession are to be agreed between the acceding Member and the WTO, and that the Ministerial Conference of the WTO approves the terms of accession on the WTO side. Article IV.2 of the Agreement establishing the WTO provides that in the intervals between meetings of the Ministerial Conference, its functions shall be conducted by the General Council.

               (8)

               Accordingly, it is necessary to establish the position to be adopted on the Union's behalf within the General Council of the WTO on the accession of the Republic of Seychelles to the WTO,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the accession of the Republic of Seychelles to the World Trade Organization is to approve the accession.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 9 December 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         C. DE VINCENTI


title: Council Decision 2007/690/CFSP of 22 October 2007 implementing Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union missions in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia

text:
               26.10.2007

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 282/62

      COUNCIL DECISION 2007/690/CFSP
   of 22 October 2007
   implementing Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union missions in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Council Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP of 18 July 2005 on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union missions in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia (1), and in particular Article 8(1), second subparagraph thereof, in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 23 April 2007, the Council adopted Decision 2007/244/CFSP concerning the implementation of Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union missions in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia (2), which extended the financing for its civilian component until 31 October 2007.

               (2)

               Pending transition of the African Union mission to a UN/AU hybrid operation (UNAMID), it has been decided to continue the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union missions in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia up to 31 December 2007.

               (3)

               UNSC Resolution 1769 of 31 July 2007 stipulates that the transfer of authority (TOA) from AMIS to UNAMID is to intervene no later than 31 December 2007.

               (4)

               On 21 September 2007, the Political and Security Committee agreed that the civilian component of the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union missions in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia should be closed on the date when the transfer of authority from AMIS to UNAMID takes place.

               (5)

               As concerns the civilian component, the Council should consequently decide on the financing of the continuation of this supporting action according to the timeframes defined above.

               (6)

               The supporting action will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the CFSP as set out in Article 11 of the Treaty,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the implementation of Section II of Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP from 1 May 2007 until 30 April 2008 shall be EUR 2 125 000. This amount shall cover the period of the current mandate of the AU Mission in the Darfur region of Sudan (AMIS II) and the subsequent liquidation period of the civilian component of the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union missions in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia.
   2.   The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated in paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the European Community procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union, with the exception that any pre-financing shall not remain the property of the Community.
   Nationals of third states shall be allowed to tender for contracts.
   3.   The expenditure shall be eligible from 1 May 2007.
   Article 2
   Council Decision 2007/244/CFSP of 23 April 2007 is hereby repealed.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
   Article 4
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 2007.

            For the Council

            The President

         J. SILVA

      (1)  OJ L 188, 20.7.2005, p. 46. Joint Action as amended by Joint Action 2007/245/CFSP (OJ L 106, 24.4.2007, p. 65).

      (2)  OJ L 106, 24.4.2007, p. 63.