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80/783/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 August 1980 accepting undertakings in connection with the anti-dumping proceedings concerning imports of studded welded-link chain, originating in Spain and Sweden and terminating those proceedings

Official Journal L 231 , 02/09/1980 P. 0010 - 0012

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 339 , 31 . 12 . 1979 , P . 1 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO C 303 , 4 . 12 . 1979 , P . 5 .  ( 1 ) COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SUBHEADING : 73.29 B II A 1 NIMEXE CODE : 73.29-41 .        COMMISSION DECISION   OF 27 AUGUST 1980   ACCEPTING UNDERTAKINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING IMPORTS OF STUDDED WELDED-LINK CHAIN , ORIGINATING IN SPAIN AND SWEDEN AND TERMINATING THOSE PROCEEDINGS  ( 80/783/EEC )   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,   HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3017/79 OF 20 DECEMBER 1979 ON PROTECTION AGAINST DUMPED OR SUBSIDIZED IMPORTS FROM COUNTRIES NOT MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 9 AND 10 THEREOF ,   AFTER CONSULTING THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SET UP UNDER THAT REGULATION ,   WHEREAS ON 8 NOVEMBER 1979 THE COMMISSION RECEIVED A COMPLAINT LODGED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMUNITY PRODUCERS OF STUDDED WELDED-LINK CHAIN WHICH CONTAINED EVIDENCE OF THE EXISTENCE OF DUMPING IN RESPECT OF THE LIKE PRODUCT , ORIGINATING IN SPAIN AND SWEDEN AND OF MATERIAL INJURY RESULTING THEREFROM ;   WHEREAS THE EVIDENCE WAS SUFFICIENT TO JUSTIFY THE INITIATION OF AN INVESTIGATION ;   WHEREAS THE COMMISSION ACCORDINGLY ANNOUNCED THE INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING IMPORTS OF STUDDED WELDED-LINK CHAIN , ORIGINATING IN SPAIN AND SWEDEN ( 2 ) AND COMMENCED AN INVESTIGATION OF THE MATTER AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ;   WHEREAS THE COMMISSION OFFICIALLY SO ADVISED THE EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS KNOWN TO BE CONCERNED ;   WHEREAS THE COMMISSION GAVE THE PARTIES DIRECTLY CONCERNED THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE KNOWN THEIR VIEWS IN WRITING AND TO BE HEARD ORALLY , AND TO MEET SO THAT OPPOSING VIEWS MIGHT BE PRESENTED AND REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS PUT FORWARD ;   WHEREAS THE MAJORITY OF THE PARTIES MADE USE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE KNOWN THEIR VIEWS IN WRITING AND TO BE HEARD ORALLY ;   WHEREAS , FOR THE PURPOSES OF A PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF THE DUMPING MARGIN AND OF INJURY , THE COMMISSION SOUGHT AND VERIFIED ALL INFORMATION IT DEEMED NECESSARY AND MADE ON THE SPOT INVESTIGATIONS OF TWO SWEDISH PRODUCERS , LJUSNE KAETTING AB , LJUSNE AND BULTEN KANTHAL AB , RAMNAES BRUK DIVISION , RAMNAES , AND TWO SPANISH PRODUCERS , VICINAY SA , BILBAO AND CADENAS Y FORJADOS SA , LAS ARENAS ( VIZCAYA ), AND ONE MAJOR IMPORTER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM , BEAL  AND  SON LTD , CARDIFF , CONTACTED OTHER IMPORTERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND MET ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS WITH COMMUNITY PRODUCERS AS WELL AS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF ANCHOR CHAIN MANUFACTURERS ;   WHEREAS ACCOUNT WAS ALSO TAKEN OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY A THIRD SWEDISH PRODUCER ;   WHEREAS , FOR THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF DUMPING BY THE SPANISH PRODUCERS , THE COMMISSION COMPARED THEIR EXPORT PRICES TO THE COMMUNITY WITH DOMESTIC PRICES ON THE SPANISH MARKET ;   WHEREAS , FOR THESE COMPARISONS , REPRESENTATIVE OR WEIGHTED AVERAGE EX-FACTORY PRICES WERE USED FOR 1979 , AND ACCOUNT HAS BEEN TAKEN , IN SO FAR AS REQUESTED , OF DIFFERENCES IN STEEL QUALITIES USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF STUDDED WELDED-LINK CHAIN AND OF DIFFERENCES IN THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE BEARING A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO THE SALES UNDER CONSIDERATION , IN PARTICULAR , OF DIFFERENCES IN PAYMENT TERMS , TRANSPORT AND ANCILLARY COSTS ;   WHEREAS THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE FACTS SHOWS THE EXISTENCE OF DUMPING DURING THE INVESTIGATION PERIOD IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS FROM ONE SPANISH PRODUCER , VICINAY SA , BILBAO , THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE MARGIN OF WHICH IS 5 % ; WHEREAS NO DUMPING WAS FOUND IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS FROM THE OTHER PRODUCER , CADENAS Y FORJADOS SA , LAS ARENAS ( VIZCAYA );   WHEREAS WITH RESPECT TO SWEDEN , ACCOUNT HAD TO BE TAKEN OF THE FACT THAT IN 1979 SALES ON THE SWEDISH MARKET BY THE TWO PRODUCERS CONCERNED WERE MADE AT A LOSS ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE COMMISSION CONSTRUCTED THE NORMAL VALUE ON THE BASIS OF COST INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THESE PRODUCERS AND TOOK ACCOUNT OF OVERHEADS AND A PROFIT MARGIN OF 6 % , CONSIDERED REASONABLE IN VIEW OF PREVIOUS PERFORMANCE AND THE PRESENT MARKET SITUATION ;   WHEREAS ACCOUNT HAS BEEN TAKEN OF THE FACT THAT ONE OF THE SWEDISH PRODUCERS OF CHAIN BELONGS TO THE SAME CORPORATE GROUP AS ONE OF ITS MAIN SUPPLIERS OF STEEL BARS ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , UPON FURTHER VERIFICATION THE COMMISSION ' S SERVICES WERE SATISFIED THAT THE PRICES INVOLVED IN THESE TRANSACTIONS WERE COMPARABLE TO THOSE INVOLVED IN TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN OTHER PARTIES WHICH HAVE NO SUCH LINK ;   WHEREAS THE NORMAL VALUE THUS ESTABLISHED WAS COMPARED WITH REPRESENTATIVE OR WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXPORT PRICES TO THE COMMUNITY IN 1979 , DUE ALLOWANCE BEING MADE FOR DIFFERENCES IN STEEL QUALITIES USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF STUDDED WELDED-LINK CHAIN AND OF DIFFERENCES IN THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE , BEARING A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO THE SALES UNDER CONSIDERATION , IN PARTICULAR , OF DIFFERENCES IN TRANSPORT AND ANCILLARY COSTS ;   WHEREAS THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE FACTS SHOWS THE EXISTENCE OF DUMPING IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS FROM THE TWO SWEDISH PRODUCERS , THE DUMPING MARGINS BEING EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT BY WHICH THE CONSTRUCTED NORMAL VALUES EXCEED THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICES AT WHICH THE PRODUCTS WERE EXPORTED TO THE COMMUNITY IN 1979 ;   WHEREAS THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE DUMPING MARGINS THUS CALCULATED AMOUNT TO 15 % FOR THE ONE AND 10 % FOR THE OTHER SWEDISH PRODUCER ;   WHEREAS , WITH REGARD TO THE INJURY CAUSED TO THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRY , THE EVIDENCE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSION SHOWS THAT IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF STUDDED WELDED-LINK CHAIN FROM SPAIN AND SWEDEN HAVE INCREASED FROM 3 261 TONNES IN 1977 TO 7 207 IN 1979 ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , ACCOUNT HAS BEEN TAKEN OF THE FACT THAT IMPORTS OF SECOND-HAND CHAIN , WHICH DO NOT DIRECTLY AFFECT AND ARE NOT IN DIRECT COMPETITION WITH SALES OF NEW CHAIN BY THE COMMUNITY PRODUCERS , ARE INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE FIGURES ;   WHEREAS THE FACT THAT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CHAIN IS USED OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY FOR DRILLING-PLATFORMS OR FOR MOORING PURPOSES , MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CALCULATE EXACTLY THE CONSUMPTION INSIDE THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE MARKET SHARES HELD BY THE VARIOUS EXPORTERS ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE SUGGESTS THAT THE MARKET SHARE INSIDE THE COMMUNITY , HELD BY IMPORTS OF STUDDED WELDED-LINK CHAIN , ORIGINATING IN SPAIN AND SWEDEN , ROSE FROM APPROXIMATELY 17 % IN 1977 TO APPROXIMATELY 48 % IN 1979 ;   WHEREAS THE PRICES AT WHICH THOSE IMPORTS WERE SOLD WERE VERY LOW , THUS FORCING ALL COMMUNITY PRODUCERS TO ALIGN THEIR PRICES DOWNWARDS ; WHEREAS OFFERS AT VERY LOW PRICES WHICH DID NOT RESULT IN ACTUAL SALES HAVE HAD THE SAME EFFECT ;   WHEREAS THE CONSEQUENT IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRY TAKES THE FORM PRINCIPALLY OF A LOSS OF PRODUCTION , A LOSS OF MARKET SHARE AND A DEPRESSION OF COMMUNITY PRICES AT A TIME AT WHICH THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRY IS ALREADY FACED WITH SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES AS A RESULT OF THE GENERAL MARKET SITUATION ; WHEREAS , FOR EXAMPLE , COMMUNITY PRODUCTION FELL FROM APPROXIMATELY 18 730 TONNES IN 1977 TO APPROXIMATELY 8 885 TONNES IN 1979 , THE MARKET SHARE IN THE COMMUNITY HELD BY COMMUNITY PRODUCERS FELL FROM 74 % IN 1977 TO 23 % IN 1979 , AND NECESSARY PRICE INCREASES WERE PREVENTED , THUS FORCING ALL COMMUNITY PRODUCERS TO SELL BELOW THEIR PRODUCTION COSTS ;   WHEREAS TWO FRENCH PRODUCERS CEASED THE PRODUCTION OF STUDDED WELDED-LINK CHAIN IN 1978 AND 1979 , AND ONE BRITISH PRODUCER HAS RECENTLY BEEN FORCED TO STOP ITS PRODUCTION AS WELL , WITH A CONSEQUENT ADVERSE EFFECT ON EMPLOYMENT ; WHEREAS MOST OF THE OTHER PRODUCERS MAKE CONSIDERABLE LOSSES ON THEIR SALES ;   WHEREAS THE COMMISSION HAS EXAMINED WHETHER INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY OTHER FACTORS WHICH HAVE ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRY ; WHEREAS THE VOLUME OF NON-DUMPED IMPORTS WAS NEGLIGIBLE ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , DEMAND IN THE SHIPBUILDING AND OFFSHORE INDUSTRIES DECLINED , RESULTING IN WORLD-WIDE OVERPRODUCTION CAPACITY ; WHEREAS THE ADVERSE EFFECTS CAUSED BY THIS LATTER FACTOR HAVE NOT BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THE IMPORTS UNDER CONSIDERATION ;   WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING , THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE FACTS SHOWS THAT DUMPING EXISTS AND THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF CONSEQUENT MATERIAL INJURY ;   WHEREAS THE EXPORTERS CONCERNED WERE INFORMED OF THE FINDINGS OF THE INVESTIGATION AND COMMENTED ON THEM ; WHEREAS UNDERTAKINGS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY OFFERED BY ALL EXPORTERS WHO HAD BEEN FOUND TO BE DUMPING ;   WHEREAS THE EFFECT OF THESE UNDERTAKINGS WILL BE TO INCREASE EXPORT PRICES INTO THE COMMUNITY TO LEVELS ELIMINATING BUT NOT EXCEEDING THE DUMPING MARGINS ;   WHEREAS THE COMMISSION HAS THEREFORE DETERMINED THAT IT IS NOT NOW NECESSARY TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS ORIGINATING IN SPAIN AND SWEDEN AND HAS DECIDED TO ACCEPT THE UNDERTAKINGS OFFERED AND TO TERMINATE THE PROCEEDINGS WITHOUT THE IMPOSITION OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   ARTICLE 1   THE COMMISSION HEREBY ACCEPTS THE UNDERTAKING GIVEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING STUDDED WELDED-LINK CHAIN ( 1 ) ORIGINATING IN SPAIN OR SWEDEN .   ARTICLE 2   THE ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING IMPORTS OF STUDDED WELDED-LINK CHAIN ORIGINATING IN SPAIN OR SWEDEN ARE HEREBY TERMINATED .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 AUGUST 1980 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   ETIENNE DAVIGNON   MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION


title: Political and Security Committee Decision EUMM/1/2008 of 16 September 2008 appointing the Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia)

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               29.11.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 319/79

      POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUMM/1/2008
   of 16 September 2008
   appointing the Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia)
   (2008/894/CFSP)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 25 thereof,
   Having regard to Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP of 15 September 2008 on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Under Article 10(1) of Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with Article 25 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purposes of political control and strategic direction of EUMM Georgia and in particular to appoint a Head of Mission.

               (2)

               The Secretary-General/High Representative has proposed that Mr Hansjörg HABER be appointed Head of EUMM Georgia,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Mr Hansjörg HABER is hereby appointed Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia).
   Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
   It shall apply until 15 September 2009.

      Done at Brussels, 16 September 2008.

            For the Political and Security Committee

            The Chairperson

         C. ROGER

      (1)  OJ L 248, 17.9.2008, p. 26.


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2003/524/EC: Commission Decision of 6 November 2002 establishing the Office for infrastructure and logistics in Luxembourg

Official Journal L 183 , 22/07/2003 P. 0040 - 0044

Commission Decisionof 6 November 2002establishing the Office for infrastructure and logistics in Luxembourg(2003/524/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to Article 20 of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission(1),Whereas:(1) 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), hereinafter "the Financial Regulation", provides a framework for the establishment of a new type of administrative office.(2) The Commission's 13 December 1999 guidelines for a policy of externalisation(3) and the White Paper on administrative reform(4) have outlined a new externalisation policy based on the vision of an administration refocused on its core tasks and activities.(3) The results of the analysis undertaken by the Planning and Coordination Group on Externalisation, after taking stock of the situation in the Commission and at inter-institutional level across a number of areas, highlight the main advantages that the creation of Commission offices could bring and the areas where special attention is needed, such as, for example, the need to ensure that operations at the various sites are consistent and to define the minimum critical size of each office.(4) The type of office selected consists of administrative entities aimed at providing support for the activities of other Commission departments and/or potentially of other Community institutions.(5) The analysis carried out more specifically in the area of infrastructure and logistics sets out the advantages of entrusting to a single structure the execution of decisions involving administrative support. That structure is particularly suitable for making efficient and economic use of resources while improving the visibility of the services provided, refocusing effective operational responsibilities and keeping pace with the needs and demands of users.(6) This type of office represents an appropriate tool for achieving a desirable shift to inter-institutional level in this area, for which some other Community institutions have already expressed an interest.(7) The specific local factors relating to the management of some aspects of infrastructure and logistics in Luxembourg are important. Consequently, it is necessary to set up in Luxembourg an administrative Office for infrastructure and logistics that is separate from the Office set up in Brussels.(8) As an administrative office for the Commission, it is essential that the Office remain clearly attached to a Directorate-General in accordance with the guidelines adopted by the Commission on 28 May 2002(5). Accordingly, it is to be attached to the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration.(9) The tasks and operation of the Office need to be defined.(10) In accordance with the Commission guidelines, a management committee should be established whose main role, under the authority of the College of the Commission, would be to supervise the activities of the Office, define its terms of reference and ensure that they are properly implemented. It is therefore necessary to determine the exact composition of the Management Committee, in accordance with the guidelines, as well as its tasks and internal organisation.(11) It is necessary to lay down rules for the appointment of staff to the Office and to ensure that the rules and procedures which apply to the Office are the same as those that apply to the Commission.(12) The Commission should define, with respect to the Office, the powers conferred by the Staff Regulations on the appointing authority and by the Conditions of employment of other servants on the authority authorised to conclude contracts.(13) Principles to govern the responsibilities of the Director of the Office, both in relation to the staff of the Office and as regards its activities, should be laid down.(14) The Director of the Office should be required to present to the Management Committee his objectives, as well as the resulting regular reports and the annual management report.(15) Financial requirements call for Title V of Part Two of the Financial Regulation to apply to the Office, in accordance with the general principle that the person responsible for negotiating requests for appropriations with the Directorate-General Budget should be the authorising officer by delegation.(16) The Directorate-General to which the Office is attached should assist the Management Committee, be responsible for maintaining regular contacts with all the offices and ensure that the running of the different offices is consistent. This role is especially important for ensuring that the transitional phase runs smoothly.(17) The Commission Decision of 18 September 2002 constitutes a Supplementary and Amending Letter to the preliminary draft budget for 2003 and creates the budgetary framework for the establishment of the Office,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:CHAPTER I ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND TASKS, LOCATIONArticle 1Establishment of the OfficeAn Office for infrastructure and logistics in Luxembourg, hereinafter "the Office", is established.The Directorate-General to which the Office is attached shall be the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration.The Office shall operate as from 1 January 2003.Article 2Purpose1. The Office shall ensure that all activities associated with the housing of staff, the management of social welfare infrastructure and the logistics of the institution, as laid down in Article 3, are carried out.2. The Office shall fulfil its purpose in accordance with the administrative rules in force at the Commission.3. Acting either on the initiative of the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration or on a proposal from the Office in agreement with that Directorate-General, the Commission shall adopt new rules or, as appropriate, the amendments necessary.The Office's Management Committee shall draw up the details of that procedure jointly with the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration.4. The Office may act at the request of and on behalf of another body or agency established under or on the basis of the Treaties and with the assent of the Management Committee.Article 3Tasks1. The Office shall be responsible, in particular, in respect of the Luxembourg site, for:(a) administering the acquisition, leasing and maintenance of the moveable and immovable property of the Commission together with the associated inventories and questions relating to VAT;(b) organising removals and space management;(c) administering:(i) transport services for staff and goods for internal purposes;(ii) incoming and outgoing mail and the internal distribution of documents for the Commission's directorates-general;(iii) the reproduction services;(iv) office supplies;(d) implementing rules relating to the physical security of buildings, on the basis of the instructions of the Security Directorate of the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration, and in particular administering the "security contract" (contrat gardiennage);(e) administering the social welfare facilities provided for staff of the Community institutions, such as restaurants, self-service canteens, staff shops and sports centres;(f) providing services to the institutions covering certain social welfare facilities such as crèches and after-school child-minding services;(g) adopting the necessary measures to ensure compliance with and implementation of health and safety requirements in Commission buildings.2. The Office may perform additional remunerated services in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7(8).Article 4LocationThe Office shall be located in Luxembourg.CHAPTER II MANAGEMENT COMMITTEEArticle 5Terms of referenceThe Management Committee shall act under delegation from the Commission, to which it shall be accountable within its terms of reference and under the authority of the member in charge of personnel and administration.Article 6Composition1. The Management Committee shall consist of:(a) the Secretary-General of the Commission;(b) the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration;(c) the Director-General of the Directorate-General Budget;(d) the Director-General of the Statistics Office;(e) the Director-General of the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities;(f) two staff representatives;(g) a representative of the other Community institutions.2. The Chairman of the Management Committee shall be the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration.3. The Secretary-General and each Director-General may designate a replacement, on condition that he/she is a grade A 1 official in the same service.4. The two staff representatives shall be appointed by the Staff Committee. They shall not take part in decisions concerning the management, organisation or operation of the Office, and shall be entitled to vote on matters that relate to social welfare infrastructure. This provision shall be without prejudice to existing procedures for social dialogue.5. The representative of the other Community institutions shall be appointed by the Group of Heads of Administration. This representative may vote only on matters administered inter-institutionally.6. The Management Committee may invite experts to assist it in performing its duties.Article 7Duties1. Acting on a proposal from the Director of the Office, hereinafter "the Director", the Management Committee shall approve, in accordance with the existing procedures at the Commission, the organisational structure of the Office.2. Acting on a proposal from the Director, the Management Committee shall approve the rules governing the operation and organisation of the Office and may, if necessary, propose amendments to those rules, in particular to ensure operational consistency between the administrative Offices reporting to the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration.3. Acting on a proposal from the Director, the Management Committee shall lay down policy guidelines for the activities of the Office.4. Before 31 January each year, the Management Committee shall adopt the Director's work programme. The work programme shall include, in particular, the financial framework, the coverage of regular reports and anticipated results (based on operational objectives and performance indicators). The Management Committee may make adjustments to details of the work programme.5. The Management Committee shall approve the estimates of the Office's revenue and expenditure and any necessary adjustments to the establishment plan.6. In the first quarter of each year, the Management Committee shall draw up and forward to the College of the Commission an opinion on all the activities and on the management of the Office, on the basis of the reports presented by the Director in accordance with Article 13.7. Concerning the procedures for appointing senior managers and middle managers, the Management Committee shall act in accordance with Article 14.8. The Management Committee shall approve the type of additional remunerated services that the Office may perform pursuant to Article 2(4) and Article 3(2) and the terms and conditions in accordance with which it may perform them. Acting on a proposal from the Director, the Management Committee shall determine the type of, and the rates chargeable for, the services that the Office may perform for the institutions, and the allocation of the revenues thereby obtained within the Office's budget.9. The Management Committee shall decide on any matter of principle affecting the operation of the Office not expressly provided for in this Decision.Article 8Internal organisationThe Management Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure. Those rules shall, in particular, cover the following subjects:(a) meetings: the frequency of and procedure for convening and organising meetings;(b) secretariat: its role and organisational link;(c) rules for forwarding documents.Article 9VotingWhen the Management Committee takes a decision, each member entitled to vote shall have one vote. Where votes are tied, the Chairman shall have the casting vote.All decisions shall be taken by a simple majority.CHAPTER III THE DIRECTORArticle 10Appointment1. The Office shall be administered by a Director (grade A 1 or A 2) appointed by the Commission after the Advisory Committee on Appointments (ACA) has issued a favourable opinion pursuant to Article 14(1).2. The Director shall be appointed for a term of three years, which may be extended for a further period of no more than two years.3. The College of the Commission may decide, after obtaining the opinion of the Management Committee, to remove the Director and appoint a Director ad interim.Article 11PowersThe Director shall be the appointing authority for the Office and the authority authorised to conclude contracts, in accordance with the rules in force at the Commission, within the limits of the powers conferred on him or her by the Commission.Article 12Duties1. Before 31 December each year, the Director shall present the Management Committee with his or her work programme for the following year, the content of which must be endorsed by the Committee.2. The Director shall be responsible for the smooth running of the Office. Within the area of responsibility defined by the College of the Commission, he or she shall act under the authority of the College. The Director shall also ensure the consistent operation of the different Office centres. The Director shall report to the Management Committee on the performance of his or her duties and shall submit to it all and any suggestions for the smooth running of the Office.3. The Director shall submit his or her proposals to the Management Committee in accordance with Article 7(1), (2), (3) and (8).4. The Director shall inform the Management Committee of appointments under Article 14(3).Article 13ReportingThe Director shall present to the Management Committee:1. a regular operational report, the structure and frequency of which shall be determined by the Management Committee;2. an annual management report in the first quarter of each year following the year under review, the structure of which shall be determined by the Management Committee.CHAPTER IV STAFF OF THE OFFICEArticle 14Senior and middle management1. Acting on a proposal from the Management Committee, the Commission shall draw up a vacancy notice for the post of Director of the Office. The Management Committee shall draw up an opinion for the Commission on the applicants selected by the ACA.2. Before the Commission takes its final decision, the Management Committee shall issue an opinion on the applicants selected by the ACA in accordance with the procedures applicable at the Commission to senior (grade A 2) and middle (grade A 3) management posts.3. The Management Committee shall be informed by the Director of appointments to other middle management posts (grades A 4 and A 5), which must be made in accordance with the rules and procedures in force at the Commission.Article 15Procedures1. All the administrative procedures and practices relating to the management of the staff shall be carried out on the same terms and conditions as for the officials and other servants of the Commission.2. In accordance with Article 4 of the Staff Regulations, vacant posts within the Office shall be notified to the staff of the institutions once the appointing authority decides that a post is to be filled.3. In accordance with Article 90 of the Staff Regulations, requests and complaints relating to the exercise of the powers conferred on the Director under Article 11 of this Decision shall be lodged with the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration. Any appeal in these areas shall be made against the Commission as such.CHAPTER V FINANCIAL PROVISIONSArticle 16Financial matters1. Title V of Part Two of the Financial Regulation shall apply.2. Acting on a proposal from the Management Committee, the Commission shall, as regards the budget appropriations to be executed by the Office as part of its tasks and operation, delegate the powers of authorising officer to the Director and set the limits and conditions applying to that delegation of powers.CHAPTER VI COORDINATION AND REVIEWArticle 17Coordination1. The coordination unit set up within the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration shall have the following tasks:(a) assisting the Management Committee in preparing and following up its meetings and assisting the Committee's chairperson in the regular monitoring of relations with the Director;(b) assisting the Director in fulfilling his or her duties, while respecting the competences and prerogatives of the latter, in particular in relations with the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration;(c) ensuring the operational consistency of the Office in relation to the other administrative Offices of the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration and with the rest of the Commission, in particular with regard to their staff organisation and policy;(d) ensuring that the rules and practices in force at the Commission in the area of staff policy are applied consistently and uniformly within the Office.2. As part of its tasks, the coordination unit shall report to the Management Committee at the latter's request.Article 18ReviewThe Chairman of the Management Committee shall provide the College of the Commission, under the authority of the member in charge of personnel and administration, not later than six months after the end of the third full year of operation of the Office, with a comprehensive analysis of the operation of the Office during that period. This analysis may include proposals for amendments to this Decision where appropriate.Done at Brussels, 6 November 2002.For the CommissionNeil KinnockVice-President(1) OJ L 308, 8.12.2000, p. 26.(2) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.(3) SEC(1999) 2051, p. 7.(4) COM(2000) 200 final.(5) SEC(2002) 618 final.


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1999/755/EC: Council Decision of 12 November 1999 appointing a Spanish member of the Committee of the Regions

Official Journal L 300 , 23/11/1999 P. 0023 - 0023

COUNCIL DECISIONof 12 November 1999appointing a Spanish member of the Committee of the Regions(1999/755/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,Whereas a seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Manuel Hermoso Rojas, notified to the Council on 18 August 1999,Having regard to the proposal from the Spanish Government,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleMr Román Rodríguez Rodríguez is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Manuel Hermoso Rojas for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.Done at Brussels, 12 November 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. MÖNKÄRE(1) OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 19.


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86/98/ECSC: Decision of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 3 March 1986 on the uniform application of the customs nomenclature with regard to products falling within the province of the ECSC Treaty

Official Journal L 081 , 26/03/1986 P. 0029 - 0029 Finnish special edition: Chapter 2 Volume 4 P. 0108  Swedish special edition: Chapter 2 Volume 4 P. 0108

*****DECISION  OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL  of 3 March 1986  on the uniform application of the customs nomenclature with regard to products falling within the province of the ECSC Treaty  (86/98/ECSC)  THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,  Whereas for the sake of simplicity and uniformity, and in order to ensure uniform application of the customs nomenclature, means should be established whereby those products falling within the province of the ECSC Treaty should be subject to the same provisions as the products falling within the province of the EEC Treaty,  In agreement with the Commission,  HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  The Community provisions to ensure the uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff shall apply to the products falling within the province of the ECSC Treaty.  Article 2  Member States shall take the measures necessary to implement this Decision.  Done at Brussels, 3 March 1986.  The President  W.F. van EEKELEM


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88/513/ECSC, EEC, Euratom: Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Communities of 30 September 1988 appointing a Judge to the Court of Justice

Official Journal L 279 , 12/10/1988 P. 0019 - 0019

*****DECISION  OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES  of 30 September 1988  appointing a Judge to the Court of Justice  (88/513/ECSC, EEC, Euratom)  THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 32b thereof,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 139 thereof,  Whereas to complete the partial replacement of members of the Court, the Decisions of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 26 September 1988 should be completed by appointing a Judge,  HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Sole Article  Mr Manuel Díez de Velasco Vallejo  is hereby appointed Judge to the Court of Justice for the period from 7 October 1988 to 6 October 1994 inclusive.  Done at Brussels, 30 September 1988.  The President  C. LYBEROPOULOS


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89/538/EEC: Council Decision of 24 July 1989 concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Hong Kong on trade in textile products

Official Journal L 286 , 04/10/1989 P. 0020

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 24 July 1989  concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Hong Kong on trade in textile products  (89/538/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Whereas pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Hong Kong on trade in textile products, initialled on 2 October 1986, has been provisionally applied since 1 January 1987 in accordance, for the Community's part, with Decision 88/213/EEC (1);  Whereas that Agreement provides for the possibility of quantitative adjustments to the quotas for certain categories, in order to allow for classification changes following the introduction of the combined nomenclature;  Whereas at the end of consultations between the Community and Hong Kong, an Agreed Minute amending the quota for category 10 products provided for in the Agreement was initialled on 14 April 1988;  Whereas pending the completion of the procedures necessary for the conclusion of the Agreement and the Agreed Minute, the Agreed Minute should be applied provisionally, with effect from 1 January 1988, provided that there is a reciprocal application on the part of Hong Kong,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  Pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreed Minute amending the Agreement on trade in textile products between the European Economic Community and Hong Kong shall be applied provisionally in the Community, with effect from 1 January 1988, provided that there is reciprocal application on the part of Hong Kong.  The text of the Agreed Minute is attached to this Decision.  Article 2  The Commission is invited to seek the agreement of the Government of Hong Kong on the provisional application of the Agreed Minute referred to in Article 1 and to notify the Council thereof.  Done at Brussels, 24 July 1989.  For the Council  The President  H. NALLET  (1) OJ No L 97, 14. 4. 1988, p. 1.


title: Council Decision of 20 February 1978 appointing a member of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community

text:
25. 2. 78                       Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 54/ 29
                                            COUNCIL DECISION
                                             of 20 February 1978
          appointing a member of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and
                                               Steel Community
                                                 (78/ 178/ ECSC)
          THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
          Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in
          particular Article 18 thereof,
          Having regard to the Council Decisions of 1 June 1976 and 10 July 1976 designating the
          representative organizations responsible for drawing up lists of candidates for the Consul
          tative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community,
          Having regard to the Council Decision of 10 July 1976 appointing the members of the
          Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community for the period
          ending 9 July 1978 ,
          Whereas the Council was informed on 31 January 1978 that a seat as member of the
          above Committee in the producers' representatives category has become vacant as a result
          of the resignation of Mr Peeters,
          Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Federation Charbonnière de Belgique
          on 31 January 1978,
          HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                   Sole Article
          Mr Pierre Urbain is hereby appointed a member of the Consultative Committee of the
          European Coal and Steel Community in place of Mr Peeters of the remainder of the
          latter's term of office, which runs until 9 July 1978 .
          Done at Brussels, 20 February 1978 .
                                                                       For the Council
                                                                        The President
                                                                      Per HÆKKERUP


title: Council Decision 2012/390/CFSP of 16 July 2012 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative to the African Union

text:
               17.7.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 187/44

         COUNCIL DECISION 2012/390/CFSP
   of 16 July 2012
   extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative to the African Union
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28, Article 31(2) and Article 33 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 20 October 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/697/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Gary QUINCE as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) to the African Union (AU). The EUSR's mandate is to expire on 30 June 2012.

               (2)

               The mandate of the EUSR should be extended for a further period of 12 months.

               (3)

               The EUSR will implement the mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   European Union Special Representative
   The mandate of Mr Gary QUINCE as the EUSR to the AU is hereby extended until 30 June 2013. The mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR).
   Article 2
   Policy objectives
   The mandate of the EUSR shall be based on the Union's comprehensive policy objectives in support of African efforts to build a peaceful, democratic and prosperous future as set out in the Joint Africa-EU Strategy. These objectives include:

               (a)

               enhancing the Union's political dialogue and broader relationship with the AU;

               (b)

               strengthening the Union-AU partnership in all areas outlined in the Joint Africa-EU Strategy, contributing to the development and implementation of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy in partnership with the AU, respecting the principle of African ownership and working more closely with African representatives in multilateral fora in coordination with multilateral partners;

               (c)

               working with, and providing support to the AU by supporting institutional development and strengthening the relationship between Union and AU institutions, including through development assistance, to promote:

                           —

                           peace and security: predict, prevent, manage, mediate and resolve conflict, support efforts to promote peace and stability, support post-conflict reconstruction,

                           —

                           human rights and governance: promote and protect human rights; promote fundamental freedoms and respect for the rule of law; support, through political dialogue and financial and technical assistance, African efforts to monitor and improve governance; support growth of participatory democracy and accountability; support the fight against corruption and organised crime and further promote efforts to address the issue of children and armed conflict in all its aspects,

                           —

                           sustainable growth, regional integration and trade: support efforts towards interconnectivity and facilitate people's access to water and sanitation, energy and information technology; promote a stable, efficient and harmonised legal business framework; assist to integrate Africa into the world trade system, assist African countries to comply with Union rules and standards; support Africa in countering the effects of climate change,

                           —

                           investment in people: support efforts in the fields of gender, health, food security and education, promote exchange programmes, networks of universities and centres of excellence, address the root causes of migration.

         Furthermore, the EUSR will play a key role in implementing the Joint Africa-EU Strategy intended to further develop and consolidate the strategic partnership between Africa and the Union.
   Article 3
   Mandate
   In order to achieve the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)/Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) aspects of the objectives referred to in Article 2, the mandate of the EUSR shall be to:

               (a)

               strengthen the overall Union influence in, and coordination of, the Addis Ababa-based dialogue with the AU and its Commission, on the whole range of CFSP/ESDP issues covered by the Union-AU relationship, in particular the Peace and Security Partnership and support to the operationalisation of the African Peace and Security Architecture;

               (b)

               ensure an appropriate level of political representation, reflecting the importance of the Union as a political, financial and institutional partner of the AU, and the step change in that partnership necessitated by the growing political profile of the AU on the world stage;

               (c)

               represent, should the Council so decide, Union positions and policies, when the AU plays a major role in a crisis situation for which no EUSR has been appointed;

               (d)

               help achieve better coherence, consistency and coordination of Union policies and actions towards the AU, and contribute to enhance coordination of the broader partner group and its relation with the AU;

               (e)

               contribute to the implementation of the Union's human rights policy relevant to the AU, including the EU Guidelines on human rights, in particular the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict as well as on violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them, and the Union policy on Women, Peace and Security and the EU Action Plan to follow up on the decisions of the International Criminal Court;

               (f)

               follow closely, and report on, all relevant developments at AU level;

               (g)

               maintain close contact with the AU Commission, other AU organs, missions of African Sub-regional organisations to the AU and the missions of the AU Member States to the AU;

               (h)

               facilitate the relations and cooperation between the AU and African Sub-regional organisations, especially in those areas where the Union is providing support;

               (i)

               offer advice and provide support to the AU upon request in the areas outlined in the Joint Africa-EU Strategy;

               (j)

               offer advice and provide support upon request to the building up of the AU's crisis management capabilities;

               (k)

               on the basis of a clear division of tasks, coordinate with, and support, the actions of EUSRs with mandates in AU Member States/Regions; and

               (l)

               maintain close contacts and promote coordination with key international partners of the AU present in Addis Ababa, especially the United Nations, but also with non-State actors on the whole range of the CFSP/CSDP issues covered by the Union-AU partnership.

         Article 4
   Implementation of the mandate
   1.   The EUSR shall be responsible for the implementation of the mandate, acting under the authority of the HR.
   2.   The Political and Security Committee (PSC) shall maintain a privileged link with the EUSR and shall be the EUSR's primary point of contact with the Council. The PSC shall provide the EUSR with strategic guidance and political direction within the framework of the mandate, without prejudice to the powers of the HR.
   3.   The EUSR shall work in close coordination with the European External Action Service (EEAS) and its relevant departments.
   Article 5
   Financing
   1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 shall be EUR 680 000.
   2.   The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
   3.   The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract between the EUSR and the Commission. The EUSR shall be accountable to the Commission for all expenditure.
   Article 6
   Constitution and composition of the team
   1.   Within the limits of the EUSR's mandate and the corresponding financial means made available, the EUSR shall be responsible for constituting a team. The team shall include the expertise on specific policy issues as required by the mandate. The EUSR shall keep the Council and the Commission promptly informed of the composition of the team.
   2.   Member States, institutions of the Union and the EEAS may propose the secondment of staff to work with the EUSR. The salary of such seconded personnel shall be covered by the EU Member State, the institution of the Union concerned or the EEAS, respectively. Experts seconded by Member States to the institutions of the Union or the EEAS may also be posted to the EUSR. International contracted staff shall have the nationality of a Member State.
   3.   All seconded personnel shall remain under the administrative authority of the sending Member State, the sending institution of the Union or the EEAS and shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the mandate of the EUSR.
   Article 7
   Privileges and immunities of the EUSR and the staff of the EUSR
   The privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the mission of the EUSR and the members of the EUSR's staff shall be agreed with the host party/parties, as appropriate. Member States and the Commission shall grant all necessary support to such effect.
   Article 8
   Security of EU classified information
   The EUSR and the members of his team shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2011/292/EU of 31 March 2011 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (2).
   Article 9
   Access to information and logistical support
   1.   Member States, the Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council shall ensure that the EUSR is given access to any relevant information.
   2.   The Union's delegations and/or Member States, as appropriate, shall provide logistical support in the region.
   Article 10
   Security
   In accordance with the Union's policy on the security of personnel deployed outside the Union in an operational capacity under Title V of the Treaty, the EUSR shall take all reasonably practicable measures, in conformity with the EUSR's mandate and on the basis of the security situation in the geographical area of responsibility, for the security of all personnel under the EUSR's direct authority, notably by:

               (a)

               establishing a mission-specific security plan based on guidance from the EEAS, providing for mission-specific physical, organisational and procedural security measures, governing the management of the secure movement of personnel to, and within, the mission area, and the management of security incidents, and providing for a contingency plan and a mission evacuation plan;

               (b)

               ensuring that all personnel deployed outside the Union are covered by high risk insurance as required by the conditions in the mission area;

               (c)

               ensuring that all members of his team to be deployed outside the Union, including locally contracted personnel, have received appropriate security training before or upon arriving in the mission area, based on the risk ratings assigned to the mission area by the EEAS;

               (d)

               ensuring that all agreed recommendations made following regular security assessments are implemented and providing the Council, the Commission and the HR with written reports on their implementation and on other security issues within the framework of the progress and mandate implementation reports.

         Article 11
   Reporting
   The EUSR shall regularly provide the HR and the PSC with oral and written reports. The EUSR shall also report to Council working parties as necessary. Regular written reports shall be circulated through the COREU network. Upon recommendation of the HR or the PSC, the EUSR may provide the Foreign Affairs Council with reports.
   Article 12
   Coordination
   1.   The EUSR shall contribute to the unity, consistency and effectiveness of the Union's action and shall help ensure that all Union instruments and Member States' actions are engaged consistently, to attain the Union's policy objectives. The activities of the EUSR shall be coordinated with those of the Commission, as well as those of other EUSRs active in the region, as appropriate. The EUSR shall provide regular briefings to Member States' missions and the Union's delegations.
   2.   In the field, close liaison shall be maintained with the Heads of the Union delegations and Member States' Heads of Mission. They shall make every effort to assist the EUSR in the implementation of the mandate. The EUSR shall also liaise with other international and regional actors in the field.
   Article 13
   Review
   The implementation of this Decision and its consistency with other contributions from the Union to the region shall be kept under regular review. The EUSR shall present the HR, the Council and the Commission with a progress report by the end of December 2012 and a comprehensive mandate implementation report at the end of the mandate.
   Article 14
   Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
   It shall apply from 1 July 2012.

      Done at Brussels, 16 July 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. ALETRARIS

      (1)  OJ L 276, 21.10.2011, p. 46.

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


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78/177/EEC: Council Decision of 20 February 1978 adopting a concerted action project of the European Economic Community on the effect of processing on the physical properties of foodstuffs

Official Journal L 054 , 25/02/1978 P. 0025 - 0028 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 20 P. 0109

****( 1 ) OJ NO C 36 , 13 . 2 . 1978 , P . 52 .  ( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 15 DECEMBER 1977 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).  ( 3 ) OJ NO C 7 , 29 . 1 . 1974 , P . 6 .  ( 4 ) OJ NO C 7 , 29 . 1 . 1974 , P . 2 .    COUNCIL DECISION   OF 20 FEBRUARY 1978   ADOPTING A CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ON THE EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FOODSTUFFS  ( 78/177/EEC )   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 235 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  ( 1 ),   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ),   WHEREAS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 OF THE TREATY THE COMMUNITY WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF PROMOTING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY A HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES , A CONTINUOUS AND BALANCED EXPANSION AND AN ACCELERATED RAISING OF THE STANDARD OF LIVING ;   WHEREAS IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 14 JANUARY 1974 ON AN INITIAL OUTLINE PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 3 ), THE COUNCIL EMPHASIZED THAT AN APPROPRIATE APPROACH SHOULD BE ADOPTED TOWARDS THE WHOLE RANGE OF AVAILABLE WAYS AND MEANS , INCLUDING JOINT PROJECTS , AND THAT WHENEVER IT PROVES DESIRABLE THAT THIRD STATES , PARTICULARLY EUROPEAN ONES , SHOULD BE ASSOCIATED IN THESE PROJECTS , STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE ;   WHEREAS IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 14 JANUARY 1974 RELATING IN PARTICULAR TO THE COORDINATION OF NATIONAL POLICIES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ( 4 ), THE COUNCIL ENTRUSTED THE COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS WITH THE TASK OF ENSURING , WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE ( CREST ) THE GRADUAL COORDINATION OF NATIONAL POLICIES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ;   WHEREAS A PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN PROPOSED BY THE SWEDISH DELEGATION TO EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH ( COST ); WHEREAS THE COUNCIL , IN ITS DECISION OF 16 JUNE 1975 , HAS RECOGNIZED THE INTEREST TO THE COMMUNITY OF SUCH A PROGRAMME ;   WHEREAS A CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL FOOD TECHNOLOGY IS LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE EFFECTIVELY TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED OBJECTIVES , AND IN PARTICULAR TO A MORE ECONOMIC USE OF NATIONAL RESOURCES ;   WHEREAS THE MEMBER STATES INTEND , AS PART OF THE RULES AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THEIR NATIONAL PROGRAMMES , TO CARRY OUT THE RESEARCH DESCRIBED IN ANNEX I AND ARE PREPARED TO INTEGRATE IT INTO A PROCESS OF COORDINATION AT COMMUNITY LEVEL OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS ;   WHEREAS THE EXECUTION OF THE RESEARCH WORK AS DESCRIBED IN ANNEX I CALLS FOR A FINANCIAL OUTLAY OF SOME 7.5 MILLION EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT IN THE MEMBER STATES TAKING PART THEREIN ;   WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY IS EMPOWERED TO CONCLUDE AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD STATES IN THE FIELDS COVERED BY THIS DECISION ; WHEREAS IT MAY PROVE ADVISABLE TO EXTEND THE COORDINATION ESTABLISHED BY THIS DECISION TO THE STATES PARTICIPATING IN COST ; WHEREAS , ON THE ONE HAND , PROCEDURAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BE DETERMINED SO AS TO LEAD TO A RAPID CONCLUSION OF THESE AGREEMENTS , AND ON THE OTHER , NEGOTIATIONS SHOULD BE OPENED WITH THE STATES REFERRED TO , AS SOON AS THIS DECISION IS ADOPTED ;   WHEREAS THE TREATY DOES NOT PROVIDE THE SPECIFIC POWERS NECESSARY FOR THIS PURPOSE ;   WHEREAS CREST HAS GIVEN ITS OPINION ON THE COMMISSION PROPOSAL ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   ARTICLE 1   THE COMMUNITY SHALL IMPLEMENT FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS A CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT ON THE EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FOODSTUFFS ( HEREINAFTER CALLED ' THE PROJECT ' ).   THE PROJECT SHALL CONSIST OF THE COORDINATION AT COMMUNITY LEVEL OF THE RESEARCH WORK SPECIFIED IN ANNEX I , WHICH SHALL FORM PART OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAMMES OF THE MEMBER STATES .   ARTICLE 2   THE COMMISSION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH COORDINATION .   ARTICLE 3   THE MAXIMUM FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION BY THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS COORDINATION SHALL BE FIXED AT 250 000 EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT , THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT BEING DEFINED BY THE FINANCIAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE .   ARTICLE 4   TO FACILITATE THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT A CONCERTED ACTION COMMITTEE ON THE EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FOODSTUFFS ( HEREINAFTER CALLED ' THE COMMITTEE ' ) SHALL BE ESTABLISHED .   A PROJECT LEADER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSION IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMITTEE . HE SHALL , IN PARTICULAR , ASSIST THE COMMISSION IN ITS TASK OF COORDINATION .   THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND COMPOSITION OF THIS COMMITTEE ARE LAID DOWN IN ANNEX II .   THE COMMITTEE SHALL DRAW UP ITS OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE . ITS SECRETARIAT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSION .   ARTICLE 5   1 .  IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PROCEDURE TO BE ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMITTEE , THE MEMBER STATES PARTICIPATING SHALL REGULARLY EXCHANGE ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE RESEARCH COVERED BY THE PROJECT AND FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION ALL INFORMATION THAT MAY BE USEFUL FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES .   THEY SHALL IN ADDITION ENDEAVOUR TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH INFORMATION RELATING TO THE RESEARCH PLANNED OR PERFORMED BY BODIES WHICH ARE NOT UNDER THEIR AUTHORITY .   THIS INFORMATION SHALL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL IF THE MEMBER STATE WHICH COMMUNICATES IT SO REQUESTS .   2 .  THE COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE YEARLY PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AND SHALL SEND THEM TO THE MEMBER STATES .   3 .  AT THE END OF THE COORDINATION PERIOD , THE COMMISSION SHALL , IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMITTEE , SEND TO THE MEMBER STATES AND TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT A SUCCINCT REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE AND RESULT OF THE PROJECT . THE COMMISSION SHALL PUBLISH THIS REPORT SIX MONTHS AFTER IT HAS BEEN SENT TO THE MEMBER STATES , EXCEPT WHERE A MEMBER STATE OBJECTS . IN THIS EVENT , THE REPORT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED UPON REQUEST ONLY TO THE INSTITUTIONS AND UNDERTAKINGS WHOSE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES JUSTIFY ACCESS TO THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH CARRIED OUT UNDER THE PROJECT . THE COMMISSION MAY MAKE PROVISION THAT THE REPORT REMAINS CONFIDENTIAL AND IS NOT DISCLOSED TO THIRD PARTIES .  . ARTICLE 6   1 .  IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 228 OF THE TREATY , THE COMMUNITY MAY CONCLUDE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER STATES PARTICIPATING IN COST WITH A VIEW TO EXTENDING THE COORDINATION WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS DECISION TO RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN IN THESE STATES .   2 .  THE COMMISSION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS FOR AGREEMENTS OF THE TYPE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 .   ARTICLE 7   THIS DECISION SHALL COME INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 FEBRUARY 1978 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   PER HAEKKERUP ****    ANNEX I    RESEARCH WORK REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1    //   // CHOICE OF THEMES  //  APPORTIONMENT OF THE RESEARCH WORK AMONG THE MEMBER STATES //   //  //  //  //  //  //  //  //  // 1 . RHEOLOGY OF LIQUID FOODS ( VISCOSITY ): // 1.0 . NO PARTICULAR PRODUCT //  X //  X //  X //  //  //  //  X // 1.1 . MILK PRODUCTS //  X //  X //  X //  X //  X //  X // 1.2 . SUGAR PRODUCTS //  X //  X //  X // 1.3 . CEREAL PRODUCTS //  X //  X //  X //  //  X //  X // 1.4 . FRUIT PRODUCTS //  //  //  //  X //  X //  X //  // 2 . SORPTION ( WATER ACTIVITY ): // 2.0 . NO PARTICULAR PRODUCT //  X //  //  X // 2.2 . SUGAR PRODUCTS //  X // 2.4 . FRUIT PRODUCTS //  //  //  //  //  X // 2.6 . MEAT PRODUCTS //  X //  X //  X //  // 3 . THERMAL PROPERTIES : // 3.0 . NO PARTICULAR PRODUCT //  X //  X //  //  //  //  X //  X // 3.4 . FRUIT PRODUCTS //  //  //  //  //  X //  X // 3.5 . VEGETABLE PRODUCTS //  //  //  //  //  X //  X // 3.6 . MEAT PRODUCTS //  X //  X //  X //  //  X // 3.7 . FISH PRODUCTS //                        GERMANY   BELGIUM   FRANCE   IRELAND   ITALY   NETHERLANDS   UNITED KINGDOM ****    ANNEX II   TERMS OF REFERENCE AND COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4   1 . THE COMMITTEE SHALL :   1.1 . CONTRIBUTE TO THE OPTIMUM EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT BY GIVING ITS OPINION IN ALL ASPECTS OF ITS PROGRESS ;   1.2 . EVALUATE THE RESULTS AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THEIR APPLICATION ;   1.3 . BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 5 ( 1 );   1.4 . KEEP ABREAST OF NATIONAL RESEARCH WORK BEING DONE IN THE FIELDS COVERED BY THE PROJECT , IN PARTICULAR BY KEEPING ABREAST OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS LIKELY TO AFFECT THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT ;   1.5 . SUGGEST GUIDELINES TO THE PROJECT LEADER ;   1.6 . HAVE THE RIGHT TO SET UP , IN RESPECT OF EACH OF THE THREE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES DEFINED IN ANNEX I , A SUBCOMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAMME IS PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED .   2 . THE REPORTS AND THE OPINIONS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMMUNICATED TO THE COMMISSION AND THE MEMBER STATES PARTICIPATING . THE COMMISSION SHALL FORWARD THESE OPINIONS TO CREST AND TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ( SCAR ).   3 . THE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE PROJECT LEADER AND THE PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COORDINATION OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAMMES APPOINTED BY THE MEMBER STATES PARTICIPATING . MEMBERS MAY FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT BE ACCOMPANIED BY EXPERTS , SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM OF TWO EXPERTS PER MEMBER STATE PARTICIPATING . A MEMBER ' S TERM OF OFFICE MAY BE TERMINATED PREMATURELY BY HIS DEATH OR RESIGNATION OR IF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PARTICIPATING MEMBER STATE WHICH APPOINTED HIM REQUESTS THAT HE BE REPLACED . HIS SUCCESSOR SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR THE UNEXPIRED PERIOD OF THE ORIGINAL TERM .


title: Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1471 of 10 August 2017 amending Decision 2013/162/EU to revise Member States' annual emission allocations for the period from 2017 to 2020 (notified under document C(2017) 5556)

text:
               12.8.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 209/53

         COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2017/1471
   of 10 August 2017
   amending Decision 2013/162/EU to revise Member States' annual emission allocations for the period from 2017 to 2020

         (notified under document C(2017) 5556)

   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community's greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (1), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 3(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Decision 2013/162/EU (2) determines Member States' annual emission allocations (AEAs) for the period from 2013 to 2020 using the data from Member States' greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories determined in accordance with the 1996 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, available at the time of its adoption.

               (2)

               After the adoption of Decision 2013/162/EU, Article 6 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 666/2014 (3) required Member States to report greenhouse gas inventories determined in accordance with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting guidelines on annual inventories as set out in Decision 24/CP.19 of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC.

               (3)

               Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) requires the Commission to examine the impact of the use of the 2006 IPCC guidelines, or of changes to UNFCCC methodologies used, on the Member State's total greenhouse gas emissions relevant for Article 3 of Decision No 406/2009/EC by December 2016, with a view to ensuring consistency between the methodologies used for the determination of the AEAs and the annual reporting by Member States after the date of that examination.

               (4)

               In accordance with Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and based on the GHG inventory data as reviewed under Article 19 of that Regulation, the Commission examined the impact of the use of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines, and of changes to UNFCCC methodologies used, on Member State's GHG inventories. The difference in the total greenhouse gas emissions relevant for Article 3 of Decision No 406/2009/EC exceeds 1 % for most Member States. In the light of this examination, all Member States' annual emission allocations for the years 2017 to 2020 contained in Annex II to Decision 2013/162/EU should be revised in order to take into account the updated inventory data reported and reviewed pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 in 2016. Such revision should be done using the same methodology as the one used for determining the annual emission allocations by Decision 2013/162/EU.

               (5)

               The revision of AEAs should be limited to those that were allocated for the years 2017 to 2020, since for greenhouse gas emissions for the years 2013 to 2016 Member States can no longer change their policies and measures. However, in the interests of clarity the whole Annex II to Decision 2013/162/EU should be replaced, while keeping the AEAs for the years 2013 to 2016 unchanged.

               (6)

               Article 2 of Decision 2013/162/EU refers to global warming potential values from the 4th IPCC Assessment Report as adopted by Decision 15/CP.17 of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. In the meanwhile the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC adopted a new Decision 24/CP.19 recalling Decision 15/CP.17 and confirming the values from the 4th IPCC Assessment Report. Article 7 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 666/2014 requires Member States and the Commission to use the global warming potentials listed in Annex III to Decision 24/CP.19 for the purpose of determining and reporting greenhouse gas inventories pursuant to paragraphs 1 to 5 of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013. In the interests of clarity the reference to Decision 15/CP.17 in Article 2 of Decision 2013/162/EU should therefore be replaced by a reference to Decision 24/CP.19.

               (7)

               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Decision 2013/162/EU is amended as follows:

               (1)

               In Article 2, ‘Decision 15/CP.17’ is replaced by ‘Decision 24/CP.19’;

               (2)

               Annex II is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

         Article 2
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

      Done at Brussels, 10 August 2017.

            For the Commission

         Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136.

      (2)  Commission Decision 2013/162/EU of 26 March 2013 on determining Member States' annual emission allocations for the period from 2013 to 2020 pursuant to Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 90, 28.3.2013, p. 106).

      (3)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 666/2014 of 12 March 2014 establishing substantive requirements for a Union inventory system and taking into account changes in the global warming potentials and internationally agreed inventory guidelines pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 26).

      (4)  Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change and repealing Decision No 280/2004/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 13).

      ANNEX
      ‘
            ANNEX II

               Member States Annual Emissions Allocation for the year 2013 to 2020 calculated applying global warming potential values from the fourth IPCC assessment report

                        Member State

                        Annual Emission Allocation
                        (tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent)

                        2013

                        2014

                        2015

                        2016

                        2017

                        2018

                        2019

                        2020

                        Belgium

                        82 376 327

                        80 774 027

                        79 171 726

                        77 569 425

                        76 190 376

                        74 703 759

                        73 217 143

                        71 730 526

                        Bulgaria

                        28 661 817

                        28 897 235

                        29 132 652

                        29 368 070

                        27 481 112

                        27 670 637

                        27 860 163

                        28 049 688

                        Czech Republic

                        65 452 506

                        66 137 845

                        66 823 185

                        67 508 524

                        67 971 770

                        68 581 207

                        69 190 644

                        69 800 080

                        Denmark

                        36 829 163

                        35 925 171

                        35 021 179

                        34 117 187

                        34 775 642

                        33 871 444

                        32 967 246

                        32 063 048

                        Germany

                        495 725 112

                        488 602 056

                        481 479 000

                        474 355 944

                        453 842 854

                        446 270 289

                        438 697 724

                        431 125 160

                        Estonia

                        6 296 988

                        6 321 312

                        6 345 636

                        6 369 960

                        5 928 965

                        5 960 550

                        5 992 135

                        6 023 720

                        Ireland

                        47 226 256

                        46 089 109

                        44 951 963

                        43 814 816

                        41 194 830

                        40 110 780

                        39 026 731

                        37 942 682

                        Greece

                        61 003 810

                        61 293 018

                        61 582 226

                        61 871 434

                        61 029 668

                        61 298 009

                        61 566 349

                        61 834 690

                        Spain

                        235 551 490

                        233 489 390

                        231 427 291

                        229 365 191

                        225 664 376

                        223 560 157

                        221 455 939

                        219 351 720

                        France

                        408 762 813

                        403 877 606

                        398 580 044

                        393 282 481

                        371 789 603

                        366 284 473

                        360 779 342

                        355 274 211

                        Croatia

                        21 196 005

                        21 358 410

                        21 520 815

                        21 683 221

                        20 147 020

                        20 330 287

                        20 513 553

                        20 696 819

                        Italy

                        317 768 849

                        315 628 134

                        313 487 419

                        311 346 703

                        307 153 729

                        304 562 057

                        301 970 385

                        299 378 714

                        Cyprus

                        5 919 071

                        5 922 555

                        5 926 039

                        5 929 524

                        4 196 633

                        4 122 837

                        4 049 042

                        3 975 247

                        Latvia

                        9 279 248

                        9 370 072

                        9 460 897

                        9 551 721

                        9 747 135

                        9 834 273

                        9 921 411

                        10 008 549

                        Lithuania

                        17 153 997

                        17 437 556

                        17 721 116

                        18 004 675

                        18 033 267

                        18 327 321

                        18 621 376

                        18 915 430

                        Luxembourg

                        9 814 716

                        9 610 393

                        9 406 070

                        9 201 747

                        8 992 800

                        8 780 781

                        8 568 762

                        8 356 742

                        Hungary

                        50 796 264

                        51 906 630

                        53 016 996

                        54 127 362

                        50 432 363

                        51 347 175

                        52 261 987

                        53 176 800

                        Malta

                        1 168 514

                        1 166 788

                        1 165 061

                        1 163 334

                        1 174 524

                        1 173 666

                        1 172 808

                        1 171 950

                        Netherlands

                        125 086 859

                        122 775 394

                        120 463 928

                        118 152 462

                        116 032 216

                        113 763 728

                        111 495 240

                        109 226 752

                        Austria

                        54 643 228

                        54 060 177

                        53 477 125

                        52 894 074

                        51 372 672

                        50 751 430

                        50 130 188

                        49 508 946

                        Poland

                        204 579 390

                        205 621 337

                        206 663 283

                        207 705 229

                        210 107 929

                        211 642 729

                        213 177 529

                        214 712 329

                        Portugal

                        49 874 317

                        50 139 847

                        50 405 377

                        50 670 907

                        48 431 756

                        48 811 632

                        49 191 508

                        49 571 384

                        Romania

                        83 080 513

                        84 765 858

                        86 451 202

                        88 136 547

                        90 958 677

                        92 739 954

                        94 521 231

                        96 302 508

                        Slovenia

                        12 278 677

                        12 309 309

                        12 339 941

                        12 370 573

                        12 161 170

                        12 196 719

                        12 232 267

                        12 267 816

                        Slovakia

                        25 877 815

                        26 203 808

                        26 529 801

                        26 855 793

                        26 759 746

                        27 028 129

                        27 296 513

                        27 564 896

                        Finland

                        33 497 046

                        32 977 333

                        32 457 619

                        31 937 905

                        31 771 327

                        31 185 203

                        30 599 079

                        30 012 956

                        Sweden

                        43 386 459

                        42 715 001

                        42 043 544

                        41 372 087

                        39 377 620

                        38 772 710

                        38 167 800

                        37 562 890

                        United Kingdom

                        358 980 526

                        354 455 751

                        349 930 975

                        345 406 200

                        360 630 247

                        357 464 952

                        354 299 657

                        351 134 362

                  ’


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31975D0458

75/458/EEC: Council Decision of 22 July 1975 concerning a programme of pilot schemes and studies to combat poverty

Official Journal L 199 , 30/07/1975 P. 0034 - 0035

++++( 1 ) OJ NO C 128 , 9 . 6 . 1975 , P . 11 .  ( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED 28 AND 29 MAY 1975 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES . )  ( 3 ) OJ NO C 13 , 12 . 2 . 1974 , P . 1 .  COUNCIL DECISION OF 22 JULY 1975 CONCERNING A PROGRAMME OF PILOT SCHEMES AND STUDIES TO COMBAT POVERTY  ( 75/458/EEC )  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 235 THEREOF ;  HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;  HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ;  HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ) ;  WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 OF THE TREATY , THE COMMUNITY HAS THE TASK OF PROMOTING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES , A CONTINUOUS AND BALANCED EXPANSION , AN INCREASE IN STABILITY , AN ACCELERATED RAISING OF THE STANDARD OF LIVING AND CLOSER RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATES BELONGING TO IT ;  WHEREAS THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF POVERTY IN THE COMMUNITY IS INCONSISTENT WITH ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTIVE ;  WHEREAS IN ITS RESOLUTION OF 21 JANUARY 1974 ( 3 ) CONCERNING A SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMME , THE COUNCIL ADOPTED AS A PRIORITY MEASURE THE IMPLEMENTATION , IN COOPERATION WITH THE MEMBER STATES , OF SPECIFIC MEASURES TO COMBAT POVERTY BY DRAWING UP PILOT SCHEMES ;  WHEREAS SUCH COMMUNITY ACTION IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THE ABOVEMENTIONED OBJECTIVE ALTHOUGH NO PROVISION IS MADE IN THE TREATY FOR THE SPECIFIC POWERS REQUIRED ,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :  ARTICLE 1  1 . TO PROVIDE CONCRETE INFORMATION FOR THE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMUNITY , THE COMMISSION MAY , WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE RELEVANT APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE BUDGET OF THE COMMUNITIES FOR 1975 AND 1976 ;  ( A ) PROMOTE OR PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PILOT SCHEMES WHICH :  - TEST AND DEVELOP NEW METHODS OF HELPING PERSONS BESET BY OR THREATENED WITH POVERTY IN THE COMMUNITY ,  - ARE PLANNED AND CARRIED OUT SO FAR AS POSSIBLE WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THOSE CONCERNED , AND  - ARE OF INTEREST TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE IN THAT THEY DEAL WITH PROBLEMS COMMON TO MORE THAN ONE MEMBER STATE ;  ( B ) PROMOTE , CARRY OUT OR PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PILOT STUDIES TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE , CAUSES , SCOPE AND MECHANICS OF PROVERTY IN THE COMMUNITY .  2 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DECISION , THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL APPLY :  - PERSONS BESET BY POVERTY : INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES WHOSE RESOURCES ARE SO SMALL AS TO EXCLUDE THEM FROM THE MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE WAY OF LIFE OF THE MEMBER STATE IN WHICH THEY LIVE ;  - RESOURCES : GOODS , CASH INCOME , PLUS SERVICES FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SOURCES .  ARTICLE 2  COMMUNITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MAY NOT EXCEED 50 % OF THE ESTIMATED COST WHERE THIS AMOUNT HAS BEEN REACHED .  HOWEVER , FOR PILOT STUDIES , FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MAY EXCEED 50 % OF THE ESTIMATED COST WHERE THIS AMOUNT HAS BEEN REACHED IF THE PILOT STUDY IN QUESTION IS OF EXCEPTIONAL IMPORTANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE AND IS TO BE CARRIED OUT ON THE TERRITORY OF MORE THAN ONE MEMBER STATE .  ARTICLE 3  1 . PILOT SCHEMES AND STUDIES FOR WHICH COMMUNITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN REQUESTED SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE COMMISSION BY THE MEMBER STATE ON WHOSE TERRITORY THE PILOT SCHEME OR STUDY IS TO BE CARRIED OUT .  2 . THE COMMISSION SHALL INFORM THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED OF ITS DECISION TO GRANT OR REFUSE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTED .  3 . BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BODIES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE .  ARTICLE 4  THE COMMISSION SHALL OBTAIN THE AGREEMENT OF THE MEMBER STATE OR STATES ON WHOSE TERRITORY THE PILOT SCHEME OR STUDY IS TO BE CARRIED OUT .  ARTICLE 5  1 . THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSULT THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES AND INDEPENDENT EXPERTS ON ALL MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF THIS DECISION .  2 . THE COMMISSION SHALL ARRANGE FOR THE BODY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PILOT SCHEME OR STUDY TO REPORT BACK TO IT AT REGULAR INTERVALS ON THE PROGRESS OF THE SCHEME OR STUDY GIVING ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMISSION CONSIDERS USEFUL .  ARTICLE 6  IN 1976 , THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON THE AVAILABLE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE COMMUNITY .  ARTICLE 7  THIS DECISION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE FIFTH DAY FOLLOWING THAT OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .  IT SHALL APPLY TO OPERATIONS FOR WHICH THE COMMISSION HAS DECIDED FOR THE FIRST TIME BEFORE 1 JULY 1976 TO GRANT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 JULY 1975 .  FOR THE COUNCIL  THE PRESIDENT  M . RUMOR


title: Council Decision of 25 June 1973 concerning the financing by the Community of certain expenditure on food aid supplied under the 1972/73 programme

text:
No L 181 /22                          Official Journal of the European Communities                               4. 7 . 73
                                                  COUNCIL DECISION
                                                      of 25 June 1973
             concerning the financing by the Community of certain expenditure on food aid
                                        supplied under the 1972/73 programme
                                                        (73/ 171 /EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                        HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              For the purpose of the Community s food aid activi
Economic Community ;                                               ties in respect of Chad, Mali, Niger, Senegal and
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       Upper Volta under the 1972/73 Food Aid Programme,
1703/72 (^ of 3 August 1972 amending Regulation                    Community financing shall extend to the cost of deliv
(EEC) No 2052/69 concerning the financing by the                   ering the products to their destination .
Community of expenditure resulting from the imple                                       Article 2
mentation of the Food Aid Convention of 1967 and
fixing the Regulations for the financing by the                    This Decision cancels those provisions of the Council
Community of expenditure arising from the imple                   Decision of 4 June 1973 concerning the financing by
mentation of the 1971 Food Aid Convention, and in                  the Community of certain expenditure on food aid
                                                                   supplied under the 1972/73 Programme that are rele
particular, Article 8 ( 1 ) and Article 10 ( 1 ) thereof ;         vant to the countries referred to in Article 1 .
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
                                                                   Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 1973.
Whereas, in view of the dramatic situation that now                                            For the Council
exists in the Sahel countries, the necessity for the
Community to bear the transport costs of food aid in                                            The President
cereals to their destination has become evident ;                                            R. VAN ELSLANDE
 (n OJ No L 180, 8 . 8 . 1972, p. 1 .


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31990D1231(01)

Decision of the Board of Governors of 11 June 1990 on the increase in the Bank's capital

Official Journal L 377 , 31/12/1990 P. 0001 - 0002

DECISION OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS  of 11 June 1990  on the increase in the  Bank's capitalTHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK, -  Pursuant to the general principles common to the laws of the Member States; -  pursuant to Articles 4 (3) and 5 (2) of the Statute; -  Having regard to the conclusions of the Board of Directors at its meeting on 3 April 1990, on  proposals from the Management Committee, UNANIMOUSLY DECIDES THAT: 1.  Additional reserves of the Bank in the amount of  ECU 1  225 million are to be considered as free reserves; 2.  This amount be transformed into fully paid-in capital by way of a transfer from the Bank's  additional reserves to its capital; 3.  This capital be deemed to be subscribed and paid-in capital from 1 January 1991, so increasing  the Bank's subscribed capital from ECU 28  800 million to ECU 30  025 million; 4.  The capital subscribed by Member States be further raised, also with effect from 1 January  1991, from ECU 30  025 million to ECU 57  600 million so as to arrive, after taking into account  the aforesaid contributions, at the following amounts (expressed in ecus): Germany 11  017  450  000  France 11  017  450  000  Italy 11  017  450  000  United Kingdom 11  017  450  000  Spain 4  049  856  000  Belgium 3  053  960  000  Netherlands 3  053  960  000  Denmark 1  546  308  000  Greece 828  380  000  Portugal 533  844  000  Ireland 386  576  000  Luxembourg 77  316  000   57  600  000  000    5.  The new amount of subscribed capital shall, in the absence of unforeseen developments, cover  the period to at least the end of 1995; 6.  Each Member State shall pay in, in ecus or in its national curency, 1,81323663  % of its share  in the subscribed capital increase of ECU 27  575  000  000 for an aggregate total of ECU 500  000   000 in 10 equal semi-annual instalments beginning on 30 April 1994 and ending on 31 October 1998; 7.  The exchange rates employed for converting into ecu the national currencies used for payments  shall be those effective on the last working day of the month preceding the date of payment; 8.  The capital increase of ECU 1  225  000  000 in subscribed and fully paid-in capital, funded  with the transfer from the Bank's additional reserves, will not give rise to maintenance of value  payments as per Article 7 of the Statute. 9.  CONSEQUENTLY  9.1.  From 1 January 1991, the first paragraph of Article 4 (1) of the Statute shall read as  follows: 'The capital of the Bank shall be fifty-seven thousand six hundred million ECU, subscribed by  Member States as follows: Germany 11  017  450  000   France 11  017  450  000   Italy 11  017  450  000   United Kingdom 11  017  450  000   Spain 4  049  856  000   Belgium 3  053  960  000   Netherlands 3  053  960  000   Denmark 1  546  308  000   Greece 828  380  000   Portugal 533  844  000   Ireland 386  576  000   Luxembourg 77  316  000`  9.2.  From 1 January 1991, Article 5 (1) of the Statute shall read as follows: 'The subscribed capital shall be paid in by Member States to the extent of 7,50162895  % on  average of the amounts laid down in Article 4 (1)`; 10.  This Decision shall take effect from 1 January 1991. 11.  This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.  For the Board of Governors  The President  P. BÉRÉGOVOY  The Secretary  D. HARTWICH


               29.8.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 285/166

         P7_TA(2014)0146
   Amendment of Rules 166 (final vote) and 195(3) (voting in committee) of Parliament's Rules of Procedure
   European Parliament decision of 26 February 2014 on amendment of Rule 166 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning the final vote and Rule 195(3) concerning voting in committee (2014/2001(REG))
   (2017/C 285/27)

      The European Parliament,

               —

               having regard to the proposal for amendment of its Rules of Procedure (B7-0252/2013),

               —

               having regard to Rules 211 and 212 of its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A7-0035/2014),

               1.

               Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;

               2.

               Points out that the amendments will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information.

      Amendment 3

      Parliament's Rules of Procedure

      Rule 166

                  Present text

                  Amendment

               When
                     voting on any proposal for a legislative act, whether by way of a
                   single and/or final vote
                     , Parliament shall vote
                   by roll call
                     using the electronic voting system
                  .

               When
                     deciding on the basis of a report, Parliament shall take any
                   single and/or final vote by roll call
                     in accordance with Rule 167(2)
                  .
                     The vote on amendments shall be taken by roll call only pursuant to a request made pursuant to Rule 167.

      Amendment 4

      Parliament's Rules of Procedure

      Rule 195 — paragraph 3

                  Present text

                  Amendment

               3.
                     Voting in committee shall be by show of hands, unless a quarter of the committee's members request a vote by roll call. In this case the vote shall be taken
                   in accordance with Rule 167(2).

               3.
                     Any single and/or final vote in committee on a report shall be taken by roll call
                   in accordance with Rule 167(2).
                     The vote on amendments and other votes shall be taken by a show of hands, unless the Chair decides to proceed to an electronic vote or a quarter of the committee members request a vote by roll call.