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32000D0007(01)

Decision of the European Central Bank of 12 October 1999 concerning the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB/1999/7)

Official Journal L 314 , 08/12/1999 P. 0034 - 0035

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANKof 12 October 1999concerning the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank(ECB/1999/7)(1999/811/EC)THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,Having regard to the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank and in particular to Articles 8 and 24 thereof;Whereas, with a view to ensuring that ECB Decisions can be adopted by the Executive Board at any time, it is necessary to establish a regime for the adoption of Decisions by means of teleconferencing and a regime for the delegation of powers, both of which preserve the principle of the collective responsibility of the Executive Board,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1Supplementary natureThis Decision shall supplement the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank. The terms in this Decision shall have the meaning which they have in the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank.Article 2Attendance at Executive Board meetings1. The President shall appoint a member of the staff of the European Central Bank (ECB) as Secretary. The Secretary shall be responsible for organising and drafting the summary proceedings of all Executive Board mettings.2. In the absence of both the President and the Vice-President, the Executive Board will be chaired by the most senior member of the Executive Board in terms of office in the first instance, and by age in the event of two or more members having equal standing in terms of office.3. The Executive Board may invite members of the staff of the ECB to attend its meetings.Article 3Agenda and proceedings1. The agenda for each meeting shall be adopted by the Executive Board. A provisional agenda shall be drawn up by the President and shall, in principle, be sent, together with the related documents, to the members of the Executive Board at least two working days before the relevant meeting, except in emergencies, in which case the President shall act appropriately in view of the circumstances.2. The summary proceedings of Executive Board meetings shall be submitted to the member of the Executive Board for approval at their next meeting (or earlier, if necessary, by written procedure) and shall be signed by the chairman.Article 4Teleconference1. At the request of the President, decisions may be taken by the Executive Board by means of teleconferencing, unless at least two members of the Executive Board object. Special circumstances shall be required for a decision to be taken by means of teleconferencing. The President shall determine the nature of these circumstances and the members of the Executive Board may require prior notice both of the teleconference and of the issue on which a decision is to be taken.2. The decision reached by the President on the special circumstances and the decisions taken by the Executive Board by means of teleconferencing shall be recorded in the summary proceedings of the Executive Board meetings.Article 5Delegation of power1. The Executive Board may authorise one or more of its members to take, on its behalf and under its responsibility, clearly defined management or administrative measures, including the use of instruments in preparation for a decision to be taken collectively by the members of the Executive Board at a later point in time and instruments implementing final decisions taken by the Executive Board.2. The Executive Board may also ask one or more of its members, with the agreement of the President, to adopt (i) the definitive text of any instrument as defined in Article 5(1) on condition that the substance of such instrument has already been determined in discussion, and/or (ii) final decisions, where such delegation involves limited and clearly defined executive powers, the exercise of which is subject to strict review in the light of objective criteria established by the Executive Board.3. The delegations and decisions adopted in accordance with Article 5(1) and (2), shall be recorded in the summary proceedings of the Executive Board meetings.4. Powers conferred in this manner may be sub-delegated only as and when there is a specific provision to this end in the enabling decision.Article 6PublicationThis Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Frankfurt am Main, 12 October 1999.The President of the ECBWillem F. DUISENBERG


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31980D1042

80/1042/EEC: Council Decision of 11 November 1980 amending Decision 78/384/EEC concerning the duration of the programme for paper and board recycling

Official Journal L 307 , 18/11/1980 P. 0024 - 0024 Greek special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 10 P. 0083

****( 1 ) OJ NO C 291 , 10 . 11 . 1980 , P . 57 .  ( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 29 OCTOBER 1980 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 107 , 21 . 4 . 1978 , P . 12 .        COUNCIL DECISION   OF 11 NOVEMBER 1980   AMENDING DECISION 78/384/EEC CONCERNING THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME FOR PAPER AND BOARD RECYCLING  ( 80/1042/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 BY ITS DECISION 78/384/EEC ( 3 ) THE COUNCIL ADOPTED ON 17 APRIL 1978 A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF PAPER AND BOARD RECYCLING ( INDIRECT ACTION ) FOR 1978 TO 1980 ;   WHEREAS , SINCE IT WAS POSSIBLE TO MAKE A START ON THE WORK COVERED BY THE PROGRAMME ONLY AT THE END OF 1978 , IT IS NECESSARY AS A RESULT TO EXTEND THE PROGRAMME BY ONE YEAR IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE RESEARCH PROJECTS TO BE COMPLETED AND THE RESULTS ASSESSED ; WHEREAS DECISION 78/384/EEC SHOULD THEREFORE BE AMENDED ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   SOLE ARTICLE   ARTICLE 1 OF DECISION 78/384/EEC SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :   ' ARTICLE 1   FOR A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 THE COMMUNITY SHALL CARRY OUT A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF PAPER AND BOARD RECYCLING AS DESCRIBED IN THE ANNEX . '   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 11 NOVEMBER 1980 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   C . NEY


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31978D0169

78/169/EEC: Council Decision of 13 February 1978 adopting a concerted project of the European Economic Community in the field of extracorporeal oxygenation (medical and public health research)

Official Journal L 052 , 23/02/1978 P. 0028 - 0031 Greek special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0030

****( 1 ) OJ NO C 299 , 12 . 12 . 1977 , P . 47 .  ( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED 23 AND 24 NOVEMBER 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 13 FEBRUARY 1978   ADOPTING A CONCERTED PROJECT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION  ( MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH )  ( 78/169/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 , BY VIRTUE OF ARTICLE 2 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN 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 STANDARDS 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 STRESSED THAT AN APPROPRIATE APPROACH SHOULD BE ADOPTED TOWARDS THE WHOLE RANGE OF AVAILABLE WAYS AND MEANS , INCLUDING CONCERTED PROJECTS AND THAT WHENEVER IT PROVES DESIRABLE THAT THIRD COUNTRIES , 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 GRADUALLY ENSURING SUCH COORDINATION , AIDED BY THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE ( CREST );   WHEREAS A CONCERTED COMMUNITY RESEARCH ACTION IN THE FIELD OF EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION IS LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE EFFECTIVELY TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED AIMS ;   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 SUCH RESEARCH INTO A PROCESS OF COORDINATION AT COMMUNITY LEVEL OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS ;   WHEREAS THE EXECUTION OF SUCH RESEARCH AS DESCRIBED IN ANNEX I WILL REQUIRE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF ABOUT 4.1 MILLION UNITS OF ACCOUNT FROM THE MEMBER STATES ;   WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY IS EMPOWERED TO CONCLUDE AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES IN THE FIELDS COVERED BY THIS DECISION ; WHEREAS IT MAY PROVE ADVISABLE TO EXTEND THE COORDINATION ESTABLISHED BY THIS DECISION TO THIRD COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH ( 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 COUNTRIES REFERRED TO AS SOON AS THIS DECISION IS ADOPTED ;   WHEREAS THE TREATY HAS NOT PROVIDED THE SPECIFIC POWERS FOR THIS PURPOSE ;   WHEREAS THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE  ( CREST ) HAS GIVEN ITS OPINION ON THE COMMISSION PROPOSAL ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   ARTICLE 1   THE COMMUNITY SHALL IMPLEMENT FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS A CONCERTED PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS ' THE PROJECT ' .   THE PROJECT SHALL CONSIST IN COORDINATION AT COMMUNITY LEVEL OF THE RESEARCH DESCRIBED IN ANNEX I , WHICH FORMS 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 TO SUCH A PROJECT WILL BE 360 000 UNITS OF ACCOUNT , THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT BEING DEFINED BY THE RELEVANT FINANCIAL REGULATIONS .   ARTICLE 4   TO FACILITATE THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT , A CONCERTED ACTION COMMITTEE ON EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS ' 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 COORDINATING ACTION .   THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND THE COMPOSITION OF THIS COMMITTEE ARE DEFINED IN ANNEX II .   THE COMMITTEE SHALL DRAW UP ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE . ITS SECRETARIAT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSION .   ARTICLE 5   IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PROCEDURE TO BE ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMITTEE , THE MEMBER STATE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROJECT SHALL EXCHANGE REGULARLY ALL USEFUL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE EXECUTION OF THE RESEARCH COVERED BY THE PROJECT AND FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION ALL INFORMATION THAT MAY BE USEFUL FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES . THEY SHALL ALSO ENDEAVOUR TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH INFORMATION ON SIMILAR RESEARCH PLANNED OR CARRIED OUT BY BODIES FOR WHICH THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE . THIS INFORMATION SHALL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL IF SO REQUESTED BY THE MEMBER STATE WHICH PROVIDES IT .   THE COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE YEARLY PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED AND SHALL FORWARD THEM TO THE MEMBER STATES AND TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT .   AT THE END OF THE COORDINTION PERIOD , THE COMMISSION SHALL , IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMITTEE , FORWARD TO THE MEMBER STATES AND TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT A GENERAL REPORT ON THE EXECUTION AND RESULTS OF THE COORDINATION ACTION . THE COMMISSION SHALL PUBLISH THIS REPORT SIX MONTHS AFTER IT HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE MEMBER STATES UNLESS A MEMBER STATE OBJECTS . IN THIS CASE THE REPORT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED , AT THEIR REQUEST , SOLELY TO INSTITUTIONS AND UNDERTAKINGS WHOSE RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION 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 THE PROVISIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 228 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EEC , THE COMMUNITY MAY CONCLUDE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER STATES INVOLVED IN EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH ( 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 THE CONCLUSION OF AGREEMENTS OF THE TYPE REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH .   ARTICLE 7   THIS DECISION SHALL COME INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1978 .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 13 FEBRUARY 1978 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   P . DALSAGER ****    ANNEX I   RESEARCH PROGRAMME RELATING TO EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION  ( CONCERTED PROJECT )   THE RESEARCH WILL BE CARRIED OUT WITH THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE IN THIS FIELD , SELECTED FOR ITS IMPORTANCE AT COMMUNITY LEVEL .   THE RESEARCH IS EXPECTED TO COVER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS :   1 . CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE OF PRESENT OXYGENATOR PRINCIPLES WITH RESPECT TO THE LIMITATIONS SET BY DIFFUSION RESISTANCE AND BLOOD TRAUMA :  ( A ) CLINICAL APPLICABILITY OF INTRODUCTION OF A CONTROLLED SECONDARY FLOW ( BLOOD MIXING ) INTO PRESENT OXYGENATOR PRINCIPLES ;  ( B ) STUDIES OF THE EFFECTS OF BLOOD FLOW SHEAR STRESS ON THE AGGREGATION AND ADHESION OF PLATELETS , OF THE INTERACTION OF RED CELLS AND PLATELETS , AND OF PHARMACOLOGIC METHODS OF INTERVENTION .   2 . CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE OXYGENATION PRINCIPLES AND TESTING FOR THEIR CLINICAL APPLICABILITY .   HERE , RESEARCH IS AIMING IN PARTICULAR AT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND JOINT EVALUATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF :  ( A ) HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION ;  ( B ) PHYSICO-CHEMICAL RELEASE OF OXYGEN ( FROM H2O2 ) THROUGH MEMBRANES CONTAINING CATALYTIC ACTIVITY ;  ( C ) LIQUID OXYGENATION BY USING INERT LIQUIDS  ( FLUOROCARBONS ) FOR DIRECT GAS TRANSFER TO THE BLOOD .   3 . DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS CONTROL AND DYNAMIC COMPENSATION OF THE PATIENT ' S RESPIRATORY , CIRCULATORY AND METABOLIC DEFICIENCIES .  ( A ) DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEM , BASED ON OXYGEN CONSUMPTION AND CARBON DIOXIDE PRODUCTION IN THE PATIENT , FOR THE REGULATION OF THE GAS TRANSFER RATE IN OXYGENATORS ;  ( B ) REGULATION OF BLOOD ELECTROLYTES AND PH IN THE PERFUSED PATIENT .   THE COORDINATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE FOLLOWING MEDICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS OR INSTITUTES OF THE PARTICIPATING MEMBER STATES :   BELGIUM : FNMR  -  FONDS NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE , BRUXELLES .   DENMARK : DANISH MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL , COPENHAGEN .   FRANCE : INSERM  -  INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE , PARIS   GERMANY :  -  GERMAN HEART CENTRE , MUNICH ;   -  DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGIY , TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY , AACHEN ;   -  MPI , SYSTEM-PHYSIOLOGY , DORTMUND ;   -  DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY , UNIVERSITY OF MAINZ .   IRELAND : MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF IRELAND , DUBLIN .   ITALY : CNR  -  CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLA RICERCA , ROMA .   NETHERLANDS :  -  UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN ;   -  EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY ;   -  DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY , UNIVERSITY OF NIJMEGEN ;   -  DEPARTMENT OF APPL . PHYSIOLOGY AND CRYOBIOLOGY , CENTRAL RED CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICES , AMSTERDAM .   UNITED KINGDOM : MRC  -  MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL , LONDON .   THESE COUNTRIES WILL CONTRIBUTE RESEARCH UNDER THE THREE TOPICS MENTIONED ABOVE . ****    ANNEX II   TERMS OF REFERENCE AND COMPOSITION OF THE CONCERTED ACTION COMMITTEE ON EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION   1 . THE COMMITTEE SHALL :   1.1 CONTRIBUTE TO THE OPTIMUM EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAMME BY GIVING ITS OPINION ON ALL OF ITS ASPECTS ;   1.2 EVALUATE THE RESULTS AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS AS REGARDS THEIR APPLICATION ;   1.3 BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 5 ;   1.4 KEEP ABREAST OF NATIONAL RESEARCH BEING DONE IN THE FIELDS COVERED BY THE CONCERTED PROJECT , AND MORE ESPECIALLY OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS LIKELY TO AFFECT THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT ;   1.5 SUGGEST GUIDELINES TO THE PROJECT LEADER .   2 . THE COMMITTEE ' S REPORTS AND OPINIONS SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE COMMISSION AND TO THE MEMBER STATES PARTICIPATING IN THE PROJECT . THE COMMISSION SHALL FORWARD THESE OPINIONS TO THE CREST .   3 . THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING THE NATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROGRAMME , AND THE PROJECT LEADER . EACH MEMBER MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY EXPERTS .


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31978D0168

78/168/EEC: Council Decision of 13 February 1978 adopting a concerted project of the European Economic Community in the field of cellular ageing and decreased functional capacity of organs (medical and public health research)

Official Journal L 052 , 23/02/1978 P. 0024 - 0027 Greek special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0026

****( 1 ) OJ NO C 299 , 12 . 12 . 1977 , P . 47 .  ( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED 23 AND 24 NOVEMBER 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 13 FEBRUARY 1978   ADOPTING A CONCERTED PROJECT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF CELLULAR AGEING AND DECREASED FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY OF ORGANS ( MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH )  ( 78/168/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 OF 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 , BY VIRTUE OF ARTICLE 2 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN 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 STANDARDS 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 STRESSED THAT AN APPROPRIATE APPROACH SHOULD BE ADOPTED TOWARDS THE WHOLE RANGE OF AVAILABLE WAYS AND MEANS , INCLUDING CONCERTED PROJECTS AND THAT WHENEVER IT PROVES DESIRABLE THAT THIRD COUNTRIES , 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 GRADUALLY ENSURING SUCH COORDINATION , AIDED BY THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE ( CREST );   WHEREAS A CONCERTED COMMUNITY RESEARCH ACTION IN THE FIELD OF CELLULAR AGEING AND DECREASED FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY OF ORGANS IS LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE EFFECTIVELY TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED AIMS ;   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 SUCH RESEARCH INTO A PROCESS OF COORDINATION AT COMMUNITY LEVEL OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS ;   WHEREAS THE EXECUTION OF SUCH RESEA // CH AS DESCRIBED IN ANNEX I WILL REQUIRE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF ABOUT FOUR MILLION UNITS OF ACCOUNT FROM THE MEMBER STATES ;   WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY IS EMPOWERED TO CONCLUDE AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES IN THE FIELDS COVERED BY THIS DECISION ; WHEREAS IT MAY PROVE ADVISABLE TO EXTEND THE COORDINATION ESTABLISHED BY THIS DECISION TO THIRD COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH ( 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 COUNTRIES REFERRED TO AS SOON AS THIS DECISION IS ADOPTED ;   WHEREAS THE TREATY HAS NOT PROVIDED THE SPECIFIC POWERS FOR THIS PURPOSE ;   WHEREAS THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE  ( CREST ) HAS GIVEN ITS OPINION ON THE COMMISSION PROPOSAL ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   ARTICLE 1   THE COMMUNITY SHALL IMPLEMENT FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS A CONCERTED PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF CELLULAR AGEING AND DECREASED FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY OF ORGANS , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS ' THE PROJECT ' .   THE PROJECT SHALL CONSIST IN COORDINATION AT COMMUNITY LEVEL OF THE RESEARCH DESCRIBED IN ANNEX I , WHICH FORMS 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 TO SUCH A PROJECT WILL BE 400 000 UNITS OF ACCOUNT , THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT BEING DEFINED BY THE RELEVANT FINANCIAL REGULATIONS .   ARTICLE 4   TO FACILITATE THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT , A CONCERTED ACTION COMMITTEE ON CELLULAR AGEING , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS ' THE COMMITTEE '  SHALL BE ESTABLISHED .   A PROJECT LEADER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSION IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMITTEE . HE , IN PARTICULAR , SHALL ASSIST THE COMMISSION IN ITS COORDINATING ACTION .   THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND THE COMPOSITION OF THIS COMMITTEE ARE DEFINED IN ANNEX II .   THE COMMITTEE SHALL DRAW UP ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE . ITS SECRETARIAT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSION .   ARTICLE 5   IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PROCEDURE TO BE ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMITTEE , THE MEMBER STATES PARTICIPATING IN THE PROJECT SHALL EXCHANGE REGULARLY ALL USEFUL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE EXECUTION OF THE RESEARCH COVERED BY THE CONCERTED PROJECT AND FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION ALL INFORMATION THAT MAY BE USEFUL FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES . THEY SHALL ALSO ENDEAVOUR TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH INFORMATION ON SIMILAR RESEARCH PLANNED OR CARRIED OUT BY BODIES FOR WHICH THEY ARE NOT RESPONSABLE . THIS INFORMATION SHALL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL IF SO REQUESTED BY THE MEMBER STATE WHICH PROVIDES IT .   THE COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE YEARLY PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED AND SHALL FORWARD THEM TO THE MEMBER STATES AND TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT .   AT THE END OF THE COORDINATION PERIOD , THE COMMISSION SHALL , IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMITTEE , FORWARD TO THE MEMBER STATES AND TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT A GENERAL REPORT ON THE EXECUTION AND RESULTS OF THE COORDINATION ACTION . THE COMMISSION SHALL PUBLISH THIS REPORT SIX MONTHS AFTER IT HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE MEMBER STATES UNLESS A MEMBER STATE OBJECTS . IN THIS CASE THE REPORT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED , AT THEIR REQUEST , SOLELY TO INSTITUTIONS AND UNDERTAKINGS WHOSE RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION 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 THE PROVISIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 228 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EEC , THE COMMUNITY MAY CONCLUDE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER STATES INVOLVED IN EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH ( 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 THE CONCLUSION OF AGREEMENTS OF THE TYPE REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH .   ARTICLE 7   THIS DECISION SHALL COME INTO FORCE ON THE 1 JANUARY 1978 .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 13 FEBRUARY 1978 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   P . DALSAGER ****    ANNEX I   RESEARCH PROGRAMME RELATING TO CELLULAR AGEING AND DECREASED FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY OF ORGANS  ( CONCERTED PROJECT )   THE RESEARCH WILL BE CARRIED OUT WITH THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE IN THIS FIELD , SELECTED FOR ITS IMPORTANCE AT COMMUNITY LEVEL .   THE RESEARCH IS EXPORTED TO COVER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS :   1 . CELLULAR BASIS OF LIVER AGEING : BIOPHYSICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES AT ORGAN , CELLULAR AND SUBCELLULAR LEVEL OF THE PROGRESSIVE , AGE-ASSOCIATED FUNCTIONAL ALTERATIONS , INCLUDING COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN OTHER CELL TYPES .   2 . THE IMMUNE RESPONSE DURING AGEING : ORIENTED STUDIES BOTH IN ANIMALS AND , TO A LIMITED EXTENT , IN HUMANS OF THE AGE-INDUCED CHANGES IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM WITH EMPHASIS ON IMMUNODEFICIENCIES AND POSSIBILITIES OF THERAPY .   3 . AGEING OF THE CRYSTALLINE LENS : PHYSIOLOGICAL , MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL TISSUES OF THE AGE-RELATED FUNCTIONAL ALTERATIONS LEADING TO SENILE CATARACTS .   THE COORDINATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE FOLLOWING MEDICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS OR INSTITUTES OF THE VARIOUS PARTICIPATING MEMBER STATES :   //  BELGIUM : //  FNMR  -  FONDS NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE , BRUXELLES . // DENMARK : //  DANISH MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL , COPENHAGEN . // FRANCE : //  INSERM  -  INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE , PARIS . // GERMANY : //   -  INSTITUT FUER EXPERIMENTELLE OPHTHALMOLOGIE DER UNIVERSITAET BONN , ABTEILUNG BIOCHEMIE DES AUGES , BONN-VENUSBERG ; //  //   -  MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FUER IMMUNBIOLOGIE , FREIBURG-ZAEHRINGEN . // IRELAND : //  MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF IRELAND , DUBLIN . // ITALY : //  CNR  -  CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLA RICERCA , ROMA . // NETHERLANDS : //   -  LABORATORIUM VOOR BIOCHEMIE , UNIVERSITEIT VAN NIJMEGEN , //  //  NIJMEGEN ; //  //   -  INSTITUT DE GERONTOLOGIE EXPERIMENTALE TNO , RIJSWIJK ; //  //   -  CENTRAAL LABORATORIUM BLOED TRANSFUSIEDIENST , AMSTERDAM . // UNITED KINGDOM : //  MRC  -  MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL , LONDON . //   THESE COUNTRIES WILL CONTRIBUTE RESEARCH UNDER THE THREE TOPICS MENTIONED ABOVE . ****    ANNEX II   TERMS OF REFERENCE AND COMPOSITION OF THE CONCERTED ACTION COMMITTEE ON CELLULAR AGEING AND DECREASED FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY OF ORGANS   1 . THE COMMITTEE SHALL :   1.1 . CONTRIBUTE TO THE OPTIMUM EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAMME BY GIVING ITS OPINION ON ALL OF ITS ASPECTS ;   1.2 . EVALUATE THE RESULTS AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS AS REGARDS THEIR APPLICATION ;   1.3 . BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 5 ;   1.4 . KEEP ABREAST OF NATIONAL RESEARCH BEING DONE IN THE FIELDS COVERED BY THE CONCERTED PROJECT , AND MORE ESPECIALLY OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS LIKELY TO AFFECT THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT ;   1.5 . SUGGEST GUIDELINES TO THE PROJECT LEADER .   2 . THE COMMITTEE ' S REPORTS AND OPINIONS SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE COMMISSION AND TO THE MEMBER STATES PARTICIPATING IN THE PROJECT . THE COMMISSION SHALL FORWARD THESE OPINIONS TO THE CREST .   3 . THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF PERSONS RESPONSBILE FOR COORDINATING THE NATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROGRAMME , AND THE PROJECT LEADER . EACH MEMBER MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY EXPERTS .


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Council Decision of 14 May 1996 appointing an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Veterinary Training

Official Journal C 156 , 31/05/1996 P. 0001 - 0001

COUNCIL DECISIONof 14 May 1996appointing an  alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Veterinary Training(96/C  156/01) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to Council Decision 78/1028/EEC of 18 December 1978 setting up an Advisory Committee  on Veterinary Training  (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof, Whereas, by its Decision of 25 March 1994  (2), the Council appointed Dr Augusto FERRAZZA as an  alternate member for the period ending 24 March 1997; Whereas the Italian Government nominated Dr Gianluca FIORE to replace Dr Augusto FERRAZZA, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Sole Article Dr Gianluca FIORE is hereby appointed an alternate member of the  Advisory Committee on Veterinary Training to replace Dr Augusto FERRAZZA, for the remainder of the  latter's term of office, i.e. until 24 March 1997. Done at Brussels, 14 May 1996. For the CouncilThe PresidentE. GUZZANTI(1) OJ No L 362, 23.  12.  1978, p.  10.  (2) OJ No C 100, 9.  4.  1994, p. 1.


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86/206/EEC: Decision of the European Parliament of 18 April 1986 granting a discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its appropriations for the 1984 financial year

Official Journal L 150 , 04/06/1986 P. 0032 - 0032

*****DECISION  OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  of 18 April 1986  granting a discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of its appropriations for the 1984 financial year  (86/206/EEC)  THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,  - having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 206b thereof,  - having regard to the revenue and expenditure accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the 1984 financial year, and the report of the Court of Auditors on these accounts (Doc. C 2-196/85),  - having regard to the decision of the Council (Doc. C 2-1/86),  - having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (Doc. A 2-9/86),  1. Notes the following figures for the accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions:  1.2 // Financial year 1984  // (ECU)   // Receipts   // 3 933 209   // 1. Subsidy from the Commission   // 3 819 261   // 2. Bank interest   // 50 714   // 3. Other   // 63 234  // Expenditure   //   // 1. Final budget appropriations   // 4 370 000   // 2. Commitments   // 3 933 209   // 3. Appropriations unused (1 - 2)   // 436 791   // 4. Payments  // 2 638 137   // 5. Appropriations brought forward   // 956 864   // 6. Payments from appropriations brought forward  // 938 916   // 7. Appropriations brought forward and cancelled (5 - 6)   // 17 948   // 8. Appropriations carried forward   // 1 295 072  2. Grants a discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, on the basis of the report of the Court of Auditors, in respect of the accounts for the 1984 financial year;  3. Instructs its President to communicate this Decision to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, to the Council, to the Commission and to the Court of Auditors and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (L series).  1.2 // The Secretary-General   // The President   // Enrico VINCI   // Pierre PFLIMLIN


title: Commission Decision of 19 December 2012 amending the Decision of 30 July 2010 as regards its applicability and the composition of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain

text:
               21.12.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 396/17

         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 19 December 2012
   amending the Decision of 30 July 2010 as regards its applicability and the composition of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain
   2012/C 396/06
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Decision of 30 July 2010 establishing the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain (1) is applicable until 31 December 2012.

               (2)

               The Forum has contributed to competitiveness in the EU agro-food value chain by following the implementation of the recommendations of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry and of the initiatives proposed by the Commission in its Communication ‘A Better Functioning Food Supply Chain in Europe’ (2). The Forum has recommended further focussed actions to be carried out. These initiatives need to be followed up. The work of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain should therefore continue after 31 December 2012.

               (3)

               The membership of the Forum should be extended to national authorities from all Member States to facilitate exchanges of good practice and to enlarge the Forum's outreach. The representation of private organisations should be reviewed on the basis of a public call for application to ensure a balanced representation of stakeholders,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Sole Article
   The Decision of 30 July 2010 is amended as follows:

               1.

               Article 4 is amended as follows:

                           (a)

                           Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
                           ‘1.   The Forum shall be composed of not more than 50 members.’

                           (b)

                           Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
                           ‘3.   Member States' authorities shall nominate their representative in the preparatory group referred to in Article 5(2).
                           The other members shall be appointed by the Director General of the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry from organisations with competence in the areas referred to in Article 2 and Article 3 and who have responded to the call for applications. Those organisations shall nominate their representatives in the Forum and in the preparatory group referred to in Article 5(2).
                           The Commission may refuse a representative nominated by an organisation if it considers, on the basis of justified grounds specified when the group was set up or in the rules of procedures of the group, that the nomination is not appropriate. In such cases, the organisation concerned shall be asked to appoint another representative.’

               2.

               Article 7 is replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 7
               Applicability
               This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2014.’

      Done at Brussels, 19 December 2012.

            For the Commission

         Antonio TAJANI

            Vice-President

      (1)  OJ C 210, 3.8.2010, p. 4.

      (2)  COM(2009) 591 of 28.10.2009.


title: Decision of the European Parliament of 23 April 2009 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007, Section VIII - European Ombudsman

text:
               26.9.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 255/89

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 23 April 2009
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007, Section VIII — European Ombudsman
   (2009/639/EC)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007 (1),

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2007 — Volume I (C6-0423/2008) (2),

               —

               having regard to the European Ombudsman’s annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2007,

               —

               having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on the implementation of the budget concerning the financial year 2007, together with the audited institutions’ replies (3),

               —

               having regard to the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of the EC Treaty (4),

               —

               having regard to Articles 272(10), 274, 275 and 276 of the EC Treaty,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), and in particular Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Rule 71 of, and Annex V to, its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0156/2009),

               1.

               Grants the European Ombudsman discharge in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2007;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the Resolution below;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the Resolution that forms an integral part of it to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the European Ombudsman and the European Data Protection Supervisor, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ L 77, 16.3.2007.

      (2)  OJ C 287, 10.11.2008, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 286, 10.11.2008, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ C 287, 10.11.2008, p. 111.

      (5)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
   RESOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 23 April 2009
   with observations forming an integral part of its Decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007, Section VIII — European Ombudsman
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the European Union general budget for the financial year 2007 (1),

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2007 — Volume I (C6-0423/2008) (2),

               —

               having regard to the European Ombudsman’s annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2007,

               —

               having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on the implementation of the budget concerning the financial year 2007, together with the audited institutions’ replies (3),

               —

               having regard to the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of the EC Treaty (4),

               —

               having regard to Articles 272(10), 274, 275 and 276 of the EC Treaty,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), and in particular Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Rule 71 of, and Annex V to, its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0156/2009),

               1.

               Notes that in 2007 the European Ombudsman (the Ombudsman) had available commitment appropriations amounting to a total of EUR 8,2 million (2006: EUR 7,7 million (6)), with a utilisation rate of 90,48 %, below the average of the other institutions (93,84 %);

               2.

               Notes that, over the period 2003 to 2007, commitment appropriations have steadily increased from EUR 4,4 million to EUR 8,2 million (nearly +86 %) and posts from 31 to 57 units (+84 %), while complaints have increased from 2 436 to 3 217 (+32 %) and new enquiries opened from 253 to 308 (+22 %); further notes that the number of posts did not increase for the second consecutive year;

               3.

               Points out that the Court of Auditors indicated in its annual report that the audit did not give rise to any significant observations as regards the Ombudsman;

               4.

               Notes that, according to the Internal Auditor’s report No 08/03, the Internal Auditor’s work in 2007 showed that ‘subject to full implementation of the agreed actions […] the institution's internal management and control systems are effective and provide reasonable assurance of attaining its control objectives on a consistent basis’;

               5.

               Recalls that the Internal Auditor’s report No 06/04, carried out to assess the adequacy of management and control procedures for establishing the staff’s individual entitlements, ‘did not reveal areas of significant risk in the management and control procedures, but it did confirm that the institution should address a number of specific issues’; further recalls that an action plan was consequently agreed between the Internal Auditor and the institution and a deadline for its implementation was set for 30 September 2007; welcomes the conclusions of the follow-up audit carried out in December 2007, according to which all items agreed in the action plan concerning the management of individual entitlements were fully implemented;

               6.

               Notes that the follow-up audit of the agreed action plan concerning compliance with public procurement rules showed that, while some progress had been made, the Ombudsman had not yet fully implemented the two outstanding actions from Internal Audit report No 06/03; encourages the Ombudsman to proceed urgently to complete the implementation of these actions, as suggested by the Internal Auditor; welcomes the fact that, based on its findings, the Internal Auditor included an audit of the public procurement process in its 2008 work programme, and awaits the findings of this follow-up audit;

               7.

               Notes the information given by the Principal Authorising Officer by Delegation in the 2007 activity report to the effect that the self-assessment of the efficiency of the internal control framework of the Ombudsman’s services was carried out again in early 2008, and that the global picture resulting from this exercise was that of an overall satisfactory level of implementation of the internal control standards (88 % against 85 % in 2006 and 74 % in 2004);

               8.

               Further notes, however, that improvements in effectiveness were considered to be necessary in some areas (identification of sensitive functions, improvement of planning and programming, performance indicators); encourages the Ombudsman to make every effort to further improve the efficiency of the internal control framework of the institution;

               9.

               Notes with satisfaction that the new framework cooperation agreement of indefinite duration between the Ombudsman and the Parliament, which entered into force on 1 April 2006, started to bear fruit in 2007; further notes that this agreement concerns the provision of certain administrative services, including buildings, IT, communications, legal advice, medical services, training, translation and interpretation;

               10.

               Praises the Ombudsman for having continued its efforts to develop interinstitutional links with other bodies (in particular OPOCE, EAS and EPSO) and with the Translation Centre; notes that 70 % of its operational expenditure was committed and spent on the basis of interinstitutional cooperation;

               11.

               Notes with satisfaction the successful implementation from May 2007 of the reorganisation of the legal service, ensuring effective monitoring of, and a sustained momentum in, the handling of enquiries and the preparation of decisions;

               12.

               Observes that, according to its annual report, the Ombudsman faces fewer difficulties than in previous years regarding the recruitment of qualified lawyers and high staff turnover;

               13.

               Welcomes the adoption by the Ombudsman on 14 December 2007 of a decision on the annual declaration of interests of the Ombudsman; notes with satisfaction that this declaration is published on the Ombudsman’s website;

               14.

               Congratulates the Ombudsman on its accession on 2 June 2008 to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 25 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission concerning internal investigations by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) (7) in applying the system set up by Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 (8); notes with satisfaction that on the same date the Ombudsman took a decision concerning the terms and conditions for internal investigations in relation to the prevention of fraud, corruption and any illegal activity detrimental to the Communities’ interests;

               15.

               Requests that the Ombudsman include in its following activity report (financial year 2008) a chapter giving a detailed account of the follow-up during the year to Parliament’s earlier discharge decisions, including possible explanations for not having followed the recommendations;

               16.

               Notes that, despite amendments to the Financial Regulation, its rules on procurement are still excessively cumbersome for smaller institutions, such as the Ombudsman, especially in relation to tenders for contracts for relatively small amounts; invites the Commission — when carrying out its preliminary work prior to drawing up any future proposals for amendment to the Financial Regulation — to consult extensively with the Secretary General of the Ombudsman and its Secretariat in order to ensure that their concerns are fully taken into account in the final draft.

      (1)  OJ L 77, 16.3.2007.

      (2)  OJ C 287, 10.11.2008, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 286, 10.11.2008, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ C 287, 10.11.2008, p. 111.

      (5)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (6)  2005: EUR 7,2 million.

      (7)  OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 15.

      (8)  Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1).


title: 2007/134/EC: Commission Decision of 2 February 2007 establishing the European Research Council (Text with EEA relevance )

text:
               24.2.2007

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 57/14

      COMMISSION DECISION

   of 2 February 2007
   establishing the European Research Council
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   (2007/134/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Decision No 1982/2006/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the seventh framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) (1) and in particular Articles 2 and 3 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Decision 2006/972/EC of 19 December 2006 concerning the Specific Programme: ‘Ideas’ implementing the seventh framework programme (2007-2013) of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2), and in particular Article 4(2) and (3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Under the seventh framework programme, the Specific Programme ‘Ideas’ has the objective of supporting investigator-driven frontier research across all fields of science, engineering and scholarship carried out by researchers on subjects of their choice.

               (2)

               Decision 2006/972/EC provides that the Commission should establish a European Research Council (hereinafter referred to as the ERC) which should be the means for implementing the Specific Programme ‘Ideas’.

               (3)

               According to Article 4(3) of Decision 2006/972/EC the ERC should consist of an independent Scientific Council (hereinafter referred to as the Scientific Council), to be supported by a dedicated implementation structure.

               (4)

               The Scientific Council should be composed of scientists, engineers and scholars of the highest repute, appointed by the Commission, and acting in their personal capacity, independent of any outside influence. It should act according to the mandate provided for it in Article 5 of Decision 2006/972/EC and exclusively in the interest of achieving the scientific, technological and scholarly objectives of the Specific Programme ‘Ideas’.

               (5)

               The Scientific Council should independently select a Secretary-General who will act under its authority. The Secretary-General will, inter alia, assist the Scientific Council in ensuring its effective liaison with the dedicated implementation structure and with the Commission, an in monitoring the effective implementation of its strategy and positions as carried by the dedicated implementation structure.

               (6)

               The Scientific Council should operate according to the principles of scientific excellence, autonomy, efficiency and transparency. The Commission should act as the guarantor of the Scientific Council's autonomy and integrity and should ensure its proper functioning.

               (7)

               Rules on disclosure of information by members of the Scientific Council should be provided for, without prejudice to the rules on security annexed to the Commission’s Rules of Procedure by Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (3).

               (8)

               Personal data relating to members of Scientific Council should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (4).

               (9)

               An independent high level expert committee was set up to identify the founding members of the Scientific Council. Following wide consultation within the scientific and scholarly community, this committee made recommendations first on the factors and criteria to be applied in the identification of the Scientific Council members and second on the founding members themselves.

               (10)

               A dedicated implementation structure should be set up as an external structure in the form of an executive agency to be established by a separate act in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 of 19 December 2002 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes (5).

               (11)

               Pending the establishment and operability of this executive agency, its implementation tasks should be executed by a dedicated service of the Commission.

               (12)

               The budgetary impact of this decision will be taken into account in the financing decision in the framework of the Specific Programme ‘Ideas’ and in the Legislative Financial Statement of the Commission proposal for the external structure,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   CHAPTER 1
   EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL
   Article 1
   Establishment
   The European Research Council is hereby established for the period from the date of entry into force of this decision to 31 December 2013 for the implementation of the Specific Programme ‘Ideas’. It shall be composed of a Scientific Council and a dedicated implementation structure as set out hereinafter.
   CHAPTER 2
   SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL
   Article 2
   Establishment
   The Scientific Council is hereby set up.
   Article 3
   Tasks
   1.   The Scientific Council shall be entrusted with the tasks provided for in Article 5(3) of Decision 2006/972/EC.
   2.   The Scientific Council shall, inter alia, establish an overall scientific strategy, have full authority over decisions on the type of research to be funded in accordance with Article 6(6) of Decision 2006/972/EC and act as a guarantor of the quality of the activity from the scientific perspective. Its tasks shall cover, in particular the establishment of the annual work programme, the establishment of the peer review process, as well as the monitoring and quality control of the implementation of the Specific Programme ‘Ideas’, without prejudice to the responsibility of the Commission.
   Article 4
   Membership
   1.   The Scientific Council shall be composed of up to 22 members.
   2.   The Scientific Council shall consist of representatives of the European scientific community of the highest repute and with appropriate expertise, ensuring a diversity of research areas, who shall act in their personal capacity, independently of political or other interests.
   3.   The founding members of the Scientific Council, who have been designated, based on the factors and criteria set out in the Annex I and who are listed in Annex II, are hereby appointed.
   4.   Future members shall be appointed by the Commission based on the factors and criteria set out in Annex I and following an independent and transparent procedure for their identification, agreed with the Scientific Council, including a consultation of the scientific community and a report to Parliament and Council. The appointment of future members shall be published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
   5.   Members shall carry out their tasks independently of any outside influence. They shall inform the Commission in good time of any conflict of interests which might undermine their objectivity.
   6.   Members shall be appointed for a term of four years, renewable once on a basis of a rotating system, which shall ensure the continuity of the work of the Scientific Council. However, a member may be appointed for a period of less than the maximum term to allow a staged rotation of membership. Members shall remain in function until they are replaced or their term expires.
   7.   Upon resignation of a member or on the expiry of a term that cannot be renewed, the Commission shall appoint a new member.
   8.   In exceptional circumstances, in order to maintain the integrity and/or continuity of the Scientific Council, the Commission may terminate on its own initiative the term of a member.
   9.   The Scientific Council members shall not be remunerated for the tasks they perform.
   Article 5
   Principles and methods
   1.   The Scientific Council shall operate in an autonomous and independent manner.
   2.   Where appropriate, the Scientific Council shall consult with the scientific, engineering and scholarly community.
   3.   The Scientific Council shall exclusively act in the interest of achieving the scientific, technological and scholarly objectives of the Specific Programme ‘Ideas’. It shall act with integrity and probity and shall carry out its work efficiently and with the greatest possible transparency.
   4.   The Scientific Council shall be accountable to the Commission, maintain continuous close liaison with it and the dedicated implementation structure, and establish any necessary arrangements for this.
   5.   Information obtained in the performance of tasks shall not be disclosed if, in the opinion of the Commission or the Chairperson of the Scientific Council, that information is related to confidential matters.
   6.   The Commission shall provide information and assistance necessary for the work of the Scientific Council allowing it to operate under conditions of autonomy and independence.
   7.   The Scientific Council regularly reports to the Commission and shall provide information and assistance necessary for the Commission's obligatory reporting tasks (i.e. Annual report, Annual Activity Report).
   Article 6
   Operation
   1.   The Scientific Council shall elect from amongst its members a Chairperson and two Vice-Chairpersons, who, in accordance with its rules of procedure, shall represent it and who shall guide and assist it in the organisation of its work, including the preparation of the agenda and documents for meetings.
   2.   The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairpersons of the Scientific Council may also hold the title of President and Vice-President of the European Research Council respectively.
   3.   The Scientific Council shall adopt its rules of procedure which shall include detailed provisions for the elections referred to in paragraph 1, as well as a code of conduct for addressing potential conflicts of interest.
   4.   The Scientific Council shall meet in plenary as often as required by its work.
   5.   The Chairperson of the Scientific Council may decide to hold restricted meetings.
   Article 7
   ERC Secretary-General
   1.   The Scientific Council shall independently select a Secretary-General, who shall act under its authority. The Secretary-General will, inter alia, assist the Scientific Council in ensuring its effective liaison with the Commission and the dedicated implementation structure.
   2.   The tasks of the Secretary-General shall be defined by the Scientific Council. These tasks shall include monitoring the effective implementation of the strategy and positions adopted by the Scientific Council, as carried out by the dedicated implementation structure.
   3.   Support for the establishment and activities of the Secretary-General shall be ensured by the Specific Programme ‘Ideas’.
   4.   The term of the Secretary-General shall not exceed a period of 30 months, renewable once.
   Article 8
   Meeting expenses
   1.   The Commission shall reimburse travel expenses and, where appropriate, subsistence expenses for the members of the Scientific Council necessary for carrying out its activities in accordance with the Commission’s rules on the compensation of external experts. Subject to prior approval of the Commission, travel and subsistence expenses related to other meetings necessary for the conduct of the Scientific Council’s work may be also covered by the Commission; this shall apply to meetings between members of the Scientific Council and external experts and stakeholders.
   2.   Meeting expenses shall be reimbursed on the basis of the annual request of the Scientific Council, without prejudice to the responsibility of the Commission.
   CHAPTER 3
   Article 9
   Dedicated implementation structure
   The dedicated implementation structure shall be set up as an external structure; pending the establishment and operability of the external structure, its implementation tasks shall be executed by a dedicated service of the Commission.
   CHAPTER 4
   GENERAL PROVISIONS
   Article 10
   Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 2 February 2007.

            For the Commission

         Janez POTOČNIK

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 412, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 400, 30.12.2006, p. 243.

      (3)  OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/548/EC, Euratom (OJ L 215, 5.8.2006, p. 38).

      (4)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

      (5)  OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 1.

      ANNEX I
      Factors and criteria for identification of the Scientific Council members
      The composition of the Scientific Council must demonstrate that the Council can exercise scientific leadership which is authoritative and absolutely independent, combining wisdom and experience with vision and imagination. The credibility of the Scientific Council will be built on the balance of qualities amongst the men and women who make it up, and they should collectively reflect the full breadth of the research community across Europe. Members of the Scientific Council must individually have an undisputed reputation as research leaders and for their independence and commitment to research. Generally, they must be current or recent research practitioners, as well as those who have exercised scientific leadership at European or world level. Consideration should also be given to younger next-generation leaders.
      Members must reflect the broad disciplinary scope of research, embracing the exact sciences and engineering, as well as the social sciences and the humanities. However, they should not be considered as representatives of a discipline or of a particular line of research and should not perceive themselves as such; they should have a broad vision which collectively reflects an understanding of important developments in research, including inter- and multi-disciplinary research, and the needs for research at European level.
      Beyond their proven reputation as scientists and researchers, the membership should collectively bring a broader range of experience, acquired not only across Europe but also in other research-intensive parts of the world. This could include experience in areas such as the support and promotion of basic research, organisation and management of research and knowledge transfer in universities, academies and industry, an understanding of national and international research activities, relevant research funding schemes and the wider political context in which the European Research Council is situated.
      The membership should reflect the various components of the research community and the range of scientific institutions which carry out research; it should include those with experience in universities, research institutes, academies, funding bodies, research in business and industry, for example. Members should include those who have experience in more than one country, and some should be drawn from the research community outside Europe.

      ANNEX II
      List of the 22 founding members of the Scientific Council

                  Dr Claudio BORDIGNON, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan

                  Prof. Manuel CASTELLS, Open University of Catalonia

                  Prof. Paul J. CRUTZEN, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz

                  Prof. Mathias DEWATRIPONT, Université Libre de Bruxelles

                  Dr Daniel ESTEVE, CEA Saclay

                  Prof. Pavel EXNER, Doppler Institute, Prague

                  Prof. Hans-Joachim FREUND, Fritz-Haber-Institute, Berlin

                  Prof. Wendy HALL, University of Southampton

                  Prof. Carl-Henrik HELDIN, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

                  Prof. Fotis C. KAFATOS, Imperial College London

                  Prof. Michal KLEIBER, Polish Academy of Sciences

                  Prof. Norbert KROO, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

                  Prof. Maria Teresa V.T. LAGO, University of Porto

                  Dr Oscar MARIN PARRA, Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante

                  Prof. Lord MAY, University of Oxford

                  Prof. Helga NOWOTNY, Wissenschaftszentrum, Wien

                  Prof. Christiane NÜSSLEIN-VOLHARD, Max-Planck-Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen

                  Prof. Leena PELTONEN-PALOTIE, University of Helsinki & National Public Health Institute

                  Prof. Alain PEYRAUBE, CNRS, Paris

                  Dr Jens R. ROSTRUP-NIELSEN, Haldor Topsoe A/S

                  Prof. Salvatore SETTIS, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa

                  Prof. Rolf M. ZINKERNAGEL, University of Zurich


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76/601/ECSC: Council Decision of 10 July 1976 designating three representative organizations required to draw up lists of candidates for the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community

Official Journal L 194 , 20/07/1976 P. 0016 - 0016 Finnish special edition: Chapter 1 Volume 1 P. 0123  Swedish special edition: Chapter 1 Volume 1 P. 0123

COUNCIL DECISION  of 10 July 1976  designating three representative organizations required to draw up lists of candidates for the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community  (76/601/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,  Whereas for the purpose of renewing the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community for a period of two years, the Council, by its Decision of 1 June 1976, required the representative organizations to draw up lists of twice as many candidates as there were seats allocated to them;  Whereas on that occasion the Council decided to defer distribution of the seats allocated to the Belgian and Italian workers' organizations,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:     Sole Article  The workers' representative organizations listed below are hereby required to draw up lists of candidates on the basis of which their representatives on the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community shall be appointed in numbers equal to those shown for each organization: >PIC FILE= "T0009007">     Done at Brussels, 10 July 1976.  For the Council  The President  M. van den STOEL