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80/1117/EEC: Council Decision of 4 December 1980 amending Decisions 75/459/EEC, 76/206/EEC, 77/803/EEC and 77/804/EEC concerning European Social Fund aid measures for certain categories of persons

Official Journal L 332 , 10/12/1980 P. 0017 - 0018 Greek special edition: Chapter 01 Volume 3 P. 0005

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 28 , 4 . 2 . 1971 , P . 15 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 337 , 27 . 12 . 1977 , P . 8 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO C 291 , 10 . 11 . 1980 , P . 57 .  ( 4 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 30 OCTOBER 1980 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).  ( 5 ) OJ NO L 199 , 30 . 7 . 1975 , P . 36 .  ( 6 ) OJ NO L 374 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , P . 37 .  ( 7 ) OJ NO L 39 , 14 . 2 . 1976 , P . 39 .  ( 8 ) OJ NO L 337 , 27 . 12 . 1977 , P . 10 .  ( 9 ) OJ NO L 337 , 27 . 12 . 1977 , P . 12 .  ( 10 ) OJ NO L 337 , 27 . 12 . 1977 , P . 14 .        COUNCIL DECISION   OF 4 DECEMBER 1980   AMENDING DECISIONS 75/459/EEC , 76/206/EEC , 77/803/EEC AND 77/804/EEC CONCERNING EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND AID MEASURES FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF PERSONS  ( 80/1117/EEC )   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,   HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DECISION 71/66/EEC OF 1 FEBRUARY 1971 ON THE REFORM OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY DECISION 77/801/EEC ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 OF THAT DECISION ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE COMMISSION ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  ( 3 ),   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 4 ),   WHEREAS :   -  COUNCIL DECISION 75/459/EEC OF 22 JULY 1975 ON ACTION BY THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND FOR PERSONS AFFECTED BY EMPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DECISION 78/1036/EEC  ( 6 ), AND   -  COUNCIL DECISION 76/206/EEC OF 9 FEBRUARY 1976 ON INTERVENTION BY THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND IN FAVOUR OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRIES ( 7 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DECISION 77/802/EEC ( 8 ),   -  COUNCIL DECISION 77/803/EEC OF 20 DECEMBER 1977 ON ACTION BY THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND FOR MIGRANT WORKERS ( 9 ),   -  COUNCIL DECISION 77/804/EEC OF 20 DECEMBER 1977 ON ACTION BY THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND FOR WOMEN ( 10 )   EXPIRE ON 31 DECEMBER 1980 ;   WHEREAS THE IMBALANCE OF EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY RENDERS APPARENT THE NECESSITY TO PURSUE SPECIFIC JOINT ACTIONS FOR PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING SECTORS , MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES , YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER 25 AFFECTED BY EMPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES , AND WOMEN ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   ARTICLE 1   1 .  IN ARTICLE 5 OF DECISION NO 75/459/EEC THE DATE 1 JANUARY 1981 SHALL BE REPLACED BY 1 JANUARY 1983 .   2 .  IN ARTICLE 3 OF DECISION NO 76/206/EEC THE DATE 1 JANUARY 1981 SHALL BE REPLACED BY 1 JANUARY 1983 .   3 .  IN ARTICLE 4 , SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH , OF DECISION 77/803/EEC THE DATE 1 JANUARY 1981 SHALL BE REPLACED BY 1 JANUARY 1983 .   4 .  IN ARTICLE 3 , SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH , OF DECISION 77/804/EEC THE DATE 1 JANUARY 1981 SHALL BE REPLACED BY 1 JANUARY 1983 .   ARTICLE 2   THIS DECISION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .   IT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON 1 JANUARY 1981 .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 4 DECEMBER 1980 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   J . BARTHEL


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2003/650/CFSP: Council Decision 2003/650/CFSP of 26 May 2003 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Czech Republic on the participation of the Czech Republic in the European Union-led Forces in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Official Journal L 229 , 13/09/2003 P. 0038 - 0038

Council Decision 2003/650/CFSPof 26 May 2003concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Czech Republic on the participation of the Czech Republic in the European Union-led Forces in the Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 24 thereof,Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,Whereas:(1) On 27 January 2003, the Council adopted Joint Action 2003/92/CFSP on the European Union Military Operation in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(1).(2) Article 8 of that Joint Action provides that the detailed arrangements regarding the participation of third States shall be the subject of an agreement in conformity with Article 24 of the Treaty on European Union.(3) Following the Council Decision of 18 March 2003 authorising the Secretary-General/High Representative to open negotiations, the Secretary-General/High Representative negotiated an Agreement with the Czech Republic on the participation of the Czech Republic in the European Union-led Forces in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.(4) This Agreement should be approved,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Agreement between the European Union and the Czech Republic on the participation of the Czech Republic in the European Union-led Forces in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.Article 2The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the European Union.Article 3This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.Article 4This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.Done at Brussels, 26 May 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. Drys(1) OJ L 34, 11.2.2003, p. 26.


title: Council Decision of 17 December 1974 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of the Philippines on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid

text:
12. 2. 75                       Official Journal of the European Communities                      No L 38 / 1
                                                        II
                                   (Acts whose publication is not obligaton)
                                                COUNCIL
                                             COUNCIL DECISION
                                              of 17 December 1974
          on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Commu
          nity and the Republic of the Philippines on the supply of skimmed-milk powder
                                                   as food aid
                                                   (75/92/ EEC)
          THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
          Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in
          particular Articles 113, 114 and 228 thereof ;
          Having regard to the recommendation from the' Commission ;
          Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 1 827/74 (') the Council has decided to place 100 metric
          tons of skimmed-milk powder at the disposition of the Republic of the Philippines,
          HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                     Article 1
          The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of the
          Philippines on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid is hereby concluded on
          behalf of the Community.
          The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision .
                                                     Article 2
          The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to
          sign the Agreement and to confer on them the necessary powers to bind the Community.
          Done at Brussels , 17 December 1974.
                                                                     For the Council
                                                                       The President
                                                                      M. DURAFOUR
          (') OJ No L 190, 13 . 7. 1974, p. 22.


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95/431/EC: Decision No 2493/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 1995 establishing 1996 as the 'European year of lifelong learning'

Official Journal L 256 , 26/10/1995 P. 0045 - 0048

DECISION No  2493/95/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 23 October 1995 establishing 1996 as  the 'European year of lifelong learning`THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF  THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 126 and  127 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission  (1), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee  (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions  (3), Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty  (4), Whereas the European Council of Brussels (10 and 11 December 1993) took note of the proposals of  the Commission in the White Paper on Growth, competitiveness and employment; whereas education and  training can make a contribution in respect of economic and social change and the fight against  unemployment; whereas the establishment of a 'European year of education and training` proposed in  the White Paper could be a signal for clarification of the essential requirements and the long-term  objectives in the fields of education and training in the Community; Whereas 1996 will be the year in which the Leonardo Da Vinci action programme adopted by Decision  94/819/EC  (5) and the Socrates action programme, adopted by Decision No 819/95/EC  (6), which  constitute the second generation of Community education and training programmes, come into their  own; Whereas the Structural Funds and in particular the European Social Fund, and the Community  initiatives which drive therefrom, particularly the Adapt  (7) and Employment  (8) initiative, will  enhace quality education and training; Whereas the continuing adaptation of education and training systems to these new requirements is a  strategically important task for Europe, since the competitiveness of the European economy and the  stability of society in Europe are built up through knowledge, know-how and common basic views;  whereas the attractiveness and prestige of vocational training are heavily dependent on the  attachment of equal value to the channels of general education and vocational training as well as  the social recognition of qualified professions; Whereas the role of lifelong learning is becoming fundamental in order to secure personal  fulfilment, imparting to the individuals concerned such values as solidarity and tolerance and  furthering participation in democratic decision-making processes; whereas it is equally important  to enhance long-term employment prospects; whereas the White Paper on Growth, competitiveness and  employment stresses that education and training will undoubtedly make a contribution to the renewal  of growth, the recovery of competitiveness and the restoration of a high level of employment; Whereas, according to the aforementioned White Paper, a large number of jobs likely to be created  by the year 2  000 will correspond to new careers linked with the technological revolutions in the  audiovisual sector and the information society, requiring continuing training and adjustment in  initial training concepts; Whereas it should be borne in mind that certain types of education and training resulting for  example from centres for open learning, adult education establishments and distance learning  centres are gaining in importance; whereas it must be ensured in this connection that such types of  education and training, which are necessary, are accessible to everyone; Whereas the development of lifelong learning should aim in particular to make the best use of  available talent, to combat social exclusion, to widen the choice of occupation for girls and  women, and to contribute to the reduction of regional disparities; Whereas, furthermore, continuing training which offers employment prospects can contribute to the  solution of certain social conflicts; Whereas there should be exchanges of experience and information on what the Member States have  achieved in their own countries, on the many regional and local initiatives undertaken, on the  programmes and initiatives of the European Union and on the work of the Council of Europe and other  international organizations involved in education and training; Whereas distance and self-instruction systems, global networks (especially computer networks),  interactive communication between teachers and learners during the learning process and information  infrastructure may have an important role to play in lifelong learning; whereas international  networks are particulary suitable for language training; whereas sound basic training facilitates  their integration into the lifelong learning process; Whereas the organisation of a European year of lifelong learning is a contribution to the action  plan decided on by the European Council to fight against unemployment; whereas, in view of the link  with this initiative, the aims of the European year will best be attained at Community level;  whereas the European year will support, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the  policy and practice of the Member States in this field; Whereas an agreement on a modus vivendi between the European Parliament, the Council and the  Commission concerning the implementing measures for acts adopted in accordance with the procedure  laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty was adopted on 20 December 1994; Whereas this Decision lays down, for the entire duration of the programme, a financial framework  constituting the principal point of reference, within the meaning of point 1 of the declaration by  the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 March 1995  (1), for the budgetary  authority during the annual budgetary procedure, HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 1.  1996 shall be proclaimed 'European year of lifelong learning.` 2.  During the European year, information, awareness-raising and promotional actions will be  undertaken concerning opportunities for lifelong learning. The aim is the promotion of personal  development and sense of initiative of individuals, their integration into working life and  society, their participation in the democratic decision-making process and their ability to adjust  to economic, technological and social change. Preparation of the actions will take place in 1995. Article 2 The following shall be the themes for the European Year: 1.  the importance of a high quality general education, open to all without discrimination of any  kind, including the ability to learn by oneself, as a preparation for lifelong learning; 2.  the promotion of vocational training leading to qualifications for all young people, as a  precondition for a smooth transition to working life and as a basis for further personal  development, for re-adaptation in the job market and for achieving equality of opportunities  between men and women; 3.  the promotion of continuing education and training, in harmony with school education and  initial vocational training and in relation to new requirements in the world of work and society,  whilst ensuring the quality and transparency of such education and training; 4.  motivation of individuals for lifelong learning and developing such learning for the benefit of  groups of people who have hitherto hardly or not at all benefited from it but who particularly need  it, such as girls and women; 5.  further cooperation on education and training between institutions in these areas and the  economic world, in particular small and medium enterprises; 6.  the raising of awareness of the social partners of the importance of the creation of, and  participation in, new opportunities for lifelong learning in the context of European  competitiveness and a highly employment-intensive economic growth; 7.  the raising of awareness of parents of the importance of education and training of children and  young people in the perspective of lifelong learning and the role that they can play in this  respect; 8.  the development of the European dimension of initial and continuing education and training, the  promotion of mutual understanding and mobility in Europe, as well as a European area for  cooperation in education; the raising of awareness among European citizens of the activities of the  European Union, particularly with regard to the academic and vocational recognition of diplomas and  qualifications in accordance with the systems of the Member States and the promotion of linguistic  abilities. Article 3 1.  The actions referred to in Article 1  (2) shall include general or theme-based  events, the preparation and dissemination of communication products, and studies and surveys. They  are set out in the Annex. Priority in the selection of the actions mentionned in Section B of the  Annex will go to those which offer a practical demonstration of the advantages of education and  training, those highlighting education and training actions as part of a lifelong learning  approach, those promoting amongst the social partners, with due respect for national laws and,  where appropriate, by means of collective training, those which show the contribution made by  international cooperation, and those which disseminate the results of Community interventions. 2.  Optimal use could be made of other existing initiatives in the field of education and training  which could contribute to fulfilling the objectives of the European year. Article 4 The Commission shall be responsible for the implementation of this Decision. The Commission shall be assisted by an ad hoc committee of an advisory nature composed of two  representatives from each Member State and chaired by the representative of the Commission. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be  taken in accordance with Sections A, B and C of the Annex. The committee shall deliver its opinion  on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the  matter, if necessary by taking a vote. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right  to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall  inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken ino account. Article 5 1.  Each Member State shall designate an appropriate body or bodies, to be responsible  for the selection, coordination and implementation nationally of the actions provided for in this  Decision. 2.  Applications for financial support for the actions provided for in accordance with Section B of  the Annex shall be submitted to the Commission by the Member States concerned. 3.  Decisions on actions in Sections A and B of the Annex shall be taken by the Commission in  accordance with the procedure set out in Article 4. The Commission shall ensure a balanced  distribution among Member States and among the different sectors of education and training. Article 6 1.  The financial framework for the implementation of this programme for the period  referred to in Article 1 is hereby set a ECU 8 million. 2.  The annual appropriations shall be authorized by the budgetary authority within the limits of  the financial perspective. Article 7 The Commission, in partnership with the Member States, shall ensure consistency and  complementarity between the actions provided for in this Decision and other Community actions, in  particular the Leonardo da Vinci and Socrates programmes. Article 8 The Commission shall submit, by 31 December 1997 at the latest, a report to the  European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the  Regions on the implementation, results and overall assessment of the actions provided for in this  Decision. Article 9 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.  It shall take effect on the day of its publication. Done at Strasbourg, 23 October 1995. For the European Parliament The President K. HAENSCH For the Council The President J. SAAVEDRA ACEVEDO   ANNEX Nature of the actions referred to in Article 1 (2) A.  Actions concerning the themes of the European year wholly financed out of the Community budget 1.  (a)  Organization of meetings on a European level. (b)  Organization of meetings in each of the Member States in order to stress the contribution made  by European cooperation. 2.  Community-wide information and promotional campaigns involving: (a)  the designing of a logo and a slogan for the European year  (1); (b)  the preparation of communication products on projects relating to themes of the European year  and having Community interest, with a view to stimulating public interest and actions at national  and regional level; (c)  cooperation with the media; (d)  the organization of European competitions highlighting achievements and experiences on the  themes of the European year. 3.  Other actions Surveys and studies, having especially the aim of better defining the expectations of the different  publics with regard to the themes of the European year and the way in which the Union could fulfil  them; evaluation studies concerning the impact of the European year. B.  Actions concerning the themes of the European year co-financed out of the Community budget The actions proposed for the European year by the national authorities could qualify for  co-financing out of the Community budget, of up to a maximum of 50  % of the cost depending on the  circumstances. These actions could relate, inter alia, to: (a)  national or regional events around the themes of the European year; (b)  information actions and actions disseminating examples of good practice; (c)  the organization of prizes or competitions at national or regional level. C.  Actions receiving no financial aid from the Community budget Voluntary actions to be conducted by public or private operators, including authorization to use  the logo and priority themes of the European year in publicity campaigns and other events.


title: 2007/858/EC: Council Decision of 17 December 2007 appointing the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office and his Alternate

text:
               21.12.2007

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 337/105

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 17 December 2007
   appointing the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office and his Alternate
   (2007/858/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (1), and in particular Article 47(1) thereof,
   Having regard to the lists of candidates proposed by the Commission on 29 October 2007, after obtaining the opinion of the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office,
   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Mr Paul A.C.E. VAN DER KOOIJ, born on 13 January 1956, is hereby appointed Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office for a period of five years.
   Mr Timothy MILLETT, born on 6 January 1951, is hereby appointed Alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office for a period of five years.
   Their terms of office shall run from the date on which they take up their duties. That date shall be agreed with the President and the Administrative Council of the Office.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 17 December 2007.

            For the Council

            The President

         J. SILVA

      (1)  OJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 873/2004 (OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 38).


title: 2008/824/EC: Commission Decision of 22 October 2008 setting up a European Cluster Policy Group

text:
               30.10.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 288/7

      COMMISSION DECISION

   of 22 October 2008
   setting up a European Cluster Policy Group
   (2008/824/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 157 of the Treaty assigned the Community and the Member States the task of ensuring that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Community's industry exist, as well as fostering better exploitation of the industrial potential of policies of innovation, research and technological development.

               (2)

               Article 13 of Decision No 1639/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007 to 2013) (1), calls for action to foster sector-specific innovation, clusters, innovation networks, public-private innovation partnerships and cooperation with relevant international organisations, and the use of innovation management.

               (3)

               In its Communication ‘Putting knowledge into practice: A broad-based innovation strategy for the EU’ (2) the Commission recognises the important role of clusters for competitiveness and innovation as instruments for closing the gap between business, research and resources, thereby bringing knowledge faster to the market, and calls for a strategic policy orientation and cooperation.

               (4)

               In its conclusions of 4 December 2006 the Competitiveness Council identified clusters as one of the nine strategic priorities for the implementation of the broad-based European innovation strategy.

               (5)

               The European Council of 13 and 14 March 2008 stressed in its conclusions that the framework conditions for innovation should be better coordinated, including through improved science-industry linkages and world-class innovation clusters and the development of regional clusters and networks.

               (6)

               The European Cluster Memorandum, launched at the European Presidency Conference on Innovation and Clusters in Stockholm on 22 and 23 January 2008 and signed by more than 70 national and regional authorities and agencies, marked an important step for further encouraging cluster development.

               (7)

               The European Cluster Alliance, which currently brings together more than 70 partner organisations across Europe, was a first step towards cluster policy cooperation across the EU.

               (8)

               In its opinion on clusters and cluster policy adopted on 19 June 2008, the Committee of the Regions calls for the setting-up of a High Level Expert Group on Clusters, which could serve as a platform for discussing the implementation of a general strategic framework for clusters.

               (9)

               In the Communication from the Commission ‘Towards world-class clusters in the European Union: Implementing the broad-based innovation strategy’ (3), the establishment of a European Cluster Policy Group is identified as an important step of the policy agenda in support of world-class clusters in the EU.

               (10)

               It is therefore necessary to set up a European Cluster Policy Group and define its tasks and structure.

               (11)

               With a view to achieving the above-mentioned objectives the Commission needs to call upon the contributions of policy makers and experts in the field of cluster development.

               (12)

               The European Cluster Policy Group should share intelligence about cluster policies with a view to further exploring how to better assist Member States in supporting the emergence of world-class clusters in the EU.

               (13)

               The European Cluster Policy Group should be composed of high-level members with experience and competence in the field of competitiveness and innovation policies and with a very good understanding of the role and functioning of clusters in economic development.

               (14)

               Rules on disclosure of information by members of the European Cluster Policy Group should be provided for, without prejudice to the rules on security as set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (4).

               (15)

               Personal data relating to members of the European Cluster Policy Group should be collected, processed and published 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 (5).

               (16)

               It is appropriate to fix a period for the application of this Decision. The Commission will in due time consider the advisability of an extension,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The European Cluster Policy Group
   The European Cluster Policy Group, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Group’, is hereby set up by the Commission.
   Article 2
   Tasks
   The Group shall have the following tasks:

               (a)

               to improve the Commission’s and the Member States’ understanding of modern policy responses in support of cluster excellence;

               (b)

               to identify and further analyse successful and unsuccessful practices in support of clusters, and make recommendations on how to better design cluster policies in the Community;

               (c)

               to assess international trends in cluster development and identify future challenges for cluster policies in response to globalisation;

               (d)

               to explore tools for removing existing barriers to trans-national cluster cooperation;

               (e)

               to analyse complementarities among the main policies and financial instruments at Community level that support clusters, draw conclusions and formulate recommendations;

               (f)

               to liaise with the European Cluster Alliance and where appropriate with other initiatives in support of clusters and cluster policies, and draw from their practical experiences;

               (g)

               to conduct up to a maximum of three exploratory study visits within the term of office of the members, with a view to learning from international experience;

               (h)

               to collaborate with a view to communicating the discussion and common findings to the public;

               (i)

               to provide the Commission with a mid-term report nine months after its launch and a final report at the end of its term summarising progress on the tasks and recommendations. The final report should be made publicly available.

         The Chairperson shall participate in relevant conferences and events presenting the key findings of the Group.
   Article 3
   Membership — Appointment
   1.   Members of the Group shall be appointed by the Commission from high-level specialists with competence in the areas under Article 2, who have responded to the Call for Applications. The Commission’s representative may ask experts or observers with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the group’s deliberations whenever appropriate.
   2.   The group shall be composed of a maximum of 20 members.
   3.   Members of the Group shall be appointed for a term of 18 months.
   4.   The members shall be appointed in a personal capacity and shall advise the Commission independently of any outside influence.
   5.   Members of the Group shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced or their mandate ends.
   6.   Members who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the deliberations of the Group, who resign or who do not comply with the conditions set out in the paragraph 4 of this Article or in Article 287 of the Treaty may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office.
   7.   Members appointed in a personal capacity shall each year sign an undertaking to act in the public interest and a declaration indicating the absence or existence of any interest which may undermine their objectivity.
   8.   The names of members appointed in a personal capacity shall be published on the Internet site of the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry and in C series of the Official Journal of the European Union. The names of members shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
   Article 4
   Operation
   1.   The Commission shall appoint the Chairperson of the Group.
   2.   Information obtained by participating in the deliberations of the Group shall not be divulged if the Commission considers that such information relates to confidential matters without prejudice to the rules on security as set out in the Annex to Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom.
   3.   The Group shall normally meet on Commission premises in accordance with the procedures and schedule established by it. The Commission shall provide secretarial services to the Group. Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend meetings of the Group.
   4.   The Group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure adopted by the Commission.
   5.   The Commission may publish or place on the Internet, in the original language of the document concerned, any summary, conclusion or part of a conclusion or working document of the Group.
   Article 5
   Meeting expenses
   The Commission shall reimburse travel expenses and, where appropriate, subsistence expenses for members of the Group in connection with the activities of the Group in accordance with the rules of the Commission on the compensation of external experts.
   Members of the Group shall not be remunerated for the services they render.
   Meeting expenses are reimbursed within the limits of the annual budget allocated to the group by the responsible Commission services.
   Article 6
   Expiry
   The Decision shall expire on 30 June 2011.

      Done at Brussels, 22 October 2008.

            For the Commission

         Günter VERHEUGEN

            Vice-President

      (1)  OJ L 310, 9.11.2006, p. 15.

      (2)  COM(2006) 502 final, 13.9.2006.

      (3)  COM(2008) 652, 17.10.2008.

      (4)  OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1.

      (5)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

      ANNEX
      European Cluster Policy Group
      TERMS OF REFERENCE
      1.   Background
      A ‘High-Level Advisory Group on Clusters’ was established in December 2006 under the Europe INNOVA Initiative with the mission to steer cluster policy discussions in Europe and develop a cluster agenda of common actions that would foster trans-national cooperation. The group played the lead role in the preparation of the ‘European Cluster Memorandum’ (1) launched at the European Presidency Conference on Innovation and Clusters in Stockholm on 22-23 January 2008 and signed by more than 70 national and regional authorities and agencies.
      The Communication ‘Towards world-class clusters in the European Union: Implementing the broad-based innovation strategy’ (2) adopted on 17.10.2008 foresees the establishment of a European Cluster Policy Group to help Member States to develop a more strategic vision to reach critical mass and world-class excellence. This Group will replace the current ‘High-Level Advisory Group on Clusters’ and raise its profile and visibility.
      2.   Mandate of the European Cluster Policy Group
      The scope and objective of the European Cluster Policy Group is to share intelligence about cluster policies in view to further explore how to better assist Member States in supporting the emergence of world-class clusters in the EU.
      The tasks of the Group are:

                  —

                  to improve the Commission’s and the Member States’ understanding of modern policy responses in support of cluster excellence;

                  —

                  to identify and further analyse successful and unsuccessful practices in support of clusters, and make recommendations on how to better design cluster policies in the Community;

                  —

                  to assess international trends in cluster development and identify future challenges for cluster policies in response to globalisation;

                  —

                  to explore tools for removing existing barriers to trans-national cluster cooperation;

                  —

                  to analyse complementarities among the main policies and financial instruments at Community level that support clusters, draw conclusions and recommendations;

                  —

                  to liaise with the European Cluster Alliance and where appropriate with other initiatives in support of clusters and cluster policies, and draw from their practical experiences;

                  —

                  to conduct up to a maximum of three exploratory study visits within the term of the members, with a view to learning from international experience;

                  —

                  to collaborate with a view to communicating the discussion and common findings to the public;

                  —

                  to provide the Commission with a mid-term report nine months after its launch and a final report at the end of its full period summarising progress on the tasks and recommendations. The final report should be made publicly available.

            The Chairperson shall participate at relevant conferences and events and shall present the results and key findings of the Group. The reports will not be considered as reflecting the views of the Commission services.
      3.   Composition and Operation
      3.1.   Composition
      The European Cluster Policy Group will be composed of a maximum of 20 high-level members with experience and competence in the field of competitiveness and innovation policies. The Group shall consist of members representing high-level policy makers, businesses and research and higher education institutions.
      Representatives from European institutions may participate at the meetings and in the activities of the Group as observers.
      3.2.   Call for Applications
      The Group will be set up through an open Call for Applications, which shall provide a duly motivated submission, stating reasons for the desired participation in the Group. The following criteria will govern the selection of experts:

                  —

                  Members should have outstanding expertise and experience in the field of competitiveness and innovation policies at regional, national and community levels and should have a very good understanding about the role of clusters in economic development in order to ensure that the analysis and recommendations produced are feasible and respect the institutional and legal framework of the EU.

                  —

                  Members should have strong experience in European affairs and working in an international environment.

                  —

                  Members should be fluent in English both oral and written at a level which allows them to contribute to discussions and preparation of reports.

            Applications received from interested parties should be accompanied by material demonstrating that the proposed candidate meets the above conditions.
      Members of the Group are appointed for an 18-month mandate. In case a chosen expert is unavailable at the time of composition of the Group or during its existence, the Commission shall decide upon a suitable replacement from the pool of eligible proposals submitted.
      3.3.   Final determination of Group composition
      The Commission will decide upon the final composition of the Group on the basis of proposals submitted in response to the Call for Applications.
      The Commission will select the proposed experts, who best embody the required expertise in respect of the matters covered by the mandate for the Group, as amongst others evidenced by prior experience in proposing or implementing solutions to these problems within their administration, parent organisation, association or industry.
      In addition, the Commission will aim at ensuring a broad geographical coverage, a balanced gender composition and a good representation of different stakeholders on the basis of proposals received.
      3.4.   Chairperson
      The Commission shall select the Chairperson having regard to the extent to which the selected person credibly represents the key stakeholders’ interests, contributes to defining/shaping the views on cluster policy in respect of the matters covered by the mandate and embodies the required expertise. The Commission shall appoint the Chairperson for a mandate of 18 months.
      3.5.   Operation
      The Group will meet 4 times and is chaired by the appointed Chairperson. The Group will be facilitated by a Secretariat, provided by an External Contractor. The External Contractor will provide administrative assistance to the Group, including the organisation of meetings and study visits, facilitating internal communication, and reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs of the members. Furthermore the Secretariat will be in charge of the organisation of the final public event, as well as the finalisation and dissemination of the final report. Information obtained by participating in the Group’s deliberations may not be divulged if the Commission says that this relates to confidential matters.
      3.6.   Duration
      The tasks of the Group shall be completed within a period of 18 months.
      3.7.   Expenses of members of the Group
      The Commission will launch an open Call for Tender in order to select the External Contractor who will be in charge of providing the secretarial services to the Group and will reimburse within this service contract the travel and accommodation expenses incurred by members in connection with the Group’s activities.

         (1)  The text of the European Cluster Memorandum is available at http://www.proinno-europe.eu/NWEV/uploaded_documents/European_Cluster_Memorandum.pdf

         (2)  COM(2008) 652, 17.10.2008.


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93/723/EC: Council Decision of 23 November 1993 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines

Official Journal L 337 , 31/12/1993 P. 0083 - 0083 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 55 P. 0003  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 55 P. 0003

COUNCIL DECISION of 23 November 1993 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines  (93/723/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Whereas the Agreement negotiated between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines will promote the development of trade in wine within the meaning of the Association Agreement  and the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters, concluded between the Community and Hungary; whereas it is therefore desirable to approve the said Agreement;  Whereas, in order to facilitate the implementation of certain provisions of the Agreement, the Commission should be authorized to conclude the necessary legislation for implementation of the Agreement in accordance with the procedure laid down in  Article 83 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine(1) ;  Whereas, since the provisions of the Agreement are directly linked to measures covered by the common commercial and agricultural policy, it must be established at Community level,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:   Article 1  The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.  The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.   Article 2  The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.   Article 3  The Commission is hereby authorized to conclude the necessary acts for implementation laid down under the second indent of point 6 and point 8 of the Agreement, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Regulation (EEC) No  822/87.   Article 4  This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.  Done at Brussels, 23 November 1993.  For the Council The President M. SMET  (1) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1566/93 (OJ No L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 39).


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2001/901/EC: Council Decision of 10 December 2001 amending Decision 2001/549/EC providing macro-financial assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Official Journal L 334 , 18/12/2001 P. 0030 - 0030

Council Decisionof 10 December 2001amending Decision 2001/549/EC providing macro-financial assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(2001/901/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),Whereas:(1) The Commission consulted the Economic and Financial Committee before submitting its proposal.(2) Decision 2001/549/EC(2) provides for macro-financial assistance to be made available to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia with a view to helping this country meet its external financing needs and supporting the authorities' reform efforts.(3) The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is likely to require significant additional external financing over and above official financing which could be provided by the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and bilateral donors.(4) An increase in the grant component of the Community's macro-financial assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is an appropriate measure to help, with other donors, ease the country's financial constraints.(5) The Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this Decision, powers other than those of Article 308,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleArticle 1(3) of Decision 2001/549/EC shall be replaced by the following: "3. The grant component of this assistance shall amount to a maximum of EUR 120 million."Done at Brussels, 10 December 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. Michel(1) Opinion delivered on 29 November 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 38.


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91/293/ECSC: Decision of the European Parliament of 16 April 1991 granting a discharge to the Commission of the European Communities in respect of the ECSC accounts for the 1989 financial year

Official Journal L 146 , 11/06/1991 P. 0037 - 0042

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  of 16 April 1991  granting a discharge to the Commission of the European Communities in respect of the ECSC accounts for the 1989 financial year  (91/293/ECSC) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,  - on the basis of the following figures (1) taken from the ECSC accounts as at 31 December 1989, in the light of the statement by the Court of Auditors of 27 June 1990 that the accounts give a true and fair view of the financial situation of the  European Coal and Steel Community as at 31 December 1989, and in the light of the results of the ECSC's operations in the financial year ending on that date,  1. Grants the Commission discharge in respect of the accounts of the European Coal and Steel Community for the financial year 1989 (the figures for the out-turn of the operating budget for the financial year 1989 are also attached by way of  illustration);  2. Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the resolution containing its observations to the Commission, the Council, the Court of Auditors and the ECSC Consultative Committee and to have them published in the Official Journal of the  European Communities (L Series). Done at Strasbourg, 16 April 1991.   Secretary General  Enrico VINCIU  President  Enrique BARÓN CRESPO BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 1989  (ECU)   ASSETS  LIABILITIES     Balances with central banks (note 4)  85 900  Balances with credit institutions (note 4):   - repayable on demand  25 083 527  - with agreed maturity dates or periods of notice  880 755 585  Debt securities held in  portfolio (notes 4 and 5)  1 099 119 086  Loans outstanding (note 6)  6 919 110 226  Issuing costs and redemption premiums for amortization  32 058 930  Land and buildings and intangible assets (note 7)  6 452 622  Other assets (note 8)  78 809 019   Prepayments and accrued income (note 9)  237 966 940   Total  9 279 441 835    Liabilities vis-à-vis third parties   Amounts owed to credit institutions with agreed maturity dates or periods of notice  64 750 534  Long-term and medium-term debts (note  10)  6 663 655 098  Other liabilities  5 747 119  Accruals and deferred income (note 11)  355 002 342  Provision for losses and expenses  4 741 757  Commitments for the ECSC operating budget (note 12)  1 120 320 224   Total liabilities vis-à-vis third  parties  8 214 217 074  Net assets   Provisions for the financing of the ECSC operating budget (note 13)  325 187 850  Provision for changes in the ecu rate  12 799 169  Reserves (note 14):   - Guarantee fund  482 885 000  - Special reserve  188 980 000   - Former pension fund  53 698 379  - Contributions to reserves from the new Member States not yet called in  0   Total reserves  725 563 379  Profit brought forward  893 213  Profit for the financial year  781 150   Total net assets  1 065 224 761    Total  9 279 441 835   Source: ECSC Financial Report 1989.    PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 1989  (ECU)   EXPENDITURE  REVENUE     Interest payable  660 884 752  Issuing costs and redemption premiums  11 666 803  Commission payable  2 290 892  Capital losses on securities  4 906 431  Other financial costs  1 154 543  Allocation to the provision for  losses and expenses  1 223 795  Value adjustments in respect of securities  21 657 319  Value adjustments in respect of fixed assets  345 996  Conversion differences  481 029  Allocation to the provision for changes in the ecu rate  -  Administrative  expenditure (fixed amount) (note 15)  5 000 000  Expenditure relating to fines, deposits and levy  683 369  Legal commitments for financial year:   - Redeployment  183 859 424  - Research  78 590 077  - Interest subsidies (Article 54)  -  - Interest  subsidies (Article 56)  60 664 000  - Coal rationalization  9 196 618  - Social measures in the steel industry  75 000 000  Allocation to reserves for financing the ECSC operating budget  286 887 850   Total expenditure  1 404 492 898  Profit for the  financial year  781 150   Total  1 405 274 048  Interest receivable (note 16)  847 378 195  Issuing and redemption premiums  7 891 360  Gains on own bonds  1 166 092  Gains on other securities  4 667 666  Other financial revenue  1 055 435  Income from  value readjustments in respect of securities  -  Income from value readjustments in respect of debtors  96 664 866  Conversion difference  -  Exchange difference  460 741  Withdrawal from the provision for changes in the ecu rate  481 029  Levy (note  17)  165 667 139  Fines (note 18)  5 279 069  Deposits (in accordance with Decision No 3717/83)  64 744  Cancellations of legal commitments  71 116 262  Withdrawal from the provision for financing the ECSC operating budget  203 381 450  Other revenue  -    Total  1 405 274 048   Source: ECSC Financial Report 1989.    OUT-TURN OF THE ECSC OPERATING BUDGET FOR 1989  (million ECU)   REQUIREMENTS  OUT-TURN  RESOURCES  OUT-TURN       Operations to be financed from current resources (non-repayable)   1. Administrative expenditure  5  2. Aid for redeployment (Article 56)  183,9  3. Aid for research (Article 55)  78,6  3.1. Steel   35,8  3.2. Coal  30,1  3.3. Social  12,7  4. Interest subsidies  60,7  4.1. Investments (Article 54)  -  4.2. Conversion (Article 56)  60,7  5. Social measures connected with restructuring of steel industry  75  6. Social measures connected with  restructuring of coal industry  9,2  Surplus  44,3   Total  456,7  Resources for the financial year   1. Current resources   1.1. Yield from levy at 0,31 %  165,7  1.2. Net balance from previous year  156  1.3. Fines and surcharges for late payment   52,2  1.4. Miscellaneous  -  2. Cancellation of commitments unlikely to be implemented  71,1  3. Unused resources from 1988  11,7  4. Exceptional revenue   Social measures connected with  restructuring of steel industry  p. m.  5. Drawings on contingency reserve  p. m.       Total  456,7    Operations financed by loans from non-borrowed funds   Workers' housing  12  Origin of non-borrowed funds   Special reserve and former ECSC pension fund  12   Source: ECSC Financial Report 1989.  (1) The relevant tables are included after this proposal for a decision.   RESOLUTION  on the report of the Court of Auditors on the financial situation of the European Coal and Steel Community as at 31 December 1989 and on the report (Annex to the 1989 ECSC Annual Report) of the Court of Auditors on the accounting and  financial management of the ECSC;  THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,  - having regard to the ECSC financial report and in particular the balance sheet and profit-and-loss account for the ECSC as at 31 December 1989, submitted by the Commission,  - having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors on the financial situation of the ECSC as at 31 December 1989 and to the annex to the 1989 ECSC Annual Report containing the report on the accounting and financial management of the European Coal  and Steel Community (Doc. C3-0248/90),  - having regard to the memorandum of 12 November 1990 of the ECSC Consultative Committee on the future of the ECSC Treaty (1),  - having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (Doc. A3-0052/91),  A. having regard to its Decision of 3 April 1990 granting a discharge to the Commission of the European Communities in respect of the ECSC accounts for the financial year 1988 (2) and the corresponding resolution,  B. having regard to its resolution of 15 December 1988 on the fixing of the ECSC levy rate and the drawing up of the ECSC operating budget for 1989 (3),  C. having regard to its resolution of 26 May 1989 on the draft supplementary and amending budget for 1989 (4),  1. Notes that the ratios calculated by the Commission for the reserves and the ratios calculated by the Court of Auditors for the guarantee fund and own resources as a whole are tending downwards slightly, but were essentially static compared with the  previous year, that the ratios for own resources continue to exceed, albeit tending downwards, the recommended own-resources range, the consequently, overall, the own-resources position continues to be most satisfactory;  2. Calls on the Commission to apply rigorous criteria, when entering into new commitments or reviewing existing commitments, in order to ensure that funds are employed as effectively as possible;  3. Urges the Commission, in the light of the ECSC's new role in the five new Laender of the Federal Republic of Germany and in Eastern Europe and the deliberations on the future of the ECSC, to submit an assessment of the socio-economic impact of the  ECSC's financing activities, pursuant to Articles 54 to 56, for which Parliament has been calling for several years, in order to establish that funds are being employed effectively;  4. Takes the view that a comprehensive analysis of the success of restructuring policy measures funded by the Community and the Member States must document the improvements in competitiveness resulting from increased productivity; in this connection,  the economic and social implications for the regions concerned must be pointed out;  5. Again asks the Court of Auditors to examine how the ECSC's financial operations are managed in terms of the coordination thereof with other Community financial instruments;  6. Again points up the call made in previous years' discharge reports and in the Pasty report of 12 December 1990 that the Commission should involve Parliament in planning arrangements concerning the ECSC's future; points up the need for the  deliberations on the ECSC's future to take account of the conclusions reached in the analysis to be conducted of the effectiveness of assistance measures;  7. Requests the Commission to notify it twice a year about the progress, in terms of structural adjustment, of financing activity in the five new Laender of the Federal Republic of Germany and in Eastern Europe;  8. Emphasizes the need to take into account, when granting grants or loans to the five new Laender of the Federal Republic of Germany and to countries in Eastern and Central Europe, the need to remedy the environmental problems of the past and to reduce  the current high levels of pollution in those areas;  9. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Court of Auditors and the ECSC Consultative Committee.  (1) OJ No C 302, 1. 12. 1990, p. 3. (2) OJ No C 113, 7. 5. 1990, p. 46. (3) OJ No C 12, 16. 1. 1989, p. 173. (4) OJ No C 158, 26. 6. 1989, p. 327.


title: 2007/769/EC: Commission Decision of 16 November 2007 on the appointment of members of the Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors for a new term of office

text:
               29.11.2007

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 311/42

      COMMISSION DECISION

   of 16 November 2007
   on the appointment of members of the Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors for a new term of office
   (2007/769/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Commission Decision 95/319/EC of 12 July 1995 setting up a Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
   Having regard to the list of candidates submitted by the Member States,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 5(1) of the Decision provides that the Committee shall consist of two representatives from each Member State.

               (2)

               Article 5(2) of that Decision provides that the members of the Committee shall be nominated by the Commission on a proposal from the Member States.

               (3)

               Article 5(3) of that Decision provides that the term of office of the members of the Committee shall be three years and that their appointment shall be renewable.

               (4)

               The Committee’s previous term of office ended on 31 December 2006.

               (5)

               The Commission has consequently to appoint the members of this Committee on the basis of the proposals from the Member States for a period of three years,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   1.   The persons named in the Annex to this Decision are appointed as members of the Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors (SLIC) for a period of three years from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2009.
   2.   The list of the members shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union for information purposes.

      Done at Brussels, 16 November 2007.

            For the Commission

         Vladimír ŠPIDLA

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 188, 9.8.1995, p. 11.

      ANNEX

                  BELGIUM

                  Mr Karel VAN DAMME
                  Mr Michel ASEGLIO

                  BULGARIA

                  Mr Totyu MLADENOV
                  Mr Veselin VESELINOV

                  CZECH REPUBLIC

                  Mr Rudolf HAHN
                  Mrs Anežka SIXTOVÁ

                  DENMARK

                  Mr Jens JENSEN
                  Mrs Annemarie KNUDSEN

                  GERMANY

                  Mr Hans-Jürgen BIENECK
                  Dr Helmut DEDEN

                  ESTONIA

                  Mr Herko SUNTS
                  Ms Katrin KAARMA

                  IRELAND

                  Mr Michael HENRY
                  Mr Peter CLAFFEY

                  GREECE

                  Mr Alexandros KARAGEORGIOU
                  Mrs Ioanna PAPAIOANNOU

                  SPAIN

                  Mr Raimundo ARAGON BOMBIN
                  Mr Javier VALLEJO SANTAMARIA

                  FRANCE

                  Mr Jean BESSIERE
                  Mrs Christiane GIRAUD

                  ITALY

                  Mr Mario NOTARO
                  Mr Mariano MARTONE

                  CYPRUS

                  Mr Leandros NICOLAIDES
                  Mr Anastasios YIANNAKI

                  LATVIA

                  Mrs Rita ELCE
                  Mrs Tatjana ZABAROVSKA

                  LITHUANIA

                  Mr Mindaugas PLUKTAS
                  Mrs Dalia LEGIENE

                  LUXEMBOURG

                  Mr Robert HUBERTY
                  Mr Paul WEBER

                  HUNGARY

                  Mr István PAPP
                  Mr János GÁDOR

                  MALTA

                  Mr Mark GAUCI
                  Mr Vincent ATTARD

                  NETHERLANDS

                  Mr Jaap UIJLENBROEK
                  Mr Peter WEEDA

                  AUSTRIA

                  Mrs Eva-Elisabeth SZYMANSKI
                  Mrs Gertrud BREINDL

                  POLAND

                  Mrs Bozena BORYS-SZOPA
                  Mr Roman GIEDROJĆ

                  PORTUGAL

                  Mr Paulo MORGADO DE CARVALHO
                  Mr Manuel Joaquim FERREIRA MADURO ROXO

                  ROMANIA

                  Mrs Mariana BĂSUC
                  Mrs Silvia TRUFĂȘILĂ

                  SLOVENIA

                  Mr Borut BREZOVAR
                  Mr Boris RUŽIC

                  SLOVAKIA

                  Mr Andrej GMITTER
                  Mrs Jana GIBÓDOVÁ

                  FINLAND

                  Mr Mikko HURMALAINEN
                  Mr Jaakko ITÄKANNAS

                  SWEDEN

                  Mr Bernt NILSSON
                  Mr Bertil REMAEUS

                  UNITED KINGDOM

                  Mr Justin MC CRACKEN
                  Mrs Sandra CALDWELL


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81/209/Euratom, ECSC, EEC: Council Decision of 30 March 1981 increasing the number of Advocates-General at the Court of Justice

Official Journal L 100 , 11/04/1981 P. 0021 - 0021 Finnish special edition: Chapter 1 Volume 2 P. 0016  Spanish special edition: Chapter 01 Volume 3 P. 0077  Swedish special edition: Chapter 1 Volume 2 P. 0016  Portuguese special edition Chapter 01 Volume 3 P. 0077

COUNCIL DECISION of 30 March 1981 increasing the number of Advocates-General at the Court of Justice (81/209/Euratom, ECSC, EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 32a thereof,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 166 thereof,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 138 thereof,  Having regard to the request of the Court of Justice in its memorandum of 21 July 1978 that the number of Advocates-General be increased,  Whereas the increase in the workload of the Court of Justice justifies an increase in the number of Advocates-General to five;  Whereas the first paragraph of Article 32a of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, the first paragraph of Article 166 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and the first paragraph of Article 138 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community should therefore be amended in order to increase the number of Advocates-General;  Whereas the third paragraph of Article 32b of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, the third paragraph of Article 167 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and the third paragraph of Article 139 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community should be amended so that the partial replacement concerns two and three Advocates-General alternately;  Whereas, in order to ensure the operation of the replacement system provided for, the date of expiry of the term of office of the Advocate-General appointed to occupy for the first time the post created by this Decision should be brought forward to 6 October 1985,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:    Article 1 The first paragraph of Article 32a of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, the first paragraph of Article 166 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and the first paragraph of Article 138 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community shall be replaced by the following:  "The Court of Justice shall be assisted by five Advocates-General."   Article 2 The third paragraph of Article 32b of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, the third paragraph of Article 167 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and the third paragraph of Article 139 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community shall be replaced by the following:  "Every three years there shall be a partial replacement of the Advocates-General. Two and three Advocates-General shall be replaced alternately."   Article 3 The term of office of the Advocate-General appointed to occupy for the first time the post created by this Decision shall expire on 6 October 1985.     Done at Brussels, 30 March 1981.  For the Council  The President  G. BRAKS


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94/682/EC: Council Decision of 12 April 1994 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning fish, amending the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, and the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part

Official Journal L 272 , 22/10/1994 P. 0049 - 0049 Finnish special edition: Chapter 4 Volume 6 P. 0132  Swedish special edition: Chapter 4 Volume 6 P. 0132

COUNCIL DECISION of 12 April 1994 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning fish, amending the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European  Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, and the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech  Republic, of the other part (94/682/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjuction with Article 228 (2) thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Whereas it is desirable to amend by means of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters with the Czech Republic the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel  Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part (1), and the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the  other part, so as to provide for duty-free quotas for the importation into the Community of live trout and carp originating in the Czech Republic, and for the importation into the Czech Republic of frozen mackerel originating in the Community,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:   Article 1  The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Czech Republic concerning fish, amending Article 17 of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community  and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, and Article 24 of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the  one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, and adding an Annex XVa and an Annex XVb to those Agreements is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.  The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.   Article 2  The President of the Council is authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.  Done at Luxembourg, 12 April 1994.  For the Council The President F. CONSTANTINOU  (1) OJ No L 115, 30. 4. 1992, p. 2.


title: 2011/568/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 10 May 2011 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2009

text:
               27.9.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 250/130

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 10 May 2011
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2009
   (2011/568/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
   having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2009,
   having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2009, together with the Centre’s replies (1),
   having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 15 February 2011 (05892/2011 — C7-0052/2011),
   having regard to Article 276 of the EC Treaty and Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2), and in particular Article 185 thereof,
   having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of the Council of 10 February 1975 establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (3), and in particular Article 12a thereof,
   having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4), and in particular Article 94 thereof,
   having regard to Rule 77 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,
   having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A7-0106/2011),

               1.

               Grants the Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year 2009;

               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 Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Jerzy BUZEK

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 338, 14.12.2010, p. 130.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.
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               27.9.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 250/131

         RESOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 10 May 2011
   with observations forming an integral part of its Decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget for the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2009
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
   having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2009,
   having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2009, together with the Centre’s replies (1),
   having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 15 February 2011 (05892/2011 — C7-0052/2011),
   having regard to Article 276 of the EC Treaty and Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2), and in particular Article 185 thereof,
   having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of the Council of 10 February 1975 establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (3), and in particular Article 12a thereof,
   having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4), and in particular Article 94 thereof,
   having regard to Rule 77 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,
   having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A7-0106/2011),

               A.

               whereas the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts for the financial year 2009 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular,

               B.

               whereas on 5 May 2010 Parliament granted discharge to the Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year 2008 (5), and in its resolution accompanying the discharge decision, inter alia:

                           —

                           drew attention to the fact that the Centre once again carried forward appropriations (which was 25 % of payment appropriations, or EUR 1 400 000),

                           —

                           pointed out that this revealed weaknesses in the programming and monitoring of differentiated appropriations for operating activities,

               C.

               whereas the budget of the Centre for 2009 was EUR 18 530 000, which is an increase of 1 % on the financial year 2008,

      Performance

               1.

               Draws attention to the Court of Auditors’ confirmation that the annual accounts in respect of a budget of EUR 18 500 000 fairly present the Centre’s actual financial position as at 31 December 2009 and that the Centre’s operations and cash flows for the financial year 2009 are in accordance with its financial rules;

               2.

               Expresses its satisfaction that the Court of Auditors has declared the operations underlying the Centre’s annual accounts for the financial year 2009 to be legal and regular; welcomes the Centre’s intention to make available in respect of 2011 Gantt charts for all key operational activities; reminds the Centre that these charts outline, in a concise way, the amount of time spent by each staff member on a project and encourage an approach geared towards achieving results;

               3.

               Congratulates the Centre for introducing a performance measurement system (PMS) in 2009 in respect of its medium term priorities 2009-2011 and its annual work programme, and for having set up a framework of performance indicators to monitor progress and measure output, outcome and impact; considers, in particular, that the introduction of a PMS helps the Centre manage and evaluate its impact, efficiency, effectiveness and relevance; believes, furthermore, that this system could include further improvements to the activity-based budget and closer monitoring of payment appropriations to avoid carry-overs;

               4.

               Calls on the Centre to set out, in a table to be annexed to the Court of Auditors’ next report, a clear comparison of the operations that were carried out during the year for which discharge is to be granted and during the previous financial year, so as to enable the discharge authority to assess more effectively its performance from one year to the next;

               5.

               Is interested in the activities of the Centre with Norway and Iceland and notes that it has introduced a plan to align the use of the contributions of Norway and Iceland with the use of the Union subsidy which should be implemented by 2013;

      Human resources

               6.

               Notes that the Centre has introduced changes in its recruitment procedures following remarks by the Court of Auditors in its 2009 report calling on the Centre to further improve transparency; welcomes, the Centre’s initiative, since June 2010, in respect of questions in written tests and interviews before pre-selection;

      Carry-over appropriations

               7.

               Draws attention to the fact that the Centre has carried appropriations forward (31 % of the administrative expenditure — Title II) and cancelled payment appropriations (24 % of total appropriations for operating activities); calls, accordingly, on the Centre to continue to improve the programming and monitoring and to respect the principle of annuality more fully;

      Budget management

               8.

               Calls on the Centre to apply more effectively the budgetary principles of specification and transparency; acknowledges that in June 2010 the Centre informed the Governing Board on all 2009 and 2010 transfers and since then has continuously informed the Governing Board on transfers and has clarified the 10 % rule in its new implementing rules to the financial rules which were adopted by the Governing Board in December 2010;

      Internal audit

               9.

               Acknowledges that the Centre has sent to the authority responsible for discharge a report drawn up by its Director summarising the content of the Internal Audit Service (IAS)’s recommendation, as provided for in Article 72(5) of the framework Financial Regulation; nevertheless, calls on the Director of the Centre to provide specific information on the content of the 15 recommendations opened on 31 December 2008 and the new 14 recommendations opened on 31 December 2009, in both cases by the IAS;

               10.

               Welcomes the Centre’s establishment of an online procurement tool in 2009 with the purpose of improving planning and monitoring of the annual procurement plan;

               11.

               Notes that the Centre finalised in 2009 an updated procedure for decommitments in order to further improve the transparency of the inventory of assets; notes, in addition, that, in the same year, the Centre started to document the main control processes; calls, accordingly, on the Centre to inform the discharge authority of the steps taken in this regard;

               12.

               Welcomes the fact that the Centre is the first Agency that voluntarily undertook a pilot audit on the ethical framework in 2009;

               13.

               Refers, in respect of the other observations accompanying its Decision on discharge, which are of a horizontal nature, to its resolution of 10 May 2011 (6) on the performance, financial management and control of the agencies.

      (1)  OJ C 338, 14.12.2010, p. 130.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

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

      (5)  OJ L 252, 25.9.2010, p. 124.

      (6)  Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0163 (See page 269 of this Official Journal).


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93/598/ECSC: Commission Decision of 19 July 1993 approving the Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part

Official Journal L 287 , 22/11/1993 P. 0001 - 0001

COMMISSION DECISION of 19 July 1993 approving the Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part  (93/598/ECSC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,  Whereas the Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, was signed in Luxembourg on 5 April 1993 by the  representatives of the ECSC Member States and by the Commission for the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and by the representative of the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:   Article 1  The Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, is hereby approved.  The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision.   Article 2  On behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community, the President of the Commission hereby gives the notification provided for in Article 16 (2) of the Agreements (1).  Done at Brussels, 19 July 1993.  For the Commission The President Jacques DELORS  (1) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General-Secretariat of the Commission.


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73/298/EEC: Commission Decision of 3 October 1973 supplementing the Commission Decision of 3 April 1968 authorizing certain management measures to be taken within the framework of the common organization of agricultural markets

Official Journal L 279 , 05/10/1973 P. 0033 - 0035 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 5 P. 0165  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 5 P. 0165

COMMISSION DECISION  of 3 October 1973  supplementing the Commission Decision of 3 April 1968 authorizing certain management measures to be taken within the framework of the common organization of agricultural markets  (73/298/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities;  Having regard to the Provisional Rules of Procedure of the Commission of 6 July 1967 (1), as amended by the Decision of 2 July 1970 (2);  Whereas by its Decision of 3 April 1968 (3), as last supplemented by its Decision of 22 March 1972 (4), the Commission introduced arrangements for delegating authority to take certain market management measures within the framework of the common organization of agricultural markets;  Whereas the considerations which led the Commission to introduce these arrangements apply equally to the fixing of the export levies on cereals referred to in the first indent of Article 2 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 (5) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market being disturbed and the fixing of the export refunds on starch products referred to in Article 2 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 371/67/EEC (6) of 25 July 1967 fixing production refunds on starches and quellmehl, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 179/73 (7);  Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2429/72 (8) of 21 November 1972 made provision for suspending application of the provisions for the advance fixing of levies and export refunds in different sectors of the common organization of the market ; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2455/72 (9) of 21 November 1972 made provision inter alia for suspending provisions for the advance fixing of refunds for fruit and vegetables ; whereas the arrangements introduced by these Regulations can operate only if a decision on suspension is taken promptly ; whereas such measures should therefore be adopted under the authorization procedure;  Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1569/72 (10) of 20 July 1972 laying down special measures for colza and rape seed specifies that the differential amounts defined by that Regulation must be altered if the difference referred to in Article 2 (1) of the said Regulation departs by at least one point from the percentage used for the previous fixing ; whereas the exigencies of trade require that this alteration must be made as quickly as possible after the new amounts have been calculated ; whereas the same is true of the determination of the world market price for colza and rape seed referred to in Article 9 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2300/73 of 23 August 1973 on detailed rules for applying the (1)OJ No 147, 11.7.1967, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 145, 3.7.1970, p. 28. (3)OJ No L 89, 10.4.1968, p. 13. (4)OJ No L 72, 25.3.1972, p. 22. (5)OJ No L 201, 21.7.1973, p. 10. (6)OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p. 40. (7)OJ No L 25, 30.1.1973, p. 6. (8)OJ No L 264, 23.11.1972, p. 1. (9)OJ No L 266, 25.11.1972, p. 7. (10)OJ No L 167, 25.7.1972, p. 9.   differential amounts for colza and rape seed and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1464/73 (1), since this price must be available to Member States for the calculation of differential amounts ; whereas use should be made of the authorization procedure in this instance also;  Whereas Article 7 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 229/73 (2) of 31 January 1973 laying down general rules for the system of compensatory amounts for cereals and fixing these amounts for certain products and Article 5 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 243/73 (3) of 31 January 1973 laying down general rules for the system of compensatory amounts for rice and fixing these amounts for certain products specify that the Commission must determine, by applying the scale set out in the Annexes to these Regulations, the amount applicable by way of compensatory amount in intra-Community trade to basic products for which the levy is lower than the compensatory amounts ; whereas for products processed from cereals and rice, for pigmeat, for eggs and for poultrymeat the amounts applicable by way of compensatory amount are determined by reference to variations in the amounts fixed for the basic cereal ; whereas, to ensure that commercial transactions are not impeded, no time must be lost in fixing these amounts ; whereas the same is true of the lowering of compensatory amounts referred to in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 181/73 (4) of 23 January 1973 laying down general rules for a system of compensatory amounts for beef and veal;  Whereas Article 4a of Council Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 (5) of 12 May 1971, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1225/73 (6), specifies that the "monetary" compensatory amounts cannot be higher than the charge on imports from third countries ; whereas, so that this provision can be complied with, Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1463/73 provides for the fixing of amounts to be deducted from the "monetary" compensatory amounts;  Whereas these deduction must become applicable without delay ; whereas the abovementioned Commission Decision of 3 April 1968 should therefore be supplemented accordingly,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:     Article 1 1. The following indents are added to Article 1 (1) (a) of the Commission Decision of 3 April 1968:  " - modification of the factors used to calculate the differential amounts referred to in Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1569/72 of 20 July 1972 laying down special measures for colza and rape seed;    - fixing of the world market price referred to in Article 9 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2300/73 of 23 August 1973 on detailed rules for applying the differential amounts for colza and rape seed and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1464/73."   2. In the first indent of Article 1 (1) (a) of the abovementioned Decision the references to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1466/69 (7) and Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1471/69 (8) are replaced by references to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 463/71 (9) and to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2165/70 (10);   3. The following indents are added to Article 1 (1) (b) of the abovementioned Decision:  " - the export levies referred to in the first indent of Article 2 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market being disturbed;  - the export levies referred to in Article 2 (2) of Council Regulation No 371/67/EEC of 25 July 1967 fixing production refunds on starches and quellmehl."   4. The following indent is added to Article 1 (1) (h) of the abovementioned Decision:  "- fixing and alteration of the amounts referred to in Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1463/73 (11) of 30 May 1973 on detailed rules for applying "monetary" compensatory amounts."   5. The following indents are added to Article 1 (1) of the abovementioned Decision:  " (i) suspension of the application of provisions for the advance fixing of    - levies on cereals, rice, olive oil, sugar, and products processed from fruit and vegetables, and  (1)OJ No L 236, 24.8.1973, p. 28. (2)OJ No L 27, 1.2.1973, p. 25. (3)OJ No L 29, 1.2.1973, p. 26. (4)OJ No L 25, 30.1.1973, p. 9. (5)OJ No L 106, 12.5.1971, p. 1. (6)OJ No L 125, 11.5.1973, p. 49. (7)OJ No L 197, 8.8.1969, p. 93. (8)OJ No L 198, 8.8.1969, p. 93. (9)OJ No L 53, 5.3.1971, p. 9. (10)OJ No L 238, 29.10.1970, p. 4. (11)OJ No L 146, 4.6.1973, p. 1.        - refunds on cereals, rice, oils and fats, eggs, sugar, products processed from fruit and vegetables, milk and milk products, fruit and vegetables and agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty."           (j)   - fixing of the amounts applicable by way of compensatory amounts for cereals, rice, pigmeat, eggs and poultrymeat,    - the lowering of compensatory amounts referred to in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 181/73 of 23 January 1973 laying down general rules for a system of compensatory amounts for beef and veal ".    Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on 5 October 1973. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.     Done at Brussels, 3 October 1973.  For the Commission  The President  François-Xavier ORTOLI


title: Decision (EU) 2015/1649 of the European Parliament of 29 April 2015 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2013

text:
               30.9.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 255/212

      DECISION (EU) 2015/1649 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
      of 29 April 2015
      on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2013
      THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

                  —

                  having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2013,

                  —

                  having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2013, together with the Centre's replies (1),

                  —

                  having regard to the statement of assurance (2) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2013, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

                  —

                  having regard to the Council's recommendation of 17 February 2015 on discharge to be given to the Centre in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2013 (05304/2015 — C8-0054/2015),

                  —

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

                  —

                  having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3),

                  —

                  having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (4), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 establishing a European centre for disease prevention and control (5), and in particular Article 23 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (6),

                  —

                  having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7), and in particular Article 108 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Rule 94 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

                  —

                  having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A8-0069/2015),

         1.

            Grants the Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre's budget for the financial year 2013;

         2.

            Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

         3.

            Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the resolution forming an integral part of it, to the Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

               The President

            Martin SCHULZ

               The Secretary-General

            Klaus WELLE

         (1)  OJ C 442, 10.12.2014, p. 123.

         (2)  See footnote 1.

         (3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

         (5)  OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

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

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


title: 2012/300/EU: Council Decision of 7 June 2012 appointing an Austrian member of the European Economic and Social Committee

text:
               12.6.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 151/32

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 7 June 2012
   appointing an Austrian member of the European Economic and Social Committee
   (2012/300/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the Austrian Government,
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).

               (2)

               A member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Johann KÖLTRINGER,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Dr Ferdinand MAIER, Generalsekretär des Österreichischen Raiffeisenverbands is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 7 June 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. BØDSKOV

      (1)  OJ L 251, 25.9.2010, p. 8.