title: Council Decision (EU) 2016/1123 of 17 June 2016 establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the relevant Committees of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as regards the proposals for amendments to UN Regulations Nos 9, 11, 13, 13-H, 14, 16, 30, 41, 44, 49, 54, 55, 60, 64, 75, 78, 79, 83, 90, 106, 113, 115, 117, 129 and 134, the proposals for amendments to UN Global Technical Regulations Nos 15 and 16, the proposals for new UN Regulations on Brake Assist Systems (BAS), on Electronic Stability Control (ESC), on Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) and on Tyre Installation, the proposal for a new UN Global Technical Regulation on the measurement procedure for emissions of two- or three-wheeled motor vehicles and the proposal for a new Special Resolution No 2 (S.R.2) for improving the implementation of the 1998 Global Agreement

text:
               12.7.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 187/9

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1123
   of 17 June 2016
   establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the relevant Committees of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as regards the proposals for amendments to UN Regulations Nos 9, 11, 13, 13-H, 14, 16, 30, 41, 44, 49, 54, 55, 60, 64, 75, 78, 79, 83, 90, 106, 113, 115, 117, 129 and 134, the proposals for amendments to UN Global Technical Regulations Nos 15 and 16, the proposals for new UN Regulations on Brake Assist Systems (BAS), on Electronic Stability Control (ESC), on Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) and on Tyre Installation, the proposal for a new UN Global Technical Regulation on the measurement procedure for emissions of two- or three-wheeled motor vehicles and the proposal for a new Special Resolution No 2 (S.R.2) for improving the implementation of the 1998 Global Agreement
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Council Decision 97/836/EC (1), the Union acceded to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (the ‘Revised 1958 Agreement’).

               (2)

               In accordance with Council Decision 2000/125/EC (2), the Union acceded to the Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles (the ‘Parallel Agreement’).

               (3)

               Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) replaced the approval systems of the Member States with a Union approval procedure and established a harmonised framework containing administrative provisions and general technical requirements for all new vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units. That Directive incorporated regulations adopted under the Revised 1958 Agreement (hereinafter referred to as ‘UN Regulations’) in the EU type-approval system, either as requirements for type-approval or as alternatives to Union legislation. Since the adoption of that Directive, UN Regulations have increasingly been incorporated into Union legislation in the framework of the EU type-approval.

               (4)

               In the light of experience and technical developments, the requirements relating to certain elements or features covered by UN Regulations Nos. 9, 11, 13, 13-H, 14, 16, 30, 41, 44, 49, 54, 55, 60, 64, 75, 78, 79, 83, 90, 106, 113, 115, 117, 129 and 134, as well as by UN Global Technical Regulations (GTR) Nos. 15 and 16, need to be adapted to technical progress.

               (5)

               In order to lay down uniform provisions concerning the approval of Brake Assist Systems (BAS), Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) and Tyre Installation, four new UN Regulations should be adopted.

               (6)

               In order to lay down uniform technical provisions concerning the measurement procedure for two- or three-wheeled motor vehicles with regard to certain types of emissions, a new UN Global Technical Regulation (GTR) should be adopted.

               (7)

               In order to improve the implementation of the 1998 Global Agreement, a new Special Resolution No 2 (S.R.2) should be adopted.

               (8)

               It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on behalf of the Union within the relevant Committees of the UNECE, namely the Administrative Committee of the Revised 1958 Agreement and the Executive Committee of the Parallel Agreement, as regards the adoption of the UN acts referred to above,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The position to be adopted on behalf of the Union within the Administrative Committee of the Revised 1958 Agreement and the Executive Committee of the Parallel Agreement during the period from 20 to 24 June 2016 shall be to vote in favour of the proposals listed in the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 17 June 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         J.R.V.A. DIJSSELBLOEM

      (1)  Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (‘Revised 1958 Agreement’) (OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78).

      (2)  Council Decision 2000/125/EC of 31 January 2000 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles (‘Parallel Agreement’) (OJ L 35, 10.2.2000, p. 12).

      (3)  Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1).

      ANNEX

                  Agenda item title

                  Document reference

                  Proposal for Supplement 2 to the 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 9 (Noise of three-wheeled vehicles)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/45

                  Proposal for Supplement 4 to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 11 (Door latches and hinges)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/33

                  Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 11 (Door latches and hinges)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/34

                  Proposal for Supplement 14 to the 11 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 13 (Heavy vehicle braking)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/49

                  Proposal for the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 13-H (Brakes of M1 and N1 vehicles)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/50

                  Proposal for Supplement 7 to the 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 14 (Safety-belt, ISOFIX and i-Size anchorages)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/35

                  Proposal for Supplement 7 to the 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 16 (Safety-belts, ISOFIX and i-Size)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/36

                  Proposal for Supplement 18 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 30 (Tyres for passenger cars and their trailers)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/51

                  Proposal for Supplement 5 to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 41 (Noise emissions of motorcycles)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/46

                  Proposal for Supplement 11 to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 44 (Child restraint systems)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/37

                  Proposal for Supplement 8 to the 05 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 49 (Emissions of compression ignition and positive ignition (LPG and CNG) engines)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/40

                  Proposal for Supplement 4 to the 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 49 (Emissions of compression ignition and positive ignition (LPG and CNG) engines)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/41

                  Proposal for Supplement 21 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 54 (Tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/52

                  Proposal for Supplement 6 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 55 (Mechanical couplings)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/53

                  Proposal for Supplement 5 to UN Regulation No 60 (Driver operated controls (mopeds/motorcycles))

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/27

                  Proposal for a new 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 64 (Temporary use spare unit, run flat tyres, run flat-system and tyre pressure monitoring system)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/54

                  Proposal for Supplement 16 to UN Regulation No 75 (Tyres for L-category vehicles)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/55

                  Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 78 (Braking (category L vehicles))

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/56 and WP.29-169-03

                  Proposal for Supplement 5 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 79 (Steering equipment)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/57

                  Proposal for Supplement 7 to the 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 83 (Emissions of M1 and N1 vehicles)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/42

                  Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 83 (Emissions of M1 and N1 vehicles)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/43

                  Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 90 (Replacement braking parts)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/58

                  Proposal for Supplement 14 to UN Regulation No 106 (Tyres for agricultural vehicles)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/59

                  Proposal for Supplement 6 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 113 (Headlamps emitting a symmetrical passing-beam)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/74

                  Proposal for Supplement 7 to the original version of UN Regulation No 115 (LPG and CNG retrofit systems)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/44

                  Proposal for Supplement 9 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 117 (Tyres, rolling resistance, rolling noise and wet grip)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/60

                  Proposal for 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 129 (Enhanced Child Restraint Systems (ECRS))

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/38

                  Proposal for Supplement 2 to Supplement 2 to UN Regulation No 134 (Hydrogen and fuel cells vehicles (HFCV))

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/39

                  Proposal for a new UN Regulation on Brake Assist Systems (BAS)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/61

                  Proposal for a new UN Regulation on Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/62

                  Proposal for a new UN Regulation on Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/63

                  Proposal for a new UN Regulation on Tyre Installation

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/64

                  Proposal for Amendment 1 to global technical regulation (UN GTR) No 15 (Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedures (WLTP))

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/68

                  Proposal for Amendment 1 to global technical regulation (UN GTR) No 16 (Tyres)

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/70

                  Proposal for new Special Resolution No 2 (S.R.2) — Improvement in the implementation of the 1998 Global Agreement

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/65

                  Proposal for a Global Technical Regulation (UN GTR) on the measurement procedure for two- or three-wheeled motor vehicles equipped with a combustion engine with regard to the crankcase and evaporative emissions

                  ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/66


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90/343/Euratom, ECSC, EEC: Commission Decision of 12 June 1990 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 April 1990 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries

Official Journal L 163 , 29/06/1990 P. 0075 - 0076

*****COMMISSION  DECISION  of 12 June 1990  adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 April 1990 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries  (90/343/Euratom, ECSC, 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 Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3728/89 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,  Whereas pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 1051/90 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1990 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment;  Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations (4);  Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 April 1990 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Sole Article  With effect from 1 April 1990 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex hereto.  The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect.  Done at Brussels, 12 June 1990.  For the Commission  António CARDOSO E CUNHA  Member of the Commission  (1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1.  (2) OJ No L 364, 14. 12. 1989, p. 1.  (3) OJ No L 108, 28. 4. 1990, p. 1.  (4) OJ No L 143, 6. 6. 1990, p. 14.  ANNEX  1.2 //  //  // Country of employment  // Weightings   //  //   // Brazil   // 45,23   // Chile   // 46,06   // Costa Rica   // 61,70   // Dominican Republic   // 45,63   // Mexico  // 48,17   // Peru   // 192,20   // Philippines   // 78,49  // Poland   // 8,53   // Somalia   // 24,44   // Sudan  // 283,43   // Turkey   // 62,47   // Uganda   // 80,60  // Venezuela   // 60,23   // Yugoslavia   // 74,32   // Zambia   // 86,03   //    //


title: Decision (EU) 2016/1145 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from Belgium — EGF/2015/012 BE/Hainaut Machinery)

text:
               14.7.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 189/46

         DECISION (EU) 2016/1145 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
   of 6 July 2016
   on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from Belgium — EGF/2015/012 BE/Hainaut Machinery)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 (1), and in particular Article 15(4) thereof,
   Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

               (2)

               The EGF is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 (3).

               (3)

               On 17 December 2015, Belgium submitted application EGF/2015/012 BE/Hainaut Machinery for a financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies in the economic sector classified under the NACE Revision 2 Division 28 (Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.) in the NUTS level 2 region of Hainaut (BE32) in Belgium. It was supplemented by additional information provided in accordance with Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013. That application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the EGF laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013.

               (4)

               In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013, Belgium has decided to provide personalised services co-financed by the EGF also to 300 young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs).

               (5)

               In accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013, the application from Belgium is considered admissible since the redundancies have a serious impact on employment and the local, regional and national economy.

               (6)

               The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of EUR 1 824 041 in respect of the application submitted by Belgium.

               (7)

               In order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the EGF, this decision should apply from the date of its adoption,

         HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 1 824 041 in commitment and payment appropriations.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 6 July 2016.

      Done at Strasbourg, 6 July 2016.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         M. SCHULZ

            For the Council

            The President

         I. KORČOK

      (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855.

      (2)  OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.

      (3)  Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).


title: Council Decision (EU) 2017/1541 of 17 July 2017 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer

text:
               14.9.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 236/1

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/1541
   of 17 July 2017
   on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) in conjunction with point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 218(6) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Union became a party to the Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer (‘the Vienna Convention’) and the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer (‘the Montreal Protocol’) by Council Decision 88/540/EEC (2). Subsequently, the following amendments to the Montreal Protocol were approved: the First Amendment, by Council Decision 91/690/EEC (3); the Second Amendment, by Council Decision 94/68/EC (4); the Third Amendment, by Council Decision 2000/646/EC (5); and the Fourth Amendment, by Council Decision 2002/215/EC (6).

               (2)

               At the 28th meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, which took place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 10 to 15 October 2016, the text of a further amendment to the Montreal Protocol (‘the Kigali Amendment’) was adopted, adding a stepwise reduction in the consumption and production of hydrofluorocarbons to the control measures of the Montreal Protocol.

               (3)

               A stepwise reduction in the consumption and production of hydrofluorocarbons is necessary to reduce the contribution of those substances to climate change and to prevent their unlimited introduction, in particular in developing countries.

               (4)

               The Kigali Amendment is a necessary contribution to the implementation of the Paris Agreement, approved by Council Decision (EU) 2016/1841 (7), as regards its objective to keep the global temperature increase well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1,5 °C above pre-industrial levels.

               (5)

               The extent of competence exercised by the Union with respect to the matters covered by the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol has developed significantly since 1988. The Depository should be informed of any substantial modification in the extent of the Union competence in those matters, in accordance with Article 13(3) of the Vienna Convention.

               (6)

               The Union has already adopted instruments on the matters covered by the Kigali Amendment, including Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8).

               (7)

               The Kigali Amendment should be approved,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.
   The Declaration of Competence pursuant to Article 13(3) of the Vienna Convention is hereby also approved.
   The texts of the Kigali Amendment and of the Declaration of Competence are attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Union, the instrument of approval provided for in Article 13(1) of the Vienna Convention, together with the Declaration of Competence (9).
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date following that of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 17 July 2017.

            For the Council

            The President

         T. TAMM

      (1)  Consent of 5 July 2017 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

      (2)  Council Decision 88/540/EEC of 14 October 1988 concerning the conclusion of the Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer and the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer (OJ L 297, 31.10.1988, p. 8).

      (3)  Council Decision 91/690/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the conclusion of the amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer as adopted in June 1990 in London by the Parties to the Protocol (OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 28).

      (4)  Council Decision 94/68/EC of 2 December 1993 concerning the conclusion of the amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer (OJ L 33, 7.2.1994, p. 1).

      (5)  Council Decision 2000/646/EC of 17 October 2000 concerning the conclusion of the amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer (OJ L 272, 25.10.2000, p. 26).

      (6)  Council Decision 2002/215/EC of 4 March 2002 concerning the conclusion of the Fourth Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer (OJ L 72, 14.3.2002, p. 18).

      (7)  Council Decision (EU) 2016/1841 of 5 October 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, p. 1).

      (8)  Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 (OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 195).

      (9)  The date of entry into force of the Kigali Amendment will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.


title: Council Decision 2006/205/CFSP of  10 March 2006  implementing Common Position 2004/694/CFSP on further measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

text:
               11.3.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 72/16

      COUNCIL DECISION 2006/205/CFSP
   of 10 March 2006
   implementing Common Position 2004/694/CFSP on further measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Council Common Position 2004/694/CFSP (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof, in conjunction with the second indent of Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Under the terms of Common Position 2004/694/CFSP, the Council adopted measures in order to freeze all funds and economic resources belonging to natural persons indicted by the ICTY.

               (2)

               On 21 December 2005 the Council adopted Decision 2005/927/CFSP replacing the list of persons set out in the Annex to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP.

               (3)

               Following the transfer of Mr Milan LUKIC to the custody of the ICTY on 21 February 2006, his name should be removed from the list.

               (4)

               It is necessary to adapt the list contained in the Annex to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP accordingly,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The list of persons set out in the Annex to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
   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, 10 March 2006.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. BARTENSTEIN

      (1)  OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 52. Common Position as last amended by Decision 2005/927/CFSP (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 71).

      ANNEX

            ‘ANNEX
            List of persons referred to in Article 1

                        1.

                        Name: DJORDJEVIC Vlastimir
                        Date of birth: 1948
                        Place of birth: Vladicin Han, Serbia and Montenegro
                        Nationality: Serbia and Montenegro

                        2.

                        Name: HADZIC Goran
                        Date of birth: 7.9.1958
                        Place of birth: Vinkovci, Republic of Croatia
                        Nationality: Serbia and Montenegro

                        3.

                        Name: KARADZIC Radovan
                        Date of birth: 19.6.1945
                        Place of birth: Petnjica, Savnik, Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro
                        Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina

                        4.

                        Name: MLADIC Ratko
                        Date of birth: 12.3.1942
                        Place of birth: Bozanovici, Municipality of Kalinovik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
                        Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina
                        Possibly Serbia and Montenegro

                        5.

                        Name: TOLIMIR Zdravko
                        Date of birth: 27.11.1948
                        Place of birth:
                        Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina

                        6.

                        Name: ZELENOVIC Dragan
                        Date of birth: 12.2.1961
                        Place of birth: Foca, Bosnia and Herzegovina
                        Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina

                        7.

                        Name: ZUPLJANIN Stojan
                        Date of birth: 22.9.1951
                        Place of birth: Kotor Varos, Bosnia and Herzegovina
                        Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina’.


title: Council Decision 2012/169/CFSP of 23 March 2012 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against Iran

text:
               24.3.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 87/90

         COUNCIL DECISION 2012/169/CFSP
   of 23 March 2012
   amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against Iran
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP (1).

               (2)

               On 12 April 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/235/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran (2).

               (3)

               The measures set out in Decision 2010/413/CFSP reflect the Council’s concerns over the nature of Iran’s nuclear programme, whereas the measures set out in Decision 2011/235/CFSP reflect the Council’s concerns about the deterioration of the human rights situation in Iran.

               (4)

               In consideration of its objectives, the prohibition on the supply, sale or transfer of equipment which might be used for internal repression will be included in Decision 2011/235/CFSP. That Decision will therefore be amended accordingly.

               (5)

               At the same time, Decision 2010/413/CFSP should no longer include the prohibition on the supply, sale or transfer of equipment which might be used for internal repression and should be amended accordingly.

               (6)

               Furthermore, it should be specified that the restrictions on admission and the freezing of funds and economic resources apply to persons acting on behalf of IRGC or IRISL,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Decision 2010/413/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

               (1)

               In Article 1(1), point (c) is replaced by the following:

                           ‘(c)

                           arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment and spare parts for such arms and related materiel. This prohibition shall not apply to non-combat vehicles which have been manufactured or fitted with materials to provide ballistic protection, intended solely for protective use of personnel of the EU and its Member States in Iran;’.

               (2)

               In Article 19(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:

                           ‘(b)

                           other persons not covered by Annex I that are engaged in, directly associated with, or providing support for Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or for the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems, including through the involvement in procurement of the prohibited items, goods, equipment, materials and technology, or persons acting on their behalf or at their direction, or persons that have assisted designated persons or entities in evading or violating the provisions of UNSCR 1737 (2006), UNSCR 1747 (2007), UNSCR 1803 (2008) and UNSCR 1929 (2010) or this Decision, as well as other members of the IRGC and persons acting on behalf of IRGC or IRISL, as listed in Annex II.’.

               (3)

               In Article 20(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:

                           ‘(b)

                           persons and entities not covered by Annex I that are engaged in, directly associated with, or providing support for, Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or for the development of nuclear weapon delivery systems, including through the involvement in procurement of the prohibited items, goods, equipment, materials and technology, or persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, or entities owned or controlled by them, including through illicit means, or persons and entities that have assisted designated persons or entities in evading or violating the provisions of UNSCR 1737 (2006), UNSCR 1747 (2007), UNSCR 1803 (2008) and UNSCR 1929 (2010) or this Decision, as well as other members and entities of IRGC and IRISL and entities owned or controlled by them or persons and entities acting on their behalf, as listed in Annex II.’.

         Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 23 March 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         C. ASHTON

      (1)  OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.

      (2)  OJ L 100, 14.4.2011, p. 51.


title: 2004/770/EC: Council Decision of 26 July 2004 appointing a Danish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

text:
               17.11.2004

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 341/25

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 26 July 2004
   appointing a Danish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
   (2004/770/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Danish Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).

               (2)

               A seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Hans TOFT, notified to the Council on 12 July 2004,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   Ms Eva NEJSTGAARD, Borgmester — Allerød Kommune, is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Hans TOFT for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2006.

      Done at Brussels, 26 July 2004.

            For the Council

            The President

         B. R. BOT

      (1)  OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.


title: Council Decision of 14 September 2009 renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

text:
               19.9.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 226/2

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 14 September 2009
   renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
   2009/C 226/02
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, and in particular Article 4 thereof (1),
   Having regard to the lists of nominees submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States as regards their representatives, and by the Commission as regards the employees’ and employers’ representatives,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By its Decision of 18 September 2006 (2), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2006 to 17 September 2009.

               (2)

               The members of the Governing Board of that Centre should be appointed for a period of three years,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The following are hereby appointed members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2009 to 17 September 2012:
   I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

               Belgium (rota system)

               Flemish Community — Mrs Micheline SCHEYS
               French Community — Mrs Isabelle VOITURIER

               Bulgaria

               Ms. Valentina DEIKOVA

               Czech Republic

               Mr. Miroslav PROCHÁZKA

               Denmark

               Mr Roland SVARRER ØSTERLUND

               Germany

               Mr Peter THIELE

               Estonia

               Mr Kalle TOOM

               Greece

               Mr Konstantinos TSOUTSOPLIDIS

               Spain

               Mr Francisco Javier ALFAYA HURTADO

               France

               Ms Elisabeth ARNOLD

               Ireland

               Mr Patrick HAYDEN

               Italy

               Dott. Filippo MAZZOTTI

               Cyprus

               Mr George PAPAGEORGIOU

               Latvia

               Mr Jānis GAIGALS

               Lithuania

               Mr Romualdas PUSVAŠKIS

               Luxembourg

               M. Nic ALFF

               Hungary

               Ms. Ildikó MODLÁNÉ GÖRGÉNYI

               Malta

               Mr Paul A. ATTARD

               Netherlands

               Dr Peter van IJSSELMUIDEN

               Austria

               Mr Peter KREIML

               Poland

               Mr. Piotr BARTOSIAK

               Portugal

               Mrs Maria da Conceição AFONSO

               Romania

               Ms Gabriela CIOBANU

               Slovakia

               Mr Juraj VANTUCH

               Slovenia

               Mr Anton SIMONIČ

               Finland

               Ms Tarja RIIHIMÄKI

               Sweden

               Ms Carina LINDÉN

               United Kingdom

               Miss Nicola SAMS

   II.   REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES’ ORGANISATIONS

               Belgium

               Mr. Michel VAN UYTFANGHE

               Bulgaria

               Ms. Svetla TONEVA

               Czech Republic

               Ms Milada PELAJOVA

               Denmark

               Mr Erik SCHMIDT

               Germany

               Mr. Hermann NEHLS

               Estonia

               Ms Kaja TOOMSALU

               Greece

               Mr. Michalis KOUROUTOS

               Spain

               Ms Luz Blanca COSIO ALMEIDA

               France

               Mrs Laurence MARTIN

               Ireland

               Mr Peter RIGNEY

               Italy

               Mr. Roberto PETTENELLO

               Cyprus

               Mr Nicos NICOLAOU

               Latvia

               Ms. Santa OZOLINA

               Lithuania

               Ms Tatjana BABRAUSKIENE

               Luxembourg

               Mrs. Danièle NIELES

               Hungary

               Mr. Ferenc TÓTH

               Malta

               Mr William PORTELLI

               Netherlands

               Mr Bart BRUGGEMAN

               Austria

               Mr Alexander PRISCHL

               Poland

               Mr Zygmunt CYBULSKI

               Portugal

               Mr. Augusto PRAÇA

               Romania

               Mr Gheorghe SIMION

               Slovenia

               Mr. Marjan URBANČ

               Slovakia

               Mr. Alexander KURTANSKÝ

               Finland

               Mr Petri LEMPINEN

               Sweden

               Ms Ulrika HEKTOR

               United Kingdom

               Mr Leslie MANASSEH

   III.   REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS

               Belgium

               Mr Jan DELFOSSE

               Bulgaria

               Ms. Galia BOZHANOVA

               Czech Republic

               Mr Pavel CHEJN

               Denmark

               Mr Henrik BACH MORTENSEN

               Germany

               Ms Barbara DORN

               Estonia

               Mr Tarmo KRIIS

               Greece

               Mr Evangelos BOUMIS

               Spain

               Mr Juan MENÉNDEZ

               France

               Mr Bernard FALCK

               Ireland

               Mr Tony DONOHOE

               Italy

               Mr Claudio GENTILI

               Cyprus

               Mr Michael PILIKOS

               Latvia

               Ms Ilona KIUKUCĀNE

               Lithuania

               Ms Laura SIRVYDIENE

               Luxembourg

               Mr Paul KRIER

               Hungary

               Mr Zoltán PETE

               Malta

               Mr Andrew W.J. MAMO

               Netherlands

               Mr J.W. van den BRAAK

               Austria

               Mr Gerhard RIEMER

               Poland

               Mr Józef JACEK HORDEJUK

               Portugal

               Mr José SANCHEZ RAMIREZ

               Romania

               Mr Ion HOHAN

               Slovakia

               Mr Daniel HRDINA

               Slovenia

               Mr Anze HIRSL

               Finland

               Ms Mirja HANNULA

               Sweden

               Ms Karin THAPPER

               United Kingdom

               Mr Richard WAINER

      Done at Brussels, 14 September 2009.

            For the Council

            The President

         C. MALSTRÖM

      (1)  OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ C 240, 5.10.2006, p. 1.


title: Council Decision of 9 November 1973 concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Senegal on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid

text:
13 . 12.73                         Official Journal of the European Communities                   No L 343 /49
                                                  COUNCIL DECISION
                                                   of 9 November 1973
           concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic
                       of Senegal on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid
                                                       (73/388/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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1264/73 (*) of 14 May 1973 on the supply
           of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the countries of the Sahel, it was decided to
           make 2 400 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder available to the Republic of Senegal ;
           Whereas the procedure for fixing the place of destination, referred to in Article II of
           the Agreement should be specified,
           HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                          Article 1
           The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Se
           negal on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid, the text of which is annexed
           hereto, is hereby concluded on behalf of the Community.
                                                          Article 2
            The acceptance referred to in Article II of the Agreement shall be given for the Com
           munity by the Commission.
                                                          Article 3
            The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered
            to sign the Agreement, and to confer on them the powers necessary to bind the Com
            munity.
            Done at Brussels, 9 November 1973 .
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                             The President
                                                                          Per HAEKKERUP
            i 1) OJ No L 129, 16 . 5 . 1973 , p. 27 .


title: Council Decision of 8 March 2012 appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

text:
               22.3.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 84/2

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 8 March 2012
   appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
   2012/C 84/02
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, and in particular Article 4 thereof (1),
   Having regard to the nominations submitted by the French Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By its Decision of 14 September 2009 (2), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2009 to 17 September 2012.

               (2)

               A member's seat on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Government representatives has become vacant as a result of the resignation of Ms Elisabeth ARNOLD.

               (3)

               The member of the Governing Board of the aforementioned Centre should be appointed for the remainder of the current term of office, which expires on 17 September 2012,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   The following person is hereby appointed as a member of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of the term of office, which runs until 17 September 2012:

      GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE:

               FRANCE

               Mr Jean-Marc HUART

      Done at Brussels, 8 March 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. BØDSKOV

      (1)  OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ C 226, 19.9.2009, p. 2.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2015/1340 of 13 July 2015 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part, concerning Iceland's participation in the joint fulfilment of commitments of the European Union, its Member States and Iceland for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

text:
               4.8.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 207/15

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/1340
   of 13 July 2015
   on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part, concerning Iceland's participation in the joint fulfilment of commitments of the European Union, its Member States and Iceland for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a), thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (‘the Kyoto Protocol’) entered into force on 16 February 2005 and contains legally binding emission reduction commitments for its first commitment period, from 2008 to 2012, for Parties listed in its Annex B. The Union approved the Kyoto Protocol by Council Decision 2002/358/EC (2). The Union and its Member States ratified the Kyoto Protocol and agreed to fulfil their commitments under the first commitment period jointly. Iceland ratified the Kyoto Protocol on 23 May 2002.

               (2)

               The Council, at its meeting on 15 December 2009, welcomed a request by Iceland to fulfil its commitments under a second commitment period jointly with the Union and its Member States, and invited the Commission to present a recommendation for the opening of the necessary negotiations on an agreement with Iceland that is in line with the principles and criteria set out in the Union's Climate and Energy Package.

               (3)

               At the Doha Climate Conference in December 2012, all parties to the Kyoto Protocol agreed on the Doha Amendment which establishes a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, starting on 1 January 2013 and ending on 31 December 2020. The Doha Amendment amends Annex B to the Kyoto Protocol, sets out further legally binding mitigation commitments for parties listed in that Annex for the second commitment period, amends and further elaborates on provisions concerning the implementation of parties' commitments during the second commitment period.

               (4)

               The targets for the Union, its Member States and Iceland are inscribed in the Doha Amendment with a footnote stating that those targets are based on the understanding that they will be fulfilled jointly, in accordance with Article 4 of the Kyoto Protocol. The Union, its Member States and Iceland also issued a joint statement upon the adoption of the Doha Amendment on 8 December 2012, expressing their intention to fulfil their commitments for the second commitment period jointly. The statement was agreed during an ad hoc meeting of EU Ministers in Doha and endorsed by the Council on 17 December 2012.

               (5)

               In that statement the Union, its Member States and Iceland stated, in line with Article 4(1) of the Kyoto Protocol, which allows parties to fulfil their commitments under Article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol jointly, that Article 3(7 ter) of the Kyoto Protocol will be applied to the joint assigned amount pursuant to the Agreement on joint fulfilment by the Union, its Member States, Croatia and Iceland and that it will not be applied to Member States, Croatia or Iceland individually.

               (6)

               Article 4(1) of the Kyoto Protocol requires parties that agree to fulfil their commitments under Article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol jointly to set out in the Agreement the respective emission level allocated to each of the parties to that Agreement. Article 4(2) of the Kyoto Protocol requires the parties to a joint fulfilment agreement to notify the Secretariat of the Kyoto Protocol of the terms of this agreement on the date of deposit of their instruments of ratification or approval.

               (7)

               The terms of the agreement to fulfil jointly the commitments of the Union, its Member States and Iceland under Article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol are laid down in an Annex to Council Decision (EU) 2015/1339 (3). Those terms are also laid down in Annex 2 to the Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part, concerning Iceland's participation in the joint fulfilment of the commitments of the European Union, its Member States and Iceland for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’).

               (8)

               To ensure that Iceland's obligations in the joint fulfilment are laid down and applied in a non-discriminatory manner, treating Iceland and Member States alike, the emission level for Iceland was determined in a way that is consistent both with the quantified emissions reduction commitment inscribed in the third column of Annex B to the Kyoto Protocol, as amended by the Doha Amendment, and with Union legislation, including the 2009 Climate and Energy Package and the principles and criteria on which objectives in that legislation are based.

               (9)

               The Agreement was signed on 1 April 2015 in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2015/146 (4).

               (10)

               In order to pursue the rapid entry into force of the Doha Amendment, before the United Nations climate conference in Paris at the end of 2015, which is to adopt a new legally binding instrument for the period after 2020, and to underline the commitment of the Union, its Member States and Iceland to enable the legal force of the second commitment period in a timely manner, the Union, the Member States and Iceland should endeavour to ratify both the Doha Amendment and the Agreement not later than the third quarter of 2015.

               (11)

               The Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Union,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part, concerning Iceland's participation in the joint fulfilment of commitments by the European Union, its Member States and Iceland for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
   The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Union, the instrument of ratification provided for in Article 10 of the Agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by that Agreement.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 13 July 2015.

            For the Council

            The President

         F. ETGEN

      (1)  Consent of 10 June 2015 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

      (2)  Council Decision 2002/358/EC of 25 April 2002 concerning the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the joint fulfilment of commitments thereunder (OJ L 130, 15.5.2002, p. 1).

      (3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/1339 of 13 July 2015 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC and the joint fulfilment of commitments thereunder (see page 1 of this Official Journal).

      (4)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/146 of 26 January 2015 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part, concerning Iceland's participation in the joint fulfilment of commitments of the European Union, its Member States and Iceland for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (OJ L 26, 31.1.2015, p. 1).


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89/27/EEC: Council Decision of 16 December 1988 adopting the second phase of the programme on cooperation between universities and industry regarding training in the field of technology (Comett II) (1990 to 1994)

Official Journal L 013 , 17/01/1989 P. 0028 - 0034

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 16 December 1988  adopting the second phase of the programme on cooperation between universities and industry regarding training in the field of technology (Comett II) (1990 to 1994)  (89/27/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 128 thereof,  Having regard to Council Decision 63/266/EEC of 2 April 1963 laying down general principles for implementing a common vocational training policy (1), and in particular the second, sixth, seventh, ninth and tenth principles thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),  Whereas, by Decision 86/365/EEC (5), the Council adopted a programme on cooperation between universities and enterprises regarding training in the field of technology for a period of four years beginning on 1 January 1986;  Whereas Article 6 of the abovementioned Decision provides that the Commission will submit by 31 October 1988 to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee a report on experience in implementing the Comett programme, together with a proposal regarding the arrangements for continuing it, if appropriate; whereas the Council is to take a decision on this proposal by 31 October 1989, after consulting the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee;  Whereas the European Council emphasized in December 1986 the importance of Community actions for employment and such actions aimed at encouraging better training of young people and adults;  Whereas the Council, in its resolution of 2 December 1986 concerning a strategic programme for growth and employment (6), underlined the priority of initial and continuing education; whereas it confirmed this commitment in Decision 87/569/EEC of 1 December 1987 adopting the action programme for the vocational training of young people and their preparation for adult and professional life (7);  Whereas the Council has already adopted, in extending the framework programme of research and development (8), measures aimed at reinforcing technological and industrial cooperation at Community level, in particular by Decisions 88/479/EEC (9), 88/108/EEC (10), 88/419/EEC (11) concerning Esprit, Brite/Euram, Science, and 88/417/EEC (12) concerning Delta, which is directed specifically at learning technologies; whereas this technological and industrial cooperation in the field of research and development must be supported by parallel efforts in the field of vocational training;  Whereas Council Decision 83/624/EEC of 25 November 1983 on the Strategic Programme for Innovation and Transfer of Technology (Sprint) (1), as last amended by Decision 87/307/EEC (2), adopted certain activities concerning the transfer of know-how in the fields of innovation management and transfer of technology;  Whereas the European Parliament adopted, on 24 May 1983, a resolution on the competitiveness of Community industry (3), in which it asks for increased efforts to be made in favour of vocational training and the training of the leaders of enterprises; whereas this resolution complements the resolution on the continuing training of workers in enterprises (4) and various other resolutions concerning, in particular, higher education and the development of university cooperation in the European Community (5), open universities in the European Community (6), the framework programme for Community action in technological development (7), and regional development, education and training (8);  Whereas the exploitation of technological developments throughout industry will depend on the adaptability of the qualifications and the enterprise of the workforce; whereas, in this context, there is a more urgent need than ever to reinforce, at Community level, the appropriate initiatives and actions in progress which aim to draw the full potential from human resources and investments in the field of industrial, research, development, innovation and technology transfer policies; and whereas, with this in view, vocational training is an essential instrument for the completion of the internal market in 1992;  Whereas the Comett programme should be one of the extensions of social dialogue and open to both sides of industry in the spirit of the joint opinion of 6 March 1987 on the training and motivation of workers in the context of technological change;  Whereas cooperation between university and enterprise in the field of training already developed within the first Comett programme must be strengthened within Member States, particularly at local and regional level, and be assisted by Community measures; whereas, in this context, it is important to support training actions having a European dimension and to ensure balanced development throughout the Community; whereas therefore, in order to do so, it is appropriate to involve, as far as possible, existing bodies in the Member States;  Whereas the Comett programme must take greater account of the needs of regions whose participation in the Comett programme is more difficult and in which cooperation between universities and undertakings is still at a low level of development, in order to allow balanced participation in the programme by the different regions;  Whereas the important restructuring changes under way in the technological and industrial spheres and the establishment of undertakings in technologically advanced sectors create a need for in-service vocational training schemes in the context of regional cooperation between industry and higher education sectors;  Whereas Comett is thus contributing to the strengthening of the scientific and technological base of European industry and its international competitiveness as well as to the reduction of the disparities between various regions and in the gap between the more and the less developed regions within the meaning of Articles 130f and 130a of the Treaty;  Whereas it is necessary, as an extension to the Council resolution of 3 November 1986 concerning a strategic programme in favour of small and medium-sized enterprises (9), to engage such enterprises in the implementation of Comett as well as in the dissemination of the results of the programme;  Whereas the Council has taken its Decision 87/327/EEC of 15 June 1987 adopting the European Community action programme for the mobility of university students (Erasmus) (10);  Whereas it is necessary to proceed with a periodic evaluation of the programme;  Whereas, in the implementation of the programme, the Commission should be assisted by a committee;  Whereas the Commission, with a view to preparing its proposal for Comett II, consulted the Comett Committee set up by Decision 86/365/EEC and, in particular having regard to the opinions expressed by the Industrial Research and Development Advisory Committee (IRDAC), by the Advisory Committee for Vocational Training, the Union of Confederations of Industry and Employers in Europe (UNICE), the European Trades Union Confederation (ETUC), as well as the Liaison Committee of Rectors Conferences of the Member States of the European Communities,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  1. A second phase of the Comett programme for intra-Community cooperation between universities and industry regarding initial and continuing training in the field of, in particular, advanced technology, hereinafter referred to as 'Comett II', is hereby adopted for a period of five years beginning on 1 January 1990.  2. The detailed arrangements for Comett II are contained in the Annex.  Article 2  For the purposes of the Comett II:  - the term 'university' is used in its general sense to indicate all types of post-secondary education and training establishments which offer, within the framework of initial and/or continuing training, qualifications or diplomas of that level, whatever such establishments may be called in the Member States,  - the term 'industry' is used to indicate all types of economic activity, including not only large but also small and medium-sized businesses whatever their legal status and manner of applying new technologies. The term also covers independent economic organizations, in particular chambers of commerce and industry and/or their equivalents, professional associations and organizations representing employers or employees.  Article 3  Comett II aims at reinforcing training in, in particular, advanced technology, the development of highly skilled human resources and the competitiveness of European industry. It is centred on the changing skill requirements of industry and its personnel, requirements which necessitate complementary action both in the Member States and at Community level. Through the training projects it supports, Comett II will contribute to the utilization and exploitation of the results, methods and tools of technology developed by the Community policy for research and development. Comett II will facilitate innovation and technology transfer as well as the balanced economic and social development of the Community.  In this context, the objectives of Comett II are the following:  (i) to improve the contribution of, in particular, advanced technology training at the various levels concerned and thus the contribution of training to the economic and social development of the Community;  (ii) to foster the joint development of training programmes and the exchange of experience, and also the optimum use of training resources at Community level, notably through the creation of transnational sectoral and regional networks of, in particular, advanced technology training projects;  (iii) to respond to the specific skill requirements of small and medium-sized businesses having regard to the priority measures set out in the Annex;  (iv) to promote equal opportunities for men and women in initial and continuing training in, in particular, advanced technology;  (v) to give a European dimension to cooperation between univesities and industry in initial and continuing training relating to technologies and their applications and transfer.  Article 4  1. The Community will contribute to the execution of Comett II to the extent of the resources allocated to this programme in the budget of the European Communities, in conformity with the financial perspectives decided jointly by the three institutions and their development.  2. The funds estimated as necessary for the implementation of Comett II amount to ECU 200 million for the period from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1994. This amount is intended to finance the assistance and other measures set out in the Annex.  Article 5  1. The Commission shall implement Comett II in accordance with the provisions of the Annex.  2. In the performance of that task the Commission shall be assisted by a committee consisting of two representatives from each Member State and chaired by a Commission representative.  The members of the committee shall be responsible for liaison between Comett II and similar initiatives implemented in the Member States.  3. The committee shall deliver opinions on the following points:  (a) the general guidelines governing the Comett II programme; the general guidelines for the financial assistance to be provided by the Community (amounts, duration and recipients of assistance); questions concerning the general balance of the Comett II programme, including a breakdown of the various types of action;  (b) the procedure for selecting the various types of project described in the Annex; any measures which require a Community contribution of more than ECU 100 000.  4. As far as the points referred to in paragraph 3 (a) are concerned, the Commission representative shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. 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.  The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith.  In that event, the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of two months.  The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in the previous subparagraph.  5. As far as the points referred to in paragraph 3 (b) are concerned, the Commission representative shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. 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 into account.  6. The Commission may, moreover, consult the committee on any other matter concerning the implementation of Comett II. In this case, the procedure described in paragraph 5 shall apply.  7. Two representatives of the social partners, appointed by the Commission on the basis of proposals by the organizations representing the social partners at Community level, shall participate in the work of the committee as observers.  8. A group of experts representing the circles involved in Comett II, in particular industry, shall be established by the Commission and chaired by a Commission representative. The function of the group will be to advise the Commission and the committee in the execution of the programme so as to ensure significant participation by industry in its implementation.  9. An annual report regarding the implementation of Comett II shall be submitted by the Commission, after consulting the Comett Committee, to the Council, and to the Education Committee set up by the resolution of 9 February 1976 (1), the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee.  10. The Commission shall ensure that Comett II is consistent with other Community research and development projects already programmed - in particular the Delta programme - as well as those implemented on the one hand in the field of innovation and technology transfer - notably the Sprint programme - and on the other hand in the field of education and training, in particular the Erasmus programme for the mobility of university students, the Eurotecnet programme for vocational training in information technologies, and those projects intended to help small and medium-sized businesses.  Article 6  1. By 30 June 1992 the Commission shall submit an interim evaluation report to the Council, and to the Education Committee set up by the resolution of 9 February 1976, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee, on the implementation of Comett II.  2. By 30 June 1995 the Commission shall submit to the Council, the Europan Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee a final evaluation report on the experience and results of Comett II having regard to the programme objectives set and defined in Article 3.  3. To that end, the Commission shall invite the Member States to present a contribution describing the national measures taken to implement Comett II.  Article 7  This Decision shall take effect on 1 January 1990.  Done at Brussels, 16 December 1988.  For the Council  The President  G. GENNIMATAS  (1) OJ No 63, 20. 4. 1963, p. 1338/63.  (2) OJ No C 239, 14. 9. 1988, p. 3.  (3) OJ No C 326, 19. 12. 1988.  (4) Opinion delivered on 23 November 1988 (not yet published in the Official Journal).  (5) OJ No L 222, 8. 8. 1986, p. 17.  (6) OJ No C 340, 31. 12. 1986, p. 2.  (7) OJ No L 346, 10. 12. 1987, p. 31.  (8) OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1.  (9) OJ No L 118, 6. 5. 1988, p. 23.  (10) OJ No L 59, 4. 3. 1988, p. 23.  (11) OJ No L 206, 30. 7. 1988, p. 34.  (12) OJ No L 206, 30. 7. 1988, p. 20.  (1) OJ No L 353, 15. 12. 1983, p. 15.  (2) OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 45.  (3) OJ No C 135, 24. 5. 1983, p. 27.  (4) OJ No C 156, 15. 6. 1987, p. 211.  (5) OJ No C 104, 16. 4. 1984, p. 48.  (6) OJ No C 244, 14. 9. 1987, p. 133.  (7) OJ No C 7, 12. 1. 1987, p. 19.  (8) OJ No C 99, 13. 4. 1987, p. 15.  (9) OJ No C 287, 14. 11. 1986, p. 1.  (10) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1987, p. 20.  (1) OJ No C 38, 19. 2. 1976, p. 1.  ANNEX  1. The Comett II programme comprises a range of transnational projects to strengthen and encourage cooperation between universities and industry within the European framework in regard to initial and continuing training in, in particular, advanced technology in response to technological change and social changes in the context of completion of the internal market and the strengthening of its economic and social cohesion.  These measures are directed at trainees, including those who have completed their initial training, and at persons in active employment, including employers' and workers' representatives and the training officers concerned.  2. Within the framework of the Comett programme the projects which are to receive Community assistance will be chosen on the basis of, in particular, their stimulative and exemplary character, and their contribution to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3 of the Decision.  The selection of projects in the various strands will take account of the development of the framework programme for technology R & D, to promote the training schemes resulting from Community research, while avoiding duplication. It will also take account of the skills needed by industry and its highly qualified personnel, in particular for small and medium-sized businesses, and of regions where universityindustry cooperation is still not very highly developed.  Priority will be given to training geared towards new skills, both in the growth technology industries and in sectors where such technologies are traditionally applied and as regards technology transfer and administration.  3. The projects which are to receive Community assistance will be chosen from projects which:  (i) propose to cover ground, whether in terms of content, mechanisms or links, which is new not only for the universities and the industry concerned, but for the Member States concerned and for the Community as a whole;  (ii) are designed to be disseminated widely and effectively not only in the Member States involved but more widely in the Community;  (iii) are designed explicitly to stimulate similar developments elsewhere in the Community, and to stimulate further development in the universities and the industry concerned.  4. The following measures will be implemented in the course of Comett II:  A. European Network  (a) The development and reinforcement of university-industry training partnerships (UITPs) and the extension of the European network, both regional and sectoral, in order to further transnational cooperation particularly in the following fields:  (i) in contributing to the identification of training needs in technology and to resolving them in liaison with relevant bodies in this field;  (ii) in assisting and facilitating the devlopment and exploitation of projects within the other strands of the Comett II programme;  (iii) in strengthening cooperation and inter-regional transfer between Member States in the development of initial and continuing training for the needs of technologies, their application and transfer;  (iv) in developing links in the form of transnational sectoral networks bringing together projects from various strands of the programme in the same area of training.  (b) The Community will grant financial support for activities with a European dimension as well as for the functioning of the UITPs. This flat-rate contribution will not exceed 50 % of the expenditure eligible. The support will be reduced progressively, with a ceiling per UITP of ECU 70 000, ECU 60 000 and ECU 50 000 respectively for the first three years. In certain exceptional and duly justified cases, the Community contribution may exceed the three-year limit.  However, additional expenditure by universities incurred in the preparation and implementation of joint training projects may, if necessary, be financed by the Community up to 100 %.  (c) The activities to be undertaken under strand A will not exceed 12 % of the overall annual budget allocated to the Comett II programme subject - with regard to this strand and to the other strands - to any changes which might arise as the implementation of the programme proceeds. B. Transnational exchanges  (a) Specific financial assistance to promote, for the benefit of all Member States, transnational exchange through the allocation of grants for:  (i) students undergoing periods of from three to twelve months' training in industry in another Member State. One of the important assessment criteria in the selection of projects submitted will be the commitment of the sending university (within the meaning of Article 2), to the possibility of this training period in industry being recognized as an integral part of the student's course, taking account of the specific nature of national education systems and possibilities for such recognition under them;  (ii) persons who have completed their initial training, either enrolled at a university or after graduation and as a transition between study and a first employment, taking up placements of six months to two years in a business undertaking in another Member State for the purpose of taking part in an industrial development project within that undertaking;  (iii) personnel seconded from universities and industry to industry or a university respectively in another Member State to bring their skills to the industry or university in question for the improvement of the training activities and the professional practices of the host organization.  (b) The Community's financial contribution will be limited to direct and indirect mobility costs of recipients of grants, costs of organizing and monitoring the activities implemented and, where necessary, the costs of foreign language preparation for recipients. This contribution will not exceed a ceiling of ECU 6 000 for 12 months per beneficiary under subparagraph (i), ECU 25 000 for 24 months under subparagraph (ii), and ECU 15 000 for three months under subparagraph (iii) above.  (c) The activities to be undertaken under strand B will not exceed 40 % of the overall budget allocated to the Comett II programme.  C. Joint projects for continuing training in, in particular, advanced technology and for multi-media distance training  (a) Support for crash training courses with a European dimension in, in particular, advanced technology designed for the rapid dissemination - by and in universities and by and in industry - of the results of research and development in the field of new technologies and their applications, as well as for the promotion, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses of the transfer of technological innovation to sectors in which it was not previously applied.  (b) Support for work on devising, developing and testing at European level joint training projects in, in particular, advanced technology, initiated jointly by different industries in association with the universities concerned in at least two different Member States of the Communities in fields relating to the new technologies and their applications.  (c) Support for multilateral arrangements for training in, in particular, advanced technology initiated jointly by different industries in association with the universities concerned aimed at establishing systems for distance learning utilizing new training technologies and/or resulting in transferable training products.  (d) Support for the operations referred to in the foregoing subparagraphs initiated by employers' and workers' organizations.  (e) In the selection of projects under points (a) to (d) above, the Community will pay special attention to projects:  (i) concerning technologies and their applications liable to have a significant impact on industrial development throughout the Community;  (ii) facilitating the participation of small and medium-sized businesses and meeting their needs;  (iii) directed towards the training of staff responsible for innovation development in industry, including training officers;  (iv) associating in their execution university and industry partners from the less-developed regions of the Community;  (v) demonstrating active involvement of and financial support from industry in the project;  (vi) proposing effective means for ensuring the utilization and dissemination of the results throughout the Community. (f) The Community's financial contribution will be 50 % of the total expenditure on the initiatives described in points (a) to (d) above. As a general rule, the Community contribution will not exceed ECU 30 000 per course under (a) and ECU 500 000 per project for the total duration of the project for measures under (b) and (c).  However, additional expenses incurred by universities in the preparation and implementing of joint projects for continuous training in advanced technology and multi-media distance learning may, where appropriate, be covered by the Community by up to 100 %.  (g) Activities to be under strand C will not exceed 40 % of the overall budget allocated to the Comett II programme.  D. Complementary promotion and back-up measures  (a) These measures have as their aim:  1.2 // (i)   // support for preparatory activities particularly for the less-developed regions, notably in the form of visits or meetings, having as their potential objective the formulation of transnational projects or the extension of existing projects to other partners;   // (ii)   // a structured exchange of information and experience, notably through financial support for the Comett information centres created in each Member State with a view to promoting Community exchange activities and dissemination and promotion activities within the programme;   // (ii) (a)   // the setting-up of a data bank on Comett projects and similar initiatives in the Member States;   // (ii) (b)   // the establishment of electronic mail facilities between projects and the partners in the programme;   // (ii) (c)   // a programme of events (conferences, seminars, exhibitions, etc.) relating to Comett II;   // (iii)   // analysis and monitoring of the skills needed by industry at Community level, and its consequent training needs in view of the new technologies and their applications, especially in exploiting within Comett II the results of work conducted elsewhere;   // (iv)   // better mutual comprehension of the obstacles hindering the development of transnational cooperation between universities and higher education establishments and industry in training with a view to strengthening this cooperation;   // (v)   // continuing evaluation of Comett II as it is implemented as well as technical and logistical support for the execution of the programme.  (b) The Community's financial contribution for these back-up measures may be up to 100 % of the actual expenditure committed for these initiatives.  (c) The activities to be undertaken under strand D will not exceed 8 % of the overall budget allocated to the Comett II programme.


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87/399/EEC: Council Decision of 23 July 1987 on the conclusion of an arrangement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning reciprocal trade in cheese

Official Journal L 213 , 04/08/1987 P. 0036

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 23 July 1987  on the conclusion of an arrangement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning reciprocal trade in cheese  (87/399/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Whereas the arrangements which were the result of the Temporary Arrangement for a concerted discipline between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning reciprocal trade in cheese, signed on 21 October 1981 and last amended by the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters of 20 March 1984 (1), were maintained on a unilateral basis by Regulation (EEC) No 4053/86 (2) until the entry into force of a new arrangement on 31 December 1987, whichever was the later; whereas experience shows that it is appropriate to conclude a new arrangement;  Whereas the Commission has conducted negotiations on this question with the Republic of Austria and has reached a satisfactory arrangement with that country; whereas, therefore, that arrangement should be approved,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  The Arrangement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning reciprocal trade in cheese is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.  The text of the Arrangement is attached to this Decision.  Article 2  The President of the Council is hereby authorized to appoint the person empowered to sign the Arrangement referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.  Done at Brussels, 23 July 1987.  For the Council  The President  K. E. TYGESEN  (1) OJ No L 72, 15. 3. 1984, p. 29.  (2) OJ No L 377, 31. 12. 1986, p. 34.