title: 2005/722/EC: Council Decision of 17 October 2005 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2005/428/CFSP

text:
               18.10.2005

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 272/15

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 17 October 2005
   implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2005/428/CFSP
   (2005/722/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 6 June 2005 the Council adopted Decision 2005/428/CFSP implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2005/221/CFSP (2).

               (2)

               It has been decided to adopt an updated list of the persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The list provided for in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 shall be replaced by the following:
   ‘(…)’.
   Article 2
   Decision 2005/428/CFSP is hereby repealed.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall take effect on the day of its publication.

      Done at Luxembourg, 17 October 2005.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. BECKETT

      (1)  OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 70. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1207/205 (OJ L 197, 28.7.2005, p. 16).

      (2)  OJ L 144, 8.6.2005, p. 59.

      ANNEX
      1.   PERSONS

                  1.

                  ABOU, Rabah Naami (a.k.a. Naami Hamza; a.k.a. Mihoubi Faycal; a.k.a. Fellah Ahmed; a.k.a. Dafri Rèmi Lahdi), born 1.2.1966 in Algiers (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  2.

                  ABOUD, Maisi (a.k.a. The Swiss Abderrahmane), born 17.10.1964 in Algiers (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  3.

                  AL-MUGHASSIL, Ahmad Ibrahim (a.k.a. ABU OMRAN; a.k.a. AL-MUGHASSIL, Ahmed Ibrahim), born 26.6.1967 in Qatif-Bab al Shamal, Saudi Arabia; citizen of Saudi Arabia

                  4.

                  AL-NASSER, Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed, born in Al Ihsa, Saudi Arabia; citizen of Saudi Arabia

                  5.

                  AL YACOUB, Ibrahim Salih Mohammed, born 16.10.1966 in Tarut, Saudi Arabia; citizen of Saudi Arabia

                  6.

                  ARIOUA, Azzedine, born 20.11.1960 in Constantine (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  7.

                  ARIOUA, Kamel (a.k.a. Lamine Kamel), born 18.8.1969 in Constantine (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  8.

                  ASLI, Mohamed (a.k.a. Dahmane Mohamed), born 13.5.1975 in Ain Taya (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  9.

                  ASLI, Rabah, born 13.5.1975 in Ain Taya (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  10.

                  ATWA, Ali (a.k.a. BOUSLIM, Ammar Mansour; a.k.a. SALIM, Hassan Rostom), Lebanon, born 1960 in Lebanon; citizen of Lebanon

                  11.

                  DARIB, Noureddine (a.k.a. Carreto; a.k.a. Zitoun Mourad), born 1.2.1972 in Algeria (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  12.

                  DJABALI, Abderrahmane (a.k.a. Touil), born 1.6.1970 in Algeria (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  13.

                  EL-HOORIE, Ali Saed Bin Ali (a.k.a. AL-HOURI, Ali Saed Bin Ali; a.k.a. EL-HOURI, Ali Saed Bin Ali), born 10.7.1965 alt. 11.7.1965 in El Dibabiya, Saudi Arabia; citizen of Saudi Arabia

                  14.

                  FAHAS, Sofiane Yacine, born 10.9.1971 in Algiers (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  15.

                  IZZ-AL-DIN, Hasan (a.k.a. GARBAYA, Ahmed; a.k.a. SA-ID; a.k.a. SALWWAN, Samir), Lebanon, born 1963 in Lebanon, citizen of Lebanon

                  16.

                  LASSASSI, Saber (a.k.a. Mimiche), born 30.11.1970 in Constantine (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  17.

                  MOHAMMED, Khalid Shaikh (a.k.a. ALI, Salem; a.k.a. BIN KHALID, Fahd Bin Adballah; a.k.a. HENIN, Ashraf Refaat Nabith; a.k.a.WADOOD, Khalid Adbul), born 14.4.1965 alt. 1.3.1964 in Pakistan, passport No 488555

                  18.

                  MOKTARI, Fateh (a.k.a. Ferdi Omar), born 26.12.1974 in Hussein Dey (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  19.

                  MUGHNIYAH, Imad Fa'iz (a.k.a. MUGHNIYAH, Imad Fayiz), Senior Intelligence Officer of HIZBALLAH, born 7.12.1962 in Tayr Dibba, Lebanon, passport No 432298 (Lebanon)

                  20.

                  NOUARA, Farid, born 25.11.1973 in Algiers (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  21.

                  RESSOUS, Hoari (a.k.a. Hallasa Farid), born 11.9.1968 in Algiers (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  22.

                  SEDKAOUI, Noureddine (a.k.a. Nounou), born 23.6.1963 in Algiers (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  23.

                  SELMANI, Abdelghani (a.k.a. Gano), born 14.6.1974 in Algiers (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  24.

                  SENOUCI, Sofiane, born 15.4.1971 in Hussein Dey (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

                  25.

                  SISON, Jose Maria (a.k.a. Armando Liwanag, a.k.a. Joma, in charge of the Communist Party of the Philippines including NPA) born 8.2.1939 in Cabugao, Philippines

                  26.

                  TINGUALI, Mohammed (a.k.a. Mouh di Kouba), born 21.4.1964 in Blida (Algeria) (Member of al-Takfir and al-Hijra)

            2.   GROUPS AND ENTITIES

                  1.

                  Abu Nidal Organisation (ANO), (a.k.a. Fatah Revolutionary Council, Arab Revolutionary Brigades, Black September, and Revolutionary Organisation of Socialist Muslims)

                  2.

                  Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade

                  3.

                  Al-Aqsa e.V.

                  4.

                  Al-Takfir and Al-Hijra

                  5.

                  Aum Shinrikyo (a.k.a. AUM, a.k.a. Aum Supreme Truth, a.k.a. Aleph)

                  6.

                  Babbar Khalsa

                  7.

                  Communist Party of the Philippines, including New Peoples Army (NPA), Philippines, linked to Sison Jose Maria C. (a.k.a. Armando Liwanag, a.k.a. Joma, in charge of the Communist Party of the Philippines, including NPA)

                  8.

                  Gama'a al-Islamiyya (Islamic Group), (a.k.a. Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, IG)

                  9.

                  Great Islamic Eastern Warriors Front (IBDA-C)

                  10.

                  Hamas (including Hamas-Izz al-Din al-Qassem)

                  11.

                  Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development

                  12.

                  International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF)

                  13.

                  Kahane Chai (Kach)

                  14.

                  Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), (a.k.a. KADEK; a.k.a. KONGRA-GEL)

                  15.

                  Mujahedin-e Khalq Organisation (MEK or MKO) [minus the ‘National Council of Resistance of Iran’ (NCRI)] (a.k.a. The National Liberation Army of Iran (NLA, the militant wing of the MEK), the People's Mujahidin of Iran (PMOI), Muslim Iranian Students' Society)

                  16.

                  National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional)

                  17.

                  Palestine Liberation Front (PLF)

                  18.

                  Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)

                  19.

                  Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)

                  20.

                  Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine — General Command (a.k.a. PFLP — General Command)

                  21.

                  Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)

                  22.

                  Revolutionary People's Liberation Army/Front/Party (DHKP/C) (a.k.a. Devrimci Sol (Revolutionary Left), Dev Sol)

                  23.

                  Shining Path (SL) (Sendero Luminoso)

                  24.

                  Stichting Al Aqsa (a.k.a. Stichting Al Aqsa Nederland, a.k.a. Al Aqsa Nederland)

                  25.

                  United Self-Defense Forces/Group of Colombia (AUC) (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia).


title: Council Decision of 17 February 2017 renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

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               24.2.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 60/3

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 17 February 2017
   renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
   (2017/C 60/02)
   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 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
   Having regard to the nominee submitted to the Council by the Commission as regards the Employers' representatives,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By its Decisions of 14 July 2015 (2) and of 14 September 2015 (3), 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 2015 to 17 September 2018.

               (2)

               A member's seat on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of representatives of Employers' organisations has become vacant for Finland as a result of the resignation of Ms Satu AGREN.

               (3)

               The members 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 2018,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The following person is hereby appointed member of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of its term of office, which runs until 17 September 2018:
   REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONS:

               FINLAND

               Ms Mirja HANNULA

         Article 2
   This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 17 February 2017.

            For the Council

            The President

         E. BARTOLO

      (1)  OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ C 232, 16.7.2015, p. 2.

      (3)  OJ C 305, 16.9.2015, p. 2.


title: DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL, of 15 June 1992 amending Decision 92/285/ECSC prohibiting trade between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro (92/314/ECSC) #

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DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL, of 15 June 1992 amending Decision 92/285/ECSC prohibiting trade between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro (92/314/ECSC)  -

Official Journal L 166 , 20/06/1992 P. 0035 - 0035

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,  of 15 June 1992  amending Decision 92/285/ECSC prohibiting trade between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Republics of Serbia and  Montenegro  (92/314/ECSC)THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,  Whereas under Decision 92/285/ECSC (1), trade in the products covered by the ECSC Treaty between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro is prohibited;  Whereas the embargo established under United Nations Security Council resolution 757 (1992) does not apply to exports to the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro of products intended for strictly medical purposes and notified to the committee set up under  United Nations Security Council resolution 724 (1991);  Whereas the Community and its Member States have agreed to amend Decision 92/285/ECSC so as not to prohibit exports to the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro of products covered by the ECSC Treaty intended for strictly medical purposes and notified to  the committee set up under United Nations Security Council resolution 724 (1991);  In agreement with the Commission,  HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  Decision 92/285/ECSC is hereby amended as follows:  1. the following point shall be added to Article 2:  '(e) exports to the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro of products covered by the ECSC Treaty intended for strictly medical purposes and notified to the committee set up under United Nations Security Council resolution 724 (1991).';  2. the following Article shall be added:  'Article 2a  Exports to the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro of products covered by the ECSC Treaty intended for strictly medical purposes shall be subject to prior authorization by the competent authorities of the Member States.'.  Article 2  This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.  It shall apply as from 31 May 1992. Done at Luxembourg, 15 June 1992. The President  Joao PINHEIRO   (1) OJ No L 151, 3. 6. 1992, p. 20.


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1999/351/EC: Commission Decision of 27 May 1999 terminating the countervailing duty proceeding on imports of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in Saudi Arabia (notified under document number C(1999) 1356)

Official Journal L 133 , 28/05/1999 P. 0062 - 0063

COMMISSION DECISIONof 27 May 1999terminating the countervailing duty proceeding on imports of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in Saudi Arabia(notified under document number C(1999) 1356)(1999/351/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997(1) on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community, and in particular Article 14 thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. PROCEDURE1. Initiation(1) Following a complaint lodged on 12 June 1998 by Eurocord on behalf of producers representing a major proportion of the Community production of polypropylene binder or baler twine, the Commission initiated an anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports of these products originating in Saudi Arabia(2).The complaint contained evidence of subsidisation of the said product, and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding.2. Investigation(2) The Commission officially advised the exporting producers and importers known to it, the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the complainant Community producers of the initiation of the proceeding. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. All parties who so requested were granted a hearing.(3) The Commission sent questionnaires to the government of the exporting country, all known exporting producers and importers, as well as to the complainant Community producers.(4) The Commission sought and verified all the information it deemed necessary, and carried out verification visits at the premises of the following companies:(a) Complainant Community producers- Teufelberger, Linz, Austria- Ostend Stores, Oostende, Belgium- Cordex, Esmoriz, Portugal- Cotesi, Carvalhos, Portugal- Exporplas, Cortegaca, Portugal- Sicor, Cortegaca, Portugal- Pippo Tuote Oy, Outokumpu, Finland- Irish Ropes, Kildare, Ireland(b) Government of the Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaThe Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia submitted a completed questionnaire response which was verified in Riyadh. The ministries/agencies involved were:- Ministry of Finance and National Economy- Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency- Department of Zakat and Income Tax- Ministry of Industry and Electricity- Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources- Saudi Industrial Development Fund- Ministry of Commerce- Ministry of Planning- Saudi Airlines- General Ports Corporation(c) Exporting producerSaudi Yarn and Knitting Technology Factory (Synthec), a division of NAFA Enterprises Ltd, Riyadh.(5) The investigation period for the determination of subsidization was from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1997. The examination of injury covered the period from January 1994 to the end of the investigation period. Both periods coincide with the same periods used to carry out the investigation concerning the anti-dumping proceeding of imports of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Saudi Arabia (see Section C below).B. PRODUCT UNDER CONSIDERATION AND LIKE PRODUCT1. The product under consideration(6) The product under consideration is polypropylene binder or baler twine (hereinafter referred to as "twines"). These twines are used in the agricultural sector, notably for binding bundles to be picked up by automatic balers or similar machines. The product is manufactured in different thicknesses (runnages) and with different specifications in respect of, for example, knot and tensile strength, number of twists/turns per meter, colour, ultra-violet stabilisation and fibrillation. The investigation has shown that, notwithstanding the different thicknesses and specifications of the product under consideration, all twines constitute a single product for the purposes of the investigation. The product under consideration is currently classifiable within CN code ex56074100.2. Like product(7) Twines produced and sold by the Community industry on the Community market were found to be alike to the imports from the exporting country concerned in their basic physical and technical characteristics and in their uses. The same is true with regard to the product manufactured and sold on the domestic market of the exporting country concerned. All these products are, therefore, like products, as defined by Article 1(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 (hereinafter referred to as "the basic Regulation").C. RELATED ANTI-DUMPING PROCEDURE(8) On 28 February 1998(3), subsequent to the lodging of a complaint by Eurocord on behalf of Community producers representing a major proportion of the Community production of twines in January 1998, the Commission announced the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of twines originating in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Saudi Arabia.(9) In view of the findings of the investigation as set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 603/99(4) (see recital 68 and seq.) which are based on the same investigation period as the present investigation and thus on the same price and cost information provided by the exporting producer and the Community industry, the proceeding concerning imports originating in Saudi Arabia was terminated by Commission Decision 1999/215/EC(5) without the imposition of measures.D. DEVELOPING COUNTRY STATUS(10) While Saudi Arabia is not a member of the WTO, the Basic Regulation, in particular Article 14(5)(a) thereof, does not differentiate between Members and non-Members. For the purposes of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, Saudi Arabia would normally be treated as a developing country.E. SUBSIDIES(11) Since the findings of the investigation (see Section F) showed that the injury caused by the sole Saudi Arabian exporting producer was considered to be negligible, it was not necessary to establish findings relating to subsidies.F. INJURY(12) On the basis of the methodology described in recital 71 of Council Regulation (EC) No 603/99 and, as set out in recital (9), using identical price and cost data, the injury caused by the sole Saudi exporting producer was also considered to be negligible during the investigation period in the present investigation. In any event, the injury margin is below 2 %, which is the de minimis threshold for developing countries established by Article 14(5)(a) of the basic Regulation.G. CONCLUSION(13) Article 14(3) of the basic Regulation provides that there shall be immediate termination of a proceeding where it is determined that the injury is considered negligible. It is therefore proposed that the proceeding be terminated,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Sole ArticleThe countervailing proceeding concerning imports into the Community of polypropylene binder or baler twine of polyester fibres currently classifiable within CN code ex56074100 and originating in Saudi Arabia is hereby terminated.Done at Brussels, 27 May 1999.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANVice-President(1) OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1.(2) OJ C 233, 25.7.1998, p. 25.(3) OJ C 65, 28.2.1998, p. 8.(4) OJ L 75, 20.3.1999, p. 1.(5) OJ L 75, 20.3.1999, p. 34.


title: 86/631/EEC: Council Decision of 8 December 1986 concerning the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on trade in textile products consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community

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No L 366 / 16                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                    27 . 12 . 86
                                                    COUNCIL DECISION
                                                      of 8 December 1986
                 concerning the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European
                 Economic Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on trade in textile products consequent
                  on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community
                                                         ( 86 / 631 / EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                              of Egypt on trade in textile products consequent on the
                                                                       accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  Republic to the Community is hereby approved on behalf of
Economic Community , and in particular Article 113                     the Community .
thereof ,
                                                                       The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision .
Having    regard    to   the   recommendation     from     the
Commission ,
Whereas it is necessary to approve the Additional Protocol to                                    Article 2
the Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Arab Republic of Egypt on trade in textile products            The President of the Council shall give the notification
to take account of the accession to the Community of the               provided for in Article 4 of the Additional Protocol .
Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                       Done at Brussels , 8 December 1986 .
                           Article 1                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                The President
The Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Arab Republic                                                                    N. LAWSON


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2000/771/EC: Internal agreement between the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement

Official Journal L 317 , 15/12/2000 P. 0376 - 0381

Internal agreementBetween the representatives of the governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership AgreementTHE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, hereinafter referred to as "the Treaty",having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou (Benin) on 23 June 2000, hereinafter referred to as "the ACP-EC Agreement",having regard to the draft from the Commission,WHEREAS:(1) The Representatives of the Community will have to adopt common positions in the Council of Ministers provided for by the ACP-EC Agreement, hereinafter referred to as "the ACP-EC Council of Ministers". Moreover, implementation of the decisions, recommendations and opinions of that Council may require, as the case may be, action by the Community, joint action by the Member States or action by a Member State.(2) Therefore, it is necessary for the Member States to specify the conditions for determining, in the fields for which they are competent, the common positions to be adopted by the Representatives of the Community within the ACP-EC Council of Ministers. In the same fields, it will also be for them to take the measures implementing such decisions, recommendations and opinions of that Council as may require joint action by the Member States or action by a Member State.(3) For matters covered by the ACP-EC Agreement that fall within their competence the Member States will have to authorise the Council to take appropriate decisions under Articles 96 and 97 of the ACP-EC Agreement.(4) Provision should, likewise, be made for the Member States to communicate to one another and to the Commission any treaty, convention, agreement or arrangement and any part of a treaty, convention, agreement or arrangement which concerns matters dealt with in the ACP-EC Agreement and which has been, or will be, concluded between one or more Member States and one or more ACP States.(5) Procedures should also be laid down whereby Member States may settle any disputes which may arise between them with regard to the ACP-EC Agreement,HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The common position to be taken by the Representatives of the Community in the ACP-EC Council of Ministers and the Committee of Ambassadors when they consider matters for which the Member States are competent shall be adopted by the Council, acting unanimously on a draft from the Commission or from a Member State after consulting the Commission.Article 2Decisions and recommendations adopted by the ACP-EC Council of Ministers or the Committee of Ambassadors in the fields for which the Member States are competent shall be implemented by acts adopted by the latter.Article 3The position of the Member States for the implementation of Articles 96 and 97 of the ACP-EC Agreement shall, when that position concerns matters within their competence, be adopted by the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure set out in the Annex.If the planned measures concern matters falling within the competence of the Member States, the Council may also act on the initiative of a Member State.Article 4Any treaty, convention, agreement or arrangement, or any part of a treaty, convention, agreement or arrangement, of whatever form or nature, which has been, or will be, concluded between one or more Member States and one or more ACP States and which concerns matters dealt with in the ACP-EC Agreement, shall be communicated at the earliest opportunity by the Member State or States concerned to the other Member States and to the Commission. At the request of a Member State or of the Commission, any texts so communicated shall be discussed by the Council.Article 5Should a Member State consider it necessary to invoke Article 98 of the ACP-EC Agreement in matters for which the Member States are competent, it shall first consult the other Member States and the Commission.If the ACP-EC Council of Ministers has to reach a decision on the action by the Member State referred to in the first paragraph, the position put forward by the Community shall be that of the Member State concerned, unless the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, decide otherwise.Article 6Disputes arising between Member States concerning the ACP-EC Agreement, the Annexes and Protocols attached thereto or the Internal Agreements concluded for implementation of the said ACP-EC Agreement shall, at the request of the earliest petitioner, be submitted to the Court of Justice of the European Communities in the manner laid down in the Treaty and in the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice annexed to the Treaty.Article 7The Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, may at any time amend this Agreement, acting unanimously on a draft from the Commission or from a Member State after consulting the Commission.Article 8This Agreement shall be approved by each Member State in accordance with its own constitutional requirements. The government of each Member State shall notify the General Secretariat of the Council of the completion of the procedures required for the entry into force of the Agreement.Provided that the provisions of the first paragraph have been complied with, this Agreement shall enter into force at the same time as the ACP-EC Agreement(1). It shall remain in force for the duration of that Agreement.Article 9This Agreement, drawn up in a single original in the Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish languages, all eleven texts being equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the General Secretariat of the Council, which shall transmit a certified copy to each of the governments of the Signatory States.Hecho en Bruselas, el dieciocho de septiembre del año dos mil./Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den attende september to tusind./Geschehen zu Brüssel am achtzehnten September zweitausend./Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα οκτώ Σεπτεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες./Done at Brussels on the eighteenth day of September in the year two thousand./Fait à Bruxelles, le dix-huit septembre deux mille./Fatto a Bruxelles, addì diciotto settembre duemila./Gedaan te Brussel, de achttiende september tweeduizend./Feito em Bruxelas, em dezoito de Setembro de dois mil./Tehty Brysselissä kahdeksantenatoista päivänä syyskuuta vuonna kaksituhatta./Som skedde i Bryssel den artonde september tjugohundra.Pour le gouvernement du Royaume de BelgiqueVoor de Regering van het Koninkrijk BelgiëFür die Regierung des Königreichs Belgien>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.037901.EPS">For regeringen for Kongeriget Danmark>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.037902.EPS">Für die Regierung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.037903.EPS">Για την Κυβέρνηση της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.037904.EPS">Por el Gobierno del Reino de España>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.037905.EPS">Pour le gouvernement de la République française>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.038001.EPS">Thar ceann Rialtas na hÉireannFor the Government of Ireland>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.038002.EPS">Per il Governo della Repubblica italiana>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.038003.EPS">Pour le gouvernement du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.038004.EPS">Voor de Regering van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.038005.EPS">Für die Regierung der Republik Österreich>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.038101.EPS">Pelo Governo da República Portuguesa>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.038102.EPS">Suomen hallituksen puolestaPå finska regeringens vägnar>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.038103.EPS">På svenska regeringens vägnar>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.038104.EPS">For the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland>PIC FILE= "L_2000317EN.038105.EPS">(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 Council.ANNEX1. Where, on the initiative of the Commission or a Member State, the Council considers that an ACP State has failed to fulfil an obligation concerning one of the essential elements referred to in Article 9 of the ACP-EC Agreement, or in serious cases of corruption, the ACP State concerned shall be invited, unless there is special urgency, to hold consultations in accordance with Articles 96 and 97 of the ACP-EC Agreement.The Council shall act by a qualified majority.In the consultations, the Community shall be represented by the Presidency of the Council and the Commission.2. If, on expiry of the deadlines set in Articles 96 and 97 of the ACP-EC Agreement for the consultations and despite all efforts, no solution has been found, or immediately in a case of urgency or refusal to hold consultations, the Council may, pursuant to those Articles, decide, on a proposal from the Commission, to take appropriate measures including partial suspension acting by a qualified majority. The Council shall act unanimously in case of a full suspension of application of the ACP-EC Agreement in relation to the ACP State concerned.These measures shall remain in force until such time as the Council has used the applicable procedure as set out in the first subparagraph to take a decision amending or revoking the measures adopted previously, or where applicable, for the period indicated in the Decision.For that purpose the Council shall proceed to review regularly and at least every six months the above measures.The President of the Council shall notify the measures thus adopted to the ACP State concerned and to the ACP-EC Council of Ministers before they enter into force.The Council's Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Where the measures are adopted immediately, notification thereof shall be addressed to the ACP State and to the ACP-EC Council of Ministers at the same time as an invitation to hold consultations.3. The European Parliament shall be immediately and fully informed of any decision taken under paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Annex.


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84/35/EEC: Council Decision of 23 January 1984 on the provisional application to the State of St Christopher and Nevis of the arrangements provided for in Decision 80/1186/EEC on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community

Official Journal L 023 , 28/01/1984 P. 0033 - 0033

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 23 January 1984  on the provisional application to the State of St Christopher and Nevis of the arrangements provided for in Decision 80/1186/EEC on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community  (84/35/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Decision 80/1186/EEC of 16 December 1980 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 142 (2) thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Whereas, pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 142 (2) of Decision 80/1186/EEC, the arrangements provided for therein may continue to apply provisionally, under conditions laid down by the Council, to countries and territories which become independent;  Whereas St Kitts-Nevis, which is mentioned in Annex I to the said Decision, achieved independence on 19 September 1983 as the State of St Christopher and Nevis;  Whereas a decision should be taken to continue to apply provisionally to that State the arrangements provided for in the abovementioned Decision;  Whereas the Second ACP-EEC Convention is open, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 185 thereof, to accession by countries or territories referred to in part four of the Treaty which have become independent; whereas such accession can take place only following a request by the State concerned and with the approval of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers;  Whereas St Christopher and Nevis has submitted a request for accession to the Second ACP-EEC Convention,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  The arrangements laid down by Decision 80/1186/EEC shall apply provisionally to St Christopher and Nevis until the latter accedes to the Second ACP-EEC Convention.  Article 2  Questions relating to the application to St Christopher and Nevis of Decision 80/1186/EEC shall be dealt with as necessary by direct contact between the competent authorities of that State and of the Community.  Article 3  This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.  It shall apply with effect from 19 September 1983.  Done at Brussels, 23 January 1984.  For the Council  The President  C. CHEYSSON  (1) OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1980, p. 1.


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82/679/EEC: Council Decision of 4 October 1982 appointing the Greek members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitionersa

Official Journal L 285 , 08/10/1982 P. 0028

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 4 October 1982  appointing the Greek members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners  (82/679/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to Council Decision 76/688/EEC of 25 July 1978 setting up an Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,  Whereas, under Article 3 of that Decision, the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners consists of three experts from each Member State and an alternate member for each of those experts; whereas under Article 4 of that Decision the term of office of these experts and alternate members is three years;  Whereas the Hellenic Republic acceded to the European Communities on 1 January 1981; whereas experts and alternate members should therefore be appointed to represent the Hellenic Republic on the said Committee;  Whereas, by Decision 80/376/EEC of 26 March 1980 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners for the period 26 March 1980 to 25 March 1983;  Whereas the experts and alternate members designated by the Hellenic Republic should be appointed until 25 March 1983,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Sole Article  The following have been appointed as Greek members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on the Training of Dental Practitioners until 25 March 1983:  A. Experts from the practising profession of dentistry  Member: Mr Brice Guy  Alternate member: Mr Viglas Panayiotis  B. Experts from the relevant faculties of the universities or comparable institutions  Member: Mr Mitsis Fotis  Alternate member: Mr Iacovidis Dimitrios  C. Experts from the competent authorities of the Member States  Member: Mrs S. Kouri-Sarofonitou  Alternate member: Mrs A. Frentzou.  Done at Lxembourg, 4 October 1982.  For the Council  The President  H. GROVE  (1) OJ No L 233, 24. 8. 1978, p. 15.  (2) OJ No L 93, 10. 4. 1980, p. 22.


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80/186/EEC: Council Decision of 11 February 1980 replacing an alternate member of the Committee of the European Social Fund

Official Journal L 040 , 16/02/1980 P. 0048

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 249 , 10 . 11 . 1971 , P . 54 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO 56 , 31 . 8 . 1960 , P . 1201/60 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 91 , 12 . 4 . 1968 , P . 25 .        COUNCIL DECISION   OF 11 FEBRUARY 1980   REPLACING AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND  ( 80/186/EEC )   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,   HAVING REGARD TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2396/71 ( 1 ) CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE RULES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND ( 2 ), AS AMENDED BY THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 9 APRIL 1968 ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 17 APRIL 1978 APPOINTING THE MEMBERS AND ALTERNATE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 16 APRIL 1980 ,   WHEREAS ONE SEAT AS ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE AFORESAID COMMITTEE IN THE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE CATEGORY HAS FALLEN VACANT FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF MR BULOW-LUDVIGSEN , NOTIFIED TO THE COUNCIL ON 7 JANUARY 1980 ;   HAVING REGARD TO THE NOMINATION SUBMITTED ON 25 JANUARY 1980 ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   SOLE ARTICLE   MR MORTEN FENGER IS HEREBY APPOINTED ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND IN PLACE OF MR BULOW-LUDVIGSEN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LATTER ' S TERM OF OFFICE , WHICH RUNS UNTIL 16 APRIL 1980 .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 11 FEBRUARY 1980 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   F . PANDOLFI


title: Council Decision of 3 March 1970 on the conclusion of an Agreement with Canada negotiated under Article II (5) of GATT

text:
260                                         Official Journal of the European Communities
No L 54/ 16                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                     9.3.70
                                                         COUNCIL DECISION
                                                             of 3 March 1970
                   on the conclusion of an Agreement with Canada negotiated under Article II (5) of GATT
                                                              ( 70/ 179/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                              Article 1
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 113,                       The Agreement negotiated with Canada under Article II
 1 14 and 228 thereof;
                                                                          (5) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is
                                                                          concluded on behalf of the European Economic Commu
Having regard to the Council Decision of 5 December                       nity ; the text of the Agreement is annexed to this Deci
1961 ;                                                                    sion.
                                                                                Articled
Having regard to the report from the Commission ;
                                                                          The Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on
Whereas the Government of Canada has, through a tariff                    Tariffs and Trade shall be notified of the conclusion of
reclassification, modified the scope of a concession af                  this Agreement.
fecting the European Economic Community; whereas
that modification has been the subject of negotiations for
                                                                           Done at Brussels, 3 March 1970.
compensatory adjustment under Article II (5) of the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;                                                              For the Council
Whereas the concessions offered by Canada in compen                                                   The President
sation for the modified concession are satisfactory ,                                                   Ch . HEGER
                                                                  ANNEX .
                                                 ARTICLE II : 5 NEGOTIATIONS - 1969
                                                         SCHEDULE V - CANADA
                The Delegations of the Commission of the European Communities and Canada have concluded nego
                tiations under Article 11:5 for compensatory adjustment in connection with the impairment of the
                concession on flash guns in Schedule V resulting from the decision of the Tariff Board of 17 May 1965
                on the classification of electronic flash apparatus.
               For the Delegation ofthe Commission                        For the Delegation ofCanada
               ofthe European Communities
               Geneva, Switzerland
               25 August 1969
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Compensation negotiated with the European Economic Community as adjustment under Article 11:5 for the
impairment of the concession on flash guns in the schedule of the Government of Canada resulting from the
                               Decision of the Tariff Board of 17 May 196S
                      NEW CONCESSIONS NOT IN EXISTING SCHEDULE
   Tariff item                                                                         Rates of duty
      No                                    Description of products                     to be bound
43130-1              Engineers', surveyors' or draftsmen's precision instruments
                     and apparatus, namely :
                    Alidades ;
                    Altazimuths ;
                    Aneroid barometers ;
                    Boards, military sketching ;
                    Clinometers ;
                    Compasses ;
                    Cross staff heads ;
                    Curves, adjustable, irregular, railroad and ship ;
                    Curvimeters ;
                    Dipping needles ;
                    Distance measuring apparatus using light, radio or sound
                    waves ;
                    Drafting instruments of all kinds ;
                    Drafting machines ;
                    Gyro converters ;
                    Heliographs ;
                    Integrators ;
                    Levels ;
                    Liners, section ;
                    Meters, portable for hydraulic engineering ;
                    Pantographs ;
                    Parallel rules ;
                    Parallel ruling attachments ;
                    Pedometers and paceomete/r ;
                    Plane tables, military and topographic ;
                    Planimeters·;
                    Poles, ranging ;
                    Prisms, angle ;
                    Protractors ;
                    Rods, levelling ;
                    Scales, flat and triangular ;
                    Sextants ;
                    Slide rules ;
                    Splines ;
                    Straight edges ;
                    Subtense bars ;
                    Tacheometers ;
                    Tallying machines, pocket ;
                    Tee squares ;
                    Telemeters ;
                    Theodolites ;
                    Transits ;
                    Traversing targets ;
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    Tariffitem                                                               Rates of duty
                                        Description of products
        No                                                                    to be bound
    43130-1    Triangles of all types ;
    (cont'd)
               Parts, attachments, tripods, base plates and fitted cases for
               all the foregoing                                                      5%
    46200-2    Electronic flash apparatus designed to be hand held or
               mounted on hand cameras, including self-contained battery
               operated power supplies for use therewith ; parts of the
               foregoing                                                            10%


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95/468/EC: Council Decision of 6 November 1995 on a Community contribution for telematic interchange of data between administrations in the Community (IDA)

Official Journal L 269 , 11/11/1995 P. 0023 - 0025

COUNCIL DECISION  of 6 November 1995 on a Community contribution for telematic interchange of data between  administrations in the Community (IDA) (95/468/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 235  thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission  (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament  (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee  (3), Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions  (4), Having regard to the Council Resolution of 16 June 1994 on the development of administrative  cooperation in the implementation and enforcement of Community legislation in the internal market   (5), Having regard to the Council Resolution of 20 June 1994 on coordination with regard to the  information exchange between administrations  (6), Having regard to the conclusions of the Corfu European Council of 24 and 25 June 1994, Whereas the functioning of the internal market involves close cooperation between the competent  administrations in the Member States and between them and the Community institutions; Whereas in certain cases it is necessary to have recourse to the use of telematic techniques for  such exchange of information; Whereas, in order to be able to exchange information between the administrations in the different  Member States, the Member States' internal telematic systems must above all comply with rules  governing architecture, management, responsibility and maintenance, to ensure the interoperability  of those telematic systems; Whereas that task is incumbent principally on the Member States; Whereas in certain cases a Community contribution is necessary insofar as the objectives of the  proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason  of the scale or effects of the proposed action, be matter achieved by the Community; Whereas the conditions should be laid down under which the implementation of certain specific  projects is eligible for Community support; Whereas, if there were no such Community contribution, exchanges of information between the  different administrative systems concerned at national and Community level would be likely not to  be satisfactorily carried out; Whereas a financial reference amount, within the meaning of point 2 of the Declaration by the  European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 March 1995, is included in this Decision  for 1995 and 1996, without thereby affecting the powers of the budgetary authority as they are  defined by the Treaty; Whereas the Treaty does not provide for powers other than those in Article 235 for the adoption of  this Decision, the main purpose of which is to facilitate cooperation between administrations, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The purpose of this Decision is to determine the Community  contribution to certain projects in the field of telematic interchange of data between  administrations with a view to facilitating cooperation between them. For this purpose, a list of  projects is laid down for 1995, 1996 and 1997 for which a specific need is hereby recognized along  with the need for a Community contribution to render them operational throughout the Community. Article 2 1.  The following are hereby recoginzed as projects for telematic exchange of data  between administrations requiring Community support: -  practical introduction of electronic mail on the basis of X.400, -  improvement in the telematic interchange of data among Member States and between Member States  and the Community institutions, -  facilitating the Community decision-making process, i.e. mainly the communication and management  of official documents, -  progress in the field of the following horizontal activities: -  provision of generic services such as message transfer, file transfer and data base access, -  data structure and reference model involving definition of common architecture rules,  standardization activities and practical implementation, in particular NSPP (National Service Pilot  Projects), -  legal and contractual framework and quality control, -  support for preparatory measures for telematic interchange of data of the European Environmental  Agency, the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), the European  Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products, the European Monitoring Centre on Drug and Drug  Addiction and the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the Union, upon the request of these  bodies, -  practical implementation of the following sectoral projects: >TABLE> 2.  The Community may support, within the framework of this Decision and in particular Article 4  thereof, other projects to meet the need for telematic interchange of data between administrations  in accordance with Article 1 insofar as such need has been identified in another Council Decision. Article 3 1.  The financial reference amount for the implementation of this action for 1995 and  1996 shall be ECU 60 million. The financial reference amount for 1997 shall be adopted by the Council in the framework of the  mid-term evaluation referred to in Article 6. 2.  The annual appropriations shall be authorized by the budgetary authority within the limits of  the financial perspective. 3.  This Decision shall relate solely to the use of Community financial resources and shall not  affect Member States' financial expenditure in respect of the projects recognized under Article 2  of this Decision. Article 4 1.  The Commission shall be responsible for the implementation of this Decision. 2.  The Commission shall be assisted in this by a committee composed of representatives of the  Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission. 3.  (a)  The following procedure shall apply in respect of: -  approval of the work programme drawn up by the Commission at half-yearly intervals, -  arrangements for Community contribution and breakdown of budgetary expenditure, -  approval of the content of tenders and evaluation of projects and measures the total value of  which is in excess of ECU 200  000, -  adoption of common rules and procedures for bringing about technical and administrative  interoperability. The Commission representative shall submit to the Committee a draft of 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 concerned. 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 Chariman  shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the proposed measures if they are in accordance with the Committee's  opinion. If the proposed measures are not in accordance with the Committee's opinion, or if no opinion is  delivered, the Commission shall without delay submit to the Council a proposal relating to the  measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. If, on the expiry of a period of three months from the date of referral to the Council, the Council  has not acted, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures. (b)  With regard to the measures for implementation of this Decision other than those referred to  in (a), 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 set depending on the urgency of the matter concerned, if necessary by taking a vote. The opinion shall be recorded in the Committee's minutes; in addition, each Member State shall be  entitled to ask for its position to be 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. Article 5 1.  In implementing the projects recognized under Article 2, the content of the  Community contribution may include the following types of action. -  presentation of technical network solutions to enable communication between the administrations'  autonomous information systems, -  preparation and validation of common rules for a communications architecture, -  examination of any possible impact on users, -  contribution to laying down a legal framework, in particular by drawing up specimen agreements, -  consultation and coordination of all parties concerned in the national administrations and  Community institutions as well as of network operators, service providers and industrial  companies. The content of the individual projects will be defined in detail within the work programme referred  to in the first indent of Article 4 (3) (a). 2.  In the case of Community contributions, the following framework conditions should be  satisfied: -  any expenditure shall guarantee value for money through prior appraisal and by ensuring that the  benefits secured are in keeping with the resources deployed, -  interoperability of IT networks, services and applications, -  taking account of the work of the European standardization organizations and of Ephos, -  taking account of provisions on the protection of personal data, -  inclusion of the R& D results of the third and fourth framework programmes insofar as they  concern information systems for administrations, in particular ENS (European Nervous System). Article 6 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply until 31 December 1997. The Commission shall, in accordance with the Member States, carry out mid-term and ex post  evaluations, as well as continuous and systematic monitoring, of the activities covered by this  Decision, in relation to specified objectives and taking into account costs, benefits, and return  on investment. It shall forward its mid-term evaluation to the European Parliament and the Council  no later than 30 September 1996, together with any appropriate proposals. Done at Brussels, 6 November 1995. For the Council The President J. M. EGUIAGARAY


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89/675/EEC: Council Decision of 18 December 1989 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the protocol establishing for the period 16 June 1989 to 15 June 1991 the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau

Official Journal L 398 , 30/12/1989 P. 0001 - 0002

COUNCIL  DECISIONof 18 December 1989on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of  letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol establishing for the period 16 June  1989 to 15 June 1991 the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement  between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on  fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau(89/675/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b)  thereof, Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the  Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau signed in Bissau on 27 February  1980 (1), as last amended by the Agreement signed in Brussels on 29 June 1987 (2), Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau conducted negotiations to determine the  amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau at  the end of the period of application of the Protocol referred to in Article 9 of the Agreement; Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 9 June 1989; Whereas, under that Protocol, Community fishermen have fishing rights in the waters under the  sovereignty or jurisdiction of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 1989 to 15 June 1991; Whereas, under Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of Accession, it is for the Council to determine  the procedures appropriate to take into consideration all or part of the interests of the Canary  Islands when it adopts decisions, case by case, particularly with a view to the conclusion of  fisheries agreements with third countries; whereas the case in point calls for the said procedures  to be determined; Whereas, in order to avoid any interruption in the fishing activities of Community vessels, it is  essential that the Protocol in question be approved as soon as possible; whereas, for this reason,  the two Parties initialled an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters providing for the  provisional application of the initialled Protocol from the day following the date of expiry of the  Protocol in force; whereas this Agreement should be approved pending a final decision taken on the  basis of Article 43 of the Treaty, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the  provisional application of the Protocol establishing for the period 16 June 1989 to 15 June 1991  the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European  Economic Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau is hereby approved on behalf of the  Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. Article 2With a view to taking into consideration the interests of the Canary Islands, the  Agreement referred to in Article 1 and, in so far as is necessary for its application, the  provisions of the common fisheries policy relating to the conservation and management of fishery  resources shall also apply to vessels which sail under the flag of Spain, which are recorded on a  permanent basis in the registers of the relevant authorities at local level ('registros de base')  in the Canary Islands, under the conditions specified in Note 6 to Annex I to Council Regulation  (EEC) No 1135/88 of 7 March 1988 concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products'  and methods of administrative cooperation in trade between the customs territory of the Community,  Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary Islands (1). Article 3The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to  sign the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters in order to bind the Community. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1989. For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. MELLICK(1) OJ N° L 226, 29. 8. 1980, p. 33. (2) OJ N° L 113, 30. 4. 1987, p. 1. (1) OJ N° L 114, 2. 5. 1988, p. 1.


title: Political and Security Committee Decision EUBAM Rafah/1/2008 of 11 November 2008 concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah)

text:
               15.11.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 306/99

      POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUBAM Rafah/1/2008
   of 11 November 2008
   concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah)
   (2008/863/CFSP)
   THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 25(3) thereof,
   Having regard to Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP of 12 December 2005 concerning the Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point, EUBAM Rafah (1), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Under Article 10(2) of Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with Article 25 of the Treaty, to take appropriate decisions for the purpose of exercising political control over and directing strategically the EUBAM Rafah Mission, and in particular to appoint a Head of Mission.

               (2)

               The Secretary-General/High Representative has proposed the appointment of Mr Alain FAUGERAS as Head of Mission of the EUBAM Rafah Mission,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Mr Alain FAUGERAS is hereby appointed Head of Mission of the European Union Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah).
   Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
   It shall apply from 25 November 2008 until 24 November 2009.

      Done at Brussels, 11 November 2008.

            For the Political and Security Committee

            The President

         C. ROGER

      (1)  OJ L 327, 14.12.2005, p. 28.


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2003/270/EC: Council Decision of 8 April 2003 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks as regards the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank

Official Journal L 099 , 17/04/2003 P. 0049 - 0049

Council Decisionof 8 April 2003amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks as regards the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank(2003/270/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (ECB) and in particular to Article 27(1) thereof,Having regard to the recommendation of the ECB of 6 March 2003,Whereas:(1) The accounts of the ECB and of the national central banks are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.(2) The Governing Council of the ECB recommended the Council to approve the appointment, starting from the financial year 2003, of a new external auditor of the Deutsche Bundesbank, in addition to the continuing mandate of its other external auditor, as approved by virtue of Decision 1999/70/EC(1).(3) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1Article 1(2) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:"2. PwC Deutsche Revision AG and Ernst &  Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank as from the financial year 2003 for a renewable period of one year."Article 2This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.Article 3This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.Done at Luxembourg, 8 April 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. Drys(1) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69. Decision as last amended by Decision 2000/737/EC (OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 23).


title: 2012/625/EU: Council Decision of 4 October 2012 appointing a Cypriot member of the European Economic and Social Committee

text:
               9.10.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 274/28

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 4 October 2012
   appointing a Cypriot member of the European Economic and Social Committee
   (2012/625/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 Government of the Republic of Cyprus,
   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 Andreas LOUROUTZIATIS,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Mr Manthos MAVROMMATIS 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, 4 October 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. CHARALAMBOUS

      (1)  OJ L 251, 25.9.2010, p. 8.


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82/886/EEC: Council Decision of 13 December 1982 concerning the conclusion of the Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Oceani

Official Journal L 378 , 31/12/1982 P. 0024 - 0024 Finnish special edition: Chapter 4 Volume 1 P. 0065  Spanish special edition: Chapter 04 Volume 2 P. 0044  Swedish special edition: Chapter 4 Volume 1 P. 0065  Portuguese special edition Chapter 04 Volume 2 P. 0044

COUNCIL DECISION of 13 December 1982 concerning the conclusion of the Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean (82/886/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,  Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),  Whereas international cooperation is essential to ensure the conservation, restoration, enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks in the North Atlantic Ocean;  Whereas the Community participated in negotiations which culminated in the adoption by a diplomatic conference held in Reykjavik from 18 to 22 January 1982 of a Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean;  Whereas this Convention takes into account the provisions on anadromous stocks of fish in the Draft Convention of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea;  Whereas the Convention provides a useful framework for international cooperation to ensure the conservation, restoration, enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks in the North Atlantic Ocean;  Whereas the Convention establishes a satisfactory balance between the interests of States in whose rivers salmon originate and other States in whose areas of fishery jurisdiction salmon are fished,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:    Sole Article The Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.  The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision.     Done at Brussels, 13 December 1982.  For the Council  The President  N.A. KOFOED  (1) OJ No C 238, 13.9.1982, p. 106.           CONVENTION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF SALMON IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN    THE PARTIES to this Convention,  RECOGNIZING that salmon originating in the rivers of different States intermingle in certain parts of the North Atlantic Ocean,  TAKING INTO ACCOUNT international law, the provisions on anadromous stocks of fish in the Draft Convention of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea and other developments in international fora relating to anadromous stocks,  DESIRING to promote the acquisition, analysis and dissemination of scientific information pertaining to salmon stocks in the North Atlantic Ocean,  DESIRING to promote the conservation, restoration, enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks in the North Atlantic Ocean through international cooperation,  HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:    Article 1 1. This Convention applies to the salmon stocks which migrate beyond areas of fisheries jurisdiction of coastal States of the Atlantic Ocean north of 36° N latitude throughout their migratory range.  2. Nothing in this Convention shall effect the rights, claims or views of any party with regard to the limits or extent of jurisdiction over fisheries, nor shall it prejudice the views or positions of any party with respect to the law of the sea.   Article 2 1. Fishing of salmon is prohibited beyond areas of fisheries jurisdiction of coastal States.  2. Within areas of fisheries jurisdiction of coastal States, fishing of salmon is prohibited beyond 12 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured, except in the following areas:    (a) in the West Greenland Commission area, up to 40 nautical miles from the baselines ; and       (b) in the North-East Atlantic Commission area, within the area of fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands.         3. The parties shall invite the attention of any State not a party to this Convention to any matter relating to the activities of the vessels of that State which appears to affect adversely the conservation, restoration, enhancement or rational management of salmon stocks subject to this Convention or the implementation of the Convention.   Article 3 1. There is hereby established an international organization that shall be known as the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization, hereinafter referred to as "the organization".  2. The objective of the organization shall be to contribute through consultation and cooperation to the conservation, restoration, enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks subject to this Convention, taking into account the best scientific evidence available to it.  3. The organization shall consist of:    (a) a council;       (b) three regional commissions:      - a North American Commission,           - a West Greenland Commission, and           - a North-East Atlantic Commission ; and                  (c) a secretary.         4. The areas of the commissions shall be as follows:    (a)  North American Commission : maritime waters within areas of fisheries jurisdiction of coastal States off the east coast of North America;   (b)  West Greenland Commission : maritime waters within the area of fisheries jurisdiction off the coast of West Greenland west of a line drawn along 44° W longitude south to 59° N latitude, thence due east to 42° W longitude and thence due south ; and  (c)  North-East Atlantic Commission : maritime waters east of the line referred to in subparagraph (b).  5. The organization shall have legal personality and shall enjoy in the territories of the parties and in its relations with other international organizations such legal capacity as may be necessary to perform its functions and achieve its ends. The immunities and privileges which the organization, its officers and staff and representatives of the parties shall enjoy in the territory of a State shall be subject to agreement between the organization and the State concerned.  6. The official languages of the organization shall be English and French.  7. The office of the organization shall be at Edinburgh or at such other place as the council may decide.   Article 4 1. The functions of the council shall be:    (a) to provide a forum for the study, analysis and exchange of information among the parties on matters concerning the salmon stocks subject to this Convention, and on the achievement of the objective of the Convention;       (b) to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation on matters concerning the salmon stocks in the North Atlantic Ocean beyond Commission areas;       (c) to facilitate the coordination of the activities of the commissions and to coordinate the initiatives of the parties under Article 2 (3);       (d) to establish working arrangements with the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and other appropriate fisheries and scientific organizations;       (e) to make recommendations to the parties, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea or other appropriate fisheries and scientific organizations concerning the undertaking of scientific research;       (f) to supervise and coordinate the administrative, financial and other internal affairs of the organization, including the relations among its constituent bodies;       (g) to coordinate the external relations of the organization ; and       (h) to perform such other functions as are conferred on it by this Convention.         2. The council shall have the authority to make recommendations to the parties and the commissions on matters concerning salmon stocks subject to this Convention, including the enforcement of laws and regulations, provided that no recommendation shall be made concerning the management of salmon harvests within the area of fisheries jurisdiction of a party.  3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, upon the specific request of a commission, the council shall have the authority to make recommendations to that commission on regulatory measures which the commission may propose pursuant to this Convention.   Article 5 1. Each party shall be a member of the council and may appoint to the council not more than three representatives who may be accompanied at its meetings by experts and advisers.  2. The council shall elect a president and vice-president who shall serve for two years. They shall be eligible for re-election, provided that they not serve for more than four years in succession in each office. The president and vice-president shall not be representatives of the same party.  3. The president of the council shall be the principal representative of the organization.  4. The president shall convene a regular annual meeting of the council and the commissions at a time and place determined by the council.  5. Upon the request of a party with the concurrence of another party the president shall call meetings of the council other than annual meetings at such time and place as the president may determine.  6. The council shall submit to the parties an annual report of the activities of the organization.    Article 6 1. The council shall adopt its rules of procedure.  2. Each member of the council shall have one vote in its proceedings.  3. Except where otherwise provided, decisions of the council shall be taken by a three-quarters majority of the votes of the members present and casting an affirmative or negative vote. No vote shall be taken unless two-thirds of the members are present.   Article 7 1. The functions of the North American Commission with regard to its area shall be:    (a) to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation between the members:      (i) on matters related to minimizing catches in the area of fisheries jurisdiction of one member of salmon originating in the rivers of another party, and           (ii) in cases where activities undertaken or proposed by one member affect salmon originating in the rivers of the other member because, for example, of biological interactions;                  (b) to propose regulatory measures for salmon fisheries under the jurisdiction of a member which harvest amounts of salmon significant to the other member in whose rivers that salmon originates, in order to minimize such harvests;       (c) to propose regulatory measures for salmon fisheries under the jurisdiction of a member which harvest amounts of salmon significant to another party in whose rivers that salmon originates ; and       (d) to make recommendations to the council concerning the undertaking of scientific research.         2. Each member shall, with respect to its vessels and the area under its fisheries jurisdiction, take the measures necessary to minimize by-catches of salmon originating in the rivers of the other member.  3. Fishing patterns in salmon fisheries in the North American Commission area shall not be altered in a manner which results in the initiation of fishing or increase in catches of salmon originating in the rivers of another party, except with the consent of the latter.   Article 8 The functions of the West Greenland Commission and the North-East Atlantic Commission with regard to their respective areas shall be:    (a) to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the members concerning the conservation, restoration, enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks subject to this Convention;       (b) to propose regulatory measures for fishing in the area of fisheries jurisdiction of a member of salmon originating in the rivers of other parties ; and       (c) to make recommendations to the council concerning the undertaking of scientific research.          Article 9 In exercizing the functions set out in Articles 7 and 8, a commission shall take into account:    (a) the best available information, including advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and other appropriate scientific organizations;       (b) measures taken and other factors, both inside and outside the commission area, that affect the salmon stocks concerned;       (c) the efforts of States of origin to implement and enforce measures for the conservation, restoration, enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks in their rivers and areas of fisheries jurisdiction, including measures referred to in Article 15 (5) (b);       (d) the extent to which the salmon stocks concerned feed in the areas of fisheries jurisdiction of the respective parties;       (e) the relative effects of harvesting salmon at different stages of their migration routes;       (f) the contribution of parties other than States of origin to the conservation of salmon stocks which migrate into their areas of fisheries jurisdiction by limiting their catches of such stocks or by other measures ; and   (g)  the interests of communities which are particularly dependent on salmon fisheries.          Article 10 1. The parties shall be members of the commissions as follows:    (a) North American Commission : Canada and the United States of America;       (b) West Greenland Commission : Canada, the European Economic Community and the United States of America;       (c) North-East Atlantic Commission : Denmark in respect of the Faroe Islands, the European Economic Community, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.         2. At its first meeting the council shall review and may by unanimous vote modify the membership of the West Greenland Commission.  3. A party not mentioned in paragraph 1 (b) may, at its request and upon the unanimous decision of the council, become a member of the West Greenland Commission or the North-East Atlantic Commission if it is a State of origin for significant quantities of salmon occurring in the respective commission area or if it exercises fisheries jurisdiction in that area.  4. Parties may participate as observers in the deliberations of a commission of which they are not members.  5. Each member may appoint to a commission not more than three representatives who may be accompanied at its meetings by experts and advisers.  6. Each commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman who shall serve for two years. They shall be eligible for re-election, provided that they not serve for more than four years in succession in each office. The chairman and vice-chairman shall not be representatives of the same member.  7. Upon the request of a member of a commission with the concurrence of another member the chairman shall call meetings of the commission other than annual meetings at such time and place as the chairman may determine.  8. Each commission shall, on a timely basis, make a report of its activities to the council.   Article 11 1. Each commission shall adopt its rules of procedure.  2. Each member of a commission shall have one vote in its proceedings. In addition, in the case of the North American Commission, the European Economic Community shall have the right to submit and vote on proposals for regulatory measures concerning salmon stocks originating in the territories referred to in Article 18. In the case of the North-East Atlantic Commission, Canada and the United States of America shall each have the right to submit and vote on proposals for regulatory measures concerning salmon stocks originating in the rivers of Canada or the United States of America, respectively, and occurring off East Greenland.  3. Decisions of a commission shall be taken by the unanimous vote of those present and casting an affirmative or negative vote. No vote shall be taken unless two-thirds of those entitled to vote on the matter concerned are present.   Article 12 1. The council shall appoint a secretary, who shall be the chief administrative officer of the organization.  2. The functions of the secretary shall be:    (a) to provide administrative services to the organization;       (b) to compile and disseminate statistics and reports concerning the salmon stocks subject to this Convention ; and       (c) to perform such functions as follow from other provisions of this Convention or as the council may determine.         3. The council shall determine the conditions of employment of the secretary and staff.  4. The secretary shall appoint the staff in accordance with staffing requirements approved by the council. The staff shall be responsible to the secretary, subject to the general supervision of the council.   Article 13 1. The secretary shall, without undue delay, notify the members of a commission of any regulatory measure proposed by the commission.   2. Subject to paragraph 3, a regulatory measure proposed by a commission under Article 7 (1) (b) or (c), or Article 8 (b), shall become binding on its members 60 days after the date specified in the secretary's notification or, if a later date is determined by the commission, on such date.  3. Any member in whose area of fisheries jurisdiction a regulatory measure would apply may, within 60 days of the date specified in the secretary's notification, lodge an objection to it. In this case the regulatory measure shall not become binding on any member. A member which has lodged an objection may at any time withdraw it. 30 days after all objections are withdrawn the regulatory measure shall become binding, subject to paragraph 2.  4. After the expiration of one year from the date on which a regulatory measure becomes binding, any member in whose area of fisheries jurisdiction the regulatory measure applies may denounce it by written notice to the secretary. The secretary shall immediately inform the other members of such denunciation. The regulatory measure shall cease to be binding on all members 60 days after the date of receipt by the secretary of the notice of denunciation or, if a later date is indicated by the member, on such date.  5. A commission may propose an emergency regulatory measure having effect prior to the expiration of the 60-day period referred to in paragraph 2. The members shall make best efforts to implement the measure, unless there is an objection by a member within 30 days after the commission has proposed it.   Article 14 1. Each party shall ensure that such action is taken, including the imposition of adequate penalties for violations, as may be necessary to make effective the provisions of this Convention and to implement regulatory measures which become binding on it under Article 13.  2. Each party shall transmit to the Council an annual statement of the actions taken pursuant to paragraph 1. Such statement shall be sent to the secretary not later than 60 days before the annual meeting of the council.   Article 15 1. Each party shall provide to the council available catch statistics for salmon stocks subject to this Convention taken in its rivers and area of fisheries jurisdiction at such intervals as the council may determine.  2. Each party shall compile and provide to the council such other statistics for salmon stocks subject to this Convention in its rivers and area of fisheries jurisdiction as required by the council. The council shall decide by unanimous vote the scope and form of such statistics and the intervals at which they shall be provided.  3. Each party shall provide the council with any other available scientific and statistical information which it requires for the purposes of this Convention.  4. Upon the request of the council each party shall provide to the council copies of laws, regulations and programmes in force or, where appropriate, summaries thereof, relating to the conservation, restoration, enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks subject to this Convention in its rivers and area of fisheries jurisdiction.  5. Each year each party shall notify the council of:    (a) the adoption or repeal since its last notification of laws, regulations and programmes relating to the conservation, restoration, enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks subject to this Convention in its rivers and area of fisheries jurisdiction;       (b) any commitments by the responsible authorities concerning the adoption or maintenance in force for specified periods of time within its territory or area of fisheries jurisdiction of measures relating to the conservation, restoration, enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks subject to this Convention ; and       (c) factors within its territory and area of fisheries jurisdiction which may significantly affect the abundance of salmon stocks subject to this Convention.         6. The notifications referred to in paragraph 5 (a) shall be sent to the secretary not later than 60 days before the annual meeting of the council. The notifications referred to in paragraph 5 (b) and (c) shall be sent to the secretary as soon as practicable.   Article 16 1. The council shall adopt an annual budget for the organization. The secretary shall transmit a draft  budget to the parties, together with a schedule of contributions, not later than 60 days before the meeting of the council at which the budget is to be considered.  2. The council shall determine the annual contribution of each party according to the following formula:    (a) 30 % of the budget shall be divided equally among the parties ; and       (b) 70 % of the budget shall be divided among the parties in proportion to their nominal catches of salmon subject to this Convention in the calendar year ending not more than 18 months and not less than six months before the beginning of the financial year.         3. The secretary shall notify each party of its contribution. Contributions shall be paid not later than four months after the date of such notification.  4. Contributions shall be payable in the currency of the State in which the office of the organization is located, unless the council decides otherwise.  5. The contribution of a party for which this Convention has entered into force during the course of a financial year shall for that year be a part of the annual contribution proportional to the number of complete months remaining in the year from the date of entry into force for that party.  6. A party which has not paid its contributions for two consecutive years shall not be entitled to vote under this Convention until it has fulfilled its obligations, unless the council decides otherwise.  7. The financial affairs of the organization shall be audited annually by external auditors to be selected by the council.   Article 17 1. This Convention shall be open for signature at Reykjavik from 2 March to 31 August 1982 by Canada, Denmark in respect of the Faroe Islands, the European Economic Community, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the United States of America.  2. This Convention shall be subject to ratification or approval.  3. This Convention shall be open for accession by the parties referred to in paragraph 1 and, subject to the approval of the council, by any other State that exercises fisheries jurisdiction in the North Atlantic Ocean or is a State of origin for salmon stocks subject to this Convention.  4. Instruments of ratification, approval or accession shall be deposited with the depositary.  5. This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the deposit of instruments of ratification, approval or accession by four parties, provided that among the four parties are two members of each commission and that at least one of the two members of each commission exercises fisheries jurisdiction in the commission area.  6. For each party ratifying, approving or acceding to this Convention after the deposit of the requisite instruments of ratification, approval or accession under paragraph 5, it shall enter into force on the date of entry into force of the Convention or on the date of deposit of the instrument of ratification, approval or accession, whichever is the later.  7. The depositary shall inform the signatories and acceding parties of the deposit of all instruments of ratification, approval and accession and shall notify the signatories and acceding parties of the date and the parties in respect of which Convention enters into force.  8. The depositary shall call the first meeting of the council and the commissions as soon as practicable after the entry into force of this Convention.   Article 18 This Convention shall apply, in so far as the European Economic Community is concerned, to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty.   Article 19 1. Any party may propose amendments to this Convention to be considered by the council. A proposed amendment shall be sent to the secretary not later than 90 days before the meeting at which it is proposed to be considered. The secretary shall immediately transmit the proposed amendment to the parties.  2. The adoption of an amendment by the council shall require the unanimous vote of the parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote. The  text of an amendment so adopted shall be transmitted by the secretary to the depositary which shall immediately notify the parties thereof.  3. An amendment shall enter into force for all parties 30 days after the date specified in the notification by the depositary of receipt from all parties of instruments of ratification or approval.  4. A party which becomes bound by this Convention after an amendment has entered into force in accordance with paragraph 3 shall be considered as a party to the Convention as amended.  5. The depositary shall immediately notify all parties of the receipt of instruments of ratification or approval and the entry into force of amendments.   Article 20 1. Any party may denounce this Convention with effect from 31 December of any year by giving notice to the depositary on or before the preceding 30 June. The depositary shall immediately inform the other parties of such denunciation.  2. Any other party may denounce this Convention with effect from the same 31 December by giving notice to the depositary within 30 days of the date on which the depositary informed the parties of a denunciation under paragraph 1.   Article 21 1. The original of this Convention shall be deposited with the Council of the European Communities, referred to in the Convention as the "depositary", which shall transmit certified copies thereof to all signatories and acceding parties.  2. The depositary shall register this Convention in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.