title: Decision No 235/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               15.3.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 73/17

      DECISION No 235/2008/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

   of 11 March 2008
   establishing the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The need to establish Europe-wide standards on the independence, integrity and accountability of the national and Community statistical authorities led the Statistical Programme Committee established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (2), unanimously to endorse, at its meeting on 24 February 2005, the European Statistics Code of Practice (hereinafter referred to as the Code of Practice) as presented in the Recommendation of the Commission of 25 May 2005 on the independence, integrity and accountability of the national and Community statistical authorities.

               (2)

               The Code of Practice has the dual purpose of improving trust and confidence in statistical authorities by proposing certain institutional and organisational arrangements on the one hand and reinforcing the quality of the statistics they produce on the other.

               (3)

               In the Communication of 25 May 2005 to the European Parliament and to the Council on the independence, integrity and accountability of the national and Community statistical authorities, the Commission acknowledged the usefulness of an external advisory body that could play an active role in overseeing how the Code of Practice is implemented by the European Statistical System as a whole. In its Recommendation of 25 May 2005, the Commission stated its intention to consider proposing the establishment of such an external advisory body.

               (4)

               On 8 November 2005, the Council concluded that a new high-level advisory body would enhance the independence, integrity and accountability of the Commission (Eurostat) and, in the context of the peer review assessment of implementing the Code of Practice, of the European Statistical System. The Council recommended that the body should be a small group of independent persons appointed on the basis of their competence.

               (5)

               The members of that body should provide a complementary mix of skills and experience, drawing, for example, on people from academia and those with national and/or international professional experience in the field of statistics.

               (6)

               The body should establish an assessment for the Commission (Eurostat) on the implementation of the Code of Practice analogous to the peer review of National Statistical Offices.

               (7)

               A dialogue with the Statistical Programme Committee and the European Statistical Advisory Committee, established by Decision No 234/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), on the Code of Practice, and also with Member States’ stakeholder bodies, should be encouraged where appropriate.

               (8)

               An advisory board should therefore be established, and its tasks and structure defined, without prejudice to Article 5 of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,

         HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Advisory Board
   The European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board) is hereby established. The purpose of the Board shall be to provide an independent overview of the European Statistical System as regards the implementation of the European Statistics Code of Practice (hereinafter referred to as the Code of Practice).
   Article 2
   Tasks
   1.   The Board’s tasks shall be to:

               (a)

               prepare an annual report for the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Code of Practice insofar as it relates to the Commission (Eurostat) and to transmit that report to the Commission prior to submitting it to the European Parliament and to the Council;

               (b)

               include in that annual report an assessment of the implementation of the Code of Practice in the European Statistical System as a whole;

               (c)

               advise the Commission on appropriate measures to facilitate the implementation of the Code of Practice insofar as it relates to the Commission (Eurostat) and to the European Statistical System as a whole;

               (d)

               advise the Commission (Eurostat) on communicating the Code of Practice to users and data providers;

               (e)

               advise the Commission (Eurostat) and the Statistical Programme Committee as regards updating the Code of Practice.

         2.   The Board may advise the Commission and shall respond to the Commission as regards questions relating to user confidence in European statistics, in compliance with the tasks laid down under paragraph 1.
   Article 3
   Membership of the Board
   1.   The Board shall comprise seven members, including its chairperson. The Board’s members shall act independently. The Commission (Eurostat) shall be represented as an observer.
   2.   The members of the Board shall be selected from among experts possessing outstanding competence in the field of statistics, shall perform their duties in their personal capacity, and shall be selected to provide a range of complementary skills and experience.
   3.   After consulting the Commission, the Council shall select, and the European Parliament shall approve, the nomination of the chairperson of the Board.
   The chairperson shall not be a current member of either a National Statistical Office or the Commission and shall have held no such post within the last two years.
   After consulting the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council shall each appoint three members of the Board.
   4.   The term of office for the chairperson and members of the Board shall be three years, renewable once.
   5.   If a member resigns before the expiry of his or her term of office, he or she shall be replaced by a new member, appointed in accordance with this Article, who shall serve a full term.
   Article 4
   Proceedings
   1.   The Board shall adopt its own rules of procedure, which shall be made public.
   2.   The Board’s annual report, referred to in Article 2(1)(a), shall be made public after submission to the European Parliament and to the Council. In addition, the Board may decide to publish any conclusion, partial conclusion or working document, provided that it has been communicated in advance to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission (Eurostat) and any other body involved, with an adequate opportunity for response.
   3.   Without prejudice to Article 287 of the Treaty, Board members shall be required not to disclose information to which they have gained access through the Board’s proceedings if the Commission informs them that such information is justifiably of a confidential nature or that responding to a request for an opinion or a question raised would lead to the disclosure of such confidential information.
   4.   The Board shall be assisted by a secretariat, which shall be provided by the Commission but which must act independently thereof. The Board’s secretary shall be appointed by the Commission after consulting the Board. The secretary shall act on the instructions of the Board.
   5.   The expenses of the Board shall be included in the budgetary estimates of the Commission.
   Article 5
   A review of the role and effectiveness of the Board shall be conducted three years after its establishment.
   Article 6
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Strasbourg, 11 March 2008.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         H.-G. PÖTTERING

            For the Council

            The President

         J. LENARČIČ

      (1)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 24 October 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 14 February 2008.

      (2)  OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.

      (3)  See page 13 of this Official Journal.


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Council Decision of 22 July 1997 continuing the application of Joint Action 96/676/CFSP adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union in relation to the nomination of an EU special envoy for the Middle East peace process

Official Journal L 205 , 31/07/1997 P. 0001 - 0001

COUNCIL DECISION of 22 July 1997 continuing the application of Joint Action 96/676/CFSP adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union in relation to the nomination of an EU special envoy for the Middle East peace process (97/475/CFSP)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular, Articles J.3 and J.11 thereof,Whereas Joint Action 96/676/CFSP of 25 November 1996 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union in relation to the nomination of a special envoy for the Middle East peace process (1) expires on 25 November 1997;Whereas in its conclusions of 26 June 1997 the Council considered that this Joint Action should be continued for a further year,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The application of Joint Action 96/676/CFSP shall be continued until 25 November 1998.Article 2In order to cover the expenses connected with Joint Action 96/676/CFSP, an additional amount of ECU 2 051 million shall be charged to the general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 1997.Article 3This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.Article 4This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.Done at Brussels, 22 July 1997.For the Council,The PresidentJ. POOS(1) OJ No L 315, 4. 12. 1996, p. 1.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2017/1849 of 10 October 2017 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska

text:
               13.10.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 264/5

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/1849
   of 10 October 2017
   amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Protocol No 4 on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,
   Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 8 September 2017 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska (ECB/2017/27) (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB's Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

               (2)

               The mandate of Národná banka Slovenska's current external auditors, Ernst & Young Slovakia, spol. s r.o., ended after the audit for the financial year 2016. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors for Národná banka Slovenska from the financial year 2017.

               (3)

               Národná banka Slovenska has selected Deloitte Audit s.r.o. as its external auditors for the financial years 2017 to 2020, with an option to extend the mandate to the financial years 2021 to 2023.

               (4)

               The Governing Council of the ECB has recommended that Deloitte Audit s.r.o. should be appointed as the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska for the financial years 2017 to 2020.

               (5)

               Following the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB, Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) should be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   In Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC, paragraph 16 is replaced by the following:

      ‘16.   Deloitte Audit s.r.o. is hereby approved as the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska for the financial years 2017 to 2020.’.

   Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.
   Article 3
   This Decision is addressed to the ECB.

      Done at Luxembourg, 10 October 2017.

            For the Council

            The President

         T. TÕNISTE

      (1)  OJ C 310, 19.9.2017, p. 1.

      (2)  Council Decision 1999/70/EC of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69).


title: 2011/828/EU: Council Decision of 5 December 2011 appointing six Dutch members and six Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

text:
               13.12.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 329/9

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 5 December 2011
   appointing six Dutch members and six Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
   (2011/828/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the Dutch Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

               (2)

               Six members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Sipke SWIERSTRA, Mr Léon FRISSEN, Ms Rinske KRUISINGA, Mr Dick BUURSINK, Ms Karla PEIJS and Ms Lenie DWARSHUIS-VAN DE BEEK. Four alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr René VAN DIESSEN, Mr Sjoerd GALEMA, Mr Martin JAGER and Mr Joop BINNEKAMP. Two alternate members’ seats will become vacant following the appointment of Mr W.B.H.J. VAN DE DONK and Mr Co VERDAAS as members of the Committee of the Regions,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:

               (a)

               as members:

                           —

                           Ms A.E. (Anne) BLIEK-DE JONG, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Flevoland,

                           —

                           Mr dr. J.C. (Co) VERDAAS, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Gelderland,

                           —

                           Mr mr. P.G. (Piet) DE VEY MESTDAGH, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Groningen,

                           —

                           Mr prof. dr. W.B.H.J. (Wim) VAN DE DONK, Commissaris van de Koningin (Queen’s Commissioner) Province of Noord-Brabant,

                           —

                           Ms W.H. (Hester) MAIJ, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Overijssel,

                           —

                           Mr drs. R.E. (Ralph) DE VRIES, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Utrecht;

                     and

               (b)

               as alternate members:

                           —

                           Mr H. (Henk) BRINK, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Drenthe,

                           —

                           Ms S.A.E. (Sietske) POEPJES, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Fryslân,

                           —

                           Mr drs. Th.J.F.M. (Theo) BOVENS, Commissaris van de Koningin (Queen’s Commissioner) Province of Limburg,

                           —

                           Ms drs. E.M. (Elvira) SWEET, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Noord-Holland,

                           —

                           Mr drs. B.J. (Ben) DE REU, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Zeeland,

                           —

                           Mr mr. drs. R.A.M. (Rogier) VAN DER SANDE, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Zuid-Holland.

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

      Done at Brussels, 5 December 2011.

            For the Council

            The President

         W. PAWLAK

      (1)  OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

      (2)  OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.


title: 2013/141/EU: Council Decision of 18 March 2013 appointing a Spanish member and three Spanish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

text:
               20.3.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 77/24

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 18 March 2013
   appointing a Spanish member and three Spanish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
   (2013/141/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposals of the Spanish Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

               (2)

               A member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Francisco Javier LÓPEZ ÁLVAREZ. Three alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Guillermo ECHENIQUE GONZÁLEZ, Mr Senén FLORENSA I PALAU and Ms Elvira SAINT-GERONS HERRERA,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:

               (a)

               as member:

                           —

                           Mr Iñigo URKULLU RENTERIA, Presidente del Gobierno Vasco;

                     and

               (b)

               as alternate members:

                           —

                           Ms María Ángeles ELORZA ZUBIRÍA, Secretaria General de Acción Exterior del Gobierno Vasco,

                           —

                           Mr Roger ALBINYANA I SAIGÍ, Secretario de Asuntos Exteriores, Generalitat de Cataluña,

                           —

                           Ms María Sol CALZADO GARCÍA, Secretaria General de Acción Exterior de la Junta de Andalucía.

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

      Done at Brussels, 18 March 2013.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. COVENEY

      (1)  OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

      (2)  OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.


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83/420/Euratom: Council Decision of 25 July 1983 approving the extension of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Kingdom of Spain in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion

Official Journal L 238 , 27/08/1983 P. 0034 - 0034

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 25 July 1983  approving the extension of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Kingdom of Spain in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion  (83/420/Euratom)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,  Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Kingdom of Spain in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion (1) concluded on 14 July 1980 for a period of three years,  Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the Commission,  Whereas, by its Decision 82/350/Euratom (2), the Council adopted a 1982 to 1986 research and training programme in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion;  Whereas the Commission has negotiated the extension of the Agreement in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion, pursuant to directives laid down by the Council;  Whereas it is necessary to approve the extension by the Commission of the Agreement for the lifetime of the aforesaid programme,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Sole Article  The extension until 31 December 1986 of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Kingdom of Spain in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion is hereby approved.  Done at Brussels, 25 July 1983.  For the Council  The President  C. SIMITIS  (1) OJ No L 190, 24. 7. 1980, p. 24.  (2) OJ No L 157, 8. 6. 1982, p. 22.


title: Council Decision of 9 June 2016 appointing a member and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for Romania

text:
               15.6.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 214/2

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 9 June 2016
   appointing a member and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for Romania
   (2016/C 214/02)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Decision of 22 July 2003 setting up an Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
   Having regard to the list of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By its Decision of 24 February 2016 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period from 29 February 2016 to 28 February 2019.

               (2)

               The government of Romania has submitted further nominations for three posts to be filled,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The following are hereby appointed as member and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 28 February 2019:
   EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES

               Country

               Member

               Alternates

               Romania

               Ms Daniela SÂRBU

               Mr Ovidiu NICOLESCU
               Ms Daniela TĂNASE

         Article 2
   The Council will appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 9 June 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         G. A. VAN DER STEUR

      (1)  OJ C 218, 13.9.2003, p. 1.

      (2)  Council Decision of 24 February 2016 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (OJ C 79, 1.3.2016, p. 1).


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88/319/EEC: Commission Decision of 4 May 1988 on the Guidelines for the Management of the European Social Fund in the financial years 1989 to 1991

Official Journal L 143 , 10/06/1988 P. 0045 - 0050

*****COMMISSION  DECISION  of 4 May 1988  on the Guidelines for the Management of the European Social Fund in the financial years 1989 to 1991  (88/319/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Decision 83/516/EEC of 17 October 1983 on the tasks of the European Social Fund (1), as amended by Decision 85/568/EEC (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,  Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the European Social Fund,  Whereas the Commission adopts, before 1 May of each year and for the three following financial years, the Fund Management Guidelines for determining those operations which reflect Community priorities as defined by the Council, and in particular the action programmes in the area of employment and vocational training;  Whereas the Member States have been consulted;  Whereas the 1989 European Social Fund applications will be made before the entry into force of the regulation concerning the objectives of the structural funds, their efficiency and the coordination of their activities both between themselves and with those of the EIB and the other existing financial instruments;  Whereas it is necessary, subject to technical modifications, to keep the guidelines for the management of the European Social Fund for the financial years 1988 to 1990 in force for the financial years 1989 to 1991,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  The Annex to Commission Decision 87/329/EEC of 29 April 1987 on the guidelines for the management of the European Social Fund in the financial years 1988 to 1990 (3) is changed as follows:  1. at point 1.1.2 '31 December 1987' is replaced by '31 December 1988';  2. at point 2.2 'The requirement for new technology shall not apply in 1988 for Spain' is deleted;  3. the list of areas of high and long-term unemployment and/or industrial and sectoral restructuring is changed as follows:  - the following areas are added:  France:  - Haute-Marne  - Lot-et-Garonne  - Maine-et-Loire  - Orne  - Puy-de-Dome  - Aisne within which the cantons of Catelet and of Bohain-en-Vermandois were already priority  - Meuse within which eastern areas were already priority  - Somme within which a few zones were already priority  Italy:  - Asti  United Kingdom:  - Dumfries and Galloway  - the following areas are deleted:  Belgium  - Bruxelles/Brussel  France  - Charente  - Correze  - Côtes-du-Nord  - Haute-Loire  - Marne  - Vaucluse  - Finistère without the area De Quimper  Italy  - Ancona  - Forli  - Pavia  - Piacenza  - Siena  - Venezia  - Pesaro e Urbino without the areas assisted  - Pistoia without the areas assisted  The Netherlands  - Zuid-Limburg  United Kingdom  - Cheshire  Article 2  The guidelines for the Management of the European Social Fund in the financial years 1989 to 1991 are annexed to the present Decision.  Done at Brussels, 4 May 1988.  For the Commission  Manuel MARÍN  Vice-President  (1) OJ No L 289, 22. 10. 1983, p. 38.  (2) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1985, p. 40.  (3) OJ No L 167, 26. 6. 1987, p. 56.  ANNEX  1.2 // 1.   // General  // 1.1.   // Fund assistance will be concentrated on operations to further employment in:  // 1.1.1.   // the absolute priority regions as defined in Article 7 (3) of Decision 83/516/EEC;   // 1.1.2.   // areas of industrial and sectoral restructuring as at 31 December 1988 made up of zones assisted from the non-quota section of the European Regional Development Fund or assisted under Article 56 of the ECSC Treaty (see attached guide list);   // 1.1.3.  // areas of high and long-term unemployment drawn up by reference to unemployment rates and per capita gross domestic product (see attached list).   // 1.2.   // Priority operations limited to the absolute priority regions are indicated by the letters 'AR'; those limited to these regions and the regions in the attached list are marked 'R'; priority operations without regional limitation are marked 'N'.   // 1.3.   // Persons unemployed for more than 12 months are considered to be long-term unemployed.   // 1.4.   // Priority will be given to vocational training operations which:   // 1.4.1.   // equip trainees with the skills required for one or more specific types of job;   // 1.4.2.   // have a minimum duration of 200 hours apart from whatever phases of preparatory training may be included;   // 1.4.3.   // include 40 hours devoted to training broadly related to new technologies, which are counted in the calculation of the minimum duration of training; this will not apply to operations for the mentally disabled;   // 1.4.4.  // in the case of operations intended to further employment in Greece and Portugal, the minimum duration laid down in 1.4.2 shall be reduced to 100 hours and the requirement related to new technologies in 1.4.3 shall not apply.   // 1.5.   // As far as operations of the apprenticeship type are concerned, only theoretical training is priority, and this only in the regions of absolute priority, or elsewhere where the employment of handicapped persons or members of the families of migrant workers is concerned.   // 1.6.   // Assistance for the salary costs of public agents who are to be instructors or development agents cannot be priority.   // 1.7.   // Applications will be approved by budget item. Where appropriations are insufficient to cover priority operations, a linear reduction will be applied, calculated in proportion to the financial volume of remaining applications by each Member State. Where appropriations are sufficient to finance priority applications, this reduction is applied to non-priority applications. In the application of the reduction, preference will be given to:  // 1.7.1.   // operations forming part of an integrated programme involving assistance from two or more Community financial instruments, in particular Integrated Mediterranean Programmes (N);   // 1.7.2.   // operations of vocational training leading directly to specific jobs in enterprises employing less than 500 persons and linked with the application of new technology which is the subject of Community Programmes of Research and Development (N);   // 1.7.3.   // operations particularly dependent on Fund assistance for their implementation (N).   // 1.8.   // Decisions on applications for assistance will be consistent with Community policies and will take account of compliance with Community rules.   // 1.9.   // When implementing the Guidelines, the Commission shall take account of the economic and social situation of Portugal.  // 2.   // Priority operations for young people under 25  // 2.1.   // Vocational training for persons under 18 years of at least 800 hours duration, including work experience of at least 200 hours but not exceeding 400 hours, and offering substantial prospects of employment (R); for operations intended to further employment in Greece and Portugal, the minimum work experience required shall be 100 hours.  // 2.2.   // Vocational training for persons whose qualifications have, through experience, proved to be inadequate or inappropriate preparing them for skilled jobs requiring the use of new technology (N) or in occupations offering substantial prospects of employment (AR).   // 2.3.  // Recruitment to or setting up of additional jobs of indeterminate duration (R) or placement in additional jobs of at least six months duration which fulfil a public need (AR).  // 2.4.   // Vocational training through employment initiatives taken by local groups, with the assistance, as appropriate, of local or regional authorities, and in the context of a local expansion of employment opportunities (N).  // 3.   // Priority operations for persons over 25   // 3.1.  // Vocational training for staff of undertakings with fewer than 500 employees requiring retraining with a view to the introduction of new technology or improvement of management techniques (R); by derogation from 1.4.2 a minimum duration of 100 hours will be required.   // 3.2.   // Recruitment or setting up of the long-term unemployed to additional jobs of indeterminate duration or placement in additional jobs of at least six months duration which fulfil a public need (AR).  // 3.3.   // Vocational training through employment initiatives taken by local groups, with the assistance, as appropriate, of local or regional authorities, and in the context of a local expansion of employment opportunities (R).  // 4.   // Priority operations which have no age requirements  // 4.1.   // Operations forming part of an integrated programme involving assistance from two or more Community financial instruments (N).   // 4.2.   // Operations carried out jointly by bodies in two or more Member States (N).  // 4.3.   // Vocational training linked to operations to restructure industrial undertakings because of technological modernization or fundamental changes in demand in the sector concerned; the restructuring must substantially affect the skills requirements and affect at least 15 % of the workforce within a period of two years. The training may relate to workers being retrained for continued employment in the undertaking, or those becoming redundant and needing jobs elsewhere (R). Priotiy will be given outside the priority regions where the restructuring affects the vocational skills requirements of at least 25 % of the workforce and is located in an area of particularly high unemployment or where the public authorities have introduced exceptional measures to support vocational training or job creation (N).   // 4.4.  // Operations of vocational training leading directly to specific jobs in enterprises employing fewer than 500 persons and linked with the application of new technology which is the subject of Community Programmes of Research and Development (N).   // 4.5.   // Vocational training of the long-term unemployed geared to their needs and including motivation and guidance and offering substantial prospects of employment (R).  // 4.6.   // Vocational training, recruitment to or setting up of additional jobs for women in occupations in which they are under-represented (N).   // 4.7.   // Operations for migrant workers and members of their families:   // 4.7.1.   // to assist their integration into the host country with vocational training combined with language training (N); for persons over 25 years, this training is limited to the three years following immigration;   // 4.7.2.   // to maintain knowledge of the mother-tongue and provide vocational training combined, if necessary, with refresher language courses when they wish to return to the labour market of their country of origin, this applying solely to nationals of Member States (N).   // 4.8.  // Operations for disabled people capable of working in the open labour market (R).   // 4.9.   // Vocational training of at least 400 hours duration for persons with a minimum of three years work experience for employment as intructors or development agents (for the promotion of local initiatives) (AR).   // 5.   // Specific innovatory operations   //  // Innovatory operations limited to 100 persons which represent a potential basis for future Fund assistance in the framework of the labour market policies of the Member States. These should test new approaches to content, methods or organization of operations eligible for Fund assistance (N). The limitation of 100 persons will not apply to operations coming within Integrated Mediterranean Programmes.  List of areas of high and long-term unemployment and/or industrial and sectoral restructuring  BELGIQUE/BELGIE  Arrondissements/arrondissementen:  Aalst, Arlon, Ath, Bastogne, Charleroi, Dinant, Hasselt, Huy, Liège, Maaseik, Marche-en-Famenne, Mons, Mouscron, Namur, Neufchâteau, Nivelles, Oudenaarde, Philippeville, Soignies, Thuin, Tongeren, Tournai, Verviers, Virton, Waremme.  DANMARK  Amtskommunerne:  Bornholm, Frederiksborg,  Thyboroen-Harbooere, Thyholm, Lemvig, Ulborg-Vemb, Ringkoebing, Holmsland, Skjern, Egvad (Ringkoebing Amtskommune).  Hanstholm, Thisted, Sydthy, Morsoe, Sallingsund, Sundsoere (Viborg Amtskommune).  Gundsoe, Roskilde, Lejre, Bramsnaes (Roskilde Amtskommune).  Kommuner Nord for Limfjorden, naar bortses fra AAlborg kommune (Nordjylland Amtskommune)  DEUTSCHLAND  Laender:  Berlin, Saarland.  Arbeitsmarktregionen:  Aachen, Ahaus, Amberg, Bochum, Braunschweig-Salzgitter, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Cuxhaven, Dortmund-Luedinghausen, Duisburg, Essen, Fulda, Gelsenkirchen, Hagen, Krefeld, Luebeck-Ostholstein, Muelheim, Oberhausen, Osnabrueck, Recklinghausen, Schwandorf, Siegen, Steinfurt, Wesel-Moers.  Gebietsteile der Arbeitsmarktregion Bayreuth, die im Rahmen der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe 'Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur' Foerdergebiete sind und die Gebietsteile von Rheinland-Pfalz, die an das Saarland angrenzen (1).  ESPAÑA  Comunidades autónomas/provincias:  Alava, Alicante, Asturias, Baleares, Barcelona, Cantabria, Castellón de la Plana, Gerona, Guipuzcoa, Huesca, Lérida, Madrid, Navarra, Rioja, Tarragona, Teruel, Valencia, Vizcaya, Zaragoza.  FRANCE  Départements:  Aisne, Allier, Ardennes, Ariège, Aude, Bouches-du-Rhône, Calvados, Cantal, Charente-Maritime, Corse-du-Sud, Haute Corse, Creuse, Dordogne, Gard, Gironde, Hérault, Indre-et-Loire, Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Lot-et-Garonne, Haute Marne, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Meuse, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Morbihan, Moselle, Nord, Orne, Pas-de-Calais, Puy-de-Dôme, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyrénées, Pyrénées-Orientales, Haute-Saône, Sarthe, Seine-Maritime, Somme, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Var, Vosges.  Les zones aidées dans l'Ardèche et les zones aidées limitrophes aux Vosges dans le Bas-Rhin et le Haut-Rhin (2).  Dans le Finistère l'arrondissement de Quimper. Les arrondissements d'Autun et de Charolles dans la Saône-et-Loire.  L'arrondissement d'Albertville dans la Savoie.  ITALIA  Province:  Alessandria, Asti, Brescia, Ferrara, Genova, Gorizia, Grosseto, La Spezia, Livorno, Lucca, Massa-Carrara, Perugia, Pisa, Pordenone, Ravenna, Rieti, Roma, Rovigo, Savona, Terni, Torino, Trieste, Valle d'Aosta, Viterbo.  Zone assistite nelle province di Arezzo, Como, Pesaro e Urbino, Pistoia, Treviso, Vercelli (3).  Milano (eccetto il Centro ma compresa la periferia industriale).  LUXEMBOURG  NEDERLAND  Gebieden vastgesteld door de Commissie voor de Regionale Ontwikkelingsprogrammering:  Agglomeratie Haarlem, Alkmaar e.o., Arnhem/Nijmegen, IJmond, Kop van Noord-Holland, Oost-Groningen, Twente, Zaanstreek.  In Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant de textielzone Helmond.  UNITED KINGDOM  Counties/Local authority areas:  Central, Cleveland, Clwyd, Cornwall, Derbyshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Durham, Fife, Greater Manchester, Gwent, Gwynedd, Highlands, Humberside, Isle of Wight, Lothian, Merseyside, Mid Glamorgan, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, South Glamorgan, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Strathclyde, Tayside, Tyne and Wear, West Glamorgan, West Midlands.  Travel-to-work-areas:  Workington in Cumbria;  Llanelli in Dyfed;  The Districts of Dover and Thanet in Kent;  Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Lancaster, Nelson, Rossendale and Blackpool in Lancashire;  Coalville in Leicestershire;  Parts of Grimsby, of Hull and of Scunthorpe in Lincolnshire; Corby in Northamptonshire;  North Warwickshire and Nuneaton and Bedworth Boroughs in Warwickshire;  Bradford, Castleford, Dewsbury, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Keighley, Todmorden and Wakefield in West Yorkshire.  (1) Dreizehnter Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur, Deutscher Bundestag, Drucksache 10/1279 vom 11. 4. 1984, S. 150.  (2) Décret 82/379 du 6. 5. 1982 relatif à la prime d'aménagement du territoire, Journal Officiel de la République française du 7. 5. 1982, p. 1 294.  (3) - Decreto 902 del 9. 11. 1976, Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana del 11. 1. 1977;  - Comitato interministeriale per il coordinamento della politica industriale, deliberazione del 27. 3. 1980, Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana N. 104 del 16. 4. 1980, p. 3 386, p. 3 390.  - Decreto del 16. 5. 1986, Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana del 14. 7. 1986.  - Decreto del 15. 4. 1987, Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana del 3. 12. 1987.


title: Council Decision of 15 November 2013 appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

text:
               21.11.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 340/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 15 November 2013
   appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
   2013/C 340/01
   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 nomination submitted by the Maltese government,
   Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Commission in the category of Employers’ representatives,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By its Decision of 16 July 2012 (2), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2012 to 17 September 2015.

               (2)

               A member’s seat is available for Malta on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Government representatives as a result of the resignation of Mr James Joachim CALLEJA.

               (3)

               A member’s seat on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Employers’ representatives has become vacant as a result of the resignation of Ms Jeanelle CATANIA.

               (4)

               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 2015,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   The following persons are hereby appointed as members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of the term of office, which runs until 17 September 2015:

                  GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES:

               MALTA

               Ms Tanya SAMMUT-BONNICI

                  REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATION:

               MALTA

               Mr John HUBER
               BusinessEurope

      Done at Brussels, 15 November 2013.

            For the Council

            The President

         R. ŠADŽIUS

      (1)  OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ C 228, 31.7.2012, p. 3.


title: 2009/889/EC: Council Decision of 30 November 2009 providing macro-financial assistance to Georgia

text:
               5.12.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 320/1

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 30 November 2009
   providing macro-financial assistance to Georgia
   (2009/889/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament,
   After consulting the Economic and Financial Committee,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Relations between Georgia and the European Union (EU) are developing within the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy, which is enhanced by the newly launched Eastern Partnership.

               (2)

               The extraordinary European Council of 1 September 2008 confirmed the EU’s willingness to strengthen EU-Georgia relations in the aftermath of the armed conflict in August 2008 between Georgia and Russia.

               (3)

               Georgia’s economic stabilisation and recovery is supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) through a Stand-By Arrangement which was approved on 15 September 2008.

               (4)

               At a donors’ conference held on 22 October 2008, the international community pledged support to Georgia’s economic recovery in line with the Joint Needs Assessment carried out by the United Nations and the World Bank.

               (5)

               The European Community announced up to EUR 500 million in assistance to Georgia in 2008-2010.

               (6)

               Given that a substantial residual financing gap remains in the balance of payments in 2009-2010, macro-financial assistance is included in the Community package to Georgia.

               (7)

               In order to ensure efficient protection of the Community’s financial interests linked to the present financial assistance, it is necessary to provide for appropriate measures by Georgia related to the prevention of, and the fight against, fraud, corruption and any other irregularities linked to this assistance, as well as for controls by the Commission and audits by the Court of Auditors.

               (8)

               The release of the Community financial assistance is without prejudice to the powers of the budgetary authority.

               (9)

               This assistance should be managed by the Commission in consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee.

               (10)

               The Treaty does not provide for the adoption of this Decision powers other than those of Article 308,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   1.   The Community shall make available to Georgia financial assistance amounting to a maximum of EUR 46 million in grants with a view to supporting Georgia’s efforts of post-war economic recovery, which is also affected by the international financial crisis, alleviating the financial constraints on the implementation of the government’s economic reform programme.
   2.   The Community financial assistance shall be managed by the Commission in consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee and in a manner consistent with the agreements or understandings reached between the IMF and Georgia.
   3.   The Community financial assistance shall be made available for two years starting from the first day after the entry into force of the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in Article 2(1). However, if circumstances so require, the Commission, after consultation of the Economic and Financial Committee, may decide to extend the availability period by a maximum of one year.
   Article 2
   1.   The Commission is empowered to agree with the authorities of Georgia, after consulting the Economic and Financial Committee, the economic policy and financial conditions attached to the Community financial assistance, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding and a Grant Agreement. The conditions shall be consistent with the agreements or understandings reached between the IMF and Georgia.
   2.   During the implementation of the Community financial assistance, the Commission shall monitor the soundness of Georgia’s financial arrangements, administrative procedures, and internal and external control mechanisms which are relevant to such assistance.
   3.   The Commission shall verify at regular intervals that Georgia’s economic policies are in accordance with the objectives of the Community assistance and that the agreed economic policy and financial conditions are being satisfactorily fulfilled. In doing so, the Commission shall coordinate closely with the IMF and the World Bank, and, when required, with the Economic and Financial Committee.
   Article 3
   1.   The Community financial assistance shall be made available by the Commission to Georgia in two instalments.
   2.   The Commission shall decide on the release of the instalments subject to a satisfactory implementation of the economic programme supported by the IMF and of any other conditions agreed between Georgia and the Community in accordance with Article 2(1). The disbursement of the second instalment shall not take place earlier than three months after the release of the first instalment.
   3.   The Community funds shall be paid to the National Bank of Georgia. Subject to provisions to be agreed in the Memorandum of Understanding, including a confirmation of residual budgetary financing needs, their counter-value in local currency may be transferred to the Treasury of Georgia as the final beneficiary.
   Article 4
   The Community financial assistance shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1) and its implementing rules (2). In particular, the Memorandum of Understanding and the Grant Agreement to be agreed with the authorities of Georgia shall provide for appropriate measures by Georgia related to the prevention of, and the fight against, fraud, corruption and other irregularities affecting the assistance. They shall also provide for controls by the Commission, including the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), with the right to perform on-the-spot checks and inspections, and for audits by the Court of Auditors, where appropriate, to be carried out on the spot.
   Article 5
   By 31 August of each year the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report, including an evaluation of the implementation of this Decision in the preceding year. The report shall indicate the connection between the policy conditions as laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding pursuant to Article 2(1), Georgia’s on-going economic and fiscal performance, and the Commission’s decision to release the instalments of the assistance.
   Article 6
   This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 30 November 2009.

            For the Council

            The President

         B. ASK

      (1)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 (OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1).


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95/546/EC: Council Decision of 17 April 1995 on the signature and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and Canada on fisheries in the context of the NAFO Convention

Official Journal L 308 , 21/12/1995 P. 0079 - 0079

COUNCIL DECISION of 17 April 1995 on the signature and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and Canada on fisheries in the context of the NAFO Convention (95/546/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 in conjunction with Article 228 (3), first subparagraph thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the European Community and Canada are committed to enhanced cooperation in the conservation and rational management of fish stocks, in particular within the framework of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO);Whereas in the light of their mutual interest in conservation, the European Community and Canada have agreed to collaborate further on the management arrangements for species covered by the NAFO Convention, and in particular for Greenland halibut;Whereas their Agreement is reflected in an Agreed Minute, the Exchange of Letters, the Exchange of Notes and the Annexes thereto;Whereas the European Community and Canada are committed to the adoption by NAFO of the measures and provisions as laid down in the Agreed Minute and to seek the support of other NAFO Contracting Parties;Whereas this Agreement should be signed and applied provisionally in order to achieve immediately the desired objectives of the Parties,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 1. The Agreement constituted in the form of an Agreed Minute, an Exchange of Letters, an Exchange of Notes and the Annexes thereto between the European Community and Canada on fisheries in the context of the NAFO Convention is hereby signed on behalf of the European Community.2. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.3. This Agreement shall be applied provisionally upon its signature.Article 2 The President of the Council hereby authorizes the Commission to sign the attached Agreed Minute, the Exchange of Letters, the Exchange of Notes and the Annexes thereto in order to bind provisionally the European Community.Done at Brussels, 17 April 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. JUPPÉ


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2003/504/EC: Council Decision of 30 June 2003 appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions

Official Journal L 172 , 10/07/2003 P. 0014 - 0014

Council Decisionof 30 June 2003appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions(2003/504/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,Whereas:(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions(1).(2) The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Wolfgang SENFF, of which the Council was notified on 27 May 2003,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleMr Hermann DINKLA, member of the Landtag (regional parliament) of Lower Saxony, is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Wolfgang SENFF for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.Done at Brussels, 30 June 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. Papandreou(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.


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80/739/EEC: Council Decision of 22 July 1980 applying for the second time Decision 78/870/EEC empowering the Commission to contract loans for the purpose of promoting investment within the Community

Official Journal L 205 , 07/08/1980 P. 0019 - 0019 Finnish special edition: Chapter 10 Volume 1 P. 0023  Greek special edition: Chapter 10 Volume 2 P. 0005  Swedish special edition: Chapter 10 Volume 1 P. 0023

COUNCIL DECISION  of 22 July 1980  applying for the second time Decision 78/870/EEC empowering the Commission to contract loans for the purpose of promoting investment within the Community  (80/739/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Decision 78/870/EEC of 16 October 1978 empowering the Commission to contract loans for the purpose of promoting investment within the Community (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),  Whereas the Commission has already contracted a large proportion of the first tranche of borrowing authorized by Decision 79/486/EEC (4) ; whereas that tranche will soon be used up;  Whereas investment in the infrastructure and energy sectors is still of paramount importance for the economies of the Member States, notably on account of its impact on regional development and employment, and continues to make the Community less dependent on imported energy and to guarantee greater security of supplies;  Whereas a second tranche of borrowings for on lending should therefore be authorized in pursuance of Decision 78/870/EEC ; whereas the same sectors as those stipulated in Decision 79/486/EEC should be covered as regards 80 % of the tranche ; whereas the purposes for which the remaining part of this tranche might be used will be the subject of a further decision;  Whereas borrowings of an amount equivalent to a capital sum of 500 million European units of account should now be authorized,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:    Article 1 A second tranche of borrowings is hereby authorized for an amount not exceeding the equivalent of a capital sum of 500 million European units of account. The borrowing of the equivalent of a capital sum of 100 million European units of account of this amount may not, however, be undertaken until the adoption of a further decision relating to the purpose for which such borrowing may be used.   Article 2 The product of borrowings of the equivalent of a capital sum of 400 million European units of account shall be used for loans to finance investment projects which are carried out on Community territory and which are consistent with priority Community objectives in the infrastructure and energy sectors.  For this purpose:    - infrastructure investment shall cover in particular transport, telecommunications, agricultural improvements, water supply works, environmental protection,       - energy investment shall contribute to greater self-sufficiency, security and diversification of Community energy supplies ; investment shall ensure the development, exploitation, transportation and storage of energy resources ; particular attention shall be paid to energy conservation and to the development of alternative energy sources.          Article 3 The Commission shall decide whether or not projects are eligible in accordance with the guidelines laid down in Article 3 of Decision 79/486/EEC.     Done at Brussels, 22 July 1980.  For the Council  The President  G. THORN  (1)OJ No L 298, 25.10.1978, p. 9. (2)OJ No C 54, 4.3.1980, p. 4. (3)OJ No C 85, 8.4.1980, p. 44. (4)OJ No L 125, 22.5.1979, p. 16.


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2003/835/EC: Council Decision of 27 November 2003 on the repeal of the decision authorising the Secretary-General of the Council in the context of the integration of the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union to act as representative of certain Member States for the purposes of concluding contracts relating to the installation and the functioning of the "Help Desk Server" of the Management Unit and of the Sirene Network Phase II and to manage such contracts

Official Journal L 318 , 03/12/2003 P. 0022 - 0022

Council Decisionof 27 November 2003on the repeal of the decision authorising the Secretary-General of the Council in the context of the integration of the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union to act as representative of certain Member States for the purposes of concluding contracts relating to the installation and the functioning of the "Help Desk Server" of the Management Unit and of the Sirene Network Phase II and to manage such contracts(2003/835/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Acting on the basis of Article 7 of the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union (hereinafter the Schengen Protocol),Whereas:(1) Council Decision 1999/322/EC of 3 May 1999(1) authorised the Secretary-General of the Council to act, in the context of the integration of the Schengen acquis within the European Union, as representative of certain Member States for the purposes of concluding contracts relating to the installation and the functioning of the "Help Desk Server" of the Management Unit and of the Sirene Network Phase II and to manage such contracts.(2) The Agreement referred to in Article 1(1) of Decision 1999/322/EC on the delivery, installation and management of the Sirene Network Phase II, concluded on 23 August 1996 with France Telecom Network Services Belgium (subsequently Global One Belgium), expired on 23 August 2001.(3) The Agreement concluded with Digital Equipment SA for the operation and setting-up of the Help Desk Server, referred to in Article 1(2) of Decision 1999/322/EC, has also expired.(4) There are no outstanding issues or obligations arising in respect of these two Agreements.(5) Accordingly, it is no longer necessary for the Secretary-General of the Council to carry out the tasks assigned to him by Decision 1999/322/EC.(6) Decision 1999/322/EC should therefore be repealed,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1Decision 1999/322/EC shall be repealed.Article 21. This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.2. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.Done at Brussels, 27 November 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. Castelli(1) OJ L 123, 13.5.1999, p. 49.