title: Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020

text:
               27.1.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 20/42

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/116
   of 26 January 2015
   appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and in particular Articles 300(3) and 305 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Decision 2014/930/EU of 16 December 2014 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),
   Having regard to the proposals made by each Member State,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 300(3) of the TFEU requires that members or alternate members of the Committee of the Regions, besides being representatives of regional or local bodies, either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.

               (2)

               Article 305 of the TFEU provides for the members of the Committee of the Regions and an equal number of alternate members to be appointed by the Council for five years in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State.

               (3)

               As the term of office of the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions is due to expire on 25 January 2015, new members and alternate members should be appointed.

               (4)

               That appointment will be followed at a later date by the appointment of the other members and alternate members whose nominations have not been communicated to the Council before 22 January 2015,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020:

               —

               as members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex I;

               —

               as alternate members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex II.

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

      Done at Brussels, 26 January 2015.

            For the Council

            The President

         E. RINKĒVIČS

      (1)  OJ L 365, 19.12.2014, p. 143.

      ANNEX I

         ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ I — ANEXO I — PŘÍLOHA I — BILAG I — ANHANG I — I LISA

         ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι — ANNEX I — ANNEXE I — PRILOG I — ALLEGATO I — I PIELIKUMS

         I PRIEDAS — I. MELLÉKLET — ANNESS I — BIJLAGE I — ZAŁĄCZNIK I

         ANEXO I — ANEXA I — PRÍLOHA I — PRILOGA I — LIITE I — BILAGA I

         Членове/Miembros/Členové/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Liikmed

            Μέλη/Members/Membres/Članovi/Membri/Locekļi

         Nariai/Tagok/Membri/Leden/Członkowie

         Membros/Membri/Členovia/Člani/Jäsenet/Ledamöter

         BELGIË/BELGIQUE/BELGIEN

                  Mr Jan DURNEZ
                  Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger

                  Mr Alain HUTCHINSON
                  Conseiller communal et échevin à Saint-Gilles

                  Mr Hicham IMANE
                  Député wallon

                  Mr Jean François ISTASSE
                  Conseiller communal

                  Mr Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ
                  Mitglied des Parlamentes der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft

                  Mr Michel LEBRUN
                  Conseiller communal à Viroinval

                  Mr Bartolomeus (Bart) SOMERS
                  Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger

                  Mr Luc VAN DEN BRANDE
                  Voorzitter Raad van Bestuur Vlaams — Europees Verbindingsagentschap (VLEVA)

                  Mr Karl VANLOUWE
                  Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger

                  Mr Karim VAN OVERMEIRE
                  Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger

                  Mr Jean-Luc VANRAES
                  Gemeenteraadslid in Ukkel en Voorzitter van het OCMW

                  Ms Olga ZRIHEN
                  Députée wallonne

         БЪЛГАРИЯ

                  Mr Hasan AZIS
                  Mayor of Kardjali Municipality

                  Ms Tanya HRISTOVA
                  Mayor of Gabrovo Municipality

                  Mr Vladimir KISSIOV
                  Councillor, Municipality of Sofia

                  Mr Krassimir KOSTOV
                  Mayor of Shumen Municipality

                  Mr Madzhid MANDADZHA
                  Mayor of Stambolovo Municipality

                  Mr Krasimir MIREV
                  Mayor of Targovishte Municipality

                  Mr Vladimir MOSKOV
                  Mayor of Gotse Delchev Municipality

                  Ms Detelina NIKOLOVA
                  Mayor of Dobrich Municipality

                  Mr Beytula SALI
                  Mayor of Samuil Municipality

                  Mr Zhivko TODOROV
                  Mayor of Stara Zagora Municipality

                  Mr Lyudmil VESSELINOV
                  Mayor of Popovo Municipality

                  Mr Zlatko ZHIVKOV
                  Mayor of Montana Municipality

         ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

                  Mr Ondřej BENEŠÍK
                  councillor of Strání municipality

                  Ms Štěpánka FRAŇKOVÁ
                  councillor of the City of Pardubice

                  Mr Dan JIRÁNEK
                  councillor of the City of Kladno

                  Mr Stanislav JURÁNEK
                  councillor of Jihomoravský Region

                  Ms Adriana KRNÁČOVÁ
                  councillor of the City of Prague

                  Mr Roman LÍNEK
                  councillor of Pardubický Region

                  Mr Josef NOVOTNÝ
                  councillor of Karlovarský Region

                  Mr Petr OSVALD
                  councillor of the City of Plzeň

                  Mr Martin PŮTA
                  councillor of Liberecký Region

                  Ms Jana VAŇHOVÁ
                  councillor of Ústecký Region

                  Mr Oldřich VLASÁK
                  councillor of the City of Hradec Králové

                  Mr Jiří ZIMOLA
                  councillor of the South Bohemian Region

         DANMARK

                  Mr Per BØDKER ANDERSEN
                  Councillor

                  Mr Erik FLYVHOLM
                  Mayor

                  Mr Jens Christian GJESING
                  Second Deputy Mayor

                  Mr Jens Bo IVE
                  Mayor

                  Mr Thomas KASTRUP-LARSEN
                  Mayor

                  Mr Jess LAURSEN
                  Regional Councillor

                  Mr Henrik Ringbæk MADSEN
                  Regional Councillor

                  Mr Karsten Uno PETERSEN
                  Regional Councillor

                  Mr Mark PERERA CHRISTENSEN
                  Second Deputy Mayor

         DEUTSCHLAND

                  Frau Barbara DUDEN
                  Mitglied der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft

                  Frau Hella DUNGER-LÖPER
                  Staatssekretärin, Bevollmächtigte des Landes Berlin beim Bund und Europabeauftragte

                  Herr Hans-Jörg DUPPRÉ
                  Landrat des Landkreises Südwestpfalz

                  Herr Peter FRIEDRICH
                  Minister für Bundesrat, Europa und internationale Angelegenheiten; Baden-Württemberg

                  Frau Ulrike HILLER
                  Mitglied des Senats, Bevollmächtigte der Freien Hansestadt Bremen beim Bund und für Europa

                  Frau Birgit HONÉ
                  Staatssekretärin für Europa und Regionale Landesentwicklung, Niedersächsische Staatskanzlei

                  Frau Jacqueline KRAEGE
                  Staatssekretärin, Bevollmächtigte des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz beim Bund und für Europa, für Medien und Digitales

                  Frau Uta-Maria KUDER
                  Mitglied der Landesregierung von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Justizministerin

                  Frau Helma KUHN-THEIS
                  Mitglied des Gemeinderates Weiskirchen

                  Herr Heinz LEHMANN
                  Mitglied des Sächsischen Landtags

                  Dr Helmuth MARKOV
                  Mitglied der Landesregierung Brandenburg, Minister der Justiz und für Europa und Verbraucherschutz

                  Dr Beate MERK
                  Staatsministerin für Europaangelegenheiten und regionale Beziehungen des Freistaates Bayern

                  Frau Dagmar MÜHLENFELD
                  Oberbürgermeisterin der Stadt Mülheim an der Ruhr

                  Herr Detlef MÜLLER
                  Mitglied des Landtages Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

                  Dr Martina MÜNCH
                  Mitglied des Landtages Brandenburg

                  Frau Regina POERSCH
                  Mitglied des Landtages von Schleswig-Holstein

                  Herr Wolfgang SCHMIDT
                  Staatsrat der Senatskanzlei, Bevollmächtigter des Senats der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg beim Bund, bei der Europäischen Union und für auswärtige Angelegenheiten

                  Dr Michael SCHNEIDER
                  Staatssekretär, Bevollmächtigter das Landes Sachsen-Anhalt beim Bund

                  Herr Tilman TÖGEL
                  Mitglied des Landtages von Sachsen-Anhalt

                  Herr Markus TÖNS
                  Mitglied des Landtags Nordrhein-Westfalen

                  Herr Hans-Josef VOGEL
                  Bürgermeister der Stadt Arnsberg

                  Herr Mark WEINMEISTER
                  Staatssekretär für Europaangelegenheiten, Land Hessen

                  Dr Babette WINTER
                  Staatssekretärin für Europa und Kultur in der Thüringer Staatskanzlei

         EESTI

                  Ms Urve ERIKSON
                  Member of Tudulinna Rural Municipality Council

                  Mr Mihkel JUHKAMI
                  Mayor of Rakvere City

                  Mr Kurmet MÜÜRSEPP
                  Member of Antsla Rural Municipality Council

                  Mr Uno SILBERG
                  Member of Kose Rural Municipality Council

                  Mr Urmas SUKLES
                  Mayor of Haapsalu City

                  Mr Toomas VITSUT
                  Member of Tallinn City Council

         ΕΛΛΑΣ

                  Mr Konstantinos AGORASTOS
                  Head of the Region of Thessaly

                  Mr Stavros ARNAOUTAKIS
                  Head of the Region of Crete

                  Mr Nikolaos CHIOTAKIS
                  Municipal Councillor of Kifissia

                  Mr Alexandros KAHRIMANIS
                  Head of the Region of Epirus

                  Mr Stavros KALAFATIS
                  Municipal Councillor of Thessaloniki

                  Mr Dimitrios KALOGEROPOULOS
                  Politically accountable to the Municipal Council of Maroussi

                  Mr Georgios KAMINIS
                  Mayor of Athens

                  Mr Apostolos KATSIFARAS
                  Head of the Region of Western Greece

                  Mr Ioannis KOURAKIS
                  Municipal Councillor of Heraklion

                  Mr Ioannis SGOUROS
                  Regional Councillor, Region of Attica

                  Mr Spyridon SPYRIDON
                  Municipal Councillor of Poros

                  Mr Apostolos TZITZIKOSTAS
                  Head of the Region of Central Macedonia

         ESPAÑA

                  Da Rita BARBERÁ NOLLA
                  Alcaldesa de Valencia

                  Da Yolanda BARCINA ANGULO
                  Presidenta de Navarra

                  D. José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ
                  Presidente del Gobierno de las Islas Baleares

                  D. Abel CABALLERO ÁLVAREZ
                  Alcalde de Vigo

                  Da Ma Dolores de COSPEDAL GARCÍA
                  Presidenta de la Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha

                  Da Susana DÍAZ PACHECO
                  Presidenta de Andalucía

                  D. Alberto FABRA PART
                  Presidente de la Comunidad Valenciana

                  D. Javier FERNÁNDEZ FERNÁNDEZ
                  Presidente del Principado de Asturias

                  D. Alberto GARRE LÓPEZ
                  Presidente de Murcia

                  D. Ignacio GONZÁLEZ GONZÁLEZ
                  Presidente de Madrid

                  D. Francesc HOMS I MOLIST
                  Consejero de Presidencia

                  Da Nuria MARÍN MARTÍNEZ
                  Alcaldesa de Hospitalet de Llobregat

                  Da Cristina MAZAS PÉREZ-OLEAGA
                  Consejera de Economía, Hacienda y Empleo de Cantabria

                  D. José Antonio MONAGO TERRAZA
                  Presidente de la Junta de Extremadura

                  D. Alberto NÚÑEZ FEIJÓO
                  Presidente de la Xunta de Galicia

                  D. Paulino RIVERO BAUTE
                  Presidente del Gobierno de Canarias

                  Da Luisa Fernanda RUDÍ ÚBEDA
                  Presidenta de Aragón

                  D. Pedro SANZ ALONSO
                  Presidente de La Rioja

                  D. Iñigo de la SERNA HERNÁIZ
                  Alcalde de Santander

                  D. Iñigo URKULLU RENTERÍA
                  Presidente del Gobierno Vasco

                  Sr. D. Juan VICENTE HERRERA
                  Presidente de la Junta de Castilla y León

         FRANCE

                  M. Jean-François BARNIER
                  Maire du Chambon-Feugerolles

                  M. Laurent BEAUVAIS
                  Président du Conseil régional de Basse-Normandie

                  M. Jacques BLANC
                  Maire de La Canourgue

                  Mme Danièle BOEGLIN
                  Vice-Présidente du Conseil général de l'Aube

                  Mme Claudette BRUNET-LECHENAULT
                  Vice-présidente du Conseil général de Saône-et-Loire

                  M. François DECOSTER
                  Conseiller régional du Nord-Pas-de-Calais

                  M. Michel DELEBARRE
                  Conseiller municipal de Dunkerque

                  M. Jean-Louis DESTANS
                  Président du Conseil général de l'Eure

                  Mme Rose-Marie FALQUE
                  Maire d'Azerailles

                  M. Claude GEWERC
                  Président du Conseil régional de Picardie

                  M. Pierre HUGON
                  Vice-président du Conseil général de la Lozère

                  Mme Annabelle JAEGER
                  Conseillère régionale de Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

                  Mme Anne-Marie KEISER
                  Vice-présidente du Conseil général de la Gironde

                  M. Pierre MAILLE
                  Président du Conseil général du Finistère

                  M. Pascal MANGIN
                  Conseiller régional d'Alsace

                  M. Charles MARZIANI
                  Vice-président du Conseil régional de Midi-Pyrénées

                  M. Pierrick MASSIOT
                  Président du Conseil régional de Bretagne

                  Mme Françoise MESNARD
                  Maire de Saint-Jean d'Angély

                  M. Jean-Vincent PLACE
                  Conseiller régional d'Île-de-France

                  M. Didier ROBERT
                  Président du Conseil régional de La Réunion

                  M. Stéphan ROSSIGNOL
                  Conseiller régional du Languedoc-Roussillon

                  M. Christophe ROUILLON
                  Maire de Coulaines

                  M. René SOUCHON
                  Président du Conseil régional d'Auvergne

                  M. Bernard SOULAGE
                  Vice-président du Conseil régional de Rhône-Alpes

         HRVATSKA

                  Ms Snježana BUŽINEC
                  Mayor of the Municipality of Jakovlje

                  Mr Nikola DOBROSLAVIĆ
                  Prefect of Dubrovnik-Neretva County

                  Mr Valter FLEGO
                  Prefect of Istra County

                  Mr Bruno HRANIĆ
                  Mayor of the Municipality of Vidovec

                  Mr Danijel MARUŠIĆ
                  Prefect of Brod-Posavina County

                  Mr Vojko OBERSNEL
                  Mayor of the City of Rijeka

                  Ms Jelena PAVIČIĆ VUKIČEVIĆ
                  Councillor in the City of Zagreb Assembly

                  Mr Predrag ŠTROMAR
                  Prefect of Varaždin County

                  Mr Željko TURK
                  Mayor of the City of Zaprešić

         IRELAND

                  Ms Maria BYRNE
                  Limerick City and County Council

                  Ms Kate FEENEY
                  Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

                  Ms Mary FREEHILL
                  Dublin City Council

                  Mr Jerry LUNDY
                  Sligo County Council

                  Mr Kieran MCCARTHY
                  Cork City Council

                  Mr Hughie MCGRATH
                  Tipperary County Council

                  Mr Neale RICHMOND
                  Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

                  Mr Enda STENSON
                  Leitrim County Council

                  Ms Rose CONWAY-WALSH
                  Mayo County Council

         ITALIA

                  Sig. Giovanni ARDIZZONE
                  Consigliere regionale e Presidente della Assemblea regionale della Regione Siciliana

                  Sig. Matteo BESOZZI
                  Presidente Provincia di Novara

                  Sig. Matteo Luigi BIANCHI
                  Sindaco del Comune di Morazzone (VA)

                  Sig. Vincenzo BIANCO
                  Sindaco di Catania

                  Sig. Raffaele CATTANEO
                  Consigliere regionale e Presidente del Consiglio regionale della Regione Lombardia

                  Sig. Rosario CROCETTA
                  Presidente della Regione Siciliana

                  Sig. Luciano D'ALFONSO
                  Presidente della Regione Abruzzo

                  Sig. Mauro D'ATTIS
                  Consigliere comunale di Brindisi

                  Sig. Salvatore DE MEO
                  Sindaco di Fondi (LT)

                  Sig. Paolo DI LAURA FRATTURA
                  Presidente della Regione Molise

                  Sig.ra Micaela FANELLI
                  Sindaco del Comune di Riccia (CB)

                  Sig. Piero FASSINO
                  Sindaco del Comune di Torino

                  Sig. Domenico GAMBACORTA
                  Presidente Provincia di Avellino

                  Sig. Franco IACOP
                  Consigliere regionale e Presidente del Consiglio regionale della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia

                  Sig. Arno KOMPATSCHER
                  Presidente e Consigliere della Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano

                  Sig.ra Catiuscia MARINI
                  Presidente della Regione Umbria

                  Sig. Ignazio MARINO
                  Sindaco di Roma Capitale

                  Sig. Alessandro PASTACCI
                  Presidente Provincia di Mantova

                  Sig. Francesco PIGLIARU
                  Presidente della Regione Sardegna

                  Sig. Augusto ROLLANDIN
                  Presidente della Regione autonoma della Valle D'Aosta

                  Sig. Enrico ROSSI
                  Presidente della Regione Toscana

                  Sig.ra Simonetta SALIERA
                  Consigliere regionale e Presidente dell'Assemblea regionale della Regione Emilia-Romagna

                  Sig. Luca ZAIA
                  Presidente della Regione Veneto

                  Sig. Nicola ZINGARETTI
                  Presidente della Regione Laziο

         ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

                  Mr George GEORGIOU
                  Mayor of Kato Polemidia

                  Mr Louis KOUMENIDES
                  President of the Community Council of Kato Lefkara

                  Ms Eleni LOUCAIDES
                  Deputy Mayor of Nicosia

                  Ms Louisa MAVROMMATI
                  Deputy Mayor of Engomi

                  Mr Charalampos PITTAS
                  Mayor of Morfou

         LATVIJA

                  Ms Inga BĒRZIŅA
                  Member of Kuldīga Municipal Council

                  Ms Ligita GINTERE
                  Member of Jaunpils Municipal Council

                  Mr Andris JAUNSLEINIS
                  Member of Ventspils Municipal Council

                  Mr Aleksandrs LIELMEŽS
                  Member of Mālpils Municipal Council

                  Mr Leonīds SALCEVIČS
                  Member of Jēkabpils City Council

                  Mr Dainis TURLAIS
                  Member of Rīga City Council

                  Mr Jānis VĪTOLIŅŠ
                  Member of Ventspils City Council

         LIETUVA

                  Mr Arnoldas ABRAMAVIČIUS
                  Member of Zarasai District Municipal Council

                  Mr Vytautas GRUBLIAUSKAS
                  Member of Klaipėda City Municipal Council

                  Mr Vytautas KANEVIČIUS
                  Member of Kazlų Rūda Municipal Council

                  Mr Virginijus KOMSKIS
                  Member of Pagėgiai Municipal Council

                  Mr Andrius KUPČINSKAS
                  Member of Kaunas City Municipal Council

                  Mr Ričardas MALINAUSKAS
                  Member of Druskininkai Municipal Council

                  Mr Mindaugas SINKEVIČIUS
                  Member of Jonava District Municipal Council

                  Mr Vytautas VIGELIS
                  Member of Švenčionys District Municipal Council

                  Mr Povilas ŽAGUNIS
                  Member of Panevėžys District Municipal Council

         LUXEMBOURG

                  Madame Simone BEISSEL
                  échevin de la Ville de Luxembourg

                  Monsieur Roby BIWER
                  membre du conseil communal de la Commune de Bettembourg

                  Madame Agnès DURDU
                  membre du conseil communal de la Commune de Wincrange

                  Monsieur Ali KAES
                  bourgmestre de la Commune de Tandel

                  Monsieur Marc SCHAEFER
                  bourgmestre de la Commune de Vianden

         MAGYARORSZÁG

                  Mr János ÁRGYELÁN
                  Representative of County Council of Fejér Megye

                  Mr István DR. BÓKA
                  Mayor of Balatonfüred

                  Mr Róbert DUDÁS
                  Mayor of Village Mátraballa

                  Mr Jácint HORVÁTH
                  Representative of Local Government of Nagykanizsa with county rights

                  Mr László Lóránt DR. KERESZTES
                  Representative Of Local Government of Pécs with county rights

                  Mr Raymund KOVÁCS
                  Representative Of Local Government of District 16 of Budapest

                  Ms Anna MAGYAR
                  Vice-President of County Council of Csongrád Megye

                  Mr László MAJTHÉNYI
                  President of County Council of Vas Megye

                  Mr József RIBÁNYI
                  Vice-President of County Council of Tolna Megye

                  Mr Oszkár SESZTÁK
                  President of County Council of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megye

                  Mr Róbert SZABÓ
                  President of County Council of Heves Megye

                  Mr Zoltán VARGA
                  Representative of County Council of Békés Megye

         MALTA

                  Dr Samuel AZZOPARDI
                  Mayor of Rabat, Gozo

                  Mr Peter BONELLO
                  Mayor of San Ġiljan

                  Mr Joseph CORDINA
                  Mayor of Xaghra

                  Mr Paul FARRUGIA
                  Mayor of Ħal Tarxien

                  Dr Marc SANT
                  Councillor, Ħal Lija Local Council

         NEDERLAND

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

                  Mr A. (Bert) GIJSBERTS
                  member of the Executive Council of the Province of Flevoland

                  Mr O. (Onno) HOES
                  mayor of Maastricht

                  Mr J.F.M. (Hans) JANSSEN
                  mayor of Oisterwijk

                  Mrs A. (Annemiek) JETTEN
                  mayor of Sluis

                  Mr C.H.J. (Cor) LAMERS
                  mayor of Schiedam

                  Mr H.J.J. (Henri) LENFERINK
                  mayor of Leiden

                  Mrs W.H. (Hester) MAIJ
                  member of the Executive Council of the Province of Overijssel

                  Mr W.B.H.J. (Wim) VAN DE DONK
                  Governor chair of the Council and of the Executive Council of the Province of Noord-Brabant

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

                  Mr G.A.A. (Bas) VERKERK
                  mayor of Delft

                  Mr B.S. (Bote) WILPSTRA
                  member of the Executive Council of the Province of Groningen

         ÖSTERREICH

                  Herr Landesrat Dr Christian BUCHMANN
                  Regierungsmitglied mit politischer Verantwortung gegenüber dem Landtag (Mitglied der Steirischen Landesregierung)

                  Herr Bürgermeister und Landeshauptmann Dr Michael HÄUPL
                  Verantwortlichkeit gegenüber einer gewählten Versammlung (Gemeinderat bzw. Landtag von Wien)

                  Herr Landeshauptmann Mag. Dr Peter KAISER
                  Mandat mit politischer Verantwortlichkeit gegenüber einer gewählten Versammlung (Landeshauptmann von Kärnten)

                  Herr Bürgermeister Dipl.-Ing. Markus LINHART
                  Auf Wahlen beruhendes Mandat (Direktwahl als Bürgermeister der Landeshauptstadt Bregenz durch die Bevölkerung)

                  Herr Landeshauptmann Hans NIESSL
                  Mandat mit politischer Verantwortlichkeit gegenüber einer gewählten Versammlung (Landeshauptmann von Burgenland)

                  Herr Landeshauptmann Dipl. Ing. Dr Erwin PRÖLL
                  Mandat mit politischer Verantwortlichkeit gegenüber einer gewählten Versammlung (Landeshauptmann von Niederösterreich)

                  Herr Bürgermeister Dr Heinz SCHADEN
                  Auf Wahlen beruhendes Mandat (Direktwahl als Bürgermeister der Landeshauptstadt Salzburg durch die Bevölkerung)

                  Herr Dr Franz SCHAUSBERGER
                  Direkte Verantwortlichkeit gegenüber einer gewählten Versammlung (des Landtags von Salzburg)

                  Herr Landesrat Mag. Dr Michael STRUGL MBA
                  Mandat mit politischer Verantwortlichkeit gegenüber einer gewählten Versammlung (Mitglied der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung)

                  Herr Landtagspräsident DDr. Herwig VAN STAA
                  Auf Wahlen beruhendes Mandat (Präsident des Tiroler Landtages)

                  Herr Bürgermeister Hanspeter WAGNER
                  Auf Wahlen beruhendes Mandat (Direktwahl als Bürgermeister von Breitenwang in Tirol durch die Bevölkerung)

                  Herr Landeshauptmann Mag. Markus WALLNER
                  Gegenüber einer gewählten Versammlung politisch verantwortlich (Landeshauptmann von Vorarlberg)

         POLSKA

                  Paweł ADAMOWICZ
                  Prezydent Miasta Gdańska

                  Jarosław DWORZAŃSKI
                  radny województwa podlaskiego

                  Olgierd GEBLEWICZ
                  radny województwa zachodniopomorskiego

                  Adam JARUBAS
                  radny województwa świętokrzyskiego

                  Lech JAWORSKI
                  radny m.st. Warszawy

                  Zbigniew PODRAZA
                  Prezydent Dąbrowy Górniczej

                  Jacek PROTAS
                  radny województwa warmińsko-mazurskiego

                  Marek SOWA
                  radny województwa małopolskiego

                  Witold STĘPIEŃ
                  radny województwa łódzkiego

                  Mieczysław STRUK
                  radny województwa pomorskiego

                  Adam STRUZIK
                  radny województwa mazowieckiego

                  Stanisław SZWABSKI
                  Radny Rady Miasta Gdyni

                  Marek TRAMŚ
                  radny powiatu polkowickiego

                  Tadeusz TRUSKOLASKI
                  Prezydent Miasta Białegostoku

                  Ludwik WĘGRZYN
                  radny powiatu bocheńskiego

                  Marek WOŹNIAK
                  radny województwa wielkopolskiego

                  Dariusz Zygmunt WRÓBEL
                  burmistrz Opola Lubelskiego

                  Jerzy ZAJĄKAŁA
                  wójt gminy Łubianka

         PORTUGAL

                  Vasco Ilídio ALVES CORDEIRO
                  Presidente do Governo Regional dos Açores

                  José Maria DA CUNHA COSTA
                  Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Viana do Castelo

                  Basílio Adolfo DE MENDONÇA HORTA DA FRANCA
                  Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Sintra

                  Álvaro DOS SANTOS AMARO
                  Presidente da Câmara Municipal da Guarda

                  António Luís DOS SANTOS DA COSTA
                  Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa

                  Alberto João CARDOSO GONÇALVES JARDIM
                  Presidente do Governo Regional da Madeira

                  João Nuno FERREIRA GONÇALVES DE AZEVEDO
                  Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Mangualde

                  António GONÇALVES BRAGANÇA FERNANDES
                  Presidente da Câmara Municipal da Maia

                  José Luís PEREIRA CARNEIRO
                  Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Baião

                  José Agostinho RIBAU ESTEVES
                  Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Aveiro

                  Carlos Manuel RODRIGUES PINTO DE SÁ
                  Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Évora

                  Luís Filipe SOROMENHO GOMES
                  Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Vila Real de Santo António

         ROMÂNIA

                  Mr Cristian ADOMNIȚEI
                  President of Iași County Council

                  Mr Csaba BORBOLY
                  President of Harghita County Council

                  Mr Ovidiu Ion BRĂILOIU
                  Mayor of Eforie, Constanța County

                  Mr Vasile Silvian CIUPERCĂ
                  President of Ialomița County Council

                  Mr Emil DRĂGHICI
                  Mayor of Vulcana-Băi, Dâmbovița County

                  Mr Gheorghe FALCĂ
                  Mayor of Arad, Arad County

                  Mr Răducu George FILIPESCU
                  President of Călărași County Council

                  Mrs Mariana GÂJU
                  Mayor of Cumpăna, Constanța County

                  Mr Victor MORARU
                  Mayor of Amara, Ialomița County

                  Mr Cătălin George MUNTEANU
                  Mayor of Codlea, Brașov County

                  Mr Alin-Adrian NICA
                  Mayor of Dudeștii Noi Timiș County

                  Mr Emilian OPREA
                  Mayor of Chitila town, Ilfov County

                  Mr Ion PRIOTEASA
                  President of Dolj County Council

                  Mr Adrian ȚUȚUIANU
                  President of Dâmbovița County Council

                  Mr Mihai STEPANESCU
                  Mayor of Reșița city, Caraș-Severin County

         SLOVENIJA

                  Mr Peter BOSSMAN
                  Mayor of the Municipality of Piran

                  Ms Jasna GABRIČ
                  Mayor of the Municipality of Trbovlje

                  Mr Aleksander JEVŠEK
                  Mayor of the Municipality of Murska Sobota

                  Ms Andreja POTOČNIK
                  Member of the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Tržič

                  Mr Franci ROKAVEC
                  Mayor of the Municipality of Litija

                  Mr Robert SMRDELJ
                  Mayor of the Municipality of Pivka

                  Mr Ivan ŽAGAR
                  Mayor of the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica

         SLOVENSKO

                  Mr Vladimír BAJAN
                  Mayor of Petržalka (District of Bratislava)

                  Mr Milan BELICA
                  Chairman of Nitra Self — Governing Region

                  Mr Peter CHUDÍK
                  Chairman of Prešov Self — Governing Region

                  Mr Jozef DVONČ
                  Mayor of Nitra

                  Mr Pavol FREŠO
                  Chairman of Bratislava Self — Governing Region

                  Mr Augustín HAMBÁLEK
                  Vice — Chairman of Trnava Self — Governing Region

                  Mr Jaroslav HLINKA
                  Mayor of Košice — South

                  Mr Ivo NESROVNAL
                  Mayor of Bratislava (Capital of the Slovak Republic)

                  Mr István ZACHARIAŠ
                  Vice — Chairman of Košice Self — Governing Region

         SUOMI

                  Mr Ilpo HAALISTO
                  local councillor of Nousiainen

                  Ms Pauliina HAIJANEN
                  city councillor of Laitila

                  Ms Sirpa HERTELL
                  city councillor of Espoo

                  Ms Anne KARJALAINEN
                  city councillor of Kerava

                  Mr Antti LIIKKANEN
                  city councillor of Rovaniemi

                  Ms Gun-Mari LINDHOLM
                  Member of Åland Islands Parliament

                  Mr Markku MARKKULA
                  city councillor of Espoo

                  Mr Ossi MARTIKAINEN
                  local councillor of Lapinlahti

                  Ms Satu TIETARI
                  local councillor of Säkylä

         SVERIGE

                  Martin ANDREASSON
                  Ledamot i regionfullmäktige, Västra Götalands läns landsting

                  Ulrika CARLEFALL LANDERGREN
                  Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Kungsbacka kommun

                  Jelena DRENJANIN
                  Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Huddinge kommun

                  Heléne FRITZON
                  Ledamot kommunfullmäktige, Kristianstads kommun

                  Lotta HÅKANSSON HARJU
                  Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Järfälla kommun

                  Tore HULT
                  Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Alingsås kommun

                  Ewa-May KARLSSON
                  Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Vindelns kommun

                  Anders KNAPE
                  Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Karlstads kommun

                  Paul LINDQUIST
                  Ledamot i landstingsfullmäktige, Stockolms läns landsting

                  Monalisa NORRMAN
                  Ledamot i regionfullmäktige, Jämtlands läns landsting

                  Yoomi RENSTRÖM
                  Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Ovanåkers kommun

                  Ilmar REEPALU
                  Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Malmö kommun

         UNITED KINGDOM

      ANNEX II

         ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ II — ANEXO II — PŘÍLOHA II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — II LISA

         ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IΙ — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — PRILOG II — ALLEGATO II — II PIELIKUMS

         II PRIEDAS — II. MELLÉKLET — ANNESS II — BIJLAGE II — ZAŁĄCZNIK II

         ANEXO II — ANEXA II — PRÍLOHA II — PRILOGA II — LIITE II — BILAGA II

         Заместник-членове/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Suppleanter/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed

            Αναπληρωτές/Alternate members/Suppléants/Zamjenici članova/Supplenti/Aizstājēji

         Pakaitiniai nariai/Póttagok/Membri Supplenti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy członków

         Suplentes/Supleanți/Náhradníci/Nadomestni člani/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter

         BELGIË/BELGIQUE/BELGIEN

                  Mr Jean-Paul BASTIN
                  Bourgmestre de la Ville de Malmédy

                  Ms Anne-Marie CORBISIER
                  Conseillère communale à Montigny-le-Tilleul

                  Mr Hendrik (Rik) DAEMS
                  Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger

                  Mr Rudy DEMOTTE
                  Ministre-Président de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles

                  Ms Brigitte GROUWELS
                  Brussels Volksvertegenwoordiger

                  Mr Andries GRYFFROY
                  Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger

                  Mr Marc HENDRICKX
                  Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger

                  Mr Joël RIGUELLE
                  Député bruxellois

                  Mr Antoine TANZILLI
                  Conseiller communal à la Ville de Charleroi

                  Mr Wouter VANBESIEN
                  Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger

                  Mr Wilfried VANDAELE
                  Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger

                  Mr Koenraad (Koen) VAN DEN HEUVEL
                  Vlaams Volksvertegenwoordiger

         БЪЛГАРИЯ

                  Mr Nida AHMEDOV
                  Mayor of Kaolinovo Municipality

                  Mr Ivan ALEKSIEV
                  Mayor of Pomorie Municipality

                  Ms Malina Edreva AUDOIN
                  Councillor, Municipality of Sofia

                  Mr Stanislav BLAGOV
                  Mayor of Svishtov Municipality

                  Mr Nikolay IVANOV
                  Mayor of Vratsa Municipality

                  Mr Atanas KAMBITOV
                  Mayor of Blagoevgrad Municipality

                  Ms Dimitranka KAMENOVA
                  Mayor of Berkovitsa Municipality

                  Ms Sebihan MEHMED
                  Mayor of Krumovgrad Municipality

                  Ms Anastasiya MLADENOVA
                  Chair of the Municipal Council, Municipality of Peshtera

                  Mr Fahri MOLAYSENOV
                  Mayor of Madan Municipality

                  Mr Emil NAIDENOV
                  Mayor of Gorna Malina Municipality

                  Mr Georgi SLAVOV
                  Mayor of Yambol Municipality

         ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

                  Mr Jiří BĚHOUNEK
                  councillor of Vysočina Region

                  Mr Jan BIRKE
                  councillor of Královehradecký Region

                  Mr Pavel BRANDA
                  councillor of Rádlo municipality

                  Mr Ivo GRÜNER
                  councillor of Plzeňský Region

                  Mr Tomáš HUDEČEK
                  councillor of the City of Prague

                  Ms Sylva KOVÁČIKOVÁ
                  councillor of the Town of Bílovec

                  Mr Jan MAREŠ
                  councillor of the City of Chomutov

                  Mr Stanislav MIŠÁK
                  councillor of Zlínský Region

                  Mr Martin NETOLICKÝ
                  councillor of Pardubický Region

                  Mr Jiří ROZBOŘIL
                  councillor of Olomoucký Region

                  Ms Václava ZELENKOVÁ
                  councillor of Račiněves municipality

                  Mr Robert ZEMAN
                  councillor of the Town of Prachatice

         DANMARK

                  Ms Kirstine Helene BILLE
                  Deputy Mayor

                  Mr Henrik BRADE JOHANSEN
                  Councillor

                  Miss Lotte CEDERSKJOLD ENGSIG-KARUP
                  Councillor

                  Mr Martin HULGAARD
                  Deputy Mayor

                  Mr Peter KOFOD POULSEN
                  Regional Councillor

                  Ms Jane Strange NIELSEN
                  Regional Councillor

                  Mr Per NØRHAVE
                  Councillor

                  Mr Henrik QVIST
                  Regional Councillor

                  Mr John SCHMIDT ANDERSEN
                  Mayor

         DEUTSCHLAND

                  Herr Sven AMBROSY
                  Landrat des Kreises Friesland

                  Herr Stefan ENGSTFELD
                  Mitglied des Landtags von Nordrhein-Westfalen

                  Herr Jörg FELGNER
                  Staatssekretär im Ministerium der Finanzen des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt

                  Herr Ralf GEISTHARDT
                  Mitglied des Landtages von Sachsen-Anhalt

                  Herr Harry GLAWE
                  Mitglied der Landesregierung von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Minister für Wirtschaft, Bau und Tourismus, sowie Mitglied des Landtages Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

                  Dr Roland HEINTZE
                  Mitglied der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft

                  Herr Heinz-Joachim HÖFER
                  Bürgermeister der Stadt Altenkirchen

                  Dr Fritz JAECKEL
                  Staatsminister, Sächsische Staatskanzlei

                  Herr Norbert KARTMANN
                  Mitglied des Hessischen Landtags

                  Dr Hermann KUHN
                  Mitglied der Bremischen Bürgerschaft

                  Herr Dieter LAUINGER
                  Minister für Migration, Justiz und Verbraucherschutz, Mitglied der Landesregierung Thüringen

                  Herr Clemens LINDEMANN
                  Landrat des Saarpfalz-Kreises

                  Frau Helma OROSZ
                  Oberbürgermeisterin der Stadt Dresden

                  Herr Jan PÖRKSEN
                  Staatsrat für Arbeit, Soziales, Familie und Integration, Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg

                  Frau Anne QUART
                  Staatssekretärin für Europa und Verbraucherschutz, Ministerium der Justiz und für Europa und Verbraucherschutz des Landes Brandenburg

                  Prof. Dr Wolfgang REINHART
                  Mitglied des Landtags von Baden-Württemberg

                  Dr Franz RIEGER
                  Mitglied des Bayerischen Landtags, Vorsitzender des Ausschusses für Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten sowie regionale Beziehungen

                  Frau Isolde RIES
                  Erste Vizepräsidentin des Landtags des Saarlandes

                  Herr Sven RISSMANN
                  Mitglied des Abgeordnetenhauses von Berlin

                  Herr Holger RUPPRECHT
                  Mitglied des Landtages Brandenburg

                  Frau Anke SPOORENDONK
                  Ministerin für Justiz, Kultur und Europa, Mitglied der Landesregierung von Schleswig-Holstein

                  Herr Andreas TEXTER
                  Mitglied des Landtages Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

                  Herr Nils WIECHMANN
                  Mitglied des Landtags von Rheinland-Pfalz

         EESTI

                  Mr Andres JAADLA
                  Member of Rakvere City Council

                  Mr Georg LINKOV
                  Mayor of Hiiu Rural Municipality

                  Mr Randel LÄNTS
                  Member of Viljandi City Council

                  Mr Rait PIHELGAS
                  Mayor of Ambla Rural Municipality

                  Mr Jan TREI
                  Mayor of Viimsi Rural Municipality

                  Mr Mart VÕRKLAEV
                  Mayor of Rae Rural Municipality

         ΕΛΛΑΣ

                  Mr Kostas BAKOGIANNIS
                  Head of the Region of Sterea Ellada

                  Mr Dimitrios BIRMPAS
                  Mayor of Aigaleo

                  Mr Ioannis BOUTARIS
                  Mayor of Thessaloniki

                  Mr Fotios CHATZIDIAKOS
                  Mayor of Rhodes

                  Mr Panagiotis KATSIVELAS
                  Mayor of Trifylia

                  Mr Charalampos KOKKINOS
                  Regional Councillor, Region of South Aegean

                  Mr Dimitrios MARAVELIAS
                  Regional Councillor, Region of Attica

                  Mrs Anna PAPADIMITRIOU
                  Regional Councillor, Region of Attica

                  Mr Dimitrios PETROVITS
                  Deputy Head of the Region of Evros

                  Mr Dimitrios PREVEZANOS
                  Mayor of Skiathos

                  Mr Konstantinos SIMITSIS
                  Municipal Councillor of Kavala

                  Mr Petros SOULAS
                  Mayor of Kordelio-Evosmos

         ESPAÑA

                  D. Roger ALBINYANA I SAIGÍ
                  Secretario de Asuntos Exteriores de la Generalitat de Catalunya

                  D. Enrique BARRASA SÁNCHEZ
                  Director-General de Inversiones y Acción Exterior de Extremadura

                  D. Roberto Pablo BERMÚDEZ DE CASTRO Y MUR
                  Consejero de Presidencia del Gobierno de Aragón

                  Da Sol CALZADO GARCÍA
                  Secretaria de Acción Exterior Junta de Andalucía

                  D. Borja COROMINAS FISAS
                  Director-General de Asuntos Europeos y Cooperación con el Estado de la Comunidad de Madrid

                  Da María de DIEGO DURANTEZ
                  Directora General de Relaciones Institucionales y Acción Exterior de Castilla y León

                  Da Angeles ELORZA ZUBIRÍA
                  Secretaria Gral. de Acción Exterior del Gobierno Vasco

                  D. Jesús GAMALLO ALLER
                  Director-General de Relaciones Exteriores y con la UE Xunta de Galicia

                  Da Teresa GIMÉNEZ DELGADO DE TORRES
                  D.G. Desarrollo Estrategia Económica y AAEE Consejería de Empleo y Economía de la Junta de Castilla-La Mancha

                  D. Javier GONZÁLEZ ORTIZ
                  Consejero de Economía, Hacienda y Seguridad de Canarias

                  D. Javier LEÓN DE LA RIVA
                  Alcalde de Valladolid

                  D. Guillermo MARTÍNEZ SUÁREZ
                  Consejero de Presidencia del Principado de Asturias

                  D. Fernando MARTÍNEZ-MAILLO TORIBIO
                  Presidente de la Diputación Provincial de Zamora

                  D. Esteban MAS PORTELL
                  Delegado del Gobierno de las Islas Baleares en Bruselas

                  Da María Victoria PALAU TÁRREGA
                  Directora General de Relaciones con la Unión Europea

                  D. Manuel PLEGUEZUELO ALONSO
                  Director-General Participación ciudadana UE y Acción Exterior de Murcia

                  D. Emilio del RIO SANZ
                  Consejero de Presidencia y de Justicia de La Rioja

                  D. Ramón ROPERO MANCERA
                  Alcalde de Villafranca de los Barros

                  D. Jordi SAN JOSÉ I BUENAVENTURA
                  Alcalde de Sant Feliú de Llobregat (Barcelona)

                  D. Juan Luis SÁNCHEZ DE MUNIÁIN LACASA
                  Consejero de Cultura, Turismo y Relaciones Institucionales de Navarra

                  Da Inmaculada VALENCIA BAYÓN
                  Directora General de Economía y Asuntos Europeos de Cantabria

         FRANCE

                  M. Pierre BERTRAND
                  Vice-président du Conseil général du Bas-Rhin

                  Mme Josette BOREL-LINCERTIN
                  Vice-présidente du Conseil régional de Guadeloupe

                  Mme Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLE
                  Conseillère régionale de Lorraine

                  M. Guillaume CROS
                  Conseiller régional de Midi-Pyrénées

                  Mme Nassimah DINDAR
                  Présidente du Conseil général de La Réunion

                  Mme Karine DOGNIN-SAUZE
                  Adjointe au maire de Lyon

                  Mme Marie-Guite DUFAY
                  Présidente du Conseil régional de Franche-Comté

                  M. Daniel DUGLERY
                  Conseiller régional d'Auvergne

                  M. Nicolas FLORIAN
                  Conseiller régional d'Aquitaine

                  Mme Emmanuelle de GENTILI
                  Première adjointe au maire de Bastia

                  Mme Karine GLOANEC-MAURIN
                  Vice-présidente du Conseil régional du Centre

                  M. Hervé HOCQUARD
                  Conseiller régional d'Île de France

                  M. Jean-Louis JOSEPH
                  Vice-président au Conseil régional de Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur

                  Mme Mireille LACOMBE
                  Conseillère générale du Puy-de-Dôme

                  Mme Blandine LEFEBVRE
                  Maire de Saint Nicolas d'Aliermont

                  M. Dominique LEVEQUE
                  Maire d'Aÿ

                  M. Didier MARIE
                  Conseiller général de Seine-Maritime

                  Mme Rachel PAILLARD
                  Maire de Bouzy

                  M. Daniel PERCHERON
                  Président du Conseil régional du Nord-Pas-de-Calais

                  M. François-Xavier PRIOLLAUD
                  Maire de Louviers

                  M. Christophe ROSSIGNOL
                  Conseiller régional du Centre

                  M. Jean-Louis TOURENNE
                  Président du Conseil général d'Ille-et-Vilaine

                  M. Michel VAUZELLE
                  Président du Conseil régional de Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur

                  M. André VIOLA
                  Président du Conseil général de l'Aude

         HRVATSKA

                  Mr Martin BARIČEVIĆ
                  Mayor of the Municipality of Jasenice

                  Ms Viviana BENUSSI
                  Deputy Prefect of Istra County

                  Mr Tulio DEMETLIKA
                  Mayor of the City of Labin

                  Ms Jasna PETEK
                  Deputy Prefect of Krapina-Zagorje County

                  Mr Dinko PIRAK
                  Mayor of the City of Čazma

                  Mr Slavko PRIŠĆAN
                  Mayor of Municipality of Rovišće

                  Ms Josipa RIMAC
                  Mayor of the City of Knin

                  Mr Alojz TOMAŠEVIĆ
                  Prefect of Pozega-Slavonia County

                  Mr Ivan VUČIĆ
                  Prefect of Karlovac County

         IRELAND

                  Ms Deirdre FORDE
                  Cork County Council

                  Mr Michael MURPHY
                  Tipperary County Council

                  Mr Jimmy MCCLEARN
                  Galway County Council

                  Mr Declan MCDONNELL
                  Galway City Council

                  Mr Niall MCNELIS
                  Galway City Council

                  Ms Fiona O'LOUGHLIN
                  Kildare County Council

                  Mr William PATON
                  Carlow County Council

                  Mr Maurice QUINLIVAN
                  Limerick City and County Council

                  Ms Mary SHIELDS
                  Cork City Council

         ITALIA

                  Sig. Alvaro ANCISI
                  Consigliere Comunale di Ravenna

                  Sig.ra Francesca BALZANI
                  Assessore del Comune di Milano

                  Sig.ra Benedetta BRIGHENTI
                  Vice Sindaco del Comune di Castelnuovo Rangone (MO)

                  Sig.ra Bianca Maria D'ANGELO
                  Assessore e Consigliere regionale della Regione Campania

                  Sig. Antonio DECARO
                  Sindaco del Comune di Bari

                  Sig. Giuseppe DI PANGRAZIO
                  Consigliere regionale e Presidente del Consiglio regionale della Regione Abruzzo

                  Sig. Marco DUS
                  Consigliere Comunale di Vittorio Veneto (TV)

                  Sig. Massimo FEDERICI
                  Presidente Provincia di La Spezia

                  Sig. Carlo FIDANZA
                  Assessore di Veleso (CO)

                  Sig. Stefano Bruno GALLI
                  Consigliere regionale della Regione Lombardia

                  Sig.ra Paola GIORGI
                  Assessore e Consigliere regionale della Regione Marche

                  Sig. Isidoro GOTTARDO
                  Consigliere Comunale di Sacile (PN)

                  Sig. Onofrio INTRONA
                  Consigliere regionale e Presidente del Consiglio regionale della Regione Puglia

                  Sig.ra Carmen Patrizia MURATORE
                  Consigliere regionale della Regione Liguria

                  Sig. Leoluca ORLANDO
                  Sindaco del Comune di Palermo

                  Sig. Roberto PELLA
                  Sindaco del Comune di Valdengo (BI)

                  Sig. Giuseppe RINALDI
                  Presidente Provincia di Rieti

                  Sig. Clodovaldo RUFFATO
                  Consigliere regionale e Presidente del Consiglio regionale della Regione Veneto

                  Sig. Vito SANTARSIERO
                  Consigliere regionale della Regione Basilicata

                  Sig. Antonio SCALZO
                  Consigliere regionale e Presidente del Consiglio regionale della Regione Calabria

                  Sig. Giorgio SILLI
                  Consigliere Comunale di Prato

                  Sig. Marco TROMBINI
                  Presidente Provincia di Rovigo

                  Sig. Giuseppe VARACALLI
                  Sindaco del Comune di Gerace

                  Sig. Nicola VENDOLA
                  Presidente della Regione Puglia

         ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

                  Mr Kyriakos CHATZITTOFIS
                  Mayor of Agios Athanasios

                  Mr Constantinos HADJIKAKOU
                  Municipal Councilor of Famagusta Municipality

                  Mr Panikos HADJITHEORIS
                  President of Community Council of Armou

                  Mr George IAKOVOU
                  President of the Community Council of Agioi Trimithias

                  Mr Stavros STAVRINIDES
                  Municipal Councillor of Strovolos Municipality

         LATVIJA

                  Mr Gunārs ANSIŅŠ
                  Member of Liepāja City Council

                  Mr Jānis BAIKS
                  Member of Valmiera City Council

                  Mr Gints KAMINSKIS
                  Member of Auce Municipal Council

                  Mr Sergejs MAKSIMOVS
                  Member of Viļaka Municipal Council

                  Mr Aivars OKMANIS
                  Member of Rundāle Municipal Council

                  Ms Olga VEIDIŅA
                  Member of Rīga City Council

                  Mr Hardijs VENTS
                  Member of Pārgauja Municipal Council

         LIETUVA

                  Mr Algimantas GAUBAS
                  Member of Šiauliai District Municipal Council

                  Mr Jonas JARUTIS
                  Member of Kupiškis District Municipal Council

                  Ms Daiva MATONIENĖ
                  Member of Šiauliai City Municipal Council

                  Mr Algirdas NEIBERKA
                  Member of Vilkaviškis District Municipal Council

                  Mr Jonas PINSKUS
                  Member of Vilnius City Municipal Council

                  Ms Zinaida TRESNICKAJA
                  Member of Visaginas Municipal Council

                  Mr Algirdas VRUBLIAUSKAS
                  Member of Alytus District Municipal Council

                  Mr Deivydas VYNIAUTAS
                  Member of Mažeikiai District Municipal Council

                  Ms Odeta ŽERLAUSKIENĖ
                  Member of Skuodas District Municipal Council

         LUXEMBOURG

                  Monsieur Gusty GRAAS
                  échevin de la Commune de Bettembourg

                  Monsieur Tom JUNGEN
                  bourgmestre de la Commune de Roeser

                  Madame Martine MERGEN
                  membre du conseil communal de la Ville de Luxembourg

                  Madame Sam TANSON
                  échevin de la Ville de Luxembourg

                  Monsieur Pierre WIES
                  bourgmestre de la Commune de Larochette

         MAGYARORSZÁG

                  Ms Boglárka BÁNNÉ DR. GÁL
                  Vice-President of County Council of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Megye

                  Mr János Ádám KARÁCSONY
                  Representative of local government of Village Tahitótfalu

                  Mr Attila KISS
                  Mayor of Hajdúböszörmény

                  Mr Béla KOCSY
                  Representative of local government of District 2 of Budapest

                  Mr Sándor KOVÁCS
                  President of County Council of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Megye

                  Mr Zoltán NÉMETH
                  President of County Council of Győr-Moson-Sopron Megye

                  Mr Attila DR. PÁL
                  President of County Council of Zala Megye

                  Mr Tamás Gergő SAMU
                  Representative of County Council of Békés Megye

                  Mr Gábor DR. SIMON
                  Representative of Local Government of Miskolc with county rights

                  Mr Ferenc TEMERINI
                  Representative of Local Government of Soltvadkert

                  Ms Kata TÜTTŐ
                  Representative of Local Government of District 12 of Budapest

                  Mr Botond DR. VÁNTSA
                  Deputy-Mayor of Szigetszentmiklós

         MALTA

                  Mr Jesmond AQUILINA
                  Deputy Mayor of Ħal Qormi

                  Mr Paul BUTTIGIEG
                  Councillor, Qala Local Council

                  Mr Frederick CUTAJAR
                  Mayor of Santa Lucija

                  Mr Mario FAVA
                  Councillor, Swieqi Local Council

                  Mr Anthony MIFSUD
                  Councillor, Imtarfa Local Council

         NEDERLAND

                  Mr A. (Ahmed) ABOUTALEB
                  mayor of Rotterdam

                  Mr B.J. (Bert) BOUWMEESTER
                  mayor of Coevorden

                  Mr Th.J.F.M. (Theo) BOVENS
                  Governor: chair of the Council and of the Executive Council of the Province of Limburg

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

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

                  Mr R. (Rob) JONKMAN
                  member of the Executive Council of Opsterland

                  Mr J.H.J. (Hans) KONST
                  member of the Executive Council of the Province of Fryslân

                  Mrs E.M. (Elvira) SWEET
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                  Mr N.A. (André) VAN DE NADORT
                  mayor of Ten Boer

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                  member of the Executive Council of 's Gravenhage

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                  mayor of Twenterand

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                  Frau Vizebürgermeisterin und Landeshauptmann-Stellvertreterin Maga Renate BRAUNER
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                  radny województwa opolskiego

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                  radny województwa kujawsko-pomorskiego

                  Bogdan DYJUK
                  radny województwa podlaskiego

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                  Andrzej KUNT
                  burmistrz Kostrzyna nad Odrą

                  Lucjan KUŹNIAR
                  radny województwa podkarpackiego

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                  wójt gminy Korycin

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                  Władysław ORTYL
                  radny województwa podkarpackiego

                  Joachim SMYŁA
                  radny powiatu lublinieckiego

                  Hanna ZDANOWSKA
                  Prezydent Miasta Łodzi

         PORTUGAL

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                  Vítor Manuel CHAVES DE CARO PROENÇA
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                  Luís Miguel CORREIA ANTUNES
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                  Luís Manuel DOS SANTOS CORREIA
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                  Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Esposende

                  Aníbal SOUSA REIS COELHO DA COSTA
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                  Rodrigo VASCONCELOS DE OLIVEIRA
                  Subsecretário Regional da Presidência para as Relações Externas — Açores

         ROMÂNIA

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                  Mayor of Fetești

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                  Vice-president of Cluj County Council

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                  Mayor of Caransebeș, Caraș-Severin County

         SLOVENIJA

                  Ms Mojca ČEMAS STJEPANOVIČ
                  Mayor of the Municipality of Črnomelj

                  Mr Anton KOKALJ
                  Member of the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Vodice

                  Mr Branko LEDINEK
                  Mayor of the Municipality of Rače-Fram

                  Mr Gregor MACEDONI
                  Mayor of the Municipality of Novo mesto

                  Mr Tomaž ROŽEN
                  Mayor of the Municipality of Ravne na Koroškem

                  Mr Miran SENČAR
                  Mayor of the Municipality of Ptuj

                  Ms Tanja VINDIŠ FURMAN
                  Member of the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Maribor

         SLOVENSKO

                  Mr Martin BERTA
                  Vice — Chairman of Bratislava Self — Governing Region

                  Mr Ján BLCHÁČ
                  Mayor of Liptovský Mikuláš

                  Mr Radoslav ČUHA
                  Vice — Chairman of Prešov Self — Governing Region

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                  Mayor of Kežmarok

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                  Mr Tibor MIKUŠ
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                  Mayor of Dolný Lopašov

                  Mr Richard TAKÁČ
                  Vice — Chairman of Trenčín Self — Governing Region

                  Ms Andrea TURČANOVÁ
                  Mayor of Prešov

         SUOMI

                  Ms Tiina ELOVAARA
                  city councillor of Tampere

                  Mr Patrik KARLSSON
                  city councillor of Vantaa

                  Ms Katri KULMUNI
                  city councillor of Tornio

                  Mr Veikko KUMPUMÄKI
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                  deputy city councillor of Helsinki

                  Mr Matias MÄKYNEN
                  city councillor of Vaasa

                  Ms Sanna PARKKINEN
                  local councillor of Liperi

                  Mr Antero SAKSALA
                  local councillor of Pirkkala

                  Mr Wille VALVE
                  Member of Åland Islands Parliament

         SVERIGE

                  Ms Åsa ÅGREN WIKSTRÖM
                  Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Umeå kommun

                  Mr Carl Fredrik GRAF
                  Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Halmstads kommun

                  Ms Carola GUNNARSSON
                  Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Sala kommun

                  Ms Ewa LINDSTRAND
                  Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Timrå kommun

                  Ms Agneta LIPKIN
                  Ledamot i landstingsfullmäktige, Norrbottens läns landsting

                  Mr Kenth LÖVGREN
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                  Mr Anders ROSÉN
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                  Ms Marie-Louise RÖNNMARK
                  Ledamot i kommunfullmäktige, Umeå kommun

                  Mr Carl Johan SONESSON
                  Ledamot i regionfullmäktige, Skåne läns landsting

                  Mr Rolf SÄLLRYD
                  Ledamot i regionfullmäktige, Kronobergs läns landsting

                  Ms Marie SÄLLSTRÖM
                  Ledamot i landstingsfullmäktige, Blekinge läns landsting

         UNITED KINGDOM


               4.6.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 199/8

         Decision of the European Banking Authority specifying the benchmark rate under Annex II to Directive 2014/17/EU (Mortgage Credit Directive)
   (2016/C 199/07)
   THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE EUROPEAN BANKING AUTHORITY
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC (1) (the ‘Regulation’ and ‘the EBA’), in particular Article 8(1)(j) thereof,
   Having regard to Directive 2014/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on credit agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (2), in particular Part B, Section 4, paragraph (2) and Section 6, paragraph (4) of Annex II thereto,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 14(2) of Directive 2014/17/EU the personalised pre-contractual information to be provided to consumers before being bound by any credit agreement or offer has to be provided by means of the European standardised information sheet (‘ESIS’), as set out in Annex II thereto.

               (2)

               Pursuant to paragraph 2, Section 4, and paragraph 4, Section 6, of Part B of Annex II to Directive 2014/17/EU, where the borrowing rate is variable the ESIS must include an illustrative example of the annual percentage rate of charge and an illustration of a maximum instalment amount. Where there is no cap on the borrowing rate and the creditor does not use an external reference rate, the calculation of both of these illustrative examples must be based on a benchmark rate specified by a competent authority or the EBA (the ‘EBA benchmark rate’).

               (3)

               The EBA benchmark rate should be simple, easy to use and representative. The specification of the rate by way of a formula should ensure that the rate remains representative over time and should enable due account to be taken of national circumstances. The formula should be limited to a number of publicly available data in order to ensure that it is easy to use and simple.

               (4)

               The time periods for the underlying rate should follow the time periods set out in Annex II to Directive 2014/17/EU for those scenarios where an external reference rate is used for calculating the borrowing rate. Therefore, the EBA benchmark rate should be based on an underlying rate for the 20 years before the ESIS is provided by the creditor to the consumer.

               (5)

               To be representative, the formula should rely on an underlying rate relevant to the Member State in which the ESIS is provided to the consumer. The underlying rate should be the European Central Bank’s (‘ECB’) main refinancing rate for Member States having the euro as their currency, and the national central bank’s refinancing rate (or equivalent national central rate) for other Member States. These rates will produce a benchmark rate which is representative of the local mortgage market; and complete historical data on those rates are available for all Member States. However, since historical data on the ECB’s main refinancing rate are only available from 1 January 1999, the earliest start date of the historical period should be set on 1 January 1999. This earliest start date should apply to ESISs provided in all Member States in order to ensure that the same historical time period will be used across the European Union.

               (6)

               The formula should acknowledge that the borrowing rate will in part reflect funding costs, which the refinancing rate information is a proxy for, by also taking into account the lowest underlying rate in the preceding 20 years.

               (7)

               As the formula forms part of an illustrative example, it is sufficient that creditors update the underlying rate on an annual basis.

               (8)

               In order to ensure that, within each Member State, creditors use the same difference between the highest and the lowest values of the underlying rate, the calculation of the EBA benchmark rate should be done using the same reference date which should be the first working day of each year.

               (9)

               In order to ensure that the illustrative examples reflect local circumstances, the EBA benchmark rate should not be used, where a competent authority has specified a benchmark rate, the benchmark rate specified in this decision should not apply.

               (10)

               EBA has conducted open public consultation on the draft decision on an EBA benchmark rate, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the Banking Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The benchmark rate referred to in Part B, Section 4, paragraph (2) and Section 6, paragraph (4) of Annex II to Directive 2014/17/EU (EBA benchmark rate) specified by the EBA is set out in the Annex.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at London, 21 March 2016.

         Andrea ENRIA

            Chairperson

            For the Board of Supervisors

      (1)  OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 12.

      (2)  OJ L 60, 28.12.2014, p. 34.

      ANNEX
      The EBA benchmark rate under Annex II to the Mortgage Credit Directive (2014/17/EU)

                  1.

                  This document sets out the benchmark rate specified by the EBA referred to in Part B, Section 4, paragraph (2) and Section 6, paragraph (4) of Annex II to Directive 2014/17/EU (1) (‘EBA benchmark rate’).

                  2.

                  The EBA benchmark rate is to be used by creditors to calculate the illustrative example of the Annual Percentage Rate of Charge (APRC) and the illustration of a maximum instalment amount respectively, under the conditions set out in those paragraphs and for inclusion in Section 4 and Section 6 of the European standardised information sheet (‘ESIS’) as referred to in Annex II to Directive 2014/17/EU.

                  3.

                  The EBA benchmark rate shall apply only where the competent authority of the Member State has not specified a benchmark rate.

                  4.

                  The formula to calculate the EBA benchmark rate is:

                     For credit agreements for which the ESIS is provided in Member States that have the euro as their currency:

                        HR
                     = The highest value of the ECB Main Refinancing rate in the 20-year period (or the maximum period available if shorter) prior to the date that the creditor shall calculate the difference of (HR-LR) to be used in the formula as set out in paragraphs 6 and 7.

                        LR
                     = The lowest value of the ECB Main Refinancing rate in the 20-year period (or the maximum period available if shorter) prior to the date that the creditor shall calculate the difference of (HR-LR) to be used in the formula as set out in paragraphs 6 and 7.

                        BR
                     = The borrowing rate applicable to the credit agreement during the longest period known at the time of the provision of the ESIS.

                     For credit agreements for which the ESIS is provided in other Member States:

                        HR
                     = The highest value of the national central bank refinancing rate (or equivalent national central bank rate) in the 20-year period (or the maximum period available if shorter) prior to the date that the creditor shall calculate the difference of (HR-LR) to be used in the formula as set out in paragraphs 6 and 7.

                        LR
                     = The lowest value of the national central bank refinancing rate (or equivalent national central bank rate) in the 20-year period (or the maximum period available if shorter) prior to the date that the creditor shall calculate the difference of (HR-LR) to be used in the formula as set out in paragraphs 6 and 7.

                        BR
                     = The borrowing rate applicable to the credit agreement during the longest period known at the time of the provision of the ESIS.

                  5.

                  The 20-year period prior to the provision of the ESIS to the consumer shall begin, at the earliest, on 1 January 1999.

                  6.

                  The calculation of (HR-LR) shall be carried out once every calendar year, on its first working day, with the exception of the year of the entry into force of the MCD, when the calculation shall be carried out on 21 March 2016. The calculation shall be used for the ESISs provided to consumers during the same calendar year.

                  7.

                  The variables HR and LR are based on the underlying rates that apply in the Member State in which the creditor provides the ESIS to the consumer.

                     HR and LR — the relevant national central bank refinancing rates or the equivalent rates

                  8.

                  For the purposes of calculating the EBA benchmark rate for an ESIS provided in a Member State, which has a currency other than the euro, the national central bank refinancing rates or the equivalent national central bank rates are as follows:

                              Member State

                              Name of the relevant national central bank rate as at February 2016

                              Bulgaria

                              Bulgarian National Bank Base Rate

                              Czech Republic

                              Czech National Bank Repo Rate

                              Denmark

                              Tomorrow/Next (T/N) Rate, as referenced on the website of the Danmarks Nationalbank

                              Croatia

                              Croatian National Bank Lombard Rate

                              Hungary

                              The Central Bank of Hungary Central Bank Base Rate

                              Poland

                              Narodowy Bank Polski Reference Rate

                              Romania

                              Banca Naţională a României Monetary Policy Rate

                              Sweden

                              Sveriges Riksbank Reference Rate

                              United Kingdom

                              Bank of England Official Bank Rate

         (1)  Directive 2014/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on credit agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (OJ L 60, 28.2.2014, p. 34).


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96/704/EC: Council Decision of 22 November 1996 concerning the provisional application of the International Natural Rubber Agreement 1995 by the Community

Official Journal L 324 , 13/12/1996 P. 0001 - 0001

COUNCIL DECISION of 22 November 1996 concerning the provisional application of the International Natural Rubber Agreement 1995 by the Community (96/704/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the International Natural Rubber Agreement of 1995, negotiated in the context of Resolution 93 (IV), the 'new partnership for development: Cartagena commitment`, and the relevant objectives in the final document 'Cartagena Spirit`, adopted by the United Nations Trade and Development Conference at its eighth session, was signed by the Community and 14 Member States (1) in December 1995 in accordance with the Council decision of 22 December 1995;Whereas it is necessary, for the provisional entry into force of the Agreement, that the Community and its Member States either ratify, accept or approve it or apply it provisionally assuming, in its entirety, their financial obligation as regards the Agreement;Whereas, since the International Natural Rubber Agreement of 1987 expired on 28 December 1995, the new Agreement should enter into force at the earliest opportunity in order to avoid any gap being maintained in the working of the intervention mechanisms of these two Agreements;Whereas the aims pursued by the new Agreement fall within the bounds of the common commercial policy;Whereas the following sources of finance are envisaged for the implementation of this Agreement:- contributions by party States to the administrative budget,- contributions by party States to the buffer stock;Whereas the application of the Agreement in question involves financial contributions by the Member States;Whereas the Member States of the Community have made known their intention to contribute to the provisional application of the said Agreement, deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization; whereas it is therefore appropriate that the Community should give notice as quickly as possible of its intention to apply the Agreement on a provisional basis,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Community hereby gives the Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization notice of its intention to apply the International Natural Rubber Agreement, 1995, which has been deposited with him, on a provisional basis, in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.Article 2The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to give the notice referred to in Article 1 on behalf of the Community.Done at Brussels, 22 November 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. BARRETT(1) Portugal did not sign the Agreement. It will therefore have to accede to the Agreement after the entry into force thereof in order to participate.


title: 2011/866/EU: Council Decision of 19 December 2011 concerning the Commission’s proposal for a Council Regulation adjusting with the effect from 1 July 2011 the remuneration and pension of the officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto

text:
               22.12.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 341/54

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 19 December 2011
   concerning the Commission’s proposal for a Council Regulation adjusting with the effect from 1 July 2011 the remuneration and pension of the officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto
   (2011/866/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68, and in particular Article 65 of the Staff Regulations and Annexes VII, XI and XIII thereto, and Article 20 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission for a Council Regulation adjusting with the effect from 1 July 2011 the remuneration and pension of the officials and other servants of the Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In light of a serious and sudden deterioration in the economic and social situation within the Union, on 17 December 2010, the Council requested the Commission to implement Article 10 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations by presenting an appropriate proposal for the annual adjustment 2011. The Commission, on 13 July 2011, submitted to the Council the report on the exception clause (Article 10 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations) — (‘the report’) covering the period from 1 July 2010 to mid-May 2011. On the basis of the report, the Commission concluded that the conditions for applying the exception clause were not met.

               (2)

               The Council did not share the Commission’s conclusions as they, in the Council’s view, did not reflect the economic and social situation within the Union.

               (3)

               Consequently and in view of the financial and economic crisis currently taking place within the Union and resulting in substantial fiscal adjustments in a great number of Member States, on 4 November 2011, the Council repeated its request to the Commission to implement Article 10 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations on the basis of data reflecting the economic and social situation in autumn 2011 and to submit an appropriate remuneration adjustment proposal in good time to allow the European Parliament and the Council to examine and adopt it before the end of 2011.

               (4)

               The Commission, on 25 November 2011, presented to the Council supplementary information on the Commission report on the exception clause of 13 July 2011 (‘the supplementary information’). The conclusions drawn by the Commission remained that the conditions for triggering the exception clause were not met.

               (5)

               In effect, the Commission’s proposal for a Council Regulation adjusting with the effect from 1 July 2011 the remuneration and pension of the officials and other servants of the Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto follows the method set out in Annex XI to the Staff Regulations. The figure for the annual adjustment 2011 proposed by the Commission is 1,7 %.

               (6)

               The Council considers that neither of the documents submitted by the Commission, namely, the ‘report’ and the ‘supplementary information’, provides for an accurate and comprehensive reflection of the current economic and social situation within the Union.

               (7)

               Moreover, in the view of the Council, the Commission made an error in defining the time span to be covered by its analysis too narrowly. That error prevented the Commission from making a proper assessment of the situation and therefore has significantly distorted the conclusions derived from both documents, namely that there was no sudden and serious deterioration of an economic and social situation within the Union.

               (8)

               The Council does not share these conclusions. The Council is convinced that the financial and economic crisis currently taking place within the Union and resulting in substantial fiscal adjustments, inter alia, national officials’ salary adjustments, in a great number of Member States constitutes a serious and sudden deterioration of the economic and social situation within the Union.

               (9)

               Moreover, in the Council’s opinion, this serious and sudden deterioration of the economic and social situation could not be reflected quickly enough in the officials’ remunerations through the application of the method.

               (10)

               With respect to the economic situation, the forecast for growth in the Union has been substantially reduced for the year 2012 from + 1,9 % to + 0,6 %. EU quarterly growth is down from + 0,7 % in the first quarter of 2011 to + 0,2 % in the second and in the third quarters of that year. As for the fourth quarter of 2011 and first quarter of 2012, no growth of GDP is foreseen.

               (11)

               While assessing the current economic and social situation, more focus should have been put on the situation on the financial markets, in particular on distortions to credit supply and declines in asset prices, which are major determinants for the economic development.

               (12)

               With respect to the social situation, job creation has been insufficient to remedy a major reduction in the unemployment rate. The EU unemployment rate in 2010 and 2011 fluctuated to reach 9,8 % in October 2011 and should remain constantly high.

               (13)

               In the light of the above, the Council considers that the Commission’s position as regards the existence of a serious and sudden deterioration in the economic and social situation and its refusal to submit a proposal under Article 10 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations is based on manifestly insufficient and erroneous grounds.

               (14)

               Since the European Court of Justice held in Case C-40/10 that, for the period of application of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations, the procedure laid down in Article 10 thereof, constitutes the only means of taking account of an economic crisis in the adjustment of remuneration, the Council was dependent on a proposal from the Commission to apply that Article in times of crisis.

               (15)

               The Council is convinced that, in light of the wording of Article 10 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations and under the duty of sincere cooperation between the institutions as enshrined in the second sentence of Article 13(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the Commission was obliged to submit an appropriate proposal to the Council. The Commission’s conclusions and its failure to submit such a proposal are therefore in breach of that obligation.

               (16)

               As the Council may act only on a proposal from the Commission, the Commission’s failure to draw the correct conclusions from the evidence and to present a proposal under Article 10 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations has prevented the Council from reacting correctly to the serious and sudden deterioration in the economic and social situation through the adoption of an act under Article 10 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations,

         DECIDES NOT TO ADOPT THE COMMISSION’S PROPOSAL for a Council Regulation adjusting with the effect from 1 July 2011 the remuneration and pension of the officials and other servants of the Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto.

      Done at Brussels, 19 December 2011.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. KOROLEC