title: Decision (EU) 2016/868 of the European Central Bank of 18 May 2016 amending Decision ECB/2014/6 on the organisation of preparatory measures for the collection of granular credit data by the European System of Central Banks (ECB/2016/14)

text:
                  1.6.2016

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 144/99

            DECISION (EU) 2016/868 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
      of 18 May 2016
      amending Decision ECB/2014/6 on the organisation of preparatory measures for the collection of granular credit data by the European System of Central Banks (ECB/2016/14)
      THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
      Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 5 and Article 46.2 thereof,
      Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2533/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank (1), and in particular Article 8(5) thereof,
      Having regard to the contribution of the General Council,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  Decision ECB/2014/6 (2) defines the preparatory measures that the Eurosystem central banks should take in order to prepare for the collection of granular credit data by the European System of Central Banks (ESCB).

                  (2)

                  Since the adoption of Decision ECB/2014/6, significant progress has been made towards establishing a long-term framework for the collection of granular credit data based on harmonised statistical reporting requirements.

                  (3)

                  Due to the number and complexity of the envisaged statistical reporting requirements, the timeline for implementation set out in Decision ECB/2014/6 needs to be extended so as to allow sufficient time for the ESCB to properly prepare for the collection of granular credit data. Since a significant amount of time will pass before the actual reporting begins, the timeline provided in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2014/6 for completing the preparatory phase should be replaced by a deadline which ensures that the preparatory phase ends when the reporting begins under the long-term framework for the collection of granular credit data.

                  (4)

                  This revised timeline will also apply to national central banks (NCBs) of Member States whose currency is not the euro in situations where those NCBs cooperate with the Eurosystem central banks on the basis of Recommendation ECB/2014/7 (3).

                  (5)

                  In accordance with Article 3(2) of Decision ECB/2014/6 the Statistics Committee (hereinafter the ‘STC’) reports annually to the Governing Council on the progress achieved by the ECB and the individual NCBs with regard to their implementation of the preparatory measures. This annual report should include information collected by the STC from all NCBs, including information on the progress achieved by NCBs with a derogation pursuant to Article 3(3) of that Decision. The separate reports provided for in Article 3(3) of Decision ECB/2014/6 are no longer considered to be necessary.

                  (6)

                  Therefore, Decision ECB/2014/6 should be amended accordingly,

            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
      Article 1
      Amendments
      Decision ECB/2014/6 is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  in Article 1, the second sentence is replaced by the following:
                  ‘This long-term framework shall, by the start of the first actual transmission of granular credit data from NCBs to the ECB in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/867 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2016/13) (*), include: (a) national granular credit databases operated by all Eurosystem NCBs, and (b) a common granular credit database shared between the Eurosystem members and comprising granular credit data for all Member States whose currency is the euro.

                     (*)  Regulation (EU) 2016/867 of the European Central Bank of 18 May 2016 on the collection of granular credit and credit risk data (ECB/2016/13) (OJ L 144, 1.6.2016, p. 44).’;"

                  (2)

                  in Article 3, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
                  ‘2.   The STC shall, taking into account advice from other relevant ESCB committees as appropriate, prepare the decisions necessary for implementing the preparatory measures set out in paragraph 1 and submit them for adoption to the Governing Council. The STC shall report to the Governing Council on an annual basis on the progress achieved by the ECB and the individual NCBs, including NCBs with a derogation pursuant to Article 3(3).’;

                  (3)

                  in Article 3, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
                  ‘3.   With regard to NCBs which require a longer phase-in period during the preparatory phase for developing or obtaining access to comprehensive granular credit databases, the Governing Council may, during the preparatory phase grant individual temporary derogations from the obligation to apply specific preparatory measures defined under paragraph 1. The period of each individual derogation shall be strictly limited to the minimum time necessary for the NCB concerned to achieve during the preparatory phase compliance with the preparatory measures covered by this derogation, and shall in any event be set in a manner that allows the objectives laid down in Article 1 to be achieved in relation to all Eurosystem NCBs. Any rights of access to confidential statistical information derived from granular credit data transmitted to the ECB as part of a specific preparatory measure shall be suspended in relation to any NCBs benefitting from a temporary derogation in relation to this measure. The Governing Council may decide that appropriate further restrictions are to be imposed on individual NCBs benefitting from any derogation under this paragraph.’;

                  (4)

                  in Article 4, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
                  ‘1.   To ensure proper alignment of the granular credit data to be collected in the long term with the statistical needs of prospective ESCB users, the STC shall, during the preparatory phase, organise the annual transmission, at the end of March every year, from the NCBs to the ECB of readily available granular credit data related to 30 June and 31 December of the previous year, using an adequate level of anonymisation and aggregation concerning the information about the borrowers so as to ensure that individual borrowers cannot be identified. The first transmission shall occur at the end of March 2014, with reference to 30 June and 31 December 2013, and shall be based on the reference reporting scheme set out in the Annex. Any further ad hoc transmissions shall be organised by the STC on a voluntary basis and on the basis of the reporting scheme which will take account of the existence of readily available granular credit data and their characteristics, and ensure that the data collected are proportionate to the status of the preparatory work completed at the time of transmission. Data on borrowers belonging to institutional sectors other than non-financial corporations may be reported during the preparatory phase on an aggregated basis, provided that the NCB delivers relevant methodological information.’;

                  (5)

                  the Annex to Decision ECB/2014/6 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

            Article 2
      Taking effect
      This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification to the addressees.
      Article 3
      Addressees
      This Decision is addressed to the NCBs of Member States whose currency is the euro.

         Done at Frankfurt am Main, 18 May 2016.

               The President of the ECB

            Mario DRAGHI

         (1)  OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 8.

         (2)  Decision ECB/2014/6 of 24 February 2014 on the organisation of preparatory measures for the collection of granular credit data by the European System of Central Banks (OJ L 104, 8.4.2014, p. 72).

         (3)  Recommendation ECB/2014/7 of 24 February 2014 on the organisation of preparatory measures for the collection of granular credit data by the European System of Central Banks (OJ C 103, 8.4.2014, p. 1).

         ANNEX
         The table of the Annex to Decision ECB/2014/6 is replaced by the following table:

                        ‘Type

                        Attributes

                        Overview

                        Level of anonymisation

                           Lender attributes

                        Lender identifier

                        Identification of lenders in accordance with the codification used by the ESCB Register of Institutions and Affiliates Database (RIAD) (*).

                        Non-anonymised

                           Borrower attributes

                        Borrower identifier

                        Alphanumeric identification of borrowers, to ensure that individual borrowers cannot be identified

                        Anonymised

                        Country of residence

                        Country of residence of the borrower, in accordance with the ISO 3166 standard (**).

                        Institutional sector

                        Institutional sector (or subsector) of the borrower, in accordance with the ESA 2010 classification. The following (sub)sectors are required:

                                    —

                                    Non-financial corporations (S.11)

                                    —

                                    The central Bank (S.121)

                                    —

                                    Deposit-taking corporations except the central bank (S.122)

                                    —

                                    Money market funds (S.123)

                                    —

                                    Non-MMF investment funds (S.124)

                                    —

                                    Other financial intermediaries, except insurance corporations and pension funds (S.125)

                                    —

                                    Financial auxiliaries (S.126)

                                    —

                                    Captive financial institutions and money lenders (S.127)

                                    —

                                    Insurance corporations (S.128)

                                    —

                                    Pension funds (S.129)

                                    —

                                    General government (S.13)

                                    —

                                    Households and non-profit institutions serving households (S.14 + S.15)

                        Sector of economic activity

                        Classification of (financial and non-financial) borrowers according to their economic activities, in accordance with the NACE rev.2 statistical classification (***). NACE codes shall be reported with a two level detail (by “division”).

                        Size

                        Classification of borrowers according to their size: micro, small, medium-sized and large.

                           Credit data variables

                        Loan identifier

                        Alphanumeric identification of loans, as used by the reporting institutions at national level.

                        —

                        Currency

                        Currency denomination of loan, in accordance with the ISO 4217 standard (**).

                        Type of loan

                        Classification of loans according to their type:

                                    —

                                    On demand (call) and short notice (current account)

                                    —

                                    Credit card debt

                                    —

                                    Trade receivables

                                    —

                                    Finance leases

                                    —

                                    Reverse repurchase loans

                                    —

                                    Other term loans

                        Collateral type

                        Type of collateral backing the loan granted; real estate collateral, other collateral (including securities and gold), no collateral.

                        Original maturity

                        Maturity of the loan agreed at the inception or at a date of later renegotiation; less than or equal to 1 year, more than 1 year.

                        Residual maturity

                        Maturity referring to the agreed time of redemption of the loan; less than or equal to 1 year, more than 1 year.

                        Non-performing status

                        Loans where the borrower is in default.

                        Syndicated loan

                        Single loan agreement in which several institutions participate as lenders.

                        Subordinated debt

                        Subordinated debt instruments provide a subsidiary claim on the issuing institution that can only be exercised after all claims with a higher status (e.g. deposits/loans) have been satisfied, giving them some of the characteristics of “shares and other equity”.

                           Credit data measures

                        Credit drawn

                        Total outstanding amount of a loan (principal amount, without deducting write-downs), reported gross of credit risk adjustments, except credit losses recorded as write-offs.

                        —

                        Credit lines

                        Amount of credit granted but not drawn.

                        Arrears

                        Any payment (amount) on a loan which is overdue by more than 90 days.

                        Collateral value

                        Value of collateral at the time of reporting.

                        Specific credit risk adjustment

                        Specific loan loss provision for credit risks in accordance with the applicable accounting framework. Such measure must be reported only for non-performing loans.

                        Risk-weighted assets

                        Risk-weighted exposure amounts in accordance with Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (****) or successive acts.

                        Probability of default (only for credit institutions applying an internal ratings-based approach)

                        Probability of default of a counterparty over a 1-year period, in accordance with Directive 2006/48/EC or successive acts. For borrower-by-borrower reporting, a volume weighted average is reported.

                        Loss given default (only for credit institutions applying an internal rating based approach)

                        Ratio of the loss on an exposure due to the default of a counterparty to the amount outstanding at default, in accordance with Directive 2006/48/EC or successive acts. For borrower-by-borrower reporting, a volume weighted average is reported.

                        Interest rate

                        The ratio, as a percentage per annum, of the amount that a debtor has to pay to the creditor over a given period of time to the amount of the principal of the loan, deposit or debt security, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 63/2002 of the European Central Bank (*****) or successive acts. For borrower-by-borrower reporting, a volume weighted average is reported.

            (*)  For monetary financial institutions (MFIs), see the list published on the ECB's website at www.ecb.europa.eu

            (**)  As published by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) on its website at www.iso.org

            (***)  As published by the European Commission (Eurostat) on its website at www.ec.europa.eu/eurostat

            (****)  Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions (OJ L 177, 30.6.2006, p. 1).

            (*****)  Regulation (EC) No 63/2002 of the European Central Bank of 20 December 2001 concerning statistics on interest rates applied by monetary financial institutions to deposits and loans vis-à-vis households and non-financial corporations (ECB/2001/18) (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 24).’.


title: 2014/498/EU: Council Decision of 23 July 2014 appointing two Estonian members and two Estonian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

text:
               25.7.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 221/13

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 23 July 2014
   appointing two Estonian members and two Estonian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

      (2014/498/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 EstonianGovernment,
   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. On 21 May 2013, by Council Decision 2013/239/EU (3), Mr Mihkel JUHKAMI was appointed as alternate member until 25 January 2015.

               (2)

               Two members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Väino HALLIKMÄGI and Mr Jüri PIHL.

               (3)

               An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Saima KALEV.

               (4)

               An alternate member's seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Mihkel JUHKAMI as member 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:

                           —

                           Mr Mihkel JUHKAMI, Mayor of the City of Rakvere,

                           —

                           Mr Urmas SUKLES, Mayor of the City of Haapsalu;

                     and

               (b)

               as alternate members:

                           —

                           Mr Hannes HANSO, Mayor of the City of Kuressaare,

                           —

                           Mr Rait PIHELGAS, Mayor of Ambla Rural Municipality.

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

      Done at Brussels, 23 July 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. GOZI

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

      (2)  OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.

      (3)  OJ L 141, 28.5.2013, p. 43.


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86/550/EEC: Council Decision of 15 September 1986 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland concerning non-agricultural and processed agricultural products not covered by the Agreement

Official Journal L 328 , 22/11/1986 P. 0012

COUNCIL DECISIONof 15 September 1986on the conclusion of  the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the  Republic of Finland concerning non-agricultural and processed agricultural products not covered by  the Agreement(86/550/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article  113 thereof, Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission, Whereas it is necessary to approve the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the  European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland concerning non-agricultural and processed  agricultural products not covered by the Agreement, to take account of the accession of the Kingdom  of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning  non-agricultural and processed agriculturalproducts not covered by the Agreement between the  European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland is hereby approved on behalf of the  Community. The text of the Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision. Article 2The President of the Council is hereby authorized to appoint the person empowered to  sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. Done at Brussels, 15 September 1986. For the CouncilThe PresidentG. HOWESPA:L666UMBE06.97FF: 6UEN;   SETUP: 01;   Hoehe: 336 mm;   37  Zeilen;   1509 Zeichen; Bediener: MARL   Pr.: C; Kunde:


title: 2012/649/EU: Council Decision of 15 October 2012 concerning the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union

text:
               19.10.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 288/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 15 October 2012
   concerning the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union
   (2012/649/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular point (a) of Article 77(2), in conjunction with Article 218(5), thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 4 June 2009, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas. The negotiations were successfully concluded and the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union (‘the Agreement’) was initialled on 24 April 2012.

               (2)

               The Agreement should be signed, on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion.

               (3)

               This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis, in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
                   (1); the United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

               (4)

               This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis, in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
                   (2); Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

               (5)

               In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol (No 22) on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (3).
   Article 2
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         C. ASHTON

      (1)  OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.

      (2)  OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.

      (3)  The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.


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2001/448/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 4 April 2001 concerning discharge to the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training in respect of the implementation of its budget for the 1999 financial year

Official Journal L 160 , 15/06/2001 P. 0035 - 0037

Decision of the European Parliamentof 4 April 2001concerning discharge to the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training in respect of the implementation of its budget for the 1999 financial year(2001/448/EC)THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,Having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors on the statements and management of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop - Thessaloniki) for the financial year ended 31 December 1999 (C5-0687/2000)(1),Having regard to the Council recommendation of 12 March 2001 (C5-0127/2001),Having regard to the EC Treaty and in particular Article 276 thereof,Having regard to Rule 93 and Annex V of its Rules of Procedure,Having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0108/2001),Whereas:A. The Thessaloniki Centre pursues its mission of promotion and development of vocational education and training at Community level by compiling and disseminating documentation, conducting research and providing a discussion forum.B. The existing cooperation memorandum aims at clarifying the responsibilities and ensuring complementarity between the work of the Centre in candidate countries and the activities of the European Training Foundation, based in Turin, during the transition period of the Union's enlargement.C. In accordance with the Code of Conduct of 14 July 1998, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs is charged with monitoring the Thessaloniki Centre which received an annual subsidy of EUR 12,4 million and the Turin Foundation which received an annual subsidy of EUR 19,9 million.D. Parliament gave discharge to the Management Board on 13 April 2000(2) for the financial year 1998 calling on:(i) the Centre to launch an external evaluation and report on progress in following recommendations made in its last evaluation of February 1995;(ii) the Centre to replace the old and complex system for drawing up its budget and balance sheets before 1 July 2000 and reduce its reliance on the imprest accounts;(iii) the Court of Auditors to follow up systematically decisions of the discharge authority and to produce a comprehensive analysis of the audits of all Agencies;(iv) the Centre and Court of Auditors to reduce the duration of the contradictory procedure to ensure that the annual report can be presented to Parliament before 15 July of the year following the financial year in question,E. The Centre only launched an evaluation in December 2000, following delays by the Commission to select the external consultants, whereas this evaluation on the external impact and internal management will be finished in April 2001.F. The Court of Auditors has tended to conduct financial rather than performance appraisals, has not carried out a comprehensive analysis of the results of all Agency audits and has not reduced the length of the contradictory procedure in order to allow Parliament to take its findings into consideration before voting on the budget for the subsequent year.G. The Court of Auditors has obtained reasonable assurance that the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 1999 are reliable and the underlying transactions are, as a whole, legal and regular, subject to a reservation on the carry-over of commitments,1. Notes the following figures for the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training:1999 financial year>TABLE>Thessaloniki Centre2. Takes note of the external evaluation that was launched in December 2000; calls for the presentation of an action plan, in the light of the evaluation, before the end of 2001; requests that the evaluation assess how key stakeholders, including the Parliament, Commission, Member States, industry and academia, rate the Centre;3. Points out that there is perhaps a danger of overlap between the work of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training and the European Training Foundation; recalls that the work of the European Training Foundation has been financed, to an important degree, through PHARE, TACIS and Tempus programmes; calls for the evaluation to assess the existing cooperation between the agencies and to analyse the advantages and disadvantages of a merger between the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training and the European Training Foundation, takes the view, however, that before examining the possible merger of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training and the European Training Foundation, the Commission must first have at its disposal and study the conclusions and proposals of the external evaluation of both agencies, a procedure which is still underway;4. Recalls that the Centre expended scarce resources in 1997, 1998 and 1999 to develop a tailor-made computer system to manage its budget and accounts, rather than employ a decentralised application developed by the Commission, SI2, which is used by nine other Agencies; welcomes that the old system was fully replaced before 1 July 2000 and vetted by the Commission;5. Regrets weaknesses in the management of contracts of electronic media projects including the lack of consultation with the Centre's own informatics departments and a failure to follow administrative and financial procedures for invitations to tender; expects the newly created contracts management unit will ensure that problems do not re-occur;6. Acknowledges efforts to reduce further its reliance on imprest accounts for payments from 47 % in 1997 (EUR 6,6 million), 46 % in 1998 (EUR 5,9 million) to 21 % in 1999 (EUR 3,1 million);7. Congratulates the Centre on savings of EUR 1,2 million in the construction of its seat; notes that this is due to concerted action with the Greek Government and Commission; calls on the Greek authorities to finalise the formal transfer of the property and to change their plans for highway construction immediately in front of Cedefop building, which would be damaging and contravene the written promises given in 1995 to Cedefop;Parliament8. Calls on its specialised committees to monitor closely the activities and impact of the Thessaloniki Centre and Turin Foundation to assess how well they fulfil their respective mandates;Court of Auditors9. Invites the Court of Auditors to submit individual audits before 15 July of each year following the financial year in question; calls on the Court to report findings of a horizontal nature in the subheading on decentralised agencies in the chapter on administrative expenditure in its Annual report; would welcome a shift of emphasis from purely financial audits to performance audits, whereby the Court would address the following questions:(i) added-value of the agency: including an assessment of the timeliness of the output and an evaluation of its quality and overall impact;(ii) effectiveness: including an investigation into how efficiently and effectively the agency goes about fulfilling its mission;(iii) comparative advantage: including suggestions of ways to avoid any possible overlap or duplication between various agencies;Discharge decision10. Gives discharge to the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development for Vocational Training in respect of the implementation of its budget for the 1999 financial year;11. Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development for Vocational Training, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors and the Greek Government and to have it published in the Official Journal (L series).The Secretary-GeneralJulian PriestleyThe PresidentNicole Fontaine(1) OJ C 373, 27.12.2000, p. 27.(2) OJ C 40, 7.2.2001, p. 387.


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2003/272/EC: Council Decision of 8 April 2003 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

Official Journal L 099 , 17/04/2003 P. 0051 - 0051

Council Decisionof 8 April 2003appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions(2003/272/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 Spanish 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 an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the appointment of Mr José Luis OLIVAS MARTÍNEZ as a member of the Committee of the Regions,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleMr José Joaquin RIPOLL SERRANO is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr José Luis OLIVAS MARTÍNEZ for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.Done at Luxembourg, 8 April 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. Drys(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.


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1999/855/EC: Council Decision of 6 December 1999 on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership with the Republic of Estonia

Official Journal L 335 , 28/12/1999 P. 0035 - 0040

COUNCIL DECISIONof 6 December 1999on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership with the Republic of Estonia(1999/855/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 622/98 of 16 March 1998 on assistance to the applicant States in the framework of the pre-accession strategy, and in particular on the establishment of Accession Partnerships(1), and in particular to Article 2 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) the Luxembourg European Council stated that the Accession Partnership is a new instrument and the key feature of the enhanced pre-accession strategy;(2) Regulation (EC) No 622/98 sets out that the Council is to decide, by a qualified majority and following a proposal from the Commission, on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the individual Accession Partnerships, as they are submitted to each applicant State, as well as on subsequent significant adjustments applicable to them;(3) Community assistance is conditional on the fulfillment of essential elements, and in particular on the respect of the commitments contained in the Europe Agreements and on progress towards fulfillment of the Copenhagen criteria; where an essential element is lacking, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may take appropriate steps with regard to any pre-accession assistance;(4) the Luxembourg European Council decided that the implementation of the Accession Partnership and progress in adopting the acquis will be examined in the Europe Agreement bodies;(5) the 1999 Commission's Regular Report presented an objective analysis on the Republic of Estonia's preparations for membership and identified a number of priority areas for further work;(6) in order to prepare for membership, the Republic of Estonia should update its national programme for the adoption of the acquis; this programme should set out a timetable for achieving the priorities and intermediate objectives established in the Accession Partnership,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 622/98, the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership for the Republic of Estonia are set out in the Annex hereto, which forms an integral part of this Decision.Article 2The implementation of the Accession Partnership shall be examined in the Europe Agreement bodies and by the appropriate Council bodies to which the Commission shall report regularly.Article 3This Decision shall take effect on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Brussels, 6 December 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentT. HALONEN(1) OJ L 85, 20.3.1998, p. 1.ANNEXESTONIA: 1999 ACCESSION PARTNERSHIP1. OBJECTIVESThe purpose of the Accession Partnership is to set out in a single framework the priority areas for further work identified in the Commission's 1999 Regular Report on the progress made by Estonia towards membership of the European Union, the financial means available to help Estonia implement these priorities and the conditions which will apply to that assistance. This Accession Partnership provides the basis for a number of policy instruments which will be used to help the candidate States in their preparations for membership. These include, inter alia, the revised National Programme for the adoption of the acquis, the Joint Assessment of medium-term economic policy priorities, the Pact against organised crime as well as the National Development Plans and other sectoral plans necessary for the participation in Structural Funds after membership and for the implementation of ISPA and Sapard before accession. Each of these instruments is different in nature and is prepared and implemented according to specific procedures. They are not an integral part of this Partnership but the priorities they contain will be compatible with it.2. PRINCIPLESThe main priority areas identified for each candidate State relate to their ability to take on the obligations of meeting the Copenhagen criteria which state that membership requires:- that the candidate State has achieved stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities,- the existence of a functioning market economy, as well as the capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the Union,- the ability to take on the obligations of membership, including adherence to the aims of political, economic and monetary union.At its meeting in Madrid, the European Council stressed the need for the candidate States to adjust their administrative structures to ensure the harmonious operation of Community policies after accession and at Luxembourg, it stressed that incorporation of the acquis into legislation is necessary, but not in itself sufficient; it is necessary to ensure that it is actually applied.3. PRIORITIES AND INTERMEDIATE OBJECTIVESThe Commission's Regular Reports have highlighted the extent of the efforts which still have to be made in certain areas by the candidate States to prepare for accession. This situation requires the definition of intermediate stages in terms of priorities, each to be accompanied by precise objectives to be set in collaboration with the States concerned, the achievement of which will condition the degree of assistance the progress of the negotiations under way with some States and the opening of new negotiations with the others. The priorities and intermediate objectives in the revised Accession Partnerships ate again divided into two groups, short- and medium-term. Those listed under the short term have been selected on the basis that it is realistic to expect that Estonia can complete or take them substantially forward by the end of 2000. The priorities listed under the medium term are expected to take more than one year to complete although work should, wherever possible, also begin on them during 2000. The progress made in meeting the priorities of the 1998 Accession Partnership is assessed in the 1999 Regular Report. This assessment has been used in formulating the priorities for the current partnership.Estonia submitted a revised version of its National programme for the adoption of the acquis (NPAA) on 27 May 1999. It sets out a timetable for achieving priorities and intermediate objectives, based on the first Accession Partnership, as well as necessary administrative structures and financial resources.The Accession Partnership indicates the priority areas for Estonia's membership preparations. Estonia will nevertheless have to address all issues identified in the Regular Report. It is also important that Estonia fulfils the commitments of legislative approximation and implementation of the acquis in accordance with the commitments made under the Europe Agreement, the screening exercise and the negotiation process. It should be recalled that incorporation of the acquis into legislation is not in itself sufficient; it will also be necessary to ensure that it is actually applied to the same standards as those which apply within the Union. In all of the areas listed below there is a need for credible and effective implementation and enforcement of the acquis.Drawing on the analysis of the Commission's Regular Report, the following short and medium term priorities and intermediate objectives have been identified for Estonia.3.1. Short-term (2000)Political criteria:- align the language legislation with international standards and the Europe Agreement,- implement concrete measures for the integration of non-citizens including language training and provide necessary financial support.Economic criteria:- adopt a restructuring plan for the oil-shale sector and ensure transparency in privatisation of the energy sector,- accelerate land reform, in particular registration of agricultural land,- establish a medium-term economic strategy and agree on a joint assessment with the European Commission,- complete the necessary legislation for pension reform.Internal market:- public procurement: amend the public procurement law in order to cover the utilities sector and align the remedies system,- free movement of goods: speed up the transposition and implementation of European standards and in particular new approach directives, in particular a new conformity assessment act, and adoption of corresponding EN standards; introduce an accreditation system; develop the market surveillance system and pursue alignment of technical legislation,- free movement of capital: align laws on direct investment in those sectors still restricted (security services and broadcasting transmitters),- free movement of services: reinforce supervision of financial sector, in particular of securities markets,- competition: align merger control and State-aid legislation; reinforce the competition board; set up a State aids inventory; continue preparation of annual State aid reports,- telecommunications: adopt a telecommunications law; strengthen the independent regulatory authority,- taxation: continue efforts to align VAT legislation and excise duties (in particular warehouse and registration system); confirm acceptance of the principles of the code of conduct for business taxation and ensure that new tax measures are in conformity with these principles,- audiovisual: complete alignment of legislation,- customs: adopt a timetable for the progressive and effective implementation of tariffs and tariff-related measures; continue the fight against fraud and corruption; accelerate the adoption of the customs code.Agriculture:- veterinary and phytosanitary sector: continue alignment and upgrade inspection arrangements, in particular at the future external borders,- continue upgrading of food processing industry, in particular in the dairy, meat and fish processing sectors.Transport:- strengthen implementation of maritime safety standards.Employment and social affairs:- prepare a national employment strategy with a view to later participation in the European Employment Strategy including through the launch of a joint employment review,- support social partners' capacity-building efforts to develop and implement the acquis, notably through bipartite social dialogue,- adopt new labour code and the Employment Services Act,- implement the Occupational Health and Safety Act and develop enforcement structures.Environment:- complete transposition and enforce the Environmental Impact Assessment,- accelerate the transposition and enforcement, in particular in the water and waste management, air pollution, nature protection and industrial related directives,- further develop the plans for financing investments (directive-specific), based on estimations of costs of alignment and realistic sources of public and private finance year-by-year and continue to invest in the heavy investment directives in air, water and waste.Justice and home affairs:- create an advanced integrated criminal investigation data system and improve forensic research capacity-upgrade and ensure better coordination among law enforcement bodies and the judiciary (staff numbers, training and equipment) to continue the fight against organised crime, drug trafficking and corruption; strengthen capacities to deal with money laundering,- speed up reform of penal law,- ratify the 1988 United Nations Convention on illicit drug trafficking, the European Convention on money laundering; sign the OECD Convention on bribery and the European Criminal Law Convention on corruption.Reinforcement of administrative and judicial capacity, including the management and control of European Union funds:- Phare(1), ISPA(2), Sapard(3): further develop the National Development Plan and the Rural Development Plan; adopt the legal, budgetary and administrative framework (audit manual and audit trail) to programme and manage ISPA and Sapard, including a mechanism for environmental impact assessment and European Union-compatible public procurement rules for projects co-financed with Community funds and the establishment of a functioning paying agency for Sapard,- complete the legislative framework for internal and external financial control; set up a central organisation within the government for harmonising internal audit/control functions; set up internal audit/control units in spending centres; introduce "functional independence" for national internal controllers/auditors at both central and decentralised levels and "ex-ante" financial control,- adopt legislation and establish a plan to develop anti-fraud structures,- fill the existing vacant posts for judges and reinforce their training in Community Law, particularly in the field of competition.3.2. Medium-termPolitical criteria:- pursue the integration of non-citizens in particular by extending language training programmes for non-Estonian speakers.Economic criteria:- complete pension reform; implement the restructuring plan for the oil-shale sector,- establish an annual fiscal surveillance procedure aimed at bringing the reporting, monitoring and control of public finances, specifically fiscal positions, in line with European Union procedures,- continue efforts to improve the conditions for the creation and development of private enterprises, with particular attention to small- and medium-sized enterprises,- complete land reform.Internal market:- intellectual and industrial property rights: complete alignment, in particular of copyright legislation, and strengthen administrative and judicial capacity,- free movement of goods: complete the alignment of sectoral legislation and the adoption of EN standards; upgrade standardisation and conformity assessment structures and globally ensure proper implementing structures for all sectors; ensure mutual recognition in non-harmonised sectors,- free movement of persons: complete alignment of mutual recognition of diplomas,- Competition: ensure the full enforcement of competition and State aid rules, ensure compliance of State aid schemes and State aid legislation, increase training at all levels,- taxation: complete alignment with the fiscal acquis; adopt VAT transitional provisions; review existing laws and ensure compatibility with the code of conduct for business taxation; complete the reform of fiscal administration,- consumer protection: continue alignment and strengthen market surveillance and enforcement authorities,- customs: ensure effective implementation of tariffs and tariff related measures; reinforce administrative and operational capacity including border control; apply simplified procedures.Agriculture:- complete upgrading of food processing industry, in particular in the dairy, meat and fish processing sectors; reinforce food control administration,- reinforce common agricultural policy management mechanisms and administrative structures (monitor agricultural markets and implement structural and rural development measures, set up bodies and control mechanisms),- complete system of animal identification; implement quality control system (hazard analysis critical control point), animal waste treatment, modernisation of meat and dairy plants residue and zoonosis control programmes; complete inspection systems at future external borders.Fisheries:- develop the capacity to implement and enforce the common fisheries policy, including the establishment of the adequate institutional resources and equipment relating to inspection and controls at central and regional level,- develop a plan to restructure the Estonian fishing fleet and establish a fleet register in compliance with the European Union requirements.Energy:- prepare for the internal energy market, notably the electricity and gas directives (including adaptation of energy prices to cost levels; and the establishment of a regulator),- align oil stock requirements and energy efficiency.Transport:- complete alignment in road transport (market access, road safety, rules on dangerous goods and taxation), railways maritime transport (in particular safety requirements) and aviation (particularly air safety and air traffic management).Employment and social affairs:- transpose and implement European Union legislation in the field of labour law, equal treatment of women and men, public health and complete alignment for occupational health and safety; reinforce the related administrative structures and those required for the coordination of social security.Economic and social cohesion:- develop national policy for economic and social cohesion in preparing for the implementation of a regional development programme and Community initiatives; improving the administrative structures, in particular interministerial coordination for structural funds on a regular basis; organising the budgetary system and its procedures according to structural funds standards, including appraisal and evaluation.Environment:- complete transposition of the acquis,- continue to the implement legislation according predefined timetable, in particular in air, waste management, chemicals and radiation protection, nature protection, water sector and industrial related legislation,- ensure institutional strengthening in the area of environment, in particular at the local level,- integrate sustainable development principles into the definition and implementation of all other sectoral policies.Justice and home affairs:- continue progressive alignment of visa legislation and practice with that of the European Union,- implement border and migration legislation to prevent illegal immigration and to enable full participation in the Schengen information system,- continue to strengthen police cooperation mechanisms with Europol in the fight against organised crime (in particular money laundering, drugs and trafficking in women and children).Reinforcement of administrative and judicial capacity, including the management and control of European Union funds:- improve the capacity of the public administration to implement and manage the acquis, in particular through ensuring minimum staffing levels and appropriate coordination between ministries,- continue improving the functioning of the judicial system, including increasing the number of judges and their training in Community law,- strengthen public financial control functions and the fiscal administration through the provision of adequate staff, training and equipment,- strengthen statistical capacities.4. PROGRAMMINGThe Phare allocation for the period 1995 to 1999 has totalled EUR 143 million. Following the agreement of the European Council in Berlin on 24 and 25 March 1999, financial assistance to the applicant States during the period 2000 to 2006 will also comprise support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development through the pre-accession instrument Sapard (Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999, OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 87) and a structural instrument ISPA (Council Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999, OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 73) which will give priority to measures similar to the cohesion fund in the pre-accession period. Under these national allocations, Estonia can also fund part of its participation in Community programmes including in the Fifth Research and Technological Development Framework Programme (OJ L 26, 1.2.1999, p. 1). In addition Estonia will have access to funding from multi-State programmes directly related to the acquis. Joint financing by the applicant States is systematically required for all investment projects. Since 1998 the Commission has worked with the European Investment Bank and international financial institutions, in particular the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank, with a view to facilitating the co-financing of projects relating to pre-accession priorities.5. CONDITIONALITYCommunity assistance for financing projects through the three pre-accession instruments Phare, ISPA and Sapard is conditional on respect by Estonia of its commitments under the Europe Agreement, further steps towards satisfying the Copenhagen criteria and in particular progress in meeting the specific priorities of this Accession Partnership in 2000. Failure to respect these general conditions could lead to a decision by the Council on the suspension of financial assistance on the basis of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 622/98.6. MONITORINGThe implementation of the Accession Partnership is monitored in the framework of the Europe Agreement. As underlined by the European Council in Luxembourg it is important that the institutions of the Europe Agreement continue to be the framework within which the adoption of the acquis can be examined, in accordance with the same procedures, irrespective of whether or not negotiations have been opened. The relevant sections of the Accession Partnership are discussed in the appropriate subcommittee. The Association Committee discusses overall developments, progress and problems in meeting its priorities and intermediate objectives as well as more specific issues referred to it from the subcommittees.The Phare Management Committee ensures that financing decisions under all three pre-accessions instruments, Phare, ISPA and Sapard, are compatible with each other as well as with the Accession Partnerships as laid down in the Coordinating Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999, (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 68)).The Accession Partnership will continue to be amended as necessary in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 622/98.(1) Phare = Action plan for coordinated aid to Poland and Hungary.(2) ISPA = Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession.(3) Sapard = Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development.


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91/290/EEC: Decision of the European Parliament of 16 April 1991 granting a discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the fourth European Development Fund for the 1989 financial year

Official Journal L 146 , 11/06/1991 P. 0032 - 0032

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  of 16 April 1991  granting a discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the fourth European Development Fund for the 1989 financial year  (91/290/EEC) THE EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT,  - having regard to the EEC Treaty,  - having regard to the first ACP-EEC Lomé Convention (1),  - having regard to the balance sheets and administrative accounts of the fourth, fifth and sixth European Development Funds for the 1989 financial year (COM(90) 148 final),  - having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors for the 1989 financial year, and the replies of the Institutions (2),  - having regard to the recommendation of the Council of 18 March 1991 concerning the granting of this discharge (Doc. C3-0171/91),  - whereas the Treaty of 22 July 1975 empowers the European Parliament to give discharge in respect of the financial management of the Community,  - having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Development and Cooperation (Doc. A3-0070/91),  1. Grants a discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the fourth European Development Fund for the 1989 financial year on the basis of the following amounts:  - payments: ECU 32 177 343,70;  2. Records its observations in the resolution which forms part of this decision (3);  3. Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the resolution containing its observations to the Commission, the Council, the Court of Auditors and the European Investment Bank and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European  Communities (L series). Done at Strasbourg, 16 April 1991.   Secretary-General  President  Enrico VINCI  Enrique BARÓN CRESPO  (1) OJ No L 25, 30. 1. 1976, p. 1. (2) OJ No C 313, 12. 12. 1990, p. 1. (3) See page 35 of this Official Journal.


title: Decision (EU) 2017/1684 of the European Parliament of 27 April 2017 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2015

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               29.9.2017

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               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 252/257

         DECISION (EU) 2017/1684 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 27 April 2017
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2015
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

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               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2015,

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               having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2015, together with the Centre's reply (1),

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               having regard to the statement of assurance (2) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2015, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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               having regard to the Council's recommendation of 21 February 2017 on discharge to be given to the Centre in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2015 (05873/2017 — C8-0051/2017),

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

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               having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

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               having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (4), and in particular Article 15 thereof,

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               having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5), and in particular Article 108 thereof,

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

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               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0099/2017),

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               Grants the Director of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre's budget for the financial year 2015;

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               Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

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

            The President

         Antonio TAJANI

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 449, 1.12.2016, p. 128.

      (2)  See footnote 1.

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

      (4)  OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 1.

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


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2003/725/JHA: Council Decision 2003/725/JHA of 2 October 2003 amending the provisions of Article 40(1) and (7) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders

Official Journal L 260 , 11/10/2003 P. 0037 - 0038

Council Decision 2003/725/JHAof 2 October 2003amending the provisions of Article 40(1) and (7) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common bordersTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 32 and Article 34(2)(c) thereof,Having regard to the initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Spain and the French Republic,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) The provisions of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders(1) which concern cross-border surveillance should be amended and their scope broadened with a view to increasing the success of criminal investigations, particularly those concerning offences connected with organised crime.(2) The United Kingdom is taking part in this Decision, in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community and Article 8(2) of Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis(2).(3) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point H of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement(3),HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The provisions of Article 40 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders are hereby amended as follows:1. The first subparagraph of paragraph 1, shall be replaced by the following:"1. Officers of one of the Member States who are keeping a person under surveillance in their country as part of a criminal investigation into an extraditable criminal offence because he is suspected of involvement in an extraditable criminal offence or, as a necessary part of a criminal investigation, because there is serious reason to believe that he can assist in identifying or tracing such a person, shall be authorised to continue their surveillance in the territory of another Member State where the latter has authorised cross-border surveillance in response to a request for assistance made in advance with supporting reasons. Conditions may be attached to the authorisation."2. Paragraph 7 shall be amended as follows:(a) in the third indent, "rape" shall be replaced by "a serious offence of a sexual nature";(b) in the fifth indent, "forgery of money" shall be replaced by "counterfeiting and forgery of means of payment";(c) the following indents shall be added:"- serious fraud;- smuggling of aliens;- money laundering;- illicit trafficking in nuclear and radioactive substances;- participation in a criminal organisation as referred to in Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA of 21 December 1998 on making it a criminal offence to participate in a criminal organisation in the Member States of the European Union;- terrorist offences as referred to in Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism."Article 21. This Decision shall not be binding upon Ireland.2. This Decision shall not apply to Gibraltar.3. This Decision shall only apply to the Channel Islands subject to Article 5(1) of Decision 2000/365/EC.Article 3This Decision shall take effect on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.Done at Brussels, 2 October 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. Pisanu(1) OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19.(2) OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.(3) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.


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77/801/EEC: Council Decision of 20 December 1977 amending Decision 71/66/EEC on the reform of the European Social Fund

Official Journal L 337 , 27/12/1977 P. 0008 - 0009 Greek special edition: Chapter 05 Volume 2 P. 0224

++++COUNCIL DECISION  OF 20 DECEMBER 1977  AMENDING DECISION 71/66/EEC ON THE REFORM OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND   ( 77/801/EEC )  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 126 THEREOF ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE COMMISSION ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ) ,  WHEREAS COUNCIL DECISION 71/66/EEC OF 1 FEBRUARY 1971 ON THE REFORM OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND ( 3 ) MAY , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 11 THEREOF , BE AMENDED ON THE BASIS OF A FURTHER OPINION OF THE COMMISSION BASED ON ARTICLE 126 OF THE TREATY ;  WHEREAS IN ORDER TO RESPOND MORE EFFECTIVELY TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION , SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND ;  WHEREAS THE RESPECTIVE FIELDS IN WHICH THE FUND MAY INTERVENE SHOULD BE REDEFINED IN VIEW OF TRENDS ON THE LABOUR MARKET AND OF EXPERIENCE GAINED SINCE THE REFORM OF THE FUND ;  WHEREAS FUND INTERVENTION SHOULD BE CONCENTRATED TO A GREATER EXTENT ON THE MOST ACUTE PROBLEMS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL , AND PARTICULARLY IN REGIONS WHERE THERE IS AN ESPECIALLY SERIOUS AND PROLONGED IMBALANCE IN EMPLOYMENT ;  WHEREAS ACTIVITIES OF THE FUND IN SUPPLYING THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 125 OF THE TREATY CAME TO AN END ON 31 DECEMBER 1976 ;  WHEREAS DECISION 71/66/EEC , IN ITS NEW VERSION , SHOULD BE REVIEWED NOT LATER THAN 31 DECEMBER 1982 ,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :  ARTICLE 1  DECISION 71/66/EEC SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :  1 . ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :   " ARTICLE 1  THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 125 OF THE TREATY SHALL NO LONGER BE GRANTED . "  2 . ARTICLE 3 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :   " ARTICLE 3  THE FUND MAY GRANT ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE LABOUR FORCE WHO , HAVING BENEFITED FROM A MEASURE TAKEN WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE FUND , ARE TO PURSUE ACTIVITIES AS EMPLOYED OR SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS . "  3 . ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) , SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH , ( C ) IS HEREBY DELETED .  4 . ARTICLE 5 ( 1 ) SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :   " 1 . THE FUND CAN ALSO TAKE ACTION TO ASSIST OPERATIONS WHICH ARE CARRIED OUT IN THE MEMBER STATES AS PART OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT POLICY AND WHICH :   ( A ) ARE AIMED AT SOLVING THE PROBLEMS WHICH ARISE IN THOSE REGIONS WHICH , BECAUSE THEY ARE LESS DEVELOPED OR THERE IS A DECLINE IN THEIR MAIN ACTIVITIES , SUFFER A SERIOUS AND PROLONGED IMBALANCE IN EMPLOYMENT ; OR   ( B ) ARE AIMED AT FACILITATING THE ADAPTATION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF TECHNICAL PROGRESS OF THOSE BRANCHES OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN WHICH SUCH PROGRESS GIVES RISE TO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN MANPOWER AND VOCATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL ; OR   ( C ) ARE UNDERTAKEN BECAUSE OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN THE CONDITIONS OF PRODUCTION OR IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS IN GROUPS OF UNDERTAKINGS CARRYING ON THE SAME OR CONNECTED ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE THUS FORCED TO CEASE , REDUCE OR TRANSFORM THEIR ACTIVITIES PERMANENTLY ; OR   ( D ) CONCERN THE ENTRY OR RE-ENTRY OF THE HANDICAPPED INTO ECONOMIC ACTIVITY .  ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND SHALL BE GRANTED HAVING REGARD TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS AND TO THE ECONOMIC CAPACITY OF THE REGIONS IN WHICH THE OPERATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT . "  5 . CHAPTER II , SECTION C , SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :   " C . SUBMISSION BY MEMBER STATES OF APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE AND APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION  ARTICLE 6  THE MEMBER STATE OR STATES CONCERNED SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSION APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE TO RESPOND TO THE SITUATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 OR 5 .  ARTICLE 7  THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT THE APPLICATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND COMMITTEE AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 124 OF THE TREATY , AND SHALL APPROVE THEM UP TO THE AMOUNT OF THE APPROPRIATIONS AVAILABLE IF THEY COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN THE RELEVANT REGULATIONS AND DECISIONS . "  6 . ARTICLE 8 :   ( A ) PARAGRAPH 2 :  THE PHRASE " ( OR , IN MEMBER STATES WHERE THIS CONCEPT IS UNKNOWN , BY EQUIVALENT ENTITIES ) " SHALL BE INSERTED AFTER THE WORDS " ... ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PRIVATE LAW " .   ( B ) THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH SHALL BE ADDED AFTER PARAGRAPH 2 :   " 3 . WHEN OPERATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT IN REGIONS WHERE THERE IS AN ESPECIALLY SERIOUS AND PROLONGED IMBALANCE IN EMPLOYMENT , SUCH REGIONS TO BE DEFINED BY THE COUNCIL ON THE BASIS OF A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 1 OR 2 OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE INCREASED BY 10 % . "  7 . ARTICLE 9 :   ( A ) THE WORDS " TWO-YEAR " SHALL BE DELETED IN PARAGRAPH 1 , SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH .   ( B ) PARAGRAPH 2 , SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH , FIRST SENTENCE , SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :   " APPROPRIATIONS FOR INTERVENTIONS IN RESPECT OF OPERATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 5 ( 1 ) WHICH ARE CARRIED OUT IN REGIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 ( 1 ) ( A ) SHALL NOT , IN ANY YEAR , BE LESS THAN 50 % OF THE TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS AVAILABLE . "  8 . ARTICLE 10 ( 2 ) IS HEREBY DELETED .  9 . ARTICLE 11 , FIRST SENTENCE , SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :   " THE COUNCIL SHALL REVIEW THIS DECISION NOT LATER THAN 31 DECEMBER 1982 . "  ARTICLE 2  DECISION 71/66/EEC , IN THE VERSION IN FORCE BEFORE THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS DECISION , SHALL CONTINUE TO APPLY TO OPERATIONS THE SCHEME OF OR APPLICATION FOR WHICH IS SUBMITTED BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1978 AND WHICH RECEIVES THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION BEFORE 1 APRIL 1978 .  ARTICLE 3  THIS DECISION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1978 .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 DECEMBER 1977 .  FOR THE COUNCIL  THE PRESIDENT  H . SIMONET  ( 1 ) OJ NO C 133 , 6 . 6 . 1977 , P . 39 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO C 126 , 28 . 5 . 1977 , P . 2 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 28 , 4 . 2 . 1971 , P . 15 .


title: Council Decision of 14 October 1963 on the conclusion of a Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Imperial Government of Iran

text:
                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                            309
23.10.63                          Official Journal of the European Communities                        2554/63
                                               COUNCIL DECISION
                                                of 14 October 1963
         on the conclusion of a Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and
                                          the Imperial Government of Iran
                                                   (63/574/EEC)
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
         Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in parti
         cular Articles 111 , 1 14 and-228 thereof;
         Having regard to the Council Decision of 1 and 2 April 1963 authorizing the Commission to
         open negotiations with Iran for the conclusion of a Trade Agreement;
         Having regard to the Council Decision of 30 and 31 May 1963 by which the Commission
         was given a further mandate to pursue such negotiations;
         Having regard to the report by the Commission,
         HAS DECIDED :
                                                      A rticle 1
         A Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iran, the text of which
         is annexed to this Decision, concluded on behalf of the Community.
                                                      A rticle 2
         The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign
         the Agreement and to confer on them the powers required in order to bind the Community.
         Done at Brussels, 14 October 1963.
                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                The President
                                                                                L. de BLOCK
 ---pagebreak--- 310                                        Official Journal of the European Communities
                                                                     ANNEX
            Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Imperial Government of Iran
        THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, of the one part, and
        THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT OF IRAN, of the other part,
        DETERMINED to consolidate and extend the economic and trade relations existing between Iran and
        the Member Countries of the European Economic Community ;
        RECOGNIZING the importance of the harmonious development of trade between the Contracting
        Parties ;
        HAVE DECIDED to conclude a Trade Agreement and to this end have designated as their
       Plenipotentiaries ;
       THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY :
                            Mr Leo de Block, President in Office of the Council of the European Economic Commu
                            nity and Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands ;
                            Mr Walter Hallstein, President of the Commission of the European Economic
                            Community ;
       THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT OF IRAN :
                            Mr Ali Naghi Alikhani, Minister for Economic Affairs ;
                            Mr Khosrow Hedayat, Ambassador, Head of the Mission of the Imperial Government of
                            Iran to the European Communities ;
       Who have agreed as follows :
                                                                     A rticle 1
       For the period of this Agreement the Common Customs Tariff duties of the European Economic
       Community on the products listed in the following table shall be suspended at the levels indicated
       therein. -
                       n                 :                                                   ,—:
            CCT heading                                       Description                                Rate
                451«
     , , 58.01 A                   Carpets, carpeting and rugs, of wool or of fine animal
                                   hair, knotted                                               32 % with a maximum
                                                                                of 4-5 u.a./m2
             08.04B                Dried grapes                                                7-2 %
             08.12A                Dried apricots                                              7 %
      ex 16.04A                   Caviar (sturgeon roe)                                        24%
                                                                      Article II
         The Community undertakes to open each year and, on conditions which it shall lay down, to apportion
         among the Member States a non-discriminatory tariff quota for dried grapes (subheading No 08.04 B) 1,
         equal to 15% by volume of annual imports from third countries not associated with the Community,
         based on the latest available Community statistics.
         The customs duties to be applied in each of the Member States of the Community to imports under the
         quota shall be calculated on the basis of the Common Customs Tariff suspended at 2%.
                                                                     Article III
         The Imperial Government of Iran shall give sympathetic consideration, in the context of its pro
         grammes for economic development, to opportunities for the harmonious expansion of trade with the
         Community and declares its readiness to study such opportunities in the Joint Committee provided for
         in Article IV .
                                                                     A rticle IV
         A Joint Committee shall be established consisting of representatives of the Community and representa
         tives of the Imperial Government of Iran. The Joint Committee shall ensure the proper execution of the
    - Agreement and shall study the development of trade between the Community and Iran; it may suggest
         to the competent authorities means for the improvement thereof.
        1 . Provided these products are imported in packages not exceeding 15 kg.
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The Joint Committee shall meet once a year. Extraordinary meetings may be called by mutual agree
ment in urgent cases at the request of one of the Contracting Parties.
The Chairmanship shall be held alternately by each delegation.
                                                 Article V
This Agreement is concluded for three years. It may be extended for periods of one year by agreement
between the two Parties .
                                                Article VI
This Agreement shall enter mto force on 1 December 1963, corresponding to the tenth day of Azar in
the year 1342 of the Iranian calendar.
                                                Article VII
This Agreement is drawn up in two copies in the Dutch, French, German, Italian and Persian
languages, each of these texts being equally authentic .
In -witness whereof, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have signed this Agreement.
Done at Brussels on the fourteenth day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty
three, corresponding to the twenty-second day of Mehre in the year one thousand three hundred and
forty-two of the Iranian calendar.


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2003/699/EC: Council Decision of 29 September 2003 appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions

Official Journal L 254 , 08/10/2003 P. 0019 - 0019

Council Decisionof 29 September 2003appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions(2003/699/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) The Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC of 22 January 2002(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions.(2) The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Hans EVESLAGE, of which the Council was notified on 11 August 2003,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleMr Ernst Walter GÖRISCH, Bürgermeister von Alzey/Land, Vizepräsident des Deutschen Städte- und Gemeindebundes, is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Hans EVESLAGE for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.Done at Brussels, 29 September 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. Frattini(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.


title: 2008/319/EC: Council Decision of 14 April 2008 amending Decision 2000/265/EC on the establishment of a financial regulation governing the budgetary aspects of the management by the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council, of contracts concluded in his name, on behalf of certain Member States, relating to the installation and the functioning of the communication infrastructure for the Schengen environment, Sisnet

text:
               19.4.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 109/30

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 14 April 2008
   amending Decision 2000/265/EC on the establishment of a financial regulation governing the budgetary aspects of the management by the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council, of contracts concluded in his name, on behalf of certain Member States, relating to the installation and the functioning of the communication infrastructure for the Schengen environment, ‘Sisnet’
   (2008/319/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 2(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Deputy Secretary-General of the Council was authorised by Decision 1999/870/EC (1) and Decision 2007/149/EC (2) 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 communication infrastructure for the Schengen environment (SISNET) and to manage such contracts, pending its migration to a communication infrastructure at the charge of the European Community.

               (2)

               The financial obligations arising under those contracts are borne by a specific budget (hereinafter the SISNET Budget) financing the communication infrastructure referred to in those Council Decisions.

               (3)

               The Swiss Confederation is to participate in the provisions of the Schengen acquis related to the Schengen Information System from a date to be set by the Council in accordance with Article 15(1) of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
                   (3).

               (4)

               From that date, the Swiss Confederation should participate in the SISNET Budget,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Council Decision 2000/265/EC (4) is hereby amended as follows:

               1.

               Article 25(1) shall be replaced by the following:
               ‘1.   Budget revenue shall consist of financial contributions from the following Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, as well as Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.’;

               2.

               Article 26 shall be replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 26
               The states referred to in Article 25 shall supply their financial contributions to the Deputy Secretary-General.
               The scale of contributions to be paid by the Member States referred to in Article 25, on the one hand, and by Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, on the other hand, shall be calculated annually on the basis of the share of each Member State concerned and of Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, in the total gross domestic product (GDP) for the preceding year of all the States referred to in Article 25. The scale of contributions by the Member States concerned shall be calculated annually, taking into account the contributions of Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, on the basis of the ratio of the VAT resources paid by each of those Member States to the total VAT resources of the European Communities, as established in the last amendment of the budget of the Union during the preceding financial year.
               The additional costs resulting from the extension of the communication infrastructure to the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia shall not be borne by Ireland or the United Kingdom.’;

               3.

               the following paragraph shall be added to Article 28:
               ‘4.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, and without prejudice to Article 49, Switzerland shall be required to pay its initial contribution by 1 July 2008.’.

         Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect from the date of its adoption.
   It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2008.

            For the Council

            The President

         I. JARC

      (1)  OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 41.

      (2)  OJ L 66, 6.3.2007, p. 19.

      (3)  OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 52.

      (4)  OJ L 85, 6.4.2000, p. 12. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/155/EC (OJ L 68, 8.3.2007, p. 5).


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1999/3/ECSC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1998 on the appointment of members of the mixed committee for the harmonisation of working conditions in the steel industry (notified under document number C(1998) 3906)

Official Journal L 001 , 05/01/1999 P. 0006 - 0008

COMMISSION DECISION of 22 December 1998 on the appointment of members of the mixed committee for the harmonisation of working conditions in the steel industry (notified under document number C(1998) 3906) (1999/3/ECSC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,Having regard to the Commission Decision of 24 September 1997 on the mixed committee for the harmonisation of working conditions in the steel industry and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas a mixed committee for the harmonisation of working conditions in the steel industry was created by the High Authority pursuant to the resolution of the Consultative Committee of 20 December 1954; whereas the rules of procedure for this Committee were adopted by Decision 97/645/ECSC (1);Whereas the members of the mixed committee are appointed by the Commission on a proposal from the employers' and workers' organisations established at Community level;Whereas the organisations have submitted their proposals,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 The people on the list attached to this Decision are appointed as new members of the mixed committee for the harmonisation of working conditions in the steel industry.Article 2 This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication.Done at Brussels, 22 December 1998.For the CommissionPádraig FLYNNMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 272, 4. 10. 1997, p. 52.ANNEX List of members of the mixed committee on the harmonisation of working conditions in the steel industryThis publication is in accordance with Article 2 of Decision 97/645/ECSC setting up the mixed committee.>TABLE>


title: 2012/530/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUPOL RD Congo/1/2012 of 25 September 2012 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo

text:
               29.9.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 264/13

         POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUPOL RD CONGO/1/2012
   of 25 September 2012
   extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo
   (2012/530/CFSP)
   THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Decision 2010/576/CFSP of 23 September 2010 on the European Union police mission undertaken in the framework of reform of the security sector (SSR) and its interface with the system of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL RD Congo) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 10(1) of Decision 2010/576/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (‘PSC’) is authorised, in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising the political control and strategic direction of EUPOL RD Congo. This authorisation includes in particular the power to appoint a Head of Mission, upon a proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (‘High Representative’).

               (2)

               On 8 October 2010, following a proposal by the High Representative, the PSC, pursuant to Decision EUPOL RD Congo/1/2010 (2), appointed Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo with effect from 1 October 2010.

               (3)

               On 16 September 2011, following a proposal by the High Representative, the PSC, pursuant to Decision EUPOL RD CONGO/1/2011 (3), extended the mandate of Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo until 30 September 2012.

               (4)

               On 24 September 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/514/CFSP (4) extending the duration of EUPOL RD Congo until 30 September 2013.

               (5)

               On 12 September 2012, the High Representative proposed the extension of the mandate of Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo until 30 September 2013,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The mandate of Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission of the European Union police mission undertaken in the framework of reform of the security sector (SSR) and its interface with the system of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL RD Congo) is hereby extended until 30 September 2013.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 25 September 2012.

            For the Political and Security Committee

            The Chairperson

         O. SKOOG

      (1)  OJ L 254, 29.9.2010, p. 33.

      (2)  OJ L 266, 9.10.2010, p. 60.

      (3)  OJ L 245, 22.9.2011, p. 21.

      (4)  OJ L 257, 25.9.2012, p. 16.


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2004/405/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of 19 April 2004 amending Article 29(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities

Official Journal L 132 , 29/04/2004 P. 0002 - 0002

Council Decisionof 19 April 2004amending Article 29(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities(2004/405/EC, Euratom)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to Article 64 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice,In accordance with the procedure referred to in the second paragraph of Article 245 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and the second paragraph of Article 160 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,Having regard to the request of the Court of Justice of 21 November 2003,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament of 30 March 2004,Having regard to the opinion of the Commission of 1 March 2004,Whereas:With the entry into force of the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union(1), the new official languages, namely Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovene, should be added to the list of languages of the case provided for in Article 29(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 19 June 1991 (OJ L 176, 4.7.1991, p. 7, Corrigendum: OJ L 383, 29.12.1992, p. 117), as amended on 21 February 1995 (OJ L 44, 28.2.1995, p. 61), 11 March 1997 (OJ L 103, 19.4.1997, p. 1, Corrigendum: OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 72), 16 May 2000 (OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p. 43), 28 November 2000 (OJ L 322, 19.12.2000, p. 1), 3 April 2001 (OJ L 119, 27.4.2001, p. 1), 17 September 2002 (OJ L 272, 10.10.2002, p. 24, Corrigendum: OJ L 272, 19.10.2002, p. 24), and 8 April 2003 (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 17), are hereby amended as follows:Article 29(1) shall be replaced by the following:"The language of a case shall be Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish or Swedish."Article 2This Decision shall take effect at the same time as the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union.The texts of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice in Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovene shall be adopted after the entry into force of the Treaty referred to in the first paragraph.Done at Brussels, 19 April 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentB. Cowen(1) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 17.


title: Commission Decision of 4 January 2017 on public holidays for 2018 for the institutions of the European Union

text:
               17.2.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 50/2

         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 4 January 2017
   on public holidays for 2018 for the institutions of the European Union
   (2017/C 50/02)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (CEOS), laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1) and in particular Article 61 thereof and Articles 16 and 91 of the CEOS,
   Having regard to the joint rules establishing the list of public holidays of officials of the European Communities, and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The list of public holidays in 2018 for staff in Brussels and Luxembourg should be adopted pursuant to Article 61 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and Articles 16 and 91 of the CEOS.

               (2)

               In 2018, Easter Sunday falls on 1 April.

               (3)

               In 2018, 24 December falls on a Monday.

               (4)

               On 12 October 2016, the Heads of Administration were consulted for their opinion on the list of public holidays for 2018,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The public holidays for 2018 for the institutions of the European Union shall be established for Brussels and Luxembourg.

               1 January

               Monday, New Year's Day

               2 January

               Tuesday, the day after New Year's Day

               29 March

               Maundy Thursday

               30 March

               Good Friday

               2 April

               Easter Monday

               1 May

               Tuesday, Labour Day

               9 May

               Wednesday, Anniversary of the Schuman Declaration

               10 May

               Thursday, Ascension Day

               11 May

               Friday, the day after Ascension Day

               21 May

               Whit Monday

               15 August

               Wednesday, Assumption Day

               1 November

               Thursday, All Saints' Day

               2 November

               Friday, All Souls' Day

               24 December
               to
               31 December

               Monday
               Monday

               6 end-of-year days

               TOTAL

               19 days

         Article 2
   Work will resume as normal on Thursday 3 January 2019.
   Article 3
   Without prejudice to the entire final schedule of public holidays for 2019, Tuesday 1 January and Wednesday 2 January 2019 will be holidays.

      Done at Brussels, 4 January 2017.

            For the Commission

         Günther OETTINGER

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.