title: 2012/831/EU: Commission Decision of 20 December 2012 authorising Spain to extend the temporary suspension of the application of Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on freedom of movement for workers within the Union with regard to Romanian workers

text:
               22.12.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 356/90

         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 20 December 2012
   authorising Spain to extend the temporary suspension of the application of Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on freedom of movement for workers within the Union with regard to Romanian workers
   (2012/831/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (1), and in particular Article 23 and paragraph 7 second subparagraph of Annex VII, Part 1. ‘Freedom of movement for persons’, thereof,
   Having regard to the request from Spain of 13 December 2012,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Spain had been fully applying Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of the Council of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community (2) to Romanian nationals since 1 January 2009 when it notified the Commission on 22 July 2011, with reference to a serious disturbance of the Spanish labour market, pursuant to paragraph 7 third subparagraph of Annex VII Part 1 to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (hereinafter ‘the 2005 Act of Accession’), that it had decided on that day to re-introduce restrictions on labour market access for Romanian workers. Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 was codified and replaced by Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (3), which entered into force on 16 June 2011.

               (2)

               In response to a request by Spain on 28 July 2011 to the Commission pursuant to paragraph 7 second subparagraph of Annex VII Part 1 to the 2005 Act of Accession to state that Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 be wholly suspended in respect of Romanian workers throughout Spain and in all sectors, the Commission authorised Spain by Decision 2011/503/EU (4) to limit the free access of Romanian workers to the Spanish labour market until 31 December 2012, subject to certain conditions. This Decision entered into force on 12 August 2011.

               (3)

               Spain asked the Commission by letter of 13 December 2012 to extend the suspension of Articles 1-6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 in respect of Romanian workers until 31 December 2013.

               (4)

               Spain justifies its request by the fact that the two reasons underlying Decision 2011/503/EU remain: the serious disturbance of the Spanish labour market, affecting all regions and sectors; and the labour market situation of Romanian citizens residing in Spain as well as the risk that an unrestricted inflow of Romanian workers would increase pressure on the Spanish labour market.

               (5)

               Spain provides statistical evidence indicating that the economic and labour market situation has further worsened since mid-2011, leading to record levels in unemployment and youth unemployment, and that the economic forecasts point to a contraction of the GDP in 2012 and 2013 and a further increase of unemployment. Moreover, Spain states that the disturbance of the Spanish labour market which seriously threatens levels of employment is of a general nature and not limited to a particular region or sector.

               (6)

               Spain further provides statistical data indicating that the number of Romanian residents in Spain has continued to increase (despite restrictions on free access to the labour market for Romanian workers) and that they numbered 913 405 in September 2012; that the share of Romanian nationals who contribute to the social security system is decreasing; that the numbers of Romanian nationals registered as jobseekers and of those receiving unemployment benefits are relatively high, albeit decreasing, and that their unemployment rate is higher than the average. Spain concludes that the current labour market situation affects its capacity to absorb new inflows of Romanian workers.

               (7)

               According to Paragraph 7 second subparagraph of Annex VII Part 1 to the 2005 Act of Accession a Member State may request the Commission to state within two weeks that the application of Articles 1-6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 be wholly or partially suspended in a given region or occupation.

               (8)

               Analysis in 2011 of the economic data underlying Decision 2011/503/EU showed that Spain was indeed facing a serious labour market disturbance, characterised by the by far highest unemployment rate in the EU (Eurostat monthly unemployment data show 21,0 %, against 9,4 % on average in the EU and 9,9 % in the euro area in June 2011), a particularly dramatic unemployment among youth (45,7 % in June 2011) and a slow economic recovery (Eurostat figures show GDP growth first quarter 2011 compared with the previous quarter was only 0,3 %, against 0,8 % for the EU and the euro area), hampered in addition by the international financial turbulence requiring Spain to introduce further budget cuts aiming at fiscal consolidation, which could have further short-term negative effects on its scope for economic growth. The impact of the employment decline had been a general one affecting all regions and all sectors of production. Labour force survey data for the period between 2008 and 2010 also showed a general fall in the employment level of 9 %, in the construction sector even of 33 %, affecting all regions, varying between 6 % in the Basque country to 13 % in the Valenciana Autonomous Community.

               (9)

               Consequently the Commission considered that Spain provided evidence that it was undergoing a labour market disturbance in a generalised way which seriously affected the level of employment in all regions and all sectors and was liable to persist in the near future.

               (10)

               Moreover, the analysis in 2011 by the Commission established that: Romanian nationals living in Spain were strongly affected by unemployment at a rate of more than 30 % (source: Eurostat Labour force survey data, first quarter 2011). The inflows of Romanian nationals arriving in Spain, despite a certain decrease due to the economic recession, remained at substantial levels, even though there was a low labour demand in Spain. The number of Romanian nationals usually resident in Spain increased from 388 000 on 1 January 2006 to 823 000 on 1 January 2010 (source: Eurostat migration statistics).

               (11)

               The analysis of the currently available economic data show that the labour market in Spain remains seriously disturbed. The economic downturn continues to have a greater impact on employment in Spain than in other Member States and the data shows that the trend became more pronounced throughout 2011 and the first quarters of 2012. In October 2012, the unemployment rate was around 26,2 %, compared to 21,3 % in June 2011, against 10,7 % on average in the EU in October 2012 (and 9,5 % in June 2011). Moreover, the unemployment rate among young persons is dramatically high at 55,9 % in October 2012, compared to 23,4 % on average in the EU (source: Eurostat monthly unemployment data).

               (12)

               The adverse economic situation and the resulting labour market disturbances are likely to persist. According to the European Commission economic forecasts, the Spanish GDP is expected to contract in 2012 and 2013 (– 1,4 % for both years) before recovering slightly in 2014 (+ 0,8 %) and the unemployment rate is foreseen to continue to increase and reach 26,6 % in 2013 (and decrease to 26,1 % in 2014). The decline in employment has continued to affect all economic sectors. Between the second quarter 2011 and the third quarter 2012, employment in Spain has contracted by around 980 000 (or – 5,4 %) (source: Eurostat Labour Force Survey). While the construction sector displayed the largest drop (– 293 000 or – 20,5 %), employment in agriculture, manufacturing and the services sector have also decreased. Moreover, all regions are affected by high levels of unemployment (from 12,0 % in Basque country to 30,4 % in Andalusia in 2011, source: Eurostat Labour Force Survey data) and the labour market disturbance is therefore not limited to a particular region.

               (13)

               Consequently, the Commission considers that Spain has provided evidence that it is still undergoing a labour market disturbance in a generalised way which seriously affects the level of employment in all regions and all sectors and is liable to persist in the near future.

               (14)

               Moreover, the analysis by the Commission shows that, since Spain re-introduced restrictions on labour market access for Romanian workers, the number of Romanian nationals in Spain has continued to increase, albeit at a slower pace than before: according to Spanish migration statistics, it increased by 11 970 (or + 1,3 %) between 30 September 2011 (901 435) and 30 September 2012 (913 405) whereas it had increased by 83 975 (or + 10,3 %) between 30 September 2010 (817 460) and 30 September 2011 (901 435). Romanian nationals in Spain still experience very high levels of unemployment: 36,4 % in the third quarter 2012 (source: Eurostat Labour Force Survey data).

               (15)

               It is therefore likely that the full application of EU law on free movement of workers would still be a factor in increasing pressure on the Spanish labour market as it allows for the unrestricted inflow of Romanian workers.

               (16)

               Therefore, in order to restore the situation of the Spanish labour market to normal, it is appropriate to authorise Spain to continue to temporarily limit the free access of Romanian workers to that labour market. As the transitional arrangements in the 2005 Act of Accession that allow for restrictions on labour market access of Romanian nationals, of which the safeguard clause forms part, are limited in time until 31 December 2013, the authorisation cannot extend beyond that date.

               (17)

               Restrictions on access to the labour market constitute a derogation from a fundamental principle of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, namely the free movement of workers. In accordance with the well-established case-law of the Court of Justice, such measures should be restrictively interpreted and applied.

               (18)

               It is at this time appropriate that restrictions should continue to apply for employed activities in the entire territory of Spain and to all sectors in view of the specific current situation in the Spanish labour market and the displacement and other potential spill-over effects between regions and sectors caused by a selective restriction. However, the scope of the derogation can be reduced, should the Commission ascertain that the relevant particulars underlying such derogation have changed or that its effects prove to be more restrictive than its purpose requires, in particular for employed activities requiring a university degree or equivalent qualifications.

               (19)

               Equally, though in order for the restrictions authorised by this Decision to have the envisaged effect on the Spanish labour market, it is now considered appropriate that these restrictions remain in place until the end of the transitional period on 31 December 2013, this time-frame may be shortened if the Commission determines that the relevant particulars which led to the adoption of this Decision have changed or that its effects prove to be more restrictive than its purpose requires.

               (20)

               To that effect, Spain is to provide quarterly to the Commission such statistical data, as will be required to ascertain the evolution of the labour market per sector of activity and occupation. The first quarterly report is to be presented before 31 March 2013.

               (21)

               The Decision to authorise Spain to continue its restrictions on the free access of Romanian nationals to the Spanish labour market is subject to certain conditions to ensure that those restrictions are strictly limited to what is necessary to the envisaged purpose.

               (22)

               It is therefore not appropriate to authorise the re-introduction of restrictions in respect of Romanian nationals and their family members who were already employed in the Spanish labour market or who were already registered as jobseekers by the Public Employment Services in Spain on 22 July 2011, that is on the date of notification by Spain of the measures referred to in recital 1.

               (23)

               The principles governing restrictions on access to the labour market, as laid down in Annex VII Part 1 to the 2005 Act of Accession, such as the standstill clause and the principle of Union preference mentioned in paragraph 14 of Part 1 of that Annex, should also be respected.

               (24)

               The right of family members of Romanian workers to take up employment in Spain should be governed mutatis mutandis by paragraph 8 of Annex VII Part 1 to the 2005 Act of Accession.

               (25)

               The restrictions on the rights of Romanian nationals and their family members to access the Spanish labour market authorised by this Decision are strictly limited to the scope of this Decision and can in no way affect any other rights that Romanian nationals and their family members enjoy under Union law.

               (26)

               For monitoring purposes, an obligation to provide the Commission with details of the measures that Spain has taken on the basis of this Decision should be laid down,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Spain is hereby authorised under the conditions specified in Articles 2 to 4 of this Decision to suspend Articles 1 to 6 of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 with regard to Romanian nationals until 31 December 2013.
   Article 2
   Without prejudice to the measures introduced by Spain on 22 July 2011 pursuant to paragraph 7 third subparagraph of Annex VII Part 1 to the 2005 Act of Accession, this Decision shall not affect the Romanian nationals and their family members:

               who were employed in Spain on 12 August 2011, or

               who were registered as jobseekers by the Public Employment Services in Spain on 12 August 2011.

         Article 3
   The application of this Decision shall be subject mutatis mutandis to the conditions on transitional arrangements as laid down in Annex VII Part 1 to the 2005 Act of Accession.
   Article 4
   Spain shall take all necessary measures to continue to closely monitor the development of the labour market. It shall provide the Commission with quarterly statistical data evidencing the evolution of the labour market per sector of activity and occupation. The first quarterly report shall be presented before 31 March 2013.
   In case of any significant change in the labour market, Spain shall provide the Commission and the Member States without delay with an update of the relevant particulars it has supplied in respect of its request for a Commission decision and in respect of which this Decision is adopted.
   Article 5
   This Decision may be amended or repealed in particular if the relevant particulars referred to in Article 4 and which led to its adoption have changed or that its effects prove to be more restrictive than its purpose requires.
   Article 6
   Spain shall provide the Commission with details of the measures it has taken on the basis of this Decision within two months of receipt thereof.
   Article 7
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 20 December 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p. 203.

      (2)  OJ L 257, 19.10.1968, p. 2.

      (3)  OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 207, 12.8.2011, p. 22.


title: 2014/574/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 3 April 2014 on the closure of the accounts of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2012

text:
               5.9.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 266/195

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 3 April 2014
   on the closure of the accounts of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2012
   (2014/574/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2012,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2012, together with the Authority’s replies (1),

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 18 February 2014 (05849/2014 - C7-0054/2014),

               —

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

               —

               having regard to the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2), and in particular Article 185 thereof,

               —

               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,

               —

               having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority) (4), and in particular Article 64 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5),

               —

               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 (6), and in particular Article 108 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Rule 77 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A7-0220/2014),

               1.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2012;

               2.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 365, 13.12.2013, p. 80.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

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

      (5)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

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


title: 2012/42/EU: Council Decision of 24 January 2012 appointing the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board

text:
               27.1.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 24/11

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 24 January 2012
   appointing the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board
   (2012/42/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Decision No 235/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
   Having regard to the approval of the European Parliament,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 16 March 2009, the Council adopted Decision 2009/249/EC (2) appointing Mr Johnny ÅKERHOLM as the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board for a period of three years from 23 March 2009.

               (2)

               It is therefore necessary to appoint a new Chairperson to take office upon expiry of the term of office which began on 23 March 2009.

               (3)

               According to Article 3(3) in Decision No 235/2008/EC, the chairperson shall not be a current member of either a National Statistical Office or the Commission,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Mr Thomas WIESER is hereby appointed Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board, for a period of three years from 23 March 2012.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 24 January 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. VESTAGER

      (1)  OJ L 73, 15.3.2008, p. 17.

      (2)  OJ L 74, 20.3.2009, p. 30.


               24.3.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 93/245

         P7_TA(2014)0071
   Non-objection to a delegated act: European code of conduct on partnership in the framework of the European Structural and Investment Funds
   European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 7 January 2014 on the European code of conduct on partnership in the framework of the European Structural and Investment Funds (C(2013)9651 — 2014/2508(DEA))
   (2017/C 093/42)

      The European Parliament,

               —

               having regard to the Commission delegated regulation (C(2013)9651),

               —

               having regard to the Commission’s letter of 21 January 2014 asking Parliament to declare that it will raise no objections to the delegated regulation,

               —

               having regard to Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (1), in particular Article 5(3) thereof,

               —

               having regard to Rule 87a(6) of its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the fact that no objections have been raised within the period laid down in the third and fourth indents of Rule 87a(6) of its Rules of Procedure, which expired on 4 February 2014,

               A.

               whereas it is important to ensure that the delegated regulation on the European code of conduct on partnership enters into force as soon as possible, given the urgent need for the code of conduct to apply to the ongoing preparation of the Partnership Agreements and programmes for the 2014-2020 period;

               1.

               Declares that it has no objections to the delegated regulation;

               2.

               Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission.

      (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320.


               23.12.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 482/160

         P7_TA(2014)0018
   Powers and responsibilities of the standing committees
   European Parliament decision of 15 January 2014 on the powers and responsibilities of the standing committees (2013/2996(RSO))
   (2016/C 482/27)

      The European Parliament,

               —

               having regard to the proposal by the Conference of Presidents,

               —

               having regard to Rule 183 of its Rules of Procedure,

               1.

               Decides to replace Annex VII to its Rules of Procedure by the following:
               ‘Annex VII — Powers and responsibilities of standing committees

                  I.   Committee on Foreign Affairs

               Committee responsible for the promotion, implementation and monitoring of the Union’s foreign policy as regards:

                           1.

                           the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and the common security and defence policy (CSDP). In this context the committee is assisted by a subcommittee on security and defence;

                           2.

                           relations with other Union institutions and bodies, the UNO and other international organisations and interparliamentary assemblies for matters falling under its responsibility;

                           3.

                           oversight of the European External Action Service;

                           4.

                           the strengthening of political relations with third countries by means of comprehensive cooperation and assistance programmes or international agreements such as association and partnership agreements;

                           5.

                           the opening, monitoring and concluding of negotiations concerning the accession of European States to the Union;

                           6.

                           all legislation, programming and scrutiny of actions carried out under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, the European Neighbourhood Instrument, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace and the Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries, and the policies underpinning them;

                           7.

                           the monitoring and follow-up of, inter alia, the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), in particular with regard to ENP Annual Progress Reports;

                           8.

                           issues concerning democracy, the rule of law, human rights, including the rights of minorities, in third countries and the principles of international law. In this context the committee is assisted by a subcommittee on human rights, which should ensure coherence between all the Union’s external policies and its human rights policy. Without prejudice to the relevant rules, members from other committees and bodies with responsibilities in this field shall be invited to attend the meetings of the subcommittee.

                           9.

                           Parliament’s involvement in election observation missions, where appropriate in cooperation with other relevant committees and delegations;

                     The committee provides political oversight to, and coordinates the work of, joint parliamentary committees and parliamentary cooperation committees as well as that of the interparliamentary delegations and ad hoc delegations falling within its remit.

                  II.   Committee on Development

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           the promotion, implementation and monitoring of the development and cooperation policy of the Union, notably:

                                       (a)

                                       political dialogue with developing countries, bilaterally and in the relevant international organisations and interparliamentary fora,

                                       (b)

                                       aid to, and cooperation agreements with, developing countries, notably oversight of effective aid funding and evaluation of output, including in relation to poverty eradication,

                                       (c)

                                       monitoring of the relationship between the policies of the Member States and those implemented at Union level,

                                       (d)

                                       promotion of democratic values, good governance and human rights in developing countries,

                                       (e)

                                       the implementation, monitoring and advancement of policy coherence with regard to development policy;

                           2.

                           all legislation, programming and scrutiny of actions carried out under the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), the European Development Fund (EDF) — in close cooperation with national parliaments — and the Humanitarian Aid Instrument, as well as all matters related to humanitarian aid in developing countries and the policy underpinning them;

                           3.

                           matters relating to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and relations with the relevant bodies;

                           4.

                           matters relating to Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs);

                           5.

                           Parliament’s involvement in election observation missions, when appropriate in cooperation with other relevant committees and delegations.

                     The committee coordinates the work of the interparliamentary delegations and ad hoc delegations falling within its remit.

                  III.   Committee on International Trade

               Committee responsible for matters relating to the establishment, implementation and monitoring of the Union’s common commercial policy and its external economic relations, in particular:

                           1.

                           financial, economic and trade relations with third countries and regional organisations;

                           2.

                           the common external tariff and trade facilitation as well as the external aspects of customs provisions and management;

                           3.

                           the opening, monitoring, conclusion and follow-up of bilateral, multilateral and plurilateral trade agreements governing economic, trade and investment relations with third countries and regional organisations;

                           4.

                           measures of technical harmonisation or standardisation in fields covered by instruments of international law;

                           5.

                           relations with the relevant international organisations and international fora on trade-related matters, and with organisations promoting regional economic and commercial integration outside the Union;

                           6.

                           relations with the WTO, including its parliamentary dimension.

                     The committee liaises with the relevant interparliamentary and ad hoc delegations for the economic and trade aspects of relations with third countries.

                  IV.   Committee on Budgets

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           the multiannual financial framework of the Union’s revenue and expenditure and the Union’s system of own resources;

                           2.

                           Parliament’s budgetary prerogatives, namely the budget of the Union as well as the negotiation and implementation of interinstitutional agreements in this field;

                           3.

                           Parliament’s estimates according to the procedure defined in the Rules;

                           4.

                           the budget of the decentralised bodies;

                           5.

                           the financial activities of the European Investment Bank which are not part of European economic governance;

                           6.

                           the budgetisation of the European Development Fund, without prejudice to the powers of the committee responsible for the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement;

                           7.

                           financial implications and compatibility with the multiannual financial framework of all Union acts, without prejudice to the powers of the relevant committees;

                           8.

                           keeping track of and assessing the implementation of the current budget notwithstanding Rule 78(1), transfers of appropriations, procedures relating to the establishment plans, administrative appropriations and opinions concerning buildings-related projects with significant financial implications;

                           9.

                           the Financial Regulation, excluding matters relating to the implementation, management and control of the budget.

                  V.   Committee on Budgetary Control

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           control of the implementation of the budget of the Union and of the European Development Fund, and the decisions on discharge to be taken by Parliament, including the internal discharge procedure and all other measures accompanying or implementing such decisions;

                           2.

                           the closure, presenting and auditing of the accounts and balance sheets of the Union, its institutions and any bodies financed by it, including the establishment of appropriations to be carried over and the settling of balances;

                           3.

                           control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank;

                           4.

                           monitoring of the cost-effectiveness of the various forms of Union financing in the implementation of the Union’s policies, involving, upon the Committee on Budgetary Control’s request, the specialised committees and acting, upon the Committee on Budgetary Control’s request, in cooperation with the specialised committees for the examination of special reports of the Court of Auditors;

                           5.

                           relations with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), consideration of fraud and irregularities in the implementation of the budget of the Union, measures aimed at preventing and prosecuting such cases, the strict protection of the Union’s financial interests and the relevant actions by the European Public Prosecutor in this field;

                           6.

                           relations with the Court of Auditors, the appointment of its members and consideration of its reports;

                           7.

                           the Financial Regulation as far as the implementation, management and control of the budget are concerned.

                  VI.   Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           the economic and monetary policies of the Union, the functioning of Economic and Monetary Union and the European monetary and financial system (including relations with the relevant institutions or organisations);

                           2.

                           the free movement of capital and payments (cross-border payments, single payment area, balance of payments, capital movements and borrowing and lending policy, control of movements of capital originating in third countries, measures to encourage the export of the Union’s capital);

                           3.

                           the international monetary and financial system (including relations with financial and monetary institutions and organisations);

                           4.

                           rules on competition and State or public aid;

                           5.

                           tax provisions;

                           6.

                           the regulation and supervision of financial services, institutions and markets including financial reporting, auditing, accounting rules, corporate governance and other company law matters specifically concerning financial services;

                           7.

                           the relevant financial activities of the European Investment Bank as part of European economic governance in the eurozone.

                  VII.   Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           employment policy and all aspects of social policy including working conditions, social security, social inclusion and social protection;

                           2.

                           workers' rights;

                           3.

                           health and safety measures at the workplace;

                           4.

                           the European Social Fund;

                           5.

                           vocational training policy, including professional qualifications;

                           6.

                           the free movement of workers and pensioners;

                           7.

                           social dialogue;

                           8.

                           all forms of discrimination at the workplace and in the labour market except those based on sex;

                           9.

                           relations with:

                                       —

                                       the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop),

                                       —

                                       the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions,

                                       —

                                       the European Training Foundation,

                                       —

                                       the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work;

                                 as well as relations with other relevant Union bodies and international organisations.

                  VIII.   Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           environmental policy and environmental protection measures, in particular concerning:

                                       (a)

                                       climate change,

                                       (b)

                                       air, soil and water pollution, waste management and recycling, dangerous substances and preparations, noise levels and the protection of biodiversity,

                                       (c)

                                       sustainable development,

                                       (d)

                                       international and regional measures and agreements aimed at protecting the environment,

                                       (e)

                                       restoration of environmental damage,

                                       (f)

                                       civil protection,

                                       (g)

                                       the European Environment Agency,

                                       (h)

                                       the European Chemicals Agency;

                           2.

                           public health, in particular:

                                       (a)

                                       programmes and specific actions in the field of public health,

                                       (b)

                                       pharmaceutical and cosmetic products,

                                       (c)

                                       health aspects of bioterrorism,

                                       (d)

                                       the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control;

                           3.

                           food safety issues, including in particular:

                                       (a)

                                       the labelling and safety of foodstuffs,

                                       (b)

                                       veterinary legislation concerning protection against risks to human health; public health checks on foodstuffs and food production systems,

                                       (c)

                                       the European Food Safety Authority and the European Food and Veterinary Office.

                  IX.   Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           the Union’s industrial policy and related measures, and the application of new technologies, including measures related to SMEs;

                           2.

                           the Union’s research and innovation policy, including science and technology as well as the dissemination and exploitation of research findings;

                           3.

                           European space policy;

                           4.

                           the activities of the Joint Research Centre, the European Research Council, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, as well as JET, ITER and other projects in the same area;

                           5.

                           Union measures relating to energy policy in general and in the context of the establishment and functioning of the internal energy market, including measures relating to:

                                       (a)

                                       the security of energy supply in the Union,

                                       (b)

                                       the promotion of energy efficiency and energy saving and the development of new and renewable forms of energy

                                       (c)

                                       the promotion of interconnection of energy networks and energy efficiency including the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the energy infrastructure sector;

                           6.

                           the Euratom Treaty and Euratom Supply Agency; nuclear safety, decommissioning and waste disposal in the nuclear sector;

                           7.

                           the information society, information technology and communications networks and services, including technologies and security aspects and the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the telecommunication infrastructure sector as well as the activities of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA).

                  X.   Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           coordination at Union level of national legislation in the sphere of the internal market and for the customs union, in particular:

                                       (a)

                                       the free movement of goods including the harmonisation of technical standards,

                                       (b)

                                       the right of establishment,

                                       (c)

                                       freedom to provide services except in the financial and postal sectors;

                           2.

                           the functioning of the Single Market, including measures aimed at the identification and removal of potential obstacles to the implementation of the Single Market, including the Digital Single Market;

                           3.

                           the promotion and protection of the economic interests of consumers, except for public health and food safety issues;

                           4.

                           policy and legislation regarding the enforcement of Single Market rules and consumer rights.

                  XI.   Committee on Transport and Tourism

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           matters relating to the development of a common policy for rail, road, inland waterway, maritime and air transport, in particular:

                                       (a)

                                       common rules applicable to transport within the European Union,

                                       (b)

                                       the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the area of transport infrastructure,

                                       (c)

                                       the provision of transport services and relations in the field of transport with third countries,

                                       (d)

                                       transport safety,

                                       (e)

                                       relations with international transport bodies and organisations;

                                       (f)

                                       the European Maritime Safety Agency, the European Railway Agency, the European Aviation Safety Agency and the SESAR Joint Undertaking;

                           2.

                           postal services;

                           3.

                           tourism.

                  XII.   Committee on Regional Development

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           the operation and development of the Union’s regional development and cohesion policy, as established in the Treaties;

                           2.

                           the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the other instruments of the Union’s regional policy,

                           3.

                           assessment of the impact of other Union policies on economic and social cohesion,

                           4.

                           coordination of the Union’s structural instruments,

                           5.

                           the urban dimension of the cohesion policy,

                           6.

                           outermost regions and islands as well as trans-frontier and interregional cooperation,

                           7.

                           relations with the Committee of the Regions, interregional cooperation organisations and local and regional authorities.

                  XIII.   Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           the operation and development of the common agricultural policy;

                           2.

                           rural development, including the activities of the relevant financial instruments;

                           3.

                           legislation on:

                                       (a)

                                       veterinary and plant-health matters and animal feeding stuffs provided such measures are not intended to protect against risks to human health,

                                       (b)

                                       animal husbandry and welfare;

                           4.

                           improvement of the quality of agricultural products;

                           5.

                           supplies of agricultural raw materials;

                           6.

                           the Community Plant Variety Office;

                           7.

                           forestry and agroforestry.

                  XIV.   Committee on Fisheries

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           the operation and development of the common fisheries policy and its management;

                           2.

                           the conservation of fishery resources, the management of fisheries and fleets exploiting such resources and marine and applied fisheries research;

                           3.

                           the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products and the processing and marketing thereof;

                           4.

                           structural policy in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, including the financial instruments and funds for fisheries guidance to support these sectors;

                           5.

                           the integrated maritime policy as regards fishing activities;

                           6.

                           sustainable fisheries partnership agreements, regional fisheries organisations and the implementation of international obligations in the field of fisheries.

                  XV.   Committee on Culture and Education

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           the cultural aspects of the European Union, and in particular:

                                       (a)

                                       improving the knowledge and dissemination of culture,

                                       (b)

                                       the protection and promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity,

                                       (c)

                                       the conservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage, cultural exchanges and artistic creation;

                           2.

                           the Union’s education policy, including the European higher education area, the promotion of the system of European schools and lifelong learning;

                           3.

                           audiovisual policy and the cultural and educational aspects of the information society;

                           4.

                           youth policy;

                           5.

                           the development of a sports and leisure policy;

                           6.

                           information and media policy;

                           7.

                           cooperation with third countries in the areas of culture and education and relations with the relevant international organisations and institutions.

                  XVI.   Committee on Legal Affairs

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           the interpretation, application and monitoring of Union law and compliance of Union acts with primary law, notably the choice of legal bases and respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;

                           2.

                           the interpretation and application of international law, in so far as the European Union is affected;

                           3.

                           better law-making and the simplification of Union law;

                           4.

                           the legal protection of Parliament’s rights and prerogatives, including its involvement in actions before the Court of Justice of the European Union;

                           5.

                           Union acts which affect the Member States’ legal order, namely in the fields of:

                                       (a)

                                       civil and commercial law,

                                       (b)

                                       company law,

                                       (c)

                                       intellectual property law,

                                       (d)

                                       procedural law;

                           6.

                           measures concerning judicial and administrative cooperation in civil matters;

                           7.

                           environmental liability and sanctions against environmental crime;

                           8.

                           ethical questions related to new technologies, applying the procedure with associated committees with the relevant committees;

                           9.

                           the Statute for Members and the Staff Regulations of the European Union;

                           10.

                           privileges and immunities as well as verification of Members’ credentials;

                           11.

                           the organisation and statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union;

                           12.

                           the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market.

                  XVII.   Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           the protection within the territory of the Union of citizens’ rights, human rights and fundamental rights, including the protection of minorities, as laid down in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

                           2.

                           the measures needed to combat all forms of discrimination other than those based on sex or those occurring at the workplace and in the labour market;

                           3.

                           legislation in the areas of transparency and of the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data;

                           4.

                           the establishment and development of an area of freedom, security and justice while respecting the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, in particular:

                                       (a)

                                       measures concerning the entry and movement of persons, asylum and migration,

                                       (b)

                                       measures concerning an integrated management of the common borders,

                                       (c)

                                       measures relating to police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, including terrorism, and substantive and procedural measures relating to the development of a more coherent Union approach to criminal law,

                           5.

                           the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Europol, Eurojust, Cepol, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and other bodies and agencies in the same area;

                           6.

                           the determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by a Member State of the principles common to the Member States.

                  XVIII.   Committee on Constitutional Affairs

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           the institutional aspects of the European integration process, in particular the preparation, initiation and proceedings of ordinary and simplified Treaty revision procedures;

                           2.

                           the implementation of the Treaties and the assessment of their operation;

                           3.

                           the institutional consequences of enlargement negotiations of or withdrawal from the Union;

                           4.

                           interinstitutional relations, including, with a view to their approval by Parliament, examination of interinstitutional agreements pursuant to Rule 127(2) of the Rules of Procedure;

                           5.

                           uniform electoral procedure;

                           6.

                           political parties and political foundations at European level, without prejudice to the competences of the Bureau;

                           7.

                           the determination of the existence of a serious and persistent breach by a Member State of the principles common to the Member States;

                           8.

                           the interpretation and application of the Rules of Procedure and proposals for amendments thereto.

                  XIX.   Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           the definition, promotion and protection of women’s rights in the Union and related Union measures;

                           2.

                           the promotion of women’s rights in third countries;

                           3.

                           equal opportunities policy, including the promotion of equality between men and women with regard to labour market opportunities and treatment at work;

                           4.

                           the removal of all forms of violence and discrimination based on sex;

                           5.

                           the implementation and further development of gender mainstreaming in all policy sectors;

                           6.

                           the follow-up and implementation of international agreements and conventions involving the rights of women;

                           7.

                           encouraging awareness of women’s rights.

                  XX.   Committee on Petitions

               Committee responsible for:

                           1.

                           petitions;

                           2.

                           the organisation of public hearings on citizens’ initiatives pursuant to Rule 197a;

                           3.

                           relations with the European Ombudsman.’

               2.

               Decides that this decision will enter into force on the first day of the first part-session of the eighth parliamentary term;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information.


title: 2008/583/EC: Council Decision of 15 July 2008 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2007/868/EC

text:
               16.7.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 188/21

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 15 July 2008
   implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2007/868/EC
   (2008/583/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 20 December 2007 the Council adopted Decision 2007/868/EC implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (2), and establishing an updated list of persons and entities to which that Regulation applies.

               (2)

               The Council has provided all the persons, groups and entities for which it was practically possible with statements of reasons explaining why they were listed in Decision 2007/868/EC. Concerning one group and three persons the amended statements of reasons has been provided to them, if possible, in April 2008.

               (3)

               By way of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 22 December 2007 (3) the Council informed the persons, groups and entities listed in Decision 2007/868/EC that it had decided to keep them on the list. The Council also informed the persons, groups and entities concerned that it was possible to request a statement of the Council’s reasons for putting them on the list (where one had not already been communicated to them).

               (4)

               The Council has carried out a complete review of the list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies, as required by Article 2(3) of that Regulation. When doing so it took account of observations submitted to the Council by those concerned.

               (5)

               In the case of one group, the Council has taken account of the fact that the decision by a competent authority on the basis of which the group was included on the list has not been in force since 24 June 2008. However, new information concerning the group has been brought to the Council’s attention. The Council considers that this new information warrants the group’s inclusion on the list.

               (6)

               The Council has determined that one person should be removed from the list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies.

               (7)

               The Council has concluded that with the exception of the person mentioned in recital (6), the persons, groups and entities listed in the Annex to Common Position 2007/871/CFSP (4) have been involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Article 1(2) and (3) of Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (5), that a decision has been taken with respect to them by a competent authority within the meaning of Article 1(4) of that Common Position, and that they should continue to be subject to the specific restrictive measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001.

               (8)

               The list of the persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies should be updated accordingly,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The list provided for in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 shall be replaced by the list set out in the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 2
   Decision 2007/868/EC is hereby repealed.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 15 July 2008.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. BARNIER

      (1)  OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 70. Regulation as last amended by Decision 2007/868/EC (OJ L 340, 22.12.2007, p. 100).

      (2)  OJ L 340, 22.12.2007, p. 100. Decision as last amended by Decision 2008/343/EC (OJ L 116, 30.4.2008, p. 25).

      (3)  OJ C 314, 22.12.2007, p. 42.

      (4)  As amended by Council Common Position 2008/346/CFSP of 29 April 2008 (OJ L 116, 30.4.2008, p. 53).

      (5)  OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93.

      ANNEX
      List of persons, groups and entities referred to in Article 1
      1.   PERSONS

                  1.

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

                  2.

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

                  3.

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

                  4.

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

                  5.

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

                  6.

                  ARIOUA, Azzedine, born 20.11.1960 in Constantine (Algeria) — member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’

                  7.

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

                  8.

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

                  9.

                  ASLI, Rabah, born 13.5.1975 in Ain Taya (Algeria) — member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’

                  10.

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

                  11.

                  BOUYERI, Mohammed (a.k.a. Abu ZUBAIR, a.k.a. SOBIAR, a.k.a. Abu ZOUBAIR), born 8.3.1978 in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) — member of the ‘Hofstadgroep’

                  12.

                  DARIB, Noureddine (a.k.a. Carreto, a.k.a. Zitoun Mourad) born 1.2.1972 in Algeria — member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’

                  13.

                  DJABALI, Abderrahmane (a.k.a. Touil), born 1.6.1970 in Algeria — member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’

                  14.

                  EL FATMI, Nouredine (a.k.a. Nouriddin EL FATMI, a.k.a. Nouriddine EL FATMI, a.k.a. Noureddine EL FATMI, a.k.a. Abu AL KA'E KA'E, a.k.a. Abu QAE QAE, a.k.a. FOUAD, a.k.a. FZAD, a.k.a. Nabil EL FATMI, a.k.a. Ben MOHAMMED, a.k.a. Ben Mohand BEN LARBI, a.k.a. Ben Driss Muhand IBN LARBI, a.k.a. Abu TAHAR, a.k.a. EGGIE), born 15.8.1982 in Midar (Morocco), passport (Morocco) No. N829139 — member of the ‘Hofstadgroep’

                  15.

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

                  16.

                  FAHAS, Sofiane Yacine, born 10.9.1971 in Algiers (Algeria) — member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’

                  17.

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

                  18.

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

                  19.

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

                  20.

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

                  21.

                  NOUARA, Farid, born 25.11.1973 in Algiers (Algeria), — member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’

                  22.

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

                  23.

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

                  24.

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

                  25.

                  SENOUCI, Sofiane, born 15.4.1971 in Hussein Dey (Algeria) — member of ‘al-Takfir’ and ‘al-Hijra’

                  26.

                  SISON, Jose Maria (a.k.a Armando Liwanag, a.k.a Joma), born 8.2.1939 in Cabugao (Philippines) — person playing a leading role in the ‘Communist Party of the Philippines’, including ‘NPA’

                  27.

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

                  28.

                  WALTERS, Jason Theodore James (a.k.a. Abdullah, a.k.a. David), born 6.3.1985 in Amersfoort (The Netherlands), passport (The Netherlands) No. NE8146378 — member of the ‘Hofstadgroep’

            2.   GROUPS AND ENTITIES

                  1.

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

                  2.

                  ‘Al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade’

                  3.

                  ‘Al-Aqsa e.V.’

                  4.

                  ‘Al-Takfir’ and ‘Al-Hijra’

                  5.

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

                  6.

                  ‘Babbar Khalsa’

                  7.

                  ‘Communist Party of the Philippines’, including ‘New People's Army’ — ‘NPA’, Philippines, linked to SISON, Jose Maria (a.k.a Armando Liwanag, a.k.a Joma, who plays a leading role in the ‘Communist Party of the Philippines’, including ‘NPA’)

                  8.

                  ‘Gama'a al-Islamiyya’ (a.k.a. ‘Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya’) (‘Islamic Group’ — ‘IG’)

                  9.

                  ‘İslami Büyük Doğu Akıncılar Cephesi’ — ‘IBDA-C’ (‘Great Islamic Eastern Warriors Front’)

                  10.

                  ‘Hamas’, including ‘Hamas-Izz al-Din al-Qassem’

                  11.

                  ‘Hizbul Mujahideen’ — ‘HM’

                  12.

                  ‘Hofstadgroep’

                  13.

                  ‘Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development’

                  14.

                  ‘International Sikh Youth Federation’ — ‘ISYF’

                  15.

                  ‘Kahane Chai’ (a.k.a. ‘Kach’)

                  16.

                  ‘Khalistan Zindabad Force’ — ‘KZF’

                  17.

                  ‘Kurdistan Workers' Party’ — ‘PKK’, (a.k.a. ‘KADEK’, a.k.a. ‘KONGRA-GEL’)

                  18.

                  ‘Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’ — ‘LTTE’

                  19.

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

                  20.

                  ‘Ejército de Liberación Nacional’ (‘National Liberation Army’)

                  21.

                  ‘Palestine Liberation Front’ — ‘PLF’

                  22.

                  ‘Palestinian Islamic Jihad’ — ‘PIJ’

                  23.

                  ‘Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’ — ‘PFLP’

                  24.

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

                  25.

                  ‘Fuerzas armadas revolucionarias de Colombia’ — ‘FARC’ (‘Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’)

                  26.

                  ‘Devrimci Halk Kurtuluș Partisi-Cephesi’ — ‘DHKP/C’ (a.k.a. ‘Devrimci Sol’ (‘Revolutionary Left’), a.k.a. ‘Dev Sol’) (‘Revolutionary People's Liberation Army/Front/Party’)

                  27.

                  ‘Sendero Luminoso’ — ‘SL’ (‘Shining Path’)

                  28.

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

                  29.

                  ‘Teyrbazen Azadiya Kurdistan’ — ‘TAK’ (a.k.a. ‘Kurdistan Freedom Falcons’, a.k.a. ‘Kurdistan Freedom Hawks’)

                  30.

                  ‘Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia’ — ‘AUC’ (‘United Self-Defense Forces/Group of Colombia’)


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89/234/EEC, Euratom, ECSC: Council Decision of 5 April 1989 appointing a Member of the Court of Auditors

Official Journal L 095 , 08/04/1989 P. 0041 - 0041

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 5 April 1989  appointing a Member of the Court of Auditors  (89/234/EEC, Euratom, ECSC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 78e thereof,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 206 thereof,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 180 thereof,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 22 thereof,  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),  Whereas Mr Keld Brixtofte, Member of the Court of Auditors has by his letter of 10 November 1988 addressed to the Secretary-General of the Council, tendered his resignation with effect from 18 April 1989;  Whereas an appointment should be made of a Member of the Court of Auditors for the remainder of the term of office of Mr Brixtofte,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  Mr Ole Warberg is hereby appointed Member of the Court of Auditors up to and including 17 October 1993.  Article 2  This Decision shall take effect on 18 April 1989.  Done at Luxembourg, 5 April 1989.  For the Council  The President  M. CHAVES GONZALEZ  (1) Opinion delivered on 17 March 1989 (not yet published in the Official Journal).


title: 64/19/EEC: Commission Decision of 19 December 1963 amending the Commission Decision of 17 May 1963 setting up a Joint Advisory Committee on Social Questions affecting Paid Agricultural Workers

text:
90                                  Official Journal of the European Communities
10.1.64                     OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                          27/64
                                              COMMISSION DECISION
                                                 of 19 December 1963
             amending the Commission Decision of 17 May 1963 setting up a Joint Advisory
                        Committee on Social Questions affecting Paid Agricultural Workers
                                                      (64/19/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC                           'Whereas the outcome of that discussion was that
COMMUNITY ,                                                       such     Joint  Committee      should    enable   the
                                                                  Commission      to   obtain    the   views   of   the
Whereas in view of the setting up, by Decision of                 representative bodies of agricultural employers
today's date, of an 'Advisory Committee on Social                 and paid agricultural workers on the social
Questions affecting Farmers' and the existence of a               questions of concern to the two sides of the
'Joint Advisory Committee on Social Questions                     industry, all these questions being considered
affecting Paid Agricultural Workers', set up by the               both specifically and with regard to their
Decision of 17 May 1963 ,1 it appears necessary to                repercussions on the agricultural population as a
provide that both Committees take into account the                whole .'
repercussions on the agricultural world in general of
specific questions which they are required to deal
                                                                                Article 2
with in carrying out their respective tasks;
Whereas for that reason Article 2 of the Commission            The first paragraph of Article 2 of that Decision shall
                                                               be amended to read as follows :
Decision of 17 May 1963 should be amended
accordingly, in order to include therein the further              'The Committee may be consulted by the
provisions in this respect contained in the Decision of            Commission "on all social questions of concern to
today's date setting up an 'Advisory Committee on                 the two sides, employers and employees, of the
Social Questions affecting Farmers';                               agricultural industry, all these problems being
                                                                   considered both specifically and with regard to
                                                                  their repercussions on the agricultural population
                                                                  as a whole.'
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                        Article 1
                                                               Done at Brussels, 19 December 1963 .
The sixth recital of the Decision of 17 May 1963                                                For the Commission
setting up a Joint Advisory Committee on Social                                                     The President
Questions affecting Paid Agricultural Workers shall
be amended to read as follows :                                                                 Walter HALLSTEIN
1 OJ No 80, 29.5.1963, p. 1534/63 .


title: Council Decision (EU) 2017/471 of 28 February 2017 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the cumulation of origin between the European Union, Switzerland, Norway and Turkey in the framework of the Generalised System of Preferences of the European Union

text:
               18.3.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 73/3

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/471
   of 28 February 2017
   on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the cumulation of origin between the European Union, Switzerland, Norway and Turkey in the framework of the Generalised System of Preferences of the European Union
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with point (b) of Article 41 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 (1), products obtained in Norway, Switzerland or Turkey incorporating materials which have not been wholly obtained there are to be considered as originating in a beneficiary country, provided that such materials have undergone sufficient working or processing within the meaning of Article 45 of that Delegated Regulation.

               (2)

               Pursuant to Article 54 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446, the system of cumulation applies on condition that Norway grant, on a reciprocal basis, the same treatment to products originating in beneficiary countries which incorporate materials originating in the Union.

               (3)

               In so far as Norway is concerned, the system of cumulation was initially put in place through an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Union and Norway. That Exchange of Letters took place on 29 January 2001, after the Council had given its approval by means of Decision 2001/101/EC (2).

               (4)

               In order to ensure the application of a concept of origin corresponding to that set out in the rules of origin in the Generalised System of Preferences (‘GSP’) of the Union, Norway has modified its GSP rules of origin. Therefore, it is necessary to revise the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Union and Norway.

               (5)

               The system of mutual acceptance of replacement certificates of origin Form A by the Union, Norway and Switzerland should continue under the revised Exchange of Letters and be conditionally applied by Turkey, in order to facilitate trade between the Union, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey.

               (6)

               Moreover, the rules of origin in the GSP of the Union, as reformed in 2010, provide for the implementation of a new system for the establishment of proofs of origin by registered exporters, which is to be applied from 1 January 2017. Modifications to the Exchange of Letters also need to be made in this regard.

               (7)

               In order to anticipate the application of that new system and the rules relating thereto, on 8 March 2012 the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate an agreement with Norway, in the form of an Exchange of Letters, on the mutual acceptance of replacement certificates of origin Form A or replacement statements of origin providing that products with content of Norwegian, Swiss or Turkish origin are to be treated on their arrival on the customs territory of the Union as products with content of Union origin. The negotiations were successfully concluded with the initialling of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the cumulation of origin between the European Union, Switzerland, Norway and Turkey in the framework of the Generalised System of Preferences of the European Union (‘the Agreement’).

               (8)

               The Agreement should be signed,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the cumulation of origin between the European Union, Switzerland, Norway and Turkey in the framework of the Generalised System of Preferences 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 18 March 2017.

      Done at Brussels, 28 February 2017.

            For the Council

            The President

         J. HERRERA

      (1)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 of 28 July 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 1).

      (2)  Council Decision 2001/101/EC of 5 December 2000 concerning the approval of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and each of the EFTA countries that grants tariff preferences under the Generalised System of Preferences (Norway and Switzerland), providing that goods with content of Norwegian or Swiss origin shall be treated on their arrival on the customs territory of the Community as goods with content of Community origin (reciprocal agreement) (OJ L 38, 8.2.2001, p. 24).

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