title: Council Decision 2012/440/CFSP of 25 July 2012 appointing the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights

text:
               27.7.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 200/21

         COUNCIL DECISION 2012/440/CFSP
   of 25 July 2012
   appointing the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28, Article 31(2) and Article 33 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 12 December 2011, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) presented, also on behalf of the Commission, a joint communication to the European Parliament and the Council entitled ‘Human Rights and Democracy at the heart of EU external action — towards a more effective approach’.

               (2)

               On 25 June 2012, the Council adopted the EU Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy.

               (3)

               A European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for Human Rights should therefore be appointed to strengthen the effectiveness and the visibility of the Union’s human rights policy and contribute to the implementation of its objectives, in support of and without prejudice to the role of the HR under the Treaty in representing the Union for matters relating to the Common Foreign and Security Policy,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Appointment
   Mr Stavros LAMBRINIDIS is hereby appointed as the EUSR for Human Rights until 30 June 2014. The mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a proposal from the HR.
   Article 2
   Policy objectives
   The mandate of the EUSR shall be based on the policy objectives of the Union regarding human rights as set out in the Treaty, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union as well as the EU Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy:

               (a)

               enhancing the Union’s effectiveness, presence and visibility in protecting and promoting human rights, notably by deepening Union cooperation and political dialogue with third countries, relevant partners, business, civil society and international and regional organisations and through action in relevant international fora;

               (b)

               enhancing the Union’s contribution to the strengthening of democracy and institution building, the rule of law, good governance, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms worldwide;

               (c)

               improving the coherence of Union action on human rights and the integration of human rights in all areas of the Union’s external action.

         Article 3
   Mandate
   In order to achieve the policy objectives, the mandate of the EUSR shall be to:

               (a)

               contribute to the implementation of the Union’s human rights policy, in particular the EU Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, including by formulating recommendations in this regard;

               (b)

               contribute to the implementation of Union guidelines, toolkits and action plans on human rights and international humanitarian law;

               (c)

               enhance dialogue with governments in third countries and international and regional organisations on human rights as well as with civil society organisations and other relevant actors in order to ensure the effectiveness and the visibility of the Union’s human rights policy;

               (d)

               contribute to better coherence and consistency of the Union policies and actions in the area of protection and promotion of human rights notably by providing input to the formulation of relevant policies of the Union.

         Article 4
   Implementation of the mandate
   1.   The EUSR shall be responsible for the implementation of the mandate, acting under the authority of the HR.
   2.   The Political and Security Committee (PSC) shall maintain a privileged link with the EUSR and shall be the EUSR’s primary point of contact with the Council. The PSC shall provide the EUSR with strategic guidance and political direction within the framework of the mandate, without prejudice to the powers of the HR.
   3.   The EUSR shall work in full coordination with the European External Action Service (EEAS) and its relevant departments in order to ensure coherence and consistency in their respective work in the area of human rights.
   Article 5
   Financing
   1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR until 30 June 2013 shall be EUR 712 500.
   2.   The financial reference amount for the subsequent period of the EUSR’s mandate shall be decided by the Council.
   3.   The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
   4.   The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract between the EUSR and the Commission. The EUSR shall be accountable to the Commission for all expenditure.
   Article 6
   Constitution and composition of the team
   1.   Within the limits of the EUSR’s mandate and the corresponding financial means made available, the EUSR shall be responsible for constituting a team. The team shall include the expertise on specific policy issues as required by the mandate. The EUSR shall keep the Council and the Commission promptly informed of the composition of the team.
   2.   Member States, the institutions of the Union and the EEAS may propose the secondment of staff to work with the EUSR. The salary of such seconded personnel shall be covered by the Member State, the institution of the Union concerned or the EEAS, respectively. Experts seconded by Member States to the institutions of the Union or the EEAS may also be posted to the EUSR. International contracted staff shall have the nationality of a Member State.
   3.   All seconded personnel shall remain under the administrative authority of the sending Member State, the sending institution of the Union or the EEAS and shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the mandate of the EUSR.
   Article 7
   Security of EU classified information
   The EUSR and the members of the EUSR’s team shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2011/292/EU of 31 March 2011 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (1).
   Article 8
   Access to information and logistical support
   1.   Member States, the Commission, the EEAS and the General Secretariat of the Council shall ensure that the EUSR is given access to any relevant information.
   2.   The Union delegations and the diplomatic representations of Member States, as appropriate, shall provide logistical support to the EUSR.
   Article 9
   Security
   In accordance with the Union’s policy on the security of personnel deployed outside the Union in an operational capacity under Title V of the Treaty, the EUSR shall take all reasonably practicable measures, in conformity with the mandate and on the basis of the security situation in the relevant country, for the security of all personnel under the EUSR’s direct authority, in particular by:

               (a)

               establishing a mission-specific security plan based on guidance from the EEAS, providing for mission-specific physical, organisational and procedural security measures governing the management of the secure movement of personnel to, and within, the mission area and the management of security incidents, and providing for a contingency plan and a mission evacuation plan;

               (b)

               ensuring that all personnel deployed outside the Union are covered by high risk insurance, as required by the conditions in the mission area;

               (c)

               ensuring that all members of the EUSR’s team to be deployed outside the Union, including locally contracted personnel, have received appropriate security training before or upon arriving in the mission area, based on the risk ratings assigned to the mission area by the EEAS;

               (d)

               ensuring that all agreed recommendations made following regular security assessments are implemented, and providing the HR, the Council and the Commission with written reports on their implementation and on other security issues within the framework of the mid-term and mandate implementation reports.

         Article 10
   Reporting
   The EUSR shall regularly provide the HR and the PSC with oral and written reports. The EUSR shall also report to the competent Council working parties, in particular the Working Party on Human Rights, as necessary. Regular written reports shall be circulated through the COREU network. Upon recommendation of the HR or the PSC, the EUSR may provide the Foreign Affairs Council with reports. In accordance with Article 36 of the Treaty, the EUSR may be involved in briefing the European Parliament.
   Article 11
   Coordination
   1.   The EUSR shall contribute to the unity, consistency and effectiveness of the Union’s action and shall help ensure that all Union instruments and Member States’ actions are engaged consistently, to attain the Union’s policy objectives. The EUSR shall work in coordination with the Member States and the Commission, as well as other European Union Special Representatives, as appropriate. The EUSR shall provide regular briefings to Member States’ missions and Union delegations.
   2.   In the field, close liaison shall be maintained with the Heads of Union delegations, Member States’ Heads of Mission, as well as with Heads or Commanders of Common Security and Defence Policy missions and operations and other European Union Special Representatives as appropriate, who shall make every effort to assist the EUSR in the implementation of the mandate.
   3.   The EUSR shall also liaise and seek complementarity and synergies with other international and regional actors at Headquarters level and in the field. The EUSR shall seek regular contacts with civil society organisations both at Headquarters and in the field.
   Article 12
   Review
   The implementation of this Decision and its consistency with other contributions from the Union in this domain shall be kept under regular review. The EUSR shall present the HR, the Council and the Commission with a six-monthly progress report and with a comprehensive implementation report on the mandate at the end thereof.
   Article 13
   Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 25 July 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

      (1)  OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 17.


title: Decision (EU) 2017/1698 of the European Parliament of 27 April 2017 on the closure of the accounts of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2015

text:
               29.9.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 252/283

         DECISION (EU) 2017/1698 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 27 April 2017
   on the closure of the accounts of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2015
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2015,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2015, together with the Authority's reply (1),

               —

               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,

               —

               having regard to the Council's recommendation of 21 February 2017 on discharge to be given to the Authority in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2015 (05873/2017 — C8-0074/2017),

               —

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

               —

               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 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/77/EC (4), and in particular Article 64 thereof,

               —

               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,

               —

               having regard to Rule 94 of and Annex IV 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 (A8-0124/2017),

               1.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2015;

               2.

               Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets 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

         Antonio TAJANI

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 449, 1.12.2016, p. 162.

      (2)  See footnote 1.

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

      (4)  OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 84.

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


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Council Decision of 12 July 1993 appointing a full member and an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Pharmaceutical Training

Official Journal C 200 , 24/07/1993 P. 0001 - 0001

COUNCIL DECISION of 12 July 1993 appointing a full member and an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Pharmaceutical Training(93/C 200/01)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to Council Decision 85/434/EEC of 16 September 1985, setting up an Advisory Committee on Pharmaceutical Training (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof;Whereas by Decision of 30 June 1992 (2) the Council appointed Mrs Maria KANELLOPOULOU a full member and Mr Konstantinos KOUKOURAS an alternate member for the period ending on 29 June 1995;Whereas the Greek Government has nominated Mr Konstantinos KOUKOURAS to replace Mrs Maria KANELLOPOULOU and Mrs Georgia MELISSARATOU to replace Mr Konstantinos KOUKOURAS,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1Mr Konstantinos KOUKOURAS is hereby appointed a full member of the Advisory Committee on Pharmaceutical Training in place of Mrs Maria KANELLOPOULOU for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which expires on 29 June 1995.Article 2Mrs Georgia MELISSARATOU is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Adisory Committee on Pharmaceutical Training in place of Mr Konstantinos KOUKOURAS for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which expires on 29 June 1995.Done at Brussels, 12 July 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentPh. MAYSTADT (1) OJ No L 253, 24. 9. 1985, p. 43.(2) OJ No C 208, 15. 8. 1992, p. 2.


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91/317/EEC: Decision of the Council and the Ministers for Health of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 4 June 1991 adopting a plan of action in the framework of the 1991 to 1993 ' Europe against AIDS' programme

Official Journal L 175 , 04/07/1991 P. 0026 - 0029

DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND THE MINISTERS FOR HEALTH OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL  of 4 June 1991  adopting a plan of action in the framework of the 1991 to 1993 'Europe against AIDS' programme  (91/317/EEC) THE  COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THE MINISTERS FOR HEALTH OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to the proposal from 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 the increase in AIDS is of major concern to Member States and the Community as demonstrated by the various instruments and Community texts adopted with a view to combating AIDS; whereas, in particular, in their resolution of 22 December 1989 on  the fight against AIDS (3), the Council and the Ministers for Health, meeting within the Council, requested the Commission to develop exchanges of information and experience, defining, as a matter of priority, the details and contents of an action plan  incorporating appropriate measures to prevent and control AIDS;  Whereas the present plan of action for the programme 'Europe against AIDS' includes the guidelines already adopted; whereas it also contains other measures intended to contain AIDS;  Whereas, without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Member States in this area, promoting cooperation and the coordination of national activities as well as their assessment at Community level and the stimulation of Community activities make a  valuable contribution to the fight against AIDS;  Whereas it is appropriate that a three-year plan of action should be laid down;  Whereas it is necessary to estimate the Community financial resources required for implementing this plan of action; whereas the amount of these resources must be included in the financial perspective defined in the interinstitutional Agreements,  HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  1. The Commission shall implement, in close cooperation with the competent authorities of the Member States, the 1991 to 1993 plan of action set out in the Annex.  For this purpose it shall be assisted by an advisory committee composed of representatives of Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.  The duties of the committee shall in particular be:  - to examine projects and measures involving cofinancing from public funds,  - to coordinate, at national level, projects partly financed by non-governmental organizations.  The Commission representative shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if  necessary by taking a vote.  The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes.  The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account.  2. When implementing the plan of action, the Commission shall take account of projects financed under its biomedicine and health research programme and of its results, and incorporate these in the relevant measures under the action plan, ensuring that  they have a complementary and synergistic effect.  3. The Commission shall collaborate with international organizations active in this field, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Council of Europe.  4. The Commission shall regularly publish technical information on the progress of the plan of action.  Article 2  1. The annual appropriations allocated for the activities provided for under the programme shall be adopted within the budgetary procedure.  2. The amount of the Community contribution deemed necessary to implement the action covered by this Decision for 1991 to 1992 shall be ECU 6 million.  Article 3  1. The Commission, in collaboration with the advisory committee referred to in Article 1 (1), shall continuously assess the action undertaken and the priorities set.  2. The Council and the Ministers for Health of the Member States, meeting within the Council, shall carry out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the action undertaken.  To this end, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the subject during the second half of 1992. That report shall also be sent to the European Parliament. Done at Luxembourg, 4 June 1991. The President  J. LAHURE  (1) OJ No C 158, 17. 6. 1991. (2) Opinion delivered on 29 May 1991 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) OJ No C 10, 16. 1. 1991, p. 3.    ANNEX  1991 TO 1993 PLAN OF ACTION   ACTION 1:  Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of the general public and target groups   - Examining the results of surveys on knowledge, attitudes and behaviour carried out in the Member States and at Community level; assessment  and dissemination of the results.   - Regular examination of the surveys to be carried out at Community level in this area, particularly as part of the Eurobarometer system.  ACTION 2:  Informing and increasing the awareness of the public and certain  target groups   - Studies of the information campaigns for the general public and target sections of the population and of measures to influence behaviour carried out in the Member States; dissemination of the results; encouragement of exchanges  allowing experience in the Member States to be compared.   - Feasibility studies:   - with a view to coordinated Community action to foster the awareness of the general public and certain target groups to complement the campaigns carried out in the  Member States; preparation, if appropriate, of action proposals,   - for the preparation of a European code, written in layman's language and placing particular emphasis on non-discrimination against persons infected by HIV.  ACTION 3:  Health education  for young people   - Development of exchanges of information on health education measures undertaken in schools and in various training and apprenticeship schemes; encouragement of exchanges of professionals and of teaching materials and cooperation  through the organization of specific seminars, intended in particular for teacher-training staff and geared towards the dissemination of new methods.   - Exchanges of experience and promotion of pilot projects to make young people who are not at school  aware of the need to prevent HIV infection.  ACTION 4:  Prevention of HIV transmission   - Fostering Community self-sufficiency in blood products by encouraging voluntary unpaid donors and continuing the efforts made to ensure transfusion safety.   -  Adoption of Community measures for maintaining and/or improving the quality of condoms; exchanges of information on the promotion of condoms to the public at large and target groups.   - Assessment of the measures implemented in the Member States to  supply safer injecting materials, including new types of disposable syringes and needles.   - Exchange of information on new approaches to preventing HIV transmission among certain target groups and promotion of pilot projects, if appropriate.  ACTION  5:  Social support, counselling and medical treatment   - Exchanges of experience, evaluation and, where appropriate, promotion of 'helplines' which respect the confidentiality of calls, including encouragement of appropriate ways of informing the  public that they exist.   - Promotion of appropriate ways of informing persons infected by HIV about the various forms of social support, counselling and medical help available, including the various methods of care, self-support, home care, housing or  other forms of accommodation.   - Promotion of appropriate ways of informing health professionals about the various forms of social support, counselling and medical help available and promotion of exchanges of practical experience of them.  ACTION 6:   Estimating the cost of managing HIV infection   - Examination of the parameters used in the Member States for identifying the health and social costs of managing HIV infection; feasibility study for the purpose of developing common approaches in this  area.   - Appraisal of existing HIV cost projection models with a view to the planning of social and health services and of access to early treatment; feasibility study for common approaches.  ACTION 7:  Gathering data on HIV/AIDS   - Appropriate  support for epidemiological monitoring systems in the Member States to improve the quality of data at Community level.   - Support for the European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS (WHO-EC Collaborative Centre in Paris) in order to  continue to ensure that there is a reliable and widely accessible database at Community level and dissemination of epidemiological data and reliable analyses.   - Study on the feasibility of establishing common and/or comparable methodologies for  gathering data on HIV infection, with due regard for the principle of the confidentiality of personal data and of appropriate information for the persons concerned.  ACTION 8:  Enhancement of human resources   - Surveys of pre- and post-qualification  training given to public health workers and to workers responsible for health care, social support and counselling for HIV-infected persons and persons close to them; exchange of experience.   - Introduction of an exchange programme for the  professionals concerned.   - Exchange of information and promotion of appropriate teaching materials and tools to accelerate the education and continuous training of professionals.  ACTION 9:  Measures to combat discrimination against HIV-infected  persons and persons close to them   - Regular analysis at Community level, in cooperation with the Member States, of situations which might be discriminatory.   - Exchange of information on measures taken by the Member States to avoid discrimination.    - Where necessary, proposal of appropriate measures at Community level.  ACTION 10:  Research and international cooperation   - Contribution to Community action within the third framework programme of research and contribution to the field of  international cooperation.