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1999/859/EC: Council Decision of 6 December 1999 on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership with the Republic of Slovenia

Official Journal L 335 , 28/12/1999 P. 0061 - 0066

COUNCIL DECISIONof 6 December 1999on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership with the Republic of Slovenia(1999/859/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 622/98 of 16 March 1998 on assistance to the applicant States in the framework of the pre-accession strategy, and in particular on the establishment of Accession Partnerships(1), and in particular to Article 2 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) the Luxembourg European Council stated that the Accession Partnership is a new instrument and the key feature of the enhanced pre-accession strategy;(2) Regulation (EC) No 622/98 sets out that the Council is to decide, by a qualified majority and following a proposal from the Commission, on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the individual Accession Partnerships, as they are submitted to each applicant State, as well as on subsequent significant adjustments applicable to them;(3) Community assistance is conditional on the fulfillment of essential elements, and in particular on the respect of the commitments contained in the Europe Agreements and on progress towards fulfillment of the Copenhagen criteria; where an essential element is lacking, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may take appropriate steps with regard to any pre-accession assistance;(4) the Luxembourg European Council decided that the implementation of the Accession Partnership and progress in adopting the acquis will be examined in the Europe Agreement bodies;(5) the 1999 Commission's Regular Report presented an objective analysis on the Republic of Slovenia's preparations for membership and identified a number of priority areas for further work;(6) in order to prepare for membership, the Republic of Slovenia should update its national programme for the adoption of the acquis; this programme should set out a timetable for achieving the priorities and intermediate objectives established in the Accession Partnership,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 622/98, the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership for the Republic of Slovenia are set out in the Annex hereto, which forms an integral part of this Decision.Article 2The implementation of the Accession Partnership shall be examined in the Europe Agreement bodies and by the appropriate Council bodies to which the Commission shall report regularly.Article 3This Decision shall take effect on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Brussels, 6 December 1999.For the CouncilThe PresidentT. HALONEN(1) OJ L 85, 20.3.1998, p. 1.ANNEXSLOVENIA: 1999 ACCESSION PARTNERSHIP1. OBJECTIVESThe purpose of the Accession Partnership is to set out in a single framework the priority areas for further work identified in the Commission's 1999 Regular Report on the progress made by Slovenia towards membership of the European Union, the financial means available to help Slovenia implement these priorities and the conditions which will apply to that assistance. This Accession Partnership provides the basis for a number of policy instruments which will be used to help the candidate States in their preparations for membership. These include, inter alia, the revised National Programme for the adoption of the acquis, the Joint Assessment of medium-term economic policy priorities, the Pact against organised crime as well as the National Development Plans and other sectoral plans necessary for the participation in Structural Funds after membership and for the implementation of ISPA and Sapard before accession. Each of these instruments is different in nature and is prepared and implemented according to specific procedures. They are not an integral part of this Partnership but the priorities they contain will be compatible with it.2. PRINCIPLESThe main priority areas identified for each candidate State relate to their ability to take on the obligations of meeting the Copenhagen criteria which state that membership requires:- that the candidate State has achieved stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities,- the existence of a functioning market economy, as well as the capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the Union,- the ability to take on the obligations of membership, including adherence to the aims of political, economic and monetary union.At its meeting in Madrid, the European Council stressed the need for the candidate States to adjust their administrative structures to ensure the harmonious operation of Community policies after accession and at Luxembourg, it stressed that incorporation of the acquis into legislation is necessary, but not in itself sufficient; it is necessary to ensure that it is actually applied.3. PRIORITIES AND INTERMEDIATE OBJECTIVESThe Commission's Regular Reports have highlighted the extent of the efforts which still have to be made in certain areas by the candidate States to prepare for accession. This situation requires the definition of intermediate stages in terms of priorities, each to be accompanied by precise objectives to be set in collaboration with the States concerned, the achievement of which will condition the degree of assistance the progress of the negotiations under way with some States and the opening of new negotiations with the others. The priorities and intermediate objectives in the revised Accession Partnerships ate again divided into two groups, short- and medium-term. Those listed under the short term have been selected on the basis that it is realistic to expect that Slovenia can complete or take them substantially forward by the end of 2000. The priorities listed under the medium term are expected to take more than one year to complete although work should, wherever possible, also begin on them during 2000. The progress made in meeting the priorities of the 1998 Accession Partnership is assessed in the 1999 Regular Report. This assessment has been used in formulating the priorities for the current partnership.Slovenia submitted a revised version of its National programme for the adoption of the acquis (NPAA) on 31 May 1999. It sets out a timetable for achieving priorities and intermediate objectives, based on the first Accession Partnership, as well as necessary administrative structures and financial resources.The Accession Partnership indicates the priority areas for Slovenia's membership preparations. Slovenia will nevertheless have to address all issues identified in the Regular Report. It is also important that Slovenia fulfils the commitments of legislative approximation and implementation of the acquis in accordance with the commitments made under the Europe Agreement, the screening exercise and the negotiation process. It should be recalled that incorporation of the acquis into legislation is not in itself sufficient; it will also be necessary to ensure that it is actually applied to the same standards as those which apply within the Union. In all of the areas listed below there is a need for credible and effective implementation and enforcement of the acquis.Drawing on the analysis of the Commission's Regular Report, the following short and medium term priorities and intermediate objectives have been identified for Slovenia.3.1. Short-term (2000)Economic criteria:- promote competitiveness through market-based enterprise restructuring; take measures to stimulate domestic and inward investment; simplify legal and administrative procedures and promote development of small- and medium-sized enterprises,- begin implementation of the privatisation programme in the banking and insurance sectors and complete privatisation process,- implement a restructuring programme in the steel sector in line with European Union requirements,- continue restructuring of public finances including reform of the pension system,- improve bankruptcy procedures and streamline implementation.Internal market:- public procurement: continue alignment,- intellectual and industrial property rights: adopt new law on industrial property and introduce supplementary protection certificate (SPC); strengthen the office for intellectual property; reinforce administrative capacity and the fight against counterfeiting especially by strengthening border controls,- company law: complete alignment including removal of the discriminatory requirements on the use of language,- data protection: establish an independent supervisory authority,- free movement of goods: enforce framework legislation; start transposition of new approach directives and proceed with alignment of technical legislation; restructure the Standards and Metrology Institute to achieve separate regulatory, standardisation, accreditation and certification functions,- free movement of capital: speed up the alignment of the legislation on foreign direct investments in sectors still restricted, in particular the financial sector, transport, telecommunications, and media,- competition: enforce anti-trust laws and adopt relevant implementing legislation; strengthen the competition office; adopt and start implementing State aid legislation and strengthen State aid monitoring authority; draw up State aid inventory, continue annual State aid reports,- telecommunications: adopt new telecommunications law and establish an independent telecommunications regulatory authority,- audio-visual: complete alignment of legislation,- taxation: close the duty free shops at the land borders; confirm acceptance of the principles of the code of conduct for business taxation and ensure that new tax measures are in conformity with these principles.Agriculture:- continue alignment of veterinary and phytosanitary legislation and the establishment and equipment of border inspection posts, in particular at the land border with Croatia, the port of Koper and the airport at Ljubljana.Transport:- align legislation on maritime safety.Environment:- adopt new water law together with implementing decrees,- finalise detailed directive-specific approximation programmes and implementation strategies (in particular for waste management, air pollution control, integrated industrial pollution control risk management, chemicals, genetically modified organisms and radiation protection),- develop a (directive-specific) plan for financing investments, based on estimations of costs of alignment and realistic sources of public and private finance year-by-year,- complete transposition and enforce the environmental impact assessment directive.Employment and social affairs:- support social partners' capacity-building efforts to develop and implement the acquis, notably through bipartite social dialogue,- prepare a national employment strategy with the help of the Joint Employment Policy Review, with a view to later participation in the European employment strategy.Justice and home affairs:- implement the new law on foreigners and on asylum and bring about full participation in the Schengen information system.- ratify the European convention on money laundering of proceeds of crime, the European criminal law convention on corruption, the OECD convention on bribery,- strengthen capacities to deal with money laundering.Reinforcement of administrative and judicial capacity, including the management and control of European Union funds:- accelerate reform of the public administration including introduction of a civil service law,- Phare(1), ISPA(2) and Sapard(3): further develop the National Development Plan and the Rural Development Plan; adopt the legal, budgetary and administrative framework (audit manual and audit trail) to programme and manage ISPA and Sapard, including a mechanism for environmental impact assessment and European Union compatible public procurement rules for projects co-financed with community funds and the establishment of a functioning paying agency for Sapard,- complete the legislative framework for internal and external financial control and set up internal audit/control units in spending centres,- implement an efficient land registration system including reform of the spatial planning framework and computerisation of land registration.3.2. Medium-termPolitical criteria:- continue efforts to resolve outstanding border issues with Croatia.Economic criteria:- complete restructuring, commercialisation and liberalisation of State-owned utilities, while ensuring competition and price liberalisation,- continue capital market reform, including greater protection of minority shareholders,- establish an annual fiscal surveillance procedure aimed at bringing the reporting, monitoring and control of public finances, specifically fiscal positions, in line with European Market procedures.Internal market:- public procurement: eliminate the 10 % price preference for domestic bidders,- intellectual and industrial property rights: complete alignment,- free movement of goods: complete adoption of sectoral legislation and alignment on EN standards; ensure proper implementing structures for all sectors establish a market surveillance system,- free movement of capital: abolish remaining restrictions on short-term transactions and acquisitions of real estate by foreign entities; complete liberalisation of capital flows,- free movement of persons: complete alignment of mutual recognition of diplomas,- free movement of services: ensure efficient supervision of financial services,- competition: reinforce the anti-trust and State aid authorities and procedures; improve transparency and flow of data, coordination and training at all levels of administration,- taxation: remove discrepancies still existing between VAT and excise duty regimes and European Union acquis, in particular by implementing the VAT transitional regime and increase the excise rates on tobacco and alcoholic beverages review existing laws and ensure compatibility with the code of conduct for business taxation,- consumer protection: continue alignment and strengthen market surveillance and enforcement authorities,- customs: complete alignment including provisions on free zones; strengthen border control; develop the operational capacities of the customs administration; continue computerisation; continue the fight against fraud and corruption.Agriculture:- reinforce common agricultural policy management mechanisms and administrative structures (monitor agricultural markets and implement structural and rural development measures, set up bodies and control mechanisms).- complete alignment and enforcement of legislation in the veterinary and phytosanitary sector, in particular: complete system of animal identification; implement quality control system (hazard analysis critical control point), animal waste treatment, modernisation of meat and dairy plants residue and zoonosis control programmes; complete inspection systems at future external borders,- upgrade food processing plants and complete restructuring of the agrifood sector.Fisheries:- develop the capacity to implement and enforce the common fisheries policy, including establishment of adequate institutional resources and equipment relating to inspection and controls at central and regional level.Energy:- continue to ensure high levels of nuclear safety (taking account of seismic risk assessment) at the Krsko nuclear power plant,- continue improvement of energy efficiency and implement oil stock requirements,- prepare for the internal energy market, notably the electricity and gas directives (including adaptation of energy prices to cost levels and the establishment of a regulator),- strengthen regulatory structures for nuclear safety and radiation protection.Transport:- alignment in air transport (particularly air safety and air traffic management), road transport (market access, road safety, transport of dangerous goods and taxation), and maritime transport.Employment and social affairs:- transpose and implement European Union legislation in the field of occupational health and safety, labour law, equal treatment of women and men, and public health; reinforce related administrative structures (in particular strengthen the labour inspectorate and the office for occupational safety and health) and those required for the coordination of social security.Economic and social cohesion:- develop national policy for economic and social cohesion; prepare for the implementation of a regional development programme and Community initiatives; improve administrative structures; organise the budgetary system and procedures according to structural funds standards, including appraisal and evaluation.Environment:- implement legislation on waste management, air pollution control, industrial pollution control, risk management, chemicals, genetically modified organisms and radiation protection,- strengthen administrative capacity at all levels,- integrate sustainable development principles into the definition and implementation of all other sectoral policies.Justice and home affairs:- further upgrade law enforcement bodies (staff numbers, training and equipment); continue the fight against organised crime, trafficking in women and children, drug trafficking and corruption; ensure better coordination between law enforcement bodies,- continue progressive alignment of visa legislation and practice with that of the European Union.Reinforcement of administrative and judicial capacity, including the management and control of European Union funds:- improve the operation of the judicial system, including filling of vacancies, training of the judiciary in Community law and adoption of legislation to create alternative instruments for the settlement of civil disputes; transfer of certain tasks from the courts to notaries,- adopt legislation on public agencies,- strengthen public financial control functions through the provision of adequate staff, training and equipment,- strengthen statistical capacities.4. PROGRAMMINGThe Phare allocation for the period 1995 to 1999 has totalled EUR 126 million. Following the agreement of the European Council in Berlin on 24 and 25 March 1999, financial assistance to the applicant States during the period 2000 to 2006 will also comprise support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development through the pre-accession instrument Sapard (Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999, OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 87) and a structural instrument ISPA (Council Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999, OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 73) which will give priority to measures similar to the cohesion fund in the pre-accession period. Under these national allocations, Slovenia can also fund part of its participation in Community programmes including in the Fifth Research and Technological Development Framework Programme (OJ L 26, 1.2.1999, p. 1). In addition Slovenia will have access to funding from multi-State programmes directly related to the acquis. Joint financing by the applicant States is systematically required for all investment projects. Since 1998 the Commission has worked with the European Investment Bank and international financial institutions, in particular the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank, with a view to facilitating the co-financing of projects relating to pre-accession priorities.5. CONDITIONALITYCommunity assistance for financing projects through the three pre-accession instruments Phare, ISPA and Sapard is conditional on respect by Slovenia of its commitments under the Europe Agreement, further steps towards satisfying the Copenhagen criteria and in particular progress in meeting the specific priorities of this Accession Partnership in 2000. Failure to respect these general conditions could lead to a decision by the Council on the suspension of financial assistance on the basis of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 622/98.6. MONITORINGThe implementation of the Accession Partnership is monitored in the framework of the Europe Agreement. As underlined by the European Council in Luxembourg it is important that the institutions of the Europe Agreement continue to be the framework within which the adoption of the acquis can be examined, in accordance with the same procedures, irrespective of whether or not negotiations have been opened. The relevant sections of the Accession Partnership are discussed in the appropriate subcommittee. The Association Committee discusses overall developments, progress and problems in meeting its priorities and intermediate objectives as well as more specific issues referred to it from the subcommittees.The Phare Management Committee ensures that financing decisions under all three pre-accessions instruments, Phare, ISPA and Sapard, are compatible with each other as well as with the Accession Partnerships as laid down in the Coordinating Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999, (OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 68)).The Accession Partnership will continue to be amended as necessary in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 622/98.(1) Phare = Action plan for coordinated aid to Poland and Hungary.(2) ISPA = Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession.(3) Sapard = Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development.NOTICE TO READERSSubject: Monthly IndexesThe April 1999 editions of the OJ "L" and "C" monthly alphabetical index and the methodological table are now available.EUR-OP aims to produce all subsequent editions rapidly, at two-week intervals, and to be up to date early in the year 2000.We regret the long delays which were caused by internal changes in production methods, and are confident that these problems will not re-appear with the year 2000 subscriptions.We apologise for any inconvenience caused.


title: 2012/657/EU: Council Decision of 22 October 2012 appointing an Austrian member and an Austrian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

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               24.10.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 294/8

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 22 October 2012
   appointing an Austrian member and an Austrian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
   (2012/657/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the Austrian Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

               A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Markus LINHART.

               (3)

               An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Hannes WENINGER as member of the Committee of the Regions,

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

               (a)

               as member:

                           —

                           Mr Hannes WENINGER, Geschäftsführender Gemeinderat und Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat;

                     and

               (b)

               as alternate member:

                           —

                           Mr Markus LINHART, Bürgermeister.

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

      Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. ALETRARIS

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

      (2)  OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.


title: 2012/553/EU, Euratom: Decision of the European Parliament of 10 May 2012 on the closure of the accounts of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, Section III — Commission

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               17.10.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 286/98

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 10 May 2012
   on the closure of the accounts of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, Section III — Commission
   (2012/553/EU, Euratom)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010 (1),

               —

               having regard to the annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2010 (COM(2011) 473 – C7-0256/2011) (2),

               —

               having regard to the Commission’s report on the follow-up to the discharge for the 2009 financial year (COM(2011) 736), and to the Commission staff working documents accompanying that report (SEC(2011) 1350 and SEC(2011) 1351),

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               having regard to the Commission communication of 1 June 2011 entitled ‘Synthesis of the Commission’s management achievements in 2010’ (COM(2011) 323),

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               having regard to the Commission’s annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2010 (COM(2011) 643), and to the Commission staff working document accompanying that report (SEC(2011) 1189),

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               having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on the implementation of the budget concerning the financial year 2010, together with the institutions’ replies (3), and to the Court of Auditors’ special reports,

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               having regard to the statement of assurance (4) 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 2010 pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 21 February 2012 on discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010 (06081/1/2012 – C7-0053/2012), and noting that the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Sweden have for the first time refused to recommend granting discharge,

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 21 February 2012 on discharge to be given to the executive agencies in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2010 (06084/2012 – C7-0052/2012),

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               having regard to Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 106a of the Euratom Treaty,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), and in particular Articles 55, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 of 19 December 2002 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes (6), and in particular Article 14(2) and (3) thereof,

               —

               having regard to Rule 76 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinions of the other committees concerned (A7-0098/2012),

               A.

               whereas under Article 318 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union the Commission shall submit the accounts relating to the implementation of the budget and establish a financial statement of the assets and liabilities of the Union,

               1.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the resolution that forms an integral part of its Decisions on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, Section III – Commission and executive agencies, and in its resolution of 10 May 2012 on the Court of Auditors’ special reports in the context of the 2010 Commission discharge (7);

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Court of Auditors and the European Investment Bank, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ L 64, 12.3.2010.

      (2)  OJ C 332, 14.11.2011, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 326, 10.11.2011, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ C 332, 14.11.2011, p. 134.

      (5)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (6)  OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 1.

      (7)  Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0154 (see page 68 of this Official Journal).


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93/568/EEC: Council Decision of 29 October 1993 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol establishing for the period 16 June 1993 to 15 June 1995 the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau

Official Journal L 274 , 06/11/1993 P. 0029 - 0029

COUNCIL DECISION of 29 October 1993 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol establishing for the period 16 June 1993 to 15 June 1995 the fishing rights and  financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau(93/568/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau signed in Bissau on 27 February 1980 (1),  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Whereas the Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau conducted negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the said Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol referred to in Article 9 of the Agreement;  Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 5 May 1993;  Whereas, under that Protocol, Community fishermen have fishing rights in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Guinea-Bissau for the period 15 June 1993 to 15 June 1995;  Whereas, in order to avoid any interruption in the fishing activities of Community vessels, it is essential that the Protocol in question be approved as soon as possible; whereas, for this reason, the two parties initialled an Agreement in the form of  an exchange of letters providing for the provisional application for the initialled Protocol from the day following the date of expiry of the Protocol in force; whereas this Agreement should be approved pending a final decision taken on the basis of  Article 43 of the Treaty,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:   Article 1  The Argument in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol establishing for the period 16 June 1993 to 15 June 1995 the fishing rights and financial compensation provided for in the agreement  between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Repulbic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.  The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.   Article 2  The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters in order to bind the Community.  Done at Brussels, 29 October 1993.  For the Council The President R. URBAIN  (1) OJ No L 226, 29. 8. 1980, p. 33.


title: 2008/79/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of 20 December 2007 amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice

text:
               29.1.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 24/42

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 20 December 2007
   amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice
   (2008/79/EC, Euratom)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 245 thereof,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 160 thereof,
   Having regard to the request of the Court of Justice of 11 July 2007,
   Having regard to the opinion of the Commission of 20 November 2007,
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament of 29 November 2007,
   Whereas:
   Provision should be made to allow derogations from certain provisions of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice with regard to the procedure governing urgent references for a preliminary ruling concerning the area of freedom, security and justice, and it is appropriate, for the sake of good order, that the provision authorising such derogations should also refer to the expedited and accelerated procedures laid down in the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice,
   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The following Article shall be inserted after Article 23 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice:

      ‘Article 23a
      The Rules of Procedure may provide for an expedited or accelerated procedure and, for references for a preliminary ruling relating to the area of freedom, security and justice, an urgent procedure.
      Those procedures may provide, in respect of the submission of statements of case or written observations, for a shorter period than that provided for by Article 23, and, in derogation from the fourth paragraph of Article 20, for the case to be determined without a submission from the Advocate General.
      In addition, the urgent procedure may provide for restriction of the parties and other interested persons mentioned in Article 23, authorised to submit statements of case or written observations and, in cases of extreme urgency, for the written stage of the procedure to be omitted.’

   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.

            For the Council

            The President

         F. NUNES CORREIA


title: 2010/1/: Commission Decision of 23 December 2009 on the renewal of the mandate of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies

text:
               5.1.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 1/8

         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 23 December 2009
   on the renewal of the mandate of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies
   (2010/1/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In November 1991, the European Commission decided to incorporate ethics into the decision-making process for Community research and technological development policies by setting up the Group of Advisers on the Ethical Implications of Biotechnology (GAEIB).

               (2)

               The Commission decided on 16 December 1997 to replace the GAEIB by the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) extending the Group’s mandate to cover all areas of the application of science and technology.

               (3)

               The EGE’s mandate, with a slightly modified remit, was renewed by Commission Decision of 26 March 2001 for a four-year period (C(2001) 691).

               (4)

               The current EGE’s mandate was decided on 11 May 2005 (Commission Decision 2005/383/EC (1)), and extended by Commission Decision 2009/757/EC (2).

               (5)

               It is now appropriate to renew the mandate for a period of five years and thus to appoint the new members; the present Decision, however, does not prejudice the possibility for the new Commission to review the substance of the mandate.

               (6)

               The following decision replaces Decision 2009/757/EC,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Commission hereby decides to renew the mandate of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) for a five-year period.
   Article 2
   Mission
   The task of the EGE shall be to advise the Commission on ethical questions relating to sciences and new technologies, either at the request of the Commission or on its own initiative. The Parliament and the Council may draw the Commission’s attention to questions which they consider to be of major ethical importance. The Commission shall, when seeking the opinion of the EGE, set a time limit within which such an opinion shall be given.
   Article 3
   Composition — Nomination — Appointment
   1.   The EGE members are appointed by the President of the Commission.
   2.   The following rules will apply:

               —

               members are nominated ad personam. Members serve in a personal capacity and are asked to advise the Commission independently from any outside influence. The EGE shall be independent, pluralist and multidisciplinary,

               —

               the EGE shall have up to 15 members,

               —

               each member of the EGE shall be appointed for a term of five years. Such appointment may be renewable for a maximum of two further terms,

               —

               the identification and selection of the EGE members will be made on the basis of an open call for expressions of interest. Additional applications received through other channels will also be taken into consideration in the selection procedure,

               —

               the list of EGE members shall be published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union,

               —

               suitable candidates who are not nominated members shall be placed on a reserve list,

               —

               where a member is no longer capable of contributing efficiently to the work of the group, or resigns, the President may appoint a replacement member from the reserve list, for the remaining duration of the original member’s mandate.

         Article 4
   Functioning
   1.   The EGE members shall elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from among its members for the duration of the term of office.
   2.   The EGE Work Programme, including such ethical reviews suggested on its own initiative by the EGE, shall be agreed by the President of the Commission. The Bureau of European Policy Advisers (BEPA) of the Commission, acting in close cooperation with the EGE’s chairperson, shall be responsible for organising the work of the EGE and its Secretariat.
   3.   The EGE’s working sessions shall be private. Outside these working sessions the EGE may discuss its work with concerned Commission departments and may invite representatives of NGOs or representative organisations when appropriate for an exchange of views. The agenda for the EGE meetings will be distributed to relevant Commission services.
   4.   The EGE will normally meet at the Commission’s seat according to the modalities and the calendar fixed by the Commission. The EGE should meet at least six times during a 12-month period involving around 12 working days a year. Members are expected to attend a minimum of four meetings a year.
   5.   For the purposes of preparing its opinions and within the limits of the available resources for this action, the EGE:

               —

               may invite experts having a specific competence, to guide and inform the work of the EGE if this is deemed useful and/or necessary,

               —

               may initiate studies in order to collect all necessary scientific and technical information,

               —

               may set up working groups to consider specific issues,

               —

               shall organise a public round table in order to promote dialogue and improve transparency for each opinion that it produces,

               —

               shall establish close links with the Commission departments involved in the topic the Group is working on,

               —

               may establish closer links with representatives of the various ethics bodies in the European Union and in the applicant countries.

         6.   Every opinion shall be published immediately after its adoption. Where an opinion is not adopted unanimously, it shall include any dissenting point of view. Where there is an operational requirement for advice to be given more quickly on a particular subject, short statements will be produced, to be followed if necessary by a fuller analysis, while ensuring that transparency is respected as for any other opinion. EGE opinions always refer to the state of the art of the technology at the time the opinion is issued. The EGE may decide to update opinions if it deems it necessary.
   7.   The EGE shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
   8.   A report on the EGE’s activities shall be produced under the responsibility of the chairperson before the end of its term of office. The report shall be published.
   Article 5
   Meeting expenses
   Travel and subsistence expenses for the meetings of the EGE shall be covered by the Commission according to Commission rules.
   Article 6
   Entry into force
   The present decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall enter into force on the day of the nomination of the new EGE members. It shall replace Decision 2009/757/EC.

      Done at Brussels, 23 December 2009.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 127, 20.5.2005, p. 17.

      (2)  OJ L 270, 15.10.2009, p. 18.


title: 2011/11/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of 27 December 2010 on the transmission of confidential data under the common framework for business registers for statistical purposes (ECB/2010/33)

text:
               11.1.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 6/37

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
   of 27 December 2010
   on the transmission of confidential data under the common framework for business registers for statistical purposes
   (ECB/2010/33)
   (2011/11/EU)
   THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
   Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter the ‘Statute of the ESCB’), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 177/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93 (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 192/2009 of 11 March 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 177/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes, as regards the exchange of confidential data between the Commission (Eurostat) and Member States (2),
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1097/2010 of 26 November 2010 implementing Regulation (EC) No 177/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes, as regards the exchange of confidential data between the Commission (Eurostat) and central banks (3),
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2533/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank (4), and in particular to Article 8a(2), (3) and (5) and Article 8b thereof,
   Having regard to the contribution of the General Council, pursuant to the first indent of Article 46.2 of the Statute of the ESCB,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 177/2008 establishes a new common framework for business registers of the multinational enterprise groups’ data exclusively for statistical purposes in order to maintain the development of business registers in a harmonised framework.

               (2)

               An exchange of confidential data between the Commission and national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro (hereinafter the ‘NCBs’), and between the Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB), should contribute to ensuring the quality of multinational enterprise group information in the Union.

               (3)

               In order to establish the format, security and confidentiality measures and procedures concerning the data transmitted from the Commission to the NCBs and the ECB, the Commission has adopted Regulation (EU) No 1097/2010 implementing Regulation (EC) No 177/2008.

               (4)

               In view of the separate governance structures of the European System of Central Banks and the European Statistical System (ESS), it is necessary to define the format, security and confidentiality measures, and procedures concerning the data that the ECB and NCBs receive from the Commission and the data transmitted from the NCBs to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities which participate in the ESS as defined in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (5).

               (5)

               The provisions of this Decision may be extended to apply to the central banks of Member States whose currency is not the euro by means of an agreement between those central banks and the ECB,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Scope
   1.   The NCBs shall use the table in part B of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1097/2010 when transmitting the characteristics concerning multinational enterprise groups and their constituent units to the national statistical institute and other national authorities which participate in the ESS in their Member State (hereinafter the ‘ESS member’), subject to the confidentiality regime set out in Regulation (EC) No 2533/98.
   2.   The NCBs shall be subject to Article 3 of this Decision, when transmitting these characteristics to the ESS member of their Member State for assessment, correction, completion and integration with the data that the ESS member transmits to the Commission (Eurostat) pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 177/2008.
   Article 2
   Format and procedures for transmission
   1.   The format set out in the Annex shall be used when data is transmitted from the NCBs to the ESS members.
   2.   When data is transmitted from the NCBs to the ESS members, the data and metadata shall be transmitted in accordance with the standards of the ESS and with the structure defined in the most recent version of the Eurostat Business Registers Recommendations Manual available from the Commission (Eurostat).
   3.   When data is transmitted from the NCBs to the ESS members, the NCBs shall follow the same naming conventions, structures and definitions of fields as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 192/2009.
   4.   The data and metadata transmitted pursuant to this Decision shall be exchanged in electronic form.
   5.   The data and metadata transmitted pursuant to this Decision shall be transmitted via the secure medium used for the transmission of confidential data, or via secured remote access.
   Article 3
   Security and confidentiality measures
   1.   The ECB and NCBs shall store the data they receive from the Commission (Eurostat) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 177/2008 and Regulation (EU) No 1097/2010, and which have been flagged as confidential, in a secure area with restricted and controlled access.
   2.   Data received by the ECB and NCBs from the Commission (Eurostat) shall be used exclusively for statistical purposes.
   3.   The ECB and NCBs shall ensure that information on the security measures taken is included in the annual confidentiality report or that the Commission (Eurostat) and the appropriate national authorities are informed by other means.
   Article 4
   Final provision
   This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2011.

      Done at Frankfurt am Main, 27 December 2010.

            The President of the ECB

         Jean-Claude TRICHET

      (1)  OJ L 61, 5.3.2008, p. 6.

      (2)  OJ L 67, 12.3.2009, p. 14.

      (3)  OJ L 312, 27.11.2010, p. 1.

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

      (5)  OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164.

      ANNEX

         STRUCTURE AND FORMAT FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF DATA

      The following data sets containing confidential information are included in the data quality management process of the Union register of multinational enterprise groups and their constituent units (hereinafter the ‘EuroGroups register’):

                  —

                  data set with results of the linkage process,

                  —

                  data sets with information on legal units,

                  —

                  data sets with information on control and ownership of units,

                  —

                  data sets with information on enterprises,

                  —

                  data sets with information on global enterprise groups,

                  —

                  data sets with information on truncated enterprise groups.

            A data set with the results on the truncated and global enterprise groups is generated at the end of each EuroGroups register data quality management cycle.
      The format for the data sets is laid down in the Part A of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 192/2009.
      To improve the quality of multinational enterprise group information in the Union, the NCBs forward the data sets with corrected and completed information including confidentiality flags to the ESS member of their Member State. Pursuant to Part A of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1097/2010 the appropriate national authority assesses the corrections, completions and confidentiality flags received from the NCBs and, where necessary, integrates them in the data they transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 177/2008.


               12.2.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 55/131

         P7_TA(2013)0195
   Request for defence of the immunity of Gabriele Albertini
   European Parliament decision of 21 May 2013 on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Gabriele Albertini (2012/2240(IMM))
   (2016/C 055/23)

      The European Parliament,

               —

               having regard to the request by Gabriele Albertini of 19 July 2012, announced in plenary on 10 September 2012, for defence of his immunity in connection with proceedings pending before the Court of Milan, Italy,

               —

               having heard Gabriele Albertini in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to Article 68 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic, as amended by Constitutional Law No 3 of 29 October 1993,

               —

               having regard to Article 8 of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage,

               —

               having regard to the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 12 May 1964, 10 July 1986, 15 and 21 October 2008, 19 March 2010 and 6 September 2011 (1),

               —

               having regard to Rules 6(3) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A7-0149/2013),

               A.

               whereas a Member of the European Parliament, Gabriele Albertini, has requested the defence of his parliamentary immunity in connection with proceedings before an Italian court;

               B.

               whereas the request by Gabriele Albertini relates to a writ of summons filed against him before the Court of Milan on behalf of Alfredo Robledo, in connection with statements made by Gabriele Albertini in a first interview published by the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore on 26 October 2011 and in a second interview published by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on 19 February 2012;

               C.

               whereas, according to the writ of summons, statements made in those interviews constitute libel, resulting in a claim for damages;

               D.

               whereas the statements made in both interviews concern the ‘derivatives trial’ on the investigation into facts dating back to 2005, involving the municipality of Milan and relating to the function of Gabriele Albertini as mayor of that city;

               E.

               whereas both interviews were given at a time when Gabriele Albertini was a Member of the European Parliament, following his election in the 2004 and 2009 European Parliament elections;

               F.

               whereas, according to Article 8 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union, Members of the European Parliament may not be subject to any form of inquiry, detention or legal proceedings in respect of opinions expressed or votes cast by them in the performance of their duties;

               G.

               whereas, in accordance with Parliament’s established practice, the fact that the legal proceedings are of a civil or administrative law nature, or contain certain aspects falling under civil or administrative law, does not per se prevent the immunity afforded by that article from applying;

               H.

               whereas the facts of the case, as manifested in the writ of summons and in Gabriele Albertini’s oral explication to the Committee on Legal Affairs, indicate that the statements made do not have a direct and obvious connection with Gabriele Albertini’s performance of his duties as a Member of the European Parliament;

               I.

               whereas Gabriele Albertini, in granting both interviews in question on the ‘derivatives trial’, was therefore not acting in the performance of his duties as a Member of the European Parliament;

               1.

               Decides not to defend the immunity and privileges of Gabriele Albertini;

               2.

               Instructs its President to forward this decision immediately to the competent authority of the Italian Republic and to Gabriele Albertini.

      (1)  Judgment of 12 May 1964 in Case 101/63, Wagner v Fohrmann and Krier (ECR 1964, p. 195); judgment of 10 July 1986 in Case 149/85, Wybot v Faure and others (ECR 1986, p. 2403); judgment of 15 October 2008 in Case T-345/05, Mote v Parliament (ECR 2008, p. II-2849); judgment of 21 October 2008 in Joined Cases C-200/07 and C-201/07, Marra v De Gregorio and Clemente (ECR 2008, p. I-7929); judgment of 19 March 2010 in Case T-42/06, Gollnisch v Parliament (ECR 2010, p. II-1135); judgment of 6 September 2011 in Case C-163/10, Patriciello (ECR 2011, p. I-7565).


title: 2014/556/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 3 April 2014 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section VII — Committee of the Regions

text:
               5.9.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 266/136

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 3 April 2014
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section VII — Committee of the Regions
   (2014/556/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 (1),

               —

               having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2012 (COM(2013) 570 – C7-0279/2013) (2),

               —

               having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on implementation of the budget for the financial year 2012, together with the institutions’ replies (3),

               —

               having regard to the statement of assurance (4) 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 2012 pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to Article 314(10) and Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), and in particular Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 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 (6), and in particular Articles 164, 165 and 166 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 (A7-0226/2014),

               1.

               Grants the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions discharge in respect of the implementation of the Committee of the Regions’ budget for the financial year 2012;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Court of Auditors, the European Ombudsman and the European Data Protection Supervisor, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ L 56, 29.2.2012.

      (2)  OJ C 334, 15.11.2013, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 331, 14.11.2013, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ C 334, 15.11.2013, p. 122.

      (5)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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


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1. European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2005 (C6-0401/2006 - 2006/2168(DEC))

Official Journal 074 E , 20/03/2008 P. 0267 - 0268

		1.European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2005 (C6-0401/2006 — 2006/2168(DEC))The European Parliament,- having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2005 [1],- having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2005, together with the Agency's replies [2],- having regard to the Council's recommendation of 27 February 2007 (5711/2007 — C6-0080/2007),- having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,- having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities [3], and in particular Article 185 thereof,- having regard to Regulation (EC) No 460/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 establishing a European Network and Information Security Agency [4], and in particular Article 17 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 [5], and in particular Article 94 thereof,- having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0102/2007),1. Grants the director of the European Network and Information Security Agency Discharge for the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2005;2. Sets out its observations in the resolution below;3. Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to the director of the European Network and Information Security Agency, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).[1] OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 16.[2] OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 1.[3] OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1).[4] OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 1.[5] OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.--------------------------------------------------


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52007BP0116(02)

2. European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on closing the accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2005 (C6-0390/2006 - 2006/2157(DEC))

Official Journal 074 E , 20/03/2008 P. 0203 - 0204

		2.European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on closing the accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2005 (C6-0390/2006 — 2006/2157(DEC))The European Parliament,- having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2005 [1],- having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2005, together with the Centre's replies [2],- having regard to the Council's recommendation of 27 February 2007 (5711/2007 — C6-0080/2007),- having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,- having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities [3], and in particular Article 185 thereof,- having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 302/93 of 8 February 1993 on the establishment of a European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction [4], and in particular Article 11a 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 [5], and in particular Article 94 thereof,- having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0100/2007),1. Notes that the final annual accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial years 2004 and 2005 are as follows:Source: Information supplied by the Monitoring Centre — This table summarises the data provided by the Monitoring Centre in its own annual accounts.(in 1000 EUR) |Revenue and expenditure account for the financial years 2004 and 2005 || 2005 | 2004 |RevenueSubsidies from the Commission | 12000 | 11730 |Subsidies from Norway | 516 | 514 |Assigned revenue | 190 | 211 |Miscellaneous revenue | 93 | 33 |Total revenue (a) | 12799 | 12488 |Budgetary expenditure for the financial yearStaff — Title I of the budget— Payments | 5762 | 5832 |— Appropriations carried over | 154 | 122 |Administration — Title II of the budget— Payments | 1094 | 1088 |— Appropriations carried over | 650 | 356 |Operating activities — Title III of the budget (except assigned revenue)— Payments against payment appropriations for the financial year | 4159 | 2342 |— Appropriations carried over | | 1260 |Assigned revenue (Phare and third countries) | 101 | 201 |Total expenditure (b) | 11920 | 11200 |Outturn for the financial year (a-b) | 879 | 1288 |Balance carried over from the previous financial year | 1508 | 295 |Appropriations carried over and cancelled | 1239 | 245 |Sums for re-use from the previous financial year not used | -58 | 15 |Refunds to the Commission | -1508 | -3 |Refunds to Norway | -128 | 81 |Exchange-rate differences | 1 | -1 |Balance for the financial year (EC grant + Norway contribution) | 1933 | 1920 |Norway Grant 2005 | -516 | |Balance for the financial Year only EC Grant | 1417 | |2. Approves closing the accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2005;3. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the director of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).[1] OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 43.[2] OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 86.[3] OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1).[4] OJ L 36, 12.2.1993, p. 1, Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1651/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 30).[5] OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.--------------------------------------------------


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93/725/EC: Council Decision of 23 November 1993 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Romania on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines

Official Journal L 337 , 31/12/1993 P. 0172 - 0172 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 55 P. 0092  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 55 P. 0092

COUNCIL DECISION of 23 November  1993 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the  European Community and Romania on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines  (93/725/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113  thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the Agreement negotiated between the European Community and Romania on the reciprocal  establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines will promote the development of trade in wine  within the meaning of the Association Agreement and the Interim Agreement on trade and  trade-related matters, concluded between the Community and Romania; whereas it is therefore  desirable to approve the said Agreement; Whereas, in order to facilitate the implementation of certain provisions of the Agreement, the  Commission should be authorized to conclude the necessary legislation for implementation of the  Agreement in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 83 of Council Regulation (EEC) No  822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1); Whereas, since the provisions of the Agreement are directly linked to measures covered by the  common commercial and agricultural policy, it must be established at Community level, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the  European Community and Romania on the reciprocal establishment of tariff quotas for certain wines  is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. Article 2 The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to  sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. Article 3 The Commission is hereby authorized to conclude the necessary acts for implementation  under the second indent of points 6 and 8 of the Agreement, in accordance with the procedure laid  down in Article 83 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87. Article 4 This Decision shall published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 23 November 1993. For the Council The President M. SMET (1) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation  (EEC) No 1566/93 (OJ No L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 39).


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32002D0713(01)

Council Decision of 27 June 2002 appointing the Netherlands members and alternate member of the Advisory Committee on freedom of movement for workers

Official Journal C 168 , 13/07/2002 P. 0001 - 0001

Council Decisionof 27 June 2002appointing the Netherlands members and alternate member of the Advisory Committee on freedom of movement for workers(2002/C 168/01)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community(1), and in particular Articles 26 and 27 thereof,Having regard to the list of candidates submitted by the Government of the Netherlands,Whereas:(1) By its Decision of 7 May 2002(2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on freedom of movement for workers for the period from 7 May 2002 to 6 May 2004, with the exception of the government representatives of the Netherlands.(2) The Netherlands members and alternate member of the Advisory Committee on freedom of movement for workers should be appointed for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 6 May 2004,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The following are hereby appointed members and alternate member of the Advisory Committee on freedom of movement for workers for the period from 24 June 2002 to 6 May 2004:GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES>TABLE>Article 2This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Luxembourg on 27 June 2002.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Arias Cañete(1) OJ L 257, 18.10.1968, p. 2.(2) OJ C 119, 22.5.2002, p. 1.


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31994D0578

94/578/EC: Council Decision of 18 July 1994 concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of India on Partnership and Development

Official Journal L 223 , 27/08/1994 P. 0023 - 0023 Finnish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 32 P. 0161  Swedish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 32 P. 0161

COUNCIL DECISION of 18 July 1994 concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of India on Partnership and Development (94/578/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 113 and 130y, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) and the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),  Whereas, under Article 130 of the Treaty, Community policy in the sphere of development cooperation should foster the sustainable economic and social development of the developing countries, their smooth and gradual integration into the world economy  and the campaign against poverty in those countries;  Whereas the Community should approve, for the attainment of its aims in the sphere of external relations, the Agreement referred to in this Decision,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:   Article 1  The Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of India on Partnership and Development is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.  The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.   Article 2  The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided for in Article 29 of the Agreement (3).   Article 3  The Commission, assisted by representatives of the Member States, shall represent the Community in the Joint Commission provided in Article 22 of the Agreement.   Article 4  This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.  Done at Brussels, 18 July 1994.  For the Council The President K. KINKEL  (1) OJ No C 103, 14. 4. 1993, p. 8.  (2) OJ No C 128, 9. 5. 1994.  (3) See page 35 of this Official Journal.


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Council Decision of 27 June 1990 designating the representative organizations of producers and workers required to draw up lists of candidates for the representation of producers and workers on the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community

Official Journal C 166 , 07/07/1990 P. 0001 - 0003

COUNCIL DECISION of 27 June 1990 designating the representative organizations of producers and workers required to draw up lists of candidates for the representation of producers and workers on the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community (90/C 166/01)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 18 thereof,  Whereas the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community, whose term of office expired on 17 April 1990, should be renewed;  Whereas in the first place the representative organizations of producers and workers, which are required to draw up lists of candidates containing twice as many names as there are seats allotted to them, should be designated;  Whereas notifications have been sent by the governments of the Member States,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:    Article 1 The representative organizations of producers and workers listed in the table appearing in the Annex are hereby designated to draw up lists of candidates on the basis of which the members representing producers and workers on the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community shall be appointed in numbers equal to those shown in the aforesaid table in respect of those same organizations.   Article 2 This Decision shall be published, for the purposes of information, in the Official Journal of the European Communities.     Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 1990.  For the Council  The President  J.P. WILSON     ANNEX >PIC FILE= "T0050346""PIC FILE= "T0050347">


title: Commission Decision (EU) 2015/715 of 30 April 2015 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               5.5.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 114/9

         COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2015/715
   of 30 April 2015
   amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 (1), and in particular Article 23(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Decision 2012/490/EU (2) has amended the congestion management procedures and transparency requirements set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 with a view to implementing harmonised European congestion management rules.

               (2)

               In the process of implementing Decision 2012/490/EU inconsistencies as regards the publication date of the Agency's monitoring report on congestion at interconnection points and the publication date of the transmission system operators data emerged. In order to provide the Agency the data needed to fulfil its monitoring role needed for an effective implementation of Decision 2012/490/EU the publication horizon of the data by the transmission system operators and the date when the Agency has to publish the report need to be changed.

               (3)

               Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 should be therefore amended accordingly.

               (4)

               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 51 of Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3),

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 30 April 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 36.

      (2)  Commission Decision 2012/490/EU of 24 August 2012 on amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks (OJ L 231, 28.8.2012, p. 16).

      (3)  Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 94).

      ANNEX
      Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  point 2.2.1(2) is replaced by the following:

                              ‘(2)

                              On the basis of the information published by the transmission system operators pursuant to Section 3 of this Annex and, where appropriate, validated by national regulatory authorities, the Agency shall publish by 1 June of every year, commencing with the year 2015, a monitoring report on congestion at interconnection points with respect to firm capacity products sold in the preceding year, taking into consideration to the extent possible capacity trading on the secondary market and the use of interruptible capacity.’

                        ;

                  (2)

                  point 3.3(2) is replaced by the following:

                              ‘(2)

                              At all relevant points, the information under paragraph 3.3(1)(a), (b) and (d) shall be published for a period at least 24 months ahead.’

                        .