title: 2014/7/EU: Council Decision of 5 December 2013 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Georgia, on the general principles for the participation of Georgia in Union programmes

text:
                  11.1.2014

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 8/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
         of 5 December 2013
         on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Georgia, on the general principles for the participation of Georgia in Union programmes
         (2014/7/EU)
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 212 in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 18 June 2007, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (1), on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the general principles for the participation of Georgia in Union programmes (‘the Protocol’).

                     (2)

                     The negotiations have been concluded.

                     (3)

                     The objective of the Protocol is to lay down the financial and technical rules enabling Georgia to participate in certain Union programmes. The horizontal framework established by the Protocol constitutes an economic, financial and technical cooperation measure which allows for access to assistance, in particular financial assistance, to be provided by the Union pursuant to the Union programmes. This framework applies only to those Union programmes for which the relevant constitutive legal acts provide for the possibility of Georgia’s participation. The signing and provisional application of the Protocol therefore does not entail the exercise of powers under the various sectoral policies pursued by the programmes, which are exercised when establishing the programmes.

                     (4)

                     The Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Union and it should be applied on a provisional basis pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            The signing on behalf of the Union of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the general principles for the participation of Georgia in Union programmes (‘the Protocol’) is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Protocol.
            The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

            Article 2
            The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union.

            Article 3
            The Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis from the date of its signature (2), pending the procedures necessary for its conclusion.

            Article 4
            This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

            Done at Brussels, 5 December 2013.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               D. A. BARAKAUSKAS

            (1)  OJ L 205, 4.8.1999, p. 3.

            (2)  The date of signature of the Protocol will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.


title: 2013/18/EU: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2012/005 SE/Saab from Sweden)

text:
               12.1.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 8/17

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
   of 12 December 2012
   on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2012/005 SE/Saab from Sweden)
   (2013/18/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

               (2)

               The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

               (3)

               Sweden submitted an application on 25 May 2012 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in the enterprise Saab Automobile SA, one of its subsidiaries and 16 of its suppliers, and supplemented it by additional information up to 20 August 2012. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 5 454 560.

               (4)

               The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Sweden,

         HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 5 454 560 in commitment and payment appropriations.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Strasbourg, 12 December 2012.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         M. SCHULZ

            For the Council

            The President

         A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

      (1)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1.


title: Council Decision of 12 December 2014 adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 8 of the European Union for the financial year 2014

text:
               20.12.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 461/20

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 12 December 2014
   adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 8 of the European Union for the financial year 2014
   (2014/C 461/12)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC, 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 (1) and in particular Article 41 thereof,
   Whereas:

               —

               the Union's budget for the financial year 2014 was definitively adopted on 20 November 2013 (2),

               —

               on 28 November 2014, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 8 to the general budget for the financial year 2014,

               —

               given the fact that draft amending budget No 8 to the general budget for 2014 needs to be adopted without delay, it is justified to shorten, in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Council's Rules of Procedure, the eight-week period for the information of national Parliaments, as well as the ten-day period foreseen for placing the item on the Council's provisional agenda laid down in Article 4 of Protocol No 1,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   The Council's position on draft amending budget No 8 of the European Union for the financial year 2014 was adopted on 12 December 2014.
   The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

      Done at Brussels, 12 December 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. GIANNINI

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

      (2)  OJ L 51, 20.2.2014, p. 1, with corrigenda in OJ L 111, 15.4.2014, p. 96, OJ L 124, 25.4.2014, p. 30 and OJ L 322, 7.11.2014, p. 1.


title: 2005/313/: EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 313/05/COL of 7 December 2005 amending for the fifty-second time the Procedural and Substantive Rules in the field of State Aid

text:
               23.11.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 324/32

         EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION

   No 313/05/COL
   of 7 December 2005
   amending for the fifty-second time the Procedural and Substantive Rules in the field of State Aid
   THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY (1),
   HAVING REGARD TO the Agreement on the European Economic Area (2), in particular to Articles 61 to 63 and Protocol 26 thereof,
   HAVING REGARD TO the Agreement between the EFTA States on the establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice (3), in particular to Article 24 and Article 5(2)(b) thereof and Article 1 in Part I of Protocol 3 thereof,
   WHEREAS under Article 24 of the Surveillance and Court Agreement, the Authority shall give effect to the provisions of the EEA Agreement concerning state aid,
   WHEREAS under Article 5(2)(b) of the Surveillance and Court Agreement, the Authority shall issue notices or guidelines on matters dealt with in the EEA Agreement, if that Agreement or the Surveillance and Court Agreement expressly so provides or if the Authority considers it necessary,
   RECALLING the Procedural and Substantive Rules in the Field of State Aid (4) adopted on 19 January 1994 by the Authority (5),
   WHEREAS the rules corresponding to the Community framework for state aid to short term export credit insurance (6) are taken into Chapter 17A of the State Aid Guidelines (7),
   WHEREAS Chapter 17A of the State Aid Guidelines expires on 31 December 2005,
   WHEREAS the European Commission is in the process of adopting before the end of 2005 amendments to the Community framework for state aid to short term export credit insurance,
   WHEREAS, according to point II under the heading ‘GENERAL’ at the end of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement, the Authority is to adopt, after consultation with the European Commission, acts corresponding to those adopted by the European Commission,
   WHEREAS due to time constrains the Authority will not be in the position to adopt by the end of 2005 similar amendments to its Chapter 17A of the State Aid Guidelines, which would correspond to those in the Community,
   WHEREAS under such circumstances, in order to avoid a ‘legal vacuum’ due to the expiry of Chapter 17A of the State Aid Guidelines, the Authority finds it desirable to extent the validity of Chapter 17A until 30 June 2006 or until the date the Authority adopts any changes or new guidelines on short term export-credit insurance, whichever comes first,
   HAVING consulted the European Commission,
   RECALLING that the Authority has consulted the EFTA States in letters to Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway dated 11 November 2005 on the subject,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

               1.

               The first sentence of paragraph (14) under Section 17A.4 of the State Aid Guidelines, short term export credit insurance, is hereby replaced by a new sentence, which reads as follows:
               ‘These rules will apply from 1 June 1998 until 30 June 2006 or until the date the Authority adopts any changes or new guidelines on short term export-credit insurance, whichever comes first’.

               2.

               The EFTA States shall be informed by means of a letter, including a copy of this Decision.

               3.

               The European Commission shall be informed, in accordance with point (d) of Protocol 27 of the EEA Agreement, by means of a copy of this Decision.

               4.

               The Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of and in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 7 December 2005.

            For the EFTA Surveillance Authority

         Einar M. BULL

            The President

         Kurt JÄGER

            College Member

      (1)  Hereinafter referred to as the ‘Authority’.

      (2)  Hereinafter referred to as the ‘EEA Agreement’.

      (3)  Hereinafter referred to as the ‘Surveillance and Court Agreement’.

      (4)  Hereinafter referred to as the ‘State Aid Guidelines’.

      (5)  Initially published in OJ L 231, 3.9.1994, and in the EEA Supplement thereto No 32 on the same date. An up-dated version of the State Aid Guidelines is available on the Authority’s website: www.eftasurv.int

      (6)  Communication of the Commission to the Member States pursuant to Article 93(1) of the EC Treaty applying Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty to short-term export-credit insurance (OJ C 281, 17.9.1997, p. 4), amended by the Commission in 2001 (OJ C 217, 2.8.2001, p. 2) and in 2004 (OJ C 307, 11.12.2004, p. 12).

      (7)  Chapter 17A was re-enacted by the Authority’s Decision No 144/05/COL (OJ L 294, 10.11.2005, p. 9).


title: Council Decision of 1 December 2009 laying down the conditions of employment of the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union

text:
               9.12.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 322/38

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 1 December 2009
   laying down the conditions of employment of the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
   (2009/912/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 243 thereof,
   Whereas the conditions of employment for the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union should be laid down,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union shall receive a basic salary equivalent to that of an official of the European Union at grade 16 third step multiplied by 100 %. He or she shall receive the family allowances and other allowances provided for in the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (1).
   He or she shall also be entitled to arrangements for the reimbursement of expenses and for social security fixed by analogy with those provided for in the Staff Regulations and Article 17 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall apply to him or her by analogy.
   Article 2
   The remuneration referred to in the first paragraph of Article 1 shall be subject to the weighting determined by the Council pursuant to Articles 64 and 65 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union for officials employed in Belgium.
   Article 3
   The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union shall be entitled to a residence allowance fixed in accordance with Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2290/77 of 18 October 1977 determining the emoluments of the members of the Court of Auditors (2), and to pension arrangements and a transitional allowance in the case of termination of service fixed by analogy with those provided for in that Regulation.
   Article 4
   Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 of 29 February 1968 laying down the conditions and procedure for applying the tax for the benefit of the European Communities (3) shall apply to the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union.
   Article 5
   Except where otherwise stated in this Decision, Articles 11 to 14 and Article 17 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union and all the relevant provisions of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, with the exception of Article 52 thereof, shall apply to the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union.
   Article 6
   This Decision shall apply from 1 December 2009.
   It shall be notified to the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union by the President of the Council.
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 1 December 2009.

            For the Council

            The President

         B. ASK

      (1)  Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1).

      (2)  OJ L 268, 20.10.1977, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 8.


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97/359/EC: Council Decision of 24 March 1997 concerning the elimination of duties on information technology products

Official Journal L 155 , 12/06/1997 P. 0001 - 0002

COUNCIL DECISION of 24 March 1997 (1) concerning the elimination of duties on information technology products (97/359/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113, in conjunction with Article 228 (2) first sentence, thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas in the new Transatlantic Agenda adopted at the EU-US summit in Madrid of 13 December 1995, it was decided to attempt to conclude an Information Technology Agreement;Whereas, following reports from the Commission on its exploratory consultations with third countries, on 16 November 1996 the Council decided to open negotiations with third countries with a view to concluding an Information Technology Agreement;Whereas on 13 December 1996, at the first Conference of the World Trade Organization in Singapore, a Ministerial Declaration on trade in information technology products was adopted; whereas the Declaration sets out certain preconditions for the implementation of the elimination of tariffs for information technology products; whereas these preconditions have been met;Whereas the Ministerial Declaration on trade in information technology products together with its annexes and attachments form the Agreement on trade in information technology products;Whereas the EC-ITA Schedule CXL, modifying the existing Community schedule, should be submitted to the World Trade Organization;Whereas the Agreement on trade in information technology products together with the Communication on its implementation should be approved on behalf of the Community,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Agreement on trade in information technology products together with the Communication on its implementation are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement and of the Communication are attached to this Decision.Article 2As called for under paragraph 4 of the Annex to the Ministerial Declaration on trade in information technology products, the Council:(i) takes note that participants representing approximately 90 per cent of world trade in information technology products have notified their acceptance; and(ii) approves, on behalf of the Community, the staging requests of participants in the ITA.Article 3The Council authorizes the Commission to submit to the World Trade Organization the modifications to the Community schedule as set out in the EC-IT Schedule CXL contained in the Agreement attached hereto.Article 4The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided for in the Ministerial Declaration.Article 5This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Brussels, 24 March 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentH. VAN MIERLO(1) The consolidated text of this Decision incorporates corrections approved by the Council on 14 May 1997.


title: 2008/598/EC: Commission Decision of 25 June 2008 amending Decision 2004/706/EC as regards the list of members of the European Corporate Governance Forum

text:
               22.7.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 193/12

      COMMISSION DECISION

   of 25 June 2008
   amending Decision 2004/706/EC as regards the list of members of the European Corporate Governance Forum
   (2008/598/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               As one of the actions announced in the Commission’s Action Plan on Modernising Company Law and enhancing Corporate Governance of May 2003 (1), the European Corporate Governance Forum was set up by Commission Decision 2004/706/EC (2).

               (2)

               The objective of the European Corporate Governance Forum is to foster the identification and exchange of best practices existing in Member States in order to ensure a high standard of corporate governance throughout the European Union and to act as a body of reflection and debate, giving advice to the Commission in the field of corporate governance.

               (3)

               The European Corporate Governance Forum, in its three years of existence, has made a significant contribution to the corporate governance discussion in the European Union and has given important input to the work of the Commission in this area.

               (4)

               The three-year mandate of the current members expired on 17 October 2007. According to Article 4 of Decision 2004/706/EC, the members shall remain in office until a decision on their replacement or a renewal of their appointment has been taken.

               (5)

               The list of members contained in the Annex to Decision 2004/706/EC should therefore be replaced by a new list of members for the next term of three years,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   The list of members contained in the Annex to Decision 2004/706/EC is replaced by the list reproduced in the Annex.

      Done at Brussels, 25 June 2008.

            For the Commission

         Charlie McCREEVY

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  COM(2003) 284 final.

      (2)  OJ L 321, 22.10.2004, p. 53.

      ANNEX

                  —

                  Bistra Boeva,

                  —

                  Antonio Borges,

                  —

                  Niklas Bruun,

                  —

                  Bertrand Collomb,

                  —

                  David Devlin,

                  —

                  Jose Maria Garrido Garcia,

                  —

                  Peter Montagnon,

                  —

                  Klaus-Peter Müller,

                  —

                  Colette Neuville,

                  —

                  Roland Oetker,

                  —

                  Rolf Skog,

                  —

                  Marek Sowa,

                  —

                  Trelawny Williams,

                  —

                  Jaap Winter,

                  —

                  Eddy Wymeersch.