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78/385/EEC: Council Decision of 17 April 1978 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the European Social Fund

Official Journal L 107 , 21/04/1978 P. 0014 - 0015

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 249 , 10 . 11 . 1971 , P . 54 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO 56 , 31 . 8 . 1960 , P . 1201/60 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 91 , 12 . 4 . 1968 , P . 25 .    COUNCIL DECISION   OF 17 APRIL 1978   APPOINTING THE MEMBERS AND ALTERNATE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND  ( 78/385/EEC )   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,   HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2396/71 OF 8 NOVEMBER 1971 IMPLEMENTING THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 1 FEBRUARY 1971 ON THE REFORM OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND ( 1 ),   HAVING REGARD TO THE RULES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND ( 2 ), AS AMENDED BY THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 9 APRIL 1968 ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 THEREOF ,   WHEREAS THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE MEMBERS AND ALTERNATE MEMBERS OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COMMITTEE , WHO WERE APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 , EXPIRED ON 28 OCTOBER 1977 ;   HAVING REGARD TO THE CANDIDATES PROPOSED TO THE COUNCIL ,   WHEREAS THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT WILL PROPOSE A CANDIDATE TO FILL A MEMBER ' S SEAT IN THE ' TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES '  CATEGORY AT A LATER DATE ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   ARTICLE 1   THE FOLLOWING ARE HEREBY APPOINTED MEMBERS AND ALTERNATE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND FOR THE PERIOD 17 APRIL 1978 TO 16 APRIL 1980 :    1 . GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES   //  //  ( A ) MEMBERS //  //  ( B ) ALTERNATE MEMBERS // BELGIUM : //  MR J . DENYS //  MR R . ETIENNE //  MR P . CHEVREMONT // DENMARK : //  MR H . BOSERUP //  MRS B . KONDRUP //  MR M . BUELOW-LUDVIGSEN // GERMANY : //  DR R . MILLER //  DR S . SCHUMM //  DR G . FAUST // FRANCE : //  MR H . CHAVRANSKI //  MR J . P . HUCHON //  MR M . RAMOND // IRELAND : //  MR M . C . O ' RIORDAN //  MR J . A . AGNEW //  MR J . STAPLETON // ITALY : //  DR A . GALLO //  DR A . CAVALLARO //  DR L . CRISTOFANELLI // LUXEMBOURG : //  MR R . SCHINTGEN //  MR E . EMRINGER //  MR Y . MERSCH // NETHERLANDS : //  MR W . A . RENARDEL DE LAVALETTE //  DRS J . A . WALDUS //  MR J . W . S . PABON // UNITED KINGDOM : //  MR D . J . HODGKINS //  MRS D . M . ELLISON //  MR G . R . WILSON //    2 . REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS '  ORGANIZATIONS   //  //  ( A ) MEMBERS //  //  ( B ) ALTERNATE MEMBERS // BELGIUM : //  MR D . DE NORRE //  MR R . DUSSENNE //  MR G . OTTENBOURGHS // DENMARK : //  MR P . SCHADE-POULSEN //  MR J . STENBJERRE //  MR H . S . CHRISTENSEN // GERMANY : //  DR M . HAUSHOFER //  DR W . D . LINDNER //  MR R . EBERT // FRANCE : //  MR B . VEVER //  MR L . LAPIERRE //  MR M . AMIS // IRELAND : //  MR J . F . KEARNEY //  MR J . LYNCH //  MR S . DOYLE // ITALY : //  DR C . POLITI //  AVV G . CAPECCHI //  DR G . PAGGI // LUXEMBOURG : //  MR L . JUNG //  MR A . ROBERT //  MR M . SAUBER // NETHERLANDS : //  MRS MR C . HAK //  MR J . S . H . HUIJBEN //  MRS G . A . DE LANGE // UNITED KINGDOM : //  MR M . MORTON //  MR D . DEUCHAR //  MR J . SCATES //   3 . TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES   //  //  ( A ) MEMBERS //  //  ( B ) ALTERNATE MEMBERS // BELGIUM : //  MR J . GAYETOT //  MR R . VAN DEPOELE //  MR A . COLLE // DENMARK : //  MR S . BACHE VOGNBJERG //  MR P . NIELSEN //  MR H . HINRICH // GERMANY : //  DR U . ENGELEN-KEFER //  MRS T . PUETZ //  MR E . SCHUPETA // FRANCE : //  MR J . TESSIER //  MR B . DIZIER //  MR A . FAESCH // IRELAND : //  MR P . CARDIFF //  MR D . NEVIN //  MR D . MURPHY // ITALY : //  DR E . VERCELLINO //  MR A . IZZO //  MR G . CAVAZZUTI // LUXEMBOURG : //  MR J . CASTEGNARO //  MR A . MIRKES //  MR H . DUNKEL // NETHERLANDS : //  MR J . H . TER HORST //  MR C . N . M . COMMANDEUR //  MR D . H . GRASMAN // UNITED KINGDOM //  MR C . H . URWIN //   -  //  MR K . GRAHAM //    ARTICLE 2   THE COUNCIL WILL APPOINT A MEMBER TO OCCUPY THE SEAT ALLOTTED TO A UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL AT A LATER DATE .   DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 17 APRIL 1978 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   K . HEINESEN


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95/488/EC: Council Decision of 9 November 1995 appointing six members and six alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

Official Journal L 279 , 22/11/1995 P. 0018 - 0019

COUNCIL DECISION of 9 November 1995 appointing six members and six alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (95/488/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1994 appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25 January 1998 (1),Whereas a seat as a member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Gabriel Cañellas Fons, notified to the Council on 17 October 1995;Whereas a seat as a member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Gian Paolo Brizio, notified to the Council on 13 October 1995;Whereas a seat as a member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Carlo Proietti, notified to the Council on 11 September 1995;Whereas a seat as a member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr J. de Lange, notified to the Council on 17 July 1995;Whereas a seat as a member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr C. E. M. de Waal, notified to the Council on 19 July 1995;Whereas a seat as a member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mrs A. van Dok-van Weele, notified to the Council on 18 November 1995;Whereas a seat as an alternate member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Antonio Boccia, notified to the Council on 13 October 1995;Whereas a seat as an alternate member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Aldo Bottin, notified to the Council on 14 September 1995;Whereas a seat as an alternate member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr J. J. L. Pastoor, notified to the Council on 19 July 1995;Whereas a seat as an alternate member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr M. L. de Meijer, notified to the Council on 28 July 1995;Whereas a seat as an alternate member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr J. C. J. Lammers, notified to the Council on 19 July 1995;Whereas a seat as an alternate member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr George Brouwer, notified to the Council on 17 July 1995;Having regard to the proposals from the Spanish, Italian and Netherlands Governments,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole Article 1. Mr Cristòfol Soler i Cladera is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Gabriel Cañellas Fons for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.2. Mr Enzo Ghigo is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Gian Paolo Brizio for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.3. Mr Pietro Badaloni is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Carlo Proietti for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.4. Mr J. Lagrand is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr J. de Lange for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.5. Mr J. J. M. Tindemans is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr C. E. M. de Waal for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.6. Mr P. Loos is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mrs A. van Dok-van Weele for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.7. Mr Angelo Raffaele Dinardo is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Antonio Boccia for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.8. Mr Giancarlo Galan is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Aldo Bottin for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.9. Mr S. B. Swierstra is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr J. J. L. Pastoor for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.10. Mr J. Walsma is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr M. L. de Meijer for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.11. Mr N. Gerzee is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr J. C. J. Lammers for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.12. Mr H. B. van der Goot is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr George Brouwer for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.Done at Brussels, 9 November 1995.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. AMADOR MILLÁN(1) OJ No L 31, 4. 2. 1994, p. 29.


title: 2005/866/EC: Council Decision of  1 December 2005  amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland

text:
               6.12.2005

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 318/25

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 1 December 2005
   amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland
   (2005/866/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,
   Having regard to the Recommendation ECB/2005/10 of the European Central Bank of 26 October 2005 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.

               (2)

               The mandate of the current external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland has expired and will not be renewed. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2005.

               (3)

               The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland has selected Deloitte & Touche as its external auditors starting from the financial year 2005, and the ECB considers that they fulfil the necessary requirements for appointment.

               (4)

               The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that the mandate of the external auditors should be for three years and may be extended.

               (5)

               It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Article 1(5) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:

      ‘5.   Deloitte & Touche are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland from the financial year 2005 for a duration of three years, with the possibility of extension.’

   Article 2
   This Decision shall be notified to the European Central Bank.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 1 December 2005.

            For the Council

            The President

         A. MICHAEL

      (1)  OJ C 277, 10.11.2005, p. 30.

      (2)  OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/512/EC (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 20).


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85/150/EEC: Council Decision of 18 February 1985 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on three concerted action projects in the field of hearing impairment, thrombosis and disabilities, and that of nutrition

Official Journal L 058 , 26/02/1985 P. 0026 Spanish special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0223  Portuguese special edition Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0223

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 18 February 1985  concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on three concerted action projects in the field of hearing impairment, thrombosis and disabilities, and that of nutrition  (85/150/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Decision 82/616/EEC of 17 August 1982 adopting a sectoral research and development programme of the European Economic Community in the field of medical and public health research - concerted action (1982 to 1986) (1), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,  Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the Commission,  Whereas, pursuant to Article 7 (2) of Decision 82/616/EEC, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement with the Kingdom of Sweden with a view to associating it partly with this programme; whereas it is necessary to approve that Agreement,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  The Agreement concluded between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on three concerted action projects in the field of hearing impairment, thrombosis and disabilities, and that of nutrition, 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 auhorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.  Done at Brussels, 18 February 1985.  For the Council  The President  G. ANDREOTTI  (1) OJ No L 248, 24. 8. 1982, p. 12.


title: Council Decision of 9 November 1973 concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of the Philippines on the supply of common wheat and of flour of common wheat as food aid

text:
13 . 12. 73                       Official Journal of the European Communities                      No L 343 /35
                                              COUNCIL DECISION
                                               of 9 November 1973
            concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic
            of the Philippines on the supply of common wheat and of flour of common wheat as
                                                      food aid
                                                    (73/385/EEC)
            THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
            Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in
            particular Articles 113 , 114 and 228 thereof;
            Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission ;
            Whereas the European Economic Community has deposited a Declaration of provisional
            application of the 1971 Food Aid Convention ; whereas that Convention has been
            applicable since 1 July 1971 ;
            Whereas by its letter of 24 October 1972, the Republic of the Philippines has requested
            food aid ;
            Whereas in view of the cereal supply situation in the Philippines, that country should
            be accorded, by way of gift, 10 000 metric tons of common wheat of which half will
            be supplied in the form of 3 311 metric tons of flour of common wheat under
            the Community Food Aid Programme for 1972/73 ,
            HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                       Article 1
            The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of the
            Philippines on the supply of common wheat and of flour of common wheat as food
            aid, the text of which is annexed to this Decision, is hereby concluded on behalf of the
            Community.
                                                       Article 2
            The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered
             to sign the Agreement and to confer on them the necessary powers to bind the Com
             munity.
            Done at Brussels, 9 November 1973 .
                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                The President
                                                                                Per HAEKKERUP


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2003/414/EC: European Parliament Decision of 8 April 2003 concerning discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 2001 financial year — Section VII — Committee of the Regions

Official Journal L 148 , 16/06/2003 P. 0057 - 0057 Official Journal 064 E , 12/03/2004 P. 0228 - 0228

European Parliament Decisionof 8 April 2003concerning discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 2001 financial year - Section VII - Committee of the Regions(2003/414/EC)THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,having regard to the Revenue and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet in respect of the financial year 2001 (SEC(2002)405 - C5-0247/2002),having regard to the annual report of the European Court of Auditors for the financial year 2001, together with the institutions' replies (C5-0538/2002)(1),having regard to the Statement of Assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the European Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of the EC Treaty (C5-0538/2002),having regard to the Council's recommendation of 7 March 2003 (C5-0087/2003),having regard to Articles 272(10) and 275 of the EC Treaty,having regard to Article 22(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977(2) and Article 50 of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002(3),having regard to the observations of the Financial Controller of the Committee of the Regions in his note to the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions 25 September 2001;having regard to the letter from the Director of Administration of the Committee of the Regions to the Chairman of the Committee on Budgetary Control of 27 February 2003;having regard to the hearing of 19 March 2003 in its Committee on Budgetary Control;having regard to Rule 93a and Annex V of its Rules of Procedure,having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0101/2003/rev1),1. Postpones the decision concerning discharge to the Secretary General of the Committee of the Regions for the financial year 2001;2. Records its comments in the accompanying resolution;3. Instructs its President to forward this decision and the accompanying resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors and the Committee of the Regions, and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).The Secretary-GeneralJulian PriestleyThe PresidentPat Cox(1) OJ C 295, 28.11.2002, p. 1.(2) OJ L 356, 31.12.1977, p. 1.(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.


title: Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/301 of 17 February 2017 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel

text:
               21.2.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 43/225

         COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2017/301
   of 17 February 2017
   extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 33 and Article 31(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 7 December 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/2274 (1) appointing Mr Ángel LOSADA FERNÁNDEZ as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Sahel. The EUSR's mandate is to expire on 28 February 2017.

               (2)

               The EUSR's mandate should be extended for a further period of 16 months.

               (3)

               The EUSR will implement the mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   European Union Special Representative
   1.   The mandate of Mr Ángel LOSADA FERNÁNDEZ as the EUSR for the Sahel is extended until 30 June 2018. The Council may decide that the mandate of the EUSR be terminated earlier, based on a proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR).
   2.   For the purposes of the EUSR's mandate, the Sahel is defined as comprising the primary focus of the EU Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel (the ‘Strategy’) and its Regional Action Plan (the ‘RAP’), namely Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. For issues with broader regional implications, the EUSR shall engage with the countries of the Lake Chad basin and other countries and regional or international entities beyond the Sahel, including the Maghreb, West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea, as appropriate.
   Article 2
   Policy objectives
   1.   The EUSR's mandate shall be based on the Union's policy objective in relation to the Sahel to contribute actively to regional and international efforts to achieve lasting peace, security and development in the region. The EUSR shall furthermore aim to enhance the quality, intensity and impact of the Union's multi-faceted engagement in the Sahel.
   2.   The EUSR shall contribute to developing and implementing all the Union's efforts in the region, in particular in the political, security and development areas, including the Strategy, and its RAP, and to coordinating all relevant instruments for Union actions.
   3.   Priority shall be given to Mali and to its long-term stabilisation and to the regional dimensions of the conflict, in coordination with the EU delegation and other relevant stakeholders, including Member States, the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS).
   4.   The Union's policy objectives should aim, through the coordinated and effective use of all its instruments, to promote a return for Mali and its people to a path of peace, reconciliation, security and development.
   5.   Due attention shall be given to contributing to the strengthening of the coordination efforts between the Sahel countries within the areas of security and development, in particular of the G5 Sahel.
   Article 3
   Mandate
   1.   In order to achieve the Union's policy objectives in relation to the Sahel, the EUSR's mandate shall be to:

               (a)

               actively contribute to the implementation of the Strategy and its RAP and to coordinate and further develop the Union's comprehensive approach to the regional crisis, with a view to enhancing the overall coherence and effectiveness of Union activities in the Sahel;

               (b)

               engage with all relevant stakeholders of the region, governments, regional organisations, in particular the G5 Sahel, international organisations, civil society and diasporas, including with all the countries of the Maghreb and the Lake Chad basin, with a view to furthering the Union's objectives, and contribute to a better understanding of the role of the Union in the Sahel;

               (c)

               represent and promote the interests and visibility of the Union in relevant regional and international fora, including the participation in the Comité de Suivi of the Mali Peace Agreement, and facilitate fully coordinated and comprehensive Union action in the region drawing on all relevant instruments, including development assistance, Member States activities and Union support to crisis management and conflict prevention through the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali), the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) and the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger);

               (d)

               maintain close cooperation with the United Nations (UN), in particular the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (Minusma), the African Union (AU), in particular the AU High Representative for Mali and the Sahel, the G5 Sahel, the Economic Community of West African States, the Lake Chad Basin Commission and other leading national, regional and international stakeholders including other special envoys for the Sahel, as well as with the relevant bodies in the Maghreb area;

               (e)

               closely follow the regional and trans-boundary dimensions of the challenges facing the region, including terrorism, organised crime, arms smuggling, human trafficking and smuggling, drug trafficking, refugee and migration flows and related financial flows; in close cooperation with the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, contribute to the further implementation of the EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy;

               (f)

               closely follow the humanitarian, political, security and development consequences of large scale refugee and migration flows and related illicit financial flows across the region; upon request, engage in dialogues on migration with relevant stakeholders and contribute more generally to the Union's policy on migration and refugees with respect to the region, in line with the Union's political priorities, in order to increase cooperation including on return and readmission; work with countries of the Sahel to follow up action agreed at the Valetta Summit in November 2015, including the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Stability and Addressing Root Causes of Irregular Migration and Displaced Persons in Africa, and in connection with the Partnership Frameworks;

               (g)

               maintain regular high-level political contacts with the countries in the region affected by terrorism and international crime and ensure the Union's key role in international efforts to fight terrorism and international crime. This includes the Union's efforts to enhance its support to the security sector through the regionalisation of the CSDP missions and active support to regional capacity building, and ensuring that the root causes of terrorism and international crime in the Sahel are adequately addressed;

               (h)

               closely follow the political, security and development consequences of humanitarian crises in the region;

               (i)

               with regard to Mali, contribute to the stabilisation of the country, in particular a full return to constitutional normalcy and governance throughout the territory and a credible national inclusive dialogue in the overall framework of the Mali Peace Agreement. This also includes promoting institution building, security sector reform and long-term peace building and reconciliation and fighting against corruption and impunity in Mali, as well as facilitating active and fully coordinated Union's efforts to promote a swift implementation of the Mali Peace Agreement;

               (j)

               contribute to the implementation of the Union's human rights policy in the region in cooperation with the EUSR for Human Rights, including the EU Guidelines on human rights, in particular the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict, as well as on violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them, and the Union's policy on Women, Peace and Security, and promote inclusiveness and gender equality in the state building process, in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions on Women, Peace and Security, including Resolution 2242 (2015). The contribution will include monitoring and reporting on developments, as well as formulating recommendations in this regard and maintaining regular contacts with the relevant authorities in Mali and in the region, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the human rights defenders and observers in the region;

               (k)

               follow up and report on compliance with relevant UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs), in particular UNSCRs 2056 (2012), 2071 (2012), 2085 (2012), 2100 (2013) and 2295 (2016).

         2.   For the purpose of the fulfilment of the mandate, the EUSR shall, inter alia:

               (a)

               advise and report on the formulation of Union positions in regional and international fora, as appropriate, in order to proactively promote and strengthen the Union's comprehensive approach towards the crisis in the Sahel;

               (b)

               maintain an overview and facilitate full coordination of all activities of the Union and cooperate closely with relevant Union delegations.

         Article 4
   Implementation of the mandate
   1.   The EUSR shall be responsible for the implementation of the mandate acting under the authority of the HR.
   2.   The Political and Security Committee (PSC) shall maintain a privileged link with the EUSR and shall be the EUSR's primary point of contact with the Council. The PSC shall provide the EUSR with strategic guidance and political direction within the framework of the mandate, without prejudice to the powers of the HR.
   3.   The EUSR shall work in close coordination with the EEAS and its relevant departments, in particular with the Africa Department.
   Article 5
   Financing
   1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the EUSR's mandate for the period from 1 March 2017 to 30 June 2018 shall be EUR 1 840 000.
   2.   The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
   3.   The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract between the EUSR and the Commission. The EUSR shall be accountable to the Commission for all expenditure.
   Article 6
   Constitution and composition of the team
   1.   Within the limits of the EUSR's mandate and the corresponding financial means made available, the EUSR shall be responsible for constituting a team. The team shall include the expertise on specific policy and security issues as required by the mandate. The EUSR shall keep the Council and the Commission promptly informed of the composition of the team.
   2.   Member States, institutions of the Union and the EEAS may propose the secondment of staff to work with the EUSR. The salary of such seconded personnel shall be covered by the sending Member State, the sending institution of the Union or the EEAS, respectively. Experts seconded by Member States to the institutions of the Union or the EEAS may also be posted to work with the EUSR.
   3.   All seconded personnel shall remain under the administrative authority of the sending Member State, the sending institution of the Union or the EEAS, respectively, and shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the EUSR's mandate.
   4.   The EUSR's staff shall be co-located within the relevant EEAS departments or Union delegations in order to ensure coherence and consistency of their respective activities.
   Article 7
   Privileges and immunities of the EUSR and of the EUSR's staff
   The privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the EUSR's mission and the members of the EUSR's staff shall be agreed with the host countries, as appropriate. Member States and the EEAS shall grant all necessary support to such effect.
   Article 8
   Security of EU classified information
   The EUSR and the members of the EUSR's team shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2013/488/EU (2).
   Article 9
   Access to information and logistical support
   1.   Member States, the Commission, the EEAS and the General Secretariat of the Council shall ensure that the EUSR is given access to any relevant information.
   2.   The Union delegations in the region and/or Member States, as appropriate, shall provide logistical support in the region.
   Article 10
   Security
   In accordance with the Union's policy on the security of personnel deployed outside the Union in an operational capacity under Title V of the Treaty, the EUSR shall take all reasonably practicable measures, in accordance with the EUSR's mandate and on the basis of the security situation in the area of responsibility, for the security of all personnel under the EUSR's direct authority, in particular by:

               (a)

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

               (b)

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

               (c)

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

               (d)

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

         Article 11
   Reporting
   1.   The EUSR shall regularly provide the HR and the PSC with oral and written reports. The EUSR shall also report to Council working parties, as necessary. Regular reports shall be circulated through the COREU network. The EUSR may provide the Foreign Affairs Council with reports. In accordance with Article 36 of the Treaty, the EUSR may be involved in briefing the European Parliament.
   2.   The EUSR shall report on the best way of pursuing Union initiatives, such as the contribution of the Union to reforms, and including the political aspects of relevant Union development projects, in coordination with Union delegations in the region.
   Article 12
   Coordination
   1.   In the framework of the Strategy and its RAP, the EUSR shall contribute to the unity, consistency and effectiveness of the Union's political and diplomatic action and shall help ensure that all Union instruments and Member States' actions are engaged consistently, to attain the Union's policy objectives.
   2.   The activities of the EUSR shall be coordinated with those of Union delegations and of the Commission, as well as those of other EUSRs active in the region. The EUSR shall provide Member States' missions and Union delegations in the region with regular briefings.
   3.   In the field, close liaison shall be maintained with the relevant Heads of Member States' missions and of the Union delegations. The EUSR, in close coordination with the relevant Union delegations, shall provide the Heads of Missions of EUCAP Sahel Niger and of EUCAP Sahel Mali and the Mission Commander of EUTM Mali with local political guidance. The EUSR, the Mission Commander of EUTM Mali and the Civilian Operations Commanders of EUCAP Sahel Niger and of EUCAP Sahel Mali shall consult each other as required.
   Article 13
   Assistance in relation to claims
   The EUSR and the EUSR's staff shall assist in providing elements to respond to any claims and obligations arising from the mandates of the previous EUSRs for the Sahel, and shall provide administrative assistance and access to relevant files for such purposes.
   Article 14
   Review
   The implementation of this Decision and its consistency with other contributions from the Union to the region shall be kept under regular review. The EUSR shall present the Council, the HR and the Commission with a progress report by 30 September 2017 and a comprehensive mandate implementation report by 31 March 2018.
   Article 15
   Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 17 February 2017.

            For the Council

            The President

         E. BARTOLO

      (1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/2274 of 7 December 2015 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel (OJ L 322, 8.12.2015, p. 44).

      (2)  Council Decision 2013/488/EU of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (OJ L 274, 15.10.2013, p. 1).


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2000/546/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Decision of the European Parliament of 6 July 2000 giving discharge to the Commission in respect of implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 1998 financial year

Official Journal L 234 , 16/09/2000 P. 0024 - 0026

Decision of the European Parliamentof 6 July 2000giving discharge to the Commission in respect of implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 1998 financial year(2000/546/EC, ECSC, Euratom)THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,Having regard to the revenue and expenditure account, the analysis of financial management and the balance sheet of the European Union for the 1998 financial year [SEC(1999) 412 - C5-0006/1999, SEC(1999) 413 - C5-0007/1999, SEC(1999) 415 - C4-0009/1999, SEC(1999) 1473 - C5-0204/1999],Having regard to the annual report concerning the 1998 financial year (C5-0266/1999) and the special reports of the Court of Auditors and the Institutions' replies(1),Having regard to the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of the EC Treaty (C5-0266/1999),Having regard to the Council recommendation of 13 March 2000 (C5-0154/2000),Having regard to its resolution of 13 April 2000 on the postponement of discharge to the Commission in respect of implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 1998 and the Commission's replies,Having regard to the ECSC Treaty and in particular Article 78g thereof,Having regard to the EC Treaty and in particular Article 276 thereof,Having regard to the EAEC Treaty and in particular Article 180b thereof,Having regard to Rule 93 of its Rules of Procedure,Having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0190/2000),Whereas:A. Pursuant to Article 274 of the EC Treaty, the Commission bears responsibility for implementing the budget in accordance with the principles of sound financial management.B. The Commission must, in so doing, ensure the legality and regularity of revenue and expenditure.C. Pursuant to Article 276 of the EC Treaty, Parliament is required to give a discharge to the Commission in respect of implementation of the budget and thereby assumes responsibility for ensuring that the Commission meets its Treaty obligations in full.D. Parliament is thus accountable to the citizens of the Union for ensuring that their money is spent as economically and efficiently as possible and that the institutions of the Union do everything in their power to secure maximum protection against fraud, corruption and organised crime and to reduce the number of errors in the implementation of the budget as far as possible.E. Parliament has postponed discharge for the 1998 financial year in order to ensure that the Commission actually makes all the necessary efforts to improve the implementation of the budget as far as possible and that the Commission pursues a policy of zero tolerance in dealing with cases of fraud, corruption or mismanagement.F. The Commission has satisfied most of the requirements set out in its abovementioned resolution of 13 April 2000 on the postponement of the discharge:(a) the Commission is prepared to take action to cut drastically the errors in implementation of the budget;(b) against the background of the Fléchard case, the Commission has clarified its procedure for the forfeiture of claims and has announced that in revising the Financial Regulation it will propose a clear allocation of responsibilities for all areas of implementation of the budget, including the charging of costs;(c) the Commission has agreed to answer further questions on the Fléchard case;(d) the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has renewed its search for the minutes of the meeting of 7 January 1994 in the private office of the then Commission President relating to the Fléchard case;(e) the Commission will issue new rules for the electronic registration, archiving and management of documents by the end of 2000;(f) the Commission has stated its readiness to reopen disciplinary proceedings in connection with the Echo affair if new evidence comes to light;(g) OLAF is examining whether the full dossier has been submitted to the competent judicial authorities in Belgium, France and Italy in the MED affair;(h) the Commission is prepared to consider the opening of disciplinary proceedings in the light of the outcome of the investigations conducted by the national judicial authorities in the MED affair;(i) the Commission has reported the findings of its investigation into visiting scientists' contracts for the 1998 financial year to Parliament, started disciplinary proceedings in connection with the case of a visiting scientist employed at the instigation of a former Commissioner and forwarded the relevant OLAF report to the Belgian judicial authorities;(j) the Member of the Commission responsible for financial control has launched an administrative investigation in connection with the withheld warning of serious deficiencies at the Joint Research Centre (particularly with the handling of nuclear materials);(k) the Commission has submitted a report by the Financial Controller on the number of correcting communications and postponements/withholdings of approvals in 1998, including an analysis of the most frequent types of errors;(l) the Commission has submitted a report on action taken with regard to Member States which have not yet implemented the integrated administration and control system for agricultural expenditure. Parliament in its abovementioned resolution of 13 April 2000 called for the system to be fully implemented by April 2002 at the latest;(m) the Commission has submitted a report on the measures that it has taken in response to the recommendations of Parliament's Committee of Inquiry into the Community Transit System;(n) the Commission has submited a report on the number and outcome of disciplinary proceedings carried out since 1998 in all cases in which the Community's financial interests are affected.G. The Fléchard case cannot be considered closed until the problems it has revealed, and in particular the questions relating to the monitoring and control of export operations, the proportionality of penalties and the structure of administrative and judicial penalties, have been satisfactorily resolved.H. The Commission and Parliament have concluded an interinstitutional agreement to address the fundamental principles set out in particular in paragraph 26 of its resolution of 19 January 2000 on the discharge for the 1997 financial year on Parliament's access to information within the framework of Article 276 of the EC Treaty. Deploring, however, that the Commission is not yet prepared to afford Parliament at least the same access to its documents as the Court of Auditors.I. The Commission has also not said that it will introduce an independent external element in its disciplinary procedure but that it will do no more than ensure that the various institutions are represented on the disciplinary board in future.J. The current practice of administrative investigations and disciplinary proceedings within the Commission should be evaluated by an independent external body, including a study of best practice within public administration.K. The new director of OLAF has submitted a revealing list of cases of suspected fraud or corruption.L. The Commission has brought forward a comprehensive package of proposals in the White Paper on administrative reform.1. Gives the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 1998 financial year.2. Records its comments in the attached resolution.3. Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the resolution containing its comments to the Commission, the Council, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors and the European Investment Bank and to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (L series).The Secretary-GeneralJulian PriestleyThe PresidentNicole Fontaine(1) OJ C 349, 3.12.1999.


title: Council Decision 2014/181/CFSP of 10 March 2014 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Central African Republic on the status in the Central African Republic of the European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA)

text:
               1.4.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 98/1

         COUNCIL DECISION 2014/181/CFSP
   of 10 March 2014
   on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Central African Republic on the status in the Central African Republic of the European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 37 thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 10 February 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/73/CFSP (1), which provides that the status of Union-led units and personnel of the European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA), including the privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the fulfilment and smooth functioning of their mission, is to be the subject of an agreement concluded pursuant to Article 37 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

               (2)

               Following the adoption of a Decision by the Council on 10 February 2014 authorising the opening of negotiations, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in accordance with Article 37 TEU, negotiated an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of letters between the Union and the Central African Republic on the status of EUFOR RCA.

               (3)

               In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications. Consequently, Denmark is not participating in the adoption of this Decision and is neither bound by it nor subject to its application.

               (4)

               The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be approved,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Central African Republic on the status in the Central African Republic of the European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
   The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the respective letter in order to bind the Union.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 10 March 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         G. VROUTSIS

      (1)  Council Decision 2014/73/CFSP on a European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA) (OJ L 40, 11.2.2014, p. 59.)


title: 2006/886/EC: Commission Decision of 6 December 2006 terminating the anti-absorption reinvestigation concerning imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People's Republic of China

text:
               7.12.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 341/46

      COMMISSION DECISION

   of 6 December 2006
   terminating the anti-absorption reinvestigation concerning imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People's Republic of China
   (2006/886/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (the ‘basic Regulation’) (1) and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,
   After consulting the Advisory Committee,
   Whereas:
   A.   PROCEDURE
   1.   Original measures

               (1)

               In July 2005, the Council imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 (2) a definitive anti-dumping duty (‘the original measures’) on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘PRC’). Individual anti-dumping duty rates ranging from 7,6 % to 39,9 % were imposed on co-operating exporting producers in the PRC. The rate applicable to imports from all other companies is 46,7 %.

         2.   Request for an anti-absorption reinvestigation

               (2)

               On 15 February 2006, a request for a reinvestigation of the original measures was lodged pursuant to Article 12 of the basic Regulation. This request was submitted by four major Community producers of hand pallet trucks and essential parts thereof (BT Products AB, Franz Kahl GmbH, Bolzoni Auramo SpA and Pramac Lifter S.p.A) representing a major proportion, in this case more than 70 %, of the total Community production (‘the applicants’).

               (3)

               The applicants submitted sufficient prima facie information showing that the anti-dumping duty imposed on hand pallet trucks and essential parts thereof originating in the PRC has not led to any movement or sufficient movement in resale prices or subsequent selling prices in the Community, suggesting an increase in dumping and thus impeding the intended remedial effects of the anti-dumping measures in force.

         3.   The anti-absorption reinvestigation

               (4)

               On 31 March 2006, the Commission announced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (3), the initiation of a reinvestigation of the original measures pursuant to Article 12 of the basic Regulation.

               (5)

               The Commission officially advised the exporters/producers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting country, importers and users of the initiation of this reinvestigation. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation. The Commission sent questionnaires to all parties known to be concerned.

               (6)

               Two sufficiently complete questionnaire replies were received from Chinese exporting producers, i.e. from Ningbo Ruyi Joint Stock Co. Ltd. and from Zhejiang Noblelift Equipment Joint Stock Co. Ltd., both of which also co-operated in the original investigation. One other exporting producer, Yale Industrial Products Co. Ltd., only provided substantially incomplete information and was therefore, after having been duly informed, considered to be non co-operating in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation. Two other exporting producers which co-operated in the original investigation did not provide any information in the present absorption reinvestigation, i.e. Ningbo Liftstar Material Transport Equipment Factory and Ningbo Tailong Machinery Co. Ltd.

               (7)

               Furthermore, nine importers of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts made themselves known, of which five sufficiently co-operated in the present reinvestigation.

               (8)

               The Commission sought and verified all the information deemed necessary for the purpose of this reinvestigation. Verification visits were carried out at the premises of the following exporting producers in the PRC:

                           —

                           Ningbo Ruyi Joint Stock Co. Ltd, Hangzhou and Ninghai, PRC;

                           —

                           Zhejiang Noblelift Equipment Joint Stock Co. Ltd., Changxing, PRC.

               (9)

               The investigation period of this reinvestigation (‘reinvestigation IP’) ran from 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006. The reinvestigation IP was used to determine the current level of export prices and the level of the prices delivered to the final customers in the Community. In establishing whether the export prices and the resale prices or subsequent selling prices in the Community had moved sufficiently, the price levels charged during the reinvestigation IP were compared to those charged during the original investigation period (‘original IP’) which had covered the period from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004.

         B.   PRODUCT CONCERNED

               (10)

               The product concerned by the present reinvestigation is the same as in the original investigation, i.e. hand pallet trucks, not self propelled, used for the handling of materials normally placed on pallets, and their essential parts, i.e. chassis and hydraulics, originating in the PRC (‘the product concerned’), normally classified within CN codes ex 8427 90 00 and ex 8431 20 00.

         C.   FINDINGS

               (11)

               The purpose of this reinvestigation was to establish whether or not since the imposition of the original measures (i) export prices had decreased or (ii) there had been no or insufficient movement in resale prices or subsequent selling prices in the Community of the product concerned.

               (12)

               In accordance with Article 12 of the basic Regulation, importers/users and exporters/producers were provided with an opportunity to submit evidence to justify a decrease in export prices and/or lack of movement in resale prices and subsequent selling prices in the Community, if any, following the imposition of the original measures for reasons other than absorption of the anti-dumping duty.

         1.   Decrease in export prices

               (13)

               In the reinvestigation IP sales of the product concerned were made both via related parties in the Community and in the PRC and directly to independent importers and/or distributors in the Community. Movements in export prices were assessed by comparing, per product type and for the same delivery conditions, the weighted average price observed in the reinvestigation IP with that determined during the original IP.

               (14)

               The comparison of prices of the two co-operating exporting producers in the reinvestigation IP with those in the original IP showed no decrease in the average export price of the product concerned.

         2.   Movement of resale prices or subsequent selling prices in the Community

               (15)

               The movement of resale prices in the Community at the level of importers and/or distributors was assessed by comparing, for similar product types, the average resale prices for the same delivery conditions, including the conventional duty plus the anti-dumping duty, of the original IP with those determined in the reinvestigation IP. In this respect, five importers, accounting for a significant amount of imports of the product concerned into the Community during the reinvestigation IP, co-operated and provided data.

               (16)

               The comparison of their resale prices for these product types showed that prices had increased by amounts exceeding the anti-dumping duty. In this context, it is further noted that it was therefore not necessary to investigate in greater detail any decrease in profit margins of the co-operating importers during the reinvestigation IP compared to the original IP, which in any event remained substantial during the reinvestigation IP.

               (17)

               Representative data with regard to subsequent selling prices were not available. However, given that resale prices of importers to unrelated customers were found to have shown sufficient movement since the imposition of anti-dumping measures, it was not unreasonable to conclude that the subsequent selling prices of these customers would also have shown sufficient movement.

         3.   Non co-operating companies

               (18)

               Since the two co-operating exporting producers in the present reinvestigation exported in volume over 85 % of the product concerned to the Community during the reinvestigation IP, thus constituting high co-operation, their findings were considered to be representative for the exporting country as a whole. Therefore, no recourse to facts available in the meaning of Article 18 of the basic Regulation concerning non co-operating exporting producers was made.

         4.   Conclusion

               (19)

               It was concluded as the result of the present reinvestigation that absorption in the meaning of Article 12(2) of the basic Regulation of the measures in place could not be established for the co-operating exporting producers, since neither a decrease in export prices nor an insufficient movement in resale prices or subsequent selling prices for the product concerned was found.

               (20)

               The duty for the non-cooperating exporting producers should be left unchanged as well for the reasons set out in recital (18) above.

               (21)

               Consequently, the present absorption reinvestigation should be terminated.

               (22)

               Interested parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations upon which it was intended to terminate this reinvestigation, and were given the opportunity to comment. No substantive comments where received,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   The reinvestigation pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People's Republic of China is hereby terminated.

      Done at Brussels, 6 December 2006.

            For the Commission

         Peter MANDELSON

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).

      (2)  OJ L 189, 21.7.2005, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 78, 31.3.2006, p. 24.


               12.2.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 55/140

         P7_TA(2013)0208
   Draft protocol on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to the Czech Republic (consent) ***
   European Parliament decision of 22 May 2013 on the European Council's proposal not to convene a Convention for the addition of a Protocol on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to the Czech Republic, to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (00091/2011 — C7-0386/2011 — 2011/0818(NLE))
   (Consent)
   (2016/C 055/32)

      The European Parliament,

               —

               having regard to the letter from the Czech Government to the Council of 5 September 2011 on a draft protocol on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) to the Czech Republic,

               —

               having regard to the letter from the President of the European Council to the President of the European Parliament of 25 October 2011, concerning a draft protocol on the application of the Charter to the Czech Republic,

               —

               having regard to the request for consent not to convene a Convention submitted by the European Council in accordance with Article 48(3), second subparagraph, of the Treaty on European Union (C7-0386/2011),

               —

               having regard to Article 6(1) of the Treaty on European Union and to the Charter,

               —

               having regard to the conclusions of the meeting on 29 to 30 October 2009 of the Heads of State or Government of the Member States, meeting within the European Council,

               —

               having regard to Rules 74a and 81(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A7-0282/2012),

         Whereas:

               A.

               the Charter was drafted by a Convention held from 17 December 1999 to 2 October 2000, bringing together representatives of Parliament, the Member States, national parliaments and the Commission; the Charter was proclaimed on 7 December 2000 and its text was adapted at Strasbourg on 12 December 2007;

               B.

               a second Convention was held from 22 February 2002 to 18 July 2003 to draft the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, most of the substance of which was incorporated into the Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1 December 2009;

               C.

               both Conventions were convened to address major issues concerning the constitutional order of the Union, including the adoption of a binding text setting out the fundamental rights and principles recognised by the Union;

               D.

               in the light of the above, it is not necessary to call a Convention in order to examine the proposal that Protocol No 30 on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to Poland and to the United Kingdom be extended to the Czech Republic, as the effect of that proposal, if any, would be limited;

               1.

               Approves the European Council's proposal not to convene a Convention;

               2.

               Instructs its President to forward this decision to the European Council, the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.


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2000/270/EC, Euratom: Council Decision of 30 March 2000 appointing a Spanish member of the Economic and Social Committee

Official Journal L 085 , 06/04/2000 P. 0026 - 0026

Council Decisionof 30 March 2000appointing a Spanish member of the Economic and Social Committee(2000/270/EC, Euratom)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 258 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 166 thereof,Having regard to the Council Decision of 15 September 1998 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 1998 to 20 September 2002(1),Whereas a member's seat on that Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Ms Amaia Betelu Bazo, of which the Council was informed on 16 February 2000;Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Spanish Government,Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleMs Laura González de Txabarri Etxaniz is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Ms Amaia Betelu Bazo for the remainder of her term of office, which runs until 20 September 2002.Done at Brussels, 30 March 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. Sócrates(1) OJ L 257, 19.9.1998, p. 37.


title: 2011/887/EU: Council Decision of 13 December 2011 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Lithuania

text:
               28.12.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 344/36

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 13 December 2011
   on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Lithuania
   (2011/887/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (1), in particular Article 2(3) and Article 25 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA (2), in particular Article 20 and Chapter 4 of the Annex thereto,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               According to the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the legal effects of the acts of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union adopted prior to the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon are preserved until those acts are repealed, annulled or amended in implementation of the Treaties.

               (2)

               Accordingly, Article 25 of Decision 2008/615/JHA is applicable and the Council must unanimously decide whether the Member States have implemented the provisions of Chapter 6 of that Decision.

               (3)

               Article 20 of Decision 2008/616/JHA provides that decisions referred to in Article 25(2) of Decision 2008/615/JHA are to be taken on the basis of an evaluation report based on a questionnaire. With respect to automated data exchange in accordance with Chapter 2 of Decision 2008/615/JHA, the evaluation report is to be based on an evaluation visit and a pilot run.

               (4)

               Lithuania has informed the General Secretariat of the Council of the national DNA analysis files to which Articles 2 to 6 of Decision 2008/615/JHA apply and the conditions for automated searching as referred to in Article 3(1) of that Decision in accordance with Article 36(2) of that Decision.

               (5)

               According to Chapter 4, point 1.1, of the Annex to Decision 2008/616/JHA, the questionnaire drawn up by the relevant Council Working Group concerns each of the automated data exchanges and has to be answered by a Member State as soon as it believes it fulfils the prerequisites for sharing data in the relevant data category.

               (6)

               Lithuania has completed the questionnaire on data protection and the questionnaire on DNA data exchange.

               (7)

               A successful pilot run has been carried out by Lithuania with Austria.

               (8)

               An evaluation visit has taken place in Lithuania and a report on the evaluation visit has been produced by the Austrian evaluation team and forwarded to the relevant Council Working Group.

               (9)

               An overall evaluation report, summarising the results of the questionnaire, the evaluation visit and the pilot run concerning DNA data exchange has been presented to the Council,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   For the purposes of automated searching and comparison of DNA data, Lithuania has fully implemented the general provisions on data protection of Chapter 6 of Decision 2008/615/JHA and is entitled to receive and supply personal data pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 of that Decision as from the day of the entry into force of this Decision.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 13 December 2011.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. CICHOCKI

      (1)  OJ L 210, 6.8.2008, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 210, 6.8.2008, p. 12.


title: Commission Decision declaring that the measure notified by the Czech Republic, under the interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the Act of Accession, is not applicable after accessionText with EEA relevance

text:
               8.4.2005

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 86/10

         Commission Decision declaring that the measure notified by the Czech Republic, under the interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the Act of Accession, is not applicable after accession
   (2005/C 86/04)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   Date of adoption of the decision:
   Member State: The Czech Republic
   Aid No: CZ 55/03
   Title: Moravia Banka, a.s.
   Objective: Aid to the banking sector
   Other information: Commission decision declaring that the measure in favour of Moravia Banka, a.s., notified by the Czech Republic under the interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the Accession Act, is not applicable after accession.
   The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
   http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids