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2001/910/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of 26 November 2001 appointing a Dutch member of the Economic and Social Committee

Official Journal L 337 , 20/12/2001 P. 0038 - 0038

Council Decisionof 26 November 2001appointing a Dutch member of the Economic and Social Committee(2001/910/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 Mr Colin LUSTENHOUWER, of which the Council was informed on 22 November 2000;Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Netherlands Government,Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleMr K.B. van POPTA is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Colin LUSTENHOUWER for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 2002.Done at Brussels, 26 November 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. Landuyt(1) OJ L 257, 19.9.1998, p. 37.


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82/698/EEC: Council Decision of 8 October 1982 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Nursing Trainingr

Official Journal L 292 , 16/10/1982 P. 0029 - 0030

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 8 October 1982  appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Nursing Training  (82/698/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to Council Decision 77/454/EEC of 27 June 1977 setting up an Advisory Committee on Nursing Training (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,  Having regard to Council Decision 79/85/EEC of 15 January 1979 appointing the members and alternates of the Advisory Committee on Training in Nursing for the period 15 January 1979 to 14 January 1982 (2),  Whereas each of the Governments of the Member States has submitted a list of candidates for the replacement or renewal of the term of office of these members and alternate members,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Sole Article  The following have been appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Nursing Training for the period 8 October 1982 to 7 October 1985.  A. Experts from the practising profession  1.2.3 //   // Member  // Alternate member  // Belgium:  // Mr Geenen Ludo  // Mrs Fierens-Gevaert  // Denmark:  // Mrs Andersen Inge  // Mrs Bankov Lis  // Germany:  // Mrs Weinrich Rosemarie  // Mrs Mueller Irene  // Greece:  // Mrs Papamikrouli Stavroula  // Mrs Roussou Chariklia  // France:  // Mrs Sarrouilhe Renée  // Mrs Ferrua-Muyl  // Ireland:  // Miss T. C. Taaffe  // Mr N. F. Gallagher  // Italy:  // Miss Fiori Liliana  // Mrs Demanega Pallocchia Luciana  // Luxembourg:  // Miss Kremmer Yvonne  // Miss Wagener Mariette  // Netherlands:  // Mrs A. J. Levert  // Mrs J. Vink 1979, p. 25.  B. Experts from the establishments providing training in nursing  1.2.3 //   // Member  // Alternate member  // Belgium:  // Mrs Motte Liliane  // Mrs Dervoigne Marthe  // Denmark:  // Mrs Andersen Ida  // Mrs Rohde Kirsten Vibeke  // Germany:  // Mrs Peretzki Ulrike  // Mr Liebsch Holger  // Greece:  // Mrs Stratigaki Eleni  // Mrs Kotsabassaki Stella  // France:  // Miss Badouaille  // Miss Sibiril Yvonne  // Ireland:  // Miss I. Leydon  // Mr T. Kennedy  // Italy:  // Miss Preite Ceccacci Maria Rita  // Sister Colombo Luigia Giuditta  // Luxembourg:  // Mr Gruneisen René  // Miss Thill Josée  // Netherlands:  // Mr W. J. Smeets  // Mrs A. Bronswijk  // United Kingdom:  // Miss S. Collins  // Mr J. J. Walsh  C. Experts from the competent authorities of the Member State  1.2.3 //   // Member  // Alternate member  // Belgium:  // Mrs Simoens-Desmet  // Mr Brusseleers Jan  // Denmark:  // Mrs Madsen Inger Margrethe  // Mr Rasmussen Bent  // Germany:  // Mr Kurtenbach Hermann  // Mr Erdmann  // Greece:  // Mrs Nikopoulou-Chryssafi Panayota  // Mrs Kechaidou Georgia  // France:  // Mrs Loraux Nicole  // Mr Petit François  // Ireland:  // Miss K. Keane  // Miss M. Deegan  // Italy:  // Mr Mazzoti Guiseppe  // Mrs Belli Vittoria  // Luxembourg:  // Mr Bosseler Guy  // Miss Schol Danielle  // Netherlands:  // Mrs C. J. M. Nieland  // Mrs E. J. Dorama-Fokkens  // United Kingdom:  // Mrs P. Allan  // Miss W. W. Thomson  Done at Brussels, 8 October 1982.  For the Council  The President  H. GROVE  // United Kingdom:  // Miss S. Quinn  // Miss M. Bull  (1) OJ No L 176, 15. 7. 1977, p. 11. (2) OJ No L 18, 25. 1.


title: 77/250/EEC: Council Decision of 22 March 1977 on the allocation of 7 438 500 European units of account to the European Development Fund (1975)

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26. 3 . 77                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 78 / 19
                                                    COUNCIL DECISION
                                                       of 22 March 1977
              on the allocation of 7 438 500 European units of account to the European Deve
                                                     lopment Fund ( 1975 )
                                                          (77/250/ EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         European Development Funds ( 1963 and 1969), less
COMMUNITIES,                                                        any commission due to the European Investment
                                                                    Bank, shall be allocated as follows :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                    593 750  European   units  of account to Belgium,
                                                                    2 465 250   European   units  of account to Germany,
Having regard to the Internal Agreement on the                      2 465 250   European   units  of account to France,
financing and administration of Community aid (*),                  1 140 000   European   units  of account to Italy,
signed in Brussels on 11 July 1975, hereinafter called                   19 000 European   units  of account to Luxembourg,
' Internal Agreement', and in particular Article 10 ( 1 )              755 250   European  units  of account to the Nether
thereof,                                                                         lands ,
                                                                    i.e. a total of 7 438 500 European units of account ;
Having regard to Council Decision 76/ 569/ EEC of 29
June 1976 on the allocation of two million units of                 these allocations shall be made in order to cover in
account to the French overseas territories pursuant to              part the contributions which those States will be
Article 10 of the Internal Agreement (2),                           required to pay to the Commission under the sche
                                                                    dules of calls for contributions laid down by the
 Having regard to the proposals from the Commission,                Council pursuant to Article 7 of the Internal Agree
Whereas the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and                     ment and the procedures laid down in Article 2 of the
 Principe, the Republic of Cape Verde and Papua New                 Financial Regulation of 27 July 1976 applicable to the
Guinea have submitted requests for accession to the                 fourth European Development Fund (4).
ACP-EEC Convention of Lome (3), pursuant to Article
 90 thereof ; whereas the Accession Agreements                                               Article 2
 between the Community and these three States will                  These amounts shall be paid by the European Invest
 be signed in the near future ;                                     ment Bank, at the request of the Commission, within
 Whereas the Internal Agreement will be amended on                  the limits of sums and currencies actually available.
 the occasion of the accession of these three States to
                                                                    The rates of exchange from these currencies to the
 the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome and will provide                    European unit of account shall be those obtaining on
 for the payment of additional contributions by the                 the second working day before the payment.
 Member States to the European Development Fund
 ( 1975);                                                                                Article 3
 Whereas use should be made of the possibilities                    This Decision shall be published in the Official
 provided by Article 10 ( 1 ) of the Internal Agreement             Journal of the European Communities.
 in respect of the additional contributions of the orig
 inal Member States,                                                 It shall be applicable from the date of entry into force
                                                                    of the Agreement amending the Internal Agreement.
 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                     Done at Brussels, 22 March 1977.
                            Article 1
                                                                                For the Council
 The payments, proceeds and income referred to in
 Article 10 ( 1 ) of the Internal Agreement which have                                              The President
 accrued, as from 1 August 1975, from operations
  financed from the resources of the second and third                                                Judith HART
 (') OJ No L 25, 30 . 1 . 1976, p. 168 .
 (2 ) OJ No L 176, 1 . 7 . 1976, p. 98 .
 (3) OJ No L 25, 30. 1 . 1976, p. 2 .                               (4) OJ No L 229, 20 . 8 . 1976, p. 9 .


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Decision No 1686/98/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 20 July 1998 establishing the Community action programme 'European Voluntary Service for Young People'

Official Journal L 214 , 31/07/1998 P. 0001 - 0011

DECISION No 1686/98/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of 20 July 1998 establishing the Community action programme 'European Voluntary Service for Young People` THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 126 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (3),Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty (4), in the light of the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on 30 June 1998,(1) Whereas the Essen European Council (9 and 10 December 1994), the Cannes European Council (26 and 27 June 1995), the Madrid European Council (15 and 16 December 1995) and the Dublin European Council (13 and 14 December 1996) stressed the need to undertake new measures to promote the social and occupational integration of young people in Europe;(2) Whereas the conclusions of the Florence European Council (21 and 22 June 1996) stressed the importance of helping young people to become integrated into active life and, in this respect, noted with interest the idea of European voluntary service;(3) Whereas the Amsterdam European Council (16 and 17 June 1997) expressed its attachment to voluntary service activities;(4) Whereas the Council requested the Commission to propose practical measures to promote transnational cooperation in the field of voluntary service;(5) Whereas, in its Resolution of 5 October 1995 on cooperation with third countries in the youth field (5), the Council stressed the need to step up cooperation, particularly with regard to voluntary service, with third countries with which the Community has concluded association or cooperation agreements;(6) Whereas the European Council of 25 and 26 June 1984 asked Member States to take the necessary measures to encourage young people to take part in projects organised by the Community outside its frontiers, and recommended Member States to acknowledge as one of the objectives of their social policies the incorporation of social protection for development volunteers or the correction of shortcomings in this field;(7) Whereas the Parliament has also expressed its support, on many occasions, for the development of voluntary service at Community level, in particular in its Resolution of 22 September 1995 on the establishment of European civilian service (6);(8) Whereas, insofar as it fosters informal education, the policy of cooperation in the youth field is complementary to the education policy enshrined in the Treaty, and whereas that policy is in need of development;(9) Whereas voluntary service activities also exist in a variety of forms in several Member States and a number of non-governmental organisations are working in this field;(10) Whereas only limited experience has been acquired thereby and whereas transnational voluntary service activities should be developed in qualitative and quantitative terms;(11) Whereas it is necessary to create new opportunities for the transfer and application of experience and good practice and to promote new partnerships;(12) Whereas an independent ex-ante evaluation of a multi-annual programme of voluntary service has been carried out in accordance with the principles put in place by the Commission for the second phase of its SEM 2000 ('sound and efficient management`) programme;(13) Whereas this Decision establishes a Community framework designed to contribute to the development of transnational voluntary service activities; whereas appropriate, coordinated measures designed to eliminate the legal and administrative obstacles should be adopted by the Member States in order to improve further the access of young people to the programme and facilitate recognition of the specific nature of the situation of young volunteers;(14) Whereas participation by young people in voluntary service activities constitutes a form of informal education, the quality of which will to a large extent be based on appropriate preparation activities including those of a linguistic and cultural nature, contributes to their future development and to broadening their horizons, promotes the development of their social skills, active citizenship and their balanced integration into society from an economic, social and cultural point of view and makes it possible to promote awareness of genuine European citizenship;(15) Whereas the establishment of European voluntary service should be carried out in conjunction with other Community schemes to benefit young people developed in particular under the 'Youth for Europe` programme (7), and it is therefore important to make sure that they are complementary;(16) Whereas it is necessary to reinforce the links between the measures carried out under this programme, combating the various forms of exclusion, including racism and xenophobia, cooperation with third countries and the projects pursued within the framework of social policy, particularly action assisted by the European Social Fund on training and access to employment (both mainstream and the 'Employment-Youthstart` Community Initiative);(17) Whereas, in order to facilitate the transition to working life, complementary links need to be established between European voluntary service and, in particular, local employment initiatives;(18) Whereas voluntary service may help to meet new societal needs and also to identify new sources of activities and professions;(19) Whereas participation in the voluntary service activities covered by this Decision should be purely voluntary; whereas such activities should be non-profit-making and the host project should constitute a vehicle for informal educational activity on the part of young volunteers and whereas that activity can therefore in no case be equated with employment;(20) Whereas young volunteers taking part in this programme should have adequate means of subsistence;(21) Whereas European voluntary service activities are not a substitute for military service, for the alternative service formulae provided in particular for conscientious objectors or for the compulsory civilian service existing in several Member States, and should not restrict or be a substitute for potential or existing paid employment;(22) Whereas the Commission and the Member States should endeavour to ensure complementarity between European voluntary service activities and similar national activities of various kinds;(23) Whereas all young people legally resident in a Member State should be eligible to apply to take part in European voluntary service, without discrimination;(24) Whereas the grant of residence permits and any visas required falls within the competence of the authorities in the Member States, and whereas the concept of legal resident is defined by national law;(25) Whereas implementation of this programme should be based on decentralised structures designated by Member States in close cooperation with the national authorities responsible for youth questions, with a view to guaranteeing that Community action supports and complements national activities whilst respecting the principle of subsidiarity, as defined in Article 3b of the Treaty;(26) Whereas European voluntary service activities are of direct concern to local and regional authorities having regard to their potential role in providing direct support for projects but also in developing local information and in following-up young people at the end of their service;(27) Whereas the social partners should play an important role in the development of European voluntary service, not only to avoid any activity that is a substitute for potential or existing paid employment, but also as part of following up the experience acquired so as to assist with the active integration of young people into society;(28) Whereas the voluntary sector should also play an important role in enabling all young people, particularly those with the greatest difficulties, to participate in these programmes;(29) Whereas there should be ongoing monitoring to take account in particular of the opinions of the social partners and the voluntary sector;(30) Whereas the Commission and the Member States are to ensure that they foster cooperation with non-governmental organisations active in the youth and social fields, as well as in the areas of the environment, culture and combating the various forms of exclusion;(31) Whereas the Agreement on the European Economic Area provides for greater cooperation in the field of education, training and youth between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the States of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) participating in the European Economic Area, on the other; whereas Article 4 of Protocol 31 provides that the EFTA States participating in the European Economic Area shall, from 1 January 1995, participate in all Community programmes in the field of education, training and youth then in force or adopted;(32) Whereas the 'European Voluntary Service for Young People` programme is open to the participation of the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CCEE), in accordance with the conditions set out in the Europe Agreements or in the Additional Protocols, already concluded or to be concluded, on the participation of those countries in Community programmes; whereas this programme is open to the participation of Cyprus and Malta on the basis of additional appropriations under the same rules as apply to the EFTA States participating in the European Economic Area, in accordance with procedures to be agreed with those countries, without prejudice to the procedures to be completed for Malta's participation;(33) Whereas the promotion of active citizenship and the acquisition of informal education experience, on the one hand, and the contribution of young people to cooperation between the Community and third countries, on the other, are important objectives of the 'European Voluntary Service for Young People` programme;(34) Whereas a number of association and cooperation agreements provide for exchanges of young people;(35) Whereas this Decision lays down, for the entire duration of the programme, a financial framework constituting the principal point of reference, within the meaning of point 1 of the Joint Declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 March 1995 (8), for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure;(36) Whereas the Community's financial perspective is valid until 1999 and will have to be revised for the period beyond that date;(37) Whereas, in the light of the conclusion of the third phase of the 'Youth for Europe` programme on 31 December 1999, the Commission will present to the European Parliament and to the Council, before 31 December 1997, a report setting out its ideas on the 'priorities of the policy of cooperation in the youth field looking forward to the year 2000`;(38) Whereas an agreement was reached on 20 December 1994 on a modus vivendi between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission concerning the implementing measures for acts adopted pursuant to the procedure referred to in Article 189b of the Treaty (9),HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 Establishment of the programme 1. This Decision establishes the Community action programme 'European Voluntary Service for Young People`, hereinafter referred to as the 'programme`, concerning European voluntary service activities within the Community and in third countries for young people legally resident in a Member State.The programme is adopted for the period from 1 January 1998 to 31 December 1999.2. This programme comes within the context of the general objectives of a cooperation policy in the youth field as set out in the programme 'Youth for Europe` (Article 1(2)). It is intended, while respecting equal opportunities for men and women, to encourage mobility and solidarity among young people as part of active citizenship, to promote, and give them the chance of acquiring, informal educational experience in a variety of sectors of activity, which may be one of the foundations of their future development, and to promote, through their participation in transnational activities of benefit to the community, an active contribution on their part to the ideals of democracy, tolerance and solidarity in the context of European integration and to cooperation between the European Community and third countries.Article 2 Framework, objectives and resources 1. This programme, based on intensified cooperation between the Member States, offers young people aged in principle between 18 and 25 an attested informal educational experience, at transnational level, involving both the acquisition of skills and abilities and the demonstration of responsible citizenship in order to help them to become actively integrated into society. Young people participating in the activities of this programme are hereinafter also referred to as 'young volunteers`.2. In accordance with the general objectives set out in Article 1, the specific objectives of this programme shall be as follows:(a) to encourage a spirit of initiative, creativity and solidarity among young people so as to enable them to become actively integrated into society and to contribute to the attainment of the objectives of the programme;(b) to step up participation by young people legally resident in a Member State in long-term or short-term transnational activities of benefit to the community, within the Community or in third countries, in particular those with which the Community has concluded cooperation agreements. Those activities must not restrict or be a substitute for potential or existing paid employment;(c) to promote recognition of the value of informal educational experience acquired in a European context;(d) to facilitate access to the programme for all young people.3. For this purpose, and in accordance with the general objectives set out in Article 1 and the specific objectives described in paragraph 2 of this Article, the main features of this programme, which are set out in detail in the Annex, shall be as follows:(a) to support long-term or short-term transnational activities of benefit to the community, within the Community and in third countries;(b) to support activities intended to foster partnerships based on European voluntary service and innovative network activities;(c) to support measures and projects intended to further the follow-up of young volunteers, to build on the experience acquired by the latter in the context of European voluntary service and thus to promote their active integration into society;(d) to develop and support appropriate preparation, particularly linguistic and intercultural, and the integration of young volunteers, 'mentors` and European project leaders so that young volunteers can benefit from high-quality projects connected with the objectives of the programme;(e) to support the quality of all the programme's activities and the development of their European dimension and to contribute to cooperation in the youth field by supporting, wherever possible, Member States' endeavours to improve services and measures related to European voluntary service, particularly through measures to provide young people with information on the objectives of the programme and through studies and continuing evaluation through which, where appropriate, the detailed implementing rules and the approaches of the programme may be brought into line with any needs which might emerge.Article 3 Financial provisions 1. The financial framework for the implementation of this programme for the period 1998-1999 is hereby set at ECU 47,5 million, in keeping with the current financial perspective.2. The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective.Article 4 Access to the programme - positive action 1. Special attention shall be paid to ensuring that all young people can have access, without discrimination, to the programme's activities.2. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that special efforts are made for young people who experience the most difficulties in being included in existing action programmes at both Community and national, regional and local levels, owing to cultural, social, physical, economic or geographical reasons. To this end, they shall take into consideration the problems encountered by this target group.Article 5 Participation by associated countries This programme shall be open to the participation of the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CCEE) in accordance with the Europe Agreements or the Additional Protocols, which have been, or are to be, concluded on the participation of those countries in Community programmes. This programme shall be open to the participation of Cyprus and Malta on the basis of additional appropriations under the same rules as apply to the EFTA countries participating in the European Economic Area, in accordance with the procedures to be agreed with those countries, without prejudice to the procedures to be completed for Malta's participation.Article 6 Implementation, links with other measures and international cooperation 1. The Commission shall ensure the implementation of this programme.2. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that there is consistency and complementarity between measures to be implemented under this programme and other relevant Community programmes and initiatives, in particular 'Youth for Europe` and programmes offering the possibility of financing volunteer projects aimed at young volunteers from third countries, as well as measures undertaken by the Member States in this field.3. The Commission and the Member States shall foster cooperation relating to this programme so as to allow complementarity of action with that of the competent international organisations, in particular the Council of Europe.Article 7 Cooperation with Member States 1. The Commission and the Member States shall take such measures as they deem appropriate to develop the structures set up at Community and national level for achieving the objectives of the programme, for making the programme more accessible to young people and other partners at local level, for evaluating and monitoring the measures provided for in the programme and for applying consultation and selection mechanisms. In that context, the Commission and the Member States shall take steps to ensure that appropriate information is provided and volunteers are made aware of their rights and obligations at European, national and local level, and shall endeavour to make an active contribution to ensuring complementarity between European voluntary service activities and similar national activities of various kinds.2. Each Member State shall endeavour, as far as possible, to adopt such measures as it deems necessary and desirable to ensure the proper functioning of the programme, in particular regarding the legal and administrative obstacles to the access of young people to the programme, obstacles to the transnational mobility of young volunteers and recognition of the specific nature of the situation of young volunteers.Article 8 Attestation A document, drawn up by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9(2) and (3), shall attest to the participation of young volunteers in European Voluntary Service and to the experience and skills that they have acquired during the relevant period.Article 9 Committee 1. In the implementation of this programme, the Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by the representative of the Commission.2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken in respect of:- the committee's rules of procedure,- the implementing provisions,- the annual plan of work for the implementation of the measures in the programme,- the general balance between the various sections of the programme,- the criteria for determining the indicative allocation of funds among the Member States,- the document attesting to participation in European voluntary service,- the procedures for monitoring and evaluating the programme.The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time-limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148(2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.The Commission shall adopt measures which apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event:- the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of two months from the date of such communication,- the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time-limit referred to in the previous indent.3. The Commission may consult the Committee on any other matters relating to the implementation of this programme.In that case, the representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time-limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes.The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account.Article 10 Monitoring and evaluation 1. On implementation of this Decision, the Commission shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the programme is monitored and continuously evaluated, taking account of the general and specific objectives referred to in Articles 1 and 2, the specific objectives defined in the Annex, the provisions laid down in Article 4 and any input provided by the Committee set up under Article 9.2. The Commission shall submit in sufficient time to the European Parliament and to the Council a report taking account in particular of the results of Community youth-related measures and accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate proposals, particularly with a view to a consistent approach to youth-related measures looking forward to the year 2000.Article 11 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Brussels, 20 July 1998For the European ParliamentThe PresidentJ. M. GIL-ROBLESFor the CouncilThe PresidentW. MOLTERER(1) OJ C 302, 3. 10. 1997, p. 6.and OJ C 320, 21. 10. 1997, p. 7.(2) OJ C 158, 26. 5. 1997, p. 12.(3) OJ C 244, 11. 8. 1997, p. 47.(4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 June 1997 (OJ C 200, 30. 6. 1997, p. 183), Council Common Position of 16 December 1997, (OJ C 43, 9. 2. 1998, p. 35) and Decision of the European Parliament of 12 March 1998 (OJ C 104, 6. 4. 1998, p. 206). Decision of the European Parliament of 15 July 1998. Decision of the Council of 20 July 1998.(5) OJ C 296, 10. 11. 1995, p. 11.(6) OJ C 269, 16. 10. 1995, p. 232.(7) Decision No 818/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 1995 adopting the third phase of the 'Youth for Europe` programme (OJ L 87, 20. 4. 1995, p. 1).(8) OJ C 102, 4. 4. 1996, p. 4.(9) OJ C 102, 4. 4. 1996, p. 1.ANNEX In order to encourage mobility among young people as part of active citizenship, their practical participation in the creation of European solidarity and their active integration into society and to promote, and give young people the chance of acquiring, an informal educational experience in a variety of sectors of activity, which may be one of the foundations of their future development, the Community intends to support European voluntary service activities within the Community and in third countries, measures to follow up those activities and European cooperation measures designed to develop the quality and the European dimension of those activities.The implementation of this programme should correspond to the needs of the target group.By way of information, 'young volunteer` under this programme means any person aged between 18 and 25, legally resident in a Member State of the European Community. Such a young person commits himself/herself voluntarily to the fulfilment of an experience of active citizenship and informal education with a view to acquiring social, intercultural and personal abilities and skills, thus laying the foundations for his/her future development while contributing to the well-being of the community. To this end, the young volunteer participates, in a Member State other than the one in which he/she resides or in a third country, in a non-profit-making, unpaid activity of importance to the community and of a limited duration (12 months maximum) in the context of a project recognised by the Member State concerned and the Community. Full board and lodging and supervision by a tutor are provided. The voluntary service project ensures that the person concerned is covered by health insurance as well as other appropriate insurance schemes. The young volunteer receives an allowance/pocket money.The basic principles on which the Community action is founded are as follows:- active participation of young volunteers in both the preparation and the implementation of projects,- local partnerships between the various public and private partners involved in the active integration of young people into society,- transnational partnerships between host projects and projects sending out young volunteers,- approval by the Commission subject to a positive opinion from the relevant authorities of the Member States of all host projects,- guarantees from the point of view of the preparation, the supervision and - as far as possible - the mobility of young volunteers,- the inclusion, within host projects, of tutors having an important role to play in the supervision of young volunteers and in the recognition of the added value of achievements, and in the preparation of measures following up the experience,- recognition of the value of an informal educational experience acquired in a European context,- follow-up for young volunteers and turning their achievements to account.To this end, the Community is organizing this programme, which has four sections. The four sections are interlinked and sufficiently flexible to meet the needs of the young people concerned in the most appropriate way. The activities carried out under this programme will be complementary to those conducted in the youth field, notably under the 'Youth for Europe` programme.SECTION 1 - INTRA-COMMUNITY 1. The Community will support long-term (in principle six months to one year) and short-term (in principle three weeks to three months) transnational projects which will enable young people - normally aged between 18 and 25, although exceptionally, in certain duly justified cases, applications from young people outside those age limits may be taken into consideration - legally resident in a Member State to play, individually or in groups, an active part in activities which help to meet the needs of society in a wide range of fields (social, socio-cultural, environmental, cultural, etc.) and which are likely to have a direct impact on the well-being of the populations of the host communities. The aim of these projects will be to provide young people from the Union with an informal educational experience and to bring them into contact with other cultures and languages and to experience new ideas and projects in an intercultural civil society context.2. The assistance awarded under this section should not exceed 50 % of the total expenditure incurred linked to European voluntary service activity, subject to point 3.3. In accordance with Article 4(2) of the Decision, efforts must be made to help young people facing cultural, social, economic, physical, mental or geographical difficulties. These efforts must be proportional to the difficulties that participation in existing action programmes raises for this target group. In this context, financial assistance greater than the 50 % provided for in point 2 may be awarded, or support given, where appropriate, for other activities likely to facilitate participation by this target group, including preparation and follow-up activities. Procedures for awarding assistance in excess of 50 % will be defined by the Committee provided for in Article 9 of the Decision.4. Assistance will be awarded for:long-term activities5. Long-term activities will emphasise qualifying experience, acquired as part of European voluntary service projects, and the follow-up to young volunteers' activities.6. A document, drawn up by the Commission in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the Decision, will attest to the participation of young volunteers in European voluntary service and the experience and skills that they have acquired during this period.preparation and supervision7. Measures intended (particularly at the linguistic and intercultural levels) to reinforce the European dimension of activities, to prepare young long-term volunteers prior to departure and to promote their integration during these activities and at the end of European voluntary service.short-term activities8. The Community will support short-term transnational projects intended to make young people specifically aware of the potential of measures inspired by the principle of active citizenship and the impact that such activities may have on their lives, and to familiarise all the partners with the concept of active citizenship.9. These projects will principally involve groups. Support for individual participation in a host project may be envisaged depending on the duration of the project, its nature or the profile of the young volunteer.SECTION 2 - THIRD COUNTRIES 1. The Community will support long-term (in principle six months to one year) and short-term (in principle three weeks to three months) transnational projects which will enable young people - normally aged between 18 and 25, although exceptionally, in certain duly justified cases, applications from young people outside those age limits may be taken into consideration - legally resident in a Member State to play, individually or in groups, an active part in third countries in activities which meet the needs of society in a wide range of fields (social, socio-cultural, environmental, cultural, etc.) and which are likely to have a direct impact on the well-being of the populations of the host communities. The aim of these projects will be to provide young people with informal educational experience and to bring them into contact with other cultures and languages and to experience new ideas and projects in an intercultural civil society context.2. The appropriations awarded under this Section will in principle cover the costs connected with the activities of young people residing in Member States.3. Assistance will be awarded for:long-term activities4. Long-term activities will emphasise qualifying experience, acquired as part of European voluntary service projects, and the follow-up to young volunteers' activities.5. A document, drawn up by the Commission in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the Decision, will attest to the participation of young volunteers in European voluntary service and the experience and skills that they have acquired during this period.preparation and supervision6. Measures making it possible to lay or consolidate the foundations needed for the development of transnational European voluntary service projects in third countries, more specifically long-term activities.7. Measures intended (particularly at the linguistic and intercultural levels) to reinforce the European dimension of activities, to prepare young long-term volunteers prior to departure and to promote their integration during those activities and at the end of European voluntary service.short-term activities8. The Community will support short-term transnational projects intended to make young people genuinely aware of the impact that such activities may have on their lives and to familiarize all the partners with the concept of active citizenship.9. These projects will principally involve groups. Support for individual participation in a host project may be envisaged depending on the duration of the project, its nature or the profile of the young volunteer.SECTION 3 - FOLLOW-UP, SPIRIT OF INITIATIVE AND CREATIVITY 1. The Community will support the development of follow-up projects by young volunteers, intended to help them turn to account and exploit the experience acquired during their voluntary service and to promote their active integration into society.2. Assistance may be awarded for initiatives taken by young people at the end of their European voluntary service by helping them to launch and promote social, cultural, socio-cultural and economic activities and/or to participate in complementary educational activities. The aim of such assistance will be to enable young volunteers to develop their spirit of initiative and creativity and to foster the development of various forms of European cooperation. Priority in the allocation of assistance will be given to those young people in greatest need.3. Special attention will be paid to the promotion of (public or private) partnerships and to cooperation with (public or private) initiatives in particular at local level in order to support, help and sponsor young people's strategies for active integration into society.SECTION 4 - COMPLEMENTARY MEASURES 4.1. Mentors and European project leaders 1. Award of assistanceIn addition to voluntary service activities proper, assistance will also be awarded for measures intended to underpin the quality of the work of mentors and European project leaders. These measures will concern activities supported at intra-Community level as well as in third countries. They are intended, on the one hand, to ensure that the content of the informal educational experience is of a high quality and, on the other hand, to help to develop certification methods.2. MentorsThe term 'mentors` means people involved as tutors for young volunteers during European voluntary service activities within host projects and those who act as contact points for young volunteers and projects within relay structures situated at the national, regional or local level.3. Activities supportedActivities supported will be those intended to:- prepare and support mentors from the point of view of their tasks of tutoring and supervising young volunteers during transnational voluntary service activities, with special attention being paid to projects involving young people with little or no experience of transnational activities,- develop the ability of European project leaders effectively to carry out their administrative tasks in a European context (organization, financial aid and administrative management and follow-up of European projects, legal aspects, etc.).4.2. Partnerships Establishment of partnerships1. The Community will support activities to promote partnerships at local/regional/national level - between public- and private-sector partners - geared towards European voluntary service and offering the prospect of transnational and European partnerships.2. Assistance will be awarded for activities to facilitate and promote the establishment of transnational partnerships between local/regional/national partnerships wishing to work together within the framework of this programme either within the Community or with third countries.3. Special attention will be paid to projects/initiatives undertaken at the local level by persons or entities which have little or no experience of or opportunity for contacts at European level.Innovative network activities4. Assistance will be awarded for innovative measures launched by networks, particularly in the social, socio-cultural, environmental and cultural fields and in connection with the fight against the various forms of exclusion.5. This assistance may cover innovative activities which create networks between initiatives within the Community, in which third countries may participate where appropriate.6. Support for these activities is intended to encourage, on the one hand, the development by these networks of innovative practical European voluntary service activities and, on the other hand, the integration within these networks of a European voluntary service dimension.4.3. Information, research and evaluation 1. Support for activities to launch awareness, information and advisory systems at local, regional, national and Community level to promote and support the objectives of the programme.2. In the particular area of research and evaluation connected with the objectives of the programme, the Community will concentrate its efforts on the analysis and dissemination of data, the content and pedagogical value of the informal education and the promotion of Community cooperation in this field. The Commission will, in cooperation with the Member States, monitor and evaluate this programme in an ongoing way in order, when necessary, to bring the detailed rules of its implementation into line with any needs which may arise.Statements by the Commission (on the elimination of obstacles to mobility)The Commission attaches great importance to eliminating all the legal and administrative obstacles hampering access to the Community action programme 'European voluntary service for young people` and the transnational mobility of European youth volunteers.The Commission will carefully monitor implementation of the programme, including the elimination of these obstacles, and, where necessary, will take the appropriate initiatives.(on the Programme Committee)The Commission will inform the European Parliament once a year about the implementing measures taken pursuant to this Decision.


title: 2011/316/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EU BAM Rafah/1/2011 of 27 May 2011 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point

text:
               28.5.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 142/63

         POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EU BAM RAFAH/1/2011
   of 27 May 2011
   extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point
   (2011/316/CFSP)
   THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP of 25 November 2005 on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 10(1) of Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC), in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of political control and strategic direction of the EU BAM Rafah mission, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.

               (2)

               On 11 November 2008, upon a proposal by the Secretary General/High Representative, the PSC appointed by Decision EU BAM Rafah/1/2008 (2) Mr Alain FAUGERAS as Head of Mission of EU BAM Rafah.

               (3)

               On 13 May 2011, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed to the PSC that it extend the mandate of Mr Alain FAUGERAS as Head of Mission of EU BAM Rafah until 31 December 2011,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The mandate of Mr Alain FAUGERAS as Head of Mission of the European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point is hereby extended from 25 May 2011 until 31 December 2011.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 27 May 2011.

            For the Political and Security Committee

            The Chairperson

         O. SKOOG

      (1)  OJ L 327, 14.12.2005, p. 28.

      (2)  OJ L 306, 15.11.2008, p. 99.


title: 2007/478/EC: Commission Decision of 25 June 2007 on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by Ireland pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities

text:
               10.7.2007

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 180/17

      COMMISSION DECISION

   of 25 June 2007
   on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by Ireland pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities
   (2007/478/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (1), and in particular Article 3a(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the opinion of the Committee established pursuant to Article 23a of Directive 89/552/EEC,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By letter of 7 November 2002, Ireland notified to the Commission measures to be taken pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Directive 89/552/EEC.

               (2)

               The Commission verified, within three months from this notification, that such measures are compatible with Community law, in particular as regards the proportionality of the measures and the transparency of the national consultation procedure.

               (3)

               In its examination, the Commission took into consideration the available data on the Irish media landscape.

               (4)

               The list of events of major importance for society included in the Irish measures was drawn up in a clear and transparent manner and a far-reaching consultation had been launched in Ireland.

               (5)

               The Commission was satisfied that the events listed in the Irish measures met at least two of the following criteria considered to be reliable indicators of the importance of events for society: (i) a special general resonance within the Member State, and not simply a significance to those who ordinarily follow the sport or activity concerned; (ii) a generally recognised, distinct cultural importance for the population in the Member State, in particular as a catalyst of cultural identity; (iii) involvement of the national team in the event concerned in the context of a competition or tournament of international importance; and (iv) the fact that the event has traditionally been broadcast on free television and has commanded large television audiences.

               (6)

               A number of the events listed in the Irish measures, including the summer Olympics, the World Cup and European Championship football matches involving the Irish national team, as well as the opening games, the semi-finals and the finals of these tournaments, fall within the category of events traditionally considered to be of major importance for society, as referred to explicitly in recital 18 of Directive 97/36/EC. These events have a special general resonance in Ireland, as they are particularly popular with the general public, not just with those who usually follow sport events. Moreover, Ireland’s games in the World Cup and in the European Championship have a generally recognised, distinct cultural importance as a catalyst of Irish cultural identity. Those games act as a focal point for society at large, helping to create a sense of national identity and pride in being Irish.

               (7)

               Ireland’s home and away qualifying games in the European Football Championship and the FIFA World Cup have a special general resonance in Ireland, extending well beyond those who ordinarily follow the sport.

               (8)

               Gaelic football and hurling are distinctively Irish sports. Therefore, the All Ireland Senior Inter-County Football and Hurling Finals have a generally recognised, distinct cultural importance for the Irish population as a catalyst of national cultural identity.

               (9)

               In Ireland, rugby is played on an organised basis throughout the entire country. Therefore, Ireland’s games in the Six Nations Championship and in the Rugby World Cup finals tournament have a special general resonance for the people of Ireland. Ireland’s games in the Rugby World Cup finals tournament involve the Irish national team in a major international tournament, thus having an impact on Irish national identity.

               (10)

               The special general resonance of the listed horse racing and equestrian sports events in Ireland results from the major impact that the Irish horse industry has on rural communities throughout the country. The Irish Grand National and the Irish Derby are the most important horse races in Ireland. Given the importance of horse racing for tourism and the international reputation of Ireland, those events have a generally recognised, distinct cultural importance for the Irish population as a catalyst of national cultural identity. The Nations Cup at the Dublin Horse Show also has a distinct cultural importance as it promotes the discipline of Irish show jumping and attracts the strongest teams in the show jumping world.

               (11)

               The listed events have traditionally been broadcast on free television and have commanded large television audiences in Ireland.

               (12)

               The Irish measures appear proportionate so as to justify a derogation from the fundamental EC Treaty freedom to provide services on the basis of an overriding reason of public interest, which is to ensure wide public access to broadcasts of events of major importance for society.

               (13)

               The Irish measures are compatible with EC competition rules in that the definition of qualified broadcasters for the broadcasting of listed events is based on objective criteria that allow actual and potential competition for the acquisition of the rights to broadcast these events. In addition, the number of listed events is not disproportionate so as to distort competition on the downstream free television and pay-television markets.

               (14)

               After communication by the Commission to the other Member States of the Irish measures and consultation of the Committee established pursuant to Article 23a of Directive 89/552/EEC, the Director-General for Education and Culture informed Ireland, by letter of 10 February 2003, that the European Commission did not intend to object to the measures notified.

               (15)

               The Irish measures were adopted on 13 March 2003.

               (16)

               Those measures were published in the C Series of the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2) in accordance with Article 3a(2) of Directive 89/552/EEC, as amended by Directive 97/36/EC.

               (17)

               It follows from the judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-33/01, Infront WM v Commission, that the declaration that measures taken pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Directive 89/552/EEC are compatible with Community law constitutes a decision within the meaning of Article 249 of the EC Treaty, which must therefore be adopted by the Commission. Accordingly, it is necessary to declare by this Decision that the measures notified by Ireland are compatible with Community law. The measures, as finally taken by Ireland and set out in the Annex to this Decision, should be published in the Official Journal in accordance with Article 3a(2) of Directive 89/552/EEC,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The measures pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Directive 89/552/EEC notified by Ireland to the Commission on 7 November 2002, as published in the
         Official Journal of the European Union C 100 of 26 April 2003, are compatible with Community law.
   Article 2
   The measures, as finally taken by Ireland and set out in the Annex to this Decision, shall be published in the Official Journal in accordance with Article 3a(2) of Directive 89/552/EEC.

      Done at Brussels, 25 June 2007.

            For the Commission

         Viviane REDING

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 298, 17.10.1989, p. 23. Directive as amended by Directive 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 202, 30.7.1997, p. 60).

      (2)  OJ C 100, 26.4.2003, p. 12.

      ANNEX
      Publication in accordance with Article 3a(2) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities
      The measures taken by Ireland to be published pursuant to Article 3a(2) of Directive 89/552/EEC are as follows:

         ‘NUMBER 28 OF 1999
         Broadcasting (major events television coverage) act, 1999
         Arrangement of sections
         Section

                     1.

                  Interpretation

                     2.

                  Designation of major events

                     3.

                  Consultation

                     4.

                  Broadcasters' duties with respect to designated events

                     5.

                  Broadcasters' duties with respect to Member States events

                     6.

                  Civil remedies

                     7.

                  Reasonable market rates

                     8.

                  Short title
               Acts Referred to
         European Communities Act, 1972, No 27
         European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1993, No 25
         Broadcasting (major events television coverage) act, 1999
         An act to provide for television coverage of events of major importance to society, to give effect to Article 3a of Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989, as amended by Council Directive 97/36/EC of 30 June 1997, and to provide for other related matters. [13 November 1999] be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:

                     (1)

                     In this Act:

                                 ‘broadcaster’ has the meaning assigned in the Council Directive;

                                 ‘Council Directive’ means Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 (1) as amended by Council Directive 97/36/EC of 30 June 1997 (2);

                                 ‘EEA Agreement’ has the meaning assigned in the European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1993;

                                 ‘event’ means an event of interest to the general public in the European Union, a Member State or in the State or in a significant part of the State that is organised by an event organiser who is legally entitled to sell the broadcasting rights to the event;

                                 ‘free television service’ means television broadcasting service for the reception of which no charge is made by the person providing the service;

                                 ‘Member State’ means a member state of the European Communities (within the meaning of the European Communities Act, 1972) and includes a state that is a contracting state to the EEA Agreement;

                                 ‘the Minister’ means the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands;

                                 ‘near universal coverage’ means:

                                             (a)

                                             free television service, reception of which is available to at least 95 % of the population of the State; or

                                             (b)

                                             if at any time fewer than three broadcasters are able to provide the coverage required under paragraph (a), free television service, reception of which is available to at least 90 % of the population of the State;

                                 ‘qualifying broadcaster’ means a broadcaster who is deemed under subsection (2) to be a qualifying broadcaster;

                                 ‘television broadcasting’ has the meaning assigned in the Council Directive.

                     (2)

                     The following broadcasters are deemed to be qualifying broadcasters:

                                 (a)

                                 until the 31st day of December, 2001, a broadcaster who provides free television service coverage of a designated event to which at least 85 % of the population of the State have access;

                                 (b)

                                 on and after the 1st day of January, 2002, a broadcaster who provides near universal coverage of a designated event.

                     (3)

                     For the purpose of subsection (2), two or more broadcasters who enter into a contract or arrangement to jointly provide near universal coverage of a designated event shall be deemed to be a single broadcaster with respect to that event.

                     (4)

                     A broadcaster may request the Minister to resolve any dispute as to the extent of free television service being provided by a broadcaster in the State for the purpose of subsection (2) and the definition of ‘near universal coverage’ in subsection (1).

                     (5)

                     The Minister may consult with any technical experts or other persons or bodies he/she considers appropriate before resolving a dispute under subsection (4).

                     (6)

                     In this Act:

                                 (a)

                                 a reference to any enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act;

                                 (b)

                                 a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended; and

                                 (c)

                                 a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.

                     (1)

                     The Minister may by order:

                                 (a)

                                 designate events as events of major importance to society for which the right of a qualifying broadcaster to provide coverage on free television services should be provided in the public interest; and

                                 (b)

                                 determine whether coverage on free television services of an event designated under paragraph (a) should be available:

                                             (i)

                                             on a live, deferred or both live and deferred basis; and

                                             (ii)

                                             in whole, in part or both in whole and in part.

                     (2)

                     The Minister shall have regard to all the circumstances and in particular each of the following criteria in making a designation under subsection (1)(a):

                                 (a)

                                 the extent to which the event has a special general resonance for the people of Ireland;

                                 (b)

                                 the extent to which the event has a generally recognised distinct cultural importance for the people of Ireland.

                     (3)

                     In order to determine the extent to which the criteria in subsection (2) have been met, the following factors may be taken into account by the Minister:

                                 (a)

                                 whether the event involves participation by a national or non-national team or by Irish persons;

                                 (b)

                                 past practice or experience with regard to television coverage of the event or similar events.

                     (4)

                     The Minister shall consider the following in making the determination under subsection (1)(b):

                                 (a)

                                 the nature of the event;

                                 (b)

                                 the time within the State at which the event takes place;

                                 (c)

                                 practical broadcasting considerations.

                     (5)

                     The Minister may by order revoke or amend an order under this section.

                     (6)

                     The Minister shall consult with the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation before making, revoking or amending an order under this section.

                     (7)

                     Where it is proposed to make, revoke or amend an order under this section, a draft of the order shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the order shall not be made until a resolution approving the draft has been passed by each House.

                     (1)

                     Before making an order under section 2, the Minister shall:

                                 (a)

                                 make reasonable efforts to consult with the organisers of the event and with broadcasters who are under the jurisdiction of the State for the purpose of the Council Directive;

                                 (b)

                                 publish a notice of the event which the Minister intends to designate under that section in at least one newspaper circulating in the State; and

                                 (c)

                                 invite comments on the intended designation from members of the public.

                     (2)

                     The inability to establish who is the organiser of an event or the failure of the organiser or a broadcaster under the jurisdiction of the State to respond to the Minister's efforts to consult shall not preclude the making of an order under section 2.

                     (1)

                     Where a broadcaster under the jurisdiction of the State who is not a qualifying broadcaster acquires exclusive rights to broadcast a designated event, that broadcaster shall not broadcast the event unless the event has been made available to a qualifying broadcaster, in accordance with the order under section 2, on request and the payment of reasonable market rates by the qualifying broadcaster.

                     (2)

                     Where a qualifying broadcaster acquires the right to broadcast a designated event (under this section or directly), the qualifying broadcaster shall broadcast the event on a free television service providing near universal coverage in accordance with the order under section 2.

                     (3)

                     In this section, ‘designated event’ means an event that is designated in an order under section 2.

               5.   Where another Member State has designated an event as being of major importance to society in that Member State and the European Commission has communicated the measures taken by that Member State in accordance with Article 3a(2) of the Council Directive, no broadcaster under the jurisdiction of the State who acquires exclusive rights to the designated event shall exercise the exclusive rights in such a way that a substantial portion of the public in that Member State is deprived of the possibility of following the events in accordance with the measures taken.

                     (1)

                     Where it is alleged by a broadcaster (the ‘aggrieved broadcaster’) that any activity or conduct prohibited by section 4 or 5 is being, has been or is about to be carried on by one or more other broadcasters (the ‘other broadcaster’), the aggrieved broadcaster shall be entitled to apply to the High Court for the following remedies against the other broadcaster:

                                 (a)

                                 an order restraining the other broadcaster from carrying on or attempting to carry on the activity or conduct prohibited by section 4 or 5;

                                 (b)

                                 a declaration that the contract under which the other broadcaster received exclusive rights to the designated event is void;

                                 (c)

                                 damages from the other broadcaster;

                                 (d)

                                 a direction that the right to provide television coverage of the event shall be offered to the aggrieved broadcaster at reasonable market rates.

                     (2)

                     An application to the High Court for an order referred to in subsection (1) shall be by motion and the court, when considering the matter, may make such interim or interlocutory order as it considers appropriate.

                     (1)

                     For the purpose of section 4(1), if broadcasters are unable to agree on what constitutes reasonable market rates with respect to television coverage of an event, either of the broadcasters may apply to the High Court in a summary manner for an order determining reasonable market rates for an event.

                     (2)

                     An order under subsection (1) may contain such consequential or supplementary provisions as the High Court considers appropriate.

               8.   This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act, 1999.
         Statutory Instruments
         S.I. No 99 of 2003
         Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act 1999 (Designation of Major Events) Order
         2003
         I, Dermot Ahern, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (1) of section 2 of the Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act 1999 (No 28 of 1999) and the Broadcasting (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 (S.I. No 302 of 2002) (as adapted by the Marine and Natural Resources) (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 (S.I. No 307 of 2002)) after consultation with the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism as provided for by subsection (6) (as adapted by the Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Alteration of Name of Department, Title of Minister) Order 2002 (S.I. No 307 of 2002)) of that section, hereby make the following order with respect to which, pursuant to subsection (7) of that section, a draft has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving the draft has been passed by each such House:

                     1.

                     This Order may be cited as the Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act 1999 (Designation of Major Events) Order 2003.

                     2.

                     The events specified in the Schedule to this Order are designated as events of major importance to society for which the right of a qualifying broadcaster to provide coverage on a live basis on free television services should be provided in the public interest.

                     3.

                     Each of Ireland's games in the Six Nations Rugby Football Championship is designated as an event of major importance to society for which the right of a qualifying broadcaster to provide coverage on a deferred basis on free television services should be provided in the public interest.

            SCHEDULE

         Regulation 2
         The Summer Olympics
         The All-Ireland Senior Inter-County Football and Hurling Finals
         Ireland's home and away qualifying games in the European Football Championship and the FIFA World Cup Tournaments
         Ireland's games in the European Football Championship Finals Tournament and the FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament
         The opening games, the semi-finals and final of the European Football Championship Finals and the FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament
         Ireland's games in the Rugby World Cup Finals Tournament
         The Irish Grand National and the Irish Derby
         The Nations Cup at the Dublin Horse Show

            GIVEN under my Official Seal,
            13 March 2003.

                  DERMOT AHERN

                  Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.’


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32000D1005(01)

Council Decision of 28 September 2000 on the replacement of members of the European Social Fund Committee

Official Journal C 282 , 05/10/2000 P. 0001 - 0002

Council Decisionof 28 September 2000on the replacement of members of the European Social Fund Committee(2000/C 282/01)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 147 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular Articles 47 and 49 thereof,Having regard to the Council Decision of 12 October 1998 appointing members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee(2),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, in a Decision of 12 October 1998 appointed the members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee for the period ending on 22 October 2001.(2) In the meantime, seats of full members and alternate members have become vacant in the categories of representatives of the Government, representatives of the Employers and representatives of Labour.(3) Members of the European Social Fund Committee should be appointed to fill the vacant seats,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The persons whose names are listed in the Annex are hereby appointed members of the European Social Fund Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, that is until 22 October 2001, as indicated.Article 2This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Brussels, 28 September 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. Moscovici(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ C 330, 28.10.1998, p. 1.ANNEX>TABLE>


title: 2012/613/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 10 May 2012 on the closure of the accounts of the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines for the financial year 2010

text:
               17.10.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 286/341

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 10 May 2012
   on the closure of the accounts of the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines for the financial year 2010
   (2012/613/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines for the financial year 2010,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2010, together with the replies of the Joint Undertaking (1),

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 21 February 2012 (06086/2012 — C7-0050/2012),

               —

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

               —

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

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2008 of 20 December 2007 setting up the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines (3), and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,

               —

               having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

               —

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

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0108/2012),

               1.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines for the financial year 2010;

               2.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the Executive Director of the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 368, 16.12.2011, p. 17.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 30, 4.2.2008, p. 38.

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


title: 2009/193/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 22 April 2008 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2006, section VI — European Economic and Social Committee

text:
               31.3.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 88/79

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 22 April 2008
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2006, section VI — European Economic and Social Committee
   (2009/193/EC)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
   having regard to the European Union general budget for the financial year 2006 (1),
   having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2006 — Volume I (C6-0367/2007) (2),
   having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee's annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2006,
   having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on implementation of the budget for the financial year 2006 and the Court of Auditors' special reports, together with the audited institutions' replies (3),
   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 (4),
   having regard to Articles 272(10), 274, 275 and 276 of the EC Treaty,
   having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), and in particular Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,
   having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
   having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0098/2008),

               1.

               Grants the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Economic and Social Committee budget for the financial year 2006;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the Resolution below;

               3.

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

            The President

         Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

            The Secretary-General

         Harald RØMER

      (1)  OJ L 78, 15.3.2006.

      (2)  OJ C 274, 15.11.2007, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 273, 15.11.2007, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ C 274, 15.11.2007, p. 130.

      (5)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
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               31.3.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 88/80

         RESOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 22 April 2008
   with observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2006, section VI — European Economic and Social Committee
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
   having regard to the European Union general budget for the financial year 2006 (1),
   having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2006 — Volume I (C6-0367/2007) (2),
   having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee's annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2006,
   having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on implementation of the budget for the financial year 2006 and the Court of Auditors' special reports, together with the audited institutions' replies (3),
   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 (4),
   having regard to Articles 272(10), 274, 275 and 276 of the EC Treaty,
   having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), and in particular Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,
   having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
   having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0098/2008),

               1.

               Notes that in 2006 the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) had available commitment appropriations amounting to a total of EUR 112 389 673,52 (2005: EUR 106 880 105,67), with a utilisation rate of 97,01 %;

               2.

               Notes that, following the introduction of accrual accounting with effect from 1 January 2005, the EESC's financial statements disclose a negative economic out-turn of EUR 2 204 729 (deficit) and identical amounts (EUR 164 448 636) in respect of both assets and liabilities;

               3.

               Welcomes the signature in December 2007 of a new Administrative Cooperation Agreement between the EESC and the Committee of the Regions (CoR) for the period 2008 to 2014; is convinced that cooperation between the two institutions will be financially advantageous for the European taxpayer;

               4.

               Welcomes the clear commitment of the two committees to the aim of harmonising their internal control standards, based on best practices, as well as all other relevant financial procedures relating to the Joint Services;

               5.

               Notes that the new agreement keeps the most important areas (infrastructures, IT and telecommunications as well as translation, including the production of documents) within the Joint Services' remit, while a limited number of services are de-coupled, such as internal services, socio-medical service, the library and prepress;

               6.

               Insists however that this de-coupling should be budget neutral and, therefore, urges the two committees to make a joint analysis as part of the mid-term review in order to assess whether this shift of resources will have been beneficial to both; calls on the two committees to keep Parliament informed of the mini-cooperation agreements in the areas concerned by de-coupling;

               7.

               Points to the remark made by the ECA at point 10.19 of its Annual Report to the effect that some management and control weaknesses appeared in relation to public procurement; notes with concern the high percentage of negotiated procedures, instead of calls for tenders, within the whole expenditure for procurement; welcomes however the information provided by the Joint Services according to which, for most of the building-related services that were previously awarded after negotiated procedures, new contracts have been signed after calls for tender or call for tender procedures are on-going;

               8.

               Welcomes in this context the creation within the Joint Services of a Contracts Unit providing assistance to all operational departments in the Joint Services in the area of public procurement; notes that under the new agreement the verification service of the Joint Services has been transferred to each committee's own services;

               9.

               Notes that, according to the Joint Services' answers to the rapporteur's questionnaire, with the occupation of the Remorqueur and Van Maerlant buildings in 2007, 92 % of the committees' total office space is now occupied and their needs for space have been satisfied for the coming years;

               10.

               Notes, in relation to the renovation of the Montoyer entrance hall, that the EESC Internal Auditor concluded in its report that ‘he did not find elements that would suggest the settlement of the penalties for late delivery for the Montoyer hall renovation was not defendable’; points out that this report was sent to OLAF and that this has not resulted in any follow-up of which the EESC or the CoR is aware;

               11.

               Notes that in its annual activity report, the EESC considered the number of ex-post controls performed in 2006 insufficient; notes with satisfaction the steps taken by the EESC to improve this situation, including the creation of a stable staffing situation, improvement of the interoperability of verifiers, and so on;

               12.

               Considers it crucial that the controls carried out by, for example, authorising officers, verifiers and auditors, are rigorous enough; underlines in this context the importance of a sufficient number of random checks in all sectors, in addition to those few strategic ones that present a higher risk;

               13.

               Notes with satisfaction in this context the personal assurance given by the EESC's Secretary-General to its Committee on Budgetary Control that reasonable guarantees and safeguards were in place regarding the efficiency and regularity of ex-ante and ex-post controls;

               14.

               Welcomes the setting-up of an audit committee made up of three Members of the EESC, assisted by an external auditor and reporting to its President, and whose tasks include, among others, the verification of the independence of the Internal Audit unit and the assessment of actions taken in response to the recommendations contained in the audit reports;

               15.

               Notes with regret that, further to the Belgian criminal proceedings against a former EESC Member concerning travel expenses (referred to in paragraph 4 of its discharge resolution of 27 April 2006 (6), the oral meeting before the tribunal has been postponed five times, three of which at the request of the defence; notes with satisfaction that the EESC's administration has produced written evidence that the EESC did not encourage those postponements;

               16.

               Notes with satisfaction that a general review of the rules for reimbursement of travel and meeting expenses of Members of the EESC was adopted on 10 October 2007 aimed at improving and simplifying the procedures involved, while ensuring transparency and equal treatment for all Members and taking into account technological developments (such as e-tickets, online hotel reservations and video-conferencing).

      (1)  OJ L 78, 15.3.2006.

      (2)  OJ C 274, 15.11.2007, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 273, 15.11.2007, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ C 274, 15.11.2007, p. 130.

      (5)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (6)  OJ C 296 E, 6.12.2006, p. 171.


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2003/615/EC: Commission Decision of 14 August 2003 conferring management of aid on implementing agencies for pre-accession measures in agriculture and rural development in the Slovak Republic in the pre-accession period

Official Journal L 213 , 23/08/2003 P. 0012 - 0013

Commission Decisionof 14 August 2003conferring management of aid on implementing agencies for pre-accession measures in agriculture and rural development in the Slovak Republic in the pre-accession period(2003/615/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 of 21 June 1999 on coordinating aid to the applicant countries in the framework of the pre-accession strategy and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89(1), and in particular Article 12(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) The Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development for the Slovak Republic (hereinafter Sapard) was approved by Commission Decision of 17 November 2000(2), and amended by Commission Decision of 5 March 2002, of 31 July 2002 and 20 March 2003 in accordance with Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 of 21 June 1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 696/2003(4).(2) The Government of the Slovak Republic and the Commission, acting on behalf of the Community, signed on 26 March 2001 the Multiannual Financing Agreement laying down the technical, legal and administrative framework for the execution of the Sapard, amended by the Annual Financing Agreement for 2001, signed on 11 September 2002. This amendment entered into force after ratification by both parties on 4 November 2002.(3) A Sapard Agency has been appointed by the competent authority of the Slovak Republic for the implementation of some of the measures defined in the Sapard. The Ministry of Finance, National Fund, has been appointed for the financial functions it is due to perform in the framework of the implementation of the Sapard.(4) On the basis of a case-by-case analysis of the national and sectorial programme/project management capacity, financial control procedures and structures regarding public finance, as provided for in Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999, the Commission adopted the Decision 2002/299/EC of 15 April 2002 conferring management of aid on implementing agencies for pre-accession measures in agriculture and rural development in the Slovak Republic in the pre-accession period(5) with regard to certain measures provided for in the Sapard.(5) The Commission has since undertaken a further analysis under Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 in respect of Measures 3 "Setting-up producers group", 4b "Diversification activities in rural areas", 6 "Agricultural production methods designed to protect the environment and maintain the countryside", 8 "Development of human resources" and 9 "Technical assistance" as provided for in Sapard. The Commission considers that, also with regard to those measures, the Slovak Republic complies with the provisions of Articles 4 to 6 and of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000 of 7 June 2000 laying down financial rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 188/2003(7), and with the minimum conditions set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999.(6) It is therefore appropriate to waive the ex ante approval requirement provided for in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 and to confer, with regard to Measures 3, 4b, 6, 8 and 9, on the Sapard Agency and on the Ministry of Finance, National Fund in the Slovak Republic, the management of aid on a decentralised basis.(7) Since the verifications carried out by the Commission for measures 3, 4b, 6, 8 and, 9 are based on a system that is not yet fully operating with regard to all relevant elements, however, it is appropriate to confer the management of the Sapard on the Sapard Agency and on the Ministry of Finance, National Fund, according to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000, on a provisional basis.(8) Full conferral of management of the Sapard is only envisaged after further verifications to ensure that the system operates satisfactorily have been carried out and after any recommendations which the Commission may issue with regard to the conferral of management of aid on the Sapard Agency and on the Ministry of Finance, National Fund, have been implemented.(9) According to the second indent of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000 expenditure with regard to feasibility and related studies and for technical assistance incurred by the beneficiary before the date of the Commission Decision conferring management may be reimbursable. It is therefore appropriate to fix the date as of which such expenditure may be reimbursed,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The requirement of ex ante approval by the Commission of project selection and contracting for Measures 3, 4b, 6, 8, and 9 by the Slovak Republic provided for in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 is hereby waived.Article 2Management of the Sapard is conferred on a provisional basis on:1. The Sapard Agency of the Slovak Republic located at 12 Dobrovicova, 81 266 Bratislava, for the implementation of Measures 3, 4b, 6, 8 and 9 as defined in the Programme for Agricultural and Rural Development that was approved by the Commission Decision of 17 November 2000; and2. The Ministry of Finance, National Fund, located at 5 Stefanovicova, 81 782 Bratislava, for the financial functions it is due to perform in the framework of the implementation of the Sapard for measures 3, 4b, 6, 8 and 9 for the Slovak Republic.Article 3Expenditure pursuant to this Decision shall be eligible for Community co-finance only if incurred by beneficiaries from the date of adoption of this Decision or, if later, from the date of conclusion of the instrument making them a beneficiary for the project in question, except for feasibility and related studies and for technical assistance, where this date shall be 15 April 2002, provided in all cases it has not been paid by the Sapard Agency prior to the date of adoption of this Decision.Done at Brussels, 14 August 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 68.(2) C(2000) 3327 final.(3) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 87.(4) OJ L 99, 17.4.2003, p. 24.(5) OJ L 102, 18.4.2002, p. 34.(6) OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 5.(7) OJ L 27, 1.2.2003, p. 14.