title: 2008/157/EC: Council Decision of 18 February 2008 on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership with the Republic of Turkey and repealing Decision 2006/35/EC

text:
               26.2.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 51/4

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 18 February 2008
   on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership with the Republic of Turkey and repealing Decision 2006/35/EC
   (2008/157/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 390/2001 of 26 February 2001 on assistance to Turkey in the framework of the pre-accession strategy, and in particular on the establishment of an Accession Partnership (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 390/2001 provides that the Council is to decide, by a qualified majority and acting on a proposal from the Commission, on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership, as it will be submitted to Turkey, as well as on subsequent significant adjustments applicable to it.

               (2)

               On that basis the Council adopted an Accession Partnership with Turkey in 2001 and 2003 (2).

               (3)

               The Commission’s 2004 recommendation on Turkey stressed that the European Union should continue the monitoring of the political reform process and that a revised Accession Partnership should be proposed in 2005. Following that, the Council adopted a revised Partnership in January 2006 (3).

               (4)

               In December 2004 the European Council concluded that the European Union would continue to monitor closely progress of the political reforms on the basis of an Accession Partnership setting out priorities for the reform process.

               (5)

               On 3 October 2005 the Member States started negotiations with Turkey on its accession to the European Union. The progress of the negotiations will be guided by Turkey’s progress in preparing for accession, which will be measured, inter alia, against the implementation of the Accession Partnership, as regularly revised.

               (6)

               The Commission’s Communication on Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2006-2007 indicated that the Partnerships would be updated at the end of 2007.

               (7)

               On 11 December 2006 the Council agreed that the Member States within the Intergovernmental Conference would not decide on opening eight chapters covering policy areas relevant to Turkey’s restrictions as regards the Republic of Cyprus, nor would they decide on provisionally closing chapters, until the Commission verified that Turkey had fulfilled its commitments related to the Additional Protocol.

               (8)

               On 17 July 2006 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) (4), which sets out a new framework for financial assistance to pre-accession countries.

               (9)

               It is therefore appropriate to adopt a revised Accession Partnership which updates the current Partnership in order to identify renewed priorities for further work on the basis of the findings of the 2007 Progress Report on Turkey’s preparations for further integration with the European Union.

               (10)

               In order to prepare for membership, Turkey should develop a plan with a timetable and specific measures to address the priorities of the Accession Partnership.

               (11)

               Decision 2006/35/EC should be repealed,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 390/2001, the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the Accession Partnership for Turkey are set out in the Annex hereto.
   Article 2
   The implementation of the Accession Partnership shall be examined and monitored in the bodies established under the Association Agreement and by the Council on the basis of annual reports presented by the Commission.
   Article 3
   Decision 2006/35/EC shall be repealed.
   Article 4
   This Decision shall take effect on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 18 February 2008.

            For the Council

            The President

         D. RUPEL

      (1)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2001, p. 1.

      (2)  Decision 2001/235/EC (OJ L 85, 24.3.2001, p. 13) and Decision 2003/398/EC (OJ L 145, 12.6.2003, p. 40).

      (3)  Decision 2006/35/EC (OJ L 22, 26.1.2006, p. 34).

      (4)  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 82.

      ANNEX
      TURKEY 2007 ACCESSION PARTNERSHIP
      1.   INTRODUCTION
      At its meeting in Luxembourg in December 1997, the European Council decided that the Accession Partnership would be the key feature of the enhanced pre-accession strategy, mobilising all forms of assistance to the candidate countries within a single framework. In this manner, the Community targets its assistance towards the specific needs of each candidate so as to provide support for overcoming particular problems with a view to accession.
      The first Accession Partnership for Turkey was adopted by the Council in March 2001. In the Commission’s Strategy Paper on enlargement of October 2002, it was stated that the Commission would propose a revised Accession Partnership for Turkey. A revised Accession Partnership was then presented by the Commission in March 2003 and adopted by the Council in May of the same year. In its recommendation of October 2004 the Commission proposed that, with a view to guaranteeing the sustainability and irreversibility of the political reform process, the EU should continue to monitor closely progress of the political reforms. In particular, the Commission proposed the adoption of a revised Accession Partnership in 2005 which was adopted by the Council in January 2006. Following the expected progress in the implementation of the short-term priorities of the Partnerships, it is the practice to update the partnerships every other year. Therefore, the Commission proposes to renew the Accession Partnership.
      Turkey should develop a plan including a timetable and specific measures intended to address the Accession Partnership priorities.
      The revised Accession Partnership provides the basis for a number of policy/financial instruments which will be used to help Turkey in the preparations for membership. In particular, the revised Accession Partnership will serve as a basis for future political reforms and as a yardstick against which to measure future progress.
      2.   PRINCIPLES
      The main priorities identified for Turkey relate to its capacity to meet the criteria defined by the Copenhagen European Council of 1993 and the requirements of the negotiating framework adopted by the Council on 3 October 2005.
      3.   PRIORITIES
      The priorities listed in this Accession Partnership have been selected on the basis that it is realistic to expect that the country can complete them or take them substantially forward over the next few years. A distinction is made between short-term priorities, which are expected to be accomplished within one to two years, and medium-term priorities, which are expected to be accomplished within three to four years. The priorities concern both legislation and the implementation thereof.
      The revised Accession Partnership indicates the priority areas for Turkey’s membership preparations. Turkey will, nevertheless, ultimately have to address all the issues identified in the progress reports, including consolidating the political reform process in order to guarantee its irreversibility and ensure its uniform implementation throughout the country and at all levels of the administration. It is also important that Turkey fulfil the commitments of legislative approximation and implementation of the acquis in accordance with the commitments made under the Association Agreement, Customs Union and related decisions of the EC-Turkey Association Council, for example on the trade regime for agricultural products.
      3.1.   SHORT-TERM PRIORITIES
      Political dialogue
      Democracy and the rule of law
      Public administration

                  —

                  Pursue reform of public administration and personnel policy in order to ensure greater efficiency, accountability and transparency,

                  —

                  strengthen local administrations by reforming the central administration, devolving powers to local administrations and providing them with adequate resources,

                  —

                  implement legislation aimed at establishing a fully operational Ombudsman system,

                  —

                  adopt and implement legislation on the Court of Auditors.

            Civilian oversight of the security forces

                  —

                  Strengthen efforts to align civilian control of the military in line with the practice in EU Member States. Ensure that the military does not intervene in political issues and that civilian authorities fully exercise supervisory functions on security matters, including as regards the formulation of the national security strategy and its implementation,

                  —

                  take steps towards bringing about greater accountability and transparency in the conduct of security affairs,

                  —

                  establish full parliamentary oversight of military and defence policy and all related expenditure, including by external audit,

                  —

                  limit the jurisdiction of military courts to military duties of military personnel.

            Judicial system

                  —

                  Strengthen efforts, including through training, to ensure that interpretation by the judiciary of legislation related to human rights and fundamental freedoms is in line with the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), with the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), and with Article 90 of the Turkish Constitution,

                  —

                  ensure that the judiciary is independent of other state institutions, in particular as regards the High Council of Judges and Prosecutors and the inspection system. More specifically, ensure that the High Council of Judges and Prosecutors represents the judiciary as a whole,

                  —

                  strengthen the efficiency of the judiciary through, in particular, reinforcing its institutional capacity and adopting a new Code of civil procedure,

                  —

                  proceed with the establishment of regional intermediate courts of appeal.

            Anti-corruption policy

                  —

                  Develop a comprehensive anti-corruption strategy, including the fight against high-level corruption, and a central body to oversee and monitor its implementation, including through establishing statistical data. Improve coordination between all institutions involved,

                  —

                  ensure implementation of the Regulation on Principles of Ethical Behaviour for Civil Servants and extend its provisions to elected officials, judiciary, academics and military personnel,

                  —

                  limit the immunities granted to politicians and public officials in line with European best practices and improve legislation on transparency in political party and election campaign financing.

            Human rights and the protection of minorities
      Observance of international human rights law

                  —

                  Ratify the optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture which provides for the establishment of a system of independent monitoring of detention facilities.

            European Court of Human Rights

                  —

                  Comply with the ECHR, and ensure full execution of the judgments of the ECtHR,

                  —

                  amend the criminal procedure Code so as to enforce the right to retrial in line with the relevant judgments of the ECtHR.

            Promotion and enforcement of human rights

                  —

                  Establish an independent, adequately resourced national human rights institution in accordance with relevant UN principles. Monitor human rights cases, including through statistical data,

                  —

                  continue the training of law enforcement agencies on human rights issues and investigation techniques.

            Civil and political rights
      Prevention of torture and ill-treatment

                  —

                  Ensure implementation of the measures adopted in the context of the ‘zero tolerance’ policy towards torture and ill-treatment in line with the ECHR and the recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture,

                  —

                  ensure implementation of the Istanbul Protocol throughout the country, in particular by increasing medical expertise,

                  —

                  intensify the fight against impunity. Ensure that prosecutors conduct timely and effective investigations of alleged cases, leading to identification and punishment of perpetrators by the courts.

            Access to justice

                  —

                  Strengthen efforts to ensure adequate legal aid and qualified interpretation services.

            Freedom of expression

                  —

                  In view of ensuring full respect of freedom of expression, revise and implement legislation on freedom of expression, including freedom of the press, in line with the ECHR and with the case law of the ECtHR,

                  —

                  remedy the situation of those persons prosecuted or sentenced for non-violent expression of opinion.

            Freedom of assembly and association

                  —

                  Continue implementation of all reforms concerning freedom of association and peaceful assembly in accordance with the ECHR and its related case law. Implement measures to prevent the excessive use of force by security forces,

                  —

                  align with best practices in EU Member States as regards legislation on political parties.

            Civil society organisations

                  —

                  Further strengthen the domestic development of civil society and its involvement in the shaping of public policies,

                  —

                  facilitate and encourage open communication and cooperation between all sectors of Turkish civil society and European partners.

            Freedom of religion

                  —

                  Take the necessary measures to establish an atmosphere of tolerance conducive to the full respect of freedom of religion in practice.

            In line with the ECHR and the case law of the ECtHR:

                  —

                  Revise and implement legislation on foundations,

                  —

                  interpret and apply current legislation pending the adoption and implementation of the new law on foundations,

                  —

                  ensure that non-Muslim religious communities can acquire legal personality and exercise their rights,

                  —

                  ensure the possibility of religious education for non-Muslim minorities, including the training of their clergy,

                  —

                  ensure equal treatment of Turkish and foreign nationals as regards their ability to exercise the right to freedom of religion through participation in the life of organised religious communities,

                  —

                  adopt legislation to prevent repeated prosecutions and convictions of those who refuse to perform military service for conscientious or religious reasons.

            Economic and social rights
      Women’s rights

                  —

                  Pursue measures to implement current legislation relating to women’s rights and against all forms of violence against women, including crimes committed in the name of honour. Ensure specialised training for judges and prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, municipalities and other responsible institutions and strengthen efforts to establish shelters for women at risk of violence in all larger municipalities, in line with current legislation,

                  —

                  further increase the awareness of the general public, and of men in particular, concerning gender issues, and promote the role of women in society, including through ensuring equal access to education and participation in the labour market and in political and social life; support the development of women’s organisations to fulfil these goals.

            Children’s rights

                  —

                  Ensure the full implementation of the Law on Child Protection and promote protection of children’s rights in line with EU and international standards,

                  —

                  continue efforts to tackle the problem of child labour and child poverty and improve the situation of street children.

            Labour rights and trade unions

                  —

                  Ensure that full trade union rights are respected in line with EU standards and the relevant ILO Conventions, in particular as regards the right to organise, the right to strike and the right to bargain collectively,

                  —

                  further reinforce social dialogue, facilitate and encourage cooperation with EU partners.

            Anti-discrimination policies

                  —

                  Guarantee in law and in practice the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by all individuals, without discrimination and irrespective of language, political opinion, sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation,

                  —

                  strengthen efforts to revise curricula and textbooks so that discriminatory language is eliminated.

            Minority rights, cultural rights and protection of minorities

                  —

                  Ensure cultural diversity and promote respect for and protection of minorities in accordance with the ECHR and the principles laid down in the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and in line with best practice in Member States,

                  —

                  guarantee legal protection of minorities, in particular as regards the peaceful enjoyment of possessions, in line with Protocol No 1 to the ECHR.

            Cultural rights

                  —

                  Improve effective access to radio and TV broadcasting in languages other than Turkish, in particular by removing remaining legal restrictions,

                  —

                  adopt appropriate measures to support the teaching of languages other than Turkish.

            Situation in the east and south-east

                  —

                  Develop a comprehensive approach to reducing regional disparities, and in particular to improving the situation in southeast Turkey, with a view to enhancing economic, social and cultural opportunities for all Turkish citizens, including those of Kurdish origin,

                  —

                  abolish the village guard system in the south-east,

                  —

                  clear the area of landmines.

            Internally displaced persons

                  —

                  Pursue measures to facilitate the return of internally displaced persons to their original settlements in line with the recommendations of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Displaced Persons,

                  —

                  continue implementation of the law on the compensation of losses due to terrorism and the fight against terrorism. Ensure fair and prompt compensation of victims.

            Regional issues and international obligations
      Cyprus

                  —

                  Actively support efforts to implement the agreed 8th July process leading to a comprehensive and viable settlement of the Cyprus problem within the UN framework and in line with the principles on which the EU is founded, including concrete steps to contribute to a favourable climate for such a comprehensive settlement,

                  —

                  implement fully the Protocol adapting the Ankara Agreement to the accession of the new EU Member States, including removal of all existing restrictions on Cyprus-flagged vessels and vessels serving the Cyprus trade (1),

                  —

                  take concrete steps for the normalisation of bilateral relations between Turkey and all EU Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus, as soon as possible (1).

            Peaceful settlement of border disputes

                  —

                  Pursue further efforts to resolve any outstanding border disputes in conformity with the principle of peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with the UN Charter including, if necessary, jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice,

                  —

                  unequivocally commit to good neighbourly relations; address any sources of friction with neighbours; and refrain from any threat or action which could adversely affect the process of peaceful settlement of border disputes.

            Obligations under the Association Agreement

                  —

                  Ensure implementation of commitments undertaken under the Association Agreement, including the Customs Union.

            Economic criteria

                  —

                  Continue to implement appropriate fiscal and monetary policies with a view to taking adequate measures to preserve macroeconomic stability and predictability. Implement a sustainable and effective social security system,

                  —

                  further strengthen economic policy coordination across different institutions and policy areas in order to provide a consistent and sustainable economic policy framework for the economy,

                  —

                  continue privatisation of state-owned enterprises,

                  —

                  continue with market liberalisation, and price reforms, in particular in the areas of energy and agriculture,

                  —

                  address labour market imbalances. To this end, improve incentive structures and flexibility in the labour market to increase participation and employment rates; improve education and professional training efforts, thereby encouraging the shift from agriculture to a service-based economy,

                  —

                  improve the business climate. To this end, improve the functioning of the commercial judiciary and safeguard the independence of market regulatory authorities; improve bankruptcy procedures to address impediments to market exit,

                  —

                  identify and implement means to address the informal economy.

            Ability to assume the obligations of membership
      Chapter 1:   Free movement of goods

                  —

                  Abolish import permits or licence requirements, as well as disproportionate requirements for certificates in respect of products other than used motor vehicles,

                  —

                  submit to the Commission a plan for abolishing import permits on used motor vehicles,

                  —

                  complete the identification of measures contrary to Articles 28 to 30 of the EC Treaty, draw up a plan for their removal and introduce the mutual recognition clause into the Turkish legal order,

                  —

                  address the remaining issue on regulatory data protection for pharmaceutical products.

            Chapter 3:   Right of establishment and freedom to provide services

                  —

                  Present a detailed strategy which should include a timetable of all necessary steps in terms of legislative alignment and institutional capacity in order to comply with the acquis covered by this chapter,

                  —

                  continue alignment with the acquis for the mutual recognition of professional qualifications, in particular by providing for a procedure for professional recognition distinct from academic recognition and by adopting the minimum training requirements set out in Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (2),

                  —

                  begin alignment with the acquis on postal services.

            Chapter 4:   Free movement of capital

                  —

                  Continue to remove restrictions affecting foreign direct investments originating from the EU,

                  —

                  start to align payment systems legislation with the acquis.

            Chapter 5:   Public procurement

                  —

                  Give an organisation for procurement the task of guaranteeing a coherent policy and steering its implementation,

                  —

                  present a comprehensive strategy which will include all reforms necessary for legislative alignment and institutional capacity building in order to comply with the acquis.

            Chapter 6:   Company law

                  —

                  Adopt the new Commercial Code.

            Chapter 7:   Intellectual property law

                  —

                  Improve the capacity of police, customs and the judiciary to enforce intellectual property rights, including strengthening coordination between these bodies,

                  —

                  address, in particular, the counterfeiting of trade marks and piracy.

            Chapter 8:   Competition policy

                  —

                  Adopt a State aid law in line with the acquis requirements and set up an operationally independent state aid monitoring authority able to fulfil existing transparency commitments,

                  —

                  finalise and adopt the National Steel Restructuring Programme in line with EU requirements.

            Chapter 9:   Financial services

                  —

                  Continue alignment with the new capital requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and with the other related directives (deposit guarantee scheme, winding up and reorganisation, financial conglomerates, bank accounts),

                  —

                  strengthen prudential and supervisory standards both in banking and in the non-bank financial sector. Establish an independent regulatory and supervisory authority in the insurance and pension sector.

            Chapter 10:   Information society and media

                  —

                  Adopt a new Electronic Communications Law aligned with the current EU Regulatory Framework,

                  —

                  complete the adoption and implementation of the key ‘starting conditions’ for the 2002 EU regulatory framework,

                  —

                  continue alignment of legislation in the field of audiovisual policy, in particular with regard to the Television without Frontiers Directive.

            Chapter 11:   Agriculture and rural development

                  —

                  Establish an IPARD agency (Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance Rural Development Component) accredited in compliance with EU requirements,

                  —

                  lift restrictions on trade in beefmeat, live bovine animals and by-products.

            Chapter 12:   Food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy

                  —

                  Adopt a framework law on food, feed and veterinary matters compliant with EU requirements and which allows a complete transposition of the EU acquis,

                  —

                  ensure the operationality of the system for the identification and registration of bovines and registration of their movement in compliance with the EU acquis, and start the implementation of an appropriate system for sheep and goats in order to trace movements,

                  —

                  take the necessary measures to allow the Thrace region to be recognised by the World Organisation on Animal Health as a foot-and-mouth disease-free zone with vaccination,

                  —

                  classify all agri-food establishments by category based on the EU acquis and prepare a National Programme for upgrading those establishments.

            Chapter 13:   Fisheries

                  —

                  Reinforce the administrative structures in particular by creating a central unit in charge of all fisheries matters. Particular attention also needs to be paid to strengthening fisheries inspection and control services,

                  —

                  adopt the revised Fisheries Law in line with EU requirements, including in the field of resource and fleet management, as well as inspection and control.

            Chapter 14:   Transport policy

                  —

                  Adopt the Railways Framework Law in order gradually to open the Turkish rail transport market and provide for the separation of functions regarding infrastructure management and provision of services,

                  —

                  continue alignment with, and implementation in, the maritime sector paying special attention to the effective implementation of pollution prevention. Further strengthen maritime administration, including the improvement of the safety record of the Turkish fleet and the implementation of the maritime security acquis,

                  —

                  in the field of aviation, work towards a technical solution to ensure the necessary communication in order to guarantee the appropriate level of air safety in the South Eastern Mediterranean region,

                  —

                  engage in a process towards the recognition of ‘Community designation’ and provide a clear strategy for the progressive alignment to the acquis on the Single European Sky,

                  —

                  align with, and implement, the relevant provisions and specificities of the European Civil Aviation Conference’s policy statement in the field of civil aviation security.

            Chapter 15:   Energy

                  —

                  Continue alignment with, and implementation of, the acquis on the internal gas and electricity market and on cross-border exchanges in electricity, also with a view to possible membership of the Energy Community Treaty. Ensure the implementation of fair and non-discriminatory rules for the transmission of gas,

                  —

                  continue to develop the capacities of the different regulatory authorities and ensure their independence,

                  —

                  strengthen administrative capacity and continue alignment in the energy efficiency field, promote high-efficiency cogeneration, and develop renewable energy in transport, electricity and heating/cooling, including the setting of appropriate and ambitious targets and incentives,

                  —

                  accede to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management.

            Chapter 16:   Taxation

                  —

                  Take practical steps leading to a substantial reduction in discriminatory taxation of alcoholic products, imported tobacco and imported cigarettes, and present a plan with clear milestones, and agreed with the Commission, for the rapid elimination of any residual discriminatory taxation,

                  —

                  pursue alignment of VAT and excise duties, in particular on structure and applied rates,

                  —

                  continue strengthening and modernising the tax administration, including the IT sector, in order to increase compliance and improve collection of tax revenues and to reduce the informal economy.

            Chapter 18:   Statistics

                  —

                  Produce timely key national accounts indicators in accordance with ESA 95,

                  —

                  align the methodology and the organisational set-up for collecting information to provide agriculture statistics in line with EU requirements,

                  —

                  finalise establishment of the business register.

            Chapter 19:   Social policy and employment

                  —

                  Establish conditions for an effective social dialogue at all levels, inter alia, by adopting new legislation eliminating restrictive provisions on trade union activities and ensuring full trade union rights,

                  —

                  provide an analysis of undeclared work in Turkey and draw up a plan to tackle this problem in the context of an overall action plan for the enforcement of the acquis for the benefit of the entire workforce,

                  —

                  finalise the work on the Joint Inclusion Memorandum (JIM) and the Joint Assessment Paper on Employment Policy Priorities (JAP) and actively implement both follow-up processes.

            Chapter 20:   Enterprise and Industrial policy

                  —

                  Adopt a revised comprehensive industrial policy strategy.

            Chapter 22:   Regional policy and coordination of structural instruments

                  —

                  Reinforce the establishment of institutional structures and strengthen administrative capacity in the areas of programming, project preparation, monitoring, evaluation and financial management and control, particularly at the level of line ministries, to implement EU pre-accession programmes as a preparation for the implementation of the Community’s cohesion policy.

            Chapter 23:   Judiciary and fundamental rights

                  —

                  Strengthen efforts to align its legislation with the acquis on the protection of personal data and to establish an independent data protection supervisory authority.

                  —

                  See for other priorities the section on political criteria.

            Chapter 24:   Justice, freedom and security

                  —

                  Continue to strengthen all law enforcement institutions and align their status and functioning with European standards, including through developing inter-agency cooperation. Adopt a code of ethics and establish an independent and effective complaints system to ensure greater accountability covering all law enforcement bodies,

                  —

                  continue efforts to implement the National Action Plan on Asylum and Migration (including through the adoption of a roadmap), increase capacity to combat illegal migration in line with international standards,

                  —

                  conclude urgently a readmission agreement with the EU,

                  —

                  make progress in the preparations for the adoption of a comprehensive asylum law in line with the acquis including the establishment of an asylum authority,

                  —

                  continue efforts to implement the National Action Plan on integrated border management including through the definition of a precise road map. Steps should be taken to establish the new border law enforcement authority,

                  —

                  implement the national strategy on organised crime. Strengthen the fight against organised crime, drugs, trafficking in persons, fraud, corruption and money-laundering.

            Chapter 26:   Education and Culture

                  —

                  Enhance the administrative capacity of the Lifelong Learning and Youth in Action National Agency in order to be able to deal with the increased workload.,

            Chapter 27:   Environment

                  —

                  Adopt a comprehensive strategy for the gradual transposition, implementation and enforcement of the acquis, including plans for building up the necessary administrative capacity at national, regional and local level and required financial resources, with an indication of milestones and timetables,

                  —

                  continue transposition, implementation and enforcement of the acquis, in particular horizontal and framework legislation, such as the environmental impact assessment, including transboundary aspects, as well as strengthening of administrative capacity,

                  —

                  adopt the National Waste Management Plan.

            Chapter 28:   Consumer and health protection

                  —

                  Further align with the consumer and health acquis, including in the areas of blood, tissues and cells and tobacco, and ensure adequate administrative structures and enforcement capacity,

                  —

                  strengthen the courts’ capacity, including through training, to ensure consistency in interpretation of consumer legislation.

            Chapter 29:   Customs Union

                  —

                  Align legislation on free zones with the relevant acquis, particularly for rules concerning customs controls and tax auditing,

                  —

                  strengthen the enforcement capacity of the customs administration, particularly regarding the fight against illegal trade and counterfeit. Continue the preparations for interconnectivity of the IT systems with the EU,

                  —

                  eliminate customs duty relief for goods covered by the Customs Union and which are sold in duty-free shops to travellers entering in Turkey.

            Chapter 30:   External relations

                  —

                  Align with the EU position in the World Trade Organisation, as regards the Doha Development Agenda and in the OECD,

                  —

                  complete the alignment with the European Community regime on generalised system of preferences (GSP),

                  —

                  continue efforts to conclude outstanding free trade agreements with third countries in line with the acquis.

            Chapter 31:   Foreign, security and defence policy

                  —

                  Continue to align with EU common positions, declarations, statements and démarches on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),

                  —

                  align policies towards third countries and positions within international organisations with those of the EU and its Member States including in relation to the membership by all EU Member States of relevant organisations and arrangements such as Wassenaar.

            Chapter 32:   Financial control

                  —

                  Adopt an updated Public Internal Financial Control (PIFC) Policy Paper and derived PIFC legislation,

                  —

                  adopt pending legislation to guarantee the functioning of the Turkish Court of Accounts in line with the International organisation of supreme audit institutions (INTOSAI) standards and guidelines,

                  —

                  set up an operationally independent anti-fraud coordination structure for the protection of EU financial interests.

            3.2.   MEDIUM-TERM PRIORITIES
      Economic criteria

                  —

                  Complete the privatisation programme,

                  —

                  ensure the sustainability of public finance,

                  —

                  continue to improve the general level of education and health, paying particular attention to the younger generation and women,

                  —

                  upgrade the country’s infrastructure, in particular in energy and transport, in order to strengthen the competitiveness of the economy at large.

            Ability to assume the obligations of membership

            Chapter 2:

            Freedom of movement for workers

                  —

                  Ensure that the Public Employment Services have adequate capacity to guarantee participation in the EURES (European Employment Services) network,

                  —

                  continue to strengthen administrative structures, in particular for the coordination of social security schemes.

            Chapter 3:

            Right of establishment and freedom to provide services

                  —

                  Further remove restrictions on the right of establishment and the freedom to provide cross-border services,

                  —

                  continue alignment on the acquis for postal services,

                  —

                  continue alignment with the acquis for the mutual recognition of professional qualifications and, in particular, work towards repealing nationality requirements.

            Chapter 5:

            Public procurement

                  —

                  Implement the public procurement strategy,

                  —

                  promote the use of electronic means in procurement procedures.

            Chapter 6:

            Company law

                  —

                  Adopt a general-purpose financial reporting framework in the area of corporate accounting and auditing in line with EU standards,

                  —

                  strengthen disclosure requirements. In particular, adopt a general requirement for companies to file audited legal entity and consolidated financial statements in order to make them publicly available.

            Chapter 7:

            Intellectual property law

                  —

                  Continue alignment and ensure an effective enforcement of intellectual property rights.

            Chapter 8:

            Competition policy

                  —

                  align secondary legislation in the State aid field,

                  —

                  ensure transparency in the area of state aid in line with existing bilateral commitments. Inform the Community of all aid schemes in force and notify in advance any individual aid to be granted.

            Chapter 10:

            Information society and media

                  —

                  Continue the transposition and implementation of the acquis in the electronic communications area and prepare for full liberalisation of the markets,

                  —

                  further align with the audiovisual acquis and strengthen the independence and administrative capacity of the regulatory authority.

            Chapter 11:

            Agriculture and rural development

                  —

                  Continue developing the system of land identification and the National Farmer Registration System to prepare for controls on agricultural land,

                  —

                  start preparing the implementation of pilot actions relating to environment and the countryside, in view of future implementation of agri-environmental measures.

            Chapter 12:

            Food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy

                  —

                  Adopt control measures for animal diseases and set up eradication plans where this is justified by the animal health situation,

                  —

                  enhance laboratory and control capacities in the food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary domain,in particular as regards reference laboratories, residue testing (including control plans) and sampling procedures,

                  —

                  align the legislation on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) and animal by-products and start to set up the necessary collection and treatment system.

            Chapter 13:

            Fisheries

                  —

                  Set up a reliable stock assessment system to provide accurate information on marine resources,

                  —

                  adapt the existing fleet register to EU requirements.

            Chapter 14:

            Transport policy

                  —

                  continue the legislative and administrative alignment to the transport acquis in particular as regards road transport and air safety,

                  —

                  strengthen the capacity to implement EU acquis, including control measures, in line with EU standards.

            Chapter 15:

            Energy

                  —

                  Ensure the establishment of a competitive internal energy market, in compliance with the electricity and gas directives. Further strengthen administrative and regulatory structures needed for a functional and competitive energy market,

                  —

                  adopt a nuclear law which ensures a high level of nuclear safety in line with EU standards.

            Chapter 16:

            Taxation

                  —

                  Continue alignment of excise duties and VAT, in particular as regards deductions, exemptions, special schemes, tax refunds and the application of reduced rates.

            Chapter 18:

            Statistics

                  —

                  Reinforce the coordinating role and improve the administrative capacity of Turkstat to ensure more timely collection, processing and dissemination of data.

            Chapter 19:

            Social policy and employment

                  —

                  Continue transposition of the acquis and strengthen the related administrative and enforcement structures including the labour inspectorates, in association with social partners,

                  —

                  enhance capacity to assess and monitor labour market and social developments and address structural problems.

            Chapter 21:

            Trans-European networks

                  —

                  Give priority to projects identified under the Transport Infrastructure Needs Assessment (TINA) and to projects of common interest listed in the European Community TEN-Energy Guidelines.

            Chapter 22:

            Regional policy and coordination of structural policy instruments

                  —

                  Develop at central, regional and local level the administrative capacity for the implementation of possible future Community cohesion policy.

            Chapter 24:

            Justice, freedom and security

                  —

                  Accelerate efforts to set up an integrated border management system in line with the acquis, based on close interagency coordination and professionalism of staff, covering, inter alia, a pre-screening mechanism to identify persons in need of international protection at borders,

                  —

                  continue with alignment with the acquis in the field of asylum, in particular through the lifting of the geographical limitation to the Geneva Convention and through strengthening protection, social support and integration measures for refugees,

                  —

                  ensure compatibility of Turkish legislation with the acquis in civil matters and strengthen the capacity of the judiciary to apply the acquis.

            Chapter 27:

            Environment

                  —

                  Continue to transpose and implement the acquis related to the framework legislation, international environmental conventions and legislation on nature protection, water quality, chemicals, industrial pollution and risk management and waste management,

                  —

                  pursue integration of environmental requirements into other sectoral policies.

            Chapter 28:

            Consumer and health protection

                  —

                  Ensure a high level of protection through the effective enforcement of consumer protection rules and involvement of relevant consumer organisations,

                  —

                  in the area of mental health, develop community-based services as an alternative to institutionalisation, and ensure allocation of sufficient financial resources for mental health care.

            Chapter 29:

            Customs Union

                  —

                  Complete alignment of customs legislation on dual-use goods and technologies, precursors and counterfeit and pirated goods.

            Chapter 32:

            Financial control

                  —

                  Align the Turkish Criminal Code with the protection of the European Communities financial interests Convention (PIF Convention) and its protocols.

            4.   PROGRAMMING
      Financial assistance for the priorities identified in the Accession Partnership will be made available through two financial instruments: programmes adopted before and in 2006 will be implemented in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 of 17 December 2001 concerning pre-accession financial assistance for Turkey (3). Programmes and projects adopted as from 2007 will be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006. Under both instruments, the Commission has adopted respectively will adopt financing decisions, followed by a financing agreements signed by the Commission and Turkey. The financing agreements serve as legal basis for the implementation of the concrete programmes.
      Turkey has also access to funding from multi-country and horizontal programmes.
      5.   CONDITIONALITY
      Community assistance for financing projects through the pre-accession instruments is conditional on the respect by Turkey of its commitments under the EC-Turkey Agreements, including Customs Union Decision 1/95 and other decisions, further concrete steps towards satisfying effectively the Copenhagen criteria and, in particular, progress in meeting the specific priorities of this revised Accession Partnership.
      Failure to respect these general conditions could lead to a decision by the Council to suspend financial assistance on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 or on the basis of Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006. Specific conditions are also included in individual annual programmes. The financing decisions will be followed by a financing agreement signed with Turkey.
      6.   MONITORING
      The implementation of the Accession Partnership shall be examined using the mechanisms established under the Association Agreement as appropriate and through the Commission’s progress reports.
      The Association Agreement sub-committees provide the possibility of reviewing implementation of the Accession Partnership priorities and progress as regards legal approximation, implementation and enforcement. The Association Committee discusses overall developments, progress and problems in meeting the Accession Partnership priorities as well as more specific issues referred to it by the sub-committees.
      The monitoring of the pre-accession financial assistance programmes shall be carried out jointly by Turkey and the Commission through a joint monitoring committee (JMC)/IPA Monitoring Committee. In order to ensure the effectiveness of monitoring, projects being funded under each financing agreement must incorporate verifiable and measurable indicators of achievements. Monitoring based on these indicators will assist the Commission, the JMC/IPA Monitoring Committee and Turkey in subsequently reorienting programmes where necessary and in the design of new programmes. The JMC/IPA Monitoring Committee ensures that actions financed under the pre-accession programmes are compatible with the Accession Partnership.
      The Accession Partnership will continue to be adjusted as necessary in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 390/2001.

         (1)  See also the declaration by the European Community and its Member States of 21 September 2005.

         (2)  OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22. Directive as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2007 (OJ L 320, 6.12.2007, p. 3).

         (3)  OJ L 342, 27.12.2001, p. 1. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006.


title: 86/579/EEC: Council Decision of 3 November 1986 concluding an Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of the Philippines on trade in textile products consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community

text:
29 . 11 . 86                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                    No L 338 / 17
                                                    COUNCIL DECISION
                                                      of 3 November 1986
                  concluding an Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic
                  Community and the Republic of the Philippines on trade in textile products consequent on the
                      accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community
                                                         ( 86 / 579 / EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                              the Philippines on trade in textile products consequent on the
                                                                       accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  Republic to the Community is hereby approved on behalf of
Economic Community , and in particular Article 113                     the Community .
thereof,
                                                                       The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision .
Having     regard   to   the   recommendation     from     the
Commission ,
Whereas it is necessary to approve the Additional Protocol to                                     Article 2
the Agreement between the European Economic Community
and the Republic of the Philippines on trade in textile                The President of the Council shall give the notification
products to take account of the accession to the Community             provided for in Article 4 of the Additional Protocol .
of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                       Done at Brussels , 3 November 1986 .
                           Article 1                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                The President
The Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the
European Economic Community and the Republic of                                                                         A. CLARK


title: Decision (EU) 2016/1575 of the European Parliament of 28 April 2016 on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2014

text:
               14.9.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 246/373

         DECISION (EU) 2016/1575 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 28 April 2016
   on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2014
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2014,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2014, together with the Agency’s reply (1),

               —

               having regard to the statement of assurance (2) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2014, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 12 February 2016 on discharge to be given to the Agency in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2014 (05584/2016 – C8-0064/2016),

               —

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

               —

               having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 of 15 February 2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (4), and in particular Article 21 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 (5),

               —

               having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), and in particular Article 108 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Rule 94 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0108/2016),

               1.

               Notes that the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights are as annexed to the Court of Auditors’ report;

               2.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2014;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 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 409, 9.12.2015, p. 334.

      (2)  See footnote 1.

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

      (4)  OJ L 53, 22.2.2007, p. 1.

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

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


title: 2014/741/EU: Council Decision of 21 October 2014 establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Committee on Government Procurement on the withdrawal of the Union objection to the delisting of three entities from Japan's Annex 3 to Appendix I to the Agreement on Government Procurement

text:
               29.10.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 308/97

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 21 October 2014
   establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Committee on Government Procurement on the withdrawal of the Union objection to the delisting of three entities from Japan's Annex 3 to Appendix I to the Agreement on Government Procurement

      (2014/741/EU)

   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 29 August 2001 the notification of Japan under paragraph 6(b) of Article XXIV of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (‘the 1994 GPA’) on the delisting of East Japan Railway Company, Central Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company (‘the three railway companies’) from Japan's Annex 3 to Appendix I was circulated to the Parties to the 1994 GPA.

               (2)

               On 1 October 2001 the Union objected, pursuant to paragraph 6(b) of Article XXIV of the 1994 GPA, to the proposed modifications as notified by Japan in order to examine thoroughly the reasons for the intended delisting of the three railway companies as some concerns were raised.

               (3)

               Despite the consultations which took place between the Union and Japan, and unlike all other Parties that objected, the Union did not withdraw its objection.

               (4)

               During the revision of the 1994 GPA, the Union's objection was taken into account. Japan did not list the three railway companies in Japan's Annex 3 to Appendix I, but included a note specifying that the three railway companies are deemed to be included in Japan's Annex 3 until such time as the Union withdraws its objection against the delisting of those companies.

               (5)

               In the framework of the scoping exercise for an EU-Japan free trade agreement and against the background of the negotiations on government procurement relating to that agreement, the Union expressed its readiness to withdraw its objection to the delisting of the three railway companies, in line with the approach adopted by the Council on the Roadmap on railways and urban transport and without prejudice to any assessment of the level of competition on the Japanese railway market.

               (6)

               In the light of the confirmation by Japan of its intention to significantly revise the terms of application of the operational safety clause in note 4 to Japan's Annex 2 and note 3(a) to Japan's Annex 3 to Appendix I and to promote transparent and non-discriminatory procurement practices by the three railway companies, the Union should withdraw its objection to the delisting of those companies.

               (7)

               The withdrawal of the objection should be without prejudice to the Union's position in the Committee on Government Procurement on the decision on indicative criteria that demonstrate the effective elimination of government control or influence over an entity's covered procurement, pursuant to paragraph 8 of Article XIX of the revised GPA, in particular whether government control or influence is effectively eliminated where the entities concerned are not operating in a competitive environment.

               (8)

               It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union's behalf within the Committee on Government Procurement on the withdrawal of the objection,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Committee on Government Procurement is that the Union shall withdraw the objection to the delisting of the East Japan Railway Company, Central Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company from Japan's Annex 3 to Appendix I to the Agreement on Government Procurement.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 21 October 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. GOZI


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2000/355/EC: Council Decision of 22 May 2000 providing exceptional financial assistance for Montenegro

Official Journal L 127 , 27/05/2000 P. 0056 - 0057

Council Decisionof 22 May 2000providing exceptional financial assistance for Montenegro(2000/355/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),Whereas:(1) The Commission has consulted the Economic and Financial Committee before submitting its proposal.(2) The Montenegrin Government pursues a policy of openness towards the European Union and reforms towards a well-functioning market economy.(3) Montenegro's overall economic situation has deteriorated during recent years and the Republic's budget suffered a substantial deterioration in 1999.(4) In recognition of the difficult situation of the democratic Government of Montenegro and of the severe economic crisis afflicting the population, the Community has provided strong support for Montenegro in 1998 and 1999.(5) Montenegro's budgetary needs are expected to remain substantial in 2000.(6) The external support in the year 2000 required from international donors is expected to be substantial.(7) The Republic of Montenegro is not in a position to obtain long-term borrowing either domestically or abroad.(8) The Republic of Montenegro is not eligible for membership of the Bretton Woods Institutions. As a consequence, the Republic of Montenegro may not benefit from conventional International Monetary Fund (IMF) or World Bank arrangements in support of an economic programme.(9) On 23 and 24 March 2000, the European Council in Lisbon underlined "... the urgent need for substantial assistance to Montenegro in order to ensure the survival of democratic government and to avoid another serious crisis in the region". Furthermore, the European Council asked "... the competent institutions to take without delay the necessary decisions on the funding [...] of projects, programmes and other forms of assistance which would help to alleviate the immediate financial needs to Montenegro, if necessary by resorting to European Union budgetary reserves, as well as macroeconomic assistance".(10) Exceptional financial assistance from the Community in the form of straight grants to be made available to the Republic of Montenegro would ease the Republic's financial constraints in the current difficult circumstances.(11) In the absence of macroeconomic monitoring and financial support from the IMF and the World Bank to the Republic of Montenegro, particular attention should be devoted to the proper implementation and monitoring of this assistance. All related preparation, implementation and monitoring costs shall be covered by the assistance.(12) The exceptional financial assistance should be managed by the European Commission.(13) The Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this decision, powers other than those of Article 308,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 11. The Community shall make available to the Republic of Montenegro exceptional financial assistance in the form of straight grants of up to EUR 20 million, with a view to alleviating the Republic's immediate financing needs.2. This assistance shall be managed by the Commission in close consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee.Article 21. The Commission is empowered to agree with the Republic of Montenegro, after consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee, the economic policy conditions attached to this assistance.2. The Commission shall verify at regular intervals, in consultation with the Economic and Financial Committee, that economic policies in the Republic of Montenegro respect the objectives and economic policy conditions of this assistance.Article 31. The grant assistance shall be made available to the Republic of Montenegro in at least two instalments on the basis of successful completion of the economic policy conditions referred to in Article 2(1). The second tranche shall not be released before two months after the release of the first tranche.2. All related preparation, implementation and monitoring costs shall also be covered by this assistance.3. The funds shall be made available to the budget of the Republic of Montenegro.Article 4The Commission shall address to the European Parliament and to the Council an annual report, which will include an evaluation on the implementation of this Decision.Done at Brussels, 22 May 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. Gama(1) Opinion of 18 May 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal).


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Council Decision of 8 October 2001 appointing the members of the Committee referred to in Article 147 of the EC Treaty

Official Journal C 292 , 18/10/2001 P. 0001 - 0005

Council Decisionof 8 October 2001appointing the members of the Committee referred to in Article 147 of the EC Treaty(2001/C 292/01)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 147 thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 49(1) thereof(1),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) Under the Council Decision of 12 October 1998 appointing members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee(2), the term of office of those members expires on 22 October 2001.(2) The members and alternate members of the Committee referred to in Article 147 of the EC Treaty should therefore be appointed for a further period of three years,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee for the period from 23 October 2001 to 22 October 2004:>TABLE>Article 2This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Luxembourg on 8 October 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. Onkelinx(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 38.(2) OJ C 330, 28.10.1998, p. 1.


title: 2014/566/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 3 April 2014 on the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2012

text:
               5.9.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 266/173

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 3 April 2014
   on the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2012
   (2014/566/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2012,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2012, together with the Centre’s replies (1),

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 18 February 2014 (05849/2014 - C7-0054/2014),

               —

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

               —

               having regard to the 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 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of the Council of 10 February 1975 establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (4), and in particular Article 12a 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 (5),

               —

               having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), and in particular Article 108 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 and the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A7-0207/2014),

               1.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2012;

               2.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 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 365, 13.12.2013, p. 21.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

      (4)  OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

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

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


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83/213/EEC: Decision of the European Parliament of 15 April 1983 on the discharge to be granted to the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training in respect of the implementation of its appropriations for the 1981 financial year

Official Journal L 119 , 06/05/1983 P. 0024 - 0025

*****DECISION  OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  of 15 April 1983  on the discharge to be granted to the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training in respect of the implementation of its appropriations for the 1981 financial year  (83/213/EEC)  THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,  (a) having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 206b thereof,  (b) having regard to the revenue and expenditure accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the 1981 financial year,  (c) recalling that the Treaty of 22 July 1975, duly ratified by all the Member States, conferred on the European Parliament final responsibility in relation to the grant of discharge in respect of the general budget of the European Communities,  (d) noting the improvements in presentation and internal control that were effected by the Centre following the three previous resolutions (1) adopted by Parliament and taking into account the fact that the Court of Auditors' report in respect of the 1981 financial year reveals no fundamental problems in relation to the management of the Centre's appropriations:  1. Notes the following figures for the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the 1981 financial year:  Financial year 1981  1.2 // RECEIPTS  // ECU  // 1. Subsidy from the Commission  // 3 373 723,27  // 2. Bank interest  // 15 934,09  // 3. Other  // 3 270,17  //   // 3 392 927,53  // EXPENDITURE  //  // 1. Final budget appropriations  // 3 736 000,00  // 2. Commitments  // 3 392 927,53  // 3. Appropriations unused (1-2)  // 343 072,47  // 4. Payments  // 2 700 372,14  // 5. Appropriations brought forward  // 395 665,86  // 6. Payments from appropriations brought forward  // 370 966,30  // 7. Appropriations brought forward and cancelled (5-6)  // 24 699,56  // 8. Appropriations carried forward  // 692 555,39  // 9. Appropriations cancelled (1-4-8)  // 343 072,47  2. Grants a discharge to the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, on the basis of the report of the Court of Auditors, in respect of the accounts for the 1981 financial year;  3. Instructs its President to communicate this Decision and the attached comments to the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, to the Council and the Commission and to the Court of Auditors and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities (L series).  1.2 // The Secretary-General  // The President  // H.-J. OPITZ  // P. DANKERT  (1) OJ No L 180, 14. 7. 1980, p. 13; OJ No L 342, 28. 11. 1981, p. 4; OJ No L 144, 24. 5. 1982, p. 4.  RESOLUTION  embodying the comments accompanying the Decision granting a discharge to the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training in respect of its revenue and expenditure accounts for the 1981 financial year  THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,  - having regard to the report of the Court of Auditors on the 1981 accounts (Doc. 1-77/83),  - having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (Doc. 1-96/83),  1. Asks the Commission and the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training to take the necessary measures to comply with the following comment and calls on the Commission to submit a written report by 1 November 1983 on the follow-up to this comment;  As regards financial control  2. Notes the views of the Court of Auditors in regard to the appointment of a deputy financial controller at the Centre.


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78/871/Euratom, EEC: Council Decision of 16 October 1978 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee

Official Journal L 298 , 25/10/1978 P. 0011 - 0011

****  COUNCIL DECISION   OF 16 OCTOBER 1978   APPOINTING A MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE  ( 78/871/EURATOM , EEC )   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 193 TO 195 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 165 TO 167 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE CONVENTION ON CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS COMMON TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 5 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 19 SEPTEMBER 1978 APPOINTING THE MEMBERS OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 18 SEPTEMBER 1982 ,   WHEREAS A SEAT HAS BECOME VACANT ON THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF DR CAGETTI , WHICH WAS NOTIFIED TO THE COUNCIL ON 9 OCTOBER 1978 ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL BY THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT ON 9 OCTOBER 1978 ,   HAVING OBTAINED THE OPINION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   SOLE ARTICLE   DR PAOLO SAVINI IS HEREBY APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE IN PLACE OF DR CAGETTI FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LATTER ' S TERM OF OFFICE , WHICH RUNS UNTIL 18 SEPTEMBER 1982 .   DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 16 OCTOBER 1978 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   H . MATTHOFER


title: Council Decision of 4 October 2004 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers

text:
               18.1.2005

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 12/9

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 4 October 2004
   appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers
   (2005/C 12/03)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (1), and in particular Article 82 thereof,
   Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By its Decisions of 23 September 2002 (2) and 29 April 2004 (3) the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers for the period 23 September 2002 to 22 September 2004;

               (2)

               Members and alternate members of that Committee should be appointed for two years,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers for the period 23 September 2004 to 22 September 2006:
   I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

               Country

               Members

               Alternates

               Belgium

               Ms Geneviève PIETQUIN
               Mr Keyina MPEYE

               Mr Joris VANSEVEREN

               Czech Republic

               Ms Gabriela PIKOROVÁ
               Mr Jiří BAUER

               Mr Petr HRUBEC

               Denmark

               Ms Eva PEDERSEN
               Ms Vibeke DALBRO

               Ms Inge RASMUSSEN

               Germany

               Mr Arno BOKELOH
               Mr Albrecht OTTING

               Mr Jürgen MADER

               Estonia

               Ms Merle MALVET
               Ms Vilja KUZMIN

               Ms Edith KALLASTE

               Greece

               Spain

               France

               Ms Florence LIANOS
               Mr Louis RANVIER

               Mr Jean-Claude FILLON

               Ireland

               Mr Tim QUIRKE
               Ms Joan GORDON

               Mr Dermot MAGAN

               Italy

               Cyprus

               Ms Dora PETSA
               Ms Eleni PAROUTI

               Ms Sylia KYRMITSI

               Latvia

               Ms Ilona PĒTERSONE
               Ms Daina FROMHOLDE

               Ms Silvija JUŠČENKO

               Lithuania

               Ms Vida PETRYLAITĖ
               Ms Janina ANDRIUSKEVICIUTE

               Mr Vytautas KRIAUZA

               Luxembourg

               Mr Claude EWEN
               Mr Romain EWERT

               Ms Mady KRIES

               Hungary

               Ms Éva LUKÁCS
               Ms Judit RÉZMŰVES

               Ms Katalin NOVÁK

               Malta

               Mr Frankie MICALLEF
               Mr Joseph CHURCH

               Ms Shirley SULTANA

               Netherlands

               Mr C.J. VAN DEN BERG
               Mr A.G. BLOEMHEUVEL

               Ms H. ZUNDERMAN

               Austria

               Mr Heinz WITTMANN
               Mr Bernhard SPIEGEL

               Mr Manfred PÖLTL

               Poland

               Ms Elżbieta ROŻEK
               Mr Tomasz PAWLEGA

               Ms Grażyna SYPNIEWSKA

               Portugal

               Mr Sebastião NÓBREGA PIZARRO
               Mr Manuel PINTO

               Ms Elisabete SOUSA SILVEIRA

               Slovenia

               Ms Jana TESTEN
               Ms Zvezdana VEBER-HARTMAN

               Ms Janja ROMIH

               Slovakia

               Ms Natália DIANIŠKOVÁ
               Ms Magdaléna LACOVÁ

               Ms Daniela PIVOVAROVÁ

               Finland

               Ms Anne NEIMALA
               Ms Mervi KATTELUS

               Ms Marja-Terttu MÄKIRANTA

               Sweden

               United Kingdom

               Ms Anna HUDZIECZEK
               Mr Andrew MILTON

         II.   TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES

               Country

               Members

               Alternates

               Belgium

               Ms Celien VANMOERKERKE
               Mr Paul PALSTERMAN

               Mr Olivier VALENTIN

               Czech Republic

               Ms Jaroslava BAUEROVÁ
               Ms Helena ČORNEJOVÁ

               Mr Petr JINDRA

               Denmark

               Mr Christian SØLYST
               Mr Jens WIENE

               Mr Bent BÜLOW

               Germany

               Ms Renate GABKE
               Mr Johannes SCHALLER

               Mr Gert SILLER

               Estonia

               Mr Margo KIKAS
               Ms Kaia VASK

               Ms Liina CARR

               Greece

               Spain

               France

               Mr Claude HONEN
               Mr Omar BENFAID

               Mr Arnaud BREUIL

               Ireland

               Ms Rosheen CALLENDER
               Mr Brendan MACKIN

               Mr Eamonn DEVOY

               Italy

               Cyprus

               Mr Erotokritos KOUMIDES
               Mr Pavlos KALOSINATOS

               Ms Anna PILAVAKI

               Latvia

               Mr Oskars GARKĀJIS
               Ms Rita PFEIFERE

               Ms Marija TOMSONE

               Lithuania

               Ms Aldona BALSIENE
               Mr Vydas PUSKEPALIS

               Ms Lina GIRIŪNIENĖ

               Luxembourg

               Mr Eduardo DIAS
               Mr Vincent JACQUET

               Mr Marcel MERSCH

               Hungary

               Ms Erzsébet PUTZ BÚZÁSNÉ
               Mr Péter MÓZER

               Mr Zoltán PAPP

               Malta

               Ms Josephine ATTARD SULTANA
               Mr John BENCINI

               Netherlands

               Mr G. ESSERS
               Ms D. VAARTJES-VAN SUIJDAM

               Mr J.S. VROON

               Austria

               Mr Helmut IVANSITS
               Ms Evelyn REGNER

               Ms Monika WEIßENSTEINER

               Poland

               Ms Ewa KĘDZIOR
               Mr Jacek DUBIŃSKI

               Mr Tomasz KRZEMIEŃSKI

               Portugal

               Mr Carlos Manuel ALVES TRINDADE
               Mr Rui Manuel OLIVEIRA e COSTA

               Mr Carlos Manuel dos ANJOS ALVES

               Slovenia

               Ms Metka ROKSANDIĆ
               Ms Katarina LAVRIN-MARENČE

               Mr Ivan AŠENBERGER

               Slovakia

               Ms Mária SVOREŇOVÁ
               Ms Zdena DVORANOVÁ

               Ms Lucia ŠVIHLOVÁ

               Finland

               Ms Mirja JANÉRUS
               Mr Jorma SKIPPARI

               Mr Jarmo PÄTÄRI

               Sweden

               United Kingdom

               Mr Richard EXELL
               Ms Pat HAWKES

               Ms Elena CRASTA

         III.   REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONS

               Country

               Members

               Alternates

               Belgium

               Mr Ivo VAN DAMME
               Ms Marie Louise STORM

               Ms Sonja KOHNENMERGEN

               Czech Republic

               Mr Vladislav LÁNSKÝ
               Mr Jiří SVOBODA

               Ms Vladimíra DRBALOVÁ

               Denmark

               M Flemming DREESEN
               Mr Henning GADE

               Ms Dorthe ANDERSEN

               Germany

               Mr Volker HANSEN
               Ms Angela SCHNEIDER-BODIEN

               Ms Klaudia BUDDEMEIER

               Estonia

               Ms Gerli JÕGI
               Ms Victoria METS

               MR Renno MÄGI

               Greece

               Spain

               France

               Ms Sonia PEYTAVI
               Ms Marie-Christine FAUCHOIS

               MR Gaetan BEZIER

               Ireland

               Mr Terry McEVOY
               Ms Claire JONES

               Ms Heidi LOUGHEED

               Italy

               Cyprus

               Mr Michael ANTONIOU
               Mr Emilios MICHAEL

               MR Lefteris KARYDIS

               Latvia

               Ms Elīna EGLE
               Mr Imants JANSONS

               Ms Anita NIPĀNE

               Lithuania

               Ms Giedre OSINATE
               Mr Arturas STRAVINSKAS

               Ms Jurgita NASUTAVICIUTE

               Luxembourg

               Mr François ENGELS
               Ms Christiane BERTRAND-SCHAUL

               MR Marc KIEFFER

               Hungary

               Mr Károly G. TÓTH
               Ms Terézia BOROS

               ……………………………

               Malta

               Mr Manwel SAID
               Mr Tonio FARRUGIA

               Mr Lawrence MIZZI

               Netherlands

               Mr E. VAN 'T HOOFT
               Mr K.B. VAN POPTA

               Mr S.J.L. NIEUWSMA

               Austria

               M Martin GLEITSMANN
               Mr Heinrich BRAUNER

               Ms Gabriele STRASSEGGER

               Poland

               Mr Andrzej JANKOWSKI
               Mr Zbigniew ZUREK

               Mr Jacek MĘCINA

               Portugal

               Mr Nuno BISCAYA
               Mr Pedro D'ALMEIDA FREIRE

               Ms Cristina Nagy MORAIS

               Slovenia

               Ms Urška JEREB
               Ms Nina GLOBOČNIK

               Ms Slavi PIRŠ

               Slovakia

               Ms Marta VENCELOVÁ
               Ms Jana CHRKAVÁ

               Mr Jozef HORVÁTH

               Finland

               Mr Markus ÄIMÄLÄ
               Mr Mikko RÄSÄNEN

               Mr Johan ÅSTRÖM

               Sweden

               United Kingdom

               Mr Anthony THOMPSON
               Mr Sumantra PRASAD

               ………………………………

      Done at Luxembourg, 4 October 2004

            For the Council

            The President

         A.J. de GEUS

      (1)  OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1945/93 (OJ L 181, 23.7.1993, p. 1).

      (2)  OJ C 245, 11.10.2002, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 116, 30.4.2004, p. 8.


title: 2007/466/EC: Council Decision of 28 June 2007 appointing six Swedish members and nine Swedish alternate members to the Committee of the Regions

text:
               6.7.2007

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 176/23

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 28 June 2007
   appointing six Swedish members and nine Swedish alternate members to the Committee of the Regions
   (2007/466/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Swedish Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).

               (2)

               Six members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Mr HAMMAR, Mr HEISTER, Mr KALIFF, Mr NORDSTRÖM, Ms RYDEFJÄRD and Ms TARRAS-WAHLBERG. Seven alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignations of Ms CELION, Ms GRANBERG, Ms NORGREN, Mr SCHUBERT, Ms SEGERSTEN-LARSSON, Ms TALLBERG and Ms ÖGREN. One alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the mandate of Mr PERSSON. One alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the appointment of Ms RYDEFJÄRD, former alternate member, as a member (who has in the meanwhile resigned),

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which ends on 25 January 2010:

               (a)

               as members:

                           —

                           Mr Paul LINDQUIST, Lidingö kommun,

                           —

                           Ms Kristina ALVENDAHL, Stockholms kommun,

                           —

                           Ms Maria WALLHAGER, Stockholms läns landsting,

                           —

                           Mr Ilmar REEPALU, Malmö kommun,

                           —

                           Ms Lotta HÅKANSSON HARJU, Järfälla kommun,

                           —

                           Ms Catarina SEGERSTEN-LARSSON, Värmlands läns landsting;

                     and

               (b)

               as alternate members:

                           —

                           Mr Carl Fredrik GRAF, Halmstads kommun,

                           —

                           Ms Susanna HABY, Göteborgs kommun,

                           —

                           Mr Carl Johan SONESON, Skåne läns landsting,

                           —

                           Mr Rolf SÄLLRYD, Kronobergs läns landsting,

                           —

                           Ms Ingela NYLUND WATZ, Stockholms läns landsting,

                           —

                           Ms Agneta LIPKIN, Norrbottens läns landsting,

                           —

                           Mr Tore HULT, Alingsås kommun,

                           —

                           Ms Yoomi RENSTRÖM, Ovanåkers kommun,

                           —

                           Mr Kenth LÖVGREN, Gävle kommun;

         in place of:

               (a)

                           —

                           Mr Henrik HAMMAR,

                           —

                           Ms Lisbeth RYDEFJÄRD,

                           —

                           Mr Lars NORDSTRÖM,

                           —

                           Mr Roger KALIFF,

                           —

                           Ms Catarina TARRAS-WAHLBERG,

                           —

                           Mr Chris HEISTER;

                     and

               (b)

                           —

                           Ms Agneta GRANBERG,

                           —

                           Ms Lena CELION,

                           —

                           Ms Catarina SEGERSTEN-LARSSON,

                           —

                           Mr Kent PERSSON,

                           —

                           Mr Endrick SCHUBERT,

                           —

                           Ms Christina TALLBERG,

                           —

                           Ms Lisbeth RYDEFJÄRD (appointed member, who has in the meanwhile resigned),

                           —

                           Ms Åsa ÖGREN,

                           —

                           Ms Ulla NORGREN.

         Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2007.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. GABRIEL

      (1)  OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.


title: 2006/980/CFSP Political and Security Committee Decision EUPT/2/2006 of 12 December 2006 extending the mandate of the Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) regarding a possible EU crisis management operation in the field of rule of law and possible other areas in Kosovo

text:
               21.12.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 365/88

      POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUPT/2/2006
   of 12 December 2006
   extending the mandate of the Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) regarding a possible EU crisis management operation in the field of rule of law and possible other areas in Kosovo
   (2006/980/CFSP)
   THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 25 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP of 10 April 2006 on the establishment of an EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) regarding a possible EU crisis management operation in the field of rule of law and possible other areas in Kosovo (1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 6 of Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP provides for the Council to authorise the Political and Security Committee to take the relevant decisions in accordance with Article 25 of the Treaty, including the decision to appoint, upon a proposal by the Secretary-General/High Representative, a Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo).

               (2)

               On 2 May 2006 the Political and Security Committee adopted Decision EUPT Kosovo/1/2006 appointing Mr Casper KLYNGE as Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) (2).

               (3)

               That Decision expires on 31 December 2006.

               (4)

               On 11 December 2006, the Council adopted Joint Action 2006/918/CFSP amending and extending Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP until 31 May 2007.

               (5)

               The Secretary-General/High Representative has proposed the extension of the mandate of Mr Casper Klynge as Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) until 31 May 2007.

               (6)

               The mandate of the Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) should therefore be extended until 31 May 2007,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The mandate of Mr Casper Klynge as Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) regarding a possible EU crisis management operation in the field of rule of law and possible other areas in Kosovo is hereby extended until 31 May 2007.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
   It shall apply until 31 May 2007.

      Done at Brussels, 12 December 2006.

            For the Political and Security Committee

            The Chairperson

         T. TANNER

      (1)  OJ L 112, 26.4.2006, p. 19. Joint Action as amended by Joint Action 2006/918/CFSP (OJ L 349, 12.12.2006, p. 57).

      (2)  OJ L 130, 18.5.2006, p. 42.