title: Council Decision 2011/178/CFSP of 23 March 2011 amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

text:
               24.3.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 78/24

         COUNCIL DECISION 2011/178/CFSP
   of 23 March 2011
   amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 28 February 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (1), implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1970 (2011).

               (2)

               On 17 March 2011, the United Nations Security Council adopted UNSCR 1973 (2011), which widened the scope of the restrictive measures imposed by UNSCR 1970 (2011) and introduced additional restrictive measures against Libya.

               (3)

               Decision 2011/137/CFSP should be amended accordingly.

               (4)

               Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Decision 2011/137/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

               (1)

               the following Article is added:
               ‘Article 3a
               1.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent flights by aircraft under their jurisdiction in the airspace of Libya, in view of the need to help protect civilians.
               2.   Paragraph 1 shall not apply to flights the sole purpose of which is humanitarian, such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food, humanitarian workers and related assistance, or evacuating foreign nationals from Libya, nor shall it apply to flights authorised by paragraph 4 or 8 of UNSCR 1973 (2011), nor to other flights which are deemed by Member States, acting under the authorisation conferred in paragraph 8 of UNSCR 1973 (2011), to be necessary for the benefit of the Libyan people.’;

               (2)

               Article 4(1) is replaced by the following:
               ‘1.   Member States shall inspect, in accordance with their national authorities and legislation and consistent with international law, in particular the law of the sea and relevant international civil aviation agreements, vessels and aircraft bound to or from Libya, in their territory, including their seaports and airports, and on the high seas, if they have information that provides reasonable grounds to believe that the cargo of such vessels and aircraft contains items the supply, sale, transfer or export of which is prohibited under this Decision.’;

               (3)

               the following Article is added:
               ‘Article 4a
               1.   Member States shall deny permission to any aircraft registered in Libya or owned or operated by Libyan nationals or companies to take off from, land in or overfly their territory unless the particular flight has been approved in advance by the Sanctions Committee, or in the case of an emergency landing.
               2.   Member States shall deny permission to any aircraft to take off from, land in or overfly their territory, if they have information that provides reasonable grounds to believe that the aircraft contains items the supply, sale, transfer, or export of which is prohibited under this Decision, including the provision of armed mercenary personnel, except in the case of an emergency landing.’;

               (4)

               Article 5(1) is replaced by the following:
               ‘1.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of:

                           (a)

                           persons listed in Annex I to UNSCR 1970 (2011), and additional persons designated by the Security Council or by the Committee in accordance with paragraph 22 of UNSCR 1970 (2011) and paragraph 23 of UNSCR 1973 (2011), as listed in Annex I to this Decision;

                           (b)

                           persons not covered by Annex I to this Decision involved in or complicit in ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against persons in Libya, including by being involved in or complicit in planning, commanding, ordering or conducting attacks, in violation of international law, including aerial bombardments, on civilian populations and facilities, or acting for or on their behalf or at their direction, as listed in Annex II to this Decision.’;

               (5)

               Article 6(1) is replaced by the following:
               ‘1.   All funds, other financial assets and economic resources, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by:

                           (a)

                           persons and entities listed in Annex II to UNSCR 1970 (2011), and additional persons and entities designated by the Security Council or by the Committee in accordance with paragraph 22 of UNSCR 1970 (2011) and paragraphs 19 and 23 of UNSCR 1973 (2011), as listed in Annex III to this Decision;

                           (b)

                           persons and entities not covered by Annex III to this Decision involved in or complicit in ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against persons in Libya, including by being involved in or complicit in planning, commanding, ordering or conducting attacks, in violation of international law, including aerial bombardments, on civilian populations and facilities, or by the Libyan authorities, or by persons and entities that have violated or have assisted in violating the provisions of UNSCR 1970 (2011) or of this Decision, or by persons or entities acting for or on their behalf or at their direction, or by entities owned or controlled by them or by persons and entities listed in Annex III, as listed in Annex IV to this Decision;

                     shall be frozen.’;

               (6)

               in Article 6, the following paragraph is added:
               ‘4a.   With regard to persons and entities listed in Annex IV to this Decision, exemptions may also be made for funds and economic resources which are necessary for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food, the provision of electricity, humanitarian workers and related assistance, or evacuating foreign nationals from Libya.’;

               (7)

               the following Article is added:
               ‘Article 6a
               Member States shall require their nationals, persons subject to their jurisdiction and firms incorporated in their territories or subject to their jurisdiction to exercise vigilance when doing business with entities incorporated in Libya or subject to Libya's jurisdiction, and any individuals and entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, and entities owned or controlled by them, with a view to preventing business that could contribute to violence and the use of force against civilians.’.

         Article 2
   Annexes I, II, III and IV to Decision 2011/137/CFSP are hereby replaced by the text set out in Annexes I, II, III and IV respectively to this Decision.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 23 March 2011.

            For the Council

            The President

         MARTONYI J.

      (1)  OJ L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 53.

      ANNEX I

            ‘ANNEX I

               List of persons referred to in Article 5(1)(a)

                        1.

                           AL-BAGHDADI, Dr Abdulqader Mohammed

                        Passport number: B010574. Date of birth: 1.7.1950.
                        Head of the Liaison Office of the Revolutionary Committees. Revolutionary Committees involved in violence against demonstrators.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        2.

                           DIBRI, Abdulqader Yusef

                        Date of birth: 1946. Place of birth: Houn, Libya.
                        Head of Muammar QADHAFI's personal security. Responsibility for regime security. History of directing violence against dissidents.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        3.

                           DORDA, Abu Zayd Umar

                        Director, External Security Organisation. Regime loyalist. Head of external intelligence agency.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        4.

                           JABIR, Major General Abu Bakr Yunis

                        Date of birth: 1952. Place of birth: Jalo, Libya.
                        Defence Minister. Overall responsibility for actions of armed forces.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        5.

                           MATUQ, Matuq Mohammed

                        Date of birth: 1956. Place of birth: Khoms.
                        Secretary for Utilities. Senior member of regime. Involvement with Revolutionary Committees. Past history of involvement in suppression of dissent and violence.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        6.

                           QADHAF AL-DAM, Sayyid Mohammed

                        Date of birth: 1948. Place of birth: Sirte, Libya.
                        Cousin of Muammar QADHAFI. In the 1980s, Sayyid was involved in the dissident assassination campaign and allegedly responsible for several deaths in Europe. He is also thought to have been involved in arms procurement.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        7.

                           QADHAFI, Aisha Muammar

                        Date of birth: 1978. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya.
                        Daughter of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        8.

                           QADHAFI, Hannibal Muammar

                        Passport number: B/002210. Date of birth: 20.9.1975. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya.
                        Son of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        9.

                           QADHAFI, Khamis Muammar

                        Date of birth: 1978. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya.
                        Son of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime. Command of military units involved in repression of demonstrations.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        10.

                           QADHAFI, Mohammed Muammar

                        Date of birth: 1970. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya.
                        Son of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        11.

                           QADHAFI, Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar

                        Date of birth: 1942. Place of birth: Sirte, Libya.
                        Leader of the Revolution, Supreme Commander of Armed Forces. Responsibility for ordering repression of demonstrations, human rights abuses.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        12.

                           QADHAFI, Mutassim

                        Date of birth: 1976. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya.
                        National Security Adviser. Son of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        13.

                           QADHAFI, Saadi

                        Passport number: 014797. Date of birth: 25.5.1973. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya.
                        Commander Special Forces. Son of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime. Command of military units involved in repression of demonstrations.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        14.

                           QADHAFI, Saif al-Arab

                        Date of birth: 1982. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya.
                        Son of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        15.

                           QADHAFI, Saif al-Islam

                        Passport number: B014995. Date of birth: 25.6.1972. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya.
                        Director, Qadhafi Foundation. Son of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime. Inflammatory public statements encouraging violence against demonstrators.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        16.

                           AL-SENUSSI, Colonel Abdullah

                        Date of birth: 1949. Place of birth: Sudan.
                        Director Military Intelligence. Military Intelligence involvement in suppression of demonstrations. Past history includes suspicion of involvement in Abu Selim prison massacre. Convicted in absentia for bombing of UTA flight. Brother-in-law of Muammar QADHAFI.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        17.

                           AL QADHAFI, Quren Salih Quren

                        Libyan Ambassador to Chad. Has left Chad for Sabha. Involved directly in recruiting and coordinating mercenaries for the regime.
                        Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011.

                        18.

                           AL KUNI, Colonel Amid Husain

                        Governor of Ghat (South Libya). Directly involved in recruiting mercenaries.
                        Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011.’

      ANNEX II

            ‘ANNEX II

               List of persons referred to in Article 5(1)(b)

                        Name

                        Identifying information

                        Reasons

                        Date of listing

                        1.

                        ABDULHAFIZ, Colonel Mas'ud

                        Position: Armed Forces Commander

                        3rd in command of Armed Forces. Significant role in Military Intelligence.

                        28.2.2011

                        2.

                        ABDUSSALAM, Abdussalam Mohammed

                        Position: Head Counter-Terrorism, External Security Organisation
                        Date of Birth: 1952
                        Place of Birth: Tripoli, Libya

                        Prominent Revolutionary Committee member.
                        Close associate of Muammar QADHAFI.

                        28.2.2011

                        3.

                        ABU SHAARIYA

                        Position: Deputy Head, External Security Organisation

                        Prominent member of regime.
                        Brother-in-law of Muammar QADHAFI.

                        28.2.2011

                        4.

                        ASHKAL, Al-Barrani

                        Position: Deputy Director, Military Intelligence

                        Senior member of regime.

                        28.2.2011

                        5.

                        ASHKAL, Omar

                        Position: Head, Revolutionary Committees Movement
                        Place of Birth: Sirte, Libya

                        Revolutionary Committees involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        28.2.2011

                        6.

                        QADHAF AL-DAM, Ahmed Mohammed

                        Date of Birth: 1952
                        Place of Birth: Egypt

                        Cousin of Muammar QADHAFI. Since 1995, he is believed to have had command of an elite army battalion in charge of Qadhafi's personal security and to have a key role in External Security Organisation. He has been involved in planning operations against Libyan dissidents abroad and was directly involved in terrorist activity.

                        28.2.2011

                        7.

                        AL-BARASSI, Safia Farkash

                        Date of birth: 1952
                        Place of birth: Al Bayda, Libya

                        Wife of Muammar QADHAFI.
                        Closeness of association with regime.

                        28.2.2011

                        8.

                        SALEH, Bachir

                        Date of birth: 1946
                        Place of birth: Traghen

                        Head of Cabinet of the Leader.
                        Closeness of association with regime.

                        28.2.2011

                        9.

                        General TOHAMI, Khaled

                        Date of birth: 1946
                        Place of birth: Genzur

                        Director of Internal Security Office.
                        Closeness of association with regime.

                        28.2.2011

                        10.

                        FARKASH, Mohammed Boucharaya

                        Date of birth: 1 July 1949
                        Place of birth: Al-Bayda

                        Director of intelligence in External Security Office.
                        Closeness of association with regime.

                        28.2.2011

                        11.

                        EL-KASSIM ZOUAI, Mohamed Abou

                        Secretary General of the General People's Congress; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        12.

                        AL-MAHMOUDI, Baghdadi

                        Prime Minister of Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        13.

                        HIJAZI, Mohamad Mahmoud

                        Minister for Health and Environment in Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        14.

                        ZLITNI, Abdelhaziz

                        Date of birth: 1935

                        Minister for Planning and Finance in Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        15.

                        HOUEJ, Mohamad Ali

                        Date of birth: 1949
                        Place of birth: Al-Azizia (near Tripoli)

                        Minister for Industry, Economy and Trade in Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        16.

                        AL-GAOUD, Abdelmajid

                        Minister for Agriculture, Animal and Maritime Resources in Colonel Qadhafi's Government.

                        21.3.2011

                        17.

                        AL-CHARIF, Ibrahim Zarroug

                        Minister for Social Affairs in Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        18.

                        FAKHIRI, Abdelkebir Mohamad

                        Minister for Education, Higher Education and Research in Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        19.

                        ZIDANE, Mohamad Ali

                        Minister for Transport in Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        20.

                        KOUSSA, Moussa Mohamad

                        Minister for Foreign Affairs in Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        21.

                        MANSOUR, Abdallah

                        Close collaborator of Colonel Qadhafi, senior role in security services and former director of radio and television; involved in violence against demonstrators

                        21.3.2011’

      ANNEX III

            ‘ANNEX III

               List of persons referred to in Article 5(1)(a)

                        1.

                           QADHAFI, Aisha Muammar

                        Date of birth: 1978. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya.
                        Daughter of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        2.

                           QADHAFI, Hannibal Muammar

                        Passport number: B/002210. Date of birth: 20.9.1975. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya.
                        Son of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        3.

                           QADHAFI, Khamis Muammar

                        Date of birth: 1978. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya.
                        Son of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime. Command of military units involved in repression of demonstrations.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        4.

                           QADHAFI, Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar

                        Date of birth: 1942. Place of birth: Sirte, Libya.
                        Leader of the Revolution, Supreme Commander of Armed Forces. Responsibility for ordering repression of demonstrations, human rights abuses.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        5.

                           QADHAFI, Mutassim

                        Date of birth: 1976. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya.
                        National Security Adviser. Son of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        6.

                           QADHAFI, Saif al-Islam

                        Director, Qadhafi Foundation. Passport number: B014995. Date of birth: 25.6.1972. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya. Son of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime. Inflammatory public statements encouraging violence against demonstrators.
                        Date of UN designation: 26.2.2011.

                        7.

                           DORDA, Abu Zayd Umar

                        Director, External Security Organisation. Regime loyalist. Head of external intelligence agency.
                        Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011 (EU designation: 28.2.2011).

                        8.

                           JABIR, Major General Abu Bakr Yunis

                        Date of birth: 1952. Place of birth: Jalo, Libya.
                        Defence Minister. Overall responsibility for actions of armed forces.
                        Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011 (EU designation: 28.2.2011).

                        9.

                           MATUQ, Matuq Mohammed

                        Date of birth: 1956. Place of birth: Khoms.
                        Secretary for Utilities. Senior member of regime. Involvement with Revolutionary Committees. Past history of involvement in suppression of dissent and violence.
                        Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011 (EU designation: 28.2.2011).

                        10.

                           QADHAFI, Mohammed Muammar

                        Date of birth: 1970. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya.
                        Son of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime.
                        Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011 (EU designation: 28.2.2011).

                        11.

                           QADHAFI, Saadi

                        Position: Commander Special Forces
                        Son of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime. Command of military units involved in repression of demonstrations.
                        Date of birth: 25.5.1973. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya. Passport number: 014797.
                        Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011 (EU designation: 28.2.2011).

                        12.

                           QADHAFI, Saif al-Arab

                        Son of Muammar QADHAFI. Closeness of association with regime.
                        Date of birth: 1982. Place of birth: Tripoli, Libya.
                        Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011 (EU designation: 28.2.2011).

                        13.

                           AL-SENUSSI, Colonel Abdullah

                        Date of birth: 1949. Place of birth: Sudan.
                        Director Military Intelligence. Military Intelligence involvement in suppression of demonstrations. Past history includes suspicion of involvement in Abu Selim prison massacre. Convicted in absentia for bombing of UTA flight. Brother-in-law of Muammar QADHAFI.
                        Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011 (EU designation: 28.2.2011).

               Entities

                        1.

                           Central Bank of Libya

                        Under control of Muammar QADHAFI and his family, and potential source of funding for his regime.
                        Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011 (EU designation: 10.3.2011).

                        2.

                           Libyan Investment Authority

                        Under control of Muammar QADHAFI and his family, and potential source of funding for his regime.
                        a.k.a.: Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Company (LAFICO) 1 Fateh Tower Office No. 99, 22nd Floor, Borgaida Street, Tripoli, 1103 Libya.
                        Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011 (EU designation: 10.3.2011).

                        3.

                           Libyan Foreign Bank

                        Under control of Muammar QADHAFI and his family and a potential source of funding for his regime.
                        Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011 (EU designation: 10.3.2011).

                        4.

                           Libya Africa Investment Portfolio

                        Under control of Muammar QADHAFI and his family, and potential source of funding for his regime.
                        Jamahiriya Street, LAP Building, PO Box 91330, Tripoli, Libya.
                        Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011 (EU designation: 10.3.2011).

                        5.

                           Libyan National Oil Corporation

                        Under control of Muammar QADHAFI and his family, and potential source of funding for his regime.
                        Bashir Saadwi Street, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya.
                        Date of UN designation: 17.3.2011.’

      ANNEX IV

            ‘ANNEX IV

               List of persons and entities referred to in Article 6(1)(b)

                        Name

                        Identifying information

                        Reasons

                        Date of listing

                        1.

                        ABDULHAFIZ, Colonel Mas'ud

                        Position: Armed Forces Commander

                        3rd in command of Armed Forces. Significant role in Military Intelligence.

                        28.2.2011

                        2.

                        ABDUSSALAM, Abdussalam Mohammed

                        Position: Head Counter-Terrorism, External Security Organisation
                        Date of Birth: 1952
                        Place of Birth: Tripoli, Libya

                        Prominent Revolutionary Committee member. Close associate of Muammar QADHAFI.

                        28.2.2011

                        3.

                        ABU SHAARIYA

                        Position: Deputy Head, External Security Organisation

                        Prominent member of regime. Brother-in-law of Muammar QADHAFI.

                        28.2.2011

                        4.

                        ASHKAL, Al-Barrani

                        Position: Deputy Director, Military Intelligence

                        Senior member of regime.

                        28.2.2011

                        5.

                        ASHKAL, Omar

                        Position: Head, Revolutionary Committees Movement
                        Place of Birth: Sirte, Libya

                        Revolutionary Committees involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        28.2.2011

                        6.

                        AL-BAGHDADI, Dr Abdulqader Mohammed

                        Position: Head of the Liaison Office of the Revolutionary Committees
                        Passport No: B010574
                        Date of Birth: 01.07.1950

                        Revolutionary Committees involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        28.2.2011

                        7.

                        DIBRI, Abdulqader Yusef

                        Position: Head of Muammar QADHAFI's personal security
                        Date of Birth: 1946
                        Place of Birth: Houn, Libya

                        Responsibility for regime security. History of directing violence against dissidents.

                        28.2.2011

                        8.

                        QADHAF AL-DAM, Ahmed Mohammed

                        Date of Birth: 1952
                        Place of Birth: Egypt

                        Cousin of Muammar QADHAFI. Since 1995, he is believed to have had command of an elite army battalion in charge of Qadhafi's personal security and to have a key role in External Security Organisation. He has been involved in planning operations against Libyan dissidents abroad and was directly involved in terrorist activity.

                        28.2.2011

                        9.

                        QADHAF AL-DAM, Sayyid Mohammed

                        Date of Birth: 1948
                        Place of Birth: Sirte, Libya

                        Cousin of Muammar QADHAFI. In the 1980s, Sayyid was involved in the dissident assassination campaign and allegedly responsible for several deaths in Europe. He is also thought to have been involved in arms procurement.

                        28.2.2011

                        10.

                        AL-BARASSI, Safia Farkash

                        Date of birth: 1952
                        Place of birth: Al Bayda, Libya

                        Wife of Muammar QADHAFI.
                        Closeness of association with regime.

                        28.2.2011

                        11.

                        SALEH, Bachir

                        Date of birth: 1946
                        Place of birth: Traghen

                        Head of Cabinet of the Leader.
                        Closeness of association with regime.

                        28.2.2011

                        12.

                        TOHAMI, General Khaled

                        Date of birth: 1946
                        Place of birth: Genzur

                        Director of Internal Security Office.
                        Closeness of association with regime.

                        28.2.2011

                        13.

                        FARKASH, Mohammed Boucharaya

                        Date of birth: 1 July 1949
                        Place of birth: Al-Bayda

                        Director of intelligence in External Security Office.
                        Closeness of association with regime.

                        28.2.2011

                        14.

                        ZARTI, Mustafa

                        born on 29 March 1970, Austrian citizen (passport no. P1362998, valid from 6 November 2006 until 5 November 2016)

                        Closeness of association with regime and vice chief executive of “Libyan Investment Authority”, board member of the National Oil Corporation and vice chairman of First Energy Bank in Bahrain.

                        10.3.2011

                        15.

                        EL-KASSIM ZOUAI, Mohamed Abou

                        Secretary General of the General People's Congress; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        16.

                        AL-MAHMOUDI, Baghdadi

                        Prime Minister of Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        17.

                        HIJAZI, Mohamad Mahmoud

                        Minister for Health and Environment in Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        18.

                        ZLITNI, Abdelhaziz

                        Date of birth: 1935

                        Minister for Planning and Finance in Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        19.

                        HOUEJ, Mohamad Ali

                        Date of birth: 1949
                        Place of birth: Al-Azizia (near Tripoli)

                        Minister for Industry, Economy and Trade in Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        20.

                        AL-GAOUD, Abdelmajid

                        Minister for Agriculture, Animal and Maritime Resources in Colonel Qadhafi's Government.

                        21.3.2011

                        21.

                        AL-CHARIF, Ibrahim Zarroug

                        Minister for Social Affairs in Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        22.

                        FAKHIRI, Abdelkebir Mohamad

                        Minister for Education, Higher Education and Research in Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        23.

                        ZIDANE, Mohamad Ali

                        Minister for Transport in Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        24.

                        KOUSSA, Moussa Mohamad

                        Minister for Foreign Affairs in Colonel Qadhafi's Government; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        25.

                        MANSOUR, Abdallah

                        Close collaborator of Colonel Qadhafi, senior role in security services and former director of radio and television; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

               Entities

                        Name

                        Identifying information

                        Reasons

                        Date of listing

                        1.

                        Libyan Housing and Infrastructure Board (HIB)

                                    Tajora, Tripoli, Libya Legislation number: 60/2006 by Libyan General People’s Committee

                                    Tel: +218 21 369 1840,

                                    Fax: +218 21 369 6447

                                    http://www.hib.org.ly

                        Under control of Muammar Qadhafi and his family, and potential source of funding for his regime.

                        10.3.2011

                        2.

                        Economic and Social Development Fund (ESDF)

                        Qaser Bin Ghasher road Salaheddine Cross - BP: 93599 Libya-Tripoli
                        Telephone: +218 21 490 8893 –
                        Fax: +218 21 491 8893 –
                        email: info@esdf.ly

                        Controlled by Muammar Qadhafi's regime and potential source of funding for it

                        21.3.2011

                        3.

                        Libyan Arab African Investment Company - LAAICO

                        Site: http://www.laaico.com
                        Company established in 1981

                                    76351 Janzour-Libya. 81370 Tripoli-Libya

                                    Tel: 00 218 (21) 4890146 – 4890586 - 4892613

                                    Fax: 00 218 (21) 4893800 - 4891867

                                    email: info@laaico.com

                        Controlled by Muammar Qadhafi's regime and potential source of funding for it

                        21.3.2011

                        4.

                        Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation

                                    Contact details of administration:Hay Alandalus – Jian St. – Tripoli – PoBox: 1101 – LIBYA

                                    Telephone: (+218) 214778301 –

                                    Fax: (+218) 214778766;

                                    email: info@gicdf.org

                        Controlled by Muammar Qadhafi's regime and potential source of funding for it.

                        21.3.2011

                        5.

                        Waatassimou Foundation

                        Based in Tripoli.

                        Controlled by Muammar Qadhafi's regime and potential source of funding for it

                        21.3.2011

                        6.

                        Libyan Jamahirya Broadcasting Corporation

                        Contact details:
                        tel: 00 218 21 444 59 26; 00 21 444 59 00;
                        fax: 00 218 21 340 21 07
                        http://www.ljbc.net;
                        email: info@ljbc.net

                        Public incitement to hatred and violence through participation in disinformation campaigns concerning violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        7.

                        Revolutionary Guard Corps

                        Involved in violence against demonstrators.

                        21.3.2011

                        8.

                        National Commercial Bank

                                    Orouba Street

                                    AlBayda,

                                    Libya

                                    Phone: +218 21-361-2429

                                    Fax: +218 21-446-705

                                    www.ncb.ly

                        National Commercial Bank is a commercial bank in Libya. The bank was founded in 1970 and is based in AlBayda, Libya. It has locations in Tripoli and AlBayda, as well as operates branches in Libya. It is 100 % government-owned and a potential source of funding for the regime.

                        21.3.2011

                        9.

                        Gumhouria Bank

                                    Gumhouria Bank Building

                                    Omar Al Mukhtar Avenue

                                    Giaddal Omer Al Moukhtar

                                    P.O. Box 685

                                    Tarabulus

                                    Tripoli

                                    Libya

                                    Tel: +218 21-333-4035 +218 21-444-2541 +218 21-444-2544 +218 21-333-4031

                                    Fax: +218 21-444-2476 +218 21-333-2505

                                    Email: info@gumhouria-bank.com.ly

                                    Website: www.gumhouria-bank.com.ly

                        Gumhouria Bank is a commercial bank in Libya. The bank was created in 2008 through the merger of Al Ummah and Gumhouria banks. It is 100% government-owned and a potential source of funding for the regime.

                        21.3.2011

                        10.

                        Sahara Bank

                                    Sahara Bank Building

                                    First of September Street

                                    P.O. Box 270

                                    Tarabulus

                                    Tripoli

                                    Libya

                                    Tel: +218 21-379-0022

                                    Fax: +218 21-333-7922

                                    Email: info@saharabank.com.ly

                                    Website: www.saharabank.com.ly

                        Sahara Bank is a commercial bank in Libya. It is 81 % government-owned and a potential source of funding for the regime.

                        21.3.2011

                        11.

                        Azzawia (Azawiya) Refining

                                    P.O. Box 6451

                                    Tripoli

                                    Libya

                                    +218 023 7976 26778

                                    http://www.arc.com.ly

                        Under control of Muammar Qadhafi and potential source of funding for his regime.

                        23.3.2011

                        12.

                        Ras Lanuf Oil and Gas Processing Company (RASCO)

                                    Ras Lanuf Oil and Gas Processing Company Building

                                    Ras Lanuf City

                                    P.O. Box 2323

                                    Libya

                                    Tel: +218 21-360-5171 +218 21-360-5177 +218 21-360-5182

                                    Fax: +218 21-360-5174

                                    Email: info@raslanuf.ly

                                    Website: www.raslanuf.ly

                        Under control of Muammar Qadhafi and potential source of funding for his regime.

                        23.3.2011

                        13.

                        Brega

                                    Head Office: Azzawia / coast road

                                    P.O. Box Azzawia 16649

                                    Tel: 2 – 625021-023 / 3611222

                                    Fax: 3610818

                                    Telex: 30460 / 30461 / 30462

                        Under control of Muammar Qadhafi and potential source of funding for his regime.

                        23.3.2011

                        14.

                        Sirte Oil Company

                                    Sirte Oil Company Building

                                    Marsa Al Brega Area

                                    P.O. Box 385

                                    Tarabulus

                                    Tripoli

                                    Libya

                                    Tel: +218 21-361-0376 +218 21-361-0390

                                    Fax: +218 21-361-0604 +218 21-360-5118

                                    Email: info@soc.com.ly

                                    Website: www.soc.com.ly

                        Under control of Muammar Qadhafi and potential source of funding for his regime.

                        23.3.2011

                        15.

                        Waha Oil Company

                                    Waha Oil Company

                                    Office Location: Off Airport Road

                                    Tripoli

                                    Tarabulus

                                    Libya

                                    Postal Address: P.O. Box 395

                                    Tripoli

                                    Libya

                                    Tel: +218 21-3331116

                                    Fax: +218 21-3337169

                                    Telex: 21058

                        Under control of Muammar Qadhafi and potential source of funding for his regime.

                        23.3.2011’


title: 2004/804/EC: Council Decision of 30 March 2004 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe concerning the accession of the Republic of Mozambique to Protocol No 3 on ACP Sugar of Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement

text:
               1.12.2004

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 356/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 30 March 2004
   on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe concerning the accession of the Republic of Mozambique to Protocol No 3 on ACP Sugar of Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
   (2004/804/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 300(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Joint Declaration in Protocol No 3 on ACP Sugar of Annex V to the Partnership Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community and its Member States signed in Cotonou (Benin) on 23 June 2000 (‘ACP-EC Partnership Agreement’) (1) provides that any request from an African, Caribbean or Pacific (ACP) State Contracting Party to the Agreement not specifically referred to in that Protocol to participate in its provisions shall be examined;

               (2)

               The Republic of Mozambique is an ACP State Contracting Party to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and has requested to participate in the provisions of the said Protocol;

               (3)

               In a letter of 20 October 2003, the ACP States have signified their assent to the accession of the Republic of Mozambique to the said Protocol;

               (4)

               Following an examination of the request of the Republic of Mozambique showing that the country is a net exporter of sugar and capable to export sugar on a permanent basis, it is appropriate to propose the accession of the Republic of Mozambique to the said Protocol,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe on the accession of the Republic of Mozambique to Protocol No 3 on ACP Sugar of Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
   The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 30 March 2004.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. McDOWELL

      (1)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 269.
   AGREEMENT
   in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe on the accession of the Republic of Mozambique to Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar of Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
   Brussels, 16 September 2004
   Sir,
   The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States referred to in Protocol No 3 on ACP Sugar of Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, the Republic of Mozambique and the European Community have agreed on the following.

               The Republic of Mozambique is hereby included in Article 3(1) of the said Protocol with effect from 1 July 2003 with an agreed quantity of 0 tonnes.

         I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm that this letter and your reply constitute an Agreement between the Governments of the abovementioned ACP States and the European Community.
   Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

      Por la Comunidad Europea
      For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
      Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
      Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα
      For the European Community
      Pour la Communauté européenne
      Per la Comunità europea
      Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
      Pela Comunidade Europeia
      Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
      På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

   Brussels, 16 September 2004
   Sir,
   I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today which reads as follows:
   ‘The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states referred to in Protocol No 3 on ACP Sugar of Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, the Republic of Mozambique and the European Community have agreed on the following.

               The Republic of Mozambique is hereby included in Article 3(1) of the said Protocol with effect from 1 July 2003 with an agreed quantity of 0 tonnes.

         I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm that this letter and your reply constitute an Agreement between the Governments of the abovementioned ACP States and the European Community.’
   I have the honour to confirm the agreement of the Governments of the ACP States referred to in your letter with the contents thereof.
   Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

         For the Governments of the ACP States referred to in Protocol No 3 and of

         the Republic of Mozambique

      For the Government of Barbados

      For the Government of Belize

      Pour le gouvernement de la République du Congo

      Pour le gouvernement de la République de Côte d’Ivoire

      For the Government of the Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji

      For the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana

      For the Government of Jamaica

      For the Government of the Republic of Kenya

      Pour le gouvernement de la République de Madagascar

      For the Government of the Republic of Malawi

      For the Government of the Republic of Mauritius

      For the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis

      For the Government of the Republic of Suriname

      For the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland

      For the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania

      For the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

      For the Government of the Republic of Uganda

      For the Government of the Republic of Zambia

      For the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe


title: 2011/770/EU: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/001 AT/Niederösterreich-Oberösterreich from Austria)

text:
               30.11.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 317/28

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
   of 16 November 2011
   on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/001 AT/Niederösterreich-Oberösterreich from Austria)
   (2011/770/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

               The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

               (3)

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

               (4)

               Austria submitted an application on 3 January 2011 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in 706 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 49 (‘Land transport and transport via pipelines’) in the NUTS II regions of Niederösterreich (AT12) and Oberösterreich (AT31) and supplemented it by additional information up to 9 June 2011. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 3 643 770.

               (5)

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

         HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 3 643 770 in commitment and payment appropriations.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Strasbourg, 16 November 2011.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         J. BUZEK

            For the Council

            The President

         W. SZCZUKA

      (1)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

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


title: 87/536/EEC: Council Decision of 11 December 1986 concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania on trade in textile products

text:
7 . 11 . 87                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                           No L 318 / 1
                                                                 II
                                           (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                      COUNCIL
                                                    COUNCIL DECISION
                                                     of 11 December 1986
                concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Economic
                       Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania on trade in textile products
                                                         ( 87 / 536 / EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                              in textile products shall be applied provisionally as from
                                                                       1 January 1987 pending its formal conclusion provided that
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  there is a reciprocal provisional application on the part of the
Economic Community , and in particular Article 113                     contracting country .
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                    The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision (*).
Whereas the Commission has , on behalf of the European
Economic Community , negotiated an Agreement with
Romania on trade in textile products ;                                                                 Article 2
Whereas the said Agreement should be applied provisionally
 as from 1 January 1987 pending the completion of the                  The Commission is invited to inform the contracting country
procedures necessary for its conclusion , provided that there          of this Decision and seek its agreement thereto , which will be
is a reciprocal provisional application on the part of the             duly communicated to the Council .
contracting country ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                       Done at Brussels , 11 December 1986 .
                         Article 1                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                The President
 The Agreement between the European Economic
 Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania on trade                                                               K. CLARKE
                                                                        ( 1 ) For technical reasons this Agreement is published in the Official
                                                                              Journal of the European Communities in the language in which it
                                                                              was negotiated .


title: 2008/370/EC: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 April 2008 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management

text:
               16.5.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 128/6

      DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

   of 10 April 2008
   on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management
   (2008/370/EC)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the Commission proposal,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (the ‘Fund’) was established to provide additional support to workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

               (2)

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

               (3)

               On 12 September 2007 Malta submitted an application to deploy the Fund, in respect of redundancies in the textile sector, specifically for workers made redundant by VF (Malta) Ltd and Bortex Clothing Industry Co Ltd. The application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.

               (4)

               On 9 October 2007 Portugal submitted an application to deploy the Fund, in respect of redundancies in the automobile sector, specifically for workers made redundant by Opel in Azambuja, Alcoa Fujikura in Seixal and Johnson Controls in Portalegre. The application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.

               (5)

               The Fund should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the applications,

         HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2008, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 3 106 882 in commitment and payment appropriations.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 10 April 2008.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         H.-G. PÖTTERING

            For the Council

            The President

         D. RUPEL

      (1)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2008/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 6, 10.1.2008, p. 7).

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


title: Commission Decision of 30 July 2013 setting up a Commission expert group on rare diseases and repealing Decision 2009/872/EC

text:
               31.7.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 219/4

         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 30 July 2013
   setting up a Commission expert group on rare diseases and repealing Decision 2009/872/EC
   2013/C 219/04
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Under Article 168(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States are required, in liaison with the Commission, to coordinate among themselves their policies and programmes in the areas referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission may, in close contact with the Member States, take any useful initiative to promote such coordination, in particular initiatives aiming at the establishment of guidelines and indicators, the organisation of exchange of best practice, and the preparation of the necessary elements for periodic monitoring and evaluation.

               (2)

               The Commission White Paper ‘Together for Health: A strategic approach for the EU 2008-2013’ (1) adopted by the Commission on 23 October 2007, developing the EU health strategy, identified rare diseases as a priority for action.

               (3)

               Decision No 1350/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 establishing a second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013) (2) while reiterating that health services are primarily the responsibility of Member States, stresses that cooperation at Community level can benefit both patients and health systems. According to Article 7(2) and to the Annex to that Decision, the actions in the field of generation and dissemination of health information and knowledge shall be implemented in close cooperation with Member States developing consultation mechanisms and participatory processes.

               (4)

               The European Commission adopted on 11 November 2008 a ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Rare Diseases: Europe's challenges’ (3) and the Council adopted on 8 June 2009 a Recommendation on an action in the field of rare diseases (4). Point 7 of the Commission Communication recommended that the Commission should be assisted by a European Union Advisory Committee on Rare Diseases.

               (5)

               Accordingly, on 30 November 2009, by Decision 2009/872/EC, the Commission set up the European Union Committee of Experts on Rare Diseases (5). The term of office of the members of the Committee expires on 26 July 2013.

               (6)

               The Communication from the President to the Commission of 10 November 2010 entitled ‘Framework for Commission Expert Groups: Horizontal rules and public register’ (6) (hereinafter, the ‘the framework for Commission expert groups’) sets out a revised set of rules for all Commission expert groups. The new framework aims at simplifying and clarifying provisions introduced by the previous framework on expert groups in 2005, increasing transparency, enhancing coordination, while reducing the administrative workload for services.

               (7)

               In the light of the valuable work which has been carried out by the Committee of Experts on Rare Diseases since 2009 and taking into account the framework for Commission expert groups, there is a continuing need for a group of experts in this area. The tasks and the structure of a group of experts on rare diseases should be defined in compliance with the horizontal rules set out in the framework for Commission expert groups.

               (8)

               The expert group on rare diseases should, at the request of the Commission, provide advice and expertise to the Commission in formulating and implementing the Union’s activities in the field of rare diseases and foster exchanges of relevant experience, policies and practices between the Member States and the various parties involved.

               (9)

               This group should be composed of representatives of Member States, representatives of patients' organisations in the field of rare diseases, representatives of producers of products or services relevant for patients affected by rare diseases and representatives from associations of European health professionals and medical societies and individual experts in order to allow a wide representation of stakeholders and experts in the area of rare diseases.

               (10)

               The expert group on rare diseases should not act as a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (7).

               (11)

               Personal data should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (8).

               (12)

               Commission Decision 2009/872/EC of 30 November 2009 establishing a European Union Committee of Experts on Rare Diseases should thereby be repealed,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Establishment of the expert group
   The group of experts on rare diseases, hereinafter referred to as ‘the expert group’, is hereby set up.
   Article 2
   Tasks of the expert group
   1.   At the request of the Commission or the Commission services, the expert group shall carry out the following tasks in the field of rare diseases:

               (a)

               assist the Commission in the drawing up of legal instruments and policy documents, including guidelines and recommendations;

               (b)

               advise the Commission in the implementation of Union actions and suggest improvements to the measures taken;

               (c)

               advise the Commission in the monitoring, evaluation and dissemination of the results of measures taken at Union and national level;

               (d)

               advise the Commission on international cooperation;

               (e)

               provide an overview on Union and national policies;

               (f)

               foster exchanges of relevant experience, policies and practices between the Member States and the various parties involved.

         2.   In order to carry out the tasks referred to in paragraph 1, the expert group may in particular at the request of the Commission or the Commission services submit opinions, recommendations and reports.
   3.   The tasks of the expert group shall not comprise issues covered by Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999 on orphan medicinal products (9) and issues that fall under the tasks of the Committee of Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP), set up by Article 4 of that Regulation, nor issues that fall under the tasks of the Pharmaceutical Committee, set up by Council Decision 75/320/EEC (10).
   Article 3
   Consultation
   The Commission may consult the expert group on any matters relating to rare diseases.
   Article 4
   Membership — Appointment
   1.   The expert group shall be composed of the following members:

               (a)

               Member States' competent authorities;

               (b)

               patients’ organisations in the field of rare diseases;

               (c)

               European associations of producers of products or service providers relevant for patients affected by rare diseases;

               (d)

               European professional associations or scientific societies acting in the field of rare diseases;

               (e)

               individuals appointed in a personal capacity as experts having public health or scientific expertise at Union level in the field of rare diseases.

         2.   Competent authorities of the EFTA States which are party to the European Economic Area Agreement may also be members of the group, at the request of the EFTA States concerned.
   3.   Members shall be appointed by the Director-General for Health and Consumers.
   4.   The members referred to in points (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 shall not be more than four for each point and be appointed from a list of suitable candidates established following publication of a call for expressions of interest. The call for expressions of interests shall specify the required qualifications and conditions to become member of the expert group.
   5.   The members referred to in point (e) of paragraph 1 shall be appointed in their personal capacity. They shall act independently and in the public interest.
   6.   The members referred to in paragraph 1(a) to (d) and paragraph 2 shall nominate representatives and alternates to replace the representative when absent or indisposed. Alternates shall be nominated in accordance with the same conditions as representatives. Alternates shall automatically replace any members who are absent or indisposed.
   7.   The Director-General for Health and Consumers may refuse a representative or an alternate proposed by an organisation if he or she does not meet the profile required in the call for expressions of interest referred to in paragraph 4. In such cases, the organisation concerned shall be asked to nominate another representative or alternate.
   8.   The term of office of members of the expert group shall be three years and may be renewed after having responded to a further call for expressions of interest.
   9.   A member’s term of office shall come to an end before the expiry of the three-year period in case of resignation.
   10.   Members referred to in paragraph 1(b) to (e), or their representatives, may be excluded or replaced for the remainder of their term of office in any of the following cases:

               (a)

               permanent incapacity to attend the meetings;

               (b)

               incapacity to contribute effectively to the group's deliberations;

               (c)

               non-compliance with the conditions set out in Article 339 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

               (d)

               subsequent non-compliance with the qualifications and conditions specified in the call for expression of interests as referred to in paragraph 4.

         11.   The Director-General for Health and Consumers may ask a member referred to in paragraph 1(b) to (d) to nominate another representative or another alternate in the cases referred to in paragraph 10.
   12.   Members whose term of office comes to an end before the expiry of the three-year period pursuant to paragraphs 8 and 9 may be replaced for the remaining period of their mandate.
   13.   The names of members and their representatives shall be published in the Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities (‘the Register’) (11). The names of Member States' authorities may be published in the Register.
   14.   Personal data shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
   Article 5
   Operation
   1.   The expert group shall be chaired by the Director in charge of the policy on rare diseases of the Commission. The Director may delegate chairmanship to another Commission official.
   2.   In agreement with the Commission, the expert group may set up subgroups to examine specific questions on the basis of terms of reference defined by the group. Such subgroups shall be disbanded as soon as their mandate is fulfilled.
   3.   The Commission's representative may invite experts from outside the expert group with specific competence in a subject on the agenda to participate in the work of the group. In addition, the Commission's representative may give observer status to individuals or organisations, as defined in Rule 8(3) of the framework for Commission expert groups, and candidate countries.
   4.   Members of expert groups and their representatives and alternates, as well as invited experts and observers, shall comply with the obligations of professional secrecy laid down by the Treaties and their implementing rules, as well as with the Commission's rules on security regarding the protection of EU classified information, laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (12). Should they fail to respect these obligations, the Commission may take all appropriate measures.
   5.   The meetings of the expert group and subgroups shall be held on Commission premises. The Commission shall provide secretarial services. The agenda and the minutes of the expert group’s meetings shall be drawn up by the Commission. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend meetings of the expert group and its subgroups.
   6.   The expert group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the Commission standard rules of procedures for experts groups.
   7.   The Commission shall make available all relevant documents (such as agendas, minutes and participants’ submissions) on the activities carried out by the expert group either by including it in the Register or via a link from the Register to a dedicated website, where information can be found. A document shall not be published where disclosure would undermine the protection of a public or private interest as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (13).
   Article 6
   Meeting expenses
   1.   Participants in the activities of the expert group shall not be remunerated for the services they render.
   2.   Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by participants in the activities of the expert group shall be reimbursed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions in force within the Commission.
   3.   The expenses referred to in paragraph 2 shall be reimbursed within the limits of the available appropriations allocated under the annual procedure for the allocation of resources.
   Article 7
   Repeal
   Decision 2009/872/EC is repealed.
   Article 8
   This Decision shall apply as from 27 July 2013.

      Done at Brussels, 30 July 2013.

            For the Commission

         Tonio BORG

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  COM(2007) 630 final, 23.10.2007.

      (2)  OJ L 301, 20.11.2007, p. 3.

      (3)  COM(2008) 679 final, 11.11.2008.

      (4)  OJ C 151, 3.7.2009, p. 7.

      (5)  OJ L 315, 2.12.2009, p. 18.

      (6)  C(2010) 7649 final.

      (7)  OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.

      (8)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2011, p. 1.

      (9)  OJ L 18, 22.1.2000, p. 1.

      (10)  OJ L 147, 9.6.1975, p. 23.

      (11)  Members who do not wish to have their names disclosed may apply for derogation from this rule. The request not to disclose the name of a member of an expert group shall be considered justified whenever publication could endanger his or her security or integrity or unduly prejudice his or her privacy.

      (12)  Commission Decision of 29 November 2001 amending its internal Rules of Procedure (OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1).

      (13)  These exceptions are intended to protect public security, military affairs, international relations, financial, monetary or economic policy, privacy and integrity of the individual, commercial interests, court proceedings and legal advice, inspections/investigations/audits and the institution's decision-making process.


title: Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors - Mr Milan Martin Cvikl European Parliament decision of 25 March 2010 on the nomination of Milan Martin Cvikl as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C7-0022/2010 – 2010/0810(NLE))

text:
               7.1.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               CE 4/65

         Thursday 25 March 2010Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors - Mr Milan Martin Cvikl
   P7_TA(2010)0074
   European Parliament decision of 25 March 2010 on the nomination of Milan Martin Cvikl as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C7-0022/2010 – 2010/0810(NLE))
   2011/C 4 E/13
   (Consultation)

      The European Parliament,
   having regard to Article 286(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C7-0022/2010),
   having regard to the fact that, at its meeting of 16 March 2010, the Committee on Budgetary Control heard the Council’s nominee for membership of the Court of Auditors,
   having regard to Rule 108 of its Rules of Procedure,
   having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0046/2010),

               A.

               whereas Milan Martin Cvikl fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU,

               1.

               Delivers a favourable opinion on the nomination of Milan Martin Cvikl as a Member of the Court of Auditors;

               2.

               Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and, for information, the Court of Auditors, the other institutions of the European Union and the audit institutions of the Member States.


title: 2012/183/EU: Council Decision of 26 March 2012 appointing an Estonian member and an Estonian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

text:
               3.4.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 96/5

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 26 March 2012
   appointing an Estonian member and an Estonian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
   (2012/183/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the Estonian Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

               A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Kaido KAASIK. An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Ms Urve ERIKSON as member of the Committee of the Regions,

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

               (a)

               as member:

                           —

                           Ms Urve ERIKSON, Member of Tudulinna Municipality Council,

                     and

               (b)

               as alternate member:

                           —

                           Mr Villi PIHL, Mayor of Kärla Municipality.

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

      Done at Brussels, 26 March 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         N. WAMMEN

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

      (2)  OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.


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2003/838/EC: Council Decision of 27 November 2003 on the signing, on behalf of the Community, and provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters extending for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004 the validity of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire

Official Journal L 319 , 04/12/2003 P. 0017 - 0018

Council Decisionof 27 November 2003on the signing, on behalf of the Community, and provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters extending for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004 the validity of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire(2003/838/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) Under the terms of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire(1), the contracting parties are, prior to the expiry of the period of validity of the Protocol to the Agreement, to enter into negotiations to determine by mutual agreement the contents of the Protocol for the period that follows and, where applicable, the amendments or additions to be made to the Annex thereto.(2) The two parties have decided that, pending negotiations on amendments to the Protocol, the period of validity of the current Protocol approved by Regulation (EC) No 722/2001(2), should be extended by one year by means of an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters initialled on 16 May 2003.(3) By virtue of the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters, Community fishermen are, from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004, entitled to fishing opportunities in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Côte d'Ivoire.(4) To avoid any interruption in the fishing activities of Community vessels it is essential that the extension should come into effect as soon as possible. It is therefore advisable to sign the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters and apply it provisionally pending the completion of the procedures required for concluding it.(5) The method of allocating the fishing opportunities among Member States on the basis of the Protocol that has expired should be confirmed,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The signing of the Agreement, in the form of an Exchange of Letters extending for the period from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004 the validity of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, pending a Council Decision to conclude the Agreement.The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.Article 2The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall apply provisionally from 1 July 2003.Article 3The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:(a) demersal fishing:>TABLE>(b) tuna fishing:(i) tuna seiners>TABLE>(ii) surface longliners>TABLE>(iii) pole-and-line tuna vessels>TABLE>If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities available under the Protocol, the Commission may consider licence applications from any other Member State.Article 4Member States whose vessels operate under the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall, in accordance with the detailed rules laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001(3), notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught in the fishing area of Côte d'Ivoire.Article 5The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters on behalf of the Community pending its conclusion.Done at Brussels, 27 November 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. Castelli(1) OJ L 379, 31.12.1990, p. 3.(2) OJ L 102, 12.4.2001, p. 1.(3) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.


title: 2008/593/EC: Commission Decision of 11 July 2008 amending Decision No 2007/60/EC as regards the modification of the tasks and the period of operation of the Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency

text:
               18.7.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 190/35

      COMMISSION DECISION

   of 11 July 2008
   amending Decision No 2007/60/EC as regards the modification of the tasks and the period of operation of the Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency
   (2008/593/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 of 19 December 2002 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (hereinafter referred to as the Agency) was set up by Commission Decision 2007/60/EC (2) of 26 October 2006, to manage the Community action in the field of the trans-European transport network until 31 December 2008 for the implementation of tasks concerning the granting of Community financial aid pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 2236/95 of 18 September 1995 laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of the trans-European networks (3). Many of these projects will run well until after 31 December 2008.

               (2)

               The Agency should become responsible also for the projects receiving financial aid on the basis of the Regulation (EC) No 680/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), as this Regulation continues to finance similar actions for the trans-European transport network as under Council Regulation (EC) No 2236/95, for which the Agency already received delegation.

               (3)

               The Agency should not become responsible for the adoption of individual decisions granting Community financial aid. However, in order to further increase the efficiency and effectiveness of programme implementation, the Commission may decide to delegate to the Agency the adoption of amendments to such decisions.

               (4)

               The Agency should in particular become responsible for project-related activities independently of the form and method of the Community financial aid defined in Article 6 of the Regulation (EC) No 680/2007. All programme-related activities, such as controlling and policymaking should be excluded and remain with the Commission.

               (5)

               The Agency should in particular become also responsible for accompanying measures to contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the TEN-T programme, in order the maximise its European added value, including promotion of the TEN-T programme to all parties concerned and the improvement of its visibility to the general public, in the Member States and bordering third countries. Such measures could consist of targeted awareness raising and promotion campaigns, including the organisation of TEN-T days, workshops and conferences, announcement and dissemination of results and best practice through adequate publications, including the use of the electronic media, by for instance the preparation of press releases, guidance to potential applicants, brochures on success stories and annual reports, and organisation of the participation of representatives of the agency and/or the Commission at relevant events, such as the inauguration of transport infrastructure.

               (6)

               An updated cost-benefit analysis has been carried out by external consultants showing that the administrative resources, in particular the staffing, of the existing Agency require a significant increase. The Agency would continue to be the most cost-effective option.

               (7)

               Decision 2007/60/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (8)

               The provisions set out by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory Committee for Executive Agencies,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   Decision 2007/60/EC is amended as follows:

               1.

               Decision 2007/60/EC is amended as follows:
               ‘Article 3
               Duration
               The Agency shall be set up for a period starting on 1 November 2006 and ending on 31 December 2015.’

               2.

               In Article 4, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
               ‘1.   The Agency shall be responsible, in the framework of Community action in the field of the trans-European transport network, for the implementation of tasks concerning the granting of Community financial aid pursuant to the Council Regulation (EC) No 2236/95 (5) and the Regulation (EC) No 680/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), with the exception of tasks requiring discretionary powers in translating political choices into action, such as programming, the establishment of priorities, the selection of projects according to Article 5 of the Regulation (EC) No 680/2007, programme evaluation and legislative monitoring. The Agency shall be responsible in particular for the following tasks:

                           (a)

                           assistance to the Commission during the programming and selection phases, as well as management of the monitoring phase of the financial aid granted to projects of common interest under the budget for the trans-European transport network, as well as carrying out the necessary checks to that end, by adopting the relevant decisions using the powers delegated to the Agency by the Commission;

                           (b)

                           coordination with other Community financial instruments, in particular by ensuring the coordination of the granting of financial aid, over the entire route, for all projects of common interest which also receive funding under the Structural Funds, the Cohesion Fund and from the European Investment Bank;

                           (c)

                           technical assistance to project promoters regarding the financial engineering for projects and the development of common evaluation methods;

                           (d)

                           adoption of the budget implementation instruments for revenue and expenditure and implementation, where the Commission has delegated responsibility to the Agency, of all operations required for the management of Community actions in the field of the trans-European transport network, as provided for in the Regulation (EC) No 2236/95 and the Regulation (EC) No 680/2007;

                           (e)

                           collection, analysis and transmission to the Commission of all information required by the Commission for the implementation of the trans-European transport network;

                           (f)

                           accompanying measures to contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the TEN-T programme in order to maximise its European added value, including promotion of the TEN-T programme to all parties concerned and the improvement of its visibility to the general public, in the Member States and bordering third countries;

                           (g)

                           any technical and administrative support requested by the Commission.

      Done at Brussels, 11 July 2008.

            For the Commission

         Antonio TAJANI

            Vice-President

      (1)  OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 32, 6.2.2007, p. 88.

      (3)  OJ L 228, 23.9.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1159/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 16).

      (4)  OJ L 162, 22.6.2007, p. 1.

      (5)  OJ L 228, 23.9.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1159/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 16).

      (6)  OJ L 162, 22.6.2007, p. 1.’


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87/288/EEC: Council Decision of 1 June 1987 concerning the extension of the period of validity of Decision 85/214/EEC and 86/23/EEC

Official Journal L 145 , 05/06/1987 P. 0086 - 0086

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  OF 1 JUNE 1987  CONCERNING THE EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF DECISION 85/214/EEC AND 86/23/EEC  ( 87/288/EEC )  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 235 THEREOF,  HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ),  HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ),  HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ),  WHEREAS, BY ITS DECISION 85/214/EEC ( 4 ), THE COUNCIL, TAKING NOTE OF THE REPORT AND PROPOSAL PRESENTED BY THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO DECISION 82/607/EEC ( 5 ), HAS AGREED THAT THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE COORDINATION MEASURES NECESSARY FOR THE SPECIFICATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND USE OF CADDIA TELEMATIC FACILITIES BY THE MEMBER STATES AND ITSELF, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN AGREED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME;  WHEREAS, BY ITS DECISION 86/23/EEC ( 6 ), THE COUNCIL SPECIFIED THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE CD PROJECT AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CADDIA LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME;  WHEREAS, IN THE ABSENCE OF AN AGREED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AT THE TIME OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED DECISIONS, THE APPLICATION OF THESE DECISIONS WAS RESTRICTED TO AN INITIAL PERIOD OF TWO YEARS EXPIRING ON 2 APRIL 1987;  WHERAS THE CADDIA STEERING COMMITTEE, INSTITUTED BY DECISION 85/214/EEC, AGREED AT ITS MEETING ON 18 FEBRUARY 1986 AN INITIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE AGRICULTURAL, CUSTOMS AND STATISTICAL SECTORS TOGETHER WITH COMMON ACTIONS IN THE FIELD OF IT STANDARDS;  WHEREAS 1992 IS THE DATE SCHEDULED FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE INTERNAL MARKET FOR WHICH THE CADDIA PROGRAMME IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT AND WHEREAS THE CADDIA STEERING COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED IN FAVOUR OF AN EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF DECISIONS 85/214/EEC AND 86/23/EEC UNTIL THE END OF 1992,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :  SOLE ARTICLE  THE INITIAL PERIOD OF APPLICATION MENTIONED IN ARTICLE 5 OF DECISION 85/214/EEC AND IN ARTICLE 6 OF DECISION 86/23/EEC IS HEREBY EXTENDED BY FIVE YEARS .  DONE AT LUXEMBOURG, 1 JUNE 1987 .  FOR THE COUNCIL  THE PRESIDENT  PH . MAYSTADT  ( 1 ) OJ NO C 55, 3 . 3 . 1987, P . 11 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO C 125, 11 . 5 . 1987, P . 11 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO C 150, 9 . 6 . 1987, P . 5 .  ( 4 ) OJ NO L 96, 3 . 4 . 1985, P . 35 .  ( 5 ) OJ NO L 247, 23 . 8 . 1982, P . 25 .  ( 6 ) OJ NO L 33, 8 . 2 . 1986, P . 28 .