title: 2013/546/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section V — Court of Auditors

text:
               16.11.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 308/122

      DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

   of 17 April 2013
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section V — Court of Auditors
   (2013/546/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011 (1),

               —

               having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012) 436 – C7-0228/2012) (2),

               —

               having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on implementation of the budget for the financial year 2011, together with the institutions’ replies (3),

               —

               having regard to the statement of assurance (4) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2011 pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to Article 314(10) and Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), and in particular Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (6), and in particular Articles 164, 165 and 166 thereof,

               —

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

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0092/2013),

               1.

               Grants the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors discharge in respect of the implementation of the Court of Auditors’ budget for the financial year 2011;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

               3.

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

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ L 68, 15.3.2011.

      (2)  OJ C 348, 14.11.2012, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 344, 12.11.2012, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ C 348, 14.11.2012, p. 130.

      (5)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

         RESOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

      of 17 April 2013
      with observations forming an integral part of the Decision on discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011, Section V — Court of Auditors
      THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

                  —

                  having regard to the European Union general budget for the financial year 2011 (1),

                  —

                  having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012) 436 – C7-0228/2012) (2),

                  —

                  having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on implementation of the budget for the financial year 2011, together with the institutions’ replies (3),

                  —

                  having regard to the statement of assurance (4) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2011 pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

                  —

                  having regard to Article 314(10) and Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

                  —

                  having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), and in particular Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (6), and in particular Articles 164, 165 and 166 thereof,

                  —

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

                  —

                  having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0092/2013),

                  1.

                  Notes that the Court of Auditors’ annual accounts are audited by an independent external auditor — PricewaterhouseCoopers SARL — in order to apply the same principles of transparency and accountability that it applies to its auditees; takes note of the auditor’s opinion that ‘the financial statement gives a true and fair view of the financial position of the Court’;

                  2.

                  Emphasises that in 2011, the Court of Auditors’ commitment appropriations amounted to a total of EUR 134 337 000 (EUR 148 600 000 in 2010) and the implementation rate for those appropriations was 93 % last year; notes that the Court of Auditors’ budget is purely administrative;

                  3.

                  Encourages the Court of Auditors to continue to assess the quality and impact of its work; calls for special attention to be given to the external experts’ reviews of the content and presentation of the Court of Auditors’ reports; notes that the external experts’ satisfaction rate decreased in 2011 and asks the Court of Auditors to explain why this is happening;

                  4.

                  Congratulates the Court of Auditors’ improvement of its financial management, in particular through the introduction of systematic monitoring of the implementation of recommendations by auditees; considers the rate achieved a very positive result and would like to know the average time between the delivery of those evaluations and receipt of replies from auditees;

                  5.

                  Reminds the Court of Auditors of the need to comply with time plans, even where there is no deadline, as is the case with the Court of Auditors’ Special Reports; considers that the compliance rate of timely adopted reports needs to be improved;

                  6.

                  Calls on the Court of Auditors to provide a timeline providing information on the individual stages of a report (from initial groundwork to publication) in each of its special reports;

                  7.

                  Agrees with the importance given by the Court of Auditors to the statement of preliminary findings; calls on the Court of Auditors, for that reason, to take effective measures to advance the percentage of statements issued within two months;

                  8.

                  Welcomes the reinforcement of audit posts in 2011, compared to the number of staff in other services; commends the Court of Auditors’ continued engagement in finding efficiency gains in the support services; regrets, however, that the number of vacant audit posts in the end of 2011 was still high (25 vacant posts), even if significantly fewer that the previous year (44 in 2010); calls on the Court of Auditors to speed up the recruitment of new staff for the vacant audit posts;

                  9.

                  Points to the considerable geographical imbalance as regards director posts: four nationals from the United Kingdom and one national from France, Spain, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Ireland and Italy;

                  10.

                  Finds the gender balance at the level of Directors and Heads of Units still very unbalanced (72 % male and 28 % female); notes with satisfaction that the proportion of women at AD level is increasing; points out, however, the importance of geographical balance at all levels of staff; requests that the Court of Auditors also provide a breakdown by nationality;

                  11.

                  Calls on the Court of Auditors to maintain the best possible working environment for its staff and its Members in the future; encourages the Court of Auditors to examine what lessons can be learned from the recently revealed harassment case and whether the procedure applied during the investigation by the Court of Auditors was fully in line with its Rules of Procedure;

                  12.

                  Calls for preventive measures to safeguard against workplace harassment and for details of all measures taken in respect of staff in the private offices of Members of the Court of Auditors;

                  13.

                  Congratulates the Court of Auditors for the highly efficient performance of its Translation Directorate and for the conclusion of the K3 building on schedule and within budget;

                  14.

                  Calls for information as to why the Court of Auditors’ new ‘Assist’ IT system has not been implemented and what problems there have been; calls for a breakdown of the costs which have arisen to date, and of likely costs in the future, and for information as to when the programme is likely to be introduced;

                  15.

                  Notes that the Court of Auditors made a total of 379 audit visits in 2011, 343 to Member States and 36 to third countries; calls on the Court of Auditors to increase both the number and effectiveness of on-site audit visits;

                  16.

                  Takes note that in 2011, the Court of Auditors reported a total of seven cases of suspected fraud arising from its audit work to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF); notes that OLAF decided to open an enquiry in two of those cases and those enquiries are still ongoing; calls on the Court of Auditors to clarify whether the number of cases referred to OLAF and the percentage of those that are investigated reflect the actual level of corruption in relation to the use of Union funds and, if not, what it proposes to do to increase both these figures;

                  17.

                  Notes, furthermore, that in 2011 the Court of Auditors referred 17 cases of possible suspected fraud to OLAF arising from denunciation letters received by the Court of Auditors; supports the Court of Auditors’ continuous close cooperation with OLAF, and urges the Court of Auditors to assess whether – and, if so, how – this number can be increased in relation to the overall image, action and effectiveness of the Court of Auditors in this sector;

                  18.

                  Welcomes the cooperation between the Court of Auditors and Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control, the clear follow up of the discharge resolution from the previous year and the regular feedback from Parliament’s demands;

                  19.

                  Takes note of the follow-up exercise made by the internal audit service which identified progress with the internal controls already in place and efforts made by the audited services to implement the agreed action plans; asks to be informed of the measures implemented and the results achieved by those services;

                  20.

                  Welcomes the publication of Special Report No 19/2012 on the follow-up of the Court of Auditors’ Special Reports;

                  21.

                  Expects to receive the summary of the main conclusions arising from the monitoring of the internal audit service ex-post verifications and the impact results that those changes had on the Court of Auditors’ internal control in the 2012 annual activity report;

                  22.

                  Acknowledges that the mid-term review of the Court of Auditors’ Outline Strategy for 2009 to 2013 concluded that the key processes are monitored and the progresses made to date are accurately reported;

                  23.

                  Awaits with interest the second peer review that the Court of Auditors is launching in 2013, focusing particularly on the practice of performance audit at the Court of Auditors; requests information about the implementation of the conclusions of the first introductory peer review in 2012;

                  24.

                  Agrees with the internal audit service recommendations to create a new set of key performance indicators to measure the implementation of that strategy.

         (1)  OJ L 68, 15.3.2011.

         (2)  OJ C 348, 14.11.2012, p. 1.

         (3)  OJ C 344, 12.11.2012, p. 1.

         (4)  OJ C 348, 14.11.2012, p. 130.

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

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


title: 2012/286/EU: Commission Decision of 31 May 2012 on the creation of an Expert Group on Land Transport Security

text:
               1.6.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 142/47

         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 31 May 2012
   on the creation of an Expert Group on Land Transport Security
   (2012/286/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 90 of the Treaty establishes that the objectives of the Treaties concerning transport shall be pursued within the framework of a common transport policy and transport security is an important part of it.

               (2)

               The White Paper ‘Roadmap to a single European transport area — Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system’ (1) establishes in its Annex I point 1(3) an initiative relating to the setting up of a permanent expert group on land transport security.

               (3)

               It is therefore necessary to set up a group of experts in the field of land transport security and to define its tasks and its structure.

               (4)

               The group should assist the Commission in formulating and implementing the Union’s activities aimed at developing policy on security relating to land transport, and shall foster ongoing exchanges of relevant experience, policies and practices between the Member States and the various parties involved.

               (5)

               The group should be composed of Member States, competent authorities. They should nominate experts from the government departments in charge of transport and security or policing issues.

               (6)

               Rules on disclosure of information by members of the group should be laid down.

               (7)

               Personal data relating to members of the group 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 (2),

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Subject matter
   The Expert Group on Land Transport Security, hereinafter referred to as called ‘the Group’ is hereby set up.
   Article 2
   Tasks
   1.   The Group shall assist the Commission in formulating and implementing the European Union’s activities aimed at developing policy on security relating to land transport, and shall foster ongoing exchanges of relevant experience, policies and practices between the Member States and the various parties involved.
   2.   To achieve the aims referred to in paragraph 1, the Group shall:

               —

               assist the Commission in the development of instruments for monitoring, evaluating and disseminating the results of measures taken at European Union level in the field of land transport security,

               —

               contribute to the implementation of European Union action programmes in the field, mainly by analysing the results and suggesting improvements to the measures taken,

               —

               encourage exchanges of information on measures taken at all levels to promote the security of land transport and, where appropriate, put forward suggestions for possible action at the European Union level,

               —

               deliver opinions or submit reports to the Commission, either at the latter’s request or on its own initiative, on any matter of relevance to the promotion of the security of land transport in the European Union.

         Article 3
   Consultation
   The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to land transport security.
   Article 4
   Membership
   1.   Members shall be Member States’ competent authorities. They shall nominate two representatives:

               (a)

               one representative per Member State from ministries or government departments responsible for land transport;

               (b)

               one representative per Member State from ministries or government departments responsible for security or policing issues.

         2.   The Commission’s representatives may give observer status to individuals or invite European representatives of international and professional organisations engaged in, or directly affected by, land transport security as well as transport user organisations.
   3.   The names of individuals referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall be published in the Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities (‘the Register’). The names of Member States’ authorities may be published in the Register. The names of individuals and organisations referred to in paragraph 2 shall be published in the Register and the interest represented shall be disclosed (3).
   4.   Personal data shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
   Article 5
   Operation
   1.   The Group shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.
   2.   In agreement with the Commission, the Group may set up working parties to examine specific questions on the basis of terms of reference defined by the Group. Such working parties shall be disbanded as soon as their mandate is fulfilled.
   3.   The Commission may invite any person who is specially qualified in a particular subject on the agenda to take part in its work on an ad hoc basis. Invited experts shall only take part in the work on the particular subject for which their attendance is requested.
   4.   For the preparation of its opinions, the Group may appoint one of the Member States’ representatives as a rapporteur with the task of drawing up reports.
   5.   The Group shall be convened by the Commission and shall normally meet on its premises. It shall meet at least twice a year. The Commission shall provide secretarial services. Other Commission officials with interest in the proceedings may attend meetings of the group and its working parties.
   6.   The Group’s deliberations shall deal with the requests for opinion presented by the Commission or with the opinions which the Group delivers on its own initiative. They are not followed by a vote.
   7.   The Commission shall publish all relevant documents either in the Register or via a link from the Register to a dedicated website. Exceptions to publication are possible where disclosure of a document would undermine the protection of a public or private interest as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).
   8.   Members of the Group and their representatives, 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 of 29 November 2001 amending its internal Rules of Procedure (5). Should they fail to respect these obligations, the Commission may take all appropriate measures.
   Article 6
   Meeting expenses and financial consequences
   1.   Participants in the activities of the group shall not be remunerated for the services they render.
   2.   Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by Members’ representatives in connection with the activities of the group shall be reimbursed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions in force within the Commission. Travel and subsistence expenses incurred in connection with the activities of the group by observers and invited experts shall also be reimbursed.
   3.   Those expenses shall be reimbursed within the limits of the available appropriations allocated under the annual procedure for the allocation of resources.
   Article 7
   Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 31 May 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  COM(2011) 144 final.

      (2)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

      (3)  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.

      (4)  OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.

      (5)  OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1.


title: 2006/543/EC: Council Decision of  8 November 2005  on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Lebanon on certain aspects of air services

text:
               5.8.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 215/15

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 8 November 2005
   on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Lebanon on certain aspects of air services
   (2006/543/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2), in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sentence of the first subparagraph thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Council has authorised the Commission on 5 June 2003 to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.

               (2)

               The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement with the Republic of Lebanon on certain aspects of air services in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council's Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.

               (3)

               Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the agreement negotiated by the Commission should be signed and provisionally applied,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Lebanon on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said Agreement.
   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 on behalf of the Community subject to its conclusion.
   Article 3
   Pending its entry into force, the Agreement shall be applied provisionally from the first day of the first month following the date on which the Parties have notified each other of the completion of the necessary procedures for this purpose.
   Article 4
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to make the notification provided in Article 8(2) of the Agreement.

      Done at Brussels, 8 November 2005.

            For the Council

            The President

         G. BROWN

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               5.8.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 215/17

         AGREEMENT
   between the European Community and the Republic of Lebanon on certain aspects of air services
   THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
   of the one part, and
   THE REPUBLIC OF LEBANON
   of the other part
   (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’),
   NOTING that bilateral air service agreements have been concluded between several Member States of the European Community and the Republic of Lebanon containing provisions contrary to Community law;
   NOTING that the European Community has exclusive competence with respect to several aspects that may be included in bilateral air service agreements between Member States of the European Community and third countries;
   NOTING that under European Community law Community air carriers established in a Member State have the right to non-discriminatory access to air routes between the Member States of the European Community and third countries;
   HAVING REGARD to the agreements between the European Community and certain third countries providing for the possibility for the nationals of such third countries to acquire ownership in air carriers licensed in accordance with European Community law;
   RECOGNISING that provisions of the bilateral air service agreements between Member States of the European Community and the Republic of Lebanon, which are contrary to European Community law, must be brought into full conformity with it in order to establish a sound legal basis for air services between the European Community and the Republic of Lebanon and to preserve the continuity of such air services;
   NOTING that it is not a purpose of the European Community, as part of these negotiations, to affect the total volume of air traffic between the European Community and the Republic of Lebanon, the balance between Community air carriers and air carriers of the Republic of Lebanon, or to negotiate amendments to the provisions of existing bilateral air service agreements concerning traffic rights,
   HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   General Provisions
   1.   For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘Member States’ shall mean Member States of the European Community.
   2.   References in each of the Agreements listed in Annex I to nationals of the Member State that is a party to that Agreement shall be understood as referring to nationals of the Member States of the European Community.
   3.   References in each of the Agreements listed in Annex I to air carriers or airlines of the Member State that is a party to that Agreement shall be understood as referring to air carriers or airlines designated by that Member State.
   Article 2
   Designation by a Member State
   1.   The provisions in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article shall supersede the corresponding provisions in the Articles listed in Annex II(a) and (b) respectively, in relation to the designation of an air carrier by the Member State concerned, its authorisations and permissions granted by the Republic of Lebanon, and the refusal, revocation, suspension or limitation of the authorisations or permissions of the air carrier, respectively.
   2.   On receipt of a designation by a Member State, the Republic of Lebanon shall grant the appropriate authorisations and permissions with minimum procedural delay, provided that:

               (i)

               the air carrier is established, under the Treaty establishing the European Community, in the territory of the designating Member State and has a valid Operating Licence in accordance with European Community law;

               (ii)

               effective regulatory control of the air carrier is exercised and maintained by the Member State responsible for issuing its Air Operators Certificate and the relevant aeronautical authority is clearly identified in the designation; and

               (iii)

               the air carrier is owned and shall continue to be owned directly or through majority ownership by Member States and/or nationals of Member States, or by other States listed in Annex III and/or nationals of such other States, and shall at all times be effectively controlled by such States and/or such nationals.

         3.   The Republic of Lebanon may refuse, revoke, suspend or limit the authorisations or permissions of an air carrier designated by a Member State where:

               (i)

               the air carrier is not established, under the Treaty establishing the European Community, in the territory of the designating Member State or does not have a valid Operating Licence in accordance with European Community law;

               (ii)

               effective regulatory control of the air carrier is not exercised or not maintained by the Member State responsible for issuing its Air Operators Certificate, or the relevant aeronautical authority is not clearly identified in the designation; or

               (iii)

               the air carrier is not owned and effectively controlled directly or through majority ownership by Member States and/or nationals of Member States, or by other states listed in Annex III and/or nationals of such other States.

         In exercising its right under this paragraph, the Republic of Lebanon shall not discriminate between Community air carriers on the grounds of nationality.
   Article 3
   Rights with regard to regulatory control
   1.   The provisions in paragraph 2 of this Article shall complement the Articles listed in Annex II(c).
   2.   Where a Member State has designated an air carrier whose regulatory control is exercised and maintained by another Member State, the rights of the Republic of Lebanon under the safety provisions of the Agreement between the Member State that has designated the air carrier and the Republic of Lebanon shall apply equally in respect of the adoption, exercise or maintenance of safety standards by that other Member State and in respect of the operating authorisation of that air carrier.
   Article 4
   Taxation of aviation fuel
   1.   The provisions in paragraph 2 of this Article shall complement the corresponding provisions in the Articles listed in Annex II(d).
   2.   Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, nothing in each of the Agreements listed in Annex II(d) shall prevent a Member State from imposing taxes, levies, duties, fees or charges on fuel supplied in its territory for use in an aircraft of a designated air carrier of the Republic of Lebanon that operates between a point in the territory of that Member State and another point in the territory of that Member State or in the territory of another Member State.
   Article 5
   Tariffs for carriage within the European Community
   1.   The provisions in paragraph 2 of this Article shall complement the articles listed in Annex II(e).
   2.   The tariffs to be charged by the air carrier(s) designated by the Republic of Lebanon under an agreement listed in Annex I containing a provision listed in Annex II(e) for carriage wholly within the European Community shall be subject to European Community law.
   Article 6
   Annexes to the Agreement
   The Annexes to this Agreement shall form an integral part thereof.
   Article 7
   Revision or amendment
   The Parties may, at any time, revise or amend this Agreement by mutual consent.
   Article 8
   Entry into force and provisional application
   1.   This Agreement shall enter in force when the Parties have notified each other in writing that their respective internal procedures necessary for its entry into force have been completed.
   2.   Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the Parties agree to provisionally apply this Agreement from the first day of the month following the date on which the Parties have notified each other of the completion of the procedures necessary for this purpose.
   3.   Agreements and other arrangements between Member States and the Republic of Lebanon which, at the date of signature of this Agreement, have not yet entered into force and are not being applied provisionally are listed in Annex I(b). This Agreement shall apply to all such Agreements and arrangements upon their entry into force or provisional application.
   Article 9
   Termination
   1.   In the event that an Agreement listed in Annex I is terminated, all provisions of this Agreement that relate to the Agreement listed in Annex I concerned shall terminate at the same time.
   2.   In the event that all Agreements listed in Annex I are terminated, this Agreement shall terminate at the same time.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorised, have signed this Agreement.
      Done at Beirut in duplicate, on this seventh day of July in the year two thousand and six, in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Arabic languages.

         Por la Comunidad Europea
         Za Evropské společenství
         For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
         Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
         Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
         Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα
         For the European Community
         Pour la Communauté européenne
         Per la Comunità europea
         Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
         Europos bendrijos vardu
         Az Európai Közösség részéről
         Għall-Komunità Ewropea
         Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
         W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
         Pela Comunidade Europeia
         Za Európske spoločenstvo
         Za Evropsko skupnost
         Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
         För Europeiska gemenskapen

         Por la República Libanesa
         Za Libanonskou republiku
         For Den Libanesiske Republik
         Für die Libanesische Republik
         Liibanoni Vabariigi nimel
         Για τη Δημοκρατία του Λιβάνου
         For the Republic of Lebanon
         Pour la République libanaise
         Per la Repubblica del Libano
         Libānas Republikas vārdā
         Libano Respublikos vardu
         A Libanoni Köztársaság részéről
         Għar-repubblika tal-Libanu
         Voor de Republiek Libanon
         W imieniu Republiki Libańskiej
         Pela República do Líbano
         Za Libanonskú republiku
         Za Republiko Libanon
         Libanonin tasavallan puolesta
         För Republiken Libanon

   ANNEX I
   List of Agreements referred to in Article 1 of this Agreement

               (a)

               Air service agreements between the Republic of Lebanon and Member States of the European Community which, at the date of signature of this Agreement, have been concluded, signed and/or are being applied provisionally

                           —

                           Agreement between the Austrian Federal Government and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon for air services between and beyond their respective territories, done at Beirut on 2 April 1969, as amended (hereafter referred to as Lebanon-Austria Agreement);

                           —

                           Agreement between the Belgian Government and the Lebanese Government concerning air services between and beyond their respective territories, done at Beirut on 24 December 1953, as amended (hereafter referred to as Lebanon-Belgium Agreement);

                           —

                           Air Services Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Cyprus and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon, initialled on 23 May 1996 (hereafter referred to as Draft Lebanon-Cyprus Agreement);

                           —

                           Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the Czech Republic and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon, done at Beirut on 22 September 2003 (hereafter referred to as Lebanon-Czech Republic Agreement);

                           —

                           Air Transport Agreement between Denmark and Lebanon, done at Beirut on 21 October 1955 (hereafter referred to as Lebanon-Denmark Agreement);

                           —

                           Draft Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon, initialled and annexed to the Agreed Record of the consultations between delegations representing the Governments of the French Republic and of the Republic of Lebanon, signed in Paris on 24 June 1998 (hereafter referred to as Draft Lebanon-France Agreement);

                           —

                           Air Transport Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Lebanese Republic, done at Beirut on 15 March 1961 as amended (hereafter referred to as Lebanon-Germany Agreement);

                           —

                           Draft Air Services Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon, initialled and annexed to the Agreed Minutes signed in Bonn on 16 January 2002 (hereafter referred to as Draft Revised Lebanon-Germany Agreement);

                           —

                           Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Greece and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon concerning the establishment of air services between their respective territories, done at Beirut on 6 September 1948 (hereafter referred to as Lebanon-Greece Agreement);

                           —

                           Agreement between the Government of the Hungarian People's Republic and the Republic of Lebanon relating to Civil Air Transport, done at Beirut on 15 January 1966 (hereafter referred to as Lebanon-Hungary Agreement);

                           —

                           Air Transport Agreement between the Italian Government and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon, done at Beirut on 24 January 1949 as amended (hereafter referred to as Lebanon-Italy Agreement);

                           —

                           Air Services Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Lebanon and the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, initialled and attached as Appendix B to the Confidential Memorandum of Understanding signed in Beirut on 23 October 1998 (hereafter referred to as Draft Lebanon-Luxembourg Agreement);

                           —

                           Draft Air Services Agreement between the Government of Malta and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon, initialled and attached as Appendix B to the Agreed Minutes signed in Beirut on 30 April 1999 (hereafter referred to as Draft Lebanon-Malta Agreement);

                           —

                           Air Transport Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Lebanon, done at Beirut on 20 September 1949 (hereafter referred to as Lebanon-Netherlands Agreement);

                           —

                           Air Services Agreement between the Government of the Polish People's Republic and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon, done at Beirut on 25 April 1966 (hereafter referred to as Lebanon-Poland Agreement);

                           —

                           Air Transport Agreement between Sweden and Lebanon, done at Beirut on 23 March 1953 (hereafter referred to as Lebanon-Sweden Agreement);

                           —

                           Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Lebanese Republic for air services between and beyond their respective territories, done at Beirut on 15 August 1951, as amended (hereafter referred to as Lebanon-UK Agreement)

               (b)

               Air service agreements and other arrangements initialled or signed between the Republic of Lebanon and Member States of the European Community which, at the date of signature of this Agreement, have not yet entered into force and are not being applied provisionally

                           —

                           Draft Air Transport Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Lebanon, initialled in Madrid on 21 August 1997 (hereafter referred to as Draft Lebanon-Spain Agreement).

         ANNEX II
   List of Articles in the Agreements listed in Annex I and referred to in Articles 2 to 5 of this Agreement

               (a)

               Designation by a Member State:

                           —

                           Article 3 of the Lebanon-Austria Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 3 of the Lebanon-Belgium Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 4 of the Draft Lebanon-Cyprus Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 3 of the Lebanon-Czech Republic Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 3 of the Draft Lebanon-France Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 3 of the Lebanon-Germany Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 3 of the Lebanon-Hungary Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 3 of the Draft Lebanon-Luxembourg Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 6 of the Draft Lebanon-Malta Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 3 of the Lebanon-Poland Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 3 of the Draft Lebanon-Spain Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 4 of the Lebanon-United Kingdom Agreement;

               (b)

               Refusal, Revocation, Suspension or Limitation of Authorisations or Permissions:

                           —

                           Article 4 of the Lebanon-Austria Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 3 of the Lebanon-Belgium Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 5 of the Draft Lebanon-Cyprus Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 4 of the Lebanon-Czech Republic Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 5 of the Lebanon-Denmark Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 4 of the Draft Lebanon-France Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 4 of the Lebanon-Germany Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 6 of the Lebanon-Greece Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 4 of the Lebanon-Hungary Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 6 of the Lebanon-Italy Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 4 of the Draft Lebanon-Luxembourg Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 7 of the Draft Lebanon-Malta Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 6 of the Lebanon-Netherlands Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 3 of the Lebanon-Poland Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 4 of the Draft Lebanon-Spain Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 5 of the Lebanon-Sweden Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 4 of the Lebanon-United Kingdom Agreement;

               (c)

               Regulatory control:

                           —

                           Article 7 bis of the Lebanon-Austria Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 7 of the Lebanon-Czech Republic Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 8 of the Draft Lebanon-France Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 7 of the Draft Lebanon-Luxembourg Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 6 of the Draft Revised Lebanon-Germany Agreement;

               (d)

               Taxation of Aviation Fuel:

                           —

                           Article 5 of the Lebanon-Austria Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 4 of the Lebanon-Belgium Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 7 of the Draft Lebanon-Cyprus Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 8 of the Lebanon-Czech Republic Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 9 of the Lebanon-Denmark Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 10 of the Draft Lebanon-France Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 6 of the Lebanon-Germany Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 10 of the Draft Revised Lebanon-Germany Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 3 of the Lebanon-Greece Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 14 of the Lebanon-Hungary Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 3 of the Lebanon-Italy Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 8 of the Draft Lebanon-Luxembourg Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 9 of the Draft Lebanon-Malta Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 6 of the Lebanon-Poland Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 5 of the Draft Lebanon-Spain Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 9 of the Lebanon-Sweden Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 5 of the Lebanon-United Kingdom Agreement;

               (e)

               Tariffs for Carriage within the European Community:

                           —

                           Article 9 of the Lebanon-Austria Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 7 of the Lebanon-Belgium Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 16 of the Draft Lebanon-Cyprus Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 12 of the Lebanon-Czech Republic Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 7 of the Lebanon-Denmark Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 14 of the Draft Lebanon-France Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 9 of the Lebanon-Germany Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 14 of the Draft Revised Lebanon-Germany Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 7 of the Lebanon-Hungary Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 13 of the Draft Lebanon-Luxembourg Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 14 of the Draft Lebanon-Malta Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 10 of the Lebanon-Poland Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 7 of the Draft Lebanon-Spain Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 7 of the Lebanon-Sweden Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 7 of the Lebanon-United Kingdom Agreement.

         ANNEX III
   List of other States referred to in Article 2 of this Agreement

               (a)

               The Republic of Iceland (under the Agreement on the European Economic Area);

               (b)

               the Principality of Liechtenstein (under the Agreement on the European Economic Area);

               (c)

               the Kingdom of Norway (under the Agreement on the European Economic Area);

               (d)

               the Swiss Confederation (under the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport).


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2003/253/EC: Council Decision of 19 December 2002 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Canada pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 for the modification of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in EC Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT 1994

Official Journal L 095 , 11/04/2003 P. 0036 - 0037

Council Decisionof 19 December 2002concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Canada pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 for the modification of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in EC Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT 1994(2003/253/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 the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) On 26 July 2002, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations under Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 with a view to modifying certain concessions for cereals. Accordingly, the European Community notified the WTO on 26 July 2002 of its intention to modify certain concessions in EC Schedule CXL.(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the Committee established by Article 133 of the Treaty and within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council.(3) The Commission has negotiated with Canada, the WTO Member having a substantial supplying interest, an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.(4) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Canada should therefore be approved.(5) In order to ensure that the Agreement may be fully applied by 1 January 2003 and pending the amendment of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), the Commission should be authorised to adopt temporary derogations from that Regulation.(6) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(2),HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Canada pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 for the modification of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in EC Schedule CXL annexed to the GATT 1994 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.Article 2To the extent necessary to permit the full application of this Agreement by 1 January 2003, the Commission may derogate from Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(2) of this Decision, until that Regulation is amended but not later than 30 June 2003.Article 31. The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee for Cereals instituted by Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92.2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.Article 4The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.Done at Brussels, 19 December 2002.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Fischer Boel(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000 (OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1).(2) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2017/1248 of 11 July 2017 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, as regards provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party

text:
               12.7.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 181/4

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/1248
   of 11 July 2017
   on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, as regards provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 79(2)(b), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) and the first subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 22 January 2007 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with Ukraine for the conclusion of a new agreement between the European Union and Ukraine to replace the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (2).

               (2)

               Those negotiations were successfully finalised and the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (hereinafter ‘Agreement’) was initialled in 2012.

               (3)

               In accordance with Council Decision 2014/295/EU (3), Council Decision 2014/668/EU (4) and Council Decision 2014/670/Euratom (5), the Agreement was signed at Brussels on 21 March 2014 and at Brussels on 27 June 2014, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

               (4)

               This Decision concerns only Article 17 of the Agreement, which contains specific obligations relating to the treatment of third country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party and which falls within the scope of Title V of Part Three of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The aim and content of those provisions is distinct from and independent of the aim and content of the other provisions of the Agreement to establish an association between the parties. A separate decision relating to the other provisions of the Agreement will be adopted in parallel with this Decision.

               (5)

               In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, those Member States are not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and are not bound by it or subject to its application.

               (6)

               In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

               (7)

               The Agreement should not be construed as conferring rights or imposing obligations which can be directly invoked before Union or Member State courts and tribunals.

               (8)

               The Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Union,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, together with the Annexes and Protocols thereto (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’), is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, as regards Article 17 thereof (6).
   Article 2
   The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 486(2) of the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Agreement (7).
   Article 3
   The Agreement shall not be construed as conferring rights or imposing obligations which can be directly invoked before Union or Member State courts and tribunals.
   Article 4
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 11 July 2017.

            For the Council

            The President

         T. TÕNISTE

      (1)  Consent of 16 September 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

      (2)  Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, and Ukraine (OJ L 49, 19.2.1998, p. 3).

      (3)  Council Decision 2014/295/EU of 17 March 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, as regards the Preamble, Article 1, and Titles I, II and VII thereof (OJ L 161, 29.5.2014, p. 1).

      (4)  Council Decision 2014/668/EU of 23 June 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, as regards Title III (with the exception of the provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other Party) and Titles IV, V, VI and VII thereof, as well as the related Annexes and Protocols (OJ L 278, 20.9.2014, p. 1)

      (5)  Council Decision 2014/670/Euratom of 23 June 2014 approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (OJ L 278, 20.9.2014, p. 8).

      (6)  The text of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part has been published in OJ L 161, 29.5.2014, p. 3.

      (7)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2015/2354 of 10 December 2015 authorising certain Member States to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Seychelles to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

text:
               17.12.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 331/11

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/2354
   of 10 December 2015
   authorising certain Member States to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Seychelles to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 81(3) in conjunction with Article 218 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The European Union has set as one of its aims the promotion of the protection of the rights of the child, as stated in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Measures for the protection of children against wrongful removal or retention are an essential part of that policy.

               (2)

               The Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 (2) (‘Brussels IIa Regulation’), which aims to protect children from the harmful effects of wrongful removal or retention and to establish procedures to ensure their prompt return to the state of their habitual residence, as well as to secure the protection of rights of access and rights of custody.

               (3)

               Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 complements and reinforces the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (‘the 1980 Hague Convention’) which establishes, at international level, a system of obligations and cooperation among contracting states and between central authorities and aims to ensure the prompt return of wrongfully removed or retained children.

               (4)

               All Member States of the Union are party to the 1980 Hague Convention.

               (5)

               The Union encourages third states to accede to the 1980 Hague Convention and supports the correct implementation of the 1980 Hague Convention by participating, along with the Member States, inter alia, in the special commissions organised on a regular basis by the Hague Conference on private international law.

               (6)

               A common legal framework applicable between Member States of the Union and third states could be the best solution to sensitive cases of international child abduction.

               (7)

               The 1980 Hague Convention stipulates that it applies between the acceding state and such contracting states as have declared their acceptance of the accession.

               (8)

               The 1980 Hague Convention does not allow regional economic integration organisations such as the Union to become party to it. Therefore, the Union cannot accede to that Convention, nor can it deposit a declaration of acceptance of an acceding state.

               (9)

               Pursuant to Opinion 1/13 of the Court of Justice of the European Union, declarations of acceptance under the 1980 Hague Convention fall within the exclusive external competence of the Union.

               (10)

               Seychelles deposited its instrument of accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on 27 May 2008. The 1980 Hague Convention entered into force for Seychelles on 1 August 2008.

               (11)

               Several Member States have already accepted the accession of Seychelles to the 1980 Hague Convention. An assessment of the situation in Seychelles has led to the conclusion that those Member States that have not yet accepted the accession of Seychelles, are in a position to accept, in the interest of the Union, the accession of Seychelles under the terms of the 1980 Hague Convention.

               (12)

               The Member States that have not yet accepted the accession of Seychelles should therefore be authorised to deposit their declarations of acceptance of accession of Seychelles in the interest of the Union in accordance with the terms set out in this Decision. The Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden which have already accepted the accession of Seychelles to the 1980 Hague Convention should not deposit new declarations of acceptance as the existing declarations remain valid under public international law.

               (13)

               The United Kingdom and Ireland are bound by Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 and are taking part in the adoption and application of this Decision.

               (14)

               In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   1.   The Member States that have not yet done so are hereby authorised to accept the accession of Seychelles to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (‘the 1980 Hague Convention’) in the interest of the Union.
   2.   Member States referred to in paragraph 1 shall, no later than 11 December 2016, deposit a declaration of acceptance of the accession of Seychelles to the 1980 Hague Convention in the interest of the Union worded as follows:

      ‘[Full name of MEMBER STATE] declares that it accepts the accession of Seychelles to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2015/2354’

   3.   Each Member State shall inform the Council and the Commission of the deposit of its declaration of acceptance of the accession of Seychelles and communicate to the Commission the text of the declaration within 2 months of its deposit.
   Article 2
   Those Member States which deposited their declarations of acceptance of the accession of Seychelles to the 1980 Hague Convention prior to the date of adoption of this Decision, shall not deposit new declarations.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   Article 4
   This Decision is addressed to all Member States with the exception of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden.

      Done at Brussels, 10 December 2015.

            For the Council

            The President

         F. BAUSCH

      (1)  Opinion of 11 February 2015 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

      (2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 (OJ L 338, 23.12.2003, p. 1).


title: Council Decision 2014/447/CFSP of 9 July 2014 amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS)

text:
               10.7.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 201/28

         COUNCIL DECISION 2014/447/CFSP
   of 9 July 2014
   amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28, Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 3 July 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/354/CFSP (1) on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) which continued EUPOL COPPS as from 1 July 2013. That Decision expires on 30 June 2014. The financial reference amount covers the period from 1 July 2013 until 30 June 2014.

               (2)

               EUPOL COPPS should be extended for an additional period of 12 months until 30 June 2015.

               (3)

               Decision 2013/354/CFSP should be amended to extend the period covered by the financial reference amount accordingly.

               (4)

               EUPOL COPPS will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Council Decision 2013/354/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

               (1)

               Article 2 is replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 2
               Mission Statement
               EUPOL COPPS shall contribute to the establishment of effective and sustainable policing and wider criminal justice arrangements under Palestinian ownership in accordance with best international standards, in cooperation with the Union's institution building programmes as well as other international efforts in the wider context of Security Sector and Criminal Justice Reform.
               To that end EUPOL COPPS shall:

                           —

                           assist the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP), in line with the Security Sector Strategy, in the implementation of the PCP Strategic Plan by advising and mentoring, in particular senior officials at District, Headquarters and Ministerial levels,

                           —

                           assist, by advising and mentoring including at Ministerial level, the Criminal Justice Institutions and the Palestinian Bar Association in the implementation of the Justice Sector Strategy as well as the different institutional plans linked to it,

                           —

                           coordinate, facilitate and provide advice, as appropriate, on assistance and projects implemented by the Union, the Member States and third States related to the PCP and Criminal Justice institutions and identify and implement its own projects, in areas relevant to EUPOL COPPS and in support of its objectives.’;

               (2)

               in Article 11, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:
               ‘5.   The Head of Mission shall ensure the protection of EU classified information in accordance with Council Decision 2013/488/EU (2).

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

               (3)

               the following Article is inserted:
               ‘Article 11a
               Legal arrangements
               EUPOL COPPS shall have the capacity to procure services and supplies, to enter into contracts and administrative arrangements, to employ staff, to hold bank accounts, to acquire and dispose of assets and to discharge its liabilities, and to be a party to legal proceedings, as required in order to implement this Decision.’;

               (4)

               Article 12 is replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 12
               Financial arrangements
               1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL COPPS for the period from 1 July 2013 until 30 June 2014 shall be EUR 9 570 000.
               The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL COPPS for the period from 1 July 2014 until 30 June 2015 shall be EUR 9 820 000.
               2.   All expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union. Nationals of third States shall be allowed to tender for contracts. Subject to the Commission's approval, EUPOL COPPS may conclude technical arrangements with Member States, host Parties, participating third States and other international actors regarding the provision of equipment, services and premises to EUPOL COPPS.
               3.   EUPOL COPPS shall be responsible for the implementation of its budget. For this purpose, EUPOL COPPS shall sign an agreement with the Commission.
               4.   EUPOL COPPS shall be responsible for any claims and obligations arising from the implementation of the mandate starting from 1 July 2014, with the exception of any claims relating to serious misconduct by the Head of Mission, for which he/she shall bear the responsibility.
               5.   The implementation of the financial arrangements shall be without prejudice to the chain of command as provided for in Articles 4, 5 and 6 and the operational requirements of EUPOL COPPS, including compatibility of equipment and interoperability of its teams.
               6.   Expenditure shall be eligible as of 9 July 2014.’

               (5)

               In paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 13, the words ‘Decision 2011/292/EU’ are replaced by the words ‘Decision 2013/488/EU’.

         Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
   It shall apply from 1 July 2014.

      Done at Brussels, 9 July 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. GOZI

      (1)  Council Decision 2013/354/CFSP of 3 July 2013 on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (OJ L 185, 4.7.2013, p. 12).


title: Council Decision (EU) 2015/2027 of 10 November 2015 appointing a Swedish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

text:
               13.11.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 297/6

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/2027
   of 10 November 2015
   appointing a Swedish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
   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 Swedish Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 26 January, on 5 February and on 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.

               (2)

               An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Rolf SÄLLRYD,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The following is hereby appointed as an alternate member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:

               —

               Ms Birgitta SACRÉDEUS, Ledamot i regionfullmäktige, Dalarnas läns landsting.

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

      Done at Brussels, 10 November 2015.

            For the Council

            The President

         P. GRAMEGNA

      (1)  OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42.

      (2)  OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25.

      (3)  OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70.


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2001/150/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 10 November 2000 on the publication of certain legal acts and instruments of the European Central Bank (ECB/2000/12)

Official Journal L 055 , 24/02/2001 P. 0068 - 0068

Decision of the European Central Bankof 10 November 2000on the publication of certain legal acts and instruments of the European Central Bank(ECB/2000/12)(2001/150/EC)THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the "Statute") and in particular to Articles 10.4, 34.1 and 34.2 thereof,After consulting the General Council of the European Central Bank (ECB),Whereas:(1) The ECB attaches great importance to enhancing the transparency of the regulatory framework of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). In line with this approach, legal acts and instruments adopted by the ECB should be made available to the gernal public for public awareness even in the absence of an obligation to do so pursuant to the Treaty establishing the European Community or the Statute.(2) Transparency can best be served through the publication of ECB acts and instruments in all official Community languages in the Official Journal of the European Communities,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1Guideline ECB/1998/NP10 of 3 November 1998 on the implementation of Article 52 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (Annex I to this Decision), Guideline ECB/1999/NP11 of 22 April 1999 on the authorisation to issue national banknotes during the transitional period (Annex II to this Decision) and Guideline ECB/1998/NP28 of 22 December 1998 concerning the common rules and minimum standards to protect the confidentiality of the individual statistical information collected by the European Central Bank with the assistance of the national central banks (Annex III to this Decision); Decision ECB/1998/NP1 of 19 June 1998 on the appointment and on the duration of the mandate of the external auditor of the European Central Bank (Annex IV to this Decision); Decision ECB/1998/NP15 of 1 December 1998 concerning the performance by the European Central Bank of certain functions relating to medium-term financial assistance for Member States' balance of payments (Annex V to this Decision) and Recommendation ECB/1999/NP7 of 8 April 1999 on the accounting treatment of costs incurred in connection with the issue of banknotes (Annex VI to this Decision) are hereby published.Article 2This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Frankfurt am Main, 10 November 2000.The President of the ECBWillem F. Duisenberg


title: Council Decision of 21 October 1974 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on the supply of common wheat as food aid

text:
No L 62/ 12                         Official Journal of the European Communities                             7 . 3 . 75
                                                            II
                                      (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                 COUNCIL
                                                COUNCIL DECISION
                                                 of 21 October 1974
              on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and
                    the Kingdom of Morocco on the supply of common wheat as food aid
                                                      (75/ 143/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                       HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                                                Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular                  The Agreement between the European Economic
Articles 113 , 114 and 228 thereof;                             Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on the
                                                                supply of common wheat as food aid, is hereby
                                                                concluded on behalf of the Community.
Having regard to the recommendation from the
Commission ;                                                    The text of the Agreement is annexed to this
                                                                Decision .
Whereas the European Economic Community has                                           Article 2
concluded the 1971 Food Aid Convention ;
                                                                The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
                                                                designate the persons empowered to- sign the
Whereas by its letter of 8 June 1973 , the Kingdom              Agreement and to confer on them the necessary
of Morocco has requested food aid ;                             powers to bind the Community.
                                                                Done at Luxembourg, 21 October 1974.
Whereas in view of the cereal supply situation in
that country the latter should be accorded, under                                            For the Council
the Community food-aid programme for 1973 /74,                                               The President
and by way of gift, 15 000 metric tons of common
wheat,                                                                                Ch . BONNET


title: Council Decision (EU) 2017/47 of 8 November 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Principality of Liechtenstein on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa, as part of the Internal Security Fund for the period 2014 to 2020

text:
               12.1.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 7/2

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/47
   of 8 November 2016
   on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Principality of Liechtenstein on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa, as part of the Internal Security Fund for the period 2014 to 2020
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 77(2) and 218(5) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) provides that the countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis participate in the instrument in accordance with its provisions and that arrangements are to be concluded on their financial contributions and the supplementary rules necessary for such participation, including provisions ensuring the protection of the Union's financial interests and the powers of audit of the Court of Auditors.

               (2)

               On 14 July 2014, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Iceland, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein for an Agreement on the modalities of their participation in the Internal Security Fund- Borders and Visa for the period 2014 to 2020. The negotiations with the Principality of Liechtenstein were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement on 30 March 2016.

               (3)

               In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Decision builds upon the Schengen acquis, Denmark shall, in accordance with Article 4 of that Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has decided on this Decision whether it will implement it in its national law.

               (4)

               This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC (2); the United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

               (5)

               This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC (3); Ireland is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

               (6)

               The Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

               (7)

               In accordance with Article 19(4) of the Agreement, the Agreement with the exception of Article 5 thereof should be applied provisionally as from the day following that of its signature,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Principality of Liechtenstein on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa, as part of the Internal Security Fund for the period 2014 to 2020 is authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement.
   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 on behalf of the Union.
   Article 3
   The Agreement with the exception of Article 5 shall be applied on a provisional basis in accordance with Article 19(4) thereof as from the day following that of its signature (4), pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion.
   Article 4
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 8 November 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         P. KAŽIMÍR

      (1)  Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa and repealing Decision No 574/2007/EC (OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 143).

      (2)  Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43).

      (3)  Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20).

      (4)  The date from which the Agreement will be provisionally applied will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.


title: Council Decision of 3 October 1967 on the conclusion of the Agreement extending and amending the Trade Agreement between the Economic European Community and Iran

text:
  312                                   Official Journal of the European Communities
  No 309/6                              Official Journal of the European Communities                               19.12.67.
                                                   COUNCIL DECISION
                                                      of 3 October 1967
                 on the conclusion of an Agreement extending and amending the Trade Agreement between
                                        the European Economic Community and Iran
                                                       x(67/773/EEC)
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                                Article 1
                                                                   An Agreement, in the form of an Exchange of Letters
- Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community, and in particular Articles 111 ,             between the European Economic Community and Iran,
   1 14 and 228 thereof;                                           extending and amending the Trade Agreement between
                                                                   the European Economic Community and Iran is con
                                                                   cluded on behalf of the Community. The Agreement is
  Having regard to the report from the Commission;                 annexed to this Decision.
                                                                                Article 2
  Whereas it is expedient to extend for a further period of
  one year, in accordance with Article V thereof, the Trade        The President of the Council is hereby authorized to de
  Agreement between the European Economic Communi                 signate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement
  ty and Iran signed at Brussels on 14 October 1963 and            and to confer on them the powers required in order to
  extended until 30 November 1967 in accordance with               bind the Community.
  the Council Decision of 27 October 1966 1
                                                                   Done at Luxembourg, 3 October 1967.
  Whereas it is also expedient to make the amendments
  to the Agreement proposed by the Joint Committee                                           For the Council
  established under Article IV thereof,
                                                                                The President
  HAS DECIDED :                                                                               K. SCHILLER
  1 OJ No 220, 30.11.1966, p. 3742/66.
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                                                    ANNEX
            Exchange of Letters extending and amending the Agreement between the EEC and Iran
A. Letter to the Iranian Authorities
   Your Excellency,
   With reference to Article V of the Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community
   and Iran signed at Brussels on 14 October 1963, we have the honour to inform you, on behalf of the
   Council of the European Communities, that the Council agrees to an extension of that Agreement
   for a period of one year beginning 1 December 1967.
   We also have the honour to inform you on behalf of the Council of the European Communities that
    the Council agrees to the following amendments to the Agreement :
   I. From 1 July 1968, Article I of the Agreement shall be worded as follows :
        ' For the period of this Agreement the Common Customs Tariff duties of the European Economic
        Community on the products listed in the following table shall be suspended at the levels indicated
        therein .
            CCT
                               Description                                    Rate
         heading No
             58.01   A         Carpets, carpeting and rugs of wool or of      24 % with
                               fine animal hair, knotted                      a maximum of 4 u.a. /m2
            08.04    B         Dried grapes                                   6%
            08.12   A          Dried apricots                                 6%
         ex 16.04   A          Caviar (sturgeon roe)                         24%
        The Contracting Parties take note that the Member States of the European Economic Community
        will be responsible for applying these customs duties.'
   II . From 1 December 1967, the second subparagraph of Article II of the Agreement shall be worded
         as follows :
        'The Common Customs Tariff duty of the European Economic Community on dried grapes
        admitted under the quota shall be suspended at 1-2 % . The Contracting Parties take note that the
        Member States of the European Economic Community will be responsible for applying this duty .'
   Please accept . . .
B. Letter to the President of the Council of the European Communities
   Your Excellency,
   You were good enough to make the following communication to me in your letter of today's date :
    ' With reference to Article V of the Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community
   and Iran signed at Brussels on 14 October 1963, we have the honour to inform you, on behalf of the
   Council of the European Communities, that the Council agrees to an extension of that Agreement
   for a period of one year beginning 1 December 1967.
 . We also have the honour to inform you on behalf of the Council of the European Communities that
   the Council agrees to the following amendments to the Agreement :
   I. From 1 July 1968, Article I of the Agreement shall be worded as follows :
        " For the period of this Agreement the Common Customs Tariff duties of the European Econorv
        Community on the products listed in the following table shall be suspended at the levels ind ; . ■
        therein .
 ---pagebreak--- 314                          Official Journal of the European Communities
             CCT
                               Description                                   Rate
          heading No
              58.01   A        Carpets, carpeting and rugs of wool or of     24 % with a ■
                               fine animal hair, knotted                      maximum of 4 u.a. / m2
              08.04   B        Dried grapes                                   6%
              08.12   A        Dried apricots                                 6%
         ex 16.04     A        Caviar (sturgeon roe)                          24%
         The Contracting Parties take note that the Member States of the European Economic Community
         will be responsible for applying these customs duties."
    II . From 1 December 1967, the second subparagraph of Article II of the Agreement shall be worded
         as follows :
         'The Common Customs Tariff duty of the European Economic Community on dried grapes
         admitted under the quota shall be suspended at 1-2 % . The Contracting Parties take note that
         the Member States of the European Economic Community will be responsible for applying this
         customs duty .'
    Please accept . . .
    I have the honour to inform you, on behalf of the Imperial Government of Iran , that the latter also
    agrees to the extension of the aforesaid Agreement for a period of one year from 1 December 1967 ,
    and also to the amendment to the Agreement as indicated above .
    Please accept


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2000/204/EC, ECSC: Council and Commission Decision of 24 January 2000 on the conclusion of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part

Official Journal L 070 , 18/03/2000 P. 0001 - 0001

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISIONof 24 January 2000on the conclusion of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part(2000/204/EC, ECSC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,After consultation of the Consultative Committee and the unanimous agreement of the Council,Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament(1),Whereas the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 26 February 1996, should be approved,HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, the Protocols annexed thereto and the Declarations and Exchanges of Letters attached to the Final Act are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community.The texts of the Agreement, the Protocols and the Final Act are attached to this Decision.Article 21. The position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council and the Association Committee shall be laid down by the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, or, where appropriate, by the Commission, each in accordance with the corresponding provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community.2. The President of the Council shall, in accordance with Article 79 of the Agreement, preside over the Association Council and present the position of the Community. A representative of the President of the Council shall preside over the Association Committee, in accordance with Article 82 of the Agreement, and present the position of the Community.Article 3The President of the Council shall deposit the act of notification provided for in Article 96 of the Agreement on behalf of the European Community. The President of the Commission shall deposit that act on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.Done at Brussels, 24 January 2000.For the CommissionThe PresidentR. PRODIFor the CouncilThe PresidentJ. GAMA(1) OJ C 181, 24.6.1999, p. 15.