title: 2004/858/EC: Commission Decision of 15 December 2004 setting up an executive agency, the ‘Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme’, for the management of Community action in the field of public health — pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003

text:
               16.12.2004

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 369/73

      COMMISSION DECISION

   of 15 December 2004
   setting up an executive agency, the ‘Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme’, for the management of Community action in the field of public health — pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003
   (2004/858/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 of 19 December 2002 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes (1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 empowers the Commission to set up executive agencies in accordance with the general statute laid down by the said Regulation and to entrust them with certain management tasks relating to one or more Community programmes; this Decision does not affect the scope of the Regulation.

               (2)

               The purpose of empowering the Commission to set up executive agencies is to allow it to focus on core activities and functions which cannot be outsourced, without relinquishing control over, or ultimate responsibility for, activities managed by the said executive agencies.

               (3)

               Management of the programme of Community action in the field of public health, adopted by Decision No 1786/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 (2), involves implementation of technical projects which do not entail political decision-making and requires a high level of technical and financial expertise throughout the project cycle.

               (4)

               The delegation to an executive agency of tasks related to programme implementation is possible, with a clear separation between the project programming stage, which is the task of the Commission, and the project implementation stage, which would be entrusted to the executive agency.

               (5)

               A cost-benefit study carried out for that purpose showed that the executive agency would be a more economical means of improving the effectiveness of the way in which the public health programme is implemented. Based on the characteristics of this programme, the emphasis is on delegating technical tasks, the main aim being to strengthen the connections between the said Community programme and communities of experts in the Member States.

               (6)

               The agency will have to mobilise high-level expertise in order to meet the objectives defined by the Commission and under its control. The agency will also have to make it possible to optimise the implementation of the programme by facilitating the recruitment of specialists in public health matters.

               (7)

               In addition to its tasks in the long term, the agency will improve flexibility in the implementation of the programme. The agency's annual work programme will ensure that it supports the setting of annual priorities for the implementation of the public health programme, arranged and decided by the Commission following the opinion of the programme committee.

               (8)

               Management based on the results obtained by the agency, together with the establishment of the necessary procedures and channels of control and coordination, will make it possible to simplify the ways in which the programme is implemented by the Commission. The Commission will be able to capitalise on the technical work carried out by the agency, by developing, in parallel and in an appropriate manner, tasks which require political discretion. The Commission will also develop tasks relating to the implementation of the programme which it would be inappropriate to entrust to the agency.

               (9)

               Cooperation between the agency and the Commission, and the accomplishment of the agency's specific tasks as regards disseminating information and providing assistance to networks, should help to raise the profile of Community action in the field of public health.

               (10)

               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Executive Agencies,

         DECIDES:
   Article 1
   Establishment
   1.   An executive agency for the management of the Community programme in the field of public health (the Agency), the statute of which is laid down in Regulation (EC) No 58/2003, is hereby established.
   2.   The name of the Agency shall be the ‘Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme’.
   Article 2
   Location
   The Agency shall be located in Luxembourg.
   Article 3
   Term
   The Agency is hereby established for a period beginning on 1 January 2005 and ending on 31 December 2010.
   Article 4
   Objectives and tasks
   1.   Under the Community programme in the field of public health established by Decision No 1786/2002/EC (framework Decision), the Agency is hereby entrusted with implementing the tasks concerning Community aid under the programme, except for programme evaluation, monitoring of legislation, or any other action which could come under the exclusive competence of the Commission. In particular, it is hereby entrusted with the following tasks:

               (a)

               managing all the phases in the lifetime of specific projects, in the context of implementing the programme on public health, on the basis of Decision No 1786/2002/EC and of the work plan provided for in that Decision and adopted by the Commission, and the necessary checks to that end, taking the relevant decisions where the Commission has empowered it to do so;

               (b)

               adopting the instruments of budget execution for revenue and expenditure and carrying out, where the Commission has empowered it to do so, all the operations necessary for the management of the Community programme and, in particular, those linked to the award of contracts and grants;

               (c)

               providing logistical, scientific and technical support, in particular by organising technical meetings (management of expert working groups), preparatory studies, seminars or conferences.

         2.   The Commission decision delegating authority to the Agency shall set out in detail all the tasks entrusted to the Agency. It shall be forwarded to the Committee for Executive Agencies by way of information.
   Article 5
   Organisational structure
   1.   The Agency shall be managed by a Steering Committee and a Director appointed by the Commission.
   2.   The members of the Steering Committee shall be appointed for two years.
   3.   The Director shall be appointed for four years.
   Article 6
   Grant
   The Agency shall receive a grant entered in the general budget of the European Union and taken from the funds allocated to the programme on public health.
   Article 7
   Supervision and reporting requirement
   The Agency shall be subject to supervision by the Commission and shall report regularly on progress in implementing the programmes for which it is responsible, in accordance with the arrangements and at the intervals stipulated in the instrument of delegation.
   Article 8
   Implementation of the operating budget
   The Agency shall implement its operating budget in accordance with the provisions of the standard financial regulation (3).

      Done at Brussels, 15 December 2004.

            For the Commission

         Markos KYPRIANOU

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 271, 9.10.2002, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision No 786/2004/EC (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 7).

      (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 of 21 September 2004 on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes (OJ L 297, 22.9.2004, p. 6).


title: Council Decision (EU) 2017/562 of 21 March 2017 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Portuguese Republic, of the Committee of the Regions

text:
               25.3.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 80/32

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/562
   of 21 March 2017
   appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Portuguese Republic, 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 Portuguese Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 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 Rodrigo VASCONCELOS DE OLIVEIRA,

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

               —

               Mr Rui Jorge DA SILVA LEITE DE BETTENCOURT, Secretário Regional Adjunto da Presidência para as Relações Externas do Governo Regional dos Açores.

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

      Done at Brussels, 21 March 2017.

            For the Council

            The President

         E. SCICLUNA

      (1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

      (2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

      (3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).


title: 2004/511/EC:Council Decision of 10 June 2004 concerning the representation of the people of Cyprus in the European Parliament in case of a settlement of the Cyprus problem

text:
               12.6.2004

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 211/22

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 10 June 2004
   concerning the representation of the people of Cyprus in the European Parliament in case of a settlement of the Cyprus problem
   (2004/511/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Protocol No 10 on Cyprus of the Act of Accession 2003, and in particular Article 4 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The European Council repeatedly underlined its strong preference for accession by a reunited Cyprus. As yet, a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem and the reunification of the island have not been reached.

               (2)

               According to Article 189 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the European Parliament consists of representatives of the peoples of the States brought together in the Community. The Members of the European Parliament are elected by direct universal suffrage in accordance with Article 190 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Article 108 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom (1), as amended by Council Decision 2002/772/EC, Euratom (2) (hereafter ‘the 1976 Act’).

               (3)

               The members of the European Parliament for the next term covering the period 2004-2009 will be elected in the elections to be held on 10-13 June 2004. Pursuant to Article 11 of the 2003 Act of Accession, the number of representatives elected in Cyprus from the start of the 2004-2009 term shall be six. Elections for this 2004-2009 term will, however, not be held in the part of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control.

               (4)

               In order to guarantee the representation and the electoral rights of all Cypriots, in the event of a comprehensive settlement, it is necessary to provide for an early ending of the mandate of the representatives of the people of Cyprus in the European Parliament elected in June 2004 or in subsequent elections and to hold extraordinary elections in the whole of Cyprus for the remaining term of the European Parliament,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   In the event of the entry into force of a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, the following provisions shall apply by way of derogation from Article 190(3) of the EC Treaty as well as Article 5 and Article 10(1) and Article 11(2) of the 1976 Act:

               (a)

               The term of office of the elected representatives of the people of Cyprus in the European Parliament shall end at the opening of the first session of the European Parliament following the elections referred to in point (b).

               (b)

               Extraordinary elections of the representatives of the people of Cyprus in the European Parliament shall be held in the whole of Cyprus for the remainder of the 2004-2009 term or any subsequent term of the European Parliament on the Sunday following the end of a period of four months after adoption by the Council, in accordance with Article 1(2) of Protocol No 10 of the 2003 Act of Accession, of the first decision on the withdrawal of the suspension of the application of the acquis.

               (c)

               The term of office of the members of the European Parliament elected in the elections referred to in (b) shall begin at the opening of the first session of the European Parliament following the elections referred to in point (b) and it shall end at the opening of the first session of the European Parliament following its next election.

         Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Luxembourg, 10 June 2004.

            For the Council

            The President

         D. AHERN

      (1)  OJ L 278, 8.10.1976, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 283, 21.10.2002, p. 1.


title: Council Decision 2014/400/CFSP of 26 June 2014 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Kosovo

text:
               27.6.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 188/68

         COUNCIL DECISION 2014/400/CFSP
   of 26 June 2014
   extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Kosovo (1)

   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) and Article 33 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 25 January 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/39/CFSP (2) appointing Mr Samuel ŽBOGAR as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Kosovo. The EUSR's mandate is to expire on 30 June 2014.

               (2)

               The mandate of the EUSR should be extended for a further period of eight months.

               (3)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   European Union Special Representative
   The mandate of Mr Samuel ŽBOGAR as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) is hereby extended until 28 February 2015. The Council may decide that the mandate of the EUSR be terminated earlier, based on an assessment by the Political and Security Committee (PSC) and a proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR).
   Article 2
   Policy objectives
   The mandate of the EUSR shall be based on the policy objectives of the Union in Kosovo. These include playing a leading role in promoting a stable, viable, peaceful, democratic and multi-ethnic Kosovo; strengthening stability in the region and contributing to regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations in the Western Balkans; promoting a Kosovo that is committed to the rule of law and to the protection of minorities and of cultural and religious heritage; supporting Kosovo's progress towards the Union in accordance with the European perspective of the region and in line with the relevant Council Conclusions.
   Article 3
   Mandate
   In order to achieve the policy objectives, the mandate of the EUSR shall be to:

               (a)

               offer the Union's advice and support in the political process;

               (b)

               promote overall Union political coordination in Kosovo;

               (c)

               strengthen the presence of the Union in Kosovo and ensure its coherence and effectiveness;

               (d)

               provide local political guidance to the Head of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX KOSOVO), including on the political aspects of issues relating to executive responsibilities;

               (e)

               ensure consistency and coherence of Union action in Kosovo, including in guiding the EULEX transition locally;

               (f)

               support Kosovo's progress towards the Union, in accordance with the European perspective of the region, through targeted public communication and Union outreach activities designed to ensure a broader understanding and support from the Kosovo public on issues related to the Union, including the work of EULEX;

               (g)

               monitor, assist and facilitate progress on political, economic and European priorities, in line with respective institutional competencies and responsibilities;

               (h)

               contribute to the development and consolidation of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Kosovo, including with regard to women and children and protection of minorities, in accordance with the Union's human rights policy and Union Guidelines on Human Rights;

               (i)

               assist in the implementation of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue facilitated by the Union.

         Article 4
   Implementation of the mandate
   1.   The EUSR shall be responsible for the implementation of the mandate, acting under the authority of the HR.
   2.   The PSC shall maintain a privileged link with the EUSR and shall be the EUSR's primary point of contact with the Council. The PSC shall provide the EUSR with strategic guidance and political direction within the framework of the mandate, without prejudice to the powers of the HR.
   3.   The EUSR shall work in close coordination with the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the relevant departments thereof.
   Article 5
   Financing
   1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 July 2014 to 28 February 2015 shall be EUR 1 450 000.
   2.   The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the Union. Nationals of the countries of the Western Balkan region shall be allowed to tender for contracts.
   3.   The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract between the EUSR and the Commission. The EUSR shall be accountable to the Commission for all expenditure.
   Article 6
   Constitution and composition of the team
   1.   Dedicated staff shall be assigned to assist the EUSR to implement his mandate and to contribute to the coherence, visibility and effectiveness of Union action in Kosovo overall. Within the limits of his mandate and the corresponding financial means made available, the EUSR shall be responsible for constituting his team. The team shall include the expertise on specific policy issues as required by the mandate. The EUSR shall keep the Council and the Commission promptly informed of the composition of his team.
   2.   Member States, institutions of the Union and the EEAS may propose the secondment of staff to work with the EUSR. The salary of such seconded personnel shall be covered by the Member State, the institution of the Union concerned or the EEAS, respectively. Experts seconded by Member States to the institutions of the Union or the EEAS may also be posted to work with the EUSR. International contracted staff shall have the nationality of a Member State.
   3.   All seconded personnel shall remain under the administrative authority of the sending Member State, institution of the Union or the EEAS and shall carry out their duties and act in the interests of the mandate of the EUSR.
   Article 7
   Privileges and immunities of the EUSR and his staff
   The privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the mission of the EUSR and the members of his staff shall be agreed with the host parties, as appropriate. Member States and the EEAS shall grant all necessary support to such effect.
   Article 8
   Security of EU classified information
   1.   The EUSR and the members of his team shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2013/488/EU (3).
   2.   The HR shall be authorised to release to NATO/KFOR EU classified information and documents up to the level ‘CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL’ generated for the purposes of the action, in accordance with the security rules for protecting EU classified information.
   3.   The HR shall be authorised to release to the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), in accordance with the operational needs of the EUSR, EU classified information and documents up to the level ‘RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED’ which are generated for the purposes of the action, in accordance with the security rules for protecting EU classified information. Local arrangements shall be drawn up for this purpose.
   4.   The HR shall be authorised to release EU non-classified documents related to the deliberations of the Council with regard to the action covered by the obligation of professional secrecy pursuant to Article 6(1) of the Council's Rules of Procedure (4) to third parties associated with this Decision.
   Article 9
   Access to information and logistical support
   1.   Member States, the Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council shall ensure that the EUSR is given access to any relevant information.
   2.   The Union delegation and/or Member States shall, as appropriate, provide logistical support in the region.
   Article 10
   Security
   In accordance with the Union's policy on the security of personnel deployed outside the Union in an operational capacity under Title V of the Treaty, the EUSR shall take all reasonably practicable measures, in conformity with the EUSR's mandate and the security situation in the area of responsibility, for the security of all personnel under the EUSR's direct authority, notably by:

               (a)

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

               (b)

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

               (c)

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

               (d)

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

         Article 11
   Reporting
   The EUSR shall regularly provide the HR and the PSC with reports. The EUSR shall also report to Council working parties, as necessary. Regular reports shall be circulated through the COREU network. The EUSR may provide the Foreign Affairs Council with reports. In accordance with Article 36 of the Treaty, the EUSR may be involved in briefing the European Parliament.
   Article 12
   Coordination
   1.   The EUSR shall contribute to the unity, consistency and effectiveness of the Union's action and shall help to ensure that all Union instruments and Member States' actions are engaged consistently, to attain the Union's policy objectives. The activities of the EUSR shall be coordinated with those of the Commission, as well as those of other EUSRs active in the region, as appropriate. The EUSR shall provide regular briefings to Member States' missions and Union delegations.
   2.   In the field, close liaison shall be maintained with the Heads of Union delegations in the region and Member States' Heads of Mission. They shall make every effort to assist the EUSR in the implementation of the mandate. The EUSR shall provide local political guidance to the Head of the EULEX KOSOVO, including on the political aspects of issues relating to executive responsibilities. The EUSR and the Civilian Operation Commander shall consult each other as required.
   3.   The EUSR shall also liaise with relevant local bodies and other international and regional actors in the field.
   4.   The EUSR, with other Union actors present in the field, shall ensure the dissemination and sharing of information among Union actors in theatre with a view to achieving a high degree of common situation awareness and assessment.
   Article 13
   Assistance in relation to claims
   The EUSR and his staff shall assist in providing elements to respond to any claims and obligations arising from the mandates of the previous EUSRs in Kosovo, and shall provide administrative assistance and access to relevant files for such purposes.
   Article 14
   Review
   The implementation of this Decision and its consistency with other contributions from the Union to the region shall be kept under regular review. The EUSR shall present the HR, the Council and the Commission with a comprehensive mandate implementation report by the end of November 2014.
   Article 15
   Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
   It shall apply from 1 July 2014.

      Done at Brussels, 26 June 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         E. VENIZELOS

      (1)  This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

      (2)  OJ L 23, 26.1.2012, p. 5.

      (3)  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).

      (4)  Decision 2009/937/EU of 1 December 2009 adopting the Council's Rules of Procedure (OJ L 325, 11.12.2009, p. 35).


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EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION No 193/94/COL of 30 November 1994 approving the plans relating to examination for residues by certain EFTA States

Official Journal L 383 , 31/12/1994 P. 0043 - 0044

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION No 193/94/COL of 30 November 1994 approving the plans relating to examination for residues by certain EFTA States THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol Adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 17 and Protocol 1 (4) (d) thereof,Having regard to the Act referred to in point 29 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement on the European Economic Area concerning the examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues (Council Directive 86/469/EEC, hereinafter referred to as 'the Residue Act'), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Having regard to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice, as adjusted by the Protocol Adjusting the Agreement between the EFTA States on the establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice, and in particular Article 5 (2) (d) and Protocol 1, Article 1 (e) thereof,Whereas, by document of 23 November 1993, Finland, by document of 28 December 1993, Austria, by document of 27 January 1994, Norway and by document of 31 March 1994, Sweden sent to the EFTA Surveillance Authority plans setting out the national measures taken on the examination for residues of substances referred to in Annex I of the Residue Act;Whereas an examination of these plans, as amended, has shown that they conform to the provisions laid down in the Residue Act, and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof;Whereas the measures provided for are in accordance with the opinion of the EFTA Veterinary Committee assisting the EFTA Surveillance Authority,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:1. The plans relating to the examination for residues of substances referred to in Annex I of the Act referred to in point 29 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement on the European Economic Area concerning the examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues (Council Directive 86/469/EEC) submitted by the EFTA States at Annex are hereby approved.2. The EFTA States at Annex shall adopt the necessary laws, regulations and administrative provisions for the implementation of the plans referred to in point 1.3. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 December 1994.4. This Decision is addressed to EFTA States at Annex.5. This Decision shall be authentic in the English language.Done at Brussels, 30 November 1994.For the EFTA Surveillance AuthorityPekka SÄILÄCollege MemberANNEX Countries with approved plans relating to the examination for residues of substances AustriaFinlandNorwaySweden


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2000/324/EC: Commission Decision of 25 April 2000 amending Decision 1999/215/EC accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceedings concerning imports of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary and terminating the proceeding in respect of such imports originating in Saudi Arabia (notified under document number C(2000) 1058)

Official Journal L 112 , 11/05/2000 P. 0065 - 0066

Commission Decisionof 25 April 2000amending Decision 1999/215/EC accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceedings concerning imports of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary and terminating the proceeding in respect of such imports originating in Saudi Arabia(notified under document number C(2000) 1058)(2000/324/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98(2), and in particular Article 8(9) thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE(1) Following an investigation initiated by means of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3), the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 603/1999(4), imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary.(2) Also within the framework of this investigation, the Commission, by Decision 1999/215/EC of 16 March 1999(5), accepted a price undertaking offered by, inter alia, the Polish company WKI Isoliertechnik Spolka z.o.o. (hereinafter the "company").B. WITHDRAWAL OF UNDERTAKING(3) The company has, however, now withdrawn its undertaking following difficulties in observing certain conditions laid down therein.(4) Accordingly, in view of this withdrawal, Decision 1999/215/EC should be amended so as remove the name of the company from the list of companies from which undertakings are accepted in this proceeding.(5) In parallel to this Decision, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 968/2000(6) has withdrawn the exemption from the anti-dumping duties granted to this company and has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty against it,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 1Article 1(1) of Decision 1999/215/EC is hereby replaced by the following."1. The undertakings offered by the producers mentioned below, in the framework of the anti-dumping proceedings concerning imports into the Community of polypropylene binder or baler twine originating in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, are hereby accepted.>TABLE>"Article 2This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Brussels, 25 April 2000.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18.(3) OJ C 1, 3.1.1998, p. 10.(4) OJ L 75, 20.3.1999, p. 1.(5) OJ L 75, 20.3.1999, p. 34.(6) See page 1 of this Official Journal.