title: 2010/195/: Council Decision of 25 January 2010 on the signing and provisional application of an Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Youth in Action programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (2007-2013)

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               7.4.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 87/7

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 25 January 2010
   on the signing and provisional application of an Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (2007-2013)
   (2010/195/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 165(4) and 166(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Decision No 1719/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 establishing the ‘Youth in Action’ programme for the period 2007 to 2013 (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof, provides that this programme shall be open to the participation of the Swiss Confederation subject to the conclusion of a bilateral agreement with that country.

               (2)

               Decision No 1720/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning for the period 2007 to 2013 (2) and in particular Article 7 thereof, provides that this programme shall be open to the participation of the Swiss Confederation subject to the conclusion of a bilateral agreement with that country.

               (3)

               The Council has authorised the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the European Union, an Agreement to enable the Swiss Confederation to participate in these programmes.

               (4)

               The negotiations were concluded on 6 August 2009 by the initialling of a draft Agreement.

               (5)

               Article 5 of the Agreement provides for its provisional application pending completion of the ratification or conclusion procedures.

               (6)

               The Agreement should be signed,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to appoint the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (2007-2013) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’), subject to its conclusion at a later date.
   The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The Agreement shall be applied provisionally for the activities financed under the general budget of the European Union of the year following its signature and at the earliest under the 2011 budget.
   Article 3
   In the event of the cessation of the provisional application of the Agreement, the Commission shall be authorised to settle with Switzerland the consequences of such cessation in accordance with Article 5 of the Agreement.
   Article 4
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 25 January 2010.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. Á. MORATINOS

      (1)  OJ L 327, 24.11.2006, p. 30.

      (2)  OJ L 327, 24.11.2006, p. 45.
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               7.4.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 87/9

         AGREEMENT
   between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (2007-2013)
   THE EUROPEAN UNION, ereinafter referred to as ‘the Union’,
   of the one part, and
   THE SWISS CONFEDERATION, hereinafter referred to as ‘Switzerland’,
   of the other part,
   together hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Joint Declaration attached to the seven agreements signed on 21 June 1999 between the European Community and Switzerland provides for the future negotiation of an agreement for Switzerland’s participation in training and youth programmes.

               (2)

               The ‘Youth in Action’ programme for the period 2007 to 2013 and the action programme in the field of lifelong learning were established respectively by Decision No 1719/2006/EC (1) and Decision No 1720/2006/EC (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006.

               (3)

               Article 5 of Decision No 1719/2006/EC and Article 7 of Decision No 1720/2006/EC provide for the participation of Switzerland subject to the conclusion of a bilateral agreement with that country,

         HAVE AGREED ON THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
   Article 1
   Switzerland shall participate in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Programmes’) in accordance with the arrangements and conditions laid down in this Agreement and in Annexes I, II and III, which form an integral part thereof.
   Article 2
   This Agreement shall apply to the territories to which the Treaties on which the Union is founded are applicable, under the conditions laid down in those Treaties, and to the territory of Switzerland.
   Article 3
   This Agreement is concluded for the duration of the Programmes in progress. Nevertheless, without prejudice to the second paragraph of this Article, if the Union decides to extend the duration of the Programmes without changing them, this Agreement will also be automatically extended accordingly, unless one of the Parties informs the other, within 30 days following the decision to extend the Programmes, that it does not wish to extend the cooperation. During the extension, Switzerland shall make an annual financial contribution identical to its financial contribution for 2013.
   This Agreement will not be extended in the event of termination or denunciation of the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the Free Movement of Persons.
   Either the Union or Switzerland may terminate this Agreement by notifying the other Party of its decision. The Agreement shall cease to apply from the budget year following notification, if the latter is before 1 October. If not, it shall cease to apply from the second budget year following notification.
   The projects and activities financed in the budget years preceding that in which the Agreement ceases to apply shall be continued until completion under the conditions laid down in this Agreement and its Annexes and in accordance with the contractual provisions applying to these projects and activities. The Parties shall settle by common consent any other consequences of termination.
   Article 4
   The representatives of the Commission and the representatives of the national authority appointed as observers in the Programme committees shall consult with each other when necessary at the request of one of them on the activities covered by this Agreement. Following these consultations, the Joint Committee established under the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the Free Movement of Persons shall be authorised to amend the Annexes to this Agreement, as a general rule by written procedure, if necessary, to take account of the rules applying to the Programmes or the development of Switzerland’s take-up capacity. Amendments to the Annexes shall enter into force the day after the adoption of the relevant decision by the Joint Committee. However, if the Parties agree to any changes in the provisions of this Agreement, these shall enter into force after completion of the Parties’ respective internal procedures.
   Article 5
   This Agreement shall be ratified or concluded by the Parties in accordance with their respective internal procedures. It shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of the last notification by the Parties of the completion of their respective procedures.
   Pending completion of the procedures referred to in the first paragraph, the Parties shall provisionally apply this Agreement for the activities financed under the general budget of the European Union of the year following its signature, and at the earliest under the 2011 budget, provided the conditions referred to under point 2 of Annex I are observed.
   In the event of one of the Parties notifying the other that it will not ratify or conclude the signed Agreement, provisional application shall end from the budget year following notification. Notification terminating provisional application shall not affect the Parties’ obligations concerning the projects and activities financed under the general budget of the European Union of the year of notification, nor payment by Switzerland of its contribution for the year of notification.
   Article 6
   This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, each of those texts being equally authentic.

      Съставено в Брюксел на петнайсети февруари две хиляди и десета година.
      Hecho en Bruselas, el quince de febrero de dos mil diez.
      V Bruselu dne patnáctého února dva tisíce deset.
      Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den femtende februar to tusind og ti.
      Geschehen zu Brüssel am fünfzehnten Februar zweitausendzehn.
      Kahe tuhande kümnenda aasta veebruarikuu viieteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.
      Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα πέντε Φεβρουαρίου δύο χιλιάδες δέκα.
      Done at Brussels on the fifteenth day of February in the year two thousand and ten.
      Fait à Bruxelles, le quinze février deux mille dix.
      Fatto a Bruxelles, addì quindici febbraio duemiladieci.
      Briselē, divi tūkstoši desmitā gada piecpadsmitajā februārī.
      Priimta du tūkstančiai dešimtų metų vasario penkioliktą dieną Briuselyje.
      Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-tizedik év február havának tizenötödik napján.
      Magħmul fi Brussell, fil-ħmistax-il jum ta’ Frar tas-sena elfejn u għaxra.
      Gedaan te Brussel, de vijftiende februari tweeduizend tien.
      Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia piętnastego lutego roku dwa tysiące dziesiątego.
      Feito em Bruxelas, em quinze de Fevereiro de dois mil e dez.
      Întocmit la Bruxelles, la cincisprezece februarie două mii zece.
      V Bruseli dňa pätnásteho februára dvetisícdesať.
      V Bruslju, dne petnajstega februarja leta dva tisoč deset.
      Tehty Brysselissä viidentenätoista päivänä helmikuuta vuonna kaksituhattakymmenen.
      Som skedde i Bryssel den femtonde februari tjugohundratio.

         За Европейския съюз
         Por la Unión Europea
         Za Evropskou unii
         For Den Europæiske Union
         Für die Europäische Union
         Euroopa Liidu nimel
         Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
         For the European Union
         Pour l'Union européenne
         Per l'Unione europea
         Eiropas Savienības vārdā
         Europos Sajungos vardu
         Az Európai Unió részéről
         Għall-Unjoni Ewropea
         Voor de Europese Unie
         W imieniu Unii Europejskiej
         Pela União Europeia
         Pentru Uniunea Europeană
         Za Európsku úniu
         Za Evropsko unijo
         Euroopan unionin puolesta
         För Europeiska unionen

         За Конфедерация Швейцария
         Por la Confederación Suiza
         Za Švýcarskou konfederaci
         For Det Schweiziske Forbund
         Für die Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
         Šveitsi Konföderatsiooni nimel
         Για την Ελβετική Συνομοσπονδία
         For the Swiss Confederation
         Pour la Confédération suisse
         Per la Confederazione svizzera
         Šveices Konfederācijas vārdā
         Šveicarijos Konfederacijos vardu
         A Svájci Államszövetség részéről
         Għall-Konfederazzjoni Żvizzera
         Voor de Zwitserse Bondsstaat
         W imieniu Konfederacji Szwajcarskiej
         Pela Confederação Suíça
         Pentru Confederația Elvețiană
         Za Švajčiarskou konfederáciu
         Za Švicarsko konfederacijo
         Sveitsin valaliiton puolesta
         För Schweiziska edsförbundet

      (1)  OJ L 327, 24.11.2006, p. 30.

      (2)  OJ L 327, 24.11.2006, p. 45.
   ANNEX I

      Terms and conditions for the participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning

               1.

               Switzerland shall participate in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Programmes’) and, unless otherwise provided by this Agreement, this shall take place with due regard for the objectives, criteria, procedures and deadlines laid down by Decision No 13719/2006/EC and Decision No 1720/2006/EC.

               2.

               In accordance with the arrangements laid down in Article 8 of Decision No 1719/2006/EC and Article 6 of Decision No 1720/2006/EC, and in accordance with the Commission Decisions on the respective responsibilities of the Member States, the Commission and the National Agencies in the performance of the Programmes, Switzerland:

                           —

                           shall be responsible for establishing or designating, and monitoring, an appropriate structure (Swiss National Agency) for the coordinated management of the implementation of the Programmes’ actions at national level,

                           —

                           shall assume responsibility for the sound management by the Swiss National Agency of the appropriations paid to it as aid for projects, and

                           —

                           shall take any measures necessary to ensure the appropriate financing, auditing and financial monitoring of the Swiss National Agency, which shall receive from the Commission a contribution to its management and implementation costs.

                     Switzerland shall take all other necessary steps for the efficient running of the Programmes at national level.

               3.

               To participate in the Programmes, Switzerland shall make an annual financial contribution to the general budget of the European Union, in accordance with the arrangements set out in Annex II.

               4.

               The terms and conditions for the submission, assessment and selection of applications from eligible institutions, organisations and individuals from Switzerland shall be the same as those applicable to eligible institutions, organisations and individuals from the Union.

               5.

               With a view to ensuring the Union dimension of the Programmes, in order to be eligible for financial support from the Union, projects and activities will have to include at least one partner from one of the Member States of the Union.

               6.

               The percentage of the Swiss contribution referred to in point 3 that will be allocated to the measures which, according to the rules of the Programmes, have to be managed by the Swiss National Agency shall reflect the share of these measures in the budget of the Programmes at Union level. The contribution to the costs of the Swiss National Agency for the management and implementation of the Programmes shall be calculated in accordance with the criteria applied to the Member States of the Union.

               7.

               The Member States of the Union and Switzerland shall make every effort, within the framework of existing provisions, to facilitate the free movement and residence of students, teachers, trainees, instructors, university administrators, young people and other eligible persons moving between Switzerland and the Member States of the Union for the purpose of participating in activities covered by this Agreement.

               8.

               Without affecting the responsibilities of the Commission and the Court of Auditors of the European Union regarding the monitoring and evaluation of programmes, the participation of Switzerland in the Programmes shall be subject to constant monitoring by the Commission and Switzerland in partnership. Switzerland shall submit the necessary reports to the Commission and be involved in other specific measures taken by the Union in that context.
               The Commission’s Decisions regarding the respective responsibilities of the Member States, the Commission and the National Agencies in the performance of the Programmes and the common standards set out in the Guide for National Agencies, which will be annexed to contracts between the Commission and the Swiss National Agency, shall be applicable to relations between Switzerland, the Commission and the Swiss National Agency.
               Agreements between the Commission and the Swiss National Agency or Swiss beneficiaries and between the Swiss National Agency and Swiss beneficiaries shall be based on the relevant provisions of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Union and on the detailed rules for its implementation, in particular regarding grant awards and the conclusion of agreements. These provisions shall apply to Swiss participants in the same way as they apply to all participants in the Programmes.
               Additional rules concerning financial control, recovery and other antifraud measures are laid down in Annex III.
               In the event of irregularity, negligence or fraud attributable to the Swiss National Agency, if the Commission cannot fully recover the sums owed to it by the Swiss National Agency, the Swiss authorities shall be responsible for the funds not recovered.

               9.

               The language to be used in all contacts with the Commission, as regards the application process, contracts, reports to be submitted and other administrative arrangements for the Programmes, shall be one of the official languages of the institutions of the Union.

         ANNEX II

      Switzerland’s financial contribution to the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and the action programme in the field of lifelong learning

               1.

               Youth in Action
               Switzerland’s financial contribution to the general budget of the European Union for participating in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme shall be the following (in million euros):

                           Year 2011

                           Year 2012

                           Year 2013

                           1,7

                           1,8

                           1,9

               2.

               Action programme in the field of lifelong learning
               Switzerland’s financial contribution to the general budget of the European Union for participating in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning shall be the following (in million euros):

                           Year 2011

                           Year 2012

                           Year 2013

                           14,2

                           14,9

                           15,6

               3.

               Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by representatives and experts from Switzerland for taking part as observers in the work of the committees referred to in Article 9 of Decision No 1719/2006/EC and Article 10 of Decision No 1720/2006/EC or in other meetings related to the implementation of the Programmes shall be refunded by the Commission on the same basis and according to the same procedures as for the representatives and experts from the Member States of the Union.

               4.

               Following the entry into force or provisional application of this Agreement, and at the beginning of each subsequent year, the Commission shall send to Switzerland a request for funds corresponding to its contribution to each of the Programmes covered by this Agreement.
               Switzerland’s contribution shall be expressed and paid in euros.
               Switzerland shall pay its contribution before 1 March if the Commission’s request for funds arrives before 1 February or at the latest 30 days after the request for funds if it arrives after 1 February.
               Any delay in the payment of the contribution shall entail the payment of interest by Switzerland on the outstanding amount from the due date. The rate of such interest shall be the rate applied by the European Central Bank to its principal refinancing operations, as published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union, in force on the first calendar day of the month in which the due date falls, increased by three and a half percentage points.

         ANNEX III

      FINANCIAL CONTROL, RECOVERY AND OTHER ANTIFRAUD MEASURES

   I.   Audits and antifraud measures by the Union

               1.

               The Commission shall communicate directly with Programme participants established in Switzerland and with their subcontractors. These may submit directly to the Commission all relevant information and documentation which they are required to provide on the basis of the instruments referred to in this Agreement and of the contracts concluded to implement them.

               2.

               In accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 of 13 December 2006 (2), and Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 478/2007 of 23 April 2007 (4), and with the other rules referred to in this Agreement, the grant agreements concluded with Programme beneficiaries established in Switzerland shall provide for financial or other audits to be conducted at any time on the premises of the beneficiaries or their subcontractors by Commission staff or by other persons mandated by the Commission.
               The accounts and operations of the Swiss National Agency may be checked by Commission staff or by other persons mandated by the Commission. These checks may also relate to the ability of the structure set up by Switzerland to apply the Programme rules referred to in the Agreement and to meet the requirements of sound financial management according to the criteria of the relevant Articles of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 of 13 December 2006, and Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002, as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 478/2007 of 23 April 2007.

               3.

               Commission staff and other persons mandated by the Commission shall have appropriate access to sites, works and documents and to any information required in order to carry out such audits, including information in electronic form. This right of access shall be stated explicitly in the contracts concluded to implement the instruments referred to in this Agreement. The European Court of Auditors shall have the same rights as the Commission.
               Audits may be conducted after the Programmes or this Agreement expires, on the terms laid down in the contracts in question.

               4.

               Within the framework of this Agreement, the Commission/the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) shall be authorised to carry out on-the-spot checks and inspections on Swiss territory, in accordance with the procedural provisions of Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities’ financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (5).
               These checks and inspections shall be prepared and conducted in close collaboration with the competent Swiss authorities designated by Switzerland, which shall be notified in good time of the object, purpose and legal basis of the checks and inspections, so that they can provide all the requisite help.
               If the Swiss authorities concerned so wish, the on-the-spot checks and inspections may be carried out jointly with them.
               Where the participants in the Programmes resist an on-the-spot check or inspection, the Swiss authorities, acting in accordance with national rules, shall give Commission/OLAF inspectors such assistance as they need to allow them to discharge their duty in carrying out an on-the-spot check or inspection.
               The Commission/OLAF shall report without delay to the Swiss authorities any fact or suspicion relating to an irregularity which has come to its notice in the course of an on-the-spot check or inspection. In any event the Commission/OLAF shall be required to inform the above-mentioned authorities of the result of such checks and inspections.

         II.   Audits and antifraud measures by Switzerland

               1.

               Appropriate financial control of the implementation of the Programmes shall be carried out by the competent national financial control authority in Switzerland, in accordance with Article 8 of the Commission Decisions on the respective responsibilities of the Member States, the Commission and the National Agencies in the performance of the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and the action programme for lifelong learning (2007-2013) and the common standards set out in the Guide for National Agencies annexed to contracts between the Commission and the Swiss National Agency. Any suspected or actual cases of fraud and irregularity and any measures concerning them taken by the Swiss National Agency and by the national authorities shall be notified immediately to the Commission. Switzerland shall ensure investigation and satisfactory treatment of suspected and actual cases of fraud and irregularity following national or Union inspections.
               ‘Irregularity’ shall mean any infringement of a relevant provision of Union law applicable under this Agreement or the contractual obligations pursuant to it, as a result of an act or omission by an economic operator, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the general budget of the European Union or budgets managed by it, by an unjustified item of expenditure.
               ‘Fraud’ shall mean any intentional act or omission relating to:

                           —

                           the use or presentation of false, incorrect or incomplete statements or documents, which has as its effect the misappropriation or wrongful retention of funds from the general budget of the European Union or budgets managed by, or on behalf of, the European Union,

                           —

                           non-disclosure of information in violation of a specific obligation, with the same effect,

                           —

                           the misapplication of such funds for purposes other than those for which they are originally granted.

               2.

               The Swiss authorities shall take appropriate measures to prevent and counter any corrupt practices — active or passive — at any stage of the procurement or grant award procedures or during implementation of the corresponding agreements.
               ‘Active corruption’ shall mean any deliberate action of whosoever promises or gives, directly or through an intermediary, an advantage of any kind whatsoever to an official for himself or for a third party for him to act or to refrain from acting in accordance with his duty or in the exercise of his functions in breach of his official duties in a way which damages or is likely to damage the European Union’s financial interests.
               ‘Passive corruption’ shall mean any deliberate action of an official who, directly or through an intermediary, requests or receives advantages of any kind whatsoever, for himself or a third party, or accepts a promise of such advantage, to act or to refrain from acting in accordance with his duty or in the exercise of his functions in breach of his official duties in a way which damages or is likely to damage the European Union’s financial interests.

               3.

               The Swiss authorities and the staff responsible for implementing the Programmes shall take any precautions necessary to avoid any risk of a conflict of interests and shall inform the Commission immediately of any such conflict of interests or any situation likely to give rise to one.

         III.   Confidentiality

   Information communicated or acquired in any form whatsoever pursuant to this Annex shall be covered by professional secrecy and protected in the same way as similar information is protected by Swiss law and by the corresponding provisions applicable to the Union institutions. Such information may not be communicated to persons other than those within the Union institutions or in the Member States or Switzerland whose functions require them to know it, nor may it be used for purposes other than to ensure effective protection of the Parties’ financial interests.
   IV.   Administrative measures and penalties

   Without prejudice to application of Swiss criminal law, administrative measures and penalties may be imposed by the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 of 13 December 2006, with Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002, as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 478/2007 of 23 April 2007, and with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities’ financial interests (6).
   V.   Recovery

   For indirect centralised management measures, the Swiss National Agency shall be responsible for issuing requests for the recovery of funds and for implementing any legal action required regarding beneficiaries in consultation with the Commission. In the event of irregularity, negligence or fraud attributable to the Swiss National Agency, the Swiss authorities shall be responsible for the funds not recovered.
   For centralised management measures carried out directly by the Commission, decisions taken by the Commission within the scope of this Agreement which impose a pecuniary obligation on persons other than States shall be enforceable in Switzerland. Enforcement shall be governed by the rules of civil procedure in force in Switzerland. The order for its enforcement shall be appended to the decision, without other formality than verification of the authenticity of the decision by the authority which the Government of Switzerland shall designate for this purpose and shall make known to the Commission. When these formalities have been completed on application by the Commission, the latter may proceed to enforcement in accordance with the national law, by bringing the matter directly before the competent authority. The legality of the Commission decision shall be subject to control by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
   Judgments given by the Court of Justice of the European Union pursuant to an arbitration clause in a contract within the scope of this Agreement shall be enforceable on the same terms.

      (1)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 111, 28.4.2007, p. 13.

      (5)  OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2.

      (6)  OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1.
   COUNCIL DECLARATION ON SWISS ATTENDANCE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
   The Council agrees that Switzerland’s representatives shall, in so far as the items concern them, attend meetings of the committees of the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (2007-2013). Switzerland’s representatives shall not be present when these committees vote.


title: 2008/275/EC: Council Decision of 17 March 2008 on the conclusion of a Protocol amending Annexes I and II to the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services, in order to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania

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               29.3.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 87/10

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 17 March 2008
   on the conclusion of a Protocol amending Annexes I and II to the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services, in order to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania
   (2008/275/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 80(2) thereof in conjunction with Article 300(2), the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) and Article 300(4),
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Bulgaria and Romania signed bilateral Air Service Agreements with the Kingdom of Morocco on 14 October 1966 and 6 December 1971 respectively.

               (2)

               The Commission has negotiated with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions appearing in the existing bilateral agreements by a Community Agreement.

               (3)

               The Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services (2) (hereinafter referred to as the horizontal Agreement) was signed at Brussels on 12 December 2006 and has been applied provisionally from that date.

               (4)

               The Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (3) was signed at Luxembourg on 25 April 2005 and entered into force on 1 January 2007.

               (5)

               A Protocol amending Annexes I and II to the horizontal Agreement is necessary in order to take account of the accession of the two new Member States.

               (6)

               The Protocol amending Annexes I and II to the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services was initialled on 19 March 2007.

               (7)

               The Protocol should be approved,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The Protocol amending Annexes I and II to the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services (hereinafter referred to as the Protocol) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
   The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol (4).

      Done at Brussels, 17 March 2008.

            For the Council

            The President

         I. JARC

      (1)  Opinion of 11 December 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

      (2)  OJ L 386, 29.12.2006, p. 18.

      (3)  OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p. 11.

      (4)  The date of entry into force of the Protocol will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
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               29.3.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 87/11

         PROTOCOL
   amending Annexes I and II to the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services
   THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,
   of the one part, and
   THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO,
   of the other part,
   hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’,
   Having regard to the Agreements between Bulgaria and Romania and the Kingdom of Morocco, signed on 14 October 1966 at Rabat and 6 December 1971 at Bucharest respectively,
   Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Morocco on certain aspects of air services, signed at Brussels on 12 December 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the horizontal Agreement),
   Having regard to the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union and hence to the Community on 1 January 2007,
   HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The following provisions shall be added to Annex 1(a) of the horizontal Agreement:

               ‘—

               Aviation Agreement between the People’s Republic of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Morocco signed at Rabat on 14 October 1966 (hereinafter referred to as the Morocco-Bulgaria Agreement);

               —

               Civil Aviation Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Romania and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco signed at Bucharest on 6 December 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the Morocco-Romania Agreement),

         as amended by the Memorandum of Understanding signed at Rabat on 29 February 1996.’
   Article 2
   The following provisions shall be added to Annex II of the horizontal Agreement:

               in point (a) (Designation by a Member State):

                           ‘—

                           Article 3 of the Morocco-Romania Agreement.’;

               in point (b) (Refusal, revocation, suspension or limitation of authorisations or permissions):

                           ‘—

                           Article 7 of the Morocco-Bulgaria Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 3 and 4 of the Morocco-Romania Agreement.’;

               in point (c) (Regulatory control):

                           ‘—

                           Article 8 of the Morocco-Bulgaria Agreement.’;

               in point (d) (Taxation of aviation fuel):

                           ‘—

                           Article 3 of the Morocco-Bulgaria Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 8 of the Morocco-Romania Agreement.’;

               in point (e) (Tariffs for carriage within the European Community):

                           ‘—

                           Article 16 of the Morocco-Bulgaria Agreement;

                           —

                           Article 7 of the Morocco-Romania Agreement.’

         Article 3
   This Protocol shall enter into force on the date on which the Parties notify each other of the completion of their respective internal approval procedures to that end.
   Article 4
   This Protocol shall be drawn up in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Arabic languages, each text being equally authentic.


title: Council Decision 2014/153/CFSP of 20 March 2014 amending Decision 2011/172/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Egypt

text:
               21.3.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 85/9

      COUNCIL DECISION 2014/153/CFSP
   of 20 March 2014
   amending Decision 2011/172/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Egypt
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 21 March 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/172/CFSP (1).

               (2)

               On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/172/CFSP, the restrictive measures contained in that Decision should be renewed until 22 March 2015.

               (3)

               Decision 2011/172/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   In Article 5 of Decision 2011/172/CFSP, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:

      ‘This Decision shall apply until 22 March 2015.’

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

      Done at Brussels, 20 March 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         D. KOURKOULAS

      (1)  Council Decision 2011/172/CFSP of 21 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Egypt (OJ L 76, 22.3.2011, p. 63).


title: Council Decision of 4 October 2012 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on freedom of movement for workers

text:
               6.10.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 302/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 4 October 2012
   appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on freedom of movement for workers
   2012/C 302/01
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (1), and in particular Articles 23 and 24 thereof,
   Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the governments of the Member States,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By its Decision of 21 October 2010 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on freedom of movement for workers (Committee) for the period from 25 September 2010 to 24 September 2012.

               (2)

               The members remain in office until they are replaced or reappointed.

               (3)

               Members and alternate members of the Committee should be appointed for a period of two years,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on freedom of movement for workers for the period from 25 September 2012 to 24 September 2014:
   I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

               Country

               Members

               Alternates

               Belgium

               Ms Annelies LAGAE
               Ms Anne ZIMMERMAN

               Mr Jacques OUZIEL

               Bulgaria

               Mr Hristo SIMEONOV
               Ms Tatiana GUEORGUIEVA

               Ms Dimitrina KOSTADINOVA

               Czech Republic

               Mr Roman SEIDL
               Ms Ladislava STEINICHOVÁ

               Ms Andrea PLAČKOVÁ

               Denmark

               Mr Stig Hansen NØRGAARD
               Ms Vibe WESTH

               Ms Simone HEINECKE

               Germany

               Ms Vera BADE
               Mr Johannes RASCHKA

               Mr Henning GRUB

               Estonia

               Ms Jana JÄRVIK
               Ms Liis REITER

               Ms Kristi SUUR

               Ireland

               Ms Mary Joan KEHOE
               Mr Anthony MORRISSEY

               Ms Aedin DOYLE

               Greece

               Ms Athina DIAKOUMAKOU
               Mr Georgios NERANTZIS

               Ms Panagiota STAMATIOU

               Spain

               Ms Paloma MARTÍNEZ GAMO
               Mr Miguel Ángel AZNAR NIETO

               Mr Juan Pablo PARRA GUTIÉRREZ

               France

               Ms Nadia MAROT
               Mr Albert MARTINO

               Mr Laurent FRIBOULET

               Italy

               Cyprus

               Mr Demetris MICHAELIDES
               Mr Constantinos KARMELLOS

               Mr Andreas CHRISTOU

               Latvia

               Ms Linda PAUGA
               Ms Līga EMULE-KONONE

               Ms Ilze ZVĪDRIŅA

               Lithuania

               Ms Rasa MALAIŠKIENĖ
               Ms Agnė KUNIGONYTĖ

               Mr Vytautas JURŠĖNAS

               Luxembourg

               Mr Tom GOEDERS
               Mr Laurent PEUSCH

               Ms Anne-Catherine THILL

               Hungary

               Ms Rita ANTÓNI
               Ms Judit KATONA

               Ms Orsolya KISGYÖRGY

               Malta

               Ms Mariella GRECH
               Mr Nicola CINI

               Mr George CAMILLERI

               Netherlands

               Ms Conny W. OLDE OLTHOF
               Mr Martin G. BLOMSMA

               Ms Cristel VAN TILBURG

               Austria

               Mr Heinz KUTROWATZ
               Mr Helmut GERL

               Ms Barbara BOHACZEK

               Poland

               Ms Magdalena SWEKLEJ
               Mr Marcin WIATRÓW

               Ms Agnieszka ZDAK

               Portugal

               Mr Octávio OLIVEIRA
               Mr Paulo GOMES

               Ms Helena SANTOS

               Romania

               Mr Auraș MARINESCU
               Ms Oana BARBUT

               Mr Bogdan-Tiberius PAȘCA

               Slovenia

               Ms Sonja MALEC
               Mr Radivoj RADAK

               Ms Mateja GOLJA

               Slovakia

               Ms Agnesa SKUPNÍKOVÁ

               Mr Jaroslav KOVÁČ

               Finland

               Ms Katri NISKANEN
               Mr Olli SORAINEN

               Ms Mirkka MYKKÄNEN

               Sweden

               Mr Ricky IFWARSSON
               Ms Madeleine ÖHBERG

               Mr Torbjörn WALLIN

               United Kingdom

               Ms Fiona KILPATRICK
               Ms Deborah MORRISON

               Mr Jonathan PIGGINS

   II.   TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES

               Country

               Members

               Alternates

               Belgium

               Mr Jean-François MACOURS
               Mr Koen MEESTERS

               Ms Yvienne VAN HOLSBEECK

               Bulgaria

               Ms Atanaska TODOROVA
               Mr Daniel YANEV

               Ms Antonia ZLATEVA

               Czech Republic

               Ms Jaroslava BAUEROVÁ
               Mr Pavel JANÍČKO

               Mr Vít SAMEK

               Denmark

               Ms Anette BERENTZEN
               Mr Torben Dam JENSEN

               Ms Käthe Munk RYOM

               Germany

               Ms Alexandra KRAMER
               Ms Raja NEJEDLO

               Mr Christian MOOS

               Estonia

               Mr Urmas LIPSO
               Ms Liina CARR

               Ms Aija MAASIKAS

               Ireland

               Ms Esther LYNCH
               Mr John DOUGLAS

               Greece

               Mr Georgios PERENTIS
               Ms Metaxia STEKOULEA

               Mr Konstantinos MYTILINOU

               Spain

               Ms Ana María CORRAL JUAN
               Ms Concepción ROJO

               Ms Pilar ROC ALFARO

               France

               Ms Francine BLANCHE
               Ms Corinne MARES

               Mr Ommar BENFAÏD

               Italy

               Cyprus

               Mr Nicos GREGORIOU
               Mr Nicos EPISTITHIOU

               Mr Diomides DIOMIDOUS

               Latvia

               Ms Ruta PORNIECE
               Mr Māris SIMULIS

               Mr Jānis KAJAKS

               Lithuania

               Ms Janina ŠVEDIENĖ
               Ms Janina MATUIZIENĖ

               Ms Jovita MEŠKAUSKIENĖ

               Luxembourg

               Mr Eduardo DIAS
               Mr Vincent JACQUET

               Mr Jean-Claude REDING

               Hungary

               Ms Judit CZUGLERNÉ IVÁNYI
               Ms Andrea AGÓCS

               Mr László KOZÁK

               Malta

               Ms Antoinette AQUILINA
               Mr Andrew MIZZI

               Mr John BENCINI

               Netherlands

               Ms Caroline RIETBERGEN
               Mr Martijn HORDIJK

               Ms H. de GEUS

               Austria

               Mr Johannes PEYRL
               Mr Oliver RÖPKE

               Mr Franz FRIEHS

               Poland

               Mr Jakub KUS
               Ms Halina PEPLIŃSKA

               Mr Bogdan OLSZEWSKI

               Portugal

               Ms Catarina Maria BRANCO FERREIRA TAVARES
               Mr Carlos Manuel ALVES TRINDADE

               Mr Georges CASULA

               Romania

               Mr Valentin MOCANU
               Mr Liviu APOSTOIU

               Mr Dragos FRUMOSU

               Slovenia

               Mr Goran LUKIČ
               Mr Jakob POČIVAVŠEK

               Ms Nadja GÖTZ

               Slovakia

               Ms Vlasta SZABOVÁ
               Ms Beata ĎURANOVÁ

               Finland

               Ms Eve KYNTÄJÄ
               Mr Ralf SUND

               Ms Jenni KARJALAINEN

               Sweden

               Ms Sofie REHNSTRÖM
               Ms Eva OSCARSSON

               Mr Mats ESSEMYR

               United Kingdom

               Mr Sean BAMFORD
               Mr Mohammed TAJ

               Mr Wilf SULLIVAN

   III.   EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTATIVES

               Country

               Members

               Alternates

               Belgium

               Ms Michèle CLAUS
               Ms Hilde THYS

               Ms Monica DE JONGHE

               Bulgaria

               Mr Ivan ZAHARIEV
               Mr Martin STOYANOV

               Ms Daniela SIMIDCHIEVA

               Czech Republic

               Ms Vladimíra DRBALOVÁ
               Ms Marie ZVOLSKÁ

               Ms Jitka HLAVÁČKOVÁ

               Denmark

               Mr Henning GADE
               Mr Flemming DREESEN

               Ms Karen ROIY

               Germany

               Mr Alexander WILHELM
               Ms Christina LANG

               Ms Anne ROBRA

               Estonia

               Mr Marek SEPP
               Ms Mare HIIESALU

               Mr Tarmo KRIIS

               Ireland

               Mr Tony DONOHOE
               Ms Kara McGANN

               Greece

               Ms Rena BARDANI
               Mr Nikos DIMAS

               Ms Evangelia ARANITOU

               Spain

               Mr Santiago SOLER PÉREZ
               Mr Javier IBARS ALVARO

               Mr Luis MÉNDEZ LÓPEZ

               France

               Ms Catherine HAQUENNE
               Ms Natacha MARQUET

               Ms Pascale DESSEN

               Italy

               Cyprus

               Ms Lena PANAYIOTOU
               Mr Emilios MICHAEL

               Mr Michael ANTONIOU

               Latvia

               Ms Anita LĪCE
               Ms Ilona KIUKUCĀNE

               Lithuania

               Mr Justinas USONIS
               Mr Aidas VAIČIULIS

               Ms Dovilė BAČKYTĖ

               Luxembourg

               Mr Marc KIEFFER
               Mr François ENGELS

               Mr Dany HAUSTGEN

               Hungary

               Ms Terézia BOROSNÉ BARTHA
               Mr István KOMORÓCZKI

               Ms Adrienn BÁLINT

               Malta

               Mr Lawrence MIZZI
               Mr Michael GALEA

               Mr John HUBER

               Netherlands

               Mr Rob SLAGMOLEN
               Mr A.P.M.G. SCHOENMAECKERS

               Mr G.A.M. Gerard VAN DER GRIND

               Austria

               Ms Margit KREUZHUBER
               Mr Andreas GRUBER

               Ms Ulrike KLEIN

               Poland

               Ms Wioletta ŻUKOWSKA
               Mr Przemysław OSUCH

               Mr Andrzej STĘPNIKOWSKI

               Portugal

               Ms Cristina NAGY MORAIS
               Ms Adília LISBOA

               Mr Marcelino PENA COSTA

               Romania

               Ms Roxana PRODAN
               Mr Daniel Sorin MOLDOVEANU

               Mr Dan ANGHELESCU

               Slovenia

               Ms Maja SKORUPAN
               Mr Igor ANTAUER

               Ms Tatjana ČERIN

               Slovakia

               Mr Peter LÍŠKA
               Mr Peter MOLNÁR

               Mr Martin HOŠTÁK

               Finland

               Ms Riitta WÄRN
               Mr Mikko RÄSÄNEN

               Mr Vesa RANTAHALVARI

               Sweden

               Ms Karin EKENGER
               Mr Örjan LUTZ

               Mr Patrik KARLSSON

               United Kingdom

               Ms Sinead LAWRENCE
               Mr Jim BLIGH

         Article 2
   The members not yet nominated will be appointed by the Council at a later date.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 4 October 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. CHARALAMBOUS

      (1)  OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ C 294, 29.10.2010, p. 1.


title: 2014/622/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 3 April 2014 on the closure of the accounts of the Artemis Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012

text:
               5.9.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 266/317

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 3 April 2014
   on the closure of the accounts of the Artemis Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012
   (2014/622/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the Artemis for the financial year 2012,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the Artemis for the financial year 2012, together with the Joint Undertaking’s replies (1),

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 18 February 2014 (05851/2014 – C7-0053/2014),

               —

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

               —

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

               —

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

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 74/2008 of 20 December 2007 on the establishment of the ‘Artemis Joint Undertaking’ to implement a Joint Technology Initiative in Embedded Computing Systems (4), and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,

               —

               having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5),

               —

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

               —

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

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0203/2014),

               1.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the Artemis Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012;

               2.

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

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 369, 17.12.2013, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

      (4)  OJ L 30, 4.2.2008, p. 52.

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

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


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31979D1032

79/1032/EEC: Council Decision of 3 December 1979 replacing a member of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training

Official Journal L 312 , 08/12/1979 P. 0030 - 0030

****( 1 ) OJ NO 190 , 30 . 12 . 1963 , P . 3090/63 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 91 , 12 . 4 . 1968 , P . 26 .        COUNCIL DECISION   OF 3 DECEMBER 1979   REPLACING A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING  ( 79/1032/EEC )   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 18 DECEMBER 1963 LAYING DOWN THE RULES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY THE DECISION OF 9 APRIL 1968 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 16 OCTOBER 1978 APPOINTING THE MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE PERIOD ENDING ON 15 OCTOBER 1980 ,   WHEREAS ONE SEAT FOR A MEMBER OF THE ABOVE COMMITTEE IN THE  ' GOVERNMENT '  CATEGORY HAS FALLEN VACANT FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF MR KEANE , OF WHICH THE COUNCIL WAS INFORMED ON 21 NOVEMBER 1979 ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE NOMINATION SUBMITTED ON 21 NOVEMBER 1979 ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   SOLE ARTICLE   MR JOHN R . MAHER IS HEREBY APPOINTED AS MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN PLACE OF MR KEANE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LATTER ' S TERM OF OFFICE , WHICH RUNS UNTIL 15 OCTOBER 1980 .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 3 DECEMBER 1979 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   B . LENIHAN