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31968D0361

68/361/EEC: Council Decision of 15 October 1968 setting up a Standing Veterinary Committee

Official Journal L 255 , 18/10/1968 P. 0023 - 0023 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 2 P. 0160  Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1968(II) P. 0465  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 2 P. 0160  English special edition: Series I Chapter 1968(II) P. 0473  Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 4 P. 0045  Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 3 P. 0041  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 3 P. 0041

COUNCIL DECISION of 15 October 1968 setting up a Standing Veterinary Committee (68/361/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;  Having regard to the draft decision submitted by the Commission;  Whereas it is desirable that, for cases where the Council delegates powers to the Commission in the veterinary field, a Committee should be set up, consisting of experts from the Member States, for the purpose of ensuring close co-operation between Member States and the Commission and enabling the latter to consult experts;  Whereas it is furthermore desirable that such co-operation extend to all fields covered by Community rules on these matters; whereas that Committee should accordingly be empowered to consider any question relating to such fields;  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:    Article 1 A Standing Veterinary Committee (hereinafter called the "Committee") is hereby set up and shall consist of representatives of the Member States with a representative of the Commission as Chairman.   Article 2 The Committee shall, in the cases and under the conditions provided for therein, carry out the duties devolving upon it under the instruments adopted by the Council in the veterinary field.  It may, moreover, consider any other question arising under such instruments and referred to it by the Chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of a Member State.   Article 3 The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.     Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 1968.  For the Council  The President  G. SEDATI


title: Council Decision (EU) 2015/2361 of 16 December 2015 appointing an Italian member and an Italian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

text:
               17.12.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 331/29

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/2361
   of 16 December 2015
   appointing an Italian member and an Italian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the Italian Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

               A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Ignazio MARINO.

               (3)

               An alternate member's seat would become vacant following the appointment of Mr Antonio DECARO as a member of the Committee of the Regions,

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

               (a)

               as member:

                           —

                           Sig. Antonio DECARO, Sindaco di Bari;

                     and

               (b)

               as alternate member:

                           —

                           Sig. Andrea BALLARÈ, Sindaco di Novara,

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

      Done at Brussels, 16 December 2015.

            For the Council

            The President

         C. DIESCHBOURG

      (1)  OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42.

      (2)  OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25.

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


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80/877/EEC: Council Decision of 15 September 1980 on financial aid from the Community for the eradication of African Swine Fever in Portugal

Official Journal L 250 , 23/09/1980 P. 0012 - 0013

COUNCIL DECISION  of 15 September 1980  on financial aid from the Community for the eradication of African Swine Fever in Portugal  (80/877/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),  Whereas the Community should take all appropriate measures to protect itself against the appearance of African Swine Fever on its territory;  Whereas to this end the Community has undertaken, and continues to undertake, action designed to contain outbreaks of this type of disease far from its frontiers by helping countries affected to reinforce their preventive measures;  Whereas the measures undertaken in the Iberian Peninsula will only be fully effective if they are extended to Portugal;  Whereas, however, in the opinion of the Portuguese authorities themselves, the measures so far implemented must be reinforced if the fundamental objective of eradicating the disease from the entire country is to be achieved;  Whereas the Portuguese authorities have asked the Community to contribute to the expenses necessary for the efficient implementation of a total eradication programme;  Whereas a favourable response should be given to this request by granting aid to Portugal, having regard to the undertaking given by that country to protect the Community against African Swine Fever and to eliminate completely this disease by the end of a five-year eradication plan;  Whereas this eradication plan must include certain measures which guarantee the effectiveness of the action taken, and it must be possible to adapt these measures to developments in the situation, by means of a procedure establishing close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission;  Whereas it is necessary to keep the Member States regularly informed as to the progress of the action undertaken,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:    Article 1 The Community shall make a financial contribution to the eradication of African Swine Fever in Portugal.   Article 2 The contribution shall be given on the condition that the Portuguese authorities establish an eradication plan designed to result in the elimination of the disease within five years and satisfying the conditions laid down in Article 3, and that this plan is approved in accordance with Article 4.  This plan must be put into operation no later than the date laid down by the Commission in its Decision approving the plan.   Article 3 The eradication plan mentioned in Article 2 must include the immediate slaughter and destruction of all pigs on those holdings where a case of African Swine Fever is diagnosed and in those holdings which as a result of an epidemiological enquiry can be considered as contaminated and in addition provide in particular for:    (a) the disinfection of, and elimination of insects and vermin from the holding after the elimination of the pigs,       (b) a delay before re-population of clean holdings and a health control of pigs before they are introduced into these holdings,       (c) the establishment throughout the country of a strict movement control of pigs, including those destined for slaughter,       (d) the obligation to slaughter pigs in establishments under permanent veterinary control,       (e) the creation of disease-free zones and their protection by the development of integrated pig-farming enterprises, or if necessary the establishment of a control of the pig population of these enterprises by means of observation quarantine of animals at the place of origin and of their integration into the herd only after a further period of observation in isolation on arrival of a consignment,  (1)OJ No C 175, 14.7.1980, p. 78.        (f) the protection of disease-free zones by the strict control of the movement of pigs into these zones whatever their destination and by a prohibition on the straying of pigs and on pig markets,       (g) compensation given for slaughter, to be calculated in such a way that farmers are appropriately compensated,       (h) import surveillance,       (i) any steps to prevent the spread of epizootic disease to the Community.          Article 4 After examination of the plan presented by the Portuguese authorities and of any amendments to be made thereto, the Commission shall decide, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 5, whether or not to approve it.   Article 5 1. Whereas the procedure laid down in this Article is to be used, matters shall without delay be referred by the Chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of a Member State, to the Standing Veterinary Committee (hereinafter called the "Committee") set up by the Council Decision of 15 October 1968.  2. Within the Committee the votes of Member States shall be weighted as provided for in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The chairman shall not vote.  3. The representative of the Commission shall submit a draft of the measures to be adopted. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on such measures within a time limit set by the chairman according to the urgency of the matters concerned. Opinions shall be delivered by a majority of 41 votes.  4. The Commission shall adopt the measures and shall apply them immediately where they are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee. Where they are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall without delay propose to the Council the measures to be adopted. The Council shall adopt the measures by a qualified majority.  If within three months from the date on which the proposal was submitted to it, the Council has not adopted any measures, the Commission shall adopt the proposed measures and apply them immediately, save where the Council has decided by a simple majority against those measures.   Article 6 Article 5 shall apply until 21 June 1981.   Article 7 1. The envisaged assistance of the Community shall be a maximum of 5 million European units of account for the period in question.  2. Payments shall be made in annual instalments, within the limits of the budgetary appropriations, on presentation of the relevant supporting documents to the Commission.   Article 8 1. The Commission shall follow the development of African Swine Fever in Portugal and the implementation of the eradication plan. It shall regularly inform, at least once a year, the Member States within the Committee of this development, in the light of the information given by the Portuguese Authorities and of any reports from experts who, when acting on behalf of the Community and appointed by the Commission, have made on the spot visits.  2. The Commission may suspend Community aid if it considers the development of the situation and the results obtained justify such a measure.  3. Amendments made by the Portuguese Authorities to the plan as initially approved must also be approved in accordance with Article 4.     Done at Brussels, 15 September 1980.  For the Council  The President  G. THORN


title: Decision (EU) 2016/1548 of the European Parliament of 28 April 2016 on the closure of the accounts of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2014

text:
               14.9.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 246/314

         DECISION (EU) 2016/1548 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 28 April 2016
   on the closure of the accounts of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2014
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2014,

               —

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

               —

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

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 12 February 2016 on discharge to be given to the Agency in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2014 (05584/2016 — C8-0077/2016),

               —

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

               —

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

               —

               having regard to Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 establishing a European Railway Agency (4), and in particular Article 39 thereof,

               —

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

               —

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

               —

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

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A8-0106/2016),

               1.

               Notes that the final annual accounts of the European Railway Agency are as annexed to the Court of Auditors’ report;

               2.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2014;

               3.

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

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 409, 9.12.2015, p. 238.

      (2)  See footnote 1.

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

      (4)  OJ L 164, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

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

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


title: European Council Decision, taken with the agreement of the President of the Commission, of 4 December 2009 appointing the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

text:
               15.12.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 328/69

      EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION,
   taken with the agreement of the President of the Commission,
   of 4 December 2009
   appointing the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
   (2009/950/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 18(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 1 December 2009 Catherine ASHTON was appointed High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the period from 1 December 2009 until the end of the current term of office of the Commission.

               (2)

               In accordance with Article 17(7), third subparagraph, of the Treaty on European Union, the President, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the other Members of the Commission will be subject as a body to a vote of consent by the European Parliament.

               (3)

               The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy should be appointed for the period from the end of the current term of office of the Commission until 31 October 2014,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Catherine ASHTON is hereby appointed High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the period from the end of the current term of office of the Commission until 31 October 2014.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall be notified to Catherine ASHTON by the President of the European Council.
   It shall take effect on the day of its notification.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 4 December 2009.

            For the European Council

            The President

         H. VAN ROMPUY


title: 2011/249/EU: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/013 PL/Podkarpackie — manufacture of machinery)

text:
               20.4.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 104/45

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
   of 5 April 2011
   on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/013 PL/Podkarpackie — manufacture of machinery)
   (2011/249/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

               (3)

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

               (4)

               Poland submitted an application on 27 April 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in three enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 28 (‘Manufacture of machinery and equipment’) in the NUTS II region of Podkarpackie (PL32) and supplemented it with additional information up to 4 August 2010. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 453 570.

               (5)

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

         HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 453 570 in commitment and payment appropriations.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Strasbourg, 5 April 2011.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         J. BUZEK

            For the Council

            The President

         GYŐRI E.

      (1)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

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