title: Council Decision 2005/927/CFSP of  21 December 2005  implementing Common Position 2004/694/CFSP on further measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

text:
               22.12.2005

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 337/71

      COUNCIL DECISION 2005/927/CFSP
   of 21 December 2005
   implementing Common Position 2004/694/CFSP on further measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof, in conjunction with the second indent of Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Under the terms of Common Position 2004/694/CFSP, the Council adopted measures in order to freeze all funds and economic resources belonging to natural persons indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

               (2)

               On 6 October, the Council adopted Common Position 2005/689/CFSP; extending Common Position 2004/694/CFSP and amending the list set out in the Annex.

               (3)

               Following the transfer of Mr Ante GOTOVINA to ICTY detention units, his name should be removed from the list.

               (4)

               It is necessary to adapt the list contained in the Annex to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP accordingly,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The list of persons set out in the Annex to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 21 December 2005.

            For the Council

            The President

         B. BRADSHAW

      (1)  OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 52. Common Position as last extended by Common Position 2005/689/CFSP (OJ L 261, 7.10.2005, p. 29).

      ANNEX

            ‘ANNEX
            LIST OF PERSONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1

                        1.

                        Name: DJORDJEVIC Vlastimir
                        Date of birth: 1948
                        Place of birth: Vladicin Han, Serbia and Montenegro
                        Nationality: Serbia and Montenegro

                        2.

                        Name: HADZIC Goran
                        Date of birth: 7.9.1958
                        Place of birth: Vinkovci, Republic of Croatia
                        Nationality: Serbia and Montenegro

                        3.

                        Name: KARADZIC Radovan
                        Date of birth: 19.6.1945
                        Place of birth: Petnjica, Savnik, Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro
                        Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina

                        4.

                        Name: LUKIC Milan
                        Date of birth: 6.9.1967
                        Place of birth: Visegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
                        Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina
                        Possibly Serbia and Montenegro

                        5.

                        Name: MLADIC Ratko
                        Date of birth: 12.3.1942
                        Place of birth: Bozanovici, Municipality of Kalinovik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
                        Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina
                        Possibly Serbia and Montenegro

                        6.

                        Name: TOLIMIR Zdravko
                        Date of birth: 27.11.1948
                        Place of birth:
                        Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina

                        7.

                        Name: ZELENOVIC Dragan
                        Date of birth: 12.2.1961
                        Place of birth: Foca, Bosnia and Herzegovina
                        Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina

                        8.

                        Name: ZUPLJANIN Stojan
                        Date of birth: 22.9.1951
                        Place of birth: Kotor Varos, Bosnia and Herzegovina
                        Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina’


title: Decision of the European Central Bank of 14 December 2009 amending Decision ECB/2001/16 on the allocation of monetary income of the national central banks of participating Member States from the financial year 2002 (ECB/2009/27)

text:
               22.12.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 339/55

      DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

   of 14 December 2009
   amending Decision ECB/2001/16 on the allocation of monetary income of the national central banks of participating Member States from the financial year 2002
   (ECB/2009/27)
   (2009/998/EU)
   THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
   Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 32 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Decision ECB/2009/16 of 2 July 2009 on the implementation of the covered bond purchase programme (1) provides for the establishment of a programme for the purchase of covered bonds for monetary policy purposes.

               (2)

               Guideline ECB/2009/10 of 7 May 2009 amending Guideline ECB/2000/7 on monetary policy instruments and procedures of the Eurosystem (2) allows access to Eurosystem open market operations and standing facilities by credit institutions which, in view of their specific institutional nature under Community law, are subject to scrutiny of a standard comparable to supervision by competent national authorities.

               (3)

               Experience has shown that it is necessary to specify the treatment of outstanding claims arising from defaults by Eurosystem counterparties in the context of Eurosystem credit operations, and of related financial assets.

               (4)

               Decision ECB/2001/16 of 6 December 2001 on the allocation of monetary income of the national central banks of participating Member States from the financial year 2002 (3) needs to be amended in order to reflect these developments in the calculation and allocation of monetary income,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Decision ECB/2001/16 is amended as follows:

               1.

               Article 1(g) is replaced by the following:
               ‘(g)   “credit institution” shall mean either: (a) a credit institution within the meaning of Articles 2 and 4(1)(a) of Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions (4), as implemented in national law, that is subject to supervision by a competent authority; or (b) another credit institution within the meaning of Article 123(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that is subject to scrutiny of a standard comparable to supervision by a competent authority.

               2.

               Article 3(2) is replaced by the following:
               ‘2.   From 2003 the amount of each NCB’s monetary income shall be determined by measuring the actual income that derives from the earmarkable assets recorded in its books. As exceptions thereto, gold shall be considered to generate no income, and securities held for monetary policy purposes shall be considered to generate income at the reference rate.’

               3.

               Annexes I and II to Decision ECB/2001/16 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

         Article 2
   Final provision
   This Decision shall enter into force on 31 December 2009.

      Done at Frankfurt am Main, 14 December 2009.

            The President of the ECB

         Jean-Claude TRICHET

      (1)  OJ L 175, 4.7.2009, p. 18.

      (2)  OJ L 123, 19.5.2009, p. 99.

      (3)  OJ L 337, 20.12.2001, p. 55.

      (4)  OJ L 177, 30.6.2006, p. 1.’

      ANNEX

                  1.

                  Annex I to Decision ECB/2001/16 is replaced by the following:

                     ‘ANNEX I

                        COMPOSITION OF THE LIABILITY BASE

                                 A.

                                 The liability base includes, to the exclusion of any other item:

                                             1.

                                             Banknotes in circulation
                                             For the purposes of this Annex, in the cash changeover year for each new Eurosystem NCB “banknotes in circulation”:

                                                         (a)

                                                         includes banknotes issued by the NCB and denominated in its national currency unit; and

                                                         (b)

                                                         must be reduced by the value of the non-remunerated loans related to frontloaded euro banknotes that have not been yet debited (part of asset item 6 of the HBS).

                                                   After the relevant cash changeover year, for each NCB “banknotes in circulation” means banknotes denominated in euro, to the exclusion of any other banknotes.
                                             If the cash changeover date is a day on which TARGET2 is closed, the liability of a new Eurosystem NCB which results from euro banknotes that have been frontloaded pursuant to Guideline ECB/2006/9 of 14 July 2006 on certain preparations for the euro cash changeover and on frontloading and sub-frontloading of euro banknotes and coins outside the euro area (1) and have entered into circulation before the cash changeover date forms part of the liability base (as part of the correspondent accounts under liability item 10.4 of the HBS) until the liability becomes part of the intra-Eurosystem liabilities resulting from TARGET2 transactions.

                                             2.

                                             Liabilities to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations denominated in euro, including:

                                                         (a)

                                                         current accounts including minimum reserve requirements under Article 19.1 of the Statute (liability item 2.1 of the HBS);

                                                         (b)

                                                         amounts in deposit under the Eurosystem deposit facility (liability item 2.2 of the HBS);

                                                         (c)

                                                         fixed-term deposits (liability item 2.3 of the HBS);

                                                         (d)

                                                         liabilities arising from fine-tuning reverse operations (liability item 2.4 of the HBS);

                                                         (e)

                                                         deposits related to margin calls (liability item 2.5 of the HBS).

                                             3.

                                             Deposit liabilities to defaulted Eurosystem counterparties which have been reclassified from liability item 2.1 of the HBS.

                                             4.

                                             Intra-Eurosystem liabilities of NCBs arising from the issue to the ECB of promissory notes backing the issuance of ECB debt certificates under Chapter 3.3 of Annex I to Guideline ECB/2000/7 (liability item 10.2 of the HBS).

                                             5.

                                             Net intra-Eurosystem liabilities on euro banknotes in circulation, including those resulting from the application of Article 4 of this Decision (part of liability item 10.3 of the HBS).

                                             6.

                                             Net intra-Eurosystem liabilities resulting from TARGET2 transactions remunerated at the reference rate (part of liability item 10.4 of the HBS).

                                 B.

                                 The amount of each NCB's liability base shall be calculated in accordance with the harmonised accounting principles and rules laid down in Guideline ECB/2006/16 of 10 November 2006 on the legal framework for accounting and financial reporting in the European System of Central Banks (2).

                  2.

                  Annex II to Decision ECB/2001/16 is replaced by the following:

                     ‘ANNEX II

                        EARMARKABLE ASSETS

                                 A.

                                 Earmarkable assets shall include, with the exclusion of any other item:

                                             1.

                                             Lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations denominated in euro (asset item 5 of the HBS).

                                             2.

                                             Securities held for monetary policy purposes (asset item 7.1 of the HBS).

                                             3.

                                             Intra-Eurosystem claims equivalent to the transfer of foreign reserve assets other than gold to the ECB under Article 30 of the Statute (part of asset item 9.2 of the HBS).

                                             4.

                                             Net intra-Eurosystem claims on euro banknotes in circulation including those resulting from the application of Article 4 of this Decision (part of asset item 9.4 of the HBS).

                                             5.

                                             Net intra-Eurosystem claims resulting from TARGET2 transactions remunerated at the reference rate (part of asset item 9.5 of the HBS).

                                             6.

                                             Gold, including claims in respect of gold transferred to the ECB, in an amount permitting each NCB to earmark a proportion of its gold that corresponds to the application of its share in the subscribed capital key to the total amount of gold earmarked by all NCBs (asset item 1 and part of asset item 9.2 of the HBS).
                                             For the purposes of this Decision, and at least until the calculation of monetary income for the financial year 2007, gold shall be valued on the basis of the gold price in euro per fine ounce as at 31 December 2002.

                                             7.

                                             Claims resulting from euro banknotes that have been frontloaded pursuant to Guideline ECB/2006/9 and have then entered into circulation before the cash changeover date (part of asset item 4.1 of the HBS until the cash changeover date and thereafter part of the correspondent accounts under asset item 9.5 of the HBS), but only until such claims become part of the intra-Eurosystem claims resulting from TARGET2 transactions.

                                             8.

                                             Outstanding claims arising from default by Eurosystem counterparties in the context of Eurosystem credit operations, and/or financial assets or claims (vis-à-vis third parties) appropriated and/or acquired in the context of the realisation of collateral submitted by defaulted Eurosystem counterparties in the context of Eurosystem credit operations reclassified from asset item 5 of the HBS (part of asset item 11.6 of the HBS).

                                 B.

                                 The value of each NCB’s earmarkable assets shall be calculated in accordance with the harmonised accounting principles and rules laid down in Guideline ECB/2006/16.’

         (1)  OJ L 207, 28.7.2006, p. 39.

         (2)  OJ L 348 11.12.2006, p. 1.’


title: Council Decision of 23 January 2017 appointing members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria and Slovakia

text:
               27.1.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 27/8

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 23 January 2017
   appointing members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria and Slovakia
   (2017/C 27/06)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of 26 May 1975 on the creation of a European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
   Having regard to the lists of nominations for appointment submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees' and employers' organisations,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By its Decision of 28 November 2016 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the period from 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2019.

               (2)

               The governments of Italy, Luxembourg and Malta have submitted further nominations for several posts to be filled.

               (3)

               The employees' organisation ETUC and the employers' organisation BUSINESSEUROPE have submitted further nominations for several posts to be filled,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The following are appointed members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria and Slovakia for the period ending on 30 November 2019:
   I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

               Country

               Members

               Alternate members

               Italy

               Ms Carmen FERRAIOLO

               Luxembourg

               Ms Nadine WELTER

               Mr Gary TUNSCH

               Malta

               Ms Karen THEUMA

               Mr Mark GRECH

   II.   REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES' ORGANISATIONS

               Country

               Members

               Alternate members

               Malta

               Mr Josef BUGEJA

               Mr Colin GALEA

   III.   REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONS

               Country

               Members

               Alternate members

               Bulgaria

               Mr Theodor DECHEV

               Lithuania

               Mr Danukas ARLAUSKAS

               Ms Rūta DIDIKĖ

               Luxembourg

               Ms Patricia HEMMEN

               Ms Magalie LYSIAK

               Malta

               Mr Joe FARRUGIA

               Ms Joan HABER

               Austria

               Ms Katharina LINDNER

               Slovakia

               Mr Radovan MAXIN

               Mr Martin HOŠTÁK

         Article 2
   The Council shall appoint members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 23 January 2017.

            For the Council

            The President

         R. GALDES

      (1)  OJ L 139, 30.5.1975, p. 1.

      (2)  Council Decision of 28 November 2016 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (OJ C 447, 1.12.2016, p. 2).


title: Council Decision 2006/560/JHA of  24 July 2006  amending Decision 2003/170/JHA on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States

text:
               10.8.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 219/31

      COUNCIL DECISION 2006/560/JHA
   of 24 July 2006
   amending Decision 2003/170/JHA on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 30(1)(a), (b) and (c), Article 30(2)(c) and Article 34(2)(c) thereof,
   Having regard to the initiative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1),
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Following the evaluation of the implementation of Council Decision 2003/170/JHA of 27 February 2003 on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States (3), certain provisions of that Decision should be amended to take account of current practice relating to the use by the Member States of Europol liaison officers posted abroad in order to channel information in accordance with the Europol Convention (4).

               (2)

               This amending Decision provides a useful opportunity to amend the provision concerning liaison officers meetings, bringing it in line with the current practice whereby a certain Member State, often referred to as ‘lead nation’, is given responsibility for coordination of EU cooperation in a particular country or region, which includes the initiative to convene liaison officers meetings,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Decision 2003/170/JHA shall be amended as follows:

               1.

               the following subparagraph shall be added to Article 1(1):
               ‘In this Decision, “Europol liaison officer” means a Europol employee, posted abroad to one or more third countries or to international organisations to enhance the cooperation between the authorities in those countries or organisations and Europol in order to support the Member States, in particular the liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States, in combating of serious forms of international crime, in particular through the exchange of information’;

               2.

               the following subparagraph shall be added to Article 1(2):
               ‘This Decision shall be without prejudice to Europol's and Europol liaison officers' tasks within the framework of the Europol Convention, the arrangements made for the implementation thereof, and cooperation agreements concluded between Europol and the third country or international organisation concerned’;

               3.

               Article 3(2) shall be replaced by the following:
               ‘2.   The General Secretariat shall draw up an annual summary to be sent to Member States, the Commission and to Europol concerning Member States' postings of liaison officers, including their duties and any cooperative agreements between the Member States on the posting of liaison officers. This summary shall list the Member States who, with the agreement of other Member States through coordination in the Council structures, have been given responsibility for the coordination of EU cooperation in a particular country or region, as referred to in Article 4(1). Details of Europol liaison officers posted to third countries or international organisations shall also be included’;

               4.

               the following sentence shall be added to Article 4(1):
               ‘Such meetings may also be held, following consultation with the Member State holding the Presidency, at the initiative of any other Member State and especially of those Member States that have been given responsibility for the coordination of the EU cooperation in a particular country or region’;

               5.

               the following sentence shall be added to Article 8(2):
               ‘Member States shall also ensure that the information contributed in accordance with Article 2(2) shall be exchanged with Europol in accordance with the Europol Convention’;

               6.

               the following paragraphs shall be added to Article 8:
               ‘3.   In accordance with the national law and the Europol Convention, Member States may make a request to Europol to use Europol liaison officers seconded to third countries or international organisations, with a view to the exchange of relevant information in compliance with the cooperation agreements concluded between Europol and the third country or organisation concerned. Requests shall be addressed to Europol via the Member States' national units in accordance with the Europol Convention.
               4.   Europol shall ensure that its liaison officers seconded to third countries and international organisations provide it with information relating to serious threats of criminal offences to Member States for those criminal offences for which Europol is competent under the Europol Convention. Such information shall be communicated to the competent authorities of the Member States concerned via the national units in accordance with the Europol Convention’.

         Article 2
   This Decision shall apply to Gibraltar.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall take effect on the 15th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 24 July 2006.

            For the Council

            The President

         K. RAJAMÄKI

      (1)  OJ C 188, 2.8.2005, p. 19.

      (2)  Opinion of 17 March 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

      (3)  OJ L 67, 12.3.2003, p. 27.

      (4)  OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p. 2.


title: Council Decision of 25 May 2009 appointing Maltese members and one alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers

text:
               3.6.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 123/8

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 25 May 2009
   appointing Maltese members and one alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers
   2009/C 123/03
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (1), and in particular Article 82 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 30 March 2009 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers for the period 30 March 2009 to 29 March 2010, with the exception of certain members including the Maltese members and alternate members;

               (2)

               the Maltese Government has submitted nominations for a number of posts to be filled,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   The following are hereby appointed members and one alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers for the period ending on 29 March 2011:

      REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNMENT

               Country

               Members

               Alternates

               Malta

               Mr Malcolm SCICLUNA
               Mr Mark MUSU’

               Mr Frank MICALLEF

      REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS′ ORGANISATIONS

               Country

               Members

               Alternates

               Malta

               Mr Tonio FARRUGIA
               Mr Victor PISANI

      Done at Brussels, 25 May 2009.

            For the Council

            The President

         J. ŠEBESTA

      (1)  OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2.

      (2)  OJ C 83, 7.4.2009, p. 19.