title: 2007/6/EC: Council Decision of 1 January 2007 appointing Bulgarian and Romanian members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

text:
               4.1.2007

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 1/13

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 1 January 2007
   appointing Bulgarian and Romanian members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
   (2007/6/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the fourth paragraph of Article 263 thereof,
   Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Articles 13 and 49 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposals made by the governments of the Republic of Bulgaria and of Romania,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions were appointed for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 by Council Decision 2006/116/EC (1).

               (2)

               Following the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, the Committee of the Regions should be enlarged by the appointment of 27 members and 27 alternate members representing regional and local bodies in the new Member States who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The following persons are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the period up to 25 January 2010:

               —

               as members, those listed by Member State in Annex I,

               —

               as alternate members, those listed by Member State in Annex II.

         Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
   It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

      Done at Brussels, 1 January 2007.

            For the Council

            The President

         F.-W. STEINMEIER

      (1)  OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.

      ANNEX I
      MEMBERS
      REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

                  Mr Hasan AZIS
                  Vice-President of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Kardjali

                  Mr Bogomil BELCHEV
                  Member of BD of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Gabrovo

                  Ms Katya DOYCHEVA
                  Mayor of Tvarditsa

                  Ms Antoaneta GEORGIEVA
                  Mayor of Pernik

                  Mr Vladimir KISYOV
                  Chair of Sofia Municipal Council

                  Mr Yoan KOSTADINOV
                  Mayor of Bourgas

                  Mr Yordan LECHKOV
                  Mayor of Sliven

                  Mr Krasimir MIREV
                  President of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Targovishte

                  Ms Detelina NIKOLOVA
                  Vice-President of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Dobrich

                  Mr Kiril YORDANOV
                  Mayor of Varna

                  Mr Remzi YUSEINOV
                  Member of BD of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Kubrat

                  Mr Veselin ZLATEV
                  Vice-President of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Shoumen

            ROMANIA

                  M. Cristian ANGHEL
                  Maire, Mairie de la municipalité Baia Mare

                  M. Serghei Florin ANGHEL
                  Président, Conseil Départemental Prahova

                  M. Gheorghe BACIU
                  Maire, Mairie de la Ville Întorsura Buzăului

                  M. Doru Laurian BĂDULESCU
                  Président, Conseil Départemental Ilfov

                  M. Emil CALOTĂ
                  Maire, Mairie de la municipalité Ploiești

                  M. Jenel COPILĂU
                  Président, Conseil Départemental Olt

                  M. Janos DEMETER
                  Président, Conseil Départemental Covasna

                  M. Liviu Nicolae DRAGNEA
                  Président, Conseil Départemental Teleorman

                  M. Emil DRĂGHICI
                  Maire, Mairie de la Commune Vulcana Băi

                  Mme Ileana Viorica ION
                  Maire, Mairie de la Ville Lehliu Gară

                  Mme Veronica IONIȚĂ
                  Maire, Mairie de la Commune Gorgota

                  M. Alin Adrian NICA
                  Maire, Mairie de la Commune Dudeștii Noi

                  M. Constantin OSTAFICIUC
                  Président, Conseil Départemental Timiș

                  M. Emil PROSCANU
                  Maire, Mairie de la Ville Mizil

                  M. Adriean VIDEANU
                  Maire genéral, Mairie Générale de la municipalité București

      ANNEX II
      ALTERNATE MEMBERS
      REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

                  Mr Ivan ASPARUHOV
                  Member of BD of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Mezdra

                  Mr Stanislav BLAGOV
                  Mayor of Svishtov

                  Ms Rumiana BOZUKOVA
                  Mayor of Simeonovgrad

                  Mr Dilyan ENKIN
                  Member of BD of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Troyan

                  Ms Shukran IDRIZ
                  Mayor of Kirkovo

                  Mr Nikola KOLEV
                  Mayor of Gorna Oryahovitsa

                  Ms Anastasia MLADENOVA
                  Chair of Municipal Council Peshtera

                  Mr Vladimir MOSKOV
                  Member of BD of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Gotse Delchev

                  Mr Lachezar ROSSENOV
                  Municipal Council or in Dobrich

                  Mr Mithat TABAKOV
                  Mayor of Dulovo

                  Mr Naiden ZELENOGORSKI
                  Mayor of Pleven

                  Mr Zlatko ZHIVKOV
                  Member of BD of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Montana

            ROMANIA

                  M. Dumitru Teodor BANCIU
                  Maire, Mairie de la Ville Săliște

                  M. Dragoș BENEA
                  Président, Conseil Départemental Bacău

                  M. Corneliu BICHINEȚ
                  Président, Conseil Départemental Vaslui

                  M. Andrei CHILIMAN
                  Maire, Mairie du Secteur 1, municipalité București

                  M. Nicușor Daniel CONSTANTINESCU
                  Président, Conseil Départemental Constanța

                  M. Alexandru CORCODEL
                  Maire, Mairie de la Ville Nehoiu

                  M. Alexandru DRĂGAN
                  Maire, Mairie de la Commune Tașca

                  M. Enache DUMITRU
                  Maire, Mairie de la Commune Stejaru

                  M. Răducu George FILIPESCU
                  Président, Conseil Départemental Călărași

                  M. Lucian FLAIȘER
                  Président, Conseil Départemental Iași

                  Mme Edita Emoke LOKODI
                  Président, Conseil Départemental Mureș

                  M. Mircia MUNTEAN
                  Maire, Mairie de la municipalité Deva

                  M. Ion OPRESCU
                  Maire, Mairie de la Ville Băile Herculane

                  M. Tudor PENDIUC
                  Maire, Mairie de la municipalité Pitești

                  Mme Ioana TRIFOI
                  Maire, Mairie de la Commune Botiza


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Official Journal L 213 , 07/08/2001 P. 0011 - 0011

Council Decisionof 18 June 2001on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Poland concerning the participation of the Republic of Poland in the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network(2001/583/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1), in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),Whereas:(1) The European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network were established by Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90(3).(2) The Luxembourg European Council (December 1997) made participation in the Community programmes and agencies a way of stepping up the pre-accession strategy for the central and east European countries. In the case of the agencies, the European Council's conclusions provide that "the Community agencies in which applicant countries will be able to participate will be determined on a case-by-case basis".(3) The Helsinki European Council (December 1999) reaffirmed the inclusive nature of the accession process, which now comprises 13 candidate countries within a single framework with the candidate countries participating in the accession process on an equal footing.(4) The Council, on 14 February 2000, authorised the Commission to conduct negotiations on the participation in the European Environment Agency of the countries applying for accession. The Commission signed the Final Act of the negotiations on 16 November 2000.(5) The Agreement as referred to in this Decision should be approved,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Poland concerning the participation of the Republic of Poland in the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network is approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is set out as an Annex to this Decision.Article 2The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the notification provided for in Article 18 of the Agreement.Article 3This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 2001.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Winberg(1) OJ C 120 E, 24.4.2001, p. 211.(2) Opinion delivered 31.5.2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ L 120, 11.5.1990, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 933/1999 (OJ L 117, 5.5.1999, p. 1).


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90/498/EEC: Commission Decision of 1 October 1990 making an initial allocation to Belgium of part of the resources to be charged to the 1991 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organizations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community

Official Journal L 277 , 09/10/1990 P. 0040 - 0041

COMMISSION DECISION  of 1 October 1990  making an initial allocation to Belgium of part of the resources to be charged to the 1991 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organizations for distribution to the most  deprived persons in the Community  (90/498/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to the most deprived persons in the Community (1),  Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3744/87 of 14 December 1987 laying down the detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to the most deprived persons in the Community (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2736/89  (3), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (5),  and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,  Whereas on 31 July 1990, Belgium requested Commission authorization to initiate already in 1990 the action on its territory to be financed by resources chargeable to the 1991 budget and indicated the quantities of produce that it wished to distribute,  whereas it is desirable to initiate the scheme now in Belgium by making an allocation to that country, whereas this allocation shall not exceed 50 % of the resources allocated by Commission decision to Belgium in respect of the plan for 1990;  Whereas in order to facilitate the implementation of this scheme it is necessary to specify the rate of exchange to be employed in converting the ecu into the national currency and to do so at a rate which reflects economic reality,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:    Article 1   1. The allocation for Belgium of the appropriations referred to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3744/87 to be charged to the 1991 budget shall be ECU 1 109 500.  This sum shall be converted into national currency at the rate applicable on 3 January 1990 and published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Communities.  2. Subject to the limit set out in paragraph 1, the following quantities of produce may be withdrawn from intervention for distribution in Belgium:  300 tonnes of beef.  3. The withdrawals referred to in paragraph 2 may be made from 1 October 1990.  Article 2   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.   Done at Brussels, 1 October 1990.  For the Commission   Ray MAC SHARRY   Member of the Commission   (1) OJ No L 352, 15. 12. 1987, p. 1.  (2) OJ No L 352, 15. 12. 1987, p. 33.  (3) OJ No L 263, 9. 9. 1989, p. 19.  (4) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1.  (5) OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 9.


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Official Journal L 062 , 09/03/2000 P. 0025 - 0025

COUNCIL DECISIONof 14 February 2000on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine extending the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from Ukraine to the European Community for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2001(2000/202/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300(2), first sentence thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and Ukraine entered into force on 1 March 1998(1).(2) Commission Decision 97/482/ECSC(2) concluded an Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, which entered into force on 5 August 1997.(3) The Commission has finalised negotiations for an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine extending the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from Ukraine to the European Community for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2001.(4) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be approved,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine extending the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from Ukraine to the European Community for the period from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2001 is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.Article 2The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. GAMA(1) OJ L 49, 19.2.1998, p. 3.(2) OJ L 210, 4.8.1997, p. 32.


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2003/231/EC: Council Decision of 17 March 2003 concerning the accession of the European Community to the Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures (Kyoto Convention)

Official Journal L 086 , 03/04/2003 P. 0021 - 0045

Council Decisionof 17 March 2003concerning the accession of the European Community to the Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures (Kyoto Convention)(2003/231/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The Community has been a Contracting Party to the International Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures, hereinafter referred to as "the Convention", since 1974.(2) At its sessions on 26 June 1999 the Customs Cooperation Council adopted the Protocol of Amendment to the Convention. Appendix I to the Protocol of Amendment contains the text of the revised Preamble and of the revised articles of the Convention, Appendix II to the Protocol of Amendment contains the revised General Annex and Appendix III to the Protocol of Amendment contains the revised specific annexes. The revised Preamble and the revised articles of the Convention together with the revised General Annex and the revised specific annexes are called the revised Kyoto Convention.(3) The implementation of the principles of the revised Kyoto Convention will yield significant and measurable results by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of customs administrations and, therefore, the economic competitiveness of nations; it will also encourage investment and the development of industry and it can increase the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in international trade.(4) The revised Kyoto Convention is an essential element in the facilitation of trade and as such an important stimulus for economic growth for those partners which have accepted it.(5) Contracting Parties to the revised Kyoto Convention show commitment to the application of clear, transparent and up-to-date customs procedures, allowing for a more rapid customs clearance of goods through new use of information technology and new techniques for customs control such as risk assessment and audits.(6) The Protocol of Amendment, including Appendices I and II thereto, are to enter into force three months after 40 Contracting Parties to the Convention have expressed their consent to be bound by the Protocol of Amendment, including Appendices I and II.(7) Initially the European Community is to accede to the Protocol of Amendment, including Appendices I and II thereto. Accession to the revised specific annexes, contained in Appendix III to the Protocol of Amendment, will be decided at a later stage,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 11. The accession of the European Community to the Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures, with the exception of Appendix III, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.2. The text of the Protocol of Amendment, including Appendices I and II, appear in Annex I to this Decision.3. The information required under Article 8(5)(a) and the notification required under Article 11 of the revised Kyoto Convention appear in Annexes II and III respectively to this Decision.Article 21. The Community shall be represented in the Management Committee provided for in Article 6 of Appendix I to the Protocol of Amendment to the Convention by the Commission, assisted by the representatives of the Member States.2. The position to be adopted by the Community in the Management Committee, when it deals with questions within the competence of the Community, shall be adopted by the Council acting in accordance with the voting rules resulting from the applicable provisions of the Treaty.Article 31. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to deposit the instrument of accession to the Protocol of Amendment, including Appendices I and II, on behalf of the Community. Such deposit shall take place at the same time as the deposit of instruments of accession by the Member States.2. The persons empowered shall also communicate to the Secretary-General of the Customs Cooperation Council the information and the notification, which appear in Annexes II and III respectively to this Decision.Article 4This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.Done at Brussels, 17 March 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. Drys


title: 2012/573/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 10 May 2012 on the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2010

text:
               17.10.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 286/191

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 10 May 2012
   on the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2010
   (2012/573/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2010,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2010, together with the Centre’s replies (1),

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 21 February 2012 (06083/2012 – C7-0051/2012),

               —

               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 (EC) No 851/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 establishing a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (3), and in particular Article 23 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 (4), and in particular Article 94 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 and the opinion of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A7-0123/2012),

               1.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2010;

               2.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 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 366, 15.12.2011, p. 122.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

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


title: Council Decision (EU) 2017/932 of 23 May 2017 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique

text:
               1.6.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 141/12

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/932
   of 23 May 2017
   amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Protocol No 4 on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,
   Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 31 March 2017 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique (ECB/2017/8) (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council.

               (2)

               The mandate of the external auditors of the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique, Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d'Entreprises, expired after the audit for the financial year 2016. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors as from the financial year 2017.

               (3)

               Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique has selected Mazars Réviseurs d'entreprises/Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren SCRL/CVBA as its external auditors for the financial years 2017 to 2022.

               (4)

               The Governing Council of the ECB has recommended that Mazars Réviseurs d'entreprises/Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren SCRL/CVBA should be appointed as the external auditors of the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique for the financial years 2017 to 2022.

               (5)

               Following the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB, Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) should be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   In Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

      ‘1.   Mazars Réviseurs d'entreprises/Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren SCRL/CVBA are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique for the financial years 2017 to 2022.’.

   Article 2
   This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.
   Article 3
   This Decision is addressed to the ECB.

      Done at Brussels, 23 May 2017.

            For the Council

            The President

         E. SCICLUNA

      (1)  OJ C 120, 13.4.2017, p. 1.

      (2)  Council Decision 1999/70/EC of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69).