title: Decision No 771/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of  17 May 2006  establishing the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (2007) — towards a just society   (Text with EEA relevance)

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               31.5.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 146/1

      DECISION No 771/2006/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

   of 17 May 2006
   establishing the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (2007) — towards a just society
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
   Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),
   Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Non-discrimination is a fundamental principle of the European Union. That principle should be taken into account in all the European Union's policies.

               (2)

               On the basis of Article 13 of the Treaty, the Council has adopted Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (4) in, inter alia, employment, vocational training, education, goods and services, and social protection, Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (5), which prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation and Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between women and men in the access to and supply of goods and services (6).

               (3)

               Article 2 of the Treaty provides that the promotion of equality between men and women is one of the essential tasks of the Community. Likewise, Article 3(2) of the Treaty requires that the Community aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women in all its activities.

               (4)

               Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union sets out a prohibition on discrimination on a variety of grounds, whereas Article 23 thereof sets out the requirement that equality between men and women be ensured in all areas.

               (5)

               European legislation on equal treatment and non-discrimination covers all persons in the European Union.

               (6)

               The Social Agenda 2005 to 2010, which complements and supports the Lisbon Strategy, has a key role in promoting the social dimension of economic growth. One of the priorities of the Social Agenda 2005 to 2010 is the promotion of equal opportunities for all as a means of achieving a more socially inclusive society.

               (7)

               The year 2007 marks the 10th anniversary of the European Year against Racism, which has enabled considerable progress to be made towards the elimination of racial discrimination.

               (8)

               European legislation has significantly raised the level of guaranteed equality and protection against inequalities and discrimination across the European Union and acted as a catalyst for the development of a more coherent, rights-based approach to equality and non-discrimination. Despite this fact, people in the European Union still encounter discrimination and unequal treatment in their daily lives.

               (9)

               The European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (hereinafter referred to as the European Year) should lend fresh impetus to supporting Member States efforts to implement Community legislation on equal treatment and non-discrimination.

               (10)

               It is essential that actions in relation to racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation take full account of gender differences.

               (11)

               The consultation process organised by the Commission through the Green Paper entitled ‘Equality and non-discrimination in an enlarged European Union’, which was presented on 28 May 2004, shows that, in the opinion of most of the persons questioned, the Union should step up its efforts to combat discrimination on grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.

               (12)

               In its Resolution of 28 April 2005 on the situation of the Roma in the European Union (7), the European Parliament draws attention to the prevalence of anti-gypsyism and its discriminatory effect on the opportunities in terms of employment, education and social services for the European Union's most disadvantaged ethnic-minority group.

               (13)

               Key elements in the successful impact of the Community non-discrimination legislative framework are the extent to which it enjoys broad popular support and the existence of genuine political will for change. In that context, the social partners, local and regional authorities and NGOs have a vital role to play. The European Year should act as a catalyst in raising awareness and building momentum. It should help to focus political attention in all the Member States and mobilise everyone concerned in order to drive forward the European Union's new non-discrimination and equal opportunities framework strategy, including after 2007.

               (14)

               The European Year will also seek to address issues of multiple discrimination, that is discrimination on two or more of the grounds listed in Article 13 of the Treaty. It will also seek to promote a balanced treatment of all the grounds listed therein.

               (15)

               The varying levels of progress made at national level call for urgent action to be taken at European and national level in the field of equality and non-discrimination; in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the bulk of actions of the European Year is to be decentralised at national level.

               (16)

               Participation in the European Year should be open to Member States, the acceding countries, the candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, EFTA/EEA States, in accordance with the conditions established under the European Economic Area Agreement, the countries of the western Balkans, in line with the conditions laid down pursuant to their respective agreements, and the countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy, in accordance with the provisions of the May 2004 Strategy Paper and the Country Action Plans.

               (17)

               Consistency and complementarity with other Community action is needed, in particular, with action to combat discrimination and social exclusion, and to promote fundamental rights, education and training, culture and intercultural dialogue, youth, citizenship, immigration and asylum and gender equality.

               (18)

               This Decision lays down, for the entire duration of the programme, a financial framework constituting the prime reference, within the meaning of point 33 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (8), for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure.

               (19)

               The measures necessary for the implementation of this Decision should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (9).

               (20)

               Since the objectives of this Decision cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, owing to the need, inter alia, for multilateral partnerships, the transnational exchange of information and Community-wide dissemination of good practice, and can therefore, by reason of the scale of action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives,

         HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The European Year
   The year 2007 shall be designated as the ‘European Year of Equal Opportunities for All’.
   Article 2
   Objectives
   The objectives of the European Year shall be as follows:

               (a)

               Rights — Raising awareness of the right to equality and non-discrimination and of the problem of multiple discrimination. The European Year will highlight the message that all people are entitled to equal treatment, irrespective of their sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The European Year will make groups that are at risk of discrimination more aware of their rights and of existing European legislation in the field of non-discrimination.

               (b)

               Representation — Stimulating debate on ways to increase the participation in society of groups that are victims of discrimination and a balanced participation of men and women. The European Year will encourage reflection and discussion on the need to promote their greater participation in society, and their involvement in actions designed to combat discrimination, in all sectors and at all levels.

               (c)

               Recognition — Facilitating and celebrating diversity and equality. The European Year will highlight the positive contribution that people, irrespective of their sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, can make to society as a whole, in particular by accentuating the benefits of diversity.

               (d)

               Respect — Promoting a more cohesive society. The European Year will raise awareness of the importance of eliminating stereotypes, prejudice and violence, promoting good relations between all in society, and, in particular, among young people, and promoting and disseminating the values underlying the fight against discrimination.

         Article 3
   Content of actions
   1.   The actions designed to meet the objectives set out in Article 2 may entail the development of, or the provision of support for, in particular:

               (a)

               meetings and events;

               (b)

               information, promotional and educational campaigns;

               (c)

               Community or nationwide surveys and studies.

         2.   Details of the actions referred to in paragraph 1 are set out in the Annex.
   Article 4
   Gender mainstreaming
   The European Year shall take into account the different ways in which women and men experience discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.
   Article 5
   Cooperation and implementation at Community level
   The Commission shall ensure that Community actions covered by this Decision are implemented in conformity with the Annex, in particular by making sure that all the forms of discrimination referred to in Article 13 of the Treaty and in Article 2 of this Decision are addressed and dealt with fairly.
   In particular, the Commission shall make the necessary arrangements to ensure the consistency and complementarity of the Community action and initiatives referred to in Article 10 so as to help meet the objectives set out in Article 2.
   It shall conduct a regular exchange of views with stakeholders, the NGOs representing the groups that are victims of discrimination and civil society, particularly at European level, on the design, implementation, follow-up and assessment of the European Year. To that end, the Commission shall make the relevant information available to such stakeholders. The Commission shall inform the Committee, established pursuant to Article 7(1), of their opinion.
   Article 6
   Cooperation and implementation at national level
   1.   Each Member State shall establish or designate a national implementing body to organise its participation in the European Year. By 17 June 2006, each Member State shall inform the Commission of its choice. That national implementing body shall be responsible for defining the national strategy and priorities for the European Year and for selecting the individual actions to be proposed for Community funding. The national strategy and priorities for the European Year shall be set out in accordance with the objectives listed in Article 2 and shall seek to ensure a balanced treatment of all the grounds of discrimination referred to in Article 2.
   The procedure for awarding Community funding for actions at national level is set out in part II of the Annex.
   2.   For the purpose of carrying out its tasks, the national implementing body shall consult on a regular basis and cooperate closely with civil society, including with organisations defending or representing the interests of those who are potentially exposed to discrimination and unequal treatment and with other relevant stakeholders.
   Article 7
   Committee
   1.   The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Committee’.
   2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 3 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
   3.   The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.
   4.   The Member State's representative on the Committee shall be designated preferably from the national implementing body as referred to in Article 6(1).
   Article 8
   Financial arrangements
   1.   Community-wide measures, as set out in part I of the Annex, may be subsidised up to 80 % or give rise to procurement contracts financed from the general budget of the European Union.
   2.   Local, regional or national measures, as set out in point 6 of part II of the Annex, may be co-financed from the general budget of the European Union up to a maximum of 50 % of the total consolidated costs of the actions implemented at local, regional or national level, and in accordance with the procedure set out in part II of the Annex.
   Article 9
   Application and selection procedure
   1.   Decisions on the financing of measures pursuant to Article 8(1) shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2).
   2.   Requests for financial assistance for measures pursuant to Article 8(2) shall be submitted to the Commission by the national implementing bodies in accordance with the procedure set out in part II of the Annex.
   Article 10
   Consistency and complementarity
   The Commission together with the Member States shall ensure that the measures provided for in this Decision are consistent with other Community, national and regional action and initiatives.
   They shall ensure that the European Year fully complements other existing Community, national and regional initiatives and resources, where they can help to attain the objectives of the European Year.
   Article 11
   Participation of non-Member States
   Participation in the European Year shall be open to:

               (a)

               countries with which the European Union has signed a Treaty of Accession;

               (b)

               candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, in accordance with the general principles and the general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Community programmes laid down, respectively, by the Framework Agreement and by decisions of the Association Councils;

               (c)

               EFTA States that are parties to the EEA Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement;

               (d)

               the countries of the western Balkans, in accordance with the arrangements to be established with those countries under the framework agreements on the general principles for their participation in Community programmes;

               (e)

               the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) partner countries, in accordance with the general principles and the general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Community programmes laid down in the May 2004 Strategy Paper and the Country Action Plans. Any Community financial support for actions in ENP partner countries in this context will be covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument, in accordance with the priorities and procedures established in the overall cooperation with those countries.

         Article 12
   Budget
   The financial framework for the implementation of the actions referred to in this Decision for the period 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2007 shall be EUR 15 000 000, of which EUR 6 000 000 shall be for the period until 31 December 2006. For the period following 31 December 2006, the amount is indicative and shall be deemed to be confirmed if it is consistent, for this phase, with the multi-annual financial framework in force for the period commencing on 1 January 2007.
   Article 13
   International cooperation
   Within the framework of the European Year, the Commission may cooperate with the relevant international organisations, in particular the Council of Europe and the United Nations.
   Article 14
   Monitoring and evaluation
   By 31 December 2008, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation, results and overall assessment of the actions provided for in this Decision.
   Article 15
   Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Strasbourg, 17 May 2006.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         J. BORRELL FONTELLES

            For the Council

            The President

         H. WINKLER

      (1)  OJ C 65, 17.3.2006, p. 70.

      (2)  Opinion of 16 November 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

      (3)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 13 December 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 28 April 2006.

      (4)  OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 22.

      (5)  OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16.

      (6)  OJ L 373, 21.12.2004, p. 37.

      (7)  OJ C 45 E, 23.2.2006, p. 129.

      (8)  OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Interinstitutional Agreement as amended by Decision 2003/429/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2003 on the adjustment of the financial perspective for enlargement (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 25).

      (9)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

      ANNEX
      Details of the actions referred to in Article 3
      I.   Community-wide action

                  1.

                  Meetings and events

                              (a)

                              Organisation of meetings at Community level

                              (b)

                              Organisation of events to raise awareness of the objectives of the European Year, including the conferences to open and close the European Year, by way of support granted to the Member State holding the Presidency of the Council at those times and the organisation of the first annual ‘Equality Summit’.

                  2.

                  Information and promotional campaigns involving:

                              (a)

                              The development of a logo, accessible and available in a variety of formats, and slogans for the European Year, for use in connection with any action linked to the European Year;

                              (b)

                              A Community-wide information campaign;

                              (c)

                              Appropriate measures to highlight the results and raise the visibility of Community actions and initiatives contributing to attaining the objectives of the European Year;

                              (d)

                              The organisation of European competitions highlighting achievements and experiences in the themes of the European Year.

                  3.

                  Other actions
                  Community-wide surveys and studies, including a series of questions intended to assess the impact of the European Year, to be included in a Eurobarometer survey, and an evaluation report on the effectiveness and impact of the European Year.

                  4.

                  Funding may be in the form of:

                              —

                              the direct purchase of goods and services, in particular in the field of communications, via open and/or restricted calls for tender,

                              —

                              the direct purchase of consultancy services, via open and/or restricted calls for tender,

                              —

                              subsidies allocated to cover the expenses of special events at European level to highlight and raise awareness of the European Year; such funding will not exceed 80 % of the total expenditure incurred by the recipient.

                        The Commission may make use of technical and/or administrative assistance to the mutual benefit of the Commission and of the Member States, for example to finance outside expertise on a specific subject.

            II.   Actions at national level

                  1.

                  Actions at local, regional or national level may qualify for financing from the general budget of the European Union up to a maximum of 50 % of the total costs per Member State.

                  2.

                  Following adoption of this Decision, the Commission will issue a call for proposals restricted to the national implementing bodies.

                  3.

                  Each national implementing body will submit a single application for Community funding in response to the call for proposals. That grant application will describe the national strategy and priorities for the European Year, the actions proposed for funding in the relevant Member State and the organisations that are to be responsible for the implementation of each of the individual actions. The grant application will be accompanied by a detailed budget setting out the total costs of the actions proposed and the amount and sources of co-funding. Eligible costs may include provision for any personnel and administrative costs incurred by the national implementing body.

                  4.

                  The national strategy and priorities for the European Year will be set out in line with the general objectives set out in Article 2 and will seek to ensure balanced treatment of all the grounds of discrimination referred to in that Article.

                  5.

                  The Commission will evaluate and if necessary request modifications to the applications for Community funding submitted by the national implementing bodies, which will be responsible for coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the various national actions.

                  6.

                  Actions at local, regional or national level may include:

                              (a)

                              Meetings and events connected with the objectives of the European Year, including an event to launch the European Year;

                              (b)

                              Information and educational campaigns and measures to disseminate the principles and underlying values celebrated by the European Year at national level, including the organisation of awards and competitions;

                              (c)

                              Surveys and studies other than those mentioned in point 3 of Part I.

            III.   Action for which no financial aid from the general budget of the European Union is available
      The Community will offer its moral support, including written authorisation to use the logo and other material associated with the European Year, for initiatives undertaken by public or private organisations, where those organisations can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Commission that the initiatives involved are or will be in progress during the European Year and are likely to contribute significantly to achieving one or more of the objectives of the European Year.


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90/530/EEC: Council Decision of 8 October 1990 concerning the conclusion of the framework agreement for trade and economic cooperation between the European economic community and the argentine republic

Official Journal L 295 , 26/10/1990 P. 0066 - 0066 Finnish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 16 P. 0108  Swedish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 16 P. 0108

COUNCIL DECISION  of 8 October 1990  concerning the conclusion of the Framework Agreement for trade and economic cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Argentine Republic  (90/530/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 113 and 235 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),  Whereas, for the attainment of its aims in the sphere of external economic relations, the Community should approve the Framework Agreement for trade and economic cooperation with the Argentine Republic;  Whereas certain forms of cooperation proposed under the Agreement exceed the powers of action provided for in the field of the common commercial policy,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:    Article 1   The Framework Agreement for trade and economic cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Argentine Republic is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.  The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.  Article 2   The President of the Council, on behalf of the Community, shall give the notification provided for in Article 11 of the Agreement (3).  Article 3   The Commission, assisted by representatives of the Member States, shall represent the Community in the Joint Committee set up by Article 7 of the Agreement.   Done at Luxembourg, 8 October 1990.  For the Council   The President   E. RUBBI   (1) OJ No C 87, 5. 4. 1990, p. 7.  (2) OJ No C 231, 17. 9. 1990.  (3) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council.    ANNEX  EXCHANGE OF LETTERS  A. Letter No 1   Sir,  We should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the following:  With regard to the barriers to trade which may arise for the European Economic Community and its Member States or the Argentine Republic as a result of the operation of shipping, it has been agreed that mutually satisfactory solutions on shipping should  be sought with a view to promoting trade development.  To this end, it has likewise been agreed that the issue should be discussed at meetings of the Joint Committee.  Please accept, Sir, the assurance of our highest consideration.  On behalf of  the Council of the European Communities  B. Letter No 2   Sirs,  I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the following:  'With regard to the barriers to trade which may arise for the European Economic Community and its Member States or the Argentine Republic as a result of the operation of shipping, it has been agreed that mutually satisfactory solutions on shipping  should be sought with a view to promoting trade development.  To this end, it has likewise been agreed that the issue should be discussed at meeting of the Joint Committee.'  Please accept, Sirs, the assurance of my highest consideration.


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77/615/EEC: Council Decision of 27 September 1977 adopting a series of informatics projects in the field of software portability

Official Journal L 255 , 06/10/1977 P. 0022 - 0024 Greek special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 1 P. 0017

COUNCIL DECISION  of 27 September 1977  adopting a series of informatics projects in the field of software portability  (77/615/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),  Whereas, with a view to giving a Community orientation to policies for encouraging and promoting data processing, the Council agreed in its resolution of 15 July 1974 on a Community policy on data processing (3) to adopt, on a proposal from the Commission, industrial development projects on areas of common interest involving transnational cooperation;  Whereas the portability of software will enable users substantially to reduce conversion costs when changing over from one type of equipment to another ; whereas to this end it is necessary to promote a series of projects aimed at the industrial development of languages, systems and portable products in the field of software;  Whereas the abovementioned projects seem necessary in order to attain certain Community objectives within the functioning of the common market;  Whereas the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community has not provided the necessary powers,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:    Article 1 The following three joint informatics projects are hereby adopted:    (a) study of a software writing language;       (b) study on conversion tools;       (c) study on the feasibility of developing a common software interface for minicomputers.         These projects are defined in section II of the Annex.   Article 2 The duration of the studies referred to in Article 1 shall be one year. The appropriations necessary for carrying them out, which shall amount to 390 000 units of account, shall be entered in the budget of the European Communities.   Article 3 The Commission shall be responsible for carrying out the projects. It shall be assisted by the Advisory Committee on Joint Data-Processing Projects.  The Commission shall submit a report to the Council at the end of the studies.     Done at Brussels, 27 September 1977.  For the Council  The President  A. HUMBLET  (1)OJ No C 28, 9.2.1976, p. 6. (2)OJ No C 131, 12.6.1976, p. 8. (3)OJ No C 86, 20.7.1974, p. 1.     ANNEX PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF SOFTWARE PORTABILITY  I. INTRODUCTION    The fact that the computer market is shared by different manufacturers gives rise to numerous difficulties for the user who wishes to transfer his applications to new, more powerful hardware, or to use several incompatible items of equipment simultaneously.  Accordingly, when applications are transferred to new hardware, or when they are processed simultaneously by different items of equipment, the degree of difficulty encountered by the user will depend on what, for the sake of convenience, will be called their "portability".  It should be noted that similar problems arise in regard to intercommunication between different makes of hardware.  At present there is little or no portability of application ; changing manufacturers becomes a major problem which many prefer to avoid.  A preliminary estimate of the minimum program conversion costs which are likely to be incurred over the next five years without action by the Community is in the region of 1 000 million units of account.  The purpose of these projects is to promote software portability, so as to cope with this technically and economically disadvantageous situation.  The projects, which derive from detailed study and consultations, are as follows:    (a) study of a software writing language;       (b) study on conversion tools;       (c) study on the feasibility of developing a common software interface for minicomputers.         As regards the study under (c), a large number of manufacturers of peri-informatic equipment have shown particular interest in the possibility of developing an advanced level software interface which could make software portable or compatible on different types of equipment.  The following two main advantages are expected from this approach:    - longer life for software products,       - possibility of wider integration of products which might originally have been incompatible.         Users also stand to derive significant advantages, such as:    - greater freedom of choice, and thus a wider possibility of matching requirements,       - greater flexibility in the organization of data exchange or of task assignment procedures in a distributed intelligence environment.         Since software development costs are continuously and dramatically increasing, the general economic benefit of a standard approach will not be negligible.  On the other hand, such an approach to a software interface by the European peri-informatics industry could have certain disadvantages, particularly for certain large companies with a strong market position selling "solutions to problems". Such companies see the specific nature of their products as a protection of their market. Moreover, if the market is sufficiently large and the existing range of products offered wide, an ad hoc solution may well prove more economical and efficient.  It is therefore necessary to carry out a study with a view to analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of such an approach and examining its feasibility. The study will initially be centred on applications in the fields of telecommunications and data transmission.  Minicomputers will be increasingly used in telecommunications. It is equipment in this sector which the manufacturers of peri-formatic equipment consulted by the Commission generally feel will benefit from such an approach (as compared, for example, with office calculators).  Data transmission is one of the most promising and faster-growing sectors of the electronics market. Since it plays an important part in a wide range of applications from process control to scientific and business-oriented data collection systems, most manufacturers of peri-informatic equipment are going to be involved in it.  If the portable products resulting from the projects are a commercial success, the funds given to industry for their realization will be reimbursed to the Community according to a formula to be defined within the general context of the administration of projects and of the medium-term programme.   II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECTS       1. Study of a software writing language  This language and the compilers required for use on various types of equipment are a prerequisite for the realization of all the portable products forming the subject of these projects.  The development of this language must therefore be regarded as a matter of utmost priority.  The study is designed to identify the necessary characteristics of the future ESL (European System Language), and also involves tests on existing languages, with a view to determining whether one of these may be speedily adopted for wider use and further development. The choice of language will be made on the basis of very strict criteria which, apart from those resulting from the study, will consist at least of the following:      - compilers of the chosen language must exist on different types of equipment,           - the compilers must be able efficiently to generate object programs of the "system" type,           - the cost of developing new versions of compilers for other types of equipment must be low,           - portable products that have given proof of their efficiency and portability must exist in the chosen language.             This study and the selection procedure will take approximately nine months.  The anticipated results are as follows:      (a) definition of the future characteristics of ESL;           (b) if an existing language is capable of meeting future development requirements, identification of the characteristics requiring modification or further development.             The subsequent phases of the project, scheduled for 1978, will hinge on the results of the study phase and will require a decision in the context of the multiannual programme.       2. Study on conversion tools  In the medium and long term the portable products whose development forms the objective of these proposals will reduce incompatibilities between different types of equipment and make for portability of new applications. However, there is a large body of existing computer applications which the user must nowadays convert whenever he changes over to another type of equipment.  This means that the project for the development of conversion tools is designed to meet a need which is now felt by any user wishing to change over to a different computer, and therefore has a high degree of urgency.  If conversion is to be carried out in the way most advantageous to the user both technically and financially, a certain number of tools such as COBOL and FORTRAN translators, translators for assembler languages, translators for control languages, file converters, etc. must be available.  The first phase will consist of an investigation of requirements and a review of the tools already available or under development at national or company level ; it will be followed by the preparation of specifications for the conversion tools and facilities for which Community development support will be desirable. These tools and facilities should be as widely applicable as possible.  The second phase will be concerned with the development of the tools considered necessary, and will require a decision in the context of the multiannual programme.       3. Study on the feasibility of developing a common software interface for minicomputers  The proposed study aims to analyze the feasibility conditions of a common nucleus for an operating system of minicomputers i.e. an advanced common software interface.  This choice is justified by the fact that a growing number of the basic functions of primitive software are performed by hardware, and this trend may well become more widespread in the near future given the rapid progress of technology.  Particular attention will be paid to the compatibility and/or portability level of software in a distributed intelligence environment. The study will thus be mainly orientated toward data-transmission applications ; nevertheless, possibilities of extension to other applications will be borne in mind and the relevant conditions indicated.  The study will cover the following points:      (a) analysis of the latest concepts applied to the architecture of systems using minicomputers and micro-processors and estimates of their trends over the forecast lifespan of the software product;           (b) evaluation of the basic performances and requirements of an operating system, with particular emphasis on the more specific elements required by its implementation in a distributed intelligence environment;           (c) examination of the optimum implementation level of the software interface, taking into account the results of phases (a) and (b) as well as interaction with standard data-exchange protocols, interface with public networks and multilayer (upward-downward) compatibility;           (d) examination of interaction between hardware, software and network characteristics and consideration of a common programming language and certain subsystems;           (e) detailed identification of the economic risks and advantages of a common software interface and of the market conditions and sectors in which this would be beneficial. The identification will include estimates of cost and time requirements and state the specific hypotheses on which these are based.


title: Decision (EU) 2015/433 of the European Central Bank of 17 December 2014 concerning the establishment of an Ethics Committee and its Rules of Procedure (ECB/2014/59)

text:
               14.3.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 70/58

         DECISION (EU) 2015/433 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
   of 17 December 2014
   concerning the establishment of an Ethics Committee and its Rules of Procedure (ECB/2014/59)
   THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
   Having regard to Decision ECB/2004/2 of 19 February 2004 adopting the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank (1), and in particular Article 9a thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Through the establishment of an Ethics Committee of the European Central Bank (hereinafter the ‘Ethics Committee’), the Governing Council aims to strengthen the ethics rules in place and further enhance the corporate governance of the European Central Bank (ECB), the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), the Eurosystem and the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM).

               (2)

               Public awareness of corporate governance issues and of ethics rules has increased over recent years. Following the establishment of the SSM, governance issues have acquired increased significance for the ECB. The increased level of public awareness and scrutiny requires the ECB to have in place, and strictly adhere to, state-of-the-art ethics rules in order to safeguard the ECB's integrity and avoid reputational risks.

               (3)

               The ethics rules for members of the bodies involved in the ECB's decision-making processes (hereinafter the ‘addressees’) should be based on the same principles that apply to ECB staff members and should be proportionate to the addressees' respective responsibilities. Therefore, the various rules constituting the ECB ethics framework, i.e. the Code of Conduct for the members of the Governing Council (2), the Supplementary Code of Ethics Criteria for the members of the Executive Board (3), the Code of Conduct for the members of the Supervisory Board and the ECB Staff Rules, should be interpreted in a coherent manner.

               (4)

               The ethics rules need to be supported by well-functioning monitoring, reporting mechanisms and procedures to achieve adequate and consistent implementation in which the Ethics Committee will play a key role.

               (5)

               In order to ensure effective interoperation between those aspects of the ethics rules that principally relate to operational implementation and those that principally relate to institutional and framework related issues, at least one of the members of the ECB's Audit Committee (hereinafter the ‘Audit Committee’) should also be a member of the Ethics Committee.

               (6)

               The Ethics Committee should include an external member of the Audit Committee. External members of the Audit Committee are chosen from among high-ranking officials with experience in central banking,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Establishment and composition
   1.   An Ethics Committee is hereby established.
   2.   The Ethics Committee shall be composed of three external members, at least one of whom shall be an external member of the Audit Committee.
   3.   The members of the Ethics Committee shall be individuals of high repute from Member States, whose independence is beyond doubt and who have a sound understanding of the objectives, tasks and governance of the ECB, the ESCB, the Eurosystem and the SSM. They shall not be current staff of the ECB or current members of bodies involved in the decision-making processes of the ECB, the national central banks or the national competent authorities as defined in Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 (4).
   Article 2
   Appointment of members
   1.   The Governing Council shall appoint the members of the Ethics Committee.
   2.   The Ethics Committee shall designate its Chair.
   3.   The term of office of the members of the Ethics Committee shall be three years, renewable once. The mandates of the Ethics Committee members who are also members of the Audit Committee shall expire if they cease to be members of the Audit Committee.
   4.   The members of the Ethics Committee shall observe the highest standard of ethical conduct. They are expected to act honestly, independently, impartially, with discretion and without regard to self-interest and to avoid any situation liable to give rise to a personal conflict of interest. They are expected to be mindful of the importance of their duties and responsibilities. The members of the Ethics Committee shall abstain from any deliberation in cases of perceived or potential personal conflict of interest. They shall be subject to the professional secrecy requirements laid down in Article 37 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank even after their duties have ceased.
   5.   The members of the Ethics Committee shall be entitled to receive remuneration comprising an annual retention fee together with payment for actual work performed based on an hourly rate. The amount of such remuneration shall be fixed by the Governing Council.
   Article 3
   Functioning
   1.   The Ethics Committee shall decide on the dates of its meetings on a proposal from the Chair. The Chair may also convene meetings of the Ethics Committee whenever he or she deems it necessary.
   2.   At the request of any of its members, and in agreement with the Chair, meetings may also be held by means of teleconferencing and deliberations may take place by means of written procedure.
   3.   Members of the Ethics Committee are expected to attend each meeting in person. Attendance at meetings shall be restricted to its members and its secretary. However, the Ethics Committee may invite other persons to attend its meetings if it deems it appropriate to do so.
   4.   The Executive Board shall entrust a member of staff to perform the secretarial function of the Ethics Committee.
   5.   The Ethics Committee shall have access to members of management and staff as well as to documents and information it requires in order to fulfil its responsibilities.
   Article 4
   Responsibilities
   1.   Where explicitly provided for in legal acts adopted by the ECB or in ethics rules adopted by the bodies involved in its decision-making processes, the Ethics Committee shall provide advice on questions of ethics on the basis of individual requests.
   2.   The Ethics Committee shall assume the responsibilities assigned to the Ethics Adviser appointed under the Code of Conduct for the members of the Governing Council and the responsibilities assigned to the ECB's Ethics Officer under the Supplementary Code of Ethics Criteria for the members of the Executive Board.
   3.   In order to assist the Audit Committee to carry out its assessment of the overall adequacy of the compliance framework of the ECB, the ESCB, the Eurosystem and the SSM, and of the effectiveness of the processes for monitoring compliance, the Ethics Committee shall report to the Audit Committee on the advice it has provided and the extent to which this advice has been implemented.
   4.   The Ethics Committee shall report annually to the Governing Council on the work it has undertaken. In addition, the Ethics Committee shall report to the Governing Council whenever it deems it appropriate and/or is required to discharge its responsibilities.
   5.   In addition to the responsibilities set out in this Article, the Ethics Committee may perform other activities related to this mandate, if so requested by the Governing Council.
   Article 5
   Information about the implementation of the advice
   The addressees of the Ethics Committee's advice shall inform the Ethics Committee about the implementation of the Ethics Committee's advice.
   Article 6
   Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Frankfurt am Main, 17 December 2014.

            The President of the ECB

         Mario DRAGHI

      (1)  OJ L 80, 18.3.2004, p. 33.

      (2)  OJ C 123, 24.5.2002, p. 9.

      (3)  OJ C 104, 23.4.2010, p. 8.

      (4)  Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (OJ L 287, 29.10.2013, p. 63).


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2004/223/EC: Council Decision of 26 February 2004 laying down the Rules of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training

Official Journal L 068 , 06/03/2004 P. 0025 - 0026

Council Decisionof 26 February 2004laying down the Rules of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training(2004/223/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 63/266/EEC of 2 April 1963 laying down general principles for implementing a common vocational training policy(1), and in particular the last subparagraph of the fourth principle thereof,Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,Whereas:(1) On the basis of Decision 63/266/EEC, the Council on 18 December 1963 adopted the Rules of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training (63/688/EEC)(2).(2) Over the forty years since its creation, the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training provided the Commission with opinions on vocational training issues, including opinions on communications and other strategic documents, on specific undertakings such as the establishment of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, and on the preparation, evaluation and optimisation of Community action programmes in the field of vocational training.(3) The social, political and institutional changes which have taken place since the creation of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training and the new prospects opened up by the forthcoming accessions require a constructive re-examination of the composition of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training and its organisational framework. The Rules of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training (63/688/EEC) and Decision 68/189/EEC should therefore be repealed and replaced.(4) The tripartite structure of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training and its tasks should be substantially retained, but accompanied by the introduction of a number of changes to streamline its operation,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 11. The Advisory Committee on Vocational Training (hereinafter called the Committee) shall consist of three members for each Member State, there being one representative for each interest group of national governments, trade unions and employers' organisations.2. Each Member State may nominate a second representative of national governments. However, each interest group will be entitled to only one vote per Member State.3. An alternate member shall be appointed for each member.Without prejudice to Article 7(3), the alternate member shall attend Committee meetings only when the member for whom he or she deputises is unable to be present.4. Members of the Committee shall be nominated by Member States and appointed by the Commission.The Member States shall endeavour to ensure a balanced representation of men and women in the composition of the Committee and shall ensure that the necessary range of skills is available to enable the Committee to accomplish its tasks.Article 21. The Committee shall have the task of assisting the Commission in implementing a Community vocational training policy.2. Specifically, the Committee shall provide the Commission with opinions on the following matters:(a) questions of general importance or of principle concerning vocational training;(b) questions related to the preparation, implementation, evaluation and optimisation of activities carried out or planned by the Commission in the field of vocational training.It shall also conduct exchanges of views and experience in relation to vocational training.3. The Commission shall provide the Committee with the necessary information.Article 31. The term of office of members shall be three years. Their appointments shall be renewable.2. On expiry of their term of office, the members shall remain in office until they are replaced or their appointments are renewed.3. A member's term of office may end before the expiry of the three-year period through his or her resignation or following a communication from the Member State concerned indicating that the term of office is terminated.For the remainder of the term of office, the member shall be replaced in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 1.Article 41. Within the Committee, there shall be three interest groups, made up of representatives of national governments, trade unions and employers respectively.2. Each interest group shall select one of its members to be its spokesperson.3. Each interest group shall designate a coordinator who will take part in meetings of the Committee, the Bureau set up in Article 5 and the interest group.Article 51. A Bureau shall be formed to organise the Committee's activities.2. The Bureau shall be made up of two representatives of the Commission and the spokespersons and coordinators nominated by the interest groups, or their delegates as laid down in the rules of procedure referred to in Article 8.Article 61. The Committee shall be chaired by the Director-General in charge of Vocational Training at the Commission or, where he or she is prevented from so doing, by one of the Directorate-General's directors to be nominated by the Director General. The Chair shall not vote.2. The Committee shall meet at least twice a year.3. It shall be convened by the Chair, either at his or her initiative or at the request of at least one-third of its members.4. The Chair may, on his or her own initiative, invite experts to participate in Committee meetings.5. The Committee may set up working parties, in accordance with the provisions set out in the rules of procedure referred to in Article 8.6. Representatives of any Commission department concerned shall participate in meetings of the Committee, the Bureau and the working parties.7. The Commission shall provide secretarial services for the Committee, the Bureau and the working parties.8. The following persons may attend meetings of the Committee as observers:(a) the Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), or a representative delegated by him/her;(b) the Director of the European Training Foundation, or a representative delegated by him/her;(c) a representative for each interest group of the Member States of the European Economic Area.The Chair may authorise other persons to attend meetings of the Committee as observers.Article 71. An opinion delivered by the Committee shall not be valid unless two-thirds of its voting members are present or represented.2. Opinions of the Committee shall state the reasons on which they are based. They shall be delivered by an absolute majority of the votes validly cast. They shall be accompanied by a written statement of the views expressed by the minority, when the latter so requests.3. The rules of procedure referred to in Article 8 shall define fast-track decision-making procedures.Article 8The Committee shall, having received an opinion from the Commission, adopt its rules of procedure, which shall lay down the practical arrangements for its activities.Article 9Pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty, Committee members shall be required not to disclose information to which they have gained access through Committee, Bureau or working party proceedings, if the Commission informs them that the opinion requested or the question raised is of a confidential nature.In such cases, only Committee members and representatives of the Commission shall attend the meetings concerned.Article 10The Rules of the Advisory Committee on Vocational Training (63/688/EEC) and Decision 68/189/EEC shall be repealed on the date of the publication of this Decision.Article 11This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.Done at Brussels, 26 February 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentN. Dempsey(1) OJ 63, 20.4.1963, p. 1338/63.(2) OJ 190, 30.12.1963, p. 3090/63. Rules as amended by Decision 68/189/EEC (OJ L 91, 12.4.1968, p. 26).


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81/516/Euratom, EEC: Council Decision of 15 June 1981 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee

Official Journal L 195 , 18/07/1981 P. 0046

****      COUNCIL DECISION   OF 15 JUNE 1981   APPOINTING A MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE  ( 81/516/EURATOM , EEC )   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 193 TO 195 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 165 TO 167 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE CONVENTION ON CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS COMMON TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 5 THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 19 SEPTEMBER 1978 APPOINTING THE MEMBERS OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 18 SEPTEMBER 1982 ,   WHEREAS A MEMBER ' S SEAT ON THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE HAS BECOME VACANT FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF DRS P . BUKMAN , WHICH WAS NOTIFIED TO THE COUNCIL ON 28 JANUARY 1981 ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED ON 13 MAY 1981 ,   HAVING OBTAINED THE OPINION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   SOLE ARTICLE   MR J . VAN DER VEEN IS HEREBY APPOINTED MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE IN PLACE OF DRS BUKMAN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LATTER ' S TERM OF OFFICE , WHICH RUNS UNTIL 18 SEPTEMBER 1982 .   DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 15 JUNE 1981 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   G . BRAKS


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74/219/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 March 1974 on the Advisory Committee on Oils and Fats

Official Journal L 123 , 06/05/1974 P. 0016 - 0017 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 10 P. 0210  Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 7 P. 0210  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 7 P. 0210

++++COMMISSION DECISION  OF 29 MARCH 1974  ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON OILS AND FATS   ( 74/219/EEC )  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;  WHEREAS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON OILS AND FATS WAS SET UP BY THE COMMISSION DECISION OF 9 JUNE 1967 ( 1 ) ; WHEREAS THIS DECISION WAS REPEALED AND REPLACED BY THE DECISION OF 1 FEBRUARY 1971 ( 2 ) , THE TEXT OF WHICH WAS REPLACED BY THE DECISION OF 31 OCTOBER 1973 ( 3 ) ;  WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE A FURTHER AMENDMENT TO THE TEXT ,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :  ARTICLE 1  IN THE TEXT OF ARTICLE 1 OF THE COMMISSION DECISION OF 31 OCTOBER 1973 ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON OILS AND FATS , ARTICLES 3 AND 5 ARE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :   " ARTICLE 3  1 . THE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF FIFTY-SIX MEMBERS .  2 . SEATS ON THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPORTIONED AS FOLLOWS :   ( A ) OLIVE AND OLIVE PRODUCTS SECTION :   - SIX TO REPRESENTATIVES OF OLIVE GROWERS AND OLIVE OIL PRODUCERS ,   - THREE TO REPRESENTATIVES OF OLIVE OIL COOPERATIVES ,   - TWO TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OLIVE OIL PRODUCING INDUSTRIES ,   - TWO TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OLIVE-OIL TRADE ,   - THREE TO REPRESENTATIVES OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND OF WORKERS IN THE OLIVE-OIL INDUSTRY ,   - TWO TO CONSUMERS' REPRESENTATIVES ;   ( B ) OIL SEED AND OIL SEED PRODUCTS SECTION :   - TWELVE TO REPRESENTATIVES OF OIL SEED GROWERS ,   - SEVEN TO REPRESENTATIVES OF OIL SEED COOPERATIVES ,   - NINE TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OIL SEED PROCESSING AND VEGETABLE-OIL USING INDUSTRIES , OF WHOM :   - FIVE SHALL REPRESENT INDUSTRIES PRODUCING OILS OTHER THAN OLIVE OIL ,   - ONE SHALL REPRESENT THE MARGARINE INDUSTRY ,   - ONE SHALL REPRESENT INDUSTRIES USING EDIBLE OILS ,   - ONE SHALL REPRESENT INDUSTRIES USING OILS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES ,   - ONE SHALL REPRESENT INDUSTRIES USING OIL CAKE ,   - TWO TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OIL SEED TRADE ,   - TWO TO REPRESENTATIVES OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND OF WORKERS IN THE FOOD AND FEED MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES ,   - SIX TO CONSUMERS' REPRESENTATIVES .  ARTICLE 5  EACH SECTION SHALL , BY A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT , ELECT A CHAIRMAN AND A VICE-CHAIRMAN FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS .  THE SECTIONS MAY , BY THE LIKE MAJORITY AS AFORESAID , ELECT FURTHER OFFICERS FROM AMONG THE OTHER MEMBERS . IN THAT CASE , THE OFFICERS OTHER THAN THE CHAIRMAN SHALL CONSIST AT MOST OF ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH INTEREST REPRESENTED IN THE SECTIONS .  THE OFFICERS SHALL PREPARE AND ORGANIZE THE WORK OF THE SECTIONS .  THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE CHAIRED IN TURN BY THE CHAIRMEN OF THE TWO SECTIONS , EACH FOR HALF THE DURATION OF THEIR TERM OF OFFICE . "  ARTICLE 2  THIS DECISION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 29 MARCH 1974 .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 29 MARCH 1974 .  FOR THE COMMISSION  THE PRESIDENT  FRANCOIS-XAVIER ORTOLI  ( 1 ) OJ NO 119 , 20 . 6 . 1967 , P . 2343/67 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 43 , 22 . 2 . 1971 , P . 42 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 355 , 24 . 12 . 1973 , P . 40 .


( UNOFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION ) DECISION NO. 18 OF 26 APRIL 1960 CONCERNING THE REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND MEDICAL CONTROL IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLES 38 AND 57 OF REGULATION NO. 4


title: 2010/547/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 5 May 2010 on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2008

text:
               25.9.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 252/210

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 5 May 2010
   on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2008
   (2010/547/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
   having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2008,
   having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2008, together with the Agency’s replies (1),
   having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 16 February 2010 (5827/2010 — C7-0061/2010),
   having regard to Article 276 of the EC Treaty and 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 of 15 February 2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (3), and in particular Article 21 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 Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (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 Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A7-0090/2010),

               1.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2008;

               2.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 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

         Jerzy BUZEK

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 304, 15.12.2009, p. 10.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 53, 22.2.2007, p. 1.

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


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78/902/EEC: Council Decision of 30 October 1978 adopting joint research programmes for coordinating agricultural research

Official Journal L 316 , 10/11/1978 P. 0037 - 0040 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 23 P. 0032

****( 1 ) OJ NO C 176 , 25 . 7 . 1978 , P . 2 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO C 261 , 6 . 11 . 1978 , P . 29 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 182 , 5 . 7 . 1974 , P . 1 .  ( 4 ) OJ NO L 128 , 19 . 5 . 1975 , P . 1 .    COUNCIL DECISION   OF 30 OCTOBER 1978   ADOPTING JOINT RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AND PROGRAMMES FOR COORDINATING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH  ( 78/902/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 ( 1 ),   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT  ( 2 ),   WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1728/74 OF 27 JUNE 1974 ON THE COORDINATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ( 3 ), PROVIDES FOR COORDINATION AT COMMUNITY LEVEL OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES , IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS ATTAINING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ;   WHEREAS ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1728/74 PROVIDES THAT THE COUNCIL IS TO DECIDE UPON SPECIFIC MEASURES FOR THE COORDINATION OF NATIONAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES SO AS TO ALLOW RATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MEANS EMPLOYED , EFFICIENT USE OF RESULTS AND THE ORIENTATION OF SUCH WORK TOWARDS THE AIMS OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY , AS WELL AS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF JOINT PROJECTS DESIGNED TO SECOND OR SUPPLEMENT WORK UNDERTAKEN IN THE MEMBER STATES IN FIELDS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY ;   WHEREAS NUMEROUS REGIONS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE LAGGING BEHIND IN DEVELOPMENT AND THERE ARE SERIOUS PROBLEMS , PARTICULARLY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS AND CERTAIN LESS-FAVOURED AREAS WITHIN THE MEANING OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 75/268/EEC OF 28 APRIL 1975 ON MOUNTAIN AND HILL FARMING AND FARMING IN CERTAIN LESS-FAVOURED AREAS ( 4 ); WHEREAS MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN IN RESPECT OF THESE AREAS SO AS TO ENABLE BETTER USE TO BE MADE OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND TO ENCOURAGE A GENERAL MOBILIZATION OF ALL MEANS OF INCREASING A BETTER RETURN FROM THE LAND RESOURCES , HAVING REGARD IN PARTICULAR TO ITS CAPACITY FOR CROP AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND THE POSSIBILITY OF RECYCLING WASTE FROM THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRIES CONCERNED WITH PRIMARY PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS , BY DEFINING CROP-GROWING AND LIVESTOCK-REARING METHODS APPROPRIATE TO THE REGIONAL CONTEXT ; WHEREAS THE PROSPECT OF ENLARGEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY MAKES IT MORE URGENT TO STUDY SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS ; WHEREAS THESE MEASURES WILL CONTRIBUTE BY THEIR SPECIFIC APPROACHES TO RE-ESTABLISHING A NATURAL BALANCE GUARANTEEING HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT ;   WHEREAS PROGRESS IN RESEARCH ON THE COMBATING OF DISEASES WILL HELP TO ELIMINATE MAJOR OBSTACLES TO THE HARMONIZATION OF LAWS AND TO TRADE , BOTH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND WITH NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES , IN ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS THE LACK OF A STANDARD COMMUNITY METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING BOVINE LEUCOSIS CONSTITUTES AN OBSTACLE TO THE MOVEMENT OF BREEDING CATTLE ; WHEREAS THE EXISTENCE IN AREAS BORDERING ON THE COMMUNITY OF PERMANENT CENTRES OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER CONTINUALLY THREATENS COMMUNITY PIG FARMS ; WHEREAS MEASURES TO ACHIEVE A STANDARD METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF BOVINE LEUCOSIS AND TO CONTROL SWINE FEVER OUTSIDE THE TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY THEREFORE PROVE NECESSARY ; WHEREAS ATTEMPTS SHOULD ALSO BE MADE TO ENSURE THE SYSTEMATIC ELIMINATION OF LOSSES AMONG YOUNG CATTLE BY DEVELOPING METHODS OF CONTROLLING PERINATAL PATHOLOGY ;   WHEREAS THERE IS SERIOUS ECONOMIC WASTAGE IN THE PRODUCTION OF LIVESTOCK , CROP AND PRIMARY PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS , DUE TO MANAGEMENT METHODS WHICH HAVE UPSET THE PHYSIOLOGICAL , PATHOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL BALANCE ;   WHEREAS IN THE COMMUNITY THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE DEFICIT IN VEGETABLE PROTEINS ; WHEREAS IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT FODDER AND CEREALS RESOURCES ARE UNDER-UTILIZED AS A VIABLE SOURCE OF ANIMAL FEED ; WHEREAS CERTAIN PRODUCTS COULD BE REPLACED BY THE PRODUCTION OF PROTEIN-BEARING PLANTS ; WHEREAS ENCOURAGING THE PRODUCTION OF FODDER , PROTEIN-BEARING PLANTS , OIL-BEARING PLANTS AND LONG-STRAWED CEREALS IMPLIES INCREASING YIELD PER UNIT OF EXISTING OR POTENTIAL COMMUNITY CROPS ;   WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY ' S FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION SHOULD BE FIXED IN THIS DECISION ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   ARTICLE 1   1 .  THE JOINT RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AND THE PROGRAMMES TO COORDINATE RESEARCH CONCERNING SOCIO-STRUCTURAL OBJECTIVES , THE ELIMINATION OF OBSTACLES TO TRADE ON INTRA-COMMUNITY AGRICULTURAL MARKETS , THE EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION AND ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS ( INCREASING MARKET VALUE OF FODDER PRODUCTION ), AS SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX , ARE HEREBY ADOPTED .   2 .  THE PROGRAMME SHALL RUN FOR FIVE YEARS FROM 1 JANUARY 1979 .   3 .  THE COMMUNITY ' S FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROGRAMMES SHALL BE 18 602 000 EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT FOR FIVE YEARS .   THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS SHALL BE FIXED IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE BUDGETARY PROCEDURE .   ARTICLE 2   DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THIS DECISION , CONCERNING IN PARTICULAR THE SCIENTIFIC PRIORITIES TO BE OBSERVED IN THE JOINT PROGRAMMES AND THE COORDINATION PROGRAMMES , THE CRITERIA FOR SELECTING THE RESEARCH CENTRES AND INSTITUTES INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIFIC MEASURES , AND THE GUIDANCE OF THE PROGRAMMES WHILE THEY ARE BEING CARRIED OUT , SHALL BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 8 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1728/74 .   THE ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS AND THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE APPROPRIATIONS RELATING TO THE VARIOUS PROGRAMMES SHALL BE DECIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAME PROCEDURE .   ARTICLE 3   THE COMMISSION SHALL ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COORDINATION PROGRAMMES BY ORGANIZING SEMINARS , CONFERENCES , STUDY VISITS , EXCHANGES OF RESEARCH WORKERS AND SCIENTIFIC WORKING MEETINGS AND BY COLLECTING , ANALYZING AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS .   ARTICLE 4   THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL ON THE RESULTS OF THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT UNDER THE PROGRAMMES COVERED BY THIS DECISION AND ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS ALLOTTED FOR THESE MEASURES .   DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 30 OCTOBER 1978 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   J . ERTL ****    ANNEX   SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES   A . SOCIO-STRUCTURAL OBJECTIVES   1 . PROGRAMME FOR THE APPROPRIATE USE OF LAND AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   -  RESEARCH INTO THE APPROPRIATE USE OF LAND ( AGRICULTURE , FORESTRY , PASTURE ).   -  SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF LESS-FAVOURED REGIONS :   -  FOREST-PASTURE SYSTEMS , BALANCE BETWEEN FOREST AND PASTURE HAVING REGARD TO THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXTENSIVE STOCK REARING , RE-ESTABLISHING WILD LIFE AND FIRE PREVENTION .   -  ASSESSMENT OF METHODS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES .   -  MEASURES TO PROTECT AND MAINTAIN LAND AND WATER RESOURCES .   -  REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT PLANS .   -  THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND HIS ENVIRONMENT .   2 . PROGRAMME ON MEDITERRANEAN AGRICULTURE   -  NEW WAYS OF EXPLOITING AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES IN SHORT SUPPLY .   -  SYSTEMATIC SEARCH FOR PRODUCTION ALTERNATIVES SO AS TO DEVELOP AGRICULTURE AND ENCOURAGE CHANGE TO NEW VARIETIES AND TYPES OF FARMING IN MEDITERRANEAN AREAS .   -  IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF EXISTING CROPS ( INCLUDING PERMANENT PASTURE ).   3 . PROGRAMME ON AGRICULTURAL WASTE AND THE EFFLUENT OF INTENSIVE STOCK REARING   -  IMPROVEMENT OF CROPS AFTER THE SPREADING OF SEMI-LIQUID AND SOLID MANURE AND STUDY OF THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT :   -  COMPLETION AND EXTENSION OF THE MATHEMATICAL MODEL AND ASSOCIATED RESEARCH SO AS TO ACHIEVE OPTIMUM MONITORING OF THE NATURAL REGENERATIVE CAPACITY OF SOILS ( PARTICULARLY LONG-TERM EFFECTS AND TRACE ELEMENTS ).   -  TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEMS POSED BY SPREADING SEMI-LIQUID MANURE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT ( ATMOSPHERE , SOIL , WATER ).   -  IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL OF ODOURS PRODUCED BY SPREADING SEMI-LIQUID MANURE AND STABLING ANIMALS .   B . ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS ON THE INTRA-COMMUNITY AGRICULTURAL MARKETS   4 . PROGRAMME ON ANIMAL PATHOLOGY   -  PROTECTION OF ANIMALS ( MAINLY PIGS AND CATTLE ) AGAINST PERINATAL DISEASES , INTESTINAL DISEASES AND RESPIRATORY COMPLAINTS AND STUDY OF THEIR ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE MANAGEMENT OF UNDERTAKINGS .   -  PROBLEMS POSED BY THE STORAGE , TRANSPORT AND SPREADING OF SEMI-LIQUID AND SOLID MANURE AS REGARDS THE QUALITY OF FOODSTUFFS OF VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL ORIGIN : STUDY OF THEIR IMPACT ON ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTH ( COMMUNICABLE DISEASES ).   -  BOVINE LEUCOSIS : ESTABLISHMENT OF A HARMONIZED SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THIS DISEASE SO THAT ANIMALS AND MEAT MAY MOVE FREELY ON THE MARKET .   -  AFRICAN SWINE FEVER : ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND DIAGNOSING AFRICAN SWINE FEVER OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY SO AS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND TO ENSURE THAT PIGS AND PIGMEAT CONTINUE TO MOVE FREELY ON THE MARKET .   C . PRODUCUCTION EFFICIENCY   5 . PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF COMMUNITY BEEF HERDS   -  INTERACTION BETWEEN GENOTYPE AND FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT .   -  OPTIMAL USE OF RESOURCES IN LESS-FAVOURED REGIONS .   -  INCREASING THE RATE OF REPRODUCTION OF BEEF HERDS .   -  INCREASING CARCASE AND MEAT QUALITY .   -  IMPACT OF EFFECTS OF STRESS AND REARING CONDITIONS ON HERD PRODUCTIVITY .   6 . PROGRAMMES ON INTEGRATED AND BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL   -  STUDIES FOR A MORE RATIONAL USE OF PESTICIDES IN THE LIGHT OF BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF PEST BIOLOGY .   -  PROGRESSIVE REPLACEMENT OF CHEMICAL PESTICIDES BY METHODS WHICH CAUSE LESS DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSUME LESS ENERGY .   7 . PROGRAMME ON WAYS OF IMPROVING PLANT RESISTANCE TO DISEASE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES   -  GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF PLANTS FOR LONG-TERM RESISTANCE TO DISEASE .   -  IMPROVED EFFORTS AT COORDINATION SO AS TO ACHIEVE BETTER USE OF GENE BANKS .   8 . PROGRAMME ON PRIMARY PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   -  SEARCH FOR NEW OUTLETS FOR SURPLUS PRODUCTS .   -  QUALITY ASPECTS OF MARKET PRODUCE .   9 . PROGRAMME ON ELM DISEASE   -  PILOT EFFORT AT COORDINATION ON TREE DISEASE PROBLEMS .   D . ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS ( INCREASE OF MARKET VALUE OF FODDER PRODUCTION )   10 . PROGRAMME FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLE PROTEINS   -  RESEARCH INTO IMPROVEMENT OF FEED AND SEED LEGUMES .   -  RESEARCH INTO IMPROVEMENT OF THE MAIN OIL-BEARING CROPS .   -  RESEARCH INTO IMPROVEMENT OF FODDER GRASSES .   -  HARVESTING , TREATMENT AND PRESERVATION OF FODDER GRASSES AND LEGUMES .


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32003D0625(01)

Council Decision of 16 June 2003 renewing the term of office of a member of a Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Official Journal C 148 , 25/06/2003 P. 0001 - 0001

Council Decisionof 16 June 2003renewing the term of office of a member of a Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)(2003/C 148/01)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark(1), and in particular Articles 120 and 131 thereof,Having regard to the proposal presented by the Administrative Board of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) on 10 April 2003,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Sole ArticleThe term of office of Mr Walter PEETERS, born in Turnhout (Belgium) on 14 July 1944, as a member of a Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) is hereby renewed for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2009.Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. Papandreou(1) OJ L 11, 14.1.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36).


title: EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 30/15/COL of 27 January 2015 to grant three derogations requested by the Principality of Liechtenstein in relation to Article 30, Article 36(2) and Point 1.1.3.6.3 lit. b of Annex 5 of the Liechtenstein Ordinance of 3 March 1998 on the transport of dangerous good by road (Verordnung über den Transport gefährlicher Güter auf der Strasse — VTGGS), based on Article 6(2)(a) of the Act referred to at point 13c in Chapter I of Annex XIII to the Agreement of the European Economic Area (Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods) [2015/1813]

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               8.10.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 263/49

         EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION
   No 30/15/COL
   of 27 January 2015
   to grant three derogations requested by the Principality of Liechtenstein in relation to Article 30, Article 36(2) and Point 1.1.3.6.3 lit. b of Annex 5 of the Liechtenstein Ordinance of 3 March 1998 on the transport of dangerous good by road (Verordnung über den Transport gefährlicher Güter auf der Strasse — VTGGS), based on Article 6(2)(a) of the Act referred to at point 13c in Chapter I of Annex XIII to the Agreement of the European Economic Area (Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods) [2015/1813]
   THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,

      Having regard to the Act referred to at point 13c in Chapter I of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement,
      Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods (the ‘Directive’), as adapted by the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto, in particular Articles 6 and 9,

   Having regard to Standing Committee Decisions No 3/12/SC and No 4/12/SC,
   Having regard to EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 295/14/COL of 16 July 2014 (Event No 710373) to submit to the EFTA Transport Committee draft measures to be taken by the EFTA Surveillance Authority with regard to the Liechtenstein request, and empowering the competent College Member to adopt the final decision if the EFTA Transport Committee approves the draft decision unanimously,
   Whereas:
   1.   PROCEDURE

   The Liechtenstein Government, by letter to the Authority of 20 December 2013 (Event No 694300), requested four derogations on the basis of Article 6(2)(a) of the Directive. The derogations as requested by Liechtenstein are laid down in Articles 29, 30, 36(2) and in Point 1.1.3.6.3 lit. b of Annex 5 of the Ordinance of 3 March 1998 on the transport of dangerous good by road (LR 741.621, as last amended) (Verordnung über den Transport gefährlicher Güter auf der Strasse – VTGGS) (‘Ordinance’) and concern the transport of explosives, tank inspection undertakings, the special training of drivers and construction site tanks, respectively.
   Further clarifications were received by the Liechtenstein Government in 2014 by informal communications of 20 February (Event No 700062), 21 February (Event No 700131), 12 March (Event No 702345), 27 March (Event No 703760), 9 May (Event No 707772), 14 May (Event No 708302) and 16 May (Event No 708667).
   By way of a service contract dated 4 March 2014 (Event No 700047), the Authority commissioned DNV GL AS (‘DNV’) to assess whether the requested derogations would conform to the requirements set out in Article 6(2)(a) of the Directive, with emphasis on any potential or actual risks brought about by the derogations; on whether these would lead to less, more or equal safety; and, if need be, on the identification of possible mitigating measures. On 16 April 2014, DNV submitted a preliminary report to the Authority (Event No 706289). On 23 May 2014, DNV delivered its final report (Event No 709161).
   After having assessed the derogations requested by Liechtenstein, the Authority concluded that only the provisions in Articles 30, 36(2) and in Point 1.1.3.6.3 lit. b of Annex 5 of the Ordinance qualify as derogations within the meaning of Article 6(2)(a) of the Directive, whereas Article 29 of the Ordinance, concerning explosives in once opened transport packages, does not qualify as a derogation. (1)

   On 16 July 2014, the Authority submitted to the EFTA Transport Committee the three draft measures (Event No 706153) to be taken by the Authority with regard to Liechtenstein's request for derogation based on Article 6(2)(a) of the Directive.
   The draft measures submitted to the EFTA Transport Committee on 16 July 2014 read:

               1.

               Article 30 of the Ordinance, tank inspection undertakings:
               In the opinion of the EFTA Transport Committee, the request for derogation in relation to Article 30 of the Ordinance concerning tank inspection undertakings, should be authorised, provided the drivers have the specific CITEC (2) training.
               Expiry date: 26 September 2015.

               2.

               Article 36(2) of the Ordinance, special training of drivers:
               In the opinion of the EFTA Transport Committee the request for derogation should be rejected unless the Liechtenstein Government is able to demonstrate that the training provided by BBT (3) is compatible with ADR (4) training.

               3.

               Point 1.1.3.6.3 lit. b of Annex 5 to the Ordinance, construction site tanks:
               In the opinion of the EFTA Transport Committee, the request for derogation in relation to point 1.1.3.6.3 lit. b of Annex 5 to the Ordinance, construction site tanks, should be authorised as long as the shells used are double shells.
               Expiry date: 26 September 2015.

         By letter of 16 July 2014 (Event 716061), the Authority informed the EFTA States of the draft measures to be taken by the EFTA Transport Committee and invited the EFTA States to assess the notification from Liechtenstein and the draft Opinion of the EFTA Transport Committee. Furthermore, with that letter, the Authority proposed that the opinion of the EFTA Transport Committee be obtained by written procedure, with reference to Articles 1 and 2 of the Decision of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States No 4/2012/SC of 26 October 2012. The Authority requested the EFTA States to provide it with any observations they may have on the draft Opinion of the EFTA Transport Committee by 25 August 2014.
   By letter dated 21 August 2014 (Event 720223), the Norwegian Government informed the Authority that it had no comments on the draft Opinion of the EFTA Transport Committee. By letter dated 22 August 2014 (Event 719910), the Liechtenstein Government submitted observations on the draft Opinion of the EFTA Transport Committee. The Icelandic Government did not submit any reply.
   On the basis of the observations received, the Authority revised and amended the draft Opinion initially submitted to the EFTA Transport Committee according to Decision No 295/14/COL of 16 July 2014. The Authority also revised the duration of the derogation, in line with Article 6(3) of the Directive. The Authority, in the revised and amended draft Opinion, considered that the requested derogations should be granted without conditions.
   By letter dated 24 November 2014 (Event 730389), the Authority submitted the revised and amended draft Opinion to the EFTA Transport Committee, requesting the EFTA States to provide the Authority with their observations on the revised and amended draft Opinion of the EFTA Transport Committee before end of business of 12 December 2014.

   The Liechtenstein Government, by letter of 5 December 2014 (Event 731864), informed the Authority that it had no further observations and asked the Authority to follow the suggestions made by the EFTA Transport Committee and to authorise the requested derogations. By letter dated 11 December 2014 (Event 732607), the Norwegian Government informed the Authority that it had no comments on the draft Opinion of the EFTA Transport Committee. The Icelandic Government did not submit any reply.
   2.   ASSESSMENT

   Further to the clarifications and new information submitted by the Liechtenstein Government in its observations on the draft Opinion of 22 August 2014, the Authority has concluded that the three derogations as contained in Articles 30, 36(2) and in Point 1.1.3.6.3 lit. b of Annex 5 to the Ordinance should be authorised.
   With regard to the first derogation request, the Liechtenstein Government clarified in its letter of 22 August 2014 that all drivers from tank inspection undertakings in Liechtenstein operating under the conditions of Article 30 VTTGS have to complete a three week CITEC training covering security and environment related aspects as regards their professional activities. The Liechtenstein Government further specified that every driver of Liechtenstein tank inspection undertakings is in possession of a so-called Swiss Confederate Specialist Certificate for Tank Security (Spezialist/-in für Tanksicherheit mit eidgenössischem Fachausweis). Hence, as the drivers have completed the specific CITEC training, the derogation does not compromise safety. Accordingly, the Authority considers that the request for derogation as regards Article 30 of the Ordinance should be authorised.
   With regard to the second derogation request, the Liechtenstein Government, in its letter of 22 August 2014, submitted new information in support of its view that the BBT licence is equivalent to ADR training for drivers. The Authority therefore considers that this further information is sufficient to demonstrate equivalence in this regard, as BBT licence holders are authorised to transport goods belonging to class 1 ADR and the training to acquire a BBT licence covers all relevant aspects necessary for the transport of such goods.
   Finally, with regard to the third derogation request, the Liechtenstein Government, in its written observations of 22 August 2014, confirmed that the construction tanks at issue have double shells, as they consist of an inner tank and a closed outer collection basin (defined as such in point 6.14.1.1 of Annex 5 VTGGS). Accordingly, the Authority considers that also the request for derogation as regards Point 1.1.3.6.3 lit. b of Annex 5 to the Ordinance should be authorised.
   In conclusion, the Authority considers that safety will not be compromised by granting these derogations and that the three requests for derogations meet the conditions in Article 6(2)(a) of the Directive. Thus, the derogations contained in Articles 30, 36(2) and in Point 1.1.3.6.3 lit. b of Annex 5 to the Ordinance should be authorised. The Authority therefore grants the derogation as requested, based on Article 6(2)(a) of the Directive. The derogation shall be valid for six years, as provided for in Article 6(3) of the Directive. The Authority may, in line with Article 6(4) of the Directive, renew its authorisation.
   For these reasons, the EFTA Surveillance Authority, pursuant to Article 6 of the Act referred to at point 13c in Chapter I of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement, Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods, as adapted by Protocol 1 to the EEA Agreement,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The derogations requested by the Principality of Liechtenstein in relation to Article 30, Article 36(2) and Point 1.1.3.6.3 lit. b of Annex 5 of the Liechtenstein Ordinance of 3 March 1998 on the transport of dangerous good by road (Verordnung über den Transport gefährlicher Güter auf der Strasse – VTGGS), are granted.
   Article 2
   The derogations set out in Article 1 of this Decision shall be published in the EEA section of the Official Journal of the European Union and in the EEA Supplement thereto, according to point 6 of Protocol 1 to the EEA Agreement.
   Article 3
   The derogations set out in Article 1 of this Decision shall be valid for a period of six years.
   Article 4
   This Decision is addressed to the Principality of Liechtenstein and shall enter into force upon notification to that State.
   Article 5
   This Decision shall be authentic in the English language.

      Done at Brussels, 27 January 2015.

            For the EFTA Surveillance Authority

         Helga JÓNSDÓTTIR

            College Member

         Xavier LEWIS

            Director

      (1)  Reference is made to the assessment in Decision No 295/14/COL.

      (2)  CITEC: Swiss Association for the protection of the waters and the security of tanks (Association pour la protection des eaux et la sécurité des citernes)

      (3)  BBT: Swiss Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology (Bundesamt für Berufsbildung und Technologie)

      (4)  ADR: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road


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42003D0767

2003/767/EC: Decision taken by common accord, at the level of Heads of State or Government, by the Governments of the Member States having the euro as their currency of 16 October 2003 appointing the President of the European Central Bank

Official Journal L 277 , 28/10/2003 P. 0016 - 0016

Decision taken by common accord, at the level of Heads of State or Government, by the Governments of the Member States having the euro as their currencyof 16 October 2003appointing the President of the European Central Bank(2003/767/EC)THE HEADS OF STATE OR GOVERNMENT OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY HAVING THE EURO AS THEIR CURRENCY,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 112(2)(b) and Article 122(4) thereof, and to Articles 11.2 and 43.3 of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,Having regard to the recommendation of the Council(1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),Having regard to the opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank(3),Whereas:(1) Mr Wim Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank, announced in a letter dated 9 January 2003 to the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union that he intended to step down as President of the Bank as from 9 July 2003.(2) In a letter dated 17 April 2003 to the President of the European Council, Mr Wim Duisenberg agreed to remain in function until the date on which his successor was appointed,HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1Mr Jean-Claude TRICHET is hereby appointed President of the European Central Bank for a term of office of eight years as from 1 November 2003, Mr Wim Duisenberg's resignation having been accepted and taking effect on that day.Article 2This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.Done at Brussels, 16 October 2003.The PresidentS. Berlusconi(1) OJ L 181, 19.7.2003, p. 45.(2) Opinion of 23 September 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ C 187, 7.8.2003, p. 16.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2016/853 of 12 May 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union

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               31.5.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 142/3

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/853
   of 12 May 2016
   on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 91, 100(2), 207 and 209, in conjunction with Article 218(5), thereof,
   Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the 2011 Act of Accession of the Republic of Croatia, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Article 6(2) of the 2003, 2005 and 2011 Acts of Accession, the accession to an agreement signed or concluded by the Member States and the Union with third countries or international organisations is to be agreed by means of a protocol to that agreement. In accordance with that Article, a simplified procedure is to apply to such accession, whereby a protocol is to be concluded by the Council, acting unanimously on behalf of the Member States, and by the third country concerned.

               (2)

               On 8 December 2003, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Communities and their Member States, with Turkmenistan with a view to concluding a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the Union.

               (3)

               On 23 October 2006, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Communities and their Member States, with Turkmenistan with a view to concluding a Protocol to the Agreement, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the Union.

               (4)

               On 14 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations for the adaptation of agreements signed or concluded between the Union, or the Union and its Member States, and one or more third countries or international organisations, in view of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the Union.

               (5)

               The negotiations were successfully concluded with Turkmenistan by the initialling of a Protocol to the Agreement to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the Union (‘the Protocol’).

               (6)

               The Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Union and its Member States,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The signing, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of that Protocol (1).
   Article 2
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union and its Member States.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 12 May 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         F. MOGHERINI

      (1)  The text of the Protocol will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.


64/248/EEC: Decision of 15 April 1964 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Economic Community, meeting within the Council, on tobacco