C 285 E/74                                        Official Journal of the European Union                          EN       22.11.2006
Thursday 1 December 2005
            16.     Draws attention to paragraph 1(xxvii) of its resolution on the proposal for a Council Regulation
            establishing a Cohesion Fund (1) adopted on 6 July 2005, and calls on the Commission to make provision
            for a premium system along the same lines, taking the form of a ‘Community quality and effectiveness
            reserve’ specifically targeting incentives for measures having cross-border effects or potentially dovetailing
            with existing infrastructure in Euroregions;
            17.     Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.
            (1) Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0278.
            P6_TA(2005)0449
            Immunity of Andrzej Pęczak
            European Parliament decision on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Andrzej
                             Pęczak, former Member of the European Parliament (2005/2128(IMM))
            The European Parliament,
            — having regard to the request by Andrzej Pęczak for defence of his immunity in connection with the
                 criminal proceedings brought against him before the District Court in Łódź, Poland, on 18 April 2005,
                 announced in plenary sitting on 25 May 2005,
            — having regard to Articles 8, 9 and 10 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European
                 Communities of 8 April 1965, and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the elec-
                 tion of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage,
            — having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the
                 European Communities,
            — having regard to Rules 6(3) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure,
            — having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0330/2005),
            A. whereas Andrzej Pęczak was elected to the Polish Parliament (Sejm) on 23 September 2001; whereas
                 after the signature of the Accession Treaty on 16 April 2003 he became an Observer; whereas he was a
                 Member of the European Parliament from 1 May 2004 until 19 July 2004; whereas his term of office
                 in the Polish Parliament expired on 19 October 2005,
            B.   whereas Andrzej Pęczak complains that the Polish Public Prosecutor's office has violated the law in its
                 proceedings and that the District Court's decisions on his detention and arrest as well as the subsequent
                 extensions of the provisional arrest are politically motivated,
            C. whereas Andrzej Pęczak complains that those criminal proceedings brought against him are in breach
                 of the presumption of innocence and that the conditions of his detention and arrest limit his ability to
                 defend himself,
            D. whereas Andrzej Pęczak complains that the procedure by which the Sejm waived his immunity was
                 ‘legally invalid’ and based on publications in the media, and that his motions for action sent to various
                 persons (such as the Ombudsman) had no effect,
            E.   whereas, on basis of the information obtained, Andrzej Pęczak is not protected by parliamentary
                 immunity in respect of any of the claims which have been drawn to the attention of the President of
                 the European Parliament,
            1.     Decides not to defend the immunity and privileges of Andrzej Pęczak.
            (1) Case 101/63 Wagner v. Fohrmann and Krier [1964] ECR 195 and Case 149/85 Wybot v. Faure and others [1986]
                ECR 2391.


title: 2006/811/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 27 April 2006 on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2004, Section II — Council

text:
               6.12.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 340/30

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 27 April 2006
   on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2004, Section II — Council
   (2006/811/EC)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004 (1),

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2004, Volume III (N6-0027/2005 — C6-0359/2005),

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors' annual report for the financial year 2004, accompanied by the replies of the institutions audited (2),

               —

               having regard to the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of the EC Treaty (3),

               —

               having regard to Articles 272(10), 275 and 276 of the EC Treaty,

               —

               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 (4), and in particular Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

               —

               having regard to the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5),

               —

               having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0111/2006),

               1.

               Grants the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2004;

               2.

               Sets out its comments in the resolution below;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the European Ombudsman and the European Data Protection Supervisor and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

            The Secretary-General

         Julian PRIESTLEY

      (1)  OJ L 53, 23.2.2004.

      (2)  OJ C 301, 30.11.2005, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 301, 30.11.2005, p. 9.

      (4)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (5)  OJ L 356, 31.12.1977, p. 1.
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               6.12.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 340/31

         RESOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   with comments forming an integral part of the decision on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2004, Section II — Council
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004 (1),

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2004, Volume III (N6-0027/2005 — C6-0359/2005),

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors' annual report for the financial year 2004, accompanied by the replies of the institutions audited (2),

               —

               having regard to the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of the EC Treaty (3),

               —

               having regard to Articles 272(10), 275 and 276 of the EC Treaty,

               —

               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 (4), and in particular Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

               —

               having regard to the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5),

               —

               having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0111/2006),

               1.

               Notes that in 2004 the Council administered a budget of EUR 541 916 200 with a utilisation rate of 98,10 %;

               2.

               Takes note of the remarks made by the Court of Auditors and calls on the Council to take them into account and to continue to improve its financial management;

               3.

               Observes that, according to paragraph 9.4 of the Court of Auditors' annual report, the Council had in 2004 still not set up any internal control standards following the adoption of the Financial Regulation in June 2002 and that, according to the Council's reply, the internal control standards for the Council were finally adopted on 20 July 2005;

               4.

               Recalls that the Commission's communication of 15 June 2005 on a roadmap to an integrated internal control framework (COM(2005)0252) is equally applicable to all institutions and that therefore the Council should lead by example;

               5.

               Points out that according to paragraph 9.18 of the Court of Auditors' annual report additional annual leave granted before 31 December 1997 as compensation for overtime was paid on retirement if the official had not taken the additional leave; notes that the Council's reply does not explain why such payments were made to A and B grade staff, who under the Staff Regulations are not entitled to compensation for overtime;

               6.

               Notes the Council's recourse to the technique of the end-of-year ‘mopping-up’ transfer to front-load payments on the LEX building, resulting in a 333 % increase in the amount initially foreseen on budget article 2 0 6 from EUR 13 500 000 to EUR 58 449 000; notes at the same time that Parliament faces similar problems;

               7.

               Notes a 225 % increase in the initial appropriation for special advisers in the field of European security and defence policy (budget article 3 1 3);

               8.

               Recalls the remark made in its resolution of 27 October 2005 on the draft general budget for 2006 (6) that the other institutions' budgets should cover administrative expenditure;

               9.

               Finds that greater clarity with regard to spending on and by the EU Counter-terrorism Co-ordinator would enhance transparency; recalls that as a matter of principle operational expenditure should only be incurred by the Commission;

               10.

               Urges the Council to improve its reporting capacity by making available at an early stage to the discharge authority, as all other institutions have done, including Parliament, the annual activity report referred to in Article 60(7) of the Financial Regulation, thereby contributing to the greater transparency of the institutions;

               11.

               Notes that the Council is currently managing a project for the construction of the LEX building at an estimated cost of EUR 233 000 000 (at 2003 prices);

               12.

               Recalls that in a letter dated 18 November 2004 concerning the 2003 discharge procedure, the Council declined an invitation to attend a meeting of the Committee on Budgetary Control, citing the Gentlemen's Agreement of 22 April 1970; recalls further the Council's reluctance in previous years to give more than cursory answers to the questionnaire sent by the Committee on Budgetary Control to the other institutions by way of preparation of the discharge decision; believes that, in the context of the current compromise consisting in an informal dialogue between the Council and the competent committee's chairman and rapporteur, the competent committee should broaden the scope of its participation to include other Members wishing to contribute to this informal dialogue.

      (1)  OJ L 53, 23.2.2004.

      (2)  OJ C 301, 30.11.2005, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 301, 30.11.2005, p. 9.

      (4)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (5)  OJ L 356, 31.12.1977, p. 1.

      (6)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0410.


title: 2014/511/EU: Council Decision of 30 July 2014 appointing a Belgian member of the European Economic and Social Committee

text:
               31.7.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 229/12

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 30 July 2014
   appointing a Belgian member of the European Economic and Social Committee

      (2014/511/EU)

   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the Belgian Government,
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).

               (2)

               A member's seaton the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Claude ROLIN,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Mr Raymond COUMONT is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 30 July 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. GOZI

      (1)  OJ L 251, 25.9.2010, p. 8.


title: Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/2431 of 21 December 2015 amending Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

text:
               22.12.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 334/22

         COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2015/2431
   of 21 December 2015
   amending Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 31 July 2014 the Council adopted Decision 2014/512/CFSP (1).

               (2)

               On 19 March 2015 the European Council agreed that the necessary measures would be taken to clearly link the duration of the restrictive measures set out in Decision 2014/512/CFSP to the complete implementation of the Minsk agreements.

               (3)

               The Minsk agreements will not be completely implemented by 31 December 2015. Decision 2014/512/CFSP should therefore be renewed for a further six months in order to enable the Council to further assess the implementation of those agreements.

               (4)

               Decision 2014/512/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Decision 2014/512/CFSP is replaced by the following:

      ‘This Decision shall apply until 31 July 2016.’.

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

      Done at Brussels, 21 December 2015.

            For the Council

            The President

         J. ASSELBORN

      (1)  Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 13).


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2003/251/EC: Decision No 187 of 27 June 2002 on model forms necessary for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 (E 111 and E 111B) (Text with EEA relevance)

Official Journal L 093 , 10/04/2003 P. 0040 - 0048

Decision No 187of 27 June 2002on model forms necessary for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 (E 111 and E 111B)(Text with EEA relevance)(2003/251/EC)THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS,Having regard to Article 81(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their family moving within the Community(1), under which it is the duty of the Administrative Commission to deal with all administrative matters arising from Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and subsequent regulations,Having regard to Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72(2) under which it is the duty of the Administrative Commission to draw up models of certificates, certified statements, declarations, applications and other documents necessary for the application of the Regulations,Having regard to Decision No 179 of 18 April 2000 on the model forms necessary for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 (E 111, E 111B, E 113 to E 118 and E 125 to E 127)(3),Whereas:(1) It is necessary to amend form E 111 and E 111B in order to make things clearer for insured persons and the members of their family with regard to benefits in the event of pre-existing illnesses.(2) The Agreement on the European Economic Area of 2 May 1992, supplemented by the Protocol of 17 March 1993, Annex VI, implements Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 within the European Economic Area.(3) By Decision of the EEA Joint Committee, the model forms necessary for the application of Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 will be adapted and used within the European Economic Area.(4) For practical reasons, identical forms should be used within the Community and within the European Economic Area.(5) The language in which the forms should be issued is the subject of Recommendation No 15 of the Administrative Commission,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:1. The model forms E 111 and E 111B reproduced in Decision No 179 shall be replaced by the models appended hereto.2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall make available to the parties concerned (rightful claimants, institutions, employers, etc.) the forms according to the models appended hereto.3. These forms shall be available in the official languages of the Community and laid out in such manner that the different versions are perfectly superposable, thereby making it possible for all addressees (rightful claimants, institutions, employers, etc.) to receive the form printed in their own language.4. This Decision shall be applicable from the first day of the month following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.The Chairman of the Administrative CommissionC. García de Cortázar y Nebreda(1) OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2.(2) OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1.(3) OJ L 54, 25.2.2002, p. 1.>PIC FILE= "L_2003093EN.004302.TIF">>PIC FILE= "L_2003093EN.004401.TIF">>PIC FILE= "L_2003093EN.004501.TIF">>PIC FILE= "L_2003093EN.004701.TIF">>PIC FILE= "L_2003093EN.004801.TIF">


title: 2010/743/EU: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2009/029 NL/Gelderland and Overijssel Division 18 from the Netherlands)

text:
               4.12.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 318/40

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
   of 24 November 2010
   on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2009/029 NL/Gelderland and Overijssel Division 18 from the Netherlands)
   (2010/743/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

               (3)

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

               (4)

               The Netherlands submitted an application on 30 December 2009 to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in 45 enterprises operating in NACE Revision 2 Division 18 (printing and reproduction of recorded media) in the two contiguous NUTS II regions Gelderland (NL22) and Overijssel (NL21) and supplemented it with additional information up to 6 May 2010. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 2 013 619.

               (5)

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

         HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 2 013 619 in commitment and payment appropriations.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Strasbourg, 24 November 2010.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         J. BUZEK

            For the Council

            The President

         O. CHASTEL

      (1)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

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


title: 2009/215/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 22 April 2008 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2006

text:
               31.3.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 88/167

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 22 April 2008
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2006
   (2009/215/EC)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
   having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2006 (1),
   having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2006, together with the Agency's replies (2),
   having regard to the Council's recommendation of 12 February 2008 (5843/2008 — C6-0084/2008),
   having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,
   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 (3), and in particular Article 185 thereof,
   having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (4), and in particular Article 14 thereof,
   having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,
   having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
   having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0128/2008),

               1.

               Grants the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2006;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the Resolution below;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the Resolution that forms an integral part of it to the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

            The Secretary-General

         Harald RØMER

      (1)  OJ C 261, 31.10.2007, p. 26.

      (2)  OJ C 309, 19.12.2007, p. 62.

      (3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 1.

      (5)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.
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               31.3.2009

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 88/168

         RESOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 22 April 2008
   with observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2006
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
   having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2006 (1),
   having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2006, together with the Agency's replies (2),
   having regard to the Council's recommendation of 12 February 2008 (5843/2008 — C6-0084/2008),
   having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,
   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 (3), and in particular Article 185 thereof,
   having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (4), and in particular Article 14 thereof,
   having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,
   having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
   having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0128/2008),

               A.

               whereas the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurance that the annual accounts for the financial year 2006 are reliable, and the underlying transactions are legal and regular,

               B.

               whereas on 24 April 2007 Parliament granted the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2005 (6), and in its resolution accompanying the discharge decision, inter alia:

                           —

                           noted a high carry-over rate for operating expenditure, as well as a high number of transfers between budget lines, together with inadequate supporting documentation,

                           —

                           invited the Agency to tackle the incomplete implementation of the internal control system in 2005 and the absence of any risk analysis or checklists to meet the needs of authorising officers and staff who perform operational checks,

                           —

                           considered it regrettable that in public procurement procedures it was often the case that no supporting evidence was given for the tender evaluation committee's assessment of the quality of tenders;

         General points which relate to horizontal issues affecting the EU agencies and which therefore also have a bearing on the discharge procedure for each individual agency

               1.

               Notes that the budgets of the 24 agencies and other satellite bodies audited by the Court of Auditors totalled EUR 1 080,5 million in 2006 (the biggest being that of the European Agency for Reconstruction at EUR 271 million and the smallest being that of the European Police College (CEPOL) at EUR 5 million);

               2.

               Points out that the range of external EU bodies subject to audit and discharge now includes not only traditional regulatory agencies but also executive agencies set up to implement specific programmes, and will in the near future also extend to joint undertakings set up as public-private partnerships (joint technology initiatives);

               3.

               Observes as regards the Parliament that the number of agencies subject to the discharge procedure has evolved as follows: financial year 2000: 8; 2001: 10; 2002: 11; 2003: 14; 2004: 14; 2005: 16; 2006: 20 regulatory agencies and two executive agencies (not including two agencies which are audited by the Court of Auditors but subject to an internal discharge process);

               4.

               Concludes therefore that the auditing/discharge process has become cumbersome and disproportionate compared to the relative size of the agencies'/satellite bodies' budgets; instructs its competent committee to undertake a wide-ranging review of the discharge process as regards agencies and satellite bodies with a view to devising a simpler and more rational approach, bearing in mind the ever-growing number of bodies each requiring a separate discharge report in future years;

         Fundamental considerations

               5.

               Requests that the Commission provide clear explanations regarding the following elements before the creation of a new agency or reform of an existing agency: agency type, objectives of the agency, internal governance structure, products, services, key procedures, target group, clients and stakeholders of the agency, formal relationship with external actors, budget responsibility, financial planning, and personnel and staffing policy;

               6.

               Requests that each agency be governed by a yearly performance agreement which is formulated by the agency and the responsible DG and which should contain the main objectives for the coming year, a financial framework and clear indicators to measure performance;

               7.

               Requests that the performance of the agencies be regularly (and on an ad-hoc basis) audited by the Court of Auditors or another independent auditor; considers that this should not be limited to traditional elements of financial management and the proper use of public money, but should also cover administrative efficiency and effectiveness and should include a rating of the financial management of each agency;

               8.

               Takes the view that in the case of agencies which are continually overestimating their respective budget needs, technical abatement should be made on the basis of vacant posts; is of the opinion that this will lead in the long run to less assigned revenue for the agencies and therefore also to lower administrative costs;

               9.

               Notes that it is a serious problem that a number of agencies is criticised for not following rules on public procurement, the Financial Regulation, the Staff Regulations, etc.; considers that the principal reason for this is that most regulations and the Financial Regulation are designed for bigger institutions and that most of the small agencies do not have the critical mass to be able to cope with these regulatory requirements; therefore asks the Commission to look for a rapid solution in order to enhance the effectiveness by grouping the administrative functions of various agencies together, in order to achieve this critical mass (taking into consideration the necessary changes in the basic regulations governing the agencies and their budgetary independence), or urgently to draft specific rules for the agencies (in particular implementing rules for the agencies) which allow them to be in full compliance;

               10.

               Insists that the Commission, when drafting the Preliminary Draft Budget, take into consideration the results of budget implementation by the individual agencies in former years, in particular in year n-1, and revise the budget requested by the particular agency accordingly; invites its competent committee to respect this revision and, if not undertaken by the Commission, to revise itself the budget in question to a realistic level matching the absorption and implementation capacity of the agency in question;

               11.

               Recalls its decision on discharge in respect of the financial year 2005, in which it invited the Commission to present every five years a study on the added value of every existing agency; invites all relevant institutions in the case of a negative evaluation of the added value of an agency to take the necessary steps by reformulating the mandate of that agency or by closing it; notes that there has not been one single evaluation undertaken by the Commission in 2007; insists that the Commission should present at least five such evaluations before the decision on discharge in respect of the financial year 2007, starting with the oldest agencies;

               12.

               Is of the opinion that recommendations of the Court of Auditors should be promptly implemented and the level of subsidies paid to the agencies should be aligned with their real cash requirements; considers further that the amendments to the general Financial Regulation should be incorporated into the agencies' framework financial regulation and into their various specific financial regulations;

         Presentation of reporting data

               13.

               Notes that there is no standard approach among the agencies with regard to the presentation of their activities during the financial year in question and of their accounts and reports on budgetary and financial management, nor to the question as to whether a declaration of assurance should be drawn up by the agency's director; observes that not all agencies clearly distinguish between (a) presenting the agency's work to the public; and (b) technical reporting on budgetary and financial management;

               14.

               Notes that while the Commission's standing instructions for the preparation of activity reports do not expressly require the agency to draw up a declaration of assurance, many directors have none the less done so for 2006, in one case including an important reservation;

               15.

               Recalls paragraph 26 of its resolution of 12 April 2005 (7), inviting the directors of the agencies from now on to accompany their annual activity report, which is presented together with financial and management information, with a declaration of assurance concerning the legality and regularity of operations, similar to the declarations signed by the Directors-General of the Commission;

               16.

               Asks the Commission to amend its standing instructions to the agencies accordingly;

               17.

               Suggests in addition that the Commission should work with the agencies towards producing a harmonised model applicable to all agencies and satellite bodies clearly distinguishing between:

                           —

                           an annual report intended for a general readership on the body's operations, work and achievements,

                           —

                           financial statements and a report on implementation of the budget,

                           —

                           an activity report along the lines of the activity reports of the Directors-General of the Commission,

                           —

                           a declaration of assurance signed by the body's director, together with any reservations or observations which he considers it appropriate to draw to the attention of the discharge authority;

         General findings by the Court of Auditors

               18.

               Notes the Court's finding (Annual Report, paragraph 10.29 (8)) that the disbursement of subsidies paid by the Commission from the Community budget is not based on sufficiently justified estimates of the agencies' cash requirements and that this, combined with the size of carry-overs, leads them to hold sizeable cash balances; notes further the Court's recommendation that the level of subsidies paid to the agencies should be in line with their real cash requirements;

               19.

               Notes that at the end of 2006 14 agencies had still to implement the ABAC accounting system (Annual Report, footnote to paragraph 10.31);

               20.

               Notes the Court's remark (Annual Report, paragraph 1.25) concerning accrued charges for untaken leave which are accounted for by some agencies; points out that the Court of Auditors has qualified its statement of assurance in the case of three agencies (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), CEPOL and the European Railway Agency) for the financial year 2006 (2005: Cedefop, European Food Safety Authority, European Agency for Reconstruction);

         Internal audit

               21.

               Recalls that in accordance with Article 185(3) of the Financial Regulation the Internal Auditor of the Commission is also the internal auditor of the regulatory agencies receiving grants charged to the EU budget; points out that the Internal Auditor reports to each agency's management board and director;

               22.

               Draws attention to the reservation entered in the Internal Auditor's Annual Activity Report for 2006 as follows:
               ‘The Internal Auditor of the Commission is not in a position to properly fulfil his obligation assigned by Article 185 of the Financial Regulation as internal auditor of the Community bodies due to a lack of staff resources.’;

               23.

               Notes, however, the Internal Auditor's remark in his activity report for 2006 that as from 2007, with the additional staff resources granted by the Commission to the Internal Audit Service (IAS), all regulatory agencies in operation will be subject to internal audit work on an annual basis;

               24.

               Notes the ever-growing number of regulatory and executive agencies and joint undertakings required to be audited by the IAS under Article 185 Financial Regulation; asks the Commission to inform its competent committee as to whether the staff resources at the IAS's disposal will be sufficient to conduct an annual audit of all such bodies in the coming years;

               25.

               Observes that Article 72(5) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 requires each agency to send each year to the discharge authority and the Commission a report drawn up by its director summarising the number and type of internal audits conducted by the internal auditor, the recommendations made and the action taken on these recommendations; asks the agencies to indicate whether this is done and, if so, how;

               26.

               Takes note, as regards internal audit capability, especially in relation to the smaller agencies, of a proposal made by the Internal Auditor before Parliament's competent committee on 14 September 2006 that smaller agencies should be authorised to buy in internal audit services from the private sector;

         Evaluation of agencies

               27.

               Recalls the joint statement by the Parliament, the Council and the Commission (9) negotiated at the conciliation before the Ecofin budget Council of 13 July 2007 calling for (i) a list of agencies which the Commission intends to assess; and (ii) a list of the agencies already assessed, together with a summary of the major findings;

         Disciplinary procedures

               28.

               Notes that, because of their size, individual agencies have difficulty in setting up ad-hoc disciplinary boards composed of staff at the appropriate career grade and that the Commission's IDOC (Investigation and Disciplinary Office) is not competent for agencies; calls on the agencies to consider an inter-agency disciplinary board;

         Draft Interinstitutional Agreement

               29.

               Recalls the draft Interinstitutional Agreement on the operating framework for the European regulatory agencies presented by the Commission (COM(2005) 59), which was intended to create a horizontal framework for the creation, structure, operation, evaluation and control of the European regulatory agencies; notes that the draft represents a useful initiative in the effort to rationalise the creation and running of agencies; notes the statement in the Commission's 2006 synthesis report (paragraph 3.1, COM(2007) 274) that although progress in negotiations stalled after publication of the draft, discussions on substance were relaunched in the Council at the end of 2006; regrets that it has not been possible to make further progress towards adoption;

               30.

               Welcomes therefore the Commission's commitment to bring forward a communication on the future of the regulatory agencies during the course of 2008;

         Self-financed agencies

               31.

               Recalls that for the two self-financing agencies, discharge is given to the director by the administrative board; notes that both have significant accumulated surpluses from fee income carried over from previous years figures, as follows:

                           —

                           Office for Harmonization of the Internal Market cash and cash equivalents: EUR 281 million (10),

                           —

                           Community Plant Variety Office cash and cash equivalents: EUR 18 million (11);

         Specific points

               32.

               Notes the Court's observation in its 2006 report that in 2006 the Director signed 19 decisions for approximately EUR 880 000, authorising budgetary transfers from article to article within chapters, and that, contrary to the Financial Regulation, the Governing Board did not receive the required information so that the budgetary principle of specification was not strictly observed;

               33.

               Notes from the Agency's annual accounts (budget outturn accounts) that a positive balance from 2005 of EUR 378 878,09 was reimbursed in 2006 to the Commission, and that a further amount of EUR 170 095,07 will be refunded in respect of the 2006 financial year;

               34.

               Notes that the balance sheet for 2006 nevertheless includes an item for an accumulated surplus of EUR 1 820 135,58;

               35.

               Notes that, in 2006, of the total staff of 59, a single nationality accounted for 26;

               36.

               Believes that the Agency plays a key role in disseminating best prevention practice at national, regional, and local level to promote occupational safety and health in the EU; again applauds the work carried out by the Agency, which is performing the tasks entrusted to it unstintingly and to invaluable effect.

      (1)  OJ C 261, 31.10.2007, p. 26.

      (2)  OJ C 309, 19.12.2007, p. 62.

      (3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 1.

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

      (6)  OJ L 187, 15.7.2008, p. 114.

      (7)  Resolution of the European Parliament containing the comments accompanying the decision on the discharge to the Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2003 (OJ L 196, 27.7.2005, p. 87).

      (8)  OJ C 273, 15.11.2007, p. 1.

      (9)  Council document DS 605/1/07 Rev1.

      (10)  Source: report on the annual accounts of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market for the financial year 2006, together with the Office's replies (OJ C 309, 19.12.2007, p. 141).

      (11)  Source: report on the annual accounts of the Community Plant Variety Office for the financial year 2006, together with the Office's replies (OJ C 309, 19.12.2007, p. 135).


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68/273/EEC: Commission Decision of 2 July 1968 supplementing the Commission Decision of 3 April 1968 authorizing certain management measures to be taken within the framework of the common organization of agricultural markets

Official Journal L 156 , 04/07/1968 P. 0022 - 0022 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 2 P. 0089  Danish special edition: Series II Volume II P. 0008  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 2 P. 0089  English special edition: Series II Volume II P. 0008

COMMISSION DECISION  of 2 July 1968  supplementing the Commission Decision of 3 April 1968 authorizing certain management measures to be taken within the framework of the common organization of agricultural markets  (68/273/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities;  Having regard to the Provisional Rules of Procedure of the Commission of 6 July 1967 1;  Whereas, by its Decision of 3 April 1968 2, the Commission instituted machinery for authorizing certain management measures to be taken within the framework of the common organization of agricultural markets;  Whereas the considerations which led the Commission to institute that machinery apply also to the fixing of levies and premiums for sugar and molasses ; whereas that Decision should therefore be supplemented,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:    Article 1 The following shall be added to Article 1 (1) of the Commission Decision of 3 April 1968 authorizing certain management measures to be taken within the framework of the common organization of agricultural markets:  "(d) in the sugar sector:  the levies and premiums provided for in Articles 14 and 15 of Council Regulation No 1009/67/EEC 3 of 18 December 1967 on the common organization of the market in sugar and applicable to the products listed in Article 1 (1) (a) and (c) of that Regulation."   Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on 8 July 1968. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.     Done at Strasbourg, 2 July 1968.  For the Commission  The President  Jean REY  1OJ No 147, 11.7.1967, p. 1. 2OJ No L 89, 10.4.1968, p. 13. 3OJ No 308, 18.12.1967, p. 1.


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90/450/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 July 1990 setting up a Joint Committee on Telecommunications Services

Official Journal L 230 , 24/08/1990 P. 0025 - 0027 Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 19 P. 0243  Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 19 P. 0243

*****COMMISSION  DECISION  of 30 July 1990  setting up a Joint Committee on Telecommunications Services  (90/450/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Whereas the Heads of State or of Government stated in their declaration of 21 October 1972 that the first aim of economic expansion should be to enable disparities in living conditions to be reduced and that this aim should express itself in better quality of life and higher standard of living;  Whereas, in this connection, they considered it indispensable that both employers and employees should be increasingly involved in the economic and social decisions of the Community;  Whereas, amongst the priority actions contained in the Community's 'social action programme', the Commission has recommended that dialogue and cooperation between employers and employees be promoted at Community level;  Whereas the Council in its resolution of 21 January 1974 concerning a social action programme (1) named increased involvement of social partners in the economic and social decisions of the Community as one of the priority measures to be taken;  Whereas the European Parliament in its resolution of 13 June 1972 (2) stated that the participation of employers and employees in the formulation of a Community social policy should be achieved during the first stage of economic and monetary union;  Whereas the Economic and Social Committee in its opinion of 24 November 1971 expressed a similar view;  Whereas the Council stressed in its conclusions of 22 June 1984 concerning a Community medium-term social action programme (3), that the European social dialogue must be strenghtened and its procedures adapted in order to involve the social partners more effectively in the economic and social decisions of the Community;  Whereas the situation in the various Member States clearly demonstrates the need for the two sides of the telecommunications services to participate actively in the improvement of living and working conditions; whereas a joint committee attached to the Commission is the most appropriate means of ensuring such participation by creating at Community level a representative forum for the socio-economic interests involved;  Whereas the 1987 green paper on the 'Development of the common market for telecommunications services and equipment' and the subsequent Council resolution and Economic and Social Committee comments on that green paper all acknowledge the importance of sustaining dialogue between the social partners to facilitate a smooth and successful introduction of new technologies,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  A Joint Committee on Telecommunications Services hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee' is hereby established.  Article 2  The Committee shall assist the Commission in the formulation and implementation of Community policy aimed at:  - improving the economic and competitive positions of the Community's telecommunications sector,  - improving and harmonizing living and working conditions in the telecommunications sector within the context of the relevant articles of the Treaty.  Article 3  1. In order to attain the objectives laid down in Article 2, the Committee shall:  (a) issue opinions and submit reports to the Commission, either at the latter's request or on its own initiative; and  (b) in respect of matters falling within the competence of the employers' and employees' assosications listed in Article 4 (3):  - promote dialogue and cooperation between these associations,  - arrange for studies to be carried out,  - participate in discussions and seminars.  2. The Committee shall ensure that all interested parties are informed of its activities.  3. Upon requesting an opinion or report from the Committee under the terms of paragraph 1 (a), the Commission may fix a time limit within which the opinion or report shall be given.  Article 4  1. The Committee shall consist of 50 members.  2. Seats shall be allocated as follows:  (a) 25 to the representatives of the employers' organizations;  (b) 25 to the representatives of the employees' organizations.  3. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Commission as follows:  (a) 44 on proposals from the following associations of employers and employees:  - Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International (IPTT) and Fédération Européenne du Personnel des Services Publics: 22 members,  - competent authorities of Member States for the Telecommunications sector: 22 members.  (b) Six, directly by the Commission, after consulting the bodies mentioned in (a) from the representative associations of employers and employees. If appropriate these might be from bodies other than those mentioned in (a).  Article 5  1. An alternate shall be appointed for each member of the Committee under the same conditions as laid down in Article 4 (3).  2. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 9, an alternate shall not attend meetings of the Committee or a working group provided for in Article 9, or participate in its work, unless the member for whom he is the alternate is prevented from doing so.  Article 6  1. Committee members and their alternates shall hold office for a term of four years; appointments shall be renewable.  2. Members and their alternates whose term of office has expired shall remain in office until they have been replaced or their term of office has been renewed.  3. A member's or an alternate's term of office shall cease before the expiry of the period of four years upon his resignation or death or if the association which nominated him requests his replacement. His successor shall be appointed for the remainder of the term of office in the manner prescribed in Article 4 (3).  4. 'There shall be no payment for duties performed.  Article 7  1. The Committee shall, by a two-thirds majority of members present, elect from among its members a chairman and vice-chairman who shall hold office, for a term of two years. The chairman and vice-chairman shall be chosen alternately from amongst the two groups of associations listed in Article 4 (3).  2. (a) A chairman or vice-chairman whose term of office has expired shall remain in office until he has been replaced.  (b) Should the chairman or vice-chairman cease to hold office before expiry of his term, he shall be replaced for the remainder of the term by a person appointed in the manner prescribed in paragraph 1 upon a proposal from the group to which his association belongs.  Article 8  The Committee shall create a Bureau consisting of the chairman and vice-chairman and two representatives of the employers' and the employees' group to plan and coordinate its work. The Bureau may invite the rapporteurs of any working parties provided for in Article 9 to participate in these meetings.  Article 9  The Committee may:  (a) set up ad hoc or permanent working parties to facilitate its work. It may authorize a member to delegate another representative of his association, who shall be named, to take his place in a working party; such delegate shall enjoy the same rights at meetings of the working party as the member he replaces;  (b) ask the Commission to appoint experts to assist it in specific tasks.  The employers' or the employees' group may ask for the attendance at Committee meetings, as an expert, of any person who is specially qualified in any particular subject on the agenda. The expert shall be present only for the discussion of the particular subject for which his attendance is required.  Article 10  The Committee shall be convened by its Secretariat at the request of the Commission, the Bureau or a third of its members. In the latter case it shall meet within a period of 30 days.  Article 11  1. No opinion of the Committee shall be valid unless two-thirds of the members or their alternates are present.  2. The Committee shall submit its opinions or reports to the Commission. If an opinion or report is not unanimous, the Committee shall submit to the Commission the dissenting views delivered. Article 12  1. The Commission shall provide a secretariat for the Committee, the Bureau and the working parties.  2. The Commission shall ensure the attendance at all meetings of the Committee, the Bureau and working parties of representatives of appropriate seniority from the relevant departments.  3. If appropriate a representative of the Secretariats of each of the associations listed in Article 4 (3) (a) may attend the meetings of the Committee as observer.  4. After hearing the Committee's views the Commission may ask other organizations than those mentioned in Article 4 (3) to participate as observers in the Committee's work.  Article 13  If the Commission has informed the Committee that an opinion requested relates to a matter of a confidential nature, members of the Committee shall be bound, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 214 of the EEC Treaty, not to disclose any information acquired at the meetings of the Committee, the working parties or the Bureau.  Article 14  After hearing the Committee's views, the Commission may review this Decision in the light of experience.  This Decision shall take affect on 1 August 1990.  Done at Brussels, 30 July 1990.  For the Commission  Vasso PAPANDREOU  Member of the Commission  (1) OJ No C 13, 12. 2. 1974, p. 1.  (2) OJ No C 70, 1. 7. 1972, p. 11.  (3) OJ No C 175, 4. 7. 1984, p. 1.


title: 75/191/EEC: Council Decision of 17 February 1975 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Lebanese Republic on the supply of butteroil as food aid

text:
1 . 4. 75                      Official Journal of the European Communities                       No L 81 / 15
                                           COUNCIL DECISION
                                            of 17 February 1975
          on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Commu
               nity and the Lebanese Republic on the supply of butteroil as food aid
                                                 (75/ 1 91 / EEC)
          THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
          Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in
          particular Articles 113, 114 and 228 thereof ;
          Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ;
          Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 530/ 74, the Council has decided to make 250 metric
          tons of butteroil available to the Lebanese Republic,
          HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                   Article 1
          The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Lebanese Republic
          on the supply of butteroil as food aid is hereby concluded on behalf of the Community.
          The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision .
                                                    Article 2
          The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to
          sign the Agreement, and to confer on them the powers necessary to bind the Community.
          Done at Brussels, 17 February 1975 .
                                                                     For the Council
                                                                      The President
                                                                        R. RYAN


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2003/116/EC: Council Decision of 18 February 2003 concerning the external auditors of the European Central Bank and Suomen Pankki

Official Journal L 047 , 21/02/2003 P. 0040 - 0040

Council Decisionof 18 February 2003concerning the external auditors of the European Central Bank and Suomen Pankki(2003/116/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the ECB) of 19 December 2002 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the European Central Bank and Suomen Pankki(1),Whereas:(1) The accounts of the ECB and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.(2) The mandate of the current external auditor of the ECB expires in 2003. It is therefore necessary to appoint an external auditor from 2003. The mandate of the external auditor should be for five years.(3) The mandate of Suomen Pankki's external auditor was not renewed from 2003 due to the closure of the external auditor expected for the middle of 2003 and due to the policy of inviting tenders at regular intervals. It is therefore necessary to appoint an external auditor from 2003. The mandate of the external auditor should be for five years.(4) It is appropriate to follow the above recommendation of the ECB and to approve the external auditors recommended by them,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 11. KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft is approved as the external auditor of the ECB for a five-year period for the annual accounts starting from the financial year 2003.2. Ernst and Young Oy is approved as the external auditor of Suomen Pankki for a five-year period for the annual accounts starting from the financial year 2003.Article 2This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.Article 3This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.Done at Brussels, 18 February 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentN. Christodoulakis(1) OJ C 331, 31.12.2002, p. 56.


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82/862/ECSC: Decision of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council of 8 December 1982 applying for 1983 the generalized tariff preferences for certain steel products originating in developing countries

Official Journal L 363 , 23/12/1982 P. 0213 - 0225

++++( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 1 .  DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL OF 8 DECEMBER 1982 APPLYING FOR 1983 THE GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES FOR CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  ( 82/862/ECSC )  THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL ,  IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMISSION ,  HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :  ARTICLE 1  1 . FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1983 , THE CUSTOMS DUTIES APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEXES A AND B SHALL BE TOTALLY SUSPENDED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF TARIFF QUOTAS AND CEILINGS .  IMPORTS INTO GREECE OF THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO ABOVE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CUSTOMS DUTIES ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 117 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF 1979 .  2 . THE ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL APPLY SOLELY :  - IN ALL CUSTOMS AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY , TO EACH OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A AGAINST EACH CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS LISTED IN COLUMNS 2 AND 3 ,  - IN THE COMMUNITY , TO EACH OF THE OTHER COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C , FOR THE SAME CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS ,  - IN THE COMMUNITY , TO EACH OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C FOR THE OTHER CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX B ,  SUBJECT TO OBSERVANCE OF THE CONCEPT OF ORIGINATING PRODUCTS .  3 . IMPORTS EXEMPT FROM CUSTOMS DUTIES UNDER OTHER PREFERENTIAL TARIFF ARRANGEMENTS GRANTED BY THE COMMUNITY MAY NOT BE CHARGED AGAINST THESE TARIFF QUOTAS OR CEILINGS . PREFERENTIAL ENTRY AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CONFORMITY WITH THE CONCEPT OF " ORIGINATING PRODUCTS " AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 14 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 ( 1 ) . HOWEVER , THE COMMUNITY PREFERENCE ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION SHALL CEASE TO APPLY TO YUGOSLAVIA FROM THE TIME THE AGREEMENT WITH THAT COUNTRY CONCERNING PRODUCTS WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF THE ECSC ENTERS INTO FORCE .  4 . THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS AND CEILINGS SHALL BE ADMINISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET OUT BELOW .  SECTION I  PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS RELATING TO PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX A  ARTICLE 2  THE TOTAL SUSPENSION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) SHALL BE ACCORDED TO EACH COUNTRY OR TERRITORY LISTED IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS INDICATED AGAINST ITS NAME IN COLUMNS 2 AND 3 TOGETHER WITH DETAILS IN COLUMN 5 OF THE AMOUNT OF THE INDIVIDUAL QUOTAS .  ARTICLE 3  1 . THE MEMBER STATES SHALL ADMINISTER THEIR TARIFF QUOTAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN PROVISIONS IN THIS RESPECT .  2 . THE EXTENT TO WHICH A MEMBER STATE HAS USED UP ITS SHARE SHALL BE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF IMPORTS OF THE GOODS IN QUESTION WHICH HAVE BEEN ENTERED FOR FREE CIRCULATION , ON THE BASIS OF THE CUSTOMS VALUE OF THE SAID GOODS , AND WHICH ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) .  ARTICLE 4  EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL REINTRODUCE THE LEVYING OF DUTIES WHICH HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED IN RESPECT OF A COUNTRY OR TERRITORY LISTED IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A AS SOON AS IT FINDS THAT THE CHARGES AGAINST ITS NATIONAL QUOTA OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED ORIGINATING IN THAT COUNTRY OR TERRITORY HAVE REACHED THE AMOUNT LAID DOWN IN COLUMN 6 OF ANNEX A .  SECTION II  PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF CEILINGS RELATING TO THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEXES A AND B  ARTICLE 5  1 . SUBJECT TO ARTICLES 6 AND 7 , THE PREFERENTIAL TARIFF CEILING ARRANGEMENTS SHALL BE ACCORDED :  - FOR PRODUCTS IN ANNEX A , TO EACH OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C , OTHER THAN THOSE WHICH MAY BE LISTED IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A , WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN COLUMN 7 OF ANNEX A , AGAINST EACH CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS ,  - FOR PRODUCTS IN ANNEX B , TO THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C , CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY , WITHIN THE LIMITS OF A COMMUNITY CEILING EQUAL TO THE HIGHEST MAXIMUM AMOUNT VALID FOR 1980 UNDER EACH OF THE PREFERENTIAL CEILINGS OPENED FOR THAT YEAR .  THE INDIVIDUAL CEILING THUS ESTABLISHED SHALL BE INCREASED BY 2 % TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE APPLICATION BY GREECE OF COMMUNITY TARIFF PREFERENCES .  ARTICLE 6  1 . AS SOON AS THE INDIVIDUAL CEILINGS FIXED OR CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 5 , WHICH ARE LAID DOWN FOR IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY , UNDER THE CONDITIONS WHICH IT SHALL DETERMINE , OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN ANY OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) , ARE REACHED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL , THE MEMBER STATES MAY AT ANY TIME , AT THE REQUEST OF ANY ONE OF THEM OR OF THE COMMISSION AND IN RESPECT OF THE WHOLE OF THE COMMUNITY , REINTRODUCE THE LEVYING OF THE CORRESPONDING DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION FROM EACH OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES CONCERNED UNTIL THE END OF THE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) .  2 . WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS , THE COMMISSION SHALL COORDINATE THE PROCEDURES FOR REINTRODUCING NORMAL CUSTOMS DUTIES , IN PARTICULAR BY NOTIFYING THE DATE COMMON TO THE WHOLE OF THE COMMUNITY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN EACH MEMBER STATE . THIS NOTIFICATION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .  3 . HOWEVER , PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE COUNTRIES LISTED IN ANNEX D .  ARTICLE 7  THE EXTENT TO WHICH CEILINGS AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN USED UP SHALL BE DETERMINED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ON THE BASIS OF IMPORTS CHARGED IN THE MANNER LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 8 ( 1 ) AND ( 2 ) .  SECTION III  GENERAL PROVISIONS  ARTICLE 8  1 . IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SHALL BE CHARGED AGAINST THE QUOTA SHARES AND COMMUNITY CEILINGS AS AND WHEN THE PRODUCTS ARE ENTERED FOR FREE CIRCULATION , ON THE BASIS OF THE CUSTOMS VALUE OF THE SAID PRODUCTS , AND ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) .  2 . GOODS MAY BE CHARGED AGAINST A CEILING OR ADMITTED UNDER A TARIFF QUOTA ONLY IF THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 IS PRESENTED BEFORE THE DATE ON WHICH THE LEVYING OF DUTIES IS REINTRODUCED .  3 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE APPLICATION OF THIS DECISION , THE VALUE OF THE ECU , IN WHICH THE PREFERENTIAL AMOUNTS ARE EXPRESSED , AND THE RATE OF CONVERSION INTO NATIONAL CURRENCIES SHALL BE THAT PROVIDED FOR IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .  HOWEVER , FOR PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX A UNDER ORDER NOS 2 , 3 AND 5 , CONVERSION INTO NATIONAL CURRENCIES OF THE PREFERENTIAL AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN ECU SHALL BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING RATES :  1 ECU = * DM 2.87538   * BFRS/LFRS * 47.38328   * FL * 2.992076   * FF * 6.212018   * LIT * 1 044.322   * DKR * 7.94124   * POUND IRL * 0.5805714   * POUND * 0.4964724   * DR * 52.03206  4 . AN AMENDMENT TO THE LIST OF BENEFICIARIES , IN PARTICULAR BY THE ADDITION OF NEW COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES , MAY ENTAIL A CORRESPONDING ADJUSTMENT TO COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS OR CEILINGS .  ARTICLE 9  1 . EVERY THREE MONTHS , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL FORWARD TO THE STATISTICAL OFFICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES THE INFORMATION RELATING TO IMPORTS UNDER THIS DECISION , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE NOMENCLATURE OF GOODS FOR EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS OF THE COMMUNITY AND STATISTICS OF TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES ( NIMEXE ) .  2 . HOWEVER , IN THE CASE OF PRODUCTS IN ANNEX A SUBJECT TO QUOTAS , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , BY THE 11TH DAY OF EACH MONTH AT THE LATEST , FORWARD THE LIST OF CHARGES EFFECTED DURING THE PREVIOUS MONTH . IN THE CASE OF PRODUCTS OF ANNEX A SUBJECT TO CEILINGS , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION , AT ITS REQUEST AND UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS , THE LIST OF CHARGES EFFECTED DURING THE PREVIOUS MONTH .  AT THE COMMISSION'S REQUEST , WHEN THE LEVEL OF 75 % OF THE CEILING IS REACHED , THE MEMBER STATES SHALL FORWARD THE LISTS OF CHARGES TO THE COMMISSION EVERY 10 DAYS ; THESE LISTS SHALL BE FORWARDED WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE END OF EACH 10-DAY PERIOD .  ARTICLE 10  THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSION , TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THIS DECISION IS APPLIED .  ARTICLE 11  THE MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE ALL MEASURES NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS DECISION .  ARTICLE 12  THIS DECISION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1983 .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 8 DECEMBER 1982 .  THE PRESIDENT  U . ELLEMANN-JENSEN  ANNEX A , B : SEE OJ NO L 363 OF 23 . 12 . 82  ANNEX C  LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ENJOYING GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES ( 1 )  I . INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES  660 AFGHANISTAN ( 2 )  208 ALGERIA  330 ANGOLA  459 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA  528 ARGENTINA  453 BAHAMAS  640 BAHRAIN  666 BANGLADESH ( 2 )  469 BARBADOS  421 BELIZE  284 BENIN ( 2 )  675 BHUTAN ( 2 )  516 BOLIVIA  391 BOTSWANA ( 2 )  508 BRAZIL  676 BURMA  328 BURUNDI ( 2 )  302 CAMEROON  306 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ( 2 )  244 CHAD ( 2 )  512 CHILE  720 CHINA  480 COLOMBIA  375 COMOROS ( 2 )  318 CONGO  436 COSTA RICA  448 CUBA  600 CYPRUS  460 DOMINICA  456 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  500 ECUADOR  220 EGYPT  428 EL SALVADOR  310 EQUATORIAL GUINEA ( 2 )  334 ETHIOPIA ( 2 )  815 FIJI  314 GABON  252 GAMBIA ( 2 )  276 GHANA  473 GRENADA  416 GUATEMALA  260 GUINEA ( 2 )  257 GUINEA BISSAU ( 2 )  488 GUYANA  452 HAITI ( 2 )  424 HONDURAS  664 INDIA  700 INDONESIA  616 IRAN  612 IRAQ  272 IVORY COAST  464 JAMAICA  338 JIBUTI ( 2 )  628 JORDAN  696 KAMPUCHEA ( CAMBODIA )  346 KENYA  812 KIRIBATI  636 KUWAIT  684 LAOS ( 2 )  604 LEBANON  395 LESOTHO ( 2 )  268 LIBERIA  216 LIBYA  370 MADAGASCAR  386 MALAWI ( 2 )  701 MALAYSIA  667 MALDIVES ( 2 )  232 MALI ( 2 )  228 MAURITANIA  373 MAURITIUS  412 MEXICO  204 MOROCCO  366 MOZAMBIQUE  803 NAURU  672 NEPAL ( 2 )  432 NICARAGUA  240 NIGER ( 2 )  288 NIGERIA  652 NORTH YEMEN ( 2 )  649 OMAN  662 PAKISTAN  442 PANAMA  801 PAPUA NEW GUINEA  520 PARAGUAY  504 PERU  708 PHILIPPINES  644 QATAR  247 REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE ( 2 )  324 RWANDA ( 2 )  819 WESTERN SAMOA ( 2 )  311 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE ( 2 )  632 SAUDI ARABIA  248 SENEGAL  355 SEYCHELLES AND DEPENDENCIES ( 2 )  264 SIERRA LEONE ( 2 )  706 SINGAPORE  806 SOLOMON ISLANDS  342 SOMALIA ( 2 )  728 SOUTH KOREA  656 SOUTH YEMEN ( 2 )  669 SRI LANKA  465 ST LUCIA  467 ST VINCENT  224 SUDAN ( 2 )  492 SURINAM  393 SWAZILAND  608 SYRIA  352 TANZANIA ( 2 )  680 THAILAND  280 TOGO ( 2 )  817 TONGA ( 2 )  472 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO  212 TUNISIA  807 TUVALU  350 UGANDA ( 2 )  647 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  236 UPPER VOLTA ( 2 )  524 URUGUAY  816 VANUATU  484 VENEZUELA  690 VIETNAM  048 YUGOSLAVIA  322 ZAIRE  378 ZAMBIA  382 ZIMBABWE  II . COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES DEPENDENT OR ADMINISTERED , OR FOR WHOSE EXTERNAL RELATIONS MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY OR THIRD COUNTRIES ARE WHOLLY OR PARTLY RESPONSIBLE  808 AMERICAN OCEANIA ( 3 )  802 AUSTRALIAN OCEANIA ( CHRISTMAS ISLAND , COCOS ( KEELING ) ISLANDS , HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS , NORFOLK ISLAND )  413 BERMUDA  357 BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY  703 BRUNEI  463 CAYMAN ISLANDS  529 FALKLAND ISLANDS AND DEPENDENCIES  822 FRENCH POLYNESIA  044 GIBRALTAR  740 HONG KONG  743 MACAO  377 MAYOTTE  476 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES  809 NEW CALEDONIA AND DEPENDENCIES  814 NEW ZEALAND OCEANIA ( TOKELAU AND NIUE ISLANDS ; COOK ISLANDS )  813 PITCAIRN  890 POLAR REGIONS ( FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES , AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES , BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES )  329 ST HELENA AND DEPENDENCIES  454 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS  457 VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES  811 WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS  451 WEST INDIES  NOTE : THE ABOVE LISTS MAY BE AMENDED SUBSEQUENTLY TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CHANGES IN THE INTERNATIONAL STATUS OF COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES .  ( 1 ) THE CODE NUMBER PRECEDING THE NAME OF EACH BENEFICIARY COUNTRY OR TERRITORY IS THAT GIVEN IN " GEONOMENCLATURE 1980 " ( REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2566/79 - OJ NO L 294 , 21 . 11 . 1979 , P . 5 ) .  ( 2 ) THIS COUNTRY IS ALSO INCLUDED IN ANNEX D .  ( 3 ) AMERICAN OCEANIA INCLUDES : GUAM , AMERICAN SAMOA ( INCLUDING SWAIN'S ISLAND ) , MIDWAY ISLANDS , JOHNSTON AND SAND ISLANDS , WAKE ISLAND AND THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS ( THE CAROLINE , MARIANAS AND MARSHALL ISLANDS ) .  ANNEX D  LIST OF LEAST-DEVELOPED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES  660 AFGHANISTAN  666 BANGLADESH  284 BENIN  675 BHUTAN  391 BOTSWANA  328 BURUNDI  306 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC  244 CHAD  375 COMOROS  310 EQUATORIAL GUINEA  334 ETHIOPIA  252 GAMBIA  260 GUINEA  257 GUINEA BISSAU  452 HAITI  338 JIBUTI  684 LAOS  395 LESOTHO  386 MALAWI  667 MALDIVES  232 MALI  672 NEPAL  240 NIGER  652 NORTH YEMEN  247 REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE324 RWANDA  819 WESTERN SAMOA  311 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE  355 SEYCHELLES AND DEPENDENCIES  264 SIERRA LEONE  342 SOMALIA  656 SOUTH YEMEN  224 SUNDAN  352 TANZANIA  280 TOGO  817 TONGA  350 UGANDA  236 UPPER VOLTA


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97/630/ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 26 June 1997 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of the Interim Agreement between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters

Official Journal L 262 , 24/09/1997 P. 0006 - 0006

COMMISSION DECISION of 26 June 1997 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community of the Interim Agreement between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters (97/630/ECSC, Euratom)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 95 (1) thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 101 (2) thereof,Whereas, pending the entry into force of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement signed in Luxembourg on 22 April 1996, it is necessary to approve the Interim Agreement signed in Tbilisi on 5 October 1996 between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters;Whereas the conclusion of the Interim Agreement is necessary to attain the objectives of the Community set out in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and whereas the Treaty did not make provision for all the cases covered by this Decision;Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the assent of the Council, given on 29 April 1997,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 The Interim Agreement between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters, together with the Protocol and the declarations, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.These texts are attached to this Decision (1).Article 2 The President of the Commission shall give the notification provided for in Article 32 of the Interim Agreement on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.Done at Brussels, 26 June 1997.For the CommissionThe PresidentJacques SANTER(1) OJ L 129, 21. 5. 1997, p. 23.


title: Decision (EU) 2015/2330 of the European Central Bank of 4 December 2015 amending Decision ECB/2014/53 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2015 (ECB/2015/41)

text:
               12.12.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 328/119

         DECISION (EU) 2015/2330 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
   of 4 December 2015
   amending Decision ECB/2014/53 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2015 (ECB/2015/41)
   THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 128(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The European Central Bank (ECB) has the exclusive right from 1 January 1999 to approve the volume of coins issued by the Member States whose currency is the euro.

               (2)

               Based on the estimates of demand for euro coins in 2015 that the Member States whose currency is the euro submitted to the ECB, the ECB approved the total volume of euro coins intended for circulation and euro collector coins not intended for circulation in 2015 in Decision ECB/2014/53 (1).

               (3)

               On 1 October 2015, the Greek Ministry of Finance requested that the volume of euro coins that Greece may issue in 2015 be increased from EUR 13,3 million to EUR 52,7 million to be able to respond to an unexpected rise in the demand for coins.

               (4)

               The ECB approves the abovementioned request for an increase in the volume of euro coins intended for circulation that Greece may issue in 2015.

               (5)

               On 2 October 2015, the Belgian Ministry of Finance requested that the volume of euro coins that Belgium may issue in 2015 be increased from EUR 0,8 million to EUR 65,8 million to be able to respond to an unexpected rise in the demand for coins.

               (6)

               The ECB approves the abovementioned request for an increase in the volume of euro coins intended for circulation that Belgium may issue in 2015.

               (7)

               Therefore, Decision ECB/2014/53 should be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Amendment
   The table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2014/53 is replaced by the following:

                  (EUR million)

                  Issuance of coins intended for circulation and issuance of collector coins (not intended for circulation) in 2015

                  Belgium

                  65,8

                  Germany

                  529,0

                  Estonia

                  10,3

                  Ireland

                  39,0

                  Greece

                  52,7

                  Spain

                  301,4

                  France

                  230,0

                  Italy

                  41,5

                  Cyprus

                  10,0

                  Lithuania

                  120,7

                  Luxembourg

                  45,0

                  Malta

                  8,7

                  Netherlands

                  52,5

                  Latvia

                  30,6

                  Austria

                  248,0

                  Portugal

                  30,0

                  Slovenia

                  13,0

                  Slovakia

                  13,4

                  Finland

                  60,0’

   Article 2
   Taking effect
   This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification to the addressees.
   Article 3
   Addressees
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States whose currency is the euro.

      Done at Frankfurt am Main, 4 December 2015.

            The President of the ECB

         Mario DRAGHI

      (1)  Decision ECB/2014/53 of 11 December 2014 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2015 (OJ L 365, 19.12.2014, p. 163).