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81/713/EEC: Commission Decision of 28 July 1981 on the list of establishments in the Federative Republic of Brazil approved for the purpose of importing fresh beef and veal and meat of domestic solipeds into the Community

Official Journal L 257 , 10/09/1981 P. 0028 - 0031 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 13 P. 0229  Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 23 P. 0066  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 13 P. 0229  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 23 P. 0066

COMMISSION DECISION of 28 July 1981 on the list of establishments in the Federative Republic of Brazil approved for the purpose of importing fresh beef and veal and meat of domestic solipeds into the Community (81/713/EEC)  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) (a) and (b) thereof,  Whereas establishments in non-member countries cannot be authorized to export fresh meat to the Community unless they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC;  Whereas the Federative Republic of Brazil has forwarded, in accordance with Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, a list of the establishments authorized to export to the Community;  Whereas Community on-the-spot inspections have shown that the hygiene standards of many of these establishments are sufficient and they may therefore be entered on a first list, established according to Article 4 (1) of the said Directive, of establishments from which importation of fresh meat may be authorized;  Whereas the case of the other establishments proposed by Brazil must be re-examined on the basis of additional information regarding their hygiene standards and their ability to adapt quickly to the Community legislation;  Whereas, in the meantime and so as to avoid any abrupt interruption of existing trade flows, these establishments may be authorized temporarily to continue their exports of fresh meat to those Member States prepared to accept them;  Whereas it will therefore be necessary to re-examine and, if necessary, amend this Decision in the light of measures taken to this end and improvements made;  Whereas it should be recalled that imports of fresh meat are also subject to other Community veterinary legislation, particularly as regards health protection requirements, including the special provisions for Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom;  Whereas the conditions of importation of fresh meat from establishments appearing on the list annexed to this Decision remain subject to provisions laid down elsewhere and to the general provisions of the Treaty ; whereas, in particular, the importation from non-member countries and the re-exportation to other Member States of certain categories of meat, such as meat weighing less than three kilograms or meat containing residues of certain substances which are not yet covered by harmonized Community rules, remain subject to the health legislation of the importing Member State;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:    Article 1 1. The establishments in the Federative Republic of Brazil listed in the Annex are hereby approved for the purposes of the importation of fresh beef and veal and meat of domestic solipeds into the Community.  2. Imports from those establishments shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions laid down elsewhere, and in particular those concerning health protection requirements.   Article 2 1. Member States shall prohibit imports of the categories of fresh meat referred to in Article 1 (1)  (1) OJ No L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28.  coming from establishments other than those listed in the Annex.  2. This prohibition, however, shall not apply until 1 May 1982 to establishments which are not listed in the Annex but which have been officially approved and proposed by the Brazilian authorities as of 1 July 1981 pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, unless a decision is taken to the contrary, in accordance with Article 4 (1) of the abovementioned Directive, before 1 May 1982.  The Commission shall forward the list of these establishments to the Member States.   Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on 1 October 1981.   Article 4 This Decision shall be reviewed and, if necessary, amended before 1 March 1982.   Article 5 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.     Done at Brussels, 28 July 1981.  For the Commission  The President  Gaston THORN     ANNEX LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS  I. BOVINE MEAT  A. Slaughterhouses and cutting premises >PIC FILE= "T0020652">  B. Slaughterhouses >PIC FILE= "T0020653">  C. Cutting premises >PIC FILE= "T0020654">  II. HORSEMEAT  Slaughterhouses and cutting premises >PIC FILE= "T0020655">   III. COLD STORES  >PIC FILE= "T0020656">


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2000/604/EC: Council Decision of 29 September 2000 on the composition and the statutes of the Economic Policy Committee

Official Journal L 257 , 11/10/2000 P. 0028 - 0031

Council Decisionof 29 September 2000on the composition and the statutes of the Economic Policy Committee(2000/604/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 209 thereof,Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,Whereas:(1) The Economic Policy Committee (hereinafter "the Committee") was set up by Council Decision 74/122/EEC(1).(2) The Committee has exercised all the functions hitherto assigned to the Short-term Economic Policy Committee set up by Council Decision of 9 March 1960 on coordination of the conjunctural policies of the Member States(2), the Budgetary Policy Committee set up by Council Decision of 8 May 1964 on cooperation between the competent government departments of Member States in the field of budgetary policy(3), and the Medium-term Economic Policy Committee set up by Council Decision of 15 April 1964 setting up a Medium-term Economic Policy Committee(4).(3) The Committee is provided for in Article 272 of the Treaty.(4) The statutes of the Committee should reflect the new institutional environment created by entry into the third stage of economic and monetary union; it seems advisable to maintain the basic structure of the Committee while making the necessary adjustments to improve its functioning and to describe its tasks more precisely.(5) The task assigned to the Committee shall be without prejudice to the right of the Commission to formulate recommendations or deliver opinions on matters dealt with in the Treaty.(6) The introduction of the euro reinforces the need for a close coordination of economic policies and sustained convergence of the economic performances of the Member States; according to the resolution of the European Council of 13 December 1997 on economic policy coordination in stage 3 of economic and monetary union(5) enhanced economic policy coordination should include a closer monitoring of macroeconomic developments in Member States and of Member States structural policies in labour, product and services markets, as well as of cost and price trends, particularly in so far as they affect the chances of achieving sustained non-inflationary growth and job creation.(7) The broad economic policy guidelines and the multilateral surveillance procedure as provided for in Article 99 of the Treaty are at the centre of economic policy coordination; without prejudice to the tasks of the Economic and Financial Committee, the Committee should provide support for the formulation of the guidelines and contribute to the multilateral surveillance procedure in the areas mentioned in this Decision.(8) The European Council at its meeting in Cardiff on 16 June 1998 welcomed the decision of the Ecofin Council and the ministers meeting in that Council on 1 May 1998(6) to establish a light procedure, fully respecting the subsidiarity principle, for monitoring progress on economic reform.(9) The resolution of the European Council of 3 and 4 June 1999 launched a process of macroeconomic dialogue at Community level. This macroeconomic dialogue is aimed at improving the interaction between wage developments and macroeconomic policies. The European Council has concluded that the macroeconomic dialogue at technical level should take place in a working party set up in the framework of the Committee in collaboration with the Employment and Labour Market Committee, with the participation of representatives of both committees (including the European Central Bank), of the Commission and of the Macroeconomic Group of the Social Dialogue. The Committee should in particular organise the contribution of government representatives to the dialogue at this level.(10) The resolution of the European Council of 16 June 1997 on growth and employment(7) called for an enhanced coordination of economic policies to complement the procedure as envisaged in the new title on employment in the Treaty, and requested that the Employment Committee should work closely together with the Committee.(11) The Treaty provides for the establishment of an Economic and Financial Committee. The tasks of the Economic and Financial Committee are set out in Article 114(2) of the Treaty. The statutes of the Economic and Financial Committee have been adopted by Council Decision of 31 December 1998(8). The Committee should work in close cooperation with the Economic and Financial Committee when assisting the Council.(12) The Treaty calls for the establishment of an employment committee. Close cooperation with that committee is also required.(13) The description of the tasks of the Committee is to be without prejudice to any possible future secondary legislation on the multilateral surveillance procedure as provided for in Article 99(5) of the Treaty.(14) The Member States, the Commission and the European Central Bank should be adequately represented in the Committee. They should each nominate four members.(15) Members of the Committee should be appointed in their personal capacity and should be guided in performing their duties by the general interests of the Community.(16) The President of the Committee should be elected for a period of two years. As a rule, this term should not be renewable. It should be possible to extend the term if there is no other candidate for the Presidency.(17) The membership of the Committee of officials from the European Central Bank and national central banks is to be without prejudice to Article 108 of the Treaty,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The statutes of the Economic Policy Committee provided for in Article 272 of the Treaty ("the Committee") are hereby adopted.The text of the statutes is set out in the Annex hereto.Article 2Decision 74/122/EEC is hereby repealed.Article 3This Decision shall take effect from the day following its publication.Done at Brussels, 29 September 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. Fabius(1) OJ L 63, 5.3.1974, p. 21.(2) OJ 31, 9.5.1960, p. 764/60.(3) OJ 77, 21.5.1964, p. 1205/64.(4) OJ 64, 22.4.1964, p. 1031/64.(5) OJ C 35, 2.2.1998, p. 1.(6) OJ L 139, 11.5.1998, p. 28.(7) OJ C 236, 2.8.1997, p. 3.(8) OJ L 5, 9.1.1999, p. 71.ANNEXStatutes of the Economic Policy CommitteePART ITASKS OF THE COMMITTEEArticle 11. Without prejudice to Articles 114 and 207 of the Treaty, the Economic Policy Committee (hereinafter referred to as "the Committee"), shall contribute to the preparation of the work of the Council of coordinating the economic policies of the Member States and of the Community and provide advice to the Commission and the Council.2. The Committee shall contribute to the preparation of the work of the Council by providing economic analyses, opinions on methodologies and draft formulations for policy recommendations, particularly on structural policies for improving growth potential and employment in the Community. In this context, it shall focus in particular on:- the functioning of goods, capital, services and labour markets, including wage, productivity, employment and competitiveness developments,- the role and efficiency of the public sector and the long-term sustainability of public finances,- the economy-wide implications of specific policies, such as those relating to the environment, to research and development and to social cohesion.3. In the areas mentioned above, the Committee shall, without prejudice to Articles 114 and 207 of the Treaty, provide support for the work of the Council, in particular in the formulation of the broad economic policy guidelines, and shall contribute to the multilateral surveillance procedure referred to in Article 99(3) of the Treaty. In this context, the Committee shall conduct regular country reviews focused in particular on structural reforms in Member States.4. Without prejudice to Articles 130 and 207 of the Treaty, the Committee shall contribute to the work of the Council under the Employment Title of the Treaty.5. The Committee shall support the Economic and Financial Committee, in particular in keeping under review the short and medium-term macroeconomic developments in the Member States and the Community by providing analysis and opinions mainly on methodological questions relating to the interaction between structural and macroeconomic policies and on wage developments in the Member States and the Community.6. The Committee shall provide the framework within which the macroeconomic dialogue involving representatives of the Committee (including the European Central Bank), the Economic and Financial Committee, the Employment Committee, the Commission and social partners shall take place at technical level.7. The Committee shall be consulted by the Commission on the maximum rate of increase for non-compulsory expenditure of the general budget of the European Communities as provided for in Article 272 of the Treaty.Article 2The Committee shall deliver opinions at the request of the Council, the Commission or the Economic and Financial Committee or on its own initiative.Article 3In the fulfilment of its tasks the Committee shall work in close relation with the Economic and Financial Committee when reporting to the Council. In contributing to the preparation of the broad economic policy guidelines, the Committee will report to the Economic and Financial Committee. It shall coordinate its work with the Employment Committee and other committees and working groups preparing the work of the Council in the areas where these committees and working groups are competent.PART IICOMPOSITIONArticle 41. The Member States, the Commission and the European Central Bank shall each appoint four members of the Committee.2. The members of the Committee shall be selected from among senior officials possessing outstanding competence in the field of economic and structural policy formulation.Article 5Members of the Committee shall be guided, in the performance of their duties, by the general interests of the Community.PART IIIPRESIDENT AND SECRETARIATArticle 61. The Committee shall elect from among its members, by a majority of its members, a president and up to three vice-presidents for a period of two years. As a rule, the two years term shall not be renewable.2. The President shall delegate his/her voting right to another member of his/her delegation.Article 7In the event of being unable to fulfil his/her duties, the President shall be replaced by one of the Vice-Presidents of the Committee.Article 81. The Committee shall be assisted by a secretariat under the direction of a Secretary. The Secretary and the staff of the secretariat needed for carrying out the tasks of the secretariat shall be supplied by the Commission. The Secretary shall be appointed by the Commission after consultation of the Committee. The Secretary and his/her staff shall act on the instructions of the Committee when carrying out their responsibilities to the Committee.2. The expenses of the Committee shall be included in the estimates of the Commission.PART IVPROCEEDINGSArticle 9Opinions or reports shall be adopted by a majority of members if a vote is requested. Each member shall have one vote. However, when advice or an opinion is given on questions on which the Council may subsequently take a decision, members from central banks and the Commission may participate fully in the discussion but shall not participate in a vote. The Committee shall also report on minority or dissenting views expressed in the course of the discussion.Article 10As a rule only members may speak during the meetings of the Committee. In exceptional circumstances the President may agree to alternative arrangements.Article 11The Committee may entrust the study of specific questions to subcommittees or working parties. The presidency of such groups shall be assumed by a member of the Committee, appointed by the Committee.Article 12The Committee, the subcommittees or working parties may invite experts to assist them.Article 13The Committee shall be convened by the President on his/her own initiative, or at the request of the Council, the Commission or at least five members.Article 141. As a rule the President shall represent the Committee; in particular the President may be authorised by the Committee to report on discussions and deliver oral comments on opinions and reports prepared by the Committee.2. The President of the Committee shall have the responsibility of maintaining the Committee's relations with the European Parliament, which shall be kept informed of the Committee's work, as appropriate.Article 151. Unless decided otherwise, the proceedings of the Committee shall be confidential. The same rule shall apply to the proceedings of its subcommittees or working parties.2. Reports or opinions prepared by the Committee shall be publicly available after they have been transmitted to the addressee unless there are overriding reasons to keep them confidential.Article 16The Committee shall adopt its own procedural arrangements.


title: Decision (EU) 2015/1680 of the European Parliament of 29 April 2015 on the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2013

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               30.9.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 255/323

      DECISION (EU) 2015/1680 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
      of 29 April 2015
      on the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2013
      THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

                  —

                  having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2013,

                  —

                  having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2013, together with the Agency's replies (1),

                  —

                  having regard to the statement of assurance (2) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2013, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

                  —

                  having regard to the Council's recommendation of 17 February 2015 on discharge to be given to the Agency in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2013 (05304/2015 — C8-0054/2015),

                  —

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

                  —

                  having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3),

                  —

                  having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (4), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (5), 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 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (6),

                  —

                  having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7), and in particular Article 108 thereof,

                  —

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

                  —

                  having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A8-0076/2015),

         1.

            Notes that the final annual accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work are as annexed to the Court of Auditors' report;

         2.

            Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2013;

         3.

            Instructs its President to forward this Decision 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 its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

               The President

            Martin SCHULZ

               The Secretary-General

            Klaus WELLE

         (1)  OJ C 442, 10.12.2014, p. 340.

         (2)  See footnote 1.

         (3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

         (5)  OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 1.

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

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


title: Decision (EU) 2015/471 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application EGF/2014/011 BE/Caterpillar, from Belgium)

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               20.3.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 76/58

         DECISION (EU) 2015/471 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
   of 11 March 2015
   on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application EGF/2014/011 BE/Caterpillar, from Belgium)
   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 Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 (1), and in particular Article 15(4) thereof,
   Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis addressed in Regulation (EC) No 546/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

               (2)

               Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 (4) allows the mobilisation of the EGF within a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million (2011 prices).

               (3)

               Belgium submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in Caterpillar Belgium S.A. in Belgium on 22 July 2014 and supplemented it by additional information as provided by Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013. This application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the EGF as laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013.

               (4)

               The EGF should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution of an amount of EUR 1 222 854 for the application submitted by Belgium,

         HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 1 222 854 in commitment and payment appropriations.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Strasbourg, 11 March 2015.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         M. SCHULZ

            For the Council

            The President

         Z. KALNIŅA-LUKAŠEVICA

      (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855.

      (2)  OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.

      (3)  Regulation (EC) No 546/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (OJ L 167, 29.6.2009, p. 26).

      (4)  Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).


title: Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/739 of 7 May 2015 amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic

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               8.5.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 117/49

         COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2015/739
   of 7 May 2015
   amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 23 December 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/798/CFSP (1) following the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2127 (2013).

               (2)

               On 22 January 2015, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2196 (2015).

               (3)

               UNSCR 2196 (2015) provides for certain amendments to the criteria for restrictions on admission and the freezing of funds and economic resources for persons or entities designated by the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 57 of UNSCR 2127 (2013).

               (4)

               Further Union action is needed in order to implement certain amendments.

               (5)

               Decision 2013/798/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Decision 2013/798/CFSP shall be amended as follows:

               (1)

               the following Article is inserted:
               ‘Article 1a
               Member States shall, upon discovery, seize, register and dispose of (such as through destruction, rendering inoperable, storage or transferring to a State other than the originating or destination States for disposal) items the supply, sale, transfer or export of which is prohibited under Article 1.’;

               (2)

               in Article 2(1), point (a) is replaced by the following:

                           ‘(a)

                           the sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel, and the provision of related technical assistance or financing and financial assistance, intended solely for the support of or use by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the CAR (Minusca), the African Union Regional Task Force (AU-RTF), and the Union missions and the French forces deployed in the CAR;’

                     ;

               (3)

               in Article 2a, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
               ‘1.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of the persons designated by the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 57 of UNSCR 2127 (2013) (“the Committee”) as persons engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR, including acts that threaten or violate transitional agreements, or that threaten or impede the political transition process, including a transition towards free and fair democratic elections, or that fuel violence, including persons:

                           (a)

                           acting in violation of the arms embargo established in paragraph 54 of UNSCR 2127 (2013) and Article 1 of this Decision, or having directly or indirectly supplied, sold, or transferred to armed groups or criminal networks in the CAR, or having been the recipient of arms or any related materiel, or any technical advice, training, or assistance, including financing and financial assistance, related to violent activities of armed groups or criminal networks in the CAR;

                           (b)

                           involved in planning, directing, or committing acts that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian law, as applicable, or that constitute human rights abuses or violations, in the CAR, including acts involving sexual violence, targeting of civilians, ethnic- or religious-based attacks, attacks on schools and hospitals, and abduction and forced displacement;

                           (c)

                           recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the CAR, in violation of applicable international law;

                           (d)

                           providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including diamonds, gold, wildlife as well as wildlife products in or from the CAR;

                           (e)

                           obstructing the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the CAR, or access to, or distribution of, humanitarian assistance in the CAR;

                           (f)

                           involved in planning, directing, sponsoring, or conducting attacks against UN missions or international security presences, including Minusca, the Union missions and French operations which support them;

                           (g)

                           who are leaders of an entity designated by the Committee, or have provided support to, or acted for or on behalf of or at the direction of a person or entity designated by the Committee, or an entity owned or controlled by a person or entity designated by the Committee;

                     as listed in the Annex to this Decision.’;

               (4)

               in Article 2b, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
               ‘1.   All funds and economic resources owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the persons or entities designated by the Committee as engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR, including acts that threaten or violate transitional agreements, or that threaten or impede the political transition process, including a transition towards free and fair democratic elections, or that fuel violence, including persons and entities:

                           (a)

                           acting in violation of the arms embargo established in paragraph 54 of UNSCR 2127 (2013) and Article 1 of this Decision, or having directly or indirectly supplied, sold, or transferred to armed groups or criminal networks in the CAR, or having been the recipient of arms or any related materiel, or any technical advice, training, or assistance, including financing and financial assistance, related to violent activities of armed groups or criminal networks in the CAR;

                           (b)

                           involved in planning, directing, or committing acts that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian law, as applicable, or that constitute human rights abuses or violations, in the CAR, including acts involving sexual violence, targeting of civilians, ethnic- or religious-based attacks, attacks on schools and hospitals, and abduction and forced displacement;

                           (c)

                           recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the CAR, in violation of applicable international law;

                           (d)

                           providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including diamonds, gold, wildlife as well as wildlife products in or from the CAR;

                           (e)

                           obstructing the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the CAR, or access to, or distribution of, humanitarian assistance in the CAR;

                           (f)

                           involved in planning, directing, sponsoring, or conducting attacks against UN missions or international security presences, including Minusca, the Union missions and French operations which support them;

                           (g)

                           who are leaders of an entity designated by the Committee, or have provided support to, or acted for or on behalf of or at the direction of, a person or entity designated by the Committee, or an entity owned or controlled by a person or entity designated by the Committee;

                     shall be frozen.
               The persons and entities referred to in this paragraph are listed in the Annex.’.
         Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 7 May 2015.

            For the Council

            The President

         E. RINKĒVIČS

      (1)  Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP of 23 December 2013 concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic (OJ L 352, 24.12.2013, p. 51).


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85/375/EEC: Council Decision of 25 July 1985 laying down the procedure for appointing those members of the European Foundation to be chosen by the Community

Official Journal L 210 , 07/08/1985 P. 0034 - 0034 Finnish special edition: Chapter 1 Volume 2 P. 0044  Spanish special edition: Chapter 01 Volume 5 P. 0003  Swedish special edition: Chapter 1 Volume 2 P. 0044  Portuguese special edition Chapter 01 Volume 5 P. 0003

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 25 July 1985  laying down the procedure for appointing those members of the European Foundation to be chosen by the Community  (85/375/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 (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),  Whereas the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, established, by an Agreement of 29 March 1982, a European Foundation;  Whereas that Agreement provides that 10 members of the Foundation's Board may be appointed by the Community;  Whereas a procedure should be laid down to enable this right to be exercised;  Whereas provision should be made for appropriate participation in the Foundation's Board by Members of the European Parliament;  Whereas the Treaty has not provided the specific necessary powers for this purpose,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  The members of the Board of the European Foundation for whose appointment the Community is responsible shall be appointed by the Council acting by a qualified majority, on a proposal from the Commission after consulting the European Parliament.  Article 2  In preparing its proposal, the Commission shall choose persons eminent by reason of their competence and experience. It shall ensure that the independence of the persons proposed is beyond doubt.  The list of names proposed shall include those of Members of the European Parliament.  Article 3  This Decision shall take effect on the date on which the Agreement establishing the European Foundation enters into force.  Done at Brussels, 25 July 1985.  For the Council  The President  J. POOS  (1) OJ No C 112, 7. 5. 1985, p. 4.  (2) Opinion delivered on 12 July 1985 (not yet published in the Official Journal).