               15.12.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 468/283

         P7_TA(2013)0562
   Appointment of a member of the Court of Auditors (Nikolaos Milionis — EL)
   European Parliament decision of 11 December 2013 on the nomination of Nikolaos Milionis as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C7-0310/2013 — 2013/0808(NLE))
   (Consultation)
   (2016/C 468/63)

      The European Parliament,

               —

               having regard to Article 286(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C7-0310/2013),

               —

               having regard to Rule 108 of its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0436/2013),

               A.

               whereas Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control proceeded to evaluate the credentials of the nominee, in particular in view of the requirements laid down in Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

               B.

               whereas at its meeting of 7 November 2013 the Committee on Budgetary Control heard the Council’s nominee for membership of the Court of Auditors;

               1.

               Delivers a favourable opinion on the Council’s nomination of Nikolaos Milionis as a Member of the Court of Auditors;

               2.

               Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and, for information, the Court of Auditors, the other institutions of the European Union and the audit institutions of the Member States.


title: DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL of 21 May 1991 amending Decision 90/414/ECSC preventing trade as regards Iraq and Kuwait (91/265/ECSC) #

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DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL of 21 May 1991 amending Decision 90/414/ECSC preventing trade as regards Iraq and Kuwait (91/265/ECSC)  -

Official Journal L 127 , 23/05/1991 P. 0027 - 0028 Finnish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 17 P. 0021  Swedish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 17 P. 0021

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL  of 21 May 1991  amending Decision 90/414/ECSC preventing trade as regards Iraq and Kuwait  (91/265/ECSC) THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE  GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,  Whereas, by Decision 90/414/ECSC (1), as last amended by Decision 91/125/ECSC (2), trade in commodities and products covered by the ECSC Treaty was prevented as regards Iraq following the Resolutions by the Security Council of the United Nations  imposing an embargo in Iraq after the invasion and occupation of Kuwait by Iraqi troops;  Whereas on 3 April 1991 the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 687 (1991);  Whereas the Community and its Member States, meeting in the framework of political cooperation, consider it necessary to amend Decision 90/414/ECSC so as to incorporate the changes made by the United Nations Security Council to the prohibitions against  the sale or supply to Iraq of commodities or products and the prohibitions against the import of commodities and products originating in Iraq;  In agreement with the Commission,  HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  Decision 90/414/ECSC is hereby amended as follows:  1. the Annex hereto is added;  2. Article 3 is replaced by the following:  'Article 3  1. Articles 1 (2) and 2 (2) shall not apply to the products listed in the Annex.  2. Articles 1 (1) and 2 (1) shall not apply to:  (a) commodities or products referred to in Article 1 (1) which originate in, or come from, Iraq or Kuwait and are exported before 7 August 1990; or  (b) commodities and products originating in Iraq, whose import is approved, pursuant to paragraph 23 of United Nations Security Resolution 687 (1991), by the Committee established under Security Council Resolution 661 (1990).  3. (a) Imports of commodities and products under paragraph 2 (b) shall be subject to a prior import authorization to be issued by the competent authorities of the Member States.  (b) Exports of the products mentioned in the Annex shall be subject to a prior export authorization to be issued by the competent authorities of the Member States.'  Article 2  Article 1 of this Decision shall be applicable as from 3 April 1991.  Article 3  This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 21 May 1991. The President  R. STEICHEN  (1) OJ No L 213, 9. 8. 1990, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 60, 7. 3. 1991, p. 15.    ANNEX  'ANNEX  Products referred to in Article 3  Materials and supplies for essential civilian needs, which are approved by the Security Council Committee, established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 661 (1990), under its simplified and accelerated "no-objection" procedure within the  terms of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 (1991).'


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80/955/Euratom: Council Decision of 7 October 1980 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency

Official Journal L 269 , 14/10/1980 P. 0009 - 0009

****( 1 ) OJ NO 27 , 6 . 12 . 1958 , P . 534/58 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1973 , P . 20 .        COUNCIL DECISION   OF 7 OCTOBER 1980   APPOINTING A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE EURATOM SUPPLY AGENCY  ( 80/955/EURATOM )   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE STATUTES OF THE EURATOM SUPPLY AGENCY  ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY DECISION 73/45/EURATOM ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE X THEREOF ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 29 MARCH 1977 REPLACING MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE EURATOM SUPPLY AGENCY ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE COMMISSION ,   WHEREAS A SEAT HAS BECOME VACANT ON THE ABOVEMENTIONED COMMITTEE FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF MRS A.S . GITTELSON , OF WHICH THE COUNCIL WAS INFORMED ON 25 JUNE 1980 ;   CONSIDERING THE NOMINATION SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ON 25 JUNE 1980 ,   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :   SOLE ARTICLE   MR G.H . STEVENS IS HEREBY APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE EURATOM SUPPLY AGENCY IN PLACE OF MRS A.S . GITTELSON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LATTER ' S TERM OF OFFICE , WHICH RUNS UNTIL 28 MARCH 1981 .   DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 7 OCTOBER 1980 .   FOR THE COUNCIL   THE PRESIDENT   G . THORN


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2000/145/CFSP: Council Decision of 14 February 2000 on the secondment of national experts in the military field to the General Secretariat of the Council during an interim period

Official Journal L 049 , 22/02/2000 P. 0003 - 0003

COUNCIL DECISIONof 14 February 2000on the secondment of national experts in the military field to the General Secretariat of the Council during an interim period(2000/145/CFSP)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 28(1),Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(2),Whereas:(1) In the framework of the strengthening of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and in particular of the common European policy on security and defense provided for in Article 17 of the Treaty on European Union, the European Council meeting in Helsinki on 10-11 December 1999 invited the Council to establish as of March 2000 the interim bodies and arrangements for the implementation of the common European policy on security and defence.(2) The European Council laid down as an interim measure, that the General Secretariat of the Council would be stengthened as of March 2000 by military experts seconded by Member States in order to assist in the work of the common European policy on security and defence and to form the nucleus of the future military staff,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 11. National experts in the military field (hereinafter referred to as the "military experts") will be seconded from member States to the General Secretariat of the Council, hereinafter referred to as the "General secretariat".2. The military experts will be part of the General Secretariat. They will provide military expertise to the Interim Military Body set up by Council Decision 2000/144/CFSP of 14 February 2000(1) and the Secretary General/High Representative to support the CFSP. They will form the nucleus of the future military staff. They will assist the Interim Military Body.Article 2A military expert on secondment shall be a national of a Member State of the European Union.Article 3The military experts will be subject to the rules which will be established in a Council Decision to be adopted by 29 February 2000.Article 41. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.2. It shall apply, subject to the rules referred to in Article 3 having been adopted, as from 1 March 2000.Article 5This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. GAMA(1) See page 2 of this Official Journal.


title: Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/2233 of 6 December 2016 repealing Common Position 96/697/CFSP on Cuba

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               13.12.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               LI 337/41

         COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2016/2233
   of 6 December 2016
   repealing Common Position 96/697/CFSP on Cuba
   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 2 December 1996 the Council adopted Common Position 96/697/CFSP (1), which defines the position and objectives of the Union in its relations with Cuba.

               (2)

               Common Position 96/697/CFSP provided for the possible negotiation of a cooperation agreement with Cuba.

               (3)

               On 10 February 2014 the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Republic of Cuba for a political dialogue and cooperation agreement.

               (4)

               Negotiations were successfully completed with the initialling, on 11 March 2016, of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Cuba, of the other part (‘the Agreement’).

               (5)

               The Agreement will constitute the new legal framework for the relations between the Parties thereto.

               (6)

               Common Position 96/697/CFSP should therefore be repealed,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Common Position 96/697/CFSP is hereby repealed.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on 12 December 2016.

      Done at Brussels, 6 December 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         P. KAŽIMÍR

      (1)  Common Position 96/697/CFSP of 2 December 1996 defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, on Cuba (OJ L 322, 12.12.1996, p. 1).


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2003/798/EC: Council Decision of 5 June 2003 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement aimed at renewing the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation

Official Journal L 299 , 18/11/2003 P. 0020 - 0020

Council Decisionof 5 June 2003concerning the conclusion of an Agreement aimed at renewing the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation(2003/798/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 170, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2), and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),Whereas:(1) By its Decision of 16 November 2000(2), the Council approved the conclusion of the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation (hereinafter "Russia").(2) Article 12(b) of the Agreement provides as follows: "This Agreement shall be concluded for an initial period ending on 31 December 2002 and will be renewable by common agreement between the parties for additional periods of five years".(3) By note verbale dated 19 September 2002, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation requested the renewal of the abovementioned Agreement for five more years; the Parties to the Agreement consider that rapid renewal of this Agreement would be in their mutual interest.(4) The material content of the renewed Agreement will be identical to the material content of the Agreement which recently expired.(5) The Agreement aimed at renewing the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation should be approved on behalf of the Community,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Agreement aimed at renewing the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation for an additional period of five years is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.Article 2The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to express the consent of the Community to be bound thereby.Done at Brussels, 5 June 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Stratakis(1) Opinion of 13 May 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) OJ L 299, 28.11.2000, p. 14.


title: Decision of the European Central Bank of 22 April 2004 on the national central banks’ percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital (ECB/2004/5)

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               9.6.2004

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 205/5

      DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

   of 22 April 2004
   on the national central banks’ percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital
   (ECB/2004/5)
   (2004/502/EC)
   THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
   Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular Article 29.4 and Article 49.3 thereof,
   Having regard to the contribution of the General Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) in accordance with the fourth indent of Article 47.2 of the Statute,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Decision ECB/2003/17 of 18 December 2003 on the national central banks percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital (1) laid down with effect from 1 January 2004 the weightings assigned to those national central banks (NCBs) that were part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) on 1 January 2004 in the key for subscription to the ECB’s capital (hereinafter the ‘capital key weightings’ and the ‘capital key’ respectively).

               (2)

               In view of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union and their respective NCBs becoming part of the ESCB on 1 May 2004, the ECB’s subscribed capital should automatically be increased pursuant to Article 49.3 of the Statute. This increase requires the calculation of the capital key weighting of each NCB that is part of the ESCB on 1 May 2004 by analogy with Article 29.1 and in compliance with Article 29.2 of the Statute. The ECB’s expanded capital key and each NCB’s capital key weighting applies with effect from 1 May 2004.

               (3)

               In accordance with Council Decision 2003/517/EC of 15 July 2003 on the statistical data to be used for the adjustment of the key for subscription to the capital of the European Central Bank (2), the European Commission provided the ECB with the statistical data to be used in determining the expanded capital key.

               (4)

               In view of Article 3.3 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Council of the European Central Bank and in view of the General Council’s contribution to this Decision, the Governors of Česká národní banka, Eesti Pank, the Central Bank of Cyprus, Latvijas Banka, Lietuvos bankas, Magyar Nemzeti Bank, the Central Bank of Malta, Narodowy Bank Polski, Banka Slovenije and Národná banka Slovenska had the opportunity to submit observations regarding this Decision prior to its adoption,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Rounding
   Where the European Commission provides revised statistical data to be used in expanding the capital key and the figures do not total 100 %, the difference shall be compensated for: (i) if the total is below 100 %, by adding 0,0001 of a percentage point to the smallest share(s) in ascending order until exactly 100 % is reached, or (ii) if the total is above 100 %, by subtracting 0,0001 of a percentage point in descending order from the largest share(s) until exactly 100 % is reached.
   Article 2
   Capital key weightings
   The weighting assigned to each NCB in the capital key described in Article 29 of the Statute shall be as follows with effect from 1 May 2004:

               Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique

               2,5502 %

               Česká národní banka

               1,4584 %

               Danmarks Nationalbank

               1,5663 %

               Deutsche Bundesbank

               21,1364 %

               Eesti Pank

               0,1784 %

               Bank of Greece

               1,8974 %

               Banco de España

               7,7758 %

               Banque de France

               14,8712 %

               Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland

               0,9219 %

               Banca d’Italia

               13,0516 %

               Central Bank of Cyprus

               0,1300 %

               Latvijas Banka

               0,2978 %

               Lietuvos bankas

               0,4425 %

               Banque centrale du Luxembourg

               0,1568 %

               Magyar Nemzeti Bank

               1,3884 %

               Central Bank of Malta

               0,0647 %

               De Nederlandsche Bank

               3,9955 %

               Oesterreichische Nationalbank

               2,0800 %

               Narodowy Bank Polski

               5,1380 %

               Banco de Portugal

               1,7653 %

               Banka Slovenije

               0,3345 %

               Národná banka Slovenska

               0,7147 %

               Suomen Pankki

               1,2887 %

               Sveriges Riksbank

               2,4133 %

               Bank of England

               14,3822 %

         Article 3
   Final provisions
   1.   This Decision shall enter into force on 23 April 2004.
   2.   Decision ECB/2003/17 is hereby repealed with effect from 1 May 2004.

      Done at Frankfurt am Main, 22 April 2004.

            The President of the ECB

         Jean-Claude TRICHET

      (1)  OJ L 9, 15.1.2004, p. 27.

      (2)  OJ L 181, 19.7.2003, p. 43.


title: Decision No 896/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of  14 June 2006  establishing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by the Member States of certain residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the purpose of transit through their territory

text:
               20.6.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 167/8

      DECISION No 896/2006/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

   of 14 June 2006
   establishing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by the Member States of certain residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the purpose of transit through their territory
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 62(2)(a) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 21 of the Convention of 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (2) (hereinafter referred to as the Schengen Convention) residence permits issued by Member States fully implementing the Schengen acquis are to be mutually recognised as equivalent to the uniform visa.

               (2)

               The current Community rules do not, however, provide for a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders whereby the residence permits issued by third countries would be recognised as equivalent to the uniform visa for the purpose of transit through, or a short stay in, the common area.

               (3)

               Third-country nationals who hold a resident permit issued by Switzerland and who are subject to a visa obligation under Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those who are nationals are exempt from that requirement (3) must apply for a visa when they transit the common area on return to their country of origin. As a result, the consular offices of the Member States in Switzerland have to deal with large numbers of visa applications submitted by such third-country nationals. Similar difficulties have occurred as regards applications for visas by holders of residence permits issued by Liechtenstein.

               (4)

               As a result of the two-step implementation of the Schengen acquis, new Member States that acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004 are required, from that date, to issue national visas to third-country nationals who hold a residence permit issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein and who are subject to a visa obligation pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2001. Some of the new Member States have voiced concerns as to the additional administrative burden this will place on their consulates in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

               (5)

               It does not appear necessary for Member States to require this category of persons to hold a visa, as they represent a low risk of illegal immigration for the Member States.

               (6)

               In order to address the situation in the consular offices in Switzerland and Liechtenstein both of Member States fully implementing the Schengen acquis and of new Member States, a simplified regime should be introduced for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition of certain residence permits issued by the authorities of Switzerland and Liechtenstein as equivalent to uniform or national visas.

               (7)

               Such recognition should be limited to the purpose of transit and should not affect the possibility of Member States to issue visas for a short-term stay.

               (8)

               Application of the recognition regime should be compulsory for Member States fully implementing the Schengen acquis and optional for new Member States that apply Decision No 895/2006/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 14 June 2006 introducing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas for the purposes of transit through their territories (4) during the transitional period until the date to be determined by the Council, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession.

               (9)

               The entry conditions laid down in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (5) have to be fulfilled, with the exception of the condition laid down in Article 5(1)(b) thereof, in so far as this Decision sets up an equivalence regime between transit visas and residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

               (10)

               Since the objective of this Decision directly affects the Community acquis on visas and cannot be achieved sufficiently by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects of this Decision, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.

               (11)

               As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning those two States' association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1 point (A) of Council Decision 1999/437/EC (6) on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement.

               (12)

               In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption by the Council of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Decision builds upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark has, in accordance with Article 5 of the said Protocol, to decide within a period of six months after the date of adoption of this Decision whether it will implement it in its national law.

               (13)

               This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis, in which the United Kingdom does not take part in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
                   (7). The United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

               (14)

               This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis, in which Ireland does not take part in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
                   (8). Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application,

         HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   This Decision establishes a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by Member States of residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein to third-country nationals subject to a visa obligation pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 as equivalent to their uniform or national visas for the purpose of transit.
   The implementation of this Decision shall not affect the checks to be carried out on persons at the external borders in compliance with Articles 5 to 13 and 18 to 19 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006.
   Article 2
   Member States fully implementing the Schengen acquis shall unilaterally recognise the residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein which are listed in the Annex.
   New Member States which apply Decision No 895/2006/EC may unilaterally recognise the residence permits listed in the Annex to this Decision as equivalent to their national transit visas until the date to be determined by the Council, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession.
   Article 3
   The duration of the transit of the third-country national through the territory of the Member State(s) shall not exceed five days.
   The period of validity of the documents listed in the Annex shall cover the duration of the transit.
   Article 4
   Any new Member State that decides to apply this Decision shall notify the Commission thereof by 1 August 2006. The Commission shall publish the information communicated by the new Member States in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   Article 5
   This Decision shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply until the date on which the provisions of Article 21 of the Schengen Convention take effect for Switzerland and Liechtenstein pursuant to Article 15 of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis.
   Article 6
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.

      Done at Strasbourg, 14 June 2006.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         J. BORRELL FONTELLES

            For the Council

            The President

         H. WINKLER

      (1)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 6 April 2006 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 1 June 2006.

      (2)  OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19.

      (3)  OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 (OJ L 141, 4.6.2005, p. 3).

      (4)  See page 1 of this Official Journal.

      (5)  OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 1.

      (6)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.

      (7)  OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.

      (8)  OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.

      ANNEX
      List of residence permits issued by the Swiss Confederation and Liechtenstein referred to in Article 2
      A.   RESIDENCE PERMITS ISSUED BY SWITZERLAND

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                  Ausländerausweis B/Livret pour étrangers B/Libretto per stranieri B/Legitimaziun d’esters B (identity document B for foreign nationals) (temporary residence permit type B. Issued in three or four languages) (grey)

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                  Ausländerausweis C/Livret pour étrangers C/Libretto per stranieri C (identity document C for foreign nationals) (permanent residence permit type C) (green)

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                  Ausländerausweis Ci/Livret pour étrangers Ci/Libretto per stranieri Ci (identity document Ci for foreign nationals) (residence permit type Ci for the spouses and children (up to 25 years) of officials of international organisations and members of foreign representations in Switzerland who pursue an economic activity in the Swiss labour market) (red)

                  —

                  Legitimationskarten (Aufenthaltsbewilligung) vom Eidgenössischen Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten/Cartes de légitimation (titres de séjour) du Département fédéral des affaires étrangères/Carte di legittimazione (titoli di soggiorno) del Dipartimento federale degli affari esteri (identity cards (residence permit) issued by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘B’ (mit rosafarbigem Streifen): Missionschefs der diplomatischen, ständigen oder Spezialmissionen, leitende Beamte internationaler Organisationen und Familienmitglieder, die den gleichen Status besitzen/Carte de légitimation ‘B’ (à bande rose): Chefs de mission diplomatique, permanente ou spéciale, membres de la haute direction des organisations internationales et membres de famille qui jouissent du même statut/Carta di legittimazione ‘B’ (a banda rosa): capimissione di missioni diplomatiche permanenti o speciali, funzionari superiori di organizzazioni internazionali e loro familiari che beneficiano dello stesso statuto (identity card type B (pink stripe): heads of diplomatic, permanent or special missions, senior officials of international organisations and members of their families having the same status)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘C’ (mit rosafarbigem Streifen): Mitglieder des diplomatischen Personals der diplomatischen, ständigen oder Spezialmissionen, Beamte internationaler Organisationen und Familienmitglieder, die den gleichen Status besitzen/Carte de légitimation ‘C’ (à bande rose): membres du personnel diplomatique des missions diplomatiques, permanentes ou spéciales, hauts fonctionnaires des organisations internationales et membres de famille qui jouissent du même statut/Carta di legittimazione ‘C’ (a banda rosa): membri del personale diplomatico di missioni diplomatiche permanenti o speciali, funzionari di organizzazioni internazionali e familiari che beneficiano dello stesso statuto (identity card type C (pink stripe): members of the diplomatic staff of diplomatic, permanent or special missions, officials of international organisations and members of their families having the same status)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘D’ (mit blauem Streifen): Mitglieder des Verwaltungs- und technischen Personals der diplomatischen, ständigen oder Spezialmissionen und Familienmitglieder, die den gleichen Status besitzen/Carte de légitimation ‘D’ (à bande bleue): membres du personnel administratif et technique des missions diplomatiques, permanentes ou spéciales et membres de famille qui jouissent du même statut/Carta di legittimazione ‘D’ (a banda blu): membri del personale amministrativo e tecnico di missioni diplomatiche permanenti o speciali e familiari che beneficiano dello stesso statuto (identity card type D (blue stripe): members of the administrative and technical staff of diplomatic, permanent or special missions and members of their families having the same status)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘D’ (mit braunem Streifen): Beamte der Kategorie Berufspersonal internationaler Organisationen und Familienmitglieder, die den gleichen Status besitzen/Carte de légitimation ‘D’ (à bande brune): fonctionnaires de la catégorie professionnelle des organisations internationales et membres de famille qui jouissent du même statut/Carta di legittimazione ‘D’ (a banda marrone): funzionari appartenenti alla categoria del personale di carriera di organizzazioni internazionali e familiari che beneficiano dello stesso statuto (identity card type D (brown stripe): ‘Professional category’ officials of international organisations and members of their families having the same status)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘E’ (mit violettem Streifen): Mitglieder des Dienstpersonals der diplomatischen, ständigen oder Spezialmissionen, Beamte der allgemeinen Dienste internationaler Organisationen und Familienmitglieder, die den gleichen Status besitzen/Carte de légitimation ‘E’ (à bande violette): membres du personnel de service des missions diplomatiques, permanentes et spéciales, fonctionnaires des services généraux des organisations internationales et membres de famille qui jouissent du même statut/Carta di legittimazione ‘E’ (a banda viola): membri del personale di servizio di missioni diplomatiche permanenti e speciali, funzionari dei servizi generali di organizzazioni internazionali e familiari che beneficiano dello stesso statuto (identity card type E (violet stripe): members of the service staff of diplomatic, permanent or special missions, general service officials of international organisations and members of their families having the same status)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘F’ (mit gelbem Streifen): private Hausangestellte der Mitglieder der diplomatischen, ständigen oder Spezialmissionen und der von Berufs-Konsularbeamten geleiteten konsularischen Vertretungen sowie private Hausangestellte der Beamten internationaler Organisationen/Carte de légitimation ‘F’ (à bande jaune): domestiques privés des membres des missions diplomatiques, permanentes ou spéciales et des postes consulaires de carrière et domestiques privés des fonctionnaires des organisations internationales/Carta di legittimazione ‘F’ (a banda gialla): personale domestico privato di membri di missioni diplomatiche permanenti o speciali e di rappresentanze consolari dirette da funzionari consolari di carriera nonché personale domestico privato di funzionari di organizzazioni internazionali (Identity card type F (yellow stripe): private domestic staff of members of diplomatic, permanent or special missions and of consular representations led by established consular officials, and the private domestic staff of officials of international organisations)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘G’ (mit türkisem Streifen): Beamte internationaler Organisationen mit Arbeitsvertrag von begrenzter Dauer und Familienmitglieder, die den gleichen Status besitzen/Carte de légitimation ‘G’ (à bande turquoise): fonctionnaires des organisations internationales (contrat de travail ‘court terme’) et membres de famille qui jouissent du même statut/Carta di legittimazione ‘G’ (a banda turchese): funzionari di organizzazioni internazionali con contratto di lavoro a durata determinata e familiari che beneficiano dello stesso statuto (identity card type G (turquoise stripe): officials of international organisations with a fixed-term employment contract and family members having the same status)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘H’ (mit weißem Streifen): Personen ohne Privilegien und Immunitäten, die ermächtigt sind, Mitglieder der diplomatischen, ständigen oder Spezialmissionen und der konsularischen Vertretungen zu begleiten, Mitarbeiter internationaler Organisationen ohne Beamtenstatus/Carte de légitimation ‘H’ (à bande blanche): personnes sans privilèges et immunités autorisées à accompagner les membres des missions diplomatiques, permanentes ou spéciales et des consulats, collaborateurs des organisations internationales qui ne font pas partie des fonctionnaires de ces dernières/Carta di legittimazione ‘H’ (a banda bianca): persone senza privilegi e immunità autorizzate a accompagnare membri di missioni diplomatiche permanenti o speciali e di consolati, collaboratori di organizzazioni internazionali senza statuto di funzionari (identity card type H (white stripe): persons without privileges or immunities who are authorised to accompany members of diplomatic, permanent or special missions and consulates; employees of international organisations not having the status of officials)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘I’ (mit olivem Streifen): Personal nicht schweizerischer Staatsangehörigkeit des Internationalen Komitees vom Roten Kreuz und Familienmitglieder, die den gleichen Status besitzen/Carte de légitimation ‘I’ (à bande olive): membres du personnel non suisse du Comité international de la Croix-Rouge et membres de famille qui jouissent du même statut/Carta di legittimazione ‘I’ (a banda oliva): membri del personale non svizzero del Comitato internazionale della Croce Rossa e familiari che beneficiano dello stesso statuto (Identity card type I (olive stripe): non-Swiss members of the staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross and members of their families having the same status)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘K’ (mit rosafarbigem Streifen): Berufs-Postenchefs und Berufs-Konsularbeamte der konsularischen Vertretungen und Familienmitglieder, die den gleichen Status besitzen/Carte de légitimation ‘K’ (à bande rose): chefs de poste consulaire de carrière, fonctionnaires consulaires de carrière et membres de famille qui jouissent du même statut/Carta di legittimazione ‘K’ (a banda rosa): capiposto consolari di carriera e funzionari consolari di carriera di rappresentanze consolari e familiari che beneficiano dello stesso statuto (identity card type K (pink stripe): established heads of consular posts, established consular officials and members of their families having the same status)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘K’ (mit blauem Streifen): Berufs-Konsularangestellte und Familienmitglieder, die den gleichen Status besitzen/Carte de légitimation ‘K’ (à bande bleue): employés consulaires de carrière et membres de famille qui jouissent du même statut/Carta di legittimazione ‘K’ (a banda blu): impiegati consolari di carriera e familiari che beneficiano dello stesso statuto (identity card type K (blue stripe): established consular clerical staff and members of their families having the same status)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘K’ (mit violettem Streifen): Mitglieder des dienstlichen Hauspersonals von berufs-konsularischen Vertretungen und Familienmitglieder, die den gleichen Status besitzen/Carte de légitimation ‘K’ (à bande violette): membres du personnel de service des représentations consulaires de carrière et membres de famille qui jouissent du même statut/Carta di legittimazione ‘K’ (a banda viola): membri del personale di servizio di rappresentanze consolari di carriera e familiari che beneficiano dello stesso statuto (identity card type K (violet stripe): members of the established domestic staff of consular representations and members of their families having the same status)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘K’ (mit weißem Streifen): Honorar-Postenchefs von konsularischen Vertretungen/Carte de légitimation ‘K’ (à bande blanche): chefs de poste consulaire honoraire/Carta di legittimazione ‘K’ (a banda bianca): capiposto onorari di rappresentanze consolari (identity card type K (white stripe): honorary heads of consular posts)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘L’ (mit sandfarbigem Streifen): Personal nicht schweizerischer Staatsangehörigkeit der Internationale Gemeinschaft der Roten Kreuz- und Roten Halbmond-Gesellschaften und Familienmitglieder, die den gleichen Status besitzen/Carte de légitimation ‘L’ (à bande de couleur sable): membres du personnel non suisse de la Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge et membres de famille qui jouissent du même statut/Carta di legittimazione ‘L’ (a banda color sabbia): membri del personale non svizzero della Federazione internazionale delle Società della Croce Rossa e della Mezzaluna Rossa e familiari che beneficiano dello stesso statuto (identity card type L (beige stripe): non-Swiss members of the staff of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and members of their families having the same status)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘O’ (mit grauem Streifen): Mitglieder des Personals nicht schweizerischer Staatsangehörigkeit der Generaldelegation Palästinas und der ständigen Beobachtermission Palästinas und Familienmitglieder, die den gleichen Status besitzen/Carte de légitimation ‘O’ (à bande grise): membres du personnel non suisse de la Délégation générale de Palestine et de la Mission permanente d'observation de la Palestine et membres de famille qui jouissent du même statut/Carta di legittimazione ‘O’ (a banda grigia): membri del personale non svizzero della Delegazione generale di Palestina e della Missione permanente di osservazione della Palestina e familiari che beneficiano dello stesso statuto (identity card type O (grey stripe): non-Swiss members of the staff of the General Delegation of Palestine and the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine and members of their families having the same status)

                              —

                              Legitimationskarte ‘S’ (mit grünem Streifen): Mitglieder des Personals schweizerischer Staatsangehörigkeit der diplomatischen, ständigen und der Spezialmissionen, Beamte schweizerischer Staatsangehörigkeit internationaler Organisationen/Carte de légitimation ‘S’ (à bande verte): membres du personnel de nationalité suisse des missions diplomatiques, permanentes et spéciales, fonctionnaires de nationalité suisse des organisations internationales/Carta di legittimazione ‘S’ (a banda verde): membri del personale di nazionalità svizzera di missioni diplomatiche permanenti e speciali, funzionari di nazionalità svizzera di organizzazioni internazionali (Identity card type S (green stripe): Swiss members of the staff of permanent and special diplomatic missions, Swiss officials of international organisations)

                              —

                              Funktionsbescheinigung für wissenschaftliches Personal des CERN nicht schweizerischer Staatsangehörigkeit/Attestation de fonctions à l'usage du personnel scientifique non suisse du CERN/Attestato di funzione ad uso del personale scientifico non svizzero del CERN (Attestation of functions for non-Swiss scientific staff at CERN)

                              —

                              Bescheinung für Familienmitglieder des wissenschaftlichen Personals des CERN nicht schweizerischer Staatsangehörigkeit/Attestation à l'usage des membres de la famille du personnel scientifique non suisse du CERN/Attestato ad uso dei familiari del personale scientifico non svizzero del CERN (Attestation for members of the families of non-Swiss scientific staff of CERN)

            B.   RESIDENCE PERMITS ISSUED BY LIECHTENSTEIN

                  —

                  Jahresaufenthaltsbewilligung (temporary residence permit)

                  —

                  Niederlassungsbewilligung (establishment permit, the validity of which is unlimited in time).


title: 2014/824/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 23 October 2014 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section II — European Council and Council

text:
               21.11.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 334/94

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 23 October 2014
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section II — European Council and Council

      (2014/824/EU)

   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 (1),

               —

               having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2012 (COM(2013) 570 — C7-0275/2013) (2),

               —

               having regard to the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on the implementation of the budget concerning the financial year 2012, together with the institutions' replies (3),

               —

               having regard to the statement of assurance (4) 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 2012, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to its decision of 3 April 2014 (5) postponing its decision on granting discharge for the financial year 2012, and the accompanying resolution,

               —

               having regard to Article 314(10) and Articles 317, 318 and 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 (6), and in particular Articles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

               —

               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 (7), and in particular Articles 164, 165 and 166 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 (8),

               —

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

               —

               having regard to the second report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A8-0010/2014),

               1.

               Refuses to grant the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Council's and the Council's budget for the financial year 2012;

               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 European Council, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Court of Auditors, the European Ombudsman, the European Data Protection Supervisor and the European External Action Service, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ L 56, 29.2.2012.

      (2)  OJ C 334, 15.11.2013, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 331, 14.11.2013, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ C 334, 15.11.2013, p. 122.

      (5)  OJ L 266, 5.9.2014, p. 24.

      (6)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

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


title: 2010/418/: Commission Decision of 17 June 2010 establishing the Union’s financial contribution towards the expenditure incurred in the context of the emergency measures taken to combat bluetongue in Spain in 2004 and 2005 (notified under document C(2010) 3804)

text:
               29.7.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 197/9

         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 17 June 2010
   establishing the Union’s financial contribution towards the expenditure incurred in the context of the emergency measures taken to combat bluetongue in Spain in 2004 and 2005
   (notified under document C(2010) 3804)
   (Only the Spanish text is authentic)
   (2010/418/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Outbreaks of bluetongue occurred in Spain in 2004 and 2005. The emergence of that disease presented a serious risk to the Union’s livestock population.

               (2)

               Commission Decision 2005/650/EC of 13 September 2005 concerning a financial contribution by the Community in the context of the emergency measures taken to combat bluetongue in Spain in 2004 and 2005 (2) granted a financial contribution from the Community to Spain towards the expenditure incurred under the emergency measures to combat bluetongue in 2004 and 2005.

               (3)

               That Decision provided for a first instalment of EUR 2 500 000 subject to the results of the Commission in situ inspections.

               (4)

               Pursuant to Article 6(2) of that Decision, the balance of the Union financial contribution is to be paid on the basis of the application submitted within 60 days of that Decision. Spain submitted that application on 11 November 2005.

               (5)

               Pursuant to Article 4(2) of Decision 2005/650/EC, the balance of the Union financial contribution should now be fixed through a Commission decision to be adopted in accordance with the procedure of Article 40 of Decision 2009/470/EC.

               (6)

               The results of the inspections carried out by the Commission in compliance with Article 7 of Decision 2005/650/EC and the conditions for granting Union’s financial contributions mean the entire amount of the expenditure submitted cannot be recognised as eligible.

               (7)

               The Commission’s observations, method of calculating the eligible expenditure and final conclusions were communicated to Spain in a letter dated 1 July 2009.

               (8)

               In view of the above considerations, the total amount of the Union’s financial contribution to the eligible expenditure incurred associated with the eradication and surveillance of bluetongue in Spain in 2004 and 2005 should now be fixed.

               (9)

               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Financial contribution from the Union to Spain
   The total Union financial contribution towards the expenditure associated with eradicating bluetongue in Spain in 2004 and 2005 pursuant to Decision 2005/650/EC is fixed at EUR 2 850 183,00.
   Article 2
   Payment arrangements
   The balance of the Union’s financial contribution is fixed at EUR 350 183,00.
   Article 3
   Addressee
   This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.

      Done at Brussels, 17 June 2010.

            For the Commission

         John DALLI

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30.

      (2)  OJ L 238, 15.9.2005, p. 19.


title: 78/1023/EEC: Council Decision of 5 December 1978 appointing an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Medical Training

text:
No L 350 / 30                      Official Journal of the European Communities                      14 . 12 . 78
                                                  COUNCIL DECISION
                                                      of 5 December 1978
             appointing an alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Medical
                                                             Training
                                                          (78 / 1023/ EEC)
             THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
             Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
             Having regard to Council Decision 75/364/ EEC of 16 June 1975 setting up an Advisory
             Committee on Medical Training ('),
             Whereas by its Decision 77/ 342/ EEC (2) the Council appointed Mr Kasel as an alternate
             member ;
             Whereas the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg nominated Mrs P. Huber
             ty-Krau, on 14 November 1978 , with a view to replacing Mr F. Kasel , alternate member
             of the above Committee ,
             HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                            Sole Article
             Mrs Pierrette Huberty-Krau is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Advisory
             Committee on Medical Training in place of Mr Ferdy Kasel for the remainder of the
             latter's term of office , which runs until 5 April 1979 .
             Done at Brussels , 5 December 1978 .
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                            The President
                                                                           M. LAHNSTEIN
            (') OJ No L 167, 30 . 6 . 1975 , p . 17 .
            (2) OJ No L 120, 13. 5. 1977, p. 20 .


title: 2010/246/: Council Decision of 26 April 2010 appointing nine members of the Court of Auditors

text:
               1.5.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 110/29

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 26 April 2010
   appointing nine members of the Court of Auditors
   (2010/246/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the opinions of the European Parliament (1),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The terms of office of Mr Jan KINŠT, Ms Kersti KALJULAID, Mr Igors LUDBORŽS, Ms Irena PETRUŠKEVIČIENĖ, Mr Gejza HALÁSZ, Mr Josef BONNICI, Mr Jacek UCZKIEWICZ, Mr Vojko Anton ANTONČIČ and Mr Július MOLNÁR expire on 6 May 2010.

               (2)

               New appointments should therefore be made,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Sole Article
   The following are hereby appointed members of the Court of Auditors for the period from 7 May 2010 to 6 May 2016:

               —

               Mr Jan KINŠT,

               —

               Ms Kersti KALJULAID,

               —

               Mr Igors LUDBORŽS,

               —

               Ms Rasa BUDBERGYTĖ,

               —

               Mr Szabolcs FAZAKAS,

               —

               Mr Louis GALEA,

               —

               Mr Augustyn KUBIK,

               —

               Mr Milan Martin CVIKL,

               —

               Mr Ladislav BALKO.

      Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 2010.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. Á. MORATINOS

      (1)  Opinions delivered on 25 March 2010 (not yet published in the Official Journal).