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2002/51/EC: Council Decision of 21 January 2002 on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa on trade in wine

Official Journal L 028 , 30/01/2002 P. 0003 - 0003

Council Decisionof 21 January 2002on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa on trade in wine(2002/51/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,Whereas:(1) The Council decided by Decision 1999/753/EC(1), that the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part(2), would enter into force provisionally on 1 January 2000.(2) An agreement between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa on trade in wine, hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement", has been negotiated. This Agreement was initialled on 30 November 2001 and should be approved.(3) In order to facilitate the implementation of certain provisions of the Agreement, the Commission should be allowed to make the necessary technical adjustments in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 75 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(3),HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa on trade in wine together with the attached Annexes, Protocol and Declarations are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The texts referred to in the first subparagraph are attached hereto.Article 2The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.Article 3For the purposes of applying Articles 7(8) and 18(2) of the Agreement the Commission is hereby authorised, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, to conclude the instruments required to amend the Agreement.Article 4The Commission shall represent the Community in the Joint Committee set up by Article 19 of the Agreement.Done at Brussels, 21 January 2002.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Arias Cañete(1) OJ L 311, 4.12.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 311, 4.12.1999, p. 3.(3) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 (OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2).


title: Decision (EU) 2015/425 of the European Central Bank of 15 December 2014 amending Decision ECB/2010/21 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB/2014/55)

text:
               13.3.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 68/54

         DECISION (EU) 2015/425 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
   of 15 December 2014
   amending Decision ECB/2010/21 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB/2014/55)
   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 26.2 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Decision ECB/2010/21 (1) lays down the rules for drawing up the annual accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB).

               (2)

               There is a need to further clarify the valuation approach of securities held for monetary policy purposes.

               (3)

               Technical clarifications need to be incorporated into Decision ECB/2010/21 following Decision ECB/2014/40 (2) and Decision ECB/2014/45 (3).

               (4)

               Some further technical changes to Decision ECB/2010/21 are also required.

               (5)

               Therefore Decision ECB/2010/21 should be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Amendment
   Decision ECB/2010/21 is amended as follows:

               1.

               Article 8 is replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 8
               Balance sheet valuation rules
               1.   Current market rates and prices shall be used for balance sheet valuation purposes unless specified otherwise in Annex I.
               2.   The revaluation of gold, foreign currency instruments, securities (other than securities classified as held-to-maturity, non-marketable securities, and securities held for monetary policy purposes that are accounted for at amortised costs), as well as financial instruments, both on-balance-sheet and off-balance-sheet, shall be performed at the year-end at mid-market rates and prices.
               3.   No distinction shall be made between price and currency revaluation differences for gold, but a single gold revaluation difference shall be accounted for, based on the euro price per defined unit of weight of gold derived from the euro/US dollar exchange rate on the quarterly revaluation date. For foreign exchange, including on-balance-sheet and off-balance-sheet transactions, revaluation shall take place on a currency-by-currency basis. For the purpose of this Article, holdings of SDRs, including designated individual foreign exchange holdings underlying the SDR basket, shall be treated as one holding. For securities, revaluation shall take place on a code-by-code basis, i.e. same ISIN number/type, while any embedded options will not be separated for valuation purposes. Securities held for monetary policy purposes or included in the items “Other financial assets” or “Sundry” shall be treated as separate holdings.
               4.   Securities classified as held-to-maturity shall be treated as separate holdings, valued at amortised costs and be subject to impairment. The same treatment shall apply to non-marketable securities and securities held for monetary policy purposes that are accounted for at amortised costs. Securities classified as held-to-maturity may be sold before their maturity in any of the following circumstances:

                           (a)

                           if the quantity sold is considered not significant in comparison with the total amount of the held-to-maturity securities portfolio;

                           (b)

                           if the securities are sold during one month before maturity date;

                           (c)

                           under exceptional circumstances, such as a significant deterioration of the issuer's creditworthiness.’

                     ;

               2.

               Annex I is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

         Article 2
   Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on 31 December 2014.

      Done at Frankfurt am Main, 15 December 2014.

            The President of the ECB

         Mario DRAGHI

      (1)  Decision ECB/2010/21 of 11 November 2010 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank (OJ L 35, 9.2.2011, p. 1).

      (2)  Decision ECB/2014/40 of 15 October 2014 on the implementation of the third covered bond purchase programme (OJ L 335, 22.11.2014, p. 22).

      (3)  Decision (EU) 2015/5 of the European Central Bank of 19 November 2014 on the implementation of the asset-backed securities purchase programme (ECB/2014/45) (OJ L 1, 6.1.2015, p. 4).

      ANNEX

            ‘ANNEX I

               COMPOSITION AND VALUATION RULES FOR THE BALANCE SHEET

            ASSETS

                        Balance sheet item

                        Categorisation of contents of balance sheet items

                        Valuation principle

                                    1

                                    Gold and gold receivables

                        Physical gold, i.e. bars, coins, plates, nuggets, in storage or “under way”. Non-physical gold, such as balances in gold sight accounts (unallocated accounts), term deposits and claims to receive gold arising from the following transactions: (a) upgrading or downgrading transactions; and (b) gold location or purity swaps where there is a difference of more than one business day between release and receipt

                        Market value

                                    2

                                    Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency

                        Claims on counterparties resident outside the euro area including international and supranational institutions and central banks outside the euro area denominated in foreign currency

                                    2.1

                                    Receivables from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

                                    (a)

                                       Drawing rights within the reserve tranche (net)

                                    National quota minus balances in euro at the disposal of the IMF. The No 2 account of the IMF (euro account for administrative expenses) may be included in this item or under the item “Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in euro”

                                    (a)

                                       Drawing rights within the reserve tranche (net)

                                    Nominal value, translation at the foreign exchange market rate

                                    (b)

                                       SDRs

                                    Holdings of SDRs (gross)

                                    (b)

                                       SDRs

                                    Nominal value, translation at the foreign exchange market rate

                                    (c)

                                       Other claims

                                    General arrangements to borrow, loans under special borrowing arrangements, deposits made to trusts under the management of the IMF

                                    (c)

                                       Other claims

                                    Nominal value, translation at the foreign exchange market rate

                                    2.2

                                    Balances with banks and security investments, external loans and other external assets

                                    (a)

                                       Balances with banks outside the euro area other than those under asset item 11.3 “Other financial assets”

                                    Current accounts, fixed-term deposits, day-to-day money, reverse repo transactions

                                    (a)

                                       Balances with banks outside the euro area

                                    Nominal value, translation at the foreign exchange market rate

                                    (b)

                                       Security investments outside the euro area other than those under asset item 11.3 “Other financial assets”

                                    Notes and bonds, bills, zero bonds, money market paper, equity instruments held as part of the foreign reserves, all issued by non-euro area residents

                                    (b)

                                                (i)

                                                   Marketable securities other than held-to-maturity

                                                Market price and foreign exchange market rate
                                                Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                                (ii)

                                                   Marketable securities classified as held-to-maturity

                                                Cost subject to impairment and foreign exchange market rate
                                                Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                                (iii)

                                                   Non-marketable securities

                                                Cost subject to impairment and foreign exchange market rate
                                                Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                                (iv)

                                                   Marketable equity instruments

                                                Market price and foreign exchange market rate

                                    (c)

                                       External loans (deposits) to non-euro area residents other than those under asset item 11.3 “Other financial assets”

                                    (c)

                                       External loans

                                    Deposits at nominal value, translated at the foreign exchange market rate

                                    (d)

                                       Other external assets

                                    Non-euro area banknotes and coins

                                    (d)

                                       Other external assets

                                    Nominal value, translation at the foreign exchange market rate

                                    3

                                    Claims on euro area residents denominated in foreign currency

                                    (a)

                                       Security investments inside the euro area other than those under asset item 11.3 “Other financial assets”

                                    Notes and bonds, bills, zero bonds, money market paper, equity instruments held as part of the foreign reserves, all issued by euro area residents

                                    (a)

                                                (i)

                                                   Marketable securities other than held-to-maturity

                                                Market price and foreign exchange market rate
                                                Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                                (ii)

                                                   Marketable securities classified as held-to-maturity

                                                Cost subject to impairment and foreign exchange market rate
                                                Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                                (iii)

                                                   Non-marketable securities

                                                Cost subject to impairment and foreign exchange market rate
                                                Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                                (iv)

                                                   Marketable equity instruments

                                                Market price and foreign exchange market rate

                                    (b)

                                       Other claims on euro area residents other than those under asset item 11.3 “Other financial assets”

                                    Loans, deposits, reverse repo transactions, sundry lending

                                    (b)

                                       Other claims

                                    Deposits and other lending at nominal value, translated at the foreign exchange market rate

                        4   Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in euro

                                    4.1

                                    Balances with banks, security investments and loans

                                    (a)

                                       Balances with banks outside the euro area other than those under asset item 11.3 “Other financial assets”

                                    Current accounts, fixed-term deposits, day-to-day money, reverse repo transactions in connection with the management of securities denominated in euro

                                    (a)

                                       Balances with banks outside the euro area

                                    Nominal value

                                    (b)

                                       Security investments outside the euro area other than those under asset item 11.3 “Other financial assets”

                                    Equity instruments, notes and bonds, bills, zero bonds, money market paper, all issued by non-euro area residents

                                    (b)

                                                (i)

                                                   Marketable securities other than held-to-maturity

                                                Market price
                                                Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                                (ii)

                                                   Marketable securities classified as held-to-maturity

                                                Cost subject to impairment
                                                Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                                (iii)

                                                   Non-marketable securities

                                                Cost subject to impairment
                                                Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                                (iv)

                                                   Marketable equity instruments

                                                Market price

                                    (c)

                                       Loans to non-euro area residents other than those under asset item 11.3 “Other financial assets”

                                    (c)

                                       Loans outside the euro area

                                    Deposits at nominal value

                                    (d)

                                       Securities issued by entities outside the euro area other than those under asset item 11.3 “Other financial assets”

                                    Securities issued by supranational or international organisations, e.g. the European Investment Bank, irrespective of their geographical location

                                    (d)

                                                (i)

                                                   Marketable securities other than held-to-maturity

                                                Market price
                                                Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                                (ii)

                                                   Marketable securities classified as held-to-maturity

                                                Cost subject to impairment
                                                Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                                (iii)

                                                   Non-marketable securities

                                                Cost subject to impairment
                                                Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                    4.2

                                    Claims arising from the credit facility under ERM II

                        Lending in accordance with the ERM II conditions

                        Nominal value

                                    5

                                    Lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations denominated in euro

                        Items 5.1 to 5.5: transactions in accordance with the respective monetary policy instruments described in Annex I to Guideline ECB/2011/14 (1)

                                    5.1

                                    Main refinancing operations

                        Regular liquidity-providing reverse transactions with a weekly frequency and normally a maturity of one week

                        Nominal value or repo cost

                                    5.2

                                    Longer-term refinancing operations

                        Regular liquidity-providing reverse transactions with a monthly frequency and normally a maturity of three months

                        Nominal value or repo cost

                                    5.3

                                    Fine-tuning reverse operations

                        Reverse transactions, executed as ad hoc transactions for fine-tuning purposes

                        Nominal value or repo cost

                                    5.4

                                    Structural reverse operations

                        Reverse transactions adjusting the structural position of the Eurosystem vis-à-vis the financial sector

                        Nominal value or repo cost

                                    5.5

                                    Marginal lending facility

                        Overnight liquidity facility at a pre-specified interest rate against eligible assets (standing facility)

                        Nominal value or repo cost

                                    5.6

                                    Credits related to margin calls

                        Additional credit to credit institutions, arising from value increases of underlying assets regarding other credit to these credit institutions

                        Nominal value or cost

                                    6

                                    Other claims on euro area credit institutions denominated in euro

                        Current accounts, fixed-term deposits, day-to-day money, reverse repo transactions in connection with the management of security portfolios under the asset item 7 “Securities of euro area residents denominated in euro”, including transactions resulting from the transformation of former foreign currency reserves of the euro area, and other claims. Correspondent accounts with non-domestic euro area credit institutions. Other claims and operations unrelated to monetary policy operations of the Eurosystem

                        Nominal value or cost

                        7   Securities of euro area residents denominated in euro

                                    7.1

                                    Securities held for monetary policy purposes

                        Securities issued in the euro area held for monetary policy purposes. ECB debt certificates purchased for fine-tuning purposes

                                    (a)

                                          Marketable securities

                                    Accounted for depending on monetary policy considerations:

                                                (i)

                                                Market price
                                                Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                                (ii)

                                                Cost subject to impairment (cost when the impairment is covered by a provision under liability item 13(b) “Provisions”)
                                                Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                    (b)

                                          Non-marketable securities

                                    Cost subject to impairment
                                    Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                    7.2

                                    Other securities

                        Securities other than those under asset item 7.1 “Securities held for monetary policy purposes” and under asset item 11.3 “Other financial assets”: notes and bonds, bills, zero bonds, money market paper held outright, including government securities stemming from before EMU, denominated in euro. Equity instruments

                                    (a)

                                          Marketable securities other than held-to-maturity

                                    Market price
                                    Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                    (b)

                                          Marketable securities classified as held-to-maturity

                                    Cost subject to impairment
                                    Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                    (c)

                                          Non-marketable securities

                                    Cost subject to impairment
                                    Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                    (d)

                                          Marketable equity instruments

                                    Market price

                                    8

                                    General government debt denominated in euro

                        Claims on government stemming from before EMU (non-marketable securities, loans)

                        Deposits/loans at nominal value, non-marketable securities at cost

                        9   Intra-Eurosystem claims

                                    9.1

                                    Claims related to the issuance of ECB debt certificates

                        Intra-Eurosystem claims vis-à-vis NCBs, arising from the issuance of ECB debt certificates

                        Cost

                                    9.2

                                    Claims related to the allocation of euro banknotes within the Eurosystem

                        Claims related to the ECB's banknote issue, in accordance with Decision ECB/2010/29 (2)

                        Nominal value

                                    9.3

                                    Other claims within the Eurosystem (net)

                        Net position of the following sub-items:

                                    (a)

                                    net claims arising from balances of TARGET2 accounts and correspondent accounts of NCBs, i.e. the net figure of claims and liabilities. See also liability item 10.2 “Other liabilities within the Eurosystem (net)”

                                    (a)

                                    Nominal value

                                    (b)

                                    other intra-Eurosystem claims denominated in euro that may arise, including the interim distribution of ECB income to NCBs

                                    (b)

                                    Nominal value

                                    10

                                    Items in course of settlement

                        Settlement account balances (claims), including the float of cheques in collection

                        Nominal value

                        11   Other assets

                                    11.1

                                    Coins of euro area

                        Euro coins

                        Nominal value

                                    11.2

                                    Tangible and intangible fixed assets

                        Land and buildings, furniture and equipment including computer equipment, software

                        Cost less depreciation
                        Depreciation is the systematic allocation of the depreciable amount of an asset over its useful life. The useful life is the period over which a fixed asset is expected to be available for use by the entity. Useful lives of individual material fixed assets may be reviewed on a systematic basis, if expectations differ from previous estimates. Major assets may comprise components with different useful lives. The lives of such components should be assessed individually
                        The cost of intangible assets includes the price for the acquisition of the intangible asset. Other direct or indirect costs are to be expensed
                        Capitalisation of expenditure: limit based (below EUR 10 000  excluding VAT: no capitalisation)

                                    11.3

                                    Other financial assets

                                    —

                                    Participating interests and investments in subsidiaries, equities held for strategic/policy reasons

                                    —

                                    Securities including equities, and other financial instruments and balances including fixed-term deposits and current accounts held as an earmarked portfolio

                                    —

                                    Reverse repo transactions with credit institutions in connection with the management of securities portfolios under this item

                                    (a)

                                          Marketable equity instruments

                                    Market price

                                    (b)

                                          Participating interests and illiquid equity shares, and any other equity instruments held as permanent investments

                                    Cost subject to impairment

                                    (c)

                                          Investment in subsidiaries or significant interests

                                    Net asset value

                                    (d)

                                          Marketable securities other than held to maturity

                                    Market price
                                    Premiums/discounts are amortised

                                    (e)

                                          Marketable securities classified as held-to-maturity or held as a permanent investment

                                    Cost subject to impairment
                                    Any premiums or discounts are amortised

                                    (f)

                                          Non-marketable securities

                                    Cost subject to impairment

                                    (g)

                                          Balances with banks and loans

                                    Nominal value, translated at the foreign exchange market rate if the balances/deposits are denominated in foreign currencies

                                    11.4

                                    Off-balance-sheet instruments revaluation differences

                        Valuation results of foreign exchange forwards, foreign exchange swaps, interest rate swaps (unless daily variation margin applies), forward rate agreements, forward transactions in securities, foreign exchange spot transactions from trade date to settlement date

                        Net position between forward and spot, at the foreign exchange market rate

                                    11.5

                                    Accruals and prepaid expenditure

                        Income not due in, but assignable to the reported period. Prepaid expenditure and accrued interest paid, i.e. accrued interest purchased with a security

                        Nominal value, foreign exchange translated at market rate

                                    11.6

                                    Sundry

                                    (a)

                                    Advances, loans and other minor items. Loans on a trust basis

                                    (a)

                                    Nominal value or cost

                                    (b)

                                    Investments related to customer gold deposits

                                    (b)

                                    Market value

                                    (c)

                                    Net pension assets

                                    (c)

                                    As per Article 24(2)

                                    (d)

                                    Outstanding claims arising from the default of Eurosystem counterparties in the context of Eurosystem credit operations

                                    (d)

                                    Nominal/recoverable value (before/after settlement of losses)

                                    (e)

                                    Assets or claims (vis-à-vis third parties) appropriated and/or acquired in the context of the realisation of collateral submitted by Eurosystem counterparties in default

                                    (e)

                                    Cost (converted at the foreign exchange market rate at the time of the acquisition if financial assets are denominated in foreign currencies)

                                    12

                                    Loss for the year

                        Nominal value

                  LIABILITIES

                        Balance sheet item

                        Categorisation of contents of balance sheet items

                        Valuation principle

                                    1

                                    Banknotes in circulation

                        Euro banknotes issued by the ECB, in accordance with Decision ECB/2010/29

                        Nominal value

                                    2

                                    Liabilities to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations denominated in euro

                        Items 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.5: deposits in euro as described in Annex I to Guideline ECB/2011/14

                                    2.1

                                    Current accounts (covering the minimum reserve system)

                        Euro accounts of credit institutions that are included in the list of financial institutions subject to minimum reserves in accordance with the Statute of the ESCB. This item contains primarily accounts used in order to hold minimum reserves

                        Nominal value

                                    2.2

                                    Deposit facility

                        Overnight deposits at a pre-specified interest rate (standing facility)

                        Nominal value

                                    2.3

                                    Fixed-term deposits

                        Collection for liquidity absorption purposes owing to fine-tuning operations

                        Nominal value

                                    2.4

                                    Fine-tuning reverse operations

                        Monetary policy-related transactions with the aim of liquidity absorption

                        Nominal value or repo cost

                                    2.5

                                    Deposits related to margin calls

                        Deposits of credit institutions, arising from value decreases of underlying assets regarding credits to these credit institutions

                        Nominal value

                                    3

                                    Other liabilities to euro area credit institutions denominated in euro

                        Repo transactions in connection with simultaneous reverse repo transactions for the management of securities portfolios under asset item 7 “Securities of euro area residents denominated in euro”. Other operations unrelated to Eurosystem monetary policy operations. No current accounts of credit institutions

                        Nominal value or repo cost

                                    4

                                    ECB debt certificates issued

                        Debt certificates as described in Annex I to Guideline ECB/2011/14. Discount paper, issued with the aim of liquidity absorption

                        Cost
                        Any discounts are amortised

                        5   Liabilities to other euro area residents denominated in euro

                                    5.1

                                    General government

                        Current accounts, fixed-term deposits, deposits repayable on demand

                        Nominal value

                                    5.2

                                    Other liabilities

                        Current accounts of staff, companies and clients including financial institutions listed as exempt from the obligation to hold minimum reserves (See liability item 2.1); fixed-term deposits, deposits repayable on demand

                        Nominal value

                                    6

                                    Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in euro

                        Current accounts, fixed-term deposits, deposits repayable on demand including accounts held for payment purposes and accounts held for reserve management purposes: of other banks, central banks, international/supranational institutions including the European Commission; current accounts of other depositors. Repo transactions in connection with simultaneous reverse repo transactions for the management of securities denominated in euro. Balances of TARGET2 accounts of central banks of Member States whose currency is not the euro

                        Nominal value or repo cost

                                    7

                                    Liabilities to euro area residents denominated in foreign currency

                        Current accounts. Liabilities under repo transactions; usually investment transactions using foreign currency assets or gold

                        Nominal value, translation at year-end foreign exchange market rate

                        8   Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency

                                    8.1

                                    Deposits, balances and other liabilities

                        Current accounts. Liabilities under repo transactions; usually investment transactions using foreign currency assets or gold

                        Nominal value, translation at the year-end foreign exchange market rate

                                    8.2

                                    Liabilities arising from the credit facility under ERM II

                        Borrowing in accordance with the ERM II conditions

                        Nominal value, translation at the year-end foreign exchange market rate

                                    9

                                    Counterpart of special drawing rights allocated by the IMF

                        SDR-denominated item which shows the amount of SDRs that were originally allocated to the respective country/NCB

                        Nominal value, translation at the year-end foreign exchange market rate

                        10   Intra-Eurosystem liabilities

                                    10.1

                                    Liabilities equivalent to the transfer of foreign reserves

                        ECB balance sheet item, denominated in euro

                        Nominal value

                                    10.2

                                    Other liabilities within the Eurosystem (net)

                        Net position of the following sub-items:

                                    (a)

                                    net liabilities arising from balances of TARGET2 accounts and correspondent accounts of NCBs, i.e. the net figure of claims and liabilities. See also asset item 9.3 “Other claims within the Eurosystem (net)”

                                    (a)

                                    Nominal value

                                    (b)

                                    other intra-Eurosystem liabilities denominated in euro that may arise, including the interim distribution of ECB income to NCBs

                                    (b)

                                    Nominal value

                                    11

                                    Items in course of settlement

                        Settlement account balances (liabilities), including the float of giro transfers

                        Nominal value

                        12   Other liabilities

                                    12.1

                                    Off-balance-sheet instruments revaluation differences

                        Valuation results of foreign exchange forwards, foreign exchange swaps, interest rate swaps (unless daily variation margin applies), forward rate agreements, forward transactions in securities, foreign exchange spot transactions from trade date to settlement date

                        Net position between forward and spot, at the foreign exchange market rate

                                    12.2

                                    Accruals and income collected in advance

                        Expenditure falling due in a future period but relating to the reporting period. Income received in the reported period but relating to a future period

                        Nominal value, foreign exchange translated at market rate

                                    12.3

                                    Sundry

                                    (a)

                                    Taxation suspense accounts. Foreign currency credit or guarantee cover accounts. Repo transactions with credit institutions in connection with simultaneous reverse repo transactions for the management of securities portfolios under asset item 11.3 “Other financial assets”. Compulsory deposits other than reserve deposits. Other minor items. Liabilities on a trust basis.

                                    (a)

                                    Nominal value or (repo) cost

                                    (b)

                                    Customer gold deposits.

                                    (b)

                                    Market value

                                    (c)

                                    Net pension liabilities

                                    (c)

                                    As per Article 24(2)

                                    13

                                    Provisions

                                    (a)

                                    For foreign exchange rate, interest rate, credit and gold price risks, and for other purposes, e.g. expected future expenses and contributions in accordance with Article 48.2 of the Statute of the ESCB with respect to central banks of Member States whose derogations have been abrogated

                                    (a)

                                    Cost/nominal value

                                    (b)

                                    For counterparty or credit risks arising from monetary policy operations

                                    (b)

                                    Nominal value (based on a valuation at year end by the Governing Council of the ECB)

                                    14

                                    Revaluation accounts

                                    (a)

                                    Revaluation accounts related to price movements for gold, for every type of euro-denominated securities, for every type of foreign currency-denominated securities, for options; market valuation differences related to interest rate risk derivatives; revaluation accounts related to foreign exchange rate movements for every currency net position held, including foreign exchange swaps/forwards and SDRs
                                    Special revaluation accounts stemming from contributions in accordance with Article 48.2 of the Statute of the ESCB with respect to central banks of Member States whose derogations have been abrogated. See Article 13(2)

                                    (a)

                                    Revaluation difference between average cost and market value, foreign exchange translated at market rate

                                    (b)

                                    Remeasurement results of the net defined benefit liability (asset) in respect of post-employment benefits, which are the net position of the following sub-items:

                                                (i)

                                                Actuarial gains and losses in the present value of the defined benefit obligation

                                                (ii)

                                                Return on plan assets, excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset)

                                                (iii)

                                                Any change in the effect of the asset ceiling, excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset)

                                    (b)

                                    As per Article 24(2)

                        15   Capital and reserves

                                    15.1

                                    Capital

                        Paid-up capital

                        Nominal value

                                    15.2

                                    Reserves

                        Legal reserves, in accordance with Article 33 of the Statute of the ESCB and contributions in accordance with Article 48.2 of the Statute of the ESCB with respect to central banks of Member States whose derogations have been abrogated

                        Nominal value

                                    16

                                    Profit for the year

                        Nominal value’

         (1)  Guideline ECB/2011/14 of 20 September 2011 on monetary policy instruments and procedures of the Eurosystem (OJ L 331, 14.12.2011, p. 1).

         (2)  Decision ECB/2010/29 of 13 December 2010 on the issue of euro banknotes (OJ L 35, 9.2.2011, p. 26).


title: Council Decision 2012/166/CFSP of 23 March 2012 in support of activities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

text:
               24.3.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 87/49

         COUNCIL DECISION 2012/166/CFSP
   of 23 March 2012
   in support of activities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 26(2),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 12 December 2003, the European Council adopted the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (hereinafter the ‘EU Strategy’), Chapter III of which contains a list of measures to combat such proliferation.

               (2)

               The EU Strategy underlines the crucial role of the Chemical Weapons Convention (hereinafter the ‘CWC’) and of the OPCW in creating a world free of chemical weapons. As part of the EU Strategy, the Union has committed itself to working towards universal adherence to key disarmament and non-proliferation treaties and agreements, including the CWC. The objectives of the EU Strategy are complementary to the objectives pursued by the OPCW, in the context of the latter’s responsibility for the implementation of the CWC.

               (3)

               On 22 November 2004, the Council adopted Joint Action 2004/797/CFSP on support for OPCW activities in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (1), followed on its expiry by Joint Action 2005/913/CFSP (2), which in turn was followed by Joint Action 2007/185/CFSP (3). Joint Action 2007/185/CFSP was followed by Decision 2009/569/CFSP (4), which expired on 3 December 2011.

               (4)

               The continuation of such intensive and targeted assistance from the Union to the OPCW is necessary in the context of the active implementation of Chapter III of the EU Strategy. There is a need for further activities promoting the full implementation of the CWC as well as activities enhancing the preparedness of States Parties to the CWC (hereinafter ‘States Parties’) to prevent and respond to attacks involving toxic chemicals, international cooperation in the field of chemical activities, and the ability of the OPCW to adapt to developments in the field of science and technology. Measures related to the universalisation of the CWC should continue and be adapted to and targeted at the declining number of States not Parties to the CWC,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   1.   For the purpose of giving immediate and practical application to some elements of the EU Strategy, the Union shall support activities of the OPCW, with the following objectives:

               —

               to enhance the capacities of States Parties in fulfilling their obligations under the CWC,

               —

               to enhance the preparedness of States Parties to prevent and respond to attacks involving toxic chemicals,

               —

               to enhance international cooperation in the field of chemical activities,

               —

               to support the ability of the OPCW to adapt to developments in the field of science and technology,

               —

               to promote universality by encouraging States not Parties to join the CWC.

         2.   In this context, the Union-supported activities of the projects of the OPCW, which are in compliance with the measures of the EU Strategy, shall be the following:

                  Project I: National Implementation, Verification and Universality

               Activities:

                           —

                           Bilateral technical assistance visits

                           —

                           Training courses for customs officials on the technical aspects of the CWC’s transfers’ regime

                           —

                           Grants to national authorities

                           —

                           E-learning tool for national authorities/associated stakeholders

                           —

                           Outreach to States not Party to the CWC

                           —

                           Investigation of alleged use exercises

                  Project II: International Cooperation

               Activities:

                           —

                           Analytical skills development course

                           —

                           Industry Outreach — CWC and Chemical Process Safety Workshop

                  Project III: Visits by representatives of the Executive Council of the OPCW and observers to chemical weapons destruction facilities (CWDFs)

               Activity:

                           —

                           Visits to CWDFs

                  Project IV: Science and Technology

               Activities:

                           —

                           Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) working group meetings

                           —

                           Co-funding of an OPCW-International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) International Science and Technology Workshop

                  Project V: Preparedness of States Parties to prevent and respond to attacks involving chemicals

               Activities:

                           —

                           Regional Workshops — Article X of the CWC and issues of regional cooperation in the area of assistance and emergency response

                           —

                           Table Top Exercises (TTEs) and exercise module

                           —

                           OPCW as a platform for enhancing security at chemical plants

                  Project VI: Africa Programme

               Activities:

                           —

                           Bilateral technical assistance visits

                           —

                           Training courses for customs officials on the technical aspects of the CWC’s transfers’ regime

                           —

                           Industry Outreach — CWC and Chemical Process Safety Workshop

                           —

                           Analytical skills development course

                           —

                           Regional workshop — Article X of the CWC and issues of regional cooperation in the area of assistance and emergency response

                           —

                           Regional long-term capacity building project in the assistance and protection field

                     A detailed description of the Union supported activities of the OPCW referred to above is set out in the Annex.

         Article 2
   1.   The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) shall be responsible for the implementation of this Decision.
   2.   Technical implementation of the projects referred to in Article 1(2) shall be carried out by the Technical Secretariat of the OPCW (hereinafter the ‘Technical Secretariat’). It shall perform this task under the responsibility and the control of the HR. For this purpose, the HR shall enter into the necessary arrangements with the Technical Secretariat.
   Article 3
   1.   The financial reference amount for the implementation of the projects referred to in Article 1(2) shall be EUR 2 140 000.
   2.   The expenditure financed by the amount set out in paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
   3.   The Commission shall supervise the proper management of the expenditure referred to in paragraph 1. For this purpose, it shall conclude a financing agreement with the Technical Secretariat. The agreement shall stipulate that the Technical Secretariat is to ensure visibility of the Union contribution, commensurate with its size.
   4.   The Commission shall endeavour to conclude the financing agreement referred to in paragraph 3 as soon as possible after 23 March 2012. It shall inform the Council of any difficulties in that process and of the date of conclusion of the agreement.
   Article 4
   The HR shall report to the Council on the implementation of this Decision on the basis of regular reports prepared by the Technical Secretariat. The HR reports shall form the basis for the evaluation carried out by the Council. The Commission shall provide information on the financial aspects of the projects referred to in Article 1(2).
   Article 5
   1.   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
   2.   This Decision shall expire 24 months after the date of the conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in Article 3(3). However, it shall expire six months after its entry into force if that financing agreement has not been concluded by that time.

      Done at Brussels, 23 March 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         C. ASHTON

      (1)  OJ L 349, 25.11.2004, p. 63.

      (2)  OJ L 331, 17.12.2005, p. 34.

      (3)  OJ L 85, 27.3.2007, p. 10.

      (4)  OJ L 197, 29.7.2009, p. 96.

      ANNEX

         Union support for OPCW activities in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

         Project I:   National Implementation, Verification and Universality

         Objective:

      To enhance the capacity of States Parties in fulfilling their obligations under the CWC and to encourage States not Party to the CWC to better understand the benefits of joining the CWC and in getting more involved in OPCW activities.

         Purposes:

                  —

                  Purpose 1 — States Parties make progress towards:

                              —

                              fulfilling national implementation requirements under Article VII of the CWC,

                              —

                              complying with their declarations and inspection declarations requirements under Article VI of the CWC,

                              —

                              running more efficiently their national authorities,

                              —

                              facilitating the basic training of national authorities,

                              —

                              being prepared for investigations of alleged use under Articles IX and X of the CWC.

                  —

                  Purpose 2 — States not Party to the CWC get more involved in OPCW activities and increase their understanding of the CWC and its benefits.

         Results:

                  —

                  Result 1

                              —

                              National authorities have enhanced their capacity to draft national implementing legislation and are in a position to submit legislation for adoption.

                              —

                              Customs officials have enhanced their capacity to identify chemicals relevant to the CWC and to submit accurate transfers of scheduled chemicals data to national authorities.

                              —

                              National authorities have enhanced their capacity to communicate with and deliver documentation and declarations to OPCW.

                              —

                              National authorities personnel have enhanced their capacity to understand and implement the basic principles of the CWC and make more cost effective use of face-to-face training opportunities.

                              —

                              States Parties have a better knowledge of investigations of alleged use and challenge inspections, as fundamental tools at their disposal to provide assistance and/or to clarify possible non-compliance with the CWC.

                              —

                              States Parties receive assurances on the readiness of the Technical Secretariat to conduct investigations of alleged use and challenge inspections.

                  —

                  Result 2

                              —

                              States not Party to the CWC are more involved in OPCW activities and have obtained a better understanding of the benefits of joining the CWC.

         Activities:

                  Bilateral technical assistance visits: Support to States Parties will be provided through technical assistance visits that will be designed on a case-by-case basis and conducted to provide focused assistance to meet the requirements of the requests made by the States Parties. The nature of this support will include sensitisation and outreach efforts through national awareness workshops, specialised training courses, assistance for drafting national implementing legislation and related measures, and Article VI of the CWC industry-related topics. Depending on their objective, these visits will entail coordinated work involving, as appropriate, the Technical Secretariat’s Implementation Support Branch, the Office of the Legal Adviser, the Declarations Branch and the Industry Verification Branch.

                  Training of customs officials on the technical aspects of the CWC’s transfers’ regime: Support to customs officials has been provided under Joint Action 2005/913/CFSP, Joint Action 2007/185/CFSP and Decision 2009/569/CFSP. On the basis of experience gained, outreach to customs officials through training courses will be undertaken with a view to improving the collection and transmission of data on imports and exports of scheduled chemicals to national authorities. Regional and sub-regional training courses undertaken will offer practical hands-on demonstrations and exercises. One regional course will be held in the Latin American and Caribbean region and one sub-regional course will be held in the Asian region. The courses will be carried out by the Technical Secretariat’s Implementation Support Branch with the technical expertise from the Declarations Branch.

                  Grants to national authorities: National authorities in developing States Parties are often hindered in their ability to fully implement the obligations under the CWC by a lack of basic equipment (desktop computers, printers, software, copiers etc). By providing basic office equipment to national authorities, they have the opportunity to develop a higher degree of efficiency and professionalism in their efforts to implement the CWC. The availability of such equipment will also be used as an incentive to national authorities to engage more actively in their efforts to implement the CWC, particularly if the making available of such equipment is made contingent upon achieving certain predefined targets.
                  Such targets will be defined on a case-by-case basis and in consultation with the States Parties concerned.

                  E-learning tool for national authorities/associated stakeholders: In order to maximise face to face training opportunities, the basic and generic elements of OPCW national authority training will be made available to States Parties in an electronic format, and translated in all OPCW official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, and Russian). Accordingly, five e-learning modules, based on existing materials within the Technical Secretariat, will be developed using the services of a commercial provider. The presentations currently being used that would be converted to e-learning tools are the following:

                              —

                              an overview of the CWC,

                              —

                              an introduction to the OPCW,

                              —

                              the CWC article by article,

                              —

                              the CWC — schedules 1, 2 and 3,

                              —

                              the effective running of a national authority.

                  Outreach to States not Party to the CWC: Representatives of States not Party to the CWC who are in a position to influence national actions relating to accession/ratification and those directly involved in issues of relevance to the CWC will be sponsored to attend different programmes organised by the International Cooperation and Assistance Division (ICA). These programmes will include regional workshops for national authorities of States Parties and regional workshops for customs authorities. Where necessary, staff members from the External Relations Division of the Technical Secretariat will also be sponsored to attend these meetings in order to undertake necessary contacts and interaction with the sponsored participants from the States not Party to the CWC. In addition, and as may be necessary, tailor-made visits and arrangements involving States not Party to the CWC are also envisaged within this scheme of support to States not Party to the CWC.

                  Investigation of alleged use exercises: Since entry into force of the CWC, the Technical Secretariat, often in cooperation with States Parties, has conducted a number of exercises related to Articles IX and X of the CWC, including both investigations of alleged use (IAU) and challenge inspections (CI). Although many lessons learned in relation to CI exercises apply to IAU, and vice-versa, a comprehensive review has never been undertaken. In such a comprehensive review, previous lessons learned and evaluation reports from IAU and CI exercises (both table-top and field) will be analysed, and a workshop will be held to bring together experts involved in such exercises in order to share best practice, and to inform future exercises, especially in relation to investigations of alleged use.

         Project II:   International Cooperation

         Objectives:

                  —

                  To enhance the economic and technological development through international cooperation in the field of chemistry for activities whose purposes are not prohibited under the CWC.

                  —

                  To promote the OPCW mission and CWC objectives through stronger engagement of States Parties in international cooperation initiatives for the peaceful use of chemistry.

         Purposes:

                  —

                  Purpose 1 — To enhance capacity of the publicly funded laboratories in States Parties with developing economies or economies in transition to implement the CWC in the field of peaceful uses of chemistry.

                  —

                  Purpose 2 — To assist States Parties with developing economies or economies in transition in enhancing chemical safety management approaches in chemical industry enterprises of small and medium size.

         Results:

                  —

                  Result 1 — Enhanced level of technical competence in publicly funded laboratories in States Parties with developing economies or economies in transition to analyse chemicals related to national implementation of the CWC and in the peaceful application of chemistry using modern analytical methods especially gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

                  —

                  Result 2 — Upgraded levels of competence and understanding by the personnel of small and medium enterprises, representatives of industry associations and the national authorities/ governmental institutions of States Parties whose economies are developing or in transition regarding process safety management practices.

         Activities:

                  Analytical skills development course: The course will take place over two weeks, during which participants will receive theoretical training and hands-on experience in GC and GC-MS. Topics covered will include: hardware; system validation and optimisation; troubleshooting; preparation of environmental samples; and GC/GC-MS analyses of such samples for chemicals related to the CWC. Participants will also receive intensive hands-on training in the preparation of different sample matrices to be analysed by GC with element-selective detectors and by GC-MS in electron impact and chemical-ionisation modes. Finally, participants will be introduced to a range of extraction, clean-up, and derivatisation procedures. The course will be implemented with the support of Verifin, renowned institution selected through a transparent tender process, with which OPCW has entered into a five-year agreement.

                  Industry Outreach — CWC and Chemical Process Safety Workshop: This workshop will be conducted over two-and-a-half days. It will cover, inter alia, safety and security issues in chemical industry; chemical management strategies; chemical-process safety management; industry best practices; and an introduction to Responsible Care®.
                  An overview of the CWC and of international cooperation programmes will also be presented at the opening session. One regional seminar will be held in the Latin American and Caribbean region and if needed, translation into Spanish will be provided.

         Project III:   Visits by representatives of the Executive Council of the OPCW and observers to CWDFs

         Objective:

      To advance and ensure the elimination of chemical weapons stockpiles and production facilities subject to the verification measures provided for in the CWC.

         Purposes:

                  —

                  Purpose 1 — States Parties are able to monitor progress made towards achieving complete destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles and can identify and address problems to achieve destruction at an early stage.

                  —

                  Purpose 2 — States Parties are more confident that tangible and concrete steps are undertaken for the complete destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles by possessors.

         Results:

                  —

                  Result 1 — States Parties have enhanced understanding of the problems and technical difficulties related to the destruction of chemical weapons.

                  —

                  Result 2 — States Parties have enhanced confidence that tangible and concrete steps are undertaken for the complete destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles.

         Activity:

      Visits to CWDFs: To date, five visits have taken place — three in the United States of America at the CWDFs located at Anniston, Alabama (October 2007); Pueblo, Colorado, and Umatilla, Oregon (May/June 2009), and Tooele and Pueblo (February-March 2011) and two visits in the Russian Federation at Shchuchye, in the Kurgansk region (September 2008) and Pochep, Bryanskaya Oblast (September 2010). The visits conducted so far have proved to be valuable as a means of addressing questions or concerns about a possessor State Party’s programme for fulfilling its obligations on the destruction of its chemical weapons within the approved extended deadline. If the final extended destruction deadline will not be met, it is expected that, following a new Conference of States Parties’ decision, the States Parties concerned will further continue to host such visits to their operational CWDFs and to facilities currently under construction till the destruction has been completed.

         Project IV:   Science and Technology

         Objective:

      To enable the Director-General of the OPCW to provide advice and make recommendations to the Conference of States Parties, the Executive Council of the OPCW or the States Parties on areas of science and technology relevant to the CWC.

         Purposes:

                  —

                  Purpose of the Meetings of the SAB temporary working groups: To enable the Director-General to render special advice to the OPCW policymaking organs and to the States Parties in the areas of science and technology relevant to the CWC.

                  —

                  Purpose of the OPCW/IUPAC International Science and Technology Workshop: To assist the SAB in the preparation of the drafting of its report to the Third Review Conference.

         Results:

                  —

                  Result 1 — Advice and recommendations on areas of science and technology relevant to the CWC produced by the SAB and received by States Parties.

                  —

                  Result 2 — States Parties updated and better informed on areas of science and technology relevant to the CWC.

                  —

                  Result 3 — States Parties assisted in assessing the potential impact of advances of science and technology on the implementation of the CWC.

         Activities:

                  SAB working group meetings: Two meetings of the temporary working group on the convergence of chemistry and biology and two meetings of a temporary working group on education and outreach will be held in 2012-13. The objective of the temporary working group on the convergence of chemistry and biology is to further explore the convergence of chemistry and biology, and its potential implications for the CWC, as recommended by the SAB at its Sixteenth Session. The temporary working group will assess these implications and will make recommendations to the SAB. The assessment and recommendations of the temporary working group will be used by the SAB in its report to the Third Review Conference. The objective of the meetings of the temporary working group on education and outreach, that is to be established, will focus on how to reach out to the scientific community and how to develop and enhance the relationship between the OPCW and the scientific community.

                  Co-funding of OPCW-IUPAC International Science and Technology Workshop: The objective of the workshop is to review trends and advances in chemistry, chemical engineering, the life sciences and related disciplines with a view to assessing how they affect the implementation of the CWC. The report to be produced by the workshop will assist the SAB in the preparation of its own report containing its assessment of the impact of developments in science and technology on the operation of the CWC.
                  This report will be provided, as a contribution of the Director-General, to the Third Review Conference of the CWC to be held in 2013. The OPCW-IUPAC International Science and Technology Workshop will provide valuable input for the preparation of the report of the SAB in view of the Third Review Conference.

         Project V:   Preparedness of States Parties to prevent and respond to attacks involving chemicals

         Objective:

      Contribute to developing the capacity of States Parties in the prevention of, preparedness for and response to a terrorist attack using chemical weapons and to improve their response to requests for assistance in the event of the use or threat of use of chemicals.

         Purposes:

                  —

                  Purposes of the regional workshops:

                              —

                              Purpose 1 — Enhance States Parties’ awareness of the importance of submitting timely and full declarations on national programmes related to protective purposes.

                              —

                              Purpose 2 — Increase States Parties’ contribution to the preparedness of OPCW to respond to requests for assistance.

                              —

                              Purpose 3 — Encourage States Parties in the regions or sub-regions to foster the creation of regional networks to improve their coordinated response to a chemical weapons emergency.

                  —

                  Purposes of TTEs and exercise module:

                              —

                              Purpose 1 — Exercise and evaluate the national prevention of, preparedness for and response to a terrorist attack using chemical weapons and to increase awareness of further steps to be taken to enhance the level of preparedness.

                              —

                              Purpose 2 — Exercise and evaluate the coordination of the international community in the prevention and response to a terrorist attack using chemical weapons. Identify potential gaps in the support provided by OPCW and other international organisations to States Parties for their preparedness for terrorist attacks using chemical weapons.

                  —

                  Purposes of OPCW as a platform for enhancing security at chemical plants:

                              —

                              Purpose 1 — Supporting governments and chemical industry associations of beneficiary States Parties in raising awareness on chemical security and improving it by adopting best practices.

                              —

                              Purpose 2 — Increasing chemical security in the beneficiary States Parties engaged in the process by fostering cooperation among all stakeholders including national authorities, the chemical industry, chemical industry associations, the science community and NGOs.

                              —

                              Purpose 3 — Keeping States Parties fully abreast of new developments in the sphere of chemical security and chemical safety best practices.

         Results:

                  —

                  Results of regional workshops:

                              —

                              Result 1 — States Parties are aware of the importance of submitting timely and full declarations on national programmes related to protective purposes.

                              —

                              Result 2 — States Parties are better positioned to make offers of assistance to the OPCW in response to a request of assistance.

                              —

                              Result 3 — Increased awareness of States Parties, whose economies are developing or in transition, regarding the need to promote cooperation in relation to chemical weapons emergencies in case of an attack.

                  —

                  Results of TTE and exercises modules:

                              —

                              Result 1 — Development of a module for the preparation and conduct of TTEs that is flexible and can be adapted to the varying circumstances in different States Parties.

                              —

                              Result 2 — Enhancing preparedness for prevention of and response to terrorist attacks using chemical weapons identified by the State Party hosting the TTE.

                              —

                              Result 3 — Improving preparedness for prevention of and response to terrorist attacks using chemical weapons drawn by other States Parties participating in the TTE.

                              —

                              Result 4 — Increasing participating organisations’ understanding of areas where improved coordination can reduce gaps and where new activities can be initiated.

                  —

                  Results of OPCW as a platform for enhancing security at chemical plants:

                              —

                              Result 1 — Increased awareness of beneficiaries of requirements and best practices in chemical security.

                              —

                              Result 2 — Dissemination of best practices in chemical security among beneficiary States Parties, their industry associations and other stakeholders.

                              —

                              Result 3 — Concept paper for possible follow-up measures involving national authorities, scientists, laboratory managers, and chemical industry on best practices in chemical security with support of training materials.

                              —

                              Result 4 — Publications on chemical security for national authorities, chemical industry/laboratory managers, and on best practices in chemical security and chemical safety.

         Activities:

                  Regional Workshops — Article X of the CWC and issues of regional cooperation in the area of assistance and emergency response: The Regional Workshops are intended to foster discussion and analysis of several assistance and protection-related issues with special focus on areas such as rights and obligations of States Parties under Article X of the CWC, submissions of declarations of protective programmes, the importance of States Parties’ offers of assistance, analysis of CWC’s Article X weaknesses and difficulties, and an overview of assistance and protection activities in the region. States Parties will make presentations in order to share experiences and lessons learnt. Two short-term regional workshops will be held in the Asian and the Latin American and Caribbean regions and will be organised by the Assistance and Protection Branch.

                  TTE and exercise module: This activity aims at developing the capabilities of the States Parties in prevention of, preparedness for and response to a terrorist attack using chemical weapons. An attack at chemical plant, installation or transport with a release of toxic chemicals will be the basic scenario of the exercises. The specifics of the scenario to be used during the TTE will be adapted to the circumstances and needs of the State Party hosting the TTE. This will include an inventory of national responsibilities and review of existing procedures and a walk-through talk-through exercise of the selected exercise facility/installation at the national level prior to the conduct of the TTE with regional and international participation. The exercise will examine cross government decision-making, information exchange and provision of assistance between relevant national and international organisations. Two TTEs will be conducted in two different regions. A detailed module for the preparation and conduct of TTEs on attacks with toxic chemicals involving national, regional international entities will also be developed. The activity will be organised and coordinated by the Office of Special Projects.

                  OPCW as a platform for enhancing security at chemical plants: In the first phase of the activity, an analysis will be developed on the possible roles and functions of the OPCW and its synergies with the interested parties in the field of chemical security. An event to discuss and disseminate best practices in chemical safety and security will take place.
                  The event is intended to foster the discussion and analysis of practical issues and experiences related to the enhancement of security at chemical facilities. The experience of other international partners in promoting chemical security, and more broadly speaking to help States to enhance their capacity with regard to prevention and preparedness for threats related to weapons of mass destruction and related materials, will be made available to the beneficiaries. The event will also identify opportunities and requirements for follow-up measures to further the process of enhancing chemical security, and for developing the OPCW as a platform for exchanges on this matter.
                  A result of the project will be a series of practical proposals for how the OPCW can be further developed as a platform for cooperation and coordination in the area of chemical security. The activity will be organised and coordinated by the Office of Special Projects.

         Project VI:   Africa Programme

         Objective:

      To enhance the capacity of African States Parties in fulfilling their obligations under the CWC.

         Purposes:

                  Purpose 1 — African States Parties make progress towards:

                              —

                              fulfilling national implementation requirements under Article VII of the CWC,

                              —

                              complying with their declarations and inspection declarations requirements under Article VI of the CWC.

                  Purpose 2

                              —

                              Enhancing the capacity of publicly funded laboratories in African States Parties whose economies are developing or in transition to implement the CWC in the field of peaceful uses of chemistry.

                              —

                              Enhancing chemical safety management approaches in chemical industry enterprises of small and medium size in African States Parties whose economies are developing or in transition.

                  Purpose 3

                              —

                              Enhance African States Parties’ awareness of the importance of submitting timely and full declarations on national programmes related to protective purposes.

                              —

                              Increase African States Parties’ contribution to the preparedness of OPCW to respond to requests for assistance.

                              —

                              Encourage African States Parties to foster the creation of regional networks in the African regions or sub-regions to improve their coordinated response to a chemical weapons emergency.

                              —

                              Encourage African States Parties to establish coordination and cooperation between the sub-regions in the chemical emergency response.

         Results:

                  —

                  Result 1
                  National authorities in African States Parties have enhanced their capacity to draft national implementing legislation and are in a position to submit legislation for adoption.

                              —

                              Customs officials in African States Parties have enhanced their capacity to identify chemicals relevant to the CWC and to submit accurate transfers of scheduled chemicals data to national authorities.

                  —

                  Result 2

                              —

                              Publicly funded laboratories in African States Parties have enhanced level of technical competence to analyse chemicals related to national implementation of the CWC and in the peaceful application of chemistry using modern analytical methods especially GC and GC-MS.

                              —

                              Personnel of small and medium enterprises, representatives of industry associations and the national authorities/governmental institutions of African States Parties have upgraded levels of competence and understanding regarding process safety management practices.

                  —

                  Result 3

                              —

                              African States Parties are aware of the importance of submitting timely and full declarations on national programmes related to protective purposes.

                              —

                              African States Parties are better positioned to make offers of assistance to the OPCW in response to a request of assistance.

                              —

                              Increased awareness of African States Parties, whose economies are developing or in transition, regarding the need to promote cooperation in relation to chemical weapons emergencies in case of an attack.

                              —

                              A team of instructors from African States Parties that can support the chemical emergency response plan by training their first responders.

         Activities:

                  Bilateral technical assistance visits: Support to African States Parties will be provided through technical assistance visits that will be designed on a case-by-case basis and conducted to provide focused assistance to meet the requirements of the requests made by the African States Parties.
                  The nature of this support will include sensitisation and outreach efforts through national awareness workshops, specialised training courses, assistance for drafting national implementing legislation and related measures, and CWC’s Article VI industry-related topics. Depending on their objective, these visits will entail coordinated work involving, as appropriate, the Technical Secretariat’s Implementation Support Branch, the Office of the Legal Adviser, the Declarations Branch and the Industry Verification Branch.

                  Training of customs officials on the technical aspects of the CWC’s transfers’ regime: Support to customs officials has been provided under Joint Action 2005/913/CFSP, Joint Action 2007/185/CFSP and Decision 2009/569/CFSP. On the basis of experience gained, outreach to customs officials through training courses will be undertaken with a view to improving the collection and transmission of data on imports and exports of scheduled chemicals to national authorities. The sub-regional training courses undertaken in African States Parties will offer practical hands-on demonstrations and exercises. These courses will be carried out by the Implementation Support Branch with the technical expertise from the Declarations Branch.

                  Industry Outreach — CWC and Chemical Process Safety Workshop: This workshop will be conducted over two-and-a-half days. It will cover, inter alia, safety and security issues in chemical industry; chemical management strategies; chemical-process safety management; industry best practices; and an introduction to Responsible Care®. An overview of the CWC and of international cooperation programmes will also be presented at the opening session. Translation into French will be provided.

                  Analytical skills development course: The course takes place over two weeks, during which participants from African States Parties will receive theoretical training and hands-on experience in GC and GC-MS. Topics covered include: hardware; system validation and optimisation; troubleshooting; preparation of environmental samples; and GC/GC-MS analyses of such samples for chemicals related to the CWC. Participants will also receive intensive hands-on training in the preparation of different sample matrices to be analysed by GC with element-selective detectors and by GC-MS in electron impact and chemical-ionisation modes.
                  Finally, participants will be introduced to a range of extraction, clean-up, and derivatisation procedures.
                  The course will be implemented with the support of Verifin, renowned institutions selected through a transparent tender process, with which OPCW has entered into a five-year agreement. The course will be conducted in English.

                  Regional Workshop — Article X of the CWC and issues of regional cooperation in the area of assistance and emergency response: The regional workshop for African States Parties is intended to foster discussion and analysis of several assistance and protection-related issues with special focus on areas such as rights and obligation of States Parties under Article X of the CWC, submissions of declarations of protective programmes, the importance of the States Parties offers of assistance, analysis of CWC’s Article X weaknesses and difficulties, and an overview of assistance and protection activities in the region. States Parties will make presentations in order to share experiences and lessons learnt. The activity will be organised by the Assistance and Protection Branch.

                  Regional long-term capacity building project in assistance and protection field: The main objective of this activity will be to develop a national/regional emergency response system against chemical weapons, train instructors of first responders and specialists involved in this field and help them to establish their national/regional response team.
                  This response team will be a part of a regional network that can respond to an emergency scenario. One long-term capacity building project for African State Parties in the Southern or Central African sub-regions will be implemented (for Central Africa in French; for Southern Africa in English).