title: 2004/656/EC: Council Decision of 17 May 2004 on the signing of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union

text:
               25.9.2004

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 300/43

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 17 May 2004
   on the signing of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
   (2004/656/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the 2003 Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, thereof,
   Having regard to the 2003 Treaty of Accession (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the Act annexed to the 2003 Treaty of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 8 December 2003, the Council authorised the Commission, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, to negotiate with the Republic of Armenia a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, and to provide for certain technical adjustments linked to institutional and legal developments within the European Union.

               (2)

               The Protocol has been negotiated between the Parties and should now be signed on behalf of the Community and its Member States subject to its conclusion,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The signing of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said Protocol.
   The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol subject to its conclusion.

      Done at Brussels, 17 May 2004.

            For the Council

            The President

         B. COWEN

      (1)  OJ L 236, 23.9.2003.
   PROTOCOL
   to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union
   THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
   THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
   THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
   THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
   REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
   THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
   THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
   THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
   IRELAND,
   THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
   REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
   REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
   REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
   THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
   REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
   REPUBLIC OF MALTA,
   THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
   THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
   REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
   THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
   REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
   THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
   THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
   THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
   THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
   hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’, represented by the Council of the European Union, and
   THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,
   hereinafter referred to as ‘the Communities’, represented by the Council of the European Union and the Commission of the European Communities,
   of the one part, and
   THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
   of the other part,
   HAVING REGARD TO the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union on 1 May 2004,
   HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia shall be Parties to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part (1), signed in Luxembourg on 22 April 1996 (hereinafter the Agreement) and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other Member States, of the texts of the Agreement and of the documents attached to it.
   Article 2
   To take account of recent institutional developments within the European Union, the Parties agree that, following expiry of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, existing provisions in the Agreement referring to the European Coal and Steel Community shall be deemed to refer to the European Community, which has taken over all rights and obligations contracted by the European Coal and Steel Community.
   Article 3
   This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.
   Article 4
   1.   This Protocol shall be approved by the Communities, by the Council of the European Union on behalf of the Member States, and by the Republic of Armenia in accordance with their corresponding procedures.
   2.   The Parties shall notify each other of the accomplishment of the corresponding procedures referred to in paragraph 1. The instruments of approval shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.
   Article 5
   1.   This Protocol shall enter into force on the 1 May 2004 provided that all the instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited before that date.
   2.   Where not all the instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited before that date, this Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the date of deposit of the last instrument of approval.
   Article 6
   1.   The texts of the Agreement, the Final Act and all documents annexed to it shall be drawn up in the Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovene and Slovak languages.
   2.   These texts are attached to this Protocol and are equally authentic with the texts in the other languages in which the Agreement, the Final Act and the documents annexed to it are drawn up.
   Article 7
   This Protocol shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovene, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish and Armenian languages, all texts being equally authentic.

      Hecho en Bruselas, el diecinueve de mayo del dos mil cuatro.
      V Bruselu dne devatenáctého května dva tisíce čtyři.
      Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den nittende maj to tusind og fire.
      Geschehen zu Brüssel am neunzehnten Mai zweitausendundvier.
      Kahe tuhande neljanda aasta maikuu üheksateistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.
      Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα εννέα Μαΐου δύο χιλιάδες τέσσερα.
      Done at Brussels on the nineteenth day of May in the year two thousand and four.
      Fait à Bruxelles, le dix-neuf mai deux mille quatre.
      Fatto a Bruxelles, addì diciannove maggio duemilaquattro.
      Briselē, divi tūkstoši ceturtā gada deviņpadsmitajā maijā.
      Priimta du tūkstančiai ketvirtų metų gegužės devynioliktą dieną Briuselyje.
      Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-negyedik év május havának tizenkilencedik napján.
      Maghmul fi Brussel, id-19 ta' Mejju, 2004.
      Gedaan te Brussel, de negentiende mei tweeduizendvier.
      Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia dziewiętnastego maja roku dwutysięcznego czwartego.
      Feito em Bruxelas, em dezanove de Maio de dois mil e quatro.
      V Bruseli devätnásteho mája dvetisícštyri.
      V Bruslju, devetnajstega maja dva tisoč štiri.
      Tehty Brysselissä yhdeksäntenätoista päivänä toukokuuta vuonna kaksituhattaneljä.
      Som skedde i Bryssel den nittonde maj tjugohundrafyra.

         Por los Estados miembros
         Za členské státy
         For medlemsstaterne
         Für die Mitgliedstaaten
         Liikmesriikide nimel
         Για τα κράτη μέλη
         For the Member States
         Pour les États membres
         Per gli Stati membri
         Dalībvalstu vārdā
         Valstybių narių vardu
         A tagállamok részéről
         Għall-Istati Membri
         Voor de lidstaten
         W imieniu Państw Członkowskich
         Pelos Estados-Membros
         Za členské štáty
         Za države članice
         Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta
         På medlemsstaternas vägnar

         Por las Comunidades Europeas
         Za Evropská společenství
         For De Europæiske Fællesskaber
         Für die Europäischen Gemeinschaften
         Euroopa ühenduste nimel
         Για τις Ευρωπαϊκές Κοινότητες
         For the European Communities
         Pour les Communautés européennes
         Per le Comunità europee
         Eiropas Kopienu vārdā
         Europos Bendrijų vardu
         Az Európai Közösségek részéről
         Għall-Komunitajiet Ewropej
         Voor de Europese Gemeenschappen
         W imieniu Wspólnot Europejskich
         Pelas Comunidades Europeias
         Za Európske spoločenstvá
         Za Evropske skupnosti
         Euroopan yhteisöjen puolesta
         På Europeiska gemenskapernas vägnar

         Por la República de Armenia
         Za Arménskou republiku
         For Republikken Armenien
         Für die Republik Armenien
         Armeenia Vabariigi nimel
         Για τη Δημοκρατία της Αρμενίας
         For the Republic of Armenia
         Pour la République d'Arménie
         Per la Repubblica di Armenia
         Armēnijas Republikas vārdā
         Armėnijos Respublikos vardu
         Az Örmény Köztársaság részéről
         Għar-Repubblika ta' l-Armenja
         Voor de Republiek Armenië
         W imieniu Republiki Armenii
         Pela República da Arménia
         Za Arménsku republiku
         Za Republiko Armenijo
         Armenian tasavallan puolesta
         På Republiken Armeniens vägnar

      (1)  OJ L 239, 9.9.1999, p. 3.


title: Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2015/711 of 28 April 2015 on the acceptance of a third State's contribution to the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) (ATALANTA/4/2015)

text:
               1.5.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 113/58

         POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2015/711
   of 28 April 2015
   on the acceptance of a third State's contribution to the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) (ATALANTA/4/2015)
   THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
   Having regard to Political and Security Committee Decision ATALANTA/3/2009 of 21 April 2009 on the setting up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) (2009/369/CFSP) (2),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 10(2) of Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take the relevant decisions on acceptance of the proposed contributions by third States.

               (2)

               On 29 April 2014, the PSC adopted Decision ATALANTA/2/2014 (3) which amended Decision ATALANTA/3/2009.

               (3)

               Following the letter dated 10 December 2014 from the Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, the recommendation on a contribution from the Republic of Korea by the Deputy EU Operation Commander on 9 April 2015 and the recommendation by the European Union Military Committee on 15 April 2015, the contribution from the Republic of Korea should be accepted.

               (4)

               The participation of the Republic of Korea is subject to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Korea in European Union crisis management operations (4), signed on 23 May 2014.

               (5)

               In accordance with Article 5 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   1.   The contribution from the Republic of Korea to the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) is accepted and is considered to be significant.
   2.   The Republic of Korea is exempted from financial contributions to the budget of Atalanta.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 28 April 2015.

            For the Political and Security Committee

            The Chairperson

         W. STEVENS

      (1)  OJ L 301, 12.11.2008, p. 33.

      (2)  OJ L 112, 6.5.2009, p. 9.

      (3)  Political and Security Committee Decision Atalanta/2/2014 of 29 April 2014 on the acceptance of a third State's contribution to the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta) and amending Decision ATALANTA/3/2009 (2014/244/CFSP) (OJ L 132, 3.5.2014, p. 63).

      (4)  OJ L 166, 5.6.2014, p. 3.


title: Decision (EU) 2017/846 of the European Parliament of 16 March 2017 extending the term of office of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion

text:
               18.5.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 125/34

         DECISION (EU) 2017/846 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 16 March 2017
   extending the term of office of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the proposal by the Conference of Presidents,

               —

               having regard to Article 226 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 19 April 1995 on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parliament's right of inquiry (1),

               —

               having regard to Decision (EU) 2016/1021 of the European Parliament of 8 June 2016 on setting up a Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion, its powers, numerical strength and term of office (2),

               —

               having regard to Rule 198(11) of its Rules of Procedure,

               A.

               whereas the Committee of Inquiry requested an extension of its term of office in order to enable it to implement its mandate fully and appropriately, taking into account the number of documents yet to be examined, the analyses commissioned, and the stakeholders to be heard;

               1.

               Decides to extend by three months the term of office of the Committee of Inquiry.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         A. TAJANI

      (1)  OJ L 113, 19.5.1995, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 166, 24.6.2016, p. 10.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2015/1789 of 1 October 2015 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning amendments to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement (Fuel Quality Directive)

text:
               7.10.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 260/20

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/1789
   of 1 October 2015
   on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning amendments to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement (Fuel Quality Directive)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 and Article 192(1), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.

               (2)

               Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annexes II and XX to the EEA Agreement.

               (3)

               Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

               (4)

               Annexes II and XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (5)

               The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendments to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 1 October 2015.

            For the Council

            The President

         E. SCHNEIDER

      (1)  OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6.

      (2)  OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.

      (3)  Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 88).

      DRAFT
      DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
      No …/2015
      of …
      amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
      THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
      Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

                  (2)

                  Directive 2009/30/EC repeals Council Directive 93/12/EEC (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.

                  (3)

                  Annexes II and XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
      Article 1
      Chapter XVII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

                  1.

                  The following indent is added in point 6a (Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

                              ‘—

                                 32009 L 0030: Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 88).’

                  2.

                  The following text is added in point 6a (Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

                              ‘(c)

                              In Article 2(5), the word “Iceland” shall be added after the word “Finland” and the word “Norway” shall be added after the word “Lithuania”.

                              (d)

                              In Article 3(4), the following subparagraph shall be added after the first subparagraph:
                              “Iceland may permit the placing on the market, during the summer period, of petrol containing ethanol or methanol with maximum vapour pressure of 70 kPa, on condition that the ethanol used is a biofuel or that the greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of methanol fulfils the criteria specified in Article 7b(2).”

                              (e)

                              Articles 7a to 7e shall not apply to Liechtenstein.

                              (f)

                              Article 7b(6) shall not apply to the EFTA States.’

                  3.

                  The text of point 6 (Council Directive 93/12/EEC) is deleted.

            Article 2
      The following indent is added in point 21ad (Council Directive 1999/32/EC) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

                  ‘—

                     32009 L 0030: Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 88).’

            Article 3
      The texts of Directive 2009/30/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
      Article 4
      This Decision shall enter into force on …, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (3).
      Article 5
      This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

         Done at Brussels,

               For the EEA Joint Committee

               The President

               The Secretaries

               to the EEA Joint Committee

         (1)  OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 88.

         (2)  OJ L 74, 27.3.1993, p. 81.

         (3)  [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional requirements indicated.]


title: 2014/633/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 3 April 2014 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012

text:
               5.9.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 266/347

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 3 April 2014
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012
   (2014/633/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012, together with the Joint Undertaking’s replies (1),

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 18 February 2014 (05851/2014 – C7-0053/2014),

               —

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

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2), and in particular Article 185 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 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 219/2007 of 27 February 2007 on the establishment of a Joint Undertaking to develop the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR) (4), and in particular Article 4b thereof,

               —

               having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5),

               —

               having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), and in particular Article 108 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Rule 77 of, and Annex VI to, its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A7-0197/2014),

               1.

               Grants the Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking’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 Executive Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 369, 17.12.2013, p. 49.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

      (4)  OJ L 64, 2.3.2007, p. 1.

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

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


title: 2014/418/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of 16 June 2014 amending Decision ECB/2007/7 concerning the terms and conditions of TARGET2-ECB (ECB/2014/27)

text:
               1.7.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 192/68

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
   of 16 June 2014
   amending Decision ECB/2007/7 concerning the terms and conditions of TARGET2-ECB

      (ECB/2014/27)

      (2014/418/EU)

   THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 127(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 11.6 and Articles 17, 22 and 23 thereof,
   Having regard to Guideline ECB/2012/27 of 5 December 2012 on a Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET2) (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Guideline ECB/2012/27 specified the remuneration on the Payments Module (PM) accounts and their sub-accounts in a way which could have interfered with a Governing Council decision to lower the deposit facility rate to below 0 %.

               (2)

               As a result, Guideline ECB/2012/27 has been amended by Guideline ECB/2014/25 (2) in order to eliminate such potential interferences.

               (3)

               Therefore, it is necessary to further amend Decision ECB/2007/7 (3) in order to reflect in TARGET2-ECB the amendments Guideline ECB/2014/25 brings to the remuneration of the PM accounts and their sub-accounts,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Amendments to Decision ECB/2007/7
   The Annex to Decision ECB/2007/7 is amended as follows:

               1.

               in Article 1, the following definitions are inserted:

                           ‘—

                           “deposit facility” means a Eurosystem standing facility which counterparties may use to make overnight deposits with an NCB at a pre-specified deposit rate,

                           —

                           “deposit facility rate” means the interest rate applicable to the deposit facility,’;

               2.

               in Article 10, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
               ‘3.   PM accounts and their sub-accounts shall be remunerated either at 0 % or the deposit facility rate, whichever is lower.’.

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

      Done at Frankfurt am Main, 16 June 2014.

            The President of the ECB

         Mario DRAGHI

      (1)  OJ L 30, 30.1.2013, p. 1.

      (2)  Guideline ECB/2014/25 of 5 June 2014 amending Guideline ECB/2012/27 on a Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET2) (OJ L 168, 7.6.2014, p. 120).

      (3)  Decision ECB/2007/7 of 24 July 2007 concerning the terms and conditions of TARGET2-ECB (OJ L 237, 8.9.2007, p. 71).


title: Decision No S2 of 12 June 2009 concerning the technical specifications of the European Health Insurance Card (Text of relevance to the EEA and to the EC/Switzerland Agreement)

text:
               24.4.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 106/26

         DECISION No S2
   of 12 June 2009
   concerning the technical specifications of the European Health Insurance Card
   (Text of relevance to the EEA and to the EC/Switzerland Agreement)
   2010/C 106/09
   THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION FOR THE COORDINATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS,
   Having regard to Article 72(a) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (1), under which the Administrative Commission is responsible for dealing with all administrative questions or questions of interpretation arising from the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the co-ordination of social security systems (2).
   Having regard to the Administrative Commission Decision No S1 of 12 June 2009 concerning the European Health Insurance Card (3),
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In order to facilitate the acceptance and the reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind provided on the basis of a European Health Insurance Card, it is necessary for the three main parties concerned, namely the insured person, the health care providers and the institutions, to recognise easily and accept the European Health Insurance Card in conformity with a single model and uniform specifications.

               (2)

               The information which must be visible on the European Health Insurance Card is defined in point 7 of Decision No S1. The introduction of a European Health Insurance Card with visible data is the first stage of a process leading to the use of an electronic medium proving entitlement to benefits in kind during a temporary stay in a Member State other than the competent one or the State of residence. Consequently, the competent institutions of the Member States wishing to do so may incorporate on an electronic medium, such as a microchip or magnetic strip, from the initial stage onwards, the data referred to in this recital.

               (3)

               When exceptional circumstances prevent the issuing of a European Health Insurance Card, a provisional replacement certificate in accordance with a uniform model shall be issued,
               Acting in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 71(2) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

               1.

               The design and specifications of the European Health Insurance Card shall be established in accordance with Annex I to this Decision.

               2.

               The model of the provisional replacement certificate shall be established in accordance with Annex II to this Decision.

               3.

               This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009.

            The Chair of the Administrative Commission

         Gabriela PIKOROVÁ

      (1)  OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 1.

      (3)  See page 23 of this Official Journal.

      ANNEX I

         Technical provisions concerning the design of the European Health Insurance Card

      1.   INTRODUCTION
      In compliance with the related Decisions of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems, the European Health Insurance Card provides a minimum set of ‘eye-readable’ data to be used in a Member State other than the Member State of insurance or residence for:

                  —

                  Identifying the insured person, the competent institution and the card

                  —

                  Stating the entitlement to receive care during a temporary stay in another Member State.

            The models shown below are based on the technical specifications defined in this document but are to be considered for illustration purposes only.

      While the ordering of the eye-readable data is identical in both models, i.e. irrespective of the side used by the European health insurance card, a different structure has been defined for the front and the reverse side. This is the result of a compromise between the required unique model for the European card and the structural differences of both sides while retaining the overall style between the front and the back of the card.
      2.   NORMATIVE REFERENCE

                  Reference

                  Document Title/Description

                  Issuing date

                  ISO 3166-1

                  Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes

                  1997

                  ISO/IEC 7810

                  Identification cards – Physical characteristics

                  1995

                  ISO/IEC 7816

                  Identification cards – Integrated circuit(s) cards with contacts

                              Part 1:

                              Physical characteristics

                  1998

                              Part 2:

                              Dimension and location of the contacts

                  1999

                  ISO 8859 series

                  8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets
                  Part 1 – 4: Latin alphabet Nos 1 to 4

                  1998

                  EN 1867

                  Machine readable cards – Health care application – Numbering system and registration procedure for issuer identifiers

                  1997

            3.   SPECIFICATIONS
      3.1.   Definitions

      The front side is the side on which the microprocessor (if any) is embedded. The reverse side is the side on which the magnetic strip (if any) is attached. If there is neither a microprocessor nor a magnetic strip, the front side of the card will be the side on which the information outlined in this document is presented.
      3.2.   Overall structure

      The format of the European health insurance card complies with the ID-1 format (53,98 mm high, 85,60 mm wide and 0,76 mm thick). However, if the European health insurance card takes the form of a sticker to be applied on the reverse side of a national card, the ID-1 thickness criterion will not apply.
      3.2.1.   European health insurance card: front side of the card

      The background is divided into two parts by an axis vertically splitting the card area into Part 1 on the left (53 mm wide) and Part 2 on the right.
      4 placeholders are positioned thanks to a set of guiding lines:

                  —

                  3 vertical guiding lines

                              a)

                              at 5 mm from the left edge of the card,

                              b)

                              at 21,5 mm from the left edge of the card,

                              c)

                              at 1 mm from the right edge of the card;

                  —

                  3 horizontal guiding lines

                              d)

                              at 2 mm from the top edge of the card,

                              e)

                              at 17 mm from the top edge of the card,

                              f)

                              at 5 mm from the bottom edge of the card.

            (a)   Card without chip

      (b)   Chip card

      3.2.2.   European Health Insurance Card: reverse side of the card

      The background is divided by an axis splitting the card area horizontally into two parts of equal size. Part 1 is the top part and Part 2 the bottom part.
      5 placeholders are positioned thanks to a set of guiding lines:

                  —

                  Symmetrically

                              g)

                              at 9 mm from the left edge of the card,

                              h)

                              in the middle of the card,

                              i)

                              at 9 mm from the right edge of the card.

                  —

                  Vertically

                              j)

                              at 3 mm from the left edge of the card,

                              k)

                              at 3 mm from the right edge of the card;

                  —

                  Horizontally

                              l)

                              in the middle of the card,

                              m)

                              at 2 mm from the bottom edge of the card

            (c)   With magnetic strip

      (d)   Without magnetic strip

      3.3.   Background and graphical elements

      3.3.1.   Colours of the background

      The colour scheme of the background is as follows (1):

                  —

                  Part 1 is dark blue mixed with purple (2),

                  —

                  Part 2 is one tone of grey/blue (3) which shades slightly darker from the middle to the sides of the card,

                  —

                  The data field is made up of white stripes to be used as background for each of the individual data lines (see below).

            A shading effect has been used on part 2 and the data field to create an illusion of relief, with the light coming from the top left corner of the card.
      The free area is in the same colour as either Part 2 (without the shading effect) or the data field.
      3.3.2.   European mark

      The European mark is made up of the European stars coloured in white:

                  —

                  When on the front side of the card, it has a diameter of 15 mm and is positioned vertically below the guiding line ‘d’ and horizontally centred in part 2 of the background;

                  —

                  When on the reverse side of the card, it has a diameter of 10 mm and is positioned symmetrically along the vertical axis ‘i’ and aligned centrally with the free area.

            An alternative mark will be used for countries where a European card is to be issued but which are not members of the European Union.
      3.3.3.   Data field

      The data field area is made up of white data stripes (5 when on the front side and 4 when on the reverse side) 4 mm high with inter-spaces of 2 mm:

                  —

                  When on the front side of the card, the data field is centrally located between the vertical guiding lines ‘b’ and ‘c’ and the horizontal lines ‘e’ and ‘f’;

                  —

                  When on the reverse side of the card, the data field is symmetrically located along the ‘h’ vertical axis and between the vertical guiding lines ‘j’ and ‘k’ and above the horizontal line ‘m’.

            3.3.4.   Free area

      The free area is an area located on the reverse side of the European card and available for national purposes. It can be used e.g. as a signature strip or for providing any text, logo or other marking. The content of this area has however no legal value but an informational value only.
      This area is positioned as follows:

                  —

                  When the European card is implemented on the front side of a card, the reverse side is a free area, without any specifications.

                  —

                  When the European card is implemented on the reverse side of another card, a free area, without any specifications other than its dimension, remains available on the reverse side of the card (10 mm high and 52 mm wide). It is symmetrically located along the ‘h’ vertical axis and centred in the area between the magnetic stripe and the data field areas. It can be used by the card issuer to place an authentication signature stripe or text.

                  —

                  When there is no magnetic strip, the free area is 20 mm high instead of 10 mm.

            3.4.   Predefined data elements

      3.4.1.   Card name

                  Field Name

                  Card name

                  Description

                  The common name of the card as decided by the Administrative Commission in Decision No 190.

                  Position

                  When on the front side, below the horizontal guiding line ‘d’, and on the right of the vertical guiding line ‘a’,
                  When on the reverse side, symmetrically located along the ‘h’ vertical axis and centred in the area between the magnetic stripe and the top edge of the card

                  Values

                  The value ‘European health insurance card’ is written in a European Union official language.

                  Format

                  Font ‘Verdana True Type’ or equivalent, in capital and regular style, 7 point size when on the front side and 6 point size when on the reverse side, white, with character width compressed to 90 % of normal size and ‘normal’ position and spacing of characters.

                  Length

                  40 characters

                  Remark

                  The precise wording of the name in the language of the issuing Member State is a Member State responsibility only.

            3.4.2.   Caption

                  Field Name

                  Caption

                  Description

                  The caption identifies the meaning of a data field.

                  Position

                  On the top of each of the personal data fields
                  Left alignment for the captions on the left side of the card and right alignment for the captions on the right side of the card.

                  Values

                  The values are written in a European Union official language and are set as follows (using English as the base text):

                              1.

                              (no caption for the form identifier)

                              2.

                              (no caption for the issuing Member State code number)

                              3.

                              Name

                              4.

                              Given names

                              5.

                              Date of birth

                              6.

                              Personal identification number

                              7.

                              Identification number of the institution

                              8.

                              Identification number of the card

                              9.

                              Expiry date

                  Format

                  Font ‘Verdana True Type’ or equivalent, in regular style, 5 point size, white, with character width compressed to 90 % of normal size and ‘normal’ position and spacing of characters.
                  Line spacing of 2 points plus character size.

                  Length

                  As needed by each of the above fixed values

                  Remark

                  Each caption is unambiguously identified by a number, in order to allow card superposition in different languages.
                  The precise wording of the caption values in the language of the issuing Member State is a Member State responsibility only.

            3.4.3.   Issuing state

                  Field Name

                  Issuing state ID number

                  Description

                  Identification code of the card issuer’s state.

                  Position

                  Field 2: Centrally positioned within the European mark with a white square 4 mm high and 4 mm wide.

                  Values

                  The 2 digit ISO country code (ISO 3166-1)

                  Format

                  Font ‘Verdana True Type’ or equivalent, in capital and regular style, 7 point size, black, with character width compressed to 90 % of normal size and ‘normal’ position and spacing of characters.

                  Length

                  2 characters.

                  Remark

                  The code ‘UK’ will be used instead of ‘GB’, the standard ISO code for United Kingdom.
                  One single code will be used for each Member State.

            3.5.   Personal data elements

      The personal data elements have the following common characteristics:

                  —

                  Compliance with EN 1387 with regard to the character set: Latin alphabet Nos 1-4 (ISO 8859-1 to 4))

                  —

                  If there is a need to abbreviate elements due to the limited number of spaces, this must be indicated by a full stop.

            Data will be laser or thermal-transfer printed or engraved but not embossed.
      Each data element will be placed in the data field according to the schemes below.

      3.5.1.   Blank Space (former form identifier)

                  Field Name

                  Blank Space

                  Description

                  Position

                  Field 1:

                              —

                              When on the front side, below the horizontal guiding line ‘d’, and on the left of the vertical guiding line ‘c’,

                              —

                              When on the reverse side, symmetrically located along the ‘g’ vertical axis and aligned centrally with the free area

                        In both situations, it is positioned within a white rectangle 4 mm high and 10 mm wide.

            3.5.2.   Card holder related data elements

      Note that the card holder may not be the insured person but a beneficiary as the card is individual.

                  Field Name

                  Name of card holder

                  Description

                  The surname of the card holder as used in the issuing Member State

                  Position

                  Field 3

                  Values

                  —

                  Format

                  Font ‘Verdana True Type’ or equivalent, in capital and regular style, 7 point size, black, with character width compressed to 90 % of normal size and ‘normal’ position and spacing of characters.
                  Aligned to the left border.
                  Line spacing of 3 points plus character size

                  Length

                  Up to 40 characters

                  Remark

                  The surname field may include titles, prefix or any other name supplement or prefix.

                  Field Name

                  Given name(s) or middle name(s) of card holder

                  Description

                  The first (and middle) name(s) of the card holder as used in the issuing Member State.

                  Position

                  Field 4

                  Values

                  —

                  Format

                  Font ‘Verdana True Type’ or equivalent, in capital and regular style, 7 point size, black, character width compressed to 90 % of normal size and ‘normal’ position and spacing of characters.
                  Aligned to the left side.
                  Line spacing of 3 points plus character size

                  Length

                  Up to 35 characters

                  Remark

                  The given name field may include initial(s)

                  Field Name

                  Date of birth

                  Description

                  The date of birth of the card holder as used in the issuing Member State

                  Position

                  Field 5

                  Values

                  DD/MM/YYYY, where D stands for Day, M for Month and Y for Year

                  Format

                  Font ‘Verdana True Type’ or equivalent, in regular style, 7 point size, black, character width compressed to 90 % of normal size and ‘normal’ position and spacing of characters.
                  Aligned to the left side when on the front side of the card, but to the right when on the reverse one.
                  Line spacing of 3 points plus character size

                  Length

                  10 characters, including a slash between each group.

                  Remark

                  —

                  Field Name

                  Personal identification number of card holder

                  Description

                  The personal identification number detail used by the issuing Member State.

                  Position

                  Field 6

                  Values

                  See applicable Personal identification number

                  Format

                  Font ‘Verdana True Type’ or equivalent, in regular style, 7 point size, black, with character width compressed to 90 % of normal size and ‘normal’ position and spacing of characters.
                  Aligned to the right border when on the front side of the card, but to the left when on the reverse one.
                  Line spacing of 3 points plus character size

                  Length

                  Up to 20 characters for the ID code.

                  Remark

                  The personal identification number of the card holder or, when no such number exists, the number of the insured person from whom the rights of the card holder derive.
                  Personal attributes, such as gender, status of family member, cannot be assigned a dedicated field on the card. They can, however, be included within the personal identification number.

            3.5.3.   Competent institution related data elements

                  Field Name

                  Name of the institution

                  Description

                  The ‘institution’ is the competent institution of insurance.

                  Position

                  Field 7, part 1

                  Values

                  The acronym of the institution is provided instead of the full name.

                  Format

                  Font ‘Verdana True Type’ or equivalent, in capital and regular style, 7 point size, black, with character width compressed to 90 % of normal size and ‘normal’ position and spacing of characters.
                  Field 7 is aligned to the right border and Part 1 is to the right of Part 2.
                  Line spacing of 3 points plus character size.

                  Length

                  Up to 15 characters
                  Two spaces and a hyphen will separate part 1 from part 2
                  The length of this part can be extended as far as the length of part 2 can be reduced.

                  Remark

                  The acronym is provided as a means to detect a possible data capture problem in the identification code of the institution (Field 7, part 2) and thus ensure quality control of the identification number of the institution.
                  The full name of the institution will be provided on the basis of the acronym or the identification code of the institution e.g. by an on-line tool available on the Internet.
                  No full stop will be used in the acronym

                  Field Name

                  Identification number of the institution

                  Description

                  Identification code awarded nationally to the ‘institution’, viz. the competent institution of insurance.

                  Position

                  Field 7, part 2

                  Values

                  See national code list of competent institutions

                  Format

                  Font ‘Verdana True Type’ or equivalent, in regular style, 7 point size, black, with character width compressed to 90 % of normal size and ‘normal’ position and spacing of characters.
                  Field 7 is aligned to the right border and Part 2 is to the left of Part 1.
                  Line spacing of 3 points plus character size.

                  Length

                  Between 4 and 10 characters.

                  Remark

                  Complementary up-to-date and historical information which may be required for communicating with the institution could be made available on the Internet thanks to a knowledge centre tool.
                  The competent institution may be different from the liaison body or the organisation in charge of the cross-border reimbursement as well as from the organisation in charge of technically issuing the European health insurance card. This information could also be made available on the Internet thanks to a knowledge centre tool.

            3.5.4.   Card related data elements

                  Field Name

                  Logical identification number of the card

                  Description

                  Logical individual number aiming at uniquely identifying the card and assigned to each card by the card issuer. It is made up of two parts, the issuer identifier number and the serial number of the card.

                  Position

                  Field 8

                  Values

                  The first 10 characters identify the card issuer in compliance with the standard EN 1867 of 1997
                  The last 10 digits constitute the unique serial number

                  Format

                  Font ‘Verdana True Type’ or equivalent, in regular style, 7 point size, black, with character width compressed to 90 % of normal size and ‘normal’ position and spacing of characters.
                  Line spacing of 3 points plus character size

                  Length

                  20 characters (with leading 0 as needed in the 10 digits used for the unique serial number of the card).

                  Remark

                  For assigning an issuer identifier number, an ad hoc registration procedure may be used, instead of the official one as defined in the standard EN 1867, in the Member States which issue European health insurance cards without an electronic component.
                  This logical card ID number must enable the information carried by the card to be checked against the information held by the issuing organisation for the same logical number, for example in order to reduce the risk of fraud or to identify errors in data entry when processing the information of the card for claim reimbursement purposes.

                  Field Name

                  Expiry date

                  Description

                  End date of the entitlement to receive health care during a temporary stay in a Member State other than the insuring Member State.

                  Position

                  Field 9

                  Values

                  DD/MM/YYYY, where D stands for Day, M for Month and Y for Year

                  Format

                  Font ‘Verdana True Type’ or equivalent, in regular style, 7 point size, black, with character width compressed to 90 % of normal size and ‘normal’ position and spacing of characters.
                  Aligned to the right border.
                  Line spacing of 3 points plus character size.

                  Length

                  10 characters, including a slash between each group.

                  Remark

                  A Member State will be entitled to claim reimbursement for health care costs provided during the validity period of the card, although the entitlement period may be different from the validity period of the card.

            3.6.   Security requirements

      All security measures remain the full responsibility of the card issuer, who is best placed to assess threats and implement appropriate counter-measures.
      When placed on the reverse side of a national card, the European card will benefit from all security measures applied to the national card. As an additional security measure, it is, however, suggested that some data have the same values on both sides of the card.
      Should other elements than those specified above be considered as required security measures (e.g. a picture of the card holder’s face), then they will be applied on the other side of the card.

         (1)  The technical details of the colour scheme are available on request to the Secretariat of the Administrative Commission. They will be provided in the appropriate format according to the best practices in the professional printing sector (i.e. as a Quark Xpress file. The colour scheme is 4 colours CMYK and all images are in TIFF format).

         (2)  The CMYK references for this colour are C78 M65 Y21 K7.

         (3)  The CMYK references for the grey are C33 M21 Y13 K1 and the blue C64 M46 Y16 K2.

      ANNEX II

         Model of the Provisional Replacement Certificate of the European Health Insurance Card

      1.   INTRODUCTION
      The Provisional Replacement Certificate (called ‘the certificate’ hereafter) may be provided to the insured person, on request only, and as a provisional replacement for the European card.
      The certificate is identical in format in all Member States and contains, in the same order, the same data as the European card (fields 1 to 9) as well as data for certifying the origin and validity of the certificate (fields a to d).
      2.   MODEL OF CERTIFICATE
      See next page.


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2003/453/EC: Council Decision of 2 June 2003 on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products and other market opening measures, and authorising its provisional application

Official Journal L 152 , 20/06/2003 P. 0041 - 0041

Council Decisionof 2 June 2003on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products and other market opening measures, and authorising its provisional application(2003/453/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 subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on trade in textile products with Vietnam (hereinafter the Agreement).(2) The Agreement was initialled on 15 February 2003.(3) Subject to reciprocity, and in order to allow its benefits to accrue to both Parties immediately following the relevant notifications, it is appropriate to apply this Agreement on a provisional basis as from 15 April 2003 pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion.(4) The Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Community,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The signing of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products(1) and other market opening measures, and authorising its provisional application, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said Agreement.The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision.Article 2The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement, on behalf of the Community, subject to its conclusion.Article 3Subject to reciprocity, the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as from 15 April 2003 pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion.Article 41. The increases of quotas to the levels indicated in Annex 2 of the Agreement will be carried out each year upon implementation by Vietnam of its commitments under paragraphs 3, 4, 8 and 10 of Article 3 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products.2. In case Vietnam fails to fulfil its obligations under paragraphs 3, 4, 8, 9 and 10 of Article 3 of that Agreement in 2003, the quotas for 2003 will be reduced to the levels indicated in Annex 2, column 3. In case Vietnam fails to fulfil its obligations in 2004 or 2005, these levels will be increased by a growth rate of 3 % per annum. In such cases, any quantities already shipped in excess of the re-established quota levels will be deducted from the quotas of the following years.3. The Decision to implement paragraph 2 shall be taken in accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(2).Done at Luxembourg, 2 June 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. Stefanis(1) OJ L 410, 31.12.1992, p. 279.(2) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/2003 (OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 1).


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92/229/EEC: Council Decision of 25 February 1992 on the conclusion by the European Economic Community of the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, on trade and trade- related matters

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COUNCIL DECISION of 25 February 1992 on the  conclusion by the European Economic Community of the Interim Agreement between the European  Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and  Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters (92/229/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article  113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament  (1), Whereas, pending the entry into force of the European Agreement signed in Brussels on 16 December  1991, it is necessary to approve the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and  the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic,  of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters signed in Brussels on 16  December 1991, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1The Interim Agreement between the European  Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and  Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part, on trade and trade-related matters together with its  Annexes, the Protocols, the exchanges of letters and the declarations are hereby approved on behalf  of the European Economic Community. These texts are attached to this Decision. Article 2The President of the Council shall give the  notification provided for in Article 49 of the Interim Agreement on behalf of the European Economic  Community. Done at Brussels, 25 February 1992. For the CouncilThe PresidentVitor MARTINS  (1)  OJ No C 39, 17. 2. 1992.


title: 2011/772/EU: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/019 IE/Construction 41 from Ireland)

text:
               30.11.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 317/30

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
   of 16 November 2011
   on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/019 IE/Construction 41 from Ireland)
   (2011/772/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

               (3)

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

               (4)

               Ireland submitted an application on 9 June 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in 1 482 enterprises operating in NACE Revision 2 Division 41 (‘Construction of buildings’) in the NUTS II regions of Border, Midlands and Western (IE01) and Southern and Eastern (IE02) in Ireland, and supplemented it by additional information up to 17 June 2011. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 12 689 838.

               (5)

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

         HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 12 689 838 in commitment and payment appropriations.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Strasbourg, 16 November 2011.

            For the European Parliament

            The President

         J. BUZEK

            For the Council

            The President

         W. SZCZUKA

      (1)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

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