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2000/777/EC: Council Decision of 1 December 2000 on the application of the Schengen acquis in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, and in Iceland and Norway - Declarations

Official Journal L 309 , 09/12/2000 P. 0024 - 0028

Council Decisionof 1 December 2000on the application of the Schengen acquis in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, and in Iceland and Norway(2000/777/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union, and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,Having regard to the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union, the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters' association with the implementation, application, and development of the Schengen acquis(1) (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement of 18 May 1999"), which was signed on 18 May 1999 and entered into force on 26 June 2000, and in particular Article 15(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Point 1 of the Final Act to the Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 and of the respective Final Acts to the Agreements on the accession, to that Convention, of the Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, which were signed on 19 December 1996, contains a Joint Declaration on the entry into force of the instruments in question.(2) The date on which the Schengen acquis will apply to Denmark, Finland and Sweden, and to Iceland and Norway (hereinafter referred to as "the Nordic States") should be fixed.(3) In order to be compatible with the Nordic passport union, that date will have to apply to all the Nordic States.(4) Preparation of this Decision comprised the following stages. Firstly, a full questionnaire was forwarded to the Nordic States, whose replies were recorded. Then, verification and evaluation visits were made to all the Nordic States in accordance with the procedures applicable within the Council, in the areas of police cooperation and data protection. On 29 May 2000 the Council concluded that the conditions in these areas had been fulfilled. As regards the application of the Schengen acquis relating to visas and consular cooperation, the visits demonstrated that, except for some points which the Nordic States will undertake to deal with, the requirements relating to legislation, manpower levels, training, infrastructure and material resources had been satisfied.(5) However, as regards the Schengen Information System (SIS), extension of which under the SIS 1 + project should be completed with test exercises demonstrating its ability to operate in 18 countries, visits to evaluate its functioning should be carried out before controls at the future internal borders are lifted.(6) Evaluation visits in the context of controls and surveillance at the external borders have been carried out. They revealed that a positive record of progress achieved could be drawn up. Some gaps do, however, remain. It is therefore necessary to conduct further evaluation visits.(7) The Nordic States have forwarded to the Council a list of their competent authorities referred to in Articles 101(4) and 108(1) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, signed on 19 June 1990. The Nordic States have satisfied the obligations of Article 114 of the said implementing Convention.(8) To check that the SIS is functioning correctly in the Nordic States, the national section of the Schengen Information System (N.SIS) of the Nordic States should become fully operational (i.e. final users should be able to access real data in all 15 countries) as from 1 January 2001, before the abolition of internal border controls.(9) The Council should ensure that an arrangement on criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in any of the Member States or in Iceland or Norway, as mentioned in Article 7 of the Agreement of 18 May 1999, is set up in due course.(10) Unless the Council establishes, on conclusion of the evaluation visits to be carried out after 1 January 2001, that the SIS does not function correctly in one or more of the Nordic States, or that the ports and airports in those countries do not fulfil all the necessary requirements, the entire Schengen acquis will have to be applied with regard to these States as from 25 March 2001.(11) The procedure referred to in Article 15(4) of the Agreement of 18 May 1999 has been observed,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1As from 25 March 2001, and subject to Article 3(2):(a) all the provisions of the Schengen acquis referred to in Annexes A, B, C and D to Council Decision 1999/436/EC of 20 May 1999 determining, in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community and the Treaty on European Union, the legal basis for each of the provisions or decisions which constitute the Schengen acquis(2), and any act adopted by the Council establishing an instrument which has entered into force and constitutes a further development of one or more of these provisions, shall apply to Denmark, Finland and Sweden, in their relations between each other and with Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria and Portugal;(b) all the provisions referred to in Annexes A and B to the Agreement of 18 May 1999 concluded by the Council of the European Union, the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters' association with the implementation, application, and development of the Schengen acquis, and any act adopted by the Council establishing an instrument which has entered into force and constitutes a further development of one or more of these provisions, shall apply to Iceland and Norway, in their relations between each other and with Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland and Sweden.Article 21. The provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the SIS shall apply, according to the procedure referred to in Article 1, as from 1 January 2001. To this end, the SIS will be loaded with real data by the Nordic States which, like the Member States in respect of which the Schengen acquis has already been implemented, will be able to use such data, subject to the provisions of paragraph 3. This application shall not hinder cooperation within the Nordic passport union.2. The provisions referred to in the first paragraph shall be set out in the Annex.3. Until the date mentioned in Article 1, the Nordic States:(a) shall not be obliged to refuse entry to their territory or to expel nationals of third States for whom an SIS alert has been issued by another Member State for the purposes of refusing entry and who come direct from a Member State in respect of which the Schengen acquis provisions already apply;(b) may admit to their territory nationals of third States for whom an SIS alert has been issued by another Member State for the purposes of refusing entry, where a Nordic State has decided to grant a visa or another residence permit to such nationals;(c) shall refrain from entering the data covered by Article 96 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement.Article 31. During January and February 2001, evaluation visits shall be carried out in all the Nordic States in accordance with the procedures applicable within the Council for this purpose, in order to check whether the SIS functions and is applied there correctly.During this same period, additional evaluation visits shall be carried out at the Danish and Norwegian ports and at the airports of all the Nordic States to ascertain whether these ports and airports fulfil the necessary requirements.The reports on these visits shall be submitted to the Council by 1 March 2001.2. On the basis of these reports, the Council, acting by a qualified majority of its members representing the Governments of the Member States referred to in Article 1 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union, and with the vote of at least 10 of these members, may decide to defer the date mentioned in Article 1. In that case, a new date shall be set by the Council, acting by unanimity of its members representing the Governments of the Member States referred to in Article 1 of the said Protocol.Article 4This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication.Done at Brussels, 1 December 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. Paul(1) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.(2) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 17.ANNEXThe provisions referred to in Article 2 are as follows:- Articles 62, 64, 65 and 92 to 119 of the 1990 Convention implementing the 1985 Schengen Agreement, as supplemented by the Accession Agreements of Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Austria, Denmark, Finland and Sweden,- Decision of the Executive Committee of 14 December 1993 on the Financial Regulation on the costs of installing and operating the Schengen Information System (C.SIS) (SCH/Com-ex(93) 16),- Decision of the Executive Committee of 25 April 1997 on awarding the contract for the SIS II Preliminary Study (SCH/Com-ex(97) 2 rev. 2),- Decision of the Executive Committee of 7 October 1997 on contributions from Norway and Iceland to the costs of installing and operating of the C.SIS (SCH/Com-ex(97) 18),- Decision of the Executive Committee of 7 October 1997 on the development of the SIS (SCH/Com-ex(97) 24),- Decision of the Executive Committee of 15 December 1997 amending the Financial Regulation on C.SIS (SCH/Com-ex(97) 35),- Decision of the Executive Committee of 21 April 1998 on C.SIS with 15/18 connections (SCH/Com-ex(98) 11),- Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on the Help Desk budget for 1999 (SCH/Com-ex(99) 3),- Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on C.SIS installation expenditure (SCH/Com-ex(99) 4),- Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on adopting the SIRENE Manual (SCH/Com-ex(99) 5),- Declaration of the Executive Committee of 18 April 1996 defining the concept of alien (SCH/Com-ex(96) decl. 5),- Declaration of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on the structure of SIS (SCH/Com-ex(99) decl. 2 rev),as well as:- Decision of the Executive Committee of 23 June 1998 concerning the confidential nature of certain documents (SCH/Com-ex(98) 17), insofar as such documents relate to provisions referred to above,- Decision of the Executive Committee of 23 June 1998 on a catch-all clause to cover the whole technical Schengen acquis (SCH/Com-ex(98) 29 rev),- Declaration of the Executive Committee of 9 February 1998 on the abduction of minors (SCH/Com-ex(97) decl. 13 rev 2),- Council Decision 1999/323/EC of 3 May 1999 on the establishment of a Financial Regulation governing the budgetary aspects of the management by the Secretary-General of the Council, of contracts concluded in his name, on behalf of certain Member States, relating to the installation and the functioning of the "Helpdesk Server" of the Management Unit and of the Sirene Network Phase II,- Council Decision 2000/265/EC of 27 March 2000 on the establishment of a Financial Regulation governing the budgetary aspects of the management by the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council, of contracts concluded in his name, on behalf of certain Member States, relating to the installation and the functioning of the communication infrastructure for the Schengen environment, "Sisnet", as amended by Council Decision 2000/664/EC of 23 October 2000.Statement by the Council, meeting on 30 November and 1 December 2000 in BrusselsThe provisions of Article 3(2) of the draft Council Decision on the application of the Schengen acquis in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, and in Iceland and Norway, do not imply any derogation from the rule whereby the application of the Schengen acquis in new Member States takes place under the conditions and on the dates set by the Council acting by unanimity of its members.Swedish declarationSweden confirms its obligation to apply the entire Schengen acquis. The Swedish Government has therefore commissioned a Committee of Inquiry to review existing legislation concerning carrier liability in order to comply with the provision of Article 26.2 of the Schengen Convention.The Government undertakes to present a proposal to the Parliament based on the findings of the Committee and sets as an objective the adoption of new legislation before July 2002.The Government will also regularly inform the Council about its undertakings in this regard.


title: 2005/463/EC: Commission Decision of 21 June 2005 establishing a network group for the exchange and coordination of information concerning coexistence of genetically modified, conventional and organic crops

text:
               24.6.2005

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 164/50

         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 21 June 2005
   establishing a network group for the exchange and coordination of information concerning coexistence of genetically modified, conventional and organic crops
   (2005/463/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In its Recommendation 2003/556/EC of 23 July 2003 on guidelines for the development of national strategies and best practices to ensure the coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic farming (1), the Commission expressed itself in favour of an approach that would leave it up to Member States to develop and implement management measures for coexistence. In this respect, the Commission announced its aim to facilitate the exchange of information about ongoing and planned research projects at national and Community level.

               (2)

               Pursuant to Article 26a of Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (2), the Commission is to gather and coordinate information based on studies at Community and national level, and to observe the developments regarding coexistence in the Member States.

               (3)

               For the purpose of these tasks, the Commission should establish a forum, for exchange between Member States of information on results of scientific studies as well as on best practices developed within national strategies for coexistence. It is essential that the Commission has the possibility to organise working group meetings open to national and other experts, where necessary.

               (4)

               It is therefore appropriate to establish a network group to assist the Commission in the field of coexistence (abbreviated as COEX-NET),

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   A network group for exchange and coordination of information on scientific studies and best practices developed in the field of coexistence of cultivation of different types of genetically modified, conventional and organic crops, hereinafter referred to as ‘the group’, is hereby established and attached to the Commission.
   Article 2
   1.   The group shall be composed of national experts appointed by the Member States and shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.
   2.   The Commission’s representative may invite other experts to participate in the meetings and the work of the group.
   3.   The Commission shall provide secretarial support for the meetings and work of the group.
   4.   The group shall meet at the premises of the Commission, according to the arrangements and timetable set by the Commission.
   Article 3
   1.   Expenses incurred by the experts participating in the meetings pursuant to Article 2 shall be reimbursed by the Commission in conformity with its rules for the reimbursement of travel expenses, subsistence allowances and other expenses, subject to paragraphs 2 and 3.
   2.   Experts appointed by the Member States shall receive reimbursement of travel expenses and experts invited by the Commission shall receive reimbursement of travel expenses and subsistence allowances.
   3.   For experts appointed by the Member States, the reimbursement of expenses shall be limited to one participant per Member State.
   4.   The experts shall receive no compensation for the services they render.
   Article 4
   The experts participating in the group shall be independent of industry, commercial and business or other conflicting interests.
   Article 5
   Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 287 of the Treaty, the experts shall be obliged not to divulge information coming to their knowledge as a result of the work of the group, where the Commission’s representative informs them that the material is of a confidential nature.
   Article 6
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 21 June 2005.

            For the Commission

         Mariann FISCHER BOEL

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 36.

      (2)  OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 24).


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92/170/EEC: Council Decision of 16 March 1992 establishing a single Advisory Committee for Eurotecnet and Force and amending Decisions 89/657/EEC and 90/267/EEC

Official Journal L 075 , 21/03/1992 P. 0051 - 0052 Finnish special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 2 P. 0023  Swedish special edition: Chapter 16 Volume 2 P. 0023

COUNCIL DECISION  of 16 March 1992  establishing a single Advisory Committee for Eurotecnet and Force and amending Decisions 89/657/EEC and 90/267/EEC  (92/170/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 128 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),  Whereas, in the interests of greater effectiveness of Community action in the field of vocational training, the activities currently carried out by the Eurotecnet and Force Advisory Committees set up under Article 10 of Decisions 89/657/EEC (4) and  90/267/EEC (5) should be combined to form a single advisory committee, as announced by the Commission in its memorandum on the rationalization and coordination of vocational training programmes at Community level;  Whereas Article 10 of Decisions 89/657/EEC and 90/267/EEC should be amended as a result,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Article 1  1. In the implementation of the Eurotecnet and Force programmes, the Commission shall be assisted by an advisory committee composed of two representatives from each Member State and chaired by a representative from the Commission.  The members of the committee may be assisted by experts or advisors.  12 representatives of both sides of industry, appointed by the Commission on the basis of proposals from the organizations representing both sides of industry at Community level, shall participate in the work of the committee as observers.  2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft concerning:  (a) the general guidelines governing the Eurotecnet and Force programmes;  (b) the general guidelines on the financial assistance to be provided by the Community (amounts, duration and recipients of assistance);  (c) questions relating to the overall balance of the Eurotecnet and Force programmes, including the breakdown between the various activities and dovetailing with other Community programmes and initiatives in the field of vocational training;  (d) questions relating to the evaluation of the programmes and the dissemination of their findings, with a view to the submission of the reports referred to in Article 11 of Decisions 89/657/EEC and 90/267/EEC.  3. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft, within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a vote.  4. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded in the minutes.  5. The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered by the committee. It shall inform the committee of the manner in which its opinion has been taken into account.  Article 2  Article 10 of Decision 89/657/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:  'Article 10  Committee  The Commission shall be assisted in the implementation of this Decision by the advisory committee set up by Article 1 of Decision 92/170/EEC (*).   (*) OJ No L 75, 21. 3. 1992, p. 51.'  Article 3  Article 10 of Decision 90/267/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:  'Article 10  Committee  The Commission shall be assisted in the implementation of this Decision by the advisory committee set up by Article 1 of Decision 92/170/EEC (*).   (*) OJ No L 75, 21. 3. 1992, p. 51.'  Article 4  This Decision shall take effect on 1 July 1992.Done at Brussels, 16 March 1992.For the Council  The President  Jorge BRAGA DE MACEDO   (1) OJ No C 24, 31. 1. 1991, p. 6.(2) OJ No C 240, 12. 7. 1991, p. 240.(3) OJ No C 120, 20. 3. 1991, p. 23.(4) OJ No L 393, 30. 12. 1989, p. 29.(5) OJ No L 156, 21. 6. 1990, p. 1.


title: Decision (EU) 2016/1485 of the European Parliament of 28 April 2016 on the closure of the accounts of the eighth, ninth, 10th and 11th European Development Funds for the financial year 2014

text:
               14.9.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 246/165

         DECISION (EU) 2016/1485 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 28 April 2016
   on the closure of the accounts of the eighth, ninth, 10th and 11th European Development Funds for the financial year 2014
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the financial statements and revenue and expenditure accounts for the eighth, ninth, 10th and 11th European Development Funds for the financial year 2014 (COM(2015) 379 – C8-0248/2015),

               —

               having regard to the financial information on the European Development Fund (COM(2015) 295),

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on the activities funded by the eighth, ninth, 10th and 11th European Development Funds for the financial year 2014, together with the Commission’s replies (1),

               —

               having regard to the statement of assurance (2) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2014, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendations of 12 February 2016 on discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Funds for the financial year 2014 (05219/2016 – C8-0036/2016, 05220/2016 – C8-0037/2016, 05223/2016 – C8-0038/2016, 05224/2016 – C8-0039/2016),

               —

               having regard to the Commission’s report on the follow-up to the discharge for the 2013 financial year (COM(2015) 505), and to the accompanying Commission staff working documents (SWD(2015) 194 and SWD(2015) 195),

               —

               having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (3) and amended in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on 22 June 2010 (4),

               —

               having regard to Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (‘Overseas Association Decision’) (5),

               —

               having regard to Article 33 of the Internal Agreement of 20 December 1995 between the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the financing and administration of the Community aid under the Second Financial Protocol to the fourth ACP-EC Convention (6),

               —

               having regard to Article 32 of the Internal Agreement of 18 September 2000 between Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the Financing and Administration of Community Aid under the Financial Protocol to the Partnership Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community and its Member States signed in Cotonou (Benin) on 23 June 2000 and the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the EC Treaty applies (7),

               —

               having regard to Article 11 of the Internal Agreement of 17 July 2006 between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the financing of Community aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2008 to 2013 in accordance with the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the EC Treaty applies (8),

               —

               having regard to Article 11 of the Internal Agreement of 24 and 26 June 2013 between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, on the financing of European Union aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020 in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applies (9),

               —

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

               —

               having regard to Article 74 of the Financial Regulation of 16 June 1998 applicable to development finance cooperation under the fourth ACP-EC Convention (10),

               —

               having regard to Article 119 of the Financial Regulation of 27 March 2003 applicable to the 9th European Development Fund (11),

               —

               having regard to Article 50 of Council Regulation (EC) No 215/2008 of 18 February 2008 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 10th European Development Fund (12),

               —

               having regard to Article 48 of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/323 of 2 March 2015 on the financial regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund (13),

               —

               having regard to Rule 93 and the third indent of Rule 94 of, and Annex V to, its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Development (A8-0137/2016),

               1.

               Notes that the final annual accounts of the eighth, ninth, 10th and 11th European Development Funds are shown in Table 2 of the Court of Auditors’ annual report;

               2.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the eighth, ninth, 10th and 11th European Development Funds for the financial year 2014;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors and the European Investment Bank, and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 373, 10.11.2015, p. 289.

      (2)  OJ C 379, 13.11.2015, p. 124.

      (3)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.

      (4)  OJ L 287, 4.11.2010, p. 3.

      (5)  OJ L 344, 19.12.2013, p. 1.

      (6)  OJ L 156, 29.5.1998, p. 108.

      (7)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 355.

      (8)  OJ L 247, 9.9.2006, p. 32.

      (9)  OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1.

      (10)  OJ L 191, 7.7.1998, p. 53.

      (11)  OJ L 83, 1.4.2003, p. 1.

      (12)  OJ L 78, 19.3.2008, p. 1.

      (13)  OJ L 58, 3.3.2015, p. 17.


title: Council Decision of 27 September 2010 appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

text:
               2.10.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 268/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 27 September 2010
   appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
   2010/C 268/01
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, and in particular Article 4 thereof (1),
   Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Maltese Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By its Decision of 14 September 2009 (2), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2009 to 17 September 2012.

               (2)

               A member's seat on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Government representatives has become vacant as a result of the resignation of Mr Paul ATTARD,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   The following person is hereby appointed member of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of the term of office, which runs until 17 September 2012:

      GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE:

   MALTA: Mr James Joachim CALLEJA

      Done at Brussels, 27 September 2010.

            For the Council

            The President

         K. PEETERS

      (1)  OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ C 226, 19.9.2009, p. 2.


title: 2010/316/: Council Decision of 3 June 2010 establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Food Aid Committee as regards the extension of the Food Aid Convention 1999

text:
               10.6.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 142/7

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 3 June 2010
   establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Food Aid Committee as regards the extension of the Food Aid Convention 1999
   (2010/316/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 214(4) and Article 218(9) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Food Aid Convention 1999 was concluded on behalf of the European Community by Council Decision 2000/421/EC (1) and extended by decisions of the Food Aid Committee in June 2003, June 2005, June 2007, June 2008 and June 2009 so as to remain in force until 30 June 2010.

               (2)

               The Grains Trade Convention 1995 remains in force until 30 June 2011.

               (3)

               The Food Aid Convention 1999 expires on 30 June 2010 and the question of its renewal will be formally addressed at the 102nd Session of the Food Aid Committee on 4 June 2010.

               (4)

               At the 101st Session of the Food Aid Committee, on 9 December 2009, some members expressed their willingness to extend the Food Aid Convention 1999 for another year until 30 June 2011. The European Union took the position that it would work towards taking a decision in June 2010 as to the future of the Food Aid Convention 1999 and that preparations could be started immediately without any prejudice to the formal position that would be communicated at the 102nd Session of the Food Aid Committee in June 2010.

               (5)

               There are two possible scenarios for which the European Union should prepare a position in view of the 102nd Session of the Food Aid Committee:

                           (a)

                           discussions among members of the Food Aid Committee on the future of the Food Aid Convention 1999 have achieved significant progress (i.e. there is reasonable expectation that renegotiation of the Food Aid Convention 1999/negotiation of a future Convention will start in the course of 2010), by the 102nd Session of the Food Aid Committee, in which case an extension of the Food Aid Convention 1999 for one more year would be most appropriate. The Commission would then initiate the procedure laid down in Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union recommending that the Council authorise the opening of negotiations and adopt negotiating directives; or

                           (b)

                           discussions among members of the Food Aid Committee on the future of the Food Aid Convention 1999 have not achieved significant progress by the 102nd Session of the Food Aid Committee, in which case an extension of the Food Aid Convention 1999 for one more year would not be appropriate, and the Commission, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, should formally oppose the emergence of a consensus in the Food Aid Committee favouring an extension of the Food Aid Convention 1999.

               (6)

               The Commission, which represents the European Union in the Food Aid Committee, should therefore be authorised by a Council Decision to either favour an extension of the Food Aid Convention 1999 for one year, i.e. until 30 June 2011, if the condition set out in paragraph 5(a) is met, or, if that is not the case, oppose a consensus in the Food Aid Committee favouring such an extension,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The position of the European Union within the Food Aid Committee shall be to favour the extension of the Food Aid Convention 1999 for a period of one year, i.e. until 30 June 2011, provided that discussions among members of the Food Aid Committee on the future of the Food Aid Convention 1999 have achieved significant progress (i.e. there is a reasonable expectation that renegotiation of the Food Aid Convention 1999/negotiation of a future Convention will start in the course of 2010), by the 102nd Session of the Food Aid Committee on 4 June 2010.
   If that condition is not met, the position of the European Union shall be formally to oppose the emergence of a consensus in the Food Aid Committee favouring an extension of the Food Aid Convention 1999, pursuant to Rule 13 of the Rules of Procedure of the Food Aid Committee.
   Article 2
   The Commission is hereby authorised to express one of the positions set out in Article 1 within the Food Aid Committee.

      Done at Luxembourg, 3 June 2010.

            For the Council

            The President

         A. PÉREZ RUBALCABA

      (1)  OJ L 163, 4.7.2000, p. 37.


title: Council Decision of 11 February 1974 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Chad on the supply of soft wheat, maize and sorghum as food aid

text:
No L 87/6                       Official Journal of the European Communities                            30.3.74
                                            COUNCIL DECISION
                                             of 11 February 1974
          on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and
            the Republic of Chad on the supply of soft wheat, maize and sorghum as food aid
                                                 (74/162/EEC)
          THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
          Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in
          particular Articles 113 , 114 and 228 thereof ;
          Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission ;
          Whereas the European Economic Community has deposited a Declaration of provisional
          application of the 1971 Food Aid Convention ; whereas that Convention has been appli
          cable since 1 July 1971 ;
          Whereas by its letter of 22 May 1973 , the Republic of Chad has requested food aid ;
          Whereas in view of the grain supply situation in Chad that country should be accorded,
          by way of gift, 6 000 metric tons of cereals, in the form of 2 000 metric tons of soft wheat,
          2 000 metric tons of maize and 2 000 metric tons of sorghum under the Community
          Food Aid Programme (Cereals) for 1972/73 .
          HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                    Article 1
          The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of
          Chad on the supply of soft wheat, maize and sorghum as food aid, the text whereof is
          annexed hereto, is hereby concluded on behalf of the Community.
                                                    Article 2
          The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered
          to sign the Agreement and to confer on them the necessary powers to bind the Community.
          Done at Brussels, 11 February 1974.
                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                The President
                                                                                J. ERTL


title: 2014/630/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 3 April 2014 on the closure of the accounts of the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines for the financial year 2012

text:
               5.9.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 266/340

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 3 April 2014
   on the closure of the accounts of the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines for the financial year 2012
   (2014/630/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines for the financial year 2012,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the Innovative Medicines Initiative 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 73/2008 of 20 December 2007 setting up the Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the Joint Technology Initiative on Innovative Medicines (4), and in particular Article 11(4) 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 (A7-0200/2014),

               1.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the IMI Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012;

               2.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the Executive Director of the IMI Joint Undertaking, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 369, 17.12.2013, p. 25.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

      (4)  OJ L 30, 4.2.2008, p. 38.

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

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


title: Council Decision (EU) 2017/664 of 3 April 2017 appointing five members and five alternate members, proposed by the United Kingdom, of the Committee of the Regions

text:
               7.4.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 94/38

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/664
   of 3 April 2017
   appointing five members and five alternate members, proposed by the United Kingdom, of the Committee of the Regions
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the United Kingdom Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.

               (2)

               Five members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Roger EVANS, Mr Stewart MAXWELL, Mr Mick ANTONIW, Ms Patricia FERGUSON and Mr Gordon KEYMER.

               (3)

               Four alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Robert John PRICE, Mr Jim HUME, Mr Rhodri Glyn THOMAS and Mr James MCGRIGOR.

               (4)

               An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the appointment of Ms Jennette ARNOLD as a member of the Committee of the Regions,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office:

               (a)

               as members:

                           —

                           Ms Jennette ARNOLD, Assembly Member, Greater London Authority,

                           —

                           Ms Mairi Angela EVANS, Member of the Scottish Parliament,

                           —

                           Ms Victoria HOWELLS, Member of the National Assembly of Wales,

                           —

                           Mr John Robert LAMONT, Member of the Scottish Parliament,

                           —

                           Mr David SIMMONDS, Councillor, London Borough of Hillingdon;

                     and

               (b)

               as alternate members:

                           —

                           Mr Simon BLACKBURN, Councillor, Blackpool Council,

                           —

                           Mr Roderick Lewis MACDONALD, Member of the Scottish Parliament,

                           —

                           Ms Bethan Maeve JENKINS, Member of the National Assembly of Wales,

                           —

                           Mr Keith Anthony PRINCE, Assembly Member, Greater London Authority,

                           —

                           Mr Andrew Dearg WIGHTMAN, Member of the Scottish Parliament.

         Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 3 April 2017.

            For the Council

            The President

         R. GALDES

      (1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

      (2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

      (3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).


title: 2010/478/EU: Council Decision of 26 July 2010 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the audiovisual field, establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community programme MEDIA 2007, and a Final Act

text:
               4.9.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 234/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 26 July 2010
   concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the audiovisual field, establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community programme MEDIA 2007, and a Final Act
   (2010/478/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 166(4) and 173(3), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the European Community, an agreement with the Swiss Confederation in the audiovisual field, establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community programme MEDIA 2007 (‘the Agreement’), and a Final Act.

               (2)

               The Agreement and the Final Act were signed on behalf of the Community on 11 October 2007, subject to their conclusion at a later date, and have been applied provisionally as from 1 September 2007, in accordance with Council Decision 2007/745/EC (1).

               (3)

               As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community.

               (4)

               The Agreement should be approved,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the audiovisual field, establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the Community programme MEDIA 2007 (2) (‘the Agreement’), is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 13 of the Agreement (3) and make the following notification:

      ‘As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community and from that date exercises all rights and assumes all obligations of the European Community. Therefore, references to “the European Community” in the text of the Agreement are, where appropriate, to be read as “the European Union”.’

   Article 3
   The Commission shall represent the Union in the Joint Committee provided for in Article 8 of the Agreement.
   Article 4
   The Agreement is related to the seven agreements with Switzerland which were signed on 21 June 1999 and concluded by Council and Commission Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom (4).
   The Agreement shall not be renewed or renegotiated in accordance with its Article 12 in case the agreements referred to in the first paragraph have been terminated.
   Article 5
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its adoption.
   Article 6
   This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      Done at Brussels, 26 July 2010.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. VANACKERE

      (1)  OJ L 303, 21.11.2007, p. 9.

      (2)  OJ L 303, 21.11.2007, p. 11.

      (3)  OJ L 217, 18.8.2010, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 1.


title: 2008/980/EC: Commission Decision of 5 December 2008 appointing members and alternates of the Committee for Advanced Therapies to represent clinicians and patients associations (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               31.12.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 352/31

      COMMISSION DECISION

   of 5 December 2008
   appointing members and alternates of the Committee for Advanced Therapies to represent clinicians and patients associations
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   (2008/980/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (1), and in particular Article 21(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 lays down specific rules concerning the authorisation, supervision and pharmacovigilance of advanced therapy medicinal products. Article 20 of that Regulation lays down that a Committee for Advanced Therapies shall be established within the European Medicines Agency.

               (2)

               Subparagraph (c) of Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 lays down that the Committee for Advanced Therapies shall include two members and two alternates appointed by the Commission, on the basis of a public call for expressions of interest and after consulting the European Parliament, in order to represent clinicians.

               (3)

               Subparagraph (d) of Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 lays down that the Committee for Advanced Therapies shall include two members and two alternates appointed by the Commission, on the basis of a public call for expressions of interest and after consulting the European Parliament, in order to represent patients associations.

               (4)

               In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007, a public call for expressions of interest has been undertaken by the Commission. The European Parliament has also been consulted on the results of the evaluation of the applications received.

               (5)

               The members and alternates of the Committee for Advanced Therapies should be appointed for a period of three years, starting on the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The following are hereby appointed members and alternates of the Committee for Advanced Therapies to represent clinicians for a term of three years, from 30 December 2008:

               —

               Dietger Niederwieser (Member) and Per Ljungman (Alternate),

               —

               George Dickson (Member) and Thierry VandenDriessche (Alternate).

         Article 2
   The following are hereby appointed members and alternates of the Committee for Advanced Therapies to represent patients associations for a term of three years, from 30 December 2008:

               —

               Fabrizia Bignami (Member) and Michele Lipucci di Paola (Alternate),

               —

               Alastair Kent (Member) and Nicholas Meade (Alternate).

      Done at Brussels, 5 December 2008.

            For the Commission

         Günter VERHEUGEN

            Vice-President

      (1)  OJ L 324, 10.12.2007, p. 121.


title: Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Communities of 19 December 1974 on the appointment of the President of the Commission

text:
No L 1 / 32                     Official Journal of the European Communities                      3 . 1 . 75
                                                           II
                                   (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                 COUNCIL
            DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE
                        MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             of 19 December 1974
                         on the appointment of the President of the Commission
                                           (75/ 1 / Euratom , ECSC , EEC)
            THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE
            EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
            Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of
            the European Communities, and in particular Article 14 thereof ;
            Having regard to the Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member
            States of the European Communities of 1 January 1973 appointing the members of the
            Commission ;
            After consulting the Commission ,
            HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                                      Sole Article
            Mr François-Xavier Ortoli is appointed President of the Commission of the European
            Communities for the period from 6 January 1975 to 5 January 1977 inclusive .
            Done at Brussels , 19 December 1974 .
                                                                            The President
                                                                          J. P. FOURCADE


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31989D0148

89/148/EEC: Council Decision of 27 February 1989 accepting undertakings relating to the proceedings concerning video cassette recorders by Korean exporters and one Japanese exporter and terminating the proceedings with regard to these exporters

Official Journal L 057 , 28/02/1989 P. 0061 - 0061

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 27 February 1989  accepting undertakings relating to the proceedings concerning video cassette recorders by Korean exporters and one Japanese exporter and terminating the proceedings with regard to these exporters  (89/148/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation,  Considering the grounds set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 501/89 of 27 February 1989 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain video cassette recorders originating in Japan and the Republic of Korea and definitively collecting the provisional duty (2);  Whereas the Korean exporters, Samsung, Goldstar and Daewoo, as well as the Japanese exporter Funai, have offered price undertakings which are considered to be acceptable; whereas the effect of these undertakings will be to increase the prices of the products concerned to an extent sufficient to eliminate the margin of dumping found for these exporters; whereas after consultations within the Advisory Committee, the Commission proposes to accept these undertakings and to terminate the proceedings in respect of these companies,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  Sole Article  The undertakings given by:  - Samsung Electronic Co. Ltd, Korea,  - Goldstar Electric Co. Ltd, Korea,  - Daewoo Electronics Co. Ltd, Korea, and  - Funai Electric Co. Ltd, Japan,  relating to the proceedings concerning video cassette recorders are hereby accepted.  The investigation with regard to these companies is hereby terminated.  Done at Brussels, 27 February 1989.  For the Council  The President  P. SOLBES  (1) OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1.  (2) See page 55 of this Official Journal.


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41995D0001

The Schengen acquis - Decision of the Executive Committee of 5 May 1995 on common visa policy. Decision contained in the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held in Brussels on 28 April 1995 (SCH/Com-ex (95) PV 1 rev.)

Official Journal L 239 , 22/09/2000 P. 0175 - 0175

DECISION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEof 5 May 1995on common visa policyDecision contained in the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held in Brussels on 28 April 1995(SCH/Com-ex (95) PV 1 rev.)8. Other businessVisa policy with regard to IndonesiaThe Executive Committee re-examined the item on visa policy with regard to Indonesia, which appeared on the agenda of the follow-up committee, and agreed on the following solution, which would apply temporarily and by way of exception.1. Visa applications lodged by Indonesians who have stated that they intend to enter or transit through the national territory of Portugal- shall be subject to prior consultation; Indonesians may only enter Portuguese territory if they have received official authorisation from the Portuguese State.2. Visa applications lodged by Indonesians who have stated that they have no intention of entering or transiting through the national territory of Portugal- do not require prior consultation. In such cases, to ensure Indonesian nationals cannot travel freely to Portugal, the other Schengen States shall issue such nationals a visa with limited territorial validity authorising the holder to enter the territory of one or several Contracting Parties with the exception of Portuguese territory.The Executive Committee would examine this question again at the end of the year.


title: Commission Decision of 5 December 2012 amending Commission Decision 2007/623/EC setting up the High Level Group of Independent Stakeholders on Administrative Burdens

text:
               12.12.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 382/9

         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 5 December 2012
   amending Commission Decision 2007/623/EC setting up the High Level Group of Independent Stakeholders on Administrative Burdens
   2012/C 382/08
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By Commission Decision 2007/623/EC (1), the Commission created a High Level Group of Independent Stakeholders on Administrative Burdens, hereinafter referred to as ‘the group’, for a fixed term of three years.

               (2)

               The group's mandate was extended until 31 December 2012 by Commission Decision of 17 August 2010 (2010/C 223/03) (2) to fully exploit the savings potential of the action programme for reducing administrative burdens in the European Union which will be completed by the end of 2012.

               (3)

               The group's November 2011 report on best practice in Member States to implement EU legislation in the least burdensome way showed that there is ample scope to help Member States’ public administrations implement EU legislation more efficiently.

               (4)

               Reducing the administrative burden and simplifying the legislation, especially for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), are priorities for the Commission (3).

               (5)

               The mandate of the group and its members should therefore be extended accordingly.

               (6)

               The group should continue to work closely with stakeholders and Commission services, and to have a regular and structured exchange of views and experience with the Deputy Secretary-General and the Chair of the Impact Assessment Board,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Decision 2007/623/EC is amended as follows:

               (1)

               Article 1 is replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 1
               The High Level Group on Administrative Burdens
               The High Level Group of Independent Stakeholders on Administrative Burdens is hereby set up with effect from 31 August 2007. From 1 January 2013 the official name shall be “High Level Group on Administrative Burdens”, hereinafter referred to as “the group”.’

               (2)

               Article 2 is replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 2
               Task
               The group’s task shall be to advise the Commission on the administrative burden placed on business, in particular on SMEs and micro companies, arising from EU legislation, and on simplifying existing EU legislative acts appropriate for review and on how to make public administrations in the Member States more efficient and responsive to the needs of stakeholders, in particular SMEs, when implementing EU legislation.
               In particular, the group shall provide advice to the Commission:

                           —

                           on the measures aiming to reduce the administrative burden and simplify existing legislation, with a particular focus on the needs of small businesses,

                           —

                           on its simplification rolling programme, focusing on acts with a high potential for reducing the administrative burden,

                           —

                           on the basis of the roadmaps, concerning potential administrative burden placed on business, in particular on SMEs and micro companies when applying EU legislation,

                           —

                           on measures that can be taken at national level to help Member States apply the EU legislation adopted under the administrative burden reduction programme in the least burdensome way,

                           —

                           on measures that can be taken at national level to make administrations more responsive to the concerns of SMEs and more responsive to the needs and the imperative on growth when applying EU legislation;

                     and assist the Commission in ensuring progress is made by the Council and Parliament to adopt proposals on simplification and administrative burden reduction.
               The mandate of the group is given until 31 October 2014.’

               (3)

               Article 3(1) is replaced by the following:
               ‘1.   The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to reduction of unnecessary burden on SMEs, especially micro companies, when applying EU legislation, and on its simplification rolling programme.’

               (4)

               Article 4 is amended as follows:

                           (a)

                           in paragraph 2, the second sentence is replaced by the following:
                           ‘The members of the group shall then be appointed by the Secretary-General in consultation with the Chairperson.’;

                           (b)

                           paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
                           ‘3.   Members shall be individuals appointed in a personal capacity or individuals appointed to represent a common interest shared by stakeholders having expertise in administrative burden reduction.’;

                           (c)

                           in paragraph 4, the first sentence is replaced by the following:
                           ‘The terms of office of the members of the group are extended until 31 October 2014.’;

                           (d)

                           paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:
                           ‘5.   Members who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the group's deliberations, who resign or who do not comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 3 of this Article, or Article 339 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office.’;

                           (e)

                           paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:
                           ‘6.   Members appointed in a personal capacity shall act independently and in the public interest.
                           Members appointed to represent a common interest shared by stakeholders shall not represent an individual interest.’;

                           (f)

                           paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:
                           ‘7.   The names of individuals appointed in a personal capacity and the names of individuals representing an interest shall be published in the Register of Commission expert groups and similar entities (“the Register”). In addition, the names of members shall be published on the Internet site of the Secretariat-General of the European Commission.’;

                           (g)

                           the following new paragraph 8 is inserted after paragraph 7:
                           ‘8.   Personal data shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.’

               (5)

               Article 5 is amended as follows:

                           (a)

                           paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
                           ‘3.   The members of the group and their representatives, as well as invited experts and observers, shall comply with the obligations of professional secrecy laid down by the Treaties and their implementing rules, as well as with the Commission's rules on security regarding the protection of EU classified information, laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (4). Should they fail to respect these obligations, the Commission may take all appropriate measures.

                           (b)

                           paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:
                           ‘6.   The Commission publishes all relevant documents on the activities carried out by the group (such as agendas, minutes and participants' submissions) either directly in the Register or via a link from the Register to a dedicated website where information can be found. Exceptions to publication should be foreseen where disclosure of a document would undermine the protection of a public or private interest as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.’

               (6)

               Article 7 is replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 7
               Applicability
               This Decision shall apply until 31 October 2014.’

         Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 31 December 2012.

      Done at Brussels, 5 December 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 253, 28.9.2007, p. 40.

      (2)  OJ C 223, 18.8.2010, p. 6.

      (3)  COM(2011) 803 — Minimising regulatory burden for SMEs — Adapting EU regulation to the needs of micro-enterprises.

      (4)  Commission Decision of 29 November 2001 amending its internal Rules of Procedure (OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1).’;


title: 2012/599/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 10 May 2012 on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2010

text:
               17.10.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 286/287

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 10 May 2012
   on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2010
   (2012/599/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2010,

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency for the financial year 2010, together with the Agency’s replies (1),

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 21 February 2012 (06083/2012 — C7-0051/2012),

               —

               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 Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 of 15 February 2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (3), and in particular Article 21 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 (4), and in particular Article 94 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 Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A7-0122/2012),

               1.

               Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2010;

               2.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision to the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 366, 15.12.2011, p. 9.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 53, 22.2.2007, p. 1.

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