title: Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/942 of 29 June 2018 amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS)

text:
               3.7.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 166/17

         COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/942
   of 29 June 2018
   amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 3 July 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/354/CFSP (1), which continued EUPOL COPPS as from 1 July 2013.

               (2)

               On 4 July 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/1194 (2) amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP and extending it from 1 July 2017 until 30 June 2018.

               (3)

               Following the Strategic Review of EUPOL COPPS, the Mission should be extended for a further period of 12 months, until 30 June 2019.

               (4)

               Decision 2013/354/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (5)

               EUPOL COPPS will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Decision 2013/354/CFSP is amended as follows:

               (1)

               in Article 12(1), the following subparagraph is added:
               ‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL COPPS for the period from 1 July 2018 until 30 June 2019 shall be EUR 12 666 633.’;

               (2)

               in Article 15, the third paragraph is replaced by the following:
               ‘It shall expire on 30 June 2019.’.

         Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
   It shall apply from 1 July 2018.

      Done at Brussels, 29 June 2018.

            For the Council

            The President

         E. ZAHARIEVA

      (1)  Council Decision 2013/354/CFSP of 3 July 2013 on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (OJ L 185, 4.7.2013, p. 12).

      (2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1194 of 4 July 2017 amending Decision 2013/354/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS) (OJ L 172, 5.7.2017, p. 13).


title: Commission Decision of 06/07/2018 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.8973 - Mitsui & Co., Ltd. / Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

text:
                                EUROPEAN COMMISSION
                                                                Brussels, 6.7.2018
                                                                C(2018) 4452 final
                                                                       PUBLIC VERSION
                                                                To the notifying parties
Subject:        Case M.8973 – MITSUI / KANSAI / JV
                Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC)
                                1                                                                             2
                No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
Dear Sir or Madam,
1.      On 14 June 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed
        concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings
        Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Japan, "Mitsui") and Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. (Japan, "Kansai") acquire
        within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over
        the whole of the undertaking Kansai Helios Coatings GmbH (Austria, the "JV"), currently
        solely controlled by Kansai, by way of purchase of shares.3
2.      The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
        −     Mitsui is a Japanese trading house engaged in a number of world-wide commodity and
              other businesses, including the sale, distribution, purchase, marketing and supply of
              products in business areas such as iron and steel, coal and non-ferrous metals,
              machinery, electronics, chemicals, and energy related commodities;
        −     Kansai is a Japanese based chemical company whose main products are industrial and
              decorative coatings. The company operates under the ALESCO corporate brand;
        −     The JV controls the Helios Group, a European coatings manufacturer. Helios Group
              focuses on industrial applications, but has also some activities in decorative and other
              types of coatings as well as resins, chemicals, adhesives and starches.
1       OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the 'Merger Regulation'). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the
        Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of
        'Community' by 'Union' and 'common market' by 'internal market'. The terminology of the TFEU will be used
        throughout this decision.
2       OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 (the 'EEA Agreement').
3       Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 217, 21.6.2018, p. 29.
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel, BELGIË
Tel: +32 229-91111. Fax: +32 229-64301. E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu.
 ---pagebreak--- 3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the
   notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of
   the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations
   under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.4
4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission
   has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the
   internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of
   Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.
                                                    For the Commission
                                                    (Signed)
                                                    Johannes LAITENBERGER
                                                    Director-General
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
                                                  2


title: Commission Decision of 11/07/2018 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.8968 - H.I.G. Capital / INEOS) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

text:
                                EUROPEAN COMMISSION
                                                                Brussels, 11.7.2018
                                                                C(2018) 4701 final
                                                                        PUBLIC VERSION
                                                                To the notifying party:
Subject:        Case M.8968 - HIG CAPITAL / INEOS (BALEYCOURT BUSINESS & ICT
                BUSINESS)
                Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC)
                                1                                                                             2
                No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
Dear Sir or Madam,
1.      On 18 June 20018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed
        concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertaking
        H.I.G. Capital LLC ("H.I.G. Capital", US) through its portfolio company Valtris Specialty
        Chemicals Limited ("Valtris", UK) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
        Merger Regulation control over the whole of the undertakings INEOS Enterprises France
        SAS (France), INEOS Champlor SAS (France) and certain assets held within INEOS
        Enterprises Group Limited (IEGL) (together "the Baleycourt business") and INEOS
        ChloroToluenes Limited ("the ICT business", UK) by way of purchase of shares and
        assets.3
2.      The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
          –        H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative asset investment firm. It is
                   active, through its portfolio company Valtris, in the production and supply of
                   specialty chemicals, primarily polymer additives.
          –        The Baleycourt business is active in the production and supply of biodiesel and
                   edible oils and their by-products, and esters, a type of plasticizer.
1       OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the 'Merger Regulation'). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the
        Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of
        'Community' by 'Union' and 'common market' by 'internal market'. The terminology of the TFEU will be used
        throughout this decision.
2       OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 (the 'EEA Agreement').
3       Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 220, 25.06.2018, p. 9.
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel, BELGIË
Tel: +32 229-91111. Fax: +32 229-64301. E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu.
 ---pagebreak---      –       The ICT business is active in the production and supply of chlorinated toluene
             derivatives and related chemical intermediates.
3. After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the
   notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of
   the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations
   under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.4
4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission
   has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the
   internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of
   Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.
                                                    For the Commission
                                                    (Signed)
                                                    Johannes LAITENBERGER
                                                    Director-General
4  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
                                                  2


title: Commission Decision of 06/07/2018 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.8904 - PIMCO / Echo / JV) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

text:
                                EUROPEAN COMMISSION
                                                                Brussels, 6.7.2018
                                                                C(2018) 4453 final
                                                                      PUBLIC VERSION
                                                                To the notifying parties:
Subject:        Case M.8904 - PIMCO / ECHO / JV
                Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC)
                                1                                                                             2
                No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
Dear Sir or Madam,
1.      On 13 June 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed
        concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which the undertakings
        R4R S.à r.l. ("R4R", Luxembourg), belonging to Pacific Investment Management
        Company LLC ("PIMCO", USA) and Echo Investment S.A. ("Echo", Poland) acquire
        within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a
        newly established Joint Venture by way of purchase of shares.3
2.      The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
          –        for PIMCO: investment activities, including in real estate assets and services,
          –        for Echo: real estate development in the office, retail and residential sectors,
          –        for the JV: rental of real estate.
3.      After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the
        notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of
        the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations
        under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.4
1       OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the 'Merger Regulation'). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the
        Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of
        'Community' by 'Union' and 'common market' by 'internal market'. The terminology of the TFEU will be used
        throughout this decision.
2       OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 (the 'EEA Agreement').
3       Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 216, 20.06.2018, p. 6.
4       OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel, BELGIË
Tel: +32 229-91111. Fax: +32 229-64301. E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu.
 ---pagebreak--- 4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission
   has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the
   internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of
   Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.
                                                   For the Commission
                                                   (Signed)
                                                   Johannes LAITENBERGER
                                                   Director-General
                                                 2


title: Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/994 of 13 July 2018 amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976

text:
                  16.7.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 178/1

            COUNCIL DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2018/994
      of 13 July 2018
      amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976
      THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 223(1) thereof,
      Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a(1) thereof,
      Having regard to the proposal from the European Parliament,
      After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
      Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
      Acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  The Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (2) (‘the Electoral Act’), annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom (3), entered into force on 1 July 1978 and was subsequently amended by Decision 2002/772/EC, Euratom (4).

                  (2)

                  A number of amendments are to be made to the Electoral Act.

                  (3)

                  As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the Council has to lay down the provisions necessary for the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage in accordance with a special legislative procedure.

                  (4)

                  Transparency of the electoral process and access to reliable information are important for raising European political awareness and for securing a solid election turnout, and it is desirable that citizens of the Union be informed well in advance of elections to the European Parliament about the candidates standing in those elections and about the affiliation of national political parties to a European political party.

                  (5)

                  In order to encourage voter participation in elections to the European Parliament and to fully take advantage of the possibilities offered by technological developments, Member States could provide for the possibilities of, inter alia, advance voting, postal voting, and electronic and internet voting, while ensuring, in particular, the reliability of the result, the secrecy of the vote and the protection of personal data, in accordance with applicable Union law.

                  (6)

                  Citizens of the Union have the right to participate in its democratic life, in particular, by voting or standing as candidates in elections to the European Parliament.

                  (7)

                  Member States are encouraged to take the measures necessary to allow those of their citizens residing in third countries to vote in elections to the European Parliament.

                  (8)

                  The Electoral Act should therefore be amended accordingly,

            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
      Article 1
      The Electoral Act is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  Article 1 is replaced by the following:
                  ‘Article 1
                  1.   In each Member State, members of the European Parliament shall be elected as representatives of the citizens of the Union on the basis of proportional representation, using the list system or the single transferable vote.
                  2.   Member States may authorise voting based on a preferential list system in accordance with the procedure they adopt.
                  3.   Elections shall be by direct universal suffrage and shall be free and secret.’;

                  (2)

                  Article 3 is replaced by the following:
                  ‘Article 3
                  1.   Member States may set a minimum threshold for the allocation of seats. At national level, this threshold may not exceed 5 per cent of valid votes cast.
                  2.   Member States in which the list system is used shall set a minimum threshold for the allocation of seats for constituencies which comprise more than 35 seats. This threshold shall not be lower than 2 per cent, and shall not exceed 5 per cent, of the valid votes cast in the constituency concerned, including a single-constituency Member State.
                  3.   Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with the obligation set out in paragraph 2 no later than in time for the elections to the European Parliament which follow the first ones taking place after the entry into force of Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/994 (*1).

                     (*1)  Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/994 of 13 July 2018 amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976 (OJ L 178, 16.7.2018, p. 1).’;"

                  (3)

                  The following Articles are inserted:
                  ‘Article 3a
                  Where national provisions set a deadline for the submission of candidacies for election to the European Parliament, that deadline shall be at least three weeks before the date fixed by the relevant Member State, in accordance with Article 10(1), for holding the elections to the European Parliament.
                  Article 3b
                  Member States may allow for the display, on ballot papers, of the name or logo of the European political party to which the national political party or individual candidate is affiliated.’;

                  (4)

                  The following Article is inserted:
                  ‘Article 4a
                  Member States may provide for the possibilities of advance voting, postal voting, and electronic and internet voting, in elections to the European Parliament. Where they do so, they shall adopt measures sufficient to ensure in particular the reliability of the result, the secrecy of the vote, and the protection of personal data in accordance with applicable Union law.’;

                  (5)

                  Article 9 is replaced by the following:
                  ‘Article 9
                  1.   No one may vote more than once in any election of members of the European Parliament.
                  2.   Member States shall take measures necessary to ensure that double voting in elections to the European Parliament is subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties.’;

                  (6)

                  The following Articles are inserted:
                  ‘Article 9a
                  In accordance with their national electoral procedures, Member States may take the measures necessary to allow those of their citizens residing in third countries to vote in elections to the European Parliament.
                  Article 9b
                  1.   Each Member State shall designate a contact authority responsible for exchanging data on voters and candidates with its counterparts in the other Member States.
                  2.   Without prejudice to national provisions on the entry of voters on the electoral roll and the submission of candidacies, the authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall, in accordance with the applicable Union law concerning the protection of personal data, begin transmitting to those counterparts, no later than six weeks before the first day of the electoral period referred to in Article 10(1), the data indicated in Council Directive 93/109/EC (*2) concerning Union citizens who, in a Member State of which they are not nationals, have been entered on the electoral roll or are standing as candidates.

                     (*2)  Council Directive 93/109/EC of 6 December 1993 laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (OJ L 329, 30.12.1993, p. 34).’"

            Article 2
      1.   This Decision shall be subject to approval by the Member States in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements. Member States shall notify the General Secretariat of the Council of the completion of the procedures necessary for that purpose.
      2.   This Decision shall enter into force on the first day after the last notification referred to in paragraph 1 has been received (5).

         Done at Brussels, 13 July 2018.

               For the Council

               The President

            H. LÖGER

         (1)  Consent of 4 July 2018 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

         (2)  OJ L 278, 8.10.1976, p. 5.

         (3)  Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976 (OJ L 278, 8.10.1976, p. 1).

         (4)  Council Decision 2002/772/EC, Euratom of 25 June and 23 September 2002 amending the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom (OJ L 283, 21.10.2002, p. 1).

         (5)  The date of entry into force of the Decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.


title: Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/997 of 13 July 2018 amending Decision 2012/392/CFSP on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger)

text:
               16.7.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 178/7

         COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/997
   of 13 July 2018
   amending Decision 2012/392/CFSP on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 42(4) and 43(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 16 July 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/392/CFSP (1) establishing a European Union CSDP mission in Niger to support the capacity building of the Nigerien security actors to fight terrorism and organised crime (EUCAP Sahel Niger).

               (2)

               On 18 July 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/1172 (2) extending EUCAP Sahel Niger until 15 July 2018. On 11 July 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/1253 (3) providing for a financial reference amount for EUCAP Sahel Niger until 15 July 2018.

               (3)

               EUCAP Sahel Niger and the reference amount provided therefor should be extended until 30 September 2018.

               (4)

               Decision 2012/392/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (5)

               EUCAP Sahel Niger will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Decision 2012/392/CFSP is amended as follows:

               (1)

               in Article 13(1), the last sub-paragraph is replaced by the following:
               ‘The financial reference amount to cover the expenditure related to EUCAP Sahel Niger for the period from 16 July 2017 to 30 September 2018 shall be EUR 31 000 000.’;

               (2)

               in Article 16, the second sentence is replaced by the following:
               ‘It shall apply until 30 September 2018.’.

         Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
   It shall apply from 16 July 2018.

      Done at Brussels, 13 July 2018.

            For the Council

            The President

         H. LÖGER

      (1)  Council Decision 2012/392/CFSP of 16 July 2012 on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (OJ L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 48).

      (2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1172 of 18 July 2016 amending Decision 2012/392/CFSP on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (OJ L 193, 19.7.2016, p. 106).

      (3)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1253 of 11 July 2017 amending Decision 2012/392/CFSP on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (OJ L 179, 12.7.2017, p. 15).


title: Commission Decision (EU) 2018/1094 of 1 August 2018 confirming the participation of the Netherlands in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office

text:
                  2.8.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 196/1

         COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2018/1094
         of 1 August 2018
         confirming the participation of the Netherlands in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 328(1) and 331(1) thereof,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (‘the EPPO’) (1),
         Having regard to the notification by the Netherlands of its intention to participate in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the EPPO by letter dated 14 May 2018,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 3 April 2017, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain notified the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission that they wished to establish enhanced cooperation regarding the setting up of the EPPO. In addition, by letters of 19 April 2017, 1 June 2017, 9 June 2017 and 22 June 2017 respectively, Latvia, Estonia, Austria and Italy indicated their wish to participate in the establishment of that enhanced cooperation.

                     (2)

                     On 3 April 2017, the authorisation to proceed with enhanced cooperation referred to in Article 20(2) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and Article 329(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) was deemed to be granted in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 86(1) TFEU.

                     (3)

                     On 12 October 2017, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the EPPO.

                     (4)

                     On 20 November 2017, Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 entered into force. The EPPO should assume its investigative and prosecutorial tasks on a date to be determined by a decision of the Commission on a proposal of the European Chief Prosecutor once the EPPO is set up, which cannot be earlier than three years after the date of entry into force of that Regulation.

                     (5)

                     Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 does not prescribe any particular conditions of participation in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the EPPO.

                     (6)

                     In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 120(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the EPPO is to exercise its competence with regard to any offence within its competence committed after the date on which Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 has entered into force. For offences referred to in Articles 22 and 23 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 that are not already subject to the competence of the EPPO since the initial entry into force of that Regulation, the EPPO should therefore exercise its competence as regards the territory or nationals of the Netherlands, after the entry into force of that Regulation in the Netherlands,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            The participation of the Netherlands in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the EPPO is confirmed.

            Article 2
            Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 shall enter into force in the Netherlands on the day of entry into force of this Decision.

            Article 3
            This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

            Done at Brussels, 1 August 2018.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2018/1197 of 26 June 2018 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Japan, of the other part

text:
                  24.8.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 216/1

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/1197
         of 26 June 2018
         on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Japan, of the other part
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 212(1), in conjunction with Article 218(5) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 29 November 2012, the Council authorised the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to open negotiations with Japan for a framework agreement between the European Union and Japan.

                     (2)

                     The negotiations on the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Japan, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) were successfully concluded in April 2018.

                     (3)

                     The objective of the Agreement is to strengthen cooperation and dialogue across a broad range of bilateral, regional and multilateral issues.

                     (4)

                     The Agreement should be signed, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

                     (5)

                     In view of the importance of implementing the Agreement as soon as possible after its signature, parts of the Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force.

                     (6)

                     A declaration to be made by the European Union upon the signing of the Agreement will clarify that Article 47(3) of the Agreement is to be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with Article 25 ‘Provisional application’ of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and should be approved,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1

               1.   The signing on behalf of the Union of the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Japan, of the other part, is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement.

               2.   The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

            Article 2
            The Declaration by the European Union on Article 47(3) of the Agreement annexed to this Decision is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

            Article 3
            The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.

            Article 4
            Pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force, in accordance with Article 47 of the Agreement and subject to the notifications provided for therein, the following parts of the Agreement shall be applied provisionally between the Union and Japan (1):

                        (a)

                        Articles 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 28, 40 and 41;

                        (b)

                        Articles 13, 15 (with the exception of point (b) of paragraph 2), 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31 and 37, Article 38(1) and Article 39 to the extent that they cover matters for which the Union has already exercised its competence internally;

                        (c)

                        Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5(1) to the extent that they cover matters falling within the Union's competence to define and implement a common foreign and security policy;

                        (d)

                        Article 42 (with the exception of point (c) of paragraph 2), Articles 43 - 47, Article 48(3) and Articles 49, 50 and 51 to the extent that these provisions are limited to the purpose of ensuring the provisional application of the Agreement.

            Article 5
            This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its adoption.

            Done at Luxembourg, 26 June 2018.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               E. ZAHARIEVA

            (1)  The date from which the parts of the Agreement referred to in this Article will be provisionally applied will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.

            ANNEX
            DECLARATION BY THE EUROPEAN UNION ON ARTICLE 47(3) OF THE AGREEMENT
            The European Union declares that Article 47(3) of the Agreement is to be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with Article 25 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of the Treaties.


title: Decision (EU) 2018/1348 of the European Parliament of 18 April 2018 on the closure of the accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2016

text:
               3.10.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 248/177

      DECISION (EU) 2018/1348 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
      of 18 April 2018
      on the closure of the accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2016
      THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

                  —

                  having regard to the final annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2016,

                  —

                  having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2016, together with the Centre’s reply (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 2016, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

                  —

                  having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 20 February 2018 on discharge to be given to the Centre in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2016 (05941/2018 — C8-0063/2018),

                  —

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

                  —

                  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 2965/94 of 28 November 1994 setting up a Translation Centre for Bodies of the European Union (4), and in particular Article 14 thereof,

                  —

                  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 (5), and in particular Article 108 thereof,

                  —

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

                  —

                  having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Culture and Education (A8-0106/2018),

                  1.

                  Approves the closure of the accounts of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2016;

                  2.

                  Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union, 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

            Antonio TAJANI

               The Secretary-General

            Klaus WELLE

         (1)  OJ C 417, 6.12.2017, p. 37.

         (2)  See footnote 1.

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

         (4)  OJ L 314, 7.12.1994, p. 1.

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


title: Decision (EU) 2018/1427 of the European Parliament of 18 April 2018 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2016

text:
               3.10.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 248/332

      DECISION (EU) 2018/1427 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
      of 18 April 2018
      on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2016
      THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

                  —

                  having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2016,

                  —

                  having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2016, together with the Agency’s reply (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 2016, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

                  —

                  having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 20 February 2018 on discharge to be given to the Agency in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2016 (05941/2018 — C8-0059/2018),

                  —

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

                  —

                  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 168/2007 of 15 February 2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (4), and in particular Article 21 thereof,

                  —

                  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 (5), and in particular Article 108 thereof,

                  —

                  having regard to Rule 94 of and Annex IV 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 (A8-0093/2018),

                  1.

                  Grants the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2016;

                  2.

                  Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

                  3.

                  Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the resolution forming an integral part of it, to the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 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

            Antonio TAJANI

               The Secretary-General

            Klaus WELLE

         (1)  OJ C 417, 6.12.2017, p. 228.

         (2)  See footnote 1.

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

         (4)  OJ L 53, 22.2.2007, p. 1.

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


title: Commission Decision of 12/10/2018 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.9089 - Hellman & Friedman LLC. / Concardis Payment Group GmbH) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

text:
                                EUROPEAN COMMISSION
                                                                Brussels, 12.10.2018
                                                                C(2018) 6855 final
                                                                       PUBLIC VERSION
                                                                 To the notifying party:
Dear Sirs,
Subject:        Case M.9089 - HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN / CONCARDIS PAYMENT
                GROUP
                Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC)
                                1                                                                             2
                No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
1.      On 20 September 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed
        concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Hellman &
        Friedman LLC ("Hellman & Friedman", USA) acquires, within the meaning of Article
        3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of the whole of Concardis Payment Group
        GmbH ("Concardis", Germany). The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of
        shares.3
2.      The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
             for Hellman & Friedman: private equity investment through funds controlling several
              portfolio companies in a variety of economic sectors, including notably Nets, active in
              the provision of payments, cards, and information services in Denmark, Norway,
              Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Poland,
             for Concardis: merchant acquiring services in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
3.      After examination of the notification, the European Commission has concluded that the
        notified operation falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and of paragraph 5(c) of
        the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations
        under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.4
1       OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the 'Merger Regulation'). With effect from 1 December 2009, the Treaty on the
        Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') has introduced certain changes, such as the replacement of
        'Community' by 'Union' and 'common market' by 'internal market'. The terminology of the TFEU will be used
        throughout this decision.
2       OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3 (the 'EEA Agreement').
3       Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No C 347, 28. 9. 2018, p. 18
4       OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Commission européenne, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Bruxelles, BELGIQUE
Europese Commissie, DG COMP MERGER REGISTRY, 1049 Brussel, BELGIË
Tel: +32 229-91111. Fax: +32 229-64301. E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu.
 ---pagebreak--- 4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the European Commission
   has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the
   internal market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of
   Article 6(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.
                                                   For the Commission
                                                   (Signed)
                                                   Johannes LAITENBERGER
                                                   Director-General
                                                 2


title: Council Decision (EU) 2018/1609 of 28 September 2018 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport and within the UNECE Inland Transport Committee concerning the adoption of the Convention on the facilitation of border crossing procedures for passengers, luggage and load-luggage carried in international traffic by rail

text:
                  26.10.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 268/44

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/1609
         of 28 September 2018
         on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport and within the UNECE Inland Transport Committee concerning the adoption of the Convention on the facilitation of border crossing procedures for passengers, luggage and load-luggage carried in international traffic by rail
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 77(2)(b), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     The Russian Federation has proposed a new UNECE Convention on the facilitation of border crossing procedures for passengers, luggage and load-luggage carried in international traffic by rail (‘the draft Convention’). The Organisation for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD) has supported the draft Convention.

                     (2)

                     The Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport (WP.30) acts within the framework of the policies of UNECE and subject to the general supervision of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC). The role of the WP.30 is to initiate and pursue actions aimed at harmonisation and simplification of regulations, rules and documentation for border crossing procedures for the various modes of inland transport.

                     (3)

                     The WP.30 will take a decision on the endorsement of the draft Convention and on its transmission to the ITC for formal approval.

                     (4)

                     The Union is represented in the WP.30 and the ITC by the Member States of the Union. All Member States of the Union are members of the WP.30 and the ITC with a right to vote.

                     (5)

                     The draft Convention contains general provisions on how to organise border controls of passenger trains. It can be seen as a basis for any multilateral and bilateral agreements in the absence of which none of the elements covered by the draft Convention could work.

                     (6)

                     For the Member States of the Union, such multilateral and bilateral agreements can be concluded even without the draft Convention. For the Russian Federation and some other countries represented in the OSJD, the legal framework seems to necessitate such a convention in order to make it easier to conclude multilateral and bilateral agreements.

                     (7)

                     The substance of the draft Convention appears to have neither beneficial nor adverse effects for the Member States of the Union. Therefore the Union should not support the draft Convention but has no reason to block its adoption.

                     (8)

                     Even if it does not appear to be in the Union's interest to accede to the draft Convention, in accordance with its general policy on institutional aspects, any new international convention should contain a clause allowing for the participation of regional economic integration organisations. The draft Convention does not contain a clause which would allow the Union to accede to the Convention.

                     (9)

                     Therefore, the Union position within the WP.30 and the ITC should be neutral if a clause allowing for the participation of regional economic integration organisations is inserted. In that case, the Member States of the Union should abstain. Otherwise the Member States of the Union should vote against the adoption of the draft Convention.

                     (10)

                     In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 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 is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Decision builds upon the Schengen acquis, Denmark shall, in accordance with Article 4 of that Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has decided on this Decision whether it will implement it in its national law.

                     (11)

                     This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC (1); the United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

                     (12)

                     This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC (2); Ireland is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

                     (13)

                     As regards Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania, the provisions of this Decision constitute provisions building upon, or otherwise relating to, the Schengen acquis, within, respectively, the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession, Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession and Article 4(2) of the 2012 Act of Accession.

                     (14)

                     It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the WP.30 and the ITC as the draft Convention concerns elements on visa formalities that fall within the competence of the Union,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            The position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the UNECE Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport and within the UNECE Inland Transport Committee concerning the draft UNECE Convention on the facilitation of border crossing procedures for passengers, luggage and load-luggage carried in international traffic by rail shall be the following:
            The Member States of the Union shall abstain if the clause allowing for the participation of regional economic integration organisations is introduced in the draft Convention. If that clause is not introduced, the Member States of the Union shall vote against.

            Article 2
            The position referred to in Article 1 shall be expressed by the Member States of the Union.

            Article 3
            This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

            Done at Brussels, 28 September 2018.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               M. SCHRAMBÖCK

            (1)  Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43).

            (2)  Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20).


title: Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1612 of 25 October 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi

text:
                  26.10.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 268/49

         COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/1612
         of 25 October 2018
         amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 1 October 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 (1) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi.

                     (2)

                     On the basis of a review of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 31 October 2019.

                     (3)

                     Additional identifying information concerning one natural person is available.

                     (4)

                     Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            The second paragraph of Article 6 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 is replaced by the following:

               ‘This Decision shall apply until 31 October 2019.’.

            Article 2
            The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

            Article 3
            This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

            Done at Brussels, 25 October 2018.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               J. BOGNER-STRAUSS

            (1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 of 1 October 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi (OJ L 257, 2.10.2015, p. 37).

            ANNEX
            In the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763, entry 3 under the heading ‘List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Articles 1 and 2’ is replaced by the following:

                           Name

                           Identifying Information

                           Grounds for designation

                           ‘3.

                           Mathias/Joseph NIYONZIMA
                           alias KAZUNGU

                           DOB: 6.3.1956; 2.1.1967
                           POB: Kanyosha Commune, Mubimbi, Bujumbura-Rural Province, Burundi
                           Registration number (SNR): O/00064
                           Burundian nationality. Passport number: OP0053090

                           Officer of the National Intelligence Service. Responsible for obstructing the search for a political solution in Burundi by inciting violence and acts of repression during the demonstrations that started on 26 April 2015 following the announcement of the presidential candidacy of President Nkurunziza. Responsible for helping to train, coordinate and arm the Imbonerakure paramilitary militias, including outside Burundi, who are responsible for acts of violence, repression and serious human rights abuses in Burundi.’


title: Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1610 of 25 October 2018 amending Decision 2010/573/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova

text:
                  26.10.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 268/46

         COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/1610
         of 25 October 2018
         amending Decision 2010/573/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 27 September 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/573/CFSP (1).

                     (2)

                     On the basis of a review of Decision 2010/573/CFSP, the restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova should be extended until 31 October 2019. The Council will carry out a review of the situation with regard to the restrictive measures after six months.

                     (3)

                     Decision 2010/573/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            Article 4(2) of Decision 2010/573/CFSP is hereby replaced by the following:

                  ‘2.   This Decision shall apply until 31 October 2019. It shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’.

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

            Done at Brussels, 25 October 2018.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               J. BOGNER-STRAUSS

            (1)  Council Decision 2010/573/CFSP of 27 September 2010 concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova (OJ L 253, 28.9.2010, p. 54).


title: Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1611 of 25 October 2018 amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea

text:
                  26.10.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 268/47

         COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/1611
         of 25 October 2018
         amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 25 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/638/CFSP (1) concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea.

                     (2)

                     On the basis of a review of Decision 2010/638/CFSP, those restrictive measures should be extended until 27 October 2019.

                     (3)

                     Information concerning the military rank of two of the persons listed in the Annex to Decision 2010/638/CFSP should be updated.

                     (4)

                     Decision 2010/638/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            Decision 2010/638/CFSP is amended as follows:

                        (1)

                        Article 8(2) is replaced by the following:

                           ‘2.   This Decision shall apply until 27 October 2019. It shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’;

                        (2)

                        the Annex to Decision 2010/638/CFSP is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

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

            Done at Brussels, 25 October 2018.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               J. BOGNER-STRAUSS

            (1)  Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP of 25 October 2010 concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea (OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, p. 10).

            ANNEX
            ‘

                     ANNEX

                        LIST OF PERSONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 3 AND 4

                                 Name
                                 (and possible aliases)

                                 Identifying information

                                 Reasons

                                 1.

                                 Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA

                                 d.o.b.: 1.1.64 or 29.12.68
                                 Pass: R0001318

                                 Person identified by the International Commission of Inquiry as responsible for the 28 September 2009 events in Guinea

                                 2.

                                 Colonel Moussa Tiégboro CAMARA

                                 d.o.b.: 1.1.68
                                 Pass: 7190

                                 Person identified by the International Commission of Inquiry as responsible for the 28 September 2009 events in Guinea

                                 3.

                                 Colonel Dr. Abdoulaye Chérif DIABY

                                 d.o.b.: 26.2.57
                                 Pass: 13683

                                 Person identified by the International Commission of Inquiry as responsible for the 28 September 2009 events in Guinea

                                 4.

                                 Lieutenant Aboubacar Chérif (alias Toumba) DIAKITÉ

                                 Person identified by the International Commission of Inquiry as responsible for the 28 September 2009 events in Guinea

                                 5.

                                 Colonel Jean-Claude PIVI (alias Coplan)

                                 d.o.b.: 1.1.60

                                 Person identified by the International Commission of Inquiry as responsible for the 28 September 2009 events in Guinea

               ’


title: Council Decision (EU) 2018/1603 of 18 September 2018 on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) on the development of satellite navigation and the provision of associated services in ASECNA's area of competence for the benefit of civil aviation

text:
                  26.10.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 268/1

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/1603
         of 18 September 2018
         on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) on the development of satellite navigation and the provision of associated services in ASECNA's area of competence for the benefit of civil aviation
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 172, in conjunction with point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 218(6) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
         Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2016/2234 (2), the Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) on the development of satellite navigation and the provision of associated services in ASECNA's area of competence for the benefit of civil aviation (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 5 December 2016, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

                     (2)

                     The Union strategy aiming, on the basis of European satellite navigation programmes, on the one hand, to develop the use of this technology and provide associated services in ASECNA's area of competence, particularly by creating an autonomous satellite-based augmentation service (SBAS) for the benefit of ASECNA, and, on the other hand, and more generally to promote the use of satellite navigation on the African continent, is pursued actively under this Agreement.

                     (3)

                     The Agreement should be approved,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            The Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) on the development of satellite navigation and the provision of associated services in ASECNA's area of competence for the benefit of civil aviation is approved on behalf of the Union.
            The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

            Article 2
            The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Union, the instrument of approval (3).

            Article 3
            This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

            Done at Brussels, 18 September 2018.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               G. BLÜMEL

            (1)  Consent of 3 July 2018 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

            (2)  Council Decision (EU) 2016/2234 of 21 November 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (Asecna) on the development of satellite navigation and the provision of associated services in Asecna's area of competence for the benefit of civil aviation (OJ L 337, 13.12.2016, p. 1).

            (3)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.


title: Decision (EU) 2019/44 of the European Central Bank of 29 November 2018 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro, amending Decision ECB/2014/61 and repealing Decision ECB/2013/30 (ECB/2018/28)

text:
                  11.1.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 9/180

         DECISION (EU) 2019/44 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
         of 29 November 2018
         on the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro, amending Decision ECB/2014/61 and repealing Decision ECB/2013/30 (ECB/2018/28)
         THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 28.3 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Decision ECB/2013/30 (1) determined how and to what extent national central banks (NCBs) of Member States whose currency is the euro (hereinafter ‘euro area NCBs’) were under an obligation to pay up the capital of the European Central Bank (ECB) from 1 January 2014.

                     (2)

                     Article 2 of Decision (EU) 2015/287 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2014/61) (2), in conjunction with Decision ECB/2013/31 (3), determined how and to what extent Lietuvos bankas should pay up the ECB's capital from 1 January 2015 in view of Lithuania's adoption of the euro.

                     (3)

                     Decision (EU) 2019/43 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2018/27) (4) provides for the adjustment of the key for subscription to the ECB's capital (hereinafter the ‘capital key’) in accordance with Article 29.3 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and establishes with effect from 1 January 2019 the new weightings assigned to each NCB in the adjusted capital key (hereinafter the ‘capital key weightings’).

                     (4)

                     The quinquennial adjustment of the ECB's capital key requires the adoption of a new ECB decision repealing Decision ECB/2013/30 with effect from 1 January 2019, and determining how and to what extent the euro area NCBs are under an obligation to pay up the ECB's capital with effect from 1 January 2019,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            Extent and form of subscribed and paid-up capital
            Each euro area NCB shall pay up its subscription to the ECB's capital in full with effect from 1 January 2019.
            Taking into account the capital key weightings set out in Article 2 of Decision (EU) 2019/43 (ECB/2018/27), each euro area NCB shall have a total subscribed and paid-up capital of the amount shown next to its name in the following table:

                        Euro area NCB

                        EUR

                        Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique

                        273 656 178,72

                        Deutsche Bundesbank

                        1 988 229 048,48

                        Eesti Pank

                        21 303 613,91

                        Central Bank of Ireland

                        127 237 133,10

                        Bank of Greece

                        187 186 022,25

                        Banco de España

                        902 708 164,54

                        Banque de France

                        1 537 811 329,32

                        Banca d'Italia

                        1 277 599 809,38

                        Central Bank of Cyprus

                        16 269 985,63

                        Latvijas Banka

                        29 563 094,31

                        Lietuvos bankas

                        43 938 703,70

                        Banque centrale du Luxembourg

                        24 572 766,05

                        Central Bank of Malta

                        7 923 905,17

                        De Nederlandsche Bank

                        440 328 812,57

                        Oesterreichische Nationalbank

                        220 018 268,69

                        Banco de Portugal

                        177 172 890,71

                        Banka Slovenije

                        36 382 848,76

                        Národná banka Slovenska

                        86 643 356,59

                        Suomen Pankki

                        137 564 189,84

            Article 2
            Adjustment of paid-up capital

               1.   Given that each euro area NCB has already paid up its full share in the ECB's subscribed capital as applicable until 31 December 2018 under Decision ECB/2013/30, each of them shall either transfer an additional amount to the ECB or receive an amount back from the ECB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts shown in the table in Article 1.

               2.   All transfers pursuant to this Article shall be made in accordance with Decision (EU) 2019/45 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2018/29) (5).

            Article 3
            Amendment
            Article 2 of Decision (EU) 2015/287 (ECB/2014/61) is deleted.

            Article 4
            Repeal

               1.   Decision ECB/2013/30 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2019.

               2.   References to Decision ECB/2013/30 shall be construed as references to this Decision.

            Article 5
            Entry into force
            This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2019.

            Done at Frankfurt am Main, 29 November 2018.

                  The President of the ECB

               Mario DRAGHI

            (1)  Decision ECB/2013/30 of 29 August 2013 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro (OJ L 16, 21.1.2014, p. 61).

            (2)  Decision (EU) 2015/287 of the European Central Bank of 31 December 2014 on the paying-up of capital, transfer of foreign reserve assets and contributions by Lietuvos bankas to the European Central Bank's reserves and provisions (ECB/2014/61) (OJ L 50, 21.2.2015, p. 44).

            (3)  Decision ECB/2013/31 of 30 August 2013 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the non-euro area national central Banks (OJ L 16, 21.1.2014, p. 63).

            (4)  Decision (EU) 2019/43 of the European Central Bank of 29 November 2018 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank's capital and repealing Decision ECB/2013/28 (ECB/2018/27) (see page 178 of this Official Journal).

            (5)  Decision (EU) 2019/45 of the European Central Bank of 29 November 2018 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank's capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital and repealing Decision ECB/2013/29 (ECB/2018/29) (see page 183 of this Official Journal).


title: Decision (EU) 2019/45 of the European Central Bank of 29 November 2018 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank's capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital and repealing Decision ECB/2013/29 (ECB/2018/29)

text:
                  11.1.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 9/183

         DECISION (EU) 2019/45 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
         of 29 November 2018
         laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank's capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital and repealing Decision ECB/2013/29 (ECB/2018/29)
         THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 28.5 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Decision (EU) 2019/43 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2018/27) (1) provides for the adjustment of the weightings assigned to the national central banks (NCBs) in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank's (ECB's) capital (hereinafter the ‘capital key weightings’ and the ‘capital key’ respectively). This adjustment requires the Governing Council to determine the terms and conditions for transfers of capital shares between the NCBs that are members of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) on 31 December 2018 in order to ensure that the distribution of these shares corresponds to the adjustments made. Accordingly, the adoption of a new decision is required to repeal Decision ECB/2013/29 (2) with effect from 1 January 2019.

                     (2)

                     Decision (EU) 2019/44 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2018/28) (3) determines how and to what extent the NCBs of the Member States whose currency is the euro (hereinafter ‘euro area NCBs’) are under an obligation to pay up the ECB's capital in view of the adjusted capital key. Decision (EU) 2019/48 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2018/32) (4) determines the percentage that the NCBs of the Member States whose currency is not the euro (hereinafter ‘non-euro area NCBs’) are under an obligation to pay up with effect from 1 January 2019 in view of the adjusted capital key.

                     (3)

                     Given that each euro area NCB has already paid up its full share in the ECB's subscribed capital as applicable until 31 December 2018 under Decision ECB/2013/30 of the European Central Bank (5), and as far as Lietuvos bankas is concerned, under Article 2 of Decision (EU) 2015/287 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2014/61) (6), in conjunction with Decision ECB/2013/31 (7), each euro area NCB should either transfer an additional amount to the ECB or receive an amount back from the ECB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts shown in the table in Article 1 of Decision (EU) 2019/44 (ECB/2018/28).

                     (4)

                     Likewise, given that the non-euro area NCBs have already paid up a percentage of their shares in the ECB's subscribed capital as applicable until 31 December 2018 under Decision ECB/2013/31, each of them should either transfer an additional amount to the ECB, or receive an amount back from the ECB, as appropriate, in order to arrive at the amounts shown in the third column of the table in Article 1 of Decision (EU) 2019/48 (ECB/2018/32),

               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

            Article 1
            Transfer of capital shares
            Given the share in the ECB's capital that each NCB will have subscribed on 31 December 2018, and the share in the ECB's capital that each NCB will subscribe with effect from 1 January 2019 as a consequence of the adjustment of the capital key weightings laid down in Article 2 of Decision (EU) 2019/43 (ECB/2018/27), the NCBs shall transfer capital shares among themselves via transfers to and from the ECB to ensure that the distribution of capital shares with effect from 1 January 2019 corresponds to the adjusted weightings. To this effect, each NCB shall, by virtue of this Article and without the need for any further formality or act, be deemed to have either transferred or received with effect from 1 January 2019 the share in the ECB's subscribed capital shown next to its name in the fourth column of the table in Annex I to this Decision, whereby ‘+’ shall refer to a capital share that the ECB shall transfer to the NCB and ‘-’ to a capital share that the NCB shall transfer to the ECB.

            Article 2
            Adjustment of the paid-up capital

               1.   Given the amount of the ECB's capital that each NCB has paid up and the amount of the ECB's capital that each NCB shall pay up with effect from 1 January 2019, pursuant to Article 1 of Decision (EU) 2019/44 (ECB/2018/28) for the euro area NCBs and Article 1 of Decision (EU) 2019/48 (ECB/2018/32) for the non-euro area NCBs, respectively, on the first operating day of the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET2) following 1 January 2019 each NCB shall either transfer or receive the net amount shown next to its name in the fourth column of the table in Annex II to this Decision, whereby ‘+’ shall refer to an amount that the NCB shall transfer to the ECB and ‘-’ to an amount that the ECB shall transfer to that NCB.

               2.   On the first TARGET2 operating day following 1 January 2019, the ECB and the NCBs that are under an obligation to transfer an amount under paragraph 1 shall each separately transfer any interest on the respective amounts due accruing over the period from 1 January 2019 until the date of the transfer. The transferors and recipients of this interest shall be the same as the transferors and recipients of the amounts on which the interest accrues.

            Article 3
            General provisions

               1.   The transfers described in Article 2 shall take place through TARGET2.

               2.   Where an NCB does not have access to TARGET2, the amounts described in Article 2 shall be transferred by crediting an account that the ECB or NCB shall nominate in due time.

               3.   Any interest accruing under Article 2(2) shall be calculated on a daily basis, using the actual-over-360-day method of calculation, at a rate equal to the latest available marginal interest rate used by the Eurosystem in its tenders for main refinancing operations.

               4.   The ECB and the NCBs that are under an obligation to make a transfer under Article 2 shall, in due course, give the necessary instructions for duly executing such transfer on time.

            Article 4
            Entry into force and repeal

               1.   This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2019.

               2.   Decision ECB/2013/29 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2019.

               3.   References to Decision ECB/2013/29 shall be construed as references to this Decision.

            Done at Frankfurt am Main, 29 November 2018.

                  The President of the ECB

               Mario DRAGHI

            (1)  Decision (EU) 2019/43 of the European Central Bank of 29 November 2018 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank's capital and repealing Decision ECB/2013/28 (ECB/2018/27) (see page 178 of this Official Journal).

            (2)  Decision ECB/2013/29 of 29 August 2013 laying down the terms and conditions for transfers of the European Central Bank's capital shares between the national central banks and for the adjustment of the paid-up capital (OJ L 16, 21.1.2014, p. 55).

            (3)  Decision (EU) 2019/44 of the European Central Bank of 29 November 2018 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro, amending Decision ECB/2014/61 and repealing Decision ECB/2013/30 (ECB/2018/28) (see page 180 of this Official Journal).

            (4)  Decision (EU) 2019/48 of the European Central Bank of 30 November 2018 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the non-euro area national central banks and repealing Decision ECB/2013/31 (ECB/2018/32) (see page 196 of this Official Journal).

            (5)  Decision ECB/2013/30 of 29 August 2013 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro (OJ L 16, 21.1.2014, p. 61).

            (6)  Decision (EU) 2015/287 of the European Central Bank of 31 December 2014 on the paying-up of capital, transfer of foreign reserve assets and contribution by Lietuvos bankas to the European Central Bank's reserves and provisions (ECB/2014/61) (OJ L 50, 21.2.2015, p. 44).

            (7)  Decision ECB/2013/31 of 30 August 2013 on the paying-up of the European Central Bank's capital by the non-euro area national central banks (OJ L 16, 21.1.2014, p. 63).

            ANNEX I

               NCBs' SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL

                        Share subscribed on 31 December 2018
                        (EUR)

                        Share subscribed from 1 January 2019
                        (EUR)

                        Share to be transferred
                        (EUR)

                           Euro area NCB

                        Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique

                        268 222 025,17

                        273 656 178,72

                        5 434 153,55

                        Deutsche Bundesbank

                        1 948 208 997,34

                        1 988 229 048,48

                        40 020 051,14

                        Eesti Pank

                        20 870 613,63

                        21 303 613,91

                        433 000,28

                        Central Bank of Ireland

                        125 645 857,06

                        127 237 133,10

                        1 591 276,04

                        Bank of Greece

                        220 094 043,74

                        187 186 022,25

                        – 32 908 021,49

                        Banco de España

                        957 028 050,02

                        902 708 164,54

                        – 54 319 885,48

                        Banque de France

                        1 534 899 402,41

                        1 537 811 329,32

                        2 911 926,91

                        Banca d'Italia

                        1 332 644 970,33

                        1 277 599 809,38

                        – 55 045 160,95

                        Central Bank of Cyprus

                        16 378 235,70

                        16 269 985,63

                        – 108 250,07

                        Latvijas Banka

                        30 537 344,94

                        29 563 094,31

                        – 974 250,63

                        Lietuvos bankas

                        44 728 929,21

                        43 938 703,70

                        – 790 225,51

                        Banque centrale du Luxembourg

                        21 974 764,35

                        24 572 766,05

                        2 598 001,70

                        Central Bank of Malta

                        7 014 604,58

                        7 923 905,17

                        909 300,59

                        De Nederlandsche Bank

                        433 379 158,03

                        440 328 812,57

                        6 949 654,54

                        Oesterreichische Nationalbank

                        212 505 713,78

                        220 018 268,69

                        7 512 554,91

                        Banco de Portugal

                        188 723 173,25

                        177 172 890,71

                        – 11 550 282,54

                        Banka Slovenije

                        37 400 399,43

                        36 382 848,76

                        – 1 017 550,67

                        Národná banka Slovenska

                        83 623 179,61

                        86 643 356,59

                        3 020 176,98

                        Suomen Pankki

                        136 005 388,82

                        137 564 189,84

                        1 558 801,02

                           Non-euro area NCB

                        Българска народна банка (Bulgarian National Bank)

                        92 986 810,73

                        92 131 635,17

                        – 855 175,56

                        Česká národní banka

                        174 011 988,64

                        175 062 014,33

                        1 050 025,69

                        Danmarks Nationalbank

                        161 000 330,15

                        162 223 555,95

                        1 223 225,80

                        Hrvatska narodna banka

                        65 199 017,58

                        61 410 265,11

                        – 3 788 752,47

                        Magyar Nemzeti Bank

                        149 363 447,55

                        144 492 194,37

                        – 4 871 253,18

                        Narodowy Bank Polski

                        554 565 112,18

                        563 636 468,10

                        9 071 355,92

                        Banca Naţională a României

                        281 709 983,98

                        264 887 922,99

                        – 16 822 060,99

                        Sveriges Riksbank

                        246 041 585,69

                        273 028 328,31

                        26 986 742,62

                        Bank of England

                        1 480 243 941,72

                        1 552 024 563,60

                        71 780 621,88

                           Total
                            (1)

                           10 825 007 069,61

                           10 825 007 069,61

                           0,00

               (1)  Due to rounding, totals may not correspond to the sum of all figures shown.

            ANNEX II

               NCBs' PAID-UP CAPITAL

                        Share paid up on 31 December 2018
                        (EUR)

                        Share paid up from 1 January 2019
                        (EUR)

                        Amount of transfer payment
                        (EUR)

                           Euro area NCB

                        Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique

                        268 222 025,17

                        273 656 178,72

                        5 434 153,55

                        Deutsche Bundesbank

                        1 948 208 997,34

                        1 988 229 048,48

                        40 020 051,14

                        Eesti Pank

                        20 870 613,63

                        21 303 613,91

                        433 000,28

                        Central Bank of Ireland

                        125 645 857,06

                        127 237 133,10

                        1 591 276,04

                        Bank of Greece

                        220 094 043,74

                        187 186 022,25

                        – 32 908 021,49

                        Banco de España

                        957 028 050,02

                        902 708 164,54

                        – 54 319 885,48

                        Banque de France

                        1 534 899 402,41

                        1 537 811 329,32

                        2 911 926,91

                        Banca d'Italia

                        1 332 644 970,33

                        1 277 599 809,38

                        – 55 045 160,95

                        Central Bank of Cyprus

                        16 378 235,70

                        16 269 985,63

                        – 108 250,07

                        Latvijas Banka

                        30 537 344,94

                        29 563 094,31

                        – 974 250,63

                        Lietuvos bankas

                        44 728 929,21

                        43 938 703,70

                        – 790 225,51

                        Banque centrale du Luxembourg

                        21 974 764,35

                        24 572 766,05

                        2 598 001,70

                        Central Bank of Malta

                        7 014 604,58

                        7 923 905,17

                        909 300,59

                        De Nederlandsche Bank

                        433 379 158,03

                        440 328 812,57

                        6 949 654,54

                        Oesterreichische Nationalbank

                        212 505 713,78

                        220 018 268,69

                        7 512 554,91

                        Banco de Portugal

                        188 723 173,25

                        177 172 890,71

                        – 11 550 282,54

                        Banka Slovenije

                        37 400 399,43

                        36 382 848,76

                        – 1 017 550,67

                        Národná banka Slovenska

                        83 623 179,61

                        86 643 356,59

                        3 020 176,98

                        Suomen Pankki

                        136 005 388,82

                        137 564 189,84

                        1 558 801,02

                           Non-euro area NCB

                        Българска народна банка (Bulgarian National Bank)

                        3 487 005,40

                        3 454 936,32

                        – 32 069,08

                        Česká národní banka

                        6 525 449,57

                        6 564 825,54

                        39 375,97

                        Danmarks Nationalbank

                        6 037 512,38

                        6 083 383,35

                        45 870,97

                        Hrvatska narodna banka

                        2 444 963,16

                        2 302 884,94

                        – 142 078,22

                        Magyar Nemzeti Bank

                        5 601 129,28

                        5 418 457,29

                        – 182 671,99

                        Narodowy Bank Polski

                        20 796 191,71

                        21 136 367,55

                        340 175,84

                        Banca Naţională a României

                        10 564 124,40

                        9 933 297,11

                        – 630 827,29

                        Sveriges Riksbank

                        9 226 559,46

                        10 238 562,31

                        1 012 002,85

                        Bank of England

                        55 509 147,81

                        58 200 921,14

                        2 691 773,33

                           Total
                            (1)

                           7 740 076 934,57

                           7 659 443 757,27

                           – 80 633 177,30

               (1)  Due to rounding, totals may not correspond to the sum of all figures shown.