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31980D0179

80/179/EEC: Council Decision of 18 December 1979 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on a concerted action project in the field of the effect of processing on the physical properties of foodstuffs (COST project 90)

Official Journal L 039 , 15/02/1980 P. 0030 Greek special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 18 P. 0027

++++COUNCIL DECISION  OF 18 DECEMBER 1979  CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGREEMENT ON A CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF THE EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FOODSTUFFS ( COST PROJECT 90 )   ( 80/179/EEC )  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,  HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DECISION 78/177/EEC OF 20 FEBRUARY 1978 ADOPTING A CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ON THE EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FOODSTUFFS ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE DRAFT DECISION SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION ,  WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 6 ( 2 ) OF DECISION 78/177/EEC , THE COMMISSION HAS NEGOTIATED AN AGREEMENT WITH CERTAIN NON-MEMBER STATES INVOLVED IN EUROPEAN COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH ( COST ) WITH A VIEW TO EXTENDING THE COORDINATION WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED DECISION TO RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN IN THESE STATES ;  WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THIS AGREEMENT SHOULD BE APPROVED ,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :  ARTICLE 1  THE COMMUNITY-COST CONCERTATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND , ON A CONCERTED ACTION PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF THE EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FOODSTUFFS ( COST PROJECT 90 ) IS HEREBY APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY .  THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT IS ANNEXED TO THIS DECISION .  ARTICLE 2  THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE THE PERSONS EMPOWERED TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT IN ORDER TO BIND THE COMMUNITY .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 18 DECEMBER 1979 .  FOR THE COUNCIL  THE PRESIDENT  B . LENIHAN  ( 1 ) OJ NO L 54 , 25 . 2 . 1978 , P . 25 .


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32003D0133

2003/133/EC: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2002 on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999

Official Journal L 053 , 28/02/2003 P. 0043 - 0044

Decision of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 19 December 2002on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument according to point 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999(2003/133/EC)THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure(1), and in particular point 24 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) Following the non-renewal of the fisheries agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco, a specific action for the conversion of the Spanish and Portuguese fleets was decided for an amount of EUR 197 million. Of this total the budgetary authority agreed on 21 and 22 November 2001 at the conciliation meeting between the Council and a delegation of the European Parliament, with the participation of the Commission, to enter EUR 27 million in the 2003 budget.(2) The actions for the conversion of Spanish and Portuguese fleets fall under heading 2 "structural measures", sub-heading "Structural Funds" of the financial perspectives.(3) In accordance with point 12, paragraph 2 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure, the appropriations foreseen for actions covered by heading 2 "structural measures" of the financial perspectives do not leave any margin under the ceiling.(4) At the conciliation meeting on 25 November 2002, the European Parliament and the Council have accepted transfer No 51/2002 which provides EUR 14991760 from unused appropriations in the 2002 budget onto the line B2-2 0 0. They have also agreed to inscribe the remaining EUR 12008240 on B2-2 0 0 for the budget year 2003. This amount will be beyond the ceiling of heading 2 for 2003 and has therefore to be financed from the flexibility instrument.(5) In particular, for the action of conversion of the Spanish and Portuguese fleets, it is then appropriate to make an exception to the general rule of the Interinstitutional Agreement, providing that: "the flexibility instrument should not, as a rule, be used to cover the same needs two years running.",HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2003 (hereinafter "the 2003 budget"), the flexibility instrument shall be used to provide the sum of EUR 12008240 in commitment appropriations.This amount shall be used for the financing of the targeted measure for the promotion of the conversion of vessels and of fishermen who were, until 1999, dependent on the fisheries agreement with Morocco, covered by the "structural measures" heading of the financial perspectives, under line B2-2 0 0 of the 2003 budget.Article 2This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities at the same time as the 2003 budget.Done at Strasbourg, 19 December 2002.By the European ParliamentThe PresidentP. CoxBy the CouncilThe PresidentT. Pedersen(1) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1.


title: Council Decision (EU) 2015/654 of 21 April 2015 appointing the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2020

text:
               25.4.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 107/74

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/654
   of 21 April 2015
   appointing the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2020
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240(2), first subparagraph, thereof,
   Whereas the Secretary-General of the Council should be appointed for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2020,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN is hereby appointed Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2020.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall be notified to Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN by the President of the Council.

      It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
      Done at Luxembourg, 21 April 2015.

            For the Council

            The President

         E. RINKĒVIČS


title: 2007/138/EC: Council Decision of 22 February 2007 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area

text:
               28.2.2007

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 61/28

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 22 February 2007
   concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
   (2007/138/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) foresees that the Contracting Parties undertake to continue their efforts with a view to achieving progressive liberalisation of agricultural trade between them.

               (2)

               The European Community and the Republic of Iceland held bilateral trade negotiations in agriculture in 2005, on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, which were concluded satisfactorily on 14 December 2006.

               (3)

               The Agreement, in the form of an Exchange of Letters, should be approved,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
   The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.

      Done at Brussels, 22 February 2007.

            For the Council

            The President

         F. MÜNTEFERING

         AGREEMENT

      in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area
      Brussels,
      Sir,
      I have the honour to refer to the trade negotiations between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland on agricultural products, held from 6 March 2005 to 14 December 2006, undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
      With the aim of fostering a harmonious development of trade between the Parties, the European Community and the Republic of Iceland have agreed to additional bilateral trade preferences concerning agricultural products, with due consideration to the respective agricultural policies and circumstances, including the evolution of the bilateral trade and trade with other partners.
      I hereby confirm that the results of the negotiations were as follows:

                  1.

                  From 1 March 2007, the European Community and the Republic of Iceland will reciprocally consolidate at bilateral level the existing zero duty lines, be it applied duties or existing concessions, and, if not already at zero level, to reciprocally eliminate duties on bilateral imports, for all products originating in the parties, which are listed in Annex I.

                  2.

                  From 1 March 2007, the European Community will provide tariff quotas on imports into the Community of products originating in Iceland, which are listed in Annex II.

                  3.

                  From 1 March 2007, the Republic of Iceland will provide tariff quotas on imports into Iceland of products originating in the Community, which are listed in Annex III.

                  4.

                  From 1 March 2007 the Republic of Iceland will grant the European Community the preferential tariffs listed in Annex IV.
                  These bilateral concessions replace and consolidate all existing bilateral concessions in agricultural products that are currently in force, in application of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1).

                  5.

                  The Republic of Iceland agrees to end its unilateral and temporary erga omnes reductions in applied tariffs on agricultural products put in place in 2002 and prolonged so far on a yearly basis.

                  6.

                  The provisions of Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (2) concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of cooperation shall apply mutatis mutandis to the products mentioned in Annexes I, II, III and IV.

                  7.

                  The Parties will take steps to ensure that the benefits, which they grant each other, will not be jeopardised by other restrictive import measures.

                  8.

                  The Parties agree to take the necessary steps in order to ensure that tariff quotas will be managed in such a way that imports may take place regularly and that the quantities agreed for import can effectively be imported.

                  9.

                  The Parties agree to strive for promoting trade of eco-friendly products and products with a geographical indication. The Parties agree to engage in further bilateral discussion with a view to better understanding respective legislation and registration procedures, in order to identify ways to enhance the protection of geographical indications in the territories of both Parties.

                  10.

                  The Parties agree to exchange at regular intervals information on traded products, tariff quota management, price quotations and any useful information concerning the respective domestic markets and the implementation of the results of these negotiations.

                  11.

                  Consultations will be held at the request of either party on any question relating to the implementation of the results of these negotiations. In case of difficulty in the implementation of the results of these negotiations, these consultations will be held as promptly as possible, with a view to the adoption of appropriate corrective measures.

                  12.

                  The first consultations relating to the results of these negotiations will be held before those implementing arrangements are put in place, with a view to facilitating the smooth implementation of these negotiations.

                  13.

                  The results of these negotiations will be implemented as from 1 March 2007 (3). Where necessary, tariff quotas will be opened on a pro-rata basis.

                  14.

                  The Parties agree to resume bilateral negotiations in the framework of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area in two years' time, with particular consideration to the outcome of the WTO negotiation process in agriculture.

            I have the honour to confirm that the European Community is in agreement with the contents of this letter.
      I should be obliged if you would confirm that the Government of the Republic of Iceland is in agreement with the above.
      Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

         Съставено в Брюксел на двадесет и втори февруари две хиляди и седма година
         Hecho en Bruselas, el veintidós de febrero del dos mil siete.
         V Bruselu dne dvacátého druhého února dva tisíce sedm.
         Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den toogtyvende februar to tusind og syv.
         Geschehen zu Brüssel am zweiundzwanzigsten Februar zweitausendsieben.
         Kahe tuhande kuuenda aasta veebruarikuu kaheteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.
         Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι δύο Φεβρουαρίου δύο χιλιάδες επτά.
         Done at Brussels, on the twenty-second day of February in the Year two thousand and seven.
         Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-deux février deux mille sept.
         Fatto a Bruxelles, addì ventidue febbraio duemilasette.
         Briselē, divtūkstoš septītā gada divdesmit otrajā februārī.
         Priimta du tūkstančiai septintų metų vasario dvidešimt antrą dieną Briuselyje.
         Kelt Brüsszelben, a kettőezer hetedik év február huszonkettedik napján.
         Magħmul fi Brussel, fit-tnejn u għoxrin jum ta' Frart tas-sena elfejn u sebgħa
         Gedaan te Brussel, de tweeëntwintigste februari tweeduizend zeven.
         Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia dwudziestego drugiego lutego roku dwa tysiące siódmego.
         Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e dois de Fevereiro de dois mil e sete.
         Întocmit la Bruxelles, douăzeci și doi februarie două mii șapte.
         V Bruseli dňa dvadsiateho druhého februára dvetisícsedem.
         V Bruslju, dvaindvajsetega februarja leta dva tisoč sedem.
         Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenätoisena päivänä helmikuuta vuonna kaksituhattaseitsemän.
         Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugoandra februari tjugohundrasju.

            За Европейската общност
            Por la Comunidad Europea
            Za Evropské společenství
            For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
            Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
            Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
            Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα
            For the European Community
            Pour la Communauté européenne
            Per la Comunità europea
            Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
            Europos bendrijos vardu
            az Európai Közösség részéről
            Għall-Kominità Ewropea
            Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
            W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
            Pela Communidade Europeia
            Pentru Comunitatea Europeană
            Za Európske spoločenstvo
            za Evropsko skupnost
            Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
            På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

         ANNEX I
         Bilateral trade in products of the following chapters or parts of chapters is freed:

                     ex Chapter 1, Live animals:

                     Icelandic Code

                     Icelandic Description of products

                     CN Code

                     CN Description of products

                     0101

                     Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies

                     0101

                     Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies

                     ex Chapter 2, Meat and edible meat offal:

                     Icelandic Code

                     Icelandic Description of products

                     CN Code

                     CN Description of products

                     ex ex 0208.9008

                     carcasses and half-carcasses of reindeer meat, frozen

                     ex 0208 90 60

                     carcasses and half-carcasses of reindeer meat, frozen

                     ex Chapter 4, Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included:

                     Icelandic Code

                     Icelandic Description of products

                     CN Code

                     CN Description of products

                     0409

                     Natural honey

                     0409 00 00

                     Natural honey

                     0410

                     Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

                     0410 00 00

                     Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

                     Chapter 5 (4), Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

                     ex Chapter 6, Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage:

                     Icelandic Code

                     Icelandic description of products

                     CN Code

                     CN Description of products

                     0601

                     Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 1212

                     0601

                     Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, in growth or in flower; chicory plants and roots other than roots of heading 1212

                     ex ex 0602

                     Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn:

                     ex 0602

                     Other live plants (including their roots), cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn:

                     – Other than other potted indoor plants not exceeding 1 m in height (tariff heading 0602.9095)

                     ex 0602 90 91
                     ex 0602 90 99

                     Other indoor plants, other than cacti and thickleaves, potted plants of the genus Bromelia, the plants Erica gracilis and calluna, orchids and other potted plants not exceeding 1 m in height

                     ex ex 0603

                     Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared:

                     ex 0603

                     Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared:

                     0603.1001

                     – – Imported from 1 December to 30 April

                     ex 0603 10 20

                     Carnations, fresh, other than imported from 1 May to 30 November

                     0603.1003

                     – Of the genera Protea, Banksis, Leucadendron and Brunia

                     0603 10 30

                     Orchids

                     ex 0603 10 80

                     Fresh flowers of the genera Protea, Banksia, Leucadendron, Brunia and Forsythia

                     0603.1004

                     – Cut branches with berries or fruit on, not edible, of the genera: Ligustrum, Callicarpa, Gossypium, Hypericum, Ilex or Symphoricarpos

                     0603.1005

                     – Flowers of Orchids

                     0603.1006

                     – Forsythia

                     0603.9000

                     – Other

                     0603 90 00

                     Other

                     0604

                     Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared

                     0604

                     Foliage, branches and other parts of plants, without flowers or flower buds, and grasses, mosses and lichens, being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared

                     ex Chapter 7, Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers:

                     Icelandic Code

                     Icelandic Description of products

                     CN Code

                     CN Description of products

                     0702

                     Tomatoes, fresh or chilled

                     0702 00 00

                     Tomatoes, fresh or chilled

                     ex ex 0703

                     Onions, shallots, garlic and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled

                     ex 0703

                     Onions, shallots, garlic and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled

                     ex ex 0704

                     Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled:

                     ex 0704

                     Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled:

                     0704.2000

                     – Brussels sprouts

                     0704 20 00

                     Brussels sprouts

                     0704.9005

                     – – Curly kale (brassica oleracea acepjala)

                     ex 0704 90 90

                     Other, excluding Chinese cabbage

                     0704.9009

                     – – Other

                     0705

                     Lettuce (lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled:

                     0705

                     Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled

                     ex ex 0706

                     Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled:

                     ex 0706

                     Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled:

                     0706.9009

                     – Other

                     0706 90

                     Other

                     0707

                     Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled:

                     0707

                     Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled

                     0708

                     Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled

                     0708

                     Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled

                     ex ex 0709

                     Other vegetables, fresh or chilled

                     ex 0709

                     Other vegetables, fresh or chilled:

                     0709.10

                     – Globe artichokes, fresh or chilled

                     0709 10 00

                     Globe artichokes

                     0709.20

                     – Asparagus, fresh or chilled

                     0709 20 00

                     Asparagus

                     0709.30

                     – Aubergines (eggplants)

                     0709 30 00

                     Aubergines (eggplants)

                     0709.52

                     – – Truffles, fresh or chilled

                     0709 52 00

                     Truffles

                     0709.60

                     – Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta

                     0709 60

                     Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta

                     0709.70

                     – Spinach, N-Z spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach), fresh or chilled

                     0709 70 00

                     Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach)

                     0709.9001

                     – – Sweet corn

                     0709 90 60

                     Sweet corn

                     0709.9002

                     – – Courgettes

                     0709 90 70

                     Courgettes

                     0709.9003

                     – – Olives

                     Olives:

                     0709 90 31

                     — For uses other than the production of oil

                     0709 90 39

                     — Other

                     0709.9004

                     – – Parsley (percille)

                     0709 90 90

                     Other

                     0709.9009

                     – – Other

                     ex ex 0710 (4)

                     Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen:

                     ex 0710 (4)

                     Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen:

                     Other than potatoes

                     0710 21 00

                     Peas (Pisum sativum)

                     0710 22 00

                     Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.)

                     0710 29 00

                     Other

                     0710 30 00

                     Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach)

                     0710 40 00

                     Sweetcorn

                     0710 80

                     Other vegetables

                     0710 90 00

                     Mixtures of vegetables

                     0711 (4)

                     Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption

                     0711 (4)

                     Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption

                     0712

                     Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared

                     0712

                     Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared

                     0713

                     Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split

                     0713

                     Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split

                     0714

                     Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith

                     0714

                     Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith

                     Chapter 8, Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

                     Chapter 9 (4), Coffee, tea, maté and spices

                     Chapter 10 (5), Cereals

                     Chapter 11 (5), Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten

                     Chapter 12 (5), Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

                     Chapter 13 (4), Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts

                     Chapter 14 (4), Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included

                     Chapter 15 (4)
                         (6), Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

                     ex Chapter 18 (4), Cocoa and cocoa preparations:

                     Icelandic Code

                     Icelandic Description of products

                     CN Code

                     CN Description of products

                     1801

                     Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted

                     1801

                     Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted

                     1802

                     Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste

                     1802

                     Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste

                     ex Chapter 20, Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants:

                     Icelandic Code

                     Icelandic Description of products

                     CN Code

                     CN Description of products

                     ex ex 2001 (4)

                     Vegetable, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid:

                     ex 2001 (4)

                     Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid:

                     2001.1000

                     – Cucumbers and gherkins

                     2001 10 00

                     Cucumbers and gherkins

                     – Other

                     2001 90

                     Other

                     2001.9005

                     – – Onion

                     2001 90 93

                     Onions

                     2001.9009

                     – – Other

                     2001 90 99

                     Other, excluding potatoes and products thereof

                     2002

                     Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

                     2002

                     Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

                     2003

                     Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

                     2003

                     Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

                     2004 (4)

                     Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen:

                     2004 (4)

                     Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006:

                     2004.9002

                     – – Globe artichokes

                     ex 2004 90 98

                     Globe artichokes

                     2004.9003

                     – – Green or black olives

                     ex 2004 90 30

                     Green or black olives

                     2004.9004

                     – – Green peas and beans

                     2004 90 50

                     Peas (Pisum sativum) and immature beans of the species Phaseolus spp., in pod

                     2004.9005

                     – – Preparations with a basis of flours of leguminous plants

                     ex 2004 90 98

                     Preparations with a basis of flours of leguminous plants

                     2004.9009

                     – – Other

                     ex 2004 90 98

                     Other, excluding products containing meat in a proportion of 3 % up to and including 20 % by weight

                     2005 (4)

                     Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen:

                     2005 (4)

                     Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006:

                     2005.1000

                     – Homogenised vegetables

                     2005 10 00

                     Homogenised vegetables

                     2005.4000

                     – Peas (Pisum sativum)

                     2005 40 00

                     Peas (Pisum sativum)

                     – Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.):

                     Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.):

                     2005.5100

                     – Beans, shelled

                     2005 51 00

                     Beans, shelled

                     2005.5900

                     – – Other

                     2005 59 00

                     Other

                     2005.6000

                     – Asparagus

                     2005 60 00

                     Asparagus

                     2005.7000

                     – Olives

                     2005 70

                     Olives

                     – Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables:

                     2005 90

                     Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables:

                     2005.9009

                     – Other

                     ex 2005 90 80

                     Other, excluding products containing meat in a proportion of 3 % up to and including 20 % by weight

                     2008 (4)

                     Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included

                     2008 (4)

                     Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included

                     2009

                     Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

                     2009

                     Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

                     ex Chapter 22, Beverages, spirits and vinegar:

                     Icelandic Code

                     Icelandic Description of products

                     CN Code

                     CN Description of products

                     2201

                     Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow

                     2201

                     Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow

                     2204

                     Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009

                     2204

                     Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009

                     ex Chapter 23, residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder:

                     Icelandic Code

                     Icelandic Description of products

                     CN Code

                     CN Description of products

                     ex ex 2309

                     Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding:

                     ex 2309

                     Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding:

                     ex ex 2309.1000

                     – Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale, containing no starch or containing not more than 30 % by weight of starch and containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such products

                     2309 10 11
                     2309 10 31

                     Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale, containing no starch or containing not more than 30 % by weight of starch and containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such products

                     Chapter 24 (4), Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes

         ANNEX II
         Tariff quotas granted by the European Community
         The European Community will open the following annual tariff quota for the following products originating in Iceland (7)

                     CN custom tariff heading

                     Description of products

                     Annual quantity

                     Rate of duty

                     ex 0204

                     meat of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen sheepmeat, smoked

                     1 850 tons (net weight)

                     0

                     ex 0210

                     0

                     ex 0405

                     natural butter

                     350 tons (net weight)

                     0

                     ex 0403 (8)

                     ‘Skyr’

                     380 tons (net weight)

                     0

                     ex 1601

                     sausages

                     100 tons (net weight)

                     0

         ANNEX III
         Tariff quotas granted by Iceland
         Iceland will open the following annual tariff quotas for the following products originating in the European Community (9)

                     Icelandic custom tariff heading

                     Description of products

                     Annual quantity

                     Rate of duty

                     0201 and 0202

                     meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen

                     100 tons (net weight)

                     0

                     0203

                     meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen

                     200 tons (net weight)

                     0

                     0207

                     meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen

                     200 tons (net weight)

                     0

                     0208.9003

                     ptarmigans, frozen

                     20 tons (net weight)

                     0

                     ex ex 0210

                     meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat offal; with protected designation of origin or protection geographical indication (10)

                     50 tons (net weight)

                     0

                     ex ex 0406

                     cheese with protected designation of origin or protection geographical indication (10)

                     20 tons (net drained weight)

                     0

                     0406

                     cheese

                     80 tons (net drained weight)

                     0

                     0701.9001

                     potatoes, fresh or chilled, with a minimal length of 65 mm

                     100 tons (net weight)

                     0

                     ex ex 1601

                     sausages

                     50 tons (net weight)

                     0

                     1602

                     other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood

                     50 tons (net weight)

                     0

         ANNEX IV
         Tariff concessions granted by Iceland
         Iceland will grant the following preferential tariffs for products originating in the European Community:

                     %

                     ISK/kg

                     0201

                     Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled:

                     0201.1000

                     —

                     Carcasses and half-carcasses

                     18

                     214

                     —

                     Other cuts with bone in:

                     0201.2001

                     —

                     Loins and cuts thereof

                     18

                     422

                     0201.2002

                     —

                     Round and cuts thereof

                     18

                     300

                     0201.2003

                     —

                     Shoulders and cuts thereof

                     18

                     189

                     0201.2009

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     189

                     —

                     Boneless:

                     0201.3001

                     —

                     Minced

                     18

                     306

                     0201.3002

                     —

                     Tenderloin

                     18

                     877

                     0201.3003

                     —

                     Top loin

                     18

                     652

                     0201.3004

                     —

                     Round

                     18

                     608

                     0201.3009

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     359

                     0202

                     Meat of bovine animals, frozen:

                     0202.1000

                     —

                     Carcasses and half-carcasses

                     18

                     214

                     —

                     Other cuts with bone in:

                     0202.1001

                     —

                     Loins and cuts thereof

                     18

                     422

                     0202.1002

                     —

                     Round and cuts thereof

                     18

                     300

                     0202.1003

                     —

                     Shoulders and cuts thereof

                     18

                     189

                     0202.1009

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     189

                     —

                     Boneless:

                     0202.3001

                     —

                     Minced

                     18

                     306

                     0202.3002

                     —

                     Tenderloin

                     18

                     877

                     0202.3003

                     —

                     Top loin

                     18

                     652

                     0202.3004

                     —

                     Round

                     18

                     608

                     0202.3009

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     359

                     0203

                     Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen:

                     —

                     Fresh or chilled:

                     0203.1100

                     —

                     Carcasses and half-carcasses

                     18

                     217

                     —

                     Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in:

                     0203.1201

                     —

                     Round and cuts thereof

                     18

                     302

                     0203.1209

                     —

                     Shoulders and cuts thereof

                     18

                     278

                     —

                     Other:

                     —

                     With bone:

                     0203.1901

                     —

                     Loins and cuts thereof

                     18

                     465

                     0203.1902

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     217

                     —

                     Boneless:

                     0203.1903

                     —

                     Minced

                     18

                     274

                     0203.1904

                     —

                     Tenderloin

                     18

                     717

                     0203.1905

                     —

                     Top loin

                     18

                     664

                     0203.1906

                     —

                     Round

                     18

                     613

                     0203.1909

                     —

                     Other:

                     18

                     274

                     —

                     Frozen:

                     0203.2100

                     —

                     Carcasses and half-carcasses

                     18

                     217

                     —

                     Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in:

                     0203.2201

                     —

                     Round and cuts thereof

                     18

                     302

                     0203.2209

                     —

                     Shoulders and cuts thereof

                     18

                     278

                     —

                     Other:

                     —

                     With bone:

                     0203.2901

                     —

                     Loins and cuts thereof

                     18

                     465

                     0203.2902

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     217

                     —

                     Boneless:

                     0203.2903

                     —

                     Minced

                     18

                     274

                     0203.2904

                     —

                     Tenderloin

                     18

                     717

                     0203.2905

                     —

                     Top loin

                     18

                     664

                     0203.2906

                     —

                     Round

                     18

                     613

                     0203.2909

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     274

                     0204

                     Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen:

                     0204.1000

                     —

                     Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled

                     18

                     164

                     —

                     Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled:

                     0204.2100

                     —

                     Carcasses and half-carcasses

                     18

                     164

                     —

                     Other cuts with bone in:

                     0204.2201

                     —

                     Loins and cuts thereof

                     18

                     229

                     0204.2202

                     —

                     Round and cuts thereof

                     18

                     229

                     0204.2203

                     —

                     Shoulders and cuts thereof

                     18

                     145

                     0204.2209

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     145

                     —

                     Boneless:

                     0204.2301

                     —

                     Minced

                     18

                     234

                     0204.2302

                     —

                     Tenderloin

                     18

                     568

                     0204.2303

                     —

                     Top loin

                     18

                     530

                     0204.2304

                     —

                     Round

                     18

                     530

                     0204.2309

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     234

                     0204.3000

                     —

                     Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, frozen

                     18

                     164

                     —

                     Other meat of sheep, frozen:

                     0204.4100

                     —

                     Carcasses and half-carcasses

                     18

                     164

                     —

                     Other cuts with bone in:

                     0

                     0

                     0204.4201

                     —

                     Loins and cuts thereof

                     18

                     229

                     0204.4202

                     —

                     Round and cuts thereof

                     18

                     229

                     0204.4203

                     —

                     Shoulders and cuts thereof

                     18

                     145

                     0204.4209

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     145

                     —

                     Boneless:

                     0204.4301

                     —

                     Minced

                     18

                     234

                     0204.4302

                     —

                     Tenderloin

                     18

                     568

                     0204.4303

                     —

                     Top loin

                     18

                     530

                     0204.4304

                     —

                     Round

                     18

                     530

                     0204.4309

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     234

                     0204.5000

                     —

                     Meat of goats

                     18

                     229

                     0205

                     0205.0000

                     Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen

                     18

                     154

                     0206

                     Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen:

                     0206.1000

                     —

                     Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled

                     18

                     253

                     —

                     Of bovine animals, frozen:

                     0206.2100

                     —

                     Tongues

                     18

                     253

                     0206.2200

                     —

                     Livers

                     18

                     146

                     0206.2900

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     210

                     0206.3000

                     —

                     Of swine, fresh or chilled

                     18

                     121

                     —

                     Of swine, frozen:

                     0206.4100

                     —

                     Livers

                     18

                     121

                     0206.4900

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     121

                     —

                     Other, fresh or chilled:

                     0206.8001

                     —

                     Sheep heads

                     18

                     130

                     0206.8009

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     130

                     —

                     Other, frozen:

                     0206.9001

                     —

                     Sheep heads

                     18

                     130

                     0206.9009

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     130

                     0207

                     Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen:

                     —

                     Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus:

                     0207.1100

                     —

                     Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled

                     18

                     362

                     0207.1200

                     —

                     Not cut in pieces, frozen

                     18

                     263

                     —

                     Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled:

                     0207.1301

                     —

                     Boneless

                     18

                     299

                     0207.1302

                     —

                     Liver

                     18

                     299

                     0207.1309

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     299

                     —

                     Cuts and offal, frozen:

                     0207.1401

                     —

                     Boneless

                     18

                     540

                     0207.1402

                     —

                     Liver

                     12

                     299

                     0207.1409

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     263

                     —

                     Of turkeys:

                     0207.2400

                     —

                     Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled

                     18

                     362

                     0207.2500

                     —

                     Not cut in pieces, frozen

                     18

                     362

                     —

                     Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled:

                     0207.2601

                     —

                     Boneless

                     18

                     299

                     0207.2602

                     —

                     Liver

                     18

                     299

                     0207.2609

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     299

                     —

                     Cuts and offal, frozen:

                     0207.2701

                     —

                     Boneless

                     18

                     600

                     0207.2702

                     —

                     Liver

                     12

                     299

                     0207.2709

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     362

                     —

                     Of ducks, geese or guinea fowls:

                     0207.3200

                     —

                     Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled

                     18

                     362

                     0207.3300

                     —

                     Not cut in pieces, frozen

                     18

                     362

                     0207.3400

                     —

                     Fatty livers, fresh or chilled

                     18

                     154

                     —

                     Other, fresh or chilled:

                     0207.3501

                     —

                     Boneless

                     18

                     299

                     0207.3502

                     —

                     Liver

                     18

                     299

                     0207.3509

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     299

                     —

                     Other, frozen:

                     0207.3601

                     —

                     Boneless

                     18

                     600

                     0207.3602

                     —

                     Liver

                     12

                     299

                     0207.3609

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     362

                     0208

                     Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen:

                     0208.1000

                     —

                     Of rabbits or hares

                     18

                     236

                     —

                     Other:

                     0208.9001

                     —

                     Pigeons

                     18

                     218

                     0208.9002

                     —

                     Pheasants

                     18

                     218

                     0208.9003

                     —

                     Ptarmigans, frozen

                     18

                     268

                     0208.9004

                     —

                     Deer

                     18

                     218

                     0208.9007

                     —

                     Boneless reindeer meat, frozen

                     18

                     608

                     0208.9008

                     —

                     Reindeer meat with bone, frozen (11)

                     18

                     608

                     0208.9009

                     —

                     Frogs' legs

                     18

                     236

                     0208.9019

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     218

                     0209

                     0209.0000

                     Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked

                     18

                     60

                     0210

                     Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal:

                     —

                     Meat of swine:

                     0210.1100

                     —

                     Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in

                     18

                     302

                     0210.1200

                     —

                     Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof

                     18

                     217

                     —

                     Other:

                     —

                     Smoked:

                     0210.1901

                     —

                     Boneless

                     30

                     447

                     0210.1902

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     717

                     0210.1909

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     465

                     —

                     Meat of bovine animals:

                     0210.2001

                     —

                     Boneless

                     18

                     877

                     0210.2009

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     422

                     —

                     Other:

                     0210.9910

                     —

                     Poultry liver, dried or smoked

                     18

                     299

                     —

                     Sheep meat, salted:

                     0210.9921

                     —

                     Boneless

                     18

                     568

                     0210.9929

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     270

                     —

                     Sheep meat, smoked (hangikjöt):

                     0210.9931

                     —

                     Boneless

                     18

                     568

                     0210.9939

                     —

                     Other

                     18

                     270

                     0210.9990

                     —

                     Other

                     30

                     363

      Reykjavik,
      Sir,
      I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:
      ‘I have the honour to refer to the trade negotiations between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland on agricultural products, held from 6 March 2005 to 14 December 2006, undertaken on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
      With the aim of fostering a harmonious development of trade between the Parties, the European Community and the Republic of Iceland have agreed to additional bilateral trade preferences concerning agricultural products, with due consideration to the respective agricultural policies and circumstances, including the evolution of the bilateral trade and trade with other partners.
      I hereby confirm that the results of the negotiations were as follows:

                  1.

                  From 1 March 2007, the European Community and the Republic of Iceland will reciprocally consolidate at bilateral level the existing zero duty lines, be it applied duties or existing concessions, and, if not already at zero level, to reciprocally eliminate duties on bilateral imports, for all products originating in the parties, which are listed in Annex I.

                  2.

                  From 1 March 2007, the European Community will provide tariff quotas on imports into the Community of products originating in Iceland, which are listed in Annex II.

                  3.

                  From 1 March 2007, the Republic of Iceland will provide tariff quotas on imports into Iceland of products originating in the Community, which are listed in Annex III.

                  4.

                  From 1 March 2007 the Republic of Iceland will grant the European Community the preferential tariff listed in Annex IV.
                  These bilateral concessions replace and consolidate all existing bilateral concessions in agricultural products that are currently in force, in application of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (12).

                  5.

                  The Republic of Iceland agrees to end its unilateral and temporary erga omnes reductions in applied tariffs on agricultural products put in place in 2002 and prolonged so far on a yearly basis.

                  6.

                  The provisions of Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (13) concerning the definition of the concept of “originating products” and methods of cooperation shall apply mutatis mutandis to the products mentioned in Annexes I, II, III and IV.

                  7.

                  The Parties will take steps to ensure that the benefits, which they grant each other, will not be jeopardised by other restrictive import measures.

                  8.

                  The Parties agree to take the necessary steps in order to ensure that tariff quotas will be managed in such a way that imports may take place regularly and that the quantities agreed for import can effectively be imported.

                  9.

                  The Parties agree to strive for promoting trade of eco-friendly products and products with a geographical indication. The Parties agree to engage in further bilateral discussion with a view to better understanding respective legislation and registration procedures, in order to identify ways to enhance the protection of geographical indications in the territories of both Parties.

                  10.

                  The Parties agree to exchange at regular intervals information on traded products, tariff quota management, price quotations and any useful information concerning the respective domestic markets and the implementation of the results of these negotiations.

                  11.

                  Consultations will be held at the request of either party on any question relating to the implementation of the results of these negotiations. In case of difficulty in the implementation of the results of these negotiations, these consultations will be held as promptly as possible, with a view to the adoption of appropriate corrective measures.

                  12.

                  The first consultations relating to the results of these negotiations will be held before those implementing arrangements are put in place, with a view to facilitating the smooth implementation of these negotiations.

                  13.

                  The results of these negotiations will be implemented as from 1 March 2007 (14). Where necessary, tariff quotas will be opened on a pro-rata basis.

                  14.

                  The Parties agree to resume bilateral negotiations in the framework of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area in two years' time, with particular consideration to the outcome of the WTO negotiation process in agriculture.

            I have the honour to confirm that the European Community is in agreement with the contents of this letter.
      I should be obliged if you would confirm that the Government of the Republic of Iceland is in agreement with the above.’.
      I have the honour to confirm that the Government of the Republic of Iceland is in agreement with the content of your letter.
      Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration,

         Done at Brussels, on the twenty-second day of February in the Year two thousand and seven.
         Съставено в Брюксел на двадесет и втори февруари две хиляди и седма година
         Hecho en Bruselas, el veintidós de febrero del dos mil siete.
         V Bruselu dne dvacátého druhého února dva tisíce sedm.
         Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den toogtyvende februar to tusind og syv.
         Geschehen zu Brüssel am zweiundzwanzigsten Februar zweitausendsieben.
         Kahe tuhande kuuenda aasta veebruarikuu kaheteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.
         Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι δύο Φεβρουαρίου δύο χιλιάδες επτά.
         Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-deux février deux mille sept.
         Fatto a Bruxelles, addì ventidue febbraio duemilasette.
         Briselē, divtūkstoš septītā gada divdesmit otrajā februārī.
         Priimta du tūkstančiai septintų metų vasario dvidešimt antrą dieną Briuselyje.
         Kelt Brüsszelben, a kettőezer hetedik év február huszonkettedik napján.
         Magħmul fi Brussel, fit-tnejn u għoxrin jum ta' Frart tas-sena elfejn u sebgħa
         Gedaan te Brussel, de tweeëntwintigste februari tweeduizend zeven.
         Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia dwudziestego drugiego lutego roku dwa tysiące siódmego.
         Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e dois de Fevereiro de dois mil e sete.
         Întocmit la Bruxelles, douăzeci și doi februarie două mii șapte.
         V Bruseli dňa dvadsiateho druhého februára dvetisícsedem.
         V Bruslju, dvaindvajsetega februarja leta dva tisoč sedem.
         Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenätoisena päivänä helmikuuta vuonna kaksituhattaseitsemän.
         Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugoandra februari tjugohundrasju.

            For the Government of the Republic of Iceland
            За правителството на Република Исландия
            Por el Gobierno de la República de Islandia
            Za vládu Islandské republiky
            For regeringen for Republikken Island
            Für die Regierung der Republik Island
            Islandi Vabariigi Valitsuse nimel
            Για την Κυβέρνηση της Δημοκρατίας της Ισλανδίας
            Pour le gouvernement de la République d'Islande
            Per il governo della Repubblica d'Islanda
            Islandes Republikas valdības vārdā
            Islandijos Respublikos Vyriausybės vardu
            az Izlandi Köztársaság Kormánya részéről
            Għall-Gvern tar-Repubblika ta' l-Islanda
            Voor de Regering van de Republiek Ĳsland
            W imieniu Rządu Republiki Islandii
            Pelo Governo da República da Islândia
            Pentru Guvernul Republicii Islanda
            Za vládu Islandskej republiky
            Za Vlado Republike Islandije
            Islannin rasavallan hallituksen puolesta
            På Republiken Islands regerings vägnar

         (1)  Council Decision 81/359/EEC of 28 April 1981 (OJ L 137, 23.5.1981, p. 1).
      Council Decision 93/239/EEC of 15 March 1993 (OJ L 109, 1.5.1993, p. 1).
      Council Decision 93/736/EC of 13 December 1993 (OJ L 346, 31.12.1993, p. 16).
      Council Decision 95/582/EC of 20 December 1995 (OJ L 327, 30.12.1995, p. 17).

         (2)  Decision No 2/2005 of the EC-Iceland Joint Committee of 22 December 2005 (OJ L 131, 18.5.2006, p. 1).

         (3)  The opening of the EC tariff quotas will be made as from 1 July, on the basis of nine months quantities for 2007.

         (4)  Other than products covered by Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

         (5)  Other than for animal feeding.

         (6)  Other than fish product.

         (7)  the quotas shall apply annually unless otherwise specified.

         (8)  custom code subject to modification, pending confirmation of classification of the product

         (9)  the quotas shall apply annually unless otherwise specified.

         (10)  registered under Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12).

         (11)  Tariff concession for products not already covered by the duty free concession granted in Annex I for ex ex 0208.9008‘carcasses and half-carcasses of reindeer meat, frozen’.

         (12)  Council Decision 81/359/EEC of 28 April 1981 (OJ L 137, 23.5.1981, p. 1).
      Council Decision 93/239/EEC of 15 March 1993 (OJ L 109, 1.5.1993, p. 1).
      Council Decision 93/736/EC of 13 December 1993 (OJ L 346, 31.12.1993, p. 16).
      Council Decision 95/582/EC of 20 December 1995 (OJ L 327, 30.12.1995, p. 17).

         (13)  Decision No 2/2005 of the EC-Iceland Joint Committee of 22 December 2005 (OJ L 131, 18.5.2006, p. 1).

         (14)  The opening of the EC tariff quotas will be made as from 1 July, on the basis of nine months quantities for 2007.


title: 2011/27/EU: Council Decision of 12 July 2010 on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Moldova in Union programmes

text:
               19.1.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 14/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 12 July 2010
   on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Moldova in Union programmes
   (2011/27/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 114, 168, 169, 172, 173(3), 188 and 192, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8), thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 18 June 2007 the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (1), on a Framework Agreement on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Moldova in Union programmes (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Protocol’).

               (2)

               Those negotiations have been concluded to the satisfaction of the Commission.

               (3)

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

               (4)

               The Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

               (5)

               Article 10 of the Protocol provides for the provisional application of the Protocol before its entry into force,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the Union, the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Moldova in Union programmes (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Protocol’).
   The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   The Protocol shall be applied provisionally as from the date of its signature, pending its conclusion at a later date.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

      Done at Brussels, 12 July 2010.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. LARUELLE

      (1)  OJ L 181, 24.6.1998, p. 3.
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               19.1.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 14/2

         PROTOCOL
   to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Moldova in Union programmes
   THE EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Union’,
   of the one part,
   and
   THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA, hereinafter referred to as ‘Moldova’,
   of the other part,
   hereinafter jointly referred to as ‘the Parties’,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Moldova entered into a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (1) (hereinafter referred to as ‧the Agreement’), on 28 November 1994.

               (2)

               The Brussels European Council of 17 and 18 June 2004 welcomed the Commission’s proposals for a European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and endorsed the Council’s conclusions of 14 June 2004.

               (3)

               The Council has, on numerous further occasions, repeatedly concluded in favour of this policy.

               (4)

               The Council, on 5 March 2007, expressed support for the general and global approach outlined in the Commission’s Communication of 4 December 2006, COM(2006) 724 final, to enable ENP partners to participate in Community agencies and Community programmes on their merits and where the legal bases so allow.

               (5)

               Moldova has expressed its wish to participate in a number of Union programmes.

               (6)

               The specific terms and conditions, in particular financial contribution and reporting and evaluation procedures, regarding the participation of Moldova in each particular programme should be determined by agreement between the Commission, acting on behalf of the Union, and the competent authorities of Moldova,

         HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Moldova shall be allowed to participate in all current and future programmes of the Union opened to the participation of Moldova in accordance with the relevant provisions adopting those programmes.
   Article 2
   Moldova shall contribute financially to the general budget of the European Union corresponding to the specific programmes in which Moldova participates.
   Article 3
   Moldova’s representatives shall be allowed to take part, as observers and for the points which concern Moldova, in the management committees responsible for monitoring the programmes to which Moldova contributes financially.
   Article 4
   Projects and initiatives submitted by participants from Moldova shall, as far as possible, be subject to the same conditions, rules and procedures pertaining to the programmes concerned as applied to Member States.
   Article 5
   The specific terms and conditions regarding the participation of Moldova in each particular programme, in particular the financial contribution payable, as well as reporting and evaluation procedures, shall be determined by agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Commission, acting on behalf of the Union, and the competent authorities of Moldova.
   If Moldova applies for external assistance of the Union to participate in a given Union programme on the basis of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (2) or pursuant to any similar Regulation providing for external assistance of the Union to Moldova that may be adopted in the future, the conditions governing the use by Moldova of external assistance of the Union shall be determined in a financing agreement, in compliance with, in particular, Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006.
   Article 6
   Each Memorandum of Understanding concluded pursuant to Article 5, shall stipulate, in accordance with the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3), that financial control or audits or other verifications, including administrative investigations will be carried out by, or under the authority of, the Commission, the European Anti-Fraud Office and the Court of Auditors.
   Detailed provisions shall be made on financial control and auditing, administrative measures, penalties and recovery enabling the Commission, the European Anti-Fraud Office, and the Court of Auditors to be granted powers equivalent to their powers with regard to beneficiaries or contractors established in the Union.
   Article 7
   This Protocol shall apply for the period for which the Agreement is in force.
   This Protocol shall be signed and approved by the Parties in accordance with their respective procedures.
   Either Party may denounce this Protocol by written notification to the other Party. This Protocol shall terminate 6 months after the date of such notification.
   Denunciation of this Protocol by any of the Parties shall have no influence on the checks and controls to be carried out, where appropriate, under the provisions laid down in Articles 5 and 6.
   Article 8
   No later than 3 years after the date of entry into force of this Protocol, and every 3 years thereafter, both Parties may review the implementation of this Protocol on the basis of the actual participation of Moldova in Union programmes.
   Article 9
   This Protocol shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is applied and under the conditions laid down in this Treaty and, on the other hand, to the territory of Moldova.
   Article 10
   This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date on which the Parties notify each other through diplomatic channels of the completion of their procedures necessary for its entry into force.
   Pending its entry into force, the Parties agree to apply provisionally this Protocol from the date of its signature, pending its conclusion at a later date.
   Article 11
   This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.
   Article 12
   This Protocol shall be drawn up in duplicate in the official languages of the Parties, each of these texts being equally authentic.

         За Европейския съюз
         Por la Unión Europea
         Za Evropskou unii
         For Den Europæiske Union
         Für die Europäische Union
         Euroopa Liidu nimel
         Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
         For the European Union
         Pour l'Union européenne
         Per l'Unione europea
         Eiropas Savienības vārdā –
         Europos Sąjungos vardu
         Az Európai Unió részéről
         Għall-Unjoni Ewropea
         Voor de Europese Unie
         W imieniu Unii Europejskiej
         Pela União Europeia
         Pentru Uniunea Europeană
         Za Európsku úniu
         Za Evropsko unijo
         Euroopan unionin puolesta
         För Europeiska unionen

         За Република Молдова
         Por la República de Moldova
         Za Moldavskou republiku
         For Republikken Moldova
         Für die Republik Moldau
         Moldova Vabariigi nimel
         Για τη Δημοκρατία της Μολδαβίας
         For the Republic of Moldova
         Pour la République de Moldavie
         Per la Repubblica moldova
         Moldovas Republikas vārdā
         Moldovos Respublikos vardu
         A Moldovai Köztársaság részéről
         Għar-Repubblika tal-Moldova
         Voor de Republiek Moldavië
         W imieniu Republiki Mołdowy
         Pela República da Moldávia
         Pentru Republica Moldova
         Za Moldavskú republiku
         Za Republiko Moldavijo
         Moldovan tasavallan puolesta
         För Republiken Moldavien

      (1)  OJ L 181, 24.6.1998, p. 3.

      (2)  OJ L 310, 9.11.2006, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.


title: European Parliament decision of 29 November 2007 on the nomination of Ioannis Sarmas as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C6-0309/2007 - 2007/0818(CNS))

text:
20.11.2008        EN                            Official Journal of the European Union                                      C 297 E/155
                                                                                Thursday 29 November 2007
           1.    Delivers a favourable opinion on the nomination of Henri Grethen as a Member of the Court of
           Auditors;
           2.    Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and, for information, the Court of
           Auditors and the other institutions of the European Communities, and the audit institutions of the Member
           States.
           P6_TA(2007)0568
           Appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Harald Noack)
           European Parliament decision of 29 November 2007 on the nomination of Harald Noack as a
                            Member of the Court of Auditors (C6-0308/2007 — 2007/0817(CNS))
           The European Parliament,
           — having regard to Article 247(3) of the EC Treaty and Article 160b(3) of the Euratom Treaty, pursuant to
                which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0308/2007),
           — having regard to the fact that at its meeting of 6 November 2007 the Committee on Budgetary Control
                heard the Council's nominee for membership of the Court of Auditors and considered the nominee's
                qualifications in light of the criteria laid down by Article 247(2) of the EC Treaty and Article 160b(2) of
                the Euratom Treaty,
           — having regard to Rule 101 of its Rules of Procedure,
           — having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0435/2007),
           1.    Delivers a favourable opinion on the nomination of Harald Noack as a Member of the Court of
           Auditors;
           2.    Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and, for information, the Court of
           Auditors and the other institutions of the European Communities, and the audit institutions of the Member
           States.
           P6_TA(2007)0569
           Appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Ioannis Sarmas)
           European Parliament decision of 29 November 2007 on the nomination of Ioannis Sarmas as a
                            Member of the Court of Auditors (C6-0309/2007 — 2007/0818(CNS))
           The European Parliament,
           — having regard to Article 247(3) of the EC Treaty and Article 160b(3) of the Euratom Treaty, pursuant to
                which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0309/2007),
 ---pagebreak--- C 297 E/156                                      Official Journal of the European Union                            EN        20.11.2008
Thursday 29 November 2007
            — having regard to the fact that at its meeting of 6 November 2007 the Committee on Budgetary Control
                 heard the Council's nominee for membership of the Court of Auditors and considered the nominee's
                 qualifications in light of the criteria laid down by Article 247(2) of the EC Treaty and Article 160b(2) of
                 the Euratom Treaty,
            — having regard to Rule 101 of its Rules of Procedure,
            — having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0434/2007),
            1.    Delivers a favourable opinion on the nomination of Ioannis Sarmas as a Member of the Court of
            Auditors;
            2.    Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and, for information, the Court of
            Auditors and the other institutions of the European Communities, and the audit institutions of the Member
            States.
            P6_TA(2007)0570
            Appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Hubert Weber)
            European Parliament decision of 29 November 2007 on the nomination of Hubert Weber as a
                             Member of the Court of Auditors (C6-0310/2007 — 2007/0819(CNS))
            The European Parliament,
            — having regard to Article 247(3) of the EC Treaty and Article 160b(3) of the Euratom Treaty, pursuant to
                 which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0310/2007),
            — having regard to the fact that at its meeting of 6 November 2007 the Committee on Budgetary Control
                 heard the Council's nominee for membership of the Court of Auditors and considered the nominee's
                 qualifications in light of the criteria laid down by Article 247(2) of the EC Treaty and Article 160b(2) of
                 the Euratom Treaty,
            — having regard to Rule 101 of its Rules of Procedure,
            — having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0433/2007),
            1.    Delivers a favourable opinion on the nomination of Hubert Weber as a Member of the Court of
            Auditors;
            2.    Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and, for information, the Court of
            Auditors and the other institutions of the European Communities, and the audit institutions of the Member
            States.


title: Decision (EU, Euratom) 2016/1467 of the European Parliament of 28 April 2016 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Research Executive Agency for the financial year 2014

text:
               14.9.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 246/128

         DECISION (EU, EURATOM) 2016/1467 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 28 April 2016
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Research Executive Agency for the financial year 2014
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014 (1),

               —

               having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2014 (COM(2015) 377 – C8-0199/2015) (2),

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of the Research Executive Agency for the financial year 2014 (3),

               —

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

               —

               having regard to the Commission’s annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2014 (COM(2015) 441), and to the accompanying Commission staff working document (SWD(2015) 170),

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors’ report on the annual accounts of the Research Executive Agency for the financial year 2014, together with the Agency’s reply (4),

               —

               having regard to the statement of assurance (5) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2014, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 12 February 2016 on discharge to be given to the executive agencies in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2014 (05585/2016 – C8-0040/2016),

               —

               having regard to Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               —

               having regard to Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

               —

               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 (6) and in particular Articles 62, 164, 165 and 166 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 of 19 December 2002 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes (7), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,

               —

               having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 of 21 September 2004 on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes (8), and in particular the first and second paragraphs of Article 66 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Commission Implementing Decision 2013/778/EU of 13 December 2013 establishing the Research Executive Agency and repealing Decision 2008/46/EC (9),

               —

               having regard to Rule 93 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinions of the other committees concerned (A8-0140/2016),

               A.

               whereas, under Article 17(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the Commission is to execute the budget and manage programmes and, pursuant to Article 317 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, is to implement the budget in cooperation with the Member States, on its own responsibility, having regard to the principles of sound financial management;

               1.

               Grants the Director of the Research Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2014;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the resolution forming an integral part of the decisions on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section III – Commission and executive agencies, and in its resolution of 28 April 2016 on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the Commission discharge for the financial year 2014 (10);

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this decision, the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section III – Commission and the resolution forming an integral part of those decisions, to the Director of the Research Executive Agency, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ L 51, 20.2.2014.

      (2)  OJ C 377, 13.11.2015, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 367, 5.11.2015, p. 10.

      (4)  OJ C 409, 9.12.2015, p. 379.

      (5)  OJ C 377, 13.11.2015, p. 146.

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

      (7)  OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 1.

      (8)  OJ L 297, 22.9.2004, p. 6.

      (9)  OJ L 346, 20.12.2013, p. 54.

      (10)  Texts adopted of that date, P8_TA(2016)0148 (see page 91 of this Official Journal).


title: 2013/810/EU: Council Decision of 16 December 2013 appointing three Belgian members of the Committee of the Regions

text:
               31.12.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 355/90

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 16 December 2013
   appointing three Belgian members of the Committee of the Regions
   (2013/810/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the Belgian Government,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU and 2010/29/EU appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015 (1).

               (2)

               Three members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Xavier DESGAIN, Mr Jean-François ISTASSE and Mr Michel LEBRUN.

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The following are hereby appointed as members to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:

               —

               Mr Xavier DESGAIN, Conseiller communal à Charleroi

               —

               Mr Jean-François ISTASSE, Conseiller communal à Verviers

               —

               Mr Michel LEBRUN, Conseiller communal à Viroinval.

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

      Done at Brussels, 16 December 2013.

            For the Council

            The President

         V. JUKNA

      (1)  OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22 and OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.