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52004DP0384

European Parliament decision approving the Commission in its new form

Official Journal 085 E , 07/04/2005 P. 0050 - 0051

		P5_TA(2004)0384Approval of the European Commission with its new MembersEuropean Parliament decision approving the Commission in its new formThe European Parliament,- having regard to Article 214(2), third subparagraph, and Article 215 of the EC Treaty,- having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded [1], and in particular Article 45 thereof,- having regard to the candidates nominated by the 10 new Member States for appointment as Members of the Commission, namely Péter Balįzs, Joe Borg, Jįn Figel', Dalia Grybauskaitė, Danuta Hübner, Siim Kallas, Sandra Kalniete, Markos Kyprianou, Janez Potočnik and Pavel Telička,- having regard to the hearings of the candidates conducted by its Conference of Committee Chairmen on 13 to 15 April 2004,- having regard to the Council's intention to appoint the 10 new Members of the Commission by 5 May 2004 at the latest, as stated in its letter of 26 February 2004 to the President of the European Parliament,- having regard to the resignation of Mr Michel Barnier as a Member of the Commission, tendered on 31 March 2004,- having regard to the nomination by the Government of the French Republic on 1 April 2004 of Mr Jacques Barrot for appointment as a Member of the Commission,- having regard to the resignation of Mr Pedro Solbes Mira as a Member of the Commission, tendered on 17 April 2004,- having regard to the nomination by the Kingdom of Spain on 19 April 2004 of Mr Joaquín Almunia for appointment as a Member of the Commission,- having regard to the hearings of the candidates to replace Mr Barnier and Mr Solbes Mira conducted on 26 and 27 April 2004 respectively,- having regard to the presentation of the new enlarged Commission made by its President on 5 May 2004,- having regard to Rule 33 of its Rules of Procedure,A. noting the results of the hearings of the ten nominee Commissioners from the new Member States, as summarised in the evaluation letters addressed by the individual chairmen of the parliamentary committees to the chairman of the Conference of Committee Chairmen and the recommendation of the Conference of Committee Chairmen to the Conference of Presidents,B. recalling that, in accordance with the procedure set out in the Treaties and Parliament's Rules of Procedure, Parliament will have to approve the new Commission in advance of its taking up its duties on 1 November 2004, and that comprehensive and decisive hearings by Parliament's committees will take place at that stage,C. acknowledging that the Prodi Commission must continue to fulfil its duties in accordance with its 2004 legislative and work programme and Parliament's resolution of 17 December 2003 [2] on this subject right until the end of its mandate, but expecting it, for the period after the elections, not to take new initiatives of major political import relating to the period after the expiry of its mandate,D. recalling the Council's decision of 9 July 1999 [3] not to proceed to the replacement of resigning Commissioners and urging the Member States and the Council to refrain from replacing members of the current Commission who retire before the end of its term of office,E. reiterating its call in favour of a parallelism of terms of office between the European Parliament and the Commission,F. calling for a review of the procedure to cover circumstances in which individual Members of the Commission retire before their term of office ends,1. Approves the Commission in its new form for the remainder of its term of office until 31 October 2004;2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States.[1] OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33.[2] P5_TA(2003)0585.[3] OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 53.--------------------------------------------------


title: Decision (EU) 2015/2210 of the European Parliament of 27 October 2015 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2013

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               1.12.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 314/34

         DECISION (EU) 2015/2210 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 27 October 2015
   on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2013
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

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               having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2013,

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               having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2013, together with the Institute's replies (1),

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               having regard to the statement of assurance (2) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2013, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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               having regard to the Council's recommendation of 17 February 2015 on discharge to be given to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2013 (05304/2015 — C8-0054/2015),

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               having regard to its decision of 29 April 2015 (3) postponing the discharge decision for the financial year 2013, and the replies from the Director of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology,

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

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               having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4),

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               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 (5), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

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               having regard to Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (6), and in particular Article 21 thereof,

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               having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7),

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               having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8), and in particular Article 108 thereof,

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

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               having regard to the second report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A8-0282/2015),

               1.

               Grants the Director of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology discharge in respect of the implementation of the Institute's budget for the financial year 2013;

               2.

               Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this Decision, and the resolution forming an integral part of it, to the Director of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 442, 10.12.2014, p. 184.

      (2)  See footnote 1.

      (3)  OJ L 255, 30.9.2015, p. 409.

      (4)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

      (6)  OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 1.

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

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


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E1994G0013

DECISION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE EFTA STATES No 13/94/SC of 6 June 1994 laying down procedures for notification of animal diseases

Official Journal L 234 , 08/09/1994 P. 0015 - 0016

DECISION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE EFTA STATES No 13/94/SC of 6 June 1994 laying down procedures for notification of animal diseases THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE EFTA STATESHaving regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol Adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as 'the EEA Agreement`,Having regard to the acts on notification of animal diseases referred to in Annex I, Chapter I, points 15 to 17 to the EEA Agreement,Having regard to the Agreement on a Standing Committee of the EFTA States, hereinafter referred to as 'the Standing Committee Agreement`,Having regard to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the Establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice, hereinafter referred to as 'the Surveillance and Court Agreement`, and in particular Article 5 thereof and Protocol 1 thereto,Whereas the adaptations to the aforementioned acts lay down that the EFTA States shall set up a notification and information system which is similar to the system in operation within the Community and which shall be coordinated with the EC system (ADNS), in principle before 1 July 1994;Whereas Article 3 (1) (f) of the Standing Committee Agreement lays down that the procedures on notification of diseases shall be laid down by the Standing Committee; whereas the Annex to that Agreement lays down that the decision shall be taken by majority vote;Whereas, according to paragraph 4 of the introductory part of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement, the aforementioned acts do not apply to Iceland;Whereas rapid and accurate information is essential for the application of the various protection measures provided for in the EEA Agreement;Whereas, according to Article 1 (a) of Protocol 1 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement, it is the task of the EFTA Surveillance Authority to inform an EFTA State whether a precautionary measure or a safeguard measure taken by an EFTA State was justified;Whereas it is necessary to lay down codes for the EFTA States and regions to supplement the codes laid down in the Commission Decision referred to in point 17 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement;Whereas the Annexes to the Commission Decision referred to in point 17 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement have not been published,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1 1. For the application of the provisions of the acts referred to in points 15 to 17 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement each EFTA State to which the acts apply shall:- send all notifications on animal diseases directly to all participating EEA Contracting Parties, the EFTA Surveillance Authority and the European Commission,- make the necessary arrangements for receiving notifications on animal diseases from the EC Member States, sent directly or via the European Commission to the EFTA States,- make the necessary arrangements for receiving compilations of notifications on animal diseases in the EC Member States, sent from the European Commission to the EFTA States,- make the necessary arrangements for receiving compilations of notifications on animal diseases in the EFTA States, sent from the EFTA Surveillance Authority.2. The notifications referred to in paragraph 1 shall be communicated by telefax, unless otherwise agreed between the sending and receiving parties.Article 2 1. The EFTA Surveillance Authority shall be responsible for the coordination of the notification system to be established under this Decision, with the corresponding EC system.2. Where the European Commission is to compile or correlate information to be sent to the EC Member States, the EFTA Surveillance Authority shall do the coresponding work with regard to the EFTA States and report to the EFTA States and the European Commission.3. The EFTA Surveillance Authority shall make the necessary arrangements for receiving notifications on animal diseases from the EFTA States and from the EC Member States, as well as compilations of notifications on animal diseases in the EC Member States from the European Commission.Article 3 For the purpose of animal disease notification procedures, information concerning EFTA States and regions shall be transmitted using the codes laid down in Annexes I and II to this Decision.Article 4 The provisions of this Decision shall be without prejudice to the general provisions on notification of animal diseases laid down in the acts referred to in Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement.Article 5 This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1994.Article 6 This Decision shall be published, without its Annexes, in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Brussels, 6 June 1994.For the Standing CommitteeThe ChairmanAntti SATULI


title: 74/494/ECSC: Decision of 28 February 1972 of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council, repealing Acts passed under Article 69 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community

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4. 10 . 74                            Official Journal of the European Communities                    No L 269/25
                                                                  II
                                          (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                           COUNCIL
                                                             DECISION
                                                       of 28 February 1972
           of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the Euro
           pean Coal and Steel Community, meeting within the Council , repealing Acts
           passed under Article 69 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel
                                                             Community
                                                            (74/494/ECSC)
           THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE
           EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,
           Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and in
           particular Article 69 ;
           Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ;
           Whereas the Member States, by conforming with Council Regulation (EEC) No
            1612/68 (') of 15 October 1968 concerning the free circulation of workers within the
           Community and with the Council Directive of 15 October 1968 (2) concerning the
           removal of restrictions on the movement and residence within the Community of workers
           of Member States and their families, are fulfilling the obligations set out in Article 69 of
           the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, which obligations are
           the subject of the Decision of 8 December 1954 (3) concerning the application of Article
           69 of the Treaty of 18 April 1951 establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,
           and of the Agreement of 16 July 1955 (4) carrying out the Decision relating to the applica
           tion of Article 69 of the Treaty instituting the European Coal and Steel Community and
           of the Decision of 16 May 1961 (5) complementing the Decision relating to the applica
           tion of Article 69 of the Treaty of 18 April 1951 instituting the European Coal and Steel
           Community ;
           Whereas in the circumstances the Decisions and the Agreement can be deemed no
           longer relevant and it is accordingly opportune to repeal them,
           HEREBY DECIDE AS FOLLOWS :
                                                               Article 1
           The Decision of 8 December 1954, the Agreement of 16 July 1955 and the Decision of
            16 May 1961 are hereby repealed .
           (')  OJ No  L 257,    19 . 10 . 1968 , p. 2 .
           (2 ) OJ No  L 257,    19 . 10 . 1968 , p . 13 .
           (J ) OJ No  25, 12 .  8 . 1957 , p . 367/ 57 .
           (4)  OJ No  26, 12.   8 . 1957, p. 408/57.
           p    OJ No  89 , 15 . 6 . 1963 , p . 1637/ 63 .
 ---pagebreak--- No L 269 /26                     Official Journal of the European Communities                           4. 10 . 74
                                                     Article 2
            1.    The present Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European
            Communities as soon as the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Communi
            ties has received from all Member States official notice that the present Decision has been
            implemented in accordance with their domestic law.
           The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Communities shall inform the
            other Member States of notices received .
            2. The present Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its
            publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
            Done at Brussels, 28 February 1972.
                                                                           The President
                                                                            G. THORN