title: Commission Decision of 3 July 2012 setting up the EU VAT forum

text:
               6.7.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 198/4

         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 3 July 2012
   setting up the EU VAT forum
   2012/C 198/05
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In its Communication of December 2008 (1), the Commission presented a short-term action plan for combating VAT fraud. It also suggested a reflection on a longer-term approach that could take into account technological developments and new strategies regarding compliance and monitoring, with the overall aim of reducing the involvement of tax authorities and reducing the administrative burden on business.

               (2)

               Furthermore, given the taxpayers’ crucial role in making the VAT system work, and the fact that their relationship with the tax authorities should be based on trust, which could have a considerable influence on the cost of administering the system, the Commission put forward the idea of devising a new approach based on voluntary compliance, risk assessment and monitoring. This approach called upon the expertise of business representatives to contribute to this reflection on the longer-term strategy.

               (3)

               In March 2010, the business experts group on a smooth functioning of the VAT in the EU, hereinafter referred to as ‘the business expert group on VAT’ (BEGV), was set up in order to discuss at EU level the actual practical problems that arise from managing the VAT system as it is implemented in the Member States, as well as suggestions for possible solutions for reducing the administrative burden.

               (4)

               On 23 February 2011, Member States agreed on setting up a new ad hoc expert group, known as the ‘tax authorities dialogue platform’ (TADP). The much-changed business environment prompted some Member States to develop a customer-led business strategy which is based on understanding the different groups of tax payers/customers, their behaviours and the difficulties they experience when dealing with tax authorities — from the individual filing of a tax return to the needs of large business. The aim of this approach was to create a level playing field for compliant business for fairer competition and it allowed the tax authorities to allocate resources to combat fraud more efficiently.

               (5)

               Both experts groups have been set up to prepare the dialogue between tax authorities and business experts which is due to take place at EU level in a new forum.

               (6)

               With a view to improving the governance of VAT at EU level, in line with the Communication from the Commission on the future of VAT — Towards a simpler, more robust and efficient VAT system tailored to the single market (2) —, stakeholders have also advocated setting up a channel of communication at EU level, where tax authorities, business representatives and the Commission would be able to exchange views on the practical aspects of VAT administration.

               (7)

               Identifying best practices on both sides could contribute to streamlining the management of the VAT system, and thereby to reducing compliance costs, while at the same time securing VAT revenue. It is therefore appropriate to set up the EU VAT forum (comprising Member States and stakeholders, and chaired by the Commission) and to define its tasks and its structure.

               (8)

               The EU VAT forum is a structured platform for dialogue, aimed at improving the relationship between business and tax authorities in order to create the conditions for a smoother functioning of the current VAT system in the EU, thereby reducing costs and administrative burden on both sides. Real practical problems arising from managing the VAT system are due to be discussed, as well as suggestions for possible solutions.

               (9)

               The forum should be chaired by the Commission and consist of the Member States' tax authorities and of organisations representing business or tax practitioners; authorities and organisations in the Member States will nominate their representatives.

               (10)

               Rules on disclosure of information by members of the forum should be provided for, without prejudice to the Commission's rules on security as set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (3).

               (11)

               Personal data should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (4),

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   Subject matter
   The group of experts called the ‘EU VAT forum’, hereinafter referred to as ‘the forum’, is hereby set up.
   Article 2
   Tasks
   The forum's tasks shall be:

               (a)

               to create a platform where business and national tax authorities' experts can informally discuss tax administration issues in the field of VAT with which both parties are currently confronted in a cross-border environment;

               (b)

               to discuss practical insights provided by tax authorities, as well as business experts, and to elaborate on possible ways to manage the current VAT system more efficiently, including by combating fraud, in the interest of both parties with a view to achieving a smoother functioning of the current VAT system;

               (c)

               to assist the Commission in promoting good practice including the use of IT, which could culminate in a more efficient, secure, fairer and cost-effective VAT system in the interests of both parties;

               (d)

               to work, where necessary, in cooperation with any other appropriate bodies or committees dealing with VAT and administrative cooperation in the tax field.

         Article 3
   Consultation
   The Commission may consult the forum on any matter relating to tax administration in the field of VAT.
   Article 4
   Membership — Appointment
   1.   The forum shall be composed of a maximum of 45 members.
   2.   The forum shall comprise:

               (a)

               one representative from each Member State;

               (b)

               representatives of maximum 15 organisations representing business or tax practitioners.

         3.   The tax authorities of each Member State shall nominate one representative from among the officials dealing with tax administration issues, compliance and services to users in the European VAT environment.
   4.   The Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union shall appoint organisations referred to in Article 4.2(b) with competence in the areas referred to in Article 2 and which have responded to a call for applications.
   5.   Organisations shall nominate one representative and an alternate to replace a representative who is absent or indisposed. The Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union may refuse a representative or an alternate proposed by an organisation on the basis that he or she does not meet the profile required in the call for applications. In such cases, the organisation concerned shall be asked to appoint another representative or another alternate.
   6.   Alternates shall be appointed on the same conditions as members; alternates automatically replace any members who are absent or indisposed.
   7.   Organisations are appointed for three years, unless they are replaced or excluded pursuant to paragraph 9. Their term of office may be renewed after they have responded to a further call for applications.
   8.   Organisations deemed suitable for membership, but not appointed, may be placed on a reserve list to be kept for three years, which the Commission shall use to appoint replacements.
   9.   Organisations referred to in Article 4.2(b) or their representatives may be replaced or excluded for the remainder of their term of office in any of the following cases:

               (a)

               where the organisation or its representative is no longer capable of contributing effectively to the forum's deliberations;

               (b)

               where the organisation or its representative does not comply with the condition set out in Article 339 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

               (c)

               where the organisation or its representative is not independent of any outside influence;

               (d)

               where the organisation or its representative has failed to inform the Commission in good time of a conflict of interest;

               (e)

               where the organisation or its representative resigns;

               (f)

               where it is desirable in order to maintain a balanced representation of relevant areas of expertise and areas of interest.

         The Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union may ask an organisation to appoint another representative or another alternate on the basis of one or more of the conditions set out in paragraph 9 of this Article.
   10.   The names of organisations and their representatives shall be published in the Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities, hereinafter referred to as ‘Register’, as well as on a dedicated website.
   11.   Personal data shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
   Article 5
   Operation
   1.   The forum shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.
   2.   In agreement with the Commission services, the forum may set up sub-groups to examine specific questions on the basis of terms of reference defined by the forum. Such sub-groups shall be disbanded as soon as their mandate is fulfilled.
   3.   The Chairperson may, on an ad hoc basis, invite experts from outside the forum with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the work of the forum or sub-group. In addition, the Chairperson may grant observer status to individuals or organisations as defined in Rule 8(3) of the horizontal rules on expert group (5) and candidate countries. In particular, representatives of accession countries and from international organisations may be invited as observers.
   4.   Members and their representatives, as well as invited experts and observers, shall comply with the obligation of professional secrecy laid down by the Treaties and their implementing rules, as well as with the Commission rules on security regarding the protection of EU classified information, laid down in the Annex to Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom. Should they fail to respect these obligations, the Commission may take all appropriate measures.
   5.   The meetings of the forum and its sub-groups shall in principle be held on Commission premises. The Commission shall provide secretarial services. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend meetings of the forum and its sub-groups.
   6.   The forum shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure for expert groups.
   7.   The Commission publishes relevant documents on the activities carried out by the forum either in the Register or via a link from the Register to a dedicated website. A document shall not be published where its disclosure would undermine the protection of a public or private interest as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (6).
   Article 6
   Meeting expenses
   1.   Participants in the activities of the forum shall not be remunerated for the services they render.
   2.   Travel and, where appropriate, subsistence expenses incurred by participants in the activities of the forum shall be reimbursed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions in force within the Commission.
   3.   Those expenses shall be reimbursed within the limits of the available appropriations allocated under the annual procedure for the allocation of resources.
   Article 7
   Applicability
   This Decision shall apply until 30 September 2018.

      Done at Brussels, 3 July 2012.

            For the Commission

         Algirdas ŠEMETA

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee on a coordinated strategy to improve the fight against VAT fraud in the European Union, COM(2008) 807 final of 1 December 2008.

      (2)  COM(2011) 851, 6.12.2011.

      (3)  OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

      (5)  Communication from the President to the Commission — Framework for Commission expert groups: horizontal rules and public register, C(2010) 7649 final.

      (6)  These exceptions are intended to protect public security, military affairs, international relations, financial, monetary or economic policy, privacy and integrity of the individual, commercial interests, court proceedings and legal advice, inspections/investigations/audits and the institution's decision-making process.


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66/399/EEC: Council Decision of 14 June 1966 setting up a Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry

Official Journal 125 , 11/07/1966 P. 2289 - 2290 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 1 P. 0122  Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1965-1966 P. 0107  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 1 P. 0122  English special edition: Series I Chapter 1965-1966 P. 0123  Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 1 P. 0234  Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 1 P. 0165  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 1 P. 0165

COUNCIL DECISION of 14 June 1966 setting up a Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry (66/399/EEC)  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;  Having regard to the draft decision submitted by the Commission;  Whereas the Directives on the marketing of seeds and propagating material provide, for the purpose of facilitating their implementation, for a procedure establishing close co-operation between Member States and the Commission ; whereas, in order to achieve such co-operation, a Committee should be set up to carry out the duties devolving upon it under those Directives;  Whereas it is desirable that such co-operation extend to all fields covered by those Directives ; whereas that Committee should accordingly be empowered to consider any question relating to those fields;  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:    Article 1 A Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry (hereinafter called the "Committee") is hereby set up and shall consist of representatives of the Member States with a representative of the Commission as Chairman.   Article 2 The Committee shall, in the cases and under the conditions provided for therein, carry out the duties devolving upon it by the Directives on the marketing of seeds and propagating material.  It may, moreover, consider any other question arising under such Directives and referred to it by the Chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.     Done at Brussels, 14 June 1966.  For the Council  The President  P. WERNER


title: Commission Decision (EU) 2017/190 of 1 February 2017 authorising France to derogate pursuant to Article 14(6) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council from certain common aviation safety rules concerning the installation of components (notified under document C(2017) 458)

text:
               3.2.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 29/61

         COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2017/190
   of 1 February 2017
   authorising France to derogate pursuant to Article 14(6) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council from certain common aviation safety rules concerning the installation of components

         (notified under document C(2017) 458)

   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (1), and in particular Article 14(7) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               France notified its intention to grant an approval derogating from the common aviation safety rules implementing Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 contained in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 (2). Pursuant to Article 14(7) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008, the Commission assessed the need for, and the level of protection emerging from, the proposed derogation, based on the recommendation of the European Aviation Safety Agency (hereinafter EASA) of 24 September 2015 (3).

               (2)

               The proposed derogation, notified by France on 24 July 2015, concerns point M.A.501 of Annex I (Part-M) to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, which requires that no component may be fitted on aircraft unless it has been appropriately released to service on an EASA Form 1 or equivalent.

               (3)

               The proposed derogation concerns the installation of engines R755B2M on YMF5C aircraft registered in France. Those aircraft are produced by WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation, established in the United States of America, which holds the EASA approved type certificate EASA.IM.A.055 and the FAA production certificate No 328CE, approving production of the related type of aircraft. Engines R755B2M are produced by Air Repair, also established in the United States of America, which holds the EASA approved type certificate EASA.E.092. Air Repair provides WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation with its engines for installation. However, Air Repair does not hold either a production approval or an FAA 145 repair station approval and cannot therefore deliver engines with release to service forms to other customers. The information received by EASA indicates that Air Repair does not wish to obtain either a production approval or an EASA Part-145 approval.

               (4)

               Since the new engines produced by Air Repair cannot be delivered to customers with an EASA Form 1 or equivalent, the French authorities explained that derogation from the requirement of point M.A.501 is necessary so as to ensure that an owner of an YMF5C aircraft, who intends to buy a new engine P/N (Model) R755B2M, Serial Number 17819, may have that engine installed, in France, on that aircraft.

               (5)

               The French authorities explained that an equivalent level of protection can be achieved by other means. Those means consist of the requirement that the aircraft producer declares that the engines to be installed are similar to ones it would install in its production line and of the requirement that those engines are installed by qualified personnel and in accordance with the applicable aircraft maintenance manual which contains the necessary information for the removal and installation of those engines.

               (6)

               Based on the recommendation of EASA, issued on 24 September 2015, the Commission considers that, through those other means, an equivalent level of protection to that attained by the application of point M.A.501 of Annex I (Part-M) to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 can be achieved. Consequently, France should be entitled to grant the proposed derogation.

               (7)

               In accordance with Article 14(7) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008, a decision by the Commission that a Member State may grant a proposed derogation needs to be notified to all Member States, which would also be entitled to apply the measure in question. This Decision should therefore be addressed to all Member States. The description of the derogation, as well as the conditions attached to it, should be such as to enable other Member States to also apply that measure when they are in the same situation, without requiring a further decision by the Commission. Member States should exchange information on the application of the measure where they apply it, in accordance with Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008, as this application may have effects outside the Member States that grant the derogation.

               (8)

               The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Aviation Safety Agency Committee,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   France may grant approvals derogating from point M.A.501 of Annex I (Part-M) to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 to owners of YMF5C aircraft, produced by WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation, who intend to buy engines R755B2M and have them installed on their aircraft, provided that the aircraft manufacturer has declared that those engines are similar to the ones that would be installed in its production line and provided that those engines are installed by qualified personnel and in accordance with the applicable aircraft maintenance manual which contains the necessary information for the removal and installation of those engines.
   Article 2
   This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

      Done at Brussels, 1 February 2017.

            For the Commission

         Violeta BULC

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 of 26 November 2014 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks (OJ L 362, 17.12.2014, p. 1).

      (3)  EASA CASE 2015/87 — Recommendation No FR/18/2015 — EASA letter 2015(D)54366


title: Council Decision of 25 September 2008 appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

text:
               4.10.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               C 253/7

      COUNCIL DECISION

   of 25 September 2008
   appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers
   (2008/C 253/03)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community (1), and in particular Articles 26 and 27 thereof,
   Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By its Decisions of 15 September 2006 (2), 18 December 2006 (3) and 22 March 2007 (4), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period from 14 September 2006 to 13 September 2008.

               (2)

               The members remain in office until they are replaced or reappointed.

               (3)

               Members and alternate members of the Committee should be appointed for a period of two years,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period from 25 September 2008 to 24 September 2010:
   I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

               Country

               Members

               Alternates

               Belgium

               Ms Virginie LECLERCQ
               Ms Anne ZIMMERMAN

               Ms Alix GEYSELS

               Bulgaria

               Ms Liliana STANKOVA
               Mr Nikolay NIKOLOV

               Ms Rossitza STELIANOVA

               Czech Republic

               Ms Martina MICHALCOVÁ
               Ms Věra KOLMEROVÁ

               Ms Hana VACULÍKOVÁ

               Denmark

               Mr Stig Hansen NØRGAARD
               Ms Lisbet MØLLER NIELSEN

               Ms Simone HEINECKE

               Germany

               Mr Gisbert BRINKMANN
               Ms Ute PLÖTZ

               Mr Henning GRUB

               Estonia

               Mr Thor-Sten VERTMANN
               Ms Maarja KULDJÄRV

               Ms Carita RAMMUS

               Ireland

               Mr Brendan SHANAHAN
               Mr Larry O'GRADY

               Ms Deirdre NALLY

               Greece

               Mr Constantinos CHRYSSINIS
               Mr Grigorios ALEXAKIS

               Ms Lydia KOTROF

               Spain

               Mr Carlos GUERVÓS MAÍLLO
               Mr Carlos LÓPEZ-MÓNIS

               Mr Carlos GARCÍA DE CORTÁZAR-NEBREDA

               France

               Ms Nadia MAROT
               Mr Laurent FRIBOULET

               Mr Albert MARTINO

               Italy

               —

               —

               Cyprus

               Mr Demetris MICHAELIDES
               Ms Agni PAPAGEORGIOU

               —

               Latvia

               Ms Linda PAUGA
               Ms Līga EMULE

               Mr Mārtiņš BRENCIS

               Lithuania

               Ms Rita KAZLAUSKIENE
               Ms Monika VYŠNIAUSKIENE

               Mr Andrius TEKORIUS

               Luxembourg

               Ms Mariette SCHOLTUS
               Mr Tom GOEDERS

               Mr Paolo FINZI

               Hungary

               Ms Vera ÁCS
               Ms Éva Tímea KISS

               Ms Hajnalka ERDŐS

               Malta

               —

               —

               Netherlands

               Ms C.W. Olde OLTHOF
               Mr M.G. BLOMSMA

               Ms G. WIDERA-STEVENS

               Austria

               Ms Ingrid NOWOTNY
               Ms Doris WITEK-WEINDORFER

               Mr Heinz KUTROWATZ

               Poland

               Mr Janusz GRZYB
               Ms Magdalena SWEKLEJ

               Mr Marcin PARNOWSKI

               Portugal

               Ms Ana Paula FERNANDES
               Ms Ana Cristina SANTOS PEDROSO

               Mr Mário PEDRO

               Romania

               Mr Bogdan PAȘCA
               Mr Marius RĂȘCANU

               Mr Auraș MARINESCU

               Slovenia

               Mr Radivoj RADAK
               Ms Damjana ŠARČEVIČ

               Ms Ana KLINAR

               Slovakia

               Mr Jozef HUDEC
               Ms Agnesa SKUPNÍKOVÁ

               Mr Jaroslav KOVÁČ

               Finland

               Ms Mirkka MYKKÄNEN
               Mr Olli SORAINEN

               Ms Wivi-Ann WAGELLO-SJÖLUND

               Sweden

               Ms Anna SANTESSON
               Ms Åsa CARLANDER

               Mr Claes-Göran LOCK

               United Kingdom

               Mr Peter BODE
               Ms Seonaid WEBB

               Ms Ute CHATTERJEE

         II.   WORKERS' REPRESENTATIVES

               Country

               Members

               Alternates

               Belgium

               Mr Jean-François MACOURS
               —

               Ms Yvienne VAN HOLSBEECK

               Bulgaria

               Mr Iliyan TSENOV
               Ms Diana ANGELOVA

               Mr Daniel YANEV

               Czech Republic

               Mr Miroslav FEBER
               Ms Zdena LA SALA

               Mr Pavel JANIČKO

               Denmark

               Mr Michael JACOBSEN
               Mr Jens WIENE

               Ms Käthe MUNK RYOM

               Germany

               Ms Renate GABKE
               Mr Klaus BECK

               Mr Frank STÖHR

               Estonia

               Ms Liina CARR
               Mr Leif KALEV

               Ms Tiia TAMMELEHT

               Ireland

               Ms Esther LYNCH
               Mr Brendan MACKIN

               —

               Greece

               Mr Georgios PERENTIS
               Mr Georgios SKOULATAKIS

               Mr Euthimios EUTHIMIOU

               Spain

               Ms Ana María CORRAL JUÁN
               Mr Mohamed Anour HAIDOUR

               Ms Pilar ROC ALFARO

               France

               Ms Corinne MARES
               Ms An LENOUAIL

               Mr Ommar BENFAÏD

               Italy

               —

               —

               Cyprus

               Mr Nicos GREGORIOU
               Mr Nicos EPISTITHIOU

               Mr Diomedes DIOMEDOUS

               Latvia

               Mr Kaspars RĀCENĀJS
               Ms Zanda GRUNDBERGA

               Ms Irēna KALNIŅA

               Lithuania

               Ms Janina ŠVEDIENĖ
               Ms Janina MATUIZIENĖ

               Ms Jovita MEŠKAUSKIENĖ

               Luxembourg

               —

               —

               Hungary

               Ms Judit CZUGLERNÉ IVÁNY
               Mr Károly GYÖRGY

               Ms Edit PINK

               Malta

               —

               —

               Netherlands

               Ms Caroline RIETBERGEN
               Ms Daniëlle VAARTJES-VAN SUIJDAM

               Mr Paul VAN KRUINING

               Austria

               Mr Johannes PEYRL
               Mr Oliver RÖPKE

               Mr Ludwig ROITHINGER

               Poland

               Ms Dorota GARDIAS
               Mr Jakub KUS

               Mr Bogdan OLSZEWSKI

               Portugal

               Mr Carlos Manuel ALVES TRINDADE
               Mr José Manuel DA LUZ CORDEIRO

               Ms Anabela PEIXOTO DE MAGALHÃES

               Romania

               Mr Valentin MOCANU
               Mr Liviu APOSTOIU

               Mr Dragoș FRUMOSU

               Slovenia

               Ms Metka ROKSANDIĆ
               Mr Jaka POČIVAVŠEK

               Mr Gregor CERAR

               Slovakia

               Ms Magdaléna MELLENOVÁ
               Mr Milan BUŠO

               Ms Jana SLÁVIKOVÁ

               Finland

               Ms Pia BJÖRKBACKA
               Ms Liisa FOLKERSMA

               Mr Ralf SUND

               Sweden

               Ms Monika ARVIDSSON
               Ms Lena WIRKKALA

               Mr Ossian WENNSTRÖM

               United Kingdom

               Mr Sean BAMFORD
               Mr Mohammed TAJ

               Mr Wilf SULLIVAN

         III.   EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES

               Country

               Members

               Alternates

               Belgium

               Ms Sonja KOHNENMERGEN
               Mr Philippe STIENON

               Ms Monica DE JONGHE

               Bulgaria

               Mr Evgeniy IVANOV
               Mr Branimir HANDJIEV

               Ms Galia BOZHANOVA

               Czech Republic

               Ms Marie ZVOLSKÁ
               Mr Miroslav FIŘT

               Ms Vladimíra DRBALOVÁ

               Denmark

               Mr Henning GADE
               Mr Flemming DREESEN

               Mr Benjamin HOLST

               Germany

               M. Jürgen WUTTKE
               Ms Angela SCHNEIDER-BODIEN

               Mr Stefan HOEHL

               Estonia

               Ms Lilian SALLASTE
               Mr Heinart PUHKIM

               Mr Tarmo KRIIS

               Ireland

               Ms Finola MCDONNELL
               Mr Tony DONOHOE

               Ms Heidi LOUGHEED

               Greece

               Ms Eirini BARDANI
               Mr Nikos DIMAS

               Mr Antonios MEGGOULIS

               Spain

               Mr Pablo GÓMEZ ALBO
               Ms Celia FERRERO ROMERO

               Mr Javier IBARS ÁLVARO

               France

               Mr Gaëtan BEZIER
               Ms Odile MENNETEAU

               Ms Pascale DESSEN

               Italy

               —

               —

               Cyprus

               Mr Michael ANTONIOU
               Mr Emilios MICHAEL

               Ms Lena PANAYIOTOU

               Latvia

               Ms Ilona KIUKUCĀNE
               Ms Inese STEPIŅA

               —

               Lithuania

               Mr Justinas USONIS
               Mr Aidas VAIČIULIS

               Mr Iginijus ŠAKŪNAS

               Luxembourg

               —

               —

               Hungary

               Ms Zsuzsanna JUNG
               Mr István KOMORÓCZKI

               Ms Adrienn BÁLINT

               Malta

               —

               —

               Netherlands

               Mr S.J.L. NIEUWSMA
               Mr W.M.J.M. Mario VAN MIERLO

               Mr G.A.M. Gerard VAN DER GRIND

               Austria

               Ms Margit KREUZHUBER
               Mr Andreas GRUBER

               Ms Christa SCHWENG

               Poland

               Mr Michal GAWRYSZCAK
               Mr Jacek MĘCINA

               Ms Jolanta KOSAKOWSKA

               Portugal

               Ms Cristina NAGY MORAIS
               Ms Adília LISBOA

               Mr Marcelino PENA COSTA

               Romania

               Ms Roxana PRODAN
               Mr Doru Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

               Mr Dan ANGHELESCU

               Slovenia

               Ms Metka PENKO NATLAČEN
               Mr Igor ANTAUER

               —

               Slovakia

               Mr Vladimír KALINA
               Mr Jozef ORGONÁŠ

               Ms Jana CHRKAVÁ

               Finland

               Ms Katja LEPPÄNEN
               Mr Mikko RÄSÄNEN

               Mr Mikko NYYSSÖLÄ

               Sweden

               Ms Karin EKENGER
               Mr Leif LINDBERG

               Mr Fabian WALLÉN

               United Kingdom

               Mr Jim BLIGH
               Mr Neil CARBERRY

               Mr Guy BAILEY

         Article 2
   The members not yet nominated will be appointed by the Council at a later date.

      Done at Brussels, 25 September 2008.

            For the Council

            The President

         B. HORTEFEUX

      (1)  OJ L 257, 18.10.1968, p. 2.

      (2)  OJ C 242, 7.10.2006, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 320, 28.12.2006, p. 4.

      (4)  OJ C 78, 11.4.2007, p. 4.


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31982D0650

82/650/EEC: Council Decision of 20 September 1982 under the Treaties, concerning fishery activities in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Member States, taken on a temporary basis pending the adoption of permanent Community measuresn

Official Journal L 274 , 24/09/1982 P. 0033 - 0033

*****COUNCIL  DECISION  of 20 September 1982  under the Treaties, concerning fishery activities in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Member States, taken on a temporary basis pending the adoption of permanent Community measures  (82/650/EEC)  The Council refers to its declaration of 30 May 1980 on the common fisheries policy (1).  Pending a decision in this area and bearing in mind the Community's exclusive competence in the matter and the obligations on the Member States as defined by the Court of Justice, the Council has decided as follows:  From 23 September 1982 pending a Council decision or until 31 October 1982, whichever is the earlier, the Member States shall conduct their fishing activities in accordance with the usual seasonal cycles, taking into account the TACs proposed by the Commission on 21 June 1982, as amended on 29 June, 21 July and 27 August 1982, and the portion of those TACs which remains available to the Community bearing in mind its commitments to third countries.  Done at Brussels, 20 September 1982.  For the Council  The President  N. A. KOFOED  (1) OJ No C 158, 27. 6. 1980, p. 2.


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31973Y0919(09)

Decision No 81 of 22 February 1973 concerning aggregation of insurance periods completed in a given occupation in application of Article 45 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71

Official Journal C 075 , 19/09/1973 P. 0011 - 0012 Spanish special edition: Chapter 05 Volume 2 P. 0014  Portuguese special edition Chapter 05 Volume 2 P. 0014

DECISION No 81  of 22 February 1973  concerning aggregation of insurance periods completed in a given occupation in application of Article 45 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71  THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS;  Having regard to Article 81 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 under which it is made responsible for dealing with all administrative questions arising from the provisions of Regulations (EEC) Nos 1408/71 and 574/72;  Whereas Decision No 51 published in the Official Journal of the European Communities No 53 of 28 March 1964 has been rendered unvalid by the entry into force of Regulations (EEC) Nos 1408/71 and 574/72, but, taking into account the provisions of the said Regulations, there are grounds for adopting a new decision specifying in which cases investigations must be carried out to ascertain whether the same occupation is involved for the application of Article 45 (2) first sentence of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71;  Whereas Article 45 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 stipulates that in cases where the legislation of one of the Member States makes the award of certain benefits conditional upon the completion of the insurance periods in a specific occupation, the only insurance periods aggregated shall be those completed in the same employment under the legislations of the other Member States;  Whereas whenever the same employment in which insurance periods have been completed under the legislation of another Member State receives special treatment under the legislation of that State and is in consequence defined by that legislation, it is advisable both in the interest of the insured person and of that of the institution undertaking the determination of his entitlement, not to prolong the procedure by investigations about the said employment;  Whereas, for instance, when underground work in a mine is defined by the legislation of one Member State, the insurance periods completed in that work under that legislation must be regarded as insurance periods completed in underground work in a mine in relation to the legislation of other Member States and must be aggregated for  eligibility for benefits the award of which is made conditional upon the insurance periods having been completed in such work, without carrying out investigations;  HAS DECIDED:      1. With a view to acceptance for eligibility for benefits the award of which is conditional, under the legislation of a Member State, on the insurance periods having been completed in a specific employment, insurance periods completed in the same employment under the legislation of another Member State shall be aggregated as determined according to the legislation of that State. Investigations shall be carried out only when the said employment is not defined by that legislation. 2.This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply to the six Founder Member States as from 1 October 1972 and, in accordance with the Treaty of Accession, as from 1 April 1973 to the three new Member States.      The President of the Administrative Commission  J. DONIS


title: Decision of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States No 3/2007/SC of 6 December 2007 on public access to EFTA documents and repealing Decision No 3/2005/SC of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States

text:
               8.5.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 122/33

      DECISION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE EFTA STATES

   No 3/2007/SC
   of 6 December 2007
   on public access to EFTA documents and repealing Decision No 3/2005/SC of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States
   THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE EFTA STATES,
   Having regard to Decision of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States No 3/2005/SC of 9 June 2005 on Public Access to Documents which is hereby repealed,
   Recognising the public interest of open access to documents within a clearly defined legal framework, taking into account applicable national laws,
   Having regard to the fact that, when handling requests for access to documents, the principle of openness shall be applied to the greatest extent possible,
   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The EFTA Secretariat shall make available to the public by placement on its website the documents listed in the Annex to this Decision.
   Article 2
   1.   Any person may request access to EEA related documents (hereinafter referred to as documents) drawn up or received by the EFTA Secretariat which are in the EFTA Secretariat’s possession.
   2.   Access to a document shall be granted unless the limitations in the following Articles apply.
   Article 3
   1.   Access to a document shall be refused where disclosure would undermine the protection of:

               (a)

               the public interest as regards: public security, defence and military matters, international relations, the financial, monetary or economic policy of an EFTA State,

               (b)

               privacy and the integrity of the individual, in particular in accordance with the applicable national law of the EFTA States regarding the protection of personal data.

         2.   Access to a document shall be refused where disclosure would undermine the protection of:

               (a)

               commercial interests of a natural or legal person, including intellectual property,

               (b)

               court proceedings and legal advice,

               (c)

               the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits.

         3.   Access to a document, drawn up for internal use, which relates to a matter where the decision has not been taken, shall be refused if disclosure of the document would undermine the decision-making process.
   4.   Access to a document containing opinions for internal use as part of deliberations and preliminary consultations shall be refused even after the decision has been taken if disclosure of the document would undermine the decision-making process.
   5.   As regards third-party documents transmitted to the EFTA Secretariat, the EFTA Secretariat shall consult the third party with a view to assessing whether an exception in paragraph 1 or 2 is applicable, unless it is clear that the document shall or shall not be disclosed.
   6.   In the cases of paragraphs 2-4 above, access shall nevertheless be granted, wholly or partly, if the EFTA States agree that an overriding public interest in disclosure exists.
   Article 4
   An EFTA State may request the EFTA Secretariat not to disclose documents originating from that State without its prior agreement.
   Article 5
   If only parts of the requested document are covered by any of the exceptions, the remaining parts of the document shall be released.
   Article 6
   1.   Applications for access to a document shall be made in any written form, including electronic form, in the English language and in a sufficiently precise manner to enable the EFTA Secretariat to identify the document.
   2.   If an application is not sufficiently precise, the EFTA Secretariat shall ask the applicant to clarify the application and shall assist the applicant in doing so, for example, by providing information in accordance with Article 11.
   3.   In the event of an application relating to a very long document or to a very large number of documents, the EFTA Secretariat may confer with the applicant informally, with a view to finding a fair solution.
   Article 7
   1.   An application for access to a document shall be handled promptly. An acknowledgement of receipt shall be sent to the applicant.
   2.   The EFTA Secretariat shall submit the request to the EFTA States for approval, unless it can be assured that the EFTA States would or would not refuse access to the document. The EFTA States shall decide without undue delay.
   3.   Upon receiving the response from the EFTA States, the EFTA Secretariat shall either inform the applicant that access to the requested document had been granted and provide access in accordance with Article 10 or, in a written reply, state the reasons for the total or partial refusal and inform the applicant of his or her right to refer the request to the Standing Committee of the EFTA States.
   4.   If it is not possible for the EFTA Secretariat to give the applicant an answer within 12 working days from the registration of the application, the applicant shall be informed in writing of the delay and when the decision can be expected. The applicant shall be informed of his or her right to refer the request to the Standing Committee of the EFTA States if he or she has not received an answer within reasonable time.
   5.   In the event of a the total or partial refusal, the applicant may, within 15 working days of receiving the EFTA Secretariat's reply, refer the request to the Standing Committee of the EFTA States.
   6.   Failure by the EFTA Secretariat to reply within reasonable time from registration of the application entitles the applicant to refer the request to the Standing Committee of the EFTA states.
   Article 8
   A referral to the Standing Committee of the EFTA States shall be handled promptly. If access is wholly or partly refused, this shall be communicated to the applicant in a written reply stating the reasons for the refusal.
   Article 9
   The classification (Strictly confidential, Confidential, Restricted) of any given document does not in itself exclude it from access by the public at a later stage.
   Article 10
   1.   The applicant shall have access to documents either by consulting them on the spot or by receiving a copy, including, where available, an electronic copy. The cost of producing and sending copies may be charged to the applicant. This charge shall not exceed the real cost of producing and sending the copies. Consultation on the spot, copies of less than 20 A4 pages and, if available, direct access in electronic form shall be free of charge.
   2.   If a document has already been released by the EFTA Secretariat and is easily accessible to the applicant, the EFTA Secretariat may fulfil its obligation of granting access to documents by informing the applicant how to obtain the requested document.
   Article 11
   1.   The EFTA Secretariat shall keep a public register of documents related to the EEA Agreement drawn up by the EFTA Secretariat. The register shall be accessible through its website.
   2.   For each document the register shall contain a reference number, the subject matter and/or a short description of the content of the document and the date on which it was received or drawn up and recorded in the register. References shall be made in a manner which does not undermine protection of the interests in Article 3.
   3.   Documents classified as ‘Confidential’ or ‘Strictly confidential’ shall not be placed on the public register except if the EFTA States agree to the contrary.
   4.   In addition, access to a list of EEA related documents drawn up or received by the EFTA Secretariat which are in the EFTA Secretariat’s possession shall be provided upon request.
   Article 12
   The EFTA Secretariat shall provide information and assistance to citizens on how and where applications for access to documents can be made.
   Article 13
   This Decision shall be without prejudice to any existing rules on copyright which may limit a third party's right to reproduce or exploit released documents.
   Article 14
   Decision No 3/2005/SC of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States of 9 June 2005 is hereby repealed.
   Article 15
   This Decision shall take effect as of 1 April 2008.
   Article 16
   This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
   Article 17
   This Decision shall be subject to a review within one year from its day of effect.

      Done at Brussels, 6 December 2007.

            For the Standing Committee

            The Chairman

         Stefán Haukur JÓHANNESSON

            The Secretary General

         Kåre BRYN

      ANNEX
      EEA related EFTA documents to be made available to the public on the internet
      EEA Agreement and related EFTA Agreements:

                  —

                  Original versions of the EEA Agreement, the Surveillance and Court Agreement and the Standing Committee Agreement

                  —

                  EEA Enlargement Agreement

                  —

                  Consolidated version of the EEA Agreement

                  —

                  Consolidated version of the Annexes and Protocols to the EEA Agreement

                  —

                  Consolidated version of the Surveillance and Court Agreement

                  —

                  Consolidated version of Standing Committee Agreement

            Instruments adopted by the institutions:

                  —

                  Adopted Decisions of the EEA Council

                  —

                  Adopted Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee

                              —

                              EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee resolutions

                              —

                              EEA Consultative Committee resolutions

                              —

                              EFTA Consultative Committee opinions

                              —

                              EEA EFTA Comment

            Agendas:

                  —

                  EEA Council

                  —

                  EEA Joint Committee

                  —

                  Subcommittees under the EEA Joint Committee (upon agreement with the Commission)

                  —

                  Standing Committee of the EFTA States

                  —

                  Subcommittees under the Standing Committee of the EFTA States

                  —

                  Working Groups under the Standing Committee of the EFTA States

                  —

                  EFTA Parliamentary Committee

                  —

                  EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee

                  —

                  EFTA Consultative Committee

                  —

                  EEA Consultative Committee

            Conclusions:

                  —

                  EEA Council

                  —

                  Standing Committee of the EFTA States

                  —

                  Subcommittees under the Standing Committee of the EFTA States

                  —

                  EEA Joint Committee (upon agreement with the Commission)

                  —

                  Joint Subcommittee (upon agreement with the Commission)

            Reports:

                  —

                  EFTA Parliamentary Committee

                  —

                  EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee

                  —

                  EFTA Consultative Committee

                  —

                  EEA Consultative Committee

            Information documents:

                  —

                  Annual report of the EEA Joint Committee

                  —

                  EFTA Chair working programme

                  —

                  EEA related statistics produced by the EFTA Statistical Office

                  —

                  List of adopted decisions of the EEA Joint Committee

                  —

                  List of awaited notifications under Article 103

                  —

                  List of Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee with constitutional requirements

                  —

                  List of Celex numbers

                  —

                  Lists of proposals for EC legislation marked as EEA relevant by the Community

                  —

                  List adopted EC acquis marked as EEA relevant by the Community and the EC acquis already identified as EEA relevant by the EEA EFTA experts from all EEA EFTA Member States

                  —

                  Scoreboards of the Subcommittees under the EEA Joint Committee

                  —

                  Press release

                  —

                  EFTA Fact Sheet

            EEA Financial Mechanism:

                  —

                  Rules and Procedures for the EEA Financial Mechanism

                  —

                  Guidelines for the EEA Financial Mechanism

                  —

                  Memoranda of Understanding for the EEA Financial Mechanism

            Norwegian Financial Mechanism:

                  —

                  Rules and Procedures for the Norwegian Financial Mechanism

                  —

                  Guidelines for the Norwegian Financial Mechanism

                  —

                  Memoranda of Understanding for the Norwegian Financial Mechanism


title: Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/744 of 25 April 2017 appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of Belgium, of the European Economic and Social Committee

text:
               28.4.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 111/11

         COUNCIL DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2017/744
   of 25 April 2017
   appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of Belgium, of the European Economic and Social Committee
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the Belgian Government,
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 18 September 2015 and 1 October 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU, Euratom) 2015/1600 (1) and (EU, Euratom) 2015/1790 (2) appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2015 to 20 September 2020.

               (2)

               A member's seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Bernard NOËL,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   Mr Olivier VALENTIN, Secrétaire national de la CGSLB-ACLVB, is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2020.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 25 April 2017.

            For the Council

            The President

         I. BORG

      (1)  Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/1600 of 18 September 2015 appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2015 to 20 September 2020 (OJ L 248, 24.9.2015, p. 53).

      (2)  Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/1790 of 1 October 2015 appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2015 to 20 September 2020 (OJ L 260, 7.10.2015, p. 23).


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2001/857/EC: Commission Decision of 26 November 2001 conferring management of aid on implementing agencies for pre-accession measures in agriculture and rural development in the Republic of Lithuania in the pre-accession period

Official Journal L 320 , 05/12/2001 P. 0044 - 0045

Commission Decisionof 26 November 2001conferring management of aid on implementing agencies for pre-accession measures in agriculture and rural development in the Republic of Lithuania in the pre-accession period(2001/857/EC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Council Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 of 21 June 1999 on coordinating aid to the applicant countries in the framework of the pre-accession strategy and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89(1), and in particular Article 12(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000(2) of 7 June 2000 laying down financial rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999(3) on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period, and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 of 21 June 1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period, a programme for agriculture and rural development was approved by Commission Decision C(2000) 3329 final on 27 November 2000 for the Republic of Lithuania.(2) The Government of the Republic of Lithuania and the Commission, acting on behalf of the European Community, signed on 5 March 2001 the Multiannual Financing Agreement laying down the technical, legal and administrative framework for the execution of the Sapard programme.(3) Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 provides that the ex ante approval requirement referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 may be waived on the basis of a case-by-case analysis of national and sectorial programme/project management capacity, financial control procedures and structures regarding public finance. Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000 provides for detailed rules for the carrying out of the said analysis. The competent authority of the Republic of Lithuania has appointed the National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture for the implementation of measures: "Investments in agricultural holdings", "Improving the processing and marketing of agricultural and fisheries products", "Development and diversification of economic activities providing for multiple activities and alternative income", "Improvement of rural infrastructure" and "Vocational Training", as defined in the programme for agriculture and rural development that was approved by Commission Decision C(2000) 3329 final on 27 November 2000 for the Republic of Lithuania. The National Fund Department within the Ministry of Finance has been appointed for the financial functions it is due to perform in the framework of the implementation of the Sapard programme.(4) On 16 November 2001 the Lithuanian authorities provided the revised list of eligible expenditure in conformity with Article 4(1), Section B of the Multiannual Financing Agreement. The Commission did not raise objectives to this list.(5) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000, the Commission has analysed the national and sectorial programme/project management capacity, financial control procedures and structures regarding public finance and has established that, for the implementation of the aforementioned measures, the Republic of Lithuania complies with the provisions of Articles 4 to 6 and of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000, and with the minimum conditions set out in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999.(6) In particular, the National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture has implemented the following key accreditation criteria satisfactorily: written procedures, segregation of duties, pre-project approval and prepayment checks, payment procedures, accounting procedures, computer security, internal audit, and, where appropriate, public procurement provisions.(7) The National Fund Department within the Ministry of Finance has implemented the following criteria satisfactorily for the financial functions it is due to perform in the framework of the implementation of the Sapard programme for the Republic of Lithuania: audit trail, treasury management, receipt of funds, disbursement to the National Paying Agency, computer security and internal audit.(8) It is therefore appropriate to waive the ex ante approval requirement referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 and to confer on the National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and on the National Fund Department within the Ministry of Finance in the Republic of Lithuania the management of aid on a decentralised basis.(9) However, since the verifications carried out by the Commission are based on an operational but not operating system it is therefore appropriate to confer the management of the Sapard programme on the National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and on the National Fund Department within the Ministry of Finance on a provisional basis.(10) Full conferral of management of the Sapard programme is only envisaged after further verifications, in order to ensure that the system operates satisfactorily, have been carried out and after any recommendations the Commission may issue, with regard to the conferral of management of aid on the National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and on the National Fund Department within the Ministry of Finance have been implemented,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The requirement of ex ante approval by the Commission of project selection and contracting by the Republic of Lithuania is hereby waived.Article 2Management of the Sapard programme is conferred on a provisional basis to:1. the National Paying Agency (Nacionalné mokéjimo agentura) under the Ministry of Agriculture, Gedimino pr. 19, LT-2025 Vilnius, Republic of Lithuania, for the implementation of measures: "Investments in agricultural holdings", "Improving the processing and marketing of agricultural and fisheries products", "Development and diversification of economic activities providing for multiple activities and alternative income", "Improvement of rural infrastructure" and "Vocational training" as defined in the programme for agricultural and rural development that was approved by Commission Decision C(2000)3329 final on 27 November 2000; and2. the National Fund under the Ministry of Finance, J. Tumo-Vaizganto 8A/2, LT-2600 Vilnius, Republic of Lithuania, for the financial functions it is due to perform in the framework of the implementation of the Sapard programme for the Republic of Lithuania.Done at Brussels, 26 November 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 68.(2) OJ L 253, 7.10.2000, p. 5.(3) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 87.


title: 2010/620/EU: Council Decision of 7 October 2010 on the signing of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, on a framework agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the general principles for the participation of the Kingdom of Morocco in Union programmes

text:
               19.10.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 273/1

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 7 October 2010
   on the signing of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, on a framework agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the general principles for the participation of the Kingdom of Morocco in Union programmes
   (2010/620/EU)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and, in particular, Article 217, 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 Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part (1), on a framework agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the general principles for the participation of the Kingdom of Morocco in Union programmes (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Protocol’) (2).

               (2)

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

               (3)

               As a result 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)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
   Article 1
   The signing of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, on a framework agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the general principles for the participation of the Kingdom of Morocco in Union programmes (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Protocol’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the Protocol.
   Article 2
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol, on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion.
   Article 3
   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

      Done at Luxembourg, 7 October 2010.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. WATHELET

      (1)  OJ L 70, 18.3.2000, p. 2.

      (2)  The text of the Protocol will be published with the decision on its conclusion.


title: 2008/287/EC: Commission Decision of 3 April 2008 on the financing of a working programme for 2008 on training tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health

text:
               4.4.2008

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 93/25

      COMMISSION DECISION

   of 3 April 2008
   on the financing of a working programme for 2008 on training tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health
   (2008/287/EC)
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   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 (1), and in particular Article 75 thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of the Commission of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2), and in particular Article 90 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (3) and in particular Article 2(1)(i) thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (4) and in particular, Articles 51 and 66(1)(b) and (c) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Article 75 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 and with Article 90 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002, the commitment of the expenditure shall be preceded by a financing decision which determines the essential elements of an action involving expenditure from the budget.

               (2)

               Different actions are foreseen in the field of training tools within several legislative acts dealing with food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health. These actions have to be financed by the Community budget. The financing of such actions should be subject to a single decision,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   The working programme in the Annex concerning the financing in 2008 of actions related to training tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health is adopted.
   The Director General of Directorate-General ‘Health and Consumer Protection’ is in charge of its publication and implementation.

      Done at Brussels, 3 April 2008.

            For the Commission

         Androulla VASSILIOU

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1525/2007 (OJ L 343, 27.12.2007, p. 9).

      (2)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission (EC, Euratom) No 478/2007 (OJ L 111, 28.4.2007, p. 13).

      (3)  OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2007/41/EC (OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 51).

      (4)  OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1, as corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008 (OJ L 56, 29.2.2008, p. 4).

      ANNEX
      Working programme for 2008 on training tools in the field of food safety, animal health, animal welfare and plant health
      TRAINING
      (1)   Budget lines: 17 04 07 01 and 17 04 04 01

         Legal basis:

                  —

                  Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, Article 51 and Article 66(1)(b),

                  —

                  Directive 2000/29/EC, particular Article 2(1)(i).

            The action to be financed under this budget aims at the development, organisation and delivery of training courses and workshops or seminars in the Community and in third countries in order to ensure that personnel performing official controls are adequately trained. Through these training courses and seminars, government officials, national authorities and laboratory experts, shall be informed about and trained on Community feed and food legislation and the control requirements for feed and food to be allowed on the Community markets.
      The Commission contributes to the training of officials in the Member States in that it supplements the training received at national level with training in aspects that are relevant from a Community point of view.
      For 2008, training actions will concern the following subjects:

                  —

                  food and feed control procedures based on HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) principles; audit techniques to verify implementation of HACCP systems,

                  —

                  veterinary and food safety control checks in Border Inspection Posts (airports, seaports and roads/rail),

                  —

                  food Hygiene and Control: fish, meat and dairy products,

                  —

                  prevention, control and eradication of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies,

                  —

                  plant Health Controls (EC plant quarantine regime for potatoes, EC internal plant quarantine regime, EC plant quarantine regime for imports),

                  —

                  plant Protection Products (food and feed safety aspects): evaluation and registration,

                  —

                  zoonoses and microbiological criteria in foodstuffs,

                  —

                  animal Welfare: stunning and killing of animals at slaughterhouses and in disease control situation and animal welfare during transport,

                  —

                  food law, feed law, animal health and animal welfare and plant health rules (EUR 8 800 000).

            Financing: through public procurement.
      The global budgetary envelope reserved for the procurements during the year amounts to EUR 8 800 000.
      For each of the technical issues mentioned above one or more specific service contracts will be signed. It is estimated to sign around 14 service contracts. External contractors are mainly involved in the organisational and logistical aspects of the training activities.
      The aim is to launch the procurement procedure as soon as possible (approximately between March and May) to have the contracts signed during 2008.
      (2)   Budget line: 17 01 04 05

         Legal basis:

                  —

                  Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, Article 66(1)(c).

            The action to be financed under this budget aims at obtaining feedback on the trainings. Feedback is one of the key elements in the domain of better training for safer food. The production of a report on the 2007 activities is part of this.
      Feedback on trainings will be gathered also through an ex-post evaluation. Forms/questionnaires for this purpose will be distributed to a cross section of participants after their attendance at a training event in order to gauge the impact of the training on their professional lives.
      Finally, to better arrange the training programmes, IT equipment and tools, as well as promotional material, information and communication supports need to be financed (EUR 308 000).
      Financing: existing framework contracts
      It is estimated to sign around four service contracts.
      Indicative timeframe for signing the contracts: between March and July.
      Summary

                  No

                  Name

                  Budget line

                  Legal base

                  Amount in EUR

                  1

                  Training: external contracts for the execution of the training programme

                  17 04 07 01

                  Regulation (EC) No 882/2004

                  8 350 000

                  17 04 04 01

                  Directive 2000/29/EC

                  450 000

                  2

                  Training: annual report, ex-post evaluation, IT equipment and tools, promotional material, information and communication support

                  17 01 04 05

                  Regulation (EC) No 882/2004

                  308 000

                  Total

                  9 108 000


title: 2006/838/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 27 April 2006 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2004

text:
               6.12.2006

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 340/112

      DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

   of 27 April 2006
   on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2004
   (2006/838/EC)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

               having regard to the final annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2004 (1),

               —

               having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2004, together with Eurojust's replies (2),

               —

               having regard to the Council's recommendation of 14 March 2006 (5972/2006 — C6-0093/2006),

               —

               having regard to the EC Treaty, in particular Article 276 thereof, and the EU Treaty, in particular Article 41 thereof,

               —

               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 (3), and in particular Article 185 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime (4), and in particular Article 36 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0092/2006),

               1.

               Grants discharge to the Administrative Director of Eurojust for the implementation of Eurojust's budget for the financial year 2004;

               2.

               Sets out its comments in the resolution below;

               3.

               Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to the Administrative Director of Eurojust, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

            The President

         Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

            The Secretary-General

         Julian PRIESTLEY

      (1)  OJ C 269, 28.10.2005, p. 33.

      (2)  OJ C 332, 28.12.2005, p. 68.

      (3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 63, 6.3.2002, p. 1. Decision as amended by Decision 2003/659/JHA (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 44).

      (5)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1261/2005 (OJ L 201, 2.8.2005, p. 3).


title: 2007/251/EC: Council Decision of 22 March 2007 on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA

text:
               27.4.2007

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 110/27

         COUNCIL DECISION
   of 22 March 2007
   on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA
   (2007/251/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), thereof,
   Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 23 October 2006, the Council authorised the Commission, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, to negotiate with Ukraine a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, and Ukraine (1) to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

               (2)

               Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Protocol initialled on 2 March 2007 should be signed on behalf of the European Communities and their Member States.

               (3)

               The Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of its signature, pending completion of the relevant procedures for its formal conclusion,

         HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Communities and their Member States, the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA, subject to possible conclusion at a later stage.
   The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
   Article 2
   Pending its entry into force, the Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis from the date of its signature.

      Done at Brussels, 22 March 2007.

            For the Council

            The President

         W. TIEFENSEE

      (1)  OJ L 49, 19.2.1998, p. 3.
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               27.4.2007

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 110/29

         PROTOCOL
   to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, on accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA
   THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
   THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,
   THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
   THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
   THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
   THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
   THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
   THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
   THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
   IRELAND,
   THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
   THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,
   THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
   THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
   THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
   THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
   THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,
   THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
   THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
   THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,
   THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
   ROMANIA,
   THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
   THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
   THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
   THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
   THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
   hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’, represented by the Council of the European Union, and
   THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,
   hereinafter referred to as ‘the Communities’, represented by the Council of the European Union and the European Commission, of the one part, and
   UKRAINE
   of the other part,
   hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’ for the purposes of this Protocol,
   HAVING REGARD TO the provisions of the Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Member States of the European Union) and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, which was signed at Luxembourg on 25 April 2005 and entered into force on 1 January 2007,
   CONSIDERING the new situation in relations between Ukraine and the European Union arising from the accession to the EU of two new Member States, which opens opportunities and brings about challenges for cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union,
   TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the desire of the Parties to ensure the attainment and implementation of the objectives and principles of the PCA,
   HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
   Article 1
   The Republic of Bulgaria and Romania shall be Parties to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, signed at Luxembourg on 14 June 1994 and entered into force on 1 March 1998, (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’), and shall adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other Member States of the Community, of the texts of the Agreement, and of the Joint Declarations, Declarations and Exchanges of Letters annexed to the Final Act signed on the same date and the Protocol to the Agreement of 10 April 1997, which entered into force on 12 October 2000, and the Protocol to the Agreement of 29 April 2004 that entered into force on 1 February 2006.
   Article 2
   This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.
   Article 3
   1.   This Protocol shall be approved by the Communities, by the Council of the European Union on behalf of the Member States and by Ukraine in accordance with their own procedures.
   2.   The Parties shall notify each other of the completion of the procedures referred to in the preceding paragraph. The instruments of approval shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.
   Article 4
   1.   This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the date of deposit of the last instrument of approval.
   2.   Pending the date of its entry into force, this Protocol shall apply provisionally as from the date of its signature.
   Article 5
   1.   The texts of the Agreement, the Final Act and all documents annexed to it, and the Protocols to the Agreements of 10 April 1997 and 29 April 2004 are drawn up in the Bulgarian and Romanian languages.
   2.   They are annexed to this Protocol and are equally authentic with the texts in the other languages in which the Agreement, the Final Act and the documents annexed to it, and the Protocols to the Agreements of 10 April 1997 and 29 April 2004 are drawn up.
   Article 6
   This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish and Ukrainian languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

      Съставено в Брюксел на двадесет и седми март две хиляди и седма година.
      Hecho en Bruselas, el veintisiete de marzo de dos mil siete.
      V Bruselu dne dvacátého sedmého března dva tisíce sedm.
      Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den syvogtyvende marts to tusind og syv.
      Geschehen zu Brüssel am siebenundzwanzigsten März zweitausendsieben.
      Kahe tuhande seitsmenda aasta märtsikuu kahekümne seitsmendal päeval Brüsselis.
      Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι επτά Μαρτίου δύο χιλιάδες επτά.
      Done at Brussels on the twenty-seventh day of March in the year two thousand and seven.
      Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-sept mars deux mille sept.
      Fatto a Bruxelles, addì ventisette marzo duemilasette.
      Briselē, divtūkstoš septītā gada divdesmit septītajā martā.
      Priimta du tūkstančiai septintųjų metų kovo dvidešimt septintą dieną Briuselyje.
      Kelt Brüsszelben, a kettőezer-hatodik év március havának huszonhetedik napján.
      Magħmul fi Brussel, fis-sebgħa u għoxrin jum ta' Marzu tas-sena elfejn u sebgħa.
      Gedaan te Brussel, de zevenentwintigste maart tweeduizend zeven.
      Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia dwudziestego siódmego marca roku dwa tysiące siódmego.
      Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e sete de Março de dois mil e sete.
      Adoptat la Bruxelles, douăzeci și cinci martie două mii șapte.
      V Bruseli dvadsiateho siedmeho marca dvetisícsedem.
      V Bruslju, sedemindvajsetega marca leta dva tisoč sedem.
      Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenäseitsemäntenä päivänä maaliskuuta vuonna kaksituhattaseitsemän.
      Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugosjunde mars tjugohundrasju.

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

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

         3a Yкраиа
         Por Ucrania
         Za Ukrajinu
         For Ukraine
         Für die Ukraine
         Ukraina nimel
         Για την Оυκραία
         For Ukraine
         Pour l’Ukraine
         Per l’Ucraina
         Ukrainas vārdā
         Ukrainos vardu
         Ukrajna részéről
         Għall-Ukrajna
         Voor Oekraϊne
         W imieniu Ukrainy
         Pela Ucrânia
         Pentru Ucraina
         Za Ukrajinu
         Za Ukrajino
         Ukrainan puolesta
         På Ukrainas vägnar


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title: 2014/624/EU: Decision of the European Parliament of 3 April 2014 on the closure of the accounts of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012

text:
               5.9.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 266/323

         DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
   of 3 April 2014
   on the closure of the accounts of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012
   (2014/624/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

               —

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

               —

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

               —

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

               —

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

               —

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

               —

               having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof,

               —

               having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 71/2008 of 20 December 2007 setting up the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking (4), and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,

               —

               having regard to the Financial Rules of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking adopted by Decision of its Governing Board on 7 November 2008,

               —

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

               —

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

               —

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

               —

               having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-0210/2014),

               1.

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

               2.

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

            The President

         Martin SCHULZ

            The Secretary-General

         Klaus WELLE

      (1)  OJ C 369, 17.12.2013, p. 10.

      (2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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

      (4)  OJ L 30, 4.2.2008, p. 1.

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

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