# Official Journal L 269/2012

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 554 October 2012 |

ISSN 1977-0677

doi:10.3000/19770677.L_2012.269.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 269

English edition

Legislation

Volume 554 October 2012

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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 904/2012 of 24 September 2012 amending Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom determining the emoluments of the President and Members of the Commission, of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice of the Communities, of the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance and of the President, Members and Registrar of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal | 1 |
| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 905/2012 of 3 October 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 3 |
| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 906/2012 of 3 October 2012 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 for the 2012/13 marketing year | 5 |
| | | DECISIONS |
| | | 2012/536/EU |
| | * | Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2012 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/017 ES/Aragón Construction from Spain) | 7 |
| | | 2012/537/EU |
| | * | Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2012 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/008 DK/Odense Steel Shipyard from Denmark) | 8 |

Contents

II   Non-legislative acts

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REGULATIONS

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Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 904/2012 of 24 September 2012 amending Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom determining the emoluments of the President and Members of the Commission, of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice of the Communities, of the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance and of the President, Members and Registrar of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal

1

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 905/2012 of 3 October 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

3

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 906/2012 of 3 October 2012 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 for the 2012/13 marketing year

5

DECISIONS

2012/536/EU

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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2012 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/017 ES/Aragón Construction from Spain)

7

2012/537/EU

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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2012 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/008 DK/Odense Steel Shipyard from Denmark)

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| EN | Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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II Non-legislative acts

REGULATIONS

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU, EURATOM) No 904/2012

of 24 September 2012

amending Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom determining the emoluments of the President and Members of the Commission, of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice of the Communities, of the President, Members and Registrar of the Court of First Instance and of the President, Members and Registrar of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 243 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 741/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 August 2012, amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union and Annex I thereto (1),

Whereas:

| (1) | Pursuant to the amendments introduced by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 741/2012, Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union provides for the creation, within both the Court of Justice and the General Court, of the office of Vice-President, responsible for assisting the President in the performance of his duties. |
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(1)

Pursuant to the amendments introduced by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 741/2012, Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union provides for the creation, within both the Court of Justice and the General Court, of the office of Vice-President, responsible for assisting the President in the performance of his duties.

| (2) | It is necessary to determine the salaries, pensions and allowances of the two Vice-Presidents. |
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(2)

It is necessary to determine the salaries, pensions and allowances of the two Vice-Presidents.

| (3) | Council Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom (2) should accordingly be amended. |
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(3)

Council Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom (2) should accordingly be amended.

| (4) | Furthermore, it is necessary to amend formally, due to the change of name of the Court of First Instance as a result of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the title of Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom and some of the articles thereof, |
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(4)

Furthermore, it is necessary to amend formally, due to the change of name of the Court of First Instance as a result of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the title of Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom and some of the articles thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom is hereby amended as follows:

| (1) | the title shall be replaced by the following:

  ‘Regulation No 422/67/EEC, 5/67/Euratom of the Council of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of the President and Members of the Commission, of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice, of the President, Members and Registrar of the General Court and of the President, Members and Registrar of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal’; |
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(1)

the title shall be replaced by the following:

‘Regulation No 422/67/EEC, 5/67/Euratom of the Council of 25 July 1967 determining the emoluments of the President and Members of the Commission, of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice, of the President, Members and Registrar of the General Court and of the President, Members and Registrar of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal’;

| (2) | in Article 2(2), the following line shall be inserted after the line ‘President: 138 %’:

  ‘Vice-President: 125 %,’; |
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(2)

in Article 2(2), the following line shall be inserted after the line ‘President: 138 %’:

‘Vice-President: 125 %,’;

| (3) | in Article 4(3), the following line shall be inserted after the line ‘President: EUR 1 418,07’:

  ‘Vice-President: EUR 911,38,’; |
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(3)

in Article 4(3), the following line shall be inserted after the line ‘President: EUR 1 418,07’:

‘Vice-President: EUR 911,38,’;

| (4) | in Article 4b, the words ‘Court of First Instance’ shall be replaced by the words ‘General Court’; |
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(4)

in Article 4b, the words ‘Court of First Instance’ shall be replaced by the words ‘General Court’;

| (5) | in Article 19a, the words ‘Court of First Instance’ shall be replaced by the words ‘General Court’; |
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(5)

in Article 19a, the words ‘Court of First Instance’ shall be replaced by the words ‘General Court’;

| (6) | in Article 21a(1), the words ‘Court of First Instance’ shall be replaced by the words ‘General Court’; |
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(6)

in Article 21a(1), the words ‘Court of First Instance’ shall be replaced by the words ‘General Court’;

| (7) | Article 21a(2) shall be replaced by the following:

  ‘2.   The basic monthly salary of the President, Vice-President, Members and Registrar of the General Court shall be equal to the amount resulting from application of the following percentages to the basic salary of an official of the European Union on the third step of grade 16:








  — | President | : | 112,5 %, |
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| — | Vice-President | : | 108 %, |
| — | Members | : | 104 %, |
| — | Registrar | : | 95 %.’; |

(7)

Article 21a(2) shall be replaced by the following:

‘2.   The basic monthly salary of the President, Vice-President, Members and Registrar of the General Court shall be equal to the amount resulting from application of the following percentages to the basic salary of an official of the European Union on the third step of grade 16:

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President

:

112,5 %,

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Vice-President

:

108 %,

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Members

:

104 %,

—

Registrar

:

95 %.’;

| (8) | in Article 21a(3), the following line shall be inserted after the line ‘President: EUR 607,71’:

  ‘Vice-President: EUR 573,98,’; |
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(8)

in Article 21a(3), the following line shall be inserted after the line ‘President: EUR 607,71’:

‘Vice-President: EUR 573,98,’;

‘Vice-President

| (9) | in Article 21b(1), the words ‘Court of First Instance’ shall be replaced by the words ‘General Court’; |
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(9)

in Article 21b(1), the words ‘Court of First Instance’ shall be replaced by the words ‘General Court’;

| (10) | in Article 21c(1), the words ‘Court of First Instance’ shall be replaced by the words ‘General Court’. |
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(10)

in Article 21c(1), the words ‘Court of First Instance’ shall be replaced by the words ‘General Court’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2012.

For the Council

The President

A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

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(1)  
  OJ L 228, 23.8.2012, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ 187, 8.8.1967, p. 1.

2

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 905/2012

of 3 October 2012

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),

Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto. |
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(1)

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.

| (2) | The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, |
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(2)

The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 October 2012.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

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ANNEX

Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

| (EUR/100 kg) |
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| CN code | Third country code (1) | Standard import value |
| 0702 00 00 | AL | 55,0 |
| MK | 57,9 |
| XS | 41,5 |
| ZZ | 51,5 |
| 0707 00 05 | MK | 27,7 |
| TR | 126,8 |
| ZZ | 77,3 |
| 0709 93 10 | TR | 115,1 |
| ZZ | 115,1 |
| 0805 50 10 | AR | 85,7 |
| CL | 108,8 |
| TR | 88,7 |
| UY | 79,0 |
| ZA | 104,5 |
| ZZ | 93,3 |
| 0806 10 10 | MK | 50,7 |
| TR | 126,3 |
| ZZ | 88,5 |
| 0808 10 80 | BR | 79,8 |
| CL | 127,5 |
| NZ | 122,2 |
| US | 158,6 |
| ZA | 122,6 |
| ZZ | 122,1 |
| 0808 30 90 | AR | 193,5 |
| CN | 52,2 |
| TR | 110,0 |
| ZZ | 118,6 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

AL

55,0

MK

57,9

XS

41,5

ZZ

51,5

0707 00 05

MK

27,7

TR

126,8

ZZ

77,3

0709 93 10

TR

115,1

ZZ

115,1

0805 50 10

AR

85,7

CL

108,8

TR

88,7

UY

79,0

ZA

104,5

ZZ

93,3

0806 10 10

MK

50,7

TR

126,3

ZZ

88,5

0808 10 80

BR

79,8

CL

127,5

NZ

122,2

US

158,6

ZA

122,6

ZZ

122,1

0808 30 90

AR

193,5

CN

52,2

TR

110,0

ZZ

118,6

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(1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘
  ZZ
  ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 906/2012

of 3 October 2012

amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 for the 2012/13 marketing year

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2012/13 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 (3). Those prices and duties were last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 903/2012 (4). |
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(1)

The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2012/13 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 (3). Those prices and duties were last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 903/2012 (4).

| (2) | The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006. |
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(2)

The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.

| (3) | Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication, |
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(3)

Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 892/2012 for the 2012/13 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 October 2012.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.

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(3)  
  OJ L 263, 28.9.2012, p. 37.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 268, 3.10.2012, p. 7.

4

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ANNEX

Amended representative prices and additional import duties applicable to white sugar, raw sugar and products covered by CN code 1702 90 95 from 4 October 2012

| (EUR) |
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| CN code | Representative price per 100 kg net of the product concerned | Additional duty per 100 kg net of the product concerned |
| 1701 12 10  (1) | 38,12 | 0,00 |
| 1701 12 90  (1) | 38,12 | 3,17 |
| 1701 13 10  (1) | 38,12 | 0,00 |
| 1701 13 90  (1) | 38,12 | 3,47 |
| 1701 14 10  (1) | 38,12 | 0,00 |
| 1701 14 90  (1) | 38,12 | 3,47 |
| 1701 91 00  (2) | 46,05 | 3,65 |
| 1701 99 10  (2) | 46,05 | 0,52 |
| 1701 99 90  (2) | 46,05 | 0,52 |
| 1702 90 95  (3) | 0,46 | 0,24 |

(EUR)

CN code

Representative price per 100 kg net of the product concerned

Additional duty per 100 kg net of the product concerned

1701 12 10  (1)

38,12

0,00

1701 12 90  (1)

38,12

3,17

1701 13 10  (1)

38,12

0,00

1701 13 90  (1)

38,12

3,47

1701 14 10  (1)

38,12

0,00

1701 14 90  (1)

38,12

3,47

1701 91 00  (2)

46,05

3,65

1701 99 10  (2)

46,05

0,52

1701 99 90  (2)

46,05

0,52

1702 90 95  (3)

0,46

0,24

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(1)  For the standard quality defined in point III of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

(2)  For the standard quality defined in point II of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

(3)  Per 1 % sucrose content.

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DECISIONS

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DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 12 September 2012

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/017 ES/Aragón Construction from Spain)

(2012/536/EU)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. |
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(1)

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

| (2) | The scope of the EGF was broadened, for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to 30 December 2011, to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis. |
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(2)

The scope of the EGF was broadened, for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to 30 December 2011, to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

| (3) | The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million. |
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(3)

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

| (4) | Spain submitted an application on 28 December 2011 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in 377 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 41 (‘Construction of buildings’) in the NUTS II region of Aragón (ES24) and supplemented it by additional information up to 23 March 2012. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 1 300 000. |
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(4)

Spain submitted an application on 28 December 2011 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in 377 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 41 (‘Construction of buildings’) in the NUTS II region of Aragón (ES24) and supplemented it by additional information up to 23 March 2012. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 1 300 000.

| (5) | The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Spain, |
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(5)

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Spain,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 1 300 000 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Strasbourg, 12 September 2012.

For the European Parliament

The President

M. SCHULZ

For the Council

The President

A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

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(1)  
  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

2

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DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 12 September 2012

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/008 DK/Odense Steel Shipyard from Denmark)

(2012/537/EU)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. |
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(1)

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

| (2) | The scope of the EGF was broadened, for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to 30 December 2011, to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis. |
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(2)

The scope of the EGF was broadened, for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to 30 December 2011, to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

| (3) | The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million. |
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(3)

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

| (4) | Denmark submitted an application on 28 October 2011 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in the Odense Steel Shipyard enterprise, and supplemented it by additional information up to 8 March 2012. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 6 455 104. |
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(4)

Denmark submitted an application on 28 October 2011 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in the Odense Steel Shipyard enterprise, and supplemented it by additional information up to 8 March 2012. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 6 455 104.

| (5) | The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Denmark, |
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(5)

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Denmark,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 6 455 104 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Strasbourg, 12 September 2012.

For the European Parliament

The President

M. SCHULZ

For the Council

The President

A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

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(1)  
  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

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