# Official Journal C 445/2017

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6028 December 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 445

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6028 December 2017

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2017/C 445/01 | List of appointments made by the Council — July - December 2017 (social field) | 1 |
| | European Parliament |
| 2017/C 445/02 | Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 11 December 2017 amending the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament | 8 |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 445/03 | Euro exchange rates | 10 |

Notice No

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2017/C 445/01

List of appointments made by the Council — July - December 2017 (social field)

1

European Parliament

2017/C 445/02

Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 11 December 2017 amending the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament

8

European Commission

2017/C 445/03

Euro exchange rates

10

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

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28.12.2017

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 445/1

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List of appointments made by the Council

July - December 2017 (social field)

(2017/C 445/01)

| Committee | End of term of office | Publication in OJ | Person replaced | Resignation/appointment | Member/alternate/ | Category | Country | Person appointed | Affiliation | Date of Council Decision |
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| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2019 | OJ C 79 1.3.2016 | Ms Paula GOUGH | Resignation | Member | Government | Ireland | Ms Yvonne MULLOOLY | Health and Safety Authority | 25.9.2017 |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2019 | OJ C 79 1.3.2016 | Mr Jan KAHR FREDERIKSEN | Resignation | Alternate | Trade Union | Denmark | Ms Nina HEDEGAARD | The Confederation of Professionals in Denmark (FTF) | 25.9.2017 |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2019 | OJ C 79 1.3.2016 | Mr Henrik BACH MORTENSEN | Resignation | Alternate | Employers | Denmark | Ms Christina SODE HASLUND | The Confederartion of Danish Empoyers (DA) | 25.9.2017 |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2019 | OJ C 79 1.3.2016 | Ms Dolores LIMÓN TAMÉS | Resignation | Member | Government | Spain | Mr Javier MAESTRO ACOSTA | Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social | 13.11.2017 |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2019 | OJ C 79 1.3.2016 | Ms Elise-Marie DONOVAN | Resignation | Alternate | Trade Union | Sweden | Ms Ulrika HAGSTRÖM | TCO | 13.11.2017 |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2019 | OJ C 79 1.3.2016 | Mr Stuart BRISTOW | Resignation | Member | Government | United Kingdom | Mr Hefin DAVIES | Westminster Office | 13.11.2017 |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2019 | OJ C 79 1.3.2016 | Ms Rachel SMITH | Resignation | Member | Employers | United Kingdom | Mr Matthew PERCIVAL | Confederation of British Industry | 13.11.2017 |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2019 | OJ C 79 1.3.2016 | Ms Jonna JONSSON | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Sweden | Ms Anna SELLBERG HANSEN | Ministry of Employment | 7.12.2017 |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2019 | OJ C 79 1.3.2016 | Mr Paul CULLEN | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Ireland | Mr Stephen CURRAN | Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation | 18.12.2017 |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2019 | OJ C 79 1.3.2016 | Mr Dimitar DIMITROV | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Bulgaria | Mr Nikolay ARNAUDOV | Ministry of Labour and Social Policy | 18.12.2017 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2018 | OJ C 348, 20.9.2016. | Mr Anton WEYLER | Resignation | Member | Government | Sweden | Ms Sara ANDEGIORGIS | Enheten för migration och asylpolitik | 11.7.2017 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2018 | OJ C 348, 20.9.2016. | Ms Anne Katrin LUTZ | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Germany | Ms Andrea MÄDLER | Bundesministerium Für Arbeit und Soziales | 11.7.2017 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2018 | OJ C 348, 20.9.2016. | Ms Sara ANDEGIORGIS | Resignation | Member | Government | Sweden | Ms Madeleine ÖHBERG | Enheten för migrations-och asylpolitik | 13.11.2017 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2018 | OJ C 348, 20.9.2016. | Ms Barbara DALLINGER | Resignation | Alternate | Employers | Austria | Ms Claudia GOLSER | Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, EU-Büro Brüssel | 7.12.2017 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2018 | OJ C 348, 20.9.2016. | Ms Miroslava POLONCOVÁ | Resignation | Member | Government | Slovakia | Mr Milan MOLOKÁČ | Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic | 7.12.2017 |
| Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality | 31.5.2019 | OJ C 199 4.6.2016 | Ms Paloma LÓPEZ-IZQUIERDO BOTÍN | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Spain | Ms María VÁZQUEZ SELLÁN | Instituto de la Mujer y para la Igualdad de Oportunidades | 13.11.2017 |
| Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality | 31.5.2019 | OJ C 199 4.6.2016 | Ms Anna GRĘDZIŃSKA | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Poland | Ms Justyna KRYCZKA | Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Poland | 7.12.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | 7.11.2019 | OJ C 386, 20.10.2016 | Mr Henrik BACH MORTENSEN | Resignation | Member | Employers | Denmark | Ms Lena SØBY | Confederation of Danish Employers | 17.7.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | 7.11.2019 | OJ C 386, 20.10.2016 | Ms Lena SØBY | Resignation | Alternate | Employers | Denmark | Mr Jens SKOVGAARD LAURITSEN | Confederation of Danish Employers | 17.7.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | 7.11.2019 | OJ C 386, 20.10.2016 | Ms Julia SCHITTER | Resignation | Alternate | Employer | Austria | Ms Marta J. GLOWACKA | Industriellenvereinigung | 17.7.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | 7.11.2019 | OJ C 386, 20.10.2016 | Ms Dolores LIMÓN TAMÉS | Resignation | Member | Government | Spain | Mr Javier MAESTRO ACOSTA | Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social | 13.11.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | 7.11.2019 | OJ C 386, 20.10.2016 | Ms Rachel SMITH | Resignation | Member | Employers | United Kingdom | Mr Matthew PERCIVAL | Confederation of British Industry | 13.11.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | 7.11.2019 | OJ C 386, 20.10.2016 | Mr Paul CULLEN | Resignation | Member | Government | Ireland | Mr Stephen CURRAN | Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation | 18.12.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.19 | OJ C 447, 1.12.2016 | Rosalía SERRANO VELASCO | Resignation | Member | Government | Spain | Ms Paula BUENO DE VICENTE | Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social | 11.7.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.19 | OJ C 447, 1.12.2016 | Ms Mónica MOCHALES CUESTA | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Spain | Mr Marcos FRAILE PASTOR | Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social | 11.7.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.19 | OJ C 447, 1.12.2016 | Ms Ruta PORNIECE | Resignation | Member | Trade Union | Latvia | Ms Irena LIEPINA | Free Trade Union Confederatio of Latvia (LBAS) | 11.7.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.19 | OJ C 447, 1.12.2016 | Ms Liene LIEKNA | Resignation | Alternate | Trade Union | Latvia | Ms Linda ROMELE | Free Trade Union Confederatio of Latvia (LBAS) | 11.7.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.19 | OJ C 447, 1.12.2016 | Ms Ciara LENOACH | Resignation | Member | Government | United Kingdom | Ms Cara MAGUIRE | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) | 25.9.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.19 | OJ C 447, 1.12.2016 | Mr Thomas FISCHER | Resignation | Member | Trade Union | Germany | Mr Stefan GRAN | German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) | 25.9.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.19 | OJ C 447, 1.12.2016 | Mr Stefan GRAN | Resignation | Alternate | Trade Union | Germany | Ms Susanne WIXFORTH | German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) | 25.9.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.19 | OJ C 447, 1.12.2016 | Ms Simone HEINECKE | Resignation | Member | Trade Union | Denmark | Mr Thomas HOELGAARD | FTF — Headquarters | 25.9.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.19 | OJ C 447, 1.12.2016 | Mr Antti NÄRHINEN | Resignation | Member | Government | Finland | Ms Maija LYLY-YRJÄNÄINEN | Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment | 13.11.2017 |
| Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 30.11.19 | OJ C 447, 1.12.2016 | Mr Emmanuel JAHAN | Resignation | Member | Employers | France | Mr Thierry DURNERIN | Fédération des Epl | 13.11.2017 |
| Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems | 19.10.2020 | OJ C 341, 16.10.2015 | Mr Abdou ALI MOHAMED | Resignation | Alternate | Trade Union | France | Ms Virginie AUBIN | CFDT | 11.7.2017 |
| Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems | 19.10.2020 | OJ C 341 16.10.2015 | Mr G. VELDHUIS | Resignation | Member | Trade Union | Netherlands | Ms Caroline RIETBERGEN | Dutch Federation of Trade Unions (FNV) | 25.9.2017 |
| Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems | 19.10.2020 | OJ C 341, 16.10.2015 | Mr Martin SONNTAG | Resignation | Alternate | Employers | Austria | Ms Martina ROSENMAYR-KHOSHIDEH | Industriellenvereinigung, Bereich Arbeit und Soziales | 9.10.2017 |
| Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems | 19.10.2020 | OJ C 341, 16.10.2015 | Mr Richard EXELL | Resignation | Member | Trade Union | United Kingdom | Ms Rosa CRAWFORD | Trade Union Congress — TUC | 13.11.2017 |
| Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems | 19.10.2020 | OJ C 341, 16.10.2015 | Ms Rosa CRAWFORD | Resignation | Alternate | Trade Union | United Kingdom | Ms Elena CRASTA | Trade Union Congress — TUC | 13.11.2017 |

Committee

End of term of office

Publication in OJ

Person replaced

Resignation/appointment

Member/alternate/

Category

Country

Person appointed

Affiliation

Date of Council Decision

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2019

OJ C 79 1.3.2016

Ms Paula GOUGH

Resignation

Member

Government

Ireland

Ms Yvonne MULLOOLY

Health and Safety Authority

25.9.2017

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2019

OJ C 79 1.3.2016

Mr Jan KAHR FREDERIKSEN

Resignation

Alternate

Trade Union

Denmark

Ms Nina HEDEGAARD

The Confederation of Professionals in Denmark (FTF)

25.9.2017

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2019

OJ C 79 1.3.2016

Mr Henrik BACH MORTENSEN

Resignation

Alternate

Employers

Denmark

Ms Christina SODE HASLUND

The Confederartion of Danish Empoyers (DA)

25.9.2017

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2019

OJ C 79 1.3.2016

Ms Dolores LIMÓN TAMÉS

Resignation

Member

Government

Spain

Mr Javier MAESTRO ACOSTA

Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social

13.11.2017

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2019

OJ C 79 1.3.2016

Ms Elise-Marie DONOVAN

Resignation

Alternate

Trade Union

Sweden

Ms Ulrika HAGSTRÖM

TCO

13.11.2017

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2019

OJ C 79 1.3.2016

Mr Stuart BRISTOW

Resignation

Member

Government

United Kingdom

Mr Hefin DAVIES

Westminster Office

13.11.2017

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2019

OJ C 79 1.3.2016

Ms Rachel SMITH

Resignation

Member

Employers

United Kingdom

Mr Matthew PERCIVAL

Confederation of British Industry

13.11.2017

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2019

OJ C 79 1.3.2016

Ms Jonna JONSSON

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Sweden

Ms Anna SELLBERG HANSEN

Ministry of Employment

7.12.2017

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2019

OJ C 79 1.3.2016

Mr Paul CULLEN

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Ireland

Mr Stephen CURRAN

Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

18.12.2017

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2019

OJ C 79 1.3.2016

Mr Dimitar DIMITROV

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Bulgaria

Mr Nikolay ARNAUDOV

Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

18.12.2017

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2018

OJ C 348, 20.9.2016.

Mr Anton WEYLER

Resignation

Member

Government

Sweden

Ms Sara ANDEGIORGIS

Enheten för migration och asylpolitik

11.7.2017

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2018

OJ C 348, 20.9.2016.

Ms Anne Katrin LUTZ

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Germany

Ms Andrea MÄDLER

Bundesministerium Für Arbeit und Soziales

11.7.2017

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2018

OJ C 348, 20.9.2016.

Ms Sara ANDEGIORGIS

Resignation

Member

Government

Sweden

Ms Madeleine ÖHBERG

Enheten för migrations-och asylpolitik

13.11.2017

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2018

OJ C 348, 20.9.2016.

Ms Barbara DALLINGER

Resignation

Alternate

Employers

Austria

Ms Claudia GOLSER

Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, EU-Büro Brüssel

7.12.2017

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2018

OJ C 348, 20.9.2016.

Ms Miroslava POLONCOVÁ

Resignation

Member

Government

Slovakia

Mr Milan MOLOKÁČ

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic

7.12.2017

Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality

31.5.2019

OJ C 199 4.6.2016

Ms Paloma LÓPEZ-IZQUIERDO BOTÍN

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Spain

Ms María VÁZQUEZ SELLÁN

Instituto de la Mujer y para la Igualdad de Oportunidades

13.11.2017

Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality

31.5.2019

OJ C 199 4.6.2016

Ms Anna GRĘDZIŃSKA

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Poland

Ms Justyna KRYCZKA

Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Poland

7.12.2017

Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

7.11.2019

OJ C 386, 20.10.2016

Mr Henrik BACH MORTENSEN

Resignation

Member

Employers

Denmark

Ms Lena SØBY

Confederation of Danish Employers

17.7.2017

Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

7.11.2019

OJ C 386, 20.10.2016

Ms Lena SØBY

Resignation

Alternate

Employers

Denmark

Mr Jens SKOVGAARD LAURITSEN

Confederation of Danish Employers

17.7.2017

Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

7.11.2019

OJ C 386, 20.10.2016

Ms Julia SCHITTER

Resignation

Alternate

Employer

Austria

Ms Marta J. GLOWACKA

Industriellenvereinigung

17.7.2017

Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

7.11.2019

OJ C 386, 20.10.2016

Ms Dolores LIMÓN TAMÉS

Resignation

Member

Government

Spain

Mr Javier MAESTRO ACOSTA

Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social

13.11.2017

Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

7.11.2019

OJ C 386, 20.10.2016

Ms Rachel SMITH

Resignation

Member

Employers

United Kingdom

Mr Matthew PERCIVAL

Confederation of British Industry

13.11.2017

Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

7.11.2019

OJ C 386, 20.10.2016

Mr Paul CULLEN

Resignation

Member

Government

Ireland

Mr Stephen CURRAN

Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

18.12.2017

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.19

OJ C 447, 1.12.2016

Rosalía SERRANO VELASCO

Resignation

Member

Government

Spain

Ms Paula BUENO DE VICENTE

Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social

11.7.2017

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.19

OJ C 447, 1.12.2016

Ms Mónica MOCHALES CUESTA

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Spain

Mr Marcos FRAILE PASTOR

Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social

11.7.2017

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.19

OJ C 447, 1.12.2016

Ms Ruta PORNIECE

Resignation

Member

Trade Union

Latvia

Ms Irena LIEPINA

Free Trade Union Confederatio of Latvia (LBAS)

11.7.2017

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.19

OJ C 447, 1.12.2016

Ms Liene LIEKNA

Resignation

Alternate

Trade Union

Latvia

Ms Linda ROMELE

Free Trade Union Confederatio of Latvia (LBAS)

11.7.2017

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.19

OJ C 447, 1.12.2016

Ms Ciara LENOACH

Resignation

Member

Government

United Kingdom

Ms Cara MAGUIRE

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

25.9.2017

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.19

OJ C 447, 1.12.2016

Mr Thomas FISCHER

Resignation

Member

Trade Union

Germany

Mr Stefan GRAN

German Trade Union Confederation (DGB)

25.9.2017

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.19

OJ C 447, 1.12.2016

Mr Stefan GRAN

Resignation

Alternate

Trade Union

Germany

Ms Susanne WIXFORTH

German Trade Union Confederation (DGB)

25.9.2017

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.19

OJ C 447, 1.12.2016

Ms Simone HEINECKE

Resignation

Member

Trade Union

Denmark

Mr Thomas HOELGAARD

FTF — Headquarters

25.9.2017

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.19

OJ C 447, 1.12.2016

Mr Antti NÄRHINEN

Resignation

Member

Government

Finland

Ms Maija LYLY-YRJÄNÄINEN

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

13.11.2017

Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

30.11.19

OJ C 447, 1.12.2016

Mr Emmanuel JAHAN

Resignation

Member

Employers

France

Mr Thierry DURNERIN

Fédération des Epl

13.11.2017

Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems

19.10.2020

OJ C 341, 16.10.2015

Mr Abdou ALI MOHAMED

Resignation

Alternate

Trade Union

France

Ms Virginie AUBIN

CFDT

11.7.2017

Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems

19.10.2020

OJ C 341 16.10.2015

Mr G. VELDHUIS

Resignation

Member

Trade Union

Netherlands

Ms Caroline RIETBERGEN

Dutch Federation of Trade Unions (FNV)

25.9.2017

Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems

19.10.2020

OJ C 341, 16.10.2015

Mr Martin SONNTAG

Resignation

Alternate

Employers

Austria

Ms Martina ROSENMAYR-KHOSHIDEH

Industriellenvereinigung, Bereich Arbeit und Soziales

9.10.2017

Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems

19.10.2020

OJ C 341, 16.10.2015

Mr Richard EXELL

Resignation

Member

Trade Union

United Kingdom

Ms Rosa CRAWFORD

Trade Union Congress — TUC

13.11.2017

Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems

19.10.2020

OJ C 341, 16.10.2015

Ms Rosa CRAWFORD

Resignation

Alternate

Trade Union

United Kingdom

Ms Elena CRASTA

Trade Union Congress — TUC

13.11.2017

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European Parliament

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Official Journal of the European Union

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DECISION OF THE BUREAU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 11 December 2017

amending the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament

(2017/C 445/02)

THE BUREAU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 223(2) thereof,

Having regard to the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to Rule 25 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

| (1) | In accordance with Article 69(1) of the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (2) (‘the Implementing Measures’), the amounts of the reimbursable travel expenses, daily subsistence allowance and general expenditure allowance may be index-linked annually by the Bureau, up to a maximum increase equal to the annual inflation rate in the European Union in October of the previous year, as published by Eurostat. |
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(1)

In accordance with Article 69(1) of the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (2) (‘the Implementing Measures’), the amounts of the reimbursable travel expenses, daily subsistence allowance and general expenditure allowance may be index-linked annually by the Bureau, up to a maximum increase equal to the annual inflation rate in the European Union in October of the previous year, as published by Eurostat.

| (2) | The inflation rate in the European Union for the period from 1 November 2016 to 31 October 2017, as notified by Eurostat on 16 November 2017, stands at 1,7 %. The new amounts resulting from the adjustment needed in order to take that inflation rate into account should apply from 1 January 2018 and the Implementing Measures should be amended accordingly. |
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(2)

The inflation rate in the European Union for the period from 1 November 2016 to 31 October 2017, as notified by Eurostat on 16 November 2017, stands at 1,7 %. The new amounts resulting from the adjustment needed in order to take that inflation rate into account should apply from 1 January 2018 and the Implementing Measures should be amended accordingly.

| (3) | Pursuant to Article 69(2) of the Implementing Measures, the maximum amount of parliamentary assistance costs defrayable in respect of the personal staff referred to in Article 33(4) of the Implementing Measures shall be, where appropriate, index-linked annually on the basis of data established pursuant to Article 65 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (3). |
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(3)

Pursuant to Article 69(2) of the Implementing Measures, the maximum amount of parliamentary assistance costs defrayable in respect of the personal staff referred to in Article 33(4) of the Implementing Measures shall be, where appropriate, index-linked annually on the basis of data established pursuant to Article 65 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (3).

| (4) | In that connection, the Commission has fixed the adjustment rate for 2017 at 1,5 %. Accordingly, the maximum monthly amount defrayable for parliamentary assistance expenses should be increased to EUR 24 526 with effect from 1 July 2017, |
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(4)

In that connection, the Commission has fixed the adjustment rate for 2017 at 1,5 %. Accordingly, the maximum monthly amount defrayable for parliamentary assistance expenses should be increased to EUR 24 526 with effect from 1 July 2017,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Implementing Measures are amended as follows:

| (1) | Article 20(1) is amended as follows:






  (a) | point (a) is replaced by the following:






  ‘(a) | for the part of the journey between 0 and 50 km: EUR 23,12;’; |
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(1)

Article 20(1) is amended as follows:

(a)

point (a) is replaced by the following:

‘(a)

for the part of the journey between 0 and 50 km: EUR 23,12;’;

| (b) | point (b) is replaced by the following:






  ‘(b) | for the part of the journey between 51 and 250 km: EUR 0,13/km;’; |
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(b)

point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b)

for the part of the journey between 51 and 250 km: EUR 0,13/km;’;

| (2) | Article 22 is amended as follows:






  (a) | paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:






  ‘1. | The maximum annual amount which may be reimbursed in respect of travel expenses incurred in the cases referred to in Article 10(1), point (b) shall be EUR 4 358.’; |
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(2)

Article 22 is amended as follows:

(a)

paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.

The maximum annual amount which may be reimbursed in respect of travel expenses incurred in the cases referred to in Article 10(1), point (b) shall be EUR 4 358.’;

| (b) | the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
  ‘The maximum annual amount which may be reimbursed in respect of the travel expenses actually incurred by committee or subcommittee chairs travelling to attend conferences or events which deal with a matter of European interest falling within the sphere of responsibility of their committee or subcommittee and which have a parliamentary dimension shall be EUR 4 358. Such participation shall require prior authorisation from the President of Parliament, following verification that appropriations up to the maximum amount indicated above are available.’; |
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(b)

the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘The maximum annual amount which may be reimbursed in respect of the travel expenses actually incurred by committee or subcommittee chairs travelling to attend conferences or events which deal with a matter of European interest falling within the sphere of responsibility of their committee or subcommittee and which have a parliamentary dimension shall be EUR 4 358. Such participation shall require prior authorisation from the President of Parliament, following verification that appropriations up to the maximum amount indicated above are available.’;

| (3) | In Article 24, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:






  ‘2. | If the official activity takes place on the territory of the Union, a Member shall receive a lump-sum allowance of EUR 313.’; |
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(3)

In Article 24, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

If the official activity takes place on the territory of the Union, a Member shall receive a lump-sum allowance of EUR 313.’;

| (4) | In Article 26, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:






  ‘2. | The monthly amount of the allowance under Article 25 shall be EUR 4 416.’; |
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(4)

In Article 26, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

The monthly amount of the allowance under Article 25 shall be EUR 4 416.’;

| (5) | In Article 33, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:






  ‘4. | The maximum monthly amount defrayable in respect of all the personal staff referred to in Article 34 shall be EUR 24 526.’. |
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(5)

In Article 33, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

‘4.

The maximum monthly amount defrayable in respect of all the personal staff referred to in Article 34 shall be EUR 24 526.’.

Article 2

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

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2018, with the exception of Article 1(5), which shall apply from 1 July 2017.

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(1)  Decision 2005/684/EC, Euratom of the European Parliament of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (OJ L 262, 7.10.2005, p. 1).

(2)  Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 19 May and 9 July 2008 concerning implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (OJ C 159, 13.7.2009, p. 1).

(3)  OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.

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European Commission

| 28.12.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 445/10 |
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28.12.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 445/10

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Euro exchange rates (1)

27 December 2017

(2017/C 445/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1895 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 134,70 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4450 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88593 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,8727 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1772 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,8605 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,840 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 310,99 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1884 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6499 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 4,5475 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5316 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5028 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,2953 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6825 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5937 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 277,73 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,8108 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,7975 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5398 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 123,38 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,8481 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 59,430 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 68,5974 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,027 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,9196 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,5221 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 76,3125 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1895

JPY

Japanese yen

134,70

DKK

Danish krone

7,4450

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88593

SEK

Swedish krona

9,8727

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1772

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,8605

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,840

HUF

Hungarian forint

310,99

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1884

RON

Romanian leu

4,6499

TRY

Turkish lira

4,5475

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5316

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5028

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,2953

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6825

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5937

KRW

South Korean won

1 277,73

ZAR

South African rand

14,8108

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,7975

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5398

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 123,38

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,8481

PHP

Philippine peso

59,430

RUB

Russian rouble

68,5974

THB

Thai baht

39,027

BRL

Brazilian real

3,9196

MXN

Mexican peso

23,5221

INR

Indian rupee

76,3125

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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