# Official Journal L 302I/2018

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 6128 November 2018 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 302I

English edition

Legislation

Volume 6128 November 2018

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| Contents | | II   Non-legislative acts | page |
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| | | DECISIONS |
| | * | Decision (EU) 2018/1859 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Latvia | 1 |

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II   Non-legislative acts

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DECISIONS

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Decision (EU) 2018/1859 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Latvia

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| | * | Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2016/2134 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ( OJ L 338, 13.12.2016 ) | 3 |

Corrigenda

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Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2016/2134 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ( OJ L 338, 13.12.2016 )

( OJ L 338, 13.12.2016 )

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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

DECISIONS

| 28.11.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | LI 302/1 |
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28.11.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

LI 302/1

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DECISION (EU) 2018/1859 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 14 November 2018

on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Latvia

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 Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 11 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | The European Union Solidarity Fund (‘the Fund’) aims to enable the Union to respond in a rapid, efficient and flexible manner to emergency situations in order to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by natural disasters. |
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(1)

The European Union Solidarity Fund (‘the Fund’) aims to enable the Union to respond in a rapid, efficient and flexible manner to emergency situations in order to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by natural disasters.

| (2) | The Fund is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 500 000 000 (2011 prices), as laid down in Article 10 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 (3). |
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(2)

The Fund is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 500 000 000 (2011 prices), as laid down in Article 10 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 (3).

| (3) | On 14 November 2017, Latvia submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, following a long-lasting period of intense rainfalls during summer and autumn 2017 leading to the saturation of soils and subsequent flooding. |
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(3)

On 14 November 2017, Latvia submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, following a long-lasting period of intense rainfalls during summer and autumn 2017 leading to the saturation of soils and subsequent flooding.

| (4) | The application by Latvia meets the conditions for providing a financial contribution from the Fund, as laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002. |
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(4)

The application by Latvia meets the conditions for providing a financial contribution from the Fund, as laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002.

| (5) | The Fund should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution to Latvia. |
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(5)

The Fund should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution to Latvia.

| (6) | By Decision (EU) 2018/508 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), the Fund was mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 50 000 000 in commitment and payment appropriations for the payment of advances for the financial year 2018. Those appropriations have only been used to a very limited extent. Consequently, there is scope for financing the full amount for the present mobilisation through the reallocation of the appropriations mobilised for the payment of advances in the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2018. |
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(6)

By Decision (EU) 2018/508 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), the Fund was mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 50 000 000 in commitment and payment appropriations for the payment of advances for the financial year 2018. Those appropriations have only been used to a very limited extent. Consequently, there is scope for financing the full amount for the present mobilisation through the reallocation of the appropriations mobilised for the payment of advances in the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2018.

| (7) | In order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the Fund, this Decision should apply from the date of its adoption, |
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(7)

In order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the Fund, this Decision should apply from the date of its adoption,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2018, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the amount of EUR 17 730 519 to Latvia, in commitment and payment appropriations.

The amount of the mobilisation referred to in the first paragraph shall be financed from the appropriations mobilised for the payment of advances in the Union budget for the financial year 2018. The appropriations available for the payment of advances shall be reduced accordingly.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 14 November 2018.

Done at Strasbourg, 14 November 2018.

For the European Parliament

The President

A. TAJANI

For the Council

The President

K. EDTSTADLER

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(1)  
  OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.

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(2)  
  OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.

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(3)  Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

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(4)  Decision (EU) 2018/508 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide for the payment of advances in the general budget of the Union for 2018 (OJ L 83, 27.3.2018, p. 13).

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Corrigenda

| 28.11.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | LI 302/3 |
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28.11.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

LI 302/3

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Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2016/2134 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

(
  Official Journal of the European Union L 338 of 13 December 2016
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On page 6, Article 1, point (2)(b), new point (i) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005:

for:

‘...

| 5. | the supplier of technical assistance or the broker, in the case of supplies of technical assistance referred to in Article 7a or brokering services referred to in Article 7d;’.’, |
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5.

read:

‘...

| 5. | the supplier of technical assistance or the broker, in the case of supplies of technical assistance referred to in Article 7a or brokering services referred to in Article 7e;’.’. |
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5.

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