# Publicatieblad C 351/2017

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| Uitgave in de Nederlandse taal | Mededelingen en bekendmakingen | 60e jaargang19 oktober 2017 |

ISSN 1977-0995

Publicatieblad

van de Europese Unie

C 351

Uitgave in de Nederlandse taal

Mededelingen en bekendmakingen

60e jaargang19 oktober 2017

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| Nummer | Inhoud | Bladzijde |
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| | II   Mededelingen |
| | MEDEDELINGEN VAN DE INSTELLINGEN, ORGANEN EN INSTANTIES VAN DE EUROPESE UNIE |
| | Europese Commissie |
| 2017/C 351/01 | Besluit om geen bezwaar aan te tekenen tegen een aangemelde concentratie (Zaak M.8613 — Konica Minolta/Innovation Network Corporation of Japan/Ambry Genetics) (
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  ) | 1 |

Nummer

Inhoud

Bladzijde

II   Mededelingen

MEDEDELINGEN VAN DE INSTELLINGEN, ORGANEN EN INSTANTIES VAN DE EUROPESE UNIE

Europese Commissie

2017/C 351/01

Besluit om geen bezwaar aan te tekenen tegen een aangemelde concentratie (Zaak M.8613 — Konica Minolta/Innovation Network Corporation of Japan/Ambry Genetics) (
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  )

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1

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| | IV   Informatie |
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| | INFORMATIE AFKOMSTIG VAN DE INSTELLINGEN, ORGANEN EN INSTANTIES VAN DE EUROPESE UNIE |
| | Europese Commissie |
| 2017/C 351/02 | Wisselkoersen van de euro | 2 |
| | Autoriteit voor Europese politieke partijen en Europese politieke stichtingen |
| 2017/C 351/03 | Besluit van de Autoriteit voor Europese politieke partijen en Europese politieke stichtingen van 25 juli 2017 tot registratie van het Europees Liberaal Forum | 3 |
| | INFORMATIE AFKOMSTIG VAN DE LIDSTATEN |
| 2017/C 351/04 | Bekendmaking van een bijwerking van de lijst van nationale normalisatie-instellingen krachtens artikel 27 van Verordening (EU) nr. 1025/2012 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad betreffende Europese normalisatie | 13 |
| 2017/C 351/05 | Mededeling van de Commissie overeenkomstig artikel 16, lid 4, van Verordening (EG) nr. 1008/2008 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad inzake gemeenschappelijke regels voor de exploitatie van luchtdiensten in de Gemeenschap — Wijziging van openbaredienstverplichtingen met betrekking tot geregelde luchtdiensten (
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| 2017/C 351/06 | Mededeling van de Commissie overeenkomstig artikel 17, lid 5, van Verordening (EG) nr. 1008/2008 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad inzake gemeenschappelijke regels voor de exploitatie van luchtdiensten in de Gemeenschap — Aanbesteding met betrekking tot de exploitatie van geregelde luchtdiensten overeenkomstig openbaredienstverplichtingen (
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IV   Informatie

INFORMATIE AFKOMSTIG VAN DE INSTELLINGEN, ORGANEN EN INSTANTIES VAN DE EUROPESE UNIE

Europese Commissie

2017/C 351/02

Wisselkoersen van de euro

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Autoriteit voor Europese politieke partijen en Europese politieke stichtingen

2017/C 351/03

Besluit van de Autoriteit voor Europese politieke partijen en Europese politieke stichtingen van 25 juli 2017 tot registratie van het Europees Liberaal Forum

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INFORMATIE AFKOMSTIG VAN DE LIDSTATEN

2017/C 351/04

Bekendmaking van een bijwerking van de lijst van nationale normalisatie-instellingen krachtens artikel 27 van Verordening (EU) nr. 1025/2012 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad betreffende Europese normalisatie

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2017/C 351/05

Mededeling van de Commissie overeenkomstig artikel 16, lid 4, van Verordening (EG) nr. 1008/2008 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad inzake gemeenschappelijke regels voor de exploitatie van luchtdiensten in de Gemeenschap — Wijziging van openbaredienstverplichtingen met betrekking tot geregelde luchtdiensten (
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2017/C 351/06

Mededeling van de Commissie overeenkomstig artikel 17, lid 5, van Verordening (EG) nr. 1008/2008 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad inzake gemeenschappelijke regels voor de exploitatie van luchtdiensten in de Gemeenschap — Aanbesteding met betrekking tot de exploitatie van geregelde luchtdiensten overeenkomstig openbaredienstverplichtingen (
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| | V   Bekendmakingen |
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| | PROCEDURES IN VERBAND MET DE UITVOERING VAN HET GEMEENSCHAPPELIJK MEDEDINGINGSBELEID |
| | Europese Commissie |
| 2017/C 351/07 | Voorafgaande aanmelding van een concentratie (Zaak M.8636 — Abellio/Mitsui/EJR/West Midlands Passenger Rail Franchise) — Voor de vereenvoudigde procedure in aanmerking komende zaak (
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V   Bekendmakingen

PROCEDURES IN VERBAND MET DE UITVOERING VAN HET GEMEENSCHAPPELIJK MEDEDINGINGSBELEID

Europese Commissie

2017/C 351/07

Voorafgaande aanmelding van een concentratie (Zaak M.8636 — Abellio/Mitsui/EJR/West Midlands Passenger Rail Franchise) — Voor de vereenvoudigde procedure in aanmerking komende zaak (
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| | Rectificaties |
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| 2017/C 351/08 | Rectificatie van de oproep tot het indienen van voorstellen in het kader van het meerjarig werkprogramma voor financiële bijstand in het kader van de Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Sector vervoer voor de periode 2014-2020 (Uitvoeringsbesluit C(2017) 5437 van de Commissie tot wijziging van Uitvoeringsbesluit C(2014) 1921) ( PB C 334 van 6.10.2017 ) | 21 |
| 2017/C 351/09 | Rectificatie van de oproep tot het indienen van voorstellen in het kader van het meerjarig werkprogramma voor financiële bijstand in het kader van de Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — sector vervoer voor de periode 2014-2020: Blending (Uitvoeringsbesluit C(2017) 164 van de Commissie van 20 januari 2017) ( PB C 41 van 8.2.2017 ) | 21 |

Rectificaties

2017/C 351/08

Rectificatie van de oproep tot het indienen van voorstellen in het kader van het meerjarig werkprogramma voor financiële bijstand in het kader van de Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Sector vervoer voor de periode 2014-2020 (Uitvoeringsbesluit C(2017) 5437 van de Commissie tot wijziging van Uitvoeringsbesluit C(2014) 1921) ( PB C 334 van 6.10.2017 )

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2017/C 351/09

Rectificatie van de oproep tot het indienen van voorstellen in het kader van het meerjarig werkprogramma voor financiële bijstand in het kader van de Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — sector vervoer voor de periode 2014-2020: Blending (Uitvoeringsbesluit C(2017) 164 van de Commissie van 20 januari 2017) ( PB C 41 van 8.2.2017 )

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(1)   Voor de EER relevante tekst.

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II Mededelingen

MEDEDELINGEN VAN DE INSTELLINGEN, ORGANEN EN INSTANTIES VAN DE EUROPESE UNIE

Europese Commissie

| 19.10.2017 | NL | Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie | C 351/1 |
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19.10.2017

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Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie

C 351/1

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Besluit om geen bezwaar aan te tekenen tegen een aangemelde concentratie

(Zaak M.8613 — Konica Minolta/Innovation Network Corporation of Japan/Ambry Genetics)

(Voor de EER relevante tekst)

(2017/C 351/01)

Op 5 oktober 2017 heeft de Commissie besloten zich niet te verzetten tegen bovenvermelde aangemelde concentratie en deze verenigbaar met de interne markt te verklaren. Dit besluit is gebaseerd op artikel 6, lid 1, onder b), van Verordening (EG) nr. 139/2004 van de Raad (1). De volledige tekst van het besluit is slechts beschikbaar in het Engels en zal openbaar worden gemaakt na verwijdering van eventuele bedrijfsgeheimen. De tekst is beschikbaar:

| — | op de website Concurrentie van de Commissie, afdeling Fusies (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). Deze website biedt verschillende hulpmiddelen om individuele concentratiebesluiten op te zoeken, onder meer op: naam van de onderneming, nummer van de zaak, datum en sector; |
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op de website Concurrentie van de Commissie, afdeling Fusies (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). Deze website biedt verschillende hulpmiddelen om individuele concentratiebesluiten op te zoeken, onder meer op: naam van de onderneming, nummer van de zaak, datum en sector;

| — | in elektronische vorm op de EUR-Lex-website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=nl) onder document nr. 32017M8613. EUR-Lex biedt onlinetoegang tot de communautaire wetgeving. |
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in elektronische vorm op de EUR-Lex-website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=nl) onder document nr. 32017M8613. EUR-Lex biedt onlinetoegang tot de communautaire wetgeving.

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(1)  PB L 24 van 29.1.2004, blz. 1.

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IV Informatie

INFORMATIE AFKOMSTIG VAN DE INSTELLINGEN, ORGANEN EN INSTANTIES VAN DE EUROPESE UNIE

Europese Commissie

| 19.10.2017 | NL | Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie | C 351/2 |
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Wisselkoersen van de euro (1)

18 oktober 2017

(2017/C 351/02)

1 euro =

| | Munteenheid | Koers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US-dollar | 1,1749 |
| JPY | Japanse yen | 132,62 |
| DKK | Deense kroon | 7,4438 |
| GBP | Pond sterling | 0,89283 |
| SEK | Zweedse kroon | 9,5945 |
| CHF | Zwitserse frank | 1,1551 |
| ISK | IJslandse kroon | |
| NOK | Noorse kroon | 9,3575 |
| BGN | Bulgaarse lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Tsjechische koruna | 25,705 |
| HUF | Hongaarse forint | 308,27 |
| PLN | Poolse zloty | 4,2277 |
| RON | Roemeense leu | 4,5880 |
| TRY | Turkse lira | 4,3225 |
| AUD | Australische dollar | 1,5009 |
| CAD | Canadese dollar | 1,4720 |
| HKD | Hongkongse dollar | 9,1737 |
| NZD | Nieuw-Zeelandse dollar | 1,6488 |
| SGD | Singaporese dollar | 1,5962 |
| KRW | Zuid-Koreaanse won | 1 329,28 |
| ZAR | Zuid-Afrikaanse rand | 15,8999 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,7867 |
| HRK | Kroatische kuna | 7,5075 |
| IDR | Indonesische roepia | 15 879,95 |
| MYR | Maleisische ringgit | 4,9622 |
| PHP | Filipijnse peso | 60,479 |
| RUB | Russische roebel | 67,4559 |
| THB | Thaise baht | 38,960 |
| BRL | Braziliaanse real | 3,7199 |
| MXN | Mexicaanse peso | 22,1311 |
| INR | Indiase roepie | 76,4305 |

Munteenheid

Koers

USD

US-dollar

1,1749

JPY

Japanse yen

132,62

DKK

Deense kroon

7,4438

GBP

Pond sterling

0,89283

SEK

Zweedse kroon

9,5945

CHF

Zwitserse frank

1,1551

ISK

IJslandse kroon

NOK

Noorse kroon

9,3575

BGN

Bulgaarse lev

1,9558

CZK

Tsjechische koruna

25,705

HUF

Hongaarse forint

308,27

PLN

Poolse zloty

4,2277

RON

Roemeense leu

4,5880

TRY

Turkse lira

4,3225

AUD

Australische dollar

1,5009

CAD

Canadese dollar

1,4720

HKD

Hongkongse dollar

9,1737

NZD

Nieuw-Zeelandse dollar

1,6488

SGD

Singaporese dollar

1,5962

KRW

Zuid-Koreaanse won

1 329,28

ZAR

Zuid-Afrikaanse rand

15,8999

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,7867

HRK

Kroatische kuna

7,5075

IDR

Indonesische roepia

15 879,95

MYR

Maleisische ringgit

4,9622

PHP

Filipijnse peso

60,479

RUB

Russische roebel

67,4559

THB

Thaise baht

38,960

BRL

Braziliaanse real

3,7199

MXN

Mexicaanse peso

22,1311

INR

Indiase roepie

76,4305

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(1)  Bron: door de Europese Centrale Bank gepubliceerde referentiekoers.

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Autoriteit voor Europese politieke partijen en Europese politieke stichtingen

| 19.10.2017 | NL | Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie | C 351/3 |
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19.10.2017

NL

Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie

C 351/3

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Besluit van de Autoriteit voor Europese politieke partijen en Europese politieke stichtingen

van 25 juli 2017

tot registratie van het Europees Liberaal Forum

(Slechts de tekst in de Engelse taal is authentiek)

(2017/C 351/03)

DE AUTORITEIT VOOR EUROPESE POLITIEKE PARTIJEN EN EUROPESE POLITIEKE STICHTINGEN,

Gezien het Verdrag betreffende de werking van de Europese Unie,

Gezien Verordening (EU, Euratom) nr. 1141/2014 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad van 22 oktober 2014 betreffende het statuut en de financiering van Europese politieke partijen en Europese politieke stichtingen (1), en met name artikel 9,

Gezien de aanvraag van het Europees Liberaal Forum,

Overwegende hetgeen volgt:

| (1) | De Autoriteit voor Europese politieke partijen en Europese politieke stichtingen („de Autoriteit”) heeft een aanvraag ontvangen voor registratie als een Europese politieke partij overeenkomstig artikel 8, lid 1, van Verordening (EU, Euratom) nr. 1141/2014 van het Europees Liberaal Forum („verzoekende partij”) op 30 juni 2017 en een herziene versie van een deel van die aanvraag op 24 juli 2017. |
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(1)

De Autoriteit voor Europese politieke partijen en Europese politieke stichtingen („de Autoriteit”) heeft een aanvraag ontvangen voor registratie als een Europese politieke partij overeenkomstig artikel 8, lid 1, van Verordening (EU, Euratom) nr. 1141/2014 van het Europees Liberaal Forum („verzoekende partij”) op 30 juni 2017 en een herziene versie van een deel van die aanvraag op 24 juli 2017.

| (2) | Verzoekende partij heeft documenten overgelegd waaruit blijkt dat zij voldoet aan de voorwaarden van artikel 3 van Verordening (EU, Euratom) nr. 1141/2014, met een verklaring opgesteld volgens het standaardformulier in de bijlage bij die verordening, alsmede haar statuten met daarin de bepalingen zoals voorgeschreven in artikel 5 van die verordening. |
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(2)

Verzoekende partij heeft documenten overgelegd waaruit blijkt dat zij voldoet aan de voorwaarden van artikel 3 van Verordening (EU, Euratom) nr. 1141/2014, met een verklaring opgesteld volgens het standaardformulier in de bijlage bij die verordening, alsmede haar statuten met daarin de bepalingen zoals voorgeschreven in artikel 5 van die verordening.

| (3) | De aanvraag gaat verder vergezeld van een verklaring van notaris Dimitri Cleenewerck de Crayencour krachtens artikel 15, lid 2, van Verordening (EU, Euratom) nr. 1141/2014, waarin deze verklaart dat verzoekende partij gevestigd is in België en dat de statuten van verzoekende partij conform de relevante bepalingen van de nationale wetgeving zijn. |
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De aanvraag gaat verder vergezeld van een verklaring van notaris Dimitri Cleenewerck de Crayencour krachtens artikel 15, lid 2, van Verordening (EU, Euratom) nr. 1141/2014, waarin deze verklaart dat verzoekende partij gevestigd is in België en dat de statuten van verzoekende partij conform de relevante bepalingen van de nationale wetgeving zijn.

| (4) | Verzoekende partij heeft aanvullende documenten overgelegd conform de artikelen 1 en 2 van Gedelegeerde Verordening (EU, Euratom) 2015/2401 van de Commissie (2). |
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Verzoekende partij heeft aanvullende documenten overgelegd conform de artikelen 1 en 2 van Gedelegeerde Verordening (EU, Euratom) 2015/2401 van de Commissie (2).

| (5) | Overeenkomstig artikel 9 van Verordening (EU, Euratom) nr. 1141/2014 heeft de Autoriteit de aanvraag en ondersteunende documentatie onderzocht en vastgesteld dat verzoekende partij voldoet aan de in artikel 3 vastgelegde voorwaarden voor registratie en dat de statuten de in artikel 5 van die verordening voorgeschreven bepalingen bevatten, |
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(5)

Overeenkomstig artikel 9 van Verordening (EU, Euratom) nr. 1141/2014 heeft de Autoriteit de aanvraag en ondersteunende documentatie onderzocht en vastgesteld dat verzoekende partij voldoet aan de in artikel 3 vastgelegde voorwaarden voor registratie en dat de statuten de in artikel 5 van die verordening voorgeschreven bepalingen bevatten,

HEEFT HET VOLGENDE BESLUIT VASTGESTELD:

Artikel 1

Het Europees Liberaal Forum wordt hierbij geregistreerd als Europese politieke partij.

Zij verkrijgt Europese rechtspersoonlijkheid op de dag van de bekendmaking van dit besluit in het Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie.

Artikel 2

Dit besluit wordt van kracht op de dag van kennisgeving.

Artikel 3

Dit besluit is gericht tot:

| Europees Liberaal Forum |
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| Tweekerkenstraat 37-39 |
| 1000 Brussel |
| BELGIË |

Europees Liberaal Forum

Tweekerkenstraat 37-39

1000 Brussel

BELGIË

Gedaan te Brussel, 25 juli 2017.

Autoriteit voor Europese politieke partijen en Europese politieke stichtingen

De directeur

M. ADAM

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(1)  PB L 317 van 4.11.2014, blz. 1.

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(2)  Gedelegeerde Verordening (EU, Euratom) 2015/2401 van de Commissie van 2 oktober 2015 betreffende de inhoud en de werking van het register van Europese politieke partijen en Europese politieke stichtingen (PB L 333 van 19.12.2015, blz. 50).

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BIJLAGE

Forum Libéral Européen

European Liberal Forum

A non-profit association under Belgian law, founded by private deed dated 21 September 2007, published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge dated 26 September 2007, under number 07144686.

Registered on the Trade Register under company number 0892.305.374.

Of which the articles of association have been modified by virtue of the minutes of the following general assemblies:

| 1) | General Assembly of 25 January 2008, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge; |
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General Assembly of 25 January 2008, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge;

| 2) | General Assembly of 09 October 2009, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge; |
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General Assembly of 09 October 2009, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge;

| 3) | General Assembly of 01 October 2010, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge; |
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3)

General Assembly of 01 October 2010, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge;

| 4) | General Assembly of 16 September 2011, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge; |
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4)

General Assembly of 16 September 2011, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge;

| 5) | General Assembly of 27 April 2012, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge; |
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5)

General Assembly of 27 April 2012, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge;

| 6) | General Assembly of 26 April 2013, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge; |
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6)

General Assembly of 26 April 2013, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge;

| 7) | General Assembly of 20 September 2013, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge; |
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7)

General Assembly of 20 September 2013, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge;

| 8) | General Assembly of 19 September 2014, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge; |
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General Assembly of 19 September 2014, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge;

| 9) | Board meeting of 12 June 2015, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge; |
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Board meeting of 12 June 2015, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge;

| 10) | General Assembly of 22 April 2016, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge; |
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10)

General Assembly of 22 April 2016, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge;

| 11) | General Assembly of 23 September 2016, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge; |
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General Assembly of 23 September 2016, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge;

| 12) | General Assembly of 12 May 2017, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge. |
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General Assembly of 12 May 2017, to be published in the appendices of the Moniteur Belge.

As a result of which this coordination of the text has been drawn up:

COORDINATION OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AS OF 12 MAY 2017

CHAPTER I – NAME, REGISTERED OFFICE, PURPOSE AND TERM OF THE ASSOCIATION

Article 1 – Name

A European foundation under the form of a Belgian non-profit association is hereby formed in accordance with the Regulation no 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations, and the Belgian law of 27 June 1921 on the non-profit associations, the foundations, the European political parties and the European political foundations, as modified by the Belgian law of 25 December 2016. Its name is ‘European Liberal Forum’ in English and ‘Forum Libéral Européen’ in French, also identified as ‘liberalforum.eu’ in English and ‘forumliberal.eu’ in French, abbreviated as ‘ELF-FLE’ hereinafter referred to as the ‘Association’. Both the full and the abbreviated names may be used indistinguishably.

All acts, invoices, announcements, publicity, letters, orders and other documents issued by the Association, shall indicate the full name or the abbreviated name of the Association preceded or followed by the words ‘vereniging zonder winstoogmerk’ or ‘association sans but lucratif’ or the abbreviation ‘VZW’ or ‘ASBL’, as well as the indication of the registered office of the Association.

The Association is governed by the Belgian Act of 27 June 1921, as amended by the Act of 2 May 2002, (the ‘Act’).

The logo of the Association shall consist of the following word and picture mark:

Depending on the background, the logo may be used in its original colours, in black and white or in any other shading in order to obtain sufficient contrast with the background.

Article 2 – Registered office

The registered office of the Association is located at Rue des Deux Eglises 37/39, B-1000 Brussels in the legal arrondissement of Brussels. The registered office may be transferred to any other location in the Brussels Region by a decision taken by the Board of Directors. The decision to move the registered office must be published in the Annexes to the Belgian Official Gazette (i.e. Moniteur Belge).

Article 3 – Purpose and objectives

The Association has as a non-profit purpose to bring together national political foundations and think-tanks in the European Union, the EU candidate countries, EEA Member States and the EU neighbourhood countries who, within the framework of liberal, democratic and reformist ideals, wish to contribute to the European Union. The Association observes the values on which the Union is founded, as expressed in Article 2 Treaty on European Union, namely respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities.

The Association is the official European political foundation of the ALDE Party. The Association’s governing bodies, as well as the financial accounts and day-to-day management, are separated from the ALDE Party. Through its activities, within the aims and fundamental values pursued by the Union, the Association underpins and complements the objectives of the ALDE Party.

To achieve this purpose, the Association will:

| — | serve as a framework for national political foundations, think tanks, networks and academics and leading liberal personalities to work together at European level; |
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serve as a framework for national political foundations, think tanks, networks and academics and leading liberal personalities to work together at European level;

| — | develop close working relationships with and among its Members, their national parliamentary Group of the ALDE Party in the European Parliament, the liberal, democrat and reform groups and alliances in other international fora and Liberal International and the youth organization of the ALDE Party; |
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develop close working relationships with and among its Members, their national parliamentary Group of the ALDE Party in the European Parliament, the liberal, democrat and reform groups and alliances in other international fora and Liberal International and the youth organization of the ALDE Party;

| — | observe, analyse and contribute to the debate on European public policy issues and the process of European integration, through education, training, research and the promotion of active citizenship within the European Union, particularly with regards to young Europeans; |
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observe, analyse and contribute to the debate on European public policy issues and the process of European integration, through education, training, research and the promotion of active citizenship within the European Union, particularly with regards to young Europeans;

| — | strengthen the liberal, democrat and reform movement in the European Union and throughout Europe; |
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strengthen the liberal, democrat and reform movement in the European Union and throughout Europe;

| — | seek a common position, as a transfer of experience gained from the contracting Members, on all important matters affecting the European Union; |
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seek a common position, as a transfer of experience gained from the contracting Members, on all important matters affecting the European Union;

| — | develop cooperation in order to support liberal democracy throughout Europe and its neighbourhood; |
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develop cooperation in order to support liberal democracy throughout Europe and its neighbourhood;

| — | inform the public and involve it in the construction of a united European democracy; |
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inform the public and involve it in the construction of a united European democracy;

| — | support and cosponsor European seminars and conferences and studies on such issues between the aforementioned stakeholders. |
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support and cosponsor European seminars and conferences and studies on such issues between the aforementioned stakeholders.

The Association may carry out all operations and conduct all activities, both in Belgium and abroad, which directly or indirectly increase or promote its purpose and objectives.

Article 4 – Term

The Association is incorporated for an unlimited period of time.

CHAPTER II — FULL AND AFFILIATE MEMBERS

Article 5 – Criteria for full and affiliate membership, categories of Members and rights and obligations of full and affiliate Members

Membership of the Association is open to those national political foundations, associations and think tanks that promote liberal, democrat and reform ideals and values and accept these Articles of Association, the Internal Regulations of the Association, the policy programmes of the Association and adhere to the Stuttgart Declaration of the ALDE Party, aisbl. As an exception to the foregoing, full membership is automatically granted to the President of the ALDE Party, aisbl, and the signers of the founding act.

The Association has full and affiliate Members, which are natural persons or legal entities lawfully established in accordance with the laws and customs of their country of origin. The Association shall be composed of at least seven full Members.

Full Members have to be based in the European Union, in an EU candidate country or in an EEA Member State. Affiliate members can be based in EU neighbourhood countries.

New applicants shall first be admitted as affiliate Members and shall, as such, be subject to pay half the minimum full membership fee. They have the right to take part in the meetings of the General Assembly and to voice their opinion. They do not have the right to vote. Affiliate Members can apply for full Membership after having actively participated in a minimum of three European Liberal Forum events, or decide to remain Affiliate Members.

If a candidate member does not dispose of a legal status in accordance with the laws and the customs of its country of origin, it shall, in its written application for membership, appoint a natural person, who will act on behalf and for the account of all the members of such candidate member, in his/her capacity of common proxyholder.

Full Members shall pay a membership fee. The minimum fee shall be 500 EUR corresponding to one delegate, the fee of 2 500 EUR for three delegates and a fee of 5 000 EUR for five delegates, with the exception of the President of the ALDE Party, aisbl, and the signers of the founding act. The General Assembly shall determine the fee, which shall be no less than 500 EUR and shall not exceed 5 000 EUR.

Full Members shall have the right to participate in the General Assembly, to express their opinions and to vote, on the condition that their voting right is not suspended due to an unpaid membership fee. The membership fee is due at the latest one month after invoicing; after that point in time, the right to vote is suspended until all payments due are received.

Article 6 – Register of full and affiliate Members

A register containing an up-to-date list of all full and affiliate Members of the Association will be held at the registered office.

All full and affiliate Members may have access to the register at the registered office of the Association.

Article 7 – Admission of full and affiliate Members

Foundations, associations and think tanks can apply for membership if they are proposed by two other Members of the Association.

Any application for full or affiliate membership shall be sent to the Board of Directors with all necessary documentation evidencing that the applicant fulfils the membership requirements. This application should include a position paper outlining the prospective affiliate member organisation’s relationship to liberalism. The Board of Directors shall submit the application, its preliminary report and its opinion to the General Assembly, which will examine whether or not the application meets the affiliate or full membership requirements. The General Assembly shall take its decision with a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast. The decision of the General Assembly to admit the applicant shall be final and the General Assembly shall be under no obligation to justify its decision.

Article 8 – Resignation and expulsion of full or affiliate Members

Any full or affiliate Member may resign from the Association at any time by giving three months’ notice by registered letter addressed to the President. The resignation shall only come into force at the end of the financial year.

A resigning full or affiliate Member will remain liable for its financial obligations vis-à-vis the Association until the end of the financial year during which its resignation took place.

If a full or affiliate Member fails to meet its financial obligations, a notice is sent by the Treasurer requesting to settle its debts, and mentioning that the voting right of the full member is suspended until full payment is received.

If a full or affiliate Member fails to meet its financial obligations for two consecutive financial years, it will be considered as having resigned from the first day of the following financial year.

Any full or affiliate Member may be expelled for any of the following reasons:

| i. | not abiding by the Articles of Association or the Internal Regulations; |
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i.

not abiding by the Articles of Association or the Internal Regulations;

| ii. | not abiding by the decisions of any body of the Association; |
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ii.

not abiding by the decisions of any body of the Association;

| iii. | not fulfilling the conditions for full or affiliate membership anymore; |
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iii.

not fulfilling the conditions for full or affiliate membership anymore;

| iv. | when, any of its acts is contrary to the interest and the values of the Association in general. |
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iv.

when, any of its acts is contrary to the interest and the values of the Association in general.

The General Assembly decides expulsion of full or affiliate Members with a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast. The full or affiliate Member will be informed by registered mail of the expulsion proposal. The letter sets forth the grounds on which the proposed expulsion is based. The full or affiliate Member has the right to notify its remarks in writing to the President, within 15 calendar days subsequent to the receipt of the letter. Upon its prior written request, the full or affiliate Member involved shall be heard.

The expulsion decision sets forth the grounds on which the expulsion is based but apart from that, the decision does not need to be justified. The President sends a copy of the decision to the expelled full or affiliate Member by registered letter, within 15 calendar days. The expulsion shall come into force immediately but the expelled full or affiliate Member shall remain liable for its financial obligations vis-à-vis the Association until the end of the financial year.

A full or affiliate Member who has resigned or been expelled shall have no claim against the assets of the Association.

CHAPTER III – BODIES OF THE ASSOCIATION

Article 9 – The Bodies of the Association

The bodies of the Association are:

| i. | The General Assembly; |
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The General Assembly;

| ii. | The Board of Directors; |
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ii.

The Board of Directors;

| iii. | The Executive Director. |
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iii.

The Executive Director.

CHAPTER IV – GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Article 10 – Composition and powers

The General Assembly consists of the full Members (natural persons) and the representatives of the full members and the affiliate members. The Board of Directors organises the General Assembly, the Executive Director drafts its minutes. Affiliate members can voice their opinion but do not have the right to vote.

In accordance with the Internal Regulations, and upon prior invitation, third parties, being individuals and/or legal entities, may be granted the right to take part in a meeting of the General Assembly. They may voice their opinion but do not have the right to vote.

The decisions taken by the General Assembly shall be binding on all full and affiliate Members, including those absent or dissenting.

The following powers are restrictively reserved to the General Assembly:

| a. | election, dismissal and discharge of the members of the Board of Directors; |
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a.

election, dismissal and discharge of the members of the Board of Directors;

| b. | approval of the common annual activity programme, upon proposal of the Board of Directors; |
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b.

approval of the common annual activity programme, upon proposal of the Board of Directors;

| c. | approval of the annual accounts, the annual report, the budget and any other form of financing; |
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c.

approval of the annual accounts, the annual report, the budget and any other form of financing;

| d. | admission, suspension and expulsion of full and affiliate Members; |
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d.

admission, suspension and expulsion of full and affiliate Members;

| e. | amendments to the Articles of Association; |
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e.

amendments to the Articles of Association;

| f. | amendments to the Internal Regulations; |
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f.

amendments to the Internal Regulations;

| g. | interpretation of the Articles of Association and the Internal Regulations; |
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g.

interpretation of the Articles of Association and the Internal Regulations;

| h. | dissolution and liquidation of the Association; |
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h.

dissolution and liquidation of the Association;

| i. | upon proposal of the Board of Directors, the appointment of one or more independent experts as referred to in article 22 of the Statutes. |
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i.

upon proposal of the Board of Directors, the appointment of one or more independent experts as referred to in article 22 of the Statutes.

Article 11 – Notices and meetings

The Board of Directors convenes the General Assembly. The General Assembly shall meet twice per calendar year. The first General Assembly shall be held in spring, the second in autumn. If applicable, a reminder from the President, stating that the membership is unpaid and therefore the voting right is suspended until the membership fee is received, is joined to the invitation of the member concerned.

The Board of Directors or at least a third of the full Members may convene extraordinary meetings of the General Assembly.

The notice is sent by mail, facsimile, email or any other written or electronic means. For the rest, the rules related to the agenda, timetable and conduct of the meetings of the General Assembly will be laid down in the Internal Regulations.

Article 12 – Representation

The full Members shall be represented at the General Assembly by their President or their delegate(s) designated in accordance with the Internal Regulations.

Each full Member may also be represented by another full Member, by virtue of a written power of attorney. However, each full Member shall represent not more than two other full Members. Thus it is possible for a delegate to represent multiple votes.

The full Members shall be entitled, in accordance with the Internal Regulations, to at least one delegate and a maximum of five delegates, depending on the contribution.

Article 13 – Proceedings, quorums and votes

The delegates shall sign an attendance list of full Members prior to the meeting, under the name of the full Member they represent. All other participants equally sign the attendance list.

The General Assembly may validly proceed if at least one third of the full Members are present or represented. Where this quorum is not reached, a new meeting of the General Assembly shall be called no earlier than 15 calendar days after the first meeting. The second meeting of the General Assembly shall be entitled to validly take decisions, irrespective of the number of full Members present or represented.

The General Assembly may validly decide to change the Articles of the Association if at least two-thirds of the full Members are present or represented. If this quorum is not met, another General Assembly shall be convened no earlier than 15 calendar days after the first meeting. At the second meeting, the General Assembly may validly take decisions regardless of the number of full Members present or represented.

Votes shall be cast by a show of hands, unless one-third of the full Members present or represented requests, before the vote begins, that a secret ballot vote be held.

The decisions of the General Assembly, including elections and dismissals of Members of the Board of Directors, shall be taken with a simple majority of the votes cast except in cases where it is decided otherwise by law or the Articles of the Association.

Specifically for changes to the Articles of the Association, a two-thirds majority of the votes shall be required, and for changes to the purpose of the Association, a four-fifths shall be required.

Abstentions and blank or invalid votes shall not be taken into account when counting the votes. In the case of a tie vote, the decision will be rejected.

If a member has a conflict of interest, the member communicates this and will abstain from voting on this precise point.

Article 14 – Minutes

The decisions of the General Assembly are recorded in minutes. The minutes are approved during the next meeting of the General Assembly and signed by the chair of the approving General Assembly. The minutes are kept in a register, at the full and affiliate Members’ disposal at the registered office of the Association. A copy of the minutes is also sent out to all full and affiliate Members.

The minutes of the General Assembly may also be published in full or in part.

CHAPTER V – BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Article 15 – Composition and powers

The Board of Directors consists of seven members: the President, two Vice-Presidents (the First and Second Vice-President) and a Treasurer as well as three other Board members. The Board of Directors must be composed of members from one quarter of the member States. They are elected by the General Assembly for a two-year period.

The mandate of the Board members is renewable. A Board member cannot serve on the Board of Directors more than two mandates in the same position and more than eight years in total. In accordance with the rules laid down in the Internal Regulations, third parties may be invited to take part in a meeting of the Board of Directors, as observers. Observers may voice their opinion but do not have the right to vote. The Executive Director of the Association and the Secretary-General of the ALDE Party, aisbl, are ex-officio members of the Board of Directors, without voting right.

Unless it is decided otherwise by the General Assembly, the term shall be effective immediately and shall end at the end of the second ‘annual meeting’ that is held after the one at which the election was held or the term was renewed.

The function of member of the Board of Directors is not remunerated. Reasonable expenses supported by appropriate documentary evidence will be reimbursed.

The Board of Directors shall be vested with the power to undertake any act necessary or useful to achieve the purpose and objectives of the Association, except for those powers that the Act or these Articles of Association reserve to the General Assembly.

The Board of Directors shall appoint and dismiss the Executive Director.

The Board of Directors may delegate, under its responsibility, part of its powers for particular or specific purposes to an proxyholder.

The Board of Directors may set up advisory and working groups for any purpose it thinks fit. The composition, terms of reference and the rules of procedure of such advisory and working groups will be laid down in the Internal Regulations.

Article 16 – Vacancy before term

In the event that a vacancy occurs, a new member of the Board of Directors can be appointed by the Board of Directors, in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 18.

The term of office of the replacing member of the Board of Directors shall expire at the same time as the term of the replaced member of the Board of Directors. The appointment shall be ratified at the next meeting of the General Assembly.

Article 17 – Notices and meetings

The Board of Directors shall meet at least two times a year.

Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be called by the President or by two members of the Board of Directors.

The meetings of the Board of Directors shall be chaired by the President or, in his/her absence, by one Vice-President or the oldest Board member present. The notice calling the meeting shall contain the place, date, time, agenda and, as the case may be, working documents. It must be sent to all members of the Board of Directors by letter, facsimile or email or any other written or electronic means, at least eight calendar days prior to the date of the meeting.

Article 18 – Proceedings, quorums and votes

Decisions shall be valid when at least half of the members of the Board of Directors participate. Where this quorum is not reached, a new meeting of the Board of Directors shall be called no earlier than eight calendar days after the first meeting. The second meeting of the Board of Directors shall be entitled to take valid decisions irrespective of the number of members of the Board of Directors participating.

The Board of Directors may only deliberate on the matters set out in the agenda, unless all voting members of the Board of Directors agree and decide unanimously to discuss other matters.

Each member of the Board of Directors will have one vote. A member of the Board of Directors may not grant a power-of-attorney to another member of the Board of Directors.

Votes are held by a show of hands, or, in case audioconference or videoconference is used, by their voice, unless one-third of the Members present or represented request, before the vote begins, that a secret ballot vote be held.

The decisions of the Board of Directors shall be taken with a simple majority of the votes cast. Abstentions and blank or invalid votes shall not be counted in the votes cast. In the case of a tie vote, the chair of the meeting shall have a casting vote.

Decisions may also be taken by conference call or videoconference. Decisions taken by conference call or video conference are deemed to take place at the registered office of the Association and are deemed to come into force on the date of the meeting. Exceptionally, decisions can be taken by email, if all voting members of the Board of Directors agree unanimously on the matter to be decided on and participate.

If a Board member has a conflict of interest, he/she communicates this and will abstain from voting on this precise point.

Article 19 – Minutes

Decisions taken by the Board of Directors shall be recorded in minutes. The minutes are approved during the next meeting of the Board of Directors and signed by the chair of the next approving meeting.

The minutes are kept in a register, at the disposal of the members of the Board of Directors at the registered office of the Association. A copy of the minutes is also sent out to all members of the Board of Directors.

CHAPTER VI – MANAGEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION

Article 20 – The Executive Director

The Board of Directors shall delegate the daily management of the Association to the Executive Director. The Board of Directors defines the scope and financial limitations of the daily management powers of the Executive Director. The Treasurer will take a particular role with the Executive Director in administration and personnel management of the Association.

The term of office of the Executive Director shall be for a maximum period of three years, renewable.

The Executive Director shall be remunerated, according to decision of the Board of Directors. Reasonable expenses supported by appropriate documentary evidence will also be reimbursed.

The Executive Director may delegate a part of his/her powers for particular or specific purposes to a third party, under his/her responsibility.

CHAPTER VII – REPRESENTATION OF THE ASSOCIATION

Article 21

The Association shall be validly represented with respect to all acts, including court proceedings, by either the President or any two members of the Board of Directors acting jointly, who shall not be obliged to offer proof to third parties of a prior decision of the Board of Directors. The Executive Director shall individually represent the Association with respect to all acts of daily management, including court proceedings, and shall not be obliged to offer proof to third parties of a prior decision of the Board of Directors. The Association is also validly represented by a proxyholder, within the limits of his/her power-of-attorney.

CHAPTER VIII – AUDIT

Article 22

The audit of the financial situation, the annual accounts and the verification that the transactions set out in the annual accounts comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations including the Articles of Association and the financial rules of the European Parliament, shall be entrusted to one or several independent experts appointed by the General Assembly.

Alternatively, the General Assembly may, subject to the mandatory provisions of Belgian law, decide that the external audit imposed by the European Parliament in accordance with the EU Regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding will be adequate and does no longer create a need for appointing such independent experts in accordance with the first paragraph of this article.

CHAPTER IX – INTERNAL REGULATIONS

Article 23

The General Assembly shall adopt and may amend the Internal Regulations of the Association. The Internal Regulations regulate the functioning of the Association and its bodies in general and may not conflict with the Articles of Association. The articles of association take precedence over the Internal Regulations.

CHAPTER X – FINANCIAL YEAR, BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article 24

The financial year shall coincide with the calendar year.

Article 25

The Board of Directors shall prepare the annual accounts at the end of each financial year. The Treasurer, on behalf of the Board of Directors, shall also issue an annual report justifying the management of the Association. This annual report shall include comments on the annual accounts for the purpose of presenting the evolution of the Association and the Association’s activities.

The annual report and the auditor’s report shall be presented to the General Assembly for approval, together with the draft annual accounts.

CHAPTER XI – FINANCING

Article 26

The Association shall secure its financing by:

| i. | resources granted by any authority and more in particular the European authorities; |
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i.

resources granted by any authority and more in particular the European authorities;

| ii. | membership fees; |
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ii.

membership fees;

| iii. | the remuneration of any service rendered by the Association to its full and affiliate Members or third parties; |
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iii.

the remuneration of any service rendered by the Association to its full and affiliate Members or third parties;

| iv. | the payment of royalties for the use of intellectual property rights owned by the Association; |
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iv.

the payment of royalties for the use of intellectual property rights owned by the Association;

| v. | fundraising and/or voluntary contributions; |
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v.

fundraising and/or voluntary contributions;

| vi. | any other form of authorized financial resource. |
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vi.

any other form of authorized financial resource.

The full and affiliate membership fees must be paid before the 1 April of each year.

CHAPTER XII – LIMITED LIABILITY

Article 27

The full and affiliate Members of the Association, the members of the Board of Directors and the persons entrusted with the daily management of the Association will not be personally liable for the obligations of the Association.

The liability of members of the Board of Directors or persons entrusted with daily management is limited to the proper performance of their mandate.

CHAPTER XIII – AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION OF THE ASSOCIATION

Article 28

Any proposal to amend these Articles of Association or to dissolve the Association shall only be valid if proposed by the Board of Directors or one third of the full Members.

The proposed amendments to the Articles of Association must be attached to the notice calling the meeting of the General Assembly.

An attendance quorum of at least two-thirds of the full Members, whether they are present or represented, is required for decisions regarding amendments to the Articles of Association or the dissolution of the Association. Where this quorum is not reached, a new meeting of the General Assembly shall be called no earlier than 15 calendar days after the first meeting. The second meeting of the General Assembly shall be entitled to take valid decisions irrespective of the number of full Members present or represented.

Decisions regarding amendments to the Articles of Association shall be taken with a majority of two-thirds of the votes of the full Members present or represented, blank or invalid votes shall be considered negative votes.

Any decision relating to the amendments to the Articles of Association shall be published in the Annexes to the Belgian Official Gazette.

Decisions pertaining to the purpose of the association or to its dissolution shall be taken with a majority of four-fifth of the votes of the full Members present or represented. Blank or invalid votes shall be considered negative votes.

In the event that the Association is dissolved, the General Assembly shall decide by a simple majority of the votes cast on (i) the appointment, powers and remuneration of the liquidators, (ii) the methods and procedures for the liquidation of the Association and (iii) the destination to be given to the net assets of the Association. The net assets of the Association will have to be allocated to a non-profit purpose.

CHAPTER XIV – FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 29

These Articles of Association shall be written in French and English. The French version is the official version of the Articles of Association and shall take precedence.

English shall be the working language of the Association.

Article 30

Anything not provided for in these Articles of Association will be regulated by the Act.

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Bekendmaking van een bijwerking van de lijst van nationale normalisatie-instellingen krachtens artikel 27 van Verordening (EU) nr. 1025/2012 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad betreffende Europese normalisatie

(2017/C 351/04)

1.   BELGIË

NBN

Bureau de normalisation

Bureau voor Normalisatie

CEB/BEC

Comité électrotechnique belge

Belgisch Elektrotechnisch Comité

2.   BULGARIJE

БИС

Български институт за стандартизация

3.   TSJECHIË

ÚNMZ

Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví

4.   DENEMARKEN

DS

Fonden Dansk Standard

5.   DUITSLAND

DIN

Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.

DKE

Deutsche Kommission Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik im DIN und VDE

6.   ESTLAND

EVS

Eesti Standardikeskus

TJA

Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet

7.   IERLAND

NSAI

National Standards Authority of Ireland

8.   GRIEKENLAND

ΕΣΥΠ/ΕΛΟΤ

ΕΘΝΙΚΟ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑ ΥΠΟΔΟΜΩΝ ΠΟΙΟΤΗΤΑΣ/Αυτοτελής Λειτουργική Μονάδα Τυποποίησης ΕΛΟΤ

9.   SPANJE

UNE

Asociación Española de Normalización

10.   FRANKRIJK

AFNOR

Association française de normalisation

11.   KROATIË

HZN

Hrvatski zavod za norme

12.   ITALIË

UNI

Ente nazionale italiano di unificazione

CEI

Comitato elettrotecnico italiano

13.   CYPRUS

CYS

Κυπριακός Οργανισμός Τυποποίησης (Cyprus Organisation for Standardisation)

14.   LETLAND

LVS

Latvijas standarts

15.   LITOUWEN

LST

Lietuvos standartizacijos departamentas

16.   LUXEMBURG

ILNAS

Institut luxembourgeois de normalisation, de l’accréditation, de la sécurité et qualité des produits et services

17.   HONGARIJE

MSZT

Magyar Szabványügyi Testület

18.   MALTA

MCCAA

L-Awtorita’ ta’ Malta għall-Kompetizzjoni u għall-Affarijiet tal-Konsumatur

19.   NEDERLAND

NEN

Stichting Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut

NEC

Stichting Nederlands Elektrotechnisch Comité

20.   OOSTENRIJK

ASI

Austrian Standards Institute (Österreichisches Normungsinstitut)

OVE

Österreichischer Verband für Elektrotechnik

21.   POLEN

PKN

Polski Komitet Normalizacyjny

22.   PORTUGAL

IPQ

Instituto Português da Qualidade

23.   ROEMENIË

ASRO

Asociaţia de Standardizare din România

24.   SLOVENIË

SIST

Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo

25.   SLOWAKIJE

UNMS SR

Úrad pre normalizáciu, metrológiu a skúšobníctvo Slovenskej republiky

26.   FINLAND

SFS

Suomen Standardisoimisliitto SFS ry

Finlands Standardiseringsförbund SFS rf

FICORA

Viestintävirasto

Kommunikationsverket

SESKO

Suomen Sähköteknillinen Standardisoimisyhdistys SESKO ry

Finlands Elektrotekniska Standardiseringsförening SESKO rf

27.   ZWEDEN

SIS

Swedish Standards Institute

SEK

Svensk Elstandard

ITS

Informationstekniska standardiseringen

28.   VERENIGD KONINKRIJK

BSI

British Standards Institution

29.   IJSLAND

IST

Staðlaráð Íslands (Icelandic Standards)

30.   NOORWEGEN

SN

Standard Norge

NEK

Norsk Elektroteknisk Komité

Nkom

Nasjonal kommunikasjonsmyndighet

31.   ZWITSERLAND

SNV

Schweizerische Normen-vereinigung

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Mededeling van de Commissie overeenkomstig artikel 16, lid 4, van Verordening (EG) nr. 1008/2008 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad inzake gemeenschappelijke regels voor de exploitatie van luchtdiensten in de Gemeenschap

Wijziging van openbaredienstverplichtingen met betrekking tot geregelde luchtdiensten

(Voor de EER relevante tekst)

(2017/C 351/05)

| Lidstaat | Verenigd Koninkrijk |
| --- | --- |
| Betrokken routes | Tingwall/Sumburgh-Fair Isle
  Tingwall-Foula
  Tingwall-Papa Stour
  Tingwall-Out Skerries |
| Oorspronkelijke datum waarop de openbaredienstverplichtingen van kracht zijn geworden | 30 december 1997 |
| Datum van inwerkingtreding van de wijzigingen | 1 april 2018 |
| Adres waar de tekst en alle relevante informatie en/of documentatie met betrekking tot de openbaredienstverplichting kunnen worden verkregen | ZetTrans |
| 6 North Ness Business Park |
| Lerwick |
| Shetland |
| ZE1 0LZ |
| VERENIGD KONINKRIJK |
| Tel. +44 1595744868 |
| E-mail: zettrans@shetland.gov.uk |
| Website: www.zettrans.org.uk |

Lidstaat

Verenigd Koninkrijk

Betrokken routes

Tingwall/Sumburgh-Fair Isle

Tingwall-Foula

Tingwall-Papa Stour

Tingwall-Out Skerries

Oorspronkelijke datum waarop de openbaredienstverplichtingen van kracht zijn geworden

30 december 1997

Datum van inwerkingtreding van de wijzigingen

1 april 2018

Adres waar de tekst en alle relevante informatie en/of documentatie met betrekking tot de openbaredienstverplichting kunnen worden verkregen

ZetTrans

6 North Ness Business Park

Lerwick

Shetland

ZE1 0LZ

VERENIGD KONINKRIJK

Tel. +44 1595744868

E-mail: zettrans@shetland.gov.uk

Website: www.zettrans.org.uk

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Mededeling van de Commissie overeenkomstig artikel 17, lid 5, van Verordening (EG) nr. 1008/2008 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad inzake gemeenschappelijke regels voor de exploitatie van luchtdiensten in de Gemeenschap

Aanbesteding met betrekking tot de exploitatie van geregelde luchtdiensten overeenkomstig openbaredienstverplichtingen

(Voor de EER relevante tekst)

(2017/C 351/06)

| Lidstaat | Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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| Betrokken routes | Tingwall/Sumburgh-Fair Isle
  Tingwall-Foula
  Tingwall-Papa Stour
  Tingwall-Out Skerries |
| Looptijd van het contract | Drie opties:
  Optie 1: contract van 1 april 2018 t/m 31 maart 2019
  Optie 2: contract van 1 april 2018 t/m 31 maart 2020
  Optie 3: contract van 1 april 2018 t/m 31 maart 2022 |
| Uiterste datum voor de indiening van de inschrijvingen en de offertes | 20 december 2017 |
| Adres waar de tekst van de aanbesteding en alle relevante informatie en/of documentatie met betrekking tot de openbare aanbesteding en de openbaredienstverplichting kunnen worden verkregen | ZetTrans |
| 6 North Ness Business Park |
| Lerwick |
| Shetland |
| ZE1 0LZ |
| VERENIGD KONINKRIJK |
| Tel. +44 1595744868 |
| E-mail: zettrans@shetland.gov.uk |
| Website: www.zettrans.org.uk |

Lidstaat

Verenigd Koninkrijk

Betrokken routes

Tingwall/Sumburgh-Fair Isle

Tingwall-Foula

Tingwall-Papa Stour

Tingwall-Out Skerries

Looptijd van het contract

Drie opties:

Optie 1: contract van 1 april 2018 t/m 31 maart 2019

Optie 2: contract van 1 april 2018 t/m 31 maart 2020

Optie 3: contract van 1 april 2018 t/m 31 maart 2022

Uiterste datum voor de indiening van de inschrijvingen en de offertes

20 december 2017

Adres waar de tekst van de aanbesteding en alle relevante informatie en/of documentatie met betrekking tot de openbare aanbesteding en de openbaredienstverplichting kunnen worden verkregen

ZetTrans

6 North Ness Business Park

Lerwick

Shetland

ZE1 0LZ

VERENIGD KONINKRIJK

Tel. +44 1595744868

E-mail: zettrans@shetland.gov.uk

Website: www.zettrans.org.uk

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V Bekendmakingen

PROCEDURES IN VERBAND MET DE UITVOERING VAN HET GEMEENSCHAPPELIJK MEDEDINGINGSBELEID

Europese Commissie

| 19.10.2017 | NL | Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie | C 351/19 |
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19.10.2017

NL

Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie

C 351/19

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Voorafgaande aanmelding van een concentratie

(Zaak M.8636 — Abellio/Mitsui/EJR/West Midlands Passenger Rail Franchise)

Voor de vereenvoudigde procedure in aanmerking komende zaak

(Voor de EER relevante tekst)

(2017/C 351/07)

| 1. | Op 10 oktober 2017 heeft de Commissie een aanmelding van een voorgenomen concentratie in de zin van artikel 4 van Verordening (EG) nr. 139/2004 van de Raad (1) ontvangen.
  Deze aanmelding betreft de volgende ondernemingen:






  — | Abellio Transport Group Limited („Abellio”, Verenigd Koninkrijk), die deel uitmaakt van NV Nederlandse Spoorwegen („NS Group”, Nederland); |
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1.

Op 10 oktober 2017 heeft de Commissie een aanmelding van een voorgenomen concentratie in de zin van artikel 4 van Verordening (EG) nr. 139/2004 van de Raad (1) ontvangen.

Deze aanmelding betreft de volgende ondernemingen:

—

Abellio Transport Group Limited („Abellio”, Verenigd Koninkrijk), die deel uitmaakt van NV Nederlandse Spoorwegen („NS Group”, Nederland);

| — | Mitsui & Co., Ltd en Mitsui & Co. Europe Plc (tezamen „Mitsui Companies”, Japan); |
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Mitsui & Co., Ltd en Mitsui & Co. Europe Plc (tezamen „Mitsui Companies”, Japan);

| — | East Japan Railway Company („EJR”, Japan); |
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East Japan Railway Company („EJR”, Japan);

| — | West Midlands Passenger Rail Franchise („Franchise”, Verenigd Koninkrijk). |
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West Midlands Passenger Rail Franchise („Franchise”, Verenigd Koninkrijk).

Abellio, Mitsui Companies en EJR verkrijgen de zeggenschap in de zin van artikel 3, lid 1, onder b), van de concentratieverordening over het geheel van West Midlands Franchise.

De concentratie komt tot stand door een franchiseovereenkomst die is toegekend op 9 augustus 2017.

| 2. | De activiteiten van de betrokken ondernemingen zijn:
  —   Abellio: commerciële exploitatie van een aantal concessies voor personenvervoer per spoor of franchisecontracten in het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Duitsland;
  —   Mitsui Companies: handelsonderneming die wereldwijd actief is in verschillende grondstoffen- en andere bedrijfssectoren, waaronder verkoop, distributie, aankoop, verhandeling en levering van producten in bedrijfssectoren zoals ijzer en staal, steenkool en non-ferrometalen, machines, elektronica, chemicaliën, energiegerelateerde grondstoffen, logistiek en investeringen in infrastructuurprojecten;
  —   EJR: spoorwegmaatschappij die zich, naast het beheer en de exploitatie van spoorwegnetwerken, bezighoudt met de exploitatie van winkelcentra, kantoorgebouwen en hotels;
  —   West Midlands Passenger Rail Franchise: personenvervoer per spoor in de regio West Midlands, alsmede treinen van London Euston naar Crewe en van Liverpool naar Birmingham. |
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2.

De activiteiten van de betrokken ondernemingen zijn:

—   Abellio: commerciële exploitatie van een aantal concessies voor personenvervoer per spoor of franchisecontracten in het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Duitsland;

—   Mitsui Companies: handelsonderneming die wereldwijd actief is in verschillende grondstoffen- en andere bedrijfssectoren, waaronder verkoop, distributie, aankoop, verhandeling en levering van producten in bedrijfssectoren zoals ijzer en staal, steenkool en non-ferrometalen, machines, elektronica, chemicaliën, energiegerelateerde grondstoffen, logistiek en investeringen in infrastructuurprojecten;

—   EJR: spoorwegmaatschappij die zich, naast het beheer en de exploitatie van spoorwegnetwerken, bezighoudt met de exploitatie van winkelcentra, kantoorgebouwen en hotels;

—   West Midlands Passenger Rail Franchise: personenvervoer per spoor in de regio West Midlands, alsmede treinen van London Euston naar Crewe en van Liverpool naar Birmingham.

| 3. | Op grond van een voorlopig onderzoek is de Commissie van oordeel dat de aangemelde transactie binnen het toepassingsgebied van de concentratieverordening kan vallen. Ten aanzien van dit punt wordt de definitieve beslissing echter aangehouden.
  Er zij op gewezen dat deze zaak in aanmerking komt voor de vereenvoudigde procedure zoals uiteengezet in de mededeling van de Commissie betreffende een vereenvoudigde procedure voor de behandeling van bepaalde concentraties krachtens Verordening (EG) nr. 139/2004 van de Raad (2). |
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3.

Op grond van een voorlopig onderzoek is de Commissie van oordeel dat de aangemelde transactie binnen het toepassingsgebied van de concentratieverordening kan vallen. Ten aanzien van dit punt wordt de definitieve beslissing echter aangehouden.

Er zij op gewezen dat deze zaak in aanmerking komt voor de vereenvoudigde procedure zoals uiteengezet in de mededeling van de Commissie betreffende een vereenvoudigde procedure voor de behandeling van bepaalde concentraties krachtens Verordening (EG) nr. 139/2004 van de Raad (2).

| 4. | De Commissie verzoekt belanghebbenden haar hun eventuele opmerkingen over de voorgenomen concentratie kenbaar te maken.
  Deze opmerkingen moeten de Commissie uiterlijk tien dagen na de datum van deze bekendmaking hebben bereikt. De volgende referentie moet altijd worden vermeld:
  M.8636 — Abellio/Mitsui/EJR/West Midlands Passenger Rail Franchise
  Opmerkingen kunnen aan de Commissie worden toegezonden per e-mail, per fax of per post. Gelieve de onderstaande contactgegevens te gebruiken:





  E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax: +32 22964301 |
| Postadres: |
| Europese Commissie |
| Directoraat-generaal Concurrentie |
| Griffie voor concentraties |
| 1049 Brussel |
| BELGIË |

4.

De Commissie verzoekt belanghebbenden haar hun eventuele opmerkingen over de voorgenomen concentratie kenbaar te maken.

Deze opmerkingen moeten de Commissie uiterlijk tien dagen na de datum van deze bekendmaking hebben bereikt. De volgende referentie moet altijd worden vermeld:

M.8636 — Abellio/Mitsui/EJR/West Midlands Passenger Rail Franchise

Opmerkingen kunnen aan de Commissie worden toegezonden per e-mail, per fax of per post. Gelieve de onderstaande contactgegevens te gebruiken:

E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax: +32 22964301

Postadres:

Europese Commissie

Directoraat-generaal Concurrentie

Griffie voor concentraties

1049 Brussel

BELGIË

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(1)  PB L 24 van 29.1.2004, blz. 1 (de „concentratieverordening”).

(2)  PB C 366 van 14.12.2013, blz. 5.

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Rectificaties

| 19.10.2017 | NL | Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie | C 351/21 |
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19.10.2017

NL

Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie

C 351/21

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Rectificatie van de oproep tot het indienen van voorstellen in het kader van het meerjarig werkprogramma voor financiële bijstand in het kader van de Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — Sector vervoer voor de periode 2014-2020 (Uitvoeringsbesluit C(2017) 5437 van de Commissie tot wijziging van Uitvoeringsbesluit C(2014) 1921)

(
  Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie C 334 van 6 oktober 2017
  )

(2017/C 351/08)

Het directoraat-generaal Mobiliteit en Vervoer van de Europese Commissie publiceert een rectificatie van de oproep tot het indienen van voorstellen met het oog op de toekenning van subsidies overeenkomstig de prioriteiten en doelstellingen van het meerjarig werkprogramma voor subsidies in het kader van de Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — sector vervoer (algemene enveloppe), gepubliceerd in Publicatieblad (2017/C 334/02).

Deze oproep tot het indienen van voorstellen heeft betrekking op de prioriteit „Sesar — gemeenschappelijk Europees luchtruim”.

De gecorrigeerde tekst van de oproep tot het indienen van voorstellen is beschikbaar op:

https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-transport/apply-funding/2017-cef-transport-sesar-call-proposals

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| 19.10.2017 | NL | Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie | C 351/21 |
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19.10.2017

NL

Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie

C 351/21

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Rectificatie van de oproep tot het indienen van voorstellen in het kader van het meerjarig werkprogramma voor financiële bijstand in het kader van de Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — sector vervoer voor de periode 2014-2020: „Blending” (Uitvoeringsbesluit C(2017) 164 van de Commissie van 20 januari 2017)

(
  Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie C 41 van 8 februari 2017
  )

(2017/C 351/09)

De Europese Commissie, directoraat-generaal Mobiliteit en vervoer, lanceert een rectificatie van de oproep tot het indienen van voorstellen (CEF-vervoer — blending-2017 (algemene enveloppe)) met het oog op de toekenning van subsidies overeenkomstig de prioriteiten en doelstellingen van het meerjarig werkprogramma voor financiële bijstand in het kader van de Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) — sector vervoer, gepubliceerd in Publicatieblad (2017/C 41/04).

De gecorrigeerde tekst van de oproep tot het indienen van voorstellen is beschikbaar op:

https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-transport/apply-funding/2017-cef-transport-blending-map-call

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