# Official Journal C 446/2017

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6029 December 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 446

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6029 December 2017

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | JOINT DECLARATIONS |
| 2017/C 446/01 | Joint Declaration on the EU’s legislative priorities for 2018-2019 | 1 |
| 2017/C 446/02 | Declaration by the President of the European Parliament on the reform of the system of own resources of the Union | 4 |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 446/03 | Publication on the EUROPA website of the allocation coefficients and other results of the allocation process for import or export tariff rate quotas (TRQs) managed by the simultaneous examination method or other methods requiring the issuing of import or export licences | 5 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

JOINT DECLARATIONS

2017/C 446/01

Joint Declaration on the EU’s legislative priorities for 2018-2019

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2017/C 446/02

Declaration by the President of the European Parliament on the reform of the system of own resources of the Union

4

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 446/03

Publication on the EUROPA website of the allocation coefficients and other results of the allocation process for import or export tariff rate quotas (TRQs) managed by the simultaneous examination method or other methods requiring the issuing of import or export licences

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 446/04 | Euro exchange rates | 6 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 446/04

Euro exchange rates

6

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II Information

JOINT DECLARATIONS

| 29.12.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 446/1 |
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Joint Declaration on the EU’s legislative priorities for 2018-2019

(2017/C 446/01)

Europe’s future lies in our own hands. Convinced that the European Union is the best instrument to achieve our objectives, we will continue to work together to make our Union stronger, more united and more democratic in the years ahead.

Europe is regaining its strength and we must take advantage of this renewed momentum. With around 18 months until the next European elections, a central democratic moment for voters to assess the effectiveness of the Union, now is the time to show that Europe can deliver for its citizens when and where it matters.

The Joint Declaration on the EU’s legislative priorities for 2017, the first since this instrument was created by the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-making of 13 April 2016, has shown its value as a tool for maintaining political attention on the key proposals where results are most needed, and should be renewed for the period running until the European elections.

The three Institutions agree to deliver a positive agenda for a more inclusive and more united EU and a forward looking new financial framework for the years after 2020, supporting the objectives of the Union and ensuring the right balance between EU policies in the interest of citizens. In line with this strong sense of delivery, we will give priority treatment in the legislative process to the following initiatives to ensure substantial progress and, where possible, delivery before the European elections of 2019:

| 1. | Better protecting the security of our citizens, by ensuring Member States’ authorities know who is crossing our common external borders, interoperable EU information systems for security, criminal records, border and migration management, by strengthening our instruments on the fight against terrorism and against money laundering, and by enhancing the competitiveness and innovation of the Union defence industry via a European Defence Fund; |
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Better protecting the security of our citizens, by ensuring Member States’ authorities know who is crossing our common external borders, interoperable EU information systems for security, criminal records, border and migration management, by strengthening our instruments on the fight against terrorism and against money laundering, and by enhancing the competitiveness and innovation of the Union defence industry via a European Defence Fund;

| 2. | Reforming and developing our migration policy in a spirit of responsibility and solidarity, including the reform of the Common European Asylum System, including the Dublin mechanism, and the legal migration package; |
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Reforming and developing our migration policy in a spirit of responsibility and solidarity, including the reform of the Common European Asylum System, including the Dublin mechanism, and the legal migration package;

| 3. | Giving a new boost to jobs, growth and investment, by modernising the EU trade defence instruments and making progress on screening foreign direct investment in the EU, by improving the waste management in a circular economy, by pursuing efforts to deepen our Economic and Monetary Union, and by completing our Banking Union in a way that balances risk sharing and risk reduction; |
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Giving a new boost to jobs, growth and investment, by modernising the EU trade defence instruments and making progress on screening foreign direct investment in the EU, by improving the waste management in a circular economy, by pursuing efforts to deepen our Economic and Monetary Union, and by completing our Banking Union in a way that balances risk sharing and risk reduction;

| 4. | Addressing the social dimension of the European Union, by working on improving the coordination of social security systems, by protecting workers from health risks in the workplace, by ensuring fair treatment for all in our labour markets through modernised rules on posting of workers, and by improving cross-border enforcement; |
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Addressing the social dimension of the European Union, by working on improving the coordination of social security systems, by protecting workers from health risks in the workplace, by ensuring fair treatment for all in our labour markets through modernised rules on posting of workers, and by improving cross-border enforcement;

| 5. | Delivering on our commitment to implement a connected Digital Single Market, by completing the modernisation of rules for the electronic communications sector, by setting higher standards of consumer protection for online and distance sales of both digital and physical goods, and by strengthening cybersecurity; |
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Delivering on our commitment to implement a connected Digital Single Market, by completing the modernisation of rules for the electronic communications sector, by setting higher standards of consumer protection for online and distance sales of both digital and physical goods, and by strengthening cybersecurity;

| 6. | Delivering on our objective of an ambitious Energy Union and a forward looking climate change policy, notably by implementing the 2030 climate and energy framework, by continuing to follow up the Paris Agreement, including through legislation on clean energy for all Europeans and on clean mobility; |
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Delivering on our objective of an ambitious Energy Union and a forward looking climate change policy, notably by implementing the 2030 climate and energy framework, by continuing to follow up the Paris Agreement, including through legislation on clean energy for all Europeans and on clean mobility;

| 7. | Further developing the democratic legitimacy at EU level, by improving the functioning of the European Citizens’ Initiative and by increasing transparency in the financing of political parties. |
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Further developing the democratic legitimacy at EU level, by improving the functioning of the European Citizens’ Initiative and by increasing transparency in the financing of political parties.

In addition, we agree that progress is also needed on the following important issues:

| — | Pursuing our commitment to common European values, democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, reinforcing the democratic legitimacy of the EU and including our joint engagement to stand up against discrimination and xenophobia; |
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Pursuing our commitment to common European values, democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, reinforcing the democratic legitimacy of the EU and including our joint engagement to stand up against discrimination and xenophobia;

| — | Pursuing a robust, open and rules-based trade policy, firm in the belief that trade contributes to creating wealth and jobs; |
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Pursuing a robust, open and rules-based trade policy, firm in the belief that trade contributes to creating wealth and jobs;

| — | Tackling tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance, as well as ensuring a sound and fair tax system; |
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Tackling tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance, as well as ensuring a sound and fair tax system;

| — | Ensuring fairness and adequate level of social protection and social rights, as set out in the 20 key principles of the Pillar of Social Rights; |
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Ensuring fairness and adequate level of social protection and social rights, as set out in the 20 key principles of the Pillar of Social Rights;

| — | Reinforcing EU’s role in protecting and defending our interests beyond its border and in contributing to stability, security and peace; |
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Reinforcing EU’s role in protecting and defending our interests beyond its border and in contributing to stability, security and peace;

| — | Ensuring a high level of data protection, digital rights and ethical standards while capturing the benefits and avoiding the risks of developments in artificial intelligence and robotics. |
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Ensuring a high level of data protection, digital rights and ethical standards while capturing the benefits and avoiding the risks of developments in artificial intelligence and robotics.

The three Institutions also agree to continue to work on all pending proposals.

While substantial progress has been achieved in delivering the priority proposals identified in the 2017 Joint Declaration, we are determined to complete the job we have committed ourselves to. We will continue working on the proposals submitted since December 2016. We will also deal with the legislative proposals set out in the Commission’s 2018 work programme.

We remain committed to promoting the proper implementation and enforcement of existing legislation.

We, as Presidents of the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission, will regularly monitor the timely and efficient implementation of this Joint Declaration.

Antonio TAJANI

President of the European Parliament

Jüri RATAS

President of the Council

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

President of the European Commission

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Council statement

As concerns the reference in the joint declaration to the completion of the Banking Union, the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council of 17 June 2016 on a roadmap to complete the Banking Union are recalled. The Council remains committed to this roadmap and underlines the need to complete the Banking Union in terms of reducing and sharing risks in the financial sector, in the appropriate sequence, as set out in these conclusions.

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Declaration by the President of the European Parliament on the reform of the system of own resources of the Union

(2017/C 446/02)

Without prejudice to Article 311 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the European Parliament is committed to the reform of the system of own resources of the Union, based on the recommendations of the High Level Group on Own Resources. In this context, the European Parliament underlines the need for comprehensive legislative proposals on the Union’s own resources together with the next multiannual financial framework. The Union’s revenue and expenditure should be dealt with in parallel.

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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Publication on the EUROPA website of the allocation coefficients and other results of the allocation process for import or export tariff rate quotas (TRQs) managed by the simultaneous examination method or other methods requiring the issuing of import or export licences

(2017/C 446/03)

Pursuant to Article 188 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) that was modified by Article 4(19) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2393 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), from 1 January 2018, the Commission makes public, via the EUROPA website, the results of import and export tariff quota allocation for the applications notified to the Commission by the Member States. The publication on the EUROPA website replaces the adoption and publication of implementing acts in the Official Journal of the European Union, Series L, for the same purposes, as from the 1 January 2018.

These results are calculated taking the tariff quota's available quantity and the quantity applied for by the operators and notified by the Member States' authorities to the Commission.

Publications on EUROPA website may also cover rejections of applications, suspension of submission of applications or withdrawal of suspension of applications.

Member States shall issue licences for the quantities applied for within the import or export tariff quotas, subject to the respective allocation coefficients, after these coefficients are made public by the Commission.

Allocation coefficients for Tariff Rate Quotas – Import/Export

https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/index_en

https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/tariff-rate-quotas-trqs_en

https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/markets_en

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(1)  Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671).

(2)  Regulation (EU) 2017/2393 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2017 amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), (EU) No 1306/2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and (EU) No 652/2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material (OJ L 350, 29.12.2017, p. 15).

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 29.12.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 446/6 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

28 December 2017

(2017/C 446/04)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1934 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 134,74 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4455 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88768 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,8452 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1704 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,8670 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,645 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 310,30 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1808 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6520 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 4,5459 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5330 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5049 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,3274 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6856 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5968 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 276,37 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,7325 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8001 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5115 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 184,89 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,8530 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 59,561 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 68,7979 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,929 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,9496 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,4672 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 76,4730 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1934

JPY

Japanese yen

134,74

DKK

Danish krone

7,4455

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88768

SEK

Swedish krona

9,8452

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1704

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,8670

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,645

HUF

Hungarian forint

310,30

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1808

RON

Romanian leu

4,6520

TRY

Turkish lira

4,5459

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5330

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5049

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,3274

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6856

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5968

KRW

South Korean won

1 276,37

ZAR

South African rand

14,7325

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8001

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5115

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 184,89

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,8530

PHP

Philippine peso

59,561

RUB

Russian rouble

68,7979

THB

Thai baht

38,929

BRL

Brazilian real

3,9496

MXN

Mexican peso

23,4672

INR

Indian rupee

76,4730

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

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