# Official Journal L 20/2020

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 6324 January 2020 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 20

English edition

Legislation

Volume 6324 January 2020

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| Contents | | II   Non-legislative acts | page |
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| | | DECISIONS |
| | * | Council Decision (EU) 2020/101 of 20 January 2020 appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Poland of the Committee of the Regions | 1 |
| | * | Council Decision (EU) 2020/102 of 20 January 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 | 2 |
| | | RULES OF PROCEDURE |
| | * | Code of Conduct for Members of the European Committee of the Regions | 17 |

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II   Non-legislative acts

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DECISIONS

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Council Decision (EU) 2020/101 of 20 January 2020 appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Poland of the Committee of the Regions

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Council Decision (EU) 2020/102 of 20 January 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025

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RULES OF PROCEDURE

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Code of Conduct for Members of the European Committee of the Regions

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| | | Corrigenda |
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| | * | Corrigendum to Directive (EU) 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions ( OJ L 321, 12.12.2019 ) | 24 |
| | * | Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2019/1155 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) ( OJ L 188, 12.7.2019 ) | 25 |
| | * | Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on the prudential requirements of investment firms and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) No 575/2013, (EU) No 600/2014 and (EU) No 806/2014 ( OJ L 314, 5.12.2019 ) | 26 |

Corrigenda

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Corrigendum to Directive (EU) 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions ( OJ L 321, 12.12.2019 )

( OJ L 321, 12.12.2019 )

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Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2019/1155 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) ( OJ L 188, 12.7.2019 )

( OJ L 188, 12.7.2019 )

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Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on the prudential requirements of investment firms and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) No 575/2013, (EU) No 600/2014 and (EU) No 806/2014 ( OJ L 314, 5.12.2019 )

( OJ L 314, 5.12.2019 )

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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

| 24.1.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 20/1 |
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24.1.2020

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 20/1

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/101

of 20 January 2020

appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Poland of the Committee of the Regions

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Polish Government,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020. |
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(1)

On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.

| (2) | A member seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Marek OLSZEWSKI, |
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(2)

A member seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Marek OLSZEWSKI,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is hereby appointed as a member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:

| — | Mr Krzysztof IWANIUK, Wójt Gminy Terespol. |
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Mr Krzysztof IWANIUK, Wójt Gminy Terespol.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 20 January 2020.

For the Council

The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES

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(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

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(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

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(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).

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| 24.1.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 20/2 |
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24.1.2020

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 20/2

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/102

of 20 January 2020

appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 300(3) and Article 305 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),

Having regard to the proposals made by each Member State,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 300(3) of the Treaty provides that the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly. |
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Article 300(3) of the Treaty provides that the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.

| (2) | Article 305 of the Treaty provides for the members of the Committee of the Regions and an equal number of alternate members to be appointed by the Council for a term of five years in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State. |
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(2)

Article 305 of the Treaty provides for the members of the Committee of the Regions and an equal number of alternate members to be appointed by the Council for a term of five years in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State.

| (3) | As the term of office of the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions is due to expire on 25 January 2020, new members and alternate members should be appointed. |
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(3)

As the term of office of the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions is due to expire on 25 January 2020, new members and alternate members should be appointed.

| (4) | On 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157 (2). That Decision appointed, for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025, the members and alternate members proposed by the Czech, Danish, Estonian, Cypriot, Latvian, Luxembourg, Dutch, Austrian, Romanian, Slovenian, Slovak and Swedish Governments. Decision (EU) 2019/2157 also appointed for the same period 3 members proposed by the Belgian Government, 21 members and 20 alternate members proposed by the German Government, 16 members and 16 alternate members proposed by the Spanish Government, 8 members and 8 alternate members proposed by the Irish Government, 10 members and 14 alternate members proposed by the Italian Government, 4 members and 4 alternate members proposed by the Maltese Government and 8 members and 8 alternate members proposed by the Finnish Government. Members and alternate members whose nominations had not been communicated to the Council before 15 November 2019 could not be included in Decision (EU) 2019/2157. |
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(4)

On 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157 (2). That Decision appointed, for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025, the members and alternate members proposed by the Czech, Danish, Estonian, Cypriot, Latvian, Luxembourg, Dutch, Austrian, Romanian, Slovenian, Slovak and Swedish Governments. Decision (EU) 2019/2157 also appointed for the same period 3 members proposed by the Belgian Government, 21 members and 20 alternate members proposed by the German Government, 16 members and 16 alternate members proposed by the Spanish Government, 8 members and 8 alternate members proposed by the Irish Government, 10 members and 14 alternate members proposed by the Italian Government, 4 members and 4 alternate members proposed by the Maltese Government and 8 members and 8 alternate members proposed by the Finnish Government. Members and alternate members whose nominations had not been communicated to the Council before 15 November 2019 could not be included in Decision (EU) 2019/2157.

| (5) | By 20 December 2019, further lists were submitted to the Council, namely the list of members and alternate members proposed by the Greek, French, Croatian, Lithuanian, Hungarian and Portuguese Governments, as well as the list containing 4 members and 4 alternate members proposed by the Belgian Government, the list containing one member proposed by the Bulgarian Government, the list containing one member and one alternate member proposed by the Irish Government, the list containing one member and one alternate member proposed by the Spanish Government, the list containing 14 members and 10 alternate members proposed by the Italian Government and the list containing 21 members and 20 alternate members proposed by the Polish Government. Those members and alternate members should be appointed for the same period, from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025, as the members and alternate members appointed by Decision (EU) 2019/2157. |
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By 20 December 2019, further lists were submitted to the Council, namely the list of members and alternate members proposed by the Greek, French, Croatian, Lithuanian, Hungarian and Portuguese Governments, as well as the list containing 4 members and 4 alternate members proposed by the Belgian Government, the list containing one member proposed by the Bulgarian Government, the list containing one member and one alternate member proposed by the Irish Government, the list containing one member and one alternate member proposed by the Spanish Government, the list containing 14 members and 10 alternate members proposed by the Italian Government and the list containing 21 members and 20 alternate members proposed by the Polish Government. Those members and alternate members should be appointed for the same period, from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025, as the members and alternate members appointed by Decision (EU) 2019/2157.

| (6) | That appointment will be followed at a later stage by the appointment of the other members and alternate members whose nominations have not been communicated to the Council before 20 December 2019, |
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(6)

That appointment will be followed at a later stage by the appointment of the other members and alternate members whose nominations have not been communicated to the Council before 20 December 2019,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025:

| — | as members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex I; |
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as members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex I;

| — | as alternate members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex II. |
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as alternate members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex II.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 20 January 2020.

For the Council

The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES

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(1)  
  OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.

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(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157 of 10 December 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 78).

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ANNEX I

ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ I - ANEXO I - PŘÍLOHA I - BILAG I - ANHANG I - I LISA - ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι - ANNEX I - ANNEXE I - PRILOG I - ALLEGATO I - I PIELIKUMS - I PRIEDAS - I. MELLÉKLET - ANNESS I - BIJLAGE I - ZAŁĄCZNIK I - ANEXO I - ANEXA I - PRÍLOHA I - PRILOGA I - LIITE I - BILAGA I

Членове / Miembros / Členové / Medlemmer / Mitglieder / Liikmed / Μέλη / Members / Membres / Članovi / Membri / Locekļi / Nariai / Tagok / Membri / Leden / Członkowie / Membros / Membri / Členovia / Člani / Jäsenet / Ledamöter

BELGIË / BELGIQUE / BELGIEN

Mr Willy BORSUS

Member of a Local Assembly: Municipal Council of Marche-en-Famenne

Mr Elio DI RUPO

Member of a Regional Executive: Minister-President of the Government of Wallonia

Mr Emmanuel DISABATO

Member of a Regional Assembly: Parliament of Wallonia

Mr Pierre-Yves JEHOLET

Member of a Regional Executive: Minister-President of the Government of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels

БЪЛГАРИЯ

Ms Tanya HRISTOVA

Member of a Local Executive: Mayor of Gabrovo Municipality

ΕΛΛΑΣ

Mr Georgios PATOULIS

Member of a Regional Executive: Region of Attica

Mr Apostolos TZITZIKOSTAS

Member of a Regional Executive: Region of Central Macedonia

Mr Stavros ARNAOUTAKIS

Member of a Regional Executive: Region of Crete

Ms Rodi KRATSA

Member of a Regional Executive: Region of Ionian Islands

Mr Georgios CHATZIMARKOS

Member of a Regional Executive: Region of South Aegean

Mr Konstantinos AGORASTOS

Member of a Regional Executive: Region of Thessaly

Mr Konstantinos BAKOYANNIS

Member of a Local Executive: Municipality of Athens

Mr Andreas KONDYLIS

Member of a Local Executive: Municipality of Alimos

Mr Moses ELISAF

Member of a Local Executive: Municipality of Ioannina

Mr Dimitrios KARNAVOS

Member of a Local Executive: Municipality of Kallithea

Mr Ignatios KAITEZIDIS

Member of a Local Executive: Municipality of Pilea-Hortiatis

Mr Symeon ROUSSOS

Member of a Local Executive: Municipality of Chalandri

ESPAÑA

Mr Fernando LÓPEZ MIRAS

Member of a Regional Assembly: Asamblea Regional de Murcia

FRANCE

Ms Danièle BOEGLIN

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil départemental de l’Aube

Ms Isabelle BOUDINEAU

Member of a Regional Executive: Conseil régional de Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Mr Frank CECCONI

Member of a Regional Assembly: Conseil régional d’Ile-de-France

Ms Vanessa CHARBONNEAU

Member of a Regional Executive: Conseil régional des Pays de la Loire

Mr Vincent CHAUVET

Member of a Local Executive: Commune d’Autun (71)

Mr Loïg CHESNAIS-GIRARD

Member of a Regional Executive: Conseil régional de Bretagne

Ms Yolaine COSTES

Member of a Regional Executive: Conseil régional de la Réunion

Mr Guillaume CROS

Member of a Regional Executive: Conseil régional d’Occitanie

Mr François DECOSTER

Member of a Regional Assembly: Conseil régional des Hauts de France

Ms Mélanie FORTIER

Member of a Regional Assembly: Conseil régional du Centre Val de Loire

Ms Cécile GALLIEN

Member of a Local Executive: commune de Voray (43)

Ms Karine GLOANEC-MAURIN

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil municipal de Couëtron-au-Perche (département du Loir‐et‐Cher)

Ms Agnès LE BRUN

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil municipal de Morlaix (département du Finistère)

Mr Pascal MANGIN

Member of a Regional Assembly: Conseil régional du Grand Est

Ms Sylvie MARCILLY

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil départemental de la Charente-Maritime

Ms Marie-Antoinette MAUPERTUIS

Member of a Regional Assembly: Collectivité territoriale de Corse

Mr Jean-Paul POURQUIER

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil départemental de la Lozère

Mr Franck PROUST

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil municipal de Nîmes (département du Gard)

Ms Agnès RAMPAL

Member of a Regional Assembly: Conseil régional Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Mr Christophe ROUILLON

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil municipal de Coulaines (département de la Sarthe)

Ms Nathalie SARRABEZOLLES

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil départemental du Finistère

Mr Patrice VERCHÈRE

Member of a Regional Assembly: Conseil régional Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Mr Jean-Noël VERFAILLIE

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil départemental du Nord

Mr André VIOLA

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil départemental de l’Aude

HRVATSKA

Mr Nikola DOBROSLAVIĆ

Member of Regional Executive: Dubrovnik-Neretva County

Mr Valter DRANDIĆ

Member of Regional Assembly: Istria County

Mr Ivan GULAM

Member of Local Executive: Municipality of Pirovac

Mr Bruno HRANIĆ

Member of Local Executive: Municipality of Vidovec

Mr Danijel MARUŠIĆ

Member of Regional Executive: Brod-Posavina County

Mr Vojko OBERSNEL

Member of Local Executive: City of Rijeka

Mr Goran PAUK

Member of Regional Executive: Šibenik-Knin County

Ms Jelena PAVIČIĆ VUKIČEVIĆ

Member of Local Executive: City of Zagreb

Mr Željko TURK

Member of Local Executive: City of Zaprešić

IRELAND

Ms Caroline DWANE STANLEY

Member of a Local Executive: Laois County Council

ITALIA

Ms Manuela BORA

Assessore e Consigliere regionale della Regione Marche

Mr Roberto CIAMBETTI

Presidente del Consiglio e Consigliere regionale della Regione Veneto

Mr Alberto CIRIO

Presidente della Regione Piemonte

Mr Massimiliano FEDRIGA

Presidente della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia

Mr Alessandro FERMI

Presidente del Consiglio e Consigliere regionale della Regione Lombardia

Mr Nicola IRTO

Presidente del Consiglio e Consigliere regionale della Regione Calabria

Mr Marco MARSILIO

Presidente della Regione Abruzzo

Mr Sebastiano MUSUMECI

Presidente della Regione Siciliana

Mr Enrico ROSSI

Presidente della Regione Toscana

Ms Simonetta SALIERA

Presidente dell'Assemblea legislativa e Consigliere regionale della Regione Emilia Romagna

Ms Alessandra SARTORE

Assessore della Regione Lazio

Mr Christian SOLINAS

Presidente della Regione Sardegna

Mr Donato TOMA

Presidente della Regione Molise

Mr Luca ZAIA

Presidente della Regione Veneto

LIETUVA

Mr Valdas BENKUNSKAS

Member of a Local Assembly: Vilniaus miesto savivaldybės taryba

Ms Nijolė DIRGINČIENĖ

Member of a Local Assembly: Birštono savivaldybės taryba

Mr Vytautas GRUBLIAUSKAS

Member of a Local Assembly: Klaipėdos miesto savivaldybės taryba

Mr Dovydas KAMINSKAS

Member of a Local Assembly: Tauragės rajono savivaldybės taryba

Mr Ričardas MALINAUSKAS

Member of a Local Assembly: Druskininkų savivaldybės taryba

Mr Bronius MARKAUSKAS

Member of a Local Assembly: Klaipėdos rajono savivaldybės taryba

Mr Mindaugas SINKEVIČIUS

Member of a Local Assembly: Jonavos rajono savivaldybės taryba

Mr Algirdas VRUBLIAUSKAS

Member of a Local Assembly: Alytaus rajono savivaldybės taryba

Mr Povilas ŽAGUNIS

Member of a Local Assembly: Panevėžio rajono savivaldybės taryba

MAGYARORSZÁG

Mr István BÓKA

Member of a Local Assembly: Local Government of Balatonfüred

Ms Barbara Szilvia HEGEDŰS

Member of a Local Assembly: Local Government of Veszprém with county rights

Mr Jácint HORVÁTH

Member of a Local Assembly: Local Government of Nagykanizsa with county rights

Mr János Ádám KARÁCSONY

Member of a Local Assembly: Local Government of Tahitótfalu

Mr József KÓBOR

Member of a Local Assembly: Local Government of Pécs with county rights

Mr Lajos KOVÁCS

Member of a Local Assembly: Local Government of District 12 of Budapest

Ms Anna MAGYAR

Member of a Regional Assembly: County Council of Csongrád Megye

Mr László MAJTÉNYI

Member of a Regional Assembly: County Council of Vas Megye

Mr József RIBÁNYI

Member of a Regional Assembly: County Council of Tolna Megye

Mr Patrik SCHWARCZ-KIEFER

Member of a Regional Assembly: County Council of Baranya Megye

Mr Oszkár SESZTÁK

Member of a Regional Assembly: County Council of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megye

Ms Kata TÜTTŐ

Member of a Local Assembly: General Assembly of Budapest

POLSKA

Mr Gustaw Marek BRZEZIN

Member of a Regional Assembly: Sejmik Województwa Warmińsko-Mazurskiego

Ms Aleksandra DULKIEWICZ

Member of a Local Executive: Prezydent Miasta Gdańska

Mr Mariusz Rafał FRANKOWSKI

Member of a Local Assembly: Rada m. st. Warszawy

Mr Olgierd GEBLEWICZ

Member of a Regional Assembly: Sejmik Województwa Zachodniopomorskiego

Mr Paweł GRZYBOWSKI

Member of a Local Executive: Burmistrz Miasta Rypin

Mr Krzysztof IWANIUK

Member of a Local Executive: Wójt Gminy Terespol

Mr Józef JODŁOWSKI

Member of a Local Assembly: Rada Powiatu Rzeszowskiego

Mr Robert KOŚCIUK

Member of a Local Executive: Burmistrz Krasnegostawu

Mr Witold Rafał KOZŁOWSKI

Representative of a regional body with political accountability to an elected Assembly: Zarząd Województwa Małopolskiego

Mr Krzysztof Adam MATYJASZCZYK

Member of a Local Executive: Prezydent Miasta Częstochowa

Mr Władysław ORTYL

Member of a Regional Assembly: Sejmik Województwa Podkarpackiego

Mr Cezary Adam PRZYBYLSKI

Member of a Regional Assembly: Sejmik Województwa Dolnośląskiego

Mr Grzegorz Zenon SCHREIBER

Representative of a regional body with political accountability to an elected Assembly: Zarząd Województwa Łódzkiego

Mr Jarosław Piotr STAWIARSKI

Representative of a regional body with political accountability to an elected Assembly: Zarząd Województwa Lubelskiego

Mr Dariusz STRUGAŁA

Member of a Local Executive: Burmistrz Miasta i Gminy Jaraczewo

Mr Mieczysław STRUK

Member of a Regional Assembly: Sejmik Województwa Pomorskiego

Mr Adam Krzysztof STRUZIK

Member of a Regional Assembly: Sejmik Województwa Mazowieckiego

Mr Rafał Kazimierz TRZASKOWSKI

Member of a Local Executive: Prezydent m. st. Warszawy

Mr Ludwik Kajetan WĘGRZYN

Member of a Local Assembly: Rada Powiatu w Bochni

Mr Marek WOŹNIAK

Member of a Regional Assembly: Sejmik Województwa Wielkopolskiego

Ms Hanna ZDANOWSKA

Member of a Local Executive: Prezydent Miasta Łodzi

PORTUGAL

Mr Vasco Ilídio ALVES CORDEIRO

Member of a Regional Executive: Governo Regional dos Açores

Mr Miguel Filipe MACHADO DE ALBUQUERQUE

Member of a Regional Executive: Governo Regional da Madeira

Mr Aires Henrique DO COUTO PEREIRA

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim

Mr Basílio Adolfo DE MENDONÇA HORTA DA FRANÇA

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Sintra

Ms Cristina de Fátima SILVA CALISTO

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Lagoa - Açores

Mr Fernando Medina Maciel ALMEIDA CORREIA

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Lisboa

Mr Hélder António GUERRA DE SOUSA SILVA

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Mafra

Ms Isilda Maria Prazeres DOS SANTOS VARGES GOMES

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Portimão

Mr José Agostinho RIBAU ESTEVES

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Aveiro

Mr José Maria DA CUNHA COSTA

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Viana do Castelo

Mr Luís Miguel DA SILVA MENDONÇA ALVES

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Caminha

Mr Ricardo Bruno Antunes MACHADO RIO

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Braga

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ANNEX II

ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ II - ANEXO II - PŘÍLOHA II - BILAG II - ANHANG II - II LISA - ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IΙ - ANNEX II - ANNEXE II - PRILOG II - ALLEGATO II - II PIELIKUMS - II PRIEDAS - II. MELLÉKLET - ANNESS II - BIJLAGE II - ZAŁĄCZNIK II - ANEXO II - ANEXA II - PRÍLOHA II - PRILOGA II - LIITE II - BILAGA II

Заместник-членове / Suplentes / Náhradníci / Suppleanter / Stellvertreter / Asendusliikmed / Αναπληρωτές / Alternate members / Suppléants / Zamjenici članova / Supplenti / Aizstājēji / Pakaitiniai nariai / Póttagok / Membri Supplenti / Plaatsvervangers / Zastępcy członków / Suplentes / Supleanți / Náhradníci / Nadomestni člani / Varajäsenet / Suppleanter

BELGIË / BELGIQUE / BELGIEN

Mr Hugues BAYET

Member of a Local Executive: Mayor of Farciennes

Ms Alexia BERTRAND

Member of a Regional Assembly: Parliament of Brussels-Capital Region

Ms Hélène RYCKMANS

Member of a Regional Assembly: Parliament of Wallonia

Ms Olga ZRIHEN

Member of a Local Assembly: Municipal Council of La Louvière

ΕΛΛΑΣ

Mr Dimitrios PETROVITS

Member of a Regional Executive: Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

Mr Alexandros KACHRIMANIS

Member of a Regional Executive: Region of Epirus

Mr Nektarios FARMAKIS

Member of a Regional Executive: Region of Western Greece

Mr Fanis SPANOS

Member of a Regional Executive: Region of Central Greece

Mr Georgios KASAPIDIS

Member of a Regional Executive: Region of Western Macedonia

Ms Dimitra ANGELAKI

Member of a Regional Assembly: Region of Attica

Mr Dimitrios KALOGEROPOULOS

Representative of a local body with political accountability to an elected Assembly: Municipality of Palaio Faliro

Mr Nikolaos VAFEIADIS

Member of a Local Assembly: Municipality of Athens

Mr Konstantinos TZIOUMIS

Member of a Local Executive: Municipality of Tripoli

Ms Katerina CHRYSSOPOULOU

Member of a Local Assembly: Municipality of Vrilissia

Mr Nikolaos CHIOTAKIS

Member of a Local Assembly: Municipality of Kifissia

Mr Efstratios CHARCHALAKIS

Member of a Local Executive: Municipality of Kythira

ESPAÑA

Mr Juan José MARTÍNEZ LOZANO

Representative of a regional body with political accountability to an elected Assembly: Asamblea Regional de Murcia

FRANCE

Mr Patrick AYACHE

Member of a Regional Executive: Conseil régional de Bourgogne Franche-Comté

Mr Jean-François BARNIER

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil municipal du Chambon-Feugerolles (département de la Loire)

Ms Nadine BELLUROT

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil municipal de Reuilly (département de l’Indre)

Ms Claudette BRUNET LECHENAULT

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil départemental de Saône-et-Loire

Mr Christophe CLERGEAU

Member of a Regional Assembly: Conseil régional des Pays de Loire

Ms Emmanuelle de GENTILI

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil municipal de Bastia (Corse)

Mr Christian GILLET

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil départemental du Maine-et-Loire

Ms Aurélie GROS

Member of a Regional Assembly: Conseil régional d’Ile-de-France

Mr Thibaut GUIGNARD

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil municipal de Plœuc-l'Hermitage (département des Côtes‐d’Armor)

Mr Mathieu KLEIN

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil départemental de Meurthe-et-Moselle

Ms Sylvie LABADENS

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil départemental du Nord

Mr Gérard LAHELLEC

Member of a Regional Executive: Conseil régional de Bretagne

Mr Miguel LAVENTURE

Member of a Regional Assembly: Collectivité territoriale de Martinique

Ms Françoise MESNARD

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil municipal de Saint-Jean d’Angely (département de Charente-Maritime)

Ms Nicole MULLER BECKER

Member of a Regional Executive: Conseil régional du Grand Est

Ms Marie-Luce PENCHARD

Member of a Regional Executive: Conseil régional de Guadeloupe

Ms Nicole PEYCELON

Member of a Regional Assembly: Conseil régional Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Ms Nicole PIERRARD

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil départemental de la Moselle

Ms Martine PINVILLE

Member of a Regional Assembly: Conseil régional de Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Mr François-Xavier PRIOLLAUD

Member of a Regional Executive: Conseil régional de Normandie

Mr Bertrand RINGOT

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil municipal de Gravelines (département du Nord)

Mr Didier ROBERT

Member of a Regional Executive: Conseil régional de la Réunion

Mr Gilles SIMEONI

Member of a Regional Executive: Collectivité territoriale de Corse

Mr Claude WALLENDORFF

Member of a Local Executive: Conseil départemental des Ardennes

HRVATSKA

Mr Igor ANDROVIĆ

Member of Regional Executive: Virovitica-Podravina County

Mr Martin BARIČEVIĆ

Member of Local Executive: Municipality of Jasenice

Ms Antonija JOZIĆ

Member of Local Executive: City of Pleternica

Mr Darko KOREN

Member of Regional Executive: Koprivnica-Križevci County

Mr Anteo MILOS

Member of Local Executive: City of Novigrad-Cittanova

Ms Jasna PETEK

Member of Regional Executive: Krapina-Zagorje County

Mr Dinko PIRAK

Member of Local Executive: City of Čazma

Mr Matija POSAVEC

Member of Regional Executive: Međimurje County

Mr Slavko PRIŠĆAN

Member of Local Executive: Municipality of Rovišće

IRELAND

Mr Conor MCGUINNESS

Member of a Local Executive: Galway Waterford City and County Council

ITALIA

Mr Gaetano ARMAO

Vicepresidente e Assessore della Regione Siciliana

Mr Vito BARDI

Presidente della Regione Basilicata

Mr Vincenzo DE LUCA

Presidente della Regione Campania

Mr Arno KOMPATSCHER

Presidente e Consigliere provinciale della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano

Mr Pierluigi MARQUIS

Consigliere regionale della Regione Autonoma della Valle d'Aosta

Mr Michele PAIS

Presidente del Consiglio e Consigliere regionale della Regione Sardegna

Mr Alessandro PIANA

Presidente del Consiglio e Consigliere regionale della Regione Liguria

Ms Donatella PORZI

Consigliere regionale della Regione Umbria

Mr Francesco RUSSO

Vice Presidente e Assessore della Regione Calabria

Mr Piero Mauro ZANIN

Presidente del Consiglio e Consigliere regionale della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia

LIETUVA

Mr Arnoldas ABRAMAVIČIUS

Member of a Local Assembly: Zarasų rajono savivaldybės taryba

Ms Vaida ALEKNAVIČIENĖ

Member of a Local Assembly: Joniškio rajono savivaldybės taryba

Ms Aleksandra GRIGIENĖ

Member of a Local Assembly: Visagino savivaldybės taryba

Mr Domas GRIŠKEVIČIUS

Member of a Local Assembly: Šiaulių miesto savivaldybės taryba

Mr Ramūnas GODELIAUSKAS

Member of a Local Assembly: Rokiškio rajono savivaldybės taryba

Mr Audrius KLIŠONIS

Member of a Local Assembly: Plungės rajono savivaldybės taryba

Mr Algirdas NEIBERKA

Member of a Local Assembly: Vilkaviškio rajono savivaldybės taryba

Mr Vytenis TOMKUS

Member of a Local Assembly: Kaišiadorių rajono savivaldybės taryba

Mr Mantas VARAŠKA

Member of a Local Assembly: Kazlų Rūdos savivaldybės taryba

MAGYARORSZÁG

Ms Boglárka BÁNNÉ GÁL

Member of a Regional Assembly: County Council of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Megye

Mr Attila KISS

Member of a Local Assembly: Local Government of Hajdúböszörmény

Mr Erik KONCZER

Member of a Regional Assembly: County Council of Komárom-Esztergom Megye

Mr Raymund KOVÁCS

Member of a Local Assembly: Local Government of District 16 of Budapest

Mr Ádám MIRKÓCZKI

Member of a Local Assembly: Local Government of Eger

Mr Zoltán NÉMETH

Member of a Regional Assembly: County Council of Győr-Moson-Sopron Megye

Mr Attila PÁL

Member of a Regional Assembly: County Council of Zala Megye

Mr Gábor SIMON

Member of a Local Assembly: Local Government of Miskolc with county rights

Mr Nándor SKUCZI

Member of a Regional Assembly: County Council of Nógrád Megye

Mr Róbert SZABÓ

Member of a Regional Assembly: County Council of Heves Megye

Mr Ferenc TEMERINI

Member of a Local Assembly: Local Government of Soltvadkert

Mr Botond VÁNTSA

Member of a Local Assembly: Local Government of Szigetszentmiklós

POLSKA

Mr Andrzej Krzysztof BĘTKOWSKI

Representative of a regional body with political accountability to an elected Assembly: Zarząd Województwa Świętokrzyskiego

Mr Rafał BRUSKI

Member of a Local Executive: Prezydent Miasta Bydgoszczy

Mr Andrzej BUŁA

Representative of a regional body with political accountability to an elected Assembly: Zarząd Województwa Opolskiego

Mr Marian BURAS

Member of a Local Executive: Burmistrz Miasta i Gminy Morawica

Mr Piotr Franciszek CAŁBECKI

Member of a Regional Assembly: Sejmik Województwa Kujawsko-Pomorskiego

Mr Jakub Piotr CHEŁSTOWSKI

Member of a Regional Assembly: Sejmik Województwa Śląskiego

Mr Jacek GAJEWSKI

Member of a Regional Assembly: Sejmik Województwa Kujawsko-Pomorskiego

Mr Robert GODEK

Member of a Local Assembly: Rada Powiatu Strzyżowskiego

Mr Wojciech Jan KAŁUŻA

Member of a Regional Assembly: Sejmik Województwa Śląskiego

Mr Jakub Michał KWAŚNY

Member of a Local Assembly: Rada Miasta Tarnowa

Mr Mirosław LECH

Member of a Local Executive: Wójt Gminy Korycin

Mr Sebastian ŁUKASZEWICZ

Member of a Regional Assembly: Sejmik Województwa Podlaskiego

Ms Beata Małgorzata MOSKAL-SŁANIEWSKA

Member of a Local Executive: Prezydent Miasta Świdnica

Ms Elżbieta Anna POLAK

Member of a Regional Assembly: Sejmik Województwa Lubuskiego

Mr Piotr Paweł PSIKUS

Member of a Local Executive: Burmistrz Miasta i Gminy Kępno

Mr Ludwik Jerzy RAKOWSKI

Member of a Regional Assembly: Sejmik Województwa Mazowieckiego

Mr Łukasz Jakub SMÓŁKA

Representative of a regional body with political accountability to an elected Assembly: Zarząd Województwa Małopolskiego

Mr Joachim SMYŁA

Member of a Local Assembly: Rada Powiatu w Lublińcu

Mr Marek Andrzej TRAMŚ

Member of a Local Assembly: Rada Powiatu Polkowickiego

Mr Tadeusz TRUSKOLASKI

Member of a Local Executive: Prezydent Miasta Białegostoku

PORTUGAL

Mr Rui Jorge DA SILVA LEITE DE BETTENCOURT

Member of a Regional Executive: Governo Regional dos Açores

Mr Pedro Miguel AMARO DE BETTENCOURT CALADO

Member of a Regional Executive: Governo Regional da Madeira

Ms Anabela GASPAR DE FREITAS

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Tomar

Mr Carlos André TELES PAULO DE CARVALHO

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Tabuaço

Mr Carlos SILVA SANTIAGO

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Sernancelhe

Mr Luís Manuel DOS SANTOS CORREIA

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Castelo Branco

Mr Luís Miguel CORREIA ANTUNES

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal da Lousã

Mr Nuno José GONÇALVES MASCARENHAS

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Sines

Mr Paulo Jorge FRAZÃO BATISTA DOS SANTOS

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal da Batalha

Mr Pedro Miguel CÉSAR RIBEIRO

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Almeirim

Mr Rui Miguel DA SILVA ANDRÉ

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de Monchique

Mr Vítor Manuel MARTINS GUERREIRO

Member of a Local Executive: Câmara Municipal de São Brás de Alportel

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RULES OF PROCEDURE

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 20/17

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CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

Adopted by the Plenary Assembly on 5 December 2019

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 2 and 3 thereof,

Having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘the TFEU’), and in particular Articles 300 and 305 to 307 thereof,

Having regard to the Rules of Procedure of the European Committee of the Regions (‘the Committee’),

Whereas members of the Committee are representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly,

Whereas membership of the Committee derives from an active local or regional mandate and does not constitute employment and members only receive flat-rate meeting and travel allowances as well as the reimbursement of their travel expenses,

Whereas members of the Committee shall be completely independent in the performance of their duties, in the general interest of the European Union and the European public,

Whereas, without prejudice to the applicable provisions of the Rules of Procedure, certain obligations arising under those provisions should be set out in a Code of Conduct,

The Committee has decided to adopt the following Code of Conduct for the members of the Committee, which they shall sign up to at the beginning of their term of office:

Article 1

Scope

This Code of Conduct shall apply to the conduct of members and alternates in the exercise of the duties assigned to them by the Committee. Any reference to members shall be read as a reference also to alternates.

In the event of alleged misconduct by staff members against members of the Committee, the relevant staff rules (1) shall apply. The member of the Committee concerned shall inform the Secretary-General of the alleged misconduct.

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Article 2

Principles

Members of the Committee shall exercise the duties assigned to them with independence, impartiality, integrity, transparency, dignity and respect for diversity.

Article 3

Independence

Members shall be completely independent in the exercise of the duties assigned to them, in the Union’s general interest, and shall not be bound by any mandatory instructions, pursuant to Article 300(4) TFEU.

Article 4

Impartiality and conflicts of interest

1.   Members shall exercise the duties assigned to them in the public interest and with impartiality and refraining from obtaining or seeking to obtain any direct or indirect benefit or reward.

2.   Members shall avoid any situation liable to give rise to a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest exists where a member has a personal interest that could improperly influence the performance of his or her duties as a member. A conflict of interest does not exist where a member benefits only as a member of the general public or of a broad class of persons. A conflict of interest does not exist either where a member carries out an activity, for instance the participation in the decision-making bodies of companies, as part of the exercise of his or her public duties.

3.   Any member who considers that he or she has a conflict of interest shall immediately take the necessary steps to address it, in accordance with the principles and provisions of this Code of Conduct. If the member is unable to resolve the conflict of interest, he or she shall report this to the President and the Secretary-General in writing.

Article 5

Integrity

1.   Members shall exercise the duties assigned to them in the public interest and with integrity, without soliciting, accepting or receiving any direct or indirect benefit or reward in exchange for any specific behaviour in the scope of their work, and consciously seeking to avoid any situation which might imply bribery, corruption, or undue influence.

2.   Members shall not engage in paid professional lobbying directly linked to the Union decision making process. The representation of regional or local interests shall not be deemed as lobbying.

3.   Members shall always be deemed to be exercising their duties as members of the Committee when they participate in meetings of the constituent bodies of the Committee, events held in its premises, events held outside of its premises but supported by it pursuant to its own rules, and events in which they represent the Committee.

4.   Members shall refrain from accepting, in the performance of their duties as members of the Committee, any gifts or similar benefits other than those with an approximate value of less than EUR 100 given in accordance with courtesy usage. Members may accept gifts with an approximate value of more than EUR 100 given in accordance with courtesy usage provided that such gifts are handed over to the Secretariat-General when they attend the next meeting of the Committee after their receipt. The President shall decide whether such gifts, as well as gifts of the same value given directly to him/her, become the property of the Committee or are donated to a suitable charitable organisation. The Secretariat-General shall keep a register of such gifts. In all cases, members must comply with the national, regional and local rules on the acceptance of gifts that are applicable to them, including those setting limits on the maximum value of gifts.

5.   Members shall comply with the Committee’s financial rules that are applicable to them, in particular those on the reimbursement of travel expenses and the payment of flat-rate travel and meeting allowances.

Article 6

Transparency and declaration of financial interests

1.   In exercising the duties assigned to them, members shall behave in a transparent manner and welcome legitimate public scrutiny of compliance with the principles set out in this Code of Conduct.

2.   In the event legislation at national or subnational level lays down the obligation to submit a public declaration of financial interests, members of the Committee shall be personally responsible for forwarding to the President, within 60 days of taking up office, a statement that they have submitted a public declaration of financial interests to the competent authority in their Member State, together with a web link to this public declaration, in accordance with relevant applicable legislation at national or subnational level, in relation to the mandate or politically accountable post on the basis of which they have been appointed as member. Members shall be personally responsible regarding the accuracy of this web link and shall notify the President of any changes in the web link by the end of the month following the changes.

3.   In the event legislation at national or subnational level does not lay down the obligation to submit a public declaration of financial interests, members shall be personally responsible for submitting to the President a declaration using the form set out in the Appendix to this Code of Conduct. This declaration shall identify every entity in which the member has a direct financial interest which might reasonably be perceived as being capable of giving rise to a conflict of interest if the member were to deal with a Committee decision or position involving that entity. Members shall be deemed to have a direct financial interest in an entity where they have a specific financial holding in its capital and this holding gives the member significant influence over its management.

4.   Members shall notify the President of any changes on the declaration submitted in pursuance of paragraph 3 by the end of the month following each change occurring.

5.   The Committee shall make available to the public in an easily accessible manner the information provided to the President in line with this Article.

6.   If the President receives information which leads him/her to believe that the declaration submitted by a member in pursuance of paragraph 2 or 3 is substantially incorrect or out of date, he/she may request the member to correct the declaration and inform the Bureau about the outcome.

7.   Rapporteurs shall provide the Secretariat-General with a list of all interested parties that have been consulted on matters pertaining to the subject of their opinion. The Secretariat-General shall keep a record of that list, which may be made public upon request.

Article 7

Dignity and respect for diversity

1.   In exercising the duties assigned to them, members shall

| (a) | behave in a professional manner and refrain from any form of offensive or discriminatory language or behaviour, in compliance with Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; |
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(a)

behave in a professional manner and refrain from any form of offensive or discriminatory language or behaviour, in compliance with Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

| (b) | behave towards everyone in the Committee or at one of its events with dignity, courtesy and respect, and without prejudice or discrimination; |
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(b)

behave towards everyone in the Committee or at one of its events with dignity, courtesy and respect, and without prejudice or discrimination;

| (c) | abstain from inciting or encouraging, by their words or actions, staff members or other Committee members to violate, circumvent or ignore the principles set out in this Code of Conduct or other legislation in force, or tolerating such behaviour. |
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(c)

abstain from inciting or encouraging, by their words or actions, staff members or other Committee members to violate, circumvent or ignore the principles set out in this Code of Conduct or other legislation in force, or tolerating such behaviour.

| (d) | seek to ensure, as far as their responsibility within the Committee permits it and applying appropriate discretion, that any disagreements or conflicts arising in the Committee or at one of its events are handled promptly, fairly and effectively, including responding promptly to any allegations of harassment (psychological or sexual). |
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(d)

seek to ensure, as far as their responsibility within the Committee permits it and applying appropriate discretion, that any disagreements or conflicts arising in the Committee or at one of its events are handled promptly, fairly and effectively, including responding promptly to any allegations of harassment (psychological or sexual).

2.   As regards the application of this Code of Conduct, the definition of harassment is that laid down in Article 12a of the Staff Regulations, as interpreted in the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘the Court of Justice’):

‘Psychological harassment’ means any improper conduct that takes place over a period, is repetitive or systematic and involves physical behaviour, spoken or written language, gestures or other acts that are intentional and that may undermine the personality, dignity or physical or psychological integrity of any person.

‘Sexual harassment’ means conduct relating to sex which is unwanted by the person to whom it is directed and which has the purpose or effect of offending that person or creating an intimidating, hostile, offensive or disturbing environment. Sexual harassment shall be treated as discrimination based on gender.

Article 8

Enforcement of the Code of Conduct

1.   The President and members of the Committee shall ensure that this Code of Conduct is observed and that it is applied in good faith and with due consideration for the principle of proportionality.

2.   If the President considers that a member may have breached this Code of Conduct, he/she, assisted by the Secretary-General, may examine the circumstances of the alleged breach. If the President concludes, after having heard the member concerned and having invited him/her to submit written comments, that the member concerned has breached the Code of Conduct, the President, after having consulted the First Vice-President, the Chair of the Commission for Financial and Administrative Affairs, the Chair of the national delegation of the member concerned and the President of the political group of the member concerned, shall adopt a reasoned decision laying down a penalty and notify the member concerned of this.

3.   Should the President be the person that may have breached this Code of Conduct, the First Vice-President shall assume the role assigned to the President in paragraph 2 and a Vice-President belonging to a political group and a national delegation that are different from the First Vice-President’s political group and national delegation shall assume the role assigned to the First Vice-President in the same paragraph.

4.   The penalty may consist of one or more of the following measures:

| (a) | a reprimand, with or without publication; |
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(a)

a reprimand, with or without publication;

| (b) | temporary suspension from participation in activities of the Committee for a period between one week and six months; |
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(b)

temporary suspension from participation in activities of the Committee for a period between one week and six months;

| (c) | in the case of a breach in the obligations of confidentiality, a limitation in the rights to access confidential information for up to one year. |
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(c)

in the case of a breach in the obligations of confidentiality, a limitation in the rights to access confidential information for up to one year.

| (d) | prohibition of the member from being elected as office-holder of the Committee, from being appointed as rapporteur or from participating in an official delegation, and, if the member already holds these posts, dismissal from them. |
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(d)

prohibition of the member from being elected as office-holder of the Committee, from being appointed as rapporteur or from participating in an official delegation, and, if the member already holds these posts, dismissal from them.

5.   The measures laid down in paragraph 4 (b) and (c) may be doubled in the case of repeated offences.

6.   The member concerned may lodge an internal appeal with the Bureau within two weeks of notification of the reasoned decision mentioned in paragraph 2. Such an appeal shall have the effect of suspending the application of the penalty laid down in that reasoned decision. Not later than four months after the lodging of the appeal, the Bureau, by a majority of its members, shall issue a reasoned decision annulling, confirming or modifying the reasoned decision of the President. If the decision of the Bureau confirms the decision of the President, it may rely on the reasoning of the latter. The decision of the Bureau shall however include its own reasoning if it annuls or modifies the decision of the President. The Bureau shall notify the reasoned decision to the member concerned.

7.   The member concerned may bring an action for annulment before the Court of Justice within two months of the notification of the reasoned decision of the Bureau, pursuant to Article 263 TFEU.

Article 9

Enforcement of the Code of Conduct in the event of alleged harassment of a staff member by a member of the Committee

1.   By way of derogation from Article 8, this Article shall apply to instances of alleged harassment of a staff member by a member of the Committee. ‘Staff member’ means an official, a member of the temporary staff, a member of the contract staff, a member of the interim staff, a seconded national expert or a trainee.

2.   An Advisory Board on Harassment (‘the Advisory Board’) composed of six members shall be set up at every new five-year Committee term. The Bureau shall propose the Chair and two other members from among members of the Commission for Financial and Administrative Affairs. The Secretary-General shall propose two members from among staff members. The Staff Committee shall propose one member. The President of the Committee shall appoint the Chair and the members, observing gender balance. In the event that a member of the Advisory Board loses his/her status as a member of the Committee or staff member, a new member shall be proposed and appointed as quickly as possible. If a member of the Advisory Board is one of the people involved in the case, he/she will be suspended for the duration of the procedure and a new interim member shall be proposed and appointed as quickly as possible. The Advisory Board shall take decisions by a simple majority, with at least five members being present, and in the event of a tied vote the Chair shall have a casting vote. The Advisory Board shall work with complete autonomy, independence and confidentiality and its proceedings shall be secret. The Advisory Board shall be assisted in its work by the Committee’s Secretariat-General. The Secretariat-General shall assist the Advisory Board with complete confidentiality. Any breach of this confidentiality shall be subject to investigation by the President and may entail appropriate consequences for the person concerned.

3.   Staff members who consider themselves a victim of harassment by a member of the Committee within the meaning of Article 12a of the Staff Regulations may submit a request for assistance pursuant to Article 24 of the Staff Regulations or, by analogy, Articles 11 (first paragraph) or 81 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants. Members of the interim staff, seconded national experts and trainees may submit a request for assistance on the basis of Article 31 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Prior to the submission of the request, the staff member concerned may informally contact his/her appointing authority, any member of the Advisory Board or the Committee’s Secretariat-General.

4.   Upon receipt of the request mentioned in paragraph 3, the appointing authority shall inform the Advisory Board and instruct the responsible department in the Secretariat-General to carry out a preliminary study into the alleged facts in order to determine whether there is any prima facie evidence of harassment. Within 30 working days of the receipt of the request, the responsible department shall submit to the Advisory Board and the appointing authority a preliminary study that shall be based on the request and, where appropriate, any written statements from the proposed witnesses, and information obtained from the relevant departments in the Secretariat-General. If, according to the preliminary study, there is not sufficient prima facie evidence of harassment, the appointing authority, in agreement with the Advisory Board, shall consult the Legal Affairs Unit and give the staff member concerned the opportunity to be heard before taking a decision on the basis of Article 24 of the Staff Regulations. If, according to the preliminary study, there is sufficient prima facie evidence of harassment, the case shall be referred to the Advisory Board.

5.   For each case referred to it, the Advisory Board shall carry out a detailed investigation. The Advisory Board shall send the member of the Committee concerned a summary of the allegations made against him/her. The member of the Committee concerned shall be given reasonable time, which may not be less than 15 working days, to submit his/her observations. After this time limit, the staff member concerned shall receive a summary of the observations of the member of the Committee concerned. The Advisory Board shall assess whether any witnesses or third persons are to be heard and whether any additional investigation is needed. The staff member and the member of the Committee concerned shall receive a summary of any witnesses’ testimonies and be heard separately by the Advisory Board before the adoption of the report mentioned in paragraph 6.

6.   On the basis of the preliminary analysis carried out by the relevant department of the Secretariat-General and its own detailed investigation, the Advisory Board shall adopt a report and forward it to the President of the Committee and the staff member and the member of the Committee concerned. The report shall contain: (i) a summary of the allegations made by the staff member concerned; (ii) a summary of the investigation, including the observations of the member of the Committee concerned and of any witnesses heard; (iii) an assessment of the facts and the evidence, including the witnesses’ testimonies; (iv) the conclusions as to whether or not harassment has occurred; and (v), where appropriate, a recommendation on the penalty to be imposed, any other follow-up or both. Where appropriate, any minority opinion shall be recorded in the report.

7.   In the light of the report of the Advisory Board and after having heard the member of the Committee concerned and having consulted the First Vice-President, the Chair of the Commission for Financial and Administrative Affairs, the Chair of the national delegation and the President of the political group of the member concerned, the President of the Committee shall issue a reasoned decision as to whether or not harassment has occurred, which may include a penalty in accordance with Article 8(4). The decision may rely on the reasoning of the report of the Advisory Board if it endorses the conclusions of the report. The decision shall however include its own reasoning if it departs from the conclusions of the report. The President shall notify the reasoned decision to the staff member and member of the Committee concerned and inform the Advisory Board and the appointing authority thereof.

8.   The member concerned may bring an action for annulment before the Court of Justice within two months of the notification of the reasoned decision of the President, pursuant to Article 263 TFEU.

9.   In the light of the President’s reasoned decision and after having consulted the Legal Affairs Unit, the appointing authority shall take a final decision on the request for assistance. If the President’s reasoned decision concludes that harassment has occurred, the appointing authority shall decide on the action to be taken to support the victim of the harassment. If the President’s reasoned decision concludes that harassment has not occurred and the appointing authority intends to reject the request for assistance, it shall offer the staff member concerned an opportunity to be heard beforehand. Any intentionally false or misleading request for assistance may lead to disciplinary proceedings against the staff member concerned.

10.   Should the President be the person concerned by the harassment allegations, the First Vice-President shall assume the role assigned to the President in paragraphs 2, 7 and 9 and a vice-president belonging to a political group and a national delegation that are different from the First Vice-President’s political group and national delegation shall assume the role assigned to the First Vice-President in paragraph 7.

11.   The appointing authority may decide at any moment to adopt interim measures, which may include in particular permission for the staff member concerned to perform work at home or in the Committee but away from the member concerned, or the grant of leave. The appointing authority shall inform the Advisory Board of the adopted measures, indicating whether it is necessary to inform the member of the Committee concerned.

Article 10

Cooperation with national judicial authorities

1.   If the alleged infringement could constitute a criminal offence, the President shall inform the appropriate national authorities in the relevant Member States.

2.   The Committee shall cooperate fully with the appropriate national authorities.

Article 11

Entry into force

This Code of Conduct shall enter into force on 26 January 2020.

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(1)  Staff members are mainly subject to the Staff Regulations, the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants and the implementing rules adopted by the Committee.

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Appendix

PUBLIC DECLARATION OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS

(to be submitted only in the absence of a public declaration pursuant to national or subnational legislation)

| SURNAME: | FIRST NAME: |
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SURNAME:

FIRST NAME:

| ☐ | I do not have a direct financial interest within the meaning of Article 6(3) of the Code of Conduct. |
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I do not have a direct financial interest within the meaning of Article 6(3) of the Code of Conduct.

| ☐ | I have a direct financial interest within the meaning of Article 6(3) of the Code of Conduct in the following entities: |
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I have a direct financial interest within the meaning of Article 6(3) of the Code of Conduct in the following entities:

I hereby declare that the above information is true and correct.

| Date: | Signature: |
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Date:

Signature:

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Corrigenda

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 20/24

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Corrigendum to Directive (EU) 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions

(
  Official Journal of the European Union L 321 of 12 December 2019
  )

On page 11, Article 1, point (3)(c):

for:

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  ”The Commission shall adopt the implementing acts referred to in point (ea) by 2 July 2020.”
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‘
  ”The Commission shall adopt the implementing acts referred to in point (ea) by 2 July 2020.”
  ’,

read:

| | ‘
  ”The Commission shall adopt the implementing acts referred to in point (ea) by 2 July 2021.”
  ’. |
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‘
  ”The Commission shall adopt the implementing acts referred to in point (ea) by 2 July 2021.”
  ’.

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| 24.1.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 20/25 |
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24.1.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 20/25

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Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2019/1155 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code)

(
  Official Journal of the European Union L 188 of 12 July 2019
  )

On page 30, in point (3) of Article 1, the amendment to point (c) of Article 3(5)

for:

| ‘(c) | third-country nationals holding a valid visa for a Member State which does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation, or for a Member State which does not yet apply the provisions of the Schengen acquis in full, or for a country which is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or for Canada, Japan or the United States of America, ...’, |
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‘(c)

third-country nationals holding a valid visa for a Member State which does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation, or for a Member State which does not yet apply the provisions of the Schengen acquis in full, or for a country which is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or for Canada, Japan or the United States of America, ...’,

read:

| ‘(c) | third-country nationals holding a valid visa for a Member State which does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation, or for a Member State which does not yet apply the provisions of the Schengen acquis in full, or for Canada, Japan or the United States of America, ...’. |
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‘(c)

third-country nationals holding a valid visa for a Member State which does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation, or for a Member State which does not yet apply the provisions of the Schengen acquis in full, or for Canada, Japan or the United States of America, ...’.

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| 24.1.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 20/26 |
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24.1.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 20/26

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Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on the prudential requirements of investment firms and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) No 575/2013, (EU) No 600/2014 and (EU) No 806/2014

(
  Official Journal of the European Union L 314 of 5 December 2019
  )

On page 58, Article 63(4)(e):

for:

‘paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

“7.   ESMA, in consultation with EBA, shall develop draft regulatory technical standards to specify the information that the applicant third‐country firm is to provide in the application for registration referred to in paragraph 4 and the information to be reported in accordance with paragraph 6a.

ESMA shall submit those draft regulatory technical standards to the Commission by 26 September 2021.

Power is delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by adopting the regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph in accordance with Articles 10 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010.”;’,

read:

‘paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

“7.   ESMA, in consultation with EBA, shall develop draft regulatory technical standards to specify the information that the applicant third-country firm is to provide in the application for registration referred to in paragraph 4 and the information to be reported in accordance with paragraph 6a.

ESMA shall submit those draft regulatory technical standards to the Commission by 26 September 2020.

Power is delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by adopting the regulatory technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph in accordance with Articles 10 to 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010.”;’.

On page 58, Article 63(4)(f):

for:

‘8.   ESMA shall develop draft implementing technical standards to specify the format in which the application for registration referred to in paragraph 4 is to be submitted and the information referred to in paragraph 6a is to be reported.

ESMA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission by 26 September 2021.

Power is conferred on the Commission to supplement this Regulation by adopting the implementing technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010.’,

read:

‘8.   ESMA shall develop draft implementing technical standards to specify the format in which the application for registration referred to in paragraph 4 is to be submitted and the information referred to in paragraph 6a is to be reported.

ESMA shall submit those draft implementing technical standards to the Commission by 26 September 2020.

Power is conferred on the Commission to supplement this Regulation by adopting the implementing technical standards referred to in the first subparagraph in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010.’.

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