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COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 November 2013
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco
(2013/720/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 22 May 2006 the Council approved the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (1) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Partnership Agreement’) by adopting Regulation (EC) No 764/2006 (2).
(2)
The application of the last Protocol to this Partnership Agreement setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Partnership Agreement (3) ended on 20 December 2011.
(3)
The Council authorised the Commission to negotiate a new Protocol granting vessels of the Union fishing opportunities in the waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Morocco as regards fishing. At the end of those negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 24 July 2013.
(4)
The new Protocol should be signed subject to its conclusion,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The signature, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Protocol’) is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Protocol.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 15 November 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 12/2014
of 8 January 2014
entering a name in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed [Salinātā rudzu rupjmaize (TSG)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 50(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Latvia’s application to register the name ‘Salinātā rudzu rupjmaize’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).
(2)
As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Salinātā rudzu rupjmaize’ should therefore be entered in the register,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 January 2014.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 815/2013
of 27 August 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 on the list of aircraft operators that performed an aviation activity listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on or after 1 January 2006 specifying the administering Member State for each aircraft operator to take into consideration the accession of Croatia to the European Union
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (1), and in particular Article 18a(3)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2008/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) amended Directive 2003/87/EC to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the European Union.
(2)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 (3) establishes a list of aircraft operators which had performed an aviation activity as defined in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC on or after 1 January 2006.
(3)
That list aims to reduce the administrative burden on aircraft operators by providing information on which Member State will be regulating a particular aircraft operator.
(4)
The inclusion of an aircraft operator in the Union's emissions trading scheme is dependent upon the performance of an aviation activity as set out in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC and is not dependent on the inclusion in the list of aircraft operators established by the Commission on the basis of Article 18a(3) of that Directive.
(5)
The accession of Croatia to the European Union on 1 July 2013 and the criteria set under Article 18a(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC to determine an aircraft operator's administering Member State imply that certain aircraft operators should be administered by Croatia.
(6)
Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 August 2013.
COUNCIL DECISION 2013/71/CFSP
of 31 January 2013
concerning the temporary reception by Member States of the European Union of certain Palestinians
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 and Article 31(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 16 December 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/845/CFSP concerning the temporary reception by Member States of the European Union of certain Palestinians (1), which provided for an extension of the validity of their national permits for entry into, and stay in, the territory of the Member States referred to in Common Position 2002/400/CFSP of 21 May 2002 concerning the temporary reception by Member States of the European Union of certain Palestinians (2) for a further period of 12 months.
(2)
On the basis of an evaluation of the application of Common Position 2002/400/CFSP, the Council considers it appropriate that the validity of those permits be extended for a further period of 12 months,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Member States referred to in Article 2 of Common Position 2002/400/CFSP shall extend the validity of national permits for entry and stay granted pursuant to Article 3 of that Common Position for a further period of 12 months.
Article 2
The Council shall evaluate the application of Common Position 2002/400/CFSP within six months of the adoption of this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 31 January 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 597/2013
of 19 June 2013
approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Rogal świętomarciński (PGI)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second sentence of Article 53(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined the application from Poland for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Rogal świętomarciński’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1070/2008 (2).
(2)
The purpose of the application is to amend the specification in order to reduce the lower limit of the weight range of the product.
(3)
The Commission has examined the amendment in question and decided that it is justified. Since the amendment is minor, the Commission may approve it without recourse to the procedure laid down in Articles 50 to 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Rogal świętomarciński’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2
Annex II to this Regulation contains the consolidated Single Document setting out the main points of the specification.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 June 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/99
of 20 January 2015
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Arroz de Valencia’/‘Arròs de València’ (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Arroz de Valencia’/‘Arròs de València’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1971/2001 (2).
(2)
Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3)
As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Arroz de Valencia’/‘Arròs de València’ (PDO) are hereby approved.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 January 2015.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1086/2013
of 30 October 2013
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Raschera (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Raschera’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 (2).
(2)
Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2) (a) of that Regulation.
(3)
As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendment should be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 October 2013.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 February 2014
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
(2014/665/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 24 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Union and its Member States and the Republic of Croatia, with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in order to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (‘the Protocol’).
(2)
Those negotiations were successfully completed and the Protocol was approved by the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, through an Exchange of Letters on 25 October 2013.
(3)
The Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Union and its Member States, subject to its conclusion at a later date.
(4)
The conclusion of the Protocol is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling within the competence of the European Atomic Energy Community.
(5)
In view of Croatia's accession to the Union on 1 July 2013, the Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis from that date, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The signing on behalf of the Union and its Member States of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Protocol.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union and its Member States.
Article 3
The Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis, in accordance with its Article 13(2), as from 1 July 2013, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 18 February 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 504/2013
of 31 May 2013
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1225/2011 as regards the communication of information for the purpose of relief from customs duty
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 of 16 November 2009 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty (1),
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 17 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1225/2011 of 28 November 2011 for the purposes of Articles 42 to 52, 57 and 58 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1186/2009 setting up a Community system of reliefs from customs duty (2), Member States have to communicate information to the Commission in respect of the admission free of customs duties of certain spare parts, components, accessories, tools and equipment exceeding a certain value or price. The Commission has to forward the information to the Member States. Pursuant to Article 18 of the said Implementing Regulation that information is to be examined periodically by the Customs Code Committee.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 20 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1225/2011 certain information set out in applications for admission free of customs duty of goods imported by or on behalf of scientific establishments or organisations established inside the Union has to be communicated to the Commission by the Member States to which the application has been submitted.
(3)
Those obligations which date from 1983 are no longer necessary for the good management of imports with relief of customs duties. Moreover they entail an unnecessary administrative burden, both for Member States and the Commission. Thus, in the interest of regulatory simplification and rationality, the corresponding provisions should be deleted or simplified.
(4)
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1225/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1225/2011 is amended as follows:
(1)
Chapter VII is deleted;
(2)
Article 20 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 20
The competent authority of the Member State in which is situated the establishment or organisation to which the goods are consigned shall take a direct decision on applications under Article 19 in all cases.’.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 May 2013.
COUNCIL DECISION 2014/183/CFSP
of 1 April 2014
on the launch of a European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 42(4) and 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2014/73/CFSP of 10 February 2014 on a European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA) (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1)
On 10 February 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/73/CFSP.
(2)
On 17 March 2014, the Council approved the Operation Plan and the Rules of Engagement of EUFOR RCA.
(3)
Following the recommendation of the EU Operation Commander, EUFOR RCA should be launched.
(4)
In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol (No 22) on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications. Consequently, Denmark is not participating in the adoption of this Decision, and is neither bound by it nor subject to its application,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The EU military operation in the Central African Republic (‘EUFOR RCA’) shall be launched.
Article 2
The EU Operation Commander of EUFOR RCA is hereby authorised with immediate effect to start execution of the operation.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 1 April 2014.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 December 2013
determining for the General Secretariat of the Council the appointing authority and the authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment and repealing Decision 2011/444/EU
(2013/811/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, as laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), and in particular Article 2 of those Staff Regulations and Article 6 of those Conditions of Employment,
Whereas:
(1)
Under the first subparagraph of Article 240(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the General Secretariat of the Council comes under the responsibility of a Secretary-General.
(2)
In the light of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) introducing a new function group AST/SC, a new decision should be adopted, determining for the General Secretariat of the Council the appointing authority and the authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment, and Council Decision 2011/444/EU (3) should be repealed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The powers conferred by the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (‘the Staff Regulations’) on the Appointing Authority, and by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (‘the Conditions of Employment’) on the authority competent to conclude contracts of employment shall, as regards the General Secretariat of the Council, be exercised:
(a)
by the Council for the Secretary-General;
(b)
by the Council, on a proposal from the Secretary-General, for the application to Directors-General of Articles 1a, 30, 34, 41, 49, 50 and 51 of the Staff Regulations;
(c)
by the Secretary-General in other cases.
The Secretary-General is authorised to delegate, in whole or in part, to the Director-General of Administration any or all of his powers as regards the application of the Conditions of Employment and the application of the Staff Regulations to officials in the AST and AST/SC function groups, except for powers in respect of the appointment and termination of service of officials and the engagement of other servants.
Article 2
Council Decision 2011/444/EU is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Decision enters into force on 1 January 2014.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2013.