coastalcph/lex_glue huggingface dataset:
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 February 2011
amending Decision 2010/248/EU adjusting the allowances provided for in Decision 2003/479/EC and Decision 2007/829/EC concerning the rules applicable to national experts and military staff on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council
(2011/138/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 41(1) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 15(7) of Council Decision 2003/479/EC (1) and Article 15(6) of Council Decision 2007/829/EC (2) provide that the daily and monthly allowances of national experts and military staff on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council are to be adjusted each year without retroactive effect on the basis of the adaptation of the basic salaries of Union officials in Brussels and Luxembourg.
(2)
Council Decision 2010/248/EU (3) applied the rates set in Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1296/2009 of 23 December 2009 adjusting with effect from 1 July 2009 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto (4), with effect from 1 May 2010.
(3)
By judgment dated 24 November 2010 in Case C-40/10, the Court of Justice annulled Article 2 and Articles 4 to 18 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1296/2009 which set the rate of the 2009 annual adaptation at + 1,85 %. The Council, by means of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1190/2010 (5), amended Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1296/2009, setting the rate of the 2009 annual adaptation at + 3,7 %.
(4)
Decision 2010/248/EU should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2010/248/EU is hereby amended as follows:
(1)
Article 1(1) is replaced by the following:
‘1. In Article 15(1) of Decision 2003/479/EC and in Article 15(1) of Decision 2007/829/EC, the amounts EUR 30,75 and EUR 122,97 shall be replaced by EUR 31,89 and EUR 127,52 respectively.’;
(2)
Article 1(2) is replaced by the following:
‘2. In Article 15(2) of Decision 2003/479/EC and in Article 15(2) of Decision 2007/829/EC, the table shall be replaced by the following:
“Distance between place of origin and place of secondment
(in km)
Amount in EUR
0 - 150
0,00
> 150
81,96
> 300
145,72
> 500
236,81
> 800
382,54
> 1 300
601,13
> 2 000
719,55” ’;
(3)
Article 1(3) is replaced by the following:
‘3. In Article 15(4) of Decision 2003/479/EC the amount EUR 30,75 shall be replaced by EUR 31,89.’.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2010.
Done at Brussels, 28 February 2011.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1047/2010
of 15 November 2010
establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue ling in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of II, IV and V by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008 of 28 November 2008 fixing for 2009 and 2010 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (2) lays down quotas for 2009 and 2010.
(2)
According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2010.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2010 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Article 3
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 15 November 2010.
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION BiH/18/2011
of 2 December 2011
on the appointment of an EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2011/836/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP of 12 July 2004 on the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 6(1) of Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take further decisions on the appointment of the EU Force Commander.
(2)
By Decision 2009/836/CFSP (2), the PSC appointed Major General Bernhard BAIR as EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(3)
The EU Operation Commander has recommended to appoint Brigadier General Robert BRIEGER as the new EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(4)
The EU Military Committee has supported the recommendation.
(5)
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 the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications.
(6)
The Copenhagen European Council on 12 and 13 December 2002 adopted a Declaration stating that the ‘Berlin plus’ arrangements and the implementation thereof will apply only to those Member States which are also either NATO members or parties to the ‘Partnership for Peace’, and which have consequently concluded bilateral security agreements with NATO,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Brigadier General Robert BRIEGER is hereby appointed EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on 6 December 2011.
Done at Brussels, 2 December 2011.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 726/2011
of 25 July 2011
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on apples
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (‘Single CMO’ Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 143(b) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2) provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in Annex XVII thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3).
(2)
For the purposes of applying Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (4) concluded as part of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2008, 2009 and 2010, the trigger levels for additional duties on apples should be adjusted.
(3)
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex XVIII to Implementing Regulation (EC) No 543/2011 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 September 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 July 2011.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 658/2012
of 18 July 2012
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2)
The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 18 July 2012.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 318/2012
of 12 April 2012
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2011/12 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 (3). Those prices and duties were last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 306/2012 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(3)
Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 12 April 2012.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 March 2011
appointing a member of the Court of Auditors
(2011/183/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(5) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1)
Mr Hubert WEBER, member of the Court of Auditors, has resigned with effect from 1 January 2011.
(2)
Mr Hubert WEBER should therefore be replaced for the remainder of his term of office,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Mr Harald WÖGERBAUER is hereby appointed member of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 December 2013.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 21 March 2011.
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 13 December 2011
on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/002 IT/Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Construction of buildings from Italy)
(2012/7/EU)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.
(2)
The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.
(3)
The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.
(4)
Italy submitted an application on 7 February 2011 to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in 323 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 41 (Construction of buildings) in the NUTS II region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (ITD1 and ITD2) and supplemented it by additional information up to 6 July 2011. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 3 918 850.
(5)
The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Italy,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 3 918 850 in commitment and payment appropriations.
Article 2
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Strasbourg, 13 December 2011.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 December 2010
on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on certain aspects of air services
(2011/228/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
In its Decision of 5 June 2003, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with an agreement at Union level.
(2)
On behalf of the Union, the Commission negotiated an Agreement with the Republic of Cape Verde on certain aspects of air services (the Agreement) in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council Decision of 5 June 2003.
(3)
The Agreement should be signed and provisionally applied subject to its conclusion,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on certain aspects of air services (the Agreement) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union subject to its conclusion.
Article 3
Pending its entry into force, the Agreement shall be applied provisionally from the first day of the first month following the date on which the parties have notified each other of the completion of the necessary procedures for this purpose (1).
Article 4
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to make the notification provided for in Article 8(2) of the Agreement.
Article 5
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 13 December 2010.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 421/2012
of 16 May 2012
on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first seven days of May 2012 under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 of 13 July 2009 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef (3) sets out detailed rules for the submission and issue of import licences.
(2)
Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 provides that in cases where quantities covered by licence applications exceed the quantities available for the quota period, allocation coefficients should be fixed for the quantities covered by each licence application. The applications for import licences submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 between 1 and 7 May 2012 exceed the quantities available. Therefore, the extent to which import licences may be issued and the allocation coefficient should be determined,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Import licence applications covered by the quota with order number 09.4449 and submitted between 1 and 7 May 2012 in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009, shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 16,215775 %.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 16 May 2012.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1319/2011
of 15 December 2011
fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 143 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 614/2009 of 7 July 2009 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin.
(2)
Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin. The representative prices should therefore be published.
(3)
In view of the situation on the market, this amendment should be applied as soon as possible.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 15 December 2011.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 769/2010
of 30 August 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 August 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 August 2010.