coastalcph/lex_glue huggingface dataset:
COMMISSION DECISION
of 31 January 2012
adjusting the thresholds referred to in Articles 157(b) and 158(1) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation
(2012/56/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), and in particular Article 271 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1251/2011 (2) adjusted the thresholds applicable to public procurement contracts pursuant to Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (3).
(2)
For reasons of consistency, it is therefore necessary to establish the thresholds referred to in Articles 157(b) and 158(1) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002.
(3)
Since the thresholds adjusted by Regulation (EU) No 1251/2011 are applicable from 1 January 2012, this Decision should also apply from 1 January 2012. This Decision should therefore enter into force on the date following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(4)
Commission Decision 2010/78/EU of 9 February 2010 adjusting the thresholds referred to in Article 157(b) and Article 158(1) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation (4) has lapsed and should therefore be repealed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The euro equivalents of the thresholds applicable to public procurement contracts shall be established as follows:
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EUR 5 000 000 in Article 157(b),
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EUR 130 000 in Article 158(1)(a),
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EUR 200 000 in Article 158(1)(b),
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EUR 5 000 000 in Article 158(1)(c).
Article 2
Decision 2010/78/EU is repealed.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
Done at Brussels, 31 January 2012.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 25 October 2010
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the Union and the Kingdom of Morocco establishing a Dispute Settlement Mechanism
(2011/58/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 24 February 2006 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with partners in the Mediterranean region in order to establish a dispute settlement mechanism related to trade provisions.
(2)
Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the committee appointed pursuant to Article 207 of the Treaty and within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council.
(3)
These negotiations have been concluded and an Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco establishing a Dispute Settlement Mechanism (‘the Agreement’) was initialled on 9 December 2009.
(4)
This Agreement should be signed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco establishing a Dispute Settlement Mechanism is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (1).
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
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 25 October 2010.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 June 2011
appointing five Slovenian members and three Slovenian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2011/356/EU)
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 Slovenian Government,
Whereas:
(1)
On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2)
Five members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Aleš ČERIN, Ms Irena MAJCEN, Ms Jasmina VIDMAR, Mr Franci VOVK and Mr Anton Tone SMOLNIKAR. Three alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Jure MEGLIČ, Mr Siniša GERMOVŠEK and Ms Darja DELAČ FELDA,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a)
as members:
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Mr Peter BOSSMAN, župan občin Piran
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Mr Mitja MERŠOL, član občinskega sveta MO Ljubljana
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Ms Andreja POTOČNIK, podžupanja občine Tržič
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Dr Ivan ŽAGAR, župan občine Slovenska Bistrica
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Ms Barbara ŽGAJNER TAVŠ, podžupanja občine Trbovlje
and
(b)
as alternate members:
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Ms Ladislava FURLAN, podžupanja občine Logatec
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Mr Anton KOKALJ, član občinskega sveta občine Vodice
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Ms Tanja VINDIŠ FURMAN, članica občinskega sveta MO Maribor.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 10 June 2011.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1218/2011
of 24 November 2011
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). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1199/2011 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
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 25 November 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 November 2011.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 3 October 2011
appointing six Polish members and six Polish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2011/660/EU)
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 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2)
Six members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Jacek CZERNIAK, Mr Konstanty DOMBROWICZ, Mr Marcin JABŁOŃSKI, Mr Witold KROCHMAL, Mr Marek NAWARA and Mr Bogusław ŚMIGIELSKI. Five alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Jan DZIUBIŃSKI, Mr Władysław HUSEJKO, Mr Tadeusz KOWALCZYK, Mr Andrzej MATUSIEWICZ and Mr Robert SOSZYŃSKI. An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the appointment of Mr Pawel ADAMOWICZ as a member of the Committee of the Regions,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a)
as members:
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Mr Paweł ADAMOWICZ, Prezydent Miasta Gdańska,
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Mr Olgierd GEBLEWICZ, Marszałek Województwa Zachodniopomorskiego,
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Mr Krzysztof HETMAN, Marszałek Województwa Lubelskiego,
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Mr Witold KROCHMAL, Radny Miasta i Gminy Wołów (change of mandate),
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Mr Marek SOWA, Marszałek Województwa Małopolskiego,
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Mr Witold STĘPIEŃ, Marszałek Województwa Łódzkiego;
and
(b)
as alternate members:
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Mr Jacek CZERNIAK, Radny Województwa Lubelskiego,
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Mr Marcin JABŁOŃSKI, Radny Województwa Lubuskiego,
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Mr Bogdan DYJUK, Przewodniczący Sejmiku Województwa Podłaskiego,
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Mr Arkadiusz GODLEWSKI, Przewodniczący Rady Miasta Katowice,
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Ms Teresa KUBAS-HUL, Przewodnicząca Sejmiku Województwa Podkarpackiego,
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Ms Hanna ZDANOWSKA, Prezydent Miasta Łodzi.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 3 October 2011.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 868/2010
of 30 September 2010
fixing the representative prices and additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar sector from 1 October 2010
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 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
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), lays down that the cif import price for molasses is to be considered the representative price. That price is fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(2)
For the purposes of fixing the representative prices, account must be taken of all the information provided for in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, except in the cases provided for in Article 30 of that Regulation and those prices should be fixed, where appropriate, in accordance with the method provided for in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(3)
Prices not relating to the standard quality should be adjusted upwards or downwards, according to the quality of the molasses offered, in accordance with Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(4)
Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the terms laid down in Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed.
(5)
The representative prices and additional import duties for the products concerned should be fixed in accordance with Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(6)
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
The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 September 2010.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 634/2012
of 12 July 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 616/2012 (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 July 2012.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 491/2011
of 19 May 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, 19 May 2011.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 250/2011
of 14 March 2011
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 15 March 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 March 2011.
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 13 December 2011
on mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management
(2012/6/EU)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 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 26 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (2),
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The European Union has created a European Union Solidarity Fund (the ‘Fund’) to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by disasters.
(2)
The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of EUR 1 billion.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains the provisions whereby the Fund may be mobilised.
(4)
Spain submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, concerning a disaster caused by an earthquake, and Italy submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, concerning a disaster caused by flooding.
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 37 979 875 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.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 404/2012
of 10 May 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, 10 May 2012.
COUNCIL DECISION 2010/677/CFSP
of 8 November 2010
repealing Common Position 98/409/CFSP concerning Sierra Leone
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 29 June 1998, the Council adopted Common Position 98/409/CFSP concerning Sierra Leone (1) in order to implement the measures imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolution (hereinafter ‘UNSCR’) 1171(1998).
(2)
On 28 January 2008, the Council adopted Common Position 2008/81/CFSP amending Common Position 98/409/CFSP (2) in order to implement the measures imposed by UNSCR 1793(2007) providing for an exemption to the measures imposed by paragraph 5 of UNSCR 1171(1998).
(3)
On 29 September 2010, the United Nations Security Council adopted UNSCR 1940(2010) repealing UNSCR 1171(1998).
(4)
Common Position 98/409/CFSP should therefore be repealed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Common Position 98/409/CFSP is hereby repealed.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 8 November 2010.