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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2011/500/CFSP
of 10 August 2011
implementing Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2011/137/CFSP of 28 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 28 February 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.
(2)
In view of the gravity of the situation in Libya, two additional entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IV to Decision 2011/137/CFSP,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The entities listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in Annex IV to Decision 2011/137/CFSP.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 10 August 2011.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 March 2012
authorising the opening of negotiations for an international agreement on the creation of the EU-LAC Foundation as an international organisation
(2012/493/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 218(3) and (4),
Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,
Whereas:
negotiations should be opened with a view to concluding an international agreement on the creation of the EU-LAC Foundation as an international organisation between the European Union and its Member States and the Latin American and Caribbean countries,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The Commission is hereby authorised to open negotiations for an international agreement on the creation of the EU-LAC Foundation as an international organisation between the European Union and its Member States and the Latin American and Caribbean countries.
2. The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the negotiating directives set out in the Addendum to this Decision.
Article 2
The Commission is nominated as the Union’s negotiator.
Article 3
The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Latin America Working Group (COLAT/AMLAT).
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Commission.
Done at Brussels, 23 March 2012.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 321/2011
of 1 April 2011
amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 as regards the restriction of use of Bisphenol A in plastic infant feeding bottles
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC (1), and in particular Article 18(3) thereof,
After consulting the European Food Safety Authority,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Directive 2011/8/EU (2) amended Directive 2002/72/EC (3) relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs restricting the use of Bisphenol A (2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane) in polycarbonate infant feeding bottles.
(2)
From 1 May 2011 Directive 2002/72/EC will be replaced by Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (4).
(3)
Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 does not contain the restrictions concerning Bisphenol A that were introduced in Directive 2002/72/EC by Directive 2011/8/EU.
(4)
Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 should therefore be amended to reflect the restrictions of use of Bisphenol A.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Table 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, the entry concerning substance number 151, named ‘2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane’, in column 10 (Restrictions and specifications), the following text is inserted:
‘Not to be used for the manufacture of polycarbonate infant (5) feeding bottles (6).
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2011 to prohibit the manufacture of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and which do not comply with this Regulation.
It shall apply as from 1 June 2011 to prohibit the placing on the market and importation into the Union of plastic materials and articles which do not comply with this Regulation.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 April 2011.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 July 2012
appointing six Bulgarian members and eight Bulgarian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2012/403/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 Bulgarian 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 Ms Katya DOYCHEVA, Ms Dora IANKOVA, Mr Orhan MUMUN, Ms Penka PENKOVA, Mr Georgi SLAVOV and Mr Bozhidar YOTOV. Six alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Ivo ANDONOV, Ms Shukran IDRIZ, Mr Veselin LICHEV, Mr Rumen RASHEV, Mr Svetlin TANCHEV and Mr Nayden ZELENOGORSKI. Two alternate members’ seats will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Ahmed AHMEDOV and Mr Krassimir KOSTOV as members 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:
-
Mr Ahmed AHMEDOV, Mayor, Municipality of Tsar Kaloyan
-
Ms Tanya HRISTOVA, Mayor, Municipality of Gabrovo
-
Mr Krassimir KOSTOV, Mayor, Municipality of Shumen
-
Mr Madzhid MANDADZHA, Mayor, Municipality of Stambolovo
-
Mr Zhivko TODOROV, Mayor, Municipality of Stara Zagora
-
Mr Luydmil VESSELINOV, Mayor, Municipality of Popovo,
and
(b)
as alternate members:
-
Mr Nida AHMEDOV, Mayor, Municipality of Kaolinovo
-
Mr Ivan ALEKSIEV, Mayor, Municipality of Pomorie
-
Mr Atanas KAMBITOV, Mayor, Municipality of Blagoevgrad
-
Ms Kornelia MARINOVA, Municipal Councillor, Municipality of Lovech
-
Ms Sebihan MEHMED, Mayor, Municipality of Krumovgrad
-
Ms Anastassya MLADENOVA, Municipal Councillor, Municipality of Peshtera
-
Mr Fahri MOLAYSSENOV, Mayor, Municipality of Madan
-
Mr Georgi SLAVOV, Mayor, Municipality of Yambol.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 10 July 2012.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1296/2011
of 9 December 2011
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Riso di Baraggia Biellese e Vercellese (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Riso di Baraggia Biellese e Vercellese’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 982/2007 (2).
(2)
Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments 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, 9 December 2011.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 July 2012
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials
(2012/435/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(6)(a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with Council Decision 2012/108/EU (1), the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials (‘the Agreement’), was signed on 16 December 2011, subject to its conclusion.
(2)
The Agreement should be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (2).
Article 2
The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to make the notification provided for in the Agreement in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Agreement (3).
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1041/2010
of 16 November 2010
amending Regulation (EU) No 479/2010 laying down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards Member States’ notifications to the Commission in the milk and milk products sector
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 192(2) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 479/2010 (2) provides for the notification by the Member States to the Commission of monthly prices for skimmed milk powder used for animal feed. As this information is an essential element for the management of the internal market, it is appropriate to change it into a weekly notification.
(2)
The objective of the provision in Article 6(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 479/2010 is to relieve the Member States of the notification of export licence applications on days where no refunds or 0 refund rates are fixed for the products referred to in Part 9 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3). It appears that the current drafting of the provision can lead to an incorrect interpretation. It is therefore appropriate to provide for a clearer formulation.
(3)
Regulation (EU) No 479/2010 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
Regulation (EU) No 479/2010 is amended as follows:
1.
in Article 6(1) point (b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b)
where appropriate, that no applications have been submitted on that day, except where none of the products referred to in Part 9 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (4) is subject to a refund or where only a 0 rate refund is applicable;
2.
Annexes I.A and I.B are replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 November 2010.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 May 2011
on repealing Decision 2003/796/EC on establishing the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas
(2011/280/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2003/796/EC (1) established a European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas to facilitate consultation, coordination and cooperation between the regulatory bodies in the Member States, and between these bodies and the Commission, with a view to consolidating the internal market and ensuring the consistent application in all Member States of Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity (2), Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas (3) and Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity (4).
(2)
In order to enhance the cooperation between national regulatory bodies and to contribute further towards the effective functioning of the internal markets in electricity and natural gas, an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators was established by Regulation No (EC) 713/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. (5).
(3)
The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators provides a framework within which national regulatory authorities can cooperate and carry out tasks similar to those currently pursued by the European Regulatory Group for Electricity and Gas. As the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators will continue the work undertaken by the European Regulatory Group for Electricity and Gas within the framework of a more effective governance, it is therefore appropriate to repeal Decision 2003/796/EC.
(4)
In order to ensure that the European Regulatory Group for Electricity and Gas can finalise several pending projects, the European Regulatory Group for Electricity and Gas should be dissolved only as of 1 July 2011 so to ensure a smooth transition to the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2003/796/EC is repealed.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2011.
Done at Brussels, 16 May 2011.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 2 May 2012
appointing three Spanish members and two Spanish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2012/239/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 Spanish 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)
Three members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Pedro CASTRO VÁZQUEZ, Mr Jordi HEREU I BOHER and Mr Alberto RUIZ-GALLARDÓN JIMÉNEZ. Two alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Ms Paz FERNÁNDEZ FELGUEROSO and Mr Andrés OCAÑA RABADÁN,
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:
-
Mr Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Alcalde de Sevilla,
-
Mr Abel CABALLERO ÁLVAREZ, Alcalde de Vigo,
-
Ms Nuria MARÍN MARTÍNEZ, Alcaldesa de Hospitalet de Llobregat,
and
(b)
as alternate members:
-
Mr Ramón ROPERO MANCERA, Alcalde de Villafranca de los Barros,
-
Mr Jordi SAN JOSÉ I BUENAVENTURA, Alcalde de Sant Feliú de Llobregat (Barcelona).
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 2 May 2012.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 177/2012
of 1 March 2012
amending for the 165th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network, (1) and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and 7a(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2)
On 21 February 2012 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove one natural person and seventeen entities from the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply after considering the de-listing request submitted by this person and these entities and the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1904(2009). It also decided to amend one entry on the list. Furthermore, on 23 February 2012, it decided to amend five other entries on the list.
(3)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
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, 1 March 2012.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 141/2012
of 17 February 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, 17 February 2012.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 July 2011
on the signing and conclusion of the Monetary Agreement between the European Union and the French Republic on keeping the euro in Saint-Barthélemy following the amendment of its status with regard to the European Union
(2011/433/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 219(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 13 April 2011 on the arrangements for the negotiation of a Monetary Agreement with the French Republic, acting for the benefit of the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy, and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank,
Whereas:
(1)
By European Council Decision 2010/718/EU of 29 October 2010 amending the status with regard to the European Union of the island of Saint-Barthélemy (1), the island of Saint-Barthélemy is to cease to be an outermost region of the Union with effect from 1 January 2012 and is to have the status of an overseas country or territory, as referred to in Part Four of the Treaty, as from that date. The French Republic has undertaken to conclude the agreements necessary to ensure that the interests of the Union are preserved when this amendment takes place.
(2)
The French Republic has informed the institutions of the Union of its intention to retain the euro as the sole currency in Saint-Barthélemy. A monetary agreement should therefore be concluded.
(3)
On 13 April 2011 the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate with the French Republic, acting for the benefit of the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy, and to fully associate the European Central Bank with the negotiations and to seek its agreement on issues falling within its fields of competence, with a view to concluding a monetary agreement. On 30 May 2011, the Monetary Agreement between the European Union and the French Republic on keeping the euro in Saint-Barthélemy following the amendment of its status with regard to the European Union (‘the Agreement’) was initialled.
(4)
The Agreement should be signed and concluded,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The Monetary Agreement between the European Union and the French Republic on keeping the euro in Saint-Barthélemy following the amendment of its status with regard to the European Union (‘the Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
2. 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 to bind the Union.
Article 3
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 11 of the Agreement.
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 12 July 2011.