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Official Journal of the European Union

DECISION No 2/2022 of the EU-CTC Joint Committee established by the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure

of 25 August 2022

as regards an invitation to Ukraine to accede to that Convention [2022/1642]

THE EU-CTC JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (1), and in particular Article 15(3), point (e), thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Ukraine has expressed its wish to accede to the Convention on a common transit procedure (‘the Convention’).

(2) The movement of goods with Ukraine would be facilitated by a common transit procedure for goods transported between Ukraine and the European Union, Iceland, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

(3) With a view to achieving such facilitation, it is appropriate to invite Ukraine to accede to the Convention,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Ukraine shall be invited to accede to the Convention in accordance with Article 15a of the Convention as from 1 October 2022.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 25 August 2022. For the EU-CTC Joint Committee The President Matthias PETSCHKE

(1) OJ L 226, 13.8.1987, p. 2.
RECOMMENDATION No 1/2022 OF THE EU-ISRAEL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 8 March 2022

approving the extension of the EU-Israel Action Plan (2022/412)

THE EU-ISRAEL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (1),

Whereas:

(1) The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (‘the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement’) was signed in Brussels on 20 November 1995 and entered into force on 1 June 2000.

(2) Article 69 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement gives the Association Council the power to take decisions and make appropriate recommendations.

(3) Article 10 of the Rules of Procedure of the Association Council provides for the possibility of taking decisions or recommendations by written procedure between sessions, if the Parties so agree.

(4) The extension of the EU-Israel Action Plan for three years will give the Parties the opportunity to take forward their cooperation for the coming years, including through the possible negotiation of partnership priorities,

HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION:

Article 1 The Association Council, acting by written procedure, recommends that the EU-Israel Action Plan be extended for three years as of the date of the adoption of this Recommendation.

Article 2 This Recommendation shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 8 March 2022. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) OJ L 147, 21.6.2000, p. 3.
Official Journal of the European Union

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 224/2019

of 27 September 2019

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/29]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/238 of 8 February 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 to classify the substance ovotransferrin as regards its maximum residue limit (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following indent is added in point 13 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement: ‘— 32019 R 0238: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/238 of 8 February 2019 (OJ L 39, 11.2.2019, p. 4).’

Article 2 The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/238 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on 28 September 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

Article 4 This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2019. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gunnar PÁLSSON

(1) OJ L 39, 11.2.2019, p. 4.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Official Journal of the European Union

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 228/2019

of 27 September 2019

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/33]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/994 of 17 June 2019 postponing the expiry date of approval of etofenprox for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1030 of 21 June 2019 postponing the expiry date of approval of indoxacarb for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following points are inserted after point 12zzzzzy (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/641) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement: ‘12zzzzzz. 32019 D 0994: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/994 of 17 June 2019 postponing the expiry date of approval of etofenprox for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 (OJ L 160, 18.6.2019, p. 26). 12zzzzzza. 32019 D 1030: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1030 of 21 June 2019 postponing the expiry date of approval of indoxacarb for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 (OJ L 167, 24.6.2019, p. 32).’

Article 2 The texts of Implementing Decisions (EU) 2019/994 and (EU) 2019/1030 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on 28 September 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

Article 4 This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2019. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gunnar PÁLSSON

(1) OJ L 160, 18.6.2019, p. 26.

(2) OJ L 167, 24.6.2019, p. 32.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 271/2019

of 31 October 2019

amending Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/94]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/545 of 3 April 2019 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/2030 determining, for a limited period of time, that the regulatory framework applicable to central securities depositories of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is equivalent in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following is added in point 31bfg (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/2030) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement: ‘, as amended by: — 32019 D 0545: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/545 of 3 April 2019 (OJ L 95, 4.4.2019, p. 11).’

Article 2 The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/545 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on 31 October 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 18/2019 of 8 February 2019 (2), whichever is the later.

Article 4 This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 31 October 2019. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gunnar PÁLSSON

(1) OJ L 95, 4.4.2019, p. 11.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(2) OJ L 60, 28.2.2019, p. 31.
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 261/2019

of 25 October 2019

amending Annex IX (Financial Services) to the EEA Agreement [2023/84]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/72 of 4 October 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council on interchange fees for card-based payment transactions with regard to regulatory technical standards establishing the requirements to be complied with by payment card schemes and processing entities to ensure the application of independence requirements in terms of accounting, organisation and decision-making process (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following point is inserted after point 31k (Regulation (EU) 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement: ‘31ka. 32018 R 0072: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/72 of 4 October 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council on interchange fees for card-based payment transactions with regard to regulatory technical standards establishing the requirements to be complied with by payment card schemes and processing entities to ensure the application of independence requirements in terms of accounting, organisation and decision-making process (OJ L 13, 18.1.2018, p. 1).’

Article 2 The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/72 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on 26 October 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 21/2019 of 8 February 2019 (2), whichever is the later.

Article 4 This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 25 October 2019. For the EEA Joint Committee The President Gunnar PÁLSSON

(1) OJ L 13, 18.1.2018, p. 1.

(*1) No constitutional requirements indicated.

(2) OJ L 60, 28.2.2019, p. 34.
JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE CONVENTION CONCLUED BETWEEN THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (ACP-EC)

RESOLUTION () on sugar

The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,

- meeting in Luxembourg from 23 to 26 September 1996,

A. reaffirming its resolution on sugar adopted during the 22nd Session held in Windhoek (Namibia) from 18 to 22 March 1996,

B. recalling the resolutions adopted in this regard by the 63rd Session of the ACP Council of Ministers held in Apia (Western Samoa) from 24 to 26 June 1996,

C. stressing the importance to its signatory States of sugar exported to the EU under the Sugar Protocol and the Special Preferential Sugar (SPS) agreement,

D. reiterating the ACP's commitment to supply the EU raw cane sugar requirements under the terms and conditions of the Protocol and the SPS agreement, and the mutual benefit to the contracting parties,

E. noting that the sugar industry has made significant contributions to socio-economic development, and to the furtherance of democracy, good governance and the rule of law and hence political stability of the States concerned,

F. noting also that the ACP are still awaiting an offer on the guaranteed price applicable to the 1996/97 marketing period,

G. concerned about the adverse effect of the EU's restrictive pricing policy on the ACP sugar industries which are affected, inter alia, by imported inflation,

H. recognizing that ACP Ministers responsible for sugar have already devised a plan of action to take their industries to a higher level of efficiency and competitiveness and considering that this will entail an additional cost to the ACP,

I. concerned that there is still no commitment from the EU with regard to assistance in alleviating the burden of high transport cost despite the evidence that there are contributing factors over which the ACP have no control,

J. noting the developments of EU negotiations on free trade agreements with various third countries and other trading blocs which include sugar producing countries,

1. Calls on the EU:

(i) to fully recognize the importance of the sugar industries to the economies of the ACP States concerned and the contribution made to their socio-economic development;

(ii) to ensure that the price offered for ACP sugar takes fully into account the socio-economic factors submitted in the annual memorandum by the ACP States signatory to the sugar protocol;

(iii) to give due consideration to the findings of the 1992 sugar transport cost study and initiate action to assist the ACP in alleviating the burden of high transport cost;

(iv) to ensure that its commitment to the ACP signatory States is not affected by any free trade agreements or trade liberalization treaties with third countries or other trading blocs by including sugar in the list of sensitive products to be excluded from trade or by establishing some other provision with and equivalent effect;

2. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council and the Commission.
JOINT ASSEMBLY OF THE CONVENTION CONCLUED BETWEEN THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (ACP-EC)

RESOLUTION () on Protocol 10 on sustainable management of forest resources of the Fourth ACP-EC Convention of Lomé as revised by the agreement signed in Mauritius on 4 November 1995

The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,

- meeting in Luxembourg from 23 to 26 September 1996,

A. realizing that every day large parts of the world's tropical forests disappear or are damaged,

B. acknowledging the importance and the need for the rational management of forest resources with a view to ensuring a long-term sustainable development of forests in ACP States,

C. acknowledging the importance of a transparent chain of custody, thus ensuring consumers the origin and production method of purchased timber (products),

D. acknowledging that the Forest Stewardship Council has developed universal criteria for truly sustainable forest management,

E. being aware of the fact that the Commission is discussing with the Member States the possibilities for a Community regulation with respect to the certification of sustainable forest management and timber,

1. Calls on the signatories to the Lomé-Convention and the Commission to design concrete plans for the implementation of paragraph 3 of Protocol 10;

2. Urges the Member States of the European Union and the Commission to legally recognise the FSC-mark within the European Union and to take measures to stimulate producers, manufacturers and consumers of timber to adhere to the principles developed by the Forest Stewardship Council;

3. Calls on the Council, the Commission, the Member States of the European Union and the signatories of the Lomé-Convention to work towards the international legal recognition of the FSC-mark;

4. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council and the Commission.
Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) - Resolutions adopted on the ongoing crisis in Bougainville (ACP-EU/2149/97/fin.)

The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,

- meeting in Brussels from 17 to 20 March 1997,

A. referring to the nine-year-old violent conflict in Bougainville which has resulted in an untenable situation from a humanitarian point of view,

B. bearing in mind its resolution on the ongoing crisis in Bougainville adopted on 1 October 1992,

C. referring to Article 5 of the revised Lomé IV Convention in which contracting parties, inter alia, reiterate their deep attachment to human dignity and human rights,

D. referring to the resolutions on the Bougainville conflict of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1993/76, 1994/81, 1995/65) and the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities (1992/19, 1994/21),

E. noting that its 1992 resolution was not implemented, despite an official invitation from the Government of Papua New Guinea of 4 October 1993 for a fact-finding mission,

1. Expresses its deep concern at the recent worsening of the situation in Bougainville and its continuing spill-over effects on neighbouring Solomon Islands, after hopeful developments in 1994;

2. Calls on all parties to give priority to the alleviation of the humanitarian situation and to facilitate humanitarian aid;

3. Calls on all parties concerned to facilitate human rights monitoring by giving access to independent observers throughout Bougainville;

4. Proposes sending a Joint Assembly fact-finding mission to Papua New Guinea and Bougainville for closer deliberations with the task of producing a report for the Assembly;

5. Urges therefore the ACP-EU Bureau and the concerned European institutions to give priority to organizing such an international mission which should also visit Solomon Islands, particularly Choiseul and the Shortlands Islands, which have and are still bearing the brunt of the spill-over effects of the conflict;

6. Calls on the conflicting parties to seize the mission as a catalyst for renewed dialogue, and therefore to facilitate the work of the mission so that the participants will be able to get a complete picture of the humanitarian situation and the conflicting interests;

7. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council, to the Commission, to the Governments of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the South Pacific Forum Secretariat.
Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) - Resolutions adopted on the integration of sustainable development in EU development cooperation with ACP countries (ACP-EU/2150/97)

The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,

- meeting in Brussels from 17 to 20 March 1997,

A. in view of the UN General Assembly Special Session on Agenda 21 (Earth Summit II) in June 1997,

B. recognizing that the targets set in Agenda 21 in Rio in 1992 have not been satisfactorily achieved and the agreed funds for sustainable development have not been allocated,

C. recognizing that means for the integration of sustainable development in EU development cooperation are not addressed in the Green Paper on relations between the EU and the ACP countries on the eve of the 21st century,

D. emphasizing the importance of sustainable development for ACP countries, especially in view of the ongoing depletion of their natural resources, and realizing the potential income for indigenous peoples,

E. recognizing the relationship between unequal access to natural resources and environmental degradation on the one hand and the outbreak of conflicts on the other,

F. recognizing that EU policies on the integration of sustainable development in development cooperation with ACP countries have not been implemented mainly due to insufficient capacity and expertise in the Commission and its delegations, as noted by the OECD Development Assistance Committee in its review of EU development cooperation (1995),

1. Calls on the European Commission and the signatories to the Lomé Convention to provide the structure and means for the actual integration of sustainability into EU development cooperation, particularly with ACP countries;

2. Calls on the European Commission and the signatories to the Lomé Convention to provide specific funding under the EDF for sustainable development projects with partners in ACP countries;

3. Calls on the Member States of the European Union to provide the means for a considerable increase in capacity and expertise on sustainable development within or in support of DG VIII of the Commission;

4. Supports the process of developing a European Sustainable Development Initiative for practical measures to integrate sustainable development in development cooperation, with the involvement of all parties concerned;

5. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council and the Commission.
Annex IV

Declaration on the International Day against Racism

Abuja, 21 March 2000

On the occasion of the International Day against Racism, we, the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly, hereby affirm our united opposition to all forms of racism.

We declare our common conviction that racism is abhorrent as a denial of the common heritage of all humankind, and a contradiction of the fundamental principle of the equality of the individual.

We believe that government and society have a common obligation to confront racism wherever it occurs. We must act to ensure that laws are not infected by racist ideas; that the institutions of state respect and uphold the principle of the equality of human beings; and that all children may benefit from an education which nurtures a spirit of tolerance and understanding.

The world has witnessed the slave trade and the Holocaust in the past, and racially motivated violence is still causing human suffering on a devastating scale today. Mindful of such tragedies, we must redouble our efforts to bring those responsible for such violence to justice, and to prevent all incitement to racial hatred.

We look forward to the World Conference against Racism which will convene in South Africa in 2001. We call for strong support from international donors in general, and from the EU in particular, for the regional conferences which are planned in preparation of this event.

All participants must work together to ensure that the Conference contributes to eradicating the blight of racism, which in our view can have no place in the twenty-first century.

Louis Serge CLAIR

Co-president

John CORRIE

Co-president