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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 212/19

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 7 August 2012

amending Implementing Decision 2012/262/EU amending Decision 2008/589/EC establishing a specific control and inspection programme related to the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea

(2012/468/EU)

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, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (1), and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2008/589/EC (2) established a specific control and inspection programme applicable for a period of four years to ensure the harmonised implementation of the multiannual plan set up by Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 (3) for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks.

(2) To address the clerical error occurred during the adoption procedure of Commission Implementing Decision 2012/262/EU (4) and consequently to bring that Decision in conformity with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, the text ‘or likely to be engaged’ should be deleted from paragraph 3 of Article 1 of that Decision.

(3) Implementing Decision 2012/262/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision have been established in concert with the Member States concerned.

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Implementing Decision 2012/262/EU is replaced by the following:

‘3. Article 2 is replaced by the following: “Article 2 Scope ‘3.1. The specific control and inspection programme shall cover control and inspection of: (a) fishing activities by vessels referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 and by fishing vessels of all length engaged in the catch of salmon; (b) all related activities including the landing, weighing, marketing, transport and storage of fishery products and the recording of landing and sales. 2. The specific control and inspection programme shall apply for five years.” ’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 7 August 2012. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 190, 18.7.2008, p. 11.

(3) OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 130, 17.5.2012, p. 22.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/1

COUNCIL DECISION No 528/2012/EU

of 24 September 2012

amending Decision 2001/822/EC on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (‘the Overseas Association Decision’)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 203 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

After consulting the European Parliament,

Acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1) 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) amends the Treaty, and in particular Annex II thereto, by including the island of Saint-Barthélemy in the list of overseas countries and territories to which the fourth part of the Treaty applies.

(2) Council Decision 2001/822/EC (2) establishes the legal framework for promoting the economic and social development of the overseas countries and territories (OCTs) and for enhancing economic relations between them and the Union. Annex I A to Decision 2001/822/EC contains a list of the OCTs concerned by association in accordance with Article 1(2) of that Decision.

(3) Decision 2001/822/EC applies until 31 December 2013. Annex I A to that Decision must therefore be amended to take account of the change of status with regard to the Union of the island of Saint-Barthélemy, which became an overseas territory on 1 January 2012.

(4) Decision 2010/718/EU has applied since 1 January 2012. It is therefore appropriate to apply as from 1 January 2012 the measures set out in Decision 2001/822/EC to the island of Saint-Barthélemy that are favourable to the OCTs and that do not involve obligations for them, apart from those relating to development cooperation financing. In this respect, France has undertaken not to apply for European Development Fund intervention for the island of Saint-Barthélemy under the programming for 2007-2013,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Annex I A to Decision 2001/822/EC the following indent is inserted, between that relating to ‘Saint Pierre and Miquelon’ and that relating to ‘Aruba’:

‘— Saint-Barthélemy,’.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Articles 1 to 9, Articles 34, 35 and 38, Article 39(1) and (7), Article 45(1), (2)(a) and (3), and Articles 57 and 58 of Decision 2001/822/EC shall apply to the island of Saint-Barthélemy from 1 January 2012.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2012. For the Council The President A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

(1) OJ L 325, 9.12.2010, p. 4.

(2) OJ L 314, 30.11.2001, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 274/29

COUNCIL DECISION

of 4 October 2012

appointing six Romanian members and five Romanian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

(2012/626/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 Romanian 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 Decebal ARNĂUTU, Ms Veronica DIACONU, Ms Edita Emőke LOKODI, Mr Constantin OSTAFICIUC, Mr Vasile SAVA and Mr Gheorghe Bunea STANCU. Five alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Árpád Szabolcs CSEHI, Mr Gheorghe FLUTUR, Ms Mariana MIRCEA, Mr Mircia MUNTEAN and Ms Ioana TRIFOI,

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 Cristian Mihai ADOMNIȚEI, President of Iași County Council, — Mr Dragoș Adrian BENEA, President of Bacău County Council, — Mr Ovidiu BRĂILOIU, Mayor of Eforie town, Constanța County, — Mr Csaba BORBOLY, President of Harghita County Council, — Ms Mariana GÂJU, Mayor of the Cumpăna commune, Constanța County, — Mr Emilian OPREA, Mayor of Chitila town, Ilfov County; and

(b) as alternate members: — Mr Andrei Ioan CHILIMAN, Mayor of District 1 — Bucharest, — Ms Veronica DIACONU, Local Councillor, Gorgota commune Local Council, Prahova County, — Mr Petru Nicolae IOȚCU, President of Arad County Council, — Mr Marian PETRACHE, President of Ilfov County Council, — Mr Silviu PONORAN, Mayor of Zlatna town, Alba County.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 4 October 2012. For the Council The President S. CHARALAMBOUS

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 288/2

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 September 2012

adopting the Council position on draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2012

2012/C 288/02

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic and Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), as last amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1081/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 (2), and in particular Article 37 thereof,

Whereas:

— the Union's budget for the financial year 2012 was definitively adopted on 1 December 2011 (3),

— on 20 June 2012, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 4 to the general budget for the financial year 2012,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Council's position on draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2012 was adopted on 24 September 2012.

The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2012. For the Council The President A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1, with corrigenda in OJ L 25, 30.1.2003, p. 43 and in OJ L 99, 14.4.2007, p. 18.

(2) OJ L 311, 26.11.2010, p. 9.

(3) OJ L 56, 29.2.2012, with corrigenda in OJ L 79, 19.3.2012, p. 1 and in OJ L 184, 13.7.2012, p. 19.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/61

COUNCIL DECISION

of 13 November 2012

on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Estonia

(2012/710/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (1), in particular Article 25 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA (2), in particular Article 20 and Chapter 4 of the Annex thereto,

Whereas:

(1) According to the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the legal effects of the acts of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union adopted prior to the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon are preserved until those acts are repealed, annulled or amended in implementation of the Treaties.

(2) Accordingly, Article 25 of Decision 2008/615/JHA is applicable and the Council must unanimously decide whether the Member States have implemented the provisions of Chapter 6 of that Decision.

(3) Article 20 of Decision 2008/616/JHA provides that decisions referred to in Article 25(2) of Decision 2008/615/JHA are to be taken on the basis of an evaluation report based on a questionnaire. With respect to automated data exchange in accordance with Chapter 2 of Decision 2008/615/JHA, the evaluation report is to be based on an evaluation visit and a pilot run.

(4) According to Chapter 4, point 1.1, of the Annex to Decision 2008/616/JHA, the questionnaire drawn up by the relevant Council Working Group concerns each of the automated data exchanges and has to be answered by a Member State as soon as it believes it fulfils the prerequisites for sharing data in the relevant data category.

(5) Estonia has completed the questionnaire on data protection and the questionnaire on dactyloscopic data exchange.

(6) A successful pilot run has been carried out by Estonia with Austria.

(7) An evaluation visit has taken place in Estonia and a report on the evaluation visit has been produced by the Austrian evaluation team and forwarded to the relevant Council Working Group.

(8) An overall evaluation report, summarising the results of the questionnaire, the evaluation visit and the pilot run concerning dactyloscopic data exchange has been presented to the Council,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the purposes of automated searching of dactyloscopic data, Estonia has fully implemented the general provisions on data protection of Chapter 6 of Decision 2008/615/JHA and is entitled to receive and supply personal data pursuant to Article 9 of that Decision as from the date of the entry into force of this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 13 November 2012. For the Council The President V. SHIARLY

(1) OJ L 210, 6.8.2008, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 210, 6.8.2008, p. 12.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 307/82

COUNCIL DECISION 2012/687/CFSP

of 6 November 2012

amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (1), and in particular Article 23(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

(2) An additional entity should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The entity listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to section B of Part I of the list set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 6 November 2012. For the Council The President A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

(1) OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 382/7

COUNCIL DECISION

of 27 November 2012

renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

2012/C 382/06

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, and in particular Article 4 thereof (1),

Having regard to the three nominees submitted to the Council by the Commission as regards the employers' representatives,

Whereas:

(1) By its Decision of 16 July 2012 (2), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2012 to 17 September 2015. However, this Decision did not include all of the members to be appointed,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following persons are hereby appointed members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of its term of office, which runs until 17 September 2015:

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS

Portugal Ms Ana Maria SANTOS GOUVEIA LOPES Slovakia Mr Martin HOSTAK United Kingdom Ms Kate LING

Article 2

This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 27 November 2012. For the Council The President G. DEMOSTHENOUS

(1) OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 228, 31.7.2012, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 360/4

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 November 2012

appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for Italy

2012/C 360/03

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (1), and in particular Articles 23 and 24 thereof,

Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,

Whereas:

(1) By its Decision of 4 October 2012 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period from 25 September 2012 to 24 September 2014.

(2) The government of Italy has submitted nominations for several posts to be filled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period ending on 24 September 2014:

I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

Country Members Alternate Italy Ms Grazia STRANO Mr Daniele LUNETTA Ms Iolanda Valeria GUTTADAURO





II. TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES

Country Members Alternate Italy Ms Ornella CILONA Ms Ilaria FONTANIN Mr Giuseppe CASUCCI





III. EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTATIVES

Country Members Alternate Italy Mr Armando OCCHIPINTI Ms Paola ASTORRI Ms Yasaman PARPINCHEE

Article 2

The members and alternate members not yet nominated will be appointed by the Council at a later date.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 20 November 2012. For the Council The President A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

(1) OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 302, 6.10.2012, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 336/82

COUNCIL DECISION

of 6 December 2012

appointing a German member and a German alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2012/760/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 German 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) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Heinz MAURUS.

(3) An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Dr Ekkehard KLUG,

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 member: — Ms Anke SPOORENDONK, Ministerin für Justiz, Kultur und Europa, and

(b) as alternate member: — Mr Eberhard SCHMIDT-ELSAESSER, Staats-sekretär.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 6 December 2012. For the Council The President S. CHARALAMBOUS

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 6/8

COUNCIL DECISION

of 16 December 2011

on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Declaration on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana

(2012/19/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3), in conjunction with point (b) of Article 218(6) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After consulting the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1) Subject to their compliance with the applicable legally binding Union acts on the conservation and management of fishery resources, fishing vessels flying the flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (hereinafter ‘Venezuela’) have operated in EU waters in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana for many decades.

(2) The processing industry based in French Guiana depends on the landings from those fishing vessels and therefore the continuity of those operations should be ensured.

(3) In order to ensure such continuity it is necessary that the Union make a declaration addressed to Venezuela confirming its readiness to issue fishing authorisations to a limited number of fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela on the condition that they comply with the applicable legally binding Union acts,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Declaration addressed to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana (hereinafter ‘the Declaration’) is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.

The text of the Declaration is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to notify the Declaration to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2011. For the Council The President M. SAWICKI
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 35/2

COUNCIL DECISION

of 23 January 2012

on the position to be taken by the European Union within the EU-Chile Special Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin relating to Annex III to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation

(2012/71/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Preferential rules of origin are essential for the correct functioning of the free trade agreements between the European Union and its trading partners, including Chile. The Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (1) (‘Association Agreement’), was signed on 18 November 2002.

(2) Annex III to the Association Agreement defines the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation. It entered into force on 1 February 2003.

(3) Explanatory Notes to Annex III — which provide customs authorities with clear guidelines on the practical application of that Annex — have been in force since 1 January 2004.

(4) The Association Agreement aims, inter alia, under Article 58 thereof, at eliminating customs duties on products originating in one Party and exported to the other Party, by referring to the rules of origin laid down in Annex III to that Agreement. That Annex refers, in Article 36(2) thereof, to the ‘customs territory of the Community’.

(5) The position to be taken by the Union within the EU-Chile Special Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin should be based on the attached draft Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken by the European Union within the EU-Chile Special Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin relating to Annex III to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, shall be based on the draft Decision of that EU-Chile Special Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 23 January 2012. For the Council The President M. GJERSKOV

(1) OJ L 352, 30.12.2002, p. 3.