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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 33/7

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 2 February 2012

on the recognition of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping as a classification society for inland waterway vessels

(notified under document C(2012) 429)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2012/65/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Directive 2006/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC (1), and in particular Article 10(1) and Part II of Annex VII thereof,

After consulting the Committee referred to in Article 7 of Council Directive 91/672/EEC of 16 December 1991 on the reciprocal recognition of national boat masters' certificates for the carriage of goods and passengers by inland waterway (2),

Whereas:

(1) By letter of 25 February 2009 Hungary has submitted an application to the Commission for recognition of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (hereinafter ‘RS’) as a classification society within the meaning of the Directive. RS has a Branch office in Budapest (Hungary).

(2) With the applications Hungary has submitted the information and documentation needed to verify that the criteria for recognition are met.

(3) A hearing was organised in the joint meeting of experts from the Member States of the European Union and the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (hereinafter ‘CCNR’), on technical requirements for inland waterway vessels in April 2009, where the Hungarian authority and RS gave presentations.

(4) The secretariat of the CCNR has been consulted as referred to in Part II, paragraph 4 of Annex VII to Directive 2006/87/EC.

(5) The Commission has assessed the compliance of RS with the criteria of Part I of Annex VII to Directive 2006/87/EC and has concluded that RS meets them,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The classification society RS shall be recognised pursuant to Article 10 of Directive 2006/87/EC.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member State(s) which have inland waterways as referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive 2006/87/EC and to the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, Branch Office in Hungary, 1 Marcius 15 ter, 1056 Budapest, Hungary.

Done at Brussels, 2 February 2012. For the Commission Siim KALLAS Vice-President

(1) OJ L 389, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 29.
(7)

Based on publicly available information, the Commission concluded in its Communication of 30 May 2012 that Hungary has taken the necessary corrective action, representing adequate progress towards the correction of the excessive deficit. In particular, the budget deficit is expected to reach 2,5 % of GDP in 2012 and remain well below the 3 % of GDP reference value in 2013, as recommended by the Council in March. Specifically, taking also into account all publicly available information provided by the Government since mid-March, the 2013 deficit is foreseen by the Commission services to reach 2,7 % of GDP. Considering also the effect of revisions to potential GDP growth and the projected deviation from standard tax elasticities, the fiscal effort in 2012 can be considered to be broadly in line with what was required. The use of windfall revenues and the incorporation of sufficient reserve provisions in the forthcoming budgets have yet to be demonstrated. Based on the Spring 2012 forecast, the general government debt is expected to decrease to 78,5 % of GDP in 2012 and slightly further in 2013. Finally, some progress has been made on enhancing the fiscal governance framework, but important reforms are still to be designed and adopted before the end of the Spring session of Parliament. Against this background and also in light of the recent worse-than-expected first quarter growth data, the Commission will continue to closely monitor budgetary developments in Hungary.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 206/1

COUNCIL DECISION

of 10 July 2012

on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

(2012/453/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1), in conjunction with 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 976/2009 of 19 October 2009 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Network Services (2) should be incorporated into the Agreement on the European Economic Area (3) (‘the EEA Agreement’).

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 268/2010 of 29 March 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the access to spatial data sets and services of the Member States by Community institutions and bodies under harmonised conditions (4) should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1088/2010 of 23 November 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 976/2009 as regards download services and transformation services (5) should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services (6) should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Regulation (EU) No 102/2011 of 4 February 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services (7) should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(6) Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7) The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 July 2012. For the Council The President V. SHIARLY

(1) OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6.

(2) OJ L 274, 20.10.2009, p. 9.

(3) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.

(4) OJ L 83, 30.3.2010, p. 8.

(5) OJ L 323, 8.12.2010, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 323, 8.12.2010, p. 11.

(7) OJ L 31, 5.2.2011, p. 13.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 200/2

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. For the Council The President A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

(1) OJ L 57, 29.2.2012, p. 52.

(2) The Agreement has been published in OJ L 57, 29.2.2012, p. 53, together with the decision on signing.

(3) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
(2)

Article 114, paragraphs 5 and 6 TFEU provide: ‘5. […] If, after the adoption of a harmonisation measure by the European Parliament and the Council, by the Council or by the Commission, a Member State deems it necessary to introduce national provisions based on new scientific evidence relating to the protection of the environment or the working environment on grounds of a problem specific to that Member State arising after the adoption of the harmonisation measure, it shall notify the Commission of the envisaged provisions as well as the grounds for introducing them. 6. The Commission shall, within six months of the notification […] approve or reject the national provisions involved after having verified whether or not they are a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States and whether or not they shall constitute an obstacle to the functioning of the internal market. In the absence of a decision by the Commission within this period the national provisions referred to in paragraphs […] 5 shall be deemed to have been approved. When justified by the complexity of the matter and in the absence of danger for human health, the Commission may notify the Member State concerned that the period referred to in this paragraph may be extended for a further period of up to six months.’
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/13

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUPOL RD CONGO/1/2012

of 25 September 2012

extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo

(2012/530/CFSP)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2010/576/CFSP of 23 September 2010 on the European Union police mission undertaken in the framework of reform of the security sector (SSR) and its interface with the system of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL RD Congo) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 10(1) of Decision 2010/576/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (‘PSC’) is authorised, in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising the political control and strategic direction of EUPOL RD Congo. This authorisation includes in particular the power to appoint a Head of Mission, upon a proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (‘High Representative’).

(2) On 8 October 2010, following a proposal by the High Representative, the PSC, pursuant to Decision EUPOL RD Congo/1/2010 (2), appointed Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo with effect from 1 October 2010.

(3) On 16 September 2011, following a proposal by the High Representative, the PSC, pursuant to Decision EUPOL RD CONGO/1/2011 (3), extended the mandate of Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo until 30 September 2012.

(4) On 24 September 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/514/CFSP (4) extending the duration of EUPOL RD Congo until 30 September 2013.

(5) On 12 September 2012, the High Representative proposed the extension of the mandate of Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo until 30 September 2013,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The mandate of Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission of the European Union police mission undertaken in the framework of reform of the security sector (SSR) and its interface with the system of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL RD Congo) is hereby extended until 30 September 2013.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 25 September 2012. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson O. SKOOG

(1) OJ L 254, 29.9.2010, p. 33.

(2) OJ L 266, 9.10.2010, p. 60.

(3) OJ L 245, 22.9.2011, p. 21.

(4) OJ L 257, 25.9.2012, p. 16.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 325/15

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 22 November 2012

establishing a list of third countries with a regulatory framework applicable to active substances for medicinal products for human use and the respective control and enforcement activities ensuring a level of protection of public health equivalent to that in the Union, in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2012/715/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community Code relating to medicinal products for human use (1), and in particular Article 111b(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 111b(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC a third country may request the Commission to assess whether its regulatory framework applicable to active substances exported to the Union and the respective control and enforcement activities ensure a level of protection of public health equivalent to that of the Union in order to be included in a list of third countries ensuring an equivalent level of protection of public health.

(2) Switzerland requested, by letter dated 4 April 2012, to be listed in accordance with Article 111b(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC. The equivalence assessment by the Commission confirmed that the requirements of that Article were fulfilled. In exercising this equivalence assessment, account was taken of the agreement on mutual recognition (2) as referred to in Article 51(2) of that Directive between Switzerland and the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The list of third countries referred to in Article 111b(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC is set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 November 2012. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67.

(2) OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 369.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 269/7

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 12 September 2012

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/017 ES/Aragón Construction from Spain)

(2012/536/EU)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2) The scope of the EGF was broadened, for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to 30 December 2011, to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

(3) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

(4) Spain submitted an application on 28 December 2011 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in 377 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 41 (‘Construction of buildings’) in the NUTS II region of Aragón (ES24) and supplemented it by additional information up to 23 March 2012. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 1 300 000.

(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Spain,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 1 300 000 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

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

Done at Strasbourg, 12 September 2012. For the European Parliament The President M. SCHULZ For the Council The President A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/14

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. For the European Parliament The President J. BUZEK For the Council The President M. SZPUNAR

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 186/12

Corrigendum to Council Implementing Decision 2013/48/EU of 22 January 2013 amending Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU on granting Union financial assistance to Ireland

( Official Journal of the European Union L 21 of 24 January 2013 )

On page 30, Article 1(1), new point (c) of paragraph 8:

for:

‘… amortisation established under the 2011 PLAR, …’,

read:

‘… amortisation in line with the 2011 PLAR, …’;

on page 31, Article 1(2), new point (b) of paragraph 10:

for:

‘… amortisation established under the 2011 PLAR, …’,

read:

‘… amortisation in line with the 2011 PLAR, …’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 76/56

Corrigendum to Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (‘Overseas Association Decision’)

( Official Journal of the European Union L 344 of 19 December 2013, p. 1 )

On page 24, Article 84(6):

for:

‘6. The OCTs authorities and the Commission shall be jointly responsible for approving the programming document. The Commission shall approve the programming document following the procedure provided for in Article 86.’,

read:

‘6. The OCTs authorities and the Commission shall be jointly responsible for approving the programming document. The Commission shall approve the programming document following the procedure provided for in Article 87.’;

on page 32, Annex II, Article 1(1)(c):

for:

‘EUR 8,5 million to studies or technical assistance measures in accordance with Article 80 of this Decision, and to an overall evaluation of the Decision to be made four years before it expires, at the latest.’,

read:

‘EUR 8,5 million to studies or technical assistance measures in accordance with Article 81 of this Decision, and to an overall evaluation of the Decision to be made four years before it expires, at the latest.’;

on page 64, Annex VI, Appendix II, Harmonised System Heading ex 0307, ‘Description of product’:

for:

‘Molluscs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted or in brine; aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption’,

read:

‘Molluscs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted or in brine; aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans, fit for human consumption’.
(6)

The Union's signing of the Protocol in respect of the obligations which relate to the area of freedom, security and justice is without prejudice to the full and detailed declaration of competences to be agreed upon conclusion of the Protocol. The Union will not be exercising shared competence. The Member States retain the ability to exercise their competence in the areas covered by the Protocol which do not affect common rules or alter the scope of such rules.’
(1)

In Article 6, the following paragraph is inserted: "5b. With regard to persons and entities listed in Annex IV, and by way of derogation from paragraph 1(b), the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources provided the following conditions are met: (a) the funds or economic resources are subject of an arbitral decision rendered prior to the date on which the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 1(b) was listed in the Annex IV or of a judicial or administrative decision rendered in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in the Member State concerned, prior to or after that date; (b) the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a decision or recognised as valid in such a decision, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims; (c) the decision is not for the benefit of a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annexes II and IV; and (d) recognising the decision is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned. A Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this paragraph.";