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Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION

of 19 July 2021

adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2021

(2021/C 348 I/01)

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 Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (1), and in particular Article 44 thereof,

Whereas:

— the Union’s budget for the financial year 2021 was definitively adopted on 18 December 2020 (2);

— on 22 January 2021, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 1 to the general budget for the financial year 2021;

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2021 was adopted on 19 July 2021. The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/.

Done at Brussels, on 19 July 2021. For the Council The President J. PODGORŠEK

(1) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 93, 17.3.2021, p. 1.
COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2021/1711

of 23 September 2021

appointing members of the panel assisting the Commission in the selection of candidates to perform the duties of members of international investment courts and tribunals

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 16 December 2020, the Commission adopted Decision C(2020) 8905 final setting up a panel to assist the Commission in the selection of candidates to perform the duties of members of international investment courts and tribunals and of rosters or other international courts and tribunals (the ‘panel’).

(2) In accordance with Decision C(2020) 8905 final, the purpose of the panel is to ensure a rigorous selection process and ensure the highest standards of independent, impartiality and competence of the individuals selected.

(3) Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Decision C(2020) 8905 final, the panel should be composed of four members, one of whom should be nominated by the Commission, one by Council, one by the Member States, and one by the European Parliament.

(4) In January 2021, the Commission published an open call for application for the Commission’s nominee to the panel (1) .In the meantime, both the European Parliament and the Council, together with the Member States, carried out their procedures for the selection of their respective nominees to the panel.

(5) On 17 March 2021, the President of the European Parliament informed the President of the Commission of the names of a female and a male candidate for the Parliament’s nominee to the panel, in order to allow the Commission to take into account the overall gender balance of the panel in its appointment decision.

(6) On 17 May 2021, the Commission completed its selection process.

(7) On 22 July 2021, the Council informed the Commission of the names of the respective nominees of the Council and of the Member States,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following persons are appointed as members of the panel established by Decision C(2020) 8905 final: (1) Mr Bruno Simma; (2) Ms Inge Govaere; (3) Mr Jan Klabbers; (4) Mr Pavel Šturma.

Article 2 In accordance with Article 4(6) of Decision C(2020) 8905 finaland following determination by lot: (1) Ms Inge Govaere and Mr Pavel Šturma are appointed for a non-renewable periodof six years starting from the date of publication of this Decision; (2) Mr Bruno Simma and Mr Jan Klabbers are appointed for a non-renewable period of nine years starting from the date of publication of this Decision.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 23 September 2021. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) Available at https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2021/january/tradoc_159356.01.2021.pdf
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1736

of 23 September 2021

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning the amendment of Protocol 31 on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, annexed to the EEA Agreement (Erasmus+)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 165 and 166, in conjunction with Article 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) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.

(2) Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Protocol 31 on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (‘Protocol 31’), annexed to the EEA Agreement.

(3) Regulation (EU) 2021/817 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment of Protocol 31 on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, annexed to the EEA Agreement, shall be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee (4).

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

Done at Brussels, 23 September 2021. For the Council The President G. DOVŽAN

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

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

(3) Regulation (EU) 2021/817 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 establishing Erasmus+: the Union Programme for education and training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 (OJ L 189, 28.5.2021, p. 1).

(4) See document ST 11238/21 at http://register.consilium.europa.eu.
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1790

of 5 October 2021

on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2) in conjunction with point (a) of Article 218(6) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2020/608 (2), the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 25 June 2020, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

(2) The objective of the Agreement is to bring bilateral air services agreements between several Member States and the Republic of Korea into line with Union law.

(3) The Agreement should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (3).

Article 2 The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 8(1) of the Agreement (4).

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 5 October 2021. For the Council The President A. ŠIRCELJ

(1) Consent of 15 September 2021 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2020/608 of 24 April 2020 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services (OJ L 142, 5.5.2020, p. 1).

(3) See page 3 of this Official Journal.

(4) 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.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1787

of 5 October 2021

on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the International Grains Council as regards the amendment of the definition of ‘grain’ or ‘grains’ under the Grains Trade Convention, 1995

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(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Grains Trade Convention, 1995 (‘the Convention’) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision 96/88/EC (1) and entered into force on 1 July 1995.

(2) Article 2(1), point (e), of the Convention defines the meaning of ‘grain’ or ‘grains’ for the purposes of the Convention. Members of the International Grains Council may decide to amend that definition in accordance with Article 32 of the Convention.

(3) On 14 May 2021, the Secretariat of the International Grains Council proposed to add pulses to the definition of ‘grain’ or ‘grains’ under point (e) of Article 2(1) of the Convention, with effect from 1 November 2021. According to that proposal, ‘lentils, dry peas, chickpeas, dry beans, other pulses and their products shall be included in the definition of “grain” or “grains” under Article 2(1)(e) of the Grains Trade Convention, 1995’.

(4) In accordance with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (draft) Definition and classification of commodities, 1994, ‘Pulses are annual leguminous crops yielding from one to 12 grains or seeds of variable size, shape and colour within a pod. They are used for both food and feed.’.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the International Grains Council as regards the amendment of the definition of ‘grain’ or ‘grains’ under the Convention, as extending the product coverage of the International Grains Council through the addition of pulses to the definition of ‘grain’ or ‘grains’ is in the interest of the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the International Grains Council shall be to vote in favour of the amendment of Article 2(1), point (e), of the Grains Trade Convention by adding pulses to the definition of ‘grain’ or ‘grains’, in accordance with the proposal submitted by the Secretariat of the International Grains Council on 14 May 2021.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 5 October 2021. For the Council The President A. ŠIRCELJ

(1) Council Decision 96/88/EC of 19 December 1995 concerning the approval by the European Community of the Grains Trade Convention and the Food Aid Convention, constituting the International Grains Agreement 1995 (OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 47).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1853

of 18 October 2021

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council set up by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, as regards the extension of the validity of the EU-Egypt Partnership Priorities until new updated Partnership Priorities are adopted by the Association Council

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part (1) (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 25 June 2001 and entered into force on 1 June 2004.

(2) In the Association Council of 25 July 2017, the European Union and Egypt agreed on the Partnership Priorities, as set out in Recommendation No 1/2017 of the Association Council (2).

(3) Both sides agreed that the validity of the EU-Egypt Partnership Priorities should be extended as a guiding document to consolidate the partnership pending the adoption of new updated Partnership Priorities.

(4) Under Article 76 of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to take decisions for the purpose of attaining the objectives of the Agreement.

(5) The Association Council is to adopt a recommendation by written procedure to extend the validity of the Partnership Priorities until new updated Partnership Priorities are adopted by the Association Council.

(6) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Association Council, as the recommendation of the Association Council will have legal effects.

(7) The position of the Union within the Association Council should therefore be based on the draft Recommendation of the Association Council,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Association Council set up by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, as regards the extension of the validity of the EU-Egypt Partnership Priorities until new updated Partnership Priorities are adopted by the Association Council, shall be based on the draft Recommendation of the Association Council (3).

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

Done at Luxembourg, 18 October 2021. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) OJ L 304, 30.9.2004, p. 39.

(2) Recommendation No 1/2017 of the EU-Egypt Association Council of 25 July 2017 agreeing on the EU-Egypt Partnership Priorities (OJ L 255, 3.10.2017, p. 26).

(3) See document ST 12260/21 on http://register.consilium.europa.eu.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/2132

of 29 November 2021

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (1) (‘the Agreement’) was approved on behalf of the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2020/1075 (2) and entered into force on 1 September 2020 (3).

(2) Article 11(1) of the Agreement provides for a Joint Committee of the Parties to be established for the effective functioning of the Agreement.

(3) Article 11(3) of the Agreement further provides that the Joint Committee is to draw up and adopt its rules of procedure.

(4) The Commission and the Civil Aviation Administration of China have cooperated in drawing up draft rules of procedure.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Joint Committee as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee, as they will be binding on the Union. The position of the Union within the Joint Committee should be based on the draft Joint Committee Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 1. The position to be taken on behalf of the Union at the first meeting of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee shall be based on the draft Decision of the Joint Committee (4). 2. The representatives of the Union within the Joint Committee may agree to minor changes to the draft Decision of the Joint Committee without a further decision of the Council.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 November 2021. For the Council The President S. KUSTEC

(1) OJ L 240, 24.7.2020, p. 4.

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2020/1075 of 26 June 2020 on the conclusion of the Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (OJ L 240, 24.7.2020, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 3, 7.1.2021, p. 3.

(4) See document ST 13626/21 on http://register.consilium.europa.eu
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2021/2059

of 23 November 2021

on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/5/2021)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

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

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 of 31 March 2020 on a European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 31 March 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/472, which established and launched a European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) for the period until 31 March 2021.

(2) Article 8(3) of Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 provides that, notwithstanding that period, the authorisation of the operation is to be reconfirmed every 4 months and that the Political and Security Committee is to prolong the operation unless the deployment of maritime assets of the operation produces a pull effect on migration on the basis of substantiated evidence gathered according to the criteria set out in the Operations Plan.

(3) On 26 March 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/542 (2), extending the operation until 31 March 2023, subject to the same reconfirmation procedure.

(4) The Operation Commander provided monthly pull factor reports.

(5) The authorisation of the operation should be reconfirmed for the sixth 4-month sub-period of its mandate and the operation should be prolonged accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The authorisation of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI is hereby reconfirmed and the operation is prolonged from 1 December 2021 to 31 March 2022.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2021. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson S. FROM-EMMESBERGER

(1) OJ L 101, 1.4.2020, p. 4.

(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/542 of 26 March 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 on the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (OJ L 108, 29.3.2021, p. 57).
(5)

The objectives of the initiative are expressed as follows: ‘In view of the documentation annexed in the document entitled ‘EVE Initiative PROPOSAL’, we ask the European Commission to prepare any act or legislation that may be necessary for the European Commission to establish the (human) right to decide and transfer this to public institutions. This would create a system of direct democracy where citizens could make decisions, in a cohesive manner, on matters of common or public interest and thereby exercise the sovereignty of the people both with and without representatives. Given the magnitude of this request, the Initiative has put forward a draft proposal that could be used to establish the right to decide. It is therefore also asking for the following three possibilities to be considered: (1) The EU and its institutions could establish the right requested by the Initiative on their own account; (2) The EU could create a special way of conducting a prior examination of the proposal’s feasibility and, subsequently, of ensuring that the proposal is developed with all possible competent parties within the EU; (3) The EU could give its authorisation to develop and test out the proposal publicly; this would be done by and for the particular party or the proposal only.’ The initiative further states that it seeks to achieve the overall objective ‘to create any act or action needed to create the subject matter of the ECI’, which probably refers to developing the content of and/or implementing the (project leading to the instauration of the novel) ‘right of decision’.
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/227

of 17 February 2022

amending Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) On 15 February 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/101/CFSP (1), concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe.

(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/101/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 20 February 2023. The Council should keep them under constant review in the light of political and security developments in Zimbabwe.

(3) Three persons should be deleted from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Decision 2011/101/CFSP, and Annex II to Decision 2011/101/CFSP should be deleted.

(4) Decision 2011/101/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Decision 2011/101/CFSP is amended as follows: (1) Article 10 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 10 1. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. 2. This Decision shall apply until 20 February 2023. 3. This Decision shall be kept under constant review and shall be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’; (2) Annex I is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision; (3) Annex II is deleted.

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, 17 February 2022. For the Council The President J.-Y. LE DRIAN

(1) Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP of 15 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe (OJ L 42, 16.2.2011, p. 6.).