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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2021/182

of 12 February 2021

setting out the breakdown by Member State of REACT-EU resources for the year 2021

(notified under document C(2021) 843)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (1), and in particular Article 92b(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In order to set an appropriate financial framework for REACT-EU resources, it is necessary to set out their breakdown as appropriations from the Structural Funds for 2021 for each Member State.

(2) Annex VIIa to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 sets out the criteria and methodology for the allocation of the REACT-EU resources.

(3) Before the application of the allocation method concerning the REACT-EU resources for the year 2021, an amount of EUR 100 000 000 and EUR 50 000 000 should be allocated respectively to Luxembourg and Malta, as well as a dedicated additional amount to the outermost regions, as referred to in paragraph 3 of Annex VIIa to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.

(4) For reasons of programming by the Member States, the specific breakdown should be given in 2018 prices to set out the resources effectively available after deducting the amount for technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission and the support to administrative expenditure. For reasons of transparency, breakdowns should be expressed also in current prices,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The breakdown by Member State of REACT-EU resources for the year 2021 is set out in the Annex.

Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 February 2021. For the Commission Elisa FERREIRA Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320.
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having regard to its Decision (EU) 2020/1089 of 19 June 2020 on setting up a committee of inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to the protection of animals during transport within and outside the Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office (2),
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/603

of 9 April 2021

appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of Belgium, of the Committee of the Regions

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 Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Belgian Government,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.

(2) On 26 March 2020 the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/511 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025.

(3) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Willem-Frederik SCHILTZ.

(4) The Belgian government has proposed Ms Gwendolyn RUTTEN, who holds a regional electoral mandate as a member of the Vlaams Parlement (Flemish parliament), as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following is hereby appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: — Ms Gwendolyn RUTTEN, Member of a Regional Assembly: Vlaams Parlement.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 April 2021. For the Council The President A. P. ZACARIAS

(1) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2020/511 of 26 March 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 113, 8.4.2020, p. 18).
COUNCIL DECISION

of 23 April 2021

adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2021

(2021/C 161 I/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 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 17 March 2021 (2);

— on 24 March 2021, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 2 to the general budget for the financial year 2021;

— given the unprecedented crisis and the need to finance rapid policy responses at short notice, it is appropriate to exceptionally agree on the Commission’s proposal to create room under the Emergency Support Instrument - for an amount of EUR 100 million - for the potential budgetary impact of emerging needs as the pandemic evolves. This way of budgeting should not constitute a precedent and the Commission should only use appropriations related to this reserve exclusively for combating the COVID-19 pandemic through actions eligible under Council Regulation (EU) 2020/521 of 14 April 2020 activating the emergency support under Regulation (EU) 2016/369, and amending its provisions taking into account the COVID-19 outbreak (3);

— in view of urgently making available sufficient appropriations under the Emergency Support Instrument (ESI) in 2021 and the EU contribution to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council needs to proceed without delay with the adoption of its position on draft amending budget No 2 to the general budget for 2021. Therefore, it is justified to shorten, in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Council’s Rules of Procedure, the eight-week period for the information of national Parliaments laid down in Article 4 of Protocol No 1,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2021 was adopted on 23 April 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 23 April 2021. For the Council The President A. P. ZACARIAS

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

(2) OJ L 93, 17.3.2021, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 117, 15.4.2020, p. 3.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/877

of 26 May 2021

appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Italian Republic, of the Committee of the Regions

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 Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),

Having regard to the proposals from the Italian Government,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.

(2) On 20 January 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/102 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025.

(3) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Simonetta SALIERA as a result of the end of her regional authority electorate mandate.

(4) The Italian government has proposed Ms Loredana CAPONE, representative of a regional body who holds a regional authority electorate mandate (Presidente del Consiglio regionale e Consigliere regionale della Puglia), as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025.

(5) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Alessandro PIANA.

(6) The Italian government has proposed Mr Gianmarco MEDUSEI, representative of a regional body who holds a regional authority electorate mandate (Presidente del Consiglio regionale e Consigliere regionale della Liguria), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following representatives of regional bodies who hold a regional authority electorate mandate are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: (a) as a member: — Ms Loredana CAPONE, Presidente del Consiglio regionale e Consigliere regionale della Puglia; and (b) as an alternate member: — Mr Gianmarco MEDUSEI, Presidente del Consiglio regionale e Consigliere regionale della Liguria.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 May 2021. For the Council The President M. do C. ANTUNES

(1) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2020/102 of 20 January 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 20, 24.1.2020, p. 2).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/838

of 10 May 2021

on the position to be taken, on behalf of the Union, within the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, as regards the establishment of the list of experts who can be selected as members of the Group of Experts under Article 301 of the Agreement

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 Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’) entered into force on 1 September 2017.

(2) Pursuant to Article 301(3) of the Agreement, the Parties are to agree on a list of at least 15 persons with expertise on the issues covered by Chapter 13 of Title IV of the Agreement (‘Chapter 13’) who can be selected as members of the Group of Experts to examine any matter arising under Chapter 13 that has not been satisfactorily addressed through governmental consultations.

(3) The Union has put forward the names of five experts, while Ukraine has provided the names of three experts. Ukraine has committed to provide the names of two other experts by 31 December 2021. The Parties have agreed on five experts who are not nationals of either Party and who may serve as Chair of the Group of Experts under Article 301 of the Agreement.

(4) To ensure the effectiveness of the provisions of Chapter 13, it is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the EU-Ukraine Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee with regard to the establishment of the list of experts who can be selected as members of the Group of Experts under Article 301 of the Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the EU-Ukraine Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, as regards the establishment of the list of experts who can be selected as members of the Group of Experts under Article 301 of the Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EU-Ukraine Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee (2).

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

Done at Brussels, 10 May 2021. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) OJ L 161, 29.5.2014, p. 3.

(2) See document ST 7733/21 athttp://register.consilium.europa.eu
COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 June 2021

appointing one member and one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) for Latvia

(2021/C 234 I/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/126 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to the list of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees’ and the employers’ organisations,

Having regard to the lists of members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work,

Whereas:

(1) By its Decisions of 9 April 2019 (2), 6 June 2019 (3) (4), and 8 July 2019 (5), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2023.

(2) The employers’ organisation BusinessEurope has submitted two nominations for two posts to be filled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following are appointed as member and alternate member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 31 March 2023: III. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS Country Members Alternate members Latvia Mr Jānis PUMPIŅŠ Ms Inese STEPIŅA

Article 2 The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2021. For the Council The President A. MENDES GODINHO

(1) OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 58.

(2) OJ C 135, 11.4.2019, p. 7.

(3) OJ C 195, 11.6.2019, p. 4.

(4) OJ L 156, 13.6.2019, p. 3.

(5) OJ C 232,10.7.2019, p. 4.
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2021/1221

of 20 July 2021

on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/2/2021)

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 four 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 in accordance with 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 fifth four-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 for the period from 1 August 2021 to 30 November 2021.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 July 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).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1731

of 23 September 2021

on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European 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 (Preparatory Action on Defence Research)

(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 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 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 (2) and in particular Article 58(2), point (b), thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (3) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.

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

(3) The EEA EFTA States should continue to participate in Union activities related to budget line PA 13 17 01 (Preparatory Action on Defence Research), entered into the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2021.

(4) Protocol 31 should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to continue from 1 January 2021.

(5) The position of the Union within 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 the Union’s behalf 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 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

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

(4) See document ST 10932/21 at http://register.consilium.europa.eu.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1836

of 15 October 2021

establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community as regards the adoption of a decision to amend the Agreement

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 50(2) thereof,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (‘the Withdrawal Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2020/135 (1), and entered into force on 1 February 2020.

(2) Article 164(5)(d) of the Withdrawal Agreement empowers the Joint Committee to adopt decisions amending that Agreement, provided that such amendments are necessary to correct errors, to address omissions or other deficiencies, or to address situations unforeseen when the Agreement was signed, and provided that such decisions do not amend the essential elements of that Agreement. Pursuant to Article 166(2) of the Withdrawal Agreement, the decisions adopted by the Joint Committee are binding on the Union and the United Kingdom, and the Union and the United Kingdom must implement those decisions, which shall have the same legal effect as the Withdrawal Agreement.

(3) By oversight, one decision and one recommendation of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems have not been listed in Part I of Annex I to the Withdrawal Agreement. Four other decisions and one recommendation were adopted before the end of the transition period. Those decisions and recommendations should therefore be added to that annex.

(4) The Joint Committee should adopt a decision pursuant to Article 164(5)(d) of the Withdrawal Agreement to address those omissions and deficiencies.

(5) It is therefore appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Joint Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on behalf of the Union in the Joint Committee established by Article 164(1) of the Withdrawal Agreement, on a decision to be taken in accordance with Article 164(5)(d) thereof shall be based on the draft decision of the Joint Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2 The Decision of the Joint Committee shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 2021. For the Council The President J. CIGLER KRALJ

(1) OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 1.