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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 159/1

Notice for the attention of those persons, entities and bodies that have been included by the Council on the list of persons, entities and bodies to which Article 7(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 applies (Annex V)

(2008/C 159/01)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons, entities and bodies that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2008/475/EC of 23 June 2008 (1).

The Council of the European Union has determined that the persons, entities and bodies that appear on the above-mentioned list fulfil the criteria set out in Article 7(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 of 19 April 2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (2), and they have consequently been included, by the Decision referred to above, in Annex V to that Regulation. That Regulation provides for a freezing of all funds, other financial assets and economic resources belonging to the persons, entities or bodies concerned and that no funds, other financial assets and economic resources may be made available to them, whether directly or indirectly.

The attention of the persons, entities and bodies concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the websites in Annex III of the Regulation, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Articles 8, 9 and 10 of the Regulation).

The persons, entities or bodies concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered.

Any such requests should be sent to the following address:

Council of the European Union General Secretariat Rue de la Loi 175 B-1048 Brussels

The attention is also drawn to the possibility for each person, entity or body concerned of challenging the Council's Decision before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 230(4) and (5) of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

(1) OJ L 163, 24.6.2008.

(2) OJ L 103, 20.4.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 618/2007 (OJ L 143, 6.6.2007, p. 1).
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CONSIDERING the Community instruments adopted to combat the infringement of intellectual property rights, particularly Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (4), Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 of 22 July 2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights (5), Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (6) and Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the legal protection of computer programs (7);
Declarations to the Council Decision extending Europol's mandate to deal with the serious forms of international crime listed in the Annex to the Europol Convention

(2001/C 362/02)

1. The Council agrees that the instruction of Europol to deal with "fraud" as one of the forms of crime referred to in the Annex to the Europol Convention confers, as far as tax fraud and customs fraud is concerned, competences to Europol only in the field of improvement of the effectiveness and cooperation of the competent authorities of the Member States responsible for the functioning of the criminal law enforcement system and not their authorities responsible for ensuring the levying of taxes and customs duties.

2. The Council agrees that the inclusion of fraud among the forms of crime referred to in the Annex to the Europol Convention must take account of OLAF's competence for fraud and lead to the negotiation of an agreement between Europol and the Commission.

3. The Council declares that the term "organised theft" used in some language versions of the Annex to the Europol Convention also includes "organised robbery".
Joint declaration on political dialogue between the European Union and Serbia and Montenegro(1)

(2003/C 240/01)

Based on the commitments undertaken at the EU-Western Balkans Summit held in Thessaloniki on 21 June 2003, the European Union and Serbia and Montenegro (hereinafter referred to as "the Parties") express their resolution to reinforce and intensify their mutual relations in the political fields.

Accordingly, the Parties agree to establish a regular political dialogue which will accompany and consolidate their rapprochement, support the political and economic changes underway in Serbia and Montenegro, and contribute to establish new forms of cooperation, in particular taking into account Serbia and Montenegro's status as a potential candidate for European Union membership.

The political dialogue, based on shared values and aspirations, will aim at:

1. Reinforcing democratic principles and institutions as well as respect for human rights, including the full enjoyment of those rights by persons belonging to national minorities;

2. Promoting regional cooperation, development of good neighbourly relations and fulfilment of obligations under international law, including full and unequivocal cooperation with the ICTY;

3. Facilitating the integration of Serbia and Montenegro to the fullest possible extent into the political and economic mainstream of Europe based on its individual merits and achievements;

4. Increasing convergence of positions between the Parties on international issues, and on those matters likely to have substantial effects on the Parties, including cooperation in the fight against terrorism and organised crime, and in other areas in the field of justice and home affairs;

5. Enabling each Party to consider the position and interests of the other Party in their respective decision making process;

6. Enhancing security and stability in the whole of Europe and, in particular, in South-Eastern Europe, through cooperation in the areas covered by the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union.

The political dialogue between the Parties will take place through regular consultations, contacts and exchange of information as appropriate, in particular in the following formats:

1. High-level meetings between representatives of Serbia and Montenegro on the one hand, and representatives of the European Union, in the Troika format, on the other;

2. Providing mutual information on foreign policy decisions taking full advantage of diplomatic channels, including contacts at the bilateral level in third countries as well as within multilateral fora such as the United Nations, OSCE, Council of Europe and other international organisations;

3. Contacts at parliamentary level;

4. Any other means which would contribute to consolidating, and developing dialogue between the Parties;

Political dialogue will also take place within the framework of the EU-Western Balkans Forum, the high level multilateral political forum established at the EU-Western Balkans Summit held in Thessaloniki.

(1) Text adopted by the Council on 29 September 2003.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 192/3

DECLARATION BY THE COUNCIL

2012/C 192/02

The Council reminds the Commission that it is required under Article 25(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, as regards appointments to the EFSA Management Board, to draw up a list which includes a number of candidates substantially higher than the number of members to be appointed and which provides the Council with a choice as regards both the members with a background in organisations representing consumers and other interests in the food chain and other members of the Board. It calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure full compliance with these requirements when drawing up lists for future appointments to the Board.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 80/6

Statement of the Commission

2014/C 80/03

The Commission hereby declares that it intends to implement the Connecting Europe Facility — transport sector in line with the indicative amounts per funding priorities contained in the Commission's Communication (COM(2013) 940) (1), without prejudice to the necessary flexibility needed for budgetary implementation.

The indicative amounts may be revised following the mid-term evaluation of the Connecting Europe Facility to be prepared by the Commission before 31 December 2017, as stated in Article 27(1) of the Connecting Europe Facility Regulation (2).

(1) Commission Communication ‘Building the Transport Core Network: Core Network Corridors and Connecting Europe Facility’, COM(2013) 940.

(2) Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EU) No 67/2010 (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013).
Statement by the Commission with respect to Article 14(2) concerning the cooperation with the Union agencies

(2019/C 347/01)

To ensure coherence and comparability of European social statistics, the Commission will reinforce cooperation with Union agencies in line with Article 14(2) and the related recitals (12 and 33). This will include reinforced cooperation on statistical techniques, methodology, quality, new instruments and data sources.
Joint declaration by the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the reinforcement of specific programmes and adaptation of basic acts

(2020/C 444 I/01)

Without prejudice to the powers of the legislative and budgetary authority, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agree to increase by 2,5 billion Euros in 2018 prices the financial envelopes in the basic acts or the financial programming, as appropriate, of those programmes that are identified by the European Parliament. This will be achieved through a corresponding reduction of the margins available under the MFF ceilings, without prejudice to the possible use of the Flexibility instrument in 2021.

Without prejudice to the legislative powers of the institutions, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agree to insert in the basic acts of programmes listed in Annex II of the MFF Regulation a provision on the increase of the financial envelopes by the amounts specified therein. For programmes establishing budgetary guarantees, the additional amount will be reflected in the additional level of the guarantees provided.
Official Journal of the European Union

Corrigendum to Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission – EU Legislative Priorities for 2021

( Official Journal of the European Union C 451 I of 29 December 2020 )

(2021/C 15 I/01)

Publication (2020/C 451 I/01) on page 1 is to be considered null and void.
Statement by the European Commission on the specific allocations for the platforms of Centres of vocational excellence

(2021/C 201 I/01)

Without prejudice to the powers of the legislative and budgetary authority, the Commission commits to allocating an indicative amount of EUR 400 million in current prices to support platforms of Centres for vocational excellence over the whole duration of the programme, provided that the interim evaluation of the programme confirms a positive assessment of the results of the action.
Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission

(2021/C 49/02)

The Union remains committed to a multilateral approach to international dispute settlement, rules-based trade, and international cooperation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. The Union will cooperate in all endeavours aiming to reform the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism which can ensure the effective functioning of the WTO Appellate Body.
Joint statement of the European Parliament and the Council in relation to Regulation (EU) 2022/2379, as regards the importance of establishing in all Member States a register held by national competent authorities on the use of plant protection products in agriculture

(2022/C 466/04)

As part of the European Green Deal, the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy highlight the need for a transition to a sustainable food system, in particular by reducing the use and risk of pesticides by 50 % by 2030 and by increasing organic farming and biodiversity-rich landscape features on agricultural land.

Under Regulation (EU) 2022/2379 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), the full collection of data on the use of plant protection products by professional users in an agricultural activity, that is a coverage of 95 % of the use in each Member State, can only be achieved when a legal requirement for professional users of plant protection products to transmit their records in electronic format to national competent authorities is applicable under Union law.

The European Parliament and the Council recognise the importance of introducing such a requirement into Union legislation and commit to working together to that end.

(1) Regulation (EU) 2022/2379of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 on statistics on agricultural input and output, amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 617/2008 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1165/2008, (EC) No 543/2009 and (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/16/EC (OJ L 315, 7.12.2022, p. 1).
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NoL102/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.4.75
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Corrigendum toRulesofProcedureoftheCourtofJusticeof4December1974
(OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL350of28December1974)
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AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE adopted by the Committee of the Regions at its sixth Plenary Session held on 1 and 2 February 1995 and approved by the Council of the European Union at its 1 833rd meeting held on 10 March 1995

At its 1 833rd meeting, held on 10 March 1995, the Council of the European Union approved the following amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Committee of the Regions, adopted by the latter at its sixth Plenary Session held on 1 and 2 February 1995:

Article 19 shall be replaced by the following:

'Article 19 1. The Bureau shall be elected for two years. It shall consist of thirty-six members including the Chairman, the first Vice-Chairman and one member per country having the rank of Vice-Chairman. The composition of the Bureau shall take account, as far as possible, of the geographical balance of the European Communities.

2. The Chairman and the first Vice-Chairman shall be elected by the Plenary Assembly, without discussion, by an absolute majority of the votes cast in a secret ballot. The election shall take place only if two-thirds of the members are present. The election of the Chairman and the first Vice-Chairman shall take place in separate ballots. The other members of the Bureau, elected by the same ballot procedures, may be grouped into one list.

3. In the absence of a single list, each member shall be elected by separate ballot by an absolute majority of the votes cast in the first ballot and by a relative majority in the subsequent ballots. The Bureau shall draw up the list of the fifteen members having the rank of Vice-Chairman; it shall submit the list to the plenary Assembly for endorsement.`
Corrigendum to the Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (Official Journal of the European Communities L 103 of 19 April 1997)

Page 7, Article 35 (2) (b):

for: '(b) at the request of one of the parties, and after the opposite party and the Advocate-General have been heard, the use of another of the languages mentioned in paragraph 1 as the language of the case for all or part of the proceedings may be authorized by way of derogation from subparagraph (a).`,

read: '(b) at the request of the one of the parties, and after the opposite party and the Advocate-General have been heard, the use of another of the languages mentioned in paragraph 1 as the language of the case for all or part of the proceedings may be authorized by way of derogation from subparagraph (a); such a request may not submitted by an institution.`.
Corrigendum to the Rules of Procedure of the European Economic and Social Committee (adopted by the plenary session on 17 July 2002)

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 268 of 4 October 2002)

On 26 February 2003, the plenary assembly decided by an absolute majority of its members that Article 32 of the EESC's Rules of Procedure should read as follows:

Article 32

1. When an opinion or information report is to be produced, the bureau, in accordance with Article 8(4), shall designate the specialised section which is to be responsible for preparing the work in question. Where the matter for consideration is clearly within the purview of a given specialised section, the president shall designate that section and inform the bureau of his/her decision.

2. Where a specialised section that has been designated to prepare an opinion wishes to hear the views of the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change (CCIC) or where the CCIC wishes to set out its views on an opinion allocated to a specialised section, the bureau may authorise the CCIC to draw up a supplementary opinion on one or more of the issues covered by the referral. The bureau may also take this decision on its own initiative. The bureau shall organise the Committee's work in such a way that the CCIC is able to prepare its opinion in good time to be taken into consideration by the specialised section.

The specialised section alone shall be responsible for reporting to the Committee. It shall however append to its opinion the supplementary opinion drawn up by the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change.

3. The president of the specialised section concerned shall be notified by the Committee president of the decision and of the time limit for the completion of the section's work.

4. The Committee president shall inform the members of the Committee of the referral to the section and of the date on which the subject is to be dealt with by the plenary session.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 24/10

AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION CIVIL SERVICE TRIBUNAL

THE EUROPEAN UNION CIVIL SERVICE TRIBUNAL,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the fifth paragraph of Article 225a thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the fifth paragraph of Article 140b thereof,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, and in particular Annex I thereto,

Having regard to Council Decision 2004/752/EC, Euratom of 2 November 2004 establishing the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (1),

Having regard to the agreement of the Court of Justice,

Having regard to the Council’s approval given on 27 November 2008,

Whereas it is necessary to clarify the number of ballots that may be held for the election of the President of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal and the election of the Presidents of Chambers,

HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE:

Article 1

The Rules of Procedure of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (2) are hereby amended as follows:

Article 6(3) shall be replaced by the following:

‘The elections provided for in this Article shall be by secret ballot. The Judge obtaining the votes of more than half the Judges composing the Tribunal shall be elected. If no Judge obtains that majority, further ballots shall be held until that majority is attained.’

Article 2

This amendment to the Rules of Procedure, which is authentic in the languages referred to in Article 35(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, applicable to the Tribunal by virtue of Article 7(2) of Annex I to the Statute of the Court of Justice, shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following its publication.

Done at Luxembourg, 14 January 2009.

(1) OJ L 333, 9.11.2004, p. 7.

(2) OJ L 225, 29.8.2007, p. 1.