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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 330/16

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 19 November 2008

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

(2008/916/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 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 Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (the ‘Fund’) was established to provide additional support to redundant workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

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

(3) Italy has submitted four applications to deploy the Fund, in respect of redundancies in the textile sector: on 9 August 2007 for Sardinia, on 10 August 2007 for Piedmont, on 17 August 2007 for Lombardy and on 12 February 2008 for Tuscany. These applications comply with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.

(4) The Fund should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the applications,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2008, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 35 158 075 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

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

Done at Strasbourg, 19 November 2008. For the European Parliament The President H.-G. PÖTTERING For the Council The President J.-P. JOUYET

(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 322/40

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2009/442/EC of 5 June 2009 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards monitoring and reporting

( Official Journal of the European Union L 148 of 11 June 2009 )

On the second page of the cover, at the end of the title of Commission Decision 2009/442/EC, the footnote reference ‘(1)’ is deleted.

On page 18, the sub-title ‘(Text with EEA relevance)’ is deleted.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 55/83

Corrigendum to Council Decision 2009/937/EU of 1 December 2009 adopting the Council’s Rules of Procedure

( Official Journal of the European Union L 325 of 11 December 2009 )

On pages 46 and 48, in the Annex, ‘Rules of Procedure of the Council’, footnote 1:

for:

‘… and OJ L 5, 1.1.1999, p. 71).’;

read:

‘… and OJ L 5, 9.1.1999, p. 71).’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 53/74

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2009/870/EC of 27 November 2009 amending Decision 2009/821/EC as regards the list of border inspection posts

( Official Journal of the European Union L 315 of 2 December 2009 )

On page 13, in the Annex, point 1(a) is deleted.
4.

The measurement points are: x1 = the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at the centre of the third cervical vertebra, at 10,5 cm off the midline of the carcase. x2 = the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at the centre of fourth cervical vertebra, at 7 cm off the midline of the carcase. x3 = the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured between fourth and fifth hindmost thoracic vertebra, at 3 cm off the midline of the carcase. x4 = the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured between second and third hindmost thoracic vertebra, at 7 cm off the midline of the carcase. x5 = the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured between first lumbar vertebra and last thoracic vertebra, at 6 cm off the midline of the carcase. x6 = the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured 4 cm before the fore edge of the pubic bone, at 7 cm off the midline of the carcase. x7 = the thickness of backfat (including rind) in millimetres, measured at the fore edge of the pubic bone, at 11 cm off the midline of the carcase. x8 = muscle thickness in millimetres, measured between fourth and fifth hindmost thoracic vertebra, at 3 cm off the midline of the carcase. x9 = muscle thickness in millimetres, measured between second and third hindmost thoracic vertebra, at 7 cm off the midline of the carcase. x10 = muscle thickness in millimetres, measured between first lumbar vertebra and hindmost thoracic vertebra, at 6 cm off the midline of the carcase. The formulae shall be valid for carcases weighing between 50 and 110 kg.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 21/41

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 December 2008

on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

(2009/50/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

Having regard to the Council’s approval pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Whereas:

(1) The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the Community and the Member States on 20 May 2008 in accordance with Council Decision 2008/792/EC (2).

(2) Pending its entry into force, the Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2007.

(3) The Protocol should be concluded,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol. The President of the Commission shall simultaneously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2008. For the Council The President M. BARNIER For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) Opinion delivered on 2 September 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 272, 14.10.2008, p. 5.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 26/4

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 December 2008

on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

(2009/81/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

Having regard to the Council’s approval pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Whereas:

(1) The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the Community and the Member States on 16 September 2008 in accordance with Council Decision 2008/777/EC (2).

(2) Pending its entry into force, the Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2007.

(3) The Protocol should be concluded,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (3) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol. The President of the Commission shall simultaneously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2008. For the Council The President M. BARNIER For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) Opinion delivered on 2 September 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 267, 8.10.2008, p. 23.

(3) OJ L 267, 8.10.2008, p. 25.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 23/32

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 January 2009

specifying, pursuant to Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, ISO 17994:2004(E) as the standard on the equivalence of microbiological methods

(notified under document number C(2009) 119)

(2009/64/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC (1), and in particular Article 15(1)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) International Standard ISO 17994:2004(E) describes the criteria and procedures for assessing the equivalence of microbiological methods.

(2) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 16(1) of Directive 2006/7/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the purposes of Article 3(9) of Directive 2006/7/EC International Standard ISO 17994:2004(E) ‘Water quality — Criteria for establishing equivalence between microbiological methods’ shall be specified as the standard on the equivalence of microbiological methods.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 January 2009. For the Commission Stavros DIMAS Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 64, 4.3.2006, p. 37.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 41/16

COUNCIL DECISION

of 10 February 2009

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

(2009/119/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the German Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).

(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the expiry of the mandate of Mr Markus SÖDER. An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the expiry of the mandate of Mr Günther BECKSTEIN,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:

(a) as member: — Ms Emilia MÜLLER, Staatsministerin für Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten in der Bayerischen Staatskanzlei; and

(b) as alternate member: — Mr Horst SEEHOFER, Bayerischer Ministerpräsident.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2009. For the Council The President M. KALOUSEK

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 90/22

COUNCIL DECISION

of 30 March 2009

amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank

(2009/307/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 27(1) thereof,

Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2009/3 of the European Central Bank of 16 February 2009 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank (1),

Whereas:

(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.

(2) The mandate of the current external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank will end after the audit for the financial year 2008. It is therefore necessary to appoint an external auditor from the financial year 2009.

(3) The Deutsche Bundesbank has selected Ernst & Young AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft as its external auditor for the financial years 2009 to 2014.

(4) The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that Ernst & Young AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft should be appointed as the external auditor of the Deutsche Bundesbank for the financial years 2009 to 2014.

(5) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and amend Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 1(2) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:

‘2. Ernst & Young AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft is hereby approved as the external auditor of the Deutsche Bundesbank for the financial years 2009 to 2014.’.

Article 2

This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 30 March 2009. For the Council The President P. BENDL

(1) OJ C 43, 21.2.2009, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 75/22

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 March 2009

amending Decision 2008/855/EC as regards animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany

(notified under document number C(2009) 1668)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/254/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States (3) lays down certain control measures concerning classical swine fever in the Member States or regions thereof set out in the Annex to that Decision.

(2) Germany has informed the Commission about the recent evolution of that disease in feral pigs in certain areas of the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.

(3) That information indicates that classical swine fever in feral pigs has been eradicated in certain areas of those federal states. Accordingly, those areas where the situation improved should therefore be removed from the list in the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC and the measures provided for in that Decision should no longer apply.

(4) New cases of classical swine fever in feral pigs in a region on both sides of the border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate which was free of the disease so far have been reported. Accordingly, those areas should be added to the list in the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC and the measures provided for in that Decision should apply.

(5) For the sake of transparency of Community legislation, the entire part of the list set out in the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC which concerns Germany should be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

(6) Decision 2008/855/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The part of the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC which concerns Germany is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2009. For the Commission Androulla VASSILIOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.

(3) OJ L 302, 13.11.2008, p. 19.
1.

The following Article 3a is inserted: ‘Article 3a Rotation system 1. Governors shall be allocated to groups as set out in the first and second indents of Article 10.2 of the Statute. 2. Governors shall be ordered in each group, following EU convention, in accordance with a list of their national central banks which follows the alphabetical order of the names of the Member States in the national languages. The rotation of voting rights within each group shall follow this order. The rotation shall start at a random point in the list. 3. The voting rights within each group shall rotate every month, starting on the first day of the first month of the implementation of the rotation system. 4. For the first group, the number of voting rights that rotate in each one month period shall be one; for the second and third groups, the number of voting rights that rotate in each one month period shall be equal to the difference between the number of governors allocated to the group and the number of voting rights assigned to it, minus two. 5. Whenever the composition of the groups is adjusted in accordance with the fifth indent of Article 10.2 of the Statute, the rotation of voting rights within each group shall continue to follow the list referred to in paragraph 2. From the date on which the number of governors reaches 22, the rotation within the third group shall start at a random point in the list. The Governing Council may decide to change the order of rotation for the second and third groups to avoid the situation that certain governors are always without a voting right at the same periods of the year. 6. The ECB shall publish in advance a list of the members of the Governing Council with a voting right on the ECB’s website. 7. The share of each national central bank’s Member State in the total aggregated balance sheet of the monetary financial institutions shall be calculated on the basis of the annual average of monthly average data over the most recent calendar year for which data are available. Whenever the aggregate gross domestic product at market prices is adjusted in accordance with Article 29.3 of the Statute or whenever a country becomes a Member State and its national central bank becomes part of the European System of Central Banks, the total aggregated balance sheet of the monetary financial institutions of the Member States which have adopted the euro shall be recalculated on the basis of the data relating to the most recent calendar year for which data are available.’
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 123/8

COUNCIL DECISION

of 25 May 2009

appointing Maltese members and one alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers

2009/C 123/03

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (1), and in particular Article 82 thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) by its Decision of 30 March 2009 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers for the period 30 March 2009 to 29 March 2010, with the exception of certain members including the Maltese members and alternate members;

(2) the Maltese Government has submitted nominations for a number of posts to be filled,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The following are hereby appointed members and one alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Social Security for Migrant Workers for the period ending on 29 March 2011:

REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNMENT

Country Members Alternates Malta Mr Malcolm SCICLUNA Mr Mark MUSU’ Mr Frank MICALLEF





REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS′ ORGANISATIONS

Country Members Alternates Malta Mr Tonio FARRUGIA Mr Victor PISANI

Done at Brussels, 25 May 2009. For the Council The President J. ŠEBESTA

(1) OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2.

(2) OJ C 83, 7.4.2009, p. 19.