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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/1502

of 8 October 2018

appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, 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 the proposal of the Spanish Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020. On 18 July 2016, by Council Decision (EU) 2016/1203 (4), Mr Francesc HOMS i MOLIST was replaced by Mr Jordi SOLÉ i FERRANDO as a member and Mr Roger ALBINYANA i SAIGÍ was replaced by Mr Amadeu ALTAFAJ i TARDIO as an alternate member. On 27 March 2017, by Council Decision (EU) 2017/602 (5), Mr Jordi SOLÉ i FERRANDO was replaced by Ms Maria BADIA i CUTCHET as a member.

(2) A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Maria BADIA i CUTCHET.

(3) An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Amadeu ALTAFAJ i TARDIO,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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 2020: (a) as a member: — Mr Ernest MARAGALL i MIRA, Consejero de Asuntos Exteriores, Relaciones Institucionales y Transparencia de la Comunidad Autónoma de Cataluña; (b) as an alternate member: — Ms Natàlia MAS GUIX, Secretaria de Asuntos Exteriores y de la Unión Europea de la Comunidad Autónoma de Cataluña.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 October 2018. For the Council The President J. BOGNER-STRAUSS

(1) Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3) Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).

(4) Council Decision (EU) 2016/1203 of 18 July 2016 appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 198, 23.7.2016, p. 44).

(5) Council Decision (EU) 2017/602 of 27 March 2017 appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 82, 29.3.2017, p. 8).
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2018/1791

of 6 November 2018

on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) (EUTM Mali/2/2018)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

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

Having regard to Council Decision 2013/34/CFSP of 17 January 2013 on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 5(1) of Decision 2013/34/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take the relevant decisions concerning the political control and strategic direction of EUTM Mali, including the decisions on the appointment of subsequent EU Mission Force Commanders for EUTM Mali.

(2) On 23 January 2018, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/135 (2) appointing Brigadier General Enrique MILLÁN MARTÍNEZ as EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM Mali.

(3) On 5 October 2018, Germany proposed the appointment of Brigadier General Peter MIROW to succeed Brigadier General Enrique MILLÁN MARTÍNEZ as the EU Mission Force Commander of EUTM Mali as from 12 November 2018.

(4) On 5 October 2018, the EU Military Committee supported that recommendation.

(5) A decision on the appointment of Brigadier General Peter MIROW should therefore be taken. Decision (CFSP) 2018/135 should be repealed.

(6) In accordance with Article 5 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications. Consequently, Denmark is not participating in the adoption of this Decision and is neither bound by it nor subject to its application,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Brigadier General Peter MIROW is hereby appointed as the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) as from 12 November 2018.

Article 2 Decision (CFSP) 2018/135 is hereby repealed.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on 12 November 2018.

Done at Brussels, 6 November 2018. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson S. FROM-EMMESBERGER

(1) OJ L 14, 18.1.2013, p. 19.

(2) Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2018/135 of 23 January 2018 on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander of the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian Armed Forces (EUTM Mali) (EUTM Mali/1/2018) (OJ L 24, 27.1.2018, p. 1).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/1666

of 6 November 2018

appointing two members and five alternate members, proposed by the Portuguese 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 the proposal of the Portuguese Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.

(2) Two members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr António BRAGANÇA FERNANDES and Mr Luís GOMES.

(3) Five alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Francisco LOPES, Ms Isaura MORAIS, Mr Américo PEREIRA, Mr António PEREIRA and Mr Aníbal REIS COSTA,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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 2020: (a) as members: — Mr Ricardo Bruno ANTUNES MACHADO RIO, Presidente da Câmara de Braga, — Mr Aires Henrique DO COUTO PEREIRA, Presidente da Câmara da Póvoa de Varzim; (b) as alternate members: — Ms Berta FERREIRA MILHEIRO NUNES, Presidente da Câmara de Alfândega da Fé, — Mr Pedro Miguel César RIBEIRO, Presidente da Câmara de Almeirim, — Mr Hélder António GUERRA DE SOUSA E SILVA, Presidente da Câmara de Mafra, — Mr Rui Miguel DA SILVA ANDRÉ, Presidente da Câmara de Monchique, — Mr Carlos SILVA SANTIAGO, Presidente da Câmara de Sernancelhe.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 November 2018. For the Council The President H. LÖGER

(1) Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3) Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2018/1959

of 10 December 2018

derogating from Council Directive 2000/29/EC as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of the harmful organism Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire) through wood originating in Canada and in the United States of America

(notified under document C(2018) 8235)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire) is a harmful organism listed under point (a)1.2 in Annex I, Part A, Section I to Directive 2000/29/EC as an organism not known to occur in the Union.

(2) The provisions set out under point 2.3 in Annex IV, Part A, Section I to Directive 2000/29/EC establish special requirements to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of the harmful organism Agrilus planipennis (Fairmaire) through wood originating in certain third countries.

(3) Following the information collected in 2018 during two audits of the European Commission in Canada and the United States of America, the implementation of the conditions set out under option (b) of point 2.3 in Annex IV, Part A, Section I to Directive 2000/29/EC is not sufficiently verified prior to export.

(4) It is therefore appropriate not to allow the introduction into the Union of wood of Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifolia Carr., Juglans Mandshurica Maxim., Ulmus davidiana Planch. and Pterocarya rhoifolia Siebold and Zucc. originating in Canada and the United States of America under an official statement as referred to in that option (b).

(5) This Decision should expire on 30 June 2020, to allow for the review of point 2.3 in Annex IV, Part A, Section I to Directive 2000/29/EC on the basis of the scientific and technical developments.

(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 By way of derogation from the provisions set out under point 2.3 in Annex IV, Part A, Section I to Directive 2000/29/EC, the introduction into the Union territory of wood of Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifolia Carr., Juglans Mandshurica Maxim., Ulmus davidiana Planch. and Pterocarya rhoifolia Siebold and Zucc. originating in Canada and the United States of America shall only be allowed under official statements referred to in options (a) and (c) of that point 2.3.

Article 2 This Decision shall expire on 30 June 2020.

Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 December 2018. For the Commission Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 17 December 2018

appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency

(2018/C 460/09)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (1), and in particular Article 79 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 provides that the Council is to appoint one representative from each Member State as members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Management Board’).

(2) By its Decision of 25 September 2014 (2) the Council appointed one member of the Management Board.

(3) The Government of Croatia has informed the Council of its intention to nominate the current Croatian representative on the Management Board and has submitted a nomination for a second term of office running until 26 September 2022,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Mr Bojan VIDOVIĆ, of Croatian nationality, born on 22 May 1976, is hereby appointed member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency for the period from 26 September 2018 to 26 September 2022.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 2018. For the Council The President E. KÖSTINGER

(1) OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 350, 25.9.2014, p. 3.
Official Journal of the European Union

DECISION (EU) 2019/47 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 29 November 2018

amending Decision ECB/2010/29 on the issue of euro banknotes (ECB/2018/31)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 128(1) thereof,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 16 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Decision (EU) 2019/43 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2018/27) (1) provides for the adjustment of the key for subscription to the capital of the European Central Bank (ECB) (hereinafter the ‘capital key’) in accordance with Article 29.3 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and establishes, with effect from 1 January 2019, new weightings assigned to each national central bank (NCB) in the adjusted capital key (hereinafter the ‘capital key weightings’).

(2) Article 1(d) of Decision ECB/2010/29 (2) defines the ‘banknote allocation key’ and refers to Annex I to that Decision, which specifies the banknote allocation key applying since 1 January 2015. Given that new capital key weightings will apply from 1 January 2019, Decision ECB/2010/29 needs to be amended in order to determine the banknote allocation key applying from 1 January 2019,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Amendment 1. The final sentence of Article 1(d) of Decision ECB/2010/29 is replaced by the following: ‘Annex I to this Decision specifies the banknote allocation key applying from 1 January 2019.’ 2. Annex I to Decision ECB/2010/29 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2 Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2019.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 29 November 2018. The President of the ECB Mario DRAGHI

(1) Decision (EU) 2019/43 of the European Central Bank of 29 November 2018 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank's capital and repealing Decision ECB/2013/28 (ECB/2018/27) (see page 178 of this Official Journal).

(2) Decision ECB/2010/29 of 13 December 2010 on the issue of euro banknotes (OJ L 35, 9.2.2011, p. 26).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 32/50

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/176

of 29 January 2018

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91 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, Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement.

(3) Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

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

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 to Annex XIII (Transport) 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 date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 29 January 2018. For the Council The President R. PORODZANOV

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

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

(3) Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 75/23

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/416

of 5 March 2018

authorising the opening of negotiations for a revised Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207, in conjunction with Article 218(3) and (4) thereof,

Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration of 1958 is a treaty administered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). It is open to parties to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. It has a membership of 28 contracting parties, including seven Union Member States (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Hungary, Portugal and Slovakia).

(2) The international system of the Lisbon Agreement is currently being reviewed, with a view to improving it to attract a wider membership, while preserving its principles and objectives. On the basis of progress made by a Working Group which established a basic proposal for the revision in October 2014, a Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a revised Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (‘revised Lisbon Agreement’) was held in Geneva from 11 to 21 May 2015.

(3) Taking into account the key role that the protection of intellectual property, in particular the protection of appellations of origin and geographical indications, plays in international trade, the revised Lisbon Agreement falls within the common commercial policy of the Union. The revised Lisbon Agreement relates specifically to international trade, in that it is essentially intended to promote and facilitate such trade and has direct and immediate effects on it (1). The common commercial policy falls within the exclusive competence of the Union pursuant to point (e) of Article 3(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). As a consequence, the negotiation of the revised Lisbon Agreement falls within the exclusive competence of the Union.

(4) In accordance with Articles 207(3) and 218(3) TFEU, the Commission is to be the Union negotiator in the field of the Union's exclusive competence (2),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Commission is hereby authorised to open negotiations for a revised Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications.

The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the special committee referred to in Article 207(3) TFEU.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Commission.

Done at Brussels, 5 March 2018. For the Council The President N. DIMOV

(1) Judgment of the Court of justice of 25 October 2017 in Case C-389/15, Commission v Council, ECLI:EU:C:2017:798.

(2) Idem, para 76.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 129/76

COUNCIL DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2018/767

of 22 May 2018

fixing the period for the ninth election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 11(2) thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Whereas:

(1) By its Decision 78/639/Euratom, ECSC, EEC (3), the Council fixed the period for the first election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage from 7 to 10 June 1979.

(2) It proves to be impossible to hold the ninth election during the corresponding period of 2019.

(3) Another electoral period should therefore be determined,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The period referred to in Article 10(1) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage shall be from 23 to 26 May 2019 for the ninth election.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 May 2018. For the Council The President K. VALCHEV

(1) OJ L 278, 8.10.1976, p. 5.

(2) Opinion of 18 April 2018 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) Council Decision 78/639/Euratom, ECSC, EEC of 25 July 1978 fixing the period for the first election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (OJ L 205, 29.7.1978, p. 75).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 167/2

COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 May 2018

adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2018

(2018/C 167/02)

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) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1) and in particular Article 41 thereof,

Whereas:

— the Union’s budget for the financial year 2018 was definitively adopted on 30 November 2017 (2),

— on 22 February 2018, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 1 to the general budget for the financial year 2018,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2018 was adopted on 14 May 2018.

The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, 14 May 2018. For the Council The President E. ZAHARIEVA

(1) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 57, 28.2.2018, p. 1.