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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 134/1

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 April 2012

on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

(2012/271/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 196 and 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) Protocol 31 to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) contains specific provisions and arrangements concerning cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.

(2) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to activities outside the four freedoms.

(3) In order to allow for such extended cooperation, Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should be amended by including within its scope Council Directive 2008/114/EC of 8 December 2008 on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection (3).

(4) The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, 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 day of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 24 April 2012. For the Council The President N. WAMMEN

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

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

(3) OJ L 345, 23.12.2008, p. 75.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 151/1

COUNCIL DECISION

of 7 June 2012

on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

(2012/297/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 338(1) 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) Annex XXI to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) contains specific provisions and arrangements concerning statistics.

(2) Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 concerning European statistics on tourism (3) should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(3) Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 repealed Council Directive 95/57/EC of 23 November 1995 on the collection of statistical information in the field of tourism (4) which is incorporated to Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement.

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

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken by the Union in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XXI (Statistics) 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 day of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 7 June 2012. For the Council The President M. BØDSKOV

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

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

(3) OJ L 192, 22.7.2011, p. 17.

(4) OJ L 291, 6.12.1995, p. 32.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/1

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 July 2012

on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement

(2012/442/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) and Article 168(4)(b), 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, among others, Annex II to the EEA Agreement.

(3) Annex II to the EEA Agreement contains provisions and arrangements concerning technical regulations, standards, testing and certification.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1274/2011 of 7 December 2011 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2012, 2013 and 2014 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1213/2008 of 5 December 2008 concerning a coordinated multiannual Community control programme for 2009, 2010 and 2011 to ensure compliance with maximum levels of and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin (4) was incorporated into the EEA Agreement with certain adaptations for the EEA EFTA States.

(6) Since the Regulation (EC) No 1213/2008 has been repealed and should consequently be repealed under the EEA Agreement, those adaptations should be carried over to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1274/2011. They concern the number of pesticides to be monitored by Iceland and the number of samples of each product to be taken and analysed by Iceland and Norway and take into account, in particular, the limited capacity of Icelandic laboratories.

(7) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8) The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee on amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) 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 day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012. For the Council The President A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

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

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

(3) OJ L 325, 8.12.2011, p. 24.

(4) OJ L 328, 6.12.2008, p. 9.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 287/2

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 September 2012

on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union

(2012/644/EU)

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(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 29 January 2007 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the World Trade Organisation under Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, in the course of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania.

(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission within the framework of the negotiating directives adopted by the Council.

(3) These negotiations have been concluded and the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (‘the Agreement’) was initialled by a representative of the European Union on 21 December 2011 and by a representative of the United States of America on 17 February 2012.

(4) The Agreement should be signed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The signing of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (‘the Agreement’) is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (1).

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2012. For the Council The President A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

(1) The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 287/4

COUNCIL DECISION

of 10 October 2012

concerning the renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil

(2012/646/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 186 in conjunction with point (v) of Article 218(6)(a) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1) By its Decision 2005/781/EC (1), the Council approved the conclusion of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil (the ‘Agreement’).

(2) Article XII(2) of the Agreement provides as follows: ‘This Agreement shall initially be valid for a period of five years and may be renewed by agreement between the Parties after evaluation during the penultimate year of each subsequent renewal period.’.

(3) At the fifth meeting of the Steering Committee established under Article VI(2) of the Agreement, held on 22 November 2011 in Brasilia, both Parties confirmed their interest in renewing the Agreement for another five years.

(4) As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community.

(5) The renewal of the Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil, for an additional period of five years, is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification to the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil that the Union has completed its internal procedures necessary for the renewal of the Agreement in accordance with Article XII(2) of the Agreement.

Article 3

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, make the following notification:

‘As a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009, the European Union has replaced and succeeded the European Community and from that date exercises all rights and assumes all obligations of the European Community. Therefore, references to “the European Community” in the text of the Agreement are, where appropriate, to be read as to “the European Union”.’.

Article 4

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

Done at Luxembourg, 10 October 2012. For the Council The President S. MALAS

(1) OJ L 295, 11.11.2005, p. 37.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 334/50

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 29 November 2012

on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2013

(ECB/2012/26)

(2012/754/EU)

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(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The European Central Bank (ECB) has the exclusive right from 1 January 1999 to approve the volume of coins issued by the Member States whose currency is the euro.

(2) The Member States whose currency is the euro have submitted to the ECB for approval their estimates of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2013, supplemented by explanatory notes on the forecasting methodology,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Approval of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2013

The ECB hereby approves the volume of euro coins to be issued by the Member States whose currency is the euro in 2013 as described in the following table:

(EUR million) Issuance of coins intended for circulation and issuance of collector coins (not intended for circulation) in 2013 Belgium 149,9 Germany 758,0 Estonia 10,1 Ireland 48,4 Greece 8,9 Spain 230,0 France 300,0 Italy 101,5 Cyprus 7,1 Luxembourg 40,0 Malta 8,1 Netherlands 63,8 Austria 253,0 Portugal 17,2 Slovenia 15,0 Slovakia 21,4 Finland 60,0

Article 2

Final provision

This Decision is addressed to the Member States whose currency is the euro.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 307/76

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 25 October 2012

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 (application EGF/2011/015 SE/AstraZeneca from Sweden)

(2012/682/EU)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

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 European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2) The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to 30 December 2011 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

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

(4) Sweden submitted an application on 23 December 2011 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in the enterprise AstraZeneca, and supplemented it by additional information up to 16 April 2012. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 4 325 854.

(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Sweden,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 4 325 854 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

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

Done at Strasbourg, 25 October 2012. For the European Parliament The President M. SCHULZ For the Council The President A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

(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 231/16

Corrigendum to Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 2119/98/EC

( Official Journal of the European Union L 293 of 5 November 2013 )

On page 12, in Article 15(3):

for:

‘… authorities designated in accordance with points (a) and (c) of paragraph 1 …’;

read:

‘… authorities designated in accordance with points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 …’.
Official Journal of the European Union

Corrigendum to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria

( Official Journal of the European Union L 147 of 1 June 2013 )

On page 45, Annex II (List of entities referred to in Article 28), ‘Entities’, entry No 1 (concerning Commercial Bank of Syria), in column ‘Identifying Information’:

for:

‘… SWIFT/BIC: CMSY SY DA; ….’,

read:

‘… SWIFT/BIC: CMSYSYDA; ….’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 22/22

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 January 2013

appointing two Austrian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

(2013/60/EU)

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 proposals from the Austrian Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

(2) Two alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Achill RUMPOLD and Ms Bernadette MENNEL,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions as alternate members for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:

— Mr Wolfgang WALDNER, Landesrat beim Amt der Kärntner Landesregierung,

— Dr Gabriele NUSSΒAUMER, Landtagspräsidentin.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 22 January 2013. For the Council The President M. NOONAN

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
COUNCIL DECISION 2013/89/CFSP

of 18 February 2013

amending Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/101/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 20 February 2014.

However, there are no longer grounds for keeping certain persons and entities on the list of persons and entities to which the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/101/CFSP apply.

In order to facilitate dialogue between the Union and the Government of Zimbabwe, the suspension of the travel ban imposed on the two members of the re-engagement team of the Zimbabwe Government listed under Decision 2011/101/CFSP should be maintained. Furthermore, the suspension of the travel ban should be extended to cover six additional members of the Government of Zimbabwe.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2011/101/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

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 2014.

3. The measures referred to in Article 4(1), insofar as they apply to the persons listed in Annex II, shall be suspended until 20 February 2014.

4. 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.".
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 32/16

COUNCIL DECISION

of 28 January 2013

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

(2013/68/EU)

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 Belgian Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Jos CHABERT.

(3) An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Jean-Luc VANRAES as member of the Committee of the Regions,

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 2015:

(a) as member: — Mr Jean-Luc VANRAES, Brussels Volksvertegenwoordiger in het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Parlement and

(b) as alternate member: — Ms Brigitte GROUWELS, Minister van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 28 January 2013. For the Council The President S. COVENEY

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.