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An additional document provides further details on the subject matter, objectives and background to the initiative, by setting out and detailing the reasons to support the initiative. The organisers claim that thousands of people working in the animal slaughter and meat processing sectors are faced with terrible and often illegal working conditions. Since animal wellbeing is an important concern for the Union, there is no longer any moral or legal justification to continue slaughtering animals. They further claim that intensification of unsustainable agriculture and increasing demand for animal protein are two major factors contributing to the risk of zoonotic diseases. At the same time, traditional animal rearing is energy and land-intensive and a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. On the basis of the precautionary and polluter pays principles, the organisers claim that a shift of agricultural subsidies from the livestock sector to ecological alternatives, such as cell farming and farming based on plant proteins, is justified. As regards possible incentives for the production and sale of sustainable alternatives, they mention as an example reversing the additional taxation currently levied on plant alternatives compared with animal-based products.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 16 May 2022

adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2022

(2022/C 202/02)

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 2022 was definitively adopted on 24 November 2021 (2);

— on 22 April 2022, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 3 to the general budget for the financial year 2022;

— the Council needs to proceed without delay with the adoption of its position on draft amending budget No 3 to the general budget for 2022, which would contribute to the financing, in the Member States, of the first reception and registration costs of people fleeing Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine. It is therefore justified to provide for an exception to the eight-week period referred to in Article 4 of Protocol No 1 on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2022 was adopted on 16 May 2022. The full text is available for consultation or download on the Council’s Internet: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/.

Done at Brussels, 16 May 2022. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

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

(2) OJ L 45, 24.2.2022, p. 1.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/896

of 2 June 2022

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

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 means of its Decision of 9 April 2019 (2), 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 for Romania,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following persons are appointed as a member and an alternate member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 31 March 2023: REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS Country Member Alternate member Romania Mr Marius OLARIU Ms Victorița Mihaela GRIGORE

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

Done at Luxembourg, 2 June 2022. For the Council The President A. DE MONTCHALIN

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

(2) Council Decision of 9 April 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) (OJ C 135, 11.4.2019, p. 7).
Official Journal of the European Union

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2022/846

of 18 May 2022

extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (EUBAM Libya/1/2022)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

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

Having regard to Council Decision 2013/233/CFSP of 22 May 2013 on the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Decision 2013/233/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising political control and strategic direction of EUBAM Libya, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.

(2) On 14 January 2021, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/59 (2), appointing Ms Natalina CEA as Head of Mission of EUBAM Libya from 1 February 2021 to 30 June 2021.

(3) On 18 June 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/1009 (3), extending the mandate of EUBAM Libya until 30 June 2023.

(4) On 22 June 2021, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/1048 (4), extending the mandate of Ms Natalina CEA as the Head of Mission of EUBAM Libya until 30 June 2022.

(5) The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed to extend the mandate of Ms Natalina CEA as Head of Mission of EUBAM Libya from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The mandate of Ms Natalina CEA as Head of Mission of EUBAM Libya is hereby extended from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. It shall apply from 1 July 2022.

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2022. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson D. PRONK

(1) OJ L 138, 24.5.2013, p. 15.

(2) Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2021/59 of 14 January 2021 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (EUBAM Libya/1/2021) (OJ L 26, 26.1.2021, p. 3).

(3) Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1009 of 18 June 2021 amending Decision 2013/233/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (OJ L 222, 22.6.2021, p. 18).

(4) Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2021/1048 of 22 June 2021 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (EUBAM Libya/2/2021) (OJ L 228, 28.6.2021, p. 1).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/967

of 13 June 2022

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217 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 the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 27 June 2014 and entered into force on 1 July 2016.

(2) Pursuant to Article 436(1) of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to adopt recommendations, for the purposes of attaining the objectives of the Agreement.

(3) To facilitate the application of the Agreement, the Parties have agreed to establish an association agenda with a view to providing a list of priorities for their joint work on a sector-by-sector basis.

(4) The Association Council is to adopt the recommendation on the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda for 2021-2027 by written procedure.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Association Council, as the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda for 2021-2027 will be the basis for programming under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument.

(6) The position of the Union within the Association Council on the adoption of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda for 2021-2027 should therefore be based on the draft recommendation of the Association Council,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Association Council established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda for 2021-2027 shall be based on the draft recommendation of the Association Council attached to this Decision.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 13 June 2022. For the Council The President M. FESNEAU

(1) OJ L 260, 30.8.2014, p. 4.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/998

of 17 June 2022

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the EPA Committee established under the Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure for dispute settlement

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Union and its Member States signed the Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’) in Brussels on 28 July 2016. The Agreement has been provisionally applied between the Union and Ghana since 15 December 2016.

(2) Pursuant to Article 73(3) of the Agreement, the EPA Committee is responsible for the administration in all fields covered by the Agreement and the achievement of all tasks mentioned in the Agreement.

(3) Pursuant to Article 59(1) of the Agreement, dispute settlement procedures are to be governed by the Rules of Procedure, which are to be adopted by the EPA Committee within three months after its establishment.

(4) The Code of Conduct referred to in Article 64(2) of the Agreement sets out guiding principles, rights and obligations with which arbitrators are to comply. It is appropriate for the Code of Conduct, which is applicable to arbitrators, to apply to mediators mutatis mutandis.

(5) The EPA Committee is to adopt a decision with regard to the adoption of the Rules of Procedure for dispute settlement in the second half of 2022.

(6) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the EPA Committee as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure for dispute settlement, as the envisaged EPA Committee decision will establish legally binding rules governing dispute settlement which will be applicable to the Union.

(7) The position of the Union within the EPA Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision of the EPA Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the EPA Committee established by the Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Ghana, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure for dispute settlement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EPA Committee attached to this Decision.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 17 June 2022. For the Council The President B. LE MAIRE

(1) OJ L 287, 21.10.2016, p. 3.
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2022/1105

of 15 June 2022

on the acceptance of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam’s contribution to the European Union CSDP Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) (EUTM RCA/2/2022)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

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

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/610 of 19 April 2016 on a European Union CSDP Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 8(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2016/610, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee to take the relevant decisions on acceptance of proposed contributions by third States to EUTM RCA.

(2) Following the recommendations of the EU Mission Commander and of the European Union Military Committee regarding a contribution from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the contribution from that third State should be accepted and considered to be significant.

(3) 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 1. The contribution from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the European Union CSDP Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) is accepted and is considered to be significant. 2. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is exempted from financial contributions to the budget of EUTM RCA.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 June 2022. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson D. PRONK

(1) OJ L 104, 20.4.2016, p. 21.
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION

of 12 July 2022

appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for Italy

(2022/C 271/04)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the Council Decision of 22 July 2003 setting up an Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) By means of its Decision of 24 February 2022 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period from 1 March 2022 to 28 February 2025.

(2) The Government of Italy has submitted further nominations for several posts to be filled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following are hereby appointed as members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 28 February 2025: I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES Member State Members Alternate members Italy Mr Antonio VALENTI Ms Laura TOMASSINI II. TRADE-UNION REPRESENTATIVES Member State Members Alternate members Italy Mr Fabio DURANTE Ms Cinzia FRASCHERI Ms Susanna COSTA III. EMPLOYERS’ REPRESENTATIVES Member State Members Alternate members Italy Ms Fabiola LEUZZI Mr Fabrizio MONACO Mr Pier Paolo MASCIOCCHI

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 Brussels, 12 July 2022. For the Council The President Z. STANJURA

(1) OJ C 218, 13.9.2003, p. 1.

(2) Council Decision of 24 February 2022 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (OJ C 92, 25.2.2022, p. 1).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1678

of 26 September 2022

appointing two members, proposed by the Republic of Slovenia, 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 of the Slovenian 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 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157 (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) Two members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Mr Uroš BREŽAN and Mr Aleksander JEVŠEK were proposed for appointment.

(4) The Slovenian Government has proposed the following representatives of local bodies who hold a local authority electoral mandate as members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: Mr Tine RADINJA, župan Škofje Loke (Mayor of Škofja Loka), and Mr Tomaž ROŽEN, župan Raven na Koroškem (Mayor of Ravne na Koroškem),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following representatives of local bodies who hold an electoral mandate are hereby appointed as members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: — Mr Tine RADINJA, župan Škofje Loke (Mayor of Škofja Loka), — Mr Tomaž ROŽEN, župan Raven na Koroškem (Mayor of Ravne na Koroškem).

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

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2022. For the Council The President Z. NEKULA

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

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157 of 10 December 2019 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 327, 17.12.2019, p. 78).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1976

of 17 October 2022

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the Trade Committee established by the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Trade Committee

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 91(1) and 100(2) and Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore (the ‘Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision (EU) 2019/1875 (1), and entered into force on 21 November 2019.

(2) The Trade Committee was established by the Agreement.

(3) Pursuant to Article 16.1, paragraph 4(f), of the Agreement, the Trade Committee may adopt its own rules of procedure.

(4) It is therefore appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the Trade Committee with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure in order to ensure the effective implementation of the Agreement.

(5) The position of the Union within the Trade Committee as regards the adoption of its rules of procedure should be based on the draft Decision of that committee attached to this Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be adopted, on the Union’s behalf, within the Trade Committee established by the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore, as regards the adoption of its rules of procedure, shall be based on the draft Decision of that committee attached to this Decision.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 17 October 2022. For the Council The President Z. NEKULA

(1) Council Decision (EU) 2019/1875 of 8 November 2019 on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore (OJ L 294, 14.11.2019, p. 1).
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1951

of 13 October 2022

appointing the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2027

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240(2), first subparagraph, thereof,

Whereas the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union should be appointed for the period from 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2027,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Ms Thérèse BLANCHET is hereby appointed Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2027.

Article 2 This Decision shall be notified to Ms Thérèse BLANCHET by the President of the Council. It shall take effect on the date of its notification.

Article 3 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.