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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 335/81

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2011/847/CFSP

of 16 December 2011

implementing Decision 2010/639/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2010/639/CFSP of 25 October 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 25 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/639/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus.

(2) In view of the gravity of the situation in Belarus, additional persons should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex IIIA to Decision 2010/639/CFSP.

(3) Annex IIIA to Decision 2010/639/CFSP should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The persons listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in Annex IIIA to Decision 2010/639/CFSP.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 16 December 2011. For the Council The President T. NALEWAJK

(1) OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, p. 18.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 327/66

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 7 December 2011

amending Council Directive 2002/56/EC as regards the date laid down in Article 21(3) until which Member States are authorised to extend the validity of decisions concerning equivalence of seed potatoes from third countries

(notified under document C(2011) 8929)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2011/820/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/56/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed potatoes (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 2002/56/EC provides that, with effect from certain dates, Member States may no longer determine for themselves the equivalence of seed potatoes harvested in third countries with seed potatoes harvested within the Union and complying with that Directive.

(2) However, as work to establish a Union equivalence for seed potatoes from all the third countries concerned had not been completed, Directive 2002/56/EC permitted Member States to extend until 31 March 2011 the validity of equivalence decisions which they had already taken for seed potatoes from certain third countries not covered by a Union equivalence. This date was chosen by reference to the end of the period where seed potatoes are placed on the market.

(3) Since this work still has not been completed and a new marketing season will start by the end of the year 2011, it is necessary to authorise Member States to extend the validity of their national equivalence decisions.

(4) Directive 2002/56/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In the first subparagraph of Article 21(3) of Directive 2002/56/EC, ‘31 March 2011’ is replaced by ‘31 March 2014’.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 December 2011. For the Commission John DALLI Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 60.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/63

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 December 2011

amending Decision 2002/364/EC on common technical specifications for in vitro diagnostic medical devices

(notified under document C(2011) 9398)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2011/869/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 5(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The common technical specifications for in vitro diagnostic medical devices are laid down in Commission Decision 2002/364/EC (2).

(2) In the interest of public health it is appropriate, where possible, to draw up common technical specifications for the devices listed in List A of Annex II to Directive 98/79/EC.

(3) Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) assays for blood screening, diagnosis and confirmation have been added to List A of Annex II to Directive 98/79/EC by Commission Directive 2011/100/EU (3).

(4) Taking into account the state of the art and the current scientific knowledge on Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, common technical specifications can be drawn up for vCJD blood screening assays.

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up by Article 6(2) of Council Directive 90/385/EEC (4) and referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 98/79/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2002/364/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1st of July 2012.

However, Member States shall allow manufacturers to apply the requirements set out in the Annex before the date set out in the first paragraph of this Article.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2011. For the Commission John DALLI Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 331, 7.12.1998, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 131, 16.5.2002, p. 17.

(3) See page 50 of this Official Journal.

(4) OJ L 189, 20.7.1990, p. 17.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 27/1

COUNCIL DECISION

of 25 October 2010

on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the Union and the Kingdom of Morocco establishing a Dispute Settlement Mechanism

(2011/58/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 Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 24 February 2006 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with partners in the Mediterranean region in order to establish a dispute settlement mechanism related to trade provisions.

(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the committee appointed pursuant to Article 207 of the Treaty and within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council.

(3) These negotiations have been concluded and an Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco establishing a Dispute Settlement Mechanism (‘the Agreement’) was initialled on 9 December 2009.

(4) This Agreement should be signed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco establishing a Dispute Settlement Mechanism is hereby approved 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, subject to its conclusion.

Article 3

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

Done at Luxembourg, 25 October 2010. For the Council The President C. ASHTON

(1) The text of the Agreement will be published with the Decision on its conclusion.
(5)

The United Kingdom evaluated the additional data submitted by the applicant and prepared an additional report. It communicated that report to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) and to the Commission on 26 November 2009. The Authority communicated the additional report to the other Member States and the applicant for comments and forwarded the comments it had received to the Commission. In accordance with Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 and at the request of the Commission, the Authority presented its conclusion on methyl bromide to the Commission on 3 November 2010 (6). The draft assessment report, the additional report and the conclusion of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and the Animal Health and finalised on 28 January 2011 in the format of the Commission review report for methyl bromide.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 42/27

COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 February 2011

on the clearance of the accounts of certain paying agencies in Italy concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for the 2008 financial year

(notified under document C(2011) 754)

(Only the Italian text is authentic)

(2011/103/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Articles 30 and 33 thereof,

After consulting the Fund Committee,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decisions 2009/373/EC (2), 2010/59/EU (3) and 2010/721/EU (4) cleared, for the 2008 financial year, the accounts of all the paying agencies except for the German paying agency ‘Bayern’, the Greek paying agency ‘OPEKEPE’ and the Italian paying agency ‘ARBEA’.

(2) Following the transmission of new information and after additional checks, the Commission can now take a decision concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) on the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts submitted by the Italian paying agency ‘ARBEA’.

(3) In accordance with Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, this Decision does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from EU financing expenditure not effected in accordance with EU rules,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The accounts of the Italian paying agency ‘ARBEA’ concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in respect of the 2008 financial year, are hereby cleared.

The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State under each rural development programme pursuant to this Decision, including those resulting from the application of Article 33(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, are set out in the Annex.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2011. For the Commission Dacian CIOLOŞ Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 116, 9.5.2009, p. 21.

(3) OJ L 34, 5.2.2010, p. 26.

(4) OJ L 312, 27.11.2010, p. 23.
(1)

Commission Decision 2003/796/EC (1) established a European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas to facilitate consultation, coordination and cooperation between the regulatory bodies in the Member States, and between these bodies and the Commission, with a view to consolidating the internal market and ensuring the consistent application in all Member States of Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity (2), Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas (3) and Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity (4).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 180/11

COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 June 2011

amending the Commission Decision of 16 December 2008 on the Early Warning System for the use of authorising officers of the Commission and the executive agencies

2011/C 180/06

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 215/2008 of 18 February 2008 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 10th European Development Fund (2),

Whereas:

(1) The definition of authorising officer by delegation responsible for decision-making in Article 2 of the Commission Decision of 16 December 2008 on the Early Warning System (‘EWS’) for the use of authorising officers of the Commission and the executive agencies includes authorising officers by subdelegation within the meaning of Article 59 of the Financial Regulation exercising the function of director.

(2) Since the heads of Union delegations may act as authorising officers by subdelegation for the implementation of appropriations from the Commission Section entrusted to them by subdelegation, they must be included in the definition of authorising officer by delegation responsible for decision-making in the EWS as Commission authorising officers by subdelegation,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Commission Decision of 16 December 2008 on the Early Warning System for the use of authorising officers of the Commission and the executive agencies is amended as follows:

The second indent of Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘— “AOD responsible” means authorising officer by delegation of the Commission within the meaning of Article 59 of the Financial Regulation responsible in accordance with the internal rules for the implementation of the general budget of the European Communities (hereinafter “the budget”), including directors of executive agencies, authorising officers by subdelegation within the meaning of Article 59 of the Financial Regulation exercising the function of director, and the heads of Union Delegations acting as Commission authorising officers by subdelegation in accordance with Article 59(2) of the Financial Regulation.’

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from the time of its adoption.

Article 3

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

It shall be annexed to the Internal Rules for the implementation of the general budget of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 17 June 2011. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 78, 19.3.2008, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 294/3

COUNCIL DECISION

of 8 November 2011

on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on certain aspects of air services

(2011/732/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with point (a) of Article 218(6) and the first subparagraph of Article 218(8) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1) In its Decision of 5 June 2003, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with an agreement at Union level.

(2) On behalf of the Union, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement on certain aspects of air services with the Republic of Cape Verde (the Agreement) in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council Decision of 5 June 2003.

(3) The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Union on 23 March 2011 subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in conformity with Council Decision 2011/228/EU (1).

(4) The Agreement should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on certain aspects of air services (the Agreement) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (2).

Article 2

The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person empowered to make the notification provided in Article 8(1) of the Agreement.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2011. For the Council The President J. VINCENT-ROSTOWSKI

(1) OJ L 96, 9.4.2011, p. 1.

(2) The Agreement has been published in OJ L 96, 9.4.2011, p. 2 together with the Decision on the signing.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 289/32

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 25 October 2011

on 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/2010/026 PT/Rohde from Portugal)

(2011/726/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 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 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) Portugal submitted an application on 26 November 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in the enterprise Rohde and supplemented it by additional information up to 19 May 2011. 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 1 449 500.

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

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 1 449 500 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 2011. For the European Parliament The President J. BUZEK For the Council The President M. DOWGIELEWICZ

(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 236/6

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 6 July 2011

on mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management

(2011/535/EU)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 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 26 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (2),

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Union has created a European Union Solidarity Fund (the ‘Fund’) to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by disasters.

(2) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of EUR 1 billion.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains the provisions whereby the Fund may be mobilised.

(4) Slovenia, Croatia and the Czech Republic submitted their application to mobilise the Fund, concerning disaster caused by heavy flooding,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 19 546 647 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

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

Done at Strasbourg, 6 July 2011. For the European Parliament The President J. BUZEK For the Council The President M. DOWGIELEWICZ

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 206/24

Corrigendum to Political and Security Committee Decision EU BAM Rafah/1/2012 of 3 July 2012 on the appointment of the Head of European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah)

( Official Journal of the European Union L 186 of 14 July 2012 )

In the contents on the cover and on page 30, number of the Decision:

for:

‘(2012/382/EU)’,

read:
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 334/52

Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision 2012/729/EU of 23 November 2012 amending Decision 2008/866/EC, on emergency measures suspending imports from Peru of certain bivalve molluscs intended for human consumption, as regards its period of application

( Official Journal of the European Union L 327 of 27 November 2012 )

On page 56, the title should read as follows:

for:

read:
Species: select amongst “Bos taurus”, “Bison bison” or “Bubalus bubalis” as appropriate.

Category: select “in vivo derived embryos”.

Dam identity shall correspond to the official identification of the animal.

Sire identity shall correspond to the official identification of the animal.

Date of freezing shall be indicated in the following format: dd.mm.yyyy

Approval number of the team: shall correspond to the embryo collection team by which the embryos were collected, processed and stored; and listed in accordance with Article 8(2) of Directive 89/556/EEC on the Commission website: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/semen_ova/bovine/ova_embryos_en.htm’,