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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 197/12

COUNCIL DECISION 2011/478/CFSP

of 28 July 2011

extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Kosovo (1)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular Articles 28, 31(2) and 33 thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 4 February 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX KOSOVO (2) and Joint Action 2008/123/CFSP (3) appointing Mr Pieter FEITH as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Kosovo.

(2) On 5 May 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/270/CFSP (4) appointing Mr Fernando GENTILINI as the EUSR in Kosovo until 31 July 2011.

(3) The mandate of the EUSR should be extended until 30 September 2011.

(4) The EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2011/270/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

(1) Article 1 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 European Union Special Representative Mr Fernando GENTILINI is hereby appointed as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Kosovo from 1 May 2011 until 30 September 2011. The mandate of the EUSR may be terminated earlier, if the Council so decides, on a proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR).’;

(2) Article 5(1) is replaced by the following: ‘1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 May 2011 to 30 September 2011 shall be EUR 690 000.’.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 28 July 2011. For the Council The President M. DOWGIELEWICZ

(1) Under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999).

(2) OJ L 42, 16.2.2008, p. 92.

(3) OJ L 42, 16.2.2008, p. 88.

(4) OJ L 119, 7.5.2011, p. 12.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 261/3

COUNCIL DECISION

adopting the Council position on the draft budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012

2011/C 261/03

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314(3) thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic and Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 26 May 2011, the Commission submitted a proposal containing the draft budget for the financial year 2012 (1).

(2) The Council examined the Commission proposal with a view to defining a position consistent, on the revenue side, with Council Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom of 7 June 2007 on the system of the European Communities' own resources (2), and on the expenditure side, with Part I of Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3), which, in the absence of any multiannual financial framework established pursuant to Article 312 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, constitutes the currently applicable instrument of budgetary discipline,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Council's position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 was adopted by the Council on 25 July 2011.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 July 2011. For the Council The President M. DOWGIELEWICZ

(1) COM(2011) 300.

(2) OJ L 163, 23.6.2007, p. 17.

(3) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 247/15

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2011/627/CFSP

of 22 September 2011

implementing Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Decision 2010/656/CFSP of 29 October 2010 renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire (1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof, in conjunction with Article 31(2) of the Treaty on European Union,

Whereas:

(1) On 29 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/656/CFSP.

(2) In view of the developments in Côte d’Ivoire, the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/656/CFSP should be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The persons listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be deleted from the list set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/656/CFSP.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 September 2011. For the Council The President M. DOWGIELEWICZ

(1) OJ L 285, 30.10.2010, p. 28.
(4)

The Irish authorities have indicated that there are very realistic prospects, based on the results of the Liability Management Exercises (LME) conducted thus far, to secure a further EUR 0,51 billion private sector-contribution to the recapitalisation of Bank of Ireland by 31 December 2011. In light of the already large public cost of the bank recapitalisation, and given the conservative approach used to determine Bank of Ireland’s recapitalisation need, it is now deemed unnecessary and indeed inappropriate for Ireland to inject that amount of EUR 0,51 billion in advance of the completion of further private sector-contributions in order to meet the programme deadline, as doing so would result in higher than needed fiscal cost and an unnecessarily high capital adequacy ratio for Bank of Ireland once the proceeds from the further private sector-contribution become available. The deadline for the completion of this part of the recapitalisation of Bank of Ireland has been reset to end 2011.
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION 2011/687/CFSP

of 14 October 2011

amending Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (1), EULEX KOSOVO

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28 and 43(2) thereof,

Whereas:

On 9 June 2009, the Council adopted Joint Action 2009/445/CFSP (3) , which amended Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP by increasing the financial reference amount to cover the expenditure of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (‘EULEX KOSOVO’) until the expiry of Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP.

On 8 June 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/322/CFSP (4) , which amended and extended Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP for a period of 2 years until 14 June 2012, and laid down the financial reference amount until 14 October 2010.

The financial reference amount provided in Council Decision 2010/619/CFSP, of 15 October 2010, amending Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX KOSOVO (5) , and intended to cover the expenditure related to EULEX KOSOVO until 14 October 2011 should cover the period until 14 December 2011.

EULEX KOSOVO will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the common foreign and security policy as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty.

Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 16(1) of Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP is hereby replaced by the following:

‘1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure of EULEX KOSOVO until 14 October 2010 shall be EUR 265 000 000.

The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure of EULEX KOSOVO from 15 October 2010 until 14 December 2011 shall be EUR 165 000 000.

The financial reference amount for the subsequent period for EULEX KOSOVO shall be decided by the Council.’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 349/7

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 November 2011

appointing the members of the group of experts for technical advice on the School Fruit Scheme

2011/C 349/05

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Commission Decision 2009/986/EU of 18 December 2009 establishing the group of experts for technical advice on the School Fruit Scheme (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Commission set up a group of independent experts and defined its tasks and structure by Decision 2009/986/EU.

(2) In accordance with Article 4(2)(c) of Decision 2009/986/EU, a call for applications was published on the Internet site of the Commission's DG Agriculture and Rural Development and in the Official Journal of the European Union (2). On the basis of those applications, and respecting the requirement to collect, process and publish the relevant personal data in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3), the Commission should appoint members of the expert group from specialists with a suitable background,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The following candidates are herewith appointed as a permanent member of the expert group for a three-year renewable term of office starting on the date of adoption:

— Saida Barnat,

— Margherita Caroli,

— Bela Franchini,

— Victoria Anna Kovacs,

— Athena Linos,

— Charles Fergus Lowe,

— Mario Mazzocchi,

— Bent Egberg Mikkelsen,

— Loes Neven,

— Martine Padilla.

2. The following candidates are herewith appointed as alternate member of the expert group for a three-year renewable term of office starting on the date of adoption:

— Alessandra Bordoni,

— Michele Cecchini,

— Inken Birte Christoph,

— Piero Ferrari,

— Susana González Manzano,

— Michael Kenneth Heasman,

— Vaios Karathanos,

— Chrystalleni Lazarou,

— Yannis Manios,

— Timothy (Tim) Marsch,

— Morten Kromann Nielsen,

— Andrea Pezzana,

— Ana Isabel Rito,

— Aileen Robertson,

— Inge Tetens,

— Antonia Trichopoulou.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption and shall apply until 31 December 2014.

Done at Brussels, 29 November 2011. For the Commission Dacian CIOLOȘ Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 338, 19.12.2009, p. 99.

(2) OJ C 296, 30.10.2010, p. 25.

(3) OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 335/83

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2011/848/CFSP

of 16 December 2011

implementing Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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 2010/788/CFSP of 20 December 2010 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 20 December 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

(2) On 12 October and 28 November 2011, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo updated the list of individuals and entities subject to restrictive measures.

(3) The Annex to Decision 2010/788/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 the Annex to Decision 2010/788/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 336, 21.12.2010, p. 30.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 329/9

COUNCIL DECISION

of 5 December 2011

appointing six Dutch members and six Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

(2011/828/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 Dutch 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) Six members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Sipke SWIERSTRA, Mr Léon FRISSEN, Ms Rinske KRUISINGA, Mr Dick BUURSINK, Ms Karla PEIJS and Ms Lenie DWARSHUIS-VAN DE BEEK. Four alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr René VAN DIESSEN, Mr Sjoerd GALEMA, Mr Martin JAGER and Mr Joop BINNEKAMP. Two alternate members’ seats will become vacant following the appointment of Mr W.B.H.J. VAN DE DONK and Mr Co VERDAAS as members 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 members: — Ms A.E. (Anne) BLIEK-DE JONG, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Flevoland, — Mr dr. J.C. (Co) VERDAAS, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Gelderland, — Mr mr. P.G. (Piet) DE VEY MESTDAGH, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Groningen, — Mr prof. dr. W.B.H.J. (Wim) VAN DE DONK, Commissaris van de Koningin (Queen’s Commissioner) Province of Noord-Brabant, — Ms W.H. (Hester) MAIJ, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Overijssel, — Mr drs. R.E. (Ralph) DE VRIES, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Utrecht; and

(b) as alternate members: — Mr H. (Henk) BRINK, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Drenthe, — Ms S.A.E. (Sietske) POEPJES, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Fryslân, — Mr drs. Th.J.F.M. (Theo) BOVENS, Commissaris van de Koningin (Queen’s Commissioner) Province of Limburg, — Ms drs. E.M. (Elvira) SWEET, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Noord-Holland, — Mr drs. B.J. (Ben) DE REU, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Zeeland, — Mr mr. drs. R.A.M. (Rogier) VAN DER SANDE, gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Zuid-Holland.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 5 December 2011. For the Council The President W. PAWLAK

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

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 336/74

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 15 December 2011

extending the derogation period for Romania to raise objections to shipments of certain waste to Romania for recovery under Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste

(notified under document C(2011) 9191)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2011/854/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (1), and in particular the third and the fifth subparagraphs of Article 63(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 63(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 Romania may raise objections to shipments of certain wastes for recovery for a period of time ending on 31 December 2011.

(2) By letter of 1 June 2011 Romania requested to extend that period until 31 December 2015.

(3) There is a need to ensure that environmental protection remains at high levels across the Union, in particular where the country of destination has no, or insufficient recovery capacity for certain types of waste. Romania should retain the possibility to object to certain undesired planned waste shipments destined for recovery onto its territory. The derogation regime applicable to Romania should be therefore extended until 31 December 2015.

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 39(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, the period during which the Romanian competent authorities may raise objections to shipments to Romania for recovery of the wastes listed in the second and the fourth subparagraphs of Article 63(5) of that Regulation in conformity with the grounds for objection laid down in Article 11 of that Regulation, shall be extended until 31 December 2015.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2011. For the Commission Janez POTOČNIK Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 190, 12.7.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 26/1

COUNCIL DECISION

of 26 July 2010

on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on the participation of the Republic of Croatia in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

(2011/56/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 168(5), in conjunction with Article 218(5), thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (1) provides, in Article 21 thereof, that the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction shall be open to the participation of any third country that shares the interests of the Union and its Member States in the Centre’s objectives and work.

(2) On 11 July 2006 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Republic of Croatia for an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on the participation of the Republic of Croatia in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’). The negotiations were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement.

(3) The Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on the participation of the Republic of Croatia in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement.

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 (2).

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 26 July 2010. For the Council The President S. VANACKERE

(1) OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 1.

(2) The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 37/18

COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 February 2011

authorising a laboratory in the Republic of Korea to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines

(notified under document C(2011) 656)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2011/91/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000 designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines (1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Decision 2000/258/EC designates the laboratory of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail (ANSES) in Nancy (previously Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (AFSSA)) as the specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines. That Decision also lays down the duties of that laboratory.

(2) In particular, ANSES, Nancy, is to appraise the laboratories in Member States and third countries in order to decide whether to authorise the laboratories to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.

(3) The competent authority of South Korea has submitted an application for approval of a laboratory in that third country to perform such serological tests.

(4) ANSES, Nancy has carried out an appraisal of that laboratory and provided the Commission with a favourable report of that appraisal on 6 September 2010.

(5) That laboratory should therefore be authorised to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines in dogs, cats and ferrets.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In accordance with Article 3(2) of Decision 2000/258/EC, the following laboratory is authorised to perform the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines in dogs, cats and ferrets:

Komipharm International Co. Ltd 1236-6 Jeoungwang-dong 420-450 Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do South Korea

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 March 2011.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2011. For the Commission John DALLI Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 40.