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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 192/19

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/1182

of 17 July 2015

approving the adjustment programme of Greece

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (1), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 sets rules for the approval of a macro-economic adjustment programme for a Member State in receipt of financial assistance, including from the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM). These rules need to be consistent with the provisions of Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 (2) establishing the EFSM.

(2) Greece has been granted financial assistance from the EFSM by Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1181 (3) on granting short-term Union financial assistance to Greece.

(3) For reasons of consistency, the approval of the macroeconomic adjustment programme for Greece under Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 should be done by reference to the relevant provisions of Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1181,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The measures specified in Article 3(3) of Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1181 to be taken by Greece as part of its adjustment programme are hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect upon the date of its notification.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 17 July 2015. For the Council The President J. ASSELBORN

(1) OJ L 140, 27.5.2013, p. 1.

(2) Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 of 11 May 2010 establishing a European financial stabilisation mechanism (OJ L 118, 12.5.2010, p. 1).

(3) See page 15 of this Official Journal.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 204/1

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/1277

of 13 October 2014

on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, and provisional application of the Additional Protocol to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91, Article 100(2) and Article 207, in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Republic of Croatia, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 24 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Union and its Member States and Croatia, with Colombia and Peru in order to conclude an Additional Protocol to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (‘the Additional Protocol’).

(2) Those negotiations were successfully completed on 1 April 2014.

(3) The Additional Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Union and its Member States, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

(4) The Additional Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The signing, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of the Additional Protocol to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the Additional Protocol.

The text of the Additional Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Additional Protocol on behalf of the Union and its Member States.

Article 3

The Additional Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis as provided in its Article 12(4) pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 282/34

COMMISSION DELEGATED DECISION (EU) 2015/1936

of 8 July 2015

on the applicable systems to assess and verify constancy of performance of ventilation ducts and pipes for air ventilation pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (1), and in particular Article 60(h) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The assessment and verification of constancy of performance of ventilation ducts and pipes intended to be used for air ventilation should be carried out in accordance to the systems set out in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011.

(2) It is therefore necessary to establish which systems of assessment and verification of constancy of performance are applicable to ventilation ducts and pipes intended to be used for air ventilation. This should enable manufacturers to access the internal market more efficiently, thus contributing to greater competitiveness of the construction industry as a whole

(3) This Decision should only apply to products not within the scope of other corresponding acts of Union law. Thus, it should not apply to ducts and pipes used for fixed fire-fighting systems since they are already covered by Commission Decision 96/577/EC (2) and Commission Decision 1999/472/EC (3),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

This Decision applies to ventilation ducts and pipes intended to be used in construction works for air ventilation as set out in Annex I.

Article 2

The products referred to in Article 1 shall be assessed and verified for constancy of performance in relation to their essential characteristics in accordance with the systems specified in Annex II.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2015. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude JUNCKER

(1) OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 5.

(2) Commission Decision 96/577/EC of 24 June 1996 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards fixed fire-fighting systems (OJ L 254, 8.10.1996, p. 44).

(3) Commission Decision 1999/472/EC of 1 July 1999 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards pipes, tanks and ancillaries not in contact with water intended for human consumption (OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 42).

ANNEX I PRODUCTS COVERED This Decision applies to: 1. Ventilation ducts and pipes intended to be used in construction works for air ventilation.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 317/9

COUNCIL DECISION (Euratom) 2015/2227

of 10 November 2015

approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, of the amendments to Protocols 1 and 2 to the Agreement between the United Kingdom, the European Atomic Energy Community and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,

Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Commission has, in accordance with the Council directives adopted by Council Decision of 23 September 2013, negotiated amendments to Protocols 1 and 2 to the Agreement between the United Kingdom, the European Atomic Energy Community and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (‘the amendments to Protocols 1 and 2’).

(2) The conclusion, by the European Commission, of the amendments to Protocols 1 and 2 should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The conclusion by the European Commission of the amendments to Protocols 1 and 2 to the Agreement between the United Kingdom, the European Atomic Energy Community and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean is hereby approved.

The text of the amendments to Protocols 1 and 2 is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 November 2015. For the Council The President P. GRAMEGNA
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 328/121

DECISION (EU) 2015/2331 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 4 December 2015

on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2016 (ECB/2015/42)

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 since 1 January 1999 to approve the volume of coins issued by the Member States whose currency is the euro.

(2) The 19 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 2016, supplemented by explanatory notes on the forecasting methodology.

(3) As the right of Member States to issue euro coins is subject to approval by the ECB of the volume of the issue, the volumes approved by the ECB may not be surpassed by the Member States without prior approval by the ECB,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Approval of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2016

The ECB hereby approves the volume of euro coins to be issued by the Member States whose currency is the euro in 2016 as set out in the following table:

(EUR million) Issuance of coins intended for circulation and issuance of collector coins (not intended for circulation) in 2016 Belgium 80,6 Germany 667,5 Estonia 10,3 Ireland 38,8 Greece 79,5 Spain 276,4 France 266,0 Italy 35,0 Cyprus 12,1 Latvia 20,0 Lithuania 32,3 Luxembourg 19,1 Malta 9,9 Netherlands 52,5 Austria 260,0 Portugal 53,4 Slovenia 30,0 Slovakia 17,0 Finland 45,0

Article 2

Taking effect

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification to the addressees.

Article 3

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States whose currency is the euro.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 68/47

DECISION (EU) 2015/422 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 17 December 2014

on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund

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 Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (1), and in particular Article 4a(4) thereof,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 11 thereof,

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) Article 10 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 (3) allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million (2011 prices).

(3) Article 4a(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 foresees that the Fund may be mobilised in an amount up to a maximum of EUR 50 000 000 for the payment of advances and the corresponding appropriations entered into the general budget of the Union,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 50 000 000 in commitment and payment appropriations for the payment of advances.

Article 2

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

Done at Strasbourg, 17 December 2014. For the European Parliament The President M. SCHULZ For the Council The President B. DELLA VEDOVA

(1) OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.

(2) OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.

(3) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 318/36

DECISION (EU) 2015/2248 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 28 October 2015

on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for immediate budgetary measures under the European Agenda on Migration

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 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters on and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 12 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas,

(1) Article 11 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 (2) allows the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument within the annual ceiling of EUR 471 million (2011 prices) to allow the financing of clearly identified expenditure which could not be financed within the limits of the ceilings available for one or more other headings.

(2) After having examined all possibilities for re-allocating appropriations under the expenditure ceiling for heading 3 (Security and Citizenship), it appears necessary to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument to complement the financing in the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 by EUR 66,1 million to finance measures in the field of migration.

(3) The payment appropriations corresponding to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument are EUR 52,9 million in 2016 and EUR 13,2 million in 2017,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015, the Flexibility Instrument shall be used to provide the sum of EUR 66,1 million in commitment appropriations in heading 3 (Security and Citizenship).

That amount shall be used to finance measures for managing the refugee crisis.

The payment appropriations corresponding to the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument will be EUR 52,9 million in 2016 and EUR 13,2 million in 2017.

Article 2

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

Done at Strasbourg, 28 October 2015. For the European Parliament The President M. SCHULZ For the Council The President N. SCHMIT

(1) OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.

(2) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 238/7

Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/887 of 2 June 2016 amending Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC as regards the list of third countries or parts thereof from which the introduction into the Union of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines is authorised

( Official Journal of the European Union L 148 of 4 June 2016 )

On page 7, in the second sentence of recital 6:

for:

‘without vaccination’,

read:

‘with vaccination’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 38/7

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/192

of 12 February 2016

amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Protocol No 4 on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 10 December 2015 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska (ECB/2015/45) (1),

Whereas:

(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council.

(2) The mandate of the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska expired after the audit for the financial year 2014. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2015.

(3) Národná banka Slovenska has selected Ernst & Young Slovakia, spol. s r.o., as its external auditors for the financial years 2015 and 2016.

(4) The Governing Council of the ECB has recommended that Ernst & Young Slovakia, spol. s r.o., should be appointed as the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska for the financial years 2015 and 2016.

(5) Following the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB, Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC, paragraph 16 is replaced by the following:

‘16. Ernst & Young Slovakia, spol. s r.o., is hereby approved as the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska for the financial years 2015 and 2016.’.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the ECB.

Done at Brussels, 12 February 2016. For the Council The President J.R.V.A. DIJSSELBLOEM

(1) OJ C 425, 18.12.2015, p. 1.

(2) Council Decision 1999/70/EC of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/78

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2016/448

of 23 March 2016

amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC in relation to the official tuberculosis-free and brucellosis-free status of Malta as regards bovine herds

(notified under document C(2016) 1697)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), and in particular paragraph 4 of Annex A.I and paragraph 7 of Annex A.II thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 64/432/EEC applies to trade within the Union in bovine animals. It lays down the conditions whereby a Member State may be declared officially tuberculosis-free or officially brucellosis-free as regards bovine herds.

(2) Commission Decision 2003/467/EC (2) provides that the Member States listed in Chapter 1 of Annex I and in Chapter 1 of Annex II thereto are declared officially free of tuberculosis and officially free of brucellosis, respectively, as regards bovine herds.

(3) Malta has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance for the entire territory of that Member State with the conditions laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free status as regards bovine herds. Accordingly, Malta should be listed in Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC as an officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free Member State as regards bovine herds.

(4) Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/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 Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 March 2016. For the Commission Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.

(2) Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds (OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74).