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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 263/9

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 27 September 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/2010/007 AT/Steiermark and Niederösterreich from Austria)

(2011/652/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) Austria submitted an application on 9 March 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in 54 enterprises in NACE Revision 2 Division 24 (‘Manufacture of basic metals’) in the contiguous NUTS II regions of Steiermark (Styria, AT22) and Niederösterreich (Lower Austria, AT12) in Austria, and supplemented it by additional information up to 27 January 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 8 284 908.

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

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 8 284 908 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

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

Done at Strasbourg, 27 September 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 212/20

Corrigendum to Council Implementing Decision 2012/424/CFSP of 23 July 2012 implementing Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

( Official Journal of the European Union L 196 of 24 July 2012 )

On page 84, Annex, ‘Entities’, entry 2, fourth column, ‘Date of listing’:

the date ‘24.7.2012’ shall be added.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 328/27

Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision 2012/119/EU of 10 February 2012 laying down rules concerning guidance on the collection of data and on the drawing up of BAT reference documents and on their quality assurance referred to in Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions

( Official Journal of the European Union L 63 of 2 March 2012 )

On page 39, Appendix 2, the workflow should read as follows:
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION 2012/98/CFSP

of 17 February 2012

amending Decision 2010/232/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

On 26 April 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/232/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar (1) .

On 23 January 2012, the Council welcomed the remarkable programme of political reform undertaken by the Government and Parliament in Burma/Myanmar, together with its commitment to economic and social development. The Council noted the commitment by the Government to continue and complete these reforms.

The Council decided, as a first step, that the visa ban concerning the President, the vice-Presidents, cabinet members and the Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament of Burma/Myanmar should be suspended.

Decision 2010/232/CFSP should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 15 of Decision 2010/232/CFSP is hereby replaced by the following:

"Article 15

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

2. This Decision shall apply until 30 April 2012.

3. The measures referred to in Article 9(1) and in Article 10(1) and (2), insofar as they apply to persons listed in Annex IV, shall be suspended until 30 April 2012.

4. The measures referred to in Article 9(1), insofar as they apply to persons listed in Annex V, shall be suspended until 30 April 2012.".
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 38/43

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/74/CFSP

of 10 February 2012

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

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 2010/656/CFSP of 29 October 2010 renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d’Ivoire (1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

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, 10 February 2012. For the Council The President C. ANTORINI

(1) OJ L 285, 30.10.2010, p. 28.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 77/18

COUNCIL DECISION 2012/152/CFSP

of 15 March 2012

amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (1).

(2) On 23 January 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/35/CFSP amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP (2), in response to its serious and deepening concerns over the nature of Iran's nuclear programme.

(3) In this context, the application of targeted financial measures by providers of specialised financial messaging services should be further developed, consistent with Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

(4) Decision 2010/413/CFSP should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 20 of Decision 2010/413/CFSP, the following paragraph is added:

‘12. Without prejudice to the exemptions provided for in this Article, it shall be prohibited to supply specialised financial messaging services, which are used to exchange financial data, to the persons and entities referred to in paragraph 1.’.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 15 March 2012. For the Council The President N. WAMMEN

(1) OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.

(2) OJ L 19, 24.1.2012, p. 22.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 96/5

COUNCIL DECISION

of 26 March 2012

appointing an Estonian member and an Estonian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2012/183/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 Estonian 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 Kaido KAASIK. An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Ms Urve ERIKSON 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: — Ms Urve ERIKSON, Member of Tudulinna Municipality Council, and

(b) as alternate member: — Mr Villi PIHL, Mayor of Kärla Municipality.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 26 March 2012. For the Council The President N. WAMMEN

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

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

Societatea de Asigurare-Reasigurare Lig Insurance SA (LIG Insurance and Reinsurance Company), with its registered office at 25-27 Str. Tudor Vianu, Apt. 2, Bucharest Sector 1, Romania, registered at the Trade Office under number J40/21751/19.8.1992, Single Registration Number 2626923/30.12.1992, legally represented by Ms Violeta-Mihaela SIMEDRE, in her capacity as general manager
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 134/23

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 2 May 2012

on the inclusion of vine varieties in Appendix IV of the Protocol on wine labelling as referred to in Article 8(2) of the EC-US Agreement on trade in wine

(2012/275/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Decision 2006/232/EC of 20 December 2005 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The United States of America have requested that Appendix IV of the Protocol on wine labelling as referred to in Article 8(2) of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on Trade in Wine (2) be modified to include vine varieties that were notified by the United States to the Commission on 27 October 2011. This request was made in accordance with point 3.6(b) of the abovementioned Protocol.

(2) The notification refers to the final rule adopted by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and published in the Federal Register of 27 October 2011 (3) amending the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau regulations by adding a number of new names to the list of grape variety names approved for the designation of American wines.

(3) The Commission has informed the United States within 60 days of the date of receipt of the notification that the vine varieties ‘Montepulciano’ and ‘Blaufränkisch’ can currently be used only for wines from certain Member States, pursuant to Article 62(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 (4).

(4) The Commission should therefore confirm that the Union agrees with the proposed modifications of Appendix IV to the Protocol on wine labelling, except in respect of the vine varieties ‘Montepulciano’ and ‘Blaufränkisch’.

(5) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not given an opinion within the time limit set by its President,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

In accordance with Article 11(5) of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine, the Commission shall confirm that the Union agrees with the proposed modifications of Appendix IV to the Protocol on wine labelling, except in respect of the vine varieties ‘Montepulciano’ and ‘Blaufränkisch’.

The amended text of Appendix IV, as accepted by the Union, is set out in the Annex.

Article 2

The Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development is hereby authorised to forward the written response to the United States of America.

Done at Brussels, 2 May 2012. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 87, 24.3.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 87, 24.3.2006, p. 65.

(3) Federal Register, Vol. 76, No 208, 27.10.2011, p. 66626.

(4) OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 60.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 124/39

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 8 May 2012

amending Decision 2008/855/EC as regards animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in Germany

(notified under document C(2012) 2992)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2012/250/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States (3) lays down certain control measures in relation to classical swine fever in the Member States or regions thereof listed in the Annex thereto. That list includes parts of the territory of the federal States Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westfalia in Germany.

(2) Germany has informed the Commission about recent developments with regard to classical swine fever in feral pigs in the regions of the federal States Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westfalia listed in the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC.

(3) That information indicates that classical swine fever in feral pigs has been eradicated in the federal States Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westfalia. Accordingly, the measures provided for in Decision 2008/855/EC should no longer apply to those regions and the entry for Germany in the list set out in Part I of the Annex thereto should be deleted.

(4) Decision 2008/855/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 the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC, point 1 of Part I is deleted.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 May 2012. For the Commission John DALLI Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.

(2) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.

(3) OJ L 302, 13.11.2008, p. 19.
(5)

Based on data provided by the Commission (Eurostat) in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2009 following the notification by Bulgaria before 1 April 2012 and on the Commission services 2012 spring forecast, the following conclusions are justified: — The budgetary targets have been consistently overachieved in the period following the year of the excessive deficit. The general government deficit was reduced to 3,1 % of GDP in 2010 and decreased further to 2,1 % of GDP in 2011, against initially set targets of 3,8 % and 2,5 % respectively. The correction of the deficit has been driven mainly by strict control of expenditure growth, including through freezing the government sector wage bill and pensions, which led the expenditure-to-GDP ratio to fall by 5,5 percentage points between 2009 and 2011. The 2012 Convergence Programme projects the deficit to continue falling to 1,6 % of GDP in 2012 and 1,3 % of GDP in 2013. In the Commission services 2012 spring forecast the general government deficit is projected to improve to 1,9 % of GDP in 2012 and to 1,7 % of GDP in 2013, supported by a continued freeze in the government sector wage bill, as well as a cyclical improvement in revenues. — The Commission services 2012 spring forecast projects a cyclically adjusted balance net of one-off and temporary measures of 0,7 % in 2012 and of 0,8 % of GDP in 2013, under a no-policy-change assumption. Meanwhile, in 2012 and 2013, the growth rate of government expenditure net of discretionary revenue measures is forecast to remain below the benchmark reference medium-term rate of potential GDP growth, as specified in Article 5(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 of 7 July 1997 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies (6). — The Commission services 2012 spring forecast projects the general government gross debt to increase moderately from 16,3 % of GDP in 2011 to 18,5 % of GDP in 2013. This debt forecast does not include possible external debt issuance in 2012 to pre-fund the repayment of euro-denominated bonds of around 2 % of GDP in January 2013. Similarly, the latest convergence programme projects the debt ratio to increase to 18,4 % by 2013.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 189/10

COUNCIL DECISION

of 16 July 2012

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

(2012/406/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 Spanish 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 Francisco ÁLVAREZ-CASCOS FERNÁNDEZ. An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr José PORTILLA GONZALEZ,

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 Javier FERNÁNDEZ FERNÁNDEZ, Presidente del Principado de Asturias; and

(b) as alternate member: — Mr Guillermo MARTÍNEZ SUÁREZ, Consejero de la Presidencia del Principado de Asturias.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 16 July 2012. For the Council The President S. ALETRARIS

(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 200/19

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 July 2012

appointing a Finnish member of the European Economic and Social Committee

(2012/438/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Finnish Government,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).

(2) A member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Reijo PAANANEN,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Mr Pekka RISTELÄ, Advisor on International Affairs of SAK (Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions), is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.

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 251, 25.9.2010, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 206/11

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2012/454/CFSP

of 1 August 2012

implementing Decision 2011/486/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan

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 2011/486/CFSP of 1 August 2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 1 August 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/486/CFSP.

(2) On 19 July 2012, the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 30 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1988 (2011) deleted two persons from the list of individuals, groups, undertakings and entities subject to restrictive measures.

(3) The Annex to Decision 2011/486/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The entries for the persons appearing in the Annex to this Decision are deleted from the list set out in the Annex to Decision 2011/486/CFSP.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 1 August 2012. For the Council The President A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

(1) OJ L 199, 2.8.2011, p. 57.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 258/32

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 September 2012

appointing an Italian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2012/520/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 Italian 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) An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Barbara BONINO,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

— Mr Mattia TARSI, Consigliere, Provincia di Pesaro.

Article 2

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

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

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

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