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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 453/2

COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 December 2014

appointing a member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Germany

(2014/C 453/02)

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 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Having regard to the lists 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 its Decisions of 2 December 2013 (2) and of 12 June 2014 (3), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 7 November 2016.

(2) The employees' organisation European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has submitted a nomination for one post to be filled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following shall be appointed member of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 7 November 2016:

II. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES' ORGANISATIONS

Country Member Germany Ms Sonja KÖNIG

Article 2

The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members who have not yet been nominated at a later date.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2014. For the Council The President M. MARTINA

(1) OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 1.

(2) Council Decision of 2 December 2013 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OJ C 360, 10.12.2013, p. 8).

(3) Council Decision of 12 June 2014 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Lithuania and Malta (OJ C 182, 14.6.2014, p. 14); Council Decision of 12 June 2014 appointing the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for France (OJ C 186, 18.6.2014, p. 5).
Date until applicable in accordance with Article 31 of Directive 2005/94/EC

(if available)
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 466/4

COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 December 2014

appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

(2014/C 466/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, and in particular Article 4 thereof (1),

Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Latvian government,

Whereas:

(1) By its Decision of 16 July 2012 (2), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2012 to 17 September 2015.

(2) A member's seat is available for Latvia on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Government representatives as a result of the resignation of Ms Sanda LIEPINA.

(3) The members of the Governing Board of the aforementioned Centre should be appointed for the remainder of the current term of office, which expires on 17 September 2015,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The following person is hereby appointed as a member of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of the term of office, which runs until 17 September 2015:

GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES:

LATVIA Ms Inta ŠUSTA

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2014. For the Council The President M. MARTINA

(1) OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 228, 31.7.2012, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 14/1

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 November 2013

on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia establishing a framework for the participation of Georgia in European Union crisis management operations

(2014/15/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 37 thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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

Whereas:

(1) Conditions regarding the participation of third States in European Union crisis management operations should be laid down in an agreement establishing a framework for such possible future participation, rather than being defined on a case-by-case basis for each operation concerned.

(2) Following the adoption of a Decision by the Council on 13 November 2012 authorising the opening of negotiations, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy negotiated an agreement between the European Union and Georgia establishing a framework for the participation of Georgia in European Union crisis management operations (‘the Agreement’).

(3) The Agreement should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Agreement between the European Union and Georgia establishing a framework for the participation of Georgia in the European Union crisis management operations is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Union.

Article 3

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 16(1) of the Agreement (1).

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 18 November 2013. For the Council The President C. ASHTON

(1) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 76/41

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUFOR RCA/3/2014

of 11 March 2014

on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA)

(2014/139/CFSP)

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 2014/73/CFSP of 10 February 2014 on a European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA) (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 8(2) of Decision 2014/73/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take the relevant decisions on acceptance of the proposed contributions by third States.

(2) Following recommendations on a contribution from Georgia by the EU Operation Commander and the advice from the European Union Military Committee, the contribution from Georgia should be accepted.

(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. Consequently, Denmark is not participating in the adoption of this Decision and is neither bound by it nor subject to its application,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Third States’ contributions

1. The contribution from Georgia to the European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA) is accepted and is considered to be significant.

2. Georgia is exempted from financial contributions to the budget of EUFOR RCA.

Article 2

Entry into force

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

Done at Brussels, 11 March 2014. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson W. STEVENS

(1) OJ L 40, 11.2.2014, p. 59.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 89/44

COUNCIL DECISION

of 3 March 2014

authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Arms Trade Treaty

(2014/165/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 and Article 207(3) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1) On 11 March 2013 the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate the Arms Trade Treaty (‘ATT’) in the framework of the United Nations on those matters coming under the exclusive competence of the Union.

(2) On 2 April 2013 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the text of the ATT. The General Assembly also requested the Secretary-General, as depositary of the ATT, to open it for signature on 3 June 2013 and called upon all States to consider signing and, thereafter, according to their respective constitutional processes, becoming parties to the ATT at the earliest possible date.

(3) The object of the ATT is to establish the highest possible common international standards for regulating or improving the regulation of the international trade in conventional arms and to prevent and eradicate illicit trade in conventional arms and prevent their diversion. Member States expressed their satisfaction for the outcome of the negotiations and their willingness to urgently proceed to the signature and ratification of the ATT.

(4) Some of the provisions of the ATT concern matters that fall under the exclusive competence of the Union because they are within the scope of the common commercial policy or affect the internal market rules for the transfer of conventional arms and explosives.

(5) The European Union cannot sign and ratify the ATT, as only States can be parties thereto.

(6) On the 27 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/269/CFSP authorising Member States to sign, in the interests of the European Union, the Arms Trade Treaty (1).

(7) Therefore, in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, with respect to those matters falling under the exclusive competence of the Union, the Council should authorise Member States to ratify the ATT in the interests of the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

With respect to those matters falling under the exclusive competence of the Union, Member States are hereby authorised to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty in the interests of the Union.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 March 2014. For the Council The President I. MICHELAKIS

(1) OJ L 155, 7.6.2013, p. 9.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 138/98

COUNCIL DECISION

of 6 May 2014

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

(2014/267/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 173(3) and 182(1) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.

(2) Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement.

(3) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement contains provisions and arrangements concerning cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.

(4) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).

(5) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Regulation (EU) No 1292/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).

(6) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly, in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2014.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 6 May 2014. For the Council The President G. STOURNARAS

(1) OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6.

(2) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.

(3) Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and repealing Decision No 1982/2006/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 104).

(4) Regulation (EU) No 1292/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 establishing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 174).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 165/5

COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 November 2013

approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union

(2014/317/Euratom)

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) On 24 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Republic of Albania in order to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (‘the Protocol’).

(2) Those negotiations were successfully completed and the Protocol was approved by the Albanian authorities, through an Exchange of Letters on 1 August 2013.

(3) The conclusion, by the European Commission, of the Protocol should be approved as regards matters falling within the competence of the European Atomic Energy Community.

(4) The signature and conclusion of the Protocol are subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling within the competence of the Union and its Member States,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Sole Article

The conclusion by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union is hereby approved.

The text of the Protocol is attached to the Decision on its signature.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 160/2

COUNCIL DECISION

of 9 July 2013

on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation providing a general framework for enhanced cooperation

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/305/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) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Union the Agreement between the European Union and the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation providing a general framework for enhanced cooperation (‘the Agreement’).

(2) The Agreement was signed on 20 December 2012 subject to its conclusion at a later date.

(3) It is necessary to lay down procedural arrangements for the participation of the Union in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement.

(4) The Agreement should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Agreement between the European Union and the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation providing a general framework for enhanced cooperation is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (1).

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in point 13.2 of the Agreement.

Article 3

The Commission shall represent the Union within the Joint Committee set up pursuant to point 7 of the Agreement.

Article 4

1. The Commission, after consultation with the Special Committee appointed by the Council, shall determine the position to be taken by the Union in the Joint Committee, concerning the application of the Agreement and with respect to the adoption of Annexes to the Agreement and the amendments of such Annexes.

2. The Commission may take any appropriate action under points 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the Agreement.

Article 5

The Commission shall regularly inform the Council of the implementation of the Agreement.

Article 6

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

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2013. For the Council The President R. ŠADŽIUS

(1) The Agreement has been published in the OJ L 16, 19.1.2013, p. 2, together with the decision on signing.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 177/54

COUNCIL DECISION

of 5 June 2014

on the position to be taken by the European Union within the ACP-EU Council of Ministers regarding the revision of Annex IV to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement

(2014/361/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 209(2) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘ACP-EC Partnership Agreement’),

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Article 100 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement states that Annexes Ia, Ib, II, III, IV and VI to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement may be revised, reviewed and/or amended by the ACP-EU Council of Ministers on the basis of a recommendation from the ACP-EU Development Finance Cooperation Committee.

(2) International commitments toward aid effectiveness were taken by the Parties to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement in Busan, Accra and at the OECD-DAC in Paris in 2010.

(3) The rules of nationality and origin could be further improved in line with those international commitments.

(4) Clarification and simplification of the provisions of Annex IV to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement could improve the efficiency of the implementation of the EDF,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken by the European Union within the ACP-EU Council of Ministers regarding the revision of Annex IV to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the ACP-EU Council of Ministers annexed hereto.

Article 2

After its adoption, the Decision of the ACP-EU Council of Ministers shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Luxembourg, 5 June 2014. For the Council The President N. DENDIAS

(1) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3. Agreement as amended by the Agreement signed in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (OJ L 287, 28.10.2005, p. 4) and by the Agreement signed in Ouagadougou on 22 June 2010 (OJ L 287, 4.11.2010, p. 3).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 205/22

COUNCIL DECISION 2014/455/CFSP

of 11 July 2014

amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP.

(2) In view of the gravity of the situation in Ukraine, the Council considers that additional persons should be added to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP.

(3) The Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP should therefore 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 2014/145/CFSP.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 11 July 2014. For the Council The President S. GOZI

(1) OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 16.