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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1906

of 8 November 2019

appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of France of the Committee of the Regions

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 French Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.

(2) One member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the mandate on the basis of which Mr François DECOSTER (Vice-président du Conseil régional Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie) was proposed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following is hereby appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020: — Mr François DECOSTER, Conseiller régional du Conseil régional Hauts-de-France (change of mandate).

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2019. For the Council The President L. ANDERSSON

(1) Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3) Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
ANNEX I

TEMPLATE OF CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BREWING [NRIB]FOR THE IMPORTS OF WINE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN JAPAN INTO THE EU (1)

1. Exporter (Full name and address)

Third country of issue: JAPAN

Simplified VI 1 Serial No (2):

DOCUMENT FOR THE IMPORT OF WINE,GRAPE JUICE OR GRAPE MUST INTO THEEUROPEAN UNION

2. Consignee (name and address)

3. Customs stamp (for official EU use only)

4. Means of transport and transport details (3)

5. Place of unloading (if different from 2)

6. Description of the imported product (4)

7. Quantity in l/hl/kg

8. Number of containers (5)

9. Certificate

“The product described above is intended for direct human consumption and complies with the definitions and oenological practices authorised in Section C of Chapter 2 of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership.”

Name and address of the producer:

Full name and address of the competent body: Place and date:

National Research Institute of Brewing

under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance of Japan

3-7-1, Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

Stamp of the competent body:

Signature, name and title of official of the competent body:

(1) In accordance with Article 2.28 of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership.

(2) This is the traceability number of the lot allocated by the NRIB.

(3) Indicate: transport used for delivery to the point of entry into the EU; specify transport mode (ship, air, etc.), give name of ship, etc.

(4) Indicate the following information:

— Sale designation as it appears on the label (such as name of producer, wine-growing region, brand name, etc.);

— Name of the country of origin: [indicate ‘Japan’];

— Name of the GI, if relevant;

— Actual alcoholic strength by volume

— Colour of the product (state ‘red’, ‘rosé’, ‘pink’ or ‘white’ only);

— Combined Nomenclature code (CN code).

(5) A container means a recipient for wine of less than 60 litres. The number of containers may be the number of bottles.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/222

of 20 December 2018

on the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, within the Joint Committee established by the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority (PA) of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, concerning the extension of the EU-PA Action Plan

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 217 in conjuction with Article 218(9) thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) The Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part (1) (the ‘Interim Association Agreement’), was signed on 24 February 1997 and entered into force on 1 July 1997.

(2) The Parties agree that the current Action Plan for the EU and the Palestinan Authority (EU-PA Action Plan) continues to reflect the privileged EU-PA partnership and to support the implementation of the Interim Association Agreement.

(3) Pursuant to Article 63 of the Interim Association Agreement, the Joint Committee may take decisions and make appropriate recommendations.

(4) The Joint Committee is to adopt the recommendation on the extension by three years of the EU-PA Action Plan by written procedure.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Joint Committee as the recommendation will have legal effects.

(6) The extension of the EU-PA Action Plan for three years will give the Parties a full opportunity to take forward their cooperation for the coming years, including through the possible negotiation of partnership priorities,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, within the Joint Committee established by the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part, with regard to the extension of the EU-PA Action Plan, shall be based on the draft recommendation of the Joint Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2018. For the Council The President E. KÖSTINGER

(1) OJ L 187, 16.7.1997, p. 3.
(6)

The Commission has the power to present proposals for legal acts of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties on the following matters: — for the coordination of the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the taking up and pursuit of activities as self-employed persons, on the basis of Articles 53(1) and 62 TFEU; — for provisions for the harmonisation of legislation concerning turnover taxes, excise duties and other forms of indirect taxation to the extent that such harmonisation is necessary to ensure the establishment and the functioning of the internal market and to avoid distortion of competition, on the basis of Article 113 TFEU; — for the approximation of the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States, which have as their object the establishment and functioning of the internal market, on the basis of Article 114 TFEU; — for the approximation of such laws, regulations or administrative provisions of the Member States as directly affect the establishment or functioning of the internal market, on the basis of Article 115 TFEU; — for further provisions aiming to avoid excessive government deficits as set out in the protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaties, on the basis of Article 126(14) TFEU; — for the adoption of implementing regulations relating to the European Social Fund, on the basis of Article 164 TFEU; — in the field of specific actions outside the structural funds and in order to promote the overall harmonious development of the Union, developing and pursuing actions leading to the strengthening of its economic, social and territorial cohesion as foreseen in Article 174 TFEU, on the basis of Article 175(3) TFEU; — for provisions aiming to define the tasks, priority objectives and the organisation of the structural funds, which may involve grouping the funds, on the basis of Article 177 TFEU; — for adoption of implementing regulations relating to the European Regional Development Fund, on the basis of Article 178 TFEU; — for measures for the production of statistics, where necessary, for the performance of the activities of the Union, on the basis of Article 338 TFEU.
Official Journal of the European Union

EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/508

of 22 March 2019

appointing a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank

THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 283(2),

Having regard to the recommendation of the Council of the European Union (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (3),

Whereas:

(1) The term of office of Mr Peter PRAET, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, expires on 31 May 2019. It is therefore necessary to appoint a new member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank.

(2) The European Council wishes to appoint Mr Philip R. LANE, who, in its view, fulfils all the requirements set out in Article 283(2) of the Treaty,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Mr Philip R. LANE is hereby appointed a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank for a term of office of eight years as from 1 June 2019.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 22 March 2019. For the European Council The President D. TUSK

(1) OJ C 60, 15.2.2019, p. 1.

(2) Opinion delivered on 14 March 2019 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) Opinion delivered on 6 March 2019 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/853

of 21 May 2019

determining the composition of the European Economic and Social Committee

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 301 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Article 300 of the Treaty sets out the rules for the composition of the European Economic and Social Committee.

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2015/1157 (1) adapted the composition of the European Economic and Social Committee following the accession of Croatia. The number of members for each of Estonia, Cyprus and Luxembourg was reduced by one in order to address the discrepancy between the maximum number of members of the European Economic and Social Committee set out in the first paragraph of Article 301 of the Treaty and the number of members of the European Economic and Social Committee following the accession of Croatia.

(3) The preamble to Decision (EU) 2015/1157 states that that Decision is to be revised in time for the mandate of the European Economic and Social Committee starting in 2020.

(4) On 18 September 2018, the European Economic and Social Committee adopted recommendations to the Commission and to the Council on its future composition.

(5) The current balance in the composition of the European Economic and Social Committee should as far as possible be maintained as it is the result of successive Intergovernmental Conferences.

(6) The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union would result in 24 vacant seats in the European Economic and Social Committee. Therefore, the balance in the allocation of seats that existed before the adoption of Decision (EU) 2015/1157 should be restored,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 1. The number of members of the European Economic and Social Committee shall be as follows: Belgium 12 Bulgaria 12 Czechia 12 Denmark 9 Germany 24 Estonia 7 Ireland 9 Greece 12 Spain 21 France 24 Croatia 9 Italy 24 Cyprus 6 Latvia 7 Lithuania 9 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 12 Malta 5 Netherlands 12 Austria 12 Poland 21 Portugal 12 Romania 15 Slovenia 7 Slovakia 9 Finland 9 Sweden 12. 2. In the event that the United Kingdom is still a Member State of the Union at the date of application of this Decision, the number of members of the European Economic and Social Committee shall be that provided for in Article 1 of Decision (EU) 2015/1157 until the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union becomes legally effective. From the date that the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective, the number of members of the European Economic and Social Committee shall be that provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 21 September 2020.

Done at Brussels, 21 May 2019. For the Council The President G. CIAMBA

(1) Council Decision (EU) 2015/1157 of 14 July 2015 determining the composition of the European Economic and Social Committee (OJ L 187, 15.7.2015, p. 28).
COUNCIL DECISION

of 6 June 2019

appointing the government members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Greece, France and Luxembourg

(2019/C 195/03)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/126 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to the lists of nominations for appointment 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 Decision of 9 April 2019 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2023.

(2) The Governments of Greece, France and Luxembourg have submitted further nominations for several posts to be filled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 31 March 2023: I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES Country Members Alternate members Greece Mr Ioannis KONSTANTAKOPOULOS Mr Georgios GOURZOULIDIS France Ms Lucie MEDIAVILLA Ms Amel HAFID Luxembourg Mr Marco BOLY Ms Patrice FURLANI

Article 2 The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 6 June 2019. For the Council The President A. BIRCHALL

(1) OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 58.

(2) Council Decision of 9 April 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) (OJ C 135, 11.4.2019, p 7).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1121

of 25 June 2019

on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91(1), Article 100(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 23 April 2007, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate a free trade agreement (‘FTA’) with Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). That authorisation provided for the possibility of bilateral negotiations.

(2) On 22 December 2009, the Council authorised the Commission to pursue bilateral FTA negotiations with individual ASEAN Member States. In June 2012, the Commission launched bilateral negotiations on an FTA with Viet Nam to be conducted in accordance with the existing negotiating directives.

(3) The negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (‘the Agreement’) have been concluded.

(4) The Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion at a later date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The signing on behalf of the Union of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (‘the Agreement’) is hereby authorised, 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.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 2019. For the Council The President A. ANTON

(1) The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1192

of 8 July 2019

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 (Budget line 02 03 01 — Operation and development of the internal market of goods and services, and Budget line 02 03 04 — Internal Market Governance Tools)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114, 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 on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.

(4) It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement in Union actions funded from the general budget of the European Union regarding the operation and development of the internal market of goods and services and regarding internal market governance tools.

(5) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for that extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2019.

(6) 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 the Union's behalf, within 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, 8 July 2019. For the Council The President A.-K. PEKONEN

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

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

of 8 July 2019

appointing one member and one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for Lithuania

(2019/C 232/04)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/128 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to the list of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees' and the employers' organisations,

Whereas:

(1) By its Decision of 9 April 2019 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2023.

(2) The employers' organisation BusinessEurope has submitted two nominations for two posts to be filled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following are appointed member and alternate member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for the period ending on 31 March 2023: REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONS Country Member Alternate member Lithuania Mr Marius ABLAČINSKAS Mr Danukas ARLAUSKAS

Article 2 The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2019. For the Council The President A.-K. PEKONEN

(1) OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 90.

(2) OJ C 136, 12.4.2019, p. 6.
(6)

According to the second condition laid down in Article 5(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009, CRAs in a third country must be subject to legally binding rules which are equivalent to those set out set out in Articles 6 to 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 and Annex I to that Regulation. The Mexican legal and supervisory framework with regard to corporate governance requires CRAs to have a board of directors, consisting of maximum 21 directors and of which at least 25 % are to meet the requirements of independence. The independent directors amongst others are to be competent for the development of the credit rating policy and the methodologies, the effectiveness of the internal control system and monitoring the compliance and governance processes. Conflicts of interest must be identified and eliminated and, if applicable, the compliance officer is to be informed of any potential conflict of interest that could influence ratings. When a CRA identifies conflicts of interest that might influence its ratings, it must abstain from providing its services. The Mexican legal and supervisory framework contains extensive organisational requirements concerning record keeping and confidentiality, and provides that CRAs remain fully liable for any outsourced activities. Entities providing outsourcing services to CRAs are also subject to supervision by the CNBV. CRAs are required to establish a formal review function for reviewing rating methodologies and models and the Mexican framework contains a wide range of disclosure requirements with regard to credit ratings and rating activities. Therefore, the Mexican legal and supervisory framework is considered as equivalent to Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 in respect of the management of conflicts of interest, the organisational requirements, the quality of ratings and of rating methodologies, the disclosure of credit ratings and the general and periodic disclosure of credit rating activities. It thus provides for equivalent protection in terms of integrity, transparency, good governance of credit rating agencies and reliability of the credit rating activities.