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Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION

of 11 December 2020

appointing one member and one alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for Ireland and Malta

(2020/C 432 I/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (1), and in particular Articles 23 and 24 thereof,

Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,

Whereas:

(1) By its Decision of 21 September 2020 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period from 25 September 2020 to 24 September 2022.

(2) The governments of Ireland and Malta have submitted two nominations for two posts to be filled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following are hereby appointed member and alternate member of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period ending on 24 September 2022: I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES Country Members Alternate members Ireland Mr Thomas LEWIS Malta Ms Graziella CAUCHI

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, 11 December 2020. For the Council The President M. ROTH

(1) OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 1.

(2) Council Decision of 21 September 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers (OJ C 315 I, 23.9.2020, p. 5).
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2020/2214

of 22 December 2020

amending Annex I to Implementing Decision 2012/137/EU as regards the entry for the United Kingdom in the list of third countries or parts thereof authorised for the import into the Union of semen of domestic animals of the porcine speciesd

(notified under document C(2020) 9551)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 90/429/EEC of 26 June 1990 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (1), and in particular Article 7(1), Article 9(2) and (3) and Article 10(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Decision 2012/137/EU (2) lays down the conditions for the import into the Union of consignments of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species. More particularly, Annex I to that Implementing Decision lists the third countries or parts thereof from which Member States are to authorise imports of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species.

(2) The United Kingdom has provided the necessary guarantees required by Implementing Decision 2012/137/EU in order for the United Kingdom to be listed in Annex I to that Implementing Decision after the end of the transition period provided for in the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement), without prejudice to the application of Union law to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland in accordance with Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Withdrawal Agreement in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol. Taking into account the guarantees provided by the United Kingdom, that third country should be included in Annex I to Implementing Decision 2012/137/EU.

(3) Annex I to Implementing Decision 2012/137/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4) As the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement ends on 31 December 2020, this Decision should apply from 1 January 2021.

(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 Annex I to Implementing Decision 2012/137/EU is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2 This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2021.

Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2020. For the Commission Stella KYRIAKIDES Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 62.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision 2012/137/EU of 1 March 2012 on imports into the Union of semen of domestic animals of the porcine species (OJ L 64, 3.3.2012, p. 29).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/255

of 17 February 2020

on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on certain aspects of air services

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 Article 218(6)(a) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2018/1152 (2), the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on certain aspects of air services (the ‘Agreement’) has been signed, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

(2) The objective of the Agreement is to bring bilateral air services agreements between 27 Member States and the People’s Republic of China in line with Union law.

(3) The Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on certain aspects of air services (the ‘Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (3).

Article 2 The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 6(1) of the Agreement (4).

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

Done at Brussels, 17 February 2020. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) Consent of 15 January 2020 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2018/1152 of 26 June 2018 on the signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on certain aspects of air services (OJ L 210, 21.8.2018, p. 1).

(3) See page 3 of this Official Journal.

(4) 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.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 27 February 2020

appointing a chairperson of a Board of Appeal and extending the term of office of a chairperson of a Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office

(2020/C 72 I/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark (1), and in particular Article 166(1) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 November 2019, a list of candidates for the post of chairperson of a Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) was submitted to the Council by the Management Board of the EUIPO.

(2) On 19 November 2019, the Management Board of the EUIPO decided to propose to the Council the extension of the term of office of Mr Detlef SCHENNEN as chairperson of a Board of Appeal of the EUIPO for an additional period of five years, as from 1 November 2020,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 1. Ms Virginia MELGAR, born in Minas (Uruguay) on 19 July 1959, is hereby appointed chairperson of a Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) for a term of five years. 2. The date on which the five-year term referred to in paragraph 1 commences shall be determined by the Management Board of the EUIPO.

Article 2 The term of office of Mr Detlef SCHENNEN as chairperson of a Board of Appeal of the EUIPO is hereby extended from 1 November 2020 to 31 October 2025.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 27 February 2020. For the Council The President D. HORVAT

(1) OJ L 154, 16.6.2017, p. 1.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 April 2020

adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2020

(2020/C 123 I/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (1), and in particular Article 44 thereof,

Whereas:

— the Union’s budget for the financial year 2020 was definitively adopted on 27 November 2019 (2),

— on 2 April 2020, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 2 to the general budget for the financial year 2020,

— in view of the COVID-19 outbreak and the urgency to address the associated public health crisis the Council needs to proceed without delay to the adoption of its position on draft amending budget No 2 to the general budget for 2020. Therefore, it is justified to shorten, in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Council’s Rules of Procedure, the eight-week period for the information of national Parliaments laid down in Article 4 of Protocol No 1,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2020 was adopted on 14 April 2020. The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, 14 April 2020. For the Council The President G. GRLIĆ RADMAN

(1) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 57, 27.2.2020, p. 1.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 4 September 2020

adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 7 of the European Union for the financial year 2020

(2020/C 298 I/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (1), and in particular Article 44 thereof,

Whereas:

— the Union’s budget for the financial year 2020 was definitively adopted on 27 November 2019 (2),

— on 6 July 2020, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 7 to the general budget for the financial year 2020,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article The Council's position on draft amending budget No 7 of the European Union for the financial year 2020 was adopted on 4 September 2020. The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, 4 September 2020. For the Council The President M. ROTH

(1) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 57, 27.2.2020, p. 1.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 30 September 2020

appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency

(2020/C 330/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (1), and in particular Article 79 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 provides that the Council is to appoint one representative from each Member State as Members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (‘the Management Board’).

(2) By its decision of 17 December 2018, the Council appointed one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (2).

(3) The Croatian government has informed the Council of its intention to replace its representative on the Management Board and has submitted a nomination for a new representative who should be appointed for the period from 1 October 2020 until 1 October 2024,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Ms Dubravka Marija KREKOVIĆ, of Croatian nationality, born on 11 August 1973, shall be appointed member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency replacing Mr Bojan VIDOVIĆ, for the period from 1 October 2020 until 1 October 2024.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 September 2020. For the Council The President M. ROTH

(1) OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2) Council Decision of 17 December 2018 appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (OJ C 460, 21.12.2018, p. 11).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/1430

of 6 October 2020

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

(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 46 and 48 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 Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (‘Protocol 31’).

(3) Protocol 31 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 free movement of workers, the coordination of social security systems and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries.

(5) Protocol 31 should therefore be amended in order to allow for that extended cooperation to continue beyond 31 December 2019.

(6) The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning the proposed amendment of 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 (3).

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

Done at Brussels, 6 October 2020. For the Council The President M. ROTH

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

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

(3) See document ST 10124/20 on http://register.consilium.europa.eu
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/1488

of 6 October 2020

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

(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 Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement (‘Protocol 31’).

(3) Protocol 31 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 company law.

(5) Protocol 31 should therefore be amended in order to allow for that extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2020.

(6) The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be adopted, on the behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning the proposed amendment of 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 (3).

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

Done at Brussels, 6 October 2020. For the Council The President M. ROTH

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

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

(3) See document ST 10133/20 on http://register.consilium.europa.eu
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/1747

of 20 November 2020

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established under the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership, as regards the amendment of Appendices 2-C-1 and 2-C-2 to Annex 2-C on Motor Vehicles and Parts

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership (1) (‘the Agreement’) entered into force on 1 February 2019.

(2) Annex 2-C to the Agreement, on Motor Vehicles and Parts, provides in Appendix 2-C-1 a list of UN Regulations applied by both Parties and in Appendix 2-C-2 a list of UN Regulations applied by one of the Parties and not yet considered by the other Party.

(3) Since the signing of the Agreement and as a result of the progress in regulatory discussions in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), both Parties now apply two additional UN Regulations that were not listed in Appendix 2-C-1. Furthermore, two UN Regulations that were listed in Appendix 2-C-2 are now applied by both Parties and are to be transferred to Appendix 2-C-1. Appendices 2-C-1 and 2-C-2 should therefore be updated in accordance with Article 9 of Annex 2-C to the Agreement. Such an update will increase the legal certainty for economic operators as regards the regulatory framework for the preferential trade relations between the Parties.

(4) Pursuant to paragraph 3 and subparagraph 4(b) of Article 23.2 of the Agreement, in accordance with the respective domestic legal procedures of the Parties, the Joint Committee may adopt decisions to amend Appendices 2-C-1 and 2-C-2 to Annex 2-C to the Agreement.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Joint Committee, as the proposed decision of the Joint Committee will be binding on the Union.

(6) The position of the Union within the Joint Committee should therefore be based on the draft decision of the Joint Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Joint Committee established under the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership, as regards the amendment of Appendices 2-C-1 and 2-C-2 to Annex 2-C to the Agreement, shall be based on the draft decision of that Joint Committee (2).

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

Done at Brussels, 20 November 2020. For the Council The President M. ROTH

(1) OJ L 330, 27.12.2018, p. 3.

(2) See document ST 12431/20 on http://register.consilium.europa.eu
Official Journal of the European Union

Corrigendum to Council Decision (EU) 2021/357 of 25 February 2021 amending Decision 98/683/EC concerning exchange rate matters relating to the CFA franc and the Comorian franc

( Official Journal of the European Union L 69 of 26 February 2021 )

On the cover, in the table of contents, and on page 1, in the title:

for:

‘Council Decision (EU) 2021/357 of 25 February 2021 amending Decision 98/683/EC concerning exchange rate matters relating to the CFA franc and the Comorian franc’,

read:

‘Council Decision (EU) 2021/357 of 25 January 2021 amending Decision 98/683/EC concerning exchange rate matters relating to the CFA franc and the Comorian franc’.

On page 3:

for:

‘Done at Brussels, 25 February 2021.’,

read:
Corrigendum to Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2021/2059 of 23 November 2021 on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/5/2021)

( Official Journal of the European Union L 422 of 26 November 2021 )

On page 3, signature:

for:

‘For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson S. FROM-EMMESBERGER’,

read: