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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/1601

of 28 October 2020

appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Estonia, 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 Estonian Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 10 December 2019, 20 January 2020, 3 February 2020 and 26 March 2020 the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2019/2157 (1), (EU) 2020/102 (2), (EU) 2020/144 (3) and (EU) 2020/511 (4) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025. On 8 June 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/766 (5) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 1 February 2020 to 25 January 2025. On 30 July 2020, the Council adopted a further Decision (EU) 2020/1153 (6) appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions.

(2) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Aivar ARU,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following is hereby appointed as an alternate member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: — Mr Andres JAADLA, Representative of a local body with political accountability to an elected Assembly: Rakvere City Council.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 October 2020. For the Council The President M. ROTH

(1) Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157 of 10 December 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 78).

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2020/102 of 20 January 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 20, 24.1.2020, p. 2).

(3) Council Decision (EU) 2020/144 of 3 February 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 32, 4.2.2020, p. 16).

(4) Council Decision (EU) 2020/511 of 26 March 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 113, 8.4.2020, p. 18).

(5) Council Decision (EU) 2020/766 of 8 June 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 1 February 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 187, 12.6.2020, p. 3).

(6) Council Decision (EU) 2020/1153 of 30 July 2020 appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 256, 5.8.2020, p. 12).
COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2020/1730

of 18 November 2020

confirming the participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Protocol No 21, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) By letter to the European Commission of 29 July 2020, Ireland notified its wish to accept and be bound by Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).

(2) There are no specific conditions attached to the participation of Ireland in that Regulation and there is no need for transitional measures.

(3) Harmonised formats and common security standards for residence permits throughout the European Union facilitate border crossing and contribute thus to a good functioning of an area of freedom and security and justice.

(4) The participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 should therefore be confirmed.

(5) In order to allow Ireland to apply Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 as soon as possible, this Decision should enter into force on the day following that of its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 is confirmed.

Article 2 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, 18 November 2020. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals (OJ L 286, 1.11.2017, p. 9).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/1793

of 16 November 2020

amending the period of application of Decision No 940/2014/EU concerning the dock dues in the French outermost regions

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 349 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

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

Acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1) Council Decision No 940/2014/EU (2) authorises the French authorities to apply exemptions or reductions to dock dues in the French outermost regions for products listed in the Annex to that Decision that are produced locally in those outermost regions. The maximum authorised tax differential is 10, 20 or 30 percentage points, depending on the products and the overseas department in question. Decision No 940/2014/EU applies until 31 December 2020.

(2) France is of the view that the competitive disadvantages suffered by the French outermost regions persist, and has submitted a request to the Commission for a system of differentiated taxation similar to the current system to be maintained beyond 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2027.

(3) However, analysing the lists of the products to which France wishes to apply differentiated taxation is a lengthy process that requires the verification of the reasons for the differentiated taxation and its proportionality for each product, so as to ensure that the differentiated taxation does not undermine the integrity and coherence of the Union legal order, including the integrity and coherence of the internal market and common policies.

(4) The crisis caused by the COVID‐19 pandemic has seriously delayed the work carried out by the French authorities to collect all the information necessary for that verification. Consequently, that work has not yet been completed.

(5) The failure to adopt a proposal before 1 January 2021 might create a legal vacuum, as it would rule out the application of any differentiated taxation in the French outermost regions after 1 January 2021.

(6) An additional period of six months is therefore required to make it possible to complete the verification work under way and to give the Commission time to present a balanced proposal that takes account of the various interests at stake.

(7) Decision No 940/2014/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 In Article 1(1) of Decision No 940/2014/EU the date ‘31 December 2020’ is replaced by ‘30 June 2021’.

Article 2 This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2021.

Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 16 November 2020. For the Council The President M. ROTH

(1) Opinion of 6 October 2020 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) Council Decision No 940/2014/EU of 17 December 2014 concerning the dock dues in the French outermost regions (OJ L 367, 23.12.2014, p. 1).
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/2025

of 4 December 2020

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement

(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 194 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 Annex IV to the EEA Agreement.

(3) Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Annex IV to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) The position of the Union within 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 on the proposed amendment to Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement, shall be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee (4).

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

Done at Brussels, 4 December 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) Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 of 23 November 2017 establishing a guideline on electricity balancing (OJ L 312, 28.11.2017, p. 6).

(4) See document ST 12942/20 at http://register.consilium.europa.eu
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/2077

of 8 December 2020

adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 10 of the European Union for the financial year 2020

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 9 October 2020, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 10 to the general budget for the financial year 2020,

— in view of a timely adoption by the European Parliament of this draft amending budget before the end of the financial year 2020, the Council needs to proceed without delay to the adoption of its position on draft amending budget No 10 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 10 of the European Union for the financial year 2020 was adopted on 8 December 2020. The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, on 8 December 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 (EU) 2020/2139

of 15 December 2020

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan of the other part, with regard to the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee

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(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision (EU) 2020/953 (2) and entered into force on 2 August 2020.

(2) Article 21 of the Agreement establishes a committee, composed of representatives of the Contracting Parties (‘the Joint Committee’), to ensure the administration and proper implementation of the Agreement.

(3) Article 21(3) of the Agreement provides that the Joint Committee is to adopt its rules of procedure.

(4) In order to ensure the proper implementation of the Agreement, the Joint Committee’s rules of procedure should be adopted.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the first meeting of the Joint Committee, since the decision of the Joint Committee adopting its rules of procedure will have legal effects on the Union. The position of the Union within the Joint Committee should be based on the draft Joint Committee Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 1. The position to be taken on behalf of the Union in the first meeting of the Joint Committee set up by Article 21 of the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee, shall be based on the draft Decision of the Joint Committee (3). 2. Minor changes to the draft Decision of the Joint Committee may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union within the Joint Committee without a further decision of the Council.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2020. For the Council The President J. KLOECKNER

(1) OJ L 334, 6.12.2012, p. 3.

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2020/953 of 26 June 2020 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part (OJ L 212, 3.7.2020, p. 12).

(3) See document ST 13481/20 at http://register.consilium.europa.eu
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/2185

of 18 December 2020

on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Honduras on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular 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) In May 2003 the Commission adopted a communication to the European Parliament and to the Council entitled ‘Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT): Proposal for an EU Action Plan’. The Action Plan set out in that communication (‘the FLEGT Action Plan’) called for measures to address illegal logging by developing voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries. Council conclusions on the FLEGT Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 and a European Parliament resolution on the subject was adopted on 11 July 2005.

(2) On 5 December 2005 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with timber-producing countries on partnership agreements to implement the FLEGT Action Plan.

(3) On 20 December 2005 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 (1), which established a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the Union from countries with which the Union has concluded voluntary partnership agreements.

(4) Negotiations with the Republic of Honduras for a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Honduras on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (‘the Agreement’) were successfully concluded with the initialling of the Agreement on 14 June 2018.

(5) 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 of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Honduras on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion (2).

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 Brussels, 18 December 2020. For the Council The President M. ROTH

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community (OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 1).

(2) The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/958 of 31 May 2021 laying down the format for reporting data and information on fishing gear placed on the market and waste fishing gear collected in Member States and the format for the quality check report in accordance with Articles 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council

( Official Journal of the European Union L 211 of 15 June 2021 )

On page 53, Annex 1, ‘A. Format for the reporting of data on fishing gear containing plastic placed on the market’, the table is replaced as follows:

Net panels made of thick twine (1) (Ø > 1mm) Net panels made of thin twine (Ø ≤ 1mm) Other plastic-based gear or parts thereof Non-plastic parts of gear (2) Buoys, floats, ropes Total (*1) = (tonnes) A+B+C+D+E A B C D = I+K E = F+J+L Plastics total= A+B+C+F A B C F — Polypropylene (PP) — Polyethylene (PE) — High molecular polyethylene (HMPE) — Nylon — Other (PET, PVC, HDPE, EVA, etc.) — Mix of polymers Metals total G = I+J I J — Steel — Aluminium — Lead — Other metal or mixed metal Rubber total H = K+L K L

On page 54, Annex 1, ‘B. Format for the reporting of data on waste fishing gear collected’, the table is replaced as follows:

Total Net panels made of thick twine (3) (Ø >1mm) Net panels made of thin twine (Ø ≤ 1mm) Other plastic-based gear or parts thereof Non-plastic parts of gear (4) Buoys, floats, ropes Total (*2) = (tonnes) A+B+C+D+E A B C D = I+K E = F+J+L Plastics total = A+B+C+F A B C F — Polypropylene (PP) — Polyethylene (PE) — High molecular polyethylene (HMPE) — Nylon — Other (PET, PVC, HDPE, EVA, etc.) — Mix of polymers Metals total G = I+J I J — Steel — Aluminium — Lead — Other metal or mixed metal Rubber total H = K+L K L

(*1) Only the total amounts (in white cell) of fishing gear and its components are mandatory for reporting.

Black shaded cells are not relevant.

(1) ‘Twine’ covers all twines, strings, lightweight ropes, etc. whether they consist of one filament (monofilament) or multiple filaments that are twisted or braided together to form a single multi-stranded twine.

(2) This may include metal weights, rubber rollers, escape devices/grids, etc.

(*2) Only the total amounts (in white cell) of fishing gear and its components are mandatory for reporting. This includes any fishing gear containing plastics, as well as any separate components, substances or materials that were part of or attached to such fishing gear when it was discarded, including when it was abandoned or lost. Black shaded cells are not relevant.

(3) ‘Twine’ covers all twines, strings, lightweight ropes, etc. whether they consist of one filament (monofilament) or multiple filaments that are twisted or braided together to form a single multi-stranded twine.

(4) This may include metal weights, rubber rollers, escape devices/grids, etc.
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/42

of 19 January 2021

appointing a member of the Court of Auditors

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal by the Republic of Poland,

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

Whereas:

(1) By means of Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2016/640 (2), Mr Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI was appointed member of the Court of Auditors for the period from 7 May 2016 to 6 May 2022.

(2) By letter of 27 November 2019, Mr Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI presented his resignation as member of the Court of Auditors with effect from 30 November 2019.

(3) Following the resignation of Mr Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, it is necessary for a new member to be appointed for the remainder of his term of office.

(4) The Republic of Poland has proposed the appointment of Mr Marek OPIOŁA as a member of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 February 2021 to 6 May 2022,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Mr Marek OPIOŁA is hereby appointed member of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 February 2021 to 6 May 2022.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 January 2021. For the Council The President A.P. ZACARIAS

(1) Opinion of 15 December 2020 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2016/640 of 21 April 2016 appointing five members of the Court of Auditors (OJ L 108, 23.4.2016, p. 32.).