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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 212/3

COUNCIL DECISION

of 9 June 2016

appointing a member and an alternate member of the Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems for Slovakia

(2016/C 212/04)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (1), and in particular Article 75 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 13 October 2015 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems for the period from 20 October 2015 to 19 October 2020.

(2) The Government of Slovakia has submitted further 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 for the Coordination of Social Security Systems for the period from 20 October 2015 to 19 October 2020:

I. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONS

Country Member Alternate Slovakia Ms Miriam ŠPÁNIKOVÁ Mr Peter MOLNÁR

Article 2

The Council will appoint the members and the 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 Luxembourg, 9 June 2016. For the Council The President G.A. VAN DER STEUR

(1) OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(2) Council Decision of 13 October 2015 appointing the members and alternates of the Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems (OJ C 341, 16.10.2015, p. 4).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 245/6

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 July 2016

amending Decision 2012/C 188/02 setting up a group of experts on value added tax with regard to the duration of the term of office of the members of the group

(2016/C 245/04)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2012/C 188/02 (1) set up a group of experts on value added tax to advise the Commission on the preparation of legislative acts and other policy initiatives in the field of VAT and to provide insight concerning the practical implementation of legislative acts and other EU policy initiatives in that field.

(2) Paragraph 6 of Article 4 of Decision 2012/C 188/02 provides that members are appointed for two years. Their term of office may be renewed if they respond again to a call for applications. The term of office of the current members of the group, appointed by the Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union by the Decision of 25 September 2014, expires on 30 September 2016.

(3) The group has proved very useful in collecting its members’ views and specific knowledge in the course of the development of new VAT policy and the implementation of EU VAT legislation.

(4) In view of the experience gained since 2012 in the working of the group and to allow for more continuity in this respect, it is considered appropriate to extend the duration of the term of office of future members of the group from two to three years.

(5) Decision 2012/C 188/02 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Paragraph 6 of Article 4 of Decision 2012/C 188/02 is replaced by the following:

‘6. Members shall be appointed for three years. They shall remain in office until the end of their term of office. Their term of office may be renewed if they respond again to a call for applications.’

Done at Brussels, 5 July 2016. For the Commission Pierre MOSCOVICI Member of the Commission

(1) Commission Decision 2012/C 188/02 of 26 June 2012 setting up a group of experts on value added tax (OJ C 188, 28.6.2012, p. 2).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 189/58

COUNCIL DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2016/1147

of 12 July 2016

appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of Belgium, 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 302 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Belgian Government,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 18 September 2015 and 1 October 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU, Euratom) 2015/1600 (1) and (EU, Euratom) 2015/1790 (2) appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2015 to 20 September 2020.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Mr Paul SOETE, Ancien Administrateur délégué d'AGORIA, is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2020.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 12 July 2016. For the Council The President P. KAŽIMÍR

(1) Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/1600 of 18 September 2015 appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2015 to 20 September 2020 (OJ L 248, 24.9.2015, p. 53).

(2) Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/1790 of 1 October 2015 appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2015 to 20 September 2020 (OJ L 260, 7.10.2015, p. 23).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 209/12

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1325

of 28 July 2016

appointing three members and four alternate members, proposed by Ireland 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 Irish 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) Three members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Ms Maria BYRNE, Mr Neale RICHMOND and Ms Rose CONWAY WALSH.

(3) Two alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Ms Fiona O'LOUGHLIN and Mr Maurice QUINLIVAN.

(4) Two alternate members' seats have become vacant following the appointment of Ms Deirdre FORDE and Mr Michael MURPHY as members of the Committee of the Regions,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:

(a) as members: — Mr Michael MURPHY, Councillor, Tipperary County Council, — Ms Deirdre FORDE, Councillor, Cork County Council, — Mr Gerry MURRAY, Councillor, Mayo County Council; and

(b) as alternate members: — Mr Barry WARD, Councillor, Dún Laoighaire/Rathdown County Council, — Ms Irene WINTERS, Councillor, Wicklow County Council, — Mr Eamon DOOLEY, Councillor, Offaly County Council, — Ms Dianne NOLAN, Councillor, Kerry County Council.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 28 July 2016. For the Council The President M. LAJČÁK

(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).
(2)

Article 2(2) is replaced by the following: ‘2. A Member State shall not apply Article 45 of Directive 2006/43/EC in relation to auditors and audit entities that provide audit reports concerning the annual or consolidated accounts of companies incorporated in the third countries listed in Annex II to this Decision and whose transferable securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market of that Member State within the meaning of point 14 of Article 4(1) of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (*), for financial years starting during the period from 2 July 2010 to 31 July 2018, provided that the auditor or audit entity concerned provides the competent authorities of that Member State with all of the following: (a) the name and address of the auditor or the audit entity concerned and information about its legal structure; (b) where the auditor or the audit entity belongs to a network, a description of the network; (c) the auditing standards and independence requirements which have been applied to the audit concerned; (d) a description of the internal quality control system of the audit entity; (e) an indication of whether and when the last quality assurance review of the auditor or of the audit entity was carried out and, unless this information is being provided by the third country competent authority, the necessary information about the outcome of the review. Where the necessary information about the outcome of the last quality assurance review is not public, the competent authorities of Member States shall treat such information on a confidential basis. (*) Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 93/22/EEC (OJ L 145, 30.4.2004, p. 1).’;"
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 257/13

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1707

of 20 September 2016

amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Eesti Pank

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Protocol No 4 on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 14 July 2016 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Eesti Pank (ECB/2016/20) (1),

Whereas:

(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council.

(2) The mandate of the external auditors of Eesti Pank expired after the audit for the financial year 2015. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors as from the financial year 2016.

(3) Eesti Pank has selected KPMG Baltics OÜ as its external auditors for the financial years 2016 to 2020.

(4) The Governing Council of the ECB has recommended that KPMG Baltics OÜ should be appointed as the external auditors of Eesti Pank for the financial years 2016 to 2020.

(5) Following the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB, Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC, paragraph 17 is replaced by the following:

‘17. KPMG Baltics OÜ are hereby approved as the external auditors of Eesti Pank for the financial years 2016 to 2020.’.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the ECB.

Done at Brussels, 20 September 2016. For the Council The President I. KORČOK

(1) OJ C 266, 22.7.2016, p. 1.

(2) Council Decision 1999/70/EC of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 247/19

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2016/1658

of 13 September 2016

amending Decision 2008/911/EC establishing a list of herbal substances, preparations and combinations thereof for use in traditional herbal medicinal products

(notified under document C(2016) 5747)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (1), and in particular Article 16f thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Medicines Agency, formulated on 25 March 2014 by the Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products,

Whereas:

(1) In 2008 an opinion of the European Medicines Agency established that Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim) Maxim complied with the requirements set out in Directive 2001/83/EC as a herbal substance, a herbal preparation or a combination thereof within the meaning of that Directive and it was therefore included in the list of herbal substances, preparations and combinations thereof for use in traditional herbal medicinal products established by Commission Decision 2008/911/EC (2).

(2) As part of its review of monographs and list entries to keep them relevant, the Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products has reviewed the list entry Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim) Maxim and adopted an opinion to change the list entry with regard to the name of the herbal substance in certain EU official languages, the phrasing of the herbal preparations, update of the reference to the European Pharmacopoeia and update of some information necessary for the safe use, e.g. revision of the contraindications. Some of those changes are the result of an update of the template for list entries.

(3) Decision 2008/911/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex II to Decision 2008/911/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 September 2016. For the Commission Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67.

(2) Commission Decision 2008/911/EC of 21 November 2008 establishing of a list of herbal substances, preparations and combinations thereof for use in traditional herbal medicinal products (OJ L 328, 6.12.2008, p. 42).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 368/2

COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 September 2016

renewing the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

(2016/C 368/02)

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 Commission as regards the Employees’ representatives,

Whereas:

(1) By its Decisions of 14 July 2015 (2) and of 14 September 2015 (3), 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 2015 to 17 September 2018.

(2) A member’s seat is available for France on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of representatives of Employees’ organisations.

(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 2018,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following person is hereby appointed member of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of its term of office, which runs until 17 September 2018:

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EMPLOYEES’ ORGANISATIONS:

FRANCE Mr Sébastien DUPUCH

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 September 2016. For the Council The President P. ŽIGA

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

(2) OJ C 232, 16.7.2015, p. 2.

(3) OJ C 305, 16.9.2015, p. 2.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/29

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2016/1745

of 29 September 2016

amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

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

Whereas:

(1) On 1 October 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 (1), concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi.

(2) On the basis of a review of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 31 October 2017.

(3) Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The second paragraph of Article 6 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 is replaced by the following:

‘This Decision shall apply until 31 October 2017.’.

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, 29 September 2016. For the Council The President P. ŽIGA

(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 of 1 October 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi (OJ L 257, 2.10.2015, p. 37).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 421/4

COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 November 2016

appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for Greece

(2016/C 421/04)

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 20 September 2016 (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 2016 to 24 September 2018.

(2) The government of Greece has 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 Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period from 25 September 2016 to 24 September 2018:

I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

Country Members Alternate members Greece Mr Georgios NERANTZIS Ms Panagiota STAMATIOU Ms Christina LEVENTAKOU





II. TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES

Country Members Alternate members Greece Mr Efthymios KATSIKAS Mr Athanasios VASILOPOULOS Mr Themistoklis GRIGORIADIS





III. EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTATIVES

Country Members Alternate members Greece Ms Rena BARDANI Ms Evangelia ARANITOU Mr Nikolaos ZOITOS

Article 2

The Council shall appoint 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, 14 November 2016. For the Council The President G. MATEČNÁ

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

(2) Council Decision of 20 September 2016 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers (OJ C 348, 23.9.2016, p. 3.)
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 319/44

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2016/2062

of 23 November 2016

amending Implementing Decision 2012/818/EU, Euratom authorising Denmark to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base

(notified under document C(2016) 7442)

(Only the Danish text is authentic)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 6(3) thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee on Own Resources,

Whereas:

(1) Under Article 370 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (2), Denmark may, in accordance with the conditions applying in that Member State on 1 January 1978, continue to tax the transactions listed in Annex X, Part A. Under Article 371 of the same Directive, Denmark may, in accordance with the conditions applying in that Member State on 1 January 1978, continue to exempt the transactions listed in Annex X, Part B; those transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT own resources base.

(2) By Commission Implementing Decision 2012/818/EU, Euratom (3), Denmark has authorisations to use approximate estimates for transactions referred to in point 2 of Annex X, Part A, and for transactions referred to in point 10 of Annex X, Part B to Directive 2006/112/EC.

(3) In its letter of 29 April 2016 (4), Denmark requested the extension of its authorisations for the calculation of its VAT own resources base for transactions referred to in point 2 of Annex X, Part A and point 10 of Annex X, Part B to Directive 2006/112/EC. The authorisations should be extended as requested by Denmark since the derogations remain in the national legislation.

(4) For reasons of transparency and legal certainty it is appropriate to limit the applicability of the authorisations in time.

(5) It is therefore appropriate to amend Implementing Decision 2012/818/EU, Euratom accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Implementing Decision 2012/818/EU, Euratom, Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2 This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2021.’

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2016. For the Commission Kristalina GEORGIEVA Vice-President

(1) OJ L 155, 7.6.1989, p. 9.

(2) Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1).

(3) Commission Implementing Decision 2012/818/EU, Euratom of 19 December 2012 authorising Denmark to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (OJ L 352, 21.12.2012, p. 61).

(4) Ares(2016)2052880.