ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
STATEMENT BY THE COMMISSION

The Commission agrees that affordable and accessible COVID-19 vaccines and tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection are crucial in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Taking into account that not the entire population will have been vaccinated when Regulations (EU) 2021/953 and (EU) 2021/954 of the European Parliament and of the Council enter into force, access to affordable and widely available testing possibilities is important to facilitate free movement and mobility in Europe.

To support Member States’ testing capacities, the Commission has already mobilised funds under the Emergency Support Instrument to purchase rapid antigen tests and has launched a joint procurement for over half a billion rapid antigen tests. The International Federation of Red Cross is also supporting Member States to increase testing capacity, using funding from the Emergency Support Instrument.

To further support the availability of affordable tests, in particular for persons who cross borders daily or frequently to go to work or school, visit close relatives, seek medical care, or to take care of loved ones, the Commission commits to mobilise additional funds of EUR 100 million under the Emergency Support Instrument for the purchase of tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection that qualify for the issuance of a test certificate pursuant to Regulation Regulations (EU) 2021/953 If necessary, additional funding above EUR 100 million could be mobilised, subject to approval by the budgetary authority.
Statement by the Commission

(2022/C 412/01)

The Commission acknowledges the importance of competitiveness, innovation and investment in digital services, in particular with regard to micro, small and medium sized enterprises and start-ups. For that purpose, the Commission is committed to facilitate compliance with the Digital Services Act by micro, small and medium sized enterprises and start-ups, notably through mobilising relevant programmes in favour of innovation, deployment of digital technologies and standardisation.
84 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
NoL298/56 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.72
FINANCIAL REGULATION
of28December1972
prolongingtheFinancialRegulationof30July1968ontheestablishment
andimplementation ofthebudgetoftheEuropeanCommunitiesandonthe
responsibility ofauthorisingofficersandaccountingofficers
(72/450/ECSC,EEC,Euratom)
Whereasthebudgetnomenclature attachedto
theFinancialRegulationof30July1968shall
bereplacedbyanewbudgetnomenclature
whichshalltakeintoaccounttheamendments
madetothefinancingofCommunityexpendi­
turebytheDecisionof21April19705onthe
replacementofFinancialcontributions ,from
MemberStatesbytheCommunities own
resources ;
HASADOPTED THISFINANCIAL REGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNI­
TIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andin
particularArticle209thereof;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity ,andin
particularArticle183thereof;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity ,andin
particularArticle78fthereof;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishinga
SingleCouncilandaSingleCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities ;
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ;
WhereastheFinancialRegulationof30July
19681ontheestablishmentandimplementation
ofthebudgetoftheEuropeanCommunitiesand
ontheresponsibility ofauthorisingofficers
andaccountingofficers,aslastprolongedby
theFinancialRegulationof20December1971,2
shouldbeprolongeduntiltheFinancialRegula­
tionapplicabletothebudgetoftheEuropean
Communities ,whichisatpresentbeingexam­
inedisadopted;
Whereas,asregardscreditsforresearchand
investment,theprovisionsoftheFinancial
Regulationof23October19613andofthe
FinancialRegulationof20September19714are
applicable;InArticle71oftheFinancialRegulationof
30July1968,thedate31December1972shall
bereplacedby31December1973.
Article2
Thenomenclature oftheGeneralBudgetofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesforthe1973financial
yearshallreplacethenomenclature attached
totheFinancialRegulationof30July1968.
DoneatBrussels,28December1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
T.WESTERTERP
1OJNoL199,10.8.1968,p.1.
2OJNoL4,6.1.1972,p.21.
3OJNo74,16.11.1961,p.1433/61.
4OJNoL218,28.9.1971,p.8. 5OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p,19.
*****

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMIT TEE

RULES OF PROCEDURE

Amendment of Article 55

(82/48/EEC, Euratom)

At its meeting on 15 December 1981 the Council approved the text of Article 55 of the ESC's Rules of Procedure as amended by the ESC at its Plenary Session on 23 and 24 September 1981.

Article 55 of the Rules of Procedure (1) should be replaced by the following text:

'Article 55

Membership of the Committee shall expire at the end of the four-year term of office fixed by the Council on renewal of the Committee.

Membership shall cease on an individual basis on resignation, on removal from office, through death, in the case of force majeure or in the event of an incompatibility of functions arising.

The functions of member of the Committee shall be incompatible with those of member of a national government, a national parliament, a Community institution, the Court of Auditors or the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank, and with the post of official or other servant of the Communities with active status.

Resignations shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the chairman of the Committee.

The circumstances in which members may be removed from office are laid down in Article 48. In such cases the Council shall initiate the replacement procedure, if it decides to terminate membership.

In the case of resignation, death, force majeure or incompatibility of functions, the chairman of the Committee shall notify the Council, which shall verify the vacancy and initiate the replacement procedure. In the case of resignation, however, the resigning member shall remain in office until the date on which the appointment of his replacement takes effect, unless the resigning member indicates otherwise.

In all the cases referred to in the second paragraph of this Article, the replacement shall be appointed for the remainder of the current term of office.'

(1) OJ No L 228, 19. 8. 1974, p. 10.
Amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice

of 17 September 2002

THE COURT OF JUSTICE,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 245 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 160 thereof,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 55 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, as amended by Council Decision 2002/653/EC(1), permits non-member States to take part in preliminary-ruling proceedings before the Court in the event that an agreement relating to a specific subject-matter, concluded with one or more non-member States, provides for such participation where a court or tribunal of a Member State refers to the Court for a preliminary ruling a question falling within the scope of the agreement in question.

(2) It is necessary to lay down the rules applicable to the languages to be used where a non-member State takes part in such proceedings for a preliminary ruling.

With the unanimous approval of the Council given on 12 July 2002,

HEREBY ADOPTS THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE:

Article 1

1. The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 29(3): "Non-member States taking part in proceedings for a preliminary ruling pursuant to the final paragraph of Article 20 of the EC Statute may be authorised to use one of the languages mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article other than the language of the case. This provision shall apply both to written documents and to oral statements. The Registrar shall in each case arrange for their translation into the language of the case."

2. The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 104(1): "Where a non-member State has the right to take part in proceedings for a preliminary ruling pursuant to Article 20 of the EC Statute, the original version of the decision of the national court or tribunal shall be communicated to it together with a translation into one of the languages mentioned in Article 29(1), to be chosen by the non-member State concerned."

Article 2

These amendments to the Rules of Procedure, which are authentic in the languages referred to in Article 29(1), shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities and shall enter into force on the day of their publication.

Done at Luxembourg on 17 September 2002.

(1) OJ L 218, 13.8.2002, p. 1.
10.

In Title II, Chapter II, Section B, Article 51 is amended as follows: ‘Article 51 1. Proposals for amendments must be drawn up in writing, signed by the proposers and lodged with the secretariat before the opening of the relevant session. 2. In the interests of efficient organisation of the proceedings of the assembly, the bureau shall fix the arrangements for the lodging of proposals for amendments. 3. The Committee shall, however, allow proposals for amendments to be lodged up to the opening of the relevant session sitting, provided such proposals are signed by at least 15 members. 4. Proposals for amendments must specify the part of the text to which they refer and be supported by a brief explanatory statement. 5. As a general rule, for each amendment the assembly shall hear only the proposer, a member who is against the proposed amendment and the rapporteur. 6. When a proposal for an amendment is examined, the rapporteur may put forward compromise proposals orally with the agreement of the proposer of the amendment. The Committee shall then vote on these compromise proposals. 7. In the case of a counter-opinion, the purpose of which is to set out a generally divergent view to the specialised section opinion, it is for the bureau to decide, in consultation with the specialised section president and the rapporteur, whether this amendment can be submitted as it stands to the Committee, or whether the matter should be referred back to the specialised section for further study. 8. Where appropriate, the President of the Committee, in consultation with the president and the rapporteur of the competent specialised section, may propose to the Committee that any amendments be dealt with in such a way as to ensure that the final text is consistent.’
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 24/8

AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE

THE COURT,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the sixth paragraph of Article 223 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the sixth paragraph of Article 139 thereof,

Whereas it is necessary to clarify the number of ballots that may be held for the election of the President of the Court of Justice and the election of the Presidents of Chambers,

With the Council’s approval given on 27 November 2008,

HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE:

Article 1

The Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities (1) are hereby amended as follows:

Article 7(3) shall be replaced by the following:

‘The elections provided for in this Article shall be by secret ballot. The Judge obtaining the votes of more than half the Judges composing the Court shall be elected. If no Judge obtains that majority, further ballots shall be held until that majority is attained.’

Article 2

This amendment to the Rules of Procedure, which is authentic in the languages referred to in Article 29(1) of these Rules, shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following its publication.

Done at Luxembourg, 13 January 2009.

(1) OJ L 176, 4.7.1991, p. 7.
NoL264/74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.10.74
II
(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
Estimateofsupplyofanddemandforbeefandvealintheprocessingindustry
fortheperiodfrom1Octoberto31December1974
(74/481/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1855/74(2),andinparticular
thelastsubparagraph ofArticle14(2)thereof;
Whereasthetonnageappearinginthisestimateisin
accordancewiththeOpinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTED THISESTIMATE :
On11December1973theCounciladopted,pursuant
tothefirstsubparagraph ofArticle14(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No805/68,anestimate(3)ofsupplyofand
demandforbeefandvealintheprocessingindustry
fortheperiod1Januaryto31December1974.This
wasbasedonanestimateofCommunitysuppliesof
meatofthequalityandtypeofcutsuitableforindus­
trialuse—called'meatforprocessing'—andof
industrialneeds,includingtheneedsofindustries
producingthepreservedmeatslistedinArticle1(c)of
thesaidRegulationandnotcontainingcharacteristic
componentsotherthanbeefandjelly.Forsometimethetrendofthemarketforbeefand
vealhasbeencharacterized byconsiderableuncer­
tainty.Thishasled,inanattempttopreventthesitua­
tionfromdeteriorating ,tolarge-scaleintervention
buyingandalsotoatemporarysuspensionofthe
issueofimportlicences.
Inspiteofcertainmeasures,bothinrespectofthe
Communitymarketandasregardsimportsand
exports,thismarketsituationhasremainedpractically
unchanged ;thusthestocksofmeatinintervention
haverisenconsiderablyandareaburdenonthe
market.Thesequantitiescouldcovertheneedsofthe
processingindustryforacertainperiod.
Conclusion
Inviewoftheforegoing,thequantityoffrozenmeat
forprocessingtobeimportedunder'thequarterlyesti­
mateasprovidedforinthelastsubparagraph of
Article14(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68during
theperiod1Octoberto31December1974shouldbe
fixedatzero.
DoneatBrussels,30September1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(-)OJNoL195,18.7.1974,p.14.
(-')OJNoL356,27.12.1973,p.83.
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Application of Article 27 of the Sixth Council Directive of 17 May 1977 on value added tax (1)

(Authorization of a derogation under a draft agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and Luxembourg)

(83/333/EEC)

In letters dated 6 and 17 December 1982, the German and Luxembourg Governments informed the Commission, pursuant to the above provisions, of their intention to introduce a measure derogating from the Sixth Directive, with a view, as part of a draft agreement between Germany and Luxembourg, to VAT being levied on all construction and maintenance work for a frontier bridge by the German authorities alone since the Federal Republic of Germany will assume responsibility for these operations.

The Commission informed the other Member States, by letter dated 17 January 1983, of the requests submitted by the German and Luxembourg Governments.

In accordance with Article 27 (4) of the Sixth Directive, the Council decision authorizing this derogation is to be deemed to have been adopted if, within two months of the other Member States being informed, as described above, neither the Commission nor any Member State has requested that the matter be raised by the Council.

As neither the Commission nor any Member State has requested that the matter be raised within the time limit, the Council decision is deemed to have been adopted on 18 March 1983.

(1) OJ No L 145, 13. 6. 1977, p. 1.
*****

COUNCIL ESTIMATE

of 14 January 1985

concerning young male bovine animals weighing 300 kilograms or less and intended for fattening for the period 1 January to 31 December 1985

(85/41/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by the 1979 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 13 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS ESTIMATE:

I. INTRODUCTION

Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 provides that, each year before 1 December, the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission and by qualified majority vote, shall draw up an estimate of the young male bovine animals which may be imported under the system laid down under the said Article. This estimate is to take account both of the forecast supplies of young bovine animals intended for fattening within the Community and of Community breeders' requirements.

Community supplies of young bovine animals

This estimate relates to the period 1 January to 31 December 1985. It has been prepared in the light of information available to the Commission and on the basis of the foreseeable trend for 1985 of supplies of and requirements for young male bovine animals intended for fattening in the Community.

In view of the number of breeding females (cows and heifers) anticipated for 1985 (about 34 940 000), some 28 900 000 births of calves are expected during that year. Production over the year of male calves would therefore be about 14 450 000 head.

Community requirements

The number of slaughterings of male calves envisaged for 1985, on the basis of data collected from Member States, should be about 4 200 000 head.

The number of male animals intended for slaughter as fattened young bulls, or for breeding, should be about 6 915 000 head.

The number of male animals intended for slaughter as bullocks should be about 3 485 000 head.

In the light of information provided by Member States and of the above, it is expected that in 1985 the requirements of Community breeders in young male bovine animals for fattening will be 10 400 000 head.

It follows that the Community's overall requirements in male calves will be 14 600 000 head in 1985.

These requirements will only be partly satisfied by Community supplies of these animals which amount to about 14 450 000 head.

II. CONCLUSION

On the basis of the considerations set out above, the estimate for young male bovine animals intended for fattening which may be imported in 1985 under the arrangements provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 is fixed at 190 000 head.

Done at Brussels, 14 January 1985.

For the Council

The President

F. PANDOLFI

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
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Application of Article 27 of the sixth Council Directive of 17 May 1977 on value added tax (1)

(Authorization for a derogation requested by the Government of the United Kingdom)

By Letter dated 18 February 1987, the United Kingdom Government submitted to the Commission, pursuant to the above provisions a request for a two-year extension of the derogation from the provisions of the sixth Directive which had been authorized for an initial period of two years by Council Decision 85/369/EEC of 13 June 1985 (2).

The measure is intended to prevent tax avoidance by applying a system for collecting value added tax in cases where the marketing structure of certain firms is based on the sale of their products to unregistered resellers.

The Commission informed the other Member States, by letter dated 24 March 1987, of the request for an extension.

In accordance with Article 27 (4) of the sixth Directive, the Council's decision will be deemed to have been adopted if, within two months of the other Membe States being informed, as described in the previous paragraph, neither the Commission nor any Member State has requested that the matter be raised by the Council.

Since neither the Commission nor any Member State so requested within that period, the Council's decision is deemed to have been adopted on 25 May 1987.

(1) OJ No L 145, 13. 6. 1977, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 199, 31. 7. 1985, p. 60.
Council conclusions

on the WHO Framework Convention on tobacco control

(2001/C 174/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION:

- RECALLS that tobacco is a major health determinant and that tobacco-related diseases are now responsible for one in 10 adult deaths worldwide, including one-third of cancer deaths;

- CONCERNED by the increasing consumption of tobacco globally, which is expected to raise the number of tobacco-related adult deaths to one in six deaths in the year 2030 and to cause a substantial increase in tobacco-related diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease; the increase in consumption among women and young girls is of particular concern as is the issue of availability of products to children;

- CONSIDERS that tobacco and tobacco products are internationally traded, requiring international responses, taking a high level of public health protection as a basis;

- REITERATES that promotion of public health is the objective of the Framework Convention on tobacco control; tobacco control measures in all relevant policy areas contribute decisively to reducing tobacco-related problems; this is one of the principal outcomes expected from the negotiation of the WHO Framework Convention;

- WELCOMES the progress made so far in the negotiations on the Framework Convention;

- REAFFIRMS its strong support for an effective Framework Convention and its wish to bring the negotiations to a successful conclusion as soon as possible and urges other Parties to cooperate to this end;

- CONSIDERS that the commitment by the European Community to the negotiation process and to the eventual implementation of the convention should be expressed, inter alia, by the provision of necessary means and resources, in particular for the support of developing countries.
COUNCIL RESOLUTION of 21 April 1970 on national monopolies of a commercial character in manufactured tobacco

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES HAS AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 1. The French and Italian Governments undertake to take all necessary measures for the abolition of discrimination arising out of national monopolies of a commercial nature.

2. The abolition of exclusive rights relating to importation and wholesale marketing must be achieved by 1 January 1976 at the latest.