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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/450

of 19 March 2019

on publication of the European Assessment Documents (EADs) for construction products drafted in support of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (1), and in particular Article 22 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, Technical Assessment Bodies are to use methods and criteria provided in European Assessment Documents, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, for assessing performance of construction products covered by those documents in relation to their essential characteristics.

(2) In accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, following several requests by manufacturers for European Technical Assessments, the organisation of Technical Assessment Bodies drew up and adopted several European Assessment Documents.

(3) The Commission has assessed whether the European Assessment Documents drafted by the organisation of Technical Assessment Bodies satisfy the demands to be met in relation to the basic requirements for construction works set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011.

(4) The European Assessment Documents drafted by the organisation of Technical Assessment Bodies satisfy the demands to be met in relation to the basic requirements for construction works set out in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of those European Assessment Documents in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The references of the European Assessment Documents for construction products drafted in support of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 that are listed in Annex to this Decision are hereby published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 19 March 2019. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude JUNCKER

(1) OJ L 88, 4.4.2011, p. 5.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1179

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 04 77 03 — Preparatory action on defence research)

(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 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 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 (2), and in particular Article 58(2)(b), Article 110(1) and Article 181 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (3) (‘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 preparatory action on defence research.

(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 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1

(3) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1261

of 15 July 2019

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part, as regards the adoption of decisions on the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee and on the terms of reference of the specialised subcommittees

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 207 and 209, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part (1) (the ‘Agreement’), entered into force on 1 March 2018.

(2) Article 48(1) of the Agreement establishes a Joint Committee to ensure the proper functioning and implementation of the Agreement (the ‘Joint Committee’).

(3) Article 48(5) of the Agreement provides that the Joint Committee is to adopt its rules of procedure and Article 48(3) provides that it may set up specialised subcommittees.

(4) In order to ensure the effective implementation of the Agreement, the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee should be adopted as soon as possible.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Joint Committee.

(6) The position of the Union within the Joint Committee should therefore be to support the adoption of the attached draft decisions of the Joint Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the first meeting of the Joint Committee shall be to support the adoption of the draft decisions 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, 15 July 2019. For the Council The President F. MOGHERINI

(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2017, p. 3.
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2019/1328

of 18 February 2019

on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan establishing a framework for the participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in European Union crisis management operations

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 37 thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 13 November 2017 the Council approved a Decision authorising the opening of negotiations for an agreement with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan establishing a framework for its participation in Union crisis management operations, pursuant to Article 37 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), on the basis of the text of the draft Framework Participation Agreement approved by the Council on 23 February 2004, to be updated as required in the light of subsequent agreed changes.

(2) The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy subsequently negotiated the Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan establishing a framework for the participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in European Union crisis management operations (the ‘Agreement’).

(3) The Agreement should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan establishing a framework for the participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in European Union crisis management operations is hereby approved on behalf of the Union. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2 The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Union.

Article 3 The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 17(1) of the Agreement (1).

Article 4 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2019. For the Council The President F. MOGHERINI

(1) 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 3 September 2019

adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2019

(2019/C 302/05)

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 2019 was definitively adopted on 12 December 2018 (2),

— on 2 July 2019, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 4 to the general budget for the financial year 2019,

— in order to avoid a shortage of funds, the adjustments to the institutions' budgets need to be processed swiftly. The Council therefore needs to proceed without delay the adoption of draft amending budget No 4 to the general budget for 2019. 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 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2019 was adopted on 3 September 2019. The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, 3 September 2019. For the Council The President T. TUPPURAINEN

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

(2) OJ L 67, 7.3.2019, p. 1.
COUNCIL DECISION

of 16 September 2019

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

(2019/C 316/04)

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 Decisions of 9 April 2019 (2) and of 8 July 2019 (3), 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 Government of Romania has submitted one nomination for one post to be filled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following is appointed 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: GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES Country Member Alternate member Romania Ms Felicia Ioana SĂNDULESCU

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, 16 September 2019. For the Council The President T. TUPPURAINEN

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

(2) Council Decision of 9 April 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) (OJ C 136, 12.4.2019, p. 6).

(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 (OJ C 232, 10.7.2019, p. 5).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/2150

of 9 December 2019

on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Administrative Committee for the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods

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(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (‘the Convention’) was approved by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1262/84 (1).

(2) Pursuant to Article 22 of the Convention, the Administrative Committee referred to in the paragraph 2 of that article (‘the Administrative Committee’) may adopt amendments by a two-thirds majority of Contracting Parties present and voting.

(3) The Administrative Committee, at its twelfth session, is to adopt an amendment to Article 7 of Annex 8 to the Convention.

(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf in the Administrative Committee, as the amendments to the Convention will be binding on the Union.

(5) The Union supports the new Article 7 of Annex 8 to the Convention, as, by decreasing the frequency of the reporting mechanism on progress made to improve border crossing procedures for international road transport, Members States face less administrative formalities.

(6) The position of the Union within the Administrative Committee for the Convention should therefore be based on the draft amendment attached to this Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf in the twelfth or a subsequent session of the Administrative Committee shall be to support the draft amendment attached to this Decision.

Article 2 Minor technical changes to the draft amendment referred to in Article 1 may be agreed by the representative of the Union in the Administrative Committee.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 December 2019. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1262/84 of 10 April 1984 concerning the conclusion of the International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods (OJ L 126, 12.5.1984, p. 1).
DECISION (EU) 2019/1938 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 18 September 2019

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF/2019/000 TA 2019 — Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 (1), and in particular Article 11(2) thereof,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (2), and in particular point 13 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activities have ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2) The EGF is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million (2011 prices), as laid down in Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 (3).

(3) Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 provides that a maximum of 0,5 % of the annual maximum amount of the EGF may be used each year for technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission.

(4) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide the sum of EUR 610 000 for technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 610 000 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Strasbourg, 18 September 2019. For the European Parliament The President D. M. SASSOLI For the Council The President T. TUPPURAINEN

(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 855.

(2) OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.

(3) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/2249

of 19 December 2019

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Committee on Rules of Origin of the World Trade Organization

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(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement on Rules of Origin (the ‘Agreement’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 94/800/EC (1) and entered into force on 1 January 1995.

(2) Article 4 of the Agreement establishes the Committee on Rules of Origin.

(3) The Committee on Rules of Origin is to adopt a communication entitled ‘Enhancing Transparency in Non-preferential Rules of Origin’.

(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Committee on Rules of Origin, as the communication to be adopted will be binding on the Union.

(5) The proposed position to be taken on the Union’s behalf aims to enhance transparency of laws, regulations and practices regarding non-preferential rules of origin, by means of rules on mandatory or voluntary notification by World Trade Organization (WTO) members of their non-preferential rules of origin, using standardised templates. This will result in clearer and more predictable rules of origin and will facilitate the flow of international trade,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Committee on Rules of Origin shall be based on the draft communication of the Committee on Rules of Origin set out in the Annex to this Decision. Minor technical changes to that draft communication may be agreed by the representatives of the Union in the Committee on Rules of Origin.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2019. For the Council The President K. MIKKONEN

(1) Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994) (OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 1).
Corrigendum to Council Decision (EU) 2020/1410 of 25 September 2020 on the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, in the 66th session of the Harmonized System Committee of the World Customs Organization in relation to the envisaged adoption of Classification opinions, classification decisions, amendments to the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes or other advice on the interpretation of the Harmonized System, and of recommendations to secure uniformity in the interpretation of the Harmonized System under the Harmonized System Convention

( Official Journal of the European Union L 406 of 3 December 2020 )

This corrigendum should be considered null and void.
Official Journal of the European Union

Corrigendum to Commission Decision of 25 February 2020 on the asset management guidelines of the common provisioning fund

( Official Journal of the European Union C 131 of 22 April 2020 )

(2020/C 354/06)

On the cover page and on page 3, in the title of the Decision:

for:

‘Commission Decision of 25 February 2020’,

read:

‘Commission Decision of 25 March 2020’;

on page 11, in the concluding formula:

for:

‘Done at Brussels, 25 February 2020.’,

read: