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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 79/37

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 January 2009

granting mutual assistance for Latvia

(2009/289/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 119,

Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission made after consulting the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC),

Whereas:

(1) Against a background of very high external financing needs, Latvian capital and financial markets have recently come under pressure, reflecting a general deterioration in market sentiment, and increasing concerns about the health of the Latvian economy given its large imbalances in terms of wide external deficit and very large external debt, weakening public finances and high rates of cost and price inflation. The Latvian banking sector has experienced serious liquidity and confidence problems. The level of foreign currency reserves has decreased as the central bank intervened to preserve the currency peg.

(2) The Council regularly reviews the economic policies implemented by Latvia, in particular in the contexts of Latvia’s convergence programme and National Reform Programme, as well as in the context of Convergence Reports.

(3) Latvia’s total external financing needs up to the first quarter of 2011 are estimated at EUR 7,5 billion.

(4) The Latvian authorities have requested substantial financial assistance from the EU and other international financial institutions and countries to support balance of payments sustainability.

(5) There is a serious threat to the Latvian balance of payments which justifies the urgent granting of mutual assistance by the Community in conjunction with the IMF and other contributors. In addition, in view of the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period referred to in paragraph I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities.

(6) The financial assistance package would be provided subject to a strong commitment from the Latvian authorities to implement an ambitious fiscal, financial system and structural reform programme to facilitate the necessary external and internal adjustments, to stabilise the economy and to restore economic policy credibility. The Commission will review regularly and closely, in collaboration with the EFC, that the economic policy conditions attached to the assistance are fully implemented,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Community shall grant mutual assistance to Latvia.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 315/50

EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION

of 1 December 2009

on the exercise of the Presidency of the Council

(2009/881/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Treaty on the European Union, and in particular Article 16(9) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 236(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Declaration (no 9) annexed to the Final Act of the Intergovernmental Conference which has adopted the Treaty of Lisbon foresees that the European Council adopts, on the date of entry into force of the Treaty, the Decision the text of which is contained in the said Declaration.

(2) It is therefore appropriate to adopt that Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. The Presidency of the Council, with the exception of the Foreign Affairs configuration, shall be held by pre-established groups of three Member States for a period of 18 months. The groups shall be made up on a basis of equal rotation among the Member States, taking into account their diversity and geographical balance within the Union.

2. Each member of the group shall in turn chair for a six-month period all configurations of the Council, with the exception of the Foreign Affairs configuration. The other members of the group shall assist the Chair in all its responsibilities on the basis of a common programme. Members of the team may decide alternative arrangements among themselves.

Article 2

The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States shall be chaired by a representative of the Member State chairing the General Affairs Council.

The Chair of the Political and Security Committee shall be held by a representative of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

The chair of the preparatory bodies of the various Council configurations, with the exception of the Foreign Affairs configuration, shall fall to the member of the group chairing the relevant configuration, unless decided otherwise in accordance with Article 4.

Article 3

The General Affairs Council shall ensure consistency and continuity in the work of the different Council configurations in the framework of multiannual programmes in cooperation with the Commission. The Member States holding the Presidency shall take all necessary measures for the organisation and smooth operation of the Council's work, with the assistance of the General Secretariat of the Council.

Article 4

The Council shall adopt a decision establishing the measures for the implementation of this decision.

Article 5

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

It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(5)

During the evaluation of this active substance, a number of concerns have been identified. In particular, based on the data lodged by the notifier within the legal deadlines, it was not possible to assess the potential contamination of groundwater by a major soil degradation product (TFP acid). Furthermore, concerns have been raised as regards a possible underestimation of the risk to consumers, due to the limited number of residue data made available and the lack of investigation on the metabolism pattern of the two isomers constituting bifenthrin. As regards ecotoxicology, the risk to aquatic vertebrates has not shown to generate acceptable uses, while there is a remaining uncertainty as regards the effects of the experienced bioaccumulation in fish of the active substance. Furthermore, high risks have been identified for mammals (long-term risk and secondary poisoning), earthworms (long-term risk) and non-target arthropods (in-field), while the risk to non-target plants and non-target soil macro-organisms has not been sufficiently addressed. Consequently, it was not possible to conclude, on the basis of the information made available within the legal deadlines, that bifenthrin met the criteria for inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 339/54

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 December 2009

on extending the availability period of European Union macro-financial assistance to Lebanon

(2009/997/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Decision 2007/860/EC of 10 December 2007, providing Community macro-financial assistance to Lebanon (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Disbursement of the full amount of European Union macro-financial assistance to Lebanon has not been possible within the two-year time period foreseen in Decision 2007/860/EC, due to delays in implementing reform measures, in particular those identified in the Memorandum of Understanding as being criteria to fully implement the assistance.

(2) Prospects are that with the appointment of a new government of national unity, the Lebanese authorities will be in a position to implement the reform criteria attached to the implementation of the macro-financial assistance, as set out in the Memorandum of Understanding.

(3) The Lebanese authorities have implemented in a satisfactory way the economic reform programme agreed with the International Monetary Fund under the Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA).

(4) The availability of the European Union macro-financial assistance to Lebanon, under Decision 2007/860/EC, expires on 21 December 2009.

(5) An extension of the availability period by one year can therefore be approved.

(6) The Economic and Financial Committee has been duly consulted on this extension,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The availability period of the European Union macro-financial assistance to Lebanon is extended by one additional year, until 21 December 2010.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2009. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 337, 21.12.2007, p. 111.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 338/98

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 December 2009

appointing members of the Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits to Chemical Agents for a new term of office

(2009/985/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Commission Decision 95/320/EC of 12 July 1995 setting up a Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits to Chemical Agents (1), referred to below as ‘the Committee’, as amended by Commission Decision 2006/275/EC (2) and

Having regard to the profiles of candidates submitted by the Member States and evaluated by a Selection Committee on 6 July 2009,

Whereas:

(1) Article 3(1) of Decision 95/320/EC provides that the Committee shall consist of not more than 21 members selected from among suitable candidates proposed by the Member States and reflecting the full range of scientific expertise which is necessary to fulfil the mandate of the Committee.

(2) Article 3(2) of Decision 95/320/EC provides that the Commission shall appoint the members of the Committee, on the basis of their proven scientific expertise and experience, having regard to the need to ensure that the various specific areas are covered.

(3) Article 3(4) of Decision 95/320/EC provides that the term of office of the members of the Committee shall be three years and that their appointment shall be renewable. After the expiry of the three-year period, members of the Committee remain in office until they are replaced or until their appointments are renewed.

(4) The Commission has appointed by Decision 2006/573/EC (3) the members of the Committee for the fourth term of office from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2009.

(5) It is therefore necessary to appoint the members of that Committee for the fifth term of office from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012.

(6) The Commission consulted the Member States according to Article 3(2) of Decision 95/320/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Sole article

The Commission appoints the following members of the Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits to Chemical Agents for the term of office from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012:

Prof. Hermann Bolt Germany Dr Marie-Thérèse Brondeau France Dr Dominique Brunet France Dr Eugenia Dănulescu Romania Prof. Helmut Greim Germany Prof. Andrea Hartwig Germany Prof. Alastair Hay United Kingdom Dr Miroslava Hornychová Czech Republic Dr Aranka Hudák-Demeter Hungary Prof. Gunnar Johanson Sweden Prof. Leonard Levy United Kingdom Prof. Dominique Lison Belgium Prof. Raphael Masschelein Belgium Dr Ekaterina Mirkova Bulgaria Dr Gunnar Nielsen Denmark Dr Hannu Norppa Finland Dr Erich Pospischil Austria Dr Tiina Santonen Finland Dr Jolanta Skowroń Poland Dr José Natalio Tejedor Spain Dr Ruud Woutersen The Netherlands

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2009. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 188, 9.8.1995, p. 14.

(2) OJ L 101, 11.4.2006, p. 4.

(3) OJ L 228, 22.8.2006, p. 22.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 325/1

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 25 November 2009

on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management

(2009/931/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support to redundant workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2) The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a result of the global financial and economic crisis.

(3) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

(4) Belgium submitted two applications to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in the textiles sector, on 5 May 2009. These applications comply with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, therefore the Commission proposes to deploy an amount of EUR 9 198 874.

(5) Ireland submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in the computer manufacturing industry, on 29 June 2009. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, therefore the Commission proposes to deploy an amount of EUR 14 831 050.

(6) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the applications submitted by Belgium and Ireland,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2009, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 24 029 924 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

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

Done at Strasbourg, 25 November 2009. For the European Parliament The President J. BUZEK For the Council The President Å. TORSTENSSON

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/16

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2010/399/EU of 15 July 2010 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (notified under document C(2010) 4894)

( Official Journal of the European Union L 184 of 17 July 2010 )

On page 13, Annex to the Decision, table under budget item 6 7 0 1, the rows showing the total amounts of the correction in HUF and in EUR with regard to Hungary are changed as follows:

for:

‘Total HU (HUF) 2 994 547 454,68 0,00 2 994 547 454,68 Total HU (EUR) 1 888 943,42 1 652 789,71 236 153,71’

read:

‘Total HU (HUF) –2 994 547 454,68 0,00 –2 994 547 454,68 Total HU (EUR) –1 888 943,42 –1 652 789,71 – 236 153,71’

This corrigendum only concerns the English version.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/32

Corrigendum to Council Decision 2010/621/EU of 8 October 2010 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports

( Official Journal of the European Union L 273 of 19 October 2010 )

On the cover, and on pages 2 and 3, in the title and the concluding formula:

for:

‘8 October 2010’,

read:

‘7 October 2010’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 106/49

Corrigendum to Council Decision 2010/291/EU of 19 January 2010 establishing whether effective action has been taken by Greece in response to the Council Recommendation of 27 April 2009

( Official Journal of the European Union L 125 of 21 May 2010 )

In the contents and on page 50, in the title:

for:

‘Council Decision of 19 January 2010 establishing whether effective action has been taken by Greece in response to the Council Recommendation of 27 April 2009 (2010/291/EU)’,

read:

‘Council Decision of 2 December 2009 establishing whether effective action has been taken by Greece in response to the Council Recommendation of 27 April 2009 (2010/291/EU)’;

on page 51, concluding formula:

for:

‘Done at Brussels, 19 January 2010. For the Council The President E. SALGADO’,

read:
‘(b)

Chemical substances classified as harmful for the environment by the chemical manufacturer/supplier in accordance with EU classification system (28th Amendment to Directive 67/548/EEC) shall comply with the two following limits: — chemical substances classified as harmful for the environment in accordance with the Directive 1999/45/EC must not be added to substances and preparations for surface treatment. Nevertheless the products may contain up to 5 % volatile organic compounds (VOC) as defined in Directive 1999/13/EC (2) (VOC shall mean any organic compound having at 293,15 K a vapour pressure of 0,01 kPa or more, or having a corresponding volatility under the particular conditions of use). If the product requires dilution, the contents of the diluted product must not exceed the abovementioned threshold values, — the applied quantity (wet paint/varnish) of environmentally harmful substances shall not exceed 14 g/m2 surface area and applied quantity (wet paint/varnish) of VOC shall not exceed 35 g/m2. Assessment and verification: the applicant shall provide a declaration of compliance with this criterion, together with documents to support this declaration, including: — a complete recipe with designation of quantities and CAS numbers for constituent substances, — the test method and test results for all substances present in the product, according to the Directive 67/548/EEC, — a declaration stating that all constituent substances have been disclosed, — number of coats and quantity applied per coat per square metre of surface. The following standard degrees of effectiveness are used for the purpose of calculating the consumption of surface treatment product and of the applied quantity: spraying device without recycling 50 %, spraying device with recycling 70 %, electrostatic spraying 65 %, spraying, bell/disk 80 %, roller coating 95 %, blanket coating 95 %, vacuum coating 95 %, dipping 95 %, rinsing 95 %.’
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/100

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2010/270/EU of 6 May 2010 amending Parts 1 and 2 of Annex E to Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards the model health certificates for animals from holdings and for bees and bumble bees (notified under document C(2010) 2624)

( Official Journal of the European Union L 118 of 12 May 2010 )

On page 61, in the Annex, point 2, in the certificate, vertical title on the left:

for:

‘… ofconsinment …’,

read:

‘… of consignment …’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 50/4

COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 February 2010

appointing the members of the European Consumer Consultative Group and their alternates

2010/C 50/03

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Commission Decision 2009/705/EC of 14 September 2009 setting up a European Consumer Consultative Group (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The mandate of the current members of the European Consumer Consultative Group expired on 14 November 2009.

(2) Therefore, it is necessary to appoint new members and alternates for a three-year period, on the basis of the proposals put forward by the Member States and the European consumer organisations,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The following persons are appointed members or alternates of the European Consumer Consultative Group for a three-year term of office:

Members Alternates Gilles de HALLEUX (BE) Thibault WILLAERT (BE) Asen NENOV (BG) Bogomil NIKOLOV (BG) Karel PAVLÍK (CZ) Libor DUPAL (CZ) Rasmus KJELDAHL (DK) Benedicte FEDERSPIEL (DK) Cornelia TAUSCH (DE) Heinz WILLNAT (DE) Linda LÄÄNESAAR (EE) Enn-Toivo ANNUK (EE) James DOORLEY (IE) Dermott JEWELL (IE) Evangelia KEKELEKI (EL) Konstantinos DAGKOS (EL) Conchy MARTIN REY (ES) Eugenio RIBÓN SEISDEDOS (ES) Sandrine PERROIS (FR) Elsa COHEN (FR) Massimiliano DONA (IT) Carlo PILERI (IT) Giorgos TZIAPOURAS (CY) Maria FOTIOU (CY) Baiba MILTOVIČA (LV) Aivars SMAGARS (LV) Eglė KYBARTIENĖ (LT) Zita ČEPONYTÉ (LT) Eugène KIRSCH (LU) Bob SCHMITZ (LU) Zsolt HAJNAL (HU) Anita CZÁR (HU) To be defined (MT) To be defined (MT) Rogier KLIMBIE (NL) Rob DORSCHEIDT (NL) Karl KOLLMANN (AT) Ulrike DOCEKAL (AT) Olesia FRĄCZEK (PL) Grażyna ROKICKA (PL) Luís SILVEIRA RODRIGUES (PT) Patrícia GOMES (PT) Emil BOJIN (RO) Sorin TOMA (RO) Breda KUTIN (SI) Živa DROL NOVAK (SI) Miroslav TULÁK (SK) Božena STAŠENKOVÁ (SK) Tuula SARIO (FI) Kaisa PANNIMAA-PÄTSI (FI) Jens HENRIKSSON (SE) Jan BERTOFT (SE) Michelle SMYTH (UK) Jill JOHNSTONE (UK) Stephen RUSSELL (ANEC) Chiara GIOVANNINI (ANEC) Monique GOYENS (BEUC) Ursula PACHL (BEUC)

Done at Brussels, 17 February 2010. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Robert MADELIN Director-General for Health and Consumers

(1) OJ L 244, 16.9.2009, p. 21.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 84/56

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 March 2010

amending Decision 2003/135/EC as regards the eradication and emergency vaccination plans for classical swine fever in feral pigs in certain areas of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany)

(notified under document C(2010) 1931)

(Only the German and French texts are authentic)

(2010/193/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), and in particular the fifth subparagraph of Article 16(1) and the fifth subparagraph of Article 20(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2003/135/EC of 27 February 2003 on the approval of the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever in Germany, in the federal states of Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland (2) was adopted as one of a number of measures to combat classical swine fever.

(2) Germany has informed the Commission about the recent evolution of that disease in feral pigs in certain areas of the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.

(3) That information indicates that classical swine fever in feral pigs has been eradicated in certain areas in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate and in the region of Eifel. Accordingly, the eradication and emergency vaccination plans for classical swine fever in feral pigs no longer need to be applied in those particular areas.

(4) Decision 2003/135/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2003/135/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 29 March 2010. For the Commission John DALLI Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5.

(2) OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 47.