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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 52/50

COUNCIL DECISION

of 25 February 2010

on setting up the Standing Committee on operational cooperation on internal security

(2010/131/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 71 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that a standing committee shall be set up within the Council in order to ensure that operational cooperation on internal security is promoted and strengthened within the Union.

(2) It is therefore appropriate to adopt a Decision on the setting up of such a Committee and to define its tasks,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Standing Committee on operational cooperation on internal security (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Standing Committee’) foreseen in Article 71 of the Treaty is hereby set up within the Council.

Article 2

The Standing Committee shall facilitate, promote and strengthen coordination of operational actions of the authorities of the Member States competent in the field of internal security.

Article 3

1. Without prejudice to the mandates of the bodies referred to in Article 5, the Standing Committee shall facilitate and ensure effective operational cooperation and coordination under Title V of Part Three of the Treaty, including in areas covered by police and customs cooperation and by authorities responsible for the control and protection of external borders. It shall also cover, where appropriate, judicial cooperation in criminal matters relevant to operational cooperation in the field of internal security.

2. The Standing Committee shall also evaluate the general direction and efficiency of operational cooperation; it shall identify possible shortcomings or failures and adopt appropriate concrete recommendations to address them.

3. The Standing Committee shall assist the Council in accordance with the provisions of Article 222 of the Treaty.

Article 4

1. The Standing Committee shall not be involved in conducting operations, which shall remain the task of the Member States.

2. The Standing Committee shall not be involved in preparing legislative acts.

Article 5

1. When appropriate, representatives from Eurojust, Europol, the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the EU Member States (Frontex) and other relevant bodies shall be invited to attend, as observers, the meetings of the Standing Committee.

2. The Standing Committee will help ensure consistency of action by those bodies.

Article 6

1. The Standing Committee shall regularly submit a report to the Council on its activities.

2. The Council shall keep informed the European Parliament and the national Parliaments of the proceedings of the Standing Committee.

Article 7

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

It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 126/26

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 May 2010

on the establishment of a Register for Biocidal Products

(notified under document C(2010) 3180)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2010/296/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (1), and in particular Article 18(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In order to facilitate compliance by the Member States with the requirement to submit the information concerning authorisation and registration of biocidal products set out in Article 18(1) of Directive 98/8/EC, it is appropriate to establish a standardised information system at European Union level, in the form of a Register for Biocidal Products, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Register’.

(2) To ensure consistency of the data, the Register should be used by all the Member States to enter the information required under Article 18(1) of Directive 98/8/EC.

(3) As the standardised information system is still under development, it is appropriate to provide for the deferred applicability of this Decision.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

A Register for Biocidal Products is established.

Article 2

Member States shall enter the information required under Article 18(1) of Directive 98/8/EC into the Register for Biocidal Products.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 1 July 2010.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 May 2010. For the Commission Janez POTOČNIK Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 234/14

COUNCIL DECISION

of 12 July 2010

on a position of the European Union to be adopted in the EU-Mexico Joint Committee relating to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation

(2010/479/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4) first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Joint Declaration V (1) to Decision No 2/2000 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council (2) established by the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 8 December 1997 (3) (hereinafter referred to as ‘Decision No 2/2000’) provides that the EU-Mexico Joint Committee established by that agreement is to review the necessity to extend beyond 30 June 2003 the application of the rules of origin set out in Notes 2 and 3 of Appendix II(a) to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000.

(2) On 22 March 2004 and on 14 June 2007 the Joint Committee adopted Decisions No 1/2004 (4) and No 1/2007 (5) extending the application of the rules of origin established in those Notes until 30 June 2006 and 30 June 2009, respectively.

(3) In accordance with the analysis of the relevant economic conditions undertaken according to Joint declaration V, it is considered appropriate to extend once again, on a temporary basis, the application of the rules of origin established in Notes 2 and 3 of Appendix II(a) to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000, thereby ensuring the continuity of application of the mutual advantages provided under that Decision.

(4) An extension of the application of the rules of origin established in Notes 2 and 3 of Appendix II(a) to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000 granted by Decision No 1/2007 of the Joint Committee expired on 30 June 2009, therefore in order not to introduce disruption in existing economic conditions it is considered appropriate to apply the proposed decision for a new extension retrospectively, from 1 July 2009,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be adopted by the Union within the EU-Mexico Joint Committee relating to Annex III to Decision No 2/2000 is that set out in the attached draft decision of the Joint Committee.

Article 2

The decision of the Joint Committee shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 12 July 2010. For the Council The President S. LARUELLE

(1) OJ L 245, 29.9.2000, p. 1167.

(2) OJ L 157, 30.6.2000, p. 10 and OJ L 245, 29.9.2000, p. 1 (Annexes).

(3) OJ L 276, 28.10.2000, p. 45.

(4) OJ L 113, 20.4.2004, p. 60.

(5) OJ L 279, 23.10.2007, p. 15.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 286/15

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 20 October 2010

on the 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 (application EGF/2009/015 DK/Danfoss Group from Denmark)

(2010/659/EU)

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 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 European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation 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 direct 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) Denmark submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in the Danfoss Group. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 8 893 336.

(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Denmark,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 8 893 336 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

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

Done at Strasbourg, 20 October 2010. For the European Parliament The President J. BUZEK For the Council The President O. CHASTEL

(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 11/53

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 13 December 2010

on the increase of the European Central Bank’s capital

(ECB/2010/26)

(2011/20/EU)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter the ‘Statute of the ESCB’), and in particular Article 28.1 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1009/2000 of 8 May 2000 concerning capital increases of the European Central Bank (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to the first sentence of Article 28.1 of the Statute of the ESCB the capital of the European Central Bank (ECB) is EUR 5 000 million. The ECB’s capital was increased to EUR 5 760 652 402,58 in accordance with Article 48.3 of the Statute of the ESCB as a consequence of Member States acceding to the Union and their national central banks joining the European System of Central Banks.

(2) Pursuant to the second sentence of Article 28.1 of the Statute of the ESCB, the ECB’s capital may be increased by such amount as may be decided by the Governing Council acting by the qualified majority provided for in Article 10.3 of the Statute of the ESCB, within the limits and under the conditions set by the Council of the European Union under the procedure laid down in Article 41 of the Statute of the ESCB.

(3) Pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1009/2000 the Governing Council of the ECB may increase the capital of the ECB beyond the amount specified in the first sentence of Article 28(1) of the Statute of the ESCB by an additional amount of up to EUR 5 000 million.

(4) Pursuant to the fourth recital of Regulation (EC) No 1009/2000, the Regulation establishes a limit for future increases in the ECB’s capital, thereby enabling the Governing Council of the ECB to decide on an actual increase at some point in the future in order to sustain the adequacy of the capital base needed to support the operations of the ECB.

(5) Taking into account the increase of the ECB’s balance sheet total over the last years, it is considered necessary to increase the ECB’s capital by EUR 5 000 million in order to sustain the adequacy of the capital base needed to support the operations of the ECB,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Increase of the ECB’s capital

The ECB’s capital shall be increased by EUR 5 000 million from EUR 5 760 652 402,58 to EUR 10 760 652 402,58.

Article 2

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on 29 December 2010.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 13 December 2010. The President of the ECB Jean-Claude TRICHET

(1) OJ L 115, 16.5.2000, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 342/20

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 15 December 2010

on the 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 (application EGF/2010/009 ES/Comunidad Valenciana Textiles from Spain)

(2010/808/EU)

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 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 European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation 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 direct 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) Spain submitted an application on 22 March 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in 143 enterprises operating in NACE Revision 2 Division 13 (manufacture of textiles) in a single NUTS II region, Comunidad Valenciana (ES52) and supplemented it with additional information up to 17 June 2010. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission therefore proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 2 059 466.

(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Spain,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 2 059 466 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

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

Done at Strasbourg, 15 December 2010. For the European Parliament The President J. BUZEK For the Council The President O. CHASTEL

(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 318/41

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 24 November 2010

on the 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 (application EGF/2009/026 NL/Noord Holland and Utrecht Division 18 from the Netherlands)

(2010/744/EU)

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 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 European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation 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 direct 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) The Netherlands submitted an application on 30 December 2009 to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in 79 enterprises operating in NACE Revision 2 Division 18 (printing and reproduction of recorded media) in the two contiguous NUTS II regions Noord Holland (NL32) and Utrecht (NL31) and supplemented it with additional information up to 6 May 2010. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 2 266 625.

(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by the Netherlands,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 2 266 625 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

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

Done at Strasbourg, 24 November 2010. For the European Parliament The President J. BUZEK For the Council The President O. CHASTEL

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

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

Corrigendum to Council Decision 2011/299/CFSP of 23 May 2011 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran

( Official Journal of the European Union L 136 of 24 May 2011 )

On page 70, Annex I, heading II, subheading ‘Entities’, entry 3 (‘Mehr Bank (a.k.a Mehr Finance and Credit Institute; Mehr Interest-Free Bank)’), second column (‘Identifying information’):

for:

‘204 Taleghani Ave., Tehran, Iran’,

read:
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 19/17

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 January 2011

appointing three Dutch members and six Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

(2011/41/EU)

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 from the Dutch Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 December 2009 and 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU and 2010/29/EU appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015 (1).

(2) Three members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Annemarie JORRITSMA-LEBBINK, Ms Luzette WAGENAAR-KROON and Mr Rob BATS.

(3) Four alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Ellie FRANSSEN, Mr Job COHEN, Ms Rinda DEN BESTEN and Mr Hendrikus DE LANGE.

(4) Two alternate members’ seats will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Hans KOK and Mr Henk KOOL 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 2015:

(a) as members: — Mr H.A.J. (Hans) KOK, Burgemeester (Mayor of ‘t Hof van Twente), — Mr H.P.M (Henk) KOOL, Wethouder (alderman of The Hague), — Mr S.B. (Sipke) SWIERSTRA, Gedeputeerde (member of the Executive Council) of the Province of Drenthe; and

(b) as alternate members: — Mr H.A.J. (Henk) AALDERINK, Burgemeester (Mayor of Bronckhorst), — Mr J.P. (Jean Paul) GEBBEN, Burgemeester (Mayor of Renkum), — Mr J.P.W. (Jan Willem) GROOT, Wethouder (alderman of Amstelveen), — Ms L.W.C.M. (Loes) van der MEIJS, Wethouder (alderman of Doetinchem), — Mr N.A. (André) van de NADORT, Burgemeester (Mayor of Ten Boer), — Mr F. (Frank) de VRIES, Wethouder (alderman of Groningen).

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 18 January 2011. For the Council The President Gy. MATOLCSY

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22, and OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.