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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 271/1

COUNCIL DECISION

of 17 May 2010

on the signing of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Congo on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT)

(2010/615/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207 in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) In May 2003 the European Commission adopted a Communication to the European Parliament and to the Council entitled ‘Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT): Proposal for an EU Action Plan’ which called for measures to address illegal logging through the development of Voluntary Partnership Agreements with timber-producing countries. Council conclusions on that Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 (1).

(2) On 5 December 2005 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations on Partnership Agreements to implement the EU Action Plan for FLEGT.

(3) On 20 December 2005 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 (2) which established a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the Union from countries with which the Union has concluded Voluntary Partnership Agreements.

(4) The negotiations with the Republic of the Congo have been concluded, and the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Congo on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) was initialled on 9 May 2009.

(5) Subject to its conclusion at a later date, the Agreement should be signed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The signing of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of the Congo on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT) is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (3).

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union subject to its conclusion.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 17 May 2010. For the Council The President E. ESPINOSA

(1) OJ C 268, 7.11.2003, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 1.

(3) The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.
(2)

On 28 January 2008, the Council adopted Common Position 2008/81/CFSP amending Common Position 98/409/CFSP (2) in order to implement the measures imposed by UNSCR 1793(2007) providing for an exemption to the measures imposed by paragraph 5 of UNSCR 1171(1998).
(4)

Despite the increasing convergence of land prices in Hungary with those prevailing in the EU-15 after Hungary’s accession to the European Union, a 3- to 20-fold difference in average land prices still persists according to information submitted by Hungary. Although the complete convergence in land prices was neither expected nor seen as a necessary condition for terminating the transitional period, the noticeable differences in prices between Hungary and EU-15 are such as they may still hinder smooth progress towards price convergence. Similarly, the gap between the income of agricultural workers and farmers in Hungary and income in the EU-15 decreased but continues to exist. Furthermore, according to data from Eurostat, the agricultural sector of Hungary was hit relatively severely by the recent global financial and economic crisis with real agricultural income per worker falling by the highest rate in the Union (about 30 per cent against a Union average of about 12 per cent) in 2009. Lower income has been coupled with worse credit conditions relative to those in most of the EU-15 countries, both as regards nominal interest rates and the volume of credit available for farmers. The expected increased presence in Hungary of new financial institutions from EU-15 after the accession of Hungary was hampered by the financial and economic crisis.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 88/14

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 9 March 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

(2010/201/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 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 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) Germany submitted an application to mobilise the EGF, in respect of redundancies in the automotive manufacturing sector, on 13 August 2009 and supplemented it by additional information up to 23 October 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 6 199 341.

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

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 6 199 341 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

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

Done at Strasbourg, 9 March 2010. For the European Parliament The President J. BUZEK For the Council The President M. Á. MORATINOS

(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 342/16

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 15 December 2010

on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management

(2010/804/EU)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 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 26 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (2),

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Union has created a European Union Solidarity Fund (the ‘Fund’) to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by disasters.

(2) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of EUR 1 billion.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains the provisions whereby the Fund may be mobilised.

(4) Portugal submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, concerning a disaster caused by landslides and flooding on Madeira Island.

(5) France submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, concerning a disaster caused by the storm ‘Xynthia’,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 66 891 540 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 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 318/37

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/2009/024 NL/Noord Holland and Zuid Holland Division 58 from the Netherlands)

(2010/740/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 eight enterprises operating in NACE Revision 2 Division 58 (publishing activities) in the two contiguous NUTS II regions Noord Holland (NL32) and Zuid Holland (NL33) and supplemented it with additional information up to 31 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 2 326 459.

(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 2 326 459 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.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 105/79

Corrigendum to Council Decision 2011/106/CFSP of 15 February 2011 on adapting and extending the period of application of the measures in Decision 2002/148/EC concluding consultations with Zimbabwe under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement

( Official Journal of the European Union L 43 of 17 February 2011 )

In the contents on the cover page and on page 31, title of the Decision:

for:

‘Council Decision 2011/106/CFSP of 15 February 2011 …’,

read:

‘Council Decision 2011/106/EU of 15 February 2011 …’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 274/15

Corrigendum to the Decision of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 19 July 2011 on the rules regarding access to documents

( Official Journal of the European Union C 243 of 20 August 2011 )

2011/C 274/10

On page 18, concluding formula:

for:

‘19 August 2011’,

read:

‘19 July 2011’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 120/16

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2011/638/EU of 26 September 2011 on benchmarks to allocate greenhouse gas emission allowances free of charge to aircraft operators pursuant to Article 3e of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

( Official Journal of the European Union L 252 of 28 September 2011 )

On page 20, Article 1(1) and (2):

for:

‘the benchmark’,

read:

‘the benchmark referred to in Article 3e(3)(e)’;

on page 20, Article 1(2):

for:

‘0,000642186914222035 allowances per tonne-kilometre’,

read:

‘0,00513749531377628 allowances per tonne-kilometre, equivalent to 0,000642186914222035 allowances per tonne-kilometre per year’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 303/108

Corrigendum to Council Implementing Decision 2011/848/CFSP of 16 December 2011 implementing Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo

( Official Journal of the European Union L 335 of 17 December 2011 )

On page 83, signature:

for:

‘For the Council The President T. NALEWAJK’,

read:
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 19/18

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 January 2011

appointing one Polish member and one Polish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2011/42/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 Polish 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) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Jerzy KROPIWNICKI.

(3) An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Tadeusz TRUSKOLASKI as a member 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 a member: — Tadeusz TRUSKOLASKI, Prezydent Miasta Białegostoku; and

(b) as alternate member: — Pawel ADAMOWICZ, Prezydent Miasta Gdańska.

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.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 59/43

COUNCIL DECISION

of 28 February 2011

adjusting the allowances provided for in Decision 2007/829/EC concerning the rules applicable to national experts and military staff on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council

(2011/139/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 41(1) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2007/829/EC (1), and in particular Article 15(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 15(6) of Decision 2007/829/EC provides that the daily and monthly allowances of national experts and military staff on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council are to be adjusted each year without retroactive effect on the basis of the adaptation of the basic salaries of Union officials in Brussels and Luxembourg.

(2) The Council, by means of Regulation (EU) No 1239/2010 of 20 December 2010 adjusting with effect from 1 July 2010 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto (2), adopted an adjustment of 0,1 % to the remuneration and pensions of Union officials,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2007/829/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. in Article 15(1), the amounts EUR 31,89 and EUR 127,52 respectively shall be replaced by the following: ‘EUR 31,92 and EUR 127,65’;

2. the table in Article 15(2) shall be replaced by the following: ‘Distance between place of origin and place of secondment (in km) Amount in EUR 0 - 150 0,00 > 150 82,05 > 300 145,86 > 500 237,05 > 800 382,92 > 1 300 601,73 > 2 000 720,27’.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 28 February 2011. For the Council The President FELLEGI T.

(1) OJ L 327, 13.12.2007, p. 10.

(2) OJ L 338, 22.12.2010, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 76/99

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 March 2011

extending the validity of Decision 2006/502/EC requiring Member States to take measures to ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market and to prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters

(notified under document C(2011) 1754)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2011/176/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2006/502/EC (2) requires Member States to take measures to ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market and to prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters.

(2) Decision 2006/502/EC was adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Directive 2001/95/EC, which restricts the validity of the Decision to a period not exceeding one year, but allows it to be confirmed for additional periods none of which shall exceed one year.

(3) Decision 2006/502/EC was amended four times, firstly by Commission Decision 2007/231/EC (3) which extended the validity of the Decision until 11 May 2008, secondly by Commission Decision 2008/322/EC (4) which extended the validity of the Decision until 11 May 2009, thirdly by Commission Decision 2009/298/EC (5) which extended the validity of the Decision until 11 May 2010 and fourthly by Commission Decision 2010/157/EU (6) which extended the validity of the Decision for a further year until 11 May 2011.

(4) In the absence of other satisfactory measures addressing the child safety of lighters, it is necessary to extend the validity of Decision 2006/502/EC for a further 12 months.

(5) Therefore, Decision 2006/502/EC should be amended it accordingly.

(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Directive 2001/95/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 6 of Decision 2006/502/EC, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. This Decision shall apply until 11 May 2012.’

Article 2

Member States shall take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision by 11 May 2011 at the latest and shall publish those measures. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 March 2011. For the Commission John DALLI Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 4.

(2) OJ L 198, 20.7.2006, p. 41.

(3) OJ L 99, 14.4.2007, p. 16.

(4) OJ L 109, 19.4.2008, p. 40.

(5) OJ L 81, 27.3.2009, p. 23.

(6) OJ L 67, 17.3.2010, p. 9.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 67/26

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, OF THE COUNCIL AND OF THE COMMISSION

of 15 February 2011

on renewing the term of office of the members of the Supervisory Committee of the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF)

(2011/158/EU)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Commission Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom of 28 April 1999 establishing the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) (1) and in particular Article 4,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and to Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999 (3) concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF), and in particular Article 11(2),

Having regard to Decision 2005/833/EC, Euratom of the European Parliament, of the Council and of the Commission of 4 November 2005 appointing the members of the Supervisory Committee of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) (4),

Whereas:

(1) Article 11(2) of Regulations (EC) No 1073/1999 and (Euratom) No 1074/1999 provides that the Supervisory Committee ‘shall be composed of five independent outside persons who possess the qualifications required for appointment in their respective countries to senior posts relating to the Office's areas of activity’ and that those persons shall be appointed by common accord of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.

(2) According to Article 11(3), the term of office of the members of the Supervisory Committee shall be 3 years and shall be renewable once. The term of office of the current members of the Supervisory Committee expired on 30 November 2008. They continued to exercise their function upon the expiry of their term of office in accordance with Article 11(4) of the Regulations.

(3) Given that the term of the office of the members of the Supervisory Committee should not exceed 6 years, the term of office of the current members, who remained in office upon expiry of their first term, should be renewed until 30 November 2011,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are reappointed members of the Supervisory Committee of the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) until 30 November 2011:

— Mr Peter STRÖMBERG,

— Mr Kálmán GYÖRGYI,

— Ms Rosalind WRIGHT,

— Mr Luis LÓPEZ SANZ-ARÁNGUEZ,

— Ms Diemut R. THEATO.

Article 2

The persons concerned shall be notified of this decision by the Commission.

Article 3

This decision shall have effect as from 1 December 2008.

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2011. For the European Parliament The President J. BUZEK For the Council The President MARTONYI J. For the Commission Algirdas ŠEMETA Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 20.

(2) OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 8.

(4) OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 49.