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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 287/67

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2015/1965

of 27 October 2015

on the acceptance of Switzerland's Contribution for the European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) (EUAM Ukraine/4/2015)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2014/486/CFSP of 22 July 2014 on the European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) (1),

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Decision 2014/486/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (‘PSC’) to take relevant decisions on the acceptance of the proposed contributions to EUAM Ukraine by third States.

(2) The Civilian Operations Commander recommended that the PSC accept the proposed contribution from Switzerland to EUAM Ukraine and consider the contribution as significant.

(3) Switzerland should be exempted from financial contributions to the operational budget of EUAM Ukraine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Third States' contributions

1. The contribution from Switzerland to EUAM Ukraine is accepted and is considered to be significant.

2. Switzerland is exempted from financial contributions to the operational budget of EUAM Ukraine.

Article 2

Entry into force

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

Done at Brussels, 27 October 2015. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson W. STEVENS

(1) OJ L 217, 23.7.2014, p. 42.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 290/14

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/1993

of 22 October 2015

approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and of Kosovo (1), of the other part

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,

Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 21 June 2013 the Council authorised the European Commission to open negotiations with Kosovo for a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (‘the Agreement’). The negotiations were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement on 25 July 2014.

(2) The Agreement also covers matters falling under competences of the European Atomic Energy Community (the ‘Community’).

(3) The Agreement should therefore also be concluded on behalf of the Community as regards matters falling under the Euratom Treaty.

(4) The signing and conclusion of the Agreement is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling under the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

(5) The Agreement is without prejudice to Member States' position on the status of Kosovo, which will be decided in accordance with their national practice and international law.

(6) In addition, none of the terms, wording or definitions used in this Decision and the text of the Agreement, nor any recourse to the necessary legal base for the conclusion of the Agreement, constitute recognition of Kosovo by the Community as an independent State nor does it constitute recognition by individual Member States of Kosovo in that capacity where they have not taken such a step.

(7) The conclusion by the Commission, acting on behalf of the Community, of the Agreement should therefore be approved as regards matters falling within the competence of the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The conclusion by the Commission, on behalf of the Community, of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and Kosovo is hereby approved (2).

Article 2

This Decision is without prejudice to Member States' and the Community's position on the status of Kosovo.

Article 3

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

Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 2015. For the Council The President F. ETGEN

(1) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

(2) The text of the Agreement is attached to the Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 315/1

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/2191

of 10 November 2015

on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of four years

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 30 November 2006, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 1801/2006 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (1) (‘the Partnership Agreement’).

(2) The protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Partnership Agreement expired on 16 December 2014.

(3) On 10 July 2015, the Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania initialled a new Protocol (2) to the Partnership Agreement (‘the Protocol’). The Protocol grants Union vessels fishing opportunities in the fishing zones falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

(4) In order to ensure that Union vessels can resume their fishing activities as quickly as possible, and in accordance with Article 14 of the Protocol, the Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis as from its signing.

(5) The Protocol should be signed and applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of four years is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Protocol.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union.

Article 3

The Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis, in accordance with Article 14 thereof, as from the date of its signature, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion.

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 10 November 2015. For the Council The President P. GRAMEGNA

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1801/2006 of 30 November 2006 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (OJ L 343, 8.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of four years (see page 3 of this Official Journal).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 216/29

Corrigendum to Council Decision (EU) 2016/1177 of 12 July 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application, of the Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Monaco providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC

( Official Journal of the European Union L 195 of 20 July 2016 )

The publication of Decision (EU) 2016/1177 is to be considered null and void.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 12/2

COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 January 2016

appointing four members of the European Statistical Advisory Committee

(2016/C 12/02)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Decision No 234/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Advisory Committee and repealing Council Decision 91/116/EEC (1), and in particular Article 4(1)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The European Statistical Advisory Committee (‘ESAC’) comprises 24 members.

(2) According to Article 4(1)(a) of Decision No 234/2008/EC, 12 members should be appointed by the Commission.

(3) Member States provided the Commission with a list of candidates with well-established qualifications in the field of statistics.

(4) By Commission Decision No 2014/C 138/02 (2), the Commission appointed eight members of the ESAC and established a reserve list to be used in case of resignation or unexpected unavailability of an appointed member.

(5) The Commission should appoint the remaining four members, after having duly consulted the European Parliament and the Council.

(6) In the appointment of these four members, the Commission has endeavoured to ensure that they represent in equal measure, users, respondents and other stakeholders in European statistics.

(7) The Commission should update the reserve list to be used in case of resignations or unexpected unavailability of the appointed members,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following persons shall be appointed as members of the European Statistical Advisory Committee for a term of five years starting from 1 January 2016:

Ms Ariane KÖNIG

Mr David HAND

Ms Biruta SLOKA

Mr Claudiu HERTELIU.

Article 2

The following persons shall be included in the reserve list:

Mr Ian Philip CASSAR

Mr Marcel RÉMON

Mr Eskil WADENSJÖ

Mr Jan FISCHER.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 14 January 2016. For the Commission Marianne THYSSEN Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 73, 15.3.2008, p. 13.

(2) Commission Decision 2014/C 138/02 of 5 May 2014 on appointing eight members of the European Statistical Advisory Committee (OJ C 138, 8.5.2014, p. 2).
Article 10 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 10

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

2. This Decision shall apply until 20 February 2017.

3. The measures referred to in Article 4(1) and Article 5(1) and (2), in so far as they apply to persons listed in Annex II, shall be suspended until 20 February 2017.

The suspension shall be reviewed every three months.

4. This Decision shall be kept under constant review and shall be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 62/16

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/333

of 4 March 2016

appointing a member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions

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 of the German Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.

(2) A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Dagmar MÜHLENFELD,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is hereby appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:

— Herr Joachim WOLBERGS, Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Regensburg.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 4 March 2016. For the Council The President S.A.M. DIJKSMA

(1) Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3) Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 85/47

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2016/477

of 31 March 2016

amending Decision 2011/173/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 21 March 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/173/CFSP (1).

(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/173/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 31 March 2017.

(3) Decision 2011/173/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 6 of Decision 2011/173/CFSP, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:

‘This Decision shall apply until 31 March 2017.’.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 2016. For the Council The President A.G. KOENDERS

(1) Council Decision 2011/173/CFSP of 21 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OJ L 76, 22.3.2011, p. 68).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 104/19

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2016/609

of 18 April 2016

amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

(2) On 14 July 2015, China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States, supported by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, reached an agreement with Iran on a long-term comprehensive solution to the Iranian nuclear issue. The successful implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will ensure the exclusively peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear programme and provide for the comprehensive lifting of all nuclear-related sanctions.

(3) On 20 July 2015, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution (UNSCR) 2231 (2015) endorsing the JCPOA, urging its full implementation in accordance with the timetable established in the JCPOA and providing for actions to take place in accordance with the JCPOA.

(4) The JCPOA, as endorsed by UNSCR 2231 (2015), provides in particular that the Union is to remove the restrictive measures in place against certain persons and entities on ‘Transition Day’ (18 October 2023), which is the date 8 years after ‘Adoption Day’ (18 October 2015), or at an earlier moment on the basis of a report from the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the IAEA Board of Governors and in parallel to the UN Security Council stating that the IAEA has concluded that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities (‘Broader Conclusion’).

(5) The Council has reviewed the statement of reasons concerning one entity which is to be subject to restrictive measures until Transition Day and decided that it should be supplemented.

(6) The entry in the Annex to this Decision should apply until 22 October 2016.

(7) Decision 2010/413/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Luxembourg, 18 April 2016. For the Council The President F. MOGHERINI

(1) OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 97/11

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/572

of 11 April 2016

appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain of the Committee of the Regions

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 of the Spanish Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.

(2) An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms María Sol CALZADO GARCÍA,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:

— Sr. D. Ángel Luis SÁNCHEZ MUÑOZ, Secretario General de Acción Exterior, Junta de Andalucía.

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 11 April 2016. For the Council The President M.H.P. VAN DAM

(1) Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3) Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
(5)

the following Article 9a is inserted: ‘Article 9a Movement within the Union of specified plants which have been grown in vitro 1. Specified plants which have been grown for the entire production cycle in vitro, and for at least part of their life in a demarcated area established in accordance with Article 4, may only be moved out of the demarcated areas, and from the infected zones into the respective buffer zones, if the conditions set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 are fulfilled. 2. The specified plants referred to in paragraph 1 have been grown in a site where all of the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) it is registered in accordance with Directive 92/90/EEC; (b) it is authorised by the responsible official body as a site free from the specified organism and its vectors, taking into account the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures; (c) it is physically protected against the introduction of the specified organism by its vectors; (d) it is subjected annually to at least two official inspections carried out at appropriate times; (e) throughout the time of growth of the specified plants, neither symptoms of the specified organism nor its vectors were found in the site or, if suspect symptoms were observed, tests carried out confirmed the absence of the specified organism. 3. The specified plants referred to in paragraph 1 have been grown in a transparent container under sterile conditions and fulfil one of the following conditions: (a) they have been grown from seeds; (b) they have been propagated, under sterile conditions, from mother plants which have spent their entire lives in an area of the Union territory free from the specified organism and which have been tested and found free from the specified organism; (c) they have been propagated, under sterile conditions, from mother plants which have been grown in a site fulfilling the conditions set out in paragraph 2 and which have been tested and found free from the specified organism. 4. The specified plants referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transported in a transparent container under sterile conditions that precludes the possibility of infection by the specified organism through its vectors. 5. They shall be accompanied by a plant passport prepared and issued in accordance with Directive 92/105/EEC.’;
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 120/12

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2016/694

of 4 May 2016

implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSP (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 31 July 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333.

(2) On 27 April 2016, the United Nations (UN) Security Council Committee, established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1970 (2011), added one vessel to the list of vessels subject to restrictive measures.

(3) On 1 April 2016, the UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1970 (2011) updated the identifying information relating to three persons subject to restrictive measures.

(4) Annexes I, III and V to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annexes I, III and V to Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 4 May 2016. For the Council The President A.G. KOENDERS

(1) OJ L 206, 1.8.2015, p. 34.