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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 168/37

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 June 2012

appointing a German alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2012/342/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 of the German Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

(2) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Manfred RICHTER,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is hereby appointed as alternate member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:

— Ms Barbara HACKENSCHMIDT, Mitglied des Landtags Brandenburg.

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 22 June 2012. For the Council The President M. VESTAGER

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 189/11

COUNCIL DECISION

of 16 July 2012

appointing a Slovenian member of the Committee of the Regions

(2012/407/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 of the Slovenian Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Barbara ŽGAJNER TAVŠ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is hereby appointed as member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:

— Ms Jasna GABRIČ, podžupanja občine Trbovlje.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 16 July 2012. For the Council The President S. ALETRARIS

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 182/41

COUNCIL DECISION

of 10 July 2012

appointing a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2012/378/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 of the Spanish Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

(2) An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Francisco DE LA TORRE PRADO,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is hereby appointed as alternate member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:

— Mr Fernando MARTÍNEZ MAILLO, Presidente de la Diputación de Zamora.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 July 2012. For the Council The President V. SHIARLY

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/21

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 July 2012

amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Banka Slovenije

(2012/444/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Protocol (No 4) on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,

Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2012/9 of the European Central Bank of 1 June 2012 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Banka Slovenije (1),

Whereas:

(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.

(2) The mandate of the current external auditors of Banka Slovenije ends after the audit for the financial year of 2011. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2012.

(3) Banka Slovenije has selected Deloitte revizija d.o.o. as its external auditor for the financial years 2012 to 2014.

(4) The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that Deloitte revizija d.o.o. be appointed as the external auditor of Banka Slovenije for the financial years 2012 to 2014.

(5) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 1(13) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:

‘13. Deloitte revizija d.o.o is hereby approved as the external auditor of Banka Slovenije for the financial years 2012 to 2014.’.

Article 2

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

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the European Central Bank.

Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012. For the Council The President A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

(1) OJ C 161, 7.6.2012, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 258/30

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 September 2012

appointing two Cyprus members and three Cyprus alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

(2012/518/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 of the Cyprus Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

(2) Two members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Savvas ELIOFOTOU and Mr Evyenios MICHAIL. Three alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Andreas MOUSEOS, Mr Andreas HADZILOIZOU and Mr Christofis ANTONIOU,

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: — Ms Louisa MAVROMMÁTI, Αντιδήμαρχος 'Εγκωμης, — Mr Louis KOUMENIDES, Πρόεδρος Κ.Σ. Κάτω Λευκάρων; and

(b) as alternate members: — Mr Sávvas VÉRGΑS, Δήμαρχος Πάφου, — Mr Glavkos KARIÓLOU, Δήμαρχος Κερύνειας, — Mr Georgios IAKOVOU, Πρόεδρος Κ.Σ. Αγίων Τριμιθιάς.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2012. For the Council The President A. D. MAVROYIANNIS

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
(4)

According to the first condition, credit rating agencies in the third country must be subject to authorisation or registration and subject to effective supervision and enforcement on an ongoing basis. The Australian legal and regulatory framework for credit rating agencies was introduced on 1 January 2010. All relevant laws and regulations, namely the Corporations Act (2001) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Act (2001), have entered into force. According to this regulatory framework, credit rating agencies have to be registered and are supervised on an ongoing basis by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The Australian legal and supervisory framework endows ASIC with sufficient powers to enable effective supervision and enforcement of credit rating agencies, including the power to sanction CRAs in breach of the applicable rules: ASIC can be warranted to seize books not produced by CRAs. On the basis of a search warrant granted by the competent judicial authority, ASIC has the power to search the premises of CRAs. In addition, ASIC is empowered by the Corporations Act to apply to a federal court for orders to cancel the licence of a credit rating agency. Following such cancellation of a licence, ASIC can apply to a court for orders to permanently prohibit the CRA from issuing credit ratings in Australia. Under the Corporations Act, ASIC may also apply for orders to stop unlawful behaviour by a CRA or impose fines where it has contravened any of its obligations under the relevant financial services legislation. The cooperation agreement concluded between ESMA and ASIC provides for information exchange with regard to enforcement and supervisory measures taken against cross border CRAs.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/14

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EU BAM RAFAH/3/2012

of 25 September 2012

on the appointment of the Head of European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah)

(2012/531/CFSP)

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 Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP of 25 November 2005 on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 10(1) of Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of the political control and strategic direction of the EU BAM Rafah, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.

(2) The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed the appointment of Colonel Francesco BRUZZESE DEL POZZO as Head of EU BAM Rafah, for the period from 1 October 2012 to 30 June 2013,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Colonel Francesco BRUZZESE DEL POZZO is hereby appointed Head of European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) for the period from 1 October 2012 to 30 June 2013.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 October 2012.

Done at Brussels, 25 September 2012. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson O. SKOOG

(1) OJ L 327, 14.12.2005, p. 28.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 305/26

COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 October 2012

appointing a Greek member and a Greek alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2012/676/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 of the Greek Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Panagiotis PSOMIADIS. An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Spyridon SPYRIDON 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 member: — Mr Spyridon SPYRIDON, Περιφερειακός Σύμβουλος Αττικής; and

(b) as alternate member: — Mr Dimitrios PETROVITS, Περιφερειακός Σύμβουλος Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας-Θράκης.

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 29 October 2012. For the Council The President E. FLOURENTZOU

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 294/8

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 October 2012

appointing an Austrian member and an Austrian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2012/657/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 of the Austrian Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Markus LINHART.

(3) An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Hannes WENINGER as 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 member: — Mr Hannes WENINGER, Geschäftsführender Gemeinderat und Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat; and

(b) as alternate member: — Mr Markus LINHART, Bürgermeister.

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 2012. For the Council The President S. ALETRARIS

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
(2)

The development of additional functionalities for the European Rail Traffic Management System/European Train Control System (‘ERTMS/ETCS’), with a view to facilitating the swift deployment of ETCS on existing conventional lines, was requested by the sector and defined in the Memorandum of Understanding signed in July 2008 by the European Commission and sector Associations. This Decision should include these additional functionalities in a new baseline of the specifications called ‘Baseline 3’, which applicants may apply in full instead of the ERTMS/ETCS specifications set out in Commission Decision 2012/88/EU of 25 January 2012 on the technical specification for interoperability relating to the control-command and signalling subsystems of the trans-European rail system (2) (last release of the Baseline 2, also known as 2.3.0d). An essential feature of Baseline 3 is that trains equipped with Baseline 3-compliant ERTMS/ETCS should be able to run on Baseline 2-compliant ERTMS/ETCS lines without any additional technical or operational restrictions caused by ERTMS/ETCS. It should also be possible to configure Baseline 3 on lines to ensure compatibility with trains equipped with Baseline 2-compliant ERTMS/ETCS (use of version 2.3.0d functions only). Baseline 3 also closes the ERTMS/ETCS open points such as braking curves and ergonomic aspects of DMI.
(4)

The Agency should also be entrusted with managing the agreement with ANEC, the European consumer voice in standardisation, which is governed by the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European standardisation and amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment (10) and 93/15/EEC of 5 April 1993 on the harmonisation of the provisions relating to the placing on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses (11) and Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (12), Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft (13), European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EC of 29 June 1995 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts (14), Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 May 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning pressure equipment (15), Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (16), Directive 2004/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on measuring instruments (17), Directive 2007/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles (18), Directive 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 relating to simple pressure vessels (19) and Directive 2009/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on non-automatic weighing instruments (20).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 329/18

COUNCIL DECISION

of 26 November 2012

appointing a Belgian member and a Belgian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2012/736/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 of the Belgian Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Charles PICQUÉ.

(3) An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Alain HUTCHINSON as 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 member: — Mr Alain HUTCHINSON, Membre du Parlement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, and

(b) as alternate member: — Mr Charles PICQUÉ, Ministre-Président du Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 26 November 2012. For the Council The President G. DEMOSTHENOUS

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 337/53

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 7 December 2012

amending Part A of Annex XI to Council Directive 2003/85/EC as regards the list of national laboratories authorised to handle live foot-and-mouth disease virus

(notified under document C(2012) 8900)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2012/766/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease repealing Directive 85/511/EEC and Decisions 89/531/EEC and 91/665/EEC and amending Directive 92/46/EEC (1), and in particular Article 67(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 2003/85/EC sets out minimum control measures to be applied in the event of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and certain preventive measures aimed at increasing the awareness and preparedness of the competent authorities and the farming community concerning that disease.

(2) Those preventive measures include an obligation on Member States to ensure that the handling of live foot-and-mouth disease virus for research and diagnosis is carried out only in the authorised national laboratories listed in Part A of Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC.

(3) The United Kingdom has officially informed the Commission that the name of the national laboratory listed in Part A of Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC situated in that Member State has changed.

(4) For legal certainty, it is important to keep the list of national laboratories set out in Part A of Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC updated. It is therefore necessary to replace the entry for the United Kingdom in the list of national laboratories set out in Part A of that Annex.

(5) Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6) 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

In Part A of Annex XI to Directive 2003/85/EC, the entry for the United Kingdom is replaced by the following:

‘UK United Kingdom The Pirbright Institute United Kingdom Estonia Finland Ireland Latvia Malta Slovenia Sweden’

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012. For the Commission Tonio BORG Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 306, 22.11.2003, p. 1.
(2)

Article 2 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 2 Task The group’s task shall be to advise the Commission on the administrative burden placed on business, in particular on SMEs and micro companies, arising from EU legislation, and on simplifying existing EU legislative acts appropriate for review and on how to make public administrations in the Member States more efficient and responsive to the needs of stakeholders, in particular SMEs, when implementing EU legislation. In particular, the group shall provide advice to the Commission: — on the measures aiming to reduce the administrative burden and simplify existing legislation, with a particular focus on the needs of small businesses, — on its simplification rolling programme, focusing on acts with a high potential for reducing the administrative burden, — on the basis of the roadmaps, concerning potential administrative burden placed on business, in particular on SMEs and micro companies when applying EU legislation, — on measures that can be taken at national level to help Member States apply the EU legislation adopted under the administrative burden reduction programme in the least burdensome way, — on measures that can be taken at national level to make administrations more responsive to the concerns of SMEs and more responsive to the needs and the imperative on growth when applying EU legislation; and assist the Commission in ensuring progress is made by the Council and Parliament to adopt proposals on simplification and administrative burden reduction. The mandate of the group is given until 31 October 2014.’
Article 10 is replaced by the following:

"Article 10

Financial arrangements

1. The common costs of the EU military mission shall be administered in accordance with Council Decision 2011/871/CFSP of 19 December 2011 establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of the common costs of European Union operations having military or defence implications (Athena) (3) ("ATHENA").

2. The financial reference amount for the common costs of the EU military mission for the period until 9 August 2011 shall be EUR 4,8 million. The percentage of the reference amount referred to in Article 25(1) of ATHENA shall be 60 %.

3. The financial reference amount for the common costs of the EU military mission for the period from 9 August 2011 until 31 December 2012 shall be EUR 4,8 million. The percentage of this reference amount referred to in Article 25(1) of ATHENA shall be 30 %.

4. The financial reference amount for the common costs of the EU military mission for the period starting on 1 January 2013 shall be EUR 0,05 million. The percentage of this reference amount referred to in Article 25(1) of ATHENA shall be 100 %.