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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1907

of 8 November 2019

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. On 18 July 2016, by Council Decision (EU) 2016/1204 (4), Mr Tilman TÖGEL was replaced by Ms Katrin BUDDE as a member. On 12 April 2018, by Council Decision (EU) 2018/587 (5) Ms Katrin BUDDE was replaced by Mr Tilman TÖGEL as a member.

(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Tilman TÖGEL,

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: — Mr Andreas DITTMANN, Bürgermeister der Stadt Zerbst/Anhalt.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2019. For the Council The President L. ANDERSSON

(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).

(4) Council Decision (EU) 2016/1204 of 18 July 2016 appointing a member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 198, 23.7.2016, p. 45).

(5) Council Decision (EU) 2018/587 of 12 April 2018 appointing a member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 98, 18.4.2018, p. 21).
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2019/2113

of 9 December 2019

amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/2356 in support of SEESAC disarmament and arms control activities in South-East Europe in the framework of the EU Strategy to combat illicit accumulation and trafficking of SALW and their ammunition

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1) and 31(1) thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 19 December 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/2356 (1).

(2) Decision (CFSP) 2016/2356 provides for a 36-month implementation period for the activities referred to in Article 1 thereof from the date of the conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in Article 3(3) thereof.

(3) On 13 November 2019, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), acting on behalf of the South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC), requested the authorisation of the Union to extend the implementation period of Decision (CFSP) 2016/2356 by five months.

(4) The requested amendment of Decision (CFSP) 2016/2356 concerns Article 5(2) thereof, and Section 6 of the Annex to that Decision where the reference to the duration of the project should be modified.

(5) The continuation of the activities referred to in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2016/2356, as specifically mentioned in the request made by the UNDP on behalf of SEESAC on 13 November 2019, could be performed without any resource implication.

(6) Decision (CFSP) 2016/2356 should therefore be amended to enable the continued implementation of the activities referred to in Article 1 of that Decision, by extending its duration accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Decision (CFSP) 2016/2356 is hereby amended as follows: (1) Article 5(2) is replaced by the following: ‘2. This Decision shall expire 41 months after the date of the conclusion of the agreement referred to in Article 3(3) or, if no agreement has been concluded within that period, six months after the date of its entry into force.’ (2) The text of Section 6 of the Annex is replaced by the following: ‘6. Duration Based on the experience of implementing Council Decision 2010/179/CFSP, and taking into consideration the regional scope of the project, the number of beneficiaries and the number and the complexity of planned activities, the timeframe for implementation is 41 months.’

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 9 December 2019. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/2356 of 19 December 2016 in support of SEESAC disarmament and arms control activities in South-East Europe in the framework of the EU Strategy to combat illicit accumulation and trafficking of SALW and their ammunition (OJ L 348, 21.12.2016, p. 60).
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/1999

of 28 November 2019

amending Decision 2005/51/EC as regards the period during which soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants may be introduced into the Union for decontamination purposes

(notified under document C(2019) 8555)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular the first indent of the first subparagraph of Article 15(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC, in conjunction with point 14 of Part A of Annex III to that Directive, the introduction into the Union of soil originating in certain third countries is prohibited.

(2) By Commission Decision 2005/51/EC (2) Member States were temporarily authorised to provide for a derogation from those provisions, subject to specific conditions, in respect of soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants, when imported for decontamination purposes and destined for treatment in dedicated hazardous waste incinerators.

(3) Pursuant to the Annex to Decision 2005/51/EC, Member States making use of the derogation shall notify the Member States and the Commission on a yearly basis of the details of each introduction into their territory of soil as referred to in point 3 of that Annex.

(4) Some Member States have requested an extension of the authorisation to provide for that derogation. From the notifications submitted by the Member States pursuant to Decision 2005/51/EC, it appears that, when making use of that derogation, the compliance with specific conditions laid down in that Decision is sufficient to prevent the introduction of harmful organisms into the Union. Consequently, there is no phytosanitary risk arising as result of the activities covered by that Decision.

(5) It is therefore appropriate to extend the derogation for a further period of five years until 31 December 2024.

(6) Decision 2005/51/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Amendment of Decision 2005/51/EC In the second paragraph of Article 1 of Decision 2005/51/EC, the date ‘31 December 2019’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2024’.

Article 2 Addressees This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 November 2019. For the Commission Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.

(2) Commission Decision 2005/51/EC of 21 January 2005 authorising Member States temporarily to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of the importation of soil contaminated by pesticides or persistent organic pollutants for decontamination purposes (OJ L 21, 25.1.2005, p. 21).
DECISION (EU) 2019/2216 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 28 November 2019

amending Decision (EU) 2015/298 on the interim distribution of the income of the European Central Bank (ECB/2019/36)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

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

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 33 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Decision (EU) 2016/2247 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2016/35) (1) refers to the establishment of a provision for financial risks in the balance sheet of the European Central Bank. Reference needs to be made to this provision for financial risks in Article 3 of Decision (EU) 2015/298 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2014/57) (2).

(2) Therefore, Decision (EU) 2015/298 (ECB/2014/57) should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Amendment Article 3 of Decision (EU) 2015/298 (ECB/2014/57) is replaced by the following: ‘By way of derogation from Article 2, the Governing Council shall decide before the end of the financial year whether all or part of the ECB’s income referred to in that Article should be retained to the extent necessary to ensure that the amount of the distributed income does not exceed the ECB’s net profit for that year. Any such decision shall be taken where, on the basis of a reasoned estimate prepared by the Executive Board, the Governing Council expects that the ECB will have an overall annual loss or will make an annual net profit that is less than the estimated amount of its income referred to in Article 2. The Governing Council may decide before the end of the financial year to transfer all or part of the ECB’s income referred to in that Article to a provision for financial risks.’

Article 2 Entry into force This Decision shall enter into force on 31 December 2019.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 28 November 2019. The President of the ECB Christine LAGARDE

(1) Decision (EU) 2016/2247 of the European Central Bank of 3 November 2016 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB/2016/35) (OJ L 347, 20.12.2016, p. 1).

(2) Decision (EU) 2015/298 of the European Central Bank of 15 December 2014 on the interim distribution of the income of the European Central Bank (ECB/2014/57) (OJ L 53, 25.2.2015, p. 24).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/117

of 21 January 2019

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Council established under the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure for dispute avoidance and settlement and the Code of Conduct for arbitrators and mediators

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(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’) was signed by the Union and its Member States on 10 June 2016. It has been provisionally applied between the Union, of the one part, and Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini and South Africa, of the other part, since 10 October 2016, and between the Union and Mozambique since 4 February 2018.

(2) Pursuant to Article 102(1) of the Agreement, the Joint Council is to have the power to take decisions in respect of all matters covered by the Agreement.

(3) Pursuant to Article 89(1) of the Agreement, the Joint Council is to adopt Rules of Procedure and a Code of Conduct for arbitrators and mediators. Therefore, the Joint Council is to adopt, at its first meeting, a decision with regard to the Rules of Procedure for dispute avoidance and settlement and the Code of Conduct for arbitrators and mediators acting under Part III of the Agreement.

(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Joint Council concerning the adoption of the Rules of Procedure for dispute avoidance and settlement and the Code of Conduct for arbitrators and mediators.

(5) The position of the Union within the Joint Council should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Joint Council as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure for dispute avoidance and settlement and the Code of Conduct for arbitrators and mediators shall be based on the draft Decision of the Joint Council attached to this Decision.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 21 January 2019. For the Council The President F. MOGHERINI

(1) OJ L 250, 16.9.2016, p. 3.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/232

of 16 July 2018

establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Regional Steering Committee of the Transport Community as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of that committee

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91 and Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Treaty establishing the Transport Community (‘the TCT’) was signed by the Union in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2017/1937 (1).

(2) In accordance with Article 41(3) of the TCT, the TCT applies provisionally between the Union, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo (*1) since 9 October 2017, and between those Parties and the Republic of Serbia since 29 November 2017.

(3) Pursuant to Article 24(5) of the TCT, the Regional Steering Committee of the Transport Community (‘the Steering Committee’) is to adopt its rules of procedure.

(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union's behalf within the Steering Committee as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of that committee, since the decision as regards those rules will be binding on the Union.

(5) The position of the Union within the Steering Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be adopted on behalf of the Union within the Regional Steering Committee of the Transport Community (‘the Steering Committee’) shall be based on the draft Decision of the Steering Committee attached to this Decision. Minor changes to that draft Decision may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union within the Steering Committee without further decision by the Council.

Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Commission.

Done at Brussels, 16 July 2018. For the Council The President J. BOGNER-STRAUSS

(1) Council Decision (EU) 2017/1937 of 11 July 2017 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Treaty establishing the Transport Community (OJ L 278, 27.10.2017, p. 1).

(*1) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
(10)

This further extension cannot be allowed to undermine the regular functioning of the Union and its institutions. Furthermore, it will have the consequence that the United Kingdom will remain a Member State until the new withdrawal date, with full rights and obligations in accordance with Article 50 TEU, and that the United Kingdom has a right to revoke its notification at any time. If the United Kingdom is still a Member State on 23-26 May 2019, and if it has not ratified the Withdrawal Agreement by 22 May 2019, it will be under an obligation to hold the elections to the European Parliament in accordance with Union law. In the event that those elections do not take place in the United Kingdom, the extension should cease on 31 May 2019. The European Council takes note of the commitment by the United Kingdom to act in a constructive and responsible manner throughout the extension period in accordance with the duty of sincere cooperation, and expects the United Kingdom to fulfil this commitment and Treaty obligation in a manner that reflects its situation as a withdrawing Member State. To this effect, the United Kingdom shall facilitate the achievement of the Union's tasks and shall refrain from any measure which could jeopardise the attainment of the Union's objectives, in particular when participating in the decision-making processes of the Union.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/852

of 21 May 2019

determining the composition 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 from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Article 300 of the Treaty sets out the rules for the composition of the Committee of the Regions.

(2) Council Decision 2014/930/EU (1) adapted the composition of the Committee of the Regions following the accession of Croatia. The number of members for each of Estonia, Cyprus and Luxembourg was reduced by one in order to address the discrepancy between the maximum number of members of the Committee of the Regions set out in the first paragraph of Article 305 of the Treaty and the number of members of the Committee of the Regions following the accession of Croatia.

(3) The preamble to Decision 2014/930/EU states that that Decision is to be revised in time for the mandate of the Committee of the Regions starting in 2020.

(4) On 3 July 2018, the Committee of the Regions adopted recommendations to the Commission and to the Council on its future composition.

(5) The current balance in the composition of the Committee of the Regions should as far as possible be maintained as it is the result of successive Intergovernmental Conferences.

(6) The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union would result in 24 vacant seats in the Committee of the Regions. Therefore, the balance in the allocation of seats that existed before the adoption of Decision 2014/930/EU should be restored,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 1. The number of members of the Committee of the Regions shall be as follows: Belgium 12 Bulgaria 12 Czechia 12 Denmark 9 Germany 24 Estonia 7 Ireland 9 Greece 12 Spain 21 France 24 Croatia 9 Italy 24 Cyprus 6 Latvia 7 Lithuania 9 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 12 Malta 5 Netherlands 12 Austria 12 Poland 21 Portugal 12 Romania 15 Slovenia 7 Slovakia 9 Finland 9 Sweden 12. 2. In the event that the United Kingdom is still a Member State of the Union at the date of the application of this Decision, the number of members of the Committee of the Regions shall be that provided for in Article 1 of Decision 2014/930/EU until the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union becomes legally effective. From the date that the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective, the number of members of the Committee of the Regions shall be that provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 26 January 2020.

Done at Brussels, 21 May 2019. For the Council The President G. CIAMBA

(1) Council Decision 2014/930/EU of 16 December 2014 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 365, 19.12.2014, p. 143).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/963

of 6 June 2019

appointing one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for France

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/126 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees' and the employers' organisations,

Having regard to the lists of members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work,

Whereas:

(1) By its Decision of 9 April 2019 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2023.

(2) The employers' organisation BusinessEurope has submitted a nomination for one post to be filled for France,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following is hereby appointed alternate member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 31 March 2023: REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONS Country Member Alternate member France Mr Franck GAMBELLI

Article 2 The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 6 June 2019. For the Council The President A. BIRCHALL

(1) OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 58.

(2) Council Decision of 9 April 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) (OJ C 135, 11.4.2019, p 7).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1193

of 8 July 2019

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (Budget line 33 02 03 01 — Company law)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.

(2) Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement.

(3) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement contains provisions on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.

(4) It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement in Union actions funded from the general budget of the European Union regarding company law.

(5) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for that extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2019.

(6) The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be adopted, on the Union's behalf, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2019. For the Council The President A.-K. PEKONEN

(1) OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6.

(2) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.