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Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/1969

of 17 October 2022

amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/489 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 33 and Article 31(2) thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 2 April 2020, the Council agreed to appoint a European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues.

(2) On 2 April 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/489 (1) appointing Mr Miroslav LAJČÁK as the European Union Special Representative (the ‘EUSR’) for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues. The EUSR’s mandate has been successively extended, most recently by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1240 (2) and is due to expire on 31 August 2024.

(3) Following the temporary transfer of certain tasks of EULEX Kosovo to the EUSR for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues, additional resources should be allocated to the EUSR. The financial reference amount should therefore be adapted accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 In Article 5(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2020/489, the third subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the EUSR's mandate for the period from 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2024 shall be EUR 5 200 000.’.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 17 October 2022. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/489 of 2 April 2020 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues (OJ L 105, 3.4.2020, p. 3).

(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1240 of 18 July 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/489 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues (OJ L 190, 19.7.2022, p. 131).
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2052

of 24 October 2022

amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea

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 from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) On 25 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/638/CFSP (1) concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea.

(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2010/638/CFSP, those restrictive measures should be extended until 27 October 2023.

(3) The Council considers that the title of Decision 2010/638/CFSP should be amended.

(4) Decision 2010/638/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Decision 2010/638/CFSP is amended as follows: (1) the title is replaced by the following: ‘Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP of 25 October 2010 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guinea’; (2) in Article 8, paragraph (2) is replaced by the following: ‘2. This Decision shall apply until 27 October 2023. It shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’.

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 Luxembourg, 24 October 2022. For the Council The President A. HUBÁČKOVÁ

(1) Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP of 25 October 2010 concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea (OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, p. 10).
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2022/2521

of 20 December 2022

correcting the Romanian language version of Council Directive 2003/96/EC restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (1), and in particular Article 2(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) As a result of the amendment to Directive 2003/96/EC by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/552 (2) the Romanian language version of Directive 2003/96/EC contains errors in Article 2(1)(h), in the second indent of Article 16(1) and in Article 20(1)(h) as regards the exclusion of anti-rust preparations containing amines as active constituents and inorganic composite solvents and thinners for varnishes and similar products, if these products are intended for use as heating fuel or motor fuel and their components produced from biomass.

(2) The Romanian language version of Directive 2003/96/EC should therefore be corrected accordingly. The other language versions are not affected.

(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Excise Duty,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 (does not concern the English language)

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.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2022. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 51.

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/552 of 6 April 2018 updating the references in Council Directive 2003/96/EC to the codes of the Combined Nomenclature for certain products (OJ L 91, 9.4.2018, p. 27).
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2022/164

of 3 February 2022

on the activation of the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)’s secondary executive task of contributing to countering narcotic drugs trafficking off the coast of Somalia (ATALANTA/2/2022)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

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

Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia (1), and in particular Article 2b thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 December 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/2188 (2), which amended Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP and gave the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia (Atalanta), inter alia, the secondary executive task of contributing to countering narcotic drugs trafficking off the coast of Somalia (the ‘secondary executive task’).

(2) Article 2b(3) of Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP provides that the Political and Security Committee is to activate the secondary executive task when the EU Operation Commander reports that Atalanta disposes of the necessary assets to carry out the tasks referred to in that Article.

(3) The EU Operation Commander has reported that Atalanta disposes of the necessary assets to carry out the secondary executive task.

(4) The secondary executive task should be activated with immediate effect,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The secondary executive task of contributing to countering narcotic drugs trafficking off the coast of Somalia, given to Atalanta by means of Article 2b of Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP, is hereby activated.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 February 2022. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson D. PRONK

(1) OJ L 301, 12.11.2008, p. 33.

(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/2188 of 22 December 2020 amending Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 74).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/285

of 22 February 2022

appointing two members and an alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Malta, 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 Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),

Having regard to the proposal of the Maltese Government,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.

(2) On 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025.

(3) Two members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the national mandates on the basis of which Mr Joseph CORDINA and Mr Paul FARRUGIA were proposed for appointment.

(4) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions had been vacant since 26 January 2020.

(5) The Maltese Government has proposed the following representatives of regional or local bodies who hold a regional or local electoral mandate as members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: Mr Paul FARRUGIA, Reġjun Port – President (Port Region – President), and Mr Mark GRECH, Kunsill Lokali Ħaż-Żabbar – Kunsillier Lokali (Żabbar Local Council – Local Councillor).

(6) The Maltese Government has also proposed Mr Stephen SULTANA, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Kunsill Lokali Santa Venera – Sindku (Santa Venera Local Council – Mayor), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025, in relation to the vacant seat referred to above,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following representatives of regional or local bodies who hold an electoral mandate are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: (a) as members: — Mr Paul FARRUGIA, Reġjun Port – President (Port Region – President) (change of mandate), — Mr Mark GRECH, Kunsill Lokali Ħaż-Żabbar – Kunsillier Lokali (Żabbar Local Council – Local Councillor), and (b) as an alternate member: — Mr Stephen SULTANA, Kunsill Lokali Santa Venera – Sindku (Santa Venera Local Council – Mayor).

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

Done at Brussels, 22 February 2022. For the Council The President C. BEAUNE

(1) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157 of 10 December 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 78).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/793

of 16 May 2022

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the EU-Georgia Association Agenda 2021-2027

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (1) (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 27 June 2014 and entered into force on 1 July 2016.

(2) Pursuant to Article 406(1) of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to adopt recommendations for the purpose of attaining the objectives of the Agreement.

(3) To facilitate the application of the Agreement, the Parties have agreed to establish an Association Agenda listing priorities for their joint work broken down by sector.

(4) The Association Council is to adopt a recommendation on the EU-Georgia Association Agenda 2021-2027 by written procedure.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Association Council, as the EU-Georgia Association Agenda 2021-2027 will be the basis for programming under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, established by Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).

(6) The position of the Union within the Association Council should therefore be based on the attached draft Recommendation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Association Council established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the EU-Georgia Association Agenda 2021-2027, shall be based on the draft Recommendation of the Association Council attached to this Decision.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 May 2022. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4.

(2) Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009 (OJ L 209, 14.6.2021, p. 1).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1000

of 21 June 2022

appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, 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 Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),

Having regard to the proposal of the Austrian Government,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.

(2) On 9 November 2021, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2021/1955 (2) appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, of the Committee of the Regions.

(3) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Mr Bernhard BAIER was proposed for appointment.

(4) The Austrian Government has proposed Mr Hannes WENINGER, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Gemeinderat, Gemeinde Gießhübl (Local Councillor, Municipality of Gießhübl), as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Mr Hannes WENINGER, representative of a local body who holds an electoral mandate, Gemeinderat, Gemeinde Gießhübl (Local Councillor, Municipality of Gießhübl) 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 2025.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 21 June 2022. For the Council The President C. BEAUNE

(1) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2021/1955 of 9 November 2021 appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 398, 11.11.2021, p. 28).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1042

of 21 June 2022

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning the amendment of Protocol 31 on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, annexed to the EEA Agreement (Budget line 07 20 03 01 – social security)

(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 Articles 46 and 48 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 established by the EEA Agreement (the ‘EEA Joint Committee’) may decide to amend, inter alia, Protocol 31 on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, annexed to the EEA Agreement (‘Protocol 31’).

(3) 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 Union regarding the free movement of workers, the coordination of social security schemes and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries.

(4) Protocol 31 should therefore be amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the EEA Joint Committee concerning the amendment of Protocol 31 on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, annexed to the EEA Agreement, 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 the date of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 21 June 2022. For the Council The President C. BEAUNE

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

(2) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1016

of 21 June 2022

appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Estonia, 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 Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),

Having regard to the proposal of the Estonian Government,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.

(2) On 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025.

(3) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Mr Tiit TERIK was proposed for appointment.

(4) The Estonian Government has proposed Mr Jevgeni OSSINOVSKI, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Tallinna Linnavolikogu liige (Member of Tallinn City Council), as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Mr Jevgeni OSSINOVSKI, representative of a local body who holds an electoral mandate, Tallinna Linnavolikogu liige (Member of Tallinn City Council), 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 2025.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 21 June 2022. For the Council The President C. BEAUNE

(1) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157 of 10 December 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 78).
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/1239

of 18 July 2022

extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel and amending Decision (CFSP) 2021/1011

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 33 and Article 31(2) thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 18 March 2013, the Council agreed to appoint a European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Sahel.

(2) On 21 June 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/1011 (1) appointing Ms Emanuela Claudia DEL RE as the EUSR for the Sahel. The EUSR’s mandate is to expire on 31 August 2022.

(3) The EUSR’s mandate should be extended for a further period of 24 months and a new financial reference amount for the period from 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2024 should be established.

(4) The EUSR will implement the mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The mandate of Ms Emanuela Claudia DEL RE as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Sahel is extended until 31 August 2024. The Council may decide that the mandate of the EUSR be terminated earlier, based on an assessment by the Political and Security Committee and a proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Article 2 Decision (CFSP) 2021/1011 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 5(1), the following subparagraph is added: ‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the EUSR’s mandate for the period from 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2024 shall be EUR 3 450 000.’; (2) in Article 14, the second sentence is replaced by the following: ‘The EUSR shall present the Council, the HR and the Commission with regular progress reports and a final comprehensive mandate implementation report by 31 May 2024.’.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 July 2022. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1011 of 21 June 2021 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel (OJ L 222, 22.6.2021, p. 21).