ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 138/11

COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 May 2013

on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Romania

(2013/229/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (1), in particular Article 25 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA (2), in particular Article 20 and Chapter 4 of the Annex thereto,

Whereas:

(1) According to the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the legal effects of the acts of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union adopted prior to the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon are preserved until those acts are repealed, annulled or amended in implementation of the Treaties.

(2) Accordingly, Article 25 of Decision 2008/615/JHA is applicable and the Council must unanimously decide whether the Member States have implemented the provisions of Chapter 6 of that Decision.

(3) Article 20 of Decision 2008/616/JHA provides that decisions referred to in Article 25(2) of Decision 2008/615/JHA are to be taken on the basis of an evaluation report based on a questionnaire. With respect to automated data exchange in accordance with Chapter 2 of Decision 2008/615/JHA, the evaluation report is to be based on an evaluation visit and a pilot run.

(4) According to Chapter 4, point 1.1, of the Annex to Decision 2008/616/JHA, the questionnaire drawn up by the relevant Council Working Group concerns each of the automated data exchanges and has to be answered by a Member State as soon as it believes it fulfils the prerequisites for sharing data in the relevant data category.

(5) Romania has completed the questionnaire on data protection and the questionnaire on dactyloscopic data exchange.

(6) A successful pilot run has been carried out by Romania with Austria.

(7) An evaluation visit has taken place in Romania and a report on the evaluation visit has been produced by the Austrian evaluation team and forwarded to the relevant Council Working Group.

(8) An overall evaluation report, summarising the results of the questionnaire, the evaluation visit and the pilot run concerning dactyloscopic data exchange has been presented to the Council,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the purposes of automated searching of dactyloscopic data, Romania has fully implemented the general provisions on data protection of Chapter 6 of Decision 2008/615/JHA and is entitled to receive and supply personal data pursuant to Article 9 of that Decision as from the day of the entry into force of this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 14 May 2013. For the Council The President M. NOONAN

(1) OJ L 210, 6.8.2008, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 210, 6.8.2008, p. 12.
(b)

paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 are replaced by the following: ‘2. Member States shall not apply Article 45 of Directive 2006/43/EC in relation to auditors and audit entities that provide audit reports concerning the annual or consolidated accounts of companies incorporated in the third countries and territories listed in Annex II to this Decision, as referred to in Article 45(1) of that Directive, for financial years starting during the period from 2 July 2010 to 31 July 2015, in cases where the auditor or audit entity concerned provides the competent authorities of the Member State with all of the following: (a) the name and address of the auditor or audit entity concerned and information about its legal structure; (b) where the auditor or the audit entity belongs to a network, a description of the network; (c) the auditing standards and independence requirements which have been applied to the audit concerned; (d) a description of the internal quality control system of the audit entity; (e) an indication of whether and when the last quality assurance review of the auditor or audit entity was carried out and, unless this information is being provided by the third country competent authority, the necessary information about the outcome of the review. Where the necessary information about the outcome of the last quality assurance review is not public, the competent authorities of Member States shall treat such information on a confidential basis. 3. Member States shall ensure that the public is informed about the name and address of auditors and audit entities that provide audit reports concerning the annual or consolidated accounts of companies incorporated in the third countries listed in Annex II to this Decision and about the fact that the public oversight, quality assurance, investigation and penalty systems of those countries and territories are not yet recognised as equivalent under Article 46(2) of Directive 2006/43/EC. For those purposes, the competent authorities of Member States referred to in Article 45 of Directive 2006/43/EC may also register the auditors and audit entities that carry out audits of the annual or consolidated accounts of companies incorporated in the third countries listed in Annex II to this Decision. 4. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, Member States may apply their investigation and penalty systems to the auditors and audit entities that carry out audits of the annual or consolidated accounts of companies incorporated in third countries listed in Annex II.’;
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 147/13

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUBAM LIBYA/1/2013

of 24 May 2013

on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya)

(2013/254/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 Decision 2013/233/CFSP of 22 May 2013 on the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Decision 2013/233/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of political control and strategic direction of EUBAM Libya, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.

(2) On 22 March 2013, the PSC endorsed the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, dated 18 March 2013, regarding the appointment of Colonel Antti Juhani HARTIKAINEN, and requested him, as proposed future Head of Mission, to assist the Civilian Operations Commander for the purpose of ongoing planning,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Colonel Antti Juhani HARTIKAINEN is hereby appointed Head of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) for the period from 22 May 2013 until 21 May 2014.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 22 May 2013.

Done at Brussels, 24 May 2013. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson O. SKOOG

(1) OJ L 138, 24.5.2013, p. 15.
(5)

Based on data provided by the Commission (Eurostat), in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 479/2009, following the notification by Latvia before 1 April 2013 and on the Commission services 2013 spring forecast, the following conclusions are justified: — Following high general government deficits in 2009 and 2010 (respectively at 9,8 % and 8,1 % of GDP), which partly reflected measures to stabilise the financial sector, the deficit started rapidly declining in 2011, when it reached 3,6 % of GDP. This improvement reflected sizeable and broad-based fiscal consolidation implemented over the period of 2009-2011 in the context of the economic adjustment programme supported by the balance-of-payments assistance, as well as improving cyclical conditions; the adjustment programme was successfully completed in January 2012. In 2012, the general government deficit declined further to 1,2 % of GDP, thus overachieving the deficit target of 2,1 % of GDP set in the Convergence Programme for 2012 to 2016 and well below the 3 %-of-GDP Treaty reference value. On the revenue side, this reflected favourable cyclical conditions and improving tax efficiency, while expenditure growth remained substantially below the nominal GDP growth. As a result, in 2012, the share of government revenue in GDP increased by ¼ percentage points, while the share of government expenditure declined by 2 percentage points. — The Convergence Programme for 2012 to 2016 envisages that the headline deficit will be 1,1 % of GDP in 2013, stabilising thereafter at the level of 0,9 % of GDP until 2016. The Commission services 2013 spring forecast projects that the general government deficit will remain broadly unchanged in 2013 at 1,2 % of GDP and will decrease to 0,9 % of GDP in 2014, thus staying well below the reference value of 3 % of GDP. — The general government debt stood at 40,7 % of GDP in 2012. The Commission services 2013 spring forecast projects the general government gross debt to increase to 43,2 % of GDP in 2013, as the Government accumulates assets for large debt repayments scheduled for 2014-2015. As these repayments take effect, the debt is expected to decline again to around 40 % of GDP in 2014.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 192/74

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 9 July 2013

approving the update of the macroeconomic adjustment programme of Portugal

(2013/375/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (1), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 applies to Member States that are, at the time of its entry into force, already in receipt of financial assistance, including from the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM) and/or the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF).

(2) Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 sets rules for the approval of macroeconomic adjustment programmes for Member States in receipt of such financial assistance, which need to be applied in conjunction with the provisions of Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 of 11 May 2010 establishing a European financial stabilisation mechanism (2) when the Member State concerned receives assistance both from the EFSM and from other sources.

(3) Portugal has been granted financial assistance both from the EFSM, by Council Implementing Decision 2011/344/EU of 17 May 2011 on granting Union financial assistance to Portugal (3), and from the EFSF.

(4) For reasons of consistency the approval of the update of the macroeconomic adjustment programme for Portugal under Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 should be done by reference to the relevant provisions of Implementing Decision 2011/344/EU.

(5) In line with Article 3(10) of Implementing Decision 2011/344/EU, the Commission, together with the International Monetary Fund and in liaison with the European Central Bank, has conducted the seventh review to assess the progress made by the Portuguese authorities on the implementation of the agreed measures under the macroeconomic adjustment programme as well as their effectiveness and economic and social impact. As a consequence of that review, some changes need to be made to the existing macroeconomic adjustment programme.

(6) Those changes are contained in the relevant provisions of Implementing Decision 2011/344/EU as amended by Council Implementing Decision 2013/323/EU (4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The measures laid down in Article 3(7) to (9) of Implementing Decision 2011/344/EU to be taken by Portugal as part of its macroeconomic adjustment programme are hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2013. For the Council The President R. ŠADŽIUS

(1) OJ L 140, 27.5.2013, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 118, 12.5.2010, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 159, 17.6.2011, p. 88.

(4) OJ L 175, 27.6.2013, p. 47.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 190/90

COUNCIL DECISION

of 9 July 2013

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

(2013/371/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 Dutch 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 Annemieke TRAAG.

(3) An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Rogier van der SANDE 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 Rogier van der SANDE, member of the Executive Council of the Province of Zuid-Holland; and

(b) as alternate member: — Ms Annemieke TRAAG, member of the Executive Council of the Province of Gelderland.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2013. For the Council The President R. ŠADŽIUS

(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 C 204/14

COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 July 2013

adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2013

2013/C 204/08

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1), and in particular Article 41 thereof,

Whereas:

— the Union's budget for the financial year 2013 was definitively adopted on 12 December 2012 (2),

— on 2 May 2013, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 5 to the general budget for the financial year 2013,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Council's position on draft amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2013 was adopted on 15 July 2013.

The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, 15 July 2013. For the Council The President V. JUKNA

(1) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 66, 8.3.2013, p. 1, with corrigendum in OJ L 134, 18.5.2013, p. 21.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 217/37

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 9 August 2013

amending Decision 2007/453/EC as regards the BSE status of Costa Rica, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Slovenia and the United States

(notified under document C(2013) 5160)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2013/429/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 5(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 provides that Member States, third countries or regions thereof (‘countries or regions’) are to be classified according to their bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) status into one of three categories: negligible BSE risk, controlled BSE risk and undetermined BSE risk.

(2) The Annex to Commission Decision 2007/453/EC (2) lists countries or regions according to their BSE status.

(3) The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) plays a leading role in the categorisation of countries or regions according to their BSE risk. The list in the Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC takes account of Resolution No 16 — Recognition of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Risk Status of Members — adopted by the OIE in May 2012.

(4) In May 2013, the OIE adopted Resolution No 20 — Recognition of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Risk Status of Member Countries. That Resolution recognised Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Slovenia and the United States as having a negligible BSE risk, and Costa Rica as having a controlled BSE risk. The list in the Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC should therefore be amended to be brought into line with that Resolution as regards those countries.

(5) Decision 2007/453/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

The Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 August 2013. For the Commission Tonio BORG Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 84.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 257/18

COUNCIL DECISION 2013/477/CFSP

of 27 September 2013

amending Decision 2010/573/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 27 September 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/573/CFSP (1).

(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2010/573/CFSP, the restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova should be extended until 30 September 2014.

(3) Decision 2010/573/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 4(2) of Decision 2010/573/CFSP is hereby replaced by the following:

‘2. This Decision shall apply until 30 September 2014. It shall be kept under constant review. It may 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 date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2013. For the Council The President E. GUSTAS

(1) Council Decision 2010/573/CFSP of 27 September 2010 concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova (OJ L 253, 28.9.2010, p. 54).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/5

COUNCIL DECISION

of 16 September 2013

appointing a Swedish member of the European Economic and Social Committee

(2013/459/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Swedish Government,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).

(2) A member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Annika BRÖMS,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Mr Jonas BERGGREN, Head of the Brussels office of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 16 September 2013. For the Council The President L. LINKEVIČIUS

(1) OJ L 251, 25.9.2010, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 288/68

COUNCIL DECISION 2013/533/CFSP

of 28 October 2013

amending Decision 2012/392/CFSP on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28 and Articles 42(4) and 43(2) thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 16 July 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/392/CFSP (1) which expires on 15 July 2014.

(2) The current financial reference amount covers the period until 31 October 2013.

(3) Decision 2012/392/CFSP should therefore be amended to provide for the financial reference amount for the remaining period until 15 July 2014.

(4) EUCAP Sahel Niger will be conducted 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

In Article 13 of Decision 2012/392/CFSP, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUCAP Sahel Niger for the period from 16 July 2012 to 31 October 2013 shall be EUR 8 700 000. The financial reference amount to cover the expenditure related to EUCAP Sahel Niger for the period from 1 November 2013 to 15 July 2014 shall be EUR 6 500 000.’.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 28 October 2013. For the Council The President L. LINKEVIČIUS

(1) Council Decision 2012/392/CFSP of 16 July 2012 on the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) (OJ L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 48).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 343/40

COUNCIL DECISION

of 17 December 2013

appointing five members of the Court of Auditors

(2013/772/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(2) thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

(1) The terms of office of Mr Gijs DE VRIES, Mr Henri GRETHEN, Mr Michel CRETIN, Mr Ioannis SARMAS and Mr David BOSTOCK are due to expire on 31 December 2013.

(2) New appointments should therefore be made,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed members of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2019:

— Mr Alex BRENNINKMEIJER,

— Mr Henri GRETHEN,

— Ms Danièle LAMARQUE,

— Mr Nikolaos MILIONIS,

— Mr Phil WYNN OWEN.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 2013. For the Council The President L. LINKEVIČIUS

(1) Opinion of 11 December 2013 (not yet published in the Official Journal).