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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/995

of 24 June 2022

concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

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 31 July 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/512/CFSP (1), concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine.

(2) On 3 June 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/884 (2), which amended Decision 2014/512/CFSP and introduced further restrictive measures to suspend the broadcasting activities in the Union, or directed at the Union, of certain media outlets referred to in point (4) of the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2022/884. Pursuant to Article 1(14) of Decision (CFSP) 2022/884, the applicability of such measures in respect of one or several of those media outlets is subject to a further decision by the Council.

(3) Having examined the respective cases, the Council has concluded that the restrictive measures referred to in Article 4g of Decision 2014/512/CFSP should apply as of 25 June 2022 in respect of all entities referred to in point (4) of the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2022/884,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The measures referred to in Article 4g of Decision 2014/512/CFSP shall apply as of 25 June 2022 in respect of all entities referred to in in point (4) of the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2022/884.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 24 June 2022. For the Council The President J.-Y. LE DRIAN

(1) Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 13).

(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/884 of 3 June 2022 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 153, 3.6.2022, p. 128).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/935

of 13 June 2022

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council set up by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of EU-Egypt Partnership Priorities 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 Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 25 June 2001 and entered into force on 1 June 2004.

(2) Pursuant to the Agreement, the Association Council established thereby (‘the EU-Egypt Association Council’) has the power to take decisions for the purpose of attaining the objectives of the Agreement and is able to make appropriate recommendations.

(3) With a view to further strengthening the solid and multifaceted relationship between the two partners, partnership priorities to support the implementation of the Agreement and to guide and inform the EU-Egypt partnership for the period 2021–2027 (‘the EU-Egypt Partnership Priorities 2021–2027’) have been identified.

(4) The EU-Egypt Association Council is to adopt a recommendation on the EU-Egypt Partnership Priorities 2021–2027 during its ninth meeting.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the EU-Egypt Association Council, as the recommendation concerning the EU-Egypt Partnership Priorities 2021–2027 will have legal effects on the Union.

(6) The position of the Union within the EU-Egypt Association Council should therefore be based on the attached draft recommendation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on behalf of the Union during the ninth meeting of the EU-Egypt Association Council shall be based on the draft recommendation of the EU-Egypt Association Council attached to this Decision.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 13 June 2022. For the Council The President M. FESNEAU

(1) Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part (OJ L 304, 30.9.2004, p. 39).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1026

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 and Protocol 32 on financial modalities for implementation of Article 82, annexed to the EEA Agreement (InvestEU)

(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 173 and Article 175, third paragraph, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) 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 (‘Protocol 31’) and Protocol 32 on financial modalities for implementation of Article 82 (‘Protocol 32’), annexed to the EEA Agreement.

(3) Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Protocol 31 and Protocol 32 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 and Protocol 32 on financial modalities for implementation of Article 82, 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.

(3) Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2021 establishing the InvestEU Programme and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 (OJ L 107, 26.3.2021, p. 30).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/997

of 7 April 2022

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants as regards the proposal for amendment of Annex A to that Convention

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (the ‘Convention’) entered into force on 17 May 2004 and was concluded on behalf of the Union by Council Decision 2006/507/EC (1).

(2) Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) implements the Convention within the Union.

(3) Pursuant to Article 8 of the Convention, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention may list chemicals in Annexes A, B and/or C to the Convention and specify control measures related to such chemicals.

(4) At its tenth meeting, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention is expected to adopt a decision to list further chemicals in Annex A to the Convention.

(5) In order to protect human health and the environment from further releases of perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds, it is necessary to reduce or eliminate the production and use of those chemicals at global level and to support their listing in the relevant annexes to the Convention.

(6) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties as regards amendments to Annex A to the Convention, as those amendments will be binding on the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants shall be to support the listing of perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds in Annex A to the Convention, taking due account of the relevant recommendations of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee without specific exemptions.

Article 2 Refinements of the position referred to in Article 1, in light of the developments at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, may be agreed upon by representatives of the Union, in consultation with the Member States, during on-the-spot coordination meetings without a further decision of the Council.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 7 April 2022. For the Council The President J. DENORMANDIE

(1) Council Decision 2006/507/EC of 14 October 2004 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (OJ L 209, 31.7.2006, p. 1).

(2) Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on persistent organic pollutants (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 45).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1258

of 18 July 2022

appointing a member and an alternate 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 Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),

Having regard to the proposals of the German 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 will become vacant as from 5 September 2022, following the resignation of Mr Bernd LANGE taking effect on 4 September 2022.

(4) The German Government has proposed Mr Thomas HABERMANN, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Landrat des Landkreises Rhön-Grabfeld (District Commissioner of Rhön-Grabfeld), as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 5 September 2022 until the end of the current term of office on 25 January 2025.

(5) An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Thomas HABERMANN as a member of the Committee of the Regions as from 5 September 2022.

(6) The German Government has proposed Mr Christoph SCHNAUDIGEL, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Landrat des Landkreises Karlsruhe (District Commissioner of Karlsruhe), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 5 September 2022 until the end of the current term of office on 25 January 2025,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following representatives of local bodies who hold an electoral mandate are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions from 5 September 2022 until 25 January 2025: (a) as a member: — Mr Thomas HABERMANN, Landrat des Landkreises Rhön-Grabfeld (District Commissioner of Rhön-Grabfeld); and (b) as an alternate member: — Mr Christoph SCHNAUDIGEL, Landrat des Landkreises Karlsruhe (District Commissioner of Karlsruhe).

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

Done at Brussels, 18 July 2022. For the Council The President Z. NEKULA

(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) 2022/1327

of 26 July 2022

requesting the Commission to submit a study on the situation of the internal market of Union postal services, in particular regarding the application of Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and a proposal, if appropriate, in view of the outcomes of the study

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 241 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Letter mail has experienced a yearly decline of 4,9 % in the Union since 2008, and this tendency has been accelerated with the contraction of the economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which letter mail volumes dropped between 12 % and 26 % between 2019 and 2020.

(2) Parcel delivery services have experienced a yearly increase of an estimated 9 % in the Union since 2008, and this tendency has been accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(3) The cost of the universal service obligation, based on cost scale, has increased due to the sharp decline of the letter-mail market.

(4) The development of e-commerce and digitalisation has introduced new players, products and services on the market of postal services.

(5) In each Member State universal postal services are provided nationwide, while the needs of the users of those services have significantly changed.

(6) The concept of ‘universal service’ needs to reflect changing user needs and to be flexible and sustainable.

(7) Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) has partially fulfilled its objectives. However, there might be a need to revise it in order to ensure that it is future-proof and that it addresses the above-mentioned challenges in a sustainable way.

(8) A detailed analysis of the situation of the internal market of Union postal services would justify the need for a revision of Directive 97/67/EC in order to reflect technological developments and changes in that market and would allow the adoption of the revised Directive within the ongoing European legislative cycle,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The Council hereby requests the Commission to submit a study on the situation of the internal market of Union postal services, in particular regarding the application of Directive 97/67/EC.

Article 2 1. The Council requests the Commission to submit a proposal, if appropriate, in view of the outcomes of the study referred to in Article 1, or otherwise to inform the Council of alternative measures required as a follow-up to the study. 2. In accordance with the usual practice, the Council requests the Commission to ensure that the proposal is accompanied by an impact assessment.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 26 July 2022. For the Council The President J. SÍKELA

(1) Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997 on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services and the improvement of quality of service (OJ L 15, 21.1.1998, p. 14).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1665

of 26 September 2022

on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 15 June 2018 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the United States of America for an Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union (‘the Agreement’).

(2) The negotiations were successfully concluded on 12 July 2022 by the initialling of the Agreement.

(3) The Agreement should be signed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (1).

Article 2 The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2022. For the Council The President Z. NEKULA

(1) The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1918

of 4 October 2022

appointing a member, proposed by the French Republic, of the European Economic and Social Committee

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 Council Decision (EU) 2019/853 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Having regard to the proposal of the French Government,

After consulting the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 300(2) of the Treaty, the Economic and Social Committee is to consist of representatives of organisations of employers, of the employed, and of other parties representative of civil society, notably in socioeconomic, civic, professional and cultural areas.

(2) On 2 October 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/1392 (2) appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2020 to 20 September 2025.

(3) A member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Ms Audrey ELLOUK BARDA.

(4) The French Government has proposed Ms Catherine BERTIN, Fédération des entreprises du spectacle vivant, de la musique, de l’audiovisuel et du cinéma (FESAC), as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2025,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Ms Catherine BERTIN, Fédération des entreprises du spectacle vivant, de la musique, de l’audiovisuel et du cinéma (FESAC), 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 2025.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 4 October 2022. For the Council The President Z. STANJURA

(1) OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 15.

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2020/1392 of 2 October 2020 appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2020 to 20 September 2025, and repealing and replacing the Council Decision appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period 21 September 2020 to 20 September 2025 adopted on 18 September 2020 (OJ L 322, 5.10.2020, p. 1).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1974

of 13 October 2022

on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 21 May 2003, the Commission adopted a communication to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT): Proposal for an EU Action Plan’. The Action Plan set out in that communication (‘the FLEGT Action Plan’) called for measures to address illegal logging by developing voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries. The Council adopted its conclusions on the FLEGT Action Plan on 13 October 2003 and the European Parliament adopted its resolution on the subject on 11 July 2005.

(2) On 5 December 2005, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with timber-producing countries on partnership agreements to implement the FLEGT Action Plan.

(3) On 20 December 2005, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 (1) which established a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the Union from countries with which the Union has concluded voluntary partnership agreements.

(4) The negotiations with the Cooperative Republic of Guyana in view of the conclusion of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (‘the Agreement’) were successfully concluded with the initialling of the Agreement on 23 November 2018.

(5) The Agreement should be signed, subject to its conclusion at a later date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The signing on behalf of the Union of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (2).

Article 2 The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 13 October 2022. For the Council The President P. BLAŽEK

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community (OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 1).

(2) The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.