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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 196/2

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 July 2011

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

(2011/475/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(3), in conjunction with Article 218(5), thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) In May 2003, the Commission adopted a Communication to the Council and to the European Parliament entitled ‘Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT): Proposal for an EU Action Plan’ which called for measures to address illegal logging by developing voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries. Council conclusions on that Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 (1) and the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the subject on 11 July 2005 (2).

(2) On 5 December 2005, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations on partnership agreements to implement the EU Action Plan for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade.

(3) On 20 December 2005, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 (3), 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 Republic of Liberia have been completed and the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) was initialled on 9 May 2011.

(5) The Agreement should be signed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The signing of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (4).

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 of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 22 July 2011. For the Council The President M. DOWGIELEWICZ

(1) OJ C 268, 7.11.2003, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 482.

(3) OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 1.

(4) The text of the Agreement will be published together with the decision on its conclusion.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 194/34

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 25 July 2011

rejecting two applications for entry in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 (Eilenburger Sachsenquelle (PDO)), (Eilenburger Sanusquelle (PDO))

(notified under document C(2011) 5251)

(Only the German text is authentic)

(2011/462/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 5 November 1999, Germany notified to the Commission two applications for registration under Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (2) concerning the two names of mineral waters listed in the Annex. However, these names are not included in the list of natural mineral waters recognised by Member States (3) in accordance with Article 1 of Directive 2009/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters (4). Consequently, as these names cannot be recognised in the internal market as marketable mineral waters, they should not be registered.

(2) In the light of the above, the two applications for registration of the designations listed in the Annex to this Decision should be rejected.

(3) The measures provided for in this Decision comply with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Protected Geographical Indications and Protected Designations of Origin,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The applications for registration of the designations listed in the Annex to this Decision are rejected.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 25 July 2011. For the Commission Dacian CIOLOŞ Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1.

(3) OJ C 54, 7.3.2009, p. 7.

(4) OJ L 164, 26.6.2009, p. 45.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/12

COUNCIL DECISION

of 12 September 2011

on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure of the International Rubber Study Group

(2011/664/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(3) and (4) in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Further to several rounds of negotiation, on 14 July 2011 the Heads of Delegation of the International Rubber Study Group (‘the Group’) agreed on the text of the amendments to the Group’s Constitution and Rules of Procedure.

(2) The Union is a member of the Group.

(3) Those Member States of the Union that were members of the Group have served formal notices of withdrawal and have withdrawn from the Group as from 1 July 2011.

(4) The adoption of the Group’s amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure is indispensable for confirming the Group’s new Headquarters and for making explicit provisions regarding the status of the Union within the Group, as well as for realigning the organisational structure, budget contributions and decision-making procedures,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The signing of the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure of the International Rubber Study Group (‘the Group’), as agreed by the Heads of Delegation at the meeting on 14 July 2011 in Singapore, is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union, subject to their conclusion.

Article 2

The amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure shall be applied on a provisional basis (1), pending the completion of the procedures for their conclusion.

Article 3

This Decision shall be implemented by the Commission in the form of a letter to be sent to the Group confirming the agreement of the Union to the texts of the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure and indicating the provisional application of the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure by the Union pending completion of its procedure for their conclusion.

The Commission is also empowered to deposit the declaration of competence attached to this Decision with the Secretary-General of the Group in accordance with Article XVI, paragraph 2, of the amended Constitution.

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 12 September 2011. For the Council The President M. DOWGIELEWICZ

(1) The date from which the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure will be provisionally applied will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 269/17

COUNCIL DECISION

of 10 October 2011

on the conclusion of the Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force

(2011/679/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) in conjunction with point (a) of Article 218(6) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1) On 19 December 2006, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2027/2006 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde (1).

(2) The Union negotiated with the Republic of Cape Verde a new protocol providing EU vessels with fishing opportunities in the waters in which Cape Verde has sovereignty or jurisdiction as regards fishing.

(3) On the conclusion of those negotiations, the new Protocol was initialled on 22 December 2010.

(4) That new Protocol was signed in accordance with Council Decision 2011/405/EU (2) and will be provisionally applied as from 1 September 2011.

(5) The Protocol should be concluded,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 16 of the Protocol, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Protocol (3).

Article 3

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

Done at Luxembourg, 10 October 2011. For the Council The President A. KRASZEWSKI

(1) OJ L 414, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 181, 9.7.2011, p. 1.

(3) The date of entry into force of the Protocol will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 98/13

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 5 April 2011

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/010 CZ/Unilever from the Czech Republic)

(2011/233/EU)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2) The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

(3) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

(4) The Czech Republic submitted an application on 24 March 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in Unilever ČR spol.s r.o. and supplemented it with additional information up to 20 September 2010. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 323 820.

(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by the Czech Republic,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 323 820 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Strasbourg, 5 April 2011. For the European Parliament The President J. BUZEK For the Council The President GYŐRI E.

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 317/30

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 16 November 2011

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/019 IE/Construction 41 from Ireland)

(2011/772/EU)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2) The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

(3) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

(4) Ireland submitted an application on 9 June 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in 1 482 enterprises operating in NACE Revision 2 Division 41 (‘Construction of buildings’) in the NUTS II regions of Border, Midlands and Western (IE01) and Southern and Eastern (IE02) in Ireland, and supplemented it by additional information up to 17 June 2011. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 12 689 838.

(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Ireland,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 12 689 838 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Strasbourg, 16 November 2011. For the European Parliament The President J. BUZEK For the Council The President W. SZCZUKA

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 263/15

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 27 September 2011

on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2011/000 TA 2011 — technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission)

(2011/658/EU)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support to redundant workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2) The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

(3) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 provides that 0,35 % of the annual maximum amount can be made available each year for technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission. The Commission therefore proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 610 000.

(5) The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 610 000 in commitment and payment appropriations.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Strasbourg, 27 September 2011. For the European Parliament The President J. BUZEK For the Council The President M. DOWGIELEWICZ

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/18

COUNCIL DECISION

of 9 March 2012

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

(2012/155/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the German Government,

Whereas:

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

(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions will become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Monika HELBIG on 31 March 2012. An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Ms Hella DUNGER-LÖPER 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 with effect from 1 April 2012 for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:

(a) as member: — Ms Hella DUNGER-LÖPER, Bevollmächtigte des Landes Berlin beim Bund und Europabeauftragte, and

(b) as alternate member: — Mr Bernd KRÖMER, Staatssekretär für Inneres bei der Senatsverwaltung für Inneres und Sport des Landes Berlin.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 9 March 2012. For the Council The President I. AUKEN

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

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
‘ANNEX IV

PRODUCT FAMILY

GYPSUM BOARD PARTITION KITS (1/2)

Systems of attestation of conformity

For the product(s) and intended use(s) listed below, the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) is requested to specify the following system of attestation of conformity in the relevant harmonised European standards:

Product(s) Intended use(s) Level(s) or class(es) Attestation of conformity system(s) Internal partition kits/systems For all uses not subject to reaction to fire requirements any 3 System 3: See Annex III(2)(ii) to Directive 89/106/EEC, second possibility.

The specification for the system must be such that it may be implemented even where it is not necessary to determine the performance for a certain characteristic, because at least one Member State has no legal requirement for that characteristic (see Article 2(1) of Directive 89/106/EEC and, where applicable, point 1.2.3 of the interpretative documents). In those cases, the verification of such a characteristic must not be imposed on the manufacturer if it does not wish to declare the performance of the product in that respect.

PRODUCT FAMILY

GYPSUM BOARD PARTITION KITS (2/2)

Systems of attestation of conformity

For the product(s) and intended use(s) listed below, CEN is requested to specify the following system(s) of attestation of conformity in the relevant harmonised European standard:

Product(s) Intended use(s) Level(s) or class(es) (reaction to fire) Attestation of conformity system(s) Internal partition kits/systems Uses subject to reaction to fire requirements A1 (1), A2 (1), B (1), C (1) 1 A1 (2), A2 (2), B (2), C (2), D, E 3 (A1 to E) (3), F 4 System 1: See Annex III(2)(i) to Directive 89/106/EEC, without audit-testing of samples. System 3: See Annex III(2)(ii) to Directive 89/106/EEC, second possibility. System 4: See Annex III(2)(ii) to Directive 89/106/EEC, third possibility.

The specification for the system must be such that it may be implemented even where it is not necessary to determine the performance for a certain characteristic, because at least one Member State has no legal requirement for that characteristic (see Article 2(1) of Directive 89/106/EEC and, where applicable, point 1.2.3 of the interpretative documents). In those cases, the verification of such a characteristic must not be imposed on the manufacturer if it does not wish to declare the performance of the product in that respect.’