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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2085

of 27 October 2022

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,

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

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 31 October 2023. The Council will carry out a review of the situation with regard to the restrictive measures after 6 months.

(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 31 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 Brussels, 27 October 2022. For the Council The President M. BEK

(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).
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2270

of 18 November 2022

amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/2108 in support of strengthening biological safety and security in Latin America in line with the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

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

Whereas:

(1) On 9 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/2108 (1) which provides for a 36-month implementation period from the date of the conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in Article 3(3) of that Decision for the projects referred to in Article 1 thereof.

(2) The implementation period of the agreement ends on 20 December 2022.

(3) On 12 September 2022, the Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism of the Organisation of American States (OAS/CICTE), which is responsible for the technical implementation of the projects referred to in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2019/2108, requested a 14-month no-cost extension of the implementation period of that Decision. This extension allows the OAS/CICTE to carry out the implementation of several of the projects referred to in Article 1 of Decision 2019/2108 the implementation of which was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

(4) The extension of the implementation period of the projects referred to in Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2019/2108 until 20 February 2024 does not have any implication as regards financial resources.

(5) Decision 2019/2108 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Article 5(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2019/2108 is replaced by the following: ‘2. This Decision shall expire on 20 February 2024.’

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

Done at Brussels, 18 November 2022. For the Council The President M. BEK

(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/2108 of 9 December 2019 in support of strengthening biological safety and security in Latin America in line with the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery (OJ L 318, 10.12.2019, p. 123).
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 December 2021

appointing the President of the Community Plant Variety Office

(2022/C 27/05)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (1), and in particular Article 43(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) By Decision of 16 June 2016 (2), the Council renewed the term of office of Mr Martin EKVAD as President of the Community Plant Variety Office (the ’Office’).

(2) The renewed term of office of Mr Martin EKVAD expired on 31 August 2021.

(3) On 22 September 2021, after obtaining the opinion of the Administrative Council of the Office, the Commission proposed to the Council a list of candidates for the President of the Office,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 1. Mr Francesco MATTINA is hereby appointed as President of the Community Plant Variety Office (the ’Office’) for a period of five years. 2. The term of office of Mr Francesco MATTINA shall run from the date on which he takes up his duties. That date shall be agreed between him and the Administrative Council of the Office.

Article 2 The Chairperson of the Administrative Council of the Office shall be empowered to provide for all the arrangements necessary to implement Article 1.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2021. For the Council The President A. VIZJAK

(1) OJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1.

(2) Council Decision of 16 June 2016 renewing the term of office of the President of the Community Plant Variety Office (OJ C 223, 21.6.2016, p. 6).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/583

of 4 April 2022

on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil amending the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 77(2), point (a), in conjunction with Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

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

Whereas:

(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Union an Agreement with the Federative Republic of Brazil amending the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports (the ‘Agreement’).

(2) Pursuant to Council Decision (EU) 2018/1869 (2), the Agreement was signed on 27 September 2021, subject to its conclusion.

(3) This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC (3); Ireland is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

(4) The Agreement should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil amending the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (4).

Article 2 The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 2 of the Agreement (5).

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

Done at Luxembourg, 4 April 2022. For the Council The President R. BACHELOT-NARQUIN

(1) Consent of 24 March 2022 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2018/1869 of 26 November 2018 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil amending the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports (OJ L 306, 30.11.2018, p. 1).

(3) Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20).

(4) See page 3 of this Official Journal.

(5) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 May 2022

appointing a member of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board

(2022/C 211/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Decision No 235/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (1), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) By its Decision of 18 December 2020 (2), the Council appointed two members of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (the ’Board’) for a term of office of three years from 1 February 2021.

(2) One of the three members of the Board appointed by the Council, Mr Jørgen ELMESKOV, resigned before the expiry of his term of office.

(3) It is therefore necessary to appoint a new member of the Board.

(4) Article 3(2) of Decision No 235/2008/EC states that the members of the Board are to be selected from among experts possessing outstanding competence in the field of statistics,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Ms Martine DURAND is hereby appointed member of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board for a term of office of three years.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 May 2022. For the Council The President B. LE MAIRE

(1) OJ L 73, 15.3.2008, p. 17.

(2) Council Decision of 18 December 2020 appointing two members of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (OJ C 445, 22.12.2020, p. 3).
(3)

An annex to the initiative provides further details on the subject matter, objectives and background. The organisers claim that the statutory minimum wage in many Member States only accounts for a small percentage of a living wage and that in major garment-producing countries outside the Union, the statutory minimum wage is on average, less than 50% of what is needed to finance a basic decent life. In this respect, they refer to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 7 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which include the right to remuneration that provides workers and their families with, at a minimum, a decent living. The organisers state that addressing living wages in the garment and footwear sector would thus contribute to achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2), namely the eradication of poverty, gender equality, decent work and sustainable production and consumption. The organisers also emphasise that addressing low wages would tackle one of the key drivers of child labour, in line with the Commission’s commitment towards the elimination of child labour, which according to the Commission needs to be kept at the forefront of all relevant policy areas. The undertakings concerned should be required to track and communicate the progress of the mitigating measures taken within their due diligence process. The organisers state that the Commission may recommend appropriate and legitimate methodologies for the determination of living wages, which then may be taken into account for wage negotiations in the sector. The organisers also call for legislation to tackle unfair trading practices in this sector, building on Directive (EU) 2019/633 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).
COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2022/947

of 1 March 2022

endorsing the resolution scheme for Sberbank banka d.d

(notified under document C(2022) 1402)

(Only the English text is authentic)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to the Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014 establishing uniform rules and a uniform procedure for the resolution of credit institutions and certain investment firms in the framework of a Single Resolution Mechanism and a Single Resolution Fund and amending Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 18(7) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 1 March 2022 at 17:26, the Single Resolution Board (SRB) transmitted a resolution scheme for Sberbank banka d.d., established in Slovenia, to the Commission in accordance with Article 18(7) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014.

(2) The SRB, in the resolution scheme, states that all conditions for resolution set out in the first subparagraph of Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 are met with respect to Sberbank banka d.d, and assesses why resolution action is necessary in the public interest.

(3) The resolution scheme, in accordance with Article 18(6) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014, places Sberbank banka d.d. under resolution and determines the application of the sale of business tool to the institution under resolution. The resolution scheme also provides reasons for why all those elements are adequate.

(4) The Commission agrees with the resolution scheme. In particular, it agrees with the reasons provided by the SRB of why resolution is necessary in the public interest in accordance with Article 18(5) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014.

(5) The resolution scheme as submitted by the SRB should therefore be endorsed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The resolution scheme for Sberbank banka d.d is endorsed.

Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Single Resolution Board.

Done at Brussels, 1 March 2022. For the Commission Mairead MCGUINNESS Member of the Commission

(1) Published in the Official Journal – 30 July 2014 – L225:pp1 to 90: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014R0806&from=EN
(5)

In view of the exceptional and unique circumstances that necessitate the signature and provisional application of the Agreement and in accordance with the Treaties, it is appropriate for the Union to exercise temporarily the relevant shared competence conferred upon it by the Treaties. Any effect of this Decision on the division of competences between the Union and the Member States should be strictly limited in time. The competence exercised by the Union on the basis of this Decision and of the Agreement should therefore be exercised only during the period of application of the Agreement. Accordingly, the shared competence thus exercised will cease to be exercised by the Union as soon as the Agreement ceases to apply. Without prejudice to other Union measures, and subject to compliance with those Union measures, that competence will, in accordance with Article 2(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), again be exercised by the Member States thereafter. Furthermore, it is recalled that, as set out in Protocol No 25 on the exercise of shared competence annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the TFEU, the scope of the exercise of the competence of the Union in this Decision covers only those elements governed by this Decision and the Agreement and does not cover the whole area. The exercise of Union competence by this Decision is without prejudice to the respective competences of the Union and of the Member States in relation to any ongoing or future negotiations for, or signature or conclusion of, international agreements with any other third country in that area.
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/1241

of 18 July 2022

updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2022/152

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 27 December 2001, the Council adopted Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (1).

(2) On 3 February 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/152 (2), updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (‘the list’).

(3) In accordance with Article 1(6) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP, it is necessary to review at regular intervals the names of persons, groups and entities in the list to ensure that there are grounds for keeping them thereon.

(4) This Decision sets out the result of the review that the Council has carried out in respect of persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply.

(5) The Council has verified that competent authorities, as referred to in Article 1(4) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP, have taken decisions with regard to all persons, groups and entities on the list to the effect that they have been involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Article 1(2) and (3) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP. The Council has also concluded that the persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply should continue to be subject to the specific restrictive measures provided for in Common Position 2001/931/CFSP.

(6) The list should be updated accordingly and Decision (CFSP) 2022/152 should be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The list of persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply is set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2 Decision (CFSP) 2022/152 is hereby repealed.

Article 3 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, 18 July 2022. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93).

(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/152 of 3 February 2022 updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2021/1192 (OJ L 25, 4.2.2022, p. 13).
Official Journal of the European Union

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2022/1482

of 25 August 2022

on the appointment of the EU Mission Force Commander for the European Union Military Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique) (EUTM Mozambique/1/2022)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

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

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1143 of 12 July 2021 on a European Union Military Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique) (1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Decision (CFSP) 2021/1143 appointed Brigadier General Nuno LEMOS PIRES as EU Mission Force Commander for the European Union Military Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique).

(2) Pursuant to Article 5(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2021/1143, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take decisions concerning the political control and strategic direction of EUTM Mozambique, including the relevant decisions on the appointment of the subsequent EU Mission Force Commanders for EUTM Mozambique.

(3) On 22 July 2022, the EU Operation Commander recommended the appointment of Navy Captain Rogério Paulo Figueira MARTINS de BRITO as the new EU Mission Force Commander for EUTM Mozambique as from 9 September 2022. The Portuguese authorities have indicated that Navy Captain Rogério Paulo Figueira MARTINS de BRITO will be promoted to Commodore upon his appointment as EU Mission Force Commander.

(4) On 26 July 2022, the EU Military Committee supported that recommendation and agreed to recommend that the PSC is to approve this proposal.

(5) A decision on the appointment of Navy Captain Rogério Paulo Figueira MARTINS de BRITO as the EU Mission Force Commander for EUTM Mozambique as from 9 September 2022 should be taken,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Commodore Rogério Paulo Figueira MARTINS de BRITO is hereby appointed EU Mission Force Commander for the European Union Military Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique) as from 9 September 2022.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 August 2022. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson D. PRONK

(1) OJ L 247, 13.7.2021, p. 93.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1679

of 26 September 2022

appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of Denmark, 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 Danish 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 18 July 2022, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2022/1257 (2), appointing five members and seven alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Denmark, of the Committee of the Regions.

(3) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Peter Sønderby Westphal SØRENSEN.

(4) The Danish Government has proposed Mr Kasper Egede GLYNGØ, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Byrådsmedlem, Hedensted Kommune (City Council member, Hedensted Municipality), 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 Kasper Egede GLYNGØ, representative of a local body who holds an electoral mandate, Byrådsmedlem, Hedensted Kommune (City Council member, Hedensted Municipality), 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 Brussels, 26 September 2022. For the Council The President Z. NEKULA

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

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2022/1257 of 18 July 2022 appointing five members and seven alternate members, proposed by the Kingdom of Denmark, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 191, 20.7.2022, p. 63).