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Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2021/1984

of 15 November 2021

implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria (1), and in particular Article 30(1) thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) On 31 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/255/CFSP.

(2) In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, and considering the recent changes in the Syrian Government, four persons should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP. The information relating to five persons already listed in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP should be updated.

(3) Decision 2013/255/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

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, 15 November 2021. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14.
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 June 2021

appointing a member of the Scientific and Technical Committee

(2021/C 244 I/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 134 (2) thereof,

After consulting the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) By means of its Decision of 6 November 2018 (1), the Council appointed the members of the Scientific and Technical Committee (’the Committee’) for the period from 6 November 2018 to 6 November 2023.

(2) Following the decease of Mr Roland ZEYEN, a seat on the Committee has become vacant. A new member should therefore be appointed for the remainder of Mr Roland ZEYEN’s term of office,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Mr Michel FEIDER is hereby appointed member of the Scientific and Technical Committee until 6 November 2023.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 2021. For the Council The President J. LEÄO

(1) Council Decision of 6 November 2018 appointing the members of the Scientific and Technical Committee (OJ C 403, 9.11.2018, p. 2).
(4)

On 28 June 2021, the Council approved a Crisis Management Concept for a possible CSDP military training mission in Mozambique, in conjunction with a possible assistance measure to provide equipment other than military equipment, or platforms, designed to deliver lethal force, in order to support the Mozambican armed forces with a view to their deployment in Cabo Delgado. That Concept underlined that the envisaged CSDP mission should be one of the tools in the Union’s Integrated Approach for the crisis in Cabo Delgado in conjunction with support to peacebuilding, conflict prevention and dialogue support, humanitarian assistance and development cooperation, as well as the promotion of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. That Concept further stressed the Union’s political-strategic objective to support the deployment of professionalised Mozambican defence and security forces, enabling the presence of accountable law enforcement agencies in order to protect the civilian population, and to allow accountable State structures to return to, and deliver their services across, Cabo Delgado. In this context, the Council takes note of the Joint Communication of the European Commission and the High Representative (HR) on the EU Gender Action Plan (GAP) III.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1250

of 26 July 2021

on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, annexed to the EEA Agreement (European Defence Fund)

(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(3), Article 182(4), Article 183 and the second paragraph of Article 188, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.

(2) Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Protocol 31 on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (‘Protocol 31’), annexed to the EEA Agreement.

(3) Regulation (EU) 2021/697 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be adopted on behalf of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment of Protocol 31 on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, annexed to the EEA Agreement, shall be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee (4).

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

Done at Brussels, 26 July 2021. For the Council The President G. DOVŽAN

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

(2) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.

(3) Regulation (EU) 2021/697 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 establishing the European Defence Fund and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1092 (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 149).

(4) See document ST 10693/21 at http://register.consilium.europa.eu.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1320

of 30 July 2021

appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Hellenic Republic, 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 Greek 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 20 January 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/102 (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) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Konstantinos TZIOUMIS.

(4) The Greek Government has proposed Mr Dimitrios KAFANTARIS, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Δημοτικός Σύμβουλος Δήμος Πύλου-Νέστορος (Municipal Councillor, Municipality of Pylou-Nestoros), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Mr Dimitrios KAFANTARIS, representative of a local body who holds an electoral mandate, Δημοτικός Σύμβουλος Δήμος Πύλου-Νέστορος (Municipal Councillor, Municipality of Pylou-Nestoros), is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2021. For the Council The President G. DOVŽAN

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

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2020/102 of 20 January 2020 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 20, 24.1.2020, p. 2).
COUNCIL DECISION

of 6 September 2021

adopting the Council’s position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022

(2021/C 360 I/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314(3) thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Whereas:

1. On 9 July 2021, the Commission submitted a proposal containing the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 (1),

2. The Council examined the Commission proposal with a view to defining a position consistent, on the revenue side, with Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (2), and, on the expenditure side, with Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (3).

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article The Council’s position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 was adopted by the Council on 6 September 2021. The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, 6 September 2021. For the Council The President G. DOVŽAN

(1) COM(2021) 300 final.

(2) OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 11.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1856

of 18 October 2021

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 Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, as regards the extension of the validity of the EU-Tunisia strategic priorities until new updated strategic priorities are adopted by the Association Council

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 Republic of Tunisia, of the other part (1) (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 17 July 1995 and entered into force on 1 March 1998.

(2) The Association Council adopted the EU-Tunisia strategic priorities by its Decision No 1/2018 (2).

(3) In an Exchange of Letters, both sides agreed that the validity of the EU-Tunisia strategic priorities should be extended as a guiding document to consolidate the partnership pending the adoption of new updated strategic priorities.

(4) Under Article 80 of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to take decisions for the purpose of attaining the objectives of the Agreement.

(5) The Association Council is to adopt a decision by written procedure to extend the validity of the strategic priorities until new updated strategic priorities are adopted by the Association Council.

(6) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Association Council, as the decision of the Association Council will have legal effects.

(7) The position of the Union within the Association Council should therefore be based on the draft Decision of the Association Council,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf 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 Republic of Tunisia, of the other part, as regards the extension of the validity of the EU-Tunisia strategic priorities until new updated strategic priorities are adopted by the Association Council, shall be based on the draft Decision of the Association Council (3).

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

Done at Luxembourg, 18 October 2021. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) OJ L 97, 30.3.1998, p. 2.

(2) Decision No 1/2018 of the EU-Tunisia Association Council of 9 November 2018 adopting the EU-Tunisia strategic priorities for the period 2018-2020 (OJ L 293, 20.11.2018, p. 39).

(3) See document ST 12265/21 on http://register.consilium.europa.eu.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2021/2267

of 17 December 2021

laying down the format for reporting data and information on the collected post-consumption waste of tobacco products with filters and of filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (1), and in particular Article 13(4), third subparagraph, thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive (EU) 2019/904 requires Member States to report to the Commission data on the collected post-consumption waste of tobacco products with filters and of filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products in accordance with Article 13(1)(f) of that Directive. Those data are to be accompanied by a quality check report.

(2) The data regarding the amounts of post-consumer waste of tobacco products with filters and of filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products collected through public waste collection systems and litter clean-up activities in accordance with Article 13(1)(f) of Directive (EU) 2019/904 should be reported by Member States on the basis of their total weight in tonnes. The quality check report accompanying that data should be provided in a format which ensures that a description of the methodologies and data sources applied for the measurement and verification of these data is provided.

(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 39 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Reporting of data Member States shall report the data referred to in Article 13(1), point (f), of Directive (EU) 2019/904 in the format laid down in Annex I to this Decision. They shall submit the quality check report referred to in Article 13(2) of that Directive as regards those data in the format laid down in Annex II to this Decision.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 2021. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) OJ L 155, 12.6.2019, p. 1.

(2) Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Corrigendum to Council Decision (EU) 2022/2417 of 26 July 2022 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the carriage of freight by road

( Official Journal of the European Union L 318 of 12 December 2022 )

1. The title on the contents page and the title on page 1:

for:

‘… of 26 July 2022 …’,

read:

‘… of 5 December 2022 …’.

2. On page 3, where the place and date of adoption are cited:

for:

‘Done at Brussels, 26 July 2022.’,

read:
Official Journal of the European Union

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2022/120

of 26 January 2022

amending Decision 2002/840/EC adopting the list of approved facilities in third countries for the irradiation of foods

(notified under document C(2022) 367)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 1999/2/EC provides that a foodstuff treated with ionising radiation may not be imported from a third country unless it has been treated in an irradiation facility approved by the European Union.

(2) Commission Decision 2002/840/EC (2) established a list of approved irradiation facilities in third countries.

(3) On 31 August 2021, the United Kingdom submitted an application for approval of the irradiation facility ‘Synergy Health’ located in Swindon, United Kingdom.

(4) The United Kingdom provided adequate evidence that the official supervision of that irradiation facility guarantees that the requirements of Article 7 of Directive 1999/2/EC are complied with.

(5) The irradiation facility ‘Synergy Health’ should be included in the list of approved irradiation facilities in third countries.

(6) Decision 2002/840/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The Annex to Decision 2002/840/EC is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 January 2022. For the Commission Stella KYRIAKIDES Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 66, 13.3.1999, p. 16.

(2) Commission Decision 2002/840/EC of 23 October 2002 adopting the list of approved facilities in third countries for the irradiation of foods (OJ L 287, 25.10.2002, p. 40).
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2022/59

of 10 January 2022

on the appointment of the EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2021/5 (BiH/32/2022)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

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

Having regard to Council Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP of 12 July 2004 on the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 6(1) of Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take the relevant decisions on the appointment of the EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (the ‘EU Force Commander’).

(2) On 15 December 2020, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/5 (2) appointing Major General Alexander PLATZER as the EU Force Commander.

(3) On 3 November 2021, the Austrian military authorities recommended the appointment of Major General Anton WESSELY to succeed Major General Alexander PLATZER as the EU Force Commander as from 20 January 2022.

(4) On 25 November 2021, the EU Military Committee agreed to the recommendation from the Austrian military authorities.

(5) Decision (CFSP) 2021/5 should therefore be repealed.

(6) In accordance with Article 5 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications.

(7) On 12 and 13 December 2002, the Copenhagen European Council adopted a declaration stating that the ‘Berlin plus’ arrangements and the implementation thereof will apply only to those Member States of the Union which are also either NATO members or parties to the ‘Partnership for Peace’, and which have consequently concluded bilateral security agreements with NATO,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Major General Anton WESSELY is hereby appointed EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina as from 20 January 2022.

Article 2 Decision (CFSP) 2021/5 is hereby repealed.

Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on 20 January 2022.

Done at Brussels, 10 January 2022. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson D. PRONK

(1) OJ L 252, 28.7.2004, p. 10.

(2) Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2021/5 of 15 December 2020 on the appointment of the EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2019/783 (BiH/31/2020) (OJ L 4, 7.1.2021, p. 8).
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/241

of 21 February 2022

amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of 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 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP (1).

(2) The European Union does not recognise and continues to condemn the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and therefore does not recognise the so-called elections held in the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula.

(3) Following the organisation, by the Russian Federation, of so-called elections for the State Duma in the illegally annexed ‘Autonomous Republic of Crimea’ and City of Sevastopol in September 2021, the Council considers that five individuals should be added to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP for their role in undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

(4) The Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The persons listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP.

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, 21 February 2022. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES

(1) Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 16).