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Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/2507

of 19 December 2022

amending Decision 2010/452/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

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

Whereas:

(1) On 12 August 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/452/CFSP (1) extending the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) established by Council Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP (2).

(2) On 17 October 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/1970 (3) providing for the deployment in Armenia of EU experts from EUMM Georgia until 19 December 2022.

(3) On 25 November 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/2318 (4) extending EUMM Georgia until 14 December 2024.

(4) A strategic assessment of the task introduced by Decision (CFSP) 2022/1970 led the Political and Security Committee to conclude that, from 20 December 2022, EUMM Georgia should temporarily deploy a team in Armenia to enhance the Union’s awareness of the security situation, with a view to contributing to the planning and preparation of a possible civilian mission under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in Armenia.

(5) Decision 2010/452/CFSP should be amended accordingly.

(6) EUMM Georgia will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 In Decision 2010/452/CFSP, Article 3a is replaced by the following: ‘Article 3a EUMM Georgia shall deploy a team in Armenia in order to enhance the Union’s awareness of the security situation, with a view to contributing to the planning and preparation of a possible civilian CSDP mission in Armenia. This task shall end when the Council so decides.’.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. It shall apply from 20 December 2022.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2022. For the Council The President J. SÍKELA

(1) Council Decision 2010/452/CFSP of 12 August 2010 on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (OJ L 213, 13.8.2010, p. 43).

(2) Council Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP of 15 September 2008 on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (OJ L 248, 17.9.2008, p. 26).

(3) Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1970 of 17 October 2022 amending Decision 2010/452/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (OJ L 270, 18.10.2022, p. 93).

(4) Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2318 of 25 November 2022 amending Decision 2010/452/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia (OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 133).
COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 December 2021

appointing the alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office

(2022/C 27/06)

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 47(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) By Decision of 16 June 2016 (2), the Council renewed the term of office of Ms Sari Kaarina HAUKKA as alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office (the ’Office’).

(2) The renewed term of office of Ms Sari Kaarina HAUKKA expired on 14 October 2021.

(3) On 13 October 2021, after obtaining the opinion of the Administrative Council of the Office, the Commission proposed to the Council a list of candidates for the alternates to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Office,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 1. Mr Marcus NAVIN-JONES is hereby appointed as alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office (the ’Office’) for a period of five years. 2. The term of office of Mr Marcus NAVIN-JONES shall run from the date on which he takes up his duties. That date shall be agreed between the President 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 alternate to the Chairperson of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office (OJ C 223, 21.6.2016, p. 5).
Official Journal of the European Union

EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/492

of 24 March 2022

electing the President of the European Council

THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 2 July 2019, by European Council Decision (EU) 2019/1135 (1), Mr Charles MICHEL was elected President of the European Council for the period from 1 December 2019 until 31 May 2022.

(2) In accordance with the Treaty on European Union, the holder of the office of President of the European Council may be re-elected once,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Mr Charles MICHEL is hereby re-elected President of the European Council for the period from 1 June 2022 until 30 November 2024.

Article 2 This Decision shall be notified to Mr Charles MICHEL by the Secretary-General of the Council.

Article 3 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 24 March 2022. For the Council The President C. MICHEL

(1) European Council Decision (EU) 2019/1135 of 2 July 2019 electing the President of the European Council (OJ L 179 I, 3.7.2019, p. 1).
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/584

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 ordinary 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 ordinary passports (the ‘Agreement’).

(2) Pursuant to Council Decision (EU) 2018/1870 (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 ordinary 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) 2018/1870 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 ordinary passports (OJ L 306, 30.11.2018, p. 4).

(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 11 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.
(6)

The Exchange Act further specifies that NSEs must provide their members with impartial access to their markets and services. The access criteria must be transparent and must not apply in an unfairly discriminatory manner. Registered NSEs are thus required to have clear and transparent rules regarding the admission of securities to trading so that those securities are capable of being traded in a fair, orderly, and efficient manner and are freely negotiable. Both the options and equities exchanges have listing standards that are subject to the SEC’s oversight pursuant to Section 19 and Rule 19b-4 of the Exchange Act. SEC rules and listing standards require issuers of securities underlying listed options to timely disclose information that would be material to investors or likely to have a significant effect on the price of the securities. NSEs are prohibited from listing any security of an issuer that does not comply with the audit committee requirements set out in the SEC rules. A NSE cannot register securities that underlie listed options for which information about the securities and the issuer is not publicly available. SEC Rule 9b-1 also requires options markets to prepare an options disclosure document with certain specified information about the characteristics and risks of exchange traded options. Broker-dealers are to provide customers with that options disclosure document, and that document is to be filed with the SEC prior to being furnished to customers. Further, the Options Clearing Corporation (‘OCC’) is the issuer of exchange-listed options. The OCC is registered with the SEC as a clearing corporation and self-regulatory organisation. The OCC must comply with Section 17A of the Exchange Act, which requires, inter alia, that the OCC’s rules are to be designed, in general, to protect investors and the public interest. OCC’s rules are subject to the SEC’s oversight pursuant to Section 19 of the Exchange Act and SEC Rule 19b-4. Furthermore, changes that an OCC intends to make to its rules, operations, or procedures that could materially affect the nature or level of risk posed by the OCC are also subject to SEC oversight pursuant to Section 806(e) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and SEC Rule 19b-4. SEC Rule 17Ad-22(c) requires the OCC to disclose annual audited financials publicly. Additionally, SEC Rule 17Ad-22(e)(23) requires that an OCC enforces policies and procedures that provide for, inter alia, the public disclosure of all relevant rules and material procedures, including key aspects of its default management rules and procedures, of basic data on transaction volume and values, and of a comprehensive description of its material rules, policies, and procedures regarding its legal, governance, risk management, and operating framework. Orderly trading of securities on a NSE is ensured by the SEC’s powers to suspend trading and issue emergency orders under certain circumstances and to protect public interest and investors. The U.S. regulatory framework also includes pre and post-trade transparency requirements for providing information to market participants in a timely manner.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/620

of 7 April 2022

appointing a 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 proposal 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 has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Mark WEINMEISTER.

(4) The German government has proposed Mr Uwe BECKER, representative of a regional body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly, Staatssekretär für Europaangelegenheiten, politische Verantwortung gegenüber dem Hessischen Landtag (State Secretary for European Affairs, politically accountable to the Parliament of the Federal State of Hesse), 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 Uwe BECKER, representative of a regional body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly, Staatssekretär für Europaangelegenheiten, politische Verantwortung gegenüber dem Hessischen Landtag (State Secretary for European Affairs, politically accountable to the Parliament of the Federal State of Hesse), 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 Luxembourg, 7 April 2022. For the Council The President J. DENORMANDIE

(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).
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2022/679

of 19 January 2022

establishing a watch list of substances and compounds of concern for water intended for human consumption as provided for in Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(notified under document C(2022) 142)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 13(8), first subparagraph, thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive (EU) 2020/2184 provides for the establishment of a watch list addressing substances and compounds of concern to the public or the scientific community on health grounds for water intended for human consumption (‘the watch list’). The watch list is to indicate a guidance value for each substance and compound and where necessary a possible method of analysis that does not entail excessive costs.

(2) In accordance with Article 13(8) of Directive (EU) 2020/2184, 17-beta-estradiol and nonylphenol are to be included in the first watch list in view of their endocrine-disrupting properties and the risk they pose to human health. Based on the latest World Health Organization recommendations regarding drinking water parameters (2), the guidance values of 300 ng/l for nonylphenol and 1 ng/l for 17-beta-estradiol should be established by this Implementing Decision.

(3) Limits of quantification as defined in Commission Directive 2009/90/EC (3) are specified for 17-beta-estradiol and nonylphenol to allow for the measurement of the guidance values with an acceptable degree of precision without entailing excessive costs.

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 22(1) of Directive (EU) 2020/2184,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The watch list of substances and compounds of concern for water intended for human consumption referred to in Article 13(8) of Directive (EU) 2020/2184 is set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 January 2022. For the Commission Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1.

(2) World Health Organization Recommendations of 11 September 2017‘Drinking Water Parameter Cooperation Project Support to the revision of Annex I Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption (Drinking Water Directive)’- https://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-drink/pdf/WHO_parameter_report.pdf .

(3) Commission Directive 2009/90/EC of 31 July 2009 laying down, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, technical specifications for chemical analysis and monitoring of water status (OJ L 201, 1.8.2009, p. 36).
Official Journal of the European Union

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/831

of 23 May 2022

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee, concerning the amendment of Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement

(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 114 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 established by the EEA Agreement (the ‘EEA Joint Committee’) may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex I to the EEA Agreement, which contains provisions on veterinary and phytosanitary matters.

(3) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/300 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4) Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) 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 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 Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) 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 Brussels, 23 May 2022. For the Council The President M. BEK

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

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

(3) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/300 of 19 February 2019 establishing a general plan for crisis management in the field of the safety of food and feed (OJ L 50, 21.2.2019, p. 55).
(16)

In Chile, in accordance with Circular No 2.311 of 2022, an ‘equivalent third-country CCP’ is a CCP operating in a jurisdiction in which the CMF observes material compliance with the PFMIs, is subject to effective supervision and with which a cooperation arrangement between the third-country supervisor and the CMF exists. Third-country CCPs recognised as equivalent by the CMF are part of a public record that is assessed at least annually in order to check the compliance with the PFMIs. Third-country CCPs that have not been recognised by the CMF as equivalent third-country CCPs may also provide clearing services to Chilean banks. However, whereas exposures of Chilean banks to equivalent third-country CCPs benefit from a preferential capital treatment in accordance with Circular No 2.311, exposures towards third-country CCPs which are not considered equivalent are applied a punitive risk-weight of 1 250 %. In practice, such a high risk-weight for non-equivalent third-country CCPs is prohibitive and very few, if any, Chilean banks can be expected to clear at non-equivalent third-country CCPs. Moreover, if Chilean banks anyhow decided to clear in a non-equivalent third-country CCP, the high risk-weight would mitigate any risks related to its exposures. In light of the capital treatment applicable to exposures to non-equivalent CCPs under Circular No 2.311, the Chilean regime can be considered to provide an effective equivalent system for the recognition of third-country CCPs.
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1169

of 4 July 2022

authorising the opening of negotiations on a status agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Senegal on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Senegal

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular points (b) and (d) of Article 77(2), point (c) of Article 79(2), and paragraphs (3) and (4) of Article 218 thereof,

Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) In circumstances requiring the deployment of border management teams from the standing corps of the European Border and Coast Guard to a third country where the members of the teams will exercise executive powers, Article 73(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) on the European Border and Coast Guard calls for a status agreement to be concluded by the Union with the third country concerned on the basis of Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

(2) Negotiations should be opened with a view to concluding an international agreement with the Republic of Senegal on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the territory of the Republic of Senegal.

(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 (2). Ireland is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

(4) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the TFEU, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The Commission is hereby authorised to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, a status agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Senegal on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the territory of the Republic of Senegal.

Article 2 The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the negotiating directives of the Council set out in the addendum to this Decision, and in consultation with the appropriate Working Party of the Council.

Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Commission.

Done at Brussels, 4 July 2022. For the Council The President M. BEK

(1) Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) No 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).

(2) 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).