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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 237/90

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION BiH/13/2008

of 29 July 2008

amending Decision BiH/1/2004 on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Decision BiH/3/2004 on the setting-up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

(2008/712/CFSP)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 25 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Political and Security Committee adopted Decision BiH/1/2004 (1) on 21 September 2004 and Decision BiH/3/2004 (2) on 29 September 2004.

(2) Following the invitation of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic to participate in operation ALTHEA, the President of the Superior Council for the Central American Armed Forces Conference in his letter of 2 April 2008 forwarded an offer of contribution on behalf of these four States.

(3) Following recommendations on their contributions by the EU Operation Commander and the European Union Military Committee, the contributions from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic should be accepted.

(4) Following the withdrawal of the contributions from Canada, Morocco, New Zealand and Norway and following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, the annexes to Decisions BiH/1/2004 and BiH/3/2004 need to be further revised.

(5) In conformity with Article 6 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the European Union which have defence implications. Therefore, Denmark does not participate in the financing of the operation.

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision BiH/1/2004 shall be replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX LIST OF THIRD STATES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 — Albania, — Argentina, — Chile, — Dominican Republic, — El Salvador, — former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, — Guatemala, — Honduras, — Switzerland, — Turkey’.

Article 2

The Annex to Decision BiH/3/2004 shall be replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX LIST OF THIRD STATES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3(1) — Albania, — Argentina, — Chile, — Dominican Republic, — El Salvador, — former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, — Guatemala, — Honduras, — Switzerland, — Turkey’.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 29 July 2008. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson C. ROGER

(1) OJ L 324, 27.10.2004, p. 20.

(2) OJ L 325, 28.10.2004, p. 64.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 222/9

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 August 2008

amending Decision 2007/870/EC as regards the approval of the plan for the emergency vaccination against classical swine fever of pigs in holdings with a marker vaccine in Romania

(notified under document number C(2008) 4360)

(Only the Romanian text is authentic)

(2008/682/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 42 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 19(3),

Whereas:

(1) Directive 2001/89/EC introduces minimum Community measures for the control of classical swine fever. Those measures include the provision that Member States are to submit to the Commission, following the confirmation of a primary case of classical swine fever in feral pigs, a plan of the measures to eradicate that disease. Those measures also provide for the emergency vaccination of pigs in pig holdings.

(2) Commission Decision 2007/870/EC of 21 December 2007 approving the plans for 2008 for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of those pigs and of pigs in holdings against that disease in Romania (2) was adopted as one of a number of measures to combat classical swine fever in that Member State. That Decision applies until 31 December 2008.

(3) One of the plans approved by that Decision concerns the emergency vaccination against classical swine fever of pigs in pig holdings with a marker vaccine. The availability of such vaccine was restricted after the approval of that plan. Romania has accordingly amended that emergency vaccination plan.

(4) That amended vaccination plan was submitted by Romania to the Commission for approval on 30 June 2008.

(5) The amended plan has been examined by the Commission and found to comply with Directive 2001/89/EC. Accordingly, that plan should be approved.

(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 3 to Decision 2007/870/EC, the date ‘29 November 2007’ is replaced by ‘30 June 2008’.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to Romania.

Done at Brussels, 18 August 2008. For the Commission Androulla VASSILIOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2007/729/EC (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26).

(2) OJ L 340, 22.12.2007, p. 105.
(32)

This being the case, France justifies the aid scheme in question by saying it wishes to harmonise the situation of undertakings in the fisheries and aquaculture sector with regard to the granting of public aid with that of undertakings in the agricultural sector, for which a similar aid scheme was approved in 2004. However, given that the aid scheme is intended for the fisheries and aquaculture sector for which specific guidelines have been adopted, the Commission cannot accept the fact that an aid scheme of the same kind exists which has been approved for another sector of activity. Moreover, the Commission recalls that the scheme applicable to undertakings in the agricultural sector has been maintained until 31 December 2008 by way of derogation in accordance with point 196 of the Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007-2013 (8). However, this case involves a new aid scheme which applies to undertakings in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. It must therefore be examined with regard to the rules applicable to the sector, and not by analogy with an existing scheme in another sector of activity which has been approved on the basis of rules which differ from those applicable to State aid in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. Therefore, this argument is not acceptable.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 247/54

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION CHAD/4/2008

of 2 September 2008

amending Political and Security Committee Decision CHAD/1/2008 on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic and Political and Security Committee Decision CHAD/2/2008 on the setting up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic

(2008/731/CFSP)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 25 thereof,

Having regard to Council Joint Action 2007/677/CFSP of 15 October 2007 on the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic (1) (Operation EUFOR Tchad/RCA), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,

Having regard to Political and Security Committee Decision CHAD/1/2008 of 13 February 2008 on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation in Chad and in the Central African Republic (2), and to Political and Security Committee Decision CHAD/2/2008 of 18 March 2008 on the setting-up of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic (3),

Whereas:

(1) Following the recommendations on the contribution from the Republic of Croatia by the EU Operation Commander and the European Union Military Committee, the contribution from the Republic of Croatia should be accepted.

(2) In accordance with Article 6 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the European Union which have defence implications,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 1 of Political and Security Committee Decision CHAD/1/2008 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 1 Third States’ contributions Following the Force Generation Conferences and further consultations, the contributions from the Republic of Albania, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Croatia shall be accepted for the EU military operation in the Republic of Chad and in the Central African Republic.’

Article 2

The Annex to Political and Security Committee Decision CHAD/2/2008 shall be replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX LIST OF THIRD STATES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2(1) — the Republic of Albania — the Russian Federation — the Republic of Croatia’.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 2 September 2008. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson C. ROGER

(1) OJ L 279, 23.10.2007, p. 21.

(2) OJ L 56, 29.2.2008, p. 64.

(3) OJ L 107, 17.4.2008, p. 60.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 279/19

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 October 2008

appointing an Austrian member of the European Economic and Social Committee

(2008/808/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2006/524/EC, Euratom (1),

Having regard to the proposal of the Austrian Government,

Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,

Whereas a member's seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Ms Eva BELABED,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Christoph LECHNER, Leitender Sekretär und Abteilungsleiter für Verfassungsrecht und Allgemeine und Internationale Sozialpolitik der Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Niederösterreich, is hereby appointed a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2010.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 20 October 2008. For the Council The President J.-L. BORLOO

(1) OJ L 207, 28.7.2006, p. 30.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 290/25

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 October 2008

extending the period of validity of Decision 2002/887/EC in respect of naturally or artificially dwarfed plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., originating in Japan

(notified under document number C(2008) 6269)

(2008/826/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2002/887/EC of 8 November 2002 authorising derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of naturally or artificially dwarfed plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., originating in Japan (2) authorises Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of plants of Chamaecyparis Spach, Juniperus L. and Pinus L., originating in Japan, for limited periods and subject to specific conditions.

(2) Since the circumstances justifying the authorisation still apply and there is no new information giving cause for revision of the specific conditions, the authorisation should be extended.

(3) The United Kingdom has asked for an extension of that derogation.

(4) Decision 2002/887/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2002/887/EC is amended as follows:

1. in the first paragraph and in the second paragraph of Article 2, ‘1 August 2007 and 1 August 2008’ is replaced by ‘1 August 2009 and 1 August 2010’;

2. the table in Article 4 is replaced by the following table: ‘Plants Period Chamaecyparis 1.11.2008 to 31.12.2010 Juniperus 1.11.2008 to 31.3.2009 and 1.11.2009 to 31.3.2010 Pinus 1.11.2008 to 31.12.2010’

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 November 2008.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 October 2008. For the Commission Androulla VASSILIOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 309, 12.11.2002, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 320/4

COUNCIL DECISION

of 27 November 2008

appointing three members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency

(2008/C 320/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency (1), and in particular Article 79 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 provides that the Council should appoint as Members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency one representative from each Member State.

(2) By Decision of 7 June 2007 (2), the Council appointed 27 members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency.

(3) The Finnish Government has informed the Council of its intention to replace the Finnish representative on the Management Board and has submitted a nomination for a new representative, who should be appointed for a period which runs until 31 May 2013.

(4) The Latvian Government has informed the Council of its intention to replace the Latvian representative on the Management Board and has submitted a nomination for a new representative, who should be appointed for a period which runs until 31 May 2011.

(5) The Portuguese Government has informed the Council of its intention to replace the Portuguese representative on the Management Board and has submitted a nomination for a new representative, who should be appointed for a period which runs until 31 May 2011,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Ms Pirkko KIVELÄ of Finnish nationality, born on 23 October 1953, shall be appointed member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency in place of Mr Jukka MALM for the period from 17 December 2008 to 31 May 2013.

Article 2

Mr Armands PLĀTE of Latvian nationality, born on 27 February 1962, shall be appointed member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency in place of Ms Ilze KIRSTUKA for the period from 17 December 2008 to 31 May 2011.

Article 3

Ms Maria Fernanda SANTIAGO of Portuguese nationality, born on 28 January 1948, shall be appointed member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency in place of Mr António Nuno FERNANDES GONÇALVES HENRIQUES for the period from 17 December 2008 to 31 May 2011.

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 27 November 2008.

(1) OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 134, 16.6.2007, p. 6.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 327/18

COUNCIL DECISION

of 27 November 2008

appointing a Dutch member and two Dutch alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

(2008/904/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Dutch Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).

(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Nico SCHOOF. One alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Lodewijk ASSCHER. Another alternate member’s seat becomes vacant following the appointment, by this Decision, of Mr Bas VERKERK as a member of the Committee of the Regions,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:

(a) as member: — Mr Bas VERKERK, Burgemeester van Delft (change of mandate); and

(b) as alternate members: — Mr Job COHEN, Burgemeester van Amsterdam, — Mr Hans KOK, Burgemeester van Hof van Twente.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 27 November 2008. For the Council The President L. CHATEL

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 319/79

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUMM/1/2008

of 16 September 2008

appointing the Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia)

(2008/894/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 25 thereof,

Having regard to Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP of 15 September 2008 on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Under Article 10(1) of Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with Article 25 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purposes of political control and strategic direction of EUMM Georgia and in particular to appoint a Head of Mission.

(2) The Secretary-General/High Representative has proposed that Mr Hansjörg HABER be appointed Head of EUMM Georgia,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Hansjörg HABER is hereby appointed Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia).

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

It shall apply until 15 September 2009.

Done at Brussels, 16 September 2008. For the Political and Security Committee The Chairperson C. ROGER

(1) OJ L 248, 17.9.2008, p. 26.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 337/92

COUNCIL DECISION

of 8 December 2008

amending the Council’s Rules of Procedure

(2008/945/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1) and Article 41(1) thereof,

Having regard to Article 2(2) of Annex III to the Council’s Rules of Procedure (1),

Whereas:

(1) Article 11(5) of the Council’s Rules of Procedure (hereinafter referred to as Rules of Procedure) provides that when a decision is to be adopted by the Council by a qualified majority, and if a member of the Council so requests, it shall be verified that the Member States constituting the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the European Union calculated according to the population figures set out in Article 1 of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure.

(2) Article 2(2) of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure, on detailed rules for implementing the provisions concerning the weighting of votes in the Council, provides that, with effect from 1 January each year, the Council shall, in accordance with the data available to the Statistical Office of the European Communities on 30 September of the preceding year, amend the figures set out in Article 1 of that Annex.

(3) The Rules of Procedure should therefore be amended accordingly for 2009,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

In Annex III to the Rules of Procedure, Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 1 For the purposes of implementing Article 205(4) of the EC Treaty, Article 118(4) of the Euratom Treaty, and the third subparagraph of Article 23(2) and Article 34(3) of the EU Treaty, the total population of each Member State for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2009 shall be as follows: Member State Population (× 1 000) Germany 82 217,8 France 63 753,1 United Kingdom 61 224,1 Italy 59 619,3 Spain 45 283,3 Poland 38 115,6 Romania 21 528,6 Netherlands 16 405,4 Greece 11 213,8 Belgium 10 666,9 Portugal 10 617,6 Czech Republic 10 381,1 Hungary 10 045,4 Sweden 9 182,9 Austria 8 331,9 Bulgaria 7 640,2 Denmark 5 475,8 Slovakia 5 401,0 Finland 5 300,5 Ireland 4 401,3 Lithuania 3 366,4 Latvia 2 270,9 Slovenia 2 025,9 Estonia 1 340,9 Cyprus 789,3 Luxembourg 483,8 Malta 410,3 Total 497 493,1 Threshold (62 %) 308 445,7’.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on 1 January 2009.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2008. For the Council The President B. KOUCHNER

(1) Council Decision 2006/683/EC, Euratom of 15 September 2006 adopting the Council’s Rules of Procedure (OJ L 285, 16.10.2006, p. 47).