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DECISION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

of 22 December 1994

on the exchange of statistical information on the issuing of uniform visas

(SCH/Com-ex (94)25)

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

Having regard to Article 132 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement,

Having regard to Article 12(3) of the abovementioned Convention,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Contracting Parties shall exchange statistical information with each other on the issuing of uniform visas. The table attached hereto indicates what information is to be gathered and the intervals at which these exchanges are to take place.

2. The Contracting Parties shall transmit the statistical information to the Schengen General Secretariat. The Secretariat shall collate this information and compile global tables giving an overview of each period, which it shall make available to the Contracting Parties.

3. Notwithstanding the above exchanges, statistical information may also be exchanged locally within the framework of consular cooperation in accordance with a procedure agreed on by the Representations concerned.

Bonn, 22 December 1994.

The Chairman

Bernd Schmidbauer

Exchange of statistics on the issuing of visas

SCH/II-Visa (94)33 rev.

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DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL of 2 October 1995 amending Decision No 95/130/ECSC concerning the import of certain steel products into the Laender of Germany from the Russian Federation and Ukraine (95/400/ECSC)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,

In agreement with the Commission,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

In the first subparagraph of Article 1 of Decision No 95/130/ECSC (1) the amount '430 000 tonnes` shall be replaced by '480 000 tonnes`.

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 2 October 1995.

The President J. SOLANA
DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

of 1 January 1995

appointing Judges and Advocates-General to the Court of Justice of the European Communities

(95/4/EC, Euratom, ECSC)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 32b thereof,

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

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 139 thereof,

Having regard to the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is based, and in particular Articles 17, 20, 21 and 157 thereof, as they result from the Decision of the Council of the European Union of 1 January 1995 adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union, and in particular Articles 10, 11, 12 and 31 thereof,

Having regard to the Court's request,

Having regard to Article 20 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is based, pursuant to which the Court of Justice is to be assisted by eight Advocates-General; whereas, however, a ninth Advocate-General will be appointed to serve from the date of accession until 6 October 2000; whereas Mr Antonio Mario LA PERGOLA, at present a Judge, has agreed to be appointed to that post,

Whereas, therefore, three Judges and two Advocates-General should be appointed;

Whereas it will be necessary to appoint a third Advocate-General at a later date,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Leif SEVÓN

is hereby appointed Judge to the Court of Justice for the period from 1 January 1995 to 6 October 1997 inclusive.

Article 2

Mr Peter JANN

Mr Hans RAGNEMALM

are hereby appointed Judges to the Court of Justice for the period from 1 January 1995 to 6 October 2000 inclusive.

Article 3

Mr Dàmaso RUIZ-JARABO COLOMER

is hereby appointed Advocate-General to the Court of Justice for the period from 1 January 1995 to 6 October 1997 inclusive.

Article 4

Mr Antonio Mario LA PERGOLA

is hereby appointed Advocate-General to the Court of Justice for the period from 1 January 1995 to 6 October 2000 inclusive.

Done at Brussels, 1 January 1995.

The President

P. DE BOISSIEU
DECISION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

of 23 June 1998

on measures to be taken in respect of countries posing problems with regard to the issue of documents required for expulsion from the Schengen territory

(SCH/Com-ex (98)18 rev.)

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

Having regard to Article 132 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement,

Having regard to Article 23 of the abovementioned Convention,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

The measures to be taken vis-à-vis countries posing problems with regard to the issue of documents required for expulsion from the Schengen territory shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in the document annexed hereto.

Ostend, 23 June 1998.

The Chairman

L. Tobback

Subject: Measures to be taken in respect of countries posing problems with regard to the issue of documents required for expulsion from the Schengen territory

SCH/II-Read (98)2 rev. 2

The Belgian Presidency has, on several occasions (the Executive Committee meeting on 15 December 1997 in Vienna, the Central Group meetings on 14 January 1998 in Bruges and on 23 February 1998 in Luxembourg), expressed its willingness to find solutions to the problems related to the readmission of illegal foreign nationals.

This specifically concerns difficulties encountered in the area of repatriation, due to a lack of cooperation from foreign consulates in the Schengen capitals in issuing a laissez-passer. Although initial steps to find solutions are currently being contemplated at national level, a joint Schengen approach to this problem might result in more effective solutions.

One of the approaches favoured by Belgium is as follows: a Schengen State finds that it is experiencing serious difficulties in obtaining a laissez-passer to repatriate illegal foreign nationals. The Schengen State informs its ambassador in the country concerned and instructs him/her to draw up the measures to be taken locally together with Schengen colleagues.

The Schengen ambassadors might, in the first instance, make contact with the local authorities to alert them to the problem of readmitting their nationals and to make arrangements for ad hoc solutions. The advantage of taking action at local level is that a country's national authorities are sometimes better placed to negotiate the readmission of their nationals than its consular staff in the Schengen capitals.

The Readmission Subgroup will be informed of any "local action" taken. The Central Group will inform the Executive Committee of any action taken and the outcome of this action.

Should such contact not produce results, it would be necessary to use other means, undoubtedly of a more binding nature, to raise awareness of the problem, for instance, policy on issuing visas. These measures will be examined within the Subgroup on Visas.

Each Schengen State shall retain the right to decide whether or not it wants to use any retaliatory measures proposed.
The Schengen acquis - Decision of the Executive Committee of 23 June 1998 on a catch-all clause to cover the whole technical Schengen acquis (SCH/Com-ex (98) 29 rev.)



Official Journal L 239 , 22/09/2000 P. 0144 - 0144



DECISION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of 23 June 1998 on a catch-all clause to cover the whole technical Schengen acquis (SCH/Com-ex (98)29 rev.) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, Having regard to Article 132 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, Having regard to Articles 92 and 93 of the abovementioned Convention, Hereby confirms that arrangements, procedures and other rules have been adopted for the functioning of the SIS at the organisational, operational and technical levels and for the protection of personal data and recommends that these be retained following the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam. Ostend, 23 June 1998. The Chairman L. Tobback
DECISION OF THE CENTRAL GROUP

of 22 March 1999

on general principles governing the payment of informers

(SCH/C (99)25)

Informers play a valuable role in the fight against serious cross-border crime, and drug-related crime in particular, since they usually enjoy the trust of the offenders and thus use of such persons affords an opportunity to gain a general picture of the activities of clandestine criminal organisations and structures.

The Working Group on Drugs has addressed this issue under the German Presidency and examined the laws and practices relating to the payment of informers in each Schengen State. Based on the results of this analysis, the Working Group on Drugs has devised common guiding principles for the payment of informers in the form of money or non-material benefits. These general principles are to be regarded as non-binding guidelines in the Schengen area and are intended to contribute to the further enhancement of police and customs cooperation in this sensitive sphere. They are also to serve as a possible guide for those Schengen States currently engaged in drafting or amplifying similar regulations.

The Central Group acknowledges and endorses the - non-binding - "General principles governing the payment of informers" (Doc. SCH/Stup (98)72 Rev 2), subject to approval by the Executive Committee.
DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL

of 17 June 1999

authorising the Commission to terminate the Agreement of 28 July 1956 on the setting of through international railway tariffs for the carriage of coal and steel in transit through Swiss territory

(1999/415/ECSC)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 70 thereof, and to the Convention on the transitional provisions, and in particular Article 10, second and third paragraphs, point 2 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 14 thereof,

Having regard to the Agreement of 28 July 1956 on the setting of through international railway tariffs for the carriage of coal and steel in transit through Swiss territory(1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

(1) Whereas maintaining the Agreement no longer seems economically justified, given that the ECSC 9001 tariffs have been almost entirely replaced by customised contracts between clients and carriers; whereas rail transport rates are based on the rates dictated by other modes of transport, in particular road transport; whereas rail transport market forces and intermodal competition have removed the economic justification for the Agreement; whereas it should also be recalled that Swiss rail operators are not required to apply the ECSC 9001 tariff for transit transport;

(2) Whereas termination of the Agreement by the ECSC Member States would have no economic consequences for Switzerland, since the Swiss railway companies do not apply the ECSC 9001 tariff for the transport of ECSC products in transit,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Commission, acting for the ECSC High Authority, is hereby authorised to terminate the Agreement of 28 July 1956 on the setting of through international railway tariffs for the carriage of coal and steel in transit through Swiss territory, and to inform the Member States, meeting within the Council, of this termination, on behalf of the representatives of the Governments of the ECSC Member States.

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 17 June 1999.

The President

F. MÜNTEFERING

(1) OJ 17, 29.5.1957, p. 223.
Decision of the representatives of the Member States meeting within the Council

of 13 March 2000

apportioning the quantities of grain provided for under the Food Aid Convention 1995 (1.7.1998 to 30.6.1999)(1)

(2000/232/EC)

The representatives of the Member States meeting within the Council hereby decide, on the basis of the draft breakdown annexed to the Commission proposal, to apportion as follows the 714200 tonnes of grain which constitute the minimum annual contribution to be made by Member States pursuant to the Food Aid Convention 1995 for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.

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Done at Brussels, 13 March 2000.

The President

J. Pina Moura

(1) See page 3 of this Official Journal.
Decision taken by common accord of the Governments of the Member States that have adopted the euro at the level of Heads of State or Government

of 23 May 2002

appointing the Vice-President of the European Central Bank

(2002/386/EC)

THE HEADS OF STATE OR GOVERNMENT OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY THAT HAVE ADOPTED THE EURO,

Under the Chairmanship of Mr José María AZNAR LÓPEZ, President of the Government of the Kingdom of Spain,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 112(2)(b) and 122(4), and to Articles 11.2 and 43.3 of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,

Having regard to the recommendation of the Council(1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank(3),

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Lucas D. PAPADEMOS is hereby appointed Vice-President of the European Central Bank for a term of office of eight years.

This appointment takes effect from 1 June 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 23 May 2002.

The President

J. M. Aznar

(1) OJ L 101, 17.4.2002, p. 17.

(2) Opinion delivered on 14 May 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) OJ C 100, 25.4.2002, p. 8.
Decision taken by common accord of the Governments of the Member States that have adopted the euro at the level of Heads of State or Government

of 23 May 2003

appointing a Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank

(2003/379/EC)

THE HEADS OF STATE OR GOVERNMENT OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY THAT HAVE ADOPTED THE EURO,

Under the Chairmanship of Mr Costas SIMITIS, President of the Government of the Hellenic Republic,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 112(2)(b) and 122(4), and to Articles 11.2 and 43.3 of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,

Having regard to the recommendation of the Council(1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank(3),

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Ms Gertrude TUMPEL-GUGERELL is hereby appointed a Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank for a term of office of eight years.

This appointment takes effect from 1 June 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 23 May 2003.

The President

C. Simitis

(1) OJ L 109, 1.5.2003, p. 26.

(2) Opinion of 15 May 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) OJ C 105, 1.5.2003, p. 37.
Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council

of 22 January 2004

giving a discharge to the Secretary-General of the Convention on the Future of the European Union in respect of the implementation for the financial year 2002 of the budget of the Fund set up for the financing of the Convention

(2004/106/EU)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Decision 2002/176/EU of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 21 February 2002, setting up a Fund for the financing of the Convention on the Future of the European Union and laying down the financial rules for its management(1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament of 16 December 2003 on the discharge to be given to the Secretary-General of the Convention on the Future of the European Union in respect of the implementation for the financial year 2002 of the budget of the Fund set up for the financing of the Convention,

Having regard to the assent of the Council of 5 June 2003 on the discharge to be given to the Secretary-General of the Convention on the Future of the European Union in respect of the implementation for the financial year 2002 of the budget of the Fund set up for the financing of the Convention,

Having regard to the assent of the Commission of 9 September 2003 on the discharge to be given to the Secretary-General of the Convention on the Future of the European Union in respect of the implementation for the financial year 2002 of the budget of the Fund set up for the financing of the Convention,

Having examined the revenue and expenditure account, balance sheet and report by the Court of Auditors, for the financial year 2002(2), as submitted to them,

Whereas, according to the revenue and expenditure account for the financial year 2002:

- revenue amounted to EUR 4033835,

- expenditure disbursed from appropriations amounted to EUR 500392;

Whereas EUR 3499608 in appropriations for payments have been carried forward from the financial year 2002 to the financial year 2003;

Whereas in its report the Court of Auditors concluded that its audit had enabled it to obtain reasonable assurance that the accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2002 were reliable and that the underlying transactions were, on the whole, legal and regular;

Whereas the Secretary-General of the Convention on the Future of the European Union made no comments on the Court's report,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS

Sole Article

A discharge is hereby given to the Secretary-General of the Convention on the Future of the European Union in respect of the implementation for the financial year 2002 of the budget of the Fund set up for the financing of the Convention.

Done at Brussels, 22 January 2004.

The President

A. Anderson

(1) OJ L 60, 1.3.2002, p. 56.

(2) OJ C 122, 22.5.2003, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 274/15

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES

of 20 September 2006

appointing a judge to the Court of First Instance of the European Communities

(2006/667/EC, Euratom)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 224 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 140 thereof,

Whereas:

Pursuant to Articles 5 and 7, in conjunction with Article 47, of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice and following the resignation of Ms Verica TRSTENJAK, a judge should be appointed to the Court of First Instance of the European Communities for the remainder of her term of office, which runs until 31 August 2007,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Miro PREK is hereby appointed judge to the Court of First Instance of the European Communities from the date of his swearing-in until 31 August 2007.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 325/89

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES

of 5 December 2007

appointing a judge to the Court of Justice of the European Communities

(2007/811/EC, Euratom)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 223 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 139 thereof,

Whereas:

Pursuant to Articles 5 and 7 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice and as a result of the resignation of Mr Romain SCHINTGEN, a judge should be appointed for the remainder of Mr Romain SCHINTGEN’s term of office, which ends on 6 October 2009,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Jean-Jacques KASEL is hereby appointed judge to the Court of Justice of the European Communities from the date of his swearing-in until 6 October 2009.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 299/34

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES

of 29 October 2008

on the treatment of documents of EU civilian crisis management missions and military operations

(2008/836)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Whereas:

(1) Insofar as documents of European Union civilian crisis management missions and military operations are not held by an institution, they do not fall within the scope of Community law regarding historical archives and public access to documents.

(2) Since such documents relate to the areas of activity of the European Union, it is appropriate that such documents be archived by the General Secretariat of the Council (GSC). These documents should henceforth be considered as documents held by the Council and should come within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (1) and Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83 of 1 February 1983 concerning the opening to the public of the historical archives of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (2),

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. For the purposes of applying Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 and Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 354/83, documents of terminated, on-going and future civilian crisis management missions and military operations conducted under the auspices of the Council shall, upon termination of the missions and operations, be archived by the GSC and henceforth be considered as documents held by the Council.

2. The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall not include documentation relating to staff issues, contracts with third parties and documentation pertaining thereto, or ephemeral documents.

3. The GSC shall ensure that documents classified by Member States or other authorities are protected in accordance with the Council’s Security Regulations adopted by Council Decision 2001/264/EC (3).

4. The Member States shall assist the GSC in obtaining copies of the documents referred to in paragraph 1.

5. The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall be held in a specific location of the Archives. The personnel handling these documents shall receive training on European Security and Defence Policy documents and on the handling of classified information in this context.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 October 2008. The President P. SELLAL

(1) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.

(2) OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 101, 11.4.2001, p. 1.