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DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL of 1 June 1992 amending, with regard to the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina and of Montenegro, Decisions No 92/150/ECSC and No 92/151/ECSC (92/286/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,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,

Whereas, on 3 February 1992, by Decisions No 92/150/ECSC (1) and No 92/151/ECSC (2) the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, applied to the Republic of Croatia and Slovenia and the Yugoslav Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro trade provisions equivalent to those of the Agreement of 2 April 1980 between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;

Whereas on 27 April 1992 the Assembly of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia promulgated the constitution of a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting of a federation of Serbia and Montenegro, which has remained unrecognized by the Community and its Member States;

Whereas maintaining Montenegro on the list of beneficiaries of the positive measures adopted by the Council on 3 February 1992 could have the effect, in particular as a result of diversions of trade, of allowing the measures concerned to benefit the new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;

Whereas such a result would be particularly undesirable in the light of the civil war being fought on the territory of what was Yugoslavia and in particular in Bosnia-Herzegovina;

Whereas the Community and its Member States, meeting within the framework of political cooperation, have decided that measures have to be taken to dissuade the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro from further violating the integrity and security of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina and to induce them to cooperate in the restoration of peace and dialogue in the region;

Whereas Montenegro should therefore be removed from the list of beneficiaries of the positive measures;

Whereas account should be taken of the fact that the Community and its Member States decided to recognize, from 7 April 1992, the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

In the title and Article 1 (1) of Decisions No 92/150/ECSC and No 92/151/ECSC, 'Republics of Croatia and Slovenia and the Yugoslav Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro' shall be replaced by 'Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia and the Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia'.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 1 June 1992. The President

Joao PINHEIRO

(1) OJ No L 63, 7. 3. 1992, p. 50. (2) OJ No L 63, 7. 3. 1992, p. 66.
DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES of 26 July 1994 nominating the person they intend to appoint as President of the Commission of the European Communities (94/503/ECSC, EC, Euratom)

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

Having regard to Article 10 (2), first subparagraph of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,

Having regard to Article 158 (2), first subparagraph of the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Article 127 (2), first subparagraph of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament of 21 July 1994,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Jacques Santer is hereby nominated as the person whom the Governments of the Member States intend to appoint as President of the Commission of the European Communities.

Article 2

This Decision, which shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall enter into force on today's date.

Done at Brussels, 26 July 1994.

The President

D. von KYAW
DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

of 1 January 1995

appointing members of the Commission

(95/3/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 9 and the second subparagraph of Article 10 (3) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 157 and the second subparagraph of Article 158 (3) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 126 and the second subparagraph of Article 127 (3) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Having regard to 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 founded, and in particular Articles 16 and 156 (1) thereof, as they stand following the Decision of the Council of the European Union of 1 January 1995 adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of the new Member States to the European Union and, in particular, Articles 9 and 30 thereof,

Having regard to the common accord concerning the persons nominated by the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden respectively,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Franz FISCHLER

Mr Erkki LIIKANEN

Mrs Anita GRADIN

are hereby appointed members of the Commission of the European Communities from 1 January 1995 until the expiry of the term of office of that Commission.

Done at Brussels, 1 January 1995.

The President

P. DE BOISSIEU
DECISION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

of 15 December 1997

on the harmonisation of visa policy

(SCH/Com-ex (97)32)

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

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

Having regard to Article 9 of the abovementioned Convention,

Whereas it is in the interest of all Schengen partners to harmonise by mutual agreement their visa policies in the framework of their common policy on the movement of persons in order to avoid any adverse consequences that the absence of harmonisation could cause in the area of entry and internal security;

Wishing to eliminate as quickly as possible the existing differences between the various visa regulations in the States listed in Title III of Annex I to the Common Consular Instructions;

Taking as a base the document entitled "Essential criteria for including countries on the joint list of countries whose nationals require visas" (SCH/M (92)32 rev.), adopted by the Ministers and State Secretaries in Madrid on 15 December;

Guided by the principle of solidarity among the Schengen partners,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Schengen States shall initiate the measures necessary to abolish the visa requirement for nationals of Australia, Brunei, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Singapore and Venezuela in good time for this abolition to take effect on 1 January 1999 at the latest.

2. The States of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Jamaica, Malawi and Kenya shall be added to Section I of Annex I to the Common Consular Instructions (Joint list of States whose nationals are subject to the visa requirement by all the Schengen States)(1).

3. The visa requirement for nationals of the States mentioned under point 2 shall take effect on 1 January 1999 at the latest.

4. With regard to Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador, the Schengen States undertake to bring about the solution to be achieved pursuant to Article 100c of the EC Treaty by 1 January 1999 at the latest.

Vienna, 15 December 1997.

The President

K. Schlögl

(1) See SCH/Com-ex (99)13.
DECISION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

of 16 December 1998

on the abolition of the grey list of States whose nationals are subject to the visa requirement by certain Schengen States

(SCH/Com-ex (98)53 rev. 2)

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

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

Having regard to Article 9 of the abovementioned Convention,

Whereas it is in the interest of all the Schengen States to continue harmonising their visa-issue policy in the context of their common policy on the movement of persons, with a view to preventing possible negative consequences as regards immigration and internal security;

Wishing to abolish, as quickly as possible, the differences which currently exist between the visa rules applied by the Schengen States as regards States mentioned in Section III of Annex I to the Common Consular Instructions(1), namely Bolivia and Ecuador;

Having regard to the document entitled "Basic criteria for inclusion in the Schengen joint list of States subject to the visa requirement" (SCH/M (92)32 rev.) adopted by the Ministers and State Secretaries in Madrid on 15 December 1992 and the Decision of the Executive Committee adopted in Vienna on 15 December 1997 (SCH/Com-ex (97)32),

Acknowledging that the measures laid down under points 1 and 2 of the Decision of the Executive Committee of 15 December 1997 (SCH/Com-ex (97)32) have been introduced,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Bolivia and Ecuador shall be included in the schedule of States whose nationals are exempted from the visa requirement by all Schengen States.

2. The Schengen States shall introduce the measures necessary for abolishing the visa requirement for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by 1 March 1999 at the latest.

3. The Schengen States shall request the Baltic States to accede to the United Nations Convention of 28 September 1954 relating to the status of stateless persons so that all residents of the Baltic States are able to enjoy visa-free travel in the future to the Schengen States.

This Decision shall enter into force when the Schengen States have given notification that the measures have been implemented.

Berlin, 16 December 1998.

The Chairman

C. H. Schapper

(1) See document SCH/Com-ex (99)13.
DECISION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

of 16 September 1998

on forwarding the Common Manual to EU applicant States

(SCH/Com-ex (98)35 rev. 2)

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

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

Whereas the Schengen acquis is to be integrated into the framework of the European Union pursuant to the relevant Protocol to the Amsterdam Treaty;

Whereas pursuant to Article 8 of the said Protocol, the Schengen acquis must be accepted in full by all applicant States and whereas the latter must be adequately prepared to that end;

Whereas the Common Manual on Checks at the External Borders, in particular, is an important component of the Schengen acquis and the States with which specific accession negotiations are being conducted must be informed thereof now so that they may prepare to accept the acquis;

Whereas, to that end, the Common Manual on Checks at the External Borders, with the exception of certain annexes, and other documents should be forwarded to the States, despite the fact that they are confidential documents;

Whereas the forwarding of public decisions and declarations of the Executive Committee may also be necessary,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Presidency-in-office may forward the Common Manual on Checks at the External Borders, without Annexes 6b, 6c and 14b, to the applicant States with which specific negotiations on their accession to the European Union are being conducted.

2. The Central Group is empowered to decide on a case-by-case basis on forwarding other confidential documents to those States.

3. Upon forwarding as referred to in points 1 and 2, it must be pointed out that this document is confidential. The State receiving the Common Manual on Checks at the External Borders or any other confidential document must undertake to treat such document as confidential.

4. Moreover, the Presidency-in-office may forward public decisions and declarations of the Executive Committee and other non-confidential documents to States and other services for internal use where a warranted interest is demonstrated.

Königswinter, 16 September 1998.

The Chairman

M. Kanther
DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES

of 26 May 1999

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

(1999/358/EC, ECSC, 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 Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 32b thereof,

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

Whereas pursuant to Article 7 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Community and to the corresponding provisions of the Protocols on the Statutes of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community and of the European Atomic Energy Community and as a consequence of the decease of Mr Kraterós Ioánnou, a judge should be appointed for the remaining period of Mr Kraterós Ioànnou's term of office,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Vassílios Skourís is hereby appointed judge to the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 26 May 1999 up to and including 6 October 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 26 May 1999.

The President

D. von KYAW
Decision

of the Committee of Permanent Representatives

of 15 May 2002

setting up an ad-hoc high-level group on energy taxation

(2002/C 148/01)

THE COMMITTEE OF PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular, Article 207(1) thereof;

Having regard to the Rules of procedure of the Council and in particular Article 19(3) thereof;

Whereas:

(1) In Barcelona the European Council asked the Council, in parallel with the agreement on the opening of the energy markets, to reach an agreement on the adoption of the energy tax Directive by December 2002, bearing in mind the needs of professionals in the road-haulage industry.

(2) The Council agreed on 7 May 2002 that an ad-hoc high-level group on energy taxation would be established to prepare the further work of the Council with a view to reaching consensus on the guidelines for the taxation of energy products at the Council meeting on 4 June 2002,

DECIDES:

Article 1

An ad-hoc high-level group on energy taxation (hereinafter called the "Group") is hereby set up to prepare the further work of the Council with a view to reaching consensus on the guidelines for the taxation of energy products at the Council meeting on 4 June 2002 and an agreement on the adoption of the energy tax Directive by December 2002.

Article 2

The Group shall be composed of high-level representatives designated by the Member States. The Commission shall designate a high-level representative to take part in the Group proceedings.

Article 3

The Group's terms of reference will expire on 31 December 2002, unless the Council decides otherwise.

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels on 15 May 2002.

For the Committee of Permanent Representatives

The President

F. J. Conde de Saro
Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States

of 24 September 2003

appointing a member of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities

(2003/694/EC)

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 Mr Koen LENAERTS, a member of the Court of First Instance should be appointed, for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 31 August 2004,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Franklin DEHOUSSE is hereby appointed a member of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities from 7 October 2003 until 31 August 2004.

Article 2

This Decision is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2003.

The President

U. Vattani
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 169/23

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

of 1 May 2004

appointing judges of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities

(2004/490/EF, Euratom)

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

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

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

Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (2003 Act of Accession), and in particular Article 46(1) and (2)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 46(1) and (2)(b) of the 2003 Act of Accession provides for the appointment of 10 judges at the Court of First Instance. The term of office of five of those judges is to expire on 31 August 2004. These judges are to be chosen by lot. The term of office of the other judges is to expire on 31 August 2007.

(2) Ten additional judges at the Court of First Instance should therefore be appointed, in accordance with the above Article and after having drawn lots as provided therein.

(3) The appointment of the tenth judge can be made at a later date only,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed judges of the Court of First Instance for the period from 1 May 2004 to 31 August 2004:

Ms Küllike JÜRIMÄE

Mr Savvas S. PAPASAVVAS

Mr Ottó CZÚCZ

Ms Irena WISZNIEWSKA-BIAŁECKA

Mr Daniel ŠVÁBY.

Article 2

The following are hereby appointed judges of the Court of First Instance for the period from 1 May 2004 to 31 August 2007:

Ms Irena PELIKÁNOVÁ

Ms Ingrīda LABUCKA

Mr Vilenas VADAPALAS

Ms Ena CREMONA.

Article 3

This Decision shall take effect on 1 May 2004.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 363/422

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,

of 30 November 2006

adapting Decision 96/409/CFSP on the establishment of an emergency travel document, in order to take account of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

(2006/881/CFSP)

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

Whereas:

It is necessary to make certain adaptations to Decision 96/409/CFSP (1), in order to take account of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Decision 96/409/CFSP shall be amended as follows:

(a) the following shall be added to Annex I after ‘PRÍLOHA I’: ‘— ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ 1 — ANEXA I’;

(b) the following shall be added to Annex I after ‘EURÓPSKA ÚNIA’: ‘, ЕВРОПЕЙСКИ СЪЮЗ, UNIUNEA EUROPEANĂ’;

(c) the following shall be added to Annex I after ‘CESTOVNÝ PREUKAZ’: ‘, ВРЕМЕНЕН ПАСПОРТ ЗА ЗАВРЪЩАНЕ В РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ, DOCUMENT DE CĂLĂTORIE PROVIZORIU’;

(d) the following shall be added to Annex I after ‘ÚDAJE’: ‘ЗАДЪЛЖИТЕЛНИ ДАННИ/GLOSAR’;

(e) the following shall be added to Annex I after ‘(13) Pečiatka vydávajúceho’: ‘(1) Фамилия (2) Име (3) Дата на раждане (4) Място на раждане (5) Ръст (6) Гражданство (7) Подпис на титуляра (8) За пътуване до — през (9) Валиден до (10) Дата на издаване (11) Регистрационен номер (12) Подпис на служителя (13) Печат на компетентния орган по издаването (1) Numele (2) Prenumele (3) Data naşterii (4) Locul naşterii (5) Talia (6) Cetăţenia (7) Semnătura titularului (8) Pentru o călătorie către — via (9) Data expirării (10) Data eliberării (11) Număr de înregistrare (12) Semnătura funcţionarului competent (13) Ştampila autorităţii emitente’;

(f) in Annex III, paragraph 3, the list appearing after the words ‘as follows’ is replaced by the following: ‘Belgium = B — [OOOOO] Bulgaria = BG — [OOOOO] Czech Republic = CZ — [OOOOO] Denmark = DK — [OOOOO] Germany = D — [OOOOO] Estonia = EE — [OOOOO] Greece = GR — [OOOOO] Spain = E — [OOOOO] France = F — [OOOOO] Ireland = IRL — [OOOOO] Italy = I — [OOOOO] Cyprus = CY — [OOOOO] Latvia = LV — [OOOOO] Lithuania = LT — [OOOOO] Luxembourg = L — [OOOOO] Hungary = HU — [OOOOO] Malta = MT — [OOOOO] Netherlands = NL — [OOOOO] Austria = A — [OOOOO] Poland = PL — [OOOOO] Portugal = P — [OOOOO] Romania = RO — [OOOOO] Slovenia = SI — [OOOOO] Slovakia = SK — [OOOOO] Finland = FIN — [OOOOO] Sweden = S — [OOOOO] United Kingdom = UK — [OOOOO]’.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force subject to and on the date of entry into force of the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 30 November 2006. For the Council The President L. HYSSÄLÄ

(1) OJ L 168, 6.7.1996, p. 4. Decision as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 104/39

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES

of 6 April 2006

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

(2006/281/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:

(1) The terms of office of Messrs Peter JANN, Christiaan TIMMERMANS, Konrad SCHIEMANN, Jiří MALENOVSKÝ, Jean-Pierre PUISSOCHET, Ms Ninon COLNERIC and Messrs Stig VON BAHR, Antonio TIZZANO, José Narciso DA CUNHA RODRIGUES, Pranas KŪRIS, George ARESTIS, Anthony BORG BARTHET, Egils LEVITS, Judges, and those of Ms Christine STIX-HACKL and Messrs Philippe LÉGER, Leendert GEELHOED and Paolo MENGOZZI, Advocates-General to the Court of Justice of the European Communities, expire on 6 October 2006.

(2) A partial replacement of the members of the Court of Justice of the European Communities should take place for the period from 7 October 2006 to 6 October 2012. However, in the absence of a proposal, the appointment of one judge cannot take place until a later date,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The following are hereby appointed Judges of the Court of Justice of the European Communities for the period from 7 October 2006 to 6 October 2012:

Mr George ARESTIS

Mr Jean-Claude BONICHOT

Mr Anthony BORG BARTHET

Mr José Narciso DA CUNHA RODRIGUES

Mr Peter JANN

Mr Pranas KŪRIS

Mr Egils LEVITS

Ms Pernilla LINDH

Mr Jiří MALENOVSKÝ

Mr Christiaan TIMMERMANS

Mr Antonio TIZZANO

Mr Konrad SCHIEMANN.

2. The following are hereby appointed Advocates-General of the Court of Justice of the European Communities for the period from 7 October 2006 to 6 October 2012:

Mr Yves BOT

Mr Ján MAZÁK

Mr Paolo MENGOZZI

Ms Verica TRSTENJAK.

Article 2

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