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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 286/1

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 14 September 2012

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank of Ireland

(ECB/2012/20)

2012/C 286/01

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

(2) The mandate of the Central Bank of Ireland’s current external auditors ended after the audit for the financial year 2011. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2012.

(3) The Central Bank of Ireland has selected RSM Farrell Grant Sparks as its external auditors for the financial years 2012 to 2016,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that RSM Farrell Grant Sparks should be appointed as the external auditors of the Central Bank of Ireland for the financial years 2012 to 2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 115/1

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 17 April 2013

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank

(ECB/2013/8)

2013/C 115/01

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

(2) Following an amendment, Article 37(1) of the Law on the Oesterreichische Nationalbank now provides that the General Meeting of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank elects one external auditor and one alternate external auditor each year instead of two external auditors and two alternate external auditors. The alternate external auditor will be mandated only in the event that the external auditor is unable to perform the audit.

(3) The mandates of both the current external auditors and the current alternate external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank ended following the audit for the financial year 2012. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2013.

(4) The Oesterreichische Nationalbank has selected for the financial year 2013 KPMG Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungs AG as its external auditors and PwC Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH as its new alternate external auditors.

(5) The mandates of the external auditors and the alternate external auditors may be renewed on an annual basis, in either case not exceeding a total term of five years,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

1. It is recommended that KPMG Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungs AG should be appointed as the external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank for the financial year 2013.

2. It is recommended that PwC Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH should be appointed as the alternate external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank for the financial year 2013.

3. The mandates of the external auditors and the alternate external auditors may be renewed on an annual basis. In either case the mandate should not exceed a total term of five years, ending with the financial year 2017 at the latest.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 425/1

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 10 December 2015

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska

(ECB/2015/45)

(2015/C 425/01)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

(2) The mandate of Národná banka Slovenska’s current external auditors, Ernst & Young Slovakia, spol. s r.o., ended following the audit for the financial year 2014. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2015.

(3) Národná banka Slovenska has selected Ernst & Young Slovakia, spol. s r.o. as its external auditors for the financial years 2015 and 2016,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that Ernst & Young Slovakia, spol. s r.o. should be appointed as the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska for the financial years 2015 and 2016.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 266/1

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 14 July 2016

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Eesti Pank

(ECB/2016/20)

(2016/C 266/01)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

(2) The mandate of Eesti Pank’s current external auditors, AS Deloitte Audit Eesti, ended following the audit for the financial year 2015. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2016.

(3) Eesti Pank has selected KPMG Baltics OÜ as its external auditors for the financial years 2016 to 2020,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that KPMG Baltics OÜ should be appointed as the external auditors of Eesti Pank for the financial years 2016 to 2020.
RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 19 October 2018

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank

(ECB/2018/25)

(2018/C 394/01)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

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

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

(2) The mandate of De Nederlandsche Bank’s current external auditors, Deloitte Accountants BV, ends after the audit for the financial year 2018. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2019.

(3) De Nederlandsche Bank has selected KPMG Accountants NV as its external auditors for the financial years 2019 to 2022, with the option to extend the mandate on a yearly basis until the financial year 2025,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RCOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that KPMG Accountants NV should be appointed as the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank for the financial years 2019 to 2022, with the option to extend the mandate on a yearly basis until the financial year 2025.
Official Journal of the European Union

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 16 July 2021

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Banka Slovenije

(ECB/2021/28)

(2021/C 299/01)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

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

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

(2) The mandate of Banka Slovenije’s current external auditors, Ernst & Young revizija, poslovno svetovanje, d.o.o., ended following the audit for the financial year 2020. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2021 onwards.

(3) Banka Slovenije has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers, podjetje za revizijo in druge finančno računovodske storitve, d. o. o. as its external auditors for the financial years 2021 to 2023,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that PricewaterhouseCoopers, podjetje za revizijo in druge finančno računovodske storitve, d. o. o. should be appointed as the external auditors of Banka Slovenije for the financial years 2021 to 2023.
Official Journal of the European Union

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 29 March 2022

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Lietuvos bankas

(ECB/2022/15)

(2022/C 153/02)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

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

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

(2) The mandate of Lietuvos bankas’ current external auditors, Ernst & Young Baltic UAB, ended following the audit for the financial year 2021. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2022.

(3) Lietuvos bankas has selected UAB ROSK Consulting as its external auditors for the financial years 2022 to 2024,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that UAB ROSK Consulting should be appointed as the external auditors of Lietuvos bankas for the financial years 2022 to 2024.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (codified version)"

(COM(2003) 241 final - 2003/0099 (COD))

(2004/C 10/03)

On 6 June 2003, the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposal.

The Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 3 September 2003. The rapporteur was Mr Burani.

At its 402nd plenary session on 24 and 25 September 2003 (meeting of 24 September), the European Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 124 votes to one.

1. The purpose of this proposal is to undertake the codification of Directive 98/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests. The new Directive will supersede various other Directives incorporated in it; their content is fully preserved, and they are brought together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.

2. The Committee obviously supports the codification of Community rules, undertaken by the Commission in accordance with the decision of 1 April 1987(1), and its opinion on the proposal for a directive is therefore favourable, as in previous cases regarding such initiatives.

3. The Committee notes that under the interinstitutional agreement dated 20 December 1994 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, no changes of substance may be made to the instruments affected by codification, and that respect for this condition is guaranteed by the Commission in the text of the proposal. However, the Committee has a duty to verify the changes made before approving them. The rapporteur has done this and has found no cause for any specific reservations or comments. The Committee recommends that in future, for practical reasons and to save time, proposals for directives in all similar cases should contain an annex including a detailed list of differences - even the slightest ones - between the original texts and the codified versions.

Brussels, 24 September 2003.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Roger Briesch

(1) COM(87) 868 PV.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 112/39

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Directive imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products (codified version)’

(COM(2004) 35 final – 2004/0004 (CNS))

(2004/C 112/10)

On 10 March 2004 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 100 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposal

The Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 2 March 2004. The rapporteur was Mr Wilkinson.

At its 407th plenary session, held on 31 March and 1 April 2004, (meeting of 31 March 2004), the European Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 98 votes to 1 with 2 abstentions.

1. Because the clarity and transparency of Community law are important, the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission have stressed the need to codify frequently amended legislative texts under an agreed and rapid procedure. In this process no changes of substance may be made (1).

2. The Committee approves and encourages the work to simplify the acquis communautaire, and especially the procedures for consolidating and codifying existing legislation. This work contributes to good democratic governance by making it easier to understand the acquis communautaire and apply it properly.

Brussels, 31 March 2004. The President of the European Economic and Social Committee Roger BRIESCH

(1) For the opinion of the EESC on the substance of this subject see OJ C 133/4 of 6.6.2003.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 108/56

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road’

(COM(2003) 559 final - 2003/0221 (COD))

(2004/C 108/09)

On 3 October 2003 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 71 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposal.

The Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 8 January 2004. The rapporteur was Mr Simons.

At its 405th plenary session of 28 and 29 January 2004 (meeting of 28 January) the European Economic and Social Committee unanimously adopted the following opinion:

In the context of a people's Europe, the clarity and transparency of Community law are an important element. The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have therefore stressed the need to codify frequently amended legislative acts and have agreed on a rapid procedure. No changes of substance may be made to legislative acts in the process of codification.

This Commission proposal complies with this intention and the EESC therefore has no objections.
2.2

The principal measures contained in the Commission's proposal can be summarised as follows: a) the repeal of the existing directives (8) on both batteries and accumulators, and the replacement thereof with a new single legal instrument; b) an obligation to collect and recycle all spent batteries and accumulators, in order to avoid their incineration or final disposal and to make it possible to recover the different metals which they contain; c) the introduction at EU level of a framework regulating national collection, recycling and promotion schemes in terms of subsidiarity. Under the new provisions, producers, wholesalers and retailers, importers and exporters will be required to take back industrial batteries and accumulators, while consumers will be able to return portable batteries and accumulators free of charge. As regards automotive batteries and accumulators, the rules laid down in Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles will continue to apply; d) the prohibition of the final disposal of industrial and automotive batteries and accumulators in landfills or by incineration; e) the establishment of a uniform minimum target across the European Union of 160 grams per inhabitant for the collection of all spent portable batteries and accumulators as a basis for efficient national collection schemes; an additional specific monitored collection target of at least 80 % is to be set for nickel-cadmium batteries and accumulators because of their hazardousness; f) a requirement for Member States to ensure that producers of batteries and accumulators, or third parties acting on their behalf, set up recycling facilities, with the possibility of exporting spent products for further treatment; g) a requirement for Member States to promote the use of advanced recycling technologies and participation in the Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS); h) recycling requirements, with higher efficiencies for nickel-cadmium and lead-acid batteries, to be updated regularly in line with technical progress; i) a requirement for Member States to ensure that producers finance the management of spent batteries and accumulators, providing adequate guarantees by their inclusion in a specific register; in addition, to facilitate the possibility of financial agreements being concluded between producers and users, where industrial and automotive batteries are concerned; j) a list of the information which must be provided to the consumer and a requirement for producers to mark products with a special symbol. Products containing mercury, lead or cadmium must be marked with the chemical symbol of the metal in question; k) a review clause, with reviews based on evaluation of the results of monitoring. The ensuing report is to be published in the Official Journal; l) the option of using environmental agreements with economic operators to transpose certain parts of the Directive; m) a requirement for Member States to establish effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties.
2.1

The EESC has stated its views on fisheries management in the Mediterranean in previous opinions (6). We think it helpful to include in this opinion the conclusions of the Committee's 1998 opinion on management of fish stocks in the Mediterranean, since these are relevant and important, provide an overview of fishing in the Mediterranean and are still completely valid: — The Mediterranean displays a number of specific features to which management systems must be geared if they are to be effective. — The efficacy of management systems will also depend on their fairness, thus preventing discrimination. — Scientific research funding must be stepped up still further, giving greater dynamism to the GFCM and making it the leading body, but without neglecting scientific cooperation through joint studies by Mediterranean countries. — Situations clearly differ, requiring real and comprehensive harmonization of Mediterranean fisheries. Harmonization will only be possible following the gradual removal of all the derogations contained in Regulation (EC) No 1626/94, when not scientifically justified, with the same technical measures applying to all fleets. — The Committee would urge that fishermen be consulted on the proposed legislation, thereby involving them in its application. This would give greater force to the proposal made by the EU within the GFCM concerning the creation of a committee on which fishermen would be directly represented. — Appropriate steps must be taken against producers who infringe resource conservation rules. Responsible trade must be encouraged so as to prevent the current unfair competition, particularly with regard to third country fleets. — The establishment of protected fishery zones in the Mediterranean is the type of measure capable of ensuring that resource protection and conservation measures are effective. — The diplomatic conferences must do more than issue declarations of intent. There must be closer cooperation between all the countries, working together at an early stage to prepare conclusions which can be put into practice immediately. — Small-scale fishing must have priority over its industrial counterpart in the transition to sustainable fishing in the Mediterranean. The interests of the Mediterranean countries should come before those of other countries.
4.6

The EESC would request the Commission to consider some additional funding to support both a public and industry campaign. The public awareness campaign is to educate consumers and the users of the food contact materials on the additional provisions of labelling, and how to dispose of the packaging with environmental consideration. An awareness raising campaign for the food industry and consumers should be supported by Member States and Regional Development Agencies The EESC raises concerns in relation to the correct labelling of active and intelligent materials and articles, with provisions to rule out that such systems may mislead the consumers in relation to the quality or condition of the food. In no case may the use of active packaging mask natural spoilage. The EESC would additionally request the Commission to conduct trials on the nutritional value of product contained in active packaging verses unpackaged product, so that the consumer can be can have an informed choice. Currently consumers are unaware whether active package retains or depletes nutritional content. The EESC understands that comprehensive labelling for active and intelligent packaging is currently under consideration and believe that product testing for nutritional risk or benefit should be carried out in conjunction with the new legislation.