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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 413/1

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 28 October 2016

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

(ECB/2016/29)

(2016/C 413/01)

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 the Central Bank of Ireland’s current external auditors, Grant Thornton, ended following the audit for the financial year 2015. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2016.

(3) The Central Bank of Ireland has selected Mazars as its external auditors for the financial years 2016 to 2020,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that Mazars should be appointed as the external auditors of the Central Bank of Ireland for the financial years 2016 to 2020.
Official Journal of the European Union

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 29 September 2021

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

(ECB/2021/44)

(2021/C 403/01)

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 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) In 2016, the Central Bank of Ireland selected Mazars as its external auditors for the financial years 2016 to 2020.

(3) The mandate of the Central Bank of Ireland’s current external auditors, Mazars, ended after the audit for the financial year 2020. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors for the financial years 2021 and 2022.

(4) The Central Bank of Ireland intends to extend the mandate of Mazars for the financial years 2021 and 2022,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that Mazars should be appointed as the external auditors of the Central Bank of Ireland for the financial years 2021 and 2022.
NOTICE OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK WITHDRAWING THE NOTICE ON THE IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS FOR INFRINGEMENTS OF BALANCE SHEET STATISTICAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

(2022/C 388/04)

Article 7(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2533/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank (1) (ECB) provides that, where a reporting agent subject to reporting requirements and residing in a participating Member State fails to comply with the obligations resulting from that Regulation and ECB regulations or decisions defining and imposing the ECB’s statistical reporting requirements, sanctions may be imposed by the ECB. Certain elements of the sanctions policy were published in the Notice of the European Central Bank on the imposition of sanctions for infringements of balance sheet statistical reporting requirements (2). Those elements were subsequently addressed in Decision ECB/2010/10 of the European Central Bank of 19 August 2010 on non-compliance with statistical reporting requirements (3) and are now addressed in Regulation (EU) 2022/1917 of the European Central Bank of 29 September 2022 on infringement procedures in cases of non-compliance with statistical reporting requirements (ECB/2022/31) (4) and Decision (EU) 2022/1921 of the European Central Bank of 29 September 2022 on the methodology for the calculation of sanctions for alleged infringements of statistical reporting requirements (ECB/2022/32) (5).

Notice 2004/C 195/10 is hereby withdrawn with effect on the twentieth day following that of the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(1) OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 8.

(2) OJ C 195, 31.7.2004, p. 8.

(3) OJ L 226, 28.8.2010, p. 8.

(4) OJ L 263, 10.10.2022, p. 6.

(5) OJ L 263, 10.10.2022, p. 59.
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the admission of securities to official stock exchange listing and on information to be published on those securities (codified version)"

(2001/C 116/16)

On 20 September 2000 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Article 262 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposal.

The Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 7 November 2000. The rapporteur was Mr Lehnhoff.

At its 377th plenary session on 29 and 30 November 2000 (meeting of 29 November) the Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 112 votes in favour, none against and no abstentions.

1. The Committee supports the Commission's proposal for the codification of Community legislation on the admission of securities to official stock exchange listing and on the information to be published on these securities.

2. The Committee has repeatedly advocated that Community legislation should be simpler and clearer so as to make it more accessible to the general public and has already noted that the application of the Commission's decision of 1 April 1987 and the subsequent conclusions of the Edinburgh European Council Summit in December 1992 on this subject are moves in the right direction. Similarly, the Committee welcomes the inter-institutional agreement of 20 December 1994 whereby the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed that an accelerated procedure may be used for the fast-track adoption of codification instruments, provided that no changes of substance are made to the instruments affected by legislative codification.

Brussels, Brussels, 29 November 2000.

The President

of the Economic and Social Committee

Göke Frerichs
Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards health requirements for animal by-products"

(2001/C 193/07)

On 7 November 2000 the Council decided to consult the Economic and Social Committee, under Article 152(4)(b) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposal.

The Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 30 March 2001. The rapporteur was Mr Leif E. Nielsen.

At its 381st plenary session on 25 and 26 April 2001 (meeting of 26 April 2001), the Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 77 votes to one without any abstentions.

1. Introduction

Following the proposal(1) for a new regulation laying down the health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption, Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EEC must be amended accordingly.

2. General comments

The Committee approves the draft directive as a necessary consequence of the proposed new regulation laying down the health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption.

Brussels, 26 April 2001.

The President

of the Economic and Social Committee

Göke Frerichs

(1) COM(2000) 574 final.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on stands for two-wheel motor vehicles (codified version)"

(COM(2003) 147 final - 2003/0059 (COD))

(2003/C 234/05)

On 9 April 2003 the Council decided to consult the 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 25 June 2003. The rapporteur was Mr Pesci.

At its 401st Plenary Session on 16 and 17 July 2003 (meeting of 16 July), the European Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 111 votes to none with two abstentions.

1. The purpose of the proposal is to codifying in a single text all legislative instruments adopted since 1993 on stands for two-wheel motor vehicles.

2. The Committee considers the codification of all texts in a single directive to be very useful. Simplification is of great importance in the context of the single market: failure to simplify could hamper industrial development as a whole, and certainly in the motor vehicle sector. It has been assured that this codification contains no substantial change and its sole purpose is to render Community legislation clear and transparent. The Committee fully endorses this objective and, having received the above-mentioned assurance, welcomes the proposal.

Brussels, 16 July 2003.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Roger Briesch
30.3.2004 EN C 80/45 Official Journal of the European Union
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients’
(COM(2003) 467 final — 2003/0181 (COD))
(2004/C 80/12)
On 9 September 2003 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee,
under Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, on the above-mentioned
proposal.
The Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, which was instructed to prepare
the Committee’s work on this matter, adopted its opinion on 13 November 2003. The rapporteur wasMr Donnelly.
The Committee adopted the opinion set out below at its 404th plenary session held on 10 and
11 December 2003 (meeting of 10 December) by 109 votes for, one against and two abstentions.
1. Introduction
1.1. The purpose of this proposal is to undertake a
codification of Council Directive 88/344/EEC of 13 June 1988on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on
extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and
food ingredients. The new Directive will supersede the variousDirectives incorporated in it; their content is fully preserved,
and they are brought together with only such formal amend-
ments as are required by the codification exercise itself.
Brussels, 10 December 2003.
The President
of the European Economic and Social Committee
Roger BRIESCH1.2. The Committee regards it as very useful to have all the
texts integrated into one Directive. In the context of a People’sEurope, the Committee, like the Commission, attaches great
importance to simplifying and clarifying Community law soas to make it clearer and more accessible to ordinary citizens,thus giving them new opportunities and the chance to makeuse of the specific rights it gives them.
It has been ensured that this compilation of provisions
contains no changes of substance and serves only the purposeof presenting Community law in a clear and transparent way.The Committee expresses its total support for this objectiveand, in the light of these guarantees, welcomes the proposal.
5.4.3

A start should be made on improving coordination between the economic, social, administrative and environmental reforms, on the one hand, and between the Member States on the other. Comparability and mutual reinforcement should be ensured. In view of the current situation of structural reforms in the Member States, it is particularly necessary to: — ensure the interconnection of telecommunications, energy and transport networks, under optimal conditions in terms of cost, quality and security; — speed up integration of the EU financial market under conditions that reconcile fluidity, harmonisation, security, competition and self-regulation; — make progress on productivity both directly in firms, e.g. organisation of work, use of IT and new technologies, and through a greater economic and social effectiveness of public transfers, including by economies of scale — opening up the public sector, European cooperation of public services — facilitating the absorption of public-sector deficits; — ensure that research budgets are in line with the objective set by the EU of 3 % of GDP, with two-thirds of the research budget having to be financed by the private sector, and that national programmes are in phase with each other and with the FRDP; — stimulate apprenticeship and sandwich courses, make them more accessible and develop European exchange programmes even further; — help make job seekers more employable through training programmes and personalised support for integration into the labour market; — encourage job seekers, both men and women, young and old, to develop a self-employed economic activity by facilitating administrative procedures and not penalising them from the social security point of view; — ensure the solvency of social security, which will guarantee its sustainability, bearing in mind the ageing of the population in Europe, while at the same time discouraging and stamping out illegal, undeclared work; — simplify regulations and procedures, especially for SMEs, while taking, as mentioned previously, more effective measures to combat the underground economy; — giving priority to business start-ups and encouraging entrepreneurship, by reforming tax and administrative provisions; — consolidate sustainable development and promote new technologies in this area — which will open up new markets worldwide to European companies — with more exchanges of good practices, which could usefully be incorporated into a database.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 195/61

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Amended Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Cohesion Fund (Codified version)

(COM(2006) 5 final — 2003/0129 (AVC))

(2006/C 195/15)

On 28 February 2006 the Council of the European Union decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 262 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the abovementioned proposal.

The Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 28 April 2006. The rapporteur was Mr Grasso.

At its 427th plenary session, held on 17-18 May 2006 (meeting of 17 May), the European Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 146 votes to one with two abstentions.

1. The European Economic and Social Committee supports the Commission's initiative to undertake the codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 establishing the Cohesion Fund.

2. The EESC confirms its opinion, previously expressed on several occasions, that the codification of EU rules helps to bring the European public closer to the EU's instruments. This is all the more important in the case of cohesion policy, which is central to the process of European integration.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 309/71

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive on control of San José Scale

COM(2006) 123 final — 2006/0040 (CNS)

(2006/C 309/15)

On 2 May 2006 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Articles 37 and 94 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the abovementioned proposal.

The Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 24 May 2006. The rapporteur was Mr Siecker.

At its 428th plenary session, held on 5 and 6 July 2006 (meeting of 5 July), the European Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 166 votes to two with one abstention.

1. Introduction

1.1 The purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codification of Council Directive 69/466/EEC of 8 December 1969 on control of San José Scale. The new Directive will supersede the various acts incorporated in it; this proposal fully preserves the content of the acts being codified and hence does no more than bring them together with only such formal amendments as are required by the codification exercise itself.

2. General comments

2.1 The Committee regards it as very useful to have all the texts integrated into one Directive. In the context of a People's Europe, the Committee, like the Commission, attaches great importance to simplifying and clarifying Community law so as to make it clearer and more accessible to ordinary citizens, thus giving them new opportunities and the chance to make use of the specific rights it gives them.

2.2 It has been ensured that this compilation of provisions contains no changes of substance and serves only the purpose of presenting Community law in a clear and transparent way. The Committee expresses its total support for this objective and, in the light of these guarantees, welcomes the proposal.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 325/1

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation xxx/2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1768/92, Directive 2001/20/EC, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004

COM(2006) 640 final — 2006/0207 (COD)

(2006/C 325/01)

On 9 November 2006 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the abovementioned proposal.

The Committee Bureau instructed the Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption to prepare the Committee's work on the subject.

In view of the urgency of the work, the European Economic and Social Committee appointed Ms Heinisch as rapporteur-general at its 431st plenary session, held on 13-14 December 2006 (meeting of 13 December), and adopted the following opinion by 125 votes to none, with one abstention.

1. Conclusion

1.1 Council Decision 2006/512/EC, which was adopted on 17 July 2006 and amends Council Decision 1999/468/EC, is based on Treaty Article 202. Decision 2006/512/EC introduced a new type of procedure for the exercise of implementing powers, the regulatory procedure with scrutiny.

1.2 All pending legislative instruments that, subsequent to the entry into force of Comitology Decision 2006/512/EC, refer to a regulatory procedure of a basic instrument that has been adopted in accordance with the co-decision procedure under Treaty Article 251 but not yet enacted, must be amended accordingly. Whilst this regulation xxx/2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use was formally adopted on 23.10.2006, it has not yet been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and has thus not yet entered into force.

1.3 The current Commission proposal amends Regulation xxx/2006 in order to make provision for the adoption of these two implementing measures, namely Article 20(2) and Article 49(3), by the new regulatory procedure with scrutiny, as they are intended to supplement the Regulation by the addition of new non-essential elements: — in Article 20(2), with a view to further defining the grounds for granting a deferral; and — in Article 49(3), with regard to the maximum amounts as well as the conditions and methods for collection of financial penalties.

2. Recommendation

2.1 The Commission proposal is fully in line with the procedures and rules according to which implementing powers are assigned to the Commission. The EESC supports the Commission proposal without reservations.
3.1

Question 2 (1) on the protection of privacy is a matter of particular importance, to which the EESC has already given special attention by calling for the stringent protection of the right to privacy. This raises the question of striking a balance between the right to privacy and the possibilities offered by this technology. It should however be emphasised that the satellite positioning and navigation systems enable users to establish their position, but this position is only known to themselves and is not available to third parties unless the user decides to pass on the information, for instance via a form of mobile telecommunication like GSM. Since they are one-way systems, the operator of a navigation system — be it GPS, GALILEO, or the Russian system GLONASS — does not know who the users are and has no way of finding out who is using the navigation signals, let alone their geographical position. As a result, the issue of protecting the right to privacy has to be studied on the basis of the individual applications offered to users. Many of these services require the user's geographical position to be instantly re-sent to a server, which will then be able to provide the information requested by the latter (e.g. information about road traffic).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 10/22

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on statutory plates and inscriptions for motor vehicles and their trailers, and their location and method of attachment’

COM(2007) 344 final — 2007/0119 (COD)

(2008/C 10/07)

On 13 July 2007 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the abovementioned proposal.

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided, at its 438th plenary session of 26 and 27 September 2007 (meeting of 26 September), with 165 votes in favour and 8 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 44/33

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on rear registration plate lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers’ (Codified version)

COM(2007) 451 final — 2007/0162 (COD)

(2008/C 44/08)

On 5 September 2007 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the abovementioned proposal.

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided, at its 439th plenary session of 24 and 25 October 2007 (meeting of 24 October), by 144 votes to 1 with 7 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 151/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to appliances burning gaseous fuels (codified version)

COM(2007) 633 final — 2007/0225 (COD)

(2008/C 151/03)

On 22 November 2007 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to appliances burning gaseous fuels (codified version)

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided, at its 441st plenary session of 16 and 17 January 2008 (meeting of 16 January), by 125 votes in favour with one abstention, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.