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COMMISSION DECISION - COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE AGAIN IN 2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to

Article 157 of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, [1] Council Regulation No 1605/2002 [2] and

[1] OJ L 248, 16.09.2002, p. 1.

[2] Regulation of 25.06.2002; these provisions are set out on the following pages.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

1. EUR 3 269 595.00 from Section III (Commission) of the 2003 budget shall be made available again in 2004 for the reasons set out in the Annex.

2. The Council and Parliament shall be informed of this decision.

Brussels, 10th February 2004

For the Commission

Michaele Schreyer

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Extract from the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002

Article 157

The Commission shall automatically decommit appropriations that have been committed as provided for in the regulations referred to in Article 155.

The decommitted appropriations may be made available again in the event of a manifest error attributable solely to the Commission or in the case of majeure which has serious repercussions for the implementation of operations supported by the Structural Funds.

To this end, the Commission shall examine decommitments made during the previous financial year and decide, by 15 February of the current year, on the basis of requirements, whether it is necessary to make the corresponding appropriations available again.

COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE AGAIN

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COMMITMENT APPROPRIATIONS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE AGAIN

Grounds

1. B2-100 European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section

Decommitments in 2003: 7.158.229,77 EUR

Amount made available again: 3.269.595,00 EUR

Force majeure linked to foot and mouth disease. Irish programmes 2000IE161PO005 (EUR4 247 116 decommitment in 2003) and 2000IE161PO006 (EUR812 395 decommitment in 2003). Commission accepts force majeure applies to on-farm investment measures in the agriculture and rural development priority of the programmes during 5 out of the 25 months that ran after the date of adoption of programme until the n+2 cut-off date for payment claims against the 2000 instalment. Thus 5/25 of the 2000 instalment allocated to the priority affected (or the amount decommitted, whichever is lower) must be made available again.
Brussels, 28.02.2005

SEC(2005) 269 final

Draft

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

- Draft common position of the Community -(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement contains specific provisions on the cooperation between the Community and the EEA EFTA States outside the four freedoms.

2. The attached draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee aims to modify Protocol 31 to extend cooperation, beyond 31 December 2004, in the field of the implementation and development of the internal market for a further year (2005) and concerning:

- Budget lines 12.01.04.01 and 12.02.01: Implementation of the internal market.

3. Article 1.3(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 concerning the arrangements for implementing the EEA Agreement envisages that the Council establish the Community position for such Decisions on a proposal from the Commission.

4. The draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee is submitted for the approval of the Council, after which the Commission will put forward the position of the Community in the EEA Joint Committee at the earliest possible occasion.

Draft

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No …/… of …[1].

It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include cooperation in the implementation and development of the Internal Market.

Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this cooperation to continue beyond 31 December 2004,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

In Article 7(6) of Protocol 31 to the Agreement the words ‘year 2004’ shall be replaced by ‘years 2004 and 2005’.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of the Agreement*.

It shall apply from 1 January 2005.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union .

Done at Brussels, .

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

The Secretaries to the EEA Joint Committee

[1] OJ L …

* [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional requirements indicated.]
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Brussels, 21.12.2005

SEC(2005) 1682

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

Annex to the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THHE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Taking sustainable use of resources forward: A Thematic Strategy on the prevention and recycling of waste Technical Annexes to the Thematic Strategy on the Prevention and Recycling of Waste {COM(2005) 666 final}

ANNEX I II: List of legal acts referred to in the text

Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste, as amended by Directive 91/156/EEC of 18 March 1991 amending Directive 75/442/EEC on waste, [1975] OJ L 194/39 and [1991] OJ L 78/32.

Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste, [1991] OJ L 377/20.

Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community, as amended [1993] OJ L 30/1.

Council Directive 75/439/EEC of 16 June 1975 on the disposal of waste oils, [1975] OJ L 194/23.

Council Directive 86/278/EEC of 12 June 1986 on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture, [1986] OJ L 191/23.

Council Directive 96/59/EC of 16 September 1996 on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCB/PCT), [1996] OJ L 243/31.

Council Directive 91/157/EEC of 18 March 1991 on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances, [1991] OJ L 78/38.

European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste, [1994] OJ L 365/10.

Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste, [1999] OJ L 182/1.

Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of-life vehicles, [2000] OJ L 269/34.

Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 on the incineration of waste, [2000] OJ L 332/91.

Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), [2003] OJ L 37/24.

Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, [2003] OJ L 37/19.

ANNEX IV: Chart of existing legislation

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Brussels, 8.5.2007

SEC(2007) 565 final

Draft DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement,on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

- Draft common position of the Community - (presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement contains specific provisions on the cooperation between the Community and the EEA EFTA States outside the four freedoms.

2. The attached draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee aims to modify Protocol 31 to extend cooperation, beyond 31 December 2006, in the field of the implementation and development of the internal market for a further year (2007) and concerns:

- Budget lines 12.01.04.01, 12.02.01 and 02.03.01: Implementation and development of the internal market.

3. Article 1.3(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 concerning the arrangements for implementing the EEA Agreement envisages that the Council establish the Community position for such Decisions on a proposal from the Commission.

4. The draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee is submitted for the approval of the Council, after which the Commission will put forward the position of the Community in the EEA Joint Committee at the earliest possible occasion.

Draft DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement,on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No …/… of …[1].

(2) It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement in the implementation and development of the Internal Market.

(3) Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this cooperation to continue beyond 31 December 2006,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 7 of Protocol 31 to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The words ‘years 2004, 2005 and 2006’ in paragraph 6 shall be replaced by the words ‘years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007’.

2. The words ‘year 2006’ in paragraph 7 shall be replaced by the words ‘years 2006 and 2007’.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of the Agreement *.

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union .

Done at Brussels, […].

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President […]

The Secretaries to the EEA Joint Committee […]

[1] OJ L …

* [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional requirements indicated.]
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Brussels, 2.4.2007

SEC(2007) 473

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

REPORT OF THE FIRST and FOURTH MEETINGS OF THESUBGROUP ON REVIEW OF STOCKS. (SGRST-05-01 and SGRST-05-04)OF THESCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC COMMITTEE FOR FISHERIES (STECF)EVALUATION OF THE COD RECOVERY PLANIspra, 13-17 June and 19-21 September 2005

This report has been evaluated and endorsed by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) in its plenary session of 7-11 November 2005

This report does not necessarily reflect the view of the European Commission and in no way anticipates the Commission’s future policy in this area.

The MS-WORD version of this Report is available in full on the JRC/STECF website <http://stecf.jrc.cec.eu.int/reports.php>
EN    EN EN 
 
EN    EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 19.5.2008 
SEC(2008) 1903 final 
  
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
On establishing the European Community posi tion within the Ministerial Council of the 
Energy Community (Brussels, 27 June 2008) 
 
(presented by the Commission) 
 
EN 2   EN EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM  
The Ministerial Council of the Energy Community will meet on 27 June 2008 in Brussels. In 
order for the European Community to take part in the relevant decisions, it is necessary to 
establish the position of the European Community  pursuant Article 300 of  the Treaty and in 
accordance with the provisions of the Counc il Decision of 29 May 2006 on the conclusion by 
the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty 
 
EN 3   EN Proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
On establishing the European Community posi tion within the Ministerial Council of the 
Energy Community (Brussels, 27 June 2008) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Communit y, and in particular Article 
300 paragraph 2, second subparagraph, 
Having regard to Council Decision on the Conc lusion by the European Community of the 
Energy Community Treaty (2006/500/EC – 29 May 2006), and in particul ar Article 4 and 5 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  
Sole Article 
In view of the meeting of th e Ministerial Council of the Ener gy Community to take place in 
Brussels on 27 June 2008, the position of the Community regarding the issues falling under 
the scope of Article 300 paragraph 2 second subpar agraph of the Treaty is  set out in Annex to 
this decision. 
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Council 
 The President   
 
EN 4   EN ANNEX  
European Community position  
• The European Community approves the financia l discharge of the Director of the Energy 
Community Secretariat for the year 2007.  
• The European Community approves the adoptio n of the Decision on the implementation of 
Commission Decision of 9 November 2006 am ending the Annex to Regulation (EC) 
No 1228/2003 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity. The position of the European Community on this point is based on the 
following principles: 
– The Decision to be approved by the En ergy Community Ministerial Council shall 
not affect Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 and, in particular, shall not modify the 
seven regions established at  point 3,2 of its Annex; 
– The Decision shall define a region com posed by the Contracting Parties and by 
the Member States having a direct electr icity interconnection with at least one 
Contracting party; 
– The Decision shall contain a review clau se in order to take new network and 
market developments into account, such as new electricity interconnections. 
• The European Community approves the adoptio n of the Procedural Act concerning the 
implementation of Articles 90  to 93 of the Energy Commun ity Treaty relating to dispute 
settlement.
EN    EN EN 
EN 1   EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 4.6.2008 
SEC(2008) 1977 
  
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 
Impact Assessment regarding the Commissio n's proposal for a Council Regulation 
concerning the conservation of fisheries resou rces through technical measures in the 
Atlantic and the North Sea 
Lead DG: DG FISH 
Agenda planning: 2006/FISH/004 
SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT  
on the proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the conservation of fisheries 
resources through technical measures 
  
{COM(2008) 324} 
{SEC(2008) 1978}  
EN 2   EN SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT  
on the proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the conservation of fisheries 
resources through technical measures 
The Impact Assessment regards a draft pr oposal for the Regulation concerning the 
conservation of fisheries resour ces through technical measures in the Atlantic and the North 
Sea. 
The proposal for a new regulation on technical c onservation measures in the Atlantic and the 
North Sea was identified in the Commission Ac tion Plan 2006-2008 on simplification of the 
Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)1 legislation as a fundamental te st case of simplification. The 
proposal is also part of the Commi ssion's Rolling Simplification Programme. 
Recognising that the technical measures legislation for the A tlantic and the North Sea grew 
too complex and difficult to interpret, co ntrol and enforce, th e Council invited the 
Commission to submit a simplified proposal. In its conclusions on promoting more 
environmentally-friendly fishing methods, the Council also reco mmended a localised 
approach where measures are adapted to  regional conditions, when appropriate. 
Simplification is therefore a key objective of  the new proposed regulation. The specific 
operational aims are as follows: 
• to incorporate all revised conditions a nd amendments in a comprehensive and 
easy to understand, control and enfor ce package of technical measures; 
• to establish a balance between measures which are generally applicable in all 
areas and measures which are applicable specifically on a regional basis as 
defined by the Regional Advisory Council (RAC) Areas. 
The scope of the proposal is relatively small as it does not change the substance of related 
legislation but only the legislativ e approach and therefore the lik ely environmental, social and 
economic impacts are modest. This is a proporti onate impact assessment, for which no inter-
service steering group was set up. Scientific and Stakeholder Committees have been consulted. 
Details of consultation processes, options and impacts are provided.
  
                                                 
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Concentration on power generation markets is low. Due to changes in legislation, transactions performed on the centralised competitive electricity wholesale markets significantly increased. The gas market is more concentrated, as the sum of market shares of the three main suppliers in the wholesale market is 78.4%. Liquidity in the gas markets is very low as market participants are not incentivised to trade. A temporary gas release programme was introduced with the aim of increasing liquidity, obliging producers and traders/suppliers to trade minimum quantities (35%/30%) on the two trading platforms operated by OPCOM and the Romanian Commodities Exchange. However, the programme has shown limited effect so far, as a majority of trading still occurs on a bilateral basis. Wholesale electricity prices are near EU average. In particular because of regulated prices, domestic retail prices for electricity and gas are much below the EU average, with the price of gas (largely covered by domestic supply) being the lowest among EU Member States. On the electricity market, liberalisation was finalised for non-household consumers as of 1 January 2014. The electricity market will be fully liberalised for household consumers by 2017. On the gas market, liberalisation was finalised for non-household consumers (except for the quantities of natural gas used to produce heat for household consumption) as of 1 January 2015. According to a new roadmap adopted in June 2015, the gas market will be fully liberalised for household consumers by 2021 at the latest. Due to the negative or slim margins allowed by price regulation, suppliers are discouraged from making offers outside their supply areas, therefore consumer choice is in reality often very limited, and this translates into low switching rates. Retail markets are also in practice very concentrated. Following a positive cost-benefit analysis, wide-scale electricity smart meters roll-out is scheduled within 2014-2022 with an 80% implementation target. Consumers' overall assessment of the retail electricity and gas markets is just above the EU average.
Similarly to the EU average, the energy trade balance of Estonia is overall negative, with oil and gas being important drivers. On the other hand, Estonia is a net exporter of electricity. The current account deficit has significantly decreased between 2005 and 2014. The reduction was largely due to lower import and capital income outflows, with energy trade balance contributing only slightly to the rebalancing.

The energy mix of Estonia differs from the EU28 average with the main difference of a much higher share of solid fuels and much lower of petroleum and products. Compared to 1995, the share of solid fuels petroleum and products decreased (from 64% to 60% and from 22 to 17% of the gross inland energy consumption, respectively), while the share of renewable energy sharply increased (by 7 percentage points). The share of gases decreased from 10 to 8% of the energy mix.

Since 1995, energy import dependency has decreased in Estonia, with overall import dependency much lower than the EU average. Energy dependence rate was 11.9% in 2013. The dependency for solid fuels and petroleum products has decreased, mainly due to Estonia's domestic oil shale production and biomass use. Estonia is highly dependent on gas imports from Russia . However, gas only represents 8% of the gross inland consumption and plays a marginal role in energy imports. The energy trade deficit (expressed in % of GDP) is lower than EU average.

Interconnection capacity for electricity in 2014 Source: European Commission based on ENTSO-E scenario outlook and adequacy forecast 2014 Note: Reference to 2030 target is based on October 2014 European Council conclusions stating that "the Commission will also report regularly to the European Council with the objective of arriving at a 15% target by 2030"
Proposal for an amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 of the European Parliament and the Council of 26 October 2005 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Community

Why? What is the problem being addressed?
Policy options were considered in groupings:

Firstly, soft-law options to foster stakeholder goodwill and self-discipline and improve capacities of competent authorities (GROUPING A).

Secondly, regulatory options addressing two important elements:

- the appropriate definition of the scope of the cultural goods to be covered by the initiative (GROUPING B);

- the documentary requirements needed to certify the licit nature of the goods (GROUPING C)

More specifically, Grouping C comprises the following certification options:

(a) Export certificate issued by the source country and administrative cooperation with the country in question;

(b) Importer statement (affidavit) together with an Object ID form providing basic information on the goods;

(c) Import licence issued by EU cultural authorities for all cultural goods

(d) Import licence for cultural goods at high risk from pillage (archaeological objects) and importer statement and Object ID for all other cultural goods (combining elements of b + c).