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Brussels, 20.5.2009

COM(2009) 249 final

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL

concerning the negotiations on a Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and an amendment to the Kyoto Protocol

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL

concerning the negotiations on a Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and an amendment to the Kyoto Protocol

Negotiation for the future international climate regime are on-going in two parallel working groups under the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol: the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA), and the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP).

The Community and the Member States are committed to reach a global and comprehensive climate agreement in Copenhagen in December 2009. Such an agreement could take different legal forms. For instance, it could be a wide-ranging amendment of the Kyoto Protocol or a new Protocol under the UNFCCC. A combination of instruments – binding and non-legally binding - is also possible.

Procedural requirements need to be fulfilled for a legally binding agreement to be adopted in Copenhagen. The text of any proposed protocol or amendment needs to be proposed by a Party at least six months before the meeting in Copenhagen (the '6 months rule').

A raft of Parties' submissions reached the UNFCCC secretariat by the end of April. One of them, a proposal for a new Protocol under the UNFCCC by Japan, fulfils the 6 months rule under the UNFCCC. It is therefore possible to adopt a new Protocol under the Convention in Copenhagen. So far, no other formal proposal has been put forward under the Kyoto Protocol. To ensure that also the adoption of a wide-ranging amendment of that Protocol remains possible, the Commission proposes that, at the forthcoming 8th meeting of the AWGKP (1-12 June 2009), in the absence of adequate proposals from other Parties:

1. the Community and the Member States put forward a wide-ranging amendment to the Kyoto Protocol for adoption at COP15 in Copenhagen, in accordance with Article 20 of the Kyoto Protocol;

2. the content of the proposed amendment could be a combination of the latest negotiating texts presented by the chairperson of the AWGKP and the latest submissions sent by the Community and the Member States to the UNFCCC Secretariat;

3. the Community and the Member States state that this proposal is made in order to fulfil the procedural requirements for a new protocol and amendment to be adopted at COP15 and is without prejudice to their final position in the negotiations.

The Community and the Member States should cooperate closely at COP15, and in the preparatory meetings thereof, to ensure that any legal instrument to be adopted at COP15 fulfils the objectives laid out in Council conclusions adopted on 3 March 2009 and in further conclusions adopted in view of COP 15
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DRAFT General Budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014 - General Introduction - General statement of revenue - General statement of revenue and expenditure by section /* COM/2013/0450 final - 2013/ () */
on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 concerning crop statistics

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

1.Background

Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 of 18 June 2009 concerning crop statistics and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 837/90 and (EEC) No 959/93 was modified by Regulation (EU) No 1350/2013 of 11 December 2013 amending certain legislative acts in the field of agricultural and fishery statistics to align implementing powers with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 confers on the Commission the power to adopt delegated acts. According to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 the power of delegation can be used to amend the transmission tables set out in the Annex to the Regulation.

Under Article 8a(2) of the Regulation, the power to adopt delegated acts is conferred for a period of five years from 10 January 2014. This power is to be tacitly extended for periods of five years unless the European Parliament or the Council object.

The Commission is obliged to draw up a report on the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. This report fulfils this obligation.

2.Commission exercise of delegated powers under Regulation (EC) No 543/2009

The Commission used its power to adopt delegated acts to adopt Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1557 of 13 July 2015, amending Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning crop statistics.

The Commission’s periodic review of the collection of crop statistics data demonstrated that the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 need an update to improve the clarity of concepts and data quality and to better respond to user needs, which were changed by the 2014 reform of the common agricultural policy. Eurostat carried out the review in close co-operation with the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development and Member States.

As a result, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1557 amending Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 concerning crop statistics was adopted, updating the transmission tables of Regulation (EC) No 543/2009. The updates concerned mostly clarifications of variable and aggregate names; some redundant aggregates were dropped from the transmission tables.

The update of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 543/2009 concerned only non-essential elements of that annex. The reduced number of aggregates and clear class names, hierarchy and composition of aggregates have improved the quality of data and reduced the number of errors linked to definitions. The data have become more comparable.

The impact on data collection and processing in Member States (both at the level of national statistical institutes and of respondents) was positive and relatively small.

3.Conclusions
on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission pursuant to Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC

INTRODUCTION

Directive 2013/53/EU lays down requirements on the design and manufacture of recreational craft and personal watercraft and rules on their free movement in the Union. Article 47 of the Directive empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts to amend:

-points 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 as well as Section 3 of Part B and Section 3 of Part C of Annex I, dealing respectively with marine engines' testing cycles, test fuels, the application of the engine's family and choice of parent engine and durability (Article 47(a)(i)), in order to take into account the progress of technical knowledge and new scientific evidence;

-Annexes VII and IX dealing respectively with 'conformity of production assessment for exhaust and noise emissions' and 'technical documentation' (Article 47(a)(ii)), in order to take into account the progress of technical knowledge and new scientific evidence.

-Annex V setting out requirements on 'Equivalent conformity based on Post-Construction Assessment' (Article 47(b)), in order to take into account the progress of technical knowledge, the adequacy of ensuring equivalent conformity and new scientific evidence.

LEGAL BASIS

This report is required under Article 48.2 of Directive 2013/53/EU. Pursuant to that provision, the power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 17 January 2014 and the Commission is required to prepare a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period.

EXERCISE OF THE DELEGATION

Since the entry into force of Directive 2013/53/EU, the Commission has not made use of the empowerment. No delegated act has been adopted yet.

However, the reasons, which have led the co-legislators to delegate the power to adopt delegated acts on the Commission, are still valid and the Commission may indeed need to make use of the empowerment in the future. For example, the Directive sets out the test cycles for petrol as well as diesel marine engines, however it does not encompass a test cycle for hybrid marine engine technology. This is a novel technology in marine use combining combustion engines with electrical propulsion. The Commission might therefore make use of the empowerment to introduce test cycles for hybrid marine engines.

CONCLUSION

The Commission believes that, despite to date the Commission hasn't adopted any delegated act, the delegation of power as stated in Article 47 of the Directive 2013/53/EU should be extended. Article 48 of the Directive foresees that "the delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period".
- General Introduction - General statement of expenditure - General statement of revenue - General statement of revenue and expenditure by section

DRAFT Union annual budget for the financial year 2023

DOCUMENTS

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Union annual budget

for the financial year 2023

— General introduction

— General statement of expenditure

— General statement of revenue

— General statement of revenue and expenditure by section:

— Section 1: European Parliament

— Section 2: European Council and Council

— Section 3: European Commission

— Section 4: Court of Justice of the European Union

— Section 5: Court of Auditors

— Section 6: European Economic and Social Committee

— Section 7: European Committee of the Regions

— Section 8: European Ombudsman

— Section 9: European Data Protection Supervisor
COMMISSION OPINION on the draft Council Decision on a revision of the Statutes of the Economic Policy Committee

In accordance with Article 209 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Council shall, after receiving an Opinion of the Commission, determine the rules governing the Committees. The Council requested the Opinion of the Commission, in a letter dated 20 May 2003, on a revision of the Composition and the Statutes of the Economic Policy Committee , which are currently set in the Council Decision of 29 September 2000 (2000/604/EC).

The proposed revision aims at accommodating the forthcoming enlargement of the European Union to 25 Member States. In order to continue working efficiently, the draft Council Decision proposes that Member States, the Commission and the European Central Bank shall each appoint two instead of four members to the Committee.

The Commission considers that the proposed revision of the Statutes is appropriate. The revision has no impact on the role of the Commission in the Committee.
PRELIMINARY DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 7 TO THE BUDGET FOR 2004 - GENERAL STATEMENT OF REVENUE

(presented by the Commission)

Having regard to:

- the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 272 thereof,

- the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 177 thereof,

- the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities [1], and in particular Articles 15 and 37 thereof,

[1] OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

The European Commission hereby presents to the budgetary authority the preliminary draft amending budget No 7 to the 2004 budget for the reasons set out in the explanatory memorandum.

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The present Preliminary Draft Amending Budget (PDAB) aims at budgeting the surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget year 2003. As provided for in the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities [2], under Article 15, it is the only subject of this PDAB and it is submitted within 15 days following the submission of the provisional accounts, which took place on 1 May 2004.

[2] OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, P. 1.

1. REVENUE

1.1. Balance of budget 2003

The implementation of the budget year 2003 shows a surplus of EUR 5 469 843 705,65 shared between a component resulting from an over-registering in revenue (+EUR 850 023 235,85), an under-spending in expenditure (+EUR 4 728 809 433,65) and a negative balance of monetary exchange (-EUR 108 988 963,62).

The over-registering of revenue can be analysed by title as follows:

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The under-spending of payment appropriations in 2003 can be analysed by heading of the Financial perspective as follows.

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* not including payment appropriations corresponding to assigned revenue.

This budgeting of the surplus will diminish accordingly the global contribution of the Member States to the financing of the EU Budget. However, the effect by Member State of this global decrease is also influenced by the updated own resources forecast including the updated amount of the UK correction and the budgeting of the surplus of the guarantee fund for external loans. This will be the subject of a separate Preliminary Draft Amending Budget, to be presented by the Commission at the end of May, which is expected to change further the amounts of the contributions by country.
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EN 1   EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 27.7.2009 
SEC(2009) 1062 final 
  
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CO MMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 
to authorise modifications to the negotiati ng directives for a Trade and Cooperation 
Agreement with the Republic of Iraq  
 
EN 2   EN 1. EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 
On 23 March 2006 the Council authorised th e Commission to negotiate a Trade and 
Cooperation Agreement with Iraq and issued negotiating directives in this regard  (doc. 6511/06 COMEM 23 WTO 38 RESTREINT UE).  
At the seventh round of EU-Iraq negotiations, he ld from 25 to 26 February 2009 in Baghdad, 
both Iraq and the Commission agreed to enha nce the status of the draft Agreement, 
specifically through the creation of a Cooperation Council, meeti ng regularly at Ministerial 
level, and by changing the title of the Agreem ent from Trade and Cooperation Agreement to 
“Partnership and Cooperation Agreement”.  
This approach was endorsed by the Counc il (working group MOG) both prior to and 
following the seventh negotiation round. The Co mmission therefore recommends reflecting 
these changes in the negotiating directives a nd invites the Council to authorise the proposed 
modifications. 
 
EN 3   EN 2. RECOMMENDATION 
In the light of the above, the Commission r ecommends that the C ouncil authorises the 
following modifications to th e negotiating directives: 
(1) Change of the title of the Agreement 
• The title of the Agreement will be ch anged from “Trade and Cooperation 
Agreement” to “Partnership and Cooperation Agreement” in the negotiating 
directives whenever it appears. 
(2) Establishment of the Cooperation Council 
• A new point will be adde d in section D (Instituti onal, general and final 
provisions), Title III: 
“A Cooperation Council will be  established to supervise the implementation of this 
Agreement. The Cooperation Council will meet at ministerial level. It will examine any major 
issues arising within the framework of this Agreement.” 
• The current point D.1 shall be amended in order to reflect the establishment of the 
Cooperation Council: 
Paragraph 1 - new text  “A Cooperation Committee will be  established with a view to assist the Cooperation Council 
in its duties.” 
Paragraph 2 - remains unchanged.
In April 2012, the Ministry of Energy, Environment and Climate Change proposed an Energy Roadmap for 2050. According to the scenarios outlined in the roadmap, further efforts would be needed to reduce emissions up to 80%, as agreed at the EU level.

Greece is a member of the High Level Group on Central East South Europe Connectivity (CESEC) together with Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia. The objective of the High Level Group is to establish a regional priority infrastructure roadmap and advance its implementation in order to develop missing infrastructure and improve security of gas supplies.
The EU Cohesion policy provides for investment possibilities to implement energy policy objectives in Sweden which will be complemented by national public and private co-financing, aiming at optimal leverage. It also ensures integrated territorial solutions to challenges by supporting capacity building, technical assistance and territorial cooperation, including the Baltic Sea Region macro-regional strategy in which Sweden takes part. Energy efficiency: Over 2014-2020, EU Cohesion Policy will invest some EUR 86 million in energy efficiency improvements in public and residential buildings and in SMEs in Sweden. A further estimated EUR 82 million will be invested in supporting the move towards an energy-efficient, decarbonised transport sector. These investments are expected to contribute to around 10 000 households with improved energy consumption classification and a decrease of around 40 000 000 kWh per year of decreased primary energy consumption of public buildings, as well as to around 80 km of reconstructed or upgraded railway lines. Decarbonisation: Overall, the EU Cohesion Policy investments in Sweden over 2014-2020 are expected to contribute to an estimated annual decrease of GHG of around 6 000 tonnes of CO2eq. Over 2014-2020, EU Cohesion Policy will invest some EUR 5 million in renewable energy in Sweden. This funding will be complemented by national public and private co-financing, aiming at optimal leverage. Research, Innovation and Competitiveness: Over 2014-2020, EU Cohesion Policy will invest significantly in R&I and in SME competitiveness in Sweden. This will be based on the national strategy as well as regional strategies for smart specialisation. For Sweden, the strategies include a focus on support for networks, clusters and incubators for SMEs working with energy efficiency and a key issue is the increased potential for commercialisation of innovation in the energy sector. In addition, development of strategies and plans for sustainable and energy efficient urban planning, favouring energy conservation and non-fossil energy, will be supported. At this stage, at least EUR 91 million is foreseen for investments in R&I and adoption of low-carbon technologies in Sweden, but this might increase further in line with the evolving content of the smart specialisation strategy.
The EU Cohesion policy provides investment possibilities to implement energy policy objectives in Belgium which will be complemented by national public and private co-financing, aiming at optimal leverage. It also ensures integrated territorial solutions to challenges by supporting capacity building, technical assistance and territorial cooperation. Energy efficiency: Over 2014-2020, EU Cohesion Policy will invest some EUR 114 million in energy efficiency improvements in public and residential buildings and in enterprises, as well as in high-efficiency cogeneration and district heating in Belgium. A further estimated EUR 65 million will be invested in supporting the move towards an energy-efficient, decarbonised transport sector. These investments are expected to contribute to around 540 households with improved energy consumption classification and a decrease of around 420 000 kWh per year of decreased primary energy consumption of public buildings. Decarbonisation: Overall, the EU Cohesion Policy investments in Belgium over 2014-2020 are expected to contribute to an estimated annual decrease of GHG of around 11 000 tonnes of CO2eq. Over 2014-2020, EU Cohesion Policy will invest some EUR 22 million in renewable energy in Belgium. These investments are expected to contribute to around 10 MW of additional capacity of renewable energy production. Research, Innovation and Competitiveness: Over 2014-2020, EU Cohesion Policy will invest significantly in R&I and in SME competitiveness in Belgium. This will be based on the regional strategies for smart specialisation. For Belgium, the strategies include a focus on sustainable energy and low-carbon economy. At this stage, at least EUR 14 million is foreseen for investments in R&I and adoption of low-carbon technologies in Belgium, but this might increase further in line with the evolving content of the smart specialisation strategy.
Already before the outburst of the VW crisis, the Commission was working on proposals to improve the type-approval legislation for motor vehicles, and identified main areas with a significant potential for improvement to better address the problems of unsafe and non-compliant automotive products. The assessment of the possible policy options resulted in the conclusion that regulatory action in these areas would be the most effective. The re-assessment of these policy options in the light of the VW crisis has highlighted the need to further increase their effectiveness in terms of detecting and preventing non-compliance problems. In addition, this re-assessment has resulted in the identification of a major weakness of the type-approval system, i.e. the lack of supervision on the actors responsible for the proper functioning of the ex-ante compliance control mechanism (type-approval) and the absence of an efficient ex-post control mechanism (market surveillance).

The regulatory options for areas A to E are supported by the majority of the economic operators, national authorities and technical services. The introduction of market surveillance as envisaged for area F is supported by these stakeholders as well. In the aftermath of the VW crisis, strong calls have been made upon the Commission to also establish supervision and co-ordination at EU level to ensure effective enforcement of the type-approval and market surveillance obligations. In particular the European Parliament and environmental and consumer protection NGO's are supporting this option.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 24.8.2016

SWD(2016) 277 final

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

Accompanying the document

Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council

COSME - Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs 2014-2020 - Monitoring Report 2014

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{SWD(2016) 274 final}