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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON THE RESULTS OF THE ELIGIBILITY MID-TERM REVIEW IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 2 OF THE COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) N° 1164/1994 ESTABLISHING A COHESION FUND

1. Introduction

Article 2 of the amended Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 establishing a Cohesion Fund requires an eligibility mid-term review. The regulation stipulates that any Member State whose gross national product (GNP) per capita, measured in purchasing power parities, exceeds 90% of the Community average shall lose its entitlement to assistance from the Fund for new projects. The review shall be carried out before the end of 2003 based on per capita GNP as shown by Community data for the period 2000-2002.

Article 4 of the amended Council Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 stipulates that, in the event of a Member State becoming ineligible, resources for the Cohesion Fund will be reduced accordingly.

Since Article 4 of the Regulation is clear on the consequences of a Member State becoming ineligible in the mid-term eligibility review, the Commission considers modification of the Regulation itself is unnecessary. Consequently, the Commission decided to adopt a Communication to the Council and the European Parliament outlining the result of the mid-term eligibility review and laying down its financial implications. These financial implications will be implemented by the Commission in the context of the annual budgetary forecast.

2. Result of the mid-term eligibility review

Four Member States were eligible under the Fund from 1 January 2000: Spain, Greece, Portugal and Ireland. For the reference period 2000-2002, the Community data as of 1 November 2003 for these beneficiary Member States are as follows:

GNP/capita in purchasing power parities (index: EU15=100)

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The Community data reveal that GNP per capita of Spain, Greece and Portugal does not exceed the eligibility threshold of 90% of the Community average. Consequently, the three Member States will continue to benefit from the Cohesion Fund until 2006. Ireland's GNP per capita, on the other hand, stands at 100.5% of the Community average for the reference period 2000-2002, exceeding 90% of the Community average. Consequently, Ireland is ineligible under the Cohesion Fund as of 1 January 2004.

3. Financial implications

Ireland's ineligibility under the Cohesion Fund as of 1 January 2004 means that total resources for commitments in the period 2004 to 2006 will be reduced by EUR 164 million (1999 prices), corresponding to the amount foreseen by the Commission for Ireland for the said period.

Consequently, total resources to be made available for commitments for the period 2004 to 2006 shall be EUR 7.376 billion at 1999 prices.

Commitment appropriations for each year shall be:

- 2004: EUR 2.460 billion,

- 2005: EUR 2.460 billion,

- 2006: EUR 2.460 billion.
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Brussels, 7.4.2011

COM(2011) 181 final

COMMUNICA TION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL

on the request to submit a proposal regarding the early retirement scheme for EU civil servants

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL

on the request to submit a proposal regarding the early retirement scheme for EU civil servants

On 25 October 2010 the Council adopted conclusions calling on the Commission to put forward, by the middle of 2011, a legislative proposal for amending the Staff Regulations. That proposal should be either to repeal Article 9(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations or to review it substantially in order to take into account the concerns expressed in the Council conclusions. Under Article 241 TFEU, if the Commission decides not to submit a proposal it has to inform the Council of the reasons.

The Commission wishes to remind the Council that in 2004 it adopted Article 9(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations as a human resources management tool. This tool has enabled the EU institutions to dispense with the previous termination-of-service system (‘ dégagement ’) and has made it easier to recruit staff from the new Member States (EU 10 and EU 2). It was part of an overall package negotiated between the Council, the Commission and trade unions.

The Commission wishes to stress that the report presented to the Council gives figures for a short-term perspective, as required by the Staff Regulations. At the same time, the Commission does not see grounds on which the Council might presume that the scheme would not be budgetary neutral on the long term. Since 2004, all institutions, as defined in Articles 1a (2) and 1b of the Staff Regulations, have jointly applied the early retirement scheme. They have done so only in the interest of the service and only to a restricted number of cases. The scheme has (with one regrettable, but very limited exception) complied with the limits laid down in Article 9(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations.

The Commission would also like to remind the Council that, due to the specific post-enlargement circumstances, a 10 % annual rate has been applied in recent years. There are no reasons to expect this maximum rate to be reached every year.

Article 9(2) is addressed to all institutions, and all institutions must manage the scheme jointly. The Commission cannot unilaterally restrict the way other institutions exercise their Appointing Authority powers with regard to early retirement. However, following a Commission proposal, the institutions have accepted to use their margin of discretion as appointing authorities and to apply for 2010-2011 a rate of around 8 %. This takes account of the end of the transition period for the recruitment of EU-10 nationals, as well as the persisting need to recruit staff from EU-2 Member States.

For the reasons given above, the Commission does not consider that there are at this stage grounds for revising Article 9(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations. It will, however, give due consideration to the Council’s concerns when making a proposal for amending the Staff Regulations.
The adaptation in line with inflation of minimum amounts of cover laid down in Directive 2009/103/EC relating to insurance against civil liabaility in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

The adaptation in line with inflation of minimum amounts laid down in Directive 2009/103/EC relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability

In accordance with Article 9(2) of Directive 2009/103/EC relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability, the amounts laid down in euro in Article 9(1) were reviewed in 2015 in order to take account of changes in the European index of consumer prices comprising all Member States, as published by Eurostat.

As a result of the review, the amounts laid down in euro are as follows:

• in the case of personal injury, the minimum amount of cover is increased to

€1 220 000 per victim or €6 070 000 per claim, whatever the number of victims;

• in the case of material damage, the minimum amount is increased to €1 220 000 per claim, whatever the number of victims.
Adaptation of the ceiling of own resources and of the ceiling for appropriations for commitments following the entry into force the Council Decision 2014/335 on the system of own resources of the European Union

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

Adaptation of the ceiling of own resources and of the ceiling for appropriations for commitments following the entry into force the Council Decision 2014/335 on the system of own resources of the European Union

1.Article 3(3) of Council Decision 2014/335/EC, Euratom stipulates that "as soon as all Member States have transmitted their data on the basis of ESA 2010, the Commission shall recalculate the ceilings set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 on the basis of the following formula:

1.23 % (1.29%) x

In that formula, 't' is the latest full year for which data for the calculation of GNI are available."

2.On the basis of the latest information provided by Eurostat (see also tables in the Annex) with the year 2015 as the last full year available, the new percentage ceilings will amount to:

Maximum own resources (in per cent of the total GNI of the Member States) =

1.23 % x =

= 1.23 % x = 1,19961608 % ⇒ 1.20 %

Maximum appropriations for commitments (in per cent of the total GNI of the Member States) =

1.29 % x =

= 1.29 % x = 1,25813393 % ⇒ 1.26 %

3.The new ceilings shall be valid from 1 January 2014 onwards.
Quality of petrol and diesel fuel used for road transport in the European Union (Reporting year 2014 and 2015)

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

Quality of petrol and diesel fuel used for road transport in the European Union

(Reporting years 2014 and 2015)

1. Introduction

Continuous compliance of petrol and diesel fuel used for road transport with EU quality requirements is of utmost importance for the delivery of substantial health and environmental benefits.

This report is based on the reports submitted by Member States, pursuant to Article 8(3) of Directive 98/70/EC (so-called Fuel Quality Directive), on the quality of petrol and diesel used for road transport in the EU for the year 2014.

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has carried out a quality assurance and quality process of the data submitted by Member States leading to improvements of the data. The compilation and analysis of the data reported by Member States is presented in the EEA Technical report No 26/2015 on ‘EU Fuel quality monitoring – 2014’ and the Technical report No 36/2016 on ‘EU Fuel quality monitoring – 2015’ .

2. Overview of the 2014 fuel quality data in the EU

The monitoring of fuel quality in 2014 and 2015 continued to show that there were very few deviations from the specifications for petrol and diesel laid down in the Fuel Quality Directive. Furthermore it shows that all Member States apply the fuel specifications that require road fuels to contain less than 10 ppm of sulphur.

One of the key points for monitoring the compliance with the fuel quality requirements is the sampling of fuels. Following the findings of the report for 2013 data and subsequent bilateral contacts between the Commission and Member States, the data reported by Member States shows in 2014 an improvement in the way Member States meet their reporting and monitoring obligations through enhanced fuel quality monitoring systems leading to a more complete and robust sampling of fuels.

In 2014, all Member States provided the required minimum information regarding fuel compliance. There was therefore no need for the Commission to launch any new investigation in this area.

In 2015, the large majority of the Member States provided the required minimum information regarding fuel compliance. The Commission has requested further information from those Member States which didn't report the necessary information regarding fuel compliance.

Non-compliance of fuel put on the market in both years is reported to be rare. When this happens Member States generally indicate taking action to remove non-compliant fuel from sale. Furthermore, there is no evidence of any negative repercussions on vehicle emissions or engine functioning due to these instances of non-compliance.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 22.5.2019 COM(2019) 205 final DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 3

TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2019 Accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund



to provide assistance to Romania, Italy and Austria



Having regard to: –the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof, –Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (…), and in particular Article 44 thereof, –the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019, as adopted on 12 December 2018, –draft amending budget No°1/2019, adopted on 15 April 2019, –draft amending budget No°2/2019, adopted on 15 May 2019, The European Commission hereby presents to the European Parliament and to the Council Draft Amending Budget No 3 to the 2019 budget. CHANGES TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION The changes to the statement of expenditure of section III are available on EUR-Lex ( http://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm ). An English version of the changes to this statement is attached for information as a budgetary annex. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Financing 3. Appropriations requested in the budget of 2019 4. Summary table by MFF heading EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1.Introduction
on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission pursuant to Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission pursuant to Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)

1. INTRODUCTION

Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) seeks to prevent and control air, water and soil pollution caused by emissions from industrial installations.

Articles 48(5) and 74 of Directive 2010/75/EU empower the Commission to adopt delegated acts in view of

(I)setting a date from which continuous measurements of emissions into the air of certain pollutants are to be carried out

and

(II) adjusting to scientific and technical progress several emission monitoring and compliance assessment methods referred to in its Annexes.

2. LEGAL BASIS

Article 76(1) of Directive 2010/75/EU requires the Commission to report on the exercise of the power to adopt relevant delegated acts referred to in Articles 48(5) and 74.

Pursuant to this provision, the power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 6 January 2011, which shall be automatically extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council revokes it in accordance with Article 77 of the Directive.

In accordance with Article 76(1), the Commission is required to prepare a report in respect of the delegation of power at the latest six months before the end of the five-year period.

Accordingly, the Commission issued the first report on 12 June 2015 covering the 6 January 2011 - 5 January 2016 five-year period. Since the delegation of power was not revoked under Article 77, a second empowerment five-year period started on 6 January 2016 to last until 5 January 2021.

Accordingly, and based upon Article 76(1), this report covers this second five-year period.

3. EXERCISE OF THE DELEGATION

The exercise of the empowerment was deemed necessary for complementing or adapting several provisions foreseen by the Directive based on technical and scientific progress, if any.
on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EC) 184/2005 on Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 on Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment

1.INTRODUCTION

Regulation (EU) 2016/1013 of the European Parliament and of the Council aligned, inter alia, the powers conferred on the Commission by Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

Regulation (EC) No 184/2005, as amended, empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU for the following purposes:

Øto update the geographical breakdown levels, institutional sector breakdown levels and economic activity breakdown levels set out in Tables 6, 7 and 8 of its Annex I to reflect economic or technical changes (Article 2(3));

Øto eliminate or reduce certain requirements of data flows in its Annex I, provided that such elimination or reduction does not reduce the quality of the statistics produced in accordance with that regulation (Article 2(3)); and

Øto extend the deadline for the report under Article 5(5) of that regulation as regards the findings of the pilot studies on foreign direct investment (FDI) statistics based on the ultimate ownership concept and FDI statistics distinguishing greenfield FDI transactions from takeovers (Article 5(6)).

When exercising those powers, the Commission should ensure that the delegated acts adopted under these provisions do not impose a significant additional burden on Member States or on the respondent units, exceeding what is necessary for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 184/2005, nor modify the applicable underlying conceptual framework. Article 10(4) of that regulation provides for systematic consultations of Member State experts by the Commission during its preparatory work on delegated acts, in accordance with the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. Article 10(5) of that regulation requires the Commission to notify the European Parliament and the Council as soon as it adopts a delegated act.

2.LEGAL BASIS

Under Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 184/2005, the power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from 19 July 2016. The delegation of power is to be tacitly extended for periods of 5 years, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than 3 months before the end of each period.

The Commission is required to draw up a report on the delegation of power no later than 9 months before the end of the five-year period.

This report fulfils this obligation.
on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 26 of Directive 2012/18/EU on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances

Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on it pursuant to Article 26 of Directive 2012/18/EU on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances

1. INTRODUCTION

Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC (the Seveso III Directive) seeks to reduce the likelihood and consequences of industrial accidents in view of an increased protection of citizens, communities and the environment.

Article 25 of the Directive empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts in view of adapting Annexes II to VI to technical progress. These annexes list information to be considered in the safety report, major-accident prevention policy and emergency plans of Seveso establishments, the information to be made publicly available as well as the criteria triggering the obligation of Member States to notify the Commission of a major accident.

2. LEGAL BASIS

This report is required under Article 26(2) of Directive 2012/18/EU. Pursuant to this provision, the power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 13 August 2012 and the Commission is required to prepare a report in respect of the delegation of power, at the latest 9 months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be automatically extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension in accordance with the rules set out Article 26. The last report was issued in 2017; therefore, this report covers the period 2017-2021.

3. EXERCISE OF THE DELEGATION

The exercise of the empowerment was deemed necessary for adapting several provisions foreseen by the Seveso-III Directive to technical progress.

Over the 2017-2021 period, the Commission has not exercised the conferred delegated power, as there was no evident technical progress requiring adaptation of the relevant annexes on the information to be addressed/included in safety reports, major-accident prevention policies, emergency plans, as well as on the information to be made publicly available and the criteria triggering an obligation for Member States to notify a major accident to the Commission.

4. CONCLUSION

The Commission has not exercised, over the past five years, the delegated powers conferred to it under Directive 2012/18/EU. It invites the European Parliament and the Council to take note of this report.