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on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission pursuant to Directive 2012/18/EU on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC

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 2012/18/EU on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC

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 (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.

Art. 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.

3. EXERCISE OF THE DELEGATION

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

To date, taking into account the fact that the Seveso III Directive only became fully applicable as from June 2015 (Art. 31 para 1), the Commission has not considered it necessary or appropriate to adapt its Annexes II to VI to technical progress.

4. CONCLUSION

The Commission has, over the past five years, not exercised 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.
on the excercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 concerning European statistics on aquaculture

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

1.Background

Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 of 9 July 2008 on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture was modified by Regulation (EU) No 1350/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 9 of Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 confers on the Commission the power to adopt delegated acts. This power can be used to take account of economic and technical developments. The delegated acts may amend Annex I to adapt its definitions to changes in international definitions, and Annexes II to VI.

Under Article 9a(2), 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 oppose such extension.

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 762/2008

The Commission has not yet exercised the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on it by Regulation (EU) No 762/2008.

Until the time of delivering this report, the collection of data under Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 was stable and international definitions did not change. The Commission has therefore not yet deemed it necessary to exercise the delegated powers.

3.Conclusions

The Commission has not yet exercised the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on it by Regulation (EU) No 762/2008.

The Commission considers that it should continue to have these delegated powers as in the future it may need to adopt a delegated act to modify Annexes I to IV of the above-mentioned Regulation to meet the needs of data users in the context of the future common fisheries policy, or to adapt to changes in international definitions.
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) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, and in particular Article 41 thereof,

–the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018, as adopted on 30 November 2017,

–the draft amending budget No°1/2018, adopted on 22 February 2018,

–the draft amending budget No°2/2018, adopted on 13 April 2018.

The European Commission hereby presents draft amending budget No 3 to the general budget 2018 to the European Parliament and to the Council.

CHANGES TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION

The changes to the statement of revenue and expenditure by section 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. Appropriations requested in the budget of 2018

3. Summary table by MFF heading

1.Introduction

The Commission Decision on the Facility for Refugees in Turkey was amended on 14 March 2018 in order to allocate an additional EUR 3 billion (a 'second tranche') to the Facility over the period 2018–2019. This amendment follows the successful implementation of the first tranche of the Facility with funding under the 2016 and 2017 budgets, as confirmed in the 2nd Annual Report on the Facility. The EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March 2016 confirms that the EU would mobilise additional funding for the Facility by end-2018, bringing the total budget for the Facility to EUR 6 billion.

The present draft amending budget proposes to add EUR 500 million in commitment appropriations as the EU contribution to the second tranche to the EU budget in 2018, in addition to the EUR 50 million financed from the existing Humanitarian Aid budgetary envelope in 2018.

As the unallocated margin available under heading 4 Global Europe is not sufficient to cover this reinforcement (EUR 256,2 million), it is proposed to use the Global Margin for Commitments in accordance with Article 14 of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) regulation, for financing the balance (EUR 243,8 million).
Foreword

In accordance with Article 7(3) of the 11th EDF Internal Agreement and Article 21(4) of the Council Regulation (EU) 2015/323 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund (hereinafter referred to as "11th EDF Financial Regulation"), the Commission presents in this document the commitments, payments and contributions made in 2017 and to be made in the years 2018 and 2019, taking into account the forecasts of the European Investment Bank (EIB).

This document sets out the financial implementation of the EDFs (Eighth to 11th) for 2017 and the forecasts of implementation for 2018 and 2019.

Member States contribute funds directly to the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the instruments which it manages under the Ninth, 10th, and 11th EDFs (the Investment Facility and interest-rate subsidies).

Introduction

The Commission and the EIB have updated their commitment and payment forecasts for 2018 and 2019 for each of the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT). The payment forecasts in particular have been compiled with the aim of helping Member States to assess as accurately as possible the amounts they need to earmark in their national budgets while ensuring that sufficient financial resources are available for the EDF to avoid liquidity problems.

In accordance with Article 7(3) of the 11th EDF Internal Agreement and Article 21(4) of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the estimates of commitments and payments have been updated following the latest forecasts.

The graph below shows the general evolution in gross commitments and payments since 1999 until 2017 and projections for the period 2018-2019 (Commission and EIB cumulated amounts).





Gross commitments and payments: trend 1999-2019 (EUR million)

* Forecasts for 2018-2019

Note: Figures from implementation of the European Development Funds until 31 December 2017 (commitments and payments) and forecasts for 2018-2019.

Financial forecasts for 2018 - 2019 (EUR million)

The following table provides an update of the commitments, the payments and of the contributions, based on the Commission's latest forecasts.

Actuals 2017

Forecasts 2018-2019 (*) 2017 2018 2019 Commitments Commission 6,218 3,887 3,857 EIB 667 880 930 Total 6,885 4,767 4,787 Payments Commission 4,256 4,200 4,600 EIB 456 555 580 Total 4,712 4,755 5,180 Contributions Commission 3,850 4,250 4,600 EIB 150 250** 300 Total 4,000 4,500 4,900

* Gross amounts, i.e. no decommitments or recoveries/reflows have been deducted. This approach is in line with that used for the general budget of the Union.

** ref. EIB explanatory note for information of 17/11/2015, MD no: 151/15 ADD 1 ACP



Non-binding Estimates of contributions for 2020 - 2021 (EUR million)
The adaptation in line with inflation of minimum amounts of cover 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

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

This Communication concerns the adaptation in line with inflation, for certain Member States, 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. The Member States concerned are the thirteen Member States benefiting from a transitional period for the application of Directive 2009/103/EC.

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) have been reviewed in order to take account of changes in the European index of consumer prices comprising all Member States, as published by Eurostat.

The Member States benefitting from a transitional period fall into three groups, with three different transitional periods, and therefore the calculation has been carried out separately for each group.

For the first group of Member States (Slovakia and Slovenia) the review period was from December 2011 to December 2016.

For the second group of Member States (Czech Republic, Greece and Latvia) the review period was from May 2012 to May 2017.

For the third group of Member States (Bulgaria, Estonia, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal and Romania) the review period was from June 2012 to June 2017.

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

For the Member States for which the transition period ended in December 2011 (Slovakia and Slovenia):

·in case of personal injury, the minimum amount of cover is increased to €1 050 000 per victim or €5 240 000 per claim, whatever the number of victims;

·in case of material damage, the minimum amount is increased to €1 050 000 per claim, whatever the number of victims.

For the Member States for which the transition period ended in May 2012 (Czech Republic, Greece and Latvia), and those for which the transition period ended in June 2012 (Bulgaria, Estonia, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal and Romania):

·in case of personal injury, the minimum amount of cover is increased to €1 050 000 per victim or €5 210 000 per claim, whatever the number of victims;

·in case of material damage, the minimum amount is increased to €1 050 000 per claim, whatever the number of victims.

For other Member States, for which Directive 2009/103/EC entered into application with no transitional period, the minimum amounts were already revised in 2016.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 13.10.2020 COM(2020) 961 final/2 2020/0297(BUD) CORRIGENDUM

This document replaces COM(2020) 961 final of 9.10.2020

Addition of the interinstitutional reference.

Concerns the EN version only



The text shall read as follows: DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 9

TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2020



Accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Croatia and Poland in relation to a natural disaster and to provide for the payment of advances to Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal and Spain in relation to a public health emergency



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 2020, as adopted on 27 November 2019, –amending budget No 1/2020, adopted on 17 April 2020, –amending budget No 2/2020, adopted on 17 April 2020, –amending budget No 3/2020, adopted on 17 June 2020, –amending budget No 4/2020, adopted on 17 June 2020, –amending budget No 5/2020, adopted on 10 July 2020, –amending budget No 6/2020, adopted on 17 September 2020, –amending budget No 7/2020, adopted on 6 October 2020, The European Commission hereby presents to the European Parliament and to the Council Draft Amending Budget No 9 to the 2020 budget. CHANGES TO THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BY SECTION The changes to the general statement of revenue and to the statement of expenditure and revenue of section III are available on EUR-Lex ( https://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm ). TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Financing 3. Appropriations requested in the budget of 2020 4. Summary table by MFF heading
on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission under Regulation (EU) 2016/792 on harmonised indices of consumer prices and the house price index

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

1.Background

Regulation (EU) 2016/792 of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised indices of consumer prices and the house price index was adopted in May 2016.

Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2016/792 confers powers on the Commission to adopt delegated acts. According to Article 4(3), this power can be used to amend the European COICOP classification set out in Annex I. Article 4(5) provides for the power to adopt delegated acts to amend Article 4(4), and, pursuant to Article 5(8), the power can be used to amend the list of excluded sub-indices.

Under Article 10(3), the power to adopt delegated acts is conferred for a period of 5 years from 13 June 2016. This power is to be tacitly extended for periods of 5 years unless the European Parliament or the Council objects.

The Commission is obliged to draw up a report on the delegation of power not later than 9 months before the end of the five-year period. This report fulfils this obligation.

2.Commission exercise of delegated powers under Regulation (EU) 2016/792

The Commission has not yet exercised its power to adopt delegated acts as conferred on it by Regulation (EU) 2016/792.

Since Regulation (EU) 2016/792 entered into force, the Commission has seen no need to update Article 4(4), Article 5(8) or Annex I. It is, however, expected that Annex I will need to be updated within the next 5 years to take into account changes to the United Nations’ COICOP. This update will make the harmonised indices for consumer prices more relevant for current economic structures.

3.Conclusions

The Commission has not yet exercised its power to adopt delegated acts as conferred on it by Regulation (EU) 2016/792.

The Commission considers that it should continue to have these delegated powers, as in the future it may need to adopt a delegated act to modify Article 4(4), Article 5(8) or Annex I in order to improve the harmonised indices of consumer prices and the house price index.
on the withdrawal of the Commission Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of a Protocol amending the Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus (Interbus Agreement) by extending the possibility of accession to the Kingdom of Morocco (COM(2020) 770 final of 30.11.2020) and the Commission Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol amending the Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus (Interbus Agreement) by extending the possibility of accession to the Kingdom of Morocco (COM(2020) 769 final of 30.11.2020)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The Commission hereby informs the Council that it is withdrawing two proposals submitted on 30 November 2020 to the Council as follows:

·Commission Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of a Protocol amending the Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus (Interbus Agreement) by extending the possibility of accession to the Kingdom of Morocco (COM(2020) 770 final);

·Commission Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol amending the Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus (Interbus Agreement) by extending the possibility of accession to the Kingdom of Morocco (COM(2020) 769 final).

The reason for these withdrawals is that the Kingdom of Morocco indicated by Note Verbale of 8 January 2021, that it would not be ready to sign and conclude the above-mentioned Protocol.

Therefore, the proposals have become superfluous and should be withdrawn.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 2.12.2021 COM(2021) 747 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the main findings of the participation of the Union in the Geneva Act, established in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753



Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the main findings of the participation of the Union in the Geneva Act, established in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 On 26 November 2019 the EU deposited the instrument of accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications. On 26 February 2020 the EU became party to the Geneva Act. On the same day, in accordance with its Article 29(2), the Geneva Act entered into force, as the EU was the fifth eligible party to deposit the act of accession. (a)EU Geographical indication applications By the adoption of 4 Commission Implementing Decisions, on the basis of the requests made by the Member States, the Commission established a list of 119 EU Geographical indications (intended as Protected Designations of Origin, Protected Geographical Indications and Geographical Indications) to be made the subject of an international registration under the Geneva Act. On 22 June 2021 the Commission filed with the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (‘the International Bureau’) 119 applications for the international registration of the 119 Geographical Indications registered and protected under Union law which had been included in the lists established in the above mentioned Decisions. The procedures for the registration of the 119 EU Geographical Indications in the Register of the Geneva Act are still ongoing at the date this report is established. Therefore, it is not possible to report on the possible refusal of protection by a third country party of the Geneva Act. (b)Contracting parties to the Geneva Act The following countries and international organisations are parties to the Geneva Act to date: Albania, Cambodia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, European Union, France, Hungary, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Oman,
Financial information on the European Development Fund European Development Fund (EDF): forecasts of commitments, payments and contributions from the parties to the European Development Fund for 2022, 2023, 2024 and non binding forecasts for the years 2025-2026

1.Foreword

In accordance with Article 19(2) of the Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1877 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund (hereinafter referred to as "11th EDF Financial Regulation"), the Commission presents in this document the estimates of the commitments, payments and contributions for the period 2022-2024, taking into account the forecasts of the European Investment Bank (EIB).

This document sets out the financial implementation of the EDFs (Ninth to 11th) for 2022 until 2024. In addition, this document makes non-binding estimates for the EDF contributions from the parties to the European Development Fund for the years 2025-2026.

The parties to the European Development Fund contribute funds directly to the EIB for the instruments, which it manages under the Ninth, 10th, and 11th EDFs (the Investment Facility and interest rate subsidies).

2.Introduction

The Commission and the EIB have updated their forecasts for 2022, 2023 and 2024 for each of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs). The payment forecasts in particular have been compiled with the aim of helping the parties to the European Development Fund to assess as accurately as possible the amounts they need to earmark in their national budgets while ensuring that sufficient financial resources are available for the EDF to avoid liquidity problems.

In accordance with Article 19(2) of the 11th EDF Financial Regulation, the estimates of commitments and payments have been updated following the latest forecasts.

The graph below shows the general evolution in gross commitments and payments since 1999 until 2021 and projections for the period 2022-2024 (Commission and EIB cumulated amounts).

Gross commitments and payments: trend 1999-2024 (EUR million)

Note: Figures from implementation of the European Development Funds until 31 December 2021 (commitments and payments) and forecasts for 2022-2024. Since the sunset clause of the 11th EDF elapsed on 31.12.2020, there are no new commitments with the exception of:

(1) the funds stemming from reflows under the ACP Investment Facility from operations under the 9th 10th and 11th EDFs (ref prolongation of the IF into 2021, by the Council Decision 2020/2233 of the Council), and