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Brussels, 5.3.2007

COM(2007) 82 final

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL

Anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of pentaerythritol originating in the People’s Republic of China, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States of America

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL

Anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of pentaerythritol originating in the People’s Republic of China, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States of America

This report is made pursuant to Article 9.2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1).

Article 9 of this Regulation stipulates the following:

"Termination without measures; imposition of definitive duties

1. Where the complaint is withdrawn, the proceeding may be terminated unless such termination would not be in the Community interest.

2. Where, after consultation, protective measures are unnecessary and there is no objection raised within the Advisory Committee, the investigation or proceeding shall be terminated. In all other cases, the Commission shall submit to the Council forthwith a report on the results of the consultation, together with a proposal that the proceeding be terminated . The proceeding shall be deemed terminated if, within one month, the Council, acting by a qualified majority, has not decided otherwise". (emphasis added) .

After consultations on the proposal to terminate the proceeding, objections were raised in the Advisory Committee. The proposal to terminate the case and the details of the consultation are set out in the annexes.

Annexes :

3. Summary of the opinions provided during and after the meeting of the Advisory Committee (transmitted only in English on a confidential (EU restricted) basis).

4. Draft Commission Decision setting the reasons for terminating the proceeding in question (transmitted in all languages).
- General Introduction - General statement of revenue - General statement of revenue and expenditure by section

DRAFT General Budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017

DOCUMENTS

DRAFT General Budget

of the European Union

for the financial year 2017

— General introduction

— General statement of revenue

— General statement of revenue and expenditure by section:

— Section 1: European Parliament

— Section 2: European Council and Council

— Section 3: Commission

— Section 4: Court of Justice of the European Union

— Section 5: Court of Auditors

— Section 6: European Economic and Social Committee

— Section 7: Committee of the Regions

— Section 8: European Ombudsman

— Section 9: European Data Protection Supervisor

— Section 10: European External Action Service
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 26.6.2017 COM(2017) 541 final DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 4

TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2017 Accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy



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 2017, as adopted on 1 December 2016, –the amending budget No 1/2017, adopted on 5 April 2017, –the draft amending budget No 2/2017, adopted on 12 April 2017, –the draft amending budget No 3/2017, adopted on 30 May 2017, The European Commission hereby presents draft amending budget No 4 to the 2017 budget 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. Financing from the EUSF allocations 2016, 2017 and 2018 3. Appropriations requested in the budget of 2017 4. Summary table by MFF heading 1.Introduction Draft Amending Budget (DAB) No 4 for the year 2017 accompanies the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for an amount of EUR 1 196 797 579 to provide assistance to Italy further to a series of earthquakes that took place between August 2016 and January 2017 in the regions of Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche and Umbria.
on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 on the economic accounts for agriculture

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

1.Background

Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on economic accounts for agriculture (EAA) was adopted in December 2003. It was amended 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 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 confers powers to adopt delegated acts on the Commission. According to Article 2(2), the power of delegation can be used to amend the EAA methodology set out in Annex I and, according to Article 3(3), to amend the list of variables for the provision of data set out in Annex II.

Under Article 4(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 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 138/2004

The Commission has not yet exercised the power to adopt delegated acts as conferred on it by Regulation (EC) No 138/2004.

Since the delegated powers entered into force in 2014, the Commission has seen no immediate need to update either Annex I or II. It has, however, started internal reflections on methodological and coverage issues that could have an impact in the future.

3.Conclusions

The Commission has not yet exercised the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on it by Regulation (EC) No 138/2004.

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 and II of the Regulation as part of the future development of EAA and to meet the needs of data users in the context of the future common agricultural policy.
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,

–the Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the Union, and in particular Articles 18(3) and 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 European Commission hereby presents to the European Parliament and to the Council the Draft Amending Budget No 2 to the 2018 budget.

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.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Draft Amending Budget (DAB) No 2/2018 is intended to enter in the 2018 budget the surplus resulting from the implementation of the budget year 2017. As provided for in Article 18 § 3 of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the Union , the surplus is the only subject of this DAB and it has to be submitted within 15 days following the submission of the provisional accounts at end of March 2018.

1.The implementation of the budget year 2017 shows a surplus of EUR 555 542 325, which is therefore entered as revenue in the 2018 budget.

(in EUR)

Outturn breakdown 2017 Surplus Revenue 338 578 242 Surplus Expenditure 216 964 083 Total surplus 555 542 325

2.The budgeting of the surplus will diminish accordingly the global contribution of the Member States to the financing of the 2018 budget. The contributions by Member States will also be influenced by the updated own resources forecast (Traditional Own Resources (TOR), Value Added Tax (VAT) and Gross National Income (GNI)) including the updated amount of the UK correction which will be available after the Advisory Committee on Own Resources meeting in May 2018 and included in a subsequent Draft Amending Budget.

3.The table below presents a breakdown of the outturn for 2017 in terms of the implementation of revenue:

(in EUR)
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 30.4.2020 COM(2020) 190 final DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET No 4

TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2020



Accompanying the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Portugal, Spain, 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 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, –draft amending budget No°3/2020, adopted on 15 April 2020 The European Commission hereby presents to the European Parliament and to the Council Draft Amending Budget No 4 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 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1.Introduction Draft Amending Budget (DAB) No 4 for the year 2020 accompanies the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for an amount of EUR 278 993 814 to provide assistance to Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria following natural disasters that took place in these Member States in the course of 2019:
- General Introduction - General statement of expenditure - General statement of revenue - Statement of revenue and expenditure by section

DRAFT Union's annual budget for the financial year 2021

DOCUMENTS

DRAFT Union’s annual budget for the financial year 2021

— General introduction

— General statement of expenditure

— General statement of revenue

— 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: Committee of the Regions

— Section 8: European Ombudsman

— Section 9: European Data Protection Supervisor

— Section 10: European External Action Service
on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred to the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/852 on mercury

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 (EU) 2017/852 on mercury

1. INTRODUCTION

Regulation (EU) 2017/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on mercury, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 (‘Mercury Regulation’) establishes measures concerning the use, storage and trade in mercury, mercury compounds and mercury mixtures; the manufacture, use and trade in mercury-added products; the phasing-out of manufacturing processes using mercury or mercury compounds; and the management of mercury waste. In doing so, the Mercury Regulation, together with other instruments of EU law, implements the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

Articles 13(2) and 20 of the Mercury Regulation empower the Commission to adopt delegated acts (i) to extend the period of time during which Member States are allowed to temporary store in landfills mercury in liquid form pending final disposal and (ii) to amend Annexes I to IV to the Regulation in order to align them with relevant decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (‘Minamata COP’).

2. LEGAL BASIS

This report is required under Article 21(2) of the Mercury Regulation.

Pursuant to this provision, the power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 13 June 2017, which shall be automatically extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council revokes it in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Mercury Regulation. In accordance with Article 21(2) of the Mercury Regulation, the Commission is required to prepare a report in respect of the delegation of power at the latest nine months before the end of the five-year period. Accordingly, the Commission is required to issue the first report on 13 September 2021 at the latest covering the 13 June 2017 - 12 June 2022 five-year period.

Since the delegation of power was not revoked under Article 21(3) of the Mercury Regulation, this report covers the first five-year period in accordance with Article 21(2) of that Regulation.

3. EXERCISE OF THE DELEGATION

The exercise of the empowerment was deemed necessary for complementing or adapting several provisions foreseen by the Mercury Regulation.
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 2021, 2022, 2023 and non-binding forecast for the years 2024-2025

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 2021-2023, taking into account the forecasts of the European Investment Bank (EIB).

This document sets out the financial implementation forecast of the EDFs (8th to 11th) for 2021 until 2023. In addition, this document makes non-binding estimates for the EDF contributions from the parties to the European Development Fund for the years 2024-2025.

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 commitment and payment forecasts for 2021, 2022 and 2023 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 (EDF) 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 2020 and projections for the period 2021-2023 (Commission and EIB cumulated amounts).

Evolution of EDF Gross Commitments and Payments since 1999 (EUR million)

* Forecasts for 2021-2023

Note: Figures from implementation of the European Development Funds until 31 December 2020 (commitments and payments) and forecasts for 2021-2023.
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 EFTA-EEA States outside the four freedoms.

2. The attached draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee aims to modify Protocol 31 to extend cooperation in the field of education, training and youth. It provides for a framework for cooperation and sets out the modalities for full participation of the EFTA-EEA States in the Community programme and actions in this field (Community vocational training action programme "Leonardo da Vinci" 2000 to 2006).

3. Article 1.3(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 concerning the arrangements for implementing the EEA Agreement envisages that the Council establishes 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. The Commission would hope to be able to put forward the position of the Community in the EEA Joint Committee in October 1999.

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 adjusted 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 22/1999 of 26 February 1999 [1];

[1] OJ L

Whereas it is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include the second phase of the Community vocational training action programme "Leonardo da Vinci" (Council Decision 1999/382/EC [2]);

[2] OJ L 146, 11. 6. 1999, p. 33.

Whereas Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2000,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 4(2c) of Protocol 31 to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. The word "programme" in the introductory sentence shall be replaced by "programmes".

2. The following indent shall be added:

"- 399 D 0382: Council Decision 1999/382/EC of 26 April 1999 establishing the second phase of the Community vocational training action programme "Leonardo da Vinci" (OJ L 146, 11.6.1999, p. 33)."

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on ... , provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

It shall apply from 1 January 2000.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, .. 1999.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

The Secretaries to the EEA Joint Committee
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Brussels, 12.12.2006

SEC(2006)1676 final

2006/0813(CNS)

COMMISSION OPINION

under the second paragraph of Article 245 of the EC Treaty on the requests for amendment of Article 29 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice and Article 35 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, presented by the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance in accordance with Article 64 of the Statute of the Court of Justice

2006/0813(CNS)

COMMISSION OPINION

under the second paragraph of Article 245 of the EC Treaty on the requests for amendment of Article 29 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice and Article 35 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, presented by the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance in accordance with Article 64 of the Statute of the Court of Justice

The purpose of the amendments requested by the Court of Justice[1] and the Court of First Instance[2] is to include Bulgarian and Romanian among the procedural languages of the Court of Justice and the Court of First of Instance.

These purely technical amendments call for no comments from the Commission.

The Commission accordingly agrees to the texts presented by the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance.

[1] Doc. 15712/06 JUR 446 COUR 57.

[2] Doc. 15715/06 JUR 447 COUR 58.
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Brussels, 25.4.2007

SEC(2007) 517

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Annex to the

COMMISSION WORKING DOCUMENT LeaderSHIP 2015 progress report [COM(2007) 220 final]

Market Overview

Europe boasts around 150 shipyards of which about 40 are active in the global market for large sea-going commercial vessels. Direct employment by shipyards (civil and naval, new building and repair) in the European Union (EU) stands at around 140,000 highly skilled professionals with many more jobs now outsourced to the vibrant marine equipment industry which employs a further 350,000 people.

Europe’s shipyards account for some 20% of the worldwide production capacity (in volume terms) of merchant ships and they are global leaders in the production of passenger and cargo ferries, cruise ships, dredgers and a number of highly specialized smaller vessels such as fish production vessels, mega-yachts, research vessels etc. Significant market positions are also held in latest generation transport vessels such as containerships, product & chemical carriers, multipurpose cargo vessels and car carriers as well as in high value-added vessels such as LNG carriers, off-shore and inland waterway vessels. However, Europe’s status as the region with the highest global turnover - which persisted for most of the last decade - has been challenged after three consecutive years with a decreasing output in combination with the low level of the dollar against the euro (as most ships are priced in US dollars). The return to a positive trend was however, recorded in 2006 with a growth in production of some 23%.

New-building prices have increased significantly in recent years from a deep low in 2002 reaching a new peak at the end of 2006. But for some ship-types, prices have only recently recovered to levels last seen in the early 1990’s and for European yards; these welcome increases have been tempered by high steel prices. The global shipbuilding market is experiencing a strong boom with historical records being breached in terms of production, new orders and order-book volumes. The world order book at the end of 2006 reached another all time record of nearly 132 million compensated gross tones (cgt) which is more than four times the current annual output.

Graph 1 : Overview of EU shipbuilding

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Graph 2 : Orderbook evolution in the main shipbuilding areas

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European yards have seen their order-book stage a v-shaped recovery after a slump in 2002. Whilst, since 2003, the growth of the EU’s order-book has been surpassed only by China and with a value in excess of €40bn it currently provides approximately four year’s production volume.

However, recent large increases in global shipbuilding capacity – mainly in Asia – are likely to make the trading environment for European yards even more challenging in the near future.