2008/370/EC: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 April 2008 on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management
Date: 2008-04-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: Malta, Portugal, dismissal, financial management, fund (EU), globalisation, motor vehicle industry, reintegration into working life, textile industry

L 128/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.5.2008

(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 10 April 2008

on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 28 of
the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and
the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management

(2008/370/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May
2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial
management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,

(4)

the
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of
European Parliament and of
the Council of 20 December
2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment
Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,

On 12 September 2007 Malta submitted an application
in respect of redundancies in the
to deploy the Fund,
textile sector, specifically for workers made redundant
by VF (Malta) Ltd and Bortex Clothing Industry Co Ltd.
The application complies with the requirements for deter-
mining the financial contributions as
laid down in
Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.

On 9 October 2007 Portugal submitted an application to
deploy the Fund, in respect of redundancies in the auto-
mobile sector, specifically for workers made redundant
in Azambuja, Alcoa Fujikura in Seixal and
by Opel
application
Johnson Controls
complies with the requirements for determining the
financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of
Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006.

Portalegre.

The

in

Having regard to the Commission proposal,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (the ‘Fund’)
was established to provide additional support to workers
who suffer from the consequences of major structural
changes in world trade patterns and to assist
them
with their reintegration into the labour market.

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows
the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of
EUR 500 million.

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision
the Council

the European Parliament and of

2008/29/EC of
(OJ L 6, 10.1.2008, p. 7).
(2) OJ L 406, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(5)

The Fund should, therefore, be mobilised in order to
provide a financial contribution for the applications,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial
year 2008, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall
be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 3 106 882 in
commitment and payment appropriations.

16.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 128/7

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 10 April 2008.

For the European Parliament
The President

H.-G. PÖTTERING

For the Council
The President

D. RUPEL