do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1303/2008 of 18 December 2008 correcting Regulation (EC) No 983/2008 adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 2009 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community
Date: 2008-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Lithuania, Portugal, agricultural market, aid to disadvantaged groups, food aid, foodstuff, intervention stock, poverty, sugar

20.12.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 344/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1303/2008

of 18 December 2008

correcting Regulation (EC) No 983/2008 adopting the plan allocating to the Member States
resources to be charged to the 2009 budget year for the supply of food from intervention
stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri­
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri­
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular
Article 43(g) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

As a result of an administrative oversight, the wrong
agencies have been listed in Annex III to Commission
Regulation (EC) No 983/2008 (2), concerning intra-
Community transfers of sugar, as the agencies authorised
to receive sugar for Lithuania and Portugal respectively. A
these errors is necessary to ensure the
correction of
proper implementation of the plan.

Regulation (EC) No 983/2008 should therefore be
corrected accordingly. The
correction should apply
from the day of entry into force of that Regulation.

in
The measure provided for
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,

in this Regulation is

Article 1

In Annex III
column, ‘Recipient’, is amended as follows:

to Regulation (EC) No 983/2008,

the fourth

1. In point 2,

‘Ministério das Finanças, Direcção-Geral das
Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais sobre o Consumo,
Direcção de
is
de
replaced by ‘IFAP, Portugal’.

Licenciamento,

Portugal’

Serviços

2. In point 4,

‘NMA, Lietuva’

ūkio ir maisto produktų rinkos
Lietuva’.

is replaced by ‘Lietuvos žemės
reguliavimo agentūra,

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi­
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 10 October 2008.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2008

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 3.
2009/75/EC: Council Decision of 18 December 2008 appointing four members of the Management Board of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA)
Date: 2008-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Commission, European Medicines Agency, appointment of staff, medicinal product

L 25/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.1.2009

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

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 December 2008

appointing four members of the Management Board of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA)

(2009/75/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Ms Lisette TIDDENS-ENGWIRDA, born in Amsterdam (Nether-
lands) on 25 June 1950

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

and

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down
Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of
medicinal products for human and veterinary use and estab­
lishing a European Medicines Agency (1), and in particular
Article 65(1) and Article 65(4) thereof,

Mr Henk VAARKAMP, born in Terschuur
22 June 1950,

(Netherlands) on

are hereby appointed members of the Management Board of the
European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for a period of three years.

Having regard to the list of candidates drawn up by the
Commission on 16 September 2008,

Article 2

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

The date on which the three-year period referred to in Article 1
will commence shall be determined by the Management Board
of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA).

Article 1

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2008.

Ms Mary G. BAKER, born in London (United Kingdom) on
27 October 1936,

Mr Mike O'DONOVAN, born in London (United Kingdom) on
26 September 1946,

For the Council
The President

M. BARNIER

(1) OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 323/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.12.2008

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

17 December 2008

(2008/C 323/05)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

PLN

RON

SKK

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Latvian lats

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovak koruna

1,4059

TRY

Turkish lira

124,35

AUD Australian dollar

7,4502

0,91855

11,0075

1,5640

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

2,1779

2,0469

1,7004

10,8960

2,4298

2,0491

KRW South Korean won

1 836,46

9,5150

1,9558

26,255

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

265,05

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7087

4,0885

3,9481

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,197

MXN Mexican peso

14,0379

9,6103

7,2066

15 500,05

4,9635

65,940

38,7895

48,581

3,3228

18,4454

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case F-14/08: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 18 December 2008 — X v Parliament
Date: 2008-12-18
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Parliament, action by staff, incapacity for work

C 44/78

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.2.2009

— Annul

the decision of

authority of
the
21 November 2008 appointing the Director of Budgetary
Affairs of the Directorate-General for Internal Policies and
the decision to reject the applicant's candidature in respect
of that post;

appointing

— Order the defendant to pay damages for non-material and
material loss and for the detriment to the applicant's career
which he assesses, without prejudice to claiming a greater or
a lesser sum in the course of the procedure, at the global
sum of EUR 25 000, and that, taking account of the inade-
quate enforcement of the judgment of the Court of First
Instance of 13 September 2007, the finding of a serious
misuse of powers and of the conditions in which that new
contested appointment occurred;

— In any event, order that the applicant be awarded the grade
the serious harm
of Director ‘ad personam’ by virtue of
caused to his career in that the Parliament without justifica-
tion denied him an appointment to a higher grade;

— Order the European Parliament to pay the costs.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 27 November 2008
— Miguelez Herreras v Commission

(Case F-22/08) (1)

(2009/C 44/142)

Language of the case: French

The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case
be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 116, 9.5.2008, p. 33.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 27 November 2008
— Di Bucci v Commission

(Case F-23/08) (1)

(2009/C 44/143)

Language of the case: French

The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case
be removed from the register.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 18 December 2008
— X v Parliament

(1) OJ C 116, 9.5.2008, p. 33.

(Case F-14/08) (1)

(2009/C 44/141)

Language of the case: Greek

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be
removed from the register.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 27 November 2008
— Wilms v Commission

(Case F-24/08) (1)

(2009/C 44/144)

Language of the case: French

(1) OJ C 142, 7.6.2008, p. 39.

The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case
be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 116, 9.5.2008, p. 34.
2009/105/EC: Council Decision of 18 December 2008 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg
Date: 2008-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, European Central Bank, European System of Central Banks, Luxembourg, accountant, central bank, self-employed person

7.2.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 38/33

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

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 December 2008

amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as
regards the external auditors of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg

(2009/105/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European
System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,
annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
and in particular Article 27(1) thereof,

Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2008/16 of
the
European Central Bank of 17 November 2008 to the Council
of the European Union on the external auditors of the Banque
centrale du Luxembourg (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of
the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be
audited by independent external auditors recommended
by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by
the Council.

The term of the current external auditor of the Banque
centrale du Luxembourg is due to end after the audit for
is therefore necessary to
It
the 2008 financial year.
appoint an external auditor as from the 2009 financial
year.

The Governing Council of the ECB has recommended
that KPMG AUDIT Sarl be appointed as the external
auditor of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg for the
2009 to 2013 financial years.

(4)

It is appropriate to follow the ECB Governing Council's
recommendation and amend Decision 1999/70/EC
accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC (2), paragraph 7 is hereby
replaced by the following:

‘7.
KPMG AUDIT Sarl is hereby approved as the external
auditor of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg for the 2009
to 2013 financial years.’

This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.

Article 2

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2008.

For the Council
The President

M. BARNIER

(1) OJ C 299, 22.11.2008, p. 5.

(2) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69.
Council Regulation (EC) No 45/2009 of 18 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1339/2001 extending the effects of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting to those Member States which have not adopted the euro as their single currency
Date: 2008-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, EU programme, action programme, euro, exchange of information, industrial counterfeiting

L 17/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.1.2009

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 45/2009

of 18 December 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 1339/2001 extending the effects of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001
laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting to those
Member States which have not adopted the euro as their single currency

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 1339/2001 should therefore be
amended accordingly,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,

establishing the European

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Article 1

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1339/2001 shall be replaced by
the following:

Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank,

‘Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

By Regulation (EC) No 1339/2001 (1) the application of
Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 (2) was extended to non-
participating Member States as defined in Regulation (EC)
No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the
euro (3).

that

Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 has been amended by
Regulation (EC) No 44/2009 (4). However,
is
important
the euro should also be protected in
those Member States which have not adopted it as
their single currency and the necessary steps should be
taken to that end, in compliance with the principle of
proportionality.

it

The application of Articles 1 to 11 of Regulation (EC) No
1338/2001 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 44/2009 (*)
shall be extended to those Member States which have not
adopted the euro as their single currency.

___________
(*) Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2009 of 18 December
2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 laying
down measures necessary for the protection of the euro
against counterfeiting (OJ L 17, 22.1.2009, p. 1).’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2008.

For the Council
The President

M. BARNIER

(1) OJ L 181, 4.7.2001, p. 11.
(2) OJ L 181, 4.7.2001, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 139, 11.5.1998, p. 1.
(4) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
2009/45/EC: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2008 on mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument in accordance with point 27 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: 2008-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: commitment of expenditure, developing countries, economic recession, financial instrument, foodstuff, general budget (EU), price increase

23.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 19/49

(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 18 December 2008

on mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument in accordance with point 27 of the Interinstitutional
Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on
budgetary discipline and sound financial management

(2009/45/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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 the fifth paragraph of point
27 thereof,

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial
year 2009, the Flexibility Instrument shall be used to provide
the sum of EUR 420 million in commitment appropriations.

That amount shall be used to complement the financing of the
facility for a rapid response to soaring food prices in developing
countries in heading 4.

Article 2

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

Whereas, at the conciliation meeting on 21 November 2008,
the two arms of the budgetary authority agreed to mobilise the
Flexibility Instrument to complement the financing in the 2009
budget, beyond the ceilings of heading 4, of EUR 420 million
towards the financing of the facility for a rapid response to
soaring food prices in developing countries,

Done at Strasbourg, 18 December 2008.

For the European Parliament
The President

H.-G. PÖTTERING

For the Council
The President

E. WOERTH

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
2009/2/EC: Commission Decision of 18 December 2008 amending Decision 2005/779/EC as regards the inclusion of Sicily in the list of Italian regions free of swine vesicular disease (notified under document number C(2008) 8344) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sicily, animal disease, health control, infectious disease, swine, veterinary inspection, zootechnics

L 2/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.1.2009

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 December 2008

amending Decision 2005/779/EC as regards the inclusion of Sicily in the list of Italian regions free
of swine vesicular disease

(notified under document number C(2008) 8344)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/2/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June
1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable
in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products
with a view to the completion of the internal market (1) and in
particular the third sentence of Article 10(4) thereof,

(4)

(5)

programmes in Italy,
it
recognised as free from swine vesicular disease.

is appropriate that Sicily be

Decision 2005/779/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Decision 2005/779/EC of 8 November
2005 concerning animal health protection measures
against swine vesicular disease in Italy (2) was adopted
that disease in Italy.
in response to the presence of
That Decision lays down animal health rules as regards
swine vesicular disease for regions of that Member State
that are recognised as free from swine vesicular disease
and those not recognised as free from that disease. Those
to Decision
regions
2005/779/EC.

in the Annexes

listed

are

A programme for the eradication and monitoring of
swine vesicular disease has been implemented in Italy
for several years, with a view to achieving disease-free
status in all regions of Italy.

Italy has submitted information to the Commission as
regards the swine vesicular disease-free status of Sicily,
demonstrating that the disease has been eradicated from
that region. Following the examination of
infor­
mation and given the favourable results of the implemen­
eradication and monitoring
tation of

yearly

that

the

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2005/779/EC is amended as follows:

1. In Annex I, the following entry is inserted after the entry for

Sardinia:

‘— Sicily’.

2. In Annex II, the entry for Sicily is deleted.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 293, 9.11.2005, p. 28.
2009/69/EC: Council Decision of 18 December 2008 appointing the members of the committee provided for in Article 3(3) of Annex I to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice
Date: 2008-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, European civil service, appointment of staff, labour tribunal, operation of the Institutions

28.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 24/11

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

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 December 2008

appointing the members of the committee provided for in Article 3(3) of Annex I to the Protocol
on the Statute of the Court of Justice

(2009/69/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

qualified majority on a
President of the Court of Justice.

recommendation by

the

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of
Justice, as amended by Council Decision 2004/752/EC, Euratom
of 2 November 2004 establishing the European Union Civil
Service Tribunal (1), and in particular Article 3(3) of Annex I
to the said Protocol,

Having regard to Council Decision 2005/49/EC, Euratom of
the
18 January 2005 concerning the operating rules of
committee provided for in Article 3(3) of Annex I
to the
Justice (2), and in
Protocol on the Statute of
particular point 3 of the Annex to the said Decision,

the Court of

(2)

Furthermore, point 3 of
2005/49/EC, Euratom provides that the Council
nominate the president of that committee.

the Annex to Decision
is to

(3)

These provisions should be applied,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

four years from 10 November 2008,

the
For a period of
following shall be appointed members of
the committee
provided for in Article 3(3) of Annex I to the Protocol on
the Statute of the Court of Justice:

Mr Günter HIRSCH, President

Having regard to the recommendation of the President of the
Court of Justice of 19 November 2008,

Mr Rafael GARCÍA-VALDECASAS Y FERNÁNDEZ

Whereas:

Ms Csilla KOLLONAY LEHOCZKY

(1)

comprising seven persons

Article 3(3) of Annex I to the Protocol on the Statute of
Justice provides for the setting up of a
the Court of
committee
chosen from
among former members of the Court of Justice and the
recognised
Court of First
competence. By virtue of Article 3(3), members of the
committee are appointed by the Council, acting by a

Instance and lawyers of

(1) OJ L 333, 9.11.2004, p. 7.
(2) OJ L 21, 25.1.2005, p. 13.

Ms Fidelma O'KELLY MACKEN

Mr Romain SCHINTGEN

Ms Kateřina ŠIMÁČKOVÁ

Mr Georges VANDERSANDEN.

L 24/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.1.2009

This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2008.

For the Council
The President

M. BARNIER
Case F-21/08: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 18 December 2008 — Gippini Fournier v Commission
Date: 2008-12-18
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Commission, European official, action by staff, action for annulment (EU), indemnification, promotion

C 55/54

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.3.2009

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the Appointing Authority's decision to refuse the
applicant entitlement to reuse and retain the education allow-
ance together with interest in respect of his two eldest children.

— so far as necessary, annul the Commission's express decision
of 6 October 2008 rejecting the complaint brought by the
applicant under Article 90(2) on 5 June 2008;

— order the Commission of the European Communities to pay

the costs.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:

— annul the decision of the Appointing Authority of 5 March
2008 refusing the applicant entitlement to reuse and retain
the education allowances together with interest in respect of
his two eldest children;

— annul all of the Commission's decisions taken to implement
the aforementioned decision of the Appointing Authority of
5 March 2008, in particular the note of the Head of Unit of
the
Service Directorate of DG RELEX, of
12 December 2008 ‘Rights and Obligations of Officials and
Members of
the Contract Staff’, recovering the sum of
EUR 1 295,38;

External

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 18 December 2008
— Gippini Fournier v Commission

(Case F-21/08) (1)

(2009/C 55/99)

Language of the case: French

The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case
be removed from the register.

(1) OJ C 116, 9.5.2008, p. 33.