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Opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank of 7 December 2011 on a Council recommendation on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (CON/2011/100)
Date: 2011-12-07
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European Central Bank, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU)








C_2011364EN.01000701.xml










14.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 364/7





OPINION OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 7 December 2011
on a Council recommendation on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
(CON/2011/100)
2011/C 364/04

Introduction and legal basis

On 1 December 2011, the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from the President of the European Council for an opinion on a Council Recommendation of 30 November 2011 (1) on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank.
The competence of the ECB’s Governing Council to deliver an opinion is based on Article 283(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

General observations







1.


The Council’s recommendation, which was submitted to the European Council, and on which the European Parliament and the ECB’s Governing Council are being consulted, recommends appointing Benoît COEURÉ as a member of the ECB’s Executive Board for a term of office of eight years.










2.


The ECB’s Governing Council is of the opinion that the proposed candidate is a person of recognised standing and professional experience in monetary or banking matters as required by Article 283(2) of the Treaty.










3.


The ECB’s Governing Council has no objection to the Council’s recommendation to appoint Benoît COEURÉ as a member of the ECB’s Executive Board.





Done at Frankfurt am Main, 7 December 2011.


The President of the ECB

Mario DRAGHI




(1)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.
2011/820/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 7 December 2011 amending Council Directive 2002/56/EC as regards the date laid down in Article 21(3) until which Member States are authorised to extend the validity of decisions concerning equivalence of seed potatoes from third countries (notified under document C(2011) 8929)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: charge having equivalent effect, originating product, potato, seedling, third country








L_2011327EN.01006601.xml










9.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 327/66








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         
of 7 December 2011
         
amending Council Directive 2002/56/EC as regards the date laid down in Article 21(3) until which Member States are authorised to extend the validity of decisions concerning equivalence of seed potatoes from third countries
(notified under document C(2011) 8929)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/820/EU)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Directive 2002/56/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed potatoes (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Directive 2002/56/EC provides that, with effect from certain dates, Member States may no longer determine for themselves the equivalence of seed potatoes harvested in third countries with seed potatoes harvested within the Union and complying with that Directive.












(2)


However, as work to establish a Union equivalence for seed potatoes from all the third countries concerned had not been completed, Directive 2002/56/EC permitted Member States to extend until 31 March 2011 the validity of equivalence decisions which they had already taken for seed potatoes from certain third countries not covered by a Union equivalence. This date was chosen by reference to the end of the period where seed potatoes are placed on the market.












(3)


Since this work still has not been completed and a new marketing season will start by the end of the year 2011, it is necessary to authorise Member States to extend the validity of their national equivalence decisions.












(4)


Directive 2002/56/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.












(5)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In the first subparagraph of Article 21(3) of Directive 2002/56/EC, ‘31 March 2011’ is replaced by ‘31 March 2014’.


Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 7 December 2011.


For the Commission

John DALLI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 60.