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Council Recommendation (EU) 2016/210 of 12 February 2016 concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (eighth EDF) for the financial year 2014
Date: 2016-02-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: ACP countries, European Development Fund, budgetary discharge








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16.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 39/59








            COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION (EU) 2016/210
of 12 February 2016
         
concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (eighth EDF) for the financial year 2014


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to the fourth ACP-EEC Convention, signed at Lomé on 15 December 1989 (1) and amended by the Agreement signed in Mauritius on 4 November 1995 (2),


Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the financing and administration of the Community aid under the Second Financial Protocol to the fourth ACP-EC Convention (3) (the ‘Internal Agreement’) setting up, amongst others, the eighth European Development Fund (eighth EDF), and in particular Article 33(3) thereof,


Having regard to the Financial Regulation of 16 June 1998 applicable to development finance cooperation under the fourth ACP-EC Convention (4), and in particular Articles 66 to 74 thereof,


Having examined the revenue and expenditure account and the balance sheet relating to the operations of the eighth EDF as at 31 December 2014 and the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on the activities funded by the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th European Development Funds (EDFs) concerning the financial year 2014, together with the Commission's replies contained in that Annual Report (5),

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 33(3) of the Internal Agreement, the discharge for the financial management of the eighth EDF is to be given to the Commission by the European Parliament on the recommendation of the Council.












(2)


The overall implementation by the Commission of the operations of the eighth EDF during the financial year 2014 has been satisfactory,





HEREBY RECOMMENDS that the European Parliament give the Commission a discharge in respect of the implementation of the operations of the eighth EDF for the financial year 2014.



          
      



Done at Brussels, 12 February 2016.


For the Council


The President

J.R.V.A. DIJSSELBLOEM
            





(1)  
            OJ L 229, 17.8.1991, p. 3.

(2)  
            OJ L 156, 29.5.1998, p. 3.

(3)  
            OJ L 156, 29.5.1998, p. 108.

(4)  
            OJ L 191, 7.7.1998, p. 53.

(5)  
            OJ C 373, 10.11.2015, p. 289.
Statement by the Commission on explanatory documents
Date: 2016-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, common transport policy, harmonisation of standards, market access, national implementing measure, rail network, technical standard, trans-European network, vehicle on rails








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12.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 57/59





Statement by the Commission on explanatory documents
(2016/C 057/02)
The Commission recalls that the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission acknowledged in their Joint Political Declaration of 27 October 2011 on explanatory documents that the information Member States supply to the Commission as regards the transposition of directives in national law ‘must be clear and precise’ in order to facilitate the achievement by the Commission of its task overseeing the application of Union law. In the present case, explanatory documents could have been useful to this end. The Commission regrets that the final text does not contain provisions to this effect.
Council Decision (EU) 2016/205 of 12 February 2016 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2016-02-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Austria, European Committee of the Regions, appointment of members








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16.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 39/43








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/205
of 12 February 2016
         
appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Austrian Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Michael SCHICKHOFER,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






—


Mag. Doris KAMPUS, Landesrätin in der steirischen Landesregierung.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 12 February 2016.


For the Council


The President

J.R.V.A. DIJSSELBLOEM
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7938 — Catterton/L Companies) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, clothing industry, economic concentration, electronics industry, investment company, merger control, real estate business, retail trade, shipbuilding, telecommunications industry








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12.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 53/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7938 — Catterton/L Companies)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 53/03)






1.


On 4 February 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Catterton LP (‘Catterton Holdco’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings L Capital Management SAS (‘L Cap Europe’, France), L Capital Asia Advisors (‘L Cap Asia’, Mauritius), L Real Estate SA (‘L Real Estate Lux’, Luxembourg), L Real Estate Advisors SAS (‘L Real Estate France’), L Real Estate Advisors Limited (‘L Real Estate HK’, Hong Kong), and L Development & Management Limited (‘LDML’, Hong Kong), collectively referred to as the ‘L Companies’, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Catterton is a consumer-focused private equity firm specialising in leveraged buyouts, recapitalisations, and growth capital investments in middle-market companies. Catterton invests in all major consumer segments, including food and beverage, retail and restaurants, consumer products and services, consumer health, and media and marketing services.










—


The L Companies manage private equity funds active in various consumer segments, such as clothing, dining, food retail, jewellery, as well as funds that hold, operate and develop real estate.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7938 — Catterton/L Companies, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards the transit of certain animal by-products from Bosnia and Herzegovina (D025828/03 — 2013/2598(RPS))
Date: 2016-02-12
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, animal product, by-product, originating product, transit








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12.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 55/79





P7_TA(2013)0216
Non-objection to an implementing measure: transit of certain animal by-products from Bosnia and Herzegovina
European Parliament decision to raise no objections to the draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards the transit of certain animal by-products from Bosnia and Herzegovina (D025828/03 — 2013/2598(RPS))
(2016/C 055/10)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Commission regulation (D025828/03),










—


having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 41(3) and Article 42(2) thereof,










—


having regard to the opinion delivered on 5 March 2013 by the committee referred to in Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009,










—


having regard to the Commission’s letter of 16 May 2013 asking Parliament to declare that it will raise no objections to the draft regulation,










—


having regard to the letter of 21 May 2013 from the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety to the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs,










—


having regard to Article 5a of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (2),










—


having regard to Rules 88(4)(d) and 87a(6) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the fact that no objections have been raised within the period laid down in the third and fourth indents of Rule 87a(6) of its Rules of Procedure, which expired on 22 May 2013,












1.


Declares that it has no objections to the draft Commission regulation;












2.


Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Commission and, for information, to the Council.






(1)  OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.