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Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2234 of 4 December 2017 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/2382 establishing a European Security and Defence College (ESDC)
Date: 2017-12-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European school, common security and defence policy, education, operation of the Institutions, vocational training




L_2017319EN.01008001.xml










5.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 319/80








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2017/2234
of 4 December 2017
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/2382 establishing a European Security and Defence College (ESDC)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1), 42(4) and 43(2) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 21 December 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/2382 (1).












(2)


A new financial reference amount for the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 should be established.












(3)


Decision (CFSP) 2016/2382 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

Amendment to Decision (CFSP) 2016/2382

In Article 16 of Decision (CFSP) 2016/2382, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:


‘2.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure of the ESDC during the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 shall be EUR 925 000,00.
The financial reference amount to cover the expenditure of the ESDC for subsequent periods shall be decided by the Council.’.




Article 2

Entry into force

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




Done at Brussels, 4 December 2017.


For the Council


The President

U. PALO
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/2382 of 21 December 2016 establishing a European Security and Defence College (ESDC) and repealing Decision 2013/189/CFSP (OJ L 352, 23.12.2016, p. 60).
Case C-679/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Antwerpen (Belgium) lodged on 4 December 2017 — Vlaams Gewest, represented by the Vlaamse regering in the person of the Vlaamse Minister van Begroting, Financiën en Energie, and Vlaams Gewest, represented by the Vlaamse regering in the person of the Vlaamse Minister van Omgeving, Natuur en Landbouw v Johannes Huijbrechts
Date: 2017-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Flanders (Belgium), capital transfer tax, free movement of capital, law of succession, sustainable forest management, tax exemption, wooded area








C_2018094EN.01000601.xml










12.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 94/6





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Antwerpen (Belgium) lodged on 4 December 2017 — Vlaams Gewest, represented by the Vlaamse regering in the person of the Vlaamse Minister van Begroting, Financiën en Energie, and Vlaams Gewest, represented by the Vlaamse regering in the person of the Vlaamse Minister van Omgeving, Natuur en Landbouw v Johannes Huijbrechts
(Case C-679/17)
(2018/C 094/07)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hof van beroep te Antwerpen

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellants: Vlaams Gewest, represented by the Vlaamse regering in the person of the Vlaamse Minister van Begroting, Financiën en Energie; Vlaams Gewest, represented by the Vlaamse regering in the person of the Vlaamse Minister van Omgeving, Natuur en Landbouw

Respondent: Johannes Huijbrechts

Questions referred







1.


Does a situation whereby an heir inherits a forest area located outside Belgium, which is managed in a sustainable manner, and which is not exempt from inheritance tax under Article 55c of the Flemish Code on Inheritance Tax (now Article 2.7.6.0.3 of the Flemish Tax Code), whereas an heir who inherits a forest area in Flanders which is managed in a sustainable manner is exempt from inheritance tax under Article 55c of the Flemish Code on Inheritance Tax (now Article 2.7.6.0.3 of the Flemish Tax Code), constitute an impediment to the free movement of capital as laid down in Article 63 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union?










2.


Does the importance of the Flemish forest area, which is at issue here within the meaning of Article 55c of the Flemish Code on Inheritance Tax (now Article 2.7.6.0.3 of the Flemish Tax Code), constitute an overriding reason in the public interest which justifies a scheme whereby the application of an exemption from inheritance tax is limited to forest areas in Flanders which are sustainably managed?
Designation of the Chamber responsible for cases of the kind referred to in Article 107 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court
Date: 2017-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: operation of the Institutions, preliminary ruling procedure, rules of procedure








C_2017412EN.01000202.xml










4.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 412/2






Designation of the Chamber responsible for cases of the kind referred to in Article 107 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court
(2017/C 412/03)
At its General Meeting on 26 September 2017, the Court designated the First Chamber as the Chamber that is, in accordance with Article 11(2) of the Rules of Procedure, responsible for cases of the kind referred to in Article 107 of those Rules, for the period from 7 October 2017 to 6 October 2018.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2256 of 4 December 2017 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in NAFO area 3M by vessels flying the flag of Estonia
Date: 2017-12-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Estonia, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2017324EN.01003101.xml










8.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 324/31








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2017/2256
of 4 December 2017
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in NAFO area 3M by vessels flying the flag of Estonia


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (2) lays down quotas for 2017.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2017.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2017 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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, 4 December 2017.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 of 20 January 2017 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2017. p. 1).




ANNEX






No


30/TQ127




Member State


Estonia




Stock


COD/N3M.




Species


Cod (gadus morhua)




Zone


NAFO 3M




Closing date


7.10.2017
Designation of the Chamber responsible for cases of the kind referred to in Article 193 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court
Date: 2017-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: appeal, judicial review, operation of the Institutions, rules of procedure








C_2017412EN.01000203.xml










4.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 412/2






Designation of the Chamber responsible for cases of the kind referred to in Article 193 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court
(2017/C 412/04)
At its General Meeting on 26 September 2017, the Court designated the Second Chamber as the Chamber that is, in accordance with Article 11(2) of the Rules of Procedure, responsible for cases of the kind referred to in Article 193 of those Rules, for the period from 7 October 2017 to 6 October 2018.
Decisions adopted by the Court in its General Meeting on 3 October 2017
Date: 2017-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: appointment of members, institutional activity, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








C_2017412EN.01000204.xml










4.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 412/2






Decisions adopted by the Court in its General Meeting on 3 October 2017
(2017/C 412/05)

Assignment of Judges to Chambers of three Judges

At its meeting on 3 October 2017, the Court decided to assign Judges to the Chambers of three Judges as follows:


Sixth Chamber


Mr Fernlund, President of the Chamber,
Mr Bonichot, Mr Arabadjiev, Mr Rodin and Mr Regan, Judges.


Seventh Chamber


Mr Rosas, President of the Chamber,
Ms Toader, Ms Prechal and Mr Jarašiūnas, Judges.


Eighth Chamber


Mr Malenovský, President of the Chamber,
Mr Safjan, Mr Šváby and Mr Vilaras, Judges.


Ninth Chamber


Mr Vajda, President of the Chamber,
Mr Juhász, Ms Jürimäe and Mr Lycourgos, Judges.


Tenth Chamber


Mr Levits, President of the Chamber,
Mr Borg Barthet, Ms Berger and Mr Biltgen, Judges.
Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/2262 of 4 December 2017 appointing the members of the panel provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Date: 2017-12-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice (EU), General Court (EU), appointment of members, committee (EU), member of the Court of Justice (EU)








L_2017324EN.01005001.xml










8.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 324/50








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2017/2262
of 4 December 2017
         
appointing the members of the panel provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 255 thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a(1) thereof,


Having regard to the initiative by the President of the Court of Justice on 10 October 2017,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a panel is to be set up in order to give an opinion on candidates' suitability to perform the duties of Judge and Advocate-General of the Court of Justice and the General Court before the Governments of the Member States make the appointments (hereafter referred to as the ‘panel’).












(2)


The panel is to comprise seven persons chosen from among former members of the Court of Justice and the General Court, members of national supreme courts and lawyers of recognised competence, one of whom is to be proposed by the European Parliament.












(3)


Account should be taken of a balanced membership of the panel, both in geographical terms and in terms of representation of the legal systems of the Member States.












(4)


The members of the panel and its President should therefore be appointed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
For a period of 4 years from 1 March 2018, the following shall be appointed members of the panel provided for in Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union:






 


Mr Christiaan TIMMERMANS, President










 


Mr Simon BUSUTTIL










 


Mr Frank CLARKE










 


Mr Carlos LESMES SERRANO










 


Ms Maria Eugénia MARTINS DE NAZARÉ RIBEIRO










 


Mr Andreas VOSSKUHLE










 


Mr Mirosław WYRZYKOWSKI






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 March 2018.




Done at Brussels, 4 December 2017.


For the Council


The President

U. PALO
Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2253 of 4 December 2017 establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in areas VIIIa and VIIIb by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2017-12-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2017324EN.01002501.xml










8.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 324/25








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2017/2253
of 4 December 2017
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in areas VIIIa and VIIIb by vessels flying the flag of Belgium


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (2) lays down quotas for 2017.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2017.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2017 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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, 4 December 2017.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 of 20 January 2017 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2017, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


26/TQ127




Member State


Belgium




Stock


SOL/8AB.




Species


Common sole (solea solea)




Zone


VIIIa and VIIIb




Closing date


10.10.2017
Taking of the oath by new Members of the General Court
Date: 2017-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: General Court (EU), appointment of members, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








C_2017412EN.01000402.xml










4.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 412/4






Taking of the oath by new Members of the General Court
(2017/C 412/08)
Following his appointment as Judge at the General Court for the period from 2 April 2017 to 31 August 2019 by decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union of 29 March 2017 (1), Mr Mac Eochaidh took the oath before the Court of Justice on 8 June 2017.
Following his appointment as Judge at the General Court for the period from 15 September 2017 to 31 August 2022 by decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union of 6 September 2017 (2), Mr De Baere took the oath before the Court of Justice on 4 October 2017.


(1)  OJ L 89, 1.4.2017, p. 9.

(2)  OJ L 236, 14.9.2017, p. 22.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2257 of 4 December 2017 establishing a prohibition of fishing for anglerfish in areas VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2017-12-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2017324EN.01003301.xml










8.12.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 324/33








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2017/2257
of 4 December 2017
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for anglerfish in areas VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe by vessels flying the flag of Belgium


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (2) lays down quotas for 2017.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2017.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2017 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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, 4 December 2017.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 of 20 January 2017 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2017, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


23/TQ127




Member State


Belgium




Stock


ANF/*8ABDE (special condition to ANF/07.)




Species


Anglerfish (Lophiidae)




Zone


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe




Closing date


10.10.2017
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/54 of 4 December 2017 establishing a prohibition of fishing for whiting in area VIII by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2017-12-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2018010EN.01000301.xml










13.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 10/3








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2018/54
of 4 December 2017
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for whiting in area VIII by vessels flying the flag of Belgium


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (2) lays down quotas for 2017.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2017.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2017 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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, 4 December 2017.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO
            

Director-General


Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 of 20 January 2017 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2017, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


28/TQ127




Member State


Belgium




Stock


WHG/08.




Species


Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)




Zone


VIII




Closing date


10.10.2017