20.12.2012

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/1

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COMMISSION OPINION

of 18 December 2012

relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of the KWL Nuclear Power Plant, located at Lingen in Lower Saxony, Germany

(Only the German text is authentic)

2012/C 394/01

The assessment below is carried out under the provisions of the Euratom Treaty, without prejudice to any additional assessments to be carried out under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the obligations stemming from it and from secondary legislation (1).

On 21 June 2012, the European Commission received from the German Government, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, General Data relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of the KWL Nuclear Power Plant.

On the basis of these data and additional information requested by the Commission on 3 July 2012 and provided by the German authorities on 27 September 2012, and following consultation with the Group of Experts, the Commission has drawn up the following opinion:

1.	The distance between the Lingen site and the nearest border with another Member State, in this case the Netherlands, is 12,6 km.

2.	During normal dismantling operations the discharges of liquid and gaseous radioactive effluents are not liable to cause an exposure of the population in another Member State that would be significant from the point of view of health.

3.

Solid radioactive waste will be stored on site awaiting the availability of a national repository. Non-radioactive solid waste and residual materials in compliance with clearance levels will be released from regulatory control for disposal as conventional waste or for reuse or recycling. This will be done in compliance with the criteria laid down in the Basic Safety Standards (Directive 96/29/Euratom).

4.

In the event of unplanned releases of radioactive effluents that may follow a reference design basis accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses likely to be received by the population of another Member State would not be significant from the point of view of health. However, in more severe accident situations, the dose to the population living in the border areas of the nearest Member State could reach levels where the competent authorities might consider taking countermeasures. In this context, it is noted that Germany and its neighbouring Member States have ratified bilateral agreements on early notification and mutual assistance in the event of a radiological emergency.

In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste in whatever form, arising from the dismantling of the KWL Nuclear Power Plant, located at Lingen in Lower Saxony, Germany, both in normal operation and in the event of a reference design basis accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, is not liable to result in a radioactive contamination, significant from the point of view of health, of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State.

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(1)  For instance, under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, environmental aspects should be further assessed. Indicatively, the Commission would like to draw attention to the provisions of Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment, as well of Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy.

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20.12.2012

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/3

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)

2012/C 394/02

Date of adoption of the decision	26.9.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34623 (12/N)
Member State	Italy
Region	Lazio	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Interventi in favore di organismi di garanzia collettiva dei fidi nel settore agricolo (L.R. 18.3.2011 n. 3)
Legal basis	L. R. 18.3.2011 n. 3 «Interventi a favore di organismi di garanzia collettiva dei fidi nel settore agricolo»; Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale del 26.1.2012, n. 28 «Legge regionale 18 marzo 2011, n. 3. Interventi in favore di organismi di garanzia collettiva dei fidi nel settore agricolo. Indirizzi per la concessione dei contributi» (pubblicata su Bollettino Ufficiale Regione Lazio, parte I, del 21.2.2012 n. 7)
Type of measure	Scheme	—
Objective	Horizontal aid instruments agriculture sector, Technical support (AGRI)
Form of aid	Guarantee, Subsidized services
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 15 million   Annual budget: EUR 5 million
Intensity	100 %
Duration (period)	until 1.7.2018
Economic sectors	Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Name and address of the granting authority	Regione Lazio Via C. Colombo 212 00147 Roma RM ITALIA
Other information	—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

Date of adoption of the decision	19.10.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.35419 (12/N)
Member State	Czech Republic
Region	—	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Neproduktivní investice v lesích
Legal basis	1) Program rozvoje venkova České Republiky na období 2007–2013 (kód podpory 227) 2) Pravidla, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotace na projekty Programu rozvoje venkova ČR na období 2007–2013, Opatření II.2.4 Obnova lesního potenciálu po kalamitách a podpora společenských funkcí lesů, Podopatření II.2.4.2 Neproduktivní investice v lesích
Type of measure	Scheme	—
Objective	Forestry
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: CZK 90 000 000 million   Annual budget: CZK 40 000 000 million
Intensity	100 %
Duration (period)	until 31.12.2013
Economic sectors	Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministerstvo zemědělství České republiky Těšnov 17 117 05 Praha ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA
Other information	—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

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20.12.2012

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/5

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2012 Joint Report of the Council and the Commission on the implementation of the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-18)

2012/C 394/03

1.   INTRODUCTION

The Council Resolution on the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-18) (1), also known as ‘EU Youth Strategy’, requires an EU Youth Report to be drawn up at the end of each three-year cycle, with a dual objective: namely to evaluate the progress, and to serve as a basis for establishing a set of priorities for the coming work cycle.

The draft Joint EU Youth Report is accompanied by two Commission Staff Working Documents: one which reviews the situation of young people in the EU and one which analyses actions taken under the renewed framework.

2.   IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RENEWED FRAMEWORK FOR EUROPEAN COOPERATION

In 2009, the Council endorsed a renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-18), based on the Communication ‘EU Youth Strategy: Investing and Empowering’. By reinforcing cooperation and sharing good practices, the renewed framework’s two overall objectives are to:

(i)	create more and equal opportunities for all young people in education and in the labour market, and

(ii)	promote the active citizenship, social inclusion and solidarity of all young people.

The renewed framework is action-based. As illustrated by the tree diagram, it branches out into eight policy areas (‘fields of action’): education & training; employment & entrepreneurship; social inclusion; health & well-being; participation; culture & creativity; volunteering and youth & the world.

The framework is rooted in the following instruments: evidence-based policy-making; mutual learning; regular progress-reporting, dissemination of results and monitoring; structured dialogue with young people and youth organisations and mobilisation of EU programmes and funds. This framework sees youth work (2) as a support to all fields of action and cross-sectoral cooperation as an underlying principle.

3.   EUROPE 2020 — SUPPORTING YOUTH IN A CONTEXT OF CRISIS

Europe is undergoing a crisis that has hit young Europeans with unprecedented levels of unemployment and the risk of social exclusion and poverty. Europe 2020, the EU strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, sets the framework for a coordinated European response in order to emerge stronger from the crisis and to improve the long-term prosperity of Europe’s citizens.

Europe 2020 focuses strongly on young people, with a headline target of reducing early school-leaving and increasing tertiary attainment. Two other headline targets also share a clear youth dimension — to reduce the risk of poverty and to increase the share of the population in employment.

Furthermore, the flagship initiative entitled Youth on the Move (3) promotes youth mobility, while young people are also included in An Agenda for New Skills and Jobs (4) and A Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion (5). In this regard, the Council has developed these initiatives further by adopting conclusions on the Youth on the Move initiative — an integrated approach in response to the challenges young people face (6) and on the social dimension of education and training (7).

[On 26 November 2012 the Council also reached political agreement on a Council Recommendation on the validation of non-formal and informal learning.]

In the second European Semester of economic policy coordination, the European Commission emphasised the need to act towards reducing the unacceptably high rate of youth unemployment. The Annual Growth Survey 2012, which sets out priorities for action at EU and national levels in order to boost growth and jobs, called on Member States to support youth employment. Concrete recommendations included promoting quality apprenticeships and traineeships, as well as entrepreneurial skills. It also called for reforms in employment legislation and in education and training. Expressing concerns that the social tissue of the EU is being put to the test, the Commission also called on Member States to protect the vulnerable, with regard to social protection, inclusion strategies and access to services ensuring integration in the labour market and society (8). Country-specific recommendations (9) have been adopted according to the particular situations of individual Member States.

Against this backdrop, the European Commission proposed a dedicated Youth Opportunities Initiative (YOI) (10), which aims to mobilise resources and increase efforts to drive down youth unemployment and develop employability of young people. In this context, the Commission urged Member States to make better use of the European Social Fund to support young people. Commission action teams are assisting eight Member States (11) where youth unemployment rates are above average. Furthermore, the recent ‘Employment Package’ (12) includes a first progress report on the YOI and a consultation on a new quality framework for traineeships. The Council has dealt with youth unemployment and social inclusion by adopting a Resolution on the active inclusion of young people: combating unemployment and poverty (13) and promoting youth employment to achieve the Europe 2020 objectives (14).

The Commission is also endeavouring to lift obstacles that EU citizens, including the youth, encounter when invoking their rights as EU citizens, notably their right to free movement within the EU, including for volunteering, study or work.

Efforts to boost the employability, learning mobility and participation of young people are supported through the current Lifelong Learning and Youth in Action programmes, which — from 2014 onwards — will be succeeded by a new EU programme targeting education, training, youth and sport.

4.   THE FIRST CYCLE OF THE RENEWED FRAMEWORK (2010-12)

Nearly all Member States report that the renewed framework has reinforced existing priorities at national level, with several Member States emphasising its direct impact. Lithuania, for example, mentions the renewed framework as a guiding document for developing its own National Youth Policy Programme, Austria mentions that the link between youth policy and labour market policies has been strengthened, and dialogue with youth has been further developed in the Flemish Community of Belgium.

The renewed framework advocates a cross-sectoral approach at all levels in implementing the youth policy framework. Most Member States report having a national youth strategy or a cross-sectoral plan targeting youth. All but two Member States have an inter-ministerial working group on youth or some other institutionalised mechanism. While some National Youth Reports set a good example, such groups often consist of different actors and stakeholders in the ‘core’ youth policy field, with little or no involvement from other government ministries, thereby limiting their cross-sectoral nature.

Against this background, it is recommended that the Commission and the Member States put a greater focus on developing cross-sectoral cooperation in particular with a view to examining how the approaches and methods of youth policy and youth work can be made use of in other relevant sectors. The creation of new cross-sectoral partnerships and development of joint projects and initiatives in the youth sector should be supported.

Youth work supports many fields of action. A majority of Member States report that they have taken measures to recognise, support and further develop youth work in line with the Council Resolution on youth work (15). In July 2010, a European Convention on Youth Work was held under the Belgian Presidency, bringing together policy-makers and youth stakeholders from across Europe resulting in the adoption of a declaration addressing priorities and actions for youth work in the coming years.

4.1.   Implementing the eight fields of action

In each of its fields of action, the renewed framework proposes initiatives for the Member States and/or the Commission. Below is an overview of measures taken at EU level and those reported by Member States for the work cycle 2010-12 (16).

Education & Training

The Commission and Member States are working together to improve education and training through the ‘ET2020’ framework (17). In this context, the Council adopted conclusions in response to the Commission communication that presented a strategy for the modernisation of Europe’s higher education systems in 2011 (18), and the Commission is preparing an initiative on ‘Rethinking education: Investing in skills for better socioeconomic outcomes’, which is due to be launched later in 2012 to support policy development on skills and competences.

The renewed framework focuses primarily on non-formal and informal learning as a complementary tool, in order to acquire the cross-cutting skills (19) that are much appreciated in the labour market (20). The Commission proposed a draft Council recommendation on the recognition and validation of non-formal and informal learning in September 2012 (21), and is also working on tools to make it easier to record the skills acquired through non-formal and informal learning.

Both the Commission and Member States actively support youth organisations as an important provider of non-formal learning opportunities. Many Member States (22) emphasise the role of youth work in reaching out to early school leavers and helping them to get back into education or work. In this context, they have recently taken action to raise awareness of non-formal and informal learning and to recognise learning outcomes at national level.

Employment & Entrepreneurship

Youth employment was the overall thematic priority of the first Trio Presidency after the entry into force of the renewed framework. During this period, the Council adopted resolutions on the active inclusion of young people (23) and the role of youth work in promoting employability of young people.

According to National Youth Reports, several Member States have changed their labour laws or applied tax incentives to improve access to the labour market for young people. These are frequently combined with programmes to allow young people to gain work experience, including abroad. Many young people benefit from counselling, offered by education institutions, employment services or youth information services. Many countries offer targeted support, courses, counselling or work placements, to unemployed or vulnerable young people. Traineeships are frequently available as part of formal education and several countries have dual track education systems combining classroom teaching with apprenticeships (24).

The first cycle of Structured Dialogue also focused on youth employment. Young people also recommended concrete actions, which fed into a Council Resolution (25) highlighting the need for access to labour market information, non-formal learning, a quality framework for internships, focus on flexicurity and equal access to mobility. The recommendations and the best practices from Member States inspired subsequent Commission initiatives, such as the draft recommendation on non-formal and informal learning and in the wider context of the Youth Opportunities Initiative.

Entrepreneurship education is being increasingly promoted in most European countries. To date, eight countries have launched specific strategies, while 13 others include it as a part of their national lifelong learning, youth or growth strategies (26).

At EU-level, youth entrepreneurship was given a more visible profile during European Youth Week, raising awareness of the value of entrepreneurial skills and of starting a business as a career option. Also, a number of actions are currently being taken to support entrepreneurial learning at all levels of education.

It is recommended that Member States and the Commission maintain their joint efforts to fight youth unemployment and further develop cross-sectoral initiatives in this field.

Health & Well-being

At EU level, young people are a particular target group of EU health initiatives put in place to tackle smoking, alcohol related harm, nutrition, obesity and drug-use.

All but two Member States report that they have taken concrete measures to follow up the Council Resolution on the Health and Well-being of Young People (27). Many Member States (28) mention initiatives that focus on specific issues, such as alcohol, tobacco or healthy nutrition, or emphasise the value of peer-to-peer education in promoting healthy lifestyles.

Social Inclusion

EU initiatives to combat youth unemployment also make important contributions to the social inclusion of young people. A majority of Member States (29) also addressed youth as a specific target group during the European Year of 2010: Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. These initiatives stress the need to fight poverty from an early age in order to break the inter-generational cycle of poverty.

Many Member States (30) confirm the importance of a cross-sectoral approach to social inclusion, linking it with education, employment or health policies, for example. Many of them report on specialised training programmes for youth workers, youth leaders and young people to develop intercultural awareness and combat prejudice. A number of Member States (31) cited examples of youth-targeted support measures related to housing.

Consequently, it is recommended for Member States to issue knowledge and evidence-based reports on young people's social situation and living conditions. In this regard, the Member States could also be encouraged to take measures to combat transgenerational poverty and exclusion through using cross-sectoral cooperation.

Participation

Youth participation has figured prominently on the EU youth policy agenda in recent years. Participation is key to youth policy in all Member States and many activities have been carried out, including the development of structures for involving young people in decision-making and review of the quality of participatory mechanisms. Activities were also undertaken to promote wider involvement of youth in participation, including production of relevant information material and room for more dialogue online.

The Council confirmed its dedication to this field by making ‘youth participation in democratic life’ the overall priority of the second Trio Presidency in the youth field (mid 2011-12), in line with Article 165 TFEU. The Council also adopted a resolution on new and effective forms of participation of all young people in democratic life in Europe (32). Structured Dialogue has become an increasingly influential instrument for involving young people in decision-making. All Member States have set up National Working Groups to organise consultations with young people in their countries and to feed into EU-level debates.

The Commission took steps to strengthen the evidence base on participation through the Eurobarometer on ‘Youth on the Move’ (33) and a forthcoming study on changing patterns of youth participation. It furthermore initiated two processes that will come to fruition in the next three-year cycle: namely redeveloping the European Youth Portal (34) as an interactive platform for online engagement, and a ‘Youth on the Move Card’ which would further enable youth mobility and participation through incentives, information and support services.

Young people’s participation in political processes is taking place in new ways, e.g. through signing petitions, making statements online and in social media etc.

Consequently, Member States and the Commission should identify which forms of participation meet the demands of young people and provide them with diverse forms of support.

Voluntary Activities

Member States and the Commission have worked together to implement the Recommendation on the Mobility of Young Volunteers across the EU (35) in an expert group. Around half of the Member States (36) report that they have raised awareness about opportunities for mobility of young volunteers further to this recommendation. Alongside the European Voluntary Service, a number of Member States report having bilateral or multi-lateral exchange programmes.

Several Member States (37) report that they have developed national volunteering schemes or have established a new civic service. Many Member States quote the Youth in Action programme, particularly the European Voluntary Service (EVS) as an important, if not the main source for youth volunteering in another country. A number of countries conduct bi-lateral or multi-lateral exchange programmes. In a number of countries, prevention of exclusion is part of broader youth strategies and funding schemes, also covering volunteering.

Member States actively undertake efforts ensuring that the value of volunteering experiences is duly recognised, through e.g. Youthpass, outreach to the labour market or social recognition. Also, a number of Member States pursue strategic approaches to promoting youth volunteering for example to achieve social goals. The European Year of Volunteering (2011) involved young people and youth organisations in emphasising its youth dimension.

Given that overall, data show that participation in cross-border voluntary activities still concerns a minority of young Europeans, the Member States are invited to take note of the potential barriers to volunteering and consider possible actions/measures to tackle these barriers (38).

Culture & Creativity

Member States and the Commission cooperate closely in this area through a European Agenda for Culture (39). The Council emphasised the importance of creativity, culture and the role of young people in a number of its conclusions (40). Under the renewed framework, a study on youth access to culture in Europe from 2010 (41) included good practices and proposals to address obstacles such as cost and distance.

Although the Member States acknowledge the links between culture and creativity and youth policy, the National Youth Reports do not report many activities in this field of action.

Youth & the World

Through the youth partnership with the Council of Europe, the Commission organised and contributed to high-level youth policy symposia in its Eastern and Southern neighbourhoods (42). The Council adopted Conclusions on the Eastern Dimension of Youth Participation (43) designed to reach out further into Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Moreover, a decision was taken to set up an Eastern Partnership Youth Window to fund more opportunities for youth partnerships and cooperation under the Youth in Action programme. Activities were organised in Europe and China throughout the 2011 EU-China Youth Year. The Commission also contributed to the UN Year of Youth and its youth summit in Mexico in 2011; it also co-organised two policy conferences as part of a bilateral cooperation agreement with Canada.

Member States report that they had been active in this field of action prior to 2010, and they continue to underline its relevance. Almost half of the Member States (44) report that they have addressed this issue in their education curricula or as part of youth policy strategies. Most Member States provide opportunities for young people to exchange views with policy-makers on global issues.

4.2.   Implementation instruments

The renewed framework applies a set of dedicated instruments to pursue activities in the eight fields described above. The following paragraphs assess to what extent these instruments have been used successfully in order to achieve the overall objectives of the strategy, based on the Commission’s assessment and inputs from the national reports provided by Member States.

Evidence-based Policy-making

Further to the renewed framework, the Commission — together with experts nominated by Member States and youth stakeholders — developed a dashboard of EU Youth Indicators, which was released in 2011 (45). This dashboard presents 40 indicators covering all eight fields of action.

During the first work cycle of the renewed framework, the Commission carried out two studies (46) and conducted a Flash Eurobarometer-survey on youth. The EU-CoE youth partnership also contributed to strengthening the evidence-base for youth policy in Europe through the European Knowledge Centre on Youth Policy (EKCYP) and its National Correspondents and the Pool of European Youth Researchers (PEYR).

Mutual Learning

Further to the renewed framework, a number of different events contributed to mutual learning, including through peer learning activities, conferences and seminars, high level fora or expert groups as well as through, studies and analyses.

Aside from opportunities to exchange experience during conferences and at meetings of Directors-General for youth, a Commission study (47) documents the fact that the development of EU Youth Indicators has not only improved the recognition and visibility of youth policy, but has also triggered positive developments in Member States, both in pursuing cross-sectoral cooperation and in applying an evidence-based approach. Expert groups with national representatives are in place to review the Dashboard of Indicators and to implement the Council Recommendation on the Mobility of Young Volunteers across the EU. Mutual learning was also achieved through a specific peer-learning activity on cross-sectoral cooperation (48).

A new expert group on peer-learning on the ‘creative and innovative capacity of young people and their skills acquired through non-formal and informal learning relevant for employability’ was set up in May 2012 (49). This is a useful measure to further develop mutual learning in the context of the Open Method of Coordination in the youth field in a more structured manner.

It is recommended that the coordination of the peer learning activities is further developed. The Commission and the Member States should consider how the data and examples of best practices in Member States could be better used to produce more effective mutual learning exercises in the future.

Regular Progress-reporting, Dissemination of Results and Monitoring

For this reporting exercise, the Commission developed an online questionnaire which addressed specific concrete action lines mentioned in the renewed framework. This made it possible to conduct a comparative assessment of the National Youth Reports submitted by all Member States, Norway, Switzerland, Montenegro and Croatia (50). Input was also provided by the European Youth Forum, the representative platform of international non-governmental youth organisations and national youth councils.

In addition to releasing the Staff Working Document to the EU Youth Report, all National Youth Reports are made public on the Commission’s website. This Report should be properly distributed on the national level within the Member States. This is in line with the renewed framework, which calls for broad dissemination of the results of the reporting exercise.

The Commission and the Member States should consider how the indicators, data and examples of best practice in Member States could be better used with a view to producing more comprehensive EU youth reports in the future.

Structured Dialogue with Young People and Youth Organisations

The Structured Dialogue with young people provides a good framework for consultation, peer learning and the sharing of experience among national policy-makers and young people in the youth field. Every six months, EU Youth Conferences are organised by the country holding the Presidency, with the support of the Commission. These conferences bring together young people and policy-makers from across the EU to discuss the results of the Structured Dialogue and to make joint recommendations which are fed into the process through which the Council adopts resolutions or conclusions.

All Member States established National Working Groups for Structured Dialogue with young people early in the first cycle. The Structured Dialogue — which is an elaborate and formal method of consultation with young people — has become a vibrant and integral part of youth policy-making. The consultations during the first Trio Presidency (2010-11) resulted in valuable joint recommendations between youth policy-makers and young people on the most pressing employment issues.

In 2011, a second cycle of Structured Dialogue started with the theme of youth participation. A great number of youth leaders and young people were directly involved in the process.

For the improvement of the consultation process and its monitoring, the participation of other experts at local, regional, national and European level in the National Working Groups should be promoted, depending on the relevant thematic priority of the Structured Dialogue. Moreover, the results of the Structured Dialogue should be disseminated to cross-sectoral stakeholders. There should be a clear role for youth researchers in the process.

The EU Youth Conference should be strengthened as a forum for Structured Dialogue between all young people, youth organisations and policy-makers with a view to reaching tangible political outcomes. Where possible, the involvement of youth researchers should be promoted.

Mobilisation of EU programmes

The Youth in Action programme is a key instrument to support the renewed framework. Alongside the Lifelong Learning programme, it has contributed to the learning mobility of young people. It focuses on non-formal learning activities for young people, youth workers and youth organisations. In line with the renewed framework, it promotes a sense of citizenship and solidarity among young people and places the emphasis on youth work, volunteering and civic activities as a suitable environment in which to acquire transversal skills. This programme involved around 150 000 and 185 000 participants in 2010 and 2011 respectively, which was a noticeable increase compared to the beginning of the programme (111 000 participants in 2007).

Almost all Member States report having used other sources of EU funding, such as the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund and/or PROGRESS to integrate young people into the labour market. The cohesion funds have also been used to support the development of active citizenship, participation and competences of young people.

It is recommended that the Youth in Action Programme and the future EU programme for education, training, youth and sport support the implementation of the renewed framework without prejudice to negotiations on the future Multiannual Financial Framework.

5.   THE NEXT CYCLE OF THE RENEWED FRAMEWORK (2013-15)

Strengthening the link between the renewed framework and Europe 2020

According to the Council Resolution on the renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field, a number of priorities for European cooperation will be set for each work cycle to contribute to the fields of action identified under the framework. The priorities for the next cycle are to be adopted on the basis of the current EU Youth Report.

The EU presidencies focused in the first cycle on ‘employment and entrepreneurship’ and ‘participation’. The renewed framework and its fields of action together encompass the full range of issues that concern young people in transition, albeit affecting them to differing degrees. More importantly, the renewed framework acknowledges and reinforces inter-relationships between these fields and among stakeholders, to deliver effective instruments to achieve policy coordination and synergies.

The EU and National Youth Reports confirm the robustness and relevance of the renewed framework and its two overall objectives: (i) creating more and equal opportunities for all young people in education and in the labour market, and (ii) promoting citizenship, social inclusion and solidarity. Both tie in well with Europe 2020, the Annual Growth Survey 2012, Youth on the Move and the Youth Opportunities Initiative.

The priorities for the next work cycle should reflect the current overall priorities and activities under Europe 2020. Youth employment will remain high on the EU agenda. Building on the Annual Growth Survey 2012 and possible reviews of priorities under the upcoming Annual Growth Survey 2013, and on the Youth Opportunities Initiative, Member States should in particular target young people who are not in employment, education or training, and therein make full use of available EU funding. They should undertake more efforts to increase young people’s access to work, apprenticeships and traineeships and improve their employability.

The Commission supports the efforts of Member States with new EU initiatives, such as Your first EURES job, which helps young people find a job abroad, support to the development of Youth Guarantees (51) and a quality framework for traineeships, in which youth work can play a valuable role in partnership with education institutions and employment services. It has also increased possibilities for learning mobility through the Lifelong Learning (52) and Youth in Action (53) programmes. Furthermore, the cross-cutting tools developed under the Renewed Framework can serve to foster partnerships between different actors involved in delivering support to young people in all the different aspects of transition, including employment services, education institutions, youth work, social services, employers and young people themselves.

Stronger cooperation on the ground can be beneficial in offering tailor-made approaches, especially to young people with more complex life situations or that are hard to reach through conventional methods. The renewed framework can also play a role in the promotion and recognition of non-formal and informal learning through youth work and in encouraging participation in youth organisations as means to gain transversal skills. It can thereby contribute to strengthening synergies between different forms of formal, non-formal and informal learning.

The situation on the labour market and unemployment has related social effects. The Annual Growth Survey 2012 refers to clear signs of increases in the number of people at risk of income poverty, notably child poverty, and social exclusion, with acute health problems and homelessness in the most extreme cases. A growing group of young people are at risk of social exclusion.

Young people are at serious risk of social exclusion and poverty — A headline target of Europe 2020 is to reduce the share of the EU population at risk of social exclusion and poverty by 20 million, or 25 %, by 2020. The share of young people at such risk is higher than that of the general population. Between 2009 and 2010, the increase in the number of young people at risk was significantly higher than for the total population. Also, young people’s well-being is under pressure — While high unemployment rates have resulted in more low-income families and jobless households, and with young people being most at risk of poverty and social exclusion, the crisis has also had an impact on the health and wellbeing of young people. Unemployment, impoverishment, inadequate housing conditions and family disruptions significantly increase the risk of mental health problems such as depression, alcohol abuse disorders and suicide. As detriments to health and well-being can often last for life, they have a particularly serious impact on young people.

The renewed framework can play a role in the participation of all young people in various aspects of society. It addresses a multitude of challenges linked to exclusion, alienation and young people’s efforts in building an independent life and a responsible life. For the coming years, the renewed framework should increasingly focus on social inclusion as well as the health and well-being of young people. To this purpose, it needs to step up its focus on participation in democratic and societal activities, as well as build on youth work in developing young people’s life skills, their overall personal development and a sense of belonging to the society in which they live.

In order to better respond to the challenges listed above, the Member States and Commission should explore ways of further developing expertise and availability of examples of best practice in the areas where the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) could be used to create added value. It is proposed that the specific areas of social inclusion as well as the health and well-being of young people could benefit from this type of cooperation.

Taking implementation forward

Cross-sectoral cooperation can be further improved across all policy areas that affect young people. Member States and the Commission should seek to further enhance cross-sectoral cooperation at national and European level. Additional efforts should be made to strengthen the evidence base of youth policy and to share examples of good practice through mutual learning.

Youth policy should continue the dialogue with young people, in order to fully understand the challenges youth face and their expectations towards policy-makers and providers of support services to young people. The Structured Dialogue with young people can be further developed by further evaluation of the process and outcome of the structured dialogue, building on the recommendations from the European Youth Week and the findings from this report, by making the membership of National Working Groups more inclusive and ensuring that decision-makers take recommendations from young people more fully into account.

The Commission will develop the initiative of the ‘Youth on the Move Card’ in order to make it easier for young people to be mobile across Europe. It will also reach out to, and facilitate dialogue with, all young people, particularly those with fewer opportunities, through the new interactive tools of the European Youth Portal. Youth policy will also explore measures to foster the creative and innovative potential of young people when attempting to tackle challenges related to employment, employability and inclusion (54).

The Youth in Action programme and the future EU programme targeting youth, and other beneficiaries will play a particular role in supporting these initiatives.

6.   CONCLUSIONS

The implementation of the first three-year work cycle of the renewed framework, covering 2010-12, demonstrated that it is both lasting and flexible as a framework for a whole range of actions — by the Commission, Member States and other relevant stakeholders. The renewed framework, with its cross-sectoral and all-inclusive perspective, has been greeted with interest and has inspired not only EU Member States, but also countries outside the EU.

The renewed framework has served as a vehicle to forge links between fields of action, including employment & entrepreneurship, education & training and social inclusion, to develop multi-faceted solutions in support of young people. This has proved relevant for example in looking for answers to address the current high levels of youth unemployment and to support the growing number of young people who are not in employment, education or training. Youth work has contributed to young people’s development and has the potential to do more in all fields of action.

The participation of young people in democratic life is central to youth policy. Deepening and widening the dialogue with young people not only raises both the quality and legitimacy of youth policy, but also raises expectations for the EU and its Member States to deliver. The EU should do its utmost to encourage its young people to become involved in shaping the EU’s future, particularly on those issues which — as successive consultations and opinion surveys have demonstrated — matter most to them. In this context youth organisations and youth work play a key role.

In order to further its contribution to Europe 2020, the second three-year work cycle of the renewed framework (2013-15) should in the first place address the challenges facing young people as a result of the crisis. Emphasis should continue to be placed on employment and entrepreneurship, increasing access to work, along with developing the innovative and creative capacities of young people. It should also increasingly focus on social inclusion, health and well-being.

The current programme Youth in Action is contributing to achieving the objectives of the renewed framework. The future EU programme targeting young people should continue to contribute towards achieving these objectives.

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(1)  OJ C 311, 19.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Youth work covers a large scope of social, cultural, educational or political activities by, with and for young people. It is about ‘out-of-school’ education and leisure time activities managed by professional or voluntary youth workers and youth leaders. It is based on non-formal learning and voluntary participation.

(3)  COM(2010) 477.

(4)  COM(2010) 682.

(5)  COM(2010) 758.

(6)  OJ C 326, 3.12.2010, p. 9.

(7)  OJ C 135, 26.5.2010, p. 2.

(8)  COM(2011) 815.

(9)  COM(2012) 299.

(10)  COM(2011) 933.

(11)  Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain.

(12)  COM(2012)173, SWD(2012)98, SWD(2012)99.

(13)  OJ C 137, 27.5.2010, p. 1.

(14)  Doc. 11838/11.

(15)  OJ C 327, 4.12.2010, p. 1.

(16)  Activities in the Strategy’s fields of action are further described in the Staff Working Document accompanying this Communication.

(17)  OJ C 119, 28.5.2009, p. 2.

(18)  OJ C 372, 20.12.2011; COM(2011) 567.

(19)  See also framework on key competences for lifelong learning (OJ L 394, 30.12.2006).

(20)  Eurobarometer survey ‘employers’ attitudes to skills’.

(21)  COM(2012) 485, 5.9.2012.

(22)  Doc. 13707/12 ADD 1, p. 14.

(23)  OJ C 137, 27.5.2010, p. 1.

(24)  Doc. 13707/12 ADD 1, p. 27.

(25)  OJ C 164, 2.6.2011, p. 1.

(26)  Entrepreneurship Education at School in Europe, European Commission, 2012.

(27)  OJ C 319, 13.12.2008, p. 1.

(28)  Doc. 13707/12 ADD 1, p. 57.

(29)  Doc. 13707/12 ADD 1, p. 51.

(30)  Doc. 13707/12 ADD 1, p. 45.

(31)  Doc. 13707/12 ADD 1, p. 47.

(32)  OJ C 169, 9.6.2011, p. 1.

(33)  Youth on the Move — Analytical reports, target group age 15-30.

(34)  http://europa.eu/youth

(35)  OJ C 319, 13.12.2008, p. 8.

(36)  Doc. 13707/12 ADD 1, p. 75.

(37)  Doc. 13707/12 ADD 1, p. 69.

(38)  Council Recommendation of 20 November 2008 on the mobility of young volunteers across the European Union (OJ C 319, 13.12.2008, p. 8).

(39)  OJ C 287, 29.11.2007, p. 1.

(40)  OJ C 326, 3.12.2010; p. 2; OJ C 372, 20.12.2011, p. 19; OJ C 169, 15.6.2012, p. 1.

(41)  Interarts, EACEA/2008/01.

(42)  Sharm-al-Sheikh (2010), Odessa (2011), Tbilisi (2012), Tunis (2012).

(43)  OJ C 372, 20.12.2011, p. 10.

(44)  Doc. 13707/12 ADD 1, p. 86.

(45)  SEC(2011) 401.

(46)  Studies on youth access to culture (InterARTS, 2010) and youth participation in democratic life (London School of Economics, 2012).

(47)  Accessing practices for using indicators in fields related to youth. Final report for the European Commission, DG Education and Culture (Ecorys, 2011).

(48)  Organised under the Spanish Presidency.

(49)  OJ C 169, 15.6.2012, p. 1.

(50)  These four non-EU countries responded to the Commission’s invitation to EU candidate countries and EFTA states to submit National Youth Reports on a voluntary basis. Separate contributions were submitted by Belgium’s three language communities.

(51)  The Commission intends to propose by the end of 2012 a Council recommendation on guidelines to establish youth guarantees.

(52)  130 000 company placements in 2012 in other EU countries for university-level and vocational students.

(53)  10 000 young people with opportunities through the European Voluntary Service.

(54)  Council Conclusions on fostering the creative and innovative potential of young people (OJ C 169, 15.6.2012, p. 1).

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20.12.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/17

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Euro exchange rates (1)

19 December 2012

2012/C 394/04

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3302
JPY	Japanese yen	112,36
DKK	Danish krone	7,4608
GBP	Pound sterling	0,81610
SEK	Swedish krona	8,6662
CHF	Swiss franc	1,2096
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,3755
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	25,254
HUF	Hungarian forint	286,81
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6963
PLN	Polish zloty	4,0736
RON	Romanian leu	4,4755
TRY	Turkish lira	2,3682
AUD	Australian dollar	1,2667
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,3126
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,3092
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,5889
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,6212
KRW	South Korean won	1 426,11
ZAR	South African rand	11,2696
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	8,2902
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,5355
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	12 836,19
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,0618
PHP	Philippine peso	54,493
RUB	Russian rouble	40,7900
THB	Thai baht	40,717
BRL	Brazilian real	2,7678
MXN	Mexican peso	16,8993
INR	Indian rupee	72,5690

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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20.12.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/18

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Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for standby and off mode electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under the directive)

2012/C 394/05

ESO (1)	Reference and title of the harmonised standard (and reference document)	First publication OJ	Reference of superseded standard	Date of cessation of presumption of conformity of superseded standard Note 1
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
Cenelec	EN 50564:2011 Electrical and electronic household and office equipment — Measurement of low power consumption IEC 62301:2011 (Modified)	This is the first publication
This standard needs to be completed to clearly indicate those legal requirements aimed to be covered.

Note 1:

Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal (‘dow’), set by the European Standardisation Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

Note 2.1:

The new (or amended) standard has the same scope as the superseded standard. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

Note 2.2:

The new standard has a broader scope than the superseded standard. On the date stated the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

Note 2.3:

The new standard has a narrower scope than the superseded standard. On the date stated the (partially) superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive for those products that fall within the scope of the new standard. Presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive for products that still fall within the scope of the (partially) superseded standard, but that do not fall within the scope of the new standard, is unaffected.

Note 3:

In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YYYY, its previous amendments, if any, and the new, quoted amendment. The superseded standard therefore consists of EN CCCCC:YYYY and its previous amendments, if any, but without the new quoted amendment. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

NOTE:

—

Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European Standardisation Organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to the Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and Council amended by the Directive 98/48/EC.

—

Harmonised standards are adopted by the European Standardisation Organisations in English (CEN and Cenelec also publish in French and German). Subsequently, the titles of the harmonised standards are translated into all other required official languages of the European Union by the National Standards Bodies. The European Commission is not responsible for the correctness of the titles which have been presented for publication in the Official Journal.

—	Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the standards are available in all the Community languages.

—	This list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission ensures the updating of this list.

—	More information about harmonised standards on the Internet at http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/european-standards/harmonised-standards/index_en.htm

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(1)  ESO: European Standards Organisation:

—	CEN: Avenue Marnix 17, 1000 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË, Tel. +32 25500811, Fax +32 25500819 (http://www.cen.eu).

—	Cenelec: Avenue Marnix 17, 1000 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË, Tel. +32 25196871, Fax +32 25196919 (http://www.cenelec.eu).

—	ETSI: 650 route des Lucioles, 06921 Sophia Antipolis, FRANCE, Tel. +33 492944200, Fax +33 493654716 (http://www.etsi.eu).

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20.12.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/20

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Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of the Commission Regulation (EC) No 640/2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for electric motors

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under the directive)

2012/C 394/06

ESO (1)	Reference and title of the harmonised standard (and reference document)	First publication OJ	Reference of superseded standard	Date of cessation of presumption of conformity of superseded standard Note 1
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
Cenelec	EN 60034-2-1:2007 Rotating electrical machines — Part 2-1: Standard methods for determining losses and efficiency from tests (excluding machines for traction vehicles) IEC 60034-2-1:2007	This is the first publication
This standard needs to be completed to clearly indicate those legal requirements aimed to be covered.
Cenelec	EN 60034-30:2009 Rotating electrical machines — Part 30: Efficiency classes of single-speed, three-phase, cage-induction motors (IE-code) IEC 60034-30:2008	This is the first publication
This standard needs to be completed to clearly indicate those legal requirements aimed to be covered.

Note 1:

Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal (‘dow’), set by the European Standardisation Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

Note 2.1:

The new (or amended) standard has the same scope as the superseded standard. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

Note 2.2:

The new standard has a broader scope than the superseded standard. On the date stated the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

Note 2.3:

The new standard has a narrower scope than the superseded standard. On the date stated the (partially) superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive for those products that fall within the scope of the new standard. Presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive for products that still fall within the scope of the (partially) superseded standard, but that do not fall within the scope of the new standard, is unaffected.

Note 3:

In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YYYY, its previous amendments, if any, and the new, quoted amendment. The superseded standard therefore consists of EN CCCCC:YYYY and its previous amendments, if any, but without the new quoted amendment. On the date stated, the superseded standard ceases to give presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the directive.

NOTE:

—

Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European Standardisation Organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to the Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and Council amended by the Directive 98/48/EC.

—

Harmonised standards are adopted by the European Standardisation Organisations in English (CEN and Cenelec also publish in French and German). Subsequently, the titles of the harmonised standards are translated into all other required official languages of the European Union by the National Standards Bodies. The European Commission is not responsible for the correctness of the titles which have been presented for publication in the Official Journal.

—	Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the standards are available in all the Community languages.

—	This list replaces all the previous lists published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission ensures the updating of this list.

—	More information about harmonised standards on the Internet at http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/european-standards/harmonised-standards/index_en.htm

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(1)  ESO: European Standards Organisation:

—	CEN: Avenue Marnix 17, 1000 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË, Tel. +32 25500811; Fax +32 25500819 (http://www.cen.eu)

—	Cenelec: Avenue Marnix 17, 1000 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË, Tel. +32 25196871; Fax +32 25196919 (http://www.cenelec.eu)

—	ETSI: 650 route des Lucioles, 06921 Sophia Antipolis, FRANCE, Tel. +33 492944200; Fax +33 493654716 (http://www.etsi.eu)

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20.12.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/22

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Update of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 316, 28.12.2007, p. 1; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 16; OJ C 177, 12.7.2008, p. 9; OJ C 200, 6.8.2008, p. 10; OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 10; OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 10; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 20; OJ C 99, 30.4.2009, p. 7; OJ C 229, 23.9.2009, p. 28; OJ C 263, 5.11.2009, p. 22; OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p. 17; OJ C 74, 24.3.2010, p. 13; OJ C 326, 3.12.2010, p. 17; OJ C 355, 29.12.2010, p. 34; OJ C 22, 22.1.2011, p. 22; OJ C 37, 5.2.2011, p. 12; OJ C 149, 20.5.2011, p. 8; OJ C 190, 30.6.2011, p. 17; OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 14; OJ C 210, 16.7.2011, p. 30; OJ C 271, 14.9.2011, p. 18; OJ C 356, 6.12.2011, p. 12; OJ C 111, 18.4.2012, p. 3; OJ C 183, 23.6.2012, p. 7; OJ C 313, 17.10.2012, p. 11)

2012/C 394/07

The publication of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 34 of the Schengen Borders Code.

In addition to the publication in the Official Journal, a regular update is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Home Affairs.

POLAND

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 316, 28.12.2007

LIST OF BORDER CROSSING POINTS

POLAND–RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Land borders

1.	Bezledy–Bagrationowsk

2.	Braniewo–Mamonowo (railway)

3.	Głomno–Bagrationowsk (railway)

4.	Gołdap–Gusiew

5.	Gronowo–Mamonowo

6.	Grzechotki–Mamonowo II

7.	Skandawa–Żeleznodorożnyj (railway)

POLAND–BELARUS

Land borders

1.	Białowieża–Piererow

2.	Bobrowniki–Bierestowica

3.	Czeremcha–Wysokolitowsk (railway)

4.	Kukuryki–Kozłowiczy

5.	Kuźnica–Bruzgi

6.	Kuźnica–Grodno (railway)

7.	Połowce–Pieszczatka

8.	Rudawka–Lesnaja (river)

9.	Siemianówka–Swisłocz (railway)

10.	Sławatycze–Domaczewo

11.	Terespol–Brześć

12.	Terespol–Brześć (railway)

13.	Zubki–Bierestowica (railway)

POLAND–UKRAINE

Land borders

1.	Dorohusk–Jagodzin

2.	Dorohusk–Jagodzin (railway)

3.	Hrebenne–Rawa Ruska

4.	Hrebenne–Rawa Ruska (railway)

5.	Hrubieszów–Włodzimierz Wołyński (railway)

6.	Korczowa–Krakowiec

7.	Krościenko–Chyrow (railway)

8.	Krościenko–Smolnica

9.	Medyka–Szeginie

10.	Przemyśl–Mościska (railway)

11.	Werchrata–Rawa Ruska (railway)

12.	Zosin–Ustiług

Sea borders

1.

Darłowo

2.

Dziwnów

3.

Elbląg

4.

Frombork

5.	Gdańsk–Górki Zachodnie

6.	Gdańsk–Port

7.

Gdynia

8.

Hel

9.

Jastarnia

10.

Kołobrzeg

11.

Łeba

12.

Mrzeżyno

13.	Nowe Warpno

14.	Świnoujście

15.

Szczecin

16.

Trzebież

17.

Ustka

18.	Władysławowo

Air borders

1.

Bydgoszcz

2.	Gdańsk–Rębiechowo

3.	Jelenia Góra

4.	Katowice–Pyrzowice

5.	Kielce–Masłów

6.	Kraków–Balice

7.	Łódź–Lublinek

8.

Mielec

9.	Poznań–Ławica

10.	Rzeszów–Jasionka

11.

Świdnik

12.	Szczecin–Goleniów

13.

Mazury

14.	Warszawa–Babice

15.	Warszawa–Modlin

16.	Warszawa–Okęcie

17.	Wrocław–Strachowice

18.	Zielona Góra–Babimost

19.	Zielona Góra–Przylep

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20.12.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/25

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Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2012/C 394/08

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure	30.11.2012
Duration	30.11.2012-31.12.2012
Member State	The Netherlands
Stock or group of stocks	SRX/07D.
Species	Skates and rays (rajiformes)
Zone	EU waters of VIId
Type(s) of fishing vessels	—
Reference number	FS80TQ43

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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20.12.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/25

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Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2012/C 394/09

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure	19.8.2012
Duration	19.8.2012-31.12.2012
Member State	United Kingdom
Stock or group of stocks	WHG/56-14
Species	Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)
Zone	VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
Type(s) of fishing vessels	—
Reference number	FS79TQ43

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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20.12.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/26

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Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2012/C 394/10

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure	26.11.2012
Duration	26.11.2012-31.12.2012
Member State	Spain
Stock or group of stocks	BUM/ATLANT
Species	Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)
Zone	Atlantic Ocean
Type(s) of fishing vessels	—
Reference number	FS77TQ44

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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20.12.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/26

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Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2012/C 394/11

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure	29.11.2012
Duration	29.11.2012-31.12.2012
Member State	Germany
Stock or group of stocks	HKE/2AC4-C.
Species	Hake (Merluccius merluccius)
Zone	EU waters of IIa and IV
Type(s) of fishing vessels	—
Reference number	FS78TQ43

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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20.12.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/27

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Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee for which the constitutional requirements under Article 103 of the EEA Agreement have been fulfilled

2012/C 394/12

Since March 2000, Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee indicate in a footnote whether their date of entry into force depends on the fulfilment of constitutional requirements by any of the Contracting Parties. Such requirements were notified as regards the Decisions listed below. The Contracting Parties in question have now notified the other Contracting Parties that they have completed their internal procedures. The dates of entry into force of the Decisions are as indicated.

Decision number	Date of adoption	Publication reference	Legal act(s) integrated	Date of entry into force
132/2007	26.10.2007	10.4.2008 OJ L 100, p. 1 EEA Supplement No 19, p. 1	Commission Regulation (EC) No 1792/2006 of 23 October 2006 adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, competition policy, agriculture (veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), fisheries, transport policy, taxation, statistics, social policy and employment, environment, customs union, and external relations by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Regulations and Decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture (including veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), transport policy, taxation, statistics, energy, environment, cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, customs union, external relations, common foreign and security policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Commission Regulation (EC) No 2016/2006 of 19 December 2006 adapting several regulations concerning the common organisation of the market in wine by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union Commission Regulation (EC) No 1962/2006 of 21 December 2006 in application of Article 37 of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria to the European Union Commission Directive 2006/80/EC of 23 October 2006 adapting certain directives in the field of energy, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Commission Directive 2006/81/EC of 23 October 2006 adapting Directive 95/17/EC as regards the non-inclusion of one or more ingredients on the list used for the labelling of cosmetic products and Directive 2005/78/EC as regards the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from engines for use in vehicles, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Commission Directive 2006/82/EC of 23 October 2006 adapting Directive 91/321/EEC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae and Directive 1999/21/EC on dietary foods for special medical purposes, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Commission Directive 2006/83/EC of 23 October 2006 adapting Directive 2002/4/EC on the registration of establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Council Directive 1999/74/EC, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Council Directive 2006/96/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Council Directive 2006/97/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of free movement of goods, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Council Directive 2006/99/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of company law, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of free movement of persons, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Council Directive 2006/101/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting Directives 73/239/EEC, 74/557/EEC and 2002/83/EC in the field of freedom to provide services, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Council Directive 2006/102/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting Directive 67/548/EEC on the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Council Directive 2006/103/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of transport policy, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Council Directive 2006/104/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of agriculture (veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Council Directive 2006/105/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting Directives 73/239/EEC, 74/557/EEC and 2002/83/EC in the field of environment, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Council Directive 2006/107/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting Directive 89/108/EEC relating to quick-frozen foodstuffs for human consumption and Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Council Directive 2006/108/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting Directives 90/377/EEC and 2001/77/EC in the field of energy, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Council Directive 2006/109/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting Directive 94/45/EC on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Council Directive 2006/110/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting Directives 95/57/EC and 2001/109/EC in the field of statistics, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Commission Decision 2006/800/EC of 23 November 2006 approving the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of those pigs against that disease in Bulgaria Commission Decision 2006/802/EC of 23 November 2006 approving the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of those pigs and of pigs in holdings against that disease in Romania Commission Decision 2006/924/EC of 13 December 2006 amending Decision 2005/176/EC laying down the codified form and the codes for the notification of animal diseases pursuant to Council Directive 82/894/EEC Commission Decision 2006/926/EC of 13 December 2006 amending Decision 2001/881/EC as regards the list of border inspection posts in view of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Commission Decision 2007/13/EC of 22 December 2006 adapting Decision 2002/459/EC as regards the additions to be made to the list of units in the Traces computer network as a result of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Commission Decision 2007/16/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for intra-Community trade in semen, ova and embryos of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species obtained in Bulgaria and Romania Commission Decision 2007/17/EC of 22 December 2006 approving plans for the approval of establishments for the purposes of intra-Community trade in poultry and hatching eggs pursuant to Council Directive 90/539/EEC Commission Decision 2007/18/EC of 22 December 2006 approving contingency plans for the control of foot-and-mouth disease pursuant to Council Directive 2003/85/EC Commission Decision 2007/19/EC of 22 December 2006 approving contingency plans for the control of classical swine fever pursuant to Council Directive 2001/89/EC Commission Decision 2007/24/EC of 22 December 2006 approving contingency plans for the control of avian influenza and the Newcastle disease Commission Decision 2007/69/EC of 18 December 2006 authorising Romania to postpone the application of certain provisions of Council Directive 2002/53/EC with regard to the marketing of seed of certain varieties of agricultural plant species Commission Decision 2007/136/EC of 23 February 2007 laying down transitional measures for the system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals in Bulgaria, as provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 Commission Decision 2007/228/EC of 11 April 2007 laying down transitional measures for the system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals in Romania provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 Commission Decision 2007/329/EC of 2 May 2007 laying down transitional measures derogating from Council Directive 2002/53/EC as regards the marketing of seed of Helianthus annuus of varieties which have not been assessed as resistant to Orobanche spp., by reason of the accession of Bulgaria	9.11.2011
150/2007	7.12.2007	8.5.2008 OJ L 124, p. 6 EEA Supplement No 26, p. 6	Commission Decision 2007/23/EC of 22 December 2006 amending Appendix B of Annex VII to the 2005 Act of Accession as regards certain establishments in the meat, milk and fish sectors in Romania Commission Decision 2007/26/EC of 22 December 2006 amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria Commission Decision 2007/27/EC of 22 December 2006 adopting certain transitional measures concerning deliveries of raw milk to processing establishments and the processing of this raw milk in Romania with regard to the requirements of Regulation (EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council Commission Decision 2007/29/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for certain products of animal origin covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council introduced into Bulgaria and Romania from third countries before 1 January 2007 Commission Decision 2007/30/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for the marketing of certain products of animal origin obtained in Bulgaria and Romania Commission Decision 2007/31/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures as regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other Member States Commission Decision 2007/213/EC of 2 April 2007 amending Decision 2007/31/EC laying down transitional measures as regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other Member States Commission Decision 2007/264/EC of 25 April 2007 amending Decision 2007/30/EC as regards transitional measures for certain milk products obtained in Bulgaria Commission Decision 2007/398/EC of 11 June 2007 amending Decision 2007/31/EC laying down transitional measures as regards the dispatch of certain products of the meat and milk sectors covered by Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council from Bulgaria to other Member States	9.11.2011
56/2008	25.4.2008	21.8.2008 OJ L 223, p. 54 EEA Supplement No 52, p. 27	Commission Regulation (EC) No 916/2007 of 31 July 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004 for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council	1.1.2012
65/2009	29.5.2009	3.9.2009 OJ L 232, p. 21 EEA Supplement No 47, p. 22	Directive 2005/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for infringements	1.11.2012
147/2009	4.12.2009	11.3.2010 OJ L 62, p. 45 EEA Supplement No 12, p. 44	Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services	1.11.2012
149/2009	4.12.2009	11.3.2010 OJ L 62, p. 49 EEA Supplement No 12, p. 48	Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants	1.1.2012
35/2010	12.3.2010	10.6.2010 OJ L 143, p. 30 EEA Supplement No 30, p. 38	Directive 2009/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on injunctions for the protection of consumers’ interests	1.1.2012
50/2010	30.4.2010	15.7.2010 OJ L 181, p. 18 EEA Supplement No 37, p. 23	Directive 2009/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 amending Directive 98/26/EC on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems and Directive 2002/47/EC on financial collateral arrangements as regards linked systems and credit claims	1.2.2012
54/2010	30.4.2010	15.7.2010 OJ L 181, p. 22 EEA Supplement No 37, p. 29	Directive 2009/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (Recast)	1.11.2012
85/2010	2.7.2010	21.10.2010 OJ L 277, p. 39 EEA Supplement No 59, p. 7	Directive 2009/111/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Directives 2006/48/EC, 2006/49/EC and 2007/64/EC as regards banks affiliated to central institutions, certain own funds items, large exposures, supervisory arrangements, and crisis management	1.1.2012
119/2010	10.11.2010	3.3.2011 OJ L 58, p. 76 EEA Supplement No 12, p. 18	Directive 2007/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles Commission Directive 2008/43/EC of 4 April 2008 setting up, pursuant to Council Directive 93/15/EEC, a system for the identification and traceability of explosives for civil uses	1.11.2012
120/2010	10.11.2010	3.3.2011 OJ L 58, p. 77 EEA Supplement No 12, p. 20	Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) (recast) Commission Directive 2009/83/EC of 27 July 2009 amending certain Annexes to Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards technical provisions concerning risk management Directive 2009/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on the taking up, pursuit and prudential supervision of the business of electronic money institutions amending Directives 2005/60/EC and 2006/48/EC and repealing Directive 2000/46/EC Commission Recommendation 2009/384/EC of 30 April 2009 on remuneration policies in the financial services sector	1.11.2012
40/2011	1.4.2011	30.6.2011 OJ L 171, p. 41 EEA Supplement No 37, p. 48	Council Directive 2010/18/EU of 8 March 2010 implementing the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave concluded by BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME, CEEP and ETUC and repealing Directive 96/34/EC	1.5.2012
67/2011	1.7.2011	6.10.2011 OJ L 262, p. 21 EEA Supplement No 54, p. 27	Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products Commission Regulation (EU) No 347/2010 of 21 April 2010 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2009 as regards the ecodesign requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, for high intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts and luminaires able to operate such lamps	1.11.2012
76/2011	1.7.2011	6.10.2011 OJ L 262, p. 33 EEA Supplement No 54, p. 46	Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems Regulation (EC) No 988/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, and determining the content of its Annexes Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems Decision No A1 of 12 June 2009 concerning the establishment of a dialogue and conciliation procedure concerning the validity of documents, the determination of the applicable legislation and the provision of benefits under Council Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council Decision No A2 of 12 June 2009 concerning the interpretation of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the legislation applicable to posted workers and self-employed workers temporarily working outside the competent State Decision No E1 of 12 June 2009 concerning the practical arrangements for the transitional period for the data exchange via electronic means referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council Decision No F1 of 12 June 2009 concerning the interpretation of Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to priority rules in the event of overlapping of family benefits Decision No H1 of 12 June 2009 concerning the framework for the transition from Council Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 to Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the application of Decisions and Recommendations of the Administrative Commission for the coordination of social security systems Decision No H2 of 12 June 2009 concerning the methods of operation and the composition of the Technical Commission for data processing of the Administrative Commission for the coordination of social security systems Decision No P1 of 12 June 2009 on the interpretation of Articles 50(4), 58 and 87(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council for the award of invalidity, old-age and survivor's benefits Decision No S1 of 12 June 2009 concerning the European Health Insurance Card Decision No S2 of 12 June 2009 concerning the technical specifications of the European Health Insurance Card Decision No S3 of 12 June 2009 defining the benefits covered by Articles 19(1) and 27(1) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 25(A)(3) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council Decision No U1 of 12 June 2009 concerning Article 54(3) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to increases in unemployment benefit for dependent members of the family Decision No U2 of 12 June 2009 concerning the scope of Article 65(2) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right to unemployment benefits of wholly unemployed persons other than frontier workers who were resident in the territory of a Member State other than the competent Member State during their last period of employment or self-employment Decision No U3 of 12 June 2009 concerning the scope of the concept of ‘partial unemployment’ applicable to the unemployed persons referred to in Article 65(1) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council Recommendation No P1 of 12 June 2009 concerning the Gottardo judgment, according to which the advantages enjoyed by a State's own nationals under a bilateral convention on social security with a non-member country must also be granted to workers who are nationals of other Member States Recommendation No U1 of 12 June 2009 concerning the legislation applicable to unemployed persons engaging in part-time professional or trade activity in a Member State other than the State of residence State other than the competent State Recommendation No U2 of 12 June 2009 concerning the application of Article 64(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council to unemployed persons accompanying their spouses or partners pursuing a professional or trade activity in a Member State other than the competent State	1.6.2012
83/2011	1.7.2011	6.10.2011 OJ L 262, p. 54 EEA Supplement No 54, p. 68	Commission Regulation (EC) No 1150/2009 of 10 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1564/2005 as regards the standard forms for the publication of notices in the framework of public procurement in accordance with Council Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC Commission Regulation (EC) No 1177/2009 of 30 November 2009 amending Directives 2004/17/EC, 2004/18/EC and 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of their application thresholds for the procedures for the award of contracts Directive 2007/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 amending Council Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC with regard to improving the effectiveness of review procedures concerning the award of public contracts	1.11.2012
85/2011	1.7.2011	6.10.2011 OJ L 262, p. 57 EEA Supplement No 54, p. 71	Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives	1.11.2012
97/2011	30.9.2011	1.12.2011 OJ L 318, p. 35 EEA Supplement No 65, p. 7	Commission Decision 2010/425/EU of 28 July 2010 amending Decision 2009/767/EC as regards the establishment, maintenance and publication of trusted lists of certification service providers supervised/accredited by Member States	1.5.2012
121/2011	21.10.2011	22.12.2011 OJ L 341, p. 86 EEA Supplement No 70, p. 22	Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe	1.11.2012
133/2011	2.12.2011	15.3.2012 OJ L 76, p. 17 EEA Supplement No 15, p. 21	Decision No A3 of 17 December 2009 concerning the aggregation of uninterrupted posting periods completed under the Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council Decision No E2 of 3 March 2010 concerning the establishment of a change management procedure applying to details of the bodies defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council which are listed in the electronic directory which is an inherent part of EESSI Decision No H3 of 15 October 2009 concerning the date to be taken into consideration for determining the rates of conversion referred to in Article 90 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council Decision No H4 of 22 December 2009 concerning the composition and working methods of the Audit Board of the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems Decision No H5 of 18 March 2010 concerning cooperation on combating fraud and error within the framework of Council Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of social security systems Decision No S4 of 2 October 2009 concerning refund procedures for the implementation of Articles 35 and 41 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council Decision No S5 of 2 October 2009 on interpretation of the concept of ‘benefits in kind’ as defined in Article 1(va) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council in the event of sickness or maternity pursuant to Articles 17, 19, 20, 22, 24(1), 25, 26, 27(1, 3, 4 and 5), 28, 34 and 36(1 and 2) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and on calculation of the amounts to be refunded under Articles 62, 63 and 64 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council Decision No S6 of 22 December 2009 concerning the registration in the Member State of residence under Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 and the compilation of the inventories provided for in Article 64(4) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 Decision No S7 of 22 December 2009 concerning the transition from Regulations (EEC) Nos 1408/71 and 574/72 to Regulations (EC) Nos 883/2004 and 987/2009 and the application of reimbursement procedures	1.6.2012
161/2011	2.12.2011	15.3.2012 OJ L 76, p. 48 EEA Supplement No 15, p. 54	Commission Decision 2010/485/EU of 1 September 2010 on the adequacy of the competent authorities of Australia and the United States pursuant to Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council	1.9.2012
18/2012	10.2.2012	21.6.2012 OJ L 161, p. 24 EEA Supplement No 34, p. 29	Commission Regulation (EU) No 1244/2010 of 9 December 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of social security systems and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004	1.6.2012
19/2012	10.2.2012	21.6.2012 OJ L 161, p. 25 EEA Supplement No 34, p. 30	Directive 2010/76/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 amending Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC as regards capital requirements for the trading book and for re-securitisations, and the supervisory review of remuneration policies	1.11.2012
28/2012	10.2.2012	21.6.2012 OJ L 161, p. 34 EEA Supplement No 34, p. 40	Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (Codified version)	1.5.2012
29/2012	10.2.2012	21.6.2012 OJ L 161, p. 36 EEA Supplement No 34, p. 43	Commission Decision 2010/728/EU of 29 November 2010 establishing a questionnaire to be used for reporting on the implementation of Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC)	1.5.2012
32/2012	10.2.2012	21.6.2012 OJ L 161, p. 39 EEA Supplement No 34, p. 46	Commission Decision 2011/30/EU of 19 January 2011 on the equivalence of certain third country public oversight, quality assurance, investigation and penalty systems for auditors and audit entities and a transitional period for audit activities of certain third country auditors and audit entities in the European Union	1.9.2012
60/2012	30.3.2012	2.8.2012 OJ L 207, p. 40 EEA Supplement No 43, p. 48	Commission Directive 2011/15/EU of 23 February 2011 amending Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system	1.8.2012
92/2012	30.4.2012	13.9.2012 OJ L 248, p. 30 EEA Supplement No 50, p. 35	Decision No H6 of 16 December 2010 concerning the application of certain principles regarding the aggregation of periods under Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems	1.6.2012
93/2012	30.4.2012	13.9.2012 OJ L 248, p. 31 EEA Supplement No 50, p. 36	Decision No S8 of 15 June 2011 concerning the granting of prostheses, major appliances and other substantial benefits in kind provided for in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems	1.6.2012

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Call for applications 2013

Second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 394/13

A call for applications ‘Health — 2013’ is launched today within the framework of the second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013) (1).

This call for applications consists of the following parts:

—	a call for proposals for the award of a financial contribution to specific actions in the form of projects,

—	a call for proposals for the award of a financial contribution to specific actions in the form of conferences,

—	a call for proposals for the award of a financial contribution to the functioning of non-governmental bodies and specialised networks (operating grants),

—	an invitation to Member States and participating countries for submission of joint actions.

The deadline for submissions of the proposals under each call is 22 March 2013.

All the information, including the Commission Decision of 28 November 2012 on the adoption of the work plan for 2013 for the implementation of the second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013), and on the selection, award and other criteria for financial contributions to the actions of this programme, are available on the website of the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers at the following address:

http://ec.europa.eu/eahc

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(1)  Decision No 1350/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 establishing a Second Programme of Community action in the field of Health (2008-2013) (OJ L 301, 20.11.2007, p. 3).

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20.12.2012

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Official Journal of the European Union

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS — EACEA/25/12

MEDIA 2007 — Development, distribution, promotion and training

Support for the transnational distribution of European films

The ‘automatic’ scheme 2013

2012/C 394/14

1.   Objectives and description

This notice of a call for proposals is based on Decision No 1718/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 concerning the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007).

One of the objectives of the programme is to encourage and support the wider transnational distribution of recent European films by providing funds to distributors, based upon their performance on the market, for further reinvestment in new non-national European films.

The scheme also aims to encourage the development of links between the production and distribution sectors thus improving the market share of European films and the competitiveness of European companies.

The Commission's proposal relative to the Creative Europe Programme has not yet been adopted by the European Legislator. However, in order to enable a timely implementation of this programme after its adoption by the European Legislator and in order to allow the potential beneficiaries of Union support to prepare their proposals at the earliest date, the Agency has decided to publish this call for proposals.

This call for proposals does not involve the legal responsibility of the Agency. It can be cancelled and other types of call for proposals may be launched, with appropriate deadlines.

More generally, the implementation of this call for proposals is subject to the following condition:

—	adoption of the work programme relating to the Creative Europe Programme after referral to the programme committee.

2.   Eligible applicants

This notice is aimed at European companies specialised in the theatrical distribution of European works and whose activities contribute to the attainment of the above objectives of the MEDIA programme as described in the Council Decision.

Applicants must be established in one of the following countries:

—	the 27 countries of the European Union,

—	the EEA countries, Switzerland and Croatia,

—	Bosnia and Herzegovina (under the condition of the finalisation of the negotiation process and the formalisation of the participation of this country to the MEDIA programme).

3.   Eligible actions

The ‘automatic’ support scheme works in two phases:

—

Generation of a potential Fund, proportional to the number of paying admission tickets sold for non-domestic European films in States participating in the Programme during the reference year (2012), up to a fixed ceiling per film and adjusted for each country. Group or club screenings where an individual ticket price is not levied will not be eligible. All admissions should be covered by the relevant national reporting and verification systems which enable the National Authority to certify them. EACEA reserves the right to reject applications where it is not satisfied that all of the conditions have been met.

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Reinvestment of the potential Fund: thus generated by each company, the Fund must be reinvested in three modules (three types of action) by 1st October 2014: 1. the co-production of non-national European films; 2. the acquisition of distribution rights, for example by means of minimum guarantees, of non-national European films; and/or in 3. editing costs (prints, dubbing and subtitling), promotion costs and publicity costs for non-national European films.

For the film to be eligible its first copyright must not have been established before 2009.

Action type 1 & 2:

The maximum duration of the actions is 30 months, from 1st October 2013 until 1st April 2016.

Action type 3:

The maximum duration of the actions is 42 months, from 1st April 2013 until 1st October 2016.

Reinvestment applications must be sent to the Agency by the deadlines set out in the table below.

Module	Dates of the project	Deadline for presentation of the reinvestment project	Period of eligibility of costs
1. Co-production	The co-production contract may be signed at the earliest on 1 October 2013	Within three months of the signature of the co-production contract and no later than 1 October 2014	From 1 October 2013 until 1 April 2016
2. Minimum guarantee	The distribution contract/ license agreement may be signed at the earliest on 1 October 2013	Within three months of the signature of the distribution contract/license agreement (Deal Memo or Long Form Agreement are both accepted) and no later than 1 October 2014	From 1 October 2013 until 1 April 2016
3. P&A costs	The first theatrical release of the film in the territory may take place at the earliest on 1 October 2013 and at the latest on 1 October 2015	At the latest on the day of the first theatrical release of the film in the territory and no later than 1 October 2014	From 1 April 2013 until 1 October 2016

4.   Award criteria

A potential Fund will be attributed to eligible European distribution companies on the basis of the admissions achieved by the European non-national films distributed by the applicant in the reference year (2012).

The potential Fund will be calculated based upon a fixed amount per eligible entry. Shall the sum of generated funds exceed EUR 20 M under this call, each potential fund will be reduced proportionally. This reduction will not have the effect of lowering the amount of the potential fund below the minimum availability thresholds indicated in the Guidelines.

The support will take the form of a potential Fund (the ‘Fund’) available to distributors for further investments in recent non-national European films.

The Fund can be reinvested:

1.	In the production of new non-national European films (i.e. films not yet completed at the date of application for reinvestment);

2.	In the meeting of Minimum Distribution Guarantees for recent non-national European films;

3.	In the meeting of distribution costs i.e. P&A (promotion and advertising) for recent non-national European films.

5.   Budget

The total budget available is EUR 20 442 675

The financial contribution awarded is a subsidy. The financial support from the Commission cannot exceed 40 %, 50 % or 60 % of the total eligible costs depending on the nationality of the film and the territory of distribution (see Guidelines). There is no maximum amount.

The Agency reserves the right not to allocate all the funds available.

6.   Deadline for submission of applications

Proposals for the ‘generation’ of a potential Fund must be sent (postmark date) on 30 April 2013.

Proposals for the ‘reinvestment’ of the potential Fund must be sent (postmark date) within the deadline set out for each module in the above table, and no later than 1 October 2014.

Proposals must be sent to the following address:

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

MEDIA Programme — BOUR 3/66

Avenue du Bourget/Bourgetlaan 1

1140 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

The official application forms must be used and duly signed by the person entitled to enter into legally binding commitments on behalf of the applicant organisation.

The application package containing all the application forms and the Annexes, as detailed in the guidelines, must clearly mention:

MEDIA programme — Distribution EACEA/25/12 — Automatic cinema

Applications sent by fax or email will be rejected.

7.   Full details

The guidelines together with the application forms can be found at the following Internet address:

http://ec.europa.eu/culture/media/programme/distrib/schemes/auto/index_en.htm

Applications must be submitted on the forms provided and contain all the information and Annexes requested.

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/40

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION

2012/C 394/15

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising open competition:

EPSO/AST/125/12 — Assistants (AST 3) in the following fields:

1.

Audit

2.	Finance/Accounting

3.	Economics/Statistics

The competition notice is published in 23 languages in Official Journal C 394 A of 20 December 2012.

Further information can be found on the EPSO website: http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/eu-careers.info/

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20.12.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/41

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

2012/C 394/16

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competitions:

—	OHIM/AD/01/12 — Administrators (AD 6) and

—	OHIM/AST/02/12 — Assistants (AST 3) in the field of intellectual property

—	EPSO/AST/126/12 — Assistants (AST 3), research sector in the following fields: 1. Biology, life and health sciences 2. Chemistry 3. Physics and materials science 4. Nuclear research 5. Civil and mechanical engineering 6. Electrical and electronic engineering

The competition notices are published in 23 languages in Official Journal C 394 A of 20 December 2012.

Further information can be found on the EPSO website: http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/eu-careers.info/

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20.12.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 394/42

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DECISION No 853

of 12 October 2012

opening a procedure for granting authorisation for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas, being underground natural resources as defined in Article 2(1)(3) of the Underground Natural Resources Act, in ‘Block 1-22 Teres’, located in the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Black Sea, and announcing that authorisation will be granted on the basis of a competitive bidding procedure

2012/C 394/17

REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

Pursuant to Articles 5(2), 7(2)(8), 42(1)(1) and 44(3) of the Underground Natural Resources Act, and Articles 4(1)(1) and 16 of the Regulation on the conduct of bidding and tendering procedures for granting authorisation for the prospection and/or exploration of, and awarding concessions for the production of, underground natural resources as defined by the Underground Natural Resources Act, adopted by Council of Ministers Resolution No 231 of 2010,

THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1.

A procedure shall be opened for granting authorisation for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas in ‘Block 1-22 Teres’, located in the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Black Sea, having an area of 4 032 km2 and defined by coordinates 1 to 7, as specified in the Annex.

2.	The authorisation referred to in point 1 shall be granted on the basis of a competitive bidding procedure under which bidders are not present when the bids are considered.

3.	The authorisation period for prospection and exploration shall be set at five years from the date on which the prospection and exploration agreement enters into force, with a right to extend this period pursuant to Article 31(3) of the Underground Natural Resources Act.

4.	The deadline for purchasing the bidding dossier shall be 17:00 on the 120th day following the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.

5.	The deadline for submitting applications to take part in the competitive bidding procedure shall be 17:00 on the 140th day following the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.

6.	The deadline for submitting bids in accordance with the bidding dossier shall be 17:00 on the 155th day following the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.

7.

The price of the bidding dossier shall be set at BGN 10 000. The bidding dossier is to be purchased from Room 902 at the Ministry of the Economy, Energy and Tourism at Triaditsa 8, Sofia, Bulgaria, by the deadline specified in point 4. 7.1. The amount specified in point 7 shall be paid into the bank account of the Ministry of the Economy, Energy and Tourism:   BIC of the BNB account for payment in Bulgarian currency (BGN) — BNBGBGSD,   SWIFT code of the BNB account for payment in foreign currency — BNBGBGSF,   IBAN — BG79 BNBG 9661 3000 1026 01,   BNB (Bulgarian National Bank) — headquarters. 7.2. The following should be recorded on the payment order: For the competitive procedure dossier for area ‘Block 1-22 Teres’, purchased on behalf of the applicant whose name is written compulsorily on the payment order. 7.3. The person receiving the bidding dossier shall sign a declaration on behalf of the applicant undertaking to protect the confidentiality of the information contained therein.

8.	Applicants wishing to participate in the bidding procedure must fulfil the requirements specified in Article 23(1) of the Underground Natural Resources Act.

9.	Applicants’ bids shall be evaluated on the basis of their proposed work programmes, resources devoted to environmental protection, bonuses, and administrative and financial capacities, as provided for in the bidding dossier.

10.

The deposit for participation in the competition shall be set at BGN 15 000 and is to be paid, before the deadline specified in point 5, into the bank account of the Ministry of the Economy, Energy and Tourism:   BIC of the BNB account for payment in Bulgarian currency (BGN) — BNBGBGSD,   SWIFT code of the BNB account for payment in foreign currency — BNBGBGSF,   IBAN — BG17 BNBG 9661 3300 1026 01,   BNB (Bulgarian National Bank) — headquarters.

11.	Applicants who are not admitted to the competitive bidding procedure shall have their deposits reimbursed within 14 days after being informed that they have not been admitted.

12.

The successful bidder’s deposit shall be reimbursed within 14 days of the signing of the agreement, and the other bidders’ deposits shall be reimbursed within 14 days of the publication in the State Gazette of the Council of Ministers’ decision to grant authorisation for prospection and exploration.

13.

Applications to take part in the competitive bidding procedure and bids under the competitive bidding procedure shall be submitted to the Registry of the Ministry of the Economy, Energy and Tourism at Triaditsa 8, Sofia, Bulgaria, in Bulgarian, in accordance with the requirements of Article 46 of the Underground Natural Resources Act.

14.	Bids shall comply with the requirements and conditions specified in the bidding dossier.

15.	The competitive bidding procedure shall take place even if only one applicant is admitted to take part in it.

16.	The Minister for the Economy, Energy and Tourism is authorised to: 16.1. send this Decision for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union; 16.2. organise and conduct the competitive bidding procedure.

17.	This Decision shall be published in the State Gazette and on the Council of Ministers website.

18.	Appeals against this Decision can be addressed to the Supreme Administrative Court within 14 days of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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