15.2.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 42/1

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Euro exchange rates (1)

14 February 2012

2012/C 42/01

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3169
JPY	Japanese yen	102,85
DKK	Danish krone	7,4333
GBP	Pound sterling	0,83765
SEK	Swedish krona	8,7814
CHF	Swiss franc	1,2075
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,5350
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	25,097
HUF	Hungarian forint	291,58
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6988
PLN	Polish zloty	4,1910
RON	Romanian leu	4,3488
TRY	Turkish lira	2,3307
AUD	Australian dollar	1,2298
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,3162
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,2107
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,5822
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,6650
KRW	South Korean won	1 481,62
ZAR	South African rand	10,1800
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	8,2900
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,5821
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	11 856,43
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,0073
PHP	Philippine peso	56,260
RUB	Russian rouble	39,5780
THB	Thai baht	40,613
BRL	Brazilian real	2,2633
MXN	Mexican peso	16,7766
INR	Indian rupee	65,0610

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

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15.2.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 42/2

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 February 2012

setting up the Commission expert group on policy needs for data on crime and repealing Decision 2006/581/EC

2012/C 42/02

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Whereas:

(1)

According to Article 67(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Union shall endeavour to ensure a high level of security through measures to prevent and combat crime, racism and xenophobia, and through measures for coordination and cooperation between police and judicial authorities and other competent authorities.

(2)	In August 2006, the Commission adopted a Communication to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee entitled ‘Developing a comprehensive and coherent EU strategy to measure crime and criminal justice: An EU Action Plan 2006-2010’ (1).

(3)	At the same time a group of experts on the policy needs for data on crime and criminal justice was established by Commission Decision 2006/581/EC of 7 August 2006 (2), to assist the Commission in the implementation of that Action Plan. The mandate of this group has not been renewed.

(4)

The Stockholm Programme ‘An open and secure Europe serving and protecting citizens’ adopted by the European Council (3) invites the Commission to continue developing statistical tools to measure crime and criminal activities and to further develop the actions outlined and partly implemented in the EU Action Plan 2006-2010.

(5)

The exchange of information and the collection of statistics in particular areas like trafficking in human beings, money laundering, cybercrime and corruption are in line with the proposed actions included in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council ‘The EU Internal Security Strategy in Action: Five steps towards a more secure Europe’ (4).

(6)	In order to pursue the valuable work which has been carried out by the group of experts on policy needs for data on crime and criminal justice since 2006 and taking into account the increased interest for reliable crime statistics at Union level, that group needs to be replaced.

(7)

The production of Community statistics is governed by the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (5). The actions on the establishment of Community statistics are carried out according to the Decision No 1578/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 on the Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012 (6) and its annual programmes and respecting the principles set out in the European Code of Practice adopted by the Statistical Programme Committee on 24 February 2005.

(8)	It is therefore necessary to set up a Commission expert group in the field of crime statistics and to define its tasks and its structure.

(9)	The group should help to define the policy needs and advise on the definition and the effective use of indicators and data in general, in the area of crime.

(10)	The group should be composed of members competent to identify the policy needs and advise on the effective use of indicators and data in the area of crime.

(11)	Rules on disclosure of information by members of the group should be laid down/provided for, without prejudice to the Commission's rules on security as set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom of 29 November 2001 amending its internal Rules of Procedure (7).

(12)

Personal data relating to members of the group should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (8).

(13)	The term of office of the members of the group should be five years covering the implementation period of the Action Plan 2011-2015 on measuring crime and criminal justice in the European Union (9).

(14)	Decision 2006/581/EC should be repealed.

(15)	It is appropriate to fix a period for the application of this Decision. The Commission will in due time consider the advisability of an extension,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Subject matter

The Commission expert group on policy needs for data on crime, hereafter referred to as ‘the group’, is hereby set up.

Article 2

Task

The group's tasks shall be to:

(a)	assist the Commission in establishing cooperation between Member States and other related organisations and bodies in implementing the EU Action Plan 2011-2015 on measuring crime and criminal justice;

(b)	assist the Commission in identifying the policy needs for indicators and data on crime at EU level;

(c)	assist the Commission in developing common indicators;

(d)	advise the Commission on relevant research and development needs or results to be taken into account in the work to implement the EU Action Plan 2011-2015;

(e)	advise the Commission on collaboration with representatives from the private and academic sectors or other relevant sectors in order to include relevant knowledge and experience in the work to implement the EU Action Plan 2011-2015;

(f)	bring about an exchange of experience and good practice in the field of crime statistics and in particular in the development of common indicators and the collection of comparable data.

Article 3

Consultation

The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to measuring crime.

Article 4

Membership — appointment

1.   The group shall be composed of a maximum of 55 members. The members shall be:

(a)	the national public authorities in the field of home affairs, or another relevant public authority, of the Member States, the candidate countries and the European Free Trade Association countries;

(b)

the following EU bodies, networks and agencies: the European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN), the European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Eurojust, the European Police Office (Europol), the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex) and the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA);

(c)

the following international organisations and non-governmental organisations with relevant experience and expertise analysing or developing crime data for policy purposes: the Council of Europe, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Prevention (UNODC), the European Sourcebook Group, Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), World Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);

(d)	minimum six individuals appointed in a personal capacity with expertise deriving preferably from academic research for public or private universities or research centers in Member States.

2.   Members referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall nominate a permanent and an alternate expert as their representatives. Alternates shall automatically replace experts who are absent.

3.   Individuals appointed in a personal capacity shall be appointed by the Director General of Home Affaires DG from amongst those who have responded to the call for applications (see Annex to the present Decision).

4.   On the basis of the call for applications, applicants who were deemed suitable for group membership, but not appointed, shall be placed on a reserve list, with their consent. The Commission shall use this list to appoint replacements for members, if needed.

5.   All members shall be appointed for five years. They shall remain in office until replaced or until the end of their term of office. Their term of office may be renewed.

6.   Members who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the group's deliberations, who resign or who do not comply with the conditions set out in this Article, or Article 339 of the Treaty, may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office.

7.   Individuals appointed in a personal capacity shall act independently and in the public interest.

8.   The names of individuals appointed in a personal capacity shall be published in the Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities (‘the Register’) (10) The names of members referred to in points (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall be published in the Register. The names of public authorities referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 will be published in the Register.

9.   Personal data shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (11).

Article 5

Operation

1.   The group shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.

2.   The Commission shall coordinate the expert group's activities with those of Eurostat’s working group on crime and criminal justice statistics. The Commission shall have the responsibility for the coherence of the work of both groups and shall endeavour to organise, where possible, joint meetings.

3.   In agreement with the Commission services, the group may set up sub-groups of up to a maximum of 15 members to examine specific questions on the basis of terms of reference defined by the group. Such sub-groups shall be disbanded as soon as their mandate is fulfilled.

4.   The Commission's representative may invite experts from outside the group with specific competence in a subject on the agenda to participate in the work of the group or sub-group on an ad hoc basis. In addition, the Commission's representative may give observer status to individuals, organisations as defined in Rule 8(3) of the horizontal rules on expert groups (12) and candidate countries.

5.   Members of expert groups, as well as invited experts and observers, shall comply with the obligations of professional secrecy laid down by the Treaties and their implementing rules, as well as with the Commission's rules on security regarding the protection of EU classified information, laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom. Should they fail to respect those obligations, the Commission may take all appropriate measures.

6.   The meetings of expert groups and sub-groups shall be held on Commission premises. The Commission shall provide secretarial services. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend meetings of the group and its sub-groups.

7.   The group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure for expert groups.

8.   The Commission shall publish relevant information on the activities carried out by the group either by including it in the Register or via a link from the Register to the Internet site of Home Affairs DG.

Article 6

Meeting expenses

1.   Participants in the activities of the group shall not be remunerated for the services they render.

2.   Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by participants in the activities of the group shall be reimbursed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions in force within the Commission.

3.   Those expenses shall be reimbursed within the limits of the available appropriations allocated under the annual procedure for the allocation of resources.

Article 7

Repeal

Decision 2006/581/EC is repealed.

Article 8

Entry into force and applicability

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall apply for five years.

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(1)  COM(2006) 437 final.

(2)  OJ L 234, 29.8.2006, p. 29.

(3)  OJ C 115, 4.5.2010, p. 21.

(4)  COM(2010) 673 final.

(5)  OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164.

(6)  OJ L 344, 28.12.2007, p. 15.

(7)  OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1.

(8)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

(9)  Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, currently in process.

(10)  Members who do not wish to have their names disclosed may apply for derogation from this rule. The request not to disclose the name of a member of the expert group shall be considered justified whenever publication could endanger his or her security or integrity or unduly prejudice his or her privacy.

(11)  See footnote 8.

(12)  C(2010) 7649 final.

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15.2.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 42/11

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Extension of the period of validity of the lists of suitable candidates

2012/C 42/03

By decision of the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union, the validity of the shortlists of suitable candidates, drawn up following the open competitions listed below, is extended:

Article 1: until 31 December 2012:

Council/420/AD5	to establish a reserve recruitment list of junior administrators in the field of security (Private Office/Security: external security/mission protection), the notice of which was published in Official Journal of the European Union C 316 A of 13 December 2005.
Council/421/AD5	to establish a reserve recruitment list of junior administrators in the field of security (Private Office/Security: Internal Protection Service), the notice of which was published in Official Journal of the European Union C 316 A of 13 December 2005.
Council/422/AST3	to establish a reserve recruitment list of assistants in the field of security (Private Office/Security: Internal Protection Service), the notice of which was published in Official Journal of the European Union C 316 A of 13 December 2005.
Council/425/AD9	to establish a reserve recruitment list of senior administrators in the field of information technology (CIS Directorate: Production Solutions Unit), the notice of which was published in Official Journal of the European Union C 316 A of 13 December 2005.
Council/427/AD8	to fill a vacancy for an administrator in the field of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), the notice of which was published in Official Journal of the European Union C 108 A of 12 May 2007.
CONS/AD/430 (two profiles)	to establish a reserve recruitment list of senior administrators in the field of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP). The competition concerns two AD9 profiles (Profile 1: senior strategic planners for crisis management operations and missions; Profile 2: senior capability development planners: military/civilian/space), the notice of which was published in Official Journal of the European Union C 178 of 15 July 2008.
CONS/AD/431	to establish a reserve recruitment list of senior administrators (AD9) in the field of information systems security, the notice of which was published in Official Journal of the European Union C 178 of 15 July 2008.
CONS/AD/432	to establish a reserve recruitment list of administrators (AD7) in the field of information systems security, the notice of which was published in Official Journal of the European Union C 178 of 15 July 2008.
CONS-COMM/AD/433	to establish a reserve recruitment list of heads of unit (AD12) in the field of translation having Irish as their main language, the notice of which was published in Official Journal of the European Union C 99 of 30 April 2009.

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15.2.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 42/13

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Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

2012/C 42/04

The Minister for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to extract hydrocarbons in a segment of block S3 as indicated on the map attached as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Mijnbouwregeling) (Government Gazette (Staatscourant) 2002, No 245). The area in question is to be designated block segment S3a.

With reference to the Directive mentioned in the introduction and Article 15 of the Mining Act (Mijnbouwwet) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation hereby invites interested parties to submit a competing application for authorisation to extract hydrocarbons in block segment S3a of the Dutch continental shelf.

Block segment S3a is delimited at vertices A and B by the parallel arc, at vertex B by the meridian arc and by the great circle between vertex A and the intersection of the meridian arc with the line as described in the Annex to the Minding Act. This intersection is located close to vertex C.

The vertices are defined as follows:

Vertex	°	′	″ E	°	′	″ N
A	3	58	27,000	52	0	0
B	4	0	0,000	52	0	0
C	4	0	0,000	51	58	43,622

The above vertices are defined by their geographical coordinates, calculated according to the European Terrestrial Reference System.

Block segment S3a covers an area of 2,1 km2.

The Minister for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria, conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the abovementioned Directive are set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to:

De minister van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie

ter attentie van de heer P. Jongerius, themacoördinator mijnbouw en mijnbouwklimaat directie Energiemarkt

ALP/562

Bezuidenhoutseweg 30

Postbus 20101

2500 EC Den Haag

NEDERLAND

Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than 12 months after this period has expired.

Further information can be obtained by calling Mr E. J. Hoppel on the following telephone number: +31 703797762.

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