I Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory

27.9.2008

Official Journal of the European Union

L 259/1

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 952/2008

of 26 September 2008

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 September 2008.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2008.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1.

ANNEX

Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

(EUR/100 kg)
CN code	Third country code (1)	Standard import value
0702 00 00	MK	30,0
	TR	118,2
	ZZ	74,1
0707 00 05	JO	156,8
	TR	88,7
	ZZ	122,8
0709 90 70	TR	103,8
0709 90 70	ZZ	103,8
0805 50 10	AR	70,0
	EG	71,4
	TR	110,6
	UY	65,9
	ZA	78,7
	ZZ	79,3
0806 10 10	TR	93,8
	US	132,8
	ZZ	113,3
0808 10 80	BR	56,2
	CL	101,6
	CN	71,3
	NZ	122,3
	US	115,6
	ZA	90,1
	ZZ	92,9
0808 20 50	CN	95,0
	TR	134,5
	ZA	113,7
	ZZ	114,4
0809 30	TR	89,5
	US	170,8
	ZZ	130,2
0809 40 05	IL	102,8
	TR	78,6
	XS	53,9
	ZZ	78,4

(1) Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘ ZZ ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

27.9.2008

Official Journal of the European Union

L 259/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 953/2008

of 26 September 2008

amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular of the Article 36,

Whereas:

(1)	The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2007/08 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 930/2008 (4).

(2)	The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 September 2008.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2008.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.

(3) OJ L 253, 28.9.2007, p. 5.

(4) OJ L 255, 23.9.2008, p. 3.

ANNEX

Amended representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and products covered by CN code 1702 90 95 applicable from 27 September 2008

(EUR)
CN code	Representative price per 100 kg of the product concerned	Additional duty per 100 kg of the product concerned
1701 11 10 (1)	24,98	3,81
1701 11 90 (1)	24,98	9,04
1701 12 10 (1)	24,98	3,66
1701 12 90 (1)	24,98	8,61
1701 91 00 (2)	26,80	11,83
1701 99 10 (2)	26,80	7,31
1701 99 90 (2)	26,80	7,31
1702 90 95 (3)	0,27	0,38

(1) Fixed for the standard quality defined in Annex I.III to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 (OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1).

(2) Fixed for the standard quality defined in Annex I.II to Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.

(3) Fixed per 1 % sucrose content.

II Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory

27.9.2008

Official Journal of the European Union

L 259/5

DECISION No 1/2004 OF THE EU/EGYPT ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 14 June 2004

setting up the Association Council’s rules of procedure

(2008/756/EC)

THE EU/EGYPT ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, and in particular Articles 74 to 80 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	The Agreement entered into force on 1 June 2004.

(2)	The rules of procedure of the EU/Egypt Association Council should be adopted,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Presidency

The Association Council shall be presided over alternately for a period of 12 months by a representative of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, and a representative of the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The first period shall begin on the date of the first Association Council meeting and end on 31 December 2004.

Article 2

Meetings

The Association Council shall meet regularly at ministerial level at least once a year. Special sessions of the Association Council may be held if the Parties so agree, at the request of either Party.

Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, each session of the Association Council shall be held at the usual venue for meetings of the Council of the European Union at a date agreed by both Parties.

The meetings of the Association Council shall be jointly convened by the secretaries of the Association Council in agreement with the President.

Article 3

Representation

The members of the Association Council may be represented if unable to attend. If a member wishes to be so represented, he must notify the President of the name of his representative before the meeting at which he is to be so represented.

The representative of a member of the Association Council shall exercise all the rights of that member.

Article 4

Delegations

The members of the Association Council may be accompanied by officials. Before each meeting, the President shall be informed of the intended composition of the delegation of each Party.

A representative of the European Investment Bank shall attend the meetings of the Association Council as an observer when matters which concern the Bank appear on the agenda.

The Association Council may, by agreement between the Parties, invite non-members to attend its meetings in order to provide information on particular subjects.

Article 5

Secretariat

An official of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and an official of the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Brussels shall act jointly as secretaries of the Association Council.

Article 6

Correspondence

Correspondence addressed to the Association Council shall be sent to the President of the Association Council at the address of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

The two secretaries shall ensure that correspondence is forwarded to the President of the Association Council and, where appropriate, circulated to the other members of the Association Council. Correspondence circulated shall be sent to the Secretariat-General of the Commission, the Permanent Representations of the Member States and the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Brussels.

Communications from the President of the Association Council shall be sent to the addressees by the two secretaries and circulated, where appropriate, to the other members of the Association Council at the addresses indicated in the second paragraph.

Article 7

Publicity

Unless otherwise decided, the meetings of the Association Council shall not be public.

Article 8

Agendas for meetings

1. The President shall draw up a provisional agenda for each meeting. It shall be forwarded by the secretaries of the Association Council to the addressees referred to in Article 6 not later than 15 days before the beginning of the meeting.

The provisional agenda shall include the items in respect of which the President has received a request for inclusion in the agenda not later than 21 days before the beginning of the meeting, save that such items shall not be written into the provisional agenda unless the supporting documentation has been forwarded to the secretaries not later than the date of dispatch of the agenda.

The agenda shall be adopted by the Association Council at the beginning of each meeting. An item other than those appearing on the provisional agenda may be placed on the agenda if the Parties so agree.

2. The President may, in agreement with the Parties, shorten the periods specified in paragraph 1 in order to take account of the requirements of a particular case.

Article 9

Minutes

Draft minutes of each meeting shall be drawn up by the two secretaries.

The minutes shall, as a general rule, indicate in respect of each item on the agenda:

—	the documentation submitted to the Association Council,

—	statements which a member of the Association Council has asked to be entered,

—	the decisions taken, the statements agreed upon and the conclusions adopted.

The draft minutes shall be submitted to the Association Council for approval. They shall be approved within six months after each Association Council meeting. When approved, the minutes shall be signed by the President and the two secretaries. The minutes shall be filed in the archives of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union; a certified true copy shall be forwarded to each of the addressees referred to in Article 6.

Article 10

Decisions and recommendations

1. The Association Council shall adopt its decisions and recommendations by mutual agreement of the Parties.

In the period between meetings, the Association Council may adopt decisions or recommendations by written procedure if both Parties so agree.

2. The decisions and recommendations of the Association Council within the meaning of Article 76 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement shall be entitled respectively ‘Decision’ and ‘Recommendation’ followed by a serial number, the date of their adoption and a description of their subject. Each decision shall specify the date of its entry into force.

The decisions and recommendations of the Association Council shall be signed by the President and authenticated by the two secretaries.

Decisions and recommendations shall be forwarded to each of the addressees referred to in Article 6.

The Association Council may decide to order publication of its decisions and recommendations in the Official Journal of the European Union and the Official Journal of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Article 11

Languages

The official languages of the Association Council shall be the official languages of the two Parties.

Unless otherwise decided, the Association Council shall base its deliberations on documentation prepared in those languages.

Article 12

Expenses

The Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt shall each defray the expenses they incur by reason of their participation in the meetings of the Association Council, both with regard to staff, travel and subsistence expenditure and to postal and telecommunications expenditure.

Expenditure in connection with interpreting at meetings, translation and reproduction of documents shall be borne by the Community, with the exception of expenditure in connection with interpreting or translation into or from Arabic, which shall be borne by the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Other expenditure relating to the material organisation of meetings shall be borne by the Party which hosts the meetings.

Article 13

Association Committee

1. The Association Council shall be assisted in carrying out its duties by the Association Committee. The Committee shall be composed of representatives of the Commission of the European Communities and of representatives of the members of the Council of the European Union, on the one hand, and of representatives of the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the other hand.

2. The Association Committee shall prepare the meetings and the deliberations of the Association Council, implement the decisions of the Association Council where appropriate and, in general, ensure continuity of the Association relationship and the proper functioning of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement. It shall consider any matter referred to it by the Association Council as well as any other matter which may arise in the course of the day-to-day implementation of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement. It shall submit proposals or any draft decisions/recommendations to the Association Council for its approval.

3. In cases where the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement refers to an obligation to consult or a possibility of consultation, such consultation may take place within the Association Committee. The consultation may continue in the Association Council if the two Parties so agree.

4. The draft Rules of Procedure of the Association Committee are annexed to this Decision.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 June 2004.

For the Association Council

The President

B. COWEN

ANNEX

RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE

Article 1

Chairmanship

The Association Committee shall be presided over alternately for periods of 12 months by a representative of the Commission of the European Communities on behalf of the Community and its Member States and a representative of the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

The first period shall begin on the date of the first Association Council meeting and end on 31 December 2004.

Article 2

Meetings

The Association Committee shall meet when circumstances require, with the agreement of both Parties.

Each meeting of the Association Committee shall be held at a time and place agreed by both Parties.

The meetings of the Association Committee shall be convened by the Chairman.

Article 3

Delegations

Before each meeting, the Chairman shall be informed of the intended composition of the delegation of each Party.

Article 4

Secretariat

An official of the General Secretariat of the Commission of the European Community and an official of the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt shall act jointly as secretaries of the Association Committee.

All communications to or from the Chairman of the Association Committee in the framework of these Rules of Procedure shall be addressed to the secretaries of the Association Committee and the secretaries and President of the Association Council.

Article 5

Publicity

Unless otherwise decided, the meetings of the Association Committee shall not be public.

Article 6

Agendas for meetings

1. The Chairman shall draw up a provisional agenda for each meeting. It shall be forwarded by the secretaries of the Association Committee to the addressees referred to in Article 4 not later than 15 days before the beginning of the meeting.

The provisional agenda shall include the items in respect of which the Chairman has received a request for inclusion in the agenda not later than 21 days before the beginning of the meeting, save that such items shall not be written into the provisional agenda unless the supporting documentation has been forwarded to the secretaries not later than the date of dispatch of the agenda.

The Association Committee may ask experts to attend its meetings in order to provide information on particular subjects.

The agenda shall be adopted by the Association Committee at the beginning of each meeting.

An item other than those appearing on the provisional agenda may be placed on the agenda if the two Parties so agree.

2. The Chairman may, in agreement with the two Parties, shorten the periods specified in paragraph 1 in order to take account of the requirements of a particular case.

Article 7

Minutes

Minutes shall be taken for each meeting and shall be based on a summing-up by the Chairman of the conclusions arrived at by the Association Committee.

When approved by the Association Committee, the minutes shall be signed by the Chairman and by the secretaries and filed by each of the Parties. A copy of the minutes shall be forwarded to each of the addressees referred to in Article 4.

Article 8

Deliberations

In the specific cases where the Association Committee is empowered by the Association Council under the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement to adopt decisions/recommendations, those acts shall be entitled respectively ‘Decision’ and ‘Recommendation’, followed by a serial number, the date of their adoption and a description of their subject.

Whenever the Association Committee takes a decision, Articles 10 and 11 of Decision No 1/2004 of the Association Council adopting its Rules of Procedure shall be applied mutatis mutandis. Decisions and recommendations of the Association Committee shall be forwarded to the addressees referred to in Article 4 of these Rules of Procedure.

Article 9

Expenses

Each Party shall defray the expenses related to its participation in the meetings of the Association Committee and of any working groups or bodies which might be set up in accordance with Article 80 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, both with regard to staff, travel and subsistence expenditure and to postal and telecommunications expenditure.

Expenditure in connection with interpreting at meetings, translation and reproduction of documents shall be borne by the Community, with the exception of expenditure in connection with interpreting and/or translation into or from Arabic, which shall be borne by the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Other expenditure relating to the material organisation of meetings shall be borne by the Party which hosts the meetings.

27.9.2008

Official Journal of the European Union

L 259/10

COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 September 2008

imposing special conditions governing the import of products containing milk or milk products originating in or consigned from China

(notified under document number C(2008) 5599)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/757/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53(2), first subparagraph, thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 provides for the possibility to adopt appropriate Community emergency measures for food and feed imported from a third country in order to protect human health, animal health or the environment, where the risk cannot be contained satisfactorily by means of measures taken by the Member States individually.

(2)

The European Commission was recently made aware that high levels of melamine were found in infant milk and other milk products in China. Melamine is a chemical intermediate used in the manufacture of amino resins and plastics and is used as a monomer and as an additive for plastics. High levels of melamine in food can result in very severe health effects.

(3)

Imports of milk and milk products, including milk powder, originating from China are not allowed into the Community; however, certain composite products (i.e. products which contain at the same time a processed product of animal origin and a product of non-animal origin) containing processed milk components might have reached the European Union's markets.

(4)

Although factual information available indicates that no composite products are imported which are intended for the particular nutritional uses of infants or young children, certain such composite products, depending of their specific formulation and in particular on the proportion of milk product content, could have been presented for import without undergoing systematic border checks pursuant to Decision 2007/275/EC concerning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC. Taking into account that such products represent the primary, and in some cases sole, source of nourishment for infants and young children, it is appropriate to prohibit the import into the Community of any such products originating from China.

(5)

As regards other composite products (such as biscuits and chocolate), which are only a minor part of a varied diet, after a request from the European Commission for an assessment of the risks related to the presence of melamine in composite product, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a statement in which it concludes that the highest risk would be represented by a worst case scenario according to which children with high daily consumption of biscuits and chocolate containing the highest proportion of milk powder (which varies between 16 % and more than 20 %), with a contamination equal to the highest level found in milk powder from China, could potentially exceed the tolerable daily intake (TDI) of melamine (0.5 mg/kg body weight).

(6)

In order to counter the risk for health that may result from exposure to the melamine content of such composite products, Member States should ensure that all composite products containing at least 15 % of milk product, originating from China, are systematically tested before import into the Community and that all such products which are shown to contain melamine in excess of 2,5 mg/kg are immediately destroyed. This maximum level responds to the need to ensure a large margin of safety. Precaution suggests that composite products, whose milk product content cannot be established, should also be tested. Member States should also ensure that composite products which are already present in the Community are appropriately tested and withdrawn from the market if necessary. The costs of tests at import and of official measures taken as regards products found to be non-compliant with the maximum level in question should be borne by the food business operator responsible for the products.

(7)	In order for the Commission to be able to reassess appropriateness of these measures, Member States should inform the Commission of unfavourable results through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed and should report favourable results on a two-week basis.

(8)

Given the urgency, pending the meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, and after having informed the Chinese authorities, it is appropriate to adopt these interim protection measures in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 53(2), first subparagraph of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.

(9)	This Decision shall be reviewed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 53(2), second subparagraph of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. Member States shall prohibit the import into the Community of composite products containing milk or milk products, intended for the particular nutritional use of infants and young children within the meaning of Council Directive 89/398/EEC on foods for particular nutritional uses, originating or consigned from China.

2. Member States shall carry out documentary, identity and physical checks, including laboratory analysis, on all consignments originating in or consigned from China of composite products containing more than 15 % of milk products, and on all consignments of such composite products whose amount of milk product content cannot be established. Such checks shall in particular aim at ascertaining that the level of melamine, if any, does not exceed 2,5 mg/kg product. Consignments shall be detained pending the availability of the results of the laboratory analysis.

3. Member States shall report any unfavourable result of the laboratory analysis referred to in paragraph 2 through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed. They shall report to the Commission on favourable results on a two-week basis.

4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that products referred to in paragraph 2 which are already placed on the market are subject to an appropriate level of controls aimed at ascertaining the level of melamine.

5. Any product found to contain melamine in excess of 2,5 mg/kg product, following controls performed in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 4, shall be destroyed without delay.

6. Member States shall ensure that the costs incurred in the implementation of paragraph 2 are borne by the operators responsible for the import, and that the cost of official measures taken as regards products found to be in excess of 2,5 mg/kg product are borne by the food business operator responsible for that product.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2008.

For the Commission

Androulla VASSILIOU

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.

27.9.2008

Official Journal of the European Union

L 259/12

GUIDELINE OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 26 August 2008

amending Guideline ECB/2002/7 on the statistical reporting requirements of the European Central Bank in the field of quarterly financial accounts

(ECB/2008/6)

(2008/758/EC)

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 5.1 and 5.2, Article 12.1 and Article 14.3 thereof,

Having regard to Article 9 of Guideline ECB/2002/7 of 21 November 2002 on the statistical reporting requirements of the European Central Bank in the field of quarterly financial accounts (1),

Having regard to Article 14.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank,

Whereas:

(1)

The revised transmission programme under the European System of Accounts 1995 (hereinafter the ESA 95) (2) has fostered the introduction of more effective statistical data coding standards. To contribute to the overall harmonisation of transmission standards for financial accounts statistics across the European Union, the coding standards set out in Annex II to Guideline ECB/2002/7 should be aligned with the coding standards of the ESA 95 transmission programme.

(2)	Under Article 9 of Guideline ECB/2002/7, the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) is entitled to make technical amendments to the Annexes to Guideline ECB/2002/7 provided that they neither change the underlying conceptual framework nor affect the reporting burden.

(3)

The harmonisation of coding standards provided for in this Guideline is a technical amendment which neither changes the conceptual framework underlying the data reporting requirements and the derogations therefrom set out in Annexes I and III to Guideline ECB/2002/7 nor affects the reporting burden.

(4)	The Executive Board has taken account of the views of the Statistics Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS GUIDELINE:

Article 1

Replacement of transmission and coding standards

Annex II to Guideline ECB/2002/7 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Guideline.

Article 2

Entry into force

This Guideline shall enter into force on 1 October 2008.

Article 3

Addressees

This Guideline is addressed to the national central banks of the Member States that have adopted the euro.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 26 August 2008.

For the Executive Board of the ECB

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET

(1) OJ L 334, 11.12.2002, p. 24.

(2) As laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community (OJ L 310, 30.11.1996, p. 1).

ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

Transmission and coding standards

For the electronic transmission of the statistical information as described in Article 2, the NCBs use the facility provided by the ESCB, which relies on the telecommunication network ESCB-Net. The message format developed for this exchange of statistical information is the Gesmes/TS format. Each time series is coded using the integrated economic accounts (IEA) key family shown below.

IEA key family

Number	Name	Description	Code list
1	Frequency	Indicates the frequency of the reported series	CL_FREQ
2	Reference area	Alphanumeric two-digit ISO country code of the Member State providing the data	CL_AREA_EE
3	Adjustment indicator	Indicates whether any kind of adjustments have been applied to the time series, such as seasonal and/or working day adjustments	CL_ADJUSTMENT
4	Valuation	Provides information on the price valuation	CL_ESA95TP_PRICE
5	Transaction	Specifies the type of account (i.e. balance-sheets, financial transactions and other flows)	CL_ESA95TP_TRANS
6	Asset	Indicates the financial asset or liability category	CL_ESA95TP_ASSET
7	Sector	Identifies the reporting institutional sector	CL_ESA95TP_SECTOR
8	Counterpart area	Identifies the area of residency of the counterpart sector	CL_AREA_EE
9	Counterpart sector	Identifies the counterpart’s institutional sector	CL_ESA95TP_SECTOR
10	Debit/credit	Identifies (changes in) assets or (changes in) liabilities	CL_ESA95TP_DC_AL
11	Consolidation	Indicates the consolidation status	CL_ESA95TP_CONS
12	Denomination	Unit of measurement	CL_ESA95TP_DENOM
13	Suffix	Identifies tables included in Guideline ECB/2002/7	CL_ESA95TP_SUFFIX’

27.9.2008

Official Journal of the European Union

L 259/16

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2008/760/CFSP

of 25 September 2008

appointing the European Union Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 14, 18(5) and 23(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	On 1 September 2008, the European Council expressed its grave concern at the open conflict which had broken out in Georgia, and expressed the readiness of the European Union (EU) to commit itself to supporting every effort to secure a peaceful and lasting solution to the conflict.

(2)	The European Council has decided that an EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the crisis in Georgia should be appointed.

(3)	On 15 September 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) (1).

(4)	At the same time, the Council decided that Mr Pierre MOREL should be appointed as EUSR for the crisis in Georgia.

(5)	The EUSR will implement his mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the Common Foreign and Security Policy set out in Article 11 of the Treaty,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

European Union Special Representative

Mr Pierre MOREL is hereby appointed as European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the crisis in Georgia for the period from the day of the adoption of this Joint Action to 28 February 2009.

Article 2

Objectives

The mandate of the EUSR for the crisis in Georgia shall be based on the objectives established by the conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting in Brussels on 1 September 2008 and the Council conclusions of 15 September 2008 on Georgia.

The EUSR shall enhance the effectiveness and visibility of the European Union (EU) in helping to resolve the conflict in Georgia.

Article 3

Mandate

The EUSR’s mandate shall be:

(a)

firstly, to help prepare for the international talks to be held under point 6 of the settlement plan of 12 August 2008, which are in particular to cover:

—	arrangements for security and stability in the region,

—	the issue of refugees and displaced persons, on the basis of internationally recognised principles,

—	any other subject, by mutual agreement between the parties;

secondly, to help establish the EU’s position and represent it, at his level, in those talks;

(b)	facilitate the implementation of the agreement concluded on 8 September 2008 in Moscow and Tbilisi, as well as the agreement of 12 August 2008 in close coordination with the United Nations and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE);

in the framework of the activities mentioned above, to contribute to the implementation of the EU’s human rights policy and of its approach in this field, in particular with regard to children and women.

Article 4

Implementation of the mandate

1. The EUSR shall be responsible for the implementation of his mandate acting under the authority and operational direction of the Secretary-General/High Representative (SG/HR).

2. The Political and Security Committee (PSC) shall maintain a privileged link with the EUSR and shall be the primary point of contact with the Council. The PSC shall provide the EUSR with strategic guidance and political direction within the framework of his mandate.

Article 5

Financing

1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from the day of the adoption of this Joint Action to 28 February 2009 shall be EUR 390 000.

2. The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated in paragraph 1 shall be eligible as from the day of the adoption of this Joint Action. The expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.

3. The management of the expenditure shall be subject to a contract between the EUSR and the Commission. The EUSR shall be accountable to the Commission for all expenditure.

Article 6

Constitution and composition of the team

1. Within the limits of his mandate and the corresponding financial means made available, the EUSR shall be responsible for constituting his team in consultation with the Presidency, assisted by the SG/HR, and in full association with the Commission. The team shall include the expertise on specific policy issues as required by the mandate. The EUSR shall inform the SG/HR, the Presidency and the Commission of the final composition of his team.

2. Member States and EU institutions may propose the secondment of staff to work with the EUSR. The salary of personnel who are seconded by a Member State or EU institution to the EUSR shall be covered by the EU Member State or institution concerned, respectively. Experts seconded by Member States to the General Secretariat of the Council may also be posted to the EUSR. International contracted staff shall have the nationality of an EU Member State.

3. All seconded personnel shall remain under the administrative authority of the sending Member State or EU institution and shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the mandate of the EUSR.

Article 7

Privileges and immunities of the EUSR and his staff

The privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of the mission of the EUSR and the members of his staff shall be agreed with the host party/parties as appropriate. Member States and the Commission shall grant all necessary support to such effect.

Article 8

Security of EU classified information

The EUSR and the members of his team shall respect security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19 March 2001 adopting the Council’s security regulations (2), in particular when managing EU classified information.

Article 9

Access to information and logistical support

1. Member States, the Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council shall ensure that the EUSR is given access to any relevant information.

2. The Presidency, the Commission and/or Member States, as appropriate, shall provide logistical support in the region.

Article 10

Security

The EUSR shall, in accordance with the policy of the EU on the security of personnel deployed outside the EU in an operational capacity under Title V of the Treaty, take all reasonably practicable measures, in conformity with his mandate and on the basis of the security situation in his geographical area of responsibility, for the security of all personnel under his direct authority, notably by:

(a)

establishing a mission-specific security plan based on guidance from the General Secretariat of the Council, providing for mission-specific physical, organisational and procedural security measures, governing the management of the secure movement of personnel to, and within, the mission area, and the management of security incidents, and providing for a contingency plan and a mission evacuation plan;

(b)	ensuring that all personnel deployed outside the EU are covered by high risk insurance as required by the conditions in the mission area;

(c)	ensuring that all members of his team to be deployed outside the EU, including locally contracted personnel, have received appropriate security training before or upon arriving in the mission area, based on the risk ratings assigned to the mission area by the General Secretariat of the Council;

(d)

ensuring that all agreed recommendations made following regular security assessments are implemented and providing the SG/HR, the Council and the Commission with written reports on their implementation and on other security issues within the framework of the mid-term and mandate implementation reports.

Article 11

Reporting

The EUSR shall regularly provide oral and written reports to the SG/HR and to the PSC. The EUSR shall also report as necessary to working groups. Regular written reports shall be circulated through the COREU network. Upon recommendation of the SG/HR or the PSC, the EUSR may provide reports to the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC).

Article 12

Coordination

1. The EUSR shall promote overall EU political coordination. He shall help ensure that all EU instruments are engaged coherently to attain the EU’s policy objectives. The activities of the EUSR shall be coordinated with those of the Presidency and the Commission, as well as those of other EUSRs active in the region, and in particular of the EUSR for the South Caucasus while respecting the specific objectives of the latter’s mandate. The EUSR shall provide regular briefings to Member States missions and Commission delegations.

2. Close liaison shall be maintained with the Presidency, the Commission and the Heads of Mission of the Member States. They shall do their utmost to assist the EUSR in the implementation of his mandate. The EUSR shall also liaise with other international and regional actors.

Article 13

Review

The implementation of this Joint Action and its consistency with other contributions from the EU shall be kept under regular review. The EUSR shall present to the SG/HR, the Council and the Commission a comprehensive mandate implementation report by 15 December 2008. That report shall form a basis for evaluation of this Joint Action in the relevant working groups and by the PSC. In the context of overall priorities for deployment, the SG/HR shall make recommendations to the PSC concerning the Council’s decision on the renewal, amendment or termination of the mandate.

Article 14

Entry into force

This Joint Action shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Article 15

Publication

This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 25 September 2008.

For the Council

The President

B. KOUCHNER

(1) OJ L 248, 17.9.2008, p. 26.

(2) OJ L 101, 11.4.2001, p. 1.

		ISSN 1725-2555
Official Journal of the European Union		L 259

English edition	Legislation	Volume 51 27 September 2008

Contents	I Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory	page
	REGULATIONS
	Commission Regulation (EC) No 952/2008 of 26 September 2008 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables	1
	Commission Regulation (EC) No 953/2008 of 26 September 2008 amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1109/2007 for the 2007/08 marketing year	3

	III Acts adopted under the EU Treaty
	ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY
*	Council Joint Action 2008/759/CFSP of 25 September 2008 amending Joint Action 2008/736/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia	15
*	Council Joint Action 2008/760/CFSP of 25 September 2008 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia	16

	Corrigenda
	Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2008 of 25 September 2008 on the issue of licences for importing rice under the tariff quotas opened for the September 2008 subperiod by Regulation (EC) No 327/98 ( OJ L 258, 26.9.2008 )	19
*	Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 74/2008 of 20 December 2007 on the establishment of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking to implement a Joint Technology Initiative in Embedded Computing Systems ( OJ L 30, 4.2.2008 )	19

	II Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory
	DECISIONS
	Council
	2008/756/EC
*	Decision No 1/2004 of the EU/Egypt Association Council of 14 June 2004 setting up the Association Council’s rules of procedure	5
	Commission
	2008/757/EC
*	Commission Decision of 26 September 2008 imposing special conditions governing the import of products containing milk or milk products originating in or consigned from China (notified under document number C(2008) 5599) ( 1 )	10
	GUIDELINES
	European Central Bank
	2008/758/EC
*	Guideline of the European Central Bank of 26 August 2008 amending Guideline ECB/2002/7 on the statistical reporting requirements of the European Central Bank in the field of quarterly financial accounts (ECB/2008/6)	12