(1)

Council Regulation (EU) No 1262/2012 of 20 December 2012 fixing for 2013 and 2014 the fishing opportunities for EU vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (2), lays down quotas for 2013.

(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2013.

(3)

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

(1)

Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2013.

(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2013.

(3)

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

(1)

Council Regulation (EU) No 39/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2013.

(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2013.

(3)

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

(1)

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto.

(2)

The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

(1)

Upon a request by Ireland, the Council granted financial assistance to it by means of Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU (2) in support of a strong economic and financial reform programme aiming at restoring confidence, enabling the return of the economy to sustainable growth, and safeguarding financial stability in Ireland, the euro area and the Union.

(2)

In line with Article 3(9) of Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU, the Commission, together with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and in liaison with the European Central Bank (ECB), has conducted the tenth review of the Irish authorities’ progress on the implementation of the agreed measures as well as of the effectiveness and economic and social impact of the agreed measures.

(3)

Following the political agreement reached by the European Parliament and the Council, it is expected that the legislation setting up a Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) will be adopted soon. In this context the next EU-wide stress tests of banks, to be conducted under the aegis of the European Banking Authority (EBA), will not take place in 2013 as previously expected.

(4)

In preparation for the SSM entry stress test and with a view to (i) having meaningful diagnostics before the programme ends and (ii) ensuring as much as possible consistency across different assessment exercises, Ireland should therefore carry out a series of preparatory steps, including a preliminary comprehensive balance sheet assessment, before the end of 2013.

(5)

Ireland has reaffirmed its commitment to transfer, without delay, the responsibility for the water sector from local authorities to a national public utility and to introduce water charges for households. Ireland has demonstrated good progress in carrying out the reform of its water sector, including with the enactment of legislation, the establishment of Irish Water and the completion of operational steps for the transition process. Technical reasons would justify deferring the introduction of water charges for households to 2014, without compromising the reform process as whole.

(6)

In light of those developments and considerations, Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU should be amended,

(1)

point (a) is replaced by the following:

(2)

the following point is added:

(1)

Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 applies to Member States already in receipt of financial assistance, including those from the European financial stabilisation mechanism (EFSM) and/or European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), at the time of its entry into force.

(2)

Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 sets rules for the approval of macroeconomic adjustment programme for Member States in receipt of such financial assistance, which need to be articulated with Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 of 11 May 2010 establishing a European financial stabilisation mechanism (2) when the Member State concerned receives assistance both from the EFSM and from other sources.

(3)

Ireland has been granted financial assistance both from the EFSM by means of Council Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU of 7 December 2010 on granting Union financial assistance to Ireland (3) and from the EFSF.

(4)

For reasons of consistency the approval of the update to the macroeconomic adjustment programme for Ireland under Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 should be done by reference to the relevant provisions of Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU.

(5)

In line with Article 3(9) of Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU, the Commission, together with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and in liaison with the European Central Bank (ECB), has conducted the tenth review of the Irish authorities’ progress on the implementation of the agreed measures as well as of the effectiveness and economic and social impact of the agreed measures. As a consequence of this review, some changes need to be made to the existing macroeconomic adjustment programme.

(6)

Those changes are contained in Council Implementing Decision 2013/372/EU (4) amending Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU,

(1)

In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 285 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Court of Auditors shall consist of one national of each Member State.

(2)

Following the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, the Court of Auditors should be enlarged by the appointment of an additional member for a term of office of six years,