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REGULATIONS
10.1.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 8/1 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/27
of 19 December 2018
amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (1), and in particular Article 23(1), Article 27(1), Article 62(14) and (15), Article 72(5) and Article 74(8) thereof,
Whereas:
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 (2) lays down detailed rules for certain pilots' licences and for the conversion of national pilots' licences and of national flight engineers' licences into pilots' licences, as well as the conditions for the acceptance of licences from third countries. It also sets out rules for pilots' medical certificates, the conditions for the conversion of national medical certificates and the certification of aero-medical examiners and it includes provisions on medical fitness of the cabin crew. |
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The implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 revealed that certain of its provisions contain editorial errors or are ambiguous. This leads to implementation problems and to problems in maintaining a uniform level of civil aviation safety in all Member States. Those provisions should therefore be clarified and corrected. |
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During standardisation visits conducted by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (‘the Agency’) and meetings of the medical expert group hosted by the Agency, several loopholes were identified in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 that could potentially have safety implications and that should therefore be addressed. |
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Following the accident of the Germanwings Flight 9525, the Germanwings Task Force led by the Agency identified a number of safety risks and issued six recommendations to mitigate those risks (3). Four of those recommendations, namely recommendation 2 ‘Mental health assessment of flight crew’, recommendation 3 ‘Prevention of misuse of alcohol and other psychoactive substances by the flight crew’, recommendation 4 ‘Training, oversight and network of AMEs’ and recommendation 5 ‘Creation of a European aero-medical data repository’, concern amendments to the rules on aircrew medical certification of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011. It is appropriate to now act upon those four recommendations. |
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The provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 regarding medical requirements and aero-medical examination should be aligned with the relevant provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/340 (4). |
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The Agency submitted draft implementing rules to the European Commission together with its Opinion 09/2016. |
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The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 127 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 is amended as follows:
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in Article 2, the following points (22a), (22b) and (22c) are inserted:
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(2) |
Annex IV is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation; |
(3) |
Annex VI is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation. |
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
(1) OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, p. 1.
(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 311, 25.11.2011, p. 1).
(3) http://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/modes/air/news/doc/2015-07-17-germanwings-report/germanwings-task-force-final-report.pdf
(4) Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/340 of 20 February 2015 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures relating to air traffic controllers' licences and certificates pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 (OJ L 63, 6.3.2015, p. 1).
ANNEX I
Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 is amended as follows:
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Subparts A and B are replaced by the following: ‘SUBPART A GENERAL REQUIREMENTS SECTION 1 General MED.A.001 Competent authority For the purpose of this Annex (Part-MED), the competent authority shall be:
MED.A.005 Scope This Annex (Part-MED) establishes the requirements for:
MED.A.010 Definitions For the purpose of this Annex (Part-MED), the following definitions shall apply:
MED.A.015 Medical confidentiality All persons involved in aero-medical examinations, assessments and certification shall ensure that medical confidentiality is respected at all times. MED.A.020 Decrease in medical fitness
MED.A.025 Obligations of the AeMC, AME, GMP and OHMP
SECTION 2 Requirements for medical certificates MED.A.030 Medical certificates
MED.A.035 Application for a medical certificate
MED.A.040 Issuance, revalidation and renewal of medical certificates
MED.A.045 Validity, revalidation and renewal of medical certificates
MED.A.046 Suspension or revocation of medical certificates
MED.A.050 Referral
SUBPART B REQUIREMENTS FOR PILOT MEDICAL CERTIFICATES SECTION 1 General MED.B.001 Limitations to medical certificates
MED.B.005 General medical requirements Applicants for a medical certificate shall be assessed in accordance with the detailed medical requirements set out in Sections 2 and 3. They shall, in addition, be assessed as unfit where they have any of the following medical conditions which entails a degree of functional incapacity which is likely to interfere with the safe exercise of the privileges of the licence applied for or could render the applicant likely to become suddenly unable to exercise those privileges:
SECTION 2 Medical requirements for class 1 and class 2 medical certificates MED.B.010 Cardiovascular System
MED.B.015 Respiratory System
MED.B.020 Digestive System
MED.B.025 Metabolic and Endocrine Systems
MED.B.030 Haematology
MED.B.035 Genitourinary System
MED.B.040 Infectious Disease
MED.B.045 Obstetrics and Gynaecology
MED.B.050 Musculoskeletal System
MED.B.055 Mental Health
MED.B.065 Neurology
MED.B.070 Visual System
MED.B.075 Colour vision
MED.B.080 Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
MED.B.085 Dermatology Applicants shall be assessed as unfit, where they have an established dermatological condition which is likely to jeopardise the safe exercise of the privileges of the licence. MED.B.090 Oncology
SECTION 3 Specific requirements for LAPL medical certificates MED.B.095 Medical examination and assessment of applicants for LAPL medical certificates
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Subpart D is replaced by the following: ‘SUBPART D AERO-MEDICAL EXAMINERS, GENERAL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS SECTION 1 Aero-Medical Examiners MED.D.001 Privileges
MED.D.005 Application
MED.D.010 Requirements for the issue of an AME certificate Applicants shall be issued an AME certificate, where they meet all of the following conditions:
MED.D.011 Privileges of an AME certificate holder Through the issuance of an AME certificate, the holder shall be granted the privileges to initially issue, revalidate and renew all of the following:
MED.D.015 Requirements for the extension of privileges Applicants shall be issued an AME certificate extending their privileges to the revalidation and renewal of class 1 medical certificates where they meet all of the following conditions:
MED.D.020 Training courses in aviation medicine
MED.D.025 Changes to the AME certificate
MED.D.030 Validity of AME certificates An AME certificate shall be valid for a period of 3 years, unless the competent authority decides to reduce that period for duly justified reasons related to the individual case. Upon application by the holder, the certificate shall be:
SECTION 2 General Medical Practitioners MED.D.035 Requirements for general medical practitioners General medical practitioners (GMPs) may act as AMEs for issuing LAPL medical certificates, where they meet all of the following conditions:
SECTION 3 Occupational Health Medical Practitioners MED.D.040 Requirements for occupational health medical practitioners In Member States where the competent authority is satisfied that the requirements of the national health system applicable to occupational health medical practitioners (OHMPs) are such as to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Annex (Part-MED) applicable to OHMPs, OHMPs may conduct aero-medical assessments of cabin crew, provided that:
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ANNEX II
The following point is added in Section I of Subpart MED of Annex VI to Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011:
‘ARA.MED.160 Exchange of information on medical certificates through a central repository.
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The Agency shall establish and manage a central repository, the European Aero-Medical Repository (EAMR). |
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For the purposes of medical certification and oversight of applicants for and holders of class 1 medical certificates and for the oversight of AMEs and AeMCs, the persons referred to in point (c) shall exchange the following information through EAMR:
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For the purposes of point (b), the following persons shall have access to EAMR and the information contained therein:
In addition, the Agency and national competent authorities may grant access to EAMR and the information contained therein to other persons, where necessary for the purposes of ensuring the proper functioning of EAMR, in particular its technical maintenance. In that case, the Agency or the national competent authority concerned shall ensure that those persons are duly authorised and qualified, that their access remains limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which they have been granted access and that they have received prior training on the applicable personal data protection legislation and related safeguards. Whenever a competent authority grants a person such access, it shall inform the Agency beforehand. |
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The licensing authorities, AMEs and AeMCs referred to in point (c) shall, each time immediately upon having examined an applicant for or a holder of a class 1 medical certificate, enter the data referred to in point (b) into EAMR or update that data where necessary. |
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Where the data constitutes personal data as defined in point a of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 (1), they shall, each time when entering or updating that data, inform, ex ante, the applicant for or holder of the class 1 certificate thereof. |
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The Agency shall ensure the integrity and security of EAMR and the information contained therein by appropriate information technology infrastructure. It shall establish and apply, in consultation with the national competent authorities, the protocols and technological measures necessary to ensure that any access to EAMR and the information contained therein is lawful and secure. |
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The Agency shall ensure that any information contained in EAMR is deleted after a period of 10 years. That period shall be calculated from the date of expiration of the last class 1 certificate issued in respect of the applicant or holder concerned, or from the date of the last entry or update of data in respect of that applicant or holder, whichever date is later. |
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The Agency shall ensure that applicants for or holders of class 1 medical certificates can access any information relating to them contained in EAMR and that they are informed that they can request that information to be rectified or deleted. The licensing authorities shall assess such requests and, where they consider that the information concerned is incorrect or not necessary for the purposes specified in point (b), ensure that the information is rectified or deleted.’ |
(1) 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 (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).
DECISIONS
10.1.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 8/27 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/28
of 10 December 2018
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council set up by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part as regards the two-year extension of the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 24 November 1997 and entered into force on 1 May 2002 (1). |
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On the basis of a review of the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities adopted by the Association Council on 19 December 2016, the Parties have agreed on their continued validity as a guiding document to further consolidate the partnership. |
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Pursuant to Article 91 of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to take decisions for the purpose of attaining the objectives of the Agreement. |
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The Association Council is to adopt a decision by written procedure as regards the two-year extension of the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities until the end of 2020. |
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It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Association Council, as the decision will be binding on the Union, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Association Council set up by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, as regards the two-year extension of the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities, shall be based on the draft Decision of the EU-Jordan Association Council attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 10 December 2018.
For the Council
The President
F. MOGHERINI
(1) Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part (OJ L 129, 15.5.2002, p. 3).
ANNEX
DECISION No 1/2018 OF THE EU-Jordan Association Council
of …
agreeing on a two-year extension of the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities
THE EU-JORDAN 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 Jordan, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’),
Whereas:
(1) |
The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Jordan, of the other part was signed on 24 November 1997 and entered into force on 1 May 2002. |
(2) |
Article 91 of the Agreement gives the Association Council the power to take appropriate decisions for the purposes of attaining the objectives of the Agreement. |
(3) |
Article 101 of the Agreement provides that the Parties are to take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under the Agreement and are to see to it that the objectives set out in the Agreement are attained. |
(4) |
By Decision No 1/2016 of 19 December 2016, the Association Council agreed the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities for the period 2016-2018 to consolidate their partnership with the aim of supporting and strengthening Jordan's resilience and stability while seeking to also address the impact of the protracted conflict in Syria. |
(5) |
On the basis of a review of the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities, the Parties have agreed that the Partnership Priorities as agreed in 2016 should be extended until the end of 2020 and that during the 2019-2020 period, a review of the Partnership Priorities and the EU-Jordan Compact annexed thereto can take place as appropriate. |
(6) |
Article 10 of the Rules of Procedures of the Association Council provides for the possibility of taking decisions by written procedure between sessions, if the Parties so agree, |
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Association Council, acting by written procedure, decides that the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities annexed to its Decision No 1/2016 of 19 December 2016, are extended until 31 December 2020.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at …,
For the Association Council
The Chair
10.1.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 8/30 |
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2019/29
of 9 January 2019
implementing Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 of 28 September 2017 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali (1) and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) |
On 28 September 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775. |
(2) |
On 20 December 2018, the United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee established by paragraph 9 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2374 (2017) added three persons to the list of persons subject to the travel ban set out in paragraphs 1 to 3 of Resolution 2374 (2017). |
(3) |
The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 should be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 9 January 2019.
For the Council
The President
G. CIAMBA
ANNEX
A. List of persons referred to in Article 1(1)
1. Ahmoudou AG ASRIW (alias: a) Amadou Ag Isriw; b) Ahmedou; c) Ahmadou; d) Isrew; e) Isereoui; f) Isriou)
Date of birth: 1 Jan. 1982
Nationality: Mali
Address: a) Mali; b) Amassine, Mali (previous location)
Date of UN designation: 20 Dec. 2018
Other information: Gender: male. Possibly arrested in Niger in October 2016. Webpage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2efaIUosqEu1HEBs2zJIw
Additional information
Ahmoudou Ag Asriw was listed on 20 December 2018 pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 3 of resolution 2374 (2017) for engaging in hostilities in violation of the Agreement; and acting for or on behalf of or at the direction of or otherwise supporting or financing individuals and entities identified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 8 of resolution 2374 (2017), including through the proceeds from organised crime, including the production and trafficking of narcotic drugs and their precursors originating in or transiting through Mali, the trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants, the smuggling and trafficking of arms as well as the trafficking in cultural property.
Ahmoudou Ag Asriw is a senior commander of the Groupe autodéfense touareg Imghad et allies (GATIA) and has in this capacity been involved in leading drug convoys in northern Mali at least since October 2016, as well as ceasefire violations in Kidal region in July 2017 and April 2018.
In April 2018 Asriw led a convoy, together with a member of the Mouvement arabe de l'Azawad (MAA) Plateforme, trafficking four tons of cannabis resin from Tabankort, via Ammasine, Kidal region, towards Niger. The convoy was attacked by Coordination des Mouvements de l'Azawad members and unidentified assailants from Niger. Three combatants were killed during clashes that followed.
As such, motivated by competition over drug convoys, Asriw has engaged in hostilities in violation of the 2015 Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali. In turn, Asriw's involvement in drug trafficking is highly likely to finance his military operations, including ceasefire violations.
2. Mahamadou AG RHISSA (alias: Mohamed Talhandak)
Date of birth: 1 Jan. 1983
Nationality: Mali
Address: Kidal, Mali
Date of UN designation: 20 Dec. 2018
Other information: Gender: male. On 1 October 2017 French forces raided his house, arresting Ag Rhissa and six family members.
Additional information
Mahamadou Ag Rhissa was listed on 20 December 2018 pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 3 of resolution 2374 (2017) for actions taken that obstruct, or that obstruct by prolonged delay, or that threaten the implementation of the Agreement; acting for or on behalf of or at the direction of or otherwise supporting or financing individuals and entities identified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 8 of resolution 2374 (2017), including through the proceeds from organised crime, including the production and trafficking of narcotic drugs and their precursors originating in or transiting through Mali, the trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants, the smuggling and trafficking of arms as well as the trafficking in cultural property; and planning, directing, or committing acts in Mali that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian law, as applicable, or that constitute human rights abuses or violations, including those involving the targeting of civilians, including women and children, through the commission of acts of violence (including killing, maiming, torture, or rape or other sexual violence), abduction, enforced disappearance, forced displacement, or attacks on schools, hospitals, religious sites, or locations where civilians are seeking refuge.
Mahamadou Ag Rhissa, alias Mohamed Talhandak, is an influential businessman in Kidal region and member of the Haut conseil pour l'unicité de l'Azawad (HCUA). In 2016, he represented the Coordination des mouvements de l'Azawad (CMA) during meetings in Bamako concerning the implementation of the 2015 Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation.
Ag Rhissa evolved in trafficking petrol between Algeria and Kidal and came to control migrant smuggling through the border town Talhandak. Migrants testified about the abusive practices of Ag Rhissa, including forced labour, corporal punishment and imprisonment. Ag Rhissa has held and facilitated sexual exploitation of at least two women, releasing them only after payments of CFA 150 000-175 000 (USD 300-350).
On 1 October 2017, Barkhane forces raided two of his house in the Kidal area on suspicion having relations with terrorist networks. Ag Rhissa was briefly arrested. On 4 November 2017, he allegedly participated in a terrorist armed group meeting in the Mali-Algeria border area.
As official representative of the CMA in the peace process, Ag Rhissa's involvement in terrorism, organised crime and human rights abuses threatens the implementation of the Agreement and damages the credibility of the HCUA as negotiating partner.
3. Mohamed OUSMANE MOHAMEDOUNE (alias: a) Ousmane Mahamadou; b) Mohamed Ousmane)
Title: Cheikh
Date of birth: 16 Apr. 1972
Place of birth: Mali
Nationality: Mali
Date of UN designation: 20 Dec. 2018
Other information: Gender: male. Physical description: eye colour: brown; hair colour: black. Telephone number: +223 60 36 01 01. Languages spoken: Arabic and French. Distinguishing marks: eyeglasses.
Additional information
Mohamed Ousmane Ag Mohamedoune was listed on 20 December 2018 pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 3 of resolution 2374 (2017) for actions taken that obstruct, or that obstruct by prolonged delay, or that threaten the implementation of the Agreement; and his involvement in planning, directing, sponsoring, or conducting attacks against: (i) the various entities referenced in the Agreement, including local, regional and state institutions, joint patrols and the Malian Security and Defence forces; (ii) MINUSMA peacekeepers and other UN and associated personnel, including members of the Panel of experts; (iii) international security presences, including the FC-G5S, European Union Missions and French forces.
Mohamed Ousmane Ag Mohamedoune (refer to as Mohamed Ousmane) is the secretary general of the Coalition pour le Peuple de l'Azawad (CPA), created in 2014 as a splinter group from the Mouvement National de Libération de l'Azawad (MNLA). Mohamed Ousmane took over the leadership of the CPA in June 2015 and has established since 2016 several military bases and check-points in the Timbuktu region, notably in Soumpi and Echel.
In 2017 and 2018, the military chief of staff of Mohamed Ousmane, and other armed elements of the CPA, have been involved in deadly attacks against Malian security and armed forces in the area of Soumpi. Those attacks were claimed by the Jamaat Nosrat al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), a terrorist group led by Iyad Ag Ghali, listed in the ISIL/Al-Qaida sanctions list established and maintained pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1267/1989/2253.
Mohamed Ousmane also founded in 2017 and presided a broader alliance of splinter groups, the Coalition des Mouvements de l'Entente (CME). Mohamed Ousmane organised the first convention of the CME in Tinaouker (Gao region) on 30 April 2018, during which he was appointed as spokesperson of the CME. During its founding convention, the CME openly threatened in an official statement the implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali.
The CME has been also involved in obstructions delaying the implementation of the Agreement, by pressuring the Malian government and the international community with the aim to impose the CME in the different mechanisms established by the Agreement.
B. List of persons and entities referred to in Article 2(1)
ACTS ADOPTED BY BODIES CREATED BY INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
10.1.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 8/34 |
DECISION No 1/2018 OF THE EU-JORDAN ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
of 12 December 2018
agreeing on a two-year extension of the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities [2019/30]
THE EU-JORDAN 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 Jordan, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’),
Whereas:
(1) |
The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Jordan, of the other part was signed on 24 November 1997 and entered into force on 1 May 2002. |
(2) |
Article 91 of the Agreement gives the Association Council the power to take appropriate decisions for the purposes of attaining the objectives of the Agreement. |
(3) |
Article 101 of the Agreement provides that the Parties are to take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under the Agreement and are to see to it that the objectives set out in the Agreement are attained. |
(4) |
By Decision No 1/2016 of 19 December 2016, the Association Council agreed the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities for the period 2016-2018 to consolidate their partnership with the aim of supporting and strengthening Jordan's resilience and stability while seeking to also address the impact of the protracted conflict in Syria. |
(5) |
On the basis of a review of the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities, the Parties have agreed that the Partnership Priorities as agreed in 2016 should be extended until the end of 2020 and that during the 2019-2020 period, a review of the Partnership Priorities and the EU-Jordan Compact annexed thereto can take place as appropriate. |
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Article 10 of the Rules of Procedures of the Association Council provides for the possibility of taking decisions by written procedure between sessions, if the Parties so agree, |
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Association Council, acting by written procedure, decides that the EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities annexed to its Decision No 1/2016 of 19 December 2016, are extended until 31 December 2020.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 12 December 2018.
For the Association Council
The Chair
F. MOGHERINI
10.1.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 8/35 |
DECISION No 4/2018 OF THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS
of 17 December 2018
giving a discharge to the Director of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) in respect of the implementation of the budgets of the Centre for the financial years 2013-2016 [2019/31]
THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS,
Having regard to Decision No 5/2004 of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors (1), in particular Article 27(5), second subparagraph thereof,
Having regard to Decision No 1/2016 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors (2), in particular Article 1(2) thereof,
Having regard to Decision No 3/2016 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors (3), in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas:
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Pursuant to Article 3 of Decision No 3/2016 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors, as from 1 January 2017, the legal personality of the CDE should be maintained solely for the purposes of the liquidation of the CDE. During the passive phase, the CDE Executive Board's tasks should be limited to the approval of the closure report, adoption of the accounts related to the closure phase and the transmission of a discharge proposal to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors for decision. The CDE Executive Board would cease to exist on the date of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors decision on the discharge proposal. |
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By its letter of 13 November 2018, the President of the Executive Board of the CDE submitted a discharge proposal to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors, accompanied by a financial statement and an unqualified audit opinion covering the financial years 2013-2016. |
(3) |
The revenues of the Centre for the financial years 2013-2016 consisted mainly of contributions from the European Development Fund and amounted to EUR 31 938 501,02. |
(4) |
The Director's overall implementation of the Centre's budget during the financial years 2013-2016 was such that, on the basis of the financial statements and the statutory audit reports of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise for 2013-2016, the Director should be given a discharge in respect of the implementation of those budgets, |
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors, on the basis of the auditors' reports for the years 2013-2016, the balance sheets and the revenue and expenditure accounts for the corresponding financial years, hereby gives a discharge to the Director of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise in respect of the implementation of the budgets of the Centre for the financial years 2013-2016.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2018.
For the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors
The Chairman
N. MARSCHIK
10.1.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 8/36 |
DECISION No 5/2018 OF THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS
of 17 December 2018
appointing members to the Executive Board of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) [2019/32]
THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS,
Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 3(5) of Annex III thereof,
Having regard to Decision No 5/2013 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors of 7 November 2013 on the Statutes of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Annex thereof;
Whereas:
(1) |
Article 5(4) of the Statutes of the CTA provides that the members of the Executive Board of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) shall be appointed by the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Committee for a period of up to five years, subject to a mid-term review. |
(2) |
In accordance with Decision No 4/2016 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors of 30 September 2016 appointing a member to the Executive Board of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (3), the term of office of five members of the Executive Board expired on 6 November 2018. |
(3) |
In accordance with its Article 95 (1), the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement will expire on 29 February 2020. Therefore, three new members should be appointed to the Executive Board and two members of the Executive Board should be re-appointed for the remaining period before the expiry of the Agreement, |
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
(1) Prof. Augusto Manuel CORREIA and Ms Helena JOHANSSON shall be re-appointed as members of the Executive Board of the CTA until 29 February 2020.
(2) The following persons shall be appointed members of the Executive Board of the CTA:
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Mr David HUNTER, |
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Mr Abel KPAWILINA-NAMKOISSE, |
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Dr Boitshoko NTSHABELE. |
Article 2
Without prejudice to any subsequent decisions that the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors might have to take in the framework of its prerogatives, the Executive Board of the CTA shall be composed as follows:
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Prof. Augusto Manuel CORREIA, |
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Mr David HUNTER, |
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Ms Helena JOHANSSON, |
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Mr Abel KPAWILINA-NAMKOISSE, |
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Dr. Boitshoko NTSHABELE, and |
— |
Ms Frederike PRAASTERINK, |
whose term of office expires on 29 February 2020.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2018.
For the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors
The Chairman
N. MARSCHIK
(1) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.
Corrigenda
10.1.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 8/38 |
Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1605 of 25 October 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1755 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi
( Official Journal of the European Union L 268 of 26 October 2018 )
On page 19, in the table, under the heading ‘Name’:
for:
‘Mathias/Joseph NIYONZIMA’,
read:
‘Mathias-Joseph NIYONZIMA’.
10.1.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 8/38 |
Corrigendum to Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1612 of 25 October 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi
( Official Journal of the European Union L 268 of 26 October 2018 )
On page 50, in the table, under the heading ‘Name’:
for:
‘Mathias/Joseph NIYONZIMA’,
read:
‘Mathias-Joseph NIYONZIMA’.
10.1.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 8/38 |
Corrigendum to Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1921 of 4 December 2018 amending Implementing Decision 2013/191/EU authorising Latvia to introduce a special measure derogating from point (a) of Article 26(1) and Articles 168 and 168a of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
( Official Journal of the European Union L 311 of 7 December 2018 )
On page 36, recital 9:
for:
‘Implementing Decision 2013/191/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,’,
read:
‘Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2429 should therefore be amended accordingly,’.
On page 37, Article 1:
for:
‘Article 6 of Implementing Decision 2013/191/EU is replaced by the following:
…’,
read:
‘Article 6 of Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2429 is replaced by the following:
…’.