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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period. The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
II Non-legislative acts
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
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27.5.2011 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 140/1 |
Notice concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2009-2014
The Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2009-2014 (1), signed in Brussels on 28 July 2010, is provisionally applicable, by virtue of Article 9, third paragraph of the Agreement, since 1 January 2011.
(1) OJ L 291, 9.11.2010, p. 10.
REGULATIONS
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27.5.2011 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 140/2 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 520/2011
of 25 May 2011
amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for benalaxyl, boscalid, buprofezin, carbofuran, carbosulfan, cypermethrin, fluopicolide, hexythiazox, indoxacarb, metaflumizone, methoxyfenozide, paraquat, prochloraz, spirodiclofen, prothioconazole and zoxamide in or on certain products
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 14(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
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For benalaxyl, carbofuran, carbosulfan, cypermethrin, indoxacarb, methoxyfenozide, paraquat, prochloraz, and zoxamide maximum residue levels (MRLs) were set in Annex II and Part B of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. For boscalid, buprofezin, fluopicolide, hexythiazox, metaflumizone, prothioconazole and spirodiclofen, MRLs were set in Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. |
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In accordance with Article 6(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 an application was made for boscalid in a wide range of crops for modification of the existing MRLs. The authorised use of boscalid in NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) countries lead to higher residues than the MRLs in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. To avoid trade barriers for the importation of cherries, onions, spring onions, tomatoes, aubergines, cucumbers, melons, broccoli, head cabbage, basil, dry beans, dry peas, sunflower seed and rape seed, higher MRLs are necessary. |
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In accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, this application was evaluated by the Member State concerned and the evaluation report was forwarded to the Commission. |
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The European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, assessed the application and the evaluation report, examining in particular the risks to the consumer and where relevant to animals and gave a reasoned opinion on the proposed MRLs (2). It forwarded this opinion to the Commission and the Member States and made it available to the public. |
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The Authority concluded in its reasoned opinion that all requirements with respect to data were met and that the modifications to the MRLs as recommended by the Authority were acceptable with regard to consumer safety on the basis of a consumer exposure assessment for 27 specific European consumer groups. It took into account the most recent information on the toxicological properties of the substances. Neither the lifetime exposure to these substances via consumption of all food products that may contain these substances, nor the short term exposure due to extreme consumption of the relevant crops showed that there is a risk that the acceptable daily intake (ADI) or the acute reference dose (ARfD) is exceeded. |
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On 9 July 2010 the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) adopted Codex limits (CXLs) for benalaxyl, boscalid, buprofezin, carbofuran, carbosulfan, cypermethrin, fluopicolide, hexythiazox, indoxacarb, metaflumizone, methoxyfenozide, paraquat, prochloraz, spirodiclofen, prothioconazole and zoxamide. These CXLs should be included in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 as MRLs, with the exception of those CXLs which are not safe for a European consumer group and for which the Union presented a reservation to the CAC (3) based on a scientific report of the Authority. |
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Based on the reasoned opinion of the Authority and taking into account the factors relevant to the matter under consideration, the appropriate modifications to the MRLs fulfil the requirements of Article 14(2)(a)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. |
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Annex II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council has opposed them, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 25 May 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
(2) EFSA scientific reports available on http://www.efsa.europa.eu:
Reasoned opinion of EFSA prepared by the Pesticides Unit (PRAPeR) on the modification of existing MRL for boscalid in various crops , EFSA Journal 2010; 8(9):1780. Published: 16 September 2010. Adopted: 12 September 2010.
Scientific report of EFSA. Scientific and technical support for preparing a EU position in the 42nd Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR), EFSA Journal 2010; 8(11):1560. Published: 26 November 2010. Adopted: 24 March 2010.
(3) Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues reports available on: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/archives.jsp?year=10
ALINORM 10/33/REP. JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION. APPENDIX II and III. Thirty-Third Session. International Conference Centre, Geneva, Switzerland, 5 - 9 July 2010.
ANNEX
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 are amended as follows:
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In Annex II the columns for benalaxyl, carbofuran, carbosulfan, cypermethrin, indoxacarb, methoxyfenozide, paraquat, prochloraz and zoxamide are replaced by the following: ‘Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)
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In part A of Annex III, the columns for boscalid, buprofezin, fluopicolide, hexythiazox, metaflumizone, prothioconazole, spirodiclofen, are replaced by the following: ‘Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)
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In part B of Annex III, the columns for cypermethrin, indoxacarb and methoxyfenozide are replaced by the following: ‘Pesticide residues and maximum residue levels (mg/kg)
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(1) For the complete list of products of plant and animal origin to which MRLs apply, reference should be made to Annex I.
(2) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination
(3) Pesticide-code combination for which the MRL as set in Annex III Part B applies.
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(4) For the complete list of products of plant and animal origin to which MRLs apply, reference should be made to Annex I.
(5) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination
(F)= Fat soluble
(R)= The residue definition differs for the following combinations pesticide-code number:
Boscalid — code 1000000: Sum of boscalid and M 510F01 including its congugates expressed as boscalid
Prothioconazole — code 1000000: Sum of prothioconazole-desthio and its glucuronide conjugate, expressed as prothioconazoledesthio.’
(6) For the complete list of products of plant and animal origin to which MRLs apply, reference should be made to Annex I.
(7) Indicates lower limit of analytical determination
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Fat soluble’ |
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27.5.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 140/48 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 521/2011
of 26 May 2011
amending Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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), and in particular Article 144(1) and Article 148, in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
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To avoid speculative applications for import licences to be granted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 (2) and to ensure that import licences are attributed to genuine importers, it is appropriate to set a historical reference quantity of beef and veal imported as a condition for the application for import licences at an appropriate level. |
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To avoid misinterpretation the requirements for high-quality beef laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 should be clarified; in particular, it should be set out in a more precise manner that the minimum energy content is applicable to the whole diet and that heifers and steers refer respectively to categories E and C defined in part A of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. |
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Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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Since the next tariff quota year begins on 1 July 2011, this Regulation should apply as from that date and to licence applications lodged for that period. |
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The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 is amended as follows:
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in Article 3(2), the following subparagraph is added: ‘For the purposes of applying Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 import licence applicants shall, when presenting their first application as regards a given quota period, furnish proof that they imported, during each of the two periods referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, at least 100 tonnes of products covered by part XV of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.’; |
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Annex I is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. |
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply as from the tariff quota year beginning on 1 July 2011 and to licence applications lodged for that period.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 May 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 182, 15.7.2009, p. 25.
ANNEX
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 620/2009, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
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Beef cuts are obtained from carcasses of heifers and steers (1) less than 30 months of age which have only been fed a diet, for at least the last 100 days before slaughter, containing not less than 62 % of concentrates and/or feed grain co-products on a dietary dry matter basis, that meets or exceeds a metabolisable energy content greater than 12,26 megajoules per one kilogram of dry matter. |
(1) For the purposes of these requirements, heifers and steers refer, respectively, to categories E and C as defined in part A of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.’
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27.5.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 140/50 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 522/2011
of 26 May 2011
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 May 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 May 2011.
For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
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
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Standard import value |
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0702 00 00 |
MA |
35,3 |
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TR |
68,6 |
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52,0 |
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0707 00 05 |
AL |
31,8 |
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108,9 |
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ZZ |
70,4 |
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AR |
34,9 |
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86,8 |
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TR |
120,2 |
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ZZ |
80,6 |
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0709 90 80 |
EC |
23,2 |
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ZZ |
23,2 |
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0805 10 20 |
EG |
56,5 |
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IL |
53,6 |
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MA |
46,9 |
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TR |
74,4 |
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ZZ |
57,9 |
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0805 50 10 |
AR |
72,2 |
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TR |
91,2 |
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ZA |
100,9 |
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ZZ |
88,1 |
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0808 10 80 |
AR |
84,7 |
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BR |
79,5 |
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CA |
129,0 |
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CL |
79,7 |
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95,4 |
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CR |
69,1 |
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NZ |
110,3 |
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90,7 |
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UY |
55,1 |
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86,4 |
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88,0 |
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(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’.
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27.5.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 140/52 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 523/2011
of 26 May 2011
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 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 Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
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The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2010/11 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 487/2011 (4). |
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The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended 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 applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 May 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 May 2011.
For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.
(3) OJ L 259, 1.10.2010, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 133, 20.5.2011, p. 10.
ANNEX
Amended representative prices and additional import duties applicable to white sugar, raw sugar and products covered by CN code 1702 90 95 from 27 May 2011
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Representative price per 100 kg net of the product concerned |
Additional duty per 100 kg net of the product concerned |
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1701 11 10 (1) |
44,73 |
0,00 |
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1701 11 90 (1) |
44,73 |
1,49 |
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1701 12 10 (1) |
44,73 |
0,00 |
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1701 12 90 (1) |
44,73 |
1,19 |
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1701 91 00 (2) |
46,13 |
3,63 |
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1701 99 10 (2) |
46,13 |
0,50 |
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1701 99 90 (2) |
46,13 |
0,50 |
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1702 90 95 (3) |
0,46 |
0,24 |
(1) For the standard quality defined in point III of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(2) For the standard quality defined in point II of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) Per 1 % sucrose content.
DECISIONS
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27.5.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 140/54 |
COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 May 2011
appointing one Danish member of the Committee of the Regions
(2011/311/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Danish Government,
Whereas:
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On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015. |
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One member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Henning JENSEN, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is hereby reappointed to the Committee of the Regions as a member for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
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Mr Henning JENSEN, Byrådsmedlem (change of mandate). |
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 19 May 2011.
For the Council
The President
BALOG Z.
(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
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27.5.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 140/55 |
COUNCIL DECISION 2011/312/CFSP
of 26 May 2011
amending and extending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28 and 43(2) thereof,
Whereas:
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On 25 November 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) (1). |
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On 12 May 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/274/CFSP (2) amending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP and extending it until 24 May 2011. |
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On 16 February 2011 the Political and Security Committee (PSC) endorsed recommendations on the Strategic Concept for Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) training of PA border and crossing management staff for Gaza crossings. |
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EU BAM Rafah should be further extended from 25 May 2011 until 31 December 2011 on the basis of its current mandate. |
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It is also necessary to lay down the financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EU BAM Rafah for the period from 25 May 2011 to 31 December 2011, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
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In Article 2, second paragraph, the following point shall be added:
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Article 10(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. The PSC shall exercise, under the responsibility of the Council and the HR, political control and strategic direction of the mission. The Council hereby authorises the PSC to take the relevant decisions for this purpose in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty. This authorisation shall include the powers to appoint a Head of Mission, upon a proposal from the HR, and to amend the OPLAN. It shall also include powers to take subsequent decisions regarding the appointment of the Head of Mission. The powers of decision with respect to the objectives and termination of the mission shall remain vested in the Council.’. |
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Article 13(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mission for the period from 25 May 2011 to 31 December 2011 shall be EUR 1 400 000.’. |
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In Article 16, the second paragraph shall be replaced by the following: ‘It shall expire on 31 December 2011.’. |
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 25 May 2011.
Done at Brussels, 26 May 2011.
For the Council
The President
MARTONYI J.
(1) OJ L 327, 14.12.2005, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 119, 13.5.2010, p. 22.
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27.5.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 140/56 |
COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 May 2011
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2010 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries
(2011/313/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 336 thereof,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Whereas:
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In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, the weightings to be applied from 1 July 2009 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment were laid down by Council Regulation (EU) No 768/2010 (2). |
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(2) |
Some of these weightings need to be adjusted in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, with effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2010, since the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % (since weightings were last laid down or since they were adjusted by the Commission Decision 2010/790/EU (3)), |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The weightings applied to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries, payable in the currency of the country of employment, shall be adjusted for certain countries as shown in the Annex hereto. It contains five monthly tables showing which countries are affected and the dates of application for each one (1 February 2010, 1 March 2010, 1 April 2010, 1 May 2010 and 1 June 2010).
The exchange rates used for the calculation of this remuneration shall be established in accordance with the detailed rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation and correspond to the dates referred to in the first paragraph.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the month following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 26 May 2011.
For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Catherine ASHTON
Vice-President
(2) OJ L 228, 31.8.2010, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 336, 21.12.2010, p. 50.
ANNEX
FEBRUARY 2010
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Place of employment |
Economic parities February 2010 |
Exchange rate February 2010 (1) |
Weightings February 2010 (2) |
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Armenia |
368,8 |
534,71 |
69,0 |
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Barbados |
2,937 |
2,7998 |
104,9 |
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Croatia |
5,989 |
7,321 |
81,8 |
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Egypt (3) |
3,825 |
7,68385 |
49,8 |
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Eritrea (4) |
14,6 |
21,6393 |
67,5 |
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Ghana (5) |
1,155 |
2,002 |
57,7 |
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Haiti |
55,97 |
59,3743 |
94,3 |
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Laos (6) |
9 400 |
12 001,5 |
78,3 |
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Madagascar (7) |
2 319 |
2 920,63 |
79,4 |
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Norway |
10,69 |
8,179 |
130,7 |
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Sierra Leone (4) |
4 557 |
5 524,5 |
82,5 |
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Sudan (Khartoum) (5) |
2,314 |
3,31285 |
69,8 |
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Thailand (6) |
30,08 |
46,316 |
64,9 |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
6,966 |
8,8894 |
78,4 |
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Yemen |
201,3 |
297,283 |
67,7 |
MARCH 2010
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Place of employment |
Economic parities March 2010 |
Exchange rate March 2010 (8) |
Weightings March 2010 (9) |
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Angola |
133,3 |
122,909 |
108,5 |
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Guinea (Conakry) |
4 699 |
6 677 |
70,4 |
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Fiji |
1,668 |
2,65851 |
62,7 |
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Kazakhstan (Astana) |
171,5 |
201,56 |
85,1 |
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Madagascar (10) |
2 167 |
2 932,3 |
73,9 |
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Malawi |
168,2 |
205,737 |
81,8 |
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Mozambique |
29,06 |
40,925 |
71,0 |
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New Zealand |
1,777 |
1,9539 |
90,9 |
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Surinam (11) |
2,019 |
3,87 |
52,2 |
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Venezuela (12) |
3,596 |
5,79305 |
62,1 |
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Zambia (11) |
4 436 |
6 409,68 |
69,2 |
APRIL 2010
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Place of employment |
Economic parities April 2010 |
Exchange rate April 2010 (13) |
Weightings April 2010 (14) |
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Saudi Arabia |
3,892 |
5,1109 |
76,2 |
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Belarus |
2 574 |
4 003,28 |
64,3 |
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Cuba |
USD 1,033 |
USD 1,3482 |
76,6 |
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Egypt (15) |
4,02 |
7,4149 |
54,2 |
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Eritrea (16) |
15,78 |
20,6343 |
76,5 |
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Gambia |
27,06 |
35,75 |
75,7 |
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Georgia |
1,78 |
2,3181 |
76,8 |
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Kyrgyzstan |
46,22 |
60,5611 |
76,3 |
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Moldova |
10,04 |
16,6048 |
60,5 |
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New Caledonia |
134,3 |
119,332 |
112,5 |
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Pakistan |
52,55 |
112,284 |
46,8 |
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Paraguay |
4 086 |
6 269,56 |
65,2 |
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Sierra Leone (16) |
4 893 |
5 192,25 |
94,2 |
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East Timor |
USD 1,147 |
USD 1,3482 |
85,1 |
MAY 2010
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Place of employment |
Economic parities May 2010 |
Exchange rate May 2010 (17) |
Weightings May 2010 (18) |
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South Korea |
1 574 |
1 477,79 |
106,5 |
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Ghana (19) |
1,232 |
1,89235 |
65,1 |
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Guatemala |
7,732 |
10,5915 |
73,0 |
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Indonesia (Jakarta) |
8 940 |
11 948,3 |
74,8 |
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Jamaica |
109,8 |
117,328 |
93,6 |
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Philippines |
44,72 |
59,186 |
75,6 |
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Sudan (Khartoum) (19) |
2,481 |
3,13891 |
79,0 |
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Turkey |
1,923 |
1,9673 |
97,7 |
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Venezuela (20) |
3,939 |
5,69299 |
69,2 |
JUNE 2010
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Place of employment |
Economic parities June 2010 |
Exchange rate June 2010 (21) |
Weightings June 2010 (22) |
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Congo (Brazzaville) |
762,4 |
655,957 |
116,2 |
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Eritrea (23) |
17,17 |
18,8793 |
90,9 |
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Laos (24) |
8 881 |
10 190,5 |
87,1 |
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Mali |
636,9 |
655,957 |
97,1 |
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Sierra Leone (23) |
5 227 |
4 850,16 |
107,8 |
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Surinam (25) |
2,132 |
3,63 |
58,7 |
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Thailand (24) |
31,89 |
40,328 |
79,1 |
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Zambia (25) |
4 830 |
6 261,24 |
77,1 |
(1) 1 EURO = x units of national currency.
(2) Brussels = 100.
(3) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for February and April 2010.
(4) The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for February, April and June 2010.
(5) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for February and May 2010.
(6) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for March and June 2010.
(7) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for February and March 2010.
(8) 1 EURO = x units of national currency.
(9) Brussels = 100.
(10) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for February and March 2010.
(11) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for March and June 2010.
(12) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for March and May 2010.
(13) 1 EURO = x units of national currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and East Timor).
(14) Brussels = 100.
(15) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for February and April 2010.
(16) The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for February, April and June 2010.
(17) 1 EURO = x units of national currency.
(18) Brussels = 100.
(19) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for February and May 2010.
(20) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for March and May 2010.
(21) 1 EURO = x units of national currency.
(22) Brussels = 100.
(23) The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for February, April and June 2010.
(24) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for February and June 2010.
(25) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for March and June 2010.