(1)

On 7 January 2014 the Commission adopted Delegated Regulation (EU) No 275/2014 (2) establishing transport funding priorities for the purpose of the multiannual and annual work programmes.

(2)

By its judgement of 17 March 2016 in Case C-286/14 European Parliament v Commission the Court of Justice of the European Union annulled Delegated Regulation (EU) No 275/2014 and ordered that the effects of that Regulation be maintained until the entry into force, within a reasonable period, which may not exceed six months from the date of delivery of the judgment, of a new act intended to replace it.

(3)

According to Article 21(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, the transport funding priorities should take into account the eligible actions contributing to projects of common interest in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) listed under Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013.

(4)

The eligible actions listed in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 are further detailed in Articles 10 and 11 of that Regulation providing the maximum applicable funding rates for those actions. It is therefore appropriate to refer to the actions as listed in those Articles in order to detail the transport funding priorities.

(5)

Projects of common interest as listed in Part I of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 are eligible to the multiannual work programmes referred to in Article 17(3) of that Regulation. Projects not listed in Part I of Annex I but eligible as per Article 7(2) of that Regulation are eligible to the annual work programmes.

(6)

Pursuant to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 laying down the specific transport sectoral objectives, and considering that Article 21(3) of that Regulation empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts in accordance with its Article 26 detailing, for the transport sector, the funding priorities to be reflected in the work programmes, this Delegated Regulation sets out such priorities to be reflected in multi-annual or annual work programmes in accordance with Article 17(3) of the said Regulation.

(7)

Considering that financial instruments are to receive Union contribution under the annual work programmes, it is appropriate to include hereby a corresponding priority.

(8)

Programmes support actions listed in Article 5(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, consisting of technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Connecting Europe Facility and capped at 1 % of the financial envelope, will not be covered by the work programmes. However the programme support actions contributing to projects of common interest as provided for in Article 7(2) and referred to in Article 5(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 will be covered by the work programmes and are included hereby with a corresponding priority.

(9)

All resources referred in Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, including the resources transferred from the Cohesion Fund will be covered under the same work programmes. According to Article 11 of that Regulation, the resources transferred from the Cohesion Fund will be subject to specific calls for proposals.

(10)

In order to allow for the timely adoption of the implementing acts provided for in Article 17(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 to ensure legal continuity of the Connecting Europe Facility — Transport sector — programme, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

(1)

Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (2) lays down quotas for 2016.

(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 2016.

(3)

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

(1)

Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (2), lays down quotas for 2016.

(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 2016.

(3)

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

(1)

Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (2) lays down quotas for 2016.

(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 2016.

(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)

Article 48 of Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, as amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2422 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), provides that the General Court consists of 40 Judges as from 25 December 2015. Point (a) of Article 2 of that Regulation determines the term of office of the 12 additional Judges such that the end of their respective terms of office coincides with to the partial replacements of the membership of the General Court which will take place on 1 September 2016 and 1 September 2019.

(2)

It is on that basis that Mr Jan PASSER has been nominated for the post of additional Judge of the General Court.

(3)

Furthermore, Article 48 of Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, as amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2422, provides that the General Court consists of 47 Judges as from 1 September 2016. Point (b) of Article 2 of that Regulation determines the term of office of the seven additional Judges such that the end of their respective terms of office coincides with the partial replacements of the membership of the General Court which will take place on 1 September 2019 and 1 September 2022.

(4)

It is on that basis that Mr René BARENTS, Ms Maria José COSTEIRA, Mr Alexander KORNEZOV, Mr Ezio PERILLO and Mr Jesper SVENNINGSEN have been nominated for the posts of additional Judges at the General Court.

(5)

The panel set up by Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an opinion on the suitability of Mr René BARENTS, Ms Maria José COSTEIRA, Mr Alexander KORNEZOV, Mr Jan PASSER, Mr Ezio PERILLO and Mr Jesper SVENNINGSEN to perform the duties of Judges of the General Court.

(6)

It is appropriate to appoint Mr Jan PASSER for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision to 31 August 2019. It is also appropriate to appoint Ms Maria José COSTEIRA for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision to 31 August 2022.

(7)

Given that Mr René BARENTS, Mr Alexander KORNEZOV, Mr Ezio PERILLO and Mr Jesper SVENNINGSEN performed the duties of Judges of the Civil Service Tribunal until the dissolution of that Tribunal on 31 August 2016, and given that jurisdiction at first instance in disputes between the Union and its servants is transferred to the General Court from 1 September 2016 by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2016/1192 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), it is appropriate to appoint Mr Alexander KORNEZOV and Mr Ezio PERILLO for a term of office commencing on 1 September 2016 and ending on 31 August 2019, and to appoint Mr René BARENTS and Mr Jesper SVENNINGSEN for a term of office commencing on 1 September 2016 and ending on 31 August 2022,

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Mr Alexander KORNEZOV,

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Mr Ezio PERILLO.

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Mr René BARENTS,

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Mr Jesper SVENNINGSEN.

(1)

The terms of office of 14 Judges of the General Court are due to expire on 31 August 2016. In addition, the terms of office of the Judges referred to in Article 1 of Decision (EU, Euratom) 2016/484 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States (1), are also due to expire on 31 August 2016, as laid down in that Article.

(2)

Mr Barna BERKE, Mr Ricardo da SILVA PASSOS and Ms Octavia SPINEANU-MATEI have been nominated as for the posts of Judges of the General Court.

(3)

Furthermore, it is proposed that the terms of office of Mr Zoltán CSEHI, Mr Constantinos ILIOPOULOS, Ms Anna MARCOULLI and Mr Dean SPIELMANN be renewed.

(4)

The panel set up by Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an opinion on the suitability of Mr Barna BERKE, Mr Zoltán CSEHI, Mr Constantinos ILIOPOULOS, Ms Anna MARCOULLI, Mr Ricardo da SILVA PASSOS, Mr Dean SPIELMANN and Ms Octavia SPINEANU-MATEI, to perform the duties of Judges of the General Court.

(5)

It is appropriate to appoint Mr Barna BERKE, Mr Ricardo da SILVA PASSOS and Ms Octavia SPINEANU-MATEI for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision to 31 August 2022.

(6)

It is appropriate to appoint Mr Zoltán CSEHI, Mr Constantinos ILIOPOULOS, Ms Anna MARCOULLI and Mr Dean SPIELMANN for a further term of office starting on 1 September 2016 and ending on 31 August 2022. Given that those four Judges are already Judges of the General Court until 31 August 2016 and have continued to hold office pending the adoption of this Decision, it is appropriate to appoint them for a new term of office with effect from the day after the end of their previous term of office,

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Mr Barna BERKE,

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Mr Ricardo da SILVA PASSOS,

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Ms Octavia SPINEANU-MATEI.

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Mr Zoltán CSEHI,

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Mr Constantinos ILIOPOULOS,

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Ms Anna MARCOULLI,

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Mr Dean SPIELMANN.

(1)

The terms of office of 14 Judges and four Advocates-General of the Court of Justice expired on 6 October 2015. In addition, Council Decision 2013/336/EU (1) increased the number of Advocates-General of the Court of Justice to 11, with effect from 7 October 2015.

(2)

It is on that basis that Mr Evgeni TANCHEV was nominated for the post of Advocate-General of the Court of Justice.

(3)

The panel set up by Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an opinion on the suitability of Mr Evgeni TANCHEV to perform the duties of Advocate-General of the Court of Justice.

(4)

Mr Evgeni TANCHEV should therefore be appointed for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision to 6 October 2021,

(1)

Under Articles 5 and 7 of Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, and following the resignation of Mr Carl WETTER as of 19 September 2016, a Judge should be appointed to the General Court for the remainder of the term of office of Mr WETTER, which runs until 31 August 2019.

(2)

Mr Ulf ÖBERG has been proposed for the vacant post.

(3)

The panel set up under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an opinion on the suitability of Mr ÖBERG to perform the duties of Judge of the General Court,

(1)

In 2008 an opinion of the European Medicines Agency established that Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim) Maxim complied with the requirements set out in Directive 2001/83/EC as a herbal substance, a herbal preparation or a combination thereof within the meaning of that Directive and it was therefore included in the list of herbal substances, preparations and combinations thereof for use in traditional herbal medicinal products established by Commission Decision 2008/911/EC (2).

(2)

As part of its review of monographs and list entries to keep them relevant, the Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products has reviewed the list entry Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim) Maxim and adopted an opinion to change the list entry with regard to the name of the herbal substance in certain EU official languages, the phrasing of the herbal preparations, update of the reference to the European Pharmacopoeia and update of some information necessary for the safe use, e.g. revision of the contraindications. Some of those changes are the result of an update of the template for list entries.

(3)

Decision 2008/911/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use,

(1)

Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden and Betch) Cheel, M. linariifolia Smith, M. dissitiflora F. Mueller and/or other species of Melaleuca, aetheroleum can be considered as a herbal substance, a herbal preparation or a combination thereof within the meaning of Directive 2001/83/EC and it complies with the requirements set out in that Directive.

(2)

It is therefore appropriate to include Melaleuca alternifolia (Maiden and Betch) Cheel, M. linariifolia Smith, M. dissitiflora F. Mueller and other species of Melaleuca, aetheroleum in the list of herbal substances, preparations and combinations thereof for use in traditional herbal medicinal products established by Commission Decision 2008/911/EC (2).

(3)

Decision 2008/911/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use,