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 Accord sous forme d'échange de lettres modifiant l'accord entre la Communauté économique européenne et la Roumanie sur le commerce des produits textiles Traduction non officielle
 Journal officiel n° L 410 du 31/12/1992 p. 0377
 AGREEMENT in the form of an exchange of letters amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Romania on trade in textile productsLetter N° 1 Sir, 1. I have the honour to refer to the consultations held on 15 December 1992 between our respective delegations for the purpose of amending the Agreement on trade in textile products between the European Economic Community and Romania applied since 1 January 1987, as extended by the exchange of letters applied since 1 January 1992 (hereinafter 'the Agreement`). 2. As a result of these consultations, both Parties agreed to amend the following provisions of the Agreement: 2.1. Annex I, Annex II and the Annex to Protocol E which set out the products concerned by the Agreement, the quantitative restrictions for exports and the OPT operations respectively, from Romania to the European Economic Community, are replaced for the period 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1994 by Appendix 1, Appendix 2 and Appendix 3 to this letter, respectively. 2.2. Article 7 (6) of the Agreement is deleted. 2.3. Article 9 (2) is replaced by the following: 'The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall, for all categories of products, be forwarded before the end of the month following the month to which the statistics relate.`2.4. Article 11 (1) and (2) are replaced by the following: '1. The quantitative limits established under this Agreement on imports into the Community of textile products of Romanian origin will not be broken down by the Community into regional shares. 2. The Parties shall cooperate in order to prevent sudden and prejudicial changes in traditional trade flows resulting in regional concentration of direct imports into the Community. 3. Romania shall monitor its exports of products under restraint or surveillance into the Community. Should a sudden and prejudicial change in traditional trade flows arise, the Community will be entitled to request consultations in order to find a satisfactory solution to those problems. Such consultations must be held within 15 working days of their being requested by the Community. 4. Romania shall endeavour to ensure that exports of textile products subject to quantitative limits into the Communtiy are spaced out as evenly as possible over the year due account being taken in particular of seasonal factors.`2.5. Article 13 and all references to this Article in the Agreement are deleted. 2.6. The following is added at the beginning of Article 14 (1): '1. Save where it is otherwise provided for in this Agreement, . . .`2.7. The second sentence of Article 18 (1) is replaced by the following: 'It shall be applicable until 31 December 1993 or until the entry into force of the Protocol on quantitative arrangements referred to in Article 3 (2) of Protocol 1 on textile and clothing products to the Europe Agreement between the Community and Romania, whichever date is earlier.`2.8. The first sentence of Article 7 (1) of Protocol A is replaced by the following: '1. The export licence shall conform to the model annexed to this Protocol and it shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory to which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is applied. However, where the Community has made recourse to the provisions of Article 8 in accordance with the provisions of Agreed Minute No 1, or to Agreed Minute No 2, the textile products covered by the export licences can only be put into free circulation in the region(s) of the Community indicated in those licences.`2.9. The second indent of Article 12 (1) of Protocol A to the Agreement is replaced by the following: 'The import authorizations shall be valid for six months from the date of their issue for imports throughout the customs territory to which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is applied. However, where the Community has recourse to the provisions of Article 8 in accordance with the provisions of Agreed Minute No 1, or to Agreed Minute No 2, the products covered by the import licences can only be put into free circulation in the regions(s) of the Community indicated in those licences.`2.10. The second and fifth indents of Article 14 (2) of Protocol A are replaced by the following: '- two letters identifying the intended Member State of customs clearance as follows: BL = Benelux, DE = Germany, DG = Denmark, EL = Greece, ES = Spain, FR = France, GB = United Kingdom, IE = Ireland, IT = Italy, PT = Portugal`, '- a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the intended Member State of customs clearance.`2.11. Paragraph 3 (b) of Protocol E to the Agreement is deleted. 2.12. Agreed Minute N° 1 set out in Appendix 4 to this letter shall form an integral part of the Agreement. 2.13. Agreed Minute N° 2 set out in Appendix 5 to this letter shall form an integral part of the Agreement. 2.14. Agreed Minute N° 3 set out in Appendix 6 to this letter shall form an integral part of the Agreement. 2.15. Agreed Minute N° 4 set out in Appendix 7 to this letter shall form an integral part of the Agreement. 3. The Parties agreed that this Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the day on which the Parties have notified each other that the legal procedures necessary to this end have been completed. The Parties also agreed that this Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters and the amendments hereby to the Agreement of 1987, as extended, shall be applied provisionally from 1 January 1993. 4. I should be obliged if you kindly confirm the acceptance of your Government of the foregoing. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. For the Councilof the European CommunitiesAppendix 1 (The contents of Appendix 1 are identical to those of Appendix 1 to the Agreement with Bulgaria; see pages 339 to 366) Appendix 2 ANNEX II(The full product descriptions of the categories listed in this Annex are to be found in Annex I to the Agreement)>TABLE> Appendix 3 ANNEX TO PROTOCOL E(The product descriptions of the categories listed in this Annex are to be found in Annex I to the Agreement)OPT QUOTASYear: 1992>TABLE> Appendix 4 Agreed Minute N° 1In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Romania on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled on 15 December 1992, the Parties agreed that Article 7 of the Agreement does not preclude the Community, if the conditions are fulfilled, from applying the safeguard measures for one or more of its regions in conformity with the principles of the internal market. In such an event, Romania shall be informed in advance of the relevant provisions of Protocol A to the Agreement to be applied, as appropriate. For the Governmentof RomaniaFor the Councilof the European Communities Appendix 5 Agreed Minute N° 2Notwithstanding Article 11 (1) of this Agreement, for imperative technical or administrative reasons or to find a solution to economic problems resulting from regional concentration of imports, or in order to combat circumvention and fraud of the provisions of this Agreement, the Community will establish for a limited period of time a specific management system in conformity with the principles of the internal market. However, if the Parties are unable to reach a satisfactory solution during the consultations provided for in Article 11 (3), Romania undertakes, if so requested by the Community, to respect temporary export limits for one or more regions of the Community. In such a case, these limits shall not preclude the importation into the region(s) concerned of products which were shipped from Romania on the basis of export licences obtained before the date of formal notification to Romania by the Community about the introduction of the above limits. The Community shall inform Romania of the technical and administrative measures, such as defined in the attached note verbale, that need to be introduced by both Parties in order to implement the above paragraphs in conformity with the principles of the internal market. For the Governmentof RomaniaFor the Councilof the European CommunitiesNote verbale The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities presents its compliments to the Mission of Romania to the European Communities and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products negotiated between Romania and the Community applied since 1 January 1987, as extended by the exchange of letters initialled on 20 September 1991 and as further extended by the exchange of letters of 15 December 1992. The Directorate-General wishes to inform the Mission of Romania that the Community has decided to apply, starting from 1 January 1993, the provisions of paragraph 1 of Agreed Minute No 2 to the exchange of letters initialled on 15 December 1992. Consequently, the corresponding provisions of Articles 7 and 12 of Protocol A to the Agreement shall also be applied as of the above date. The Directorate-General for External Relations avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Mission of Romania to the European Communities the assurance of its highest consideration. Appendix 6 Agreed Minute No 3In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Romania on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled in Brussels on 15 December 1992, the Parties agreed that Romania shall endeavour not to deprive certain regions of the Community which have traditionally had relatively small shares of Community quotas of imports of products serving as inputs for their processing industry. The Community and Romania further agreed to hold consultations, should the need arise, in order to avert any problems which might occur in this respect. The Parties agreed that this Agreed Minute replaces the corresponding Agreed Minute of the Agreement on this subject. For the Governmentof RomaniaFor the Councilof the European Communities Appendix 7 Agreed Minute N° 4In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Romania on trade in textile and clothing products, applied since 1 January 1987, as extended by the exchange of letters initialled on 20 September 1991 and further extended by the exchange of letters initialled on 15 December 1992, Romania agreed that, from the date of request for and pending the consultations referred to in Article 11 (3), it shall cooperate by not issuing export licences that would further aggravate the problems resulting from the regional concentration of direct imports into the Community. For the Governmentof RomaniaFor the Councilof the European Communities Exchange of notes The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities presents its compliments to the Mission of Romania to the European Communities and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products between Romania and the Community applied since 1 January 1987, as extended by the exchange of letters initialled on 20 September 1991 and as further extended by the exchange of letters initialled on 15 December 1992. The Directorate-General wishes to inform the Mission of Romania that whilst awaiting the completion of the necessary procedures for the conclusion and the coming into force of the extended Agreement, the Community is prepared to allow the provisions of the Agreement to apply de facto from 1 January 1993. This is on the understanding that either Party may at any time terminate this de facto application of the extended Agreement provided that 120 days' notice is given. The Directorate-General for External Relations would be grateful if the Mission would confirm its Agreement to the foregoing. The Directorate-General for External Relations avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Mission of Romania to the European Communities the assurance of its highest consideration. Letter N° 2 Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of . . . . . . which reads as follows: 'Sir, 1. I have the honour to refer to the consultations held on 15 December 1992 between our respective delegations for the purpose of amending the Agreement on trade in textile products between the European Economic Community and Romania, applied since 1 January 1987, as extended by the exchange of letters applied since 1 January 1992 (hereinafter "the Agreement"). 2. As a result of these consultations, both Parties agreed to amend the following provisions of the Agreement: 2.1. Annex I, Annex II and the Annex to Protocol E which set out the products concerned by the Agreement, the quantitative restrictions for exports and the OPT operations, respectively from Romania to the European Economic Community, are replaced for the period 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1994 by Appendix 1, Appendix 2 and Appendix 3 of this letter, respectively. 2.2. Article 7 (6) and Protocol C to the Agreement are deleted. 2.3. Article 9 (2) is replaced by the following: "The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall, for all categories of products, be forwarded before the end of the month following the month to which the statistics relate."2.4. Article 11 (1) and (2) are replaced by the following: "1. The quantitative limits established under this Agreement on imports into the Community of textile products of Romanian origin will not be broken down by the Community into regional shares. 2. The Parties shall cooperate in order to prevent sudden and prejudicial changes in traditional trade flows resulting in regional concentration of direct imports into the Community. 3. Romania shall monitor its exports of products under restraint or surveillance into the Community. Should a sudden and prejudicial change in traditional trade flows arise, the Community will be entitled to request consultations in order to find a satisfactory solution to those problems. Such consultations must be held within 15 working days of their being requested by the Community. 4. Romania shall endeavour to ensure that exports of textile products subject to quantitative limits into the Community are spaced out as evenly as possible over the year due account being taken in particular of seasonal factors."2.5. Article 13 and all references to this Article in the Agreement are deleted. 2.6. The following is added at the beginning of Article 14 (1): "1. Save where it is otherwise provided for in this Agreement, . . ."2.7. The second sentence of Article 18 (1) is replaced by the following: "It shall be applicable until 31 December 1993 or until the entry into force of the Protocol on quantitative arrangements referred to in Article 3 (2) of Protocol 1 on textile and clothing products to the Europe Agreement between the Community and Romania, whichever date is earlier."2.8. The first sentence of Article 7 (1) of Protocol A is replaced by the following: "1. The export licence shall conform to the model annexed to this Protocol and it shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory to which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is applied. However, where the Community has made recourse to the provisions of Article 8 in accordance with the provisions of the Agreed Minute No 1, or to the Agreed Minute No 2, the textile products covered by the export licences can only be put into free circulation in the region(s) of the Community indicated in those licences."2.9. The second indent of Article 12 (1) of Protocol A to the Agreement is replaced by the following: "The import authorizations shall be valid for six months from the date of their issue for imports throughout the customs territory to which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is applied. However, where the Community has recourse to the provisions of Article 8 in accordance with the provisions of the Agreed Minute No 1, or to Agreed Minute No 2, the products covered by the import licences can only be put into free circulation in the region(s) of the Community indicated in those licences."2.10. The second and fifth indents of Article 14 (2) of Protocol A are replaced by the following: "- two letters identifying the intended Member State of customs clearance as follows: BL = Benelux, DE = Germany, DK = Denmark, EL = Greece, ES = Spain, FR = France, GB = United Kingdom, IE = Ireland, IT = Italy, PT = Portugal", "- a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the intended Member State of customs clearance."2.11. Paragraph 3 (b) of Protocol E to the Agreement is deleted. 2.12. Agreed Minute No 1 set out in Appendix 4 to this letter shall form an integral part of the Agreement. 2.13. Agreed Minute No 2 set out in Appendix 5 to this letter shall form an integral part of the Agreement. 2.14. Agreed Minute No 3 set out in Appendix 6 to this letter shall form an integral part of the Agreement. 2.15. Agreed Minute No 4 set out in Appendix 7 to this letter shall form an integral part of the Agreement. 3. The Parties agreed that this Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the day on which the Parties have notified each other that the legal procedures necessary to this end have been completed. The Parties also agreed that this Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters and the amendments hereby to the Agreement of 1987, as extended, shall be applied provisionally from 1 January 1993. 4. I should be obliged if you kindly confirm the acceptance of your Government of the foregoing. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.`I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the contents of your letter. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. For the Governmentof RomaniaAppendix 1 (The contents of Appendix 1 are identical to those of Appendix 1 to the Agreement with Bulgaria; see pages 339 to 366) Appendix 2 ANNEX II(The full product descriptions of the categories listed in this Annex are to be found in Annex I to the Agreement)>TABLE>Appendix 3 ANNEX TO PROTOCOL E(The product descriptions of the categories listed in this Annex are to be found in Annex I to the Agreement)OPT QUOTASYear: 1992>TABLE> Appendix 4 Agreed Minute N° 1In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Romania on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled on 15 December 1992, the Parties agreed that Article 7 of the Agreement does not preclude the Community, if the conditions are fulfilled, from applying the safeguard measures for one or more of its regions in conformity with the principles of the internal market. In such an event, Romania shall be informed in advance of the relevant provisions of Protocol A to the Agreement to be applied, as appropriate. For the Governmentof RomaniaFor the Councilof the European Communities Appendix 5 Agreed Minute N° 2Notwithstanding Article 11 (1) of this Agreement, for imperative technical or administrative reasons or to find a solution to economic problems resulting from regional concentration of imports, or in order to combat circumvention and fraud of the provisions of this Agreement, the Community will establish for a limited period of time a specific management system in conformity with the principles of the internal market. However, if the Parties are unable to reach a satisfactory solution during the consultations provided for in Article 11 (3), Romania undertakes, if so requested by the Community, to respect temporary export limits for one or more regions of the Community. In such a case, these limits shall not preclude the importation into the region(s) concerned of products which were shipped from Romania on the basis of export licences obtained before the date of formal notification to Romania by the Community about the introduction of the above limits. The Community shall inform Romania of the technical and administrative measures, such as defined in the attached note verbale, that need to be introduced by both Parties in order to implement the above paragraphs in conformity with the principles of the internal market. For the Governmentof RomaniaFor the Councilof the European CommunitiesNote verbale The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities presents its compliments to the Mission of Romania to the European Communities and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products negotiated between Romania and the Community applied since 1 January 1987, as extended by the exchange of letters initialled on 20 September 1991 and as further extended by the exchange of letters of 15 December 1992. The Directorate-General wishes to inform the Mission of Romania that the Community has decided to apply, starting from 1 January 1993, the provisions of paragraph 1 of Agreed Minute No 2 to the exchange of letters initialled on 15 December 1992. Consequently, the corresponding provisions of Articles 7 and 12 of Protocol A to the Agreement shall also be applied as of the above date. The Directorate-General for External Relations avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Mission of Romania to the European Communities the assurance of its highest consideration. Appendix 6 Agreed Minute No 3In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Romania on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled in Brussels on 15 December 1992, the Parties agreed that Romania shall endeavour not to deprive certain regions of the Community which have traditionally had relatively small shares of Community quotas of imports of products serving as inputs for their processing industry. The Community and Romania further agreed to hold consultations, should the need arise, in order to avert any problems which might occur in this respect. The Parties agreed that this Agreed Minute replaces the corresponding Agreed Minute of the Agreement on this subject. For the Governmentof RomaniaFor the Councilof the European Communities Appendix 7 Agreed Minute N° 4In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Romania on trade in textile and clothing products, applied since 1 January 1987, as extended by the exchange of letters initialled on 20 September 1991 and further extended by the exchange of letters initialled on 15 December 1992, Romania agreed that, from the date of request for and pending the consultations referred to in Article 11 (3), it shall cooperate by not issuing export licences that would further aggravate the problems resulting from the regional concentration of direct imports into the Community. For the Governmentof RomaniaFor the Councilof the European Communities Exchange of notes The Mission of Romania to the European Communities presents its compliments to the Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities and has the honour to refer to the Director General's Note of . . December 1992 regarding the Agreement on textile products between the Republic of Singapore and the Community applied since 1 January 1987, as extended by the exchange of letters initialled on 20 September 1991 and as further extended by the exchange of letters initialled on 15 December 1992. The Mission of Romania wishes to confirm to the Directorate-General that whilst awaiting the completion of the necessary procedures for the conclusion and the coming into force of the extended Agreement, the Government of Romania is prepared to allow the provisions of the extended Agreement to apply de facto from 1 January 1993. This is on the understanding that either Party may at any time terminate this de facto application of the extended Agreement provided that 120 days' notice is given. The Mission of Romania to the European Communities avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Directorate-General for External Relations the assurance of its highest consideration.


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 31993L0023
 Richtlinie 93/23/EWG des Rates vom 1. Juni 1993 betreffend die statistischen Erhebungen über die Schweineerzeugung
 Amtsblatt Nr. L 149 vom 21/06/1993 S. 0001 - 0004 Finnische Sonderausgabe: Kapitel 3 Band 50 S. 0042 Schwedische Sonderausgabe: Kapitel 3 Band 50 S. 0042
 RICHTLINIE 93/23/EWG DES RATES vom 1. Juni 1993 betreffend die statistischen Erhebungen über die Schweineerzeugung DER RAT DER EUROPÄISCHEN GEMEINSCHAFTEN - gestützt auf den Vertrag zur Gründung der Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft, insbesondere auf Artikel 43, auf Vorschlag der Kommission(1) , nach Stellungnahme des Europäischen Parlaments(2) , in Erwägung nachstehender Gründe: Die Richtlinie 76/630/EWG des Rates vom 20. Juli 1976 betreffend die Erhebungen der Mitgliedstaaten über die Schweineerzeugung(3) wurde mehrfach geändert. Anläßlich neuerlicher Änderungen ist im Interesse der Klarheit eine Neufassung angebracht. Es empfiehlt sich, die Möglichkeit vorzusehen, daß jene Mitgliedstaaten, deren Schweinebestand nur einen geringen Prozentsatz des Gesamtbestandes der Gemeinschaft ausmacht, die Anzahl der jährlich durchzuführenden Erhebungen herabsetzen. Um eine einwandfreie Verwaltung der gemeinsamen Landwirtschaftspolitik - insbesondere des Schweinefleischmarktes - sicherzustellen, müssen der Kommission regelmässig Daten über die Entwicklung des Schweinebestandes und der Schweinefleischerzeugung sowie über die voraussichtliche Entwicklung dieser Erzeugung zur Verfügung stehen. Während die Datensammlung und die Datenaufbereitung sowie die Organisation der Erhebung auf nationaler Ebene in der Zuständigkeit der statistischen Dienste der Mitgliedstaaten verbleiben sollten, hat die Kommission die Koordination und Harmonisierung statistischer Information auf europäischer Ebene sicherzustellen und für die harmonisierten Methoden zu sorgen, die zur Durchführung der Gemeinschaftspolitiken notwendig sind. Um die Durchführung dieser Richtlinie zu erleichtern, ist weiterhin eine enge Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten und der Kommission erforderlich, die über den durch den Beschluß 72/279/EWG(4) eingesetzten Ständigen Agrarstatistischen Ausschuß erfolgen sollte - HAT FOLGENDE RICHTLINIE ERLASSEN: ABSCHNITT I ERHEBUNGEN ÜBER DEN SCHWEINEBESTAND A. Nationale Ebene Häufigkeit - Erhebungsbereich Artikel 1 (1) Die Mitgliedstaaten führen jedes Jahr an einem der ersten Tage im April, August und Dezember statistische Erhebungen über den Schweinebestand in ihrem Hoheitsgebiet durch. (2) Den Mitgliedstaaten kann auf Antrag gestattet werden, die Erhebungen für April und August in ausgewählten Regionen durchzuführen, sofern dabei mindestens 70 v. H. ihres Schweinebestandes erfasst werden. Mitgliedstaaten, deren Schweinebestand weniger als 3 Millionen Tiere beträgt, kann auf Antrag gestattet werden, auf die Erhebungen im April und August vollständig zu verzichten. Den Mitgliedstaaten kann auf Antrag gestattet werden, Verwaltungsquellen anstelle der statistischen Erhebungen nach Absatz 1 zu verwenden. (3) Über die in Absatz 2 genannten Anträge entscheidet die Kommission nach dem Verfahren des Artikels 17. Artikel 2 (1) Schweine im Sinne dieser Richtlinie sind Hausschweine. (2) Die in Artikel 1 genannten Erhebungen erstrecken sich auf alle Schweine, die in landwirtschaftlichen Betrieben, wie sie von der Kommission nach dem Verfahren des Artikels 17 definiert werden, gehalten werden. In den Erhebungen müssen so viele Betriebe berücksichtigt werden, daß zusammen mindestens 95 v. H. des in der letzten Erhebung über die Struktur der landwirtschaftlichen Betriebe festgestellten Schweinebestandes aller obengenannten Betriebe erfasst sind. (3) Die Mitgliedstaaten ergänzen soweit wie möglich die Ergebnisse der in Absatz 2 genannten Erhebungen durch eine Schätzung des Schweinebestandes, der von diesen Erhebungen nicht erfasst wurde. Aufschlüsselung nach Kategorien Artikel 3 (1) In den in Artikel 1 genannten Erhebungen soll der Schweinebestand mindestens nach folgenden Kategorien aufgeschlüsselt werden: A. Ferkel mit einem Lebendgewicht von weniger als 20 kg. B. Schweine mit einem Lebendgewicht von 20 kg bis unter 50 kg. C. Mastschweine, einschließlich ausgemerzte Eber und ausgemerzte Sauen mit einem Lebendgewicht: a) von 50 kg bis unter 80 kg, b) von 80 kg bis unter 110 kg, c) von 110 kg und darüber. D. Zuchtschweine mit einem Lebendgewicht von 50 kg und darüber: a) Eber, b) gedeckte Sauen, darunter: b 1. Sauen, die zum ersten Mal gedeckt wurden, c) andere Sauen, darunter: c 1. noch nicht gedeckte Jungsauen. (2) Die in Absatz 1 genannten Kategorien können nach dem Verfahren des Artikels 17 geändert werden. (3) Die Kategorien werden nach dem Verfahren des Artikels 17 definiert. Genauigkeit der Erhebungen Artikel 4 (1) Die in Artikel 1 genannten Erhebungen werden als Vollerhebungen oder als repräsentative Stichprobenerhebungen durchgeführt. (2) Hinsichtlich der Ergebnisse der in Artikel 2 Absatz 2 genannten Erhebungen dürfen die Stichprobenfehler in den einzelnen Mitgliedstaaten für die Gesamtzahl der Schweine 2 v. H. nicht überschreiten; dieser Vomhundertsatz entspricht einem Vertrauensbereich von 68 v. H. (3) Zusätzlich zu den Maßnahmen in bezug auf die Stichprobengrundlage und die in Artikel 2 Absatz 3 vorgesehenen zusätzlichen Schätzungen treffen die Mitgliedstaaten die Maßnahmen, die sie für geeignet halten, damit die Qualität der Erhebungsergebnisse erhalten bleibt. Übermittlungsfristen Artikel 5 (1) Die Mitgliedstaaten übermitteln der Kommission die vorläufigen Ergebnisse der Erhebungen und die zusätzlichen Schätzungen - für die Erhebung des Monats April vor dem 15. Juni desselben Jahres; - für die Erhebung des Monats August vor dem 15. Oktober desselben Jahres; - für die Erhebung des Monats Dezember vor dem 15. Februar des folgenden Jahres. (2) Die Mitgliedstaaten übermitteln der Kommission die Ergebnisse der Erhebungen nach Artikel 4 Absatz 2 und die zusätzlichen Schätzungen - für die Erhebung des Monats April vor dem 1. August desselben Jahres; - für die Erhebung des Monats August vor dem 1. Dezember desselben Jahres; - für die Erhebung des Monats Dezember vor dem 1. April des folgenden Jahres. B. Regionale Ebene Gebiete Artikel 6 (1) Die endgültigen Ergebnisse der Erhebung im Dezember werden für jedes der Gebiete, wie sie nach dem Verfahren des Artikels 17 definiert werden, ermittelt. (2) Die Kommission kann nach dem Verfahren des Artikels 17 den Mitgliedstaaten auf Antrag gestatten, die in Absatz 1 vorgeschriebene regionale Aufschlüsselung für die endgültigen Ergebnisse der Erhebung im April oder August vorzunehmen. (3) Die in Absatz 1 genannten Gebiete können nach dem Verfahren des Artikels 17 geändert werden. Übermittlungsfrist Artikel 7 Die Mitgliedstaaten übermitteln der Kommission die in Artikel 6 genannten Angaben vor dem 15. Mai des Jahres, das auf den Bezugsmonat folgt. C. Aufschlüsselung nach der Grösse der Bestände Grössenklassen Artikel 8 (1) In den ungeraden Jahren schlüsseln die Mitgliedstaaten auf nationaler Ebene die endgültigen Ergebnisse der Bestandserhebungen vom Dezember nach den Bestandsgrössenklassen auf, wie sie nach dem Verfahren des Artikels 17 definiert werden. (2) Die Kommission kann nach dem Verfahren des Artikels 17 den Mitgliedstaaten auf Antrag gestatten, die in Absatz 1 vorgeschriebene Aufschlüsselung nach Bestandsgrössenklassen für die endgültigen Ergebnisse der geraden Jahre und/oder für die Ergebnisse eines festen Monats im Jahr vorzunehmen. (3) Die in Absatz 1 genannten Bestandsgrössenklassen können nach dem Verfahren des Artikels 17 geändert werden. Übermittlungsfrist Artikel 9 Die Mitgliedstaaten übermitteln der Kommission die in Artikel 8 genannten Angaben vor dem 15. Mai des Jahres, das auf den Bezugsmonat folgt. ABSCHNITT II SCHLACHTUNGSSTATISTIK Artikel 10 (1) Die Mitgliedstaaten erstellen monatliche Statistiken über die Anzahl und das Schlachtgewicht der in den Schlachtstätten ihres Hoheitsgebiets geschlachteten Schweine, deren Fleisch als für den menschlichen Verzehr geeignet befunden wird. Sie fügen gegebenenfalls eine Schätzung über die Schlachtungen, die in den Aufstellungen nicht berücksichtigt werden, hinzu, so daß die Daten sämtliche Schlachtungen in ihrem Hoheitsgebiet erfassen. (2) Die Statistiken nach Absatz 1 sind für folgende Kategorie zu erstellen: A. Schweine, insgesamt. (3) Das in Absatz 1 genannte Schlachtgewicht und die in Absatz 2 genannte Kategorie werden nach dem Verfahren des Artikels 17 definiert. Übermittlungsfrist Artikel 11 Die Mitgliedstaaten übermitteln der Kommission die Ergebnisse der in Artikel 10 Absatz 1 genannten Statistiken binnen zwei Monaten nach dem Bezugsmonat. ABSCHNITT III VORAUSSCHÄTZUNG DER ERZEUGUNG Artikel 12 (1) Die Mitgliedstaaten stellen auf der Grundlage der Erhebungsergebnisse und anderer zur Verfügung stehender Angaben für jedes Kalendervierteljahr Vorausschätzungen über das Angebot an Schweinen an. Dieses Angebot wird als Bruttoinlandserzeugung ausgedrückt, die sämtliche geschlachteten Schweine zuzueglich des Saldos des innergemeinschaftlichen Handels mit Lebendschweinen und des Saldos des Aussenhandels mit Lebendschweinen umfasst. (2) Die Vorausschätzungen nach Absatz 1 sind für folgende Kategorie zu erstellen: A. Schweine, insgesant. (3) Die in Absatz 1 gegebene Definition des Angebots kann nach dem Verfahren des Artikels 17 geändert werden. Übermittlungsfristen Artikel 13 Die Mitgliedstaaten übermitteln der Kommission die Vorausschätzungen nach Artikel 12 Absatz 1 zu folgenden Terminen und für folgende Quartale: a) vor dem 15. Februar: Vorausschätzungen bis zum 3. Quartal des laufenden Jahres einschließlich; b) vor dem 15. Juni: Vorausschätzungen bis zum 1. Quartal des folgenden Jahres einschließlich; c) vor dem 15. Oktober: Vorausschätzungen bis zum 2. Quartal des folgenden Jahres einschließlich. ABSCHNITT IV ALLGEMEINES Artikel 14 Die Mitgliedstaaten übermitteln der Kommission die in den Artikeln 5, 7, 9, 11 und 13 genannten Angaben nach Maßgabe der Verordnung (Euratom, EWG) Nr. 1588/90 des Rates vom 11. Juni 1990 über die Übermittlung von unter die Geheimhaltungspflicht fallenden Informationen an das Statistische Amt der Europäischen Gemeinschaften(5) . Artikel 15 Die Kommission untersucht in Zusammenarbeit mit den Mitgliedstaaten a) die gelieferten Ergebnisse; b) die technischen Probleme, die sich vor allem bei der Vorbereitung und der Durchführung der Erhebungen und der Vorausschätzungen stellen; c) die Zuverlässigkeit der Ergebnisse der Erhebungen und der Vorausschätzungen. Artikel 16 Die Mitgliedstaaten teilen der Kommission jede Änderung hinsichtlich der Methodik sowie jede sonstige Änderung mit, die die Ergebnisse der Statistiken beträchtlich beeinflussen könnte. Dies geschieht spätestens drei Monate nach Inkraftsetzung der betreffenden Änderung. Die Kommission unterrichtet die anderen Mitgliedstaaten in den entsprechenden Arbeitsgruppen über diese Mitteilungen. Artilel 17 (1) Wird auf das Verfahren dieses Artikels Bezug genommen, so befasst der Vorsitzende des Ständigen Agrarstatistischen Ausschusses (nachstehend "Ausschuß" genannt) diesen von sich aus oder auf Antrag des Vertreters eines Mitgliedstaats. (2) Der Vertreter der Kommission unterbreitet dem Ausschuß einen Entwurf der zu treffenden Maßnahmen. Der Ausschuß nimmt zu diesem Entwurf innerhalb einer Frist, die der Vorsitzende entsprechend der Dringlichkeit der Frage festsetzen kann, Stellung. Die Stellungnahme kommt mit einer Mehrheit von vierundfünfzig Stimmen zustande, wobei die Stimmen der Mitgliedstaaten nach Artikel 148 Absatz 2 des Vertrages gewogen werden. Der Vorsitzende nimmt an der Abstimmung nicht teil. (3) a) Die Kommission trifft die in Aussicht genommenen Maßnahmen, wenn sie der Stellungnahme des Auschusses entsprechen. b) Entsprechen die in Aussicht genommenen Maßnahmen nicht der Stellungnahme des Ausschusses oder ist keine Stellungnahme ergangen, so schlägt die Kommission dem Rat unverzueglich die zu treffenden Maßnahmen vor. Der Rat beschließt mit qualifizierter Mehrheit. Hat der Rat nach Ablauf einer Frist von drei Monaten, nachdem ihm der Vorschlag übermittelt worden ist, keinen Beschluß gefasst, so werden die vorgeschlagenen Maßnahmen von der Kommission erlassen. Artikel 18 (1) Die Richtlinie 76/630/EWG wird mit Wirkung vom 1. Januar 1994 aufgehoben. (2) Bezugnahmen auf die aufgehobene Richtlinie gelten als Bezugnahmen auf die vorliegende Richtlinie. Artikel 19 Die Mitgliedstaaten erlassen die erforderlichen Rechts- und Verwaltungsvorschriften, um dieser Richtlinie vor dem 1. Januar 1994 nachzukommen. Wenn die Mitgliedstaaten Vorschriften nach Absatz 1 erlassen, nehmen sie in den Vorschriften selbst oder durch einen Hinweis bei der amtlichen Veröffentlichung auf diese Richtlinie Bezug. Die Mitgliedstaaten regeln die Einzelheiten der Bezugnahme. Artikel 20 Diese Richtlinie ist an die Mitgliedstaaten gerichtet. Geschehen zu Luxemburg am 1. Juni 1993. Im Namen des Rates Der Präsident J. ANDERSEN (1) ABl. Nr. C 18 vom 23. 1. 1993, S. 12. (2) ABl. Nr. C 115 vom 26. 4. 1993. (3) ABl. Nr. L 223 vom 16. 8. 1976, S. 4. Richtlinie zuletzt geändert durch die Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 1057/91 (ABl. Nr. L 107 vom 27. 4. 1991, S. 11). (4) ABl. Nr. L 179 vom 7. 8. 1972, S. 1. (5) ABl. Nr. L 151 vom 15. 6. 1990, S. 1.


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Esiaeg ehk muinasaeg ehk ürgaeg ehk esiajalooline aeg ehk eelajalooline aeg on inimkonna ajaloo periood alates kivist tööriistade kasutuselevõtust umbes 3,3 miljonit aastat tagasi kuni kirja leiutamise ja rakendamiseni umbes 4. aastatuhandel eKr.
 Erinevates piirkondades lõppes esiaeg erineval ajal. Näiteks
 Mesopotaamias ja Egiptuses lõppes esiaeg 4. aastatuhandel eKr.
 Euroopa eri piirkondades langes esiaja lõpp ajavahemikku 1. aastatuhandest eKr mõnes Lõuna-Euroopa regioonis kuni 2. aastatuhande alguseni pKr Kirde-Euroopas.
 Esiaja lõppemisel võisid olla erinevad põhjused. Näiteks:
 Egiptuses ja Hiinas lõppes esiaeg kohaliku arengu tulemusena.
 Ameerikas, Aafrikas, Austraalias, ja Okeaanias sattusid esiajas elanud inimesed ajaloolisesse aega jõudnud muude inimühiskondade mõjuvälja.
 Eesti esiaja lõpuks peetakse üldiselt 13. sajandi algust, kui Eesti alad aastail 1208 – 1227 toimunud ristisõja käigus vallutati.
 Esiaja periodiseerimine
 Inimühiskonna kõige kaugemat minevikku nimetatakse ka ürgajaks.
 Esiaja periodiseerimisel on üldiselt aluseks põhiline materjal, millest valmistati tööriistu ja relvi. Esiaja perioodid on vastavalt:
 Kiviaeg
 Paleoliitikum
 Mesoliitikum
 Neoliitikum
 Pronksiaeg
 Rauaaeg
 Mõnes piirkonnas oli kiviaja ja pronksiaja vahel eneoliitikum ehk vase-kiviaeg.
 Eri piirkondades võisid esiaja teatud perioodid olla erineval ajal või ka puududa. Näiteks Põhja-Euroopas lõppes kiviaeg umbes 1500 eKr, pronksiaeg kestis umbes 500. aastani eKr ning rauaaeg umbes 1000.–1200. aastani pKr.
 Esiaja uurimine
 Esiaega on võimalik uurida eelkõige aineliste ajalooallikate ehk muististe põhjal. Muistised on säilinud maapõues või maapinnal. Muististe uurimisega tegeleb arheoloogia. Esiajaloo kohta võib saada ka füüsilise antropoloogia, keeleteaduse ja geneetika meetodite abil.
 Vaata ka
 Arheoloogilised kultuurid
 Eelajalooline muusika
 Välislingid
 Arheoloogia
 Euroopa esiaeg


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Pegas (řecky Pégasos z původního πηγή pégé pramen, latinsky Pegasus) je v řecké mytologii okřídlený kůň, syn boha moří Poseidóna a Medúsy.
 Mýtus pravděpodobně pochází z chetitské mytologie (Pihassassi).
 Vyprávění o jeho původu se liší. Podle jednoho z nich vyskočil Pegas z těla své matky Gorgony Medúsy poté, co jí Perseus uťal hlavu. Jiná verze vypráví, že vyskočil ze země, na niž dopadla Medúsina krev.
 Prý uměl létat rychle jako vítr, žil na vysokých horách, zejména na Parnasu ve Fókidě nebo na Helikónu v Bojótii. Celý život pomáhal nemocným dětem a chránil všechno živé. Sám se pojmenoval Pegas a od té doby se všichni okřídlení koně nazývají pegasové. Žil na hoře Olymp.
 Pegas pomohl Bellerofontovi v boji s Chimérou a Amazonkami. Existuje mnoho příběhů, v nichž se spolu nacházejí Pegas a Bellerofontés. Když však chtěl Bellerofontés vzlétnout na Pegasovi na Olymp, nejvyšší bůh Zeus v tom viděl opovážlivost a rozhněval se. Stihl Pegase náhlou zuřivostí, Bellerofón se na něm neudržel a pádem na zem ztratil rozum.
 Podle mytického příběhu byl Pegas proměněn v souhvězdí Pegas, ale pera jeho křídel dopadla na zem blízko Tarsu a dala tak pojmenování tomuto městu. V umění bývá zobrazován jako symbol básníkovy fantazie.
 Zeus Pegase daroval Hérakleovi, aby mu pomohl na jeho cestě.
 Odkazy
 Literatura
 Gerhard Löwe, Heindrich Alexander Stoll, ABC Antiky
 Publius Ovidius Naso, Proměny
 Rudolf Mertlík, Starověké báje a pověsti
 Vojtěch Zamarovský, Bohové a hrdinové antických bájí
 Eduard Petiška, Staré řecké báje a pověsti
 Související články
 osedlat Pegasa
 souhvězdí Pegase
 Bellerofontés
 Poseidón
 Medúsa
 Externí odkazy
 Bájní tvorové řecké mytologie
 Mytičtí koně
 Heraldická zvířata
 Slavná zvířata z Řecka


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 Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 60/2002 of 31 May 2002 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
 Official Journal L 238 , 05/09/2002 P. 0026 - 0027
 Decision of the EEA Joint CommitteeNo 60/2002of 31 May 2002amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA AgreementTHE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement", and in particular Article 98 thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 41/2002 of 19 April 2002(1).(2) Commission Decision 2001/744/EC of 17 October 2001 amending Annex V to Council Directive 1999/30/EC relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air(2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1The following shall be added in point 13e (Council Directive 1999/30/EC) of Annex XX to the Agreement: ", as amended by:- 32001 D 0744: Commission Decision 2001/744/EC of 17 October 2001 (OJ L 278, 23.10.2001, p. 35)."Article 2The texts of Decision 2001/744/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.Article 3This Decision shall enter into force on 1 June 2002 provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(3).Article 4This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.Done at Brussels, 31 May 2002.For the EEA Joint CommitteeThe PresidentP. Westerlund(1) OJ L 154, 13.6.2002, p. 28.(2) OJ L 278, 23.10.2001, p. 35.(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.


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 18.12.2010
 SL
 Uradni list Evropske unije
 C 346/26
 Predlog za sprejetje predhodne odločbe, ki ga je vložilo Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Lombardia – Sezione Terza (Italija) 5. julija 2010 – Edipower SpA proti Autorità per l'Energia Elettrica e il Gas
 (Zadeva C-332/10)
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 2010/C 346/43
 Jezik postopka: italijanščina
 Predložitveno sodišče
 Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Lombardia - Sezione Terza
 Stranki v postopku v glavni stvari
 Tožeča stranka: Edipower SpA
 Tožena stranka: Autorità per l'Energia Elettrica e il Gas
 Vprašanje za predhodno odločanje
 Ali členi 23 ES, 43 ES, 49 ES in 56 ES ter člena 11(2) in (6) ter 24 Direktive 2003/54/ES (1) nasprotujejo nacionalnemu predpisu, ki – ne da bi bila o njem obveščena Komisija EU – nekaterim proizvajalcem električne energije, ki so v nekaterih okoliščinah bistveni za zadovoljitev povpraševanja po energiji za sistemske storitve, trajno nalaga, da na borzi električne energije predložijo ponudbe v skladu z načrti, ki jih neodvisno od njihove volje določi upravljavec omrežja, in ki proizvajalcem onemogoča, da bi svobodno določili plačilo na podlagi teh ponudb, saj jih veže na druga merila, ki pa niso vnaprej opredeljena „po preglednih, nediskriminatornih in tržno zasnovanih postopkih“?
 (1) UL L 176, str. 37.


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 12.9.2009
 RO
 Jurnalul Oficial al Uniunii Europene
 C 220/10
 Hotărârea Curții (Camera a doua) din 16 iulie 2009 (cerere de pronunțare a unei hotărâri preliminare formulată de Hof van Cassatie van België — Belgia) — Distillerie Smeets Hasselt NV/Belgische Staat, Louis De Vos, Bollen, Mathay & Co BVBA, lichidator al Transterminal Logistics NV, Daniel Van den Langenbergh, Firma De Vos NV și Belgische Staat/Bollen, Mathay & Co BVBA, lichidator al Transterminal Logistics NV și Louis De Vos/Belgische Staat
 (Cauza C-126/08) (1)
 (Regulamentul (CEE) nr. 2913/92 - Codul vamal comunitar - Recuperare a posteriori a drepturilor de import sau de export - Înscriere în evidența contabilă a valorii drepturilor - Înregistrare în evidențele contabile sau pe orice alt suport echivalent - Înregistrare într-un proces verbal care echivalează cu înscrierea în evidența contabilă - Remiterea unei copii a procesului verbal care reprezintă comunicarea valorii drepturilor datorate în mod legal)
 2009/C 220/15
 Limba de procedură: olandeza
 Instanța de trimitere
 Hof van Cassatie van België
 Părțile din acțiunea principală
 Reclamanți: Distillerie Smeets Hasselt NV, Belgische Staat, Louis De Vos
 Pârâți: Belgische Staat, Louis De Vos, Bollen, Mathay & Co BVBA, lichidator al Transterminal Logistics NV, Daniel Van den Langenbergh, Firma De Vos NV
 Obiectul
 Cerere de pronunțare a unei hotărâri preliminare — Hof van Cassatie van België — Interpretarea articolului 217 alineatul (1) și a articolului 221 alineatul (1) din Regulamentul nr. 2913/92 al Consiliului din 12 octombrie 1992 de instituire a Codului Vamal Comunitar (versiunea în vigoare în 1992) (JO L 302, p. 1, Ediție specială, 02/vol. 5, p. 58) — Recuperarea ulterioară a drepturilor de import sau de export — Cerința sau lipsa cerinței înscrierii valorii drepturilor în evidența contabilă anterior comunicării către debitor — Noțiunea „înscriere în registrele contabile sau în oricare alte documente echivalente”
 Dispozitivul
 Articolul 217 din Regulamentul (CEE) nr. 2913/92 al Consiliului din 12 octombrie 1992 de instituire a Codului vamal comunitar trebuie interpretat în sensul că statele membre pot prevedea că înscrierea în evidența contabilă a valorii drepturilor care rezultă dintr-o datorie vamală se realizează prin înregistrarea valorii menționate în procesul verbal întocmit de autoritățile vamale competente prin care se constată o încălcare a legislației vamale aplicabile.
 (1) JO C 142, 7.6.2008


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Sentetjēna () ir komūna Francijas dienvidaustrumos. Tā atrodas Centrālajā masīvā un 60 kilometrus uz dienvidrietumiem no Lionas. 2010. gadā pilsētā dzīvoja 171 260 iedzīvotāji un ar 506 655 iedzīvotāju lielu aglomerāciju.
 Pazīstama kā Francijas velosipēdu ražošanas centrs. Pilsētā atrodas velosipēdu ražošanas kompānijas Mavic galvenā mītne. Pilsētā atrodas arī lielveikalu tīkla kompānijas Groupe Casino galvenā mītne.
 Pretēji citām Francijas pilsētām, Sentetjēna 20. gadsimta gaitā nelikvidēja tramvaja tīklu līdz 20. gadsimta beigās tika atzītas tramvaja priekšrocības. Pēc Sentetjēnas parauga tramvajs tika atjaunots daudzās citās Francijas pilsētās.
 Santetjēna ir futbola kluba AS Saint-Étienne mājvieta.
 Vēsture
 Pirmo reiz rakstos minēta 1258. gadā, un nosaukta par godu Svētajam Stefanam. 13. gadsimta sākumā pilsēta bija mazs ciems, kas izvietots gar baznīcu.
 16. gadsimtā pilsētā attīstījās ieroču ražošana. 17. gadsimtā Franču revolūcijas laikā pilsētu pārdēvēja par Armeville ("Ieroču pilsēta"). 19. gadsimtā pilsēta kļuva par ogļu ieguves centru, tomēr pilsētas izaugsme bija ļoti lēna.
 1832. gadā pilsētā dzīvoja ap 33 064 iedzīvotāju. Pieaugot rūpniecības izaugsmei, pieauga iedzīvotāju skaits, un 1880. gadā pilsētā dzīvoja jau ap 110 000 iedzīvotāju.
 Cilvēki
 Sentetjēnā ir dzimuši tādi cilvēki kā:
 Žils Masnē (Jules Massenet, 1842 - 1912) - komponists
 Aravane Razaī (Aravane Rezaï, 1987 - ) - tenisiste
 Vilijs Sanjols (Willy Sagnol, 1977 - ) - futbolists
 Žilbērs Simondons (Gilbert Simondon, 1924 - 1989) - filozofs
 Žans Žitons (Jean Guitton, 1901 - 1999) - filozofs
 Ārējās saites
 Sentetjezna
 Luāra (departaments)


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Pasauliui, kuriam tarnaujame: Keiptauno raginimas veikti
 II A. Liudyti Kristaus tiesą pliuralistiniame, globaliiame pasaulyje
 II B. Kurti Kristaus taiką susiskaldžiusiame pasaulyje
 II C. Įgyvendinti Kristaus meilę tarp kitatikių
 II D. Suvokti Kristaus valią evangelizuoti pasaulį
 Mūsų sandora su Dievu sujungia meilę ir paklusnumą. Dievas džiaugiasi matydamas mūsų "tikėjimo darbus" ir mūsų "meilės pastangas" (1 Tes 1, 3), nes "mes esame jo kūrinys, sukurtas Kristuje Jėzuje geriems darbams, kuriuos Dievas iš anksto paskyrė mums atlikti". (Ef 2, 10)
 Kaip pasaulinės Jėzaus Kristaus Bažnyčios nariai, turime stengtis klausyti Dievo balso per Šventąją Dvasią. Mes klausėmės šio balso, pasiekiančio mus per Jo užrašytąjį Žodį Laiško efeziečiams ekspozicijoje ir per Jo žmonių balsus visame pasaulyje. Šešios pagrindinės mūsų suvažiavimo temos sudaro planą, padedantį įžvelgti ateities prioritetus ir sunkumus, kylančius pasaulinei Kristaus Bažnyčiai. Mes nenorime pasakyti, kad šie įsipareigojimai yra vieninteliai, kurių turi paisyti Bažnyčia, ar kad visi turi tuos pačius prioritetus.
 II A. Liudyti Kristaus tiesą pliuralistiniame, globalizuotame pasaulyje
 1. Tiesa ir Kristaus asmuo
 Jėzus Kristus yra visatos tiesa. Kadangi Jėzus yra tiesa, tiesa Kristuje yra (1) asmeninė ir objektyvi, (2) universali ir kontekstinė, (3) galutinė ir dabartinė.
 A) Kaip Kristaus mokiniai, esame pašaukti būti tiesos žmonėmis.
 1. Mes turime gyventi tiesa. Gyventi tiesa – tai būti veidu Jėzaus, per kurį apakusiems protams apreiškiama Evangelijos šlovė. Žmonės matys tiesą veiduose tų, kurie ištikimai ir mylėdami gyvena dėl Jėzaus.
 2. Mes turime skelbti tiesą. Žodinis Evangelijos tiesos skelbimas mūsų misijoje išlieka svarbiausias. Tai negali būti atskirta nuo gyvenimo tiesa. Darbai ir žodžiai turi sutapti.
 B) Raginame bažnyčių vadovus, ganytojus ir evangelistus mokyti ir skelbti pilną biblinę Evangeliją kaip darė Paulius – visą jos kosminį mastą ir tiesą. Privalome pateikti Evangeliją ne tik kaip siūlančią individualų išgelbėjimą ar geresnį problemų sprendimą nei kad kiti dievai, o kaip Dievo planą visai visatai Kristuje. Kartais žmonės ateina pas Kristų, kad patenkintų kokį nors asmeninį poreikį, bet jie pasilieka su Kristumi supratę, kad Jis yra tiesa.
 2.Tiesa ir pliuralizmo iššūkis
 Kultūrinis ir religinis pliuralizmas yra labai realūs. Pavyzdžiui, Azijos krikščionys tai patiria jau šimtmečius. Kiekviena religija tvirtina, kad būtent jos kelias yra teisingas. Daugelis stengiasi gerbti ir sugyventi su kitų tikėjimų nuostatomis. Tačiau postmodernusis, reliatyvusis pliuralizmas yra kitoks. Ši ideologija nepripažįsta absoliučios, universalios tiesos. Nors tiesos teiginius ji toleruoja, tačiau laiko juos ne daugiau kaip kultūriniais dariniais. (Tai nelogiška pozicija, nes kaip vienintelė ir absoliuti tiesa laikomas įsitikinimas, kad vienintelės, absoliučios tiesos nėra.) Toks pliuralizmas pritaria "tolerancijai" kaip didžiausiai vertybei, bet šalyse, kurių viešojoje erdvėje viešpatauja sekuliarizmas ar agresyvusis ateizmas, jis gali įgauti priespaudos formas.
 A) Mes norime matyti daugiau žmonių, atsiduodančių sunkiam rimtos apologetikos darbui. Tai turi vykti dviem lygmenimis.
 1. Turime atpažinti, aprūpinti ir melstis už tuos, kurie gali aukščiausiame intelektiniame ir viešajame lygmenyje užtarti ir ginti biblinę tiesą.
 2. Raginame krikščionių vadovus ir ganytojus drąsinti visus tikinčiuosius ir sudaryti jiems galimybes su pranašiška įžvalga ir aktualumu skelbti tiesą kasdieniame bendravime ir taip visais atžvilgiais įsitraukti į kultūrą, kurioje gyvename.
 3. Tiesa ir darbovietė
 Biblijoje atskleidžiama tokia Dievo tiesa: žmogaus darbas taip pat įeina į gerąjį Dievo planą, skirtą kūrinijai. Kai tarnaujame Dievui pagal įvairius pašaukimus, visas mūsų gyvenimas darbe yra tarnystė. Tačiau Bažnyčios mąstymą ir veiklą persmelkė neteisinga samprata apie prarają tarp dvasios ir pasaulio (angl. sacred-secular divide – red. past.). Pagal tokią sampratą religinė veikla priklauso Dievui, o kiti darbai – ne. (Plačiau apie tai žr. M. Greene'o "Didžioji praraja", http://www.lksb.lt ir http://www.licc.org.uk – red. past.) Nemažai krikščionių daugumą laiko praleidžia darbe, kurį dvasiniu požiūriu laiko menkaverčiu (vadinamasis pasaulietinis darbas). Bet Dievas yra viso gyvenimo Viešpats. "Ir ką tik darytumėte, darykite iš širdies, kaip Viešpačiui, o ne žmonėms" (Kol 3, 23) – sako Paulius pagonių darbuose triūsiantiems vergams.
 Nepaisant didžiulių evangelizavimo ir bendravimo galimybių darbovietėje, kur suaugę krikščionys daugiausia bendrauja su nekrikščionimis, tik nedaugelis bažnyčių puoselėja viziją ruošti savo žmones išnaudoti šią progą. Kadangi nepavedame viso gyvenimo Kristaus viešpatystei, nelaikome darbo bibliškai ir iš esmės svarbiu.
 A) Šią sakralumo ir pasaulietiškumo perskyrą laikome pagrindine kliūtimi sutelkti visus Dievo žmones Dievo misijoje ir raginame viso pasaulio krikščionis atmesti nebiblines jos prielaidas ir priešintis žalingam jos poveikiui. Mes prieštaraujame tendencijai laikyti tarnavimą ir misiją (vietinę ir tarpkultūrinę) darbu, atliekamu daugiausia vien Bažnyčios apmokamų tarnautojų ir misionierių, kurie visame Kristaus Kūne tėra mažuma.
 B) Raginame visus tikinčiuosius priimti ir laikyti savo kasdieninį tarnavimą ir misiją tuo darbu, kurį Dievas juos pašaukė atlikti. Kviečiame ganytojus ir Bažnyčios vadovus remti tokį žmonių tarnavimą bendruomenėje ir darbovietėje, aprūpinti "šventuosius tarnystės darbui" (Ef 4, 12) kiekvienoje jų gyvenimo srityje.
 C) Turime intensyviau mokyti visus Dievo žmones apie visą gyvenimą trunkančią mokinystę, t. y. gyventi, mąstyti, dirbti ir kalbėti pagal Bibliją su misionierišku veiksmingumu visur ir visomis aplinkybėmis kasdienybėje ir darbe.
 Įvairiausių gebėjimų, amatų, verslų, užsiėmimų ir profesijų krikščionys dažnai gali pasiekti vietas, kurios tradiciniams bažnyčių steigėjams ir evangelistams neprieinamos. Tai, ką šie "palapinių audėjai" (plg. Apd 18, 3) ir verslininkai atlieka darbovietėse, turi būti vertinama kaip tam tikra vietinės bažnyčios tarnavimo išraiška.
 D) Raginame bažnyčių vadovus suprasti tarnavimo darbovietėje strategiją ir suburti, aprūpinti ir siųsti savo bažnyčios narius kaip misionierius į darbovietes tiek vietinėse bendruomenėse, tiek šalyse, kurios yra uždaros tradicinėms Evangelijos liudijimo formoms.
 E) Skatiname misijos vadovus visiškai įtraukti "palapinių audėjus" į globalią misijų strategiją.
 4. Tiesa ir globalizuota žiniasklaida
 Įsipareigojame naujai, kritiškai ir kūrybiškai bendradarbiauti su žiniasklaida ir technologijomis kaip viena iš galimybių skelbti Kristaus tiesą žiniasklaidos kultūroje. Turime tai daryti kaip Dievo tiesos, malonės, meilės, taikos ir teisingumo pasiuntiniai. Įvardijame šiuos pagrindinius poreikius:
 A) Suvokti žiniasklaidos skleidžiamą informaciją: padėti žmonėms kritiškiau vertinti gaunamą informaciją ir už jos slypinčią pasaulėžiūrą. Žiniasklaida gali būti neutrali, o kartais net palanki Evangelijai. Tačiau ji taip pat naudojama pornografijai, smurtui ir godumui propaguoti. Mes raginame ganytojus ir bažnyčias atvirai tai apsvarstyti, mokyti tikinčiuosius priešintis neigiamam žiniasklaidos spaudimui ir pagundoms ir nukreipti tikinčiuosius tinkama linkme.
 B) Atstovavauti žiniasklaidoje: išugdyti tikrus ir patikimus krikščionis, dirbančius žiniasklaidoje ir pramogų pasaulyje, ir tokio pobūdžio darbą laikyti vertingu – terpe, kurioje liudijamas Kristus.
 C) Tarnauti pasitelkiant žiniasklaidos priemones: kūrybiškai, kombinuojant "tradicines", "senas" ir "naujas" žiniasklaidos priemones perteikti Kristaus Evangeliją holistinės biblinės pasaulėžiūros kontekste.
 5. Tiesa ir menai misijoje
 Mes turime kūrybingumo dovaną, nes esame sukurti pagal Dievo atvaizdą. Menas, išreiškiamas daugybe formų, yra neatsiejamas nuo žmogiškos veiklos ir gali atspindėti Dievo grožį ir tiesą. Menininkai yra tiesos kalbėtojai, taigi menai yra vienas iš svarbių būdų, kuriais galime išsakyti Evangelijos tiesą. Drama, šokis, pasakojimas, muzika ir vizualinės priemonės gali išreikšti ir mūsų palūžusią tikrovę, ir į Evangeliją sutelktą viltį, kad viskas bus atnaujinta.
 Misijos pasaulyje menai – tai neišsemiami ištekliai. Aktyviai skatiname krikščionis kuo labiau užsiimti menais.
 A) Trokštame matyti Bažnyčią, visose kultūrose aktyviai panaudojančią menus kaip misijos kontekstą:
 1) grąžinant menus atgal į tikinčiųjų bendruomenės gyvenimą kaip svarų ir vertingą mūsų pašaukimo į mokinystę komponentą;
 2) remiant tuos, kurie turi meninių gebėjimų, ypač seseris ir brolius Kristuje, kad jie galėtų klestėti savo veikloje;
 3) panaudojant menus kurti svetingą aplinką, kad joje galėtume pažinti artimą ir svetimą;
 4) gerbiant kultūrinius skirtumus ir džiaugiantis skirtingomis meninėmis išraiškomis.
 6. Tiesa, mokslas ir naujosios technologijos
 Šis amžius žinomas kaip biotechnologijų amžius, kuriame daroma pažanga visose naujosiose technologijose (biotechnologijos, informacinės technologijos, skaitmeninės technologijos, nanotechnologijos, virtuali tikrovė, dirbtinis intelektas, robotai). Tai be galo svarbu Bažnyčiai ir misijai, ypač turint omeny biblinę tiesą apie tai, ką reiškia būti žmogumi. Viešojoje politikoje turime skatinti nuoširdų krikščionišką atsaką ir praktinę veiklą, kad užtikrintume, jog technologijos, mokslas nebus panaudojami manipuliuoti mūsų, kaip tų, kuriuos Dievas sukūrė pagal Savo atvaizdą, žmogiškumu, jį iškraipyti ir sunaikinti, o verčiau bus pasitelkti išsaugoti ir geriau atskleisti žmogiškumą. Mes raginame:
 A) vietinių bažnyčių vadovus (1) skatinti, remti ir ieškoti bažnyčios narių, kurie dirba kaip profesionalai mokslo, technologijų, sveikatos priežiūros ir viešosios politikos srityje; (2) paaiškinti teologija besidomintiems studentams, kaip svarbu krikščionims dirbti šiose srityse;
 B) seminarijas įtraukti šias sritis į savo planus, kad būsimieji krikščionys vadovai ir teologijos dėstytojai supratingai ir su krikščioniška kritika vertintų naująsias technologijas;
 C) teologus ir vyriausybėje, versle, akademiniame pasaulyje ir technikos srityje dirbančius krikščionis kurti nacionalines ar regionines "mąstymo bazes" (angl. "think tanks" – red. past.) arba bendrijas tam, kad paskatintų kitus domėtis naujosiomis technologijomis ir formuotų viešąją politiką kalbėdami bibliškai ir aktualiai.
 D) visas vietines krikščionių bendruomenes gerbti unikalų žmogaus gyvybės orumą ir šventumą praktiškai rūpinantis visu žmogumi, t. y. fiziniais, emociniais, santykių ir dvasiniais mūsų žmogiškumo aspektais.
 7. Tiesa ir viešosji erdvė
 Tarpusavyje susijusios valdžios, verslo ir akademinio gyvenimo srityse daro didelę įtaką kiekvienos tautos vertybėms ir, paprastai kalbant, nulemia Bažnyčios laisvę.
 A) Mes raginame Kristaus sekėjus aktyviai įsitraukti į šias sritis ir tarnaujant visuomenei, ir asmeniniame darbe, kad jie formuotų visuomenės vertybes ir darytų įtaką viešoms diskusijoms. Skatiname remti krikščioniškas mokyklas ir universitetus, kuriems rūpi akademinis tobulumas ir biblinė tiesa.
 B) Korupcija Biblijoje smerkiama. Ji kenkia vystytis ekonomikai, trukdo priimti teisingus sprendimus ir ardo visuomenės darną. Jokia tauta neišvengė korupcijos. Kviečiame krikščionis, ypač jaunus darbuotojus, darbovietėse kūrybiškai apgalvoti, kaip geriausia atsispirti šiai negandai.
 C) Raginame jaunus krikščionis mokslininkus imtis ilgalaikio darbo pasaulietiniuose universitetuose, kad (1) mokytų ir (2) plėtotų savo savo dėstomą dalyką pagal biblininį supratimą ir taip darytų įtaką savo srityje. Mes nedrįstame ignoruoti akademinio pasaulio. (Mat "universitetas yra aiškus sverto atramos taškas, kuriuo galima išjudinti pasaulį. Bažnyčia negali labiau padėti sau ir Evangelijai, kaip mėgindama atgauti universitetus Kristui. Šis būdas galingesnis už bet kuriuos kitus: pakeiskite universitetą, ir jūs pakeisite pasaulį". Charlesas Habibas Malikas, buvęs JT Generalinės asamblėjos prezidentas, savo 1981 metų Paskalio paskaitose A Christian Critique of the University.)
 1. Kristaus sukurtoji taika
 Susitaikymas su Dievu neatskiriamas nuo mūsų susitaikymo vienas su kitu. Kristus, kuris yra mūsų taika, sutaikė per kryžių ir skelbė taiką susiskaldžiusiam žydų ir pagonių pasauliui. Dievo žmonių vienybė yra ir faktas ("Jis... iš abejų padaręs viena"), ir įpareigojimas ("uoliai sergėkite Dvasios vienybę taikos ryšiu"). Dievo planas suvienyti visą kūriniją Kristuje įvykdomas etniniame naujosios Dievo žmonijos sutaikinime. Tokia yra Evangelijos jėga, pažadėta Abraomui. (Ef 1, 10; 2, 1–16; 3, 6; 4, 3; Gal 3, 6–8; daugiau žr. VI skyrių apie vienybę ir partnerystę Bažnyčioje.)
 Mes teigiame, kad žydams sandoros ir Dievo pažadai nebuvo svetimi, o pagonims, kaip apibūdina Paulius, vis dar reikia susitaikyti su Dievu per Mesiją Jėzų. Kalbant apie nuodėmę, pasak Pauliaus, nėra skirtumo tarp žydo ir pagonio; tą patį galima pasakyti ir apie išgelbėjimą. Tik kryžiuje ir per kryžių ir vieni, ir kiti gali ateiti pas Dievą Tėvą per vieną Dvasią. (Ef 2, 11–22; Rom 3, 23; Rom 10, 12–13; Ef 2, 18)
 A) Taigi mes ir toliau uoliai tvirtiname, kad visa Bažnyčia privalo skelbti žydų tautai Gerąją Naujieną apie Jėzų kaip Mesiją, Viešpatį ir Gelbėtoją. Ir Laiško romiečiams 14–15 skyrių dvasia raginame tikinčiuosius, kilusius iš pagonių, priimti, drąsinti ir melstis už mesijinių žydų tikinčiuosius, liudijančius savo tautai.
 Be to, susitaikymas su Dievu ir vienas su kitu yra pagrindas ir motyvas siekti teisingumo, kurio reikalauja Dievas ir be kurio, pasak Dievo, negali būti taikos. Tikras ir ilgalaikis susitaikymas reikalauja pripažinti buvusias ir esamas nuodėmes, atgailauti prieš Dievą, išpažinti jas tam, kuriam padaryta žala, siekti atleidimo ir jį gauti. Be to, tai apima Bažnyčios įsipareigojimą siekti teisingumo arba skriaudos atlyginimo (kai įmanoma) tiems, kurie kentė smurtą ar priespaudą.
 B) Mes trokštame matyti pasaulinę Kristaus Bažnyčią – tuos, kurie buvo sutaikyti su Dievu – gyvenančius taikiai vienas su kitu, atsidavusiai kuriančius biblinę taiką ir kovojančius dėl jos Kristaus vardu.
 2. Kristaus taika etniniuose konfliktuose
 Etninė įvairovė kūrinijoje yra Dievo sumanymas ir dovana. (Įst 32, 8; Apd 17, 26) Ją sugadino žmogaus nuodėmė ir išdidumas, kurie virto sumaištimi, kova, smurtu ir tautų karais. Tačiau etninė įvairovė bus išsaugota ir naujojoje kūrinijoje, kai visų tautų, genčių, giminių ir kalbų žmonės susirinks kaip atpirkta Dievo tauta. (Apr 7, 9; 21, 3, kur parašyta "jie bus Jo tautos" (daugiskaita).) Pripažįstame, kad dažnai, mąstydami apie sukūrimą ir atpirkimą, nežiūrime rimtai į etninę tapatybę ir nevertiname jos taip, kaip Biblija. Mes negerbiame kitų etninės tapatybės ir ignoruojame gilias žaizdas, kurias padarė tokia ilgalaikė nepagarba.
 A) Raginame bažnyčių ganytojus ir vadovus skelbti biblinę tiesą apie etninę įvairovę. Turime teigiamai vertinti visų Bažnyčios narių etninę tapatybę. Tačiau taip pat turime parodyti, kaip mūsų etninę ištikimybę subjaurojo nuodėmė, ir aiškinti krikščionims, kad per kryžių visa mūsų etninė tapatybė yra pavaldi mūsų atpirktajai tapatybei kaip naujajam žmogiškumui Kristuje.
 Mes su širdgėla bei gėda pripažįstame, kad krikščionys bendrininkavo kai kuriuose destruktyviausiuose etninio smurto ir priespaudos veiksmuose ir kad daugybė Bažnyčios narių apgailėtinai tylėjo vykstant tokiems konfliktams. Šie veiksmai yra: rasizmas ir juodosios vergijos istorija ir palikimas, sektantiškas smurtas tarp krikščionių, vietinių gyventojų išnaikinimas, tarpreliginis, politinis ir etninis smurtas, palestiniečių kančios, kastų engimas ir genčių genocidas. Krikščionys, kurie savo veiksmais ar neveiklumu prisidėjo prie pasaulio susiskaldymo, labai pakenkė mūsų skelbimiamai taikos Evangelijai. Todėl:
 B) Evangelijos labui mes raudame ir kviečiame atgailauti krikščionis, kurie prisidėjo prie etninio smurto, neteisybės ar priespaudos. Raginame atgailauti ir už daugybę atvejų, kai krikščionys prie tokių blogybių prisidėjo tyla, apatija, tariamu neutralumu arba kurdami neteisingus teologinius jų pateisinimus.
 Jei Evangelija nėra giliai įsišaknijusi į kontekstą, jei ji nemeta iššūkio pagrindinėms neteisingumą propoguojančioms pasaulėžiūroms bei sistemoms ir jų nekeičia, tuomet, atėjus sunkiam metui, sąjunga su krikščionimis nusimetama kaip nereikalingas apsiaustas ir žmonės vėl ima elgtis kaip neatgimusieji. Evangelizavimas be mokinystės ar prabudimas be radikalaus paklusnumo Kristaus įsakymams yra ne tik ydingi, bet ir pavojingi.
 Mes laukiame dienos, kai Bažnyčia bus ryškiausiai pasaulyje šviečiantis etninio susitaikymo pavyzdys ir aktyviausia ragintoja spręsti konfliktus. Toks siekis, įsišaknijęs Evangelijoje, ragina mus:
 C) Visiškai priimti sutaikančią Evangelijos jėgą ir teisingai ją aiškinti. Tai apima visą biblinį atpirkimo suvokimą: Jėzus ne tik užnešė mūsų nuodėmes ant kryžiaus, kad sutaikytų mus su Dievu, bet ir sunaikino tarpusavio priešiškumą, kad sutaikytų mus vieną su kitu.
 D) Praktikuoti taikų gyvenimo būdą. Praktiškai tai parodoma, kai krikščionys:
 1) atleidžia persekiotojams, bet kartu drįsta pasipriešinti, kai neteisingai elgiamasi su kitais;
 2) padeda ir rodo svetingumą kaimynams "kitoje" konflikto pusėje pirmi peržengdami užtvaras ir siekdami susitaikyti;
 3) nepaliaujamai liudija Kristų ten, kur viešpatauja smurtas; sutinka kentėti ir net mirti užuot ėmęsi destruktyvių veiksmų ar keršto;
 4) imasi ilgalaikio žaizdų gydymo po konflikto – Bažnyčia tampa saugiu prieglobsčiu, kur gydomi visi, taip pat ir buvę priešai.
 E) Būti vilties švyturiais ir nešėjais. Mes liudijame Dievą, kuris Kristuje sutaikė pasaulį su Savimi. Tik Kristaus vardu ir dėl Jo kryžiaus bei prisikėlimo pergalės galime pasipriešinti demoniškoms blogio jėgoms, kurstančioms konfliktus, ir turime galią patarnauti parodydami Jo sutaikančią meilę ir ramybę.
 3. Kristaus taika vargšams ir prislėgtiesiems
 Biblinis mūsų įsipareigojimo siekti teisingumo ir shalom prislėgtiesiems ir vargšams pagrindas apibendrintas Keiptauno tikėjimo išpažinime (Įsipareigojimo I dalis), 7 C skyriuje. Tuo remdamiesi norime, kad krikščionys veiksmingiau darbuotųsi šiose srityse:
 Vergija ir prekyba žmonėmis
 Šiandieniniame pasaulyje vergų yra daugiau (27 milijonai) negu prieš 200 metų, kai Wilberforsas kovojo, kad panaikintų transatlantinę prekybą vergais. Apskaičiuota, kad vien Indijoje vergauja 15 milijonų vaikų. Kastų sistema engia žemesniąsias kastų grupes ir išskiria dalitus. Deja, tomis pačiomis diskriminacijos formomis daugkur yra užsikrėtusi ir krikščionių Bažnyčia. Visuotinė Bažnyčia turi vieningai protestuoti prieš vieną iš seniausių pasaulio vergijos sistemų. Bet kad toks pasisakymas būtų autentiškas, Bažnyčia turi atsisakyti bet kokios nelygybės ir diskriminacijos savo viduje.
 Beprecedenčio masto migracija šiandieniniame pasaulyje dėl įvairių priežasčių paskatino prekybą žmonėmis visuose žemynuose, visur paplito moterų ir vaikų grobimas sekso verslui ir piktnaudžiavimas vaikais verčiant juos dirbti ar tarnauti kariuomenėje.
 A) Pakilkime kaip pasaulinė Bažnyčia kovai su žmonių grobimu, kalbėkime ir elkimės taip, kad "išvaduotume belaisvius". Tai turi apimti socialinius, ekonominius ir politinius tokį verslą maitinančius veiksnius. Pasaulio vergai šaukiasi visuotinės Kristaus Bažnyčios: "Išvaduok mūsų vaikus. Išvaduok mūsų moteris. Būk mūsų balsas. Parodyk mums naująją visuomenę, kurią žadėjo Jėzus".
 Priimame visos Biblijos liudijimą, atskleidžiantį, kad Dievas trokšta sistemingo ekonominio teisingumo ir asmeninės užuojautos, pagarbos ir dosnumo vargšams bei stokojantiems. Džiaugiamės, kad šis platus biblinis mokymas labiau integravosi į mūsų misijos strategiją ir praktiką, kaip kad buvo ankstyvojoje Bažnyčioje ir apaštalo Pauliaus laikais. (Apd 4, 32–37; Gal 2, 9–10; Rom 15, 23–29; 2 Kor 8–9)
 B) Atpažinkime didžiulę galimybę, kurią Tūkstantmečio vystymosi tikslai (žr. http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals ) suteikė vietinei ir visuotinei Bažnyčiai. Raginame, kad bažnyčios atstovautų šiuos tikslus valdžioje ir stengtųsi jų siekti, kaip, pvz., Micah Challenge (žr. http://www.micahchallenge.org ).
 C) Turėti drąsos pareikšti, kad pasaulis negali imtis, o tuo labiau – išspręsti skurdo problemos, jei nesipriešins nebesuskaičiuojamiems turtams ir godumui. Evangelija kovoja su siaučiančio vartotojiškumo stabmeldyste. Mes, kaip tarnaujantys ne mamonai, o Dievui, esame pašaukti pripažinti, kad skurdą palaiko godumas, ir jo atsižadėti. Kartu džiaugiamės, kad Evangelija į savo raginimą atgailauti įtraukia ir turtinguosius ir kviečia juos prisidėti prie tų, kuriuos pakeitė atleidžianti malonė.
 4. Kristaus taika neįgaliesiems
 Žmonės su negalia sudaro vieną iš didžiausių mažumų grupių pasaulyje – daugiau kaip 600 milijonų. Daugelis jų gyvena neišsivysčiusiose šalyse ir yra skurdžiausi iš skurdžiausiųjų. Negana to, kad fizinė ar protinė negalia yra jų kasdienybė, dauguma jų yra nevertinami visuomenėje, patiria neteisybę ir pasiekti kitiems prieinamų išteklių. Tarnauti neįgaliesiems – tai ne tik suteikti medicininę priežiūrą ar aprūpinti juos socialiai. Tie, kurie rūpinasi jais ir jų šeimomis, turi kartu kovoti , kad neįgalieji būtų priimti ir laikomi lygiais tiek visuomenėje, tiek Bažnyčioje. Dievas kviečia mus į abipusę draugystę, pagarbą, meilę ir teisingumą.
 A) Pakilkime kaip viso pasaulio krikščionys ir atmeskime kultūrinius stereotipus, nes apaštalas Paulius pasakė: "Mes nebenorime nė vieno pažinti kūno požiūriu" (2 Kor 5, 16). Sukurti pagal Dievo atvaizdą, visi turime dovanas, kurias Dievas gali panaudoti Savo tarnavime. Mes įsipareigojame ir patarnauti žmonėms su negalia, ir priimti patarnavimus, kuriuos jie gali suteikti.
 B) Mes skatiname Bažnyčios ir misijų vadovus mąstyti ne tik apie misiją tarp neįgaliųjų, bet ir pripažinti, įtvirtinti ir padėti įgyvendinti misijinį pašaukimą patiems neįgaliems tikintiesiems, kurie taip pat priklauso Kristaus Kūnui.
 C) Mus liūdina tai, kad daugeliui negalią turinčių žmonių sakoma, jog jie neįgalūs dėl savo nuodėmių, tikėjimo stokos ar nenoro būti išgydyti. Neigiame, kad Biblija tai skelbia kaip visuotinę tiesą. (Jn 9, 1–3) Toks neteisingas mokymas rodo ganytojo nejautrumą ir pakerta dvasines jėgas; prie kitų kliūčių, su kuriomis susiduria neįgalūs žmonės, jis dar prideda kaltės naštą ir sužlugdo viltis.
 D) Įsipareigojame pasirūpinti, kad mūsų bažnyčios priimtų ir lygiais laikytų neįgalius žmones bei stotų jų pusėn priešindamiesi prietarams ir užtardami jų poreikius visuomenėje.
 5. Kristaus taika žmonėms, užsikrėtusiems ŽIV
 ŽIV ir AIDS yra pagrindinė daugelio tautų problema. Milijonai yra užsikrėtę ŽIV – taip pat ir daug kas mūsų bažnyčiose; milijonai vaikų dėl AIDS liko našlaičiais. Dievas mus kviečia parodyti Jo neaprėpiamą meilę ir gailestį visiems užsikrėtusiems ir sergantiems ir padaryti viską, kad išgelbėtume jų gyvybes. Mes tikime, kad Jėzaus mokymas ir pavyzdys, kaip ir keičianti Jo kryžiaus ir prisikėlimo jėga, yra svarbiausi visa apimančioje Evangelijoje, mūsų atsake į ŽIV ir AIDS, kurio taip skubiai reikia pasauliui.
 A) Pasižadame nesmerkti, nejausti priešiškumo, negėdinti ir nediskriminuoti tų, kurie yra ŽIV nešiotojai ar serga AIDS. Tokie dalykai yra nuodėmė ir nemalonė Kristaus kūne. Visi esame nusidėję ir stokojame Dievo garbės; esame išgelbėti vien malone, todėl turime skubėti ne teisti, o padėti ir atleisti. Su širdgėla ir užuojauta pripažįstame ir tai, kad labai daug žmonių užsikrečia ŽIV ne dėl savo kaltės, o rūpindamiesi kitais.
 B) Trokštame, kad visi ganytojai rodytų seksualinio tyrumo ir ištikimybės pavyzdį, kaip liepė Paulius, bei aiškiai ir dažnai mokytų, kad seksualinė sueitis gali vykti tik santuokoje. Toks mokymas reikalingas ne tik dėl to, kad jį aiškiai skelbia Biblija, bet ir todėl, kad seksualinė partnerystė už santuokos ribų daugelyje šalių yra pagrindinis greito ŽIV plitimo veiksnys.
 C) Tad mes, kaip pasaulinė Bažnyčia, priimkime šį iššūkį Kristaus vardu ir Šventosios Dvasios jėga. Būkime kartu su savo broliais ir seserimis tose srityse, kurias labiausiai atakuoja ŽIV ir AIDS palaikydami praktiškai, gailestingai rūpindamiesi (įskaitant našlių ir našlaičių rūpybą), užtardami visuomenėje ir politikos srityje, taikydami švietimo programas (ypač tokias, kurios įgalina moteris) ir veiksmingas prevencijos strategijas, atitinkančias vietinį kontekstą. Įsipareigojame imtis tokių neatidėliotinų ir pranašiškų veiksmų, nes tai taip pat įeina į Bažnyčios misiją.
 6. Kristaus taika Jo kenčiančiai kūrinijai
 Biblinis įpareigojimas, kaip turime elgtis su Dievo kūrinija, pateiktas Keiptauno tikėjimo išpažinimo 7 (A) skyriuje. Visi žmonės turi prižiūrėti gerosios Dievo kūrinijos turtus. Esame įgalioti dievobaimingai viešpatauti naudodami juos žmonių reikmėms ir gerovei, taip pat rodydami pavyzdį žemės ūkyje, žvejyboje, kalnakasyboje, energetikoje, inžinerijoje, statybose, versle, medicinoje. Be to, mums įsakyta rūpintis žeme ir visais jos kūriniais, nes žemė priklauso ne mums, o Dievui. Mes darome tai dėl Viešpaties Jėzaus Kristaus, kuris yra visos kūrinijos Kūrėjas, Savininkas, Išlaikytojas, Atpirkėjas ir Paveldėtojas.
 Mes apgailestaujame, kad piktnaudžiaujama žemės ištekliais su visa jų biologine įvairove ir jie niokojami. Bene didžiausia ir labiausiai neatidėliotina problema, iškilusi dabartiniam fiziniam pasauliui, yra klimato kaitos pavojus. Tai neproporcingai paveiks gyvenančius vargingesnėse šalyse, nes būtent ten klimato pokyčiai bus didžiausi, o galimybė prie jų prisitaikyti – mažiausia. Pasaulio skurdo ir klimato kaitos problemas reikia spręsti kartu ir vienodai skubiai.
 Mes raginame viso pasaulio krikščionis:
 A) gyventi atsisakant vartotojiškų įpročių, kurie yra destruktyvūs arba teršia aplinką;
 B) teisėtais būdais skatinti pareigūnus, kad, spręsdami žalos aplinkai ir potencialios klimato kaitos klausimus, jie vadovautųsi moralinėmis vertybėmis, o ne siektų vien politinės naudos;
 C) pripažinti ir skatinti misijinį pašaukimą (1) krikščionių, kurie žemės ūkyje, pramonėje ir medicinoje tinkamai naudoja žemės išteklius, ir (2) krikščionių, kurie siekia apsaugoti ir atnaujinti žemės arealus ir rūšis juos tausodami ir gindami. Ir vieni, ir kiti siekia to paties tikslo, nes tarnauja tam pačiam Kūrėjui, Aprūpintojui ir Atpirkėjui.
 II C. Rodyti Kristaus meilę kitų tikėjimų žmonėms
 1. Įsakymas "Mylėk savo artimą kaip save patį" apima ir kitų tikėjimų žmones
 Turėdami galvoje Keiptauno tikėjimo išpažinimo 7 (D) skyriaus teiginius, atsiliepiame į savo, kaip Jėzaus Kristaus mokinių, didį pašaukimą laikyti kitų tikėjimų žmones savo artimais bibline prasme. Jie yra pagal Dievo atvaizdą sukurti žmonės, kuriuos Dievas myli ir už kurių nuodėmes numirė Kristus. Mes stengiamės ne tik laikyti juos savo artimais, bet ir paklusti Kristaus mokymui būdami jiems artimais. Esame pašaukti būti švelnūs, bet ne naivūs; įžvalgūs, bet ne lengvatikiai; budrūs bet kokiuose pavojuose, kokie tik gali kilti, bet ne valdomi baimės.
 Mes pašaukti dalytis Gerąja Naujienas evangelizuodami, o ne užsiimti negarbingu prozelitizmu. Evangelizavimas, apimantis įtikinamą racionalų argumentavimą apaštalo Pauliaus pavyzdžiu, yra sąžiningas ir atviras Evangelijos pristatymas, paliekantis klausytojams visišką laisvę apie ją spręsti patiems. "Norime išlikti jautrūs kitų tikėjimų žmonėms ir atmetame bet kokį metodą, siekiantį atversti juos per prievartą." (Manilos manifestas, 12 str.) Prozelitizmas – priešingai – reiškia, kad stengiamės priversti kitus tapti "vienu iš mūsų", "priimti mūsų religiją" arba iš tikrųjų "prisidėti prie mūsų bendruomenės".
 A) Įsipareigojame būti skrupulingai etiški visose savo evangelizacijose. Privalome liudyti "švelniai ir atsargiai, turėdami gryną sąžinę" (1 Pt 3, 15–16; plg. Apd 19, 37). Todėl atmetame visas prievartinio, neetiško, apgaulingo ar nepagarbaus liudijimo formas.
 B) Meilės Dievo vardu atgailaujame dėl savo negebėjimo susidraugauti su musulmonais, induistais, budistais ir kitų religijų žmonėmis. Jėzaus dvasioje pradėsime jiems rodyti meilę, gerą valią ir svetingumą.
 C) Tiesos Dievo vardu (1) atsisakome meluoti apie kitus tikėjimus bei iš jų šaipytis ir (2) smerkiame bei priešinamės rasistinėms nuostatoms, neapykantai ir baimei, kurią kursto populiarioji žiniasklaida ir politinė retorika.
 D) Taikos Dievo vardu atsisakome imtis smurto ir keršto bet kokiuose santykiuose su kitų tikėjimų žmonėmis net jei ir būsime nuožmiai puolami.
 E) Mes pasisakome už dialogą su kitų tikėjimų žmonėmis, kaip kad Paulius diskutavo su žydais ir pagonimis sinagogoje ir viešose vietose. Toks dialogas, kaip teisėta mūsų krikščioniškos misijos dalis, sujungia pasitikėjimą Kristaus unikalumu ir Evangelijos tiesa su pagarbiu kitų klausymusi. (Žr. ir Vatikano, Pasaulio bažnyčių tarybos ir Pasaulio evangelikų aljanso 2011 m. bendrą deklaraciją "Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World", http://www.worldevangelicals.org/pdf/1106Christian_Witness_in_a_Multi-Religious_W orld.pdf – red. past.)
 2. Kristaus meilė mus kviečia kentėti, o kartais ir mirti dėl Evangelijos
 Mūsų, kaip Kristaus liudytojų, misionieriškame darbe gali tekti kentėti, kaip teko Jo apaštalams ir Senojo Testamento pranašams. (2 Kor 12, 9–10; 4, 7–10) Pasirengimas kentėti parodo, kad mūsų misija yra tikra. Kentėjimus, persekiojimą ir kankinystę Dievas gali panaudoti, kad patobulintų Savo misiją. "Kankinystė yra liudijimo forma, kuri, kaip pažadėjo Kristus, bus ypač pagerbta." (Manilos manifestas, 12 str.) Daugeliui klestinčių ir patogiai gyvenančių krikščionių reikia vėl išgirsti Kristaus kvietimą norėti kentėti dėl Jo. Mat daugelis tikinčiųjų labai kenčia dėl to, kad liudija Jėzų Kristų priešiškose religinėse kultūrose. Galbūt jie matė, kaip nukankinami jų mylimieji, ar ištvėrė kankinimus ir persekiojimus dėl savo ištikimo paklusnumo, bet jie ir toliau myli tuos, kurie juos taip skriaudė.
 A) Su ašaromis ir malda klausomės ir prisimename liudijimus tų, kurie kenčia dėl Evangelijos. Kartu su jais meldžiame malonės ir drąsos mylėti savo priešus, kaip Kristus mums įsakė. Meldžiame, kad Evangelija neštų vaisių vietose, kurios tokios priešiškos jos pasiuntiniams. Teisėtai sielvartaudami dėl tų, kurie kenčia, prisimename begalinę Dievo širdgėlą dėl tų, kurie priešinasi ir atstumia Jo meilę, Jo Evangeliją ir Jo tarnus. Trokštame, kad jie atgailautų, gautų atleidimą ir patirtų susitaikymo su Dievu džiaugsmą.
 3. Veiksminga meilė įkūnija ir giria malonės Evangeliją
 "Mes esame Kristaus malonus kvapas." (2 Kor 2, 15; K. Burbulio vert.) Mūsų pašaukimas – gyventi ir tarnauti tarp kitų tikėjimų žmonių taip, kad skleistume Dievo malonės aromatą ir jie užuostų Kristų bei paragautų ir pamatytų, kad Dievas yra geras. Tokia įkūnyta meile turime padaryti Evangeliją patrauklią kiekvienoje religinėje ir kultūrinėje aplinkoje. Kai krikščionys myli kitų tikėjimų žmones atlikdami meilės ir patarnavimo darbus, jie įkūnija keičiančią Dievo malonę.
 "Garbės" kultūrose, kuriose gėda ir kerštas susiję su religiniu legalizmu, "malonė" yra svetima sąvoka. Tokiame kontekste net nediskutuojama apie jautrią, pasiaukojančią Dievo meilę; ji pernelyg svetima, netgi atstumianti. Malonė skanaujama pamažu, mažomis dozėmis, ir jos paragauti išdrįsta tik tie, kurie pakankamai alkani. Kristaus aromatas pamažu persmelkia viską, su kuo tik susiliečia Jo sekėjai.
 A) Trokštame, kad Dievas pažadintų daugiau malone apdovanotų tikinčiųjų, kurie ilgam įsipareigotų gyventi, mylėti ir tarnauti sunkiomis sąlygomis ten, kur dominuoja kitos religijos, nešti Jėzaus Kristaus malonės aromatą ir skonį į kultūras, kuriose jis nepageidautinas ir kur tai daryti sunku. Tai reikalauja kantrybės ir ištvermės – kartais visą gyvenimą, kartais iki mirties.
 4. Meilė gerbia mokinystės įvairovę
 Kai kuriose religijose esama vadinamųjų "vidinių judėjimų" (insider movements). Tai grupė žmonių, kurie seka Jėzumi kaip savo Dievu ir Gelbėtoju. Jie susitinka mažose grupėse bendrauti, paklausyti pamokslo, šlovinti ir melstis susitelkdami į Jėzų ir Bibliją, bet tęsia savo visuomeninį ir kultūrinį gyvenimą bendruomenėse, kuriose gimė, ir praktikuoja kai kuriuos jų religinių apeigų elementus. Tai sudėtingas reiškinys ir kyla daug nesutarimų, kaip į jį reaguoti. Kai kas tokius judėjimus giria. Kiti perspėja dėl sinkretizmo pavojaus. Tačiau sinkretizmo pavojus kyla tarp krikščionių visur, vos tik savoje kultūroje išreiškiame savo tikėjimą. Matydami Dievą, veikiantį netikėtais ar nepažįstamais būdais, turėtume vengti skubiai priskirti tai kokiai nors kategorijai ar laikyti nauja misionieriška strategija arba (ii) skubiai pasmerkti išmintingai neįsiklausę į kontekstą.
 A) Sekdami dvasia Barnabo, kuris atvykęs į Antiochiją pamatė "Dievo malonę", "apsidžiaugė ir ragino visus <...> likti ištikimus Viešpačiui" (Apd 11, 20–24), norime kreiptis į visus, kuriems rūpi šis klausimas, kad:
 1. Kaip svarbiausiu savo principu jie vadovautųsi apaštalų sprendimu ir praktika: "Į Dievą atsivertusių pagonių nedera apsunkinti" (Apd 15, 19).
 2. Būtų nuolankūs, kantrūs ir malonūs pripažindami skirtingus požiūrius ir kalbėtųsi neprotestuodami bei nesmerkdami vienas kito. (Rom 14, 1–3)
 5. Meilė pasiekia išblaškytus žmones
 Žmonės juda kaip niekada anksčiau. Migracija – viena iš pagrindinių globalių mūsų eros realijų. Apskaičiuota, kad 200 milijonų žmonių savanoriškai arba ne gyvena ne savo gimtojoje šalyje. Kalbėdami apie žmones, kurie dėl kokios nors priežasties apleido savo tėvynę, vartojame terminą "diaspora". Vieni išvyksta visam laikui, kiti – kaip, pavyzdžiui, trys milijonai tarptautinių studentų ir mokslininkų – laikinai. Daugybė įvairiausių tikėjimų žmonių, taip pat ir krikščionys, gyvena diasporos sąlygomis: darbo ieškantys ekonominiai migrantai; žmonės, perkelti dėl šalyje vykstančio karo ar gamtos stichijų; pabėgėliai ir prieglobsčio ieškotojai; etninio valymo aukos; religinio smurto ir persekiojimo aukos; badaujantys dėl sausros, potvynių ar karo; į miestus atsikraustančios skurstančių kaimų aukos. Esame įsitikinę, kad laikina migracija atitinka aukščiausią misijinį Dievo tikslą, tačiau neatmetame ir galimybės, kad joje gali slypėti kančia ir blogis. (Pr 50, 20)
 A) Raginame Bažnyčią ir misijų vadovus pripažinti ir išnaudoti misijų galimybes, kurias sudaro globali migracija ir diasporos bendruomenės, strategiškai planuojant, tikslingai užmokant ir finansuojant tuos, kurie yra pašaukti dirbti tarp jų.
 B) Raginame krikščionis savo tautose, kuriose yra imigrantų bendruomenių ir tarptautinių studentų bei mokslininkų, turinčių kitokius religinius įsitikinimus, darbais ir žodžiais liudyti Kristaus meilę ir paklūsti plačiam Biblijos įsakymui mylėti svetimšalį, ginti užsieniečio reikalus, aplankyti kalinį, praktikuoti svetingumą, užmegzti draugystę, kviestis į savo namus, padėti ir patarnauti. (Kun 19, 33–34; Įst 24, 17; Rut 2; Job 29, 16; Mt 25, 35–36; Lk 10, 25–37; 14, 12–14; Rom 12, 13; Hbr 13, 2–3; 1 Pt 4, 9)
 C) Raginame krikščionis, kurie patys priklauso diasporos bendruomenėms, įžvelgti Dievo ranką net tose aplinkybėse, kurių jie galbūt nepasirinko, ir išnaudoti visas Dievo teikiamas galimybes liudyti Kristų savo bendruomenėje ir stengtis dėl jos gerovės. (Jer 29, 7) Jei tokioje šalyje yra krikščionių bažnyčių, raginame imigrantų ir vietinių gyventojų bažnyčias įsiklausyti, mokytis vienai iš kitos ir bendromis pastangomis nešti Evangeliją visai savo tautai.
 6. Meilė darbuojasi dėl visų žmonių religinės laisvės
 Palaikyti žmogaus teises ginant religinę laisvę nėra nesuderinama su ėjimu kryžiaus keliu sutinkant persekiojimus. Asmeniškai kentėti dėl Kristaus ar prarasti savo pačių teises arba užtarti ir pasisakyti už tuos, kurie dėl pažeidinėjamų žmogaus teisių neturi balso, yra vienodai svarbu. Be to, turime ginti kito tikėjimo žmonių teises ir pritarti jų tikėjimui nėra tas pats. Mes galime ginti kitų laisvę tikėti ir praktikuoti savo religiją, bet nepriimti jos kaip teisingos.
 A) Siekime religijos laisvės visiems žmonėms. Tai reikalauja užtarti prieš valdžią krikščionis ir persekiojamus kitų tikėjimų žmones.
 B) Sąžiningai pakluskime bibliniam mokymui būti gerais piliečiais, siekti tautos, kurioje gyvename, gerovės; gerbti tuos, kurie yra valdžioje, ir už juos melstis; mokėti mokesčius; daryti gera ir stengtis gyventi taikiai bei ramiai. Krikščionis yra pašauktas paklusti valstybei, jei tik ji neįsako daryti to, ką draudžia Dievas, arba nedraudžia to, ką Dievas liepia daryti. Jei valstybė priverčia mus rinktis tarp ištikimybės jai ir didesnės ištikimybės Dievui, valstybei turime pasakyti "ne", nes esame pasakę "taip" Jėzui Kristui kaip Viešpačiui. (Jer 29, 7; 1 Pt 2, 13–17; 1 Tim 2, 1–2; Rom 13, 1–7; Iš 1, 15–21; Dan 6; Apd 3, 19–20; 5, 29)
 Teisėtai stengdamiesi dėl visų žmonių religinės laisvės, labiausiai trokštame, kad visi žmonės pažintų Viešpatį Jėzų Kristų, neverčiami Jį įtikėtų, būtų išgelbėti ir įeitų į Dievo karalystę.


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Johannes Vermeer jew Jan Vermeer /jɑn vər'meˑɪ̯r/, (Delft, 31 ta' Ottubru 1632 – Delft, 15 ta' Diċembru 1675) kien pittur Olandiż.
 Bijografija
 [[Stampa:Vermeer Lady Maidservant Holding Letter.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Sinjorina mal-qaddejja, Frick Collection, New York]]
 Ftit nafu fuq il-ħajja ta' Vermeer: bħala sorsi għandna biss xi reġistri, xi ftit dokumenti uffiċjali u kummenti ta' artisti oħra. Id-data tat-twelid ma nafuhiex eżatt, nafu biss li tgħammed fil-31 ta' Ottubru 1632 fil-knisja Protestanta ta' Delft. Missieru, Reynier Vermeer, kien nissieġ tal-ħarir tal-klassi nofsanija, li kien jinnegozja wkoll fix-xogħlijiet tal-arti. Ommu Digna, li kienet minn Antwerpen, iżżewġet lil Reynier fl-1615. Fl-1641 il-familja akkwistat lukanda jisimha Mechelen, isem ta' belt fil-Belġju, li kienet tinsab fl-inħawi ta' misraħ is-suq. Reynier barra x-xogħol ta' negozjant tal-arti u ta' nissieġ beda jaħdem ukoll ta' lukandier. Meta miet missieru, fl-1652, Joannes wiret il-lukanda u n-negozji tiegħu.
 Minkejja li kien minn familja Protestanta, iżżewweġ tfajla Kattolika, Catherina Bolnes, f'April tal-1653. Barra d-differenzi reliġjużi, il-familja tal-mara kienet iżjed għanja minn dik ta' Vermeer. Jidher li hu kien ikkonverta qabel iż-żwieġ, għax it-tfal tagħhom ingħataw ismijiet ta' qaddisin Kattoliċi minflok tal-ġenituri. Barra minn hekk waħda mill-pitturi tiegħu l-Allegorija tal-fidi, tirrapreżenta l-fidi fl-Ewkaristija, imma ma nafux jekk din tirreferix għall-fidi tal-artista jew ta' min ordnaha.
 Ftit wara it-tieġ, il-koppja marru joqogħdu ma' omm Catherina, Maria Thins, armla tat-tajjeb, li kienet fil-kwartier Kattoliku tal-belt. Vermeer baqa' jgħix hemm mal-familja ħajtu kollha. Maria kienet importanti fil-ħajja tal-pittur, l-ewwel tifla issemmiet għaliha u kienet tgħinu bi flusha sakemm hu għamel isem fid-dinja tal-arti. Johannes u martu kellhom b'kollox 14-il tifel u tifla li tlieta minnhom mietu qabel missierhom.
 Il-karriera
 Beda l-apprendistat tiegħu fl-1647, forsi ma' Carel Fabritius. Fid-29 ta' Diċembru 1653, Vermeer sar membru tax-Xirka ta' San Luqa. Mir-reġistri ta' din l-għaqda ta' pitturi nafu li l-artista ma setax iħallas il-miżata tas-sħubija, u dan juri li kellu problemi finanzjarji. Wara s-sitwazzjoni ttejbet, Pieter Van Ruijven, wieħed miċ-ċittadini l-iżjed għonja sar patrun tiegħu u xtara ħafna pitturi minn għandu.
 F-1662 Vermeer ġie elett kap tax-Xirka u baqa' f'din il-kariga għal xi snin, sinjal li kien meqjus bħala ċittadin rispettabbli. Però fl-1672 l-invażjoni tar-Repubblika Olandiża mill-Franċiżi ġabet kriżi finanzjarja gravi u nixfet għal kollox id-domanda għal oġġetti ta' lussu bħall-pitturi u, għalhekk in-negozju ta' Vermeer bħala artista u merkant tant mar għall-agħar li kellu jissellef.
 Meta miet fl-1675. Lil martu u 'l uliedu, Vermeer ħallilhom ftit flus u ħafna dejn. F'dokument martu waħħlet fl-inkwiet tal-problemi ekonomiċi għal mewtu. Catherina talbet il-Kunsill tal-belt li jieħdu d-dar u l-pitturi bħala ħlas. Dsatax-il pittura baqgħu għand Catherina u Maria, u minn dawn ftit inbiegħu biex jitħallsu l-kredituri.
 Teknika
 Vermeer kellu l-ħila jikseb kuluri trasparenti billi japplika punti qrib xulxin fuq it-tila, teknika magħrufa bħala pointillé, li m'għandniex inħawduha ma pointillisme. It-teknika tiegħu tagħti riżultati mill-iżjed vivaċi possibbli, b'effetti, fuq kollox tal-kulur, li hu kien jirriċerka b'interess kważi xjentifiku. Kien iqis is-suġġett bħala konvenjenza: "Il-pitturi ta' Vermeer huma fil-verità naturi mejtin bin-nies".
 M'hemmx disinji li żgur nistgħu nattribwuhom lill-artista u l-kwadri tiegħu ma tantx jagħtu ħjiel tal-metodi preparatorji li uża.
 Fil-ktieb Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters (Għarfien Sigriet: Riskoperta tat-Tekniki Mitlufa tal-Pitturi l-Kbar), li kiteb il-pittur famuż Ingliż David Hockney fl-2001 (rivedut 2006), informat mill-ħafna studji li għamel dwar l-użu tal-istrumenti ottiċi fil-Pittura Fjamminga, l-awtur isostni li Vermeer, bħal ħafna pitturi oħra tal-epoka, kien jinqeda ħafna bil-camera oscura biex jiddefinixxi l-fiżjonomija eżatta tal-persunaġġi rrappresentati u l-pożizzjoni preċiża tal-oġġetti fil-kompożizzjoni tal-kwadri. Skont it-"teżi Hockney-Falco" (mill-isem tal-pittur u tal-fiżiku Amerikan Charles M. Falco, li għamluha famuża), l-użu ta' dan l-istrument ottiku hu biżżejjed biex jiġġustifika in-nuqqas ta' disinji ta' tħejjija għal pitturi ta' preċiżjoni "fotografika" u fiżjonomika straordinarja ta' ħafna artisti Fjammingi, bħal Van Eyck, u wara tal-epoka barokka, bħal Caravaggio jew Velázquez, u appuntu ta' Vermeer. Imma fuq kollox, skont din it-teżi, l-użu tal-"camera oscura" tispjega wkoll xi wħud mill-effetti sorprendenti tad-dawl fil-kwadri ta' Vermeer, b'mod partikolari l-effetti kurjużi "mhux iffokati" li niltaqgħu magħhom f'xi kapolavuri tiegħu, fejn xi dettalji huma ffokati perfettament u oħrajn mhumiex, bħal effett tipiku li nsibu fit-teknika fotografika moderna.
 Il-vivaċità estrema tal-kuluri fil-pitturi ta' Vermeer, li għadna naraw sal-lum, ġejja mill-kura kbira li ħa l-artista fit-tħejjija taż-żebgħa taż-żejt u fit-tfittxija għall-aħjar pigmenti li seta' jsib f'dik l-epoka. Bħala eżempju ta' dan hemm il-ħafna użu li għamel Vermeer tal-ikħal ultramarine, miksub mill-lapislazzuli, li kien iqum ħafna. Dan użah fil-pitturi kollha tiegħu mhux biss pur imma wkoll fl-isfumaturi tal-kuluri intermedji. Anki fis-snin meta kien fi stat finanzjarju ħażin ħafna, dan il-kulur li kien jiswa ħafna, baqa' jużah.
 Fix-xogħlijiet tiegħu allura insibu atmosfera eċċezzjonali. "Il-ħajja siekta tal-oġġetti tidher riflessa f'mera ċara; mill-firxa tad-dawl mal-ġewwieni dieħel mit-twieqi mbexxqin, mill-logħob tar-riflessi, mill-effetti tat-trasparenza, penombri u dawl minn wara..."
 Il-pitturi foloz
 Fil-bidu tas-seklu 200 kien hemm proliferazzjoni kbira fis-swieq tal-arti ta' pitturi ta' Vermeer foloz. Dawn kien qiegħed ipinġihom wieħed mill-iżjed falzaturi famużi tal-aħħar seklu, l-Olandiż Han van Meegeren. Dan il-falzatur ta' ħila kbira uża l-istess tekniki tal-pittura tal-artista biex ħoloq ħafna kwadri b'kompożizzjonijiet oriġinali għal kollox u rnexxielu jgħaddihom bħala xogħlijiet awtentiċi ta' Vermeer, tant li ħafna kollezzjonisti famużi u xi wħud mill-mużewijiet mill-iżjed importanti tal-Ewropa kisbu dawn il-kwadri għall-kollezzjonijiet tagħhom.
 Bla dubju dan il-fenomenu famuż għenu n-nuqqas stramb ta' sorsi dokumentali u ta' studji fil-fond tax-xogħlijiet u tal-figura tal-artista Olandiż, li sal-aħħar tas-seklu 19 kien intnessa u kważi ntilfet kull traċċja tal-istorja artistika tal-pittur. Il-kritika moderna ta' Vermeer bdieha l-istudjuż Franċiż Théophile Thoré-Bürger. Minn dan il-punt 'l hawn, il-figura tiegħu gawdiet attenzjoni dejjem tikber mill-kritiċi u mill-pubbliku li issa għandu fama internazzjonali.
 Bibliografija
 Erik Larsen, Jan Vermeer: catalogo completo, Borgo S. Croce, Octavo, 1996.
 John Michael Montias, Vermeer: l'artista, la famiglia, la città, Torino: Einaudi, 1997.
 Roberto Diodato, Vermeer, Góngora, Spinoza - L'estetica come scienza intuitiva, Bruno Mondadori, 1997, 310 pagine,
 Norbert Schneider, Vermeer: 1632-1675: i sentimenti dissimulati, Koln, Taschen, 2001.
 Anthony Bailey, Il maestro di Delft: storia di Johannes Vermeer, genio della pittura, Milano, Rizzoli, 2003.
 Liedtke, Walter (2009). The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
 Liedtke, Walter A. (2001). Vermeer and the Delft School. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
 Kreuger, Frederik H. (2007). New Vermeer, Life and Work of Han van Meegeren. Rijswijk: Quantes. pp. 54, 218 and 220 give examples of Van Meegeren fakes that were removed from their museum walls. Pages 220/221 give an example of a non–Van Meegeren fake attributed to him.
 Schneider, Nobert (1993). Vermeer. Cologne: Benedikt Taschen Verlag.
 Sheldon, Libby; Nicola Costaros (February 2006). Johannes Vermeer’s ‘Young woman seated at a virginal. The Burlington Magazine (vol. CXLVIII ed.) (1235).
 Steadman, Philip (2002). Vermmeer's Camera, the truth behind the masterpieces. Oxford University Press.
 Wadum, J. (1998). "Contours of Vermeer". In I. Gaskel and M. Jonker. Vermeer Studies. Studies in the History of Art. Washington/New Haven: Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, Symposium Papers XXXIII. pp. 201–223..
 Wheelock, Arthur K., Jr. (1981,1988). Jan Vermeer. New York: Abrams. .
 Filmografija
 A Zed & Two Noughts (1985), film dirett minn Peter Greenaway. L-istorja fiha għadd kbir ta' riferimenti għal Vermeer.
 Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), diretto minn Peter Webber, ibbażat fuq ir-rumanz bl-istess isem ta' Tracy Chevalier.
 All the Vermeers in New York (1990), film dirett minn Jon Jost.
 Brush with fate (2003), film televiżiv dirett minn di Brent Shields. Il-film isegwi l-ħajja ta' pittura immaġinarja ta' Vermeer hija u tgħaddi minn idejn diversi nies. Il-film hu bbażata fuq ir-rumanz Girl In Hyacinth Blue ta' Susan Vreeland,
 Xogħlijiet kollha magħrufa jew attribwiti lil Vermeer
 Referenzi
 Ħoloq esterni
 Johannes Vermeer, bijografija fuq Artble
 Essential Vermeer, sit iddedikat lil Johannes Vermeer
 Johannes Vermeer fl-Encyclopædia Britannica''
 Vermeer Center Delft, ċentru dwar Vermeer
 Twieldu fl-1632
 Mietu fl-1675
 Pitturi Olandiżi