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dossier | COM(2007)522 - Community Position to be adopted in the EC - Montenegro Interim Committee on its Rules of Procedure including the Terms of ... |
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document | COM(2007)522 |
date | November 19, 2007 |
19.2.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 43/16 |
DECISION No 1/2008 OF THE EC-MONTENEGRO INTERIM COMMITTEE
of 22 January 2008
on its Rules of Procedure including the terms of reference and structure of the EC-Montenegro subcommittees
(2008/128/EC)
THE EC-MONTENEGRO INTERIM COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part (1) (hereinafter referred to as the Interim Agreement), signed on 15 October 2007, and in particular Article 44 thereof,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
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Article 1 - Chairmanship
Article 2 - Meetings
The meetings shall be convened by the Chairman.
Unless otherwise agreed, the meetings of the Interim Committee shall not be public.
Article 3 - Delegations
A representative of the European Investment Bank (EIB) may attend the meetings of the Interim Committee, as an observer, when matters which concern the EIB appear on the agenda.
The Interim Committee may invite non-members to attend its meetings in order to provide information on particular subjects.
The Member States of the Community shall be informed about the meetings of the Interim Committee.
Article 4 - Secretariat
Article 5 - Correspondence
Article 6 - Agenda of the meetings
The provisional agenda shall include the items in respect of which a request for inclusion has been received by the Secretaries not later than 21 working days before the beginning of the meeting, save that items shall not be written into the provisional agenda unless the supporting documentation has been forwarded to the Secretaries not later than the date of dispatch of the provisional agenda.
The agenda shall be adopted by the Interim Committee at the beginning of each meeting. Items other than those appearing on the provisional agenda may be included in the agenda if the two Parties so agree.
2. The Chairman may, in agreement with the two Parties, shorten the time limits specified in paragraph 1 in order to take account of the requirements of a particular case.
Article 7 - Minutes
Article 8 - Deliberations
During the inter-session period, the Interim Committee may take decisions or make recommendations by written procedure if both Parties so agree.
The decisions and recommendations of the Interim Committee within the meaning of Article 45 of the Interim Agreement shall be entitled respectively ‘Decision’ and ‘Recommendation’ and followed by a serial number, by the date of their adoption and by a description of their subject.
The decisions and recommendations of the Interim Committee shall be signed by the Chairman and authenticated by the two Secretaries.
The decisions taken by the Interim Committee shall be published by the Parties in their respective official publications. Each Party may decide on the publication of any other act adopted by the Interim Committee.
Article 9 - Languages
Unless otherwise decided, the Interim Committee shall base its deliberations on documentation prepared in those languages.
Article 10 - Expenses
Expenditure in connection with interpretation, translation and reproduction of documents at meetings as well as any other expenditure relating to the material organisation of meetings shall be borne by the Party hosting the meetings.
Article 11 - Subcommittees
The subcommittees shall be composed of representatives of both Parties. They shall be chaired alternately by the two Parties, in accordance with Article 1.
The subcommittees shall work under the authority of the Interim Committee, to which they shall report after each of their meetings. They shall not take decisions but may make recommendations to the Interim Committee.
The Interim Committee may decide to abolish any existing subcommittee, modify its terms of reference or establish new subcommittees to assist it in carrying out its duties.