Legal provisions of COM(2017)763 - Authorisation of the opening of negotiations on a Partnership Agreement with countries of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States

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Article 1

Authorises the Commission and the High Representative to negotiate, on behalf of the Union a Partnership Agreement with countries of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States.

The Commission shall be the head of the negotiating team. It shall also comprise the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Article 2 The negotiating directives are set out in the Annex and will be made public upon adoption.

Article 3

The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the [name of the special committee to be inserted by the Council].

Article 4 This Decision is addressed to the Commission.