Legal provisions of COM(2021)136 - Authorisation of the Commission to negotiate amendments to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention)

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dossier COM(2021)136 - Authorisation of the Commission to negotiate amendments to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and ...
document COM(2021)136 EN
date March 24, 2021

Contents

Article 1

(1) The Commission is hereby authorised to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, amendments to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention) establishing a new system of obligatory financial contributions by Parties, at the meetings of the Standing Committee of the Convention and at the meetings of the relevant inter-sessional expert working group.

(2) The Commission shall conduct the negotiations on behalf of the Union, in consultation with [name of the special committee to be inserted by the Council] and on the basis of the negotiating directives set out in the Annex to this Decision.

(3) To the extent that the subject matter of the amendments referred to in paragraph 1 falls within the shared competence of the Union and of the Member States, the Commission and the Member States should cooperate closely during the negotiating process, with a view to ensuring unity in the international representation of the Union and its Member States.

(4) The Commission shall report to the Council on the outcome of the negotiations and, where appropriate, on any problem that may arise during the negotiations.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Commission.