Legal provisions of COM(2021)678 - EU position in the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean on Urban Wastewater and Sewage Sludge

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Article 1

The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the 22nd meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols shall be to support the adoption of a decision adopting Regional Plans on urban wastewater treatment and sewage sludge management in the framework of Article 15 of the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities.

Article 2

In the light of developments at the 22nd meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols, refinement of the position referred to in Article 1 may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union, in consultation with Member States, during on-the-spot coordination meetings without a further decision of the Council.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.