Legal provisions of COM(2025)255 - Authorisation of the opening of negotiations on an amendment of Article 1(a) of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic

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Article 1

The Commission is hereby authorised to participate, on behalf of the Union, in the negotiations within the Commission of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (‘OSPAR Convention’) on an amendment to Article 1(a) of the OSPAR Convention including the waters surrounding Macaronesia (Madeira and the Canary Islands) in the maritime area governed by the OSPAR Convention.

Article 2

The negotiating directives are set out in the Annex.

Article 3

The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Council Working Party on the Environment which is hereby designated as the special committee within the meaning of Article 218(4) the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Commission.