Considerations on JOIN(2017)23 - EU position within the Joint Committee EU-Afghanistan as regards the adoption of the Joint Committee's rules of procedure and the setting-up of two special working groups

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dossier JOIN(2017)23 - EU position within the Joint Committee EU-Afghanistan as regards the adoption of the Joint Committee's rules of procedure ...
document JOIN(2017)23 EN
date December 11, 2017
 
table>(1)The Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’), was signed on 18 February 2017 and is subject to provisional application, pursuant to Article 59(2) and (3) of the Agreement and to Article 3 of Council Decision (EU) 2017/434 (2).
(2)Pursuant to Article 49 of the Agreement, a Joint Committee has been established to ensure, inter alia, the proper functioning and implementation of the Agreement. In order to contribute to the effective implementation of the Agreement, the Joint Committee should adopt its rules of procedure.

(3)Pursuant to Article 49 of the Agreement, the Joint Committee may decide to set up special committees or working groups to assist it in the performance of its tasks.

(4)The position of the Union within the Joint Committee as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Joint Committee and the setting up of special working groups should therefore be based on the attached draft Decisions of the Joint Committee,