Considerations on COM(2020)636 - EU position in the Joint Working Group established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom as regards the adoption of its rules of procedure - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2020)636 - EU position in the Joint Working Group established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom as regards the ... |
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| document | COM(2020)636  |
| date | October 23, 2020 |
| (2) | The Joint Consultative Working Group (the ‘working group’) was established by Article 15(1) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Withdrawal Agreement (‘the Protocol’) to serve as a forum for the exchange of information and mutual consultation on the implementation of the Protocol. |
| (3) | Pursuant to Article 15(2) of the Protocol, the working group is to be composed of representatives of the Union and the United Kingdom and is to carry out its functions under the supervision of the Specialised Committee on issues related to the implementation of the Protocol, established by Article 165(1), point (c), of the Withdrawal Agreement, to which it is to report. |
| (4) | Pursuant to Article 15(6) of the Protocol, the working group is to adopt its own rules of procedure by mutual consent. |
| (5) | In view of the purpose and composition of the working group and its relation with the Specialised Committee on issues related to the implementation of the Protocol, the rules of procedure should be similar to the rules of procedure provided for in Annex VIII to the Withdrawal Agreement as regards the Specialised Committees established by Article 165(1) of the Withdrawal Agreement. |
| (6) | It is therefore appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the working group. |
| (7) | In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures provided for in this Decision, this Decision should enter into force on the date of its adoption, |