Considerations on COM(2020)678 - Position in Committee established under Agreement with Japan for an Economic Partnership regarding the amendment of Appendices 2-C-1 and 2 to Annex 2-C Motor Vehicles & Parts - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2020)678 - Position in Committee established under Agreement with Japan for an Economic Partnership regarding the amendment of ... |
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document | COM(2020)678 |
date | November 20, 2020 |
(2) | Annex 2-C to the Agreement, on Motor Vehicles and Parts, provides in Appendix 2-C-1 a list of UN Regulations applied by both Parties and in Appendix 2-C-2 a list of UN Regulations applied by one of the Parties and not yet considered by the other Party. |
(3) | Since the signing of the Agreement and as a result of the progress in regulatory discussions in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), both Parties now apply two additional UN Regulations that were not listed in Appendix 2-C-1. Furthermore, two UN Regulations that were listed in Appendix 2-C-2 are now applied by both Parties and are to be transferred to Appendix 2-C-1. Appendices 2-C-1 and 2-C-2 should therefore be updated in accordance with Article 9 of Annex 2-C to the Agreement. Such an update will increase the legal certainty for economic operators as regards the regulatory framework for the preferential trade relations between the Parties. |
(4) | Pursuant to paragraph 3 and subparagraph 4(b) of Article 23.2 of the Agreement, in accordance with the respective domestic legal procedures of the Parties, the Joint Committee may adopt decisions to amend Appendices 2-C-1 and 2-C-2 to Annex 2-C to the Agreement. |
(5) | It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Joint Committee, as the proposed decision of the Joint Committee will be binding on the Union. |
(6) | The position of the Union within the Joint Committee should therefore be based on the draft decision of the Joint Committee, |