Considerations on COM(2021)639 - EU position with regard to the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Joint Committee under the Agreement with China on civil aviation safety

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table>(1)The Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (1) (‘the Agreement’) was approved on behalf of the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2020/1075 (2) and entered into force on 1 September 2020 (3).
(2)Article 11(1) of the Agreement provides for a Joint Committee of the Parties to be established for the effective functioning of the Agreement.

(3)Article 11(3) of the Agreement further provides that the Joint Committee is to draw up and adopt its rules of procedure.

(4)The Commission and the Civil Aviation Administration of China have cooperated in drawing up draft rules of procedure.

(5)It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Joint Committee as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee, as they will be binding on the Union. The position of the Union within the Joint Committee should be based on the draft Joint Committee Decision,