Considerations on COM(2023)195 - EU position in the Joint Committee under the Agreement on civil aviation safety with Japan, with regard to the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee

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dossier COM(2023)195 - EU position in the Joint Committee under the Agreement on civil aviation safety with Japan, with regard to the adoption of ...
document COM(2023)195
date May 22, 2023
 
(1) The Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Union and Japan1 ('the Agreement') was approved on behalf of the Union by COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/112 of 25 January 20212 and entered into force on 1 June 2021.3

(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 shall draw up and adopt its rules of procedure.

(4) The Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 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.