Considerations on COM(2025)199 - EU position in the Partnership Committee established by the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement with Armenia as regards the replacement of the list of individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrator

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dossier COM(2025)199 - EU position in the Partnership Committee established by the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement with Armenia as ...
document COM(2025)199 EN
date May 14, 2025
 
(1) The Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), was concluded by the Union by Council Decision (EU) 2021/270 of 25 January 2021 2 and entered into force on 1 March 2021.

(2) Pursuant to Article 339(1) of the Agreement, the Partnership Committee has to establish a list of at least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators.

(3) To ensure the proper functioning of the dispute settlement system established in Title VI of the Agreement, the Partnership Committee should replace its list of individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators.

(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Partnership Committee, as the Decision will be binding on the Union.

(5) To ensure transparency, it is preferable to publish the decision of the Partnership Committee as finally adopted.