2001/112/EC: Decision No 1/2001 of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors of 30 January 2001 concerning the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers - Main contents
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2001/112/EC: Decision No 1/2001 of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors of 30 January 2001 concerning the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers| Legal instrument | Other |
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| Original proposal | COM(2000)817  |
| CELEX number i | 22001D0214(01) |
| Document | 30-01-2001 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 14-02-2001; OJ L 43 p. 20-23 |
| Signature | 30-01-2001; Brussels |
| Effect | 30-01-2001; Entry into force Date of document |
| End of validity | 07-03-2005; Repealed and replaced by 22005D0297 |
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2001/112/EC: Decision No 1/2001 of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors of 30 January 2001 concerning the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers
Official Journal L 043 , 14/02/2001 P. 0020 - 0023
Decision No 1/2001 of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors
of 30 January 2001
concerning the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers
(2001/112/EC)
THE ACP-EC COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS,
Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000, in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
Whereas:
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(1)By its Decision of 22 June 2000 the ACP-EC Council of Ministers delegated its powers to adopt the Rules of Procedure of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers to the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors.
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(2)By Decision No 1/2000 of 27 July 2000, the ACP-EC Council of Ministers implemented in advance most of the provisions of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Dates and locations of meetings
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1.As provided in Article 15(1) of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, hereinafter referred to as the "ACP-EC Agreement", the ACP-EC Council of Ministers, hereinafter referred to as "the Council", shall normally meet once a year, and whenever necessary at the request of one of the parties.
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2.The Council shall be convened by its President. The dates of its meetings shall be fixed by common agreement between the parties.
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3.The Council shall meet either where the meetings of the Council of the European Union are usually held or at the seat of the General Secretariat of the ACP Group of States or in a city of one of the ACP States, in accordance with the decision taken by the Council.
Article 2
The Council's functions
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1.The provisional agenda for every meeting shall be drawn up by the President. It shall be communicated to the other members of the Council at least 30 days before the beginning of the meeting. The provisional agenda shall consist of those items in respect of which a request for inclusion is received by the President at least 30 days before the beginning of the meeting.
The items to appear on the provisional agenda shall be those for which documentation has been transmitted to the Secretariat of the Council in time to be forwarded to the members of the Council and to the members of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors, hereinafter referred to as the "Committee", at least 21 days before the beginning of the meeting.
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2.The agenda shall be adopted by the Council at the beginning of each meeting. In urgent cases the Council may decide, at the request of the ACP States or of the Community, to include on the agenda items for which the time limits laid down in paragraph 1 have not been observed.
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3.The provisional agenda may be divided into Part A, Part B and Part C.
Items entered in Part A shall be those which can be approved by the Council without discussion.
Items entered in Part B are those matters which need to be discussed by the Council before they are approved.
Items entered in Part C shall be discussed in an informal exchange of views.
Article 3
Proceedings
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1.In accordance with Article 15(3) of the ACP-EC Agreement, the Council of Ministers shall take its decisions by common agreement of the Parties.
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2.The proceedings of the Council shall be valid only if at least half the members of the Council of the European Union, one member of the Commission of the European Communities (hereinafter referred to as "the Commission") and two-thirds of the members representing the Governments of the ACP States are present.
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3.All members of the Council unable to attend may be represented. In this case they shall inform the President and shall indicate the person or delegation authorised to represent them. The...
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