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Council Decision (EU) 2015/355 of 2 March 2015 adopting the rules of procedure of the European Development Fund Committee| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2015/355 |
| Original proposal | COM(2014)668  |
| CELEX number i | 32015D0355 |
| Document | 02-03-2015 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 05-03-2015; OJ L 61 p. 17-23 |
| Effect | 06-03-2015; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
5.3.2015 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 61/17 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/355
of 2 March 2015
adopting the rules of procedure of the European Development Fund Committee
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, on the financing of European Union aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020, in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applies (1) (‘the Internal Agreement’), and in particular Article 8(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (2), as first amended in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (3) and as amended for the second time in Ouagadougou on 22 June 2010 (4) (‘ACP-EU Partnership Agreement’), provides for the definition of financial protocols for each five-year period. |
(2) |
On 26 June 2013, the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, adopted an Internal Agreement in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement providing for the setting up of the European Development Fund Committee consisting of Representatives of the Governments of the Member States. |
(3) |
The rules of procedure of the European Development Fund Committee should take into account the relevant provisions of Council Decision 2013/755/EU (5) and of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/322 (6), |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The rules of procedure of the European Development Fund Committee, as set out in the Annex, are hereby adopted.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 2 March 2015.
For the Council
The President
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D.REIZNIECE-OZOLA
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Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) with the European Union (‘Overseas Association Decision’) (OJ L 344, 19.12.2013, p. 1).
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Council Regulation (EU) 2015/322 of 2 March 2015 on the implementation of the 11th European Development Fund (OJ L 58, 3.3.2015, p. 1).
ANNEX
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND COMMITTEE
Article 1
Composition
The European Development Fund Committee (the ‘Committee’) shall comprise the delegations of the Member States (the ‘delegations’) and shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.
An observer from the European Investment Bank (EIB) shall take part in the Committee's proceedings with regard to questions concerning the EIB.
A representative of the General Secretariat of the Council shall attend the meetings as an observer.
Article 2
Referral to the Committee
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1.A referral shall be made to the Committee in the cases and according to the procedures laid down in Council Regulation (EU) 2015/322 (1) (‘the 11th EDF Implementation Regulation’), and in particular in Articles 7, 9 and 14 thereof and, where appropriate, in Council Decision 2013/755/EU (2) (‘the Overseas Association Decision’). In respect of the...
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