Decision 2015/1860 - EU position within the Joint Committee EU-Armenia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas, with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure

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  1. Current status
  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
  4. Legislative text
  5. Original proposal
  6. Sources and disclaimer
  7. Full version
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1.

Current status

This decision has been published on October 17, 2015 and entered into force on October 13, 2015.

2.

Key information

official title

Council Decision (EU) 2015/1860 of 13 October 2015 establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee set up under the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas, with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure
 
Legal instrument Decision
Number legal act Decision 2015/1860
Original proposal COM(2015)375 EN
CELEX number i 32015D1860

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Key dates

Document 13-10-2015; Date of adoption
Publication in Official Journal 17-10-2015; OJ L 273 p. 9-14
Effect 13-10-2015; Entry into force Date of document See Art 2
End of validity 31-12-9999

4.

Legislative text

17.10.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 273/9
 

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/1860

of 13 October 2015

establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee set up under the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas, with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular point (a) of Article 77(2) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2013/628/EU of 22 October 2013 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

 

(1)

The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (2) (‘the Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 2014.
 

(2)

Article 12 of the Agreement provides that a Joint Committee of experts (‘the Committee’) is to be set up by the Parties.
 

(3)

Article 12(4) of the Agreement provides that the Committee is to establish its rules of procedure.
 

(4)

It is therefore appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on behalf of the Union within the Committee, with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

  • 1. 
    The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee set up under the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas, with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure, shall be based on the draft decision of the Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
  • 2. 
    Minor technical corrections to the draft decision may be agreed by the representatives of the Union in the Joint Committee without further decision of the Council.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 13 October 2015.

For the Council

The President

  • J. 
    ASSELBORN
 
 

DRAFT

DECISION No …/2015 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE SET UP UNDER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA ON THE FACILITATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF VISAS

of …

with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 12(4) thereof,

Whereas the Agreement entered into force on 1 January 2014,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Chairmanship

The Joint Committee (‘the Committee’) shall be chaired jointly by a representative of the European Union and a representative of the Republic of Armenia.

Article 2

Tasks of the Committee

  • 1. 
    In accordance with Article 12(2) of the Agreement, the Committee shall, in particular, have the following tasks:
 

(a)

monitoring the implementation of the Agreement;
 

(b)

suggesting amendments or additions to the Agreement;
 

(c)

settling disputes arising out of the interpretation or application of the provisions of the Agreement.
  • 2. 
    The Committee may agree on recommendations containing guidelines or best practices to assist in the implementation of the Agreement.

Article 3

Meetings

  • 1. 
    The Committee shall meet whenever necessary, at the request of either Party, and at least once per year.
  • 2. 
    The Parties shall take turns in...

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Original proposal

 

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Sources and disclaimer

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