Decision 2017/2301 - EU position within the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors as regards the implementation of Article 68 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement - Main contents
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Council Decision (EU) 2017/2301 of 4 December 2017 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors as regards the implementation of Article 68 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2017/2301 |
| Original proposal | COM(2017)644  |
| CELEX number i | 32017D2301 |
| Document | 04-12-2017; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 13-12-2017; OJ L 329 p. 45-48 |
| Effect | 06-12-2017; Takes effect Date notif. |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
| Notification | 06-12-2017 |
13.12.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 329/45 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/2301
of 4 December 2017
on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors as regards the implementation of Article 68 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 209(2), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to 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 (1),
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 (‘ACP’) of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (‘the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement’), was signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000. The ACP-EU Partnership Agreement entered into force on 1 April 2003. |
(2) |
Pursuant to Article 100 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, Annexes Ia, II, III, IV and VI thereto may be revised, reviewed and/or amended by the ACP-EU Council of Ministers on the basis of a recommendation from the ACP-EU Development Finance Cooperation Committee. |
(3) |
Pursuant to Article 15(4) of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, the ACP-EU Council of Ministers may delegate powers to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors. |
(4) |
The ACP-EU Council of Ministers decided to grant a delegation of powers to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors in Dakar during the Joint Ministerial Council meeting of 6 May 2017, for the purpose of taking a decision on the implementation of Article 68 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement before 31 December 2017. |
(5) |
It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors as the Decision will be binding on the Union. |
(6) |
The Decision will apply to Annex II Chapter 3 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and aims at improving the functioning of the system of financing for support in case of exogenous shocks, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
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1.The position to be adopted on the Union's behalf in the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors regarding the implementation of Article 68 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors attached to this Decision.
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2.Minor changes to the draft Decision may be agreed by the representatives of the Union in the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors without further decision of the Council.
Article 2
After its adoption, the Decision of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Commission.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 2017.
For the Council
The President
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U.PALO
DRAFT
DECISION No …/2017 OF THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS
of …
regarding the implementation of Article 68 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement
THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS,
Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular Article 100 thereof, in conjunction with its Articles 15(4) and 16(2),
Whereas:
(1) |
Article 68 of the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (‘ACP’) of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part... |
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