Decision 2018/1714 - EU position within the Joint Committee established by the Framework Agreement with Australia as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee and the adoption of the terms of reference of its sub-committees and working groups

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Current status

This decision has been published on November 14, 2018 and entered into force on November  6, 2018.

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Key information

official title

Council Decision (EU) 2018/1714 of 6 November 2018 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Australia, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee and the adoption of the terms of reference of its sub-committees and working groups
 
Legal instrument Decision
Number legal act Decision 2018/1714
Original proposal JOIN(2018)25 EN
CELEX number i 32018D1714

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Key dates

Document 06-11-2018; Date of adoption
Publication in Official Journal 14-11-2018; OJ L 286 p. 22-29
Effect 06-11-2018; Entry into force Date of document See Art 2
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

14.11.2018   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 286/22

 

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/1714

of 6 November 2018

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established by the Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Australia, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee and the adoption of the terms of reference of its sub-committees and working groups

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 212(1), in conjunction with Article 218(9), thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

 

(1)

The Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Australia, of the other part (1) (the ‘Agreement’) was signed in Manila on 7 August 2017 and it has been provisionally applied in part as of 4 October 2018.

 

(2)

Article 56(1) of the Agreement establishes a Joint Committee, whose tasks include inter alia promoting the effective implementation of the Agreement.

 

(3)

Article 56(4) of the Agreement provides that the Joint Committee is to adopt its rules of procedure and that it may set up sub-committees and working groups to deal with specific issues.

 

(4)

The rules of procedure of the Joint Committee and the terms of reference of its sub-committees and working groups should be adopted as soon as possible, in order to ensure the effective implementation of the Agreement.

 

(5)

The position of the Union within the Joint Committee as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee and the adoption of the terms of reference of its sub-committees and working groups should therefore be based on the attached draft Decisions of the Joint Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the first meeting of the Joint Committee established pursuant to Article 56 of the Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Australia, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee and the adoption of the terms of reference of its sub-committees and working groups shall be based on the draft Decisions of the Joint Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 6 November 2018.

For the Council

The President

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DRAFT

DECISION No …/2018 OF THE EU-AUSTRALIA JOINT COMMITTEE

of …

regarding the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee

THE EU-AUSTRALIA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Australia, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 56 thereof,

Whereas:

 

(1)

Parts of the Agreement have been provisionally applied as of 4 October 2018.

 

(2)

In accordance with Article 56(1) of the Agreement, a Joint Committee consisting of representatives of the Parties is established.

 

(3)

In accordance with Article 56(4) of the Agreement, the Joint Committee is to adopt its rules of procedure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The rules of procedure of the Joint Committee, as set out in the Annex to this Decision, are hereby adopted.

Article 2

This decision will enter into effect on the date of its adoption.

Signed at …,

For the EU-Australia Joint Committee

The Co-Chairs

 

 

ANNEX

RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE JOINT...


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