Council Decision (EU) 2015/989 of 15 June 2015 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee and the list of individuals to serve as experts in panel procedures on trade and sustainable development
Council Decision (EU) 2015/989 of 15 June 2015 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee and the list of individuals to serve as experts in panel procedures on trade and sustainable development
Decision (EU) 2015/989 · Decision · 8 articles
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1. The position to be adopted on the Union's behalf within the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee established by Article 376 of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee and the list of individuals who are willing and able to serve as experts in panel procedures on trade and sustainable development shall be based on the draft Decisions of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee attached to this Decision.
2. Minor technical corrections to the draft Decisions may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union in the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee without further decision of the Council.
The list of individuals who are willing and able to serve as experts in panel procedures for the purposes of Article 379 of the Agreement is set out in the Annex to this Decision.
ANNEX
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE EU-REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE
Article 1
General provisions
1. The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee established in accordance with Article 376 of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) shall assist the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 438(4) of the Agreement, in the performance of its duties.
2. The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee shall perform the functions set out in Chapter 13 (Trade and Sustainable Development) of Title V (Trade and trade-related matters) of the Agreement.
3. The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee shall be composed of representatives of the European Commission and of the Republic of Moldova, responsible for trade and sustainable development matters.
4. A representative of the European Commission or of the Republic of Moldova who is responsible for trade and sustainable development matters shall act as Chair of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee in accordance with Article 2.
5. The term ‘the Parties’ in these Rules of Procedure shall be defined as provided for in Article 461 of the Agreement.
Article 2
Specific provisions
1. Articles 2 to 14 of the Rules of Procedure of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Committee shall apply, unless otherwise provided for in these Rules of Procedure.
2. The references to the Association Council shall be read as references to the Association Committee in Trade configuration. The references to the Association Committee or the Association Committee in Trade configuration shall be read as references to the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee.
Article 3
Meetings
The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee shall meet as necessary. The Parties shall aim to meet once per year.
Article 4
Amendment of the Rules of Procedure
These Rules of Procedure may be amended by a decision of the EU-Republic of Moldova Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee in accordance with Article 376 of the Agreement.
ANNEX
LIST OF EXPERTS ON TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Experts proposed by the Republic of Moldova
1.
Iurie BEJAN
2.
Maria Ion NEDEALCOV
3.
Alexandru STRATAN
4.
Dorin JOSANU
5.
Nicolae SADOVEI
Experts proposed by the EU
1.
Eddy LAURIJSSEN
2.
Jorge CARDONA
3.
Karin LUKAS
4.
Hélène RUIZ FABRI
5.
Laurence BOISSON DE CHAZOURNES
6.
Geert VAN CALSTER
7.
Joost PAUWELYN
Chairpersons
1.
Jill MURRAY (Australia)
2.
Janice BELLACE (United States)
3.
Ross WILSON (New Zealand)
4.
Arthur APPLETON (United States)
5.
Nathalie BERNASCONI (Switzerland)
