Council Decision (EU) 2015/2035 of 26 October 2015 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee and the Association Committee in Trade configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee, the establishment of the list of experts on trade and sustainable development by that Sub-Committee, and the establishment of the list of arbitrators by the Association Committee in Trade configuration

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2015/2035
• Articles: 12

Article 1

1.   The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee established by Article 240 of the Agreement, as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of that Sub-Committee and the establishment of the list of experts on trade and sustainable development shall be based on the draft Decisions of that Sub-Committee attached to this Decision.

2.   Minor technical corrections to the draft Decisions may be agreed by the representatives of the Union in the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee without further decision of the Council.

Article 1

The Rules of Procedure of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee, as set out in the Annex, are hereby adopted.

Article 1

The list of experts on trade and sustainable development for the purposes of Article 243 of the Agreement is established as set out in the Annex.

Article 1

The list of arbitrators for the purposes of Article 268(1) of the Agreement is established as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

1.   The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as regards the establishment of the list of arbitrators shall be based on the draft Decision of that Committee attached to this Decision.

2.   Minor technical corrections to the draft Decision may be agreed by the representatives of the Union in the Association Committee in Trade configuration without further decision of the Council.

Article 2

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

Article 2

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

Article 2

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

Article 3

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

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Rules of Procedure of the EU-Georgia Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee

Article 1

General provisions

1.   The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee established in accordance with Article 240 of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) shall assist the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 408(4) of the Agreement (‘the Association Committee in Trade configuration’), 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 IV (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 Georgia, responsible for trade and sustainable development matters.

4.   A representative of the European Commission or of Georgia 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 428 of the Agreement.

Article 2

Specific provisions

1.   Articles 2 to 14 of the Rules of Procedure of the EU-Georgia 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 a year.

Article 4

Amendment of Rules of Procedure

These Rules of Procedure may be amended by a decision of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee in accordance with Article 240 of the Agreement.

ANNEX

ANNEX

LIST OF EXPERTS ON TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

I.

Experts proposed by Georgia

1.

Nata Sturua

2.

David Kikodze

3.

Marina Shvangiradze

4.

Ilia Osepashvili

5.

Roin Migriauli

II.

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

III.

Chairpersons

1.

Jill Murray (Australia)

2.

Janice Bellace (USA)

3.

Ross Wilson (New Zealand)

4.

Arthur Appleton (USA)

5.

Nathalie Bernasconi (Switzerland)

ANNEX

ANNEX

LIST OF ARBITRATORS

I.

Arbitrators proposed by Georgia

1.

Christian Häberli (Switzerland)

2.

Donald McRae (Canada)

3.

John Adank (New Zealand)

4.

Ronald Saborio (Costa Rica)

5.

Thomas Cottier (Switzerland)

II.

Arbitrators proposed by the EU

1.

Claus–Dieter Ehlermann

2.

Giorgio Saccerdoti

3.

Jacques Bourgeois

4.

Pieter Jan Kuijper

5.

Ramon Torrent

III.

Chairpersons

1.

David Unterhalter (South Africa)

2.

Merit Janow (US)

3.

Helge Seland (Norway)

4.

Leora Blumberg (South Africa)

5.

William Davey (US)