Council Decision (EU) 2015/2443 of 11 December 2015 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council 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 Title V of that Association Agreement

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2015/2443
• Articles: 5

Article 1

1.   The position to be taken by the Union within the Association Council established pursuant to Article 434 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, in relation to the full implementation and enforcement and to the application of Title V (Trade and trade-related matters) of the Agreement on the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova shall be based on the draft Decision of the Association Council attached to this Decision.

2.   Minor technical corrections to the draft Decision may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union within the Association Council without any further decision of the Council.

Article 1

1.   Title V (Trade and trade-related matters) 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, shall apply to the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova from 1 January 2016.

2.   The Association Council shall review the application of Title V (Trade and trade-related matters) of the Agreement to the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova within 10 months of the adoption of this Decision and once a year thereafter.

3.   The Association Committee in Trade configuration shall monitor the application of Title V (Trade and trade-related matters) of the Agreement as referred to in paragraph 1. It shall report to the Association Council once a year and as circumstances require.

4.   Title VII (Institutional, general and final provisions) of the Agreement shall apply to the extent that it is applied in connection with Title V (Trade and trade-related matters) of the Agreement.

Article 2

Within eight months of the entry into force of this Decision and once a year thereafter, the European Commission shall report to the Council on the application of Title V of the Agreement on the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova. If the Republic of Moldova no longer ensures the full implementation and enforcement of Title V of the Agreement in relation to those areas of the Republic of Moldova over which it does not exercise effective control, the representatives of the Union in the Association Council may, pursuant to a decision to be taken in accordance with Article 218(9) of the Treaty, request the Association Council to reconsider the continued application of Title V of the Agreement in the areas concerned.

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.