Council Decision (EU) 2021/2111 of 25 November 2021 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union, under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, as regards the establishment of a Working Group on Fisheries and the adoption of its rules of procedure
Council Decision (EU) 2021/2111 of 25 November 2021 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union, under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part, as regards the establishment of a Working Group on Fisheries and the adoption of its rules of procedure
Decision (EU) 2021/2111 · Decision · 6 articles
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1. The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Specialised Committee on Fisheries with regard to the establishment of a Working Group on Fisheries is set out in Annex I to this Decision.
2. The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Working Group on Fisheries with regard to the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Working Group on Fisheries and its specification is set out in Annex II to this Decision.
3. The Union position within the Working Group on Fisheries when that Working Group is called upon to prepare or adopt acts having legal effects shall be further specified in accordance with Annex III to this Decision.
This Decision shall be assessed as necessary and, where appropriate, revised by the Council upon a proposal from the Commission. A review shall in any event take place by 31 December 2022.
ANNEX I
POSITION OF THE UNION WITHIN THE SPECIALISED COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES WITH REGARD TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKING GROUP ON FISHERIES
The Union shall seek to ensure that a Working Group on Fisheries is established under the supervision of the Specialised Committee on Fisheries as a forum for the exchange of information, technical discussions and mutual consultation. The Working Group on Fisheries shall, under the supervision of the Specialised Committee on Fisheries, assist that Committee in the performance of its tasks and, in particular, prepare the work of the Specialised Committee on Fisheries and carry out any task assigned to that Working Group by that Committee.
POSITION OF THE UNION WITHIN THE WORKING GROUP ON FISHERIES WITH REGARD TO THE ADOPTION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE WORKING GROUP ON FISHERIES
ANNEX II
POSITION OF THE UNION WITHIN THE WORKING GROUP ON FISHERIES WITH REGARD TO THE ADOPTION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE WORKING GROUP ON FISHERIES
The Union shall seek to ensure that the rules of procedure of the Working Group on Fisheries are based on the Rules of Procedure of the Partnership Council and the Committees set out in Annex 1 to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, while providing for adaptations to be endorsed by the Council on the basis of position papers to be submitted by the Commission. The rules of procedure of the Working Group on Fisheries may also allow for different thematic configurations.
Before the Working Group on Fisheries adopts its rules of procedure, the Commission shall transmit to the Council sufficiently in advance of the meeting of that Working Group or of the written procedure in that Working Group, and in any case not later than eight working days prior to that meeting or usage of written procedure, a written document setting out the particulars of the proposed specification of the Union’s position for discussion and the endorsement of the details of the position to be expressed on the Union’s behalf.
SPECIFICATION OF THE UNION’S POSITION IN THE MEETINGS OF THE WORKING GROUP ON FISHERIES
ANNEX III
SPECIFICATION OF THE UNION’S POSITION IN THE MEETINGS OF THE WORKING GROUP ON FISHERIES
When the Working Group on Fisheries prepares or adopts acts having legal effects, all necessary steps shall be taken so that the position to be expressed on the Union’s behalf takes account of the latest scientific and other relevant information transmitted to the Commission and is in accordance with Annexes I and II to Decision (EU) 2021/1765.
To this effect, and based on that information, the Commission shall transmit to the Council sufficiently in advance of the meeting of the Working Group on Fisheries or of the written procedure in that Working Group, including when it prepares and adopts its rules of procedure, and in any case not later than eight working days prior to that meeting or usage of written procedure, a written document setting out the particulars of the proposed specification of the Union’s position for discussion and the endorsement of the details of the position to be expressed on the Union’s behalf.
The principles set out in this Annex shall guide the work of the Commission during the meetings of the Working Group on Fisheries.
If, in the course of a meeting of the Working Group on Fisheries, it is impossible to reach an agreement, in order for the Union’s position to take account of new elements the matter shall be referred to the Council in line with the procedure set out in this Annex.
