Council Decision (EU) 2026/710 of 16 March 2026 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the Union within the EU-Republic of Moldova 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 the establishment of the Public Administration Reform Sub-Committee and the endorsement of the establishment of the Joint Consultative Committee between the Committee of the Regions of the European Union and the elected local authorities of the Republic of Moldova

Article 1

The position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the Association Council shall be to support the creation of the Public Administration Reform Sub-Committee and the endorsement of the establishment of the Joint Consultative Committee between the Committee of the Regions of the European Union and the elected local authorities of the Republic of Moldova, and shall be based on the draft decision of the Association Council attached to this Decision.

Public Administration Reform Sub-Committee

Article 1

1.   A Public Administration Reform Sub-Committee is hereby established. 2.   The Rules of Procedure of the Association Committee and of Subcommittees, set out in Annex II to Decision No 1/2014 of 16 December 2014 of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Council, shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the Public Administration Reform Sub-Committee. 3.   The scope of the Public Administration Reform Sub-Committee may be changed by mutual agreement of the Parties.

Article 2

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

Joint Consultative Committee

Article 2

1.   The establishment of the Joint Consultative Committee, comprised by an equal number of representatives of the Committee of the Regions, on the one hand, and elected representatives of local authorities of the Republic of Moldova, on the other hand, is hereby endorsed. 2.   The Joint Consultative Committee shall, on its own initiative, carry out its activities with a view to promoting dialogue and fostering cooperation between local authorities. 3.   The Joint Consultative Committee shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure. 4.   The Joint Consultative Committee may submit recommendations to the Association Council. 5.   Expenditure related to meetings of the Joint Consultative Committee, including organizational arrangement, participation of their delegates and support staff, as well as, travel and subsistence expenses, shall be borne by the Committee of the Regions and by the Government of the Republic of Moldova.

Article 3

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