Legal provisions of COM(2016)437 - Position to be adopted on the EU's behalf with regard to certain proposals submitted to the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES

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dossier COM(2016)437 - Position to be adopted on the EU's behalf with regard to certain proposals submitted to the meeting of the Conference of the ...
document COM(2016)437 EN
date July  1, 2016

Contents

Article 1

The position of the Union shall be in accordance with the Annexes to this Decision.

Article 2

Where the position referred to in Article 1 is likely to be affected by new scientific or technical information presented after the adoption of this decision and before or during CoP 17 or where new proposals are made at that meeting on which there is not yet a Union position, the Union position shall be established by means of on the spot co-ordination before the Conference of Parties is called to decide on those proposals. In such cases, the Union position shall be consistent with the principles laid down in Annex I to this Decision.

Article 3 - This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption