Legal provisions of COM(2017)425 - EU position with regard to proposals of quality standards for fruit and vegetables to be adopted in the UNECE - Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards (UNECE-WP.7)

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dossier COM(2017)425 - EU position with regard to proposals of quality standards for fruit and vegetables to be adopted in the UNECE - Working ...
document COM(2017)425 EN
date November  6, 2017

Contents

Article 1

The position to be taken on behalf of the Union in the annual meetings of the UNECE-WP.7, when the latter is called on to establish new UNECE quality standards for fruit and vegetables or to amend existing UNECE quality standards for fruit and vegetables, is set out in Annex I.

Article 2

The year-to-year specification of the Union position to be taken in the annual meetings of the UNECE-WP.7 shall be established in accordance with Annex II.

Article 3

This Decision and its Annexes shall be assessed and, where appropriate, revised by the Council upon a proposal from the Commission, at the latest for the annual meeting of the UNECE-WP.7 in 2020.

Article 4

The position referred to in Article 1 shall be expressed by the Member States which participate in UNECE-WP.7, acting jointly in the interest of the Union.

Article 5

The Member States which participate in the UNECE-WP.7, acting jointly in the interest of the Union and in consultation with the Commission, may agree to minor changes to the proposals on quality standards for fruit and vegetables in the UNECE-WP.7 that do not alter the substance of those proposals.

Article 6

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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