Considerations on COM(2023)513 - EU position within the Joint Committee EU-the Government of the Faroe Islands on the participation of the Faroe Islands in Union programmes, as regards the adoption of the Joint Committee’s Rules of Procedure

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dossier COM(2023)513 - EU position within the Joint Committee EU-the Government of the Faroe Islands on the participation of the Faroe Islands in ...
document COM(2023)513
date November  9, 2023
 
(1) The Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part, on the participation of the Faroe Islands in Union programmes5 (‘the Agreement’) was signed by the Union and provisionally applied from 24 May 2022 in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2022/8866.

(2) Article 14(1) of the Agreement establishes a committee, composed of representatives of the Parties (‘the Joint Committee’), to ensure the administration and proper implementation of the Agreement.

(3) Article 14(3) of the Agreement provides that the Joint Committee is to adopt its Rules of Procedure.

(4) At its second meeting to be held in the second half of 2023, the Joint Committee is expected to adopt a decision adopting its Rules of Procedure.

(5) It is therefore appropriate to establish the position to be taken on behalf of the Union in the Joint Committee on the basis of the attached draft decision of the Joint Committee on its Rules of Procedure in order to ensure the effective implementation of the Agreement.