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2012/533/EU: Council Decision of 24 September 2012 on the position to be taken by the European Union within the Joint Committee set up by Article 11 of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2012/533 |
| Original proposal | COM(2012)434  |
| CELEX number i | 32012D0533 |
| Document | 24-09-2012 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 02-10-2012; OJ L 266 p. 34-36 |
| Effect | 24-09-2012; Entry into force Date of document See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
2.10.2012 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 266/34 |
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 September 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union within the Joint Committee set up by Article 11 of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee
(2012/533/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs (1) (‘the Agreement’) entered into force on 1 April 2012. |
(2) |
Article 11 of the Agreement establishes a Joint Committee which shall, inter alia, ensure that the Agreement operates properly. |
(3) |
According to Article 11(2) of the Agreement, the Joint Committee determines its own rules of procedure. |
(4) |
The position of the Union within the Joint Committee as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of that Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be adopted by the European Union within the Joint Committee set up by Article 11 of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of that Joint Committee, shall be based on the draft Decision of the Joint Committee, attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 24 September 2012.
For the Council
The President
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S.ALETRARIS
DRAFT
DECISION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE
of …
on the adoption of its Rules of Procedure
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs, and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas that Agreement entered into force on 1 April 2012,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Heads of Delegation
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1.The European Union and Georgia (‘the Parties’), shall each appoint a Head of Delegation who shall be the contact person for all matters relating to the Committee.
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2.Each Head of Delegation may delegate all or any of the functions of Head of Delegation to a nominated deputy, in which case all references hereafter to the Head of Delegation apply equally to the nominated deputy.
Article 2
Chair
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1.The office of Chair of the Committee shall be held alternately, for a period of one calendar year, by the Head of Delegation of each Party.
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2.The Chair shall be responsible for the secretarial duties of the Committee.
Article 3
Meetings
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1.The Chair shall fix the date and venue or, in the case of meetings by electronic means, the technical arrangements, of meetings in agreement with the other Head of Delegation. The Chair and the other Head of Delegation shall, in agreeing the time and place of the meeting, observe the requirement to hold a meeting within 90 days.
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2.Unless otherwise jointly agreed, the meetings of the Committee shall not be public.
Article 4
Correspondence
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1.All correspondence to or for the Committee shall be sent to the Chair of the Committee. The latter shall send a copy of all correspondence relating to the Committee to the other Head of Delegation, to the Head of the Georgian Mission in...
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