# Council Decision of 28 May 2004 on a Community Position concerning a Decision of the EU and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Council adopting its Rules of Procedure including the Rules of Procedure of the Stabilisation and Association Committee (2004/683/EC), Article 13: Stabilisation and Association Committee

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. A Stabilisation and Association Committee is hereby established in order to assist the Stabilisation and Association Council in carrying out its duties. It shall be composed of representatives of the Council of the European Union and of representatives of the Commission of the European Communities, on the one hand, and of representatives of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Government, on the other, normally at senior civil servant level.
2. The Stabilisation and Association Committee shall prepare the meetings and the deliberations of the Stabilisation and Association Council, implement the decisions of the Stabilisation and Association Council where appropriate and, in general, ensure continuity of the association relationship and the proper functioning of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement. It shall consider any matter referred to it by the Stabilisation and Association Council as well as any other matter which may arise in the course of the day-to-day implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement. It shall submit proposals or any draft decisions/recommendations for adoption to the Stabilisation and Association Council.
3. In cases where the Stabilisation and Association Agreement refers to an obligation to consult or a possibility of consultation, such consultation may take place within the Stabilisation and Association Committee. The consultation may continue in the Stabilisation and Association Council if the two Parties so agree.
4. The rules of procedure of the Stabilisation and Association Committee are annexed to this Decision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/683/annex/1/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-683/annex-1/article-13
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