# Council Decision of 22 April 2013 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union with regard to the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the EPA Committee, the Customs Cooperation Committee and the Joint Development Committee provided for by the Interim Agreement establishing a framework for an Economic Partnership Agreement between the Eastern and Southern Africa States, on the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other part (2013/331/EU), Paragraph 12: Decisions and Recommendations


1. The Customs Cooperation Committee shall adopt decisions and recommendations by consensus.
2. In the period between meetings, the Customs Cooperation Committee may adopt decisions and recommendations by written procedure if both Parties so agree. A written procedure shall consist of an exchange of notes between the Parties.
3. Decisions or recommendations of the Customs Cooperation Committee shall be entitled ‘Decision’ or ‘Recommendation’ respectively, and followed by a serial number, the date of their adoption and a description of their subject. Each decision shall provide for the date of its entry into force.
4. Decisions and recommendations adopted by the Customs Cooperation Committee shall be authenticated by a representative of the Signatory ESA States and by a representative of the European Commission on behalf of the EU Party.
5. Decisions and recommendations shall be forwarded to the Parties and to the EPA Committee as documents of the Customs Cooperation Committee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/331/schedule/ANNEX II/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-331/schedule-ANNEX II/paragraph-12
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