# 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: Recommendations


1. The Joint Development Committee shall adopt recommendations by consensus.
2. In the period between meetings, the Joint Development Committee may adopt recommendations by written procedure if both Parties so agree. A written procedure shall consist of an exchange of notes between the Parties.
3. Recommendations of the Joint Development Committee shall be entitled ‘Recommendation’ and followed by a serial number, the date of their adoption and a description of their subject.
4. Recommendations adopted by the Joint Development 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. Recommendations shall be forwarded to the Parties as documents of the Joint Development Committee and shall be submitted to the EPA Committee for consideration.

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