Paragraph 11 Decisions and recommendations

The Association Council shall take decisions and make recommendations by mutual agreement between the Parties, which shall be signed by the Republics of the CA Party and the EU Party.

The Association Council may also take decisions or make recommendations by written procedure if the Parties so agree. For this purpose, the text of the proposal shall be circulated in writing by the Chair of the Association Council to its members pursuant to Article 7, with a time limit of no less than 21 calendar days within which members must make known any reservations or amendments they wish to make. Once the text is agreed to, the decision or recommendation shall be signed independently and successively by the representatives of the EU Party and each of the Republics of the CA Party.

The acts of the Association Council shall be entitled ‘Decision’ or ‘Recommendation’ respectively within the meaning of Article 6 of the Agreement. The Secretariat of the Association Council shall give any decision or recommendation a serial number, the date of adoption and a description of their subject-matter. Each decision shall provide for the date of its entry into force and shall be signed by the Republics of the CA Party and the EU Party.

The decisions and recommendations of the Association Council shall be authenticated by the two Secretaries.

The decisions and recommendations shall be forwarded to each of the addressees referred to in Article 7 of these rules of Procedure.

Each Party may decide to order publication of the decisions and recommendations of the Association Council in its respective official publication.