Paragraph 1 General provisions

The Association Committee that is established in accordance with Article 7 of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America, on the other, (‘the Agreement’) shall perform its duties as provided for in the Agreement and take responsibility for the general implementation of the Agreement.

As provided for in Articles 7(1) and 346 of the Agreement, the Association Committee shall be composed of representatives of the EU Party and representatives of each of the Republics of the CA Party, at senior official level, which have competence over the specific issues to be addressed at any given session.

Pursuant to Article 346 of the Agreement, when the Association Committee performs the tasks conferred upon it in Part IV of the Agreement, it shall be composed of senior officials of the European Commission and of each of the Republics of the CA Party having responsibility for trade-related matters. A representative of the Party chairing the Association Committee shall act as chairperson.

As provided for in Article 352(3) of the Agreement, the Republics of the CA Party shall act collectively in the decision making in the institutional framework of the Agreement; the adoption of decisions and recommendations shall require their consensus.

Reference to the Parties in these Rules of Procedure is in accordance with the definition provided for in Article 352 of the Agreement.