# Council Decision (EU) 2015/178 of 27 January 2015 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Sub-Committee, the Customs Sub-Committee and the Geographical Indications Sub-Committee established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the adoption of decisions of the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Sub-Committee, the Customs Sub-Committee and the Geographical Indications Sub-Committee on their Rules of Procedure, Paragraph 1: General provisions


1. The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Sub-Committee (‘SPS Sub-Committee’), established in accordance with Article 191(1) of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other (‘the Agreement’) shall assist the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 438(4) of the Agreement (‘the Association Committee in Trade configuration’), in the performance of its duties.
2. The SPS Sub-Committee shall perform the functions set out in Article 191(2) of the Agreement in the light of the objectives of Chapter 4 of Title V set out in Article 176 of the Agreement.
3. The SPS Sub-Committee shall be composed of representatives of the European Commission and of the Republic of Moldova, responsible for sanitary and phytosanitary matters.
4. A representative of the European Commission or of the Republic of Moldova who is responsible for sanitary and phytosanitary matters shall act as Chair of the SPS Sub-Committee in accordance with Article 2.
5. The Parties in these Rules of Procedure shall be defined as provided for in Article 461 of the Agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/178/schedule/ANNEX/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-178/schedule-ANNEX/paragraph-1
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