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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/55",
  "legislation_title": "Council and Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/55 of 17 November 2014 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community within the Association Council 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 Association Council on the Rules of Procedure of the Association Council and those of the Association Committee and of Sub-Committees, the establishment of two Sub-Committees and the delegation of certain powers by the Association Council to the Association Committee in Trade configuration",
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  "text": "Council and Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/55\nof 17 November 2014\non the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community within the Association Council 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 Association Council on the Rules of Procedure of the Association Council and those of the Association Committee and of Sub-Committees, the establishment of two Sub-Committees and the delegation of certain powers by the Association Council to the Association Committee in Trade configuration\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 101 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nArticle 464 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 part (‘the Agreement’) provides for provisional application of the Agreement in part.\n(2)\nArticle 3 of Council Decision 2014/492/EU specifies which parts of the Agreement are to be applied provisionally.\n(3)\nPursuant to Article 435(2) of the Agreement, the Association Council is to establish its own rules of procedure.\n(4)\nPursuant to Article 435(3) of the Agreement, the Association Council is to be chaired alternatively by a representative of the Union and a representative of the Republic of Moldova.\n(5)\nPursuant to Article 437(1) of the Agreement, the Association Council is to be assisted in the performance of its duties by an Association Committee whereas pursuant to Article 438(1) of the Agreement the Association Council is to determine in its rules of procedure the duties and functioning of the Association Committee.\n(6)\nPursuant to Article 439(2) of the Agreement, the Association Council may decide to set up any special committee or body in specific areas necessary for the implementation of the Agreement that can assist the Association Council in carrying out its duties. Pursuant to Article 439(3) of the Agreement, the Association Committee may also create sub-committees.\n(7)\nPursuant to Article 434(1) of the Agreement, the Association Council is responsible for supervising and monitoring the application and implementation of the Agreement. In accordance with Article 438(2) of the Agreement the Association Council may delegate to the Association Committee any of its powers, including the power to take binding decisions. The Association Council should delegate the power to update or amend the Annexes to the Agreement which relate to Chapters 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8 of Title V (Trade and Trade-related Matters) of the Agreement, pursuant to Article 436(3) and Article 438(2) of the Agreement, to the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 438(4) of the Agreement, to the extent that there are no specific provisions in those Chapters relating to the update or the amendment of those Annexes.\n(8)\nIn order to ensure the effective implementation of the Agreement, the Rules of Procedure of the Association Council and those of the Association Committee and of Sub-Committees should be adopted as soon as possible, and it should be possible to adopt them by written procedure.\n(9)\nThe position of the Union within the Association Council should therefore be based on the attached draft Decisions,\nHAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 260, 30.8.2014, p. 4."
    },
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Council Decision 2014/492/EU of 16 June 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application 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 part (OJ L 260, 30.8.2014, p. 1)."
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