Article 6 Decisions and recommendations

The EPA Committee shall adopt its decisions and recommendations by consensus.

The EPA Committee may decide to submit any general matter, which is of mutual interest to the ACP States and the European Union, arising under the Agreement to the ACP-EU Council of Ministers, as defined under Article 15 of the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part (the ‘Cotonou Agreement’).

In the period between meetings, the EPA Committee may adopt decisions or recommendations by written procedure if both Parties so agree. A written procedure shall consist of an exchange of notes between the Parties.

The decisions or recommendations of the EPA Committee shall bear the title ‘Decision’ or ‘Recommendation’ followed by a serial number, the date of their adoption and an indication of their content. Each decision shall indicate the date of its entry into force.

Decisions and recommendations adopted by the EPA Committee shall be authenticated by a representative of the European Commission on behalf of the European Union and by a representative of the Republic of Cameroon.

Decisions and recommendations shall be forwarded to the Parties as documents of the EPA Committee.