Introductory text
United Kingdom
Council Decision (EU) 2016/834
of 20 May 2016
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee set up under the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union, with regard to the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular point (a) of Article 77(2) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2013/521/EU of 7 October 2013 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Unionf1,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Unionf2 (‘the Agreement’) entered into force on 1 December 2014.
(2)
Article 10 of the Agreement provides that a Joint Committee of experts (‘the Committee’) is to be set up by the Parties.
(3)
Article 10(4) of the Agreement provides that the Committee is to establish its rules of procedure. The rules of procedure are necessary to organise the work of the Committee which has been assigned the task of managing the Agreement and of monitoring its implementation.
(4)
It is therefore appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union's behalf within the Committee, with regard to the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: