Introductory text

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 207 and 212 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

The Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Korea, on the other part^f1 (the ‘Agreement’) entered into force on 1 June 2014.

In order to contribute to the effective implementation of the Agreement, its institutional framework should be completed as soon as possible through the adoption by the Joint Committee of its own rules of procedure.

In accordance with Article 44 of the Agreement, a Joint Committee was established, in order to ensure, inter alia, the proper functioning and implementation of the Agreement (the ‘Joint Committee’).

In order to contribute to the effective implementation of the Agreement, the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee should be adopted.

In order to allow for expert level discussions on the key areas falling within the scope of the Agreement, specialised working groups may be established.

Therefore, the position of the Union within the Joint Committee as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee and the establishment of specialised working groups should be based on the attached draft decisions of the Joint Committee,

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