# Council Decision (EU) 2018/1062 of 16 July 2018 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the CETA Joint Committee established by the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the CETA Joint Committee and specialised committees, Article Rule 1: Composition and Chair

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The CETA Joint Committee that is established in accordance with Article 26.1 of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part (the Agreement) will perform its duties as provided in Article 26.1 of the Agreement, take responsibility for the implementation and application of the Agreement and further its general aims.
2. Further to Article 26.1.1 of the Agreement, the CETA Joint Committee shall be composed of representatives of the Parties to the Agreement (hereinafter referred to as ‘members of the CETA Joint Committee’) and shall be co-chaired by the Minister for International Trade of Canada and the Member of the European Commission responsible for Trade. The co-chairs may be represented by their respective designees as provided in Article 26.1.1 of the Agreement.
3. The Parties in these Rules of Procedure are those defined in Article 1.1 of the Agreement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/1062/annex/Rule/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1062/annex-Rule/1
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