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THE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE IN TRADE CONFIGURATION,

Having regard to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, and in particular Article 142, Article 146 and Article 408 thereof,

Having regard to Decision No 3/2014 of the Association Council of 17 November 2014 on the delegation of certain powers by the Association Council to the Association Committee in Trade configuration^f1,

Whereas:

In accordance with Article 431 of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), the Agreement entered into force on 1 July 2016.

Article 142 of the Agreement provides that the value thresholds for public procurement contracts provided for in Annex XVI-A are to be revised regularly, beginning in the year of entry into force of the Agreement, and that such revision is to be adopted by a decision of the Association Committee in Trade configuration.

Article 406(3) of the Agreement provides that the Association Council shall have the power to update or amend the Annexes to the Agreement. The Association Council, by its Decision No 3/2014, delegated the power to update or amend certain trade-related Annexes to the Association Committee in Trade configuration.

Article 146 of the Agreement provides that Georgia is to ensure that its public procurement legislation is gradually made compatible with the relevant Union acquis, in line with the schedule provided for in Annex XVI-B to the Agreement.

1. (a)

   Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contracts^f2;

2. (b)

   Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC^f3;

3. (c)

   Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC^f4.

It is necessary to update Annex XVI to the Agreement in order to reflect the changes made to the Union acquis listed in that Annex, in accordance with Articles 142 and 146 of the Agreement.

In the interest of clarity, Annex XVI should be updated in its entirety and replaced,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: