Attachment
United Kingdom
DRAFT
DECISION No …/2018 OF THE EU-UKRAINE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE IN TRADE CONFIGURATION
of …
on the establishment of the list of arbitrators referred to in Article 323(1) of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part
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 Ukraine, of the other partf1, signed in Brussels on 27 June 2014 (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Articles 323(1) and 465(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with Article 323(1) of the Agreement, the Association Committee meeting in Trade configuration (the ‘Trade Committee’) is to, no later than six months from the entry into force of the Agreement, establish a list of individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators.
(2)
The Union has proposed five individuals willing and able to serve as arbitrators, while Ukraine has proposed four. The Union and Ukraine have agreed on five individuals that are not nationals of either Party who are to serve as chairpersons to an arbitration panel.
(3)
In order to avoid further delays in the establishment of the list of individuals willing and able to serve as arbitrators and thereby ensure the proper functioning of the Agreement, in particular of Chapter 14 of Title IV thereof, the Trade Committee should approve that list on the basis of the submitted proposals.
(4)
Ukraine should submit its proposal for a fifth candidate to the Trade Committee as soon as possible,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Done at …,
For the Association Committee in Trade configuration
The Chair
The Secretaries
For Ukraine
For the EU