Introductory text

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91 and Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

The Treaty establishing the Transport Community (‘the TCT’) was signed by the Union in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2017/1937^f1.

In accordance with Article 41(3) of the TCT, the TCT applies provisionally between the Union, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo^f2 since 9 October 2017, and between those Parties and the Republic of Serbia since 29 November 2017.

Pursuant to Article 24(5) of the TCT, the Regional Steering Committee of the Transport Community (‘the Steering Committee’) is to adopt its rules of procedure.

It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union's behalf within the Steering Committee as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of that committee, since the decision as regards those rules will be binding on the Union.

The position of the Union within the Steering Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: