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^f1 (‘the TCT’) was signed by the Union in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2017/1937^f2.

In accordance with Article 41(3) of the TCT, the TCT has applied provisionally since 9 October 2017. It currently applies provisionally among the Contracting Parties, namely the Union, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo^f3, Montenegro and the Republic of Serbia.

The Regional Steering Committee of the Transport Community (‘the Steering Committee’) is to adopt Decisions on certain personnel matters in order to ensure the proper implemention of the TCT.

It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Steering Committee as regards its Decisions on certain personnel matters, as such Decisions are necessary for the initiation of the work of the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community, and will have legal effects vis-à-vis the Union.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: