Article 1

The position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the first meeting of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership with regard to the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee, the Rules of Procedure of a Panel, the Code of Conduct for Arbitrators and the Mediation Procedure shall be based on the draft decision of the Joint Committee, including its annexes, as attached to this Decision.