Introductory text
United Kingdom
Council Decision (EU) 2020/1026
of 24 April 2020
on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Union and Japan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(5) and Article 218(7) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Union, an Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Union and Japan (‘the Agreement’) in accordance with the Council Decision of 7 March 2016. The negotiations were successfully concluded with the initialling of the Agreement on 25 July 2019.
(2)
The objective of the Agreement is to foster bilateral cooperation on civil aviation safety and facilitate trade and investment in civil aeronautical products between the Union and Japan.
(3)
It is necessary to lay down procedural arrangements for the participation of the Union in the joint bodies established under the Agreement, for the adoption of safeguard measures, requests for consultations and measures to suspend acceptance obligations, as well as for the adoption of decisions concerning amendments of the Annexes to the Agreement.
(4)
The Agreement should be signed and applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: