RECOMMENDATION No 1/2022 OF THE EU-PLO JOINT COMMITTEE

of 31 January 2022

approving the extension of the EU-PA Action Plan [2022/253]

THE EU-PLO JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part  ( 1 ) ,

Whereas:

(1)

The Euro-Mediterranean Interim Association Agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Community, of the one part, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, of the other part (the ‘Interim Association Agreement’) was signed on 24 February 1997 and entered into force on 1 July 1997.

(2)

Pursuant to Article 63 of the Interim Association Agreement, the Joint Committee has the power to take decisions and make appropriate recommendations.

(3)

Article 10 of the Rules of Procedure of the Joint Committee provides for the possibility of taking decisions by written procedure between sessions if both Parties so agree.

(4)

The extension of the EU-PA Action Plan for three years will give the Parties the opportunity to take forward their cooperation for the coming years, including through the possible negotiation of partnership priorities,

HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RECOMENDATION:

Article 1

The Joint Committee, acting by written procedure, recommends that the EU-PA Action Plan be extended for three years as of the date of the adoption of this Recommendation.

Article 2

This Recommendation shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 31 January 2022.

For the EU-PLO Joint Committee

The Chairperson

Estephan SALAMEH

( 1 )    OJ L 187, 16.7.1997, p. 3 .