COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/967

of 13 June 2022

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 27 June 2014 and entered into force on 1 July 2016.

(2) Pursuant to Article 436(1) of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to adopt recommendations, for the purposes of attaining the objectives of the Agreement.

(3) To facilitate the application of the Agreement, the Parties have agreed to establish an association agenda with a view to providing a list of priorities for their joint work on a sector-by-sector basis.

(4) The Association Council is to adopt the recommendation on the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda for 2021-2027 by written procedure.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Association Council, as the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda for 2021-2027 will be the basis for programming under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument.

(6) The position of the Union within the Association Council on the adoption of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda for 2021-2027 should therefore be based on the draft recommendation of the Association Council,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Association Council established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda for 2021-2027 shall be based on the draft recommendation of the Association Council attached to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 13 June 2022.

For the Council

The President

M. FESNEAU

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OJ L 260, 30.8.2014, p. 4

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RECOMMENDATION No ../2022 OF THE EU-REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

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on the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda

THE EU-REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part,

Whereas:

(2) In accordance with Article 436(1) of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to adopt recommendations, for the purposes of attaining the objectives of the Agreement.

(3) Pursuant to Article 453(1) of the Agreement, the Parties are to take any general or specific measures required to fulfil their obligations under the Agreement and are to ensure that the objectives set out in the Agreement are attained.

(4) Article 11 of the Rules of Procedure of the Association Council provides for the possibility of taking decisions by written procedure between sessions if both Parties so agree.

(5) The Union and the Republic of Moldova have agreed to consolidate their partnership by agreeing on a set of priorities for the period 2021–2027 for the joint work towards achieving the objectives of political association and economic integration as set out in the Agreement.

(6) The Parties to the Agreement have agreed on the text of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda for 2021–2027, which will support the implementation of the Agreement, focusing cooperation on commonly identified shared interests,

HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION:

Article 1

The Association Council recommends that the Parties implement the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda, as set out in the Annex

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Article 2

The EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda, as set out in the Annex, shall replace the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agenda which was adopted on 19 August 2017.

Article 3

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

Done at …,

For the Association Council

The Chair

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OJ EU L 260, 30.8.2014, p. 4

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See document ST 6701/22 ADD 2 at https://register.consilium.europa.eu.