DECISION No 2/2014 OF THE EU-UKRAINE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 15 December 2014

on the establishment of two Sub-Committees [2015/978]

THE EU-UKRAINE 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 Ukraine, of the other part(1) (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 466 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 486 of the Agreement, parts of the Agreement have been applied provisionally as of 1 November 2014.

(2) Pursuant to Article 466(2) of the Agreement the Association Council may decide to set up any special committee or body in specific areas necessary for the implementation of the Agreement to assist the Association Council in carrying out its duties.

(3) In order to allow for expert level discussions on the key areas falling within the scope of the provisional application of the Agreement, two sub-committees should be established.

(4) Upon agreement of the Parties, it should be possible to modify the list of sub-committees and the scope of the individual sub-committees,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Sub-Committees listed in the Annex are hereby established.

Article 2

The Rules of Procedure of the Sub-Committees listed in the Annex are governed by Article 16 of the Rules of Procedure of the Association Committee and of Sub-Committees as adopted by Decision No 1/2014 of the EU-Ukraine Association Council.

Article 3

Upon agreement of the Parties the list of Sub-Committees set out in the Annex and the scope of individual Sub-Committees listed in the Annex can be modified.

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2014.

For the Association Council

The Chair

F. MOGHERINI

(1)

OJ L 161, 29.5.2014, p. 3

ANNEX

LIST OF SUB-COMMITTEES

(1) Sub-Committee on Freedom, Security and Justice

(2) Sub-Committee on Economic and Other Sector Cooperation.