DECISION No 1/2015 OF THE EU-GEORGIA TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE

of 18 November 2015

adopting its Rules of Procedure [2017/1365]

THE EU-GEORGIA TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE,

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 Georgia, of the other part (1) (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 240 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 431 of the Agreement, parts of the Agreement have been applied provisionally since 1 September 2014.

(2) Pursuant to Article 240 of the Agreement, the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee is to oversee the implementation of Chapter 13 (Trade and Sustainable Development) of Title IV (Trade and Trade-related matters) of the Agreement.

(3) Pursuant to Article 240(3) of the Agreement, the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee is to adopt its rules of procedure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Rules of Procedure of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee, as set out in the Annex, are hereby adopted.

Article 2

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

Done at Tbilisi, 18 November 2015.

The Chair

Lali GOGOBERIDZE

Head of Economic Analysis & Policy Department, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia — Chair and representing Georgia

Secretaries

Irakli TSIKORIDZE

Chief Specialist of Foreign Trade and International Economic Relations Department, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

Daniel KRAMER

Policy officer in Unit D1 — Trade and Sustainable Development, Generalized System of Preferences, Directorate-General for Trade, European Commission

(1)  

OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4

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ANNEX

RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE EU-GEORGIA TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE

Article 1

General provisions

1.   The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee established in accordance with Article 240 of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) shall assist the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 408(4) of the Agreement (‘the Association Committee in Trade configuration’), in the performance of its duties.

2.   The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee shall perform the functions set out in Chapter 13 (Trade and Sustainable Development) of Title IV (Trade and trade-related matters) of the Agreement.

3.   The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee shall be composed of representatives of the European Commission and of Georgia, responsible for trade and sustainable development matters.

4.   A representative of the European Commission or of Georgia who is responsible for trade and sustainable development matters shall act as Chair of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee in accordance with Article 2.

5.   The term ‘the Parties’ in these Rules of Procedure shall be defined as provided for in Article 428 of the Agreement.

Article 2

Specific provisions

1.   Articles 2 to 14 of the Rules of Procedure of the EU-Georgia Association Committee shall apply, unless otherwise provided for in these Rules of Procedure.

2.   The references to the Association Council shall be read as references to the Association Committee in Trade configuration. The references to the Association Committee or the Association Committee in Trade configuration shall be read as references to the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee.

Article 3

Meetings

The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee shall meet as necessary. The Parties shall aim to meet once a year.

Article 4

Amendment of Rules of Procedure

These Rules of Procedure may be amended by a decision of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee in accordance with Article 240 of the Agreement.