Date: 2021-10-22Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (EU) 2021/1852 of 18 October 2021 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council set up by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, as regards the extension of the validity of the EU-Algeria partnership priorities until new updated partnership priorities are adopted by the Association Council
**Summary:**
Council Decision (EU) 2021/1852, adopted on October 18, 2021, establishes the European Union's position within the Association Council concerning the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the EU and Algeria. The decision focuses on extending the validity of the existing EU-Algeria partnership priorities until the Association Council adopts new, updated priorities. This extension is based on a mutual agreement between both parties, formalized through an Exchange of Letters. The Association Council, empowered by Article 94 of the Agreement, will implement this extension via a written procedure. This decision ensures the continuation of the established partnership framework between the EU and Algeria while updated priorities are being developed. The EU's position in the Association Council will align with the draft Decision of the Association Council. The decision entered into force on the date of its adoption.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement: An agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, and the Peoples Democratic Republic of Algeria.
Peoples Democratic Republic of Algeria: A country in North Africa, party to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement.
Association Council: A council set up by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement to make decisions for attaining the objectives of the Agreement.
EU-Algeria partnership priorities: Priorities established between the European Union and Algeria to guide their partnership.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Luxembourg: The city in which the Council Decision was made.
L 374/52 EN Official Journal of the European Union 22.10.2021
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/1852
of 18 October 2021
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council set up
by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European
Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of
Algeria, of the other part, as regards the extension of the validity of the EU-Algeria partnership
priorities until new updated partnership priorities are adopted by the Association Council
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 Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member
States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part(1)(the ‘Agreement’) was
signed on 22 April 2002and entered into force on 1 September 2005.
(2) The EU-Algeria partnership priorities were adopted by Decision No 1/2017 of the Association Council(2).
(3) In an Exchange of Letters, both sides agreed that the validity of the EU-Algeria partnership priorities should be
extended.
(4) Under Article 94 of the Agreement, the Association Council has the power to take decisions for the purpose of
attaining the objectives of the Agreement.
(5) The Association Council is to adopt a decision by written procedure to extend the validity of the partnership
priorities until it adopts new updated partnership priorities.
(6) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Association Council, as the decision
of the Association Council will have legal effects.
(7) The position of the Union within the Association Council should therefore be based on the draft Decision of the
Association Council,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Association Council set up by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s
Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, as regards the extension of the validity of the EU-Algeria partnership
priorities until new updated partnership priorities are adopted by the Association Council, shall be based on the draft
Decision of the Association Council(3).
(1) OJ L 265, 10.10.2005, p. 2.
(2) Decision No 1/2017 of the EU-Algeria Association Council of 13 March 2017 agreeing on EU-Algeria partnership priorities
(OJ L 82, 29.3.2017, p. 9).
(3) See document ST 12258/21 on http://register.consilium.europa.eu22.10.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 374/53
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 18 October 2021.
For the Council
The President
J. BORRELL FONTELLES