Date: 2016-03-17Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision No 2/2016 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors of 7 March 2016 appointing a member of the Executive Board of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) [2016/384]
Executive Summary:
This decision, made by the ACPEU Committee of Ambassadors on March 7, 2016, appoints Mr. Lekwalo Leta MOSIENYANE to the Executive Board of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE), replacing Ms. Maria MACHAILO ELLIS. Mr. MOSIENYANE will serve for the remainder of the current term, which expires on September 6, 2018, or at the time of the Centre's closure, whichever is earlier. The decision enters into force on the date of its adoption.
Key Points / Main Content:
Appointment:
* Mr. Lekwalo Leta MOSIENYANE is appointed to the CDE Executive Board.
* He replaces Ms. Maria MACHAILO ELLIS.
Term of Office:
* Mr. MOSIENYANE's term expires on September 6, 2018, or at the time of the Centre's closure, whichever is earlier.
Composition of the Executive Board:
* The CDE Executive Board will be composed of the following members: Mr. Jacek ADAMSKI, Mr. Martin BENKO, Ms. Nicole BOLLEN, Mr. John Atkins ARUHURI, Mr. Lekwalo Leta MOSIENYANE, and Mr. Flix MOUKO.
Effective Date and Revision:
* The decision is effective from the date of its adoption (March 7, 2016).
* The decision may be revised at any time depending on the situation of the Centre.
Impact Analysis:
ACPEU Committee of Ambassadors:
* Impact: The Committee has exercised its authority to appoint a member to the CDE Executive Board. It may revise the decision depending on the situation of the Centre.
* Action Required: No immediate action required, but the Committee should remain aware of the Centre's situation for potential revisions.
CDE Executive Board Members:
* Impact: The composition of the Executive Board is updated with the appointment of Mr. MOSIENYANE.
* Action Required: Acknowledge the new member and adjust operations accordingly.
Mr. Lekwalo Leta MOSIENYANE:
* Impact: Appointed as a member of the CDE Executive Board.
* Action Required: Assume duties and responsibilities as a member of the Executive Board.
Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE):
* Impact: The Executive Board has a new member, ensuring the continuity of its functions.
* Action Required: Integrate the new member into the board's operations.
Key Entities Referenced
Luxembourg: The city in Luxembourg where the Partnership Agreement was first amended.
ACPEU Committee of Ambassadors: The authorizing body for the decision, representing the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and the European Union.
Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE): An organization for which the Executive Board members are being appointed.
Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and the European Community and its Member States: The foundational agreement governing relations between the mentioned parties, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000.
Cotonou: The city in Benin where the Partnership Agreement was originally signed.
Ouagadougou: The city in Burkina Faso where the Partnership Agreement was amended for the second time.
Executive Board of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise: The governing board of the CDE, responsible for overseeing the organization's activities.
Lekwalo Leta MOSIENYANE: The individual appointed as a member of the Executive Board of the CDE.
17.3.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 72/61
DECISION No 2/2016 OF THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS
of 7 March 2016
appointing a member of the Executive Board of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise
(CDE) [2016/384]
THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS,
Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June
2000 (1), as first amended in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (2) and as amended for the second time in Ouagadougou on
22 June 2010 (3), and in particular Article 2(6) of Annex III thereof,
Having regard to Decision No 8/2005 of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors of 20 July 2005 on the Statutes and
rules of procedure of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) (4), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9 of the Statutes and rules of procedure of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) provides
that the Committee of Ambassadors shall appoint the members of the Executive Board, for a maximum period of
five years.
(2) The term of office of the three ACP members of the Executive Board of the Centre for the Development of
Enterprise, appointed by Decision No 3/2013 of the ACP EU Committee of Ambassadors of 30 July 2013 (5),
which was amended by Decision No 2/2014 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors (6), will expire on
6 September 2018, or at the time of closure of the Centre, whichever is earlier.
(3) One post has become vacant following the resignation of one of the members.
(4) It is therefore necessary to appoint a new member of the Executive Board for the remaining period of the term of
office,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The following person shall be appointed a member of the Executive Board of the CDE in place of Ms Maria MACHAILO-
ELLIS:
— Mr Lekwalo Leta MOSIENYANE.
Article 2
Without prejudice to any subsequent decisions that the Committee might have to take under its prerogatives, for the
remainder of the current term of office — i.e. 6 September 2018, or the time of closure of the Centre, whichever is
earlier — the CDE Executive Board shall be composed as follows:
Mr Jacek ADAMSKI
Mr Martin BENKO
(1) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.
(2) Agreement amending the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one
part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (OJ L 209, 11.8.2005,
p. 27).
(3) Agreement amending for the second time the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group
of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000, as
first amended in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (OJ L 287, 4.11.2010, p. 3).
(4) OJ L 66, 8.3.2006, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 263, 5.10.2013, p. 18.
(6) Decision No 2/2014 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors of 5 August 2014 appointing the members of the Executive Board of
the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) (OJ L 245, 20.8.2014, p. 9).L 72/62 EN Official Journal of the European Union 17.3.2016
Ms Nicole BOLLEN
Mr John Atkins ARUHURI
Mr Lekwalo Leta MOSIENYANE
Mr Félix MOUKO.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. It may be revised at any time depending on the situation
of the Centre.
Done at Brussels, 7 March 2016.
For the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors
The Chairman
P. DE GOOIJER