Date: 2015-04-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision No 3/2014 of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Council of 16 December 2014 on the delegation of certain powers by the Association Council to the Association Committee in Trade configuration [2015/673]
**Policy Summary:**
This decision, No. 3/2014, made by the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Council on December 16, 2014, delegates specific powers to the Association Committee in Trade configuration. The decision pertains to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, and the Republic of Moldova.
Specifically, the Association Council delegates the power to update or amend the Annexes to the Agreement that relate to Chapters 1, 3, 5, 6, and 8 of Title V (Trade and Trade-related Matters) of the Agreement. This delegation applies to the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as outlined in Article 438(4) of the Agreement. The delegation is conditional, applying only to the extent that no specific provisions within those chapters govern the updating or amendment of their respective Annexes.
This decision aims to ensure the smooth and timely implementation of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area aspects of the Agreement. The decision entered into force on the date of its adoption.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: One of the parties to the Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova.
European Atomic Energy Community: One of the parties to the Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova.
Republic of Moldova: One of the parties to the Association Agreement with the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.
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: The international agreement that forms the basis for the decision being made.
Association Council: The body responsible for supervising and monitoring the application and implementation of the Association Agreement.
Association Committee: A committee to which the Association Council can delegate its powers.
Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area: A key component of the Association Agreement, aimed at facilitating trade between the EU and Moldova.
Brussels: The location where the decision was adopted.
L 110/40 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.4.2015
DECISION No 3/2014 OF THE EU-REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
of 16 December 2014
on the delegation of certain powers by the Association Council to the Association Committee in
Trade configuration [2015/673]
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 (1) (‘the Agreement’), and in
particular Article 436(3) and Article 438(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 464 of the Agreement, parts of the Agreement have been applied provisionally as of
1 September 2014.
(2) Pursuant to Article 434(1) of the Agreement, the Association Council is responsible for supervising and
monitoring the application and implementation of the Agreement.
(3) In accordance with Article 438(2) of the Agreement, the Association Council may delegate to the Association
Committee any of its powers, including the power to take binding decisions.
(4) Pursuant to Article 438(4) of the Agreement, the Association Committee is to meet in a specific configuration to
address all issues related to Title V (Trade and Trade-related Matters) of the Agreement.
(5) In order to ensure smooth and timely implementation of the part of the Agreement related to a Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Area, the Association Council should delegate the power to update or amend the
Annexes to the Agreement which relate to Chapters 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8 of Title V (Trade and Trade-related Matters)
of the Agreement to the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 438(4) of the
Agreement, to the extent that there are no specific provisions in those Chapters relating to the update or the
amendment of those Annexes,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Association Council hereby delegates the power to update or amend the Annexes to the Agreement which relate to
Chapters 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8 of Title V (Trade and Trade-related Matters) of the Agreement to the Association Committee in
Trade configuration, as set out in Article 438(4) of the Agreement, to the extent that there are no specific provisions in
those Chapters relating to the update or the amendment of those Annexes.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2014.
For the Association Council
The Chair
F. MOGHERINI
(1) OJ L 260, 30.8.2014, p. 4.