Date: 2015-06-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision No 3/2014 of the EU-Ukraine Association Council of 15 December 2014 on the delegation of certain powers by the Association Council to the Association Committee in Trade configuration [2015/980]
**Policy Summary: EU-Ukraine Association Council Decision No. 3/2014**
This decision, adopted on December 15, 2014, by the EU-Ukraine Association Council, concerns the delegation of specific powers to the Association Committee in Trade configuration. The legal basis for this decision is 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, specifically Article 463(3) and Article 465(2) of that agreement.
The decision delegates the power to update or amend specific annexes of the Association Agreement to the Association Committee in Trade configuration. This delegation applies to the annexes related to Chapters 1 (Annexes I-C and I-D), 2 (Annex II), 3, 5, 6, and 8 of Title IV ("Trade and Trade-related Matters") of the Agreement. This delegation is conditional; the Association Committee's power extends only to instances where no specific provisions within those chapters govern the updating or amendment of the annexes.
The rationale behind this delegation is to ensure the smooth and timely implementation of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which is a part of the broader Association Agreement.
This decision entered into force on December 15, 2014.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: One of the parties in the Association Agreement with Ukraine.
European Atomic Energy Community: One of the parties in the Association Agreement with Ukraine.
Ukraine: One of the parties in the Association Agreement with the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.
EU-Ukraine Association Agreement: The international agreement between the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and Ukraine.
Association Council: The body responsible for supervising and monitoring the application and implementation of the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine.
Association Committee in Trade configuration: A specific configuration of the Association Committee responsible for addressing issues related to Trade and Traderelated Matters of the Association Agreement.
Brussels: The location where the decision was adopted.
F. MOGHERINI: The Chair of the Association Council.
L 158/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.6.2015
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DECISION No 3/2014 OF THE EU-UKRAINE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
of 15 December 2014
on the delegation of certain powers by the Association Council to the Association Committee in
Trade configuration [2015/980]
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 463(3) and Article 465(2) 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 461(1) of the Agreement, the Association Council is responsible for supervising and
monitoring the application and implementation of the Agreement.
(3) Pursuant to Article 465(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 465(4) of the Agreement, the Association Committee is to meet in a specific configuration to
address all issues related to Title IV (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 the 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, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 of Title IV (Trade and Trade-related
Matters) of the Agreement to the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 465(4) of
the Agreement, to the extent that there are no specific provisions in those Chapters relating to the updating 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 (Annexes I-C and I-D to the Agreement), 2 (Annex II to the Agreement) and 3, 5, 6 and 8 of Title IV (Trade
and Trade-related Matters) of the Agreement to the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in
Article 465(4) of the Agreement, to the extent that there are no specific provisions in those Chapters relating to the
updating or the amendment of those Annexes.
(1) OJ L 161, 29.5.2014, p. 3.24.6.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 158/5
Article 2
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