Date: 2021-01-12Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision No 3/2020 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors of 22 December 2020 extending the mandate of the members of the Executive Board of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) [2021/20]
**Executive Summary:**
This decision by the ACPEU Committee of Ambassadors extends the mandate of the current members of the Executive Board of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA). This extension is until 30 November 2021, aligning with the extended application of the ACPEU Partnership Agreement. The decision was made on December 22, 2020, and is effective from the date of adoption.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Extension of Mandate:**
* The mandate of the members of the Executive Board of the CTA is extended.
* The extension is until 30 November 2021.
* **Basis for Decision:**
* Article 54 of the CTA Statutes allows the ACPEU Committee of Ambassadors to appoint Executive Board members for up to five years.
* The ACPEU Partnership Agreement's application has been extended until 30 November 2021.
* The previous mandate of the Executive Board members was set to expire on 31 December 2020.
* **Executive Board Members Affected:**
* Prof. Augusto Manuel CORREIA
* Mr. David HUNTER
* Ms. Helena JOHANSSON
* Mr. Abel KPAWILINANAMKOISSE
* Dr. Boitshoko NTSHABELE
* Ms. Frederike PRAASTERINK
* **Effective Date:**
* The decision is effective from the date of its adoption (22 December 2020).
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Executive Board Members of the CTA:**
* *Impact:* Their term of service is extended, allowing them to continue their duties until 30 November 2021.
* *Action Required:* Continue performing their duties as members of the Executive Board until the new expiration date, unless subsequent decisions alter their mandate.
* **ACPEU Committee of Ambassadors:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for overseeing the CTA and its Executive Board.
* *Action Required:* Acknowledge and implement the decision, and be prepared to make further decisions regarding the Executive Board before 30 November 2021.
* **Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA):**
* *Impact:* Benefits from the continued leadership and guidance of the Executive Board.
* *Action Required:* Continue to operate under the guidance of the extended Executive Board.
Key Entities Referenced
ACPEU Committee of Ambassadors: The decision-making body responsible for appointing the members of the Executive Board of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation CTA.
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation CTA: An organization whose Executive Board members' mandates are being extended by the ACPEU Committee of Ambassadors.
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States: A group of states that are party to the Partnership Agreement with the European Community.
European Community: A party to the Partnership Agreement with the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States.
ACPEU Partnership Agreement: The agreement governing the relationship between the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States and the European Community.
Prof. Augusto Manuel CORREIA: One of the members of the Executive Board of the CTA whose mandate is extended.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
Michael CLAUSS: The Chairman of the ACPEU Committee of Ambassadors.
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ACTS ADOPTED BY BODIES CREATED BY
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
DECISION No 3/2020 OF THE ACP-EU COMMITTEE OF AMBASSADORS
of 22 December 2020
extending the mandate of the members of the Executive Board of the Technical Centre for
Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) [2021/20]
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(1), and in particular Article 2(5) of
Annex III thereof,
Having regard to Decision No 5/2013 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors of 7 November 2013 on the Statutes of
the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)(2), and in particular Articles 5(4) of the Annex thereof;
Whereas:
(1) Article 5(4) of the Statutes of the CTA provides that the members of the Executive Board of the Technical Centre for
Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) shall be appointed by the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors in
accordance with the procedures laid down by the Committee for a period of up to five years, subject to a mid-term
review.
(2) In accordance with its Article 95(1), the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement was to expire on 29 February 2020.
(3) In accordance with Decision No 3/2019 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors of 17 December 2019 to adopt
transitional measures pursuant to Article 95(4) of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement(3), the application of the
provisions of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement was extended until 31 December 2020, or until the entry into
force of the new Agreement or until the provisional application between the Union and the ACP States of the new
Agreement, whichever comes first.
(4) In accordance with Decision No 1/2020 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors of 24 February 2020 appointing
the members of the Executive Board and the Director of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
(CTA)(4), the mandate of the members of the Executive Board expires on 31 December 2020.
(5) In accordance with Decision No 2/2020 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors of 4 December 2020 to amend
Decision No 3/2019 of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors to adopt transitional measures pursuant to
Article 95(4) of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement(5), the application of the provisions of the ACP-EU Partnership
Agreement was extended until 30 November 2021, or until the entry into force of the new Agreement or until the
provisional application between the Union and the ACP States of the new Agreement, whichever comes first.
(6) The mandate of the members of the Executive Board of the CTA should be extended,
(1) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 309, 19.11.2013, p. 50.
(3) OJ L 1, 3.1.2020, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 72, 9.3.2020, p. 26.
(5) OJ L 420, 14.12.2020, p. 32.12.1.2021 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n U nion L 10/9
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Without prejudice to any subsequent decisions that the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors might have to take in the
framework of its prerogatives, the mandate of the following persons as members of the Executive Board of the CTA is
hereby extended until 30 November 2021:
— Prof. Augusto Manuel CORREIA,
— Mr David HUNTER,
— Ms Helena JOHANSSON,
— Mr Abel KPAWILINA-NAMKOISSE,
— Dr Boitshoko NTSHABELE, and
— Ms Frederike PRAASTERINK.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 2020.
For the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors
The Chairman
Michael CLAUSS