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Date: 2015-07-01Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision No 5/2014 of the EU-Colombia-Peru Trade Committee of 16 May 2014 Establishment of a Group of Experts on issues covered by the Title on Trade and Sustainable Development, referred to in Article 284(3) of the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part [2015/1049]
**Summary:**
Decision No 5/2014 of the EU-Colombia/Peru Trade Committee, dated 16 May 2014, establishes a Group of Experts on issues covered by the Title on Trade and Sustainable Development, as referenced in Article 284(3) of the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, and Colombia and Peru. This decision, documented as 2015/1049, follows Article 284 of the Agreement, which allows a Party to request a Group of Experts to examine trade and sustainable development matters unresolved through governmental consultations under Article 283. The Trade Committee is responsible for endorsing a list of at least 15 experts and holds exclusive authority to evaluate and adopt decisions related to subjects referred by specialized bodies established under the Agreement. The Annex to the Decision lists individuals who may serve as experts for Article 284, including Claudia Martnez, Carlos Costa Posada, Enrique Borda Villegas, and others. Additionally, the list includes potential chairpersons such as Robert McCorquodale, Dane Ratliff, and Jill Murray. The decision entered into force on 7 October 2014 and was signed in Lima on 16 May 2014 by Cecilia LVAREZ-CORREA (Minister for Trade, Industry and Tourism of Colombia), Karel DE GUCHT (Commissioner for Trade of the European Commission), and Blanca Magali SILVA VELARDE-LVAREZ (Minister for Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru).
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Colombia: A country in South America that is party to the Trade Agreement.
Peru: A country in South America that is party to the Trade Agreement.
EU-Colombia-Peru Trade Committee: The committee established to oversee the Trade Agreement between the European Union, Colombia, and Peru.
Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part: The formal agreement governing trade relations between the involved parties, signed in Brussels on 26 June 2012.
Article 284: Article within the Trade Agreement that provides for the establishment of a Group of Experts to examine trade and sustainable development matters.
Brussels: City in Belgium where the Trade Agreement was signed.
Lima: City in Peru where the Decision was made.
L 167/92 EN Official Journal of the European Union 1.7.2015
DECISION No 5/2014 OF THE EU-COLOMBIA-PERU TRADE COMMITTEE
of 16 May 2014
Establishment of a Group of Experts on issues covered by the Title on Trade and Sustainable
Development, referred to in Article 284(3) of the Trade Agreement between the European Union
and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part [2015/1049]
THE TRADE COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and
Colombia and Peru, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), signed in Brussels on 26 June 2012, and in particular
Article 284(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 284 of the Agreement provides that a Party may request that a Group of Experts be convened to examine
a trade and sustainable development matter that has not been satisfactorily addressed through governmental
consultations under Article 283 of the Agreement.
(2) At its first meeting the Trade Committee shall endorse a list of at least 15 persons with expertise on issues
covered by the Title on Trade and Sustainable Development.
(3) The Trade Committee has the exclusive authority to evaluate and adopt decisions as envisaged in the Agreement
regarding any subject matter which is referred to it by the specialised bodies established according to the
Agreement,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
1. The lists of individuals who may serve as experts for the purposes of Article 284 of the Agreement are set out in the
Annex to this Decision.
2. This Decision shall enter into force on 7 October 2014
Done at Lima, 16 May 2014
For the Trade Committee
Minister for Trade, Industry and Tourism Commissioner for Trade of the European Minister for Foreign Trade and Tourism
of Colombia Commission of Peru
Cecilia ÁLVAREZ-CORREA Karel DE GUCHT Blanca Magali SILVA VELARDE-ÁLVAREZ1.7.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 167/93
ANNEX
LIST OF EXPERTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 284(3) OF THE AGREEMENT
List of experts
1. Claudia Martínez
2. Carlos Costa Posada
3. Enrique Borda Villegas
4. Katerine Bermúdez
5. Eddy Laurijssen
6. Jorge Cardona
7. Hélène Ruiz Fabri
8. Geert Van Calster
9. Jorge Mario Caillaux Zazzali
10. Rosario Gómez Gamarra
11. Jorge Toyama Miyagusuku
12. Alfonso de los Heros Pérez Albela
Chairpersons
1. Robert McCorquodale
2. Dane Ratliff
3. Jill Murray
4. Arthur Edmond Appleton
5. Maryse Robert
6. Orlando Pérez Gárate