The EU-Israel Association Council, acting under the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, adopted Recommendation No 1/2022 on March 8, 2022, to extend the EU-Israel Action Plan for three years. This decision, made via written procedure, aims to facilitate continued cooperation between the parties. The recommendation took effect on the date of its adoption. The President of the Council, J. Borrell Fontelles, signed the recommendation in Brussels. The legal basis for this action is Article 69 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, which establishes the Association Council's authority, and Article 10 of the Council's Rules of Procedure, which allows for decisions to be made between sessions. The original Euro-Mediterranean Agreement was signed in Brussels on November 20, 1995, and came into force on June 1, 2000. The official journal reference is OJ L 147, 21.6.2000, p. 3.
Key Entities Referenced
EU-Israel Association Council: The decision-making body established under the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and Israel.
EU-Israel Action Plan: A framework for cooperation between the European Union and the State of Israel, which is being extended for three years.
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement: An agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, and the State of Israel.
State of Israel: A country in the Middle East, and a party to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe
Brussels: The location where the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement was signed and where the recommendation was adopted.
J. BORRELL FONTELLES: The President of the Council who signed the recommendation.
11.3.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 84/43
RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATION No 1/2022 OF THE EU-ISRAEL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
of 8 March 2022
approving the extension of the EU-Israel Action Plan (2022/412)
THE EU-ISRAEL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,
Having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and
their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part(1),
Whereas:
(1) The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (‘the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement’) was
signed in Brussels on 20 November 1995and entered into force on 1 June 2000.
(2) Article 69 of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement gives the Association Council the power to take decisions and
make appropriate recommendations.
(3) Article 10 of the Rules of Procedure of the Association Council provides for the possibility of taking decisions or
recommendations by written procedure between sessions, if the Parties so agree.
(4) The extension of the EU-Israel Action Plan for three years will give the Parties the opportunity to take forward their
cooperation for the coming years, including through the possible negotiation of partnership priorities,
HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION:
Article 1
The Association Council, acting by written procedure, recommends that the EU-Israel Action Plan be extended for three
years as of the date of the adoption of this Recommendation.
Article 2
This Recommendation shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 8 March 2022.
For the Council
The President
J. BORRELL FONTELLES
(1) OJ L 147, 21.6.2000, p. 3.