Document ID: 32021C0920(06)
Language: ENG

<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>20.9.2021&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>CI 380/6</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Statement of the European Commission on the advisory nature of strategic boards as in in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1529 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III)
(2021/C 380 I/06)
The European Commission recalls that as laid down in Article 12 of the IPA III Regulation, the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) strategic board is an advisory body to the Commission. This is aligned with Article 33 of the NDICI – Global Europe Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021, which refers to the WBIF and EFSD+ strategic boards. These strategic boards do not have decision-making powers in the context of the implementation of the EU budget. The Rules of Procedures for the WBIF strategic board will be established on this basis.