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Council Decision (EU) 2015/2035 of 26 October 2015 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the            Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee and the Association Committee in Trade configuration established by the Association            Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and            Georgia, of the other part, as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee,            the establishment of the list of experts on trade and sustainable development by that Sub-Committee, and the establishment            of the list of arbitrators by the Association Committee in Trade configuration         

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# Council Decision (EU) 2015/2035                     

# of 26 October 2015

# on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee and                        the Association Committee in Trade configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the                        European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, as regards the                        adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee, the establishment of the list of                        experts on trade and sustainable development by that Sub-Committee, and the establishment of the list of arbitrators by the                        Association Committee in Trade configuration                     

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article                           207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,                        

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)Article 431 of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member                              States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part(1) (‘the Agreement’) provides for provisional application of the Agreement in part.

(2)Article 3 of Council Decision 2014/494/EU(2) specifies which parts of the Agreement are to be applied provisionally, including the provisions on the establishment and                              functioning of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee and of the Association Committee in Trade configuration,                              as set out in Article 408(4) of the Agreement (‘the Association Committee in Trade configuration’), the provisions regarding                              trade and sustainable development and those on dispute settlement.

(3)Pursuant to Article 240(3) of the Agreement, the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee is to adopt its rules of                              procedure.

(4)Pursuant to Article 243(3) of the Agreement, the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee is to establish at its first                              meeting a list of at least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as experts in panel procedures on trade and sustainable                              development.

(5)Pursuant to Article 268(1) of the Agreement, the Association Committee in Trade configuration is to establish a list of at                              least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators in dispute settlement proceedings within 6 months of                              the start of the provisional application of the Agreement.

(6)It is therefore appropriate to determine the Union position as regards the rules of procedure to be adopted by the Trade and                              Sustainable Development Sub-Committee, the list of experts on trade and sustainable development to be established by that                              Sub-Committee, and as regards the list of arbitrators to be established by the Association Committee in Trade configuration,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

# Article 1U.K.

1.The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee established by                        Article 240 of the Agreement, as regards the adoption of the Rules of Procedure of that Sub-Committee and the establishment                        of the list of experts on trade and sustainable development shall be based on the draft Decisions of that Sub-Committee attached                        to this Decision.                  

2.Minor technical corrections to the draft Decisions may be agreed by the representatives of the Union in the Trade and Sustainable                        Development Sub-Committee without further decision of the Council.                  

# Article 2U.K.

1.The position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as regards the establishment                        of the list of arbitrators shall be based on the draft Decision of that Committee attached to this Decision.                  

2.Minor technical corrections to the draft Decision may be agreed by the representatives of the Union in the Association Committee                        in Trade configuration without further decision of the Council.                  

# Article 3U.K.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 26 October 2015.

*For the Council*                            

*The President*                            

F. Mogherini                            

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# DECISION No 1/2015 OF THE EU-GEORGIA TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE

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# adopting its Rules of Procedure

THE EU-GEORGIA TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE,

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 Georgia, of the other part(3) (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 240 thereof,                              

Whereas:

(1)In accordance with Article 431 of the Agreement, parts of the Agreement have been applied provisionally since 1 September                                    2014.

(2)Pursuant to Article 240 of the Agreement, the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee is to oversee the implementation                                    of Chapter 13 (Trade and Sustainable Development) of Title IV (Trade and Trade-related matters) of the Agreement.

(3)Pursuant to Article 240(3) of the Agreement, the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee is to adopt its rules of                                    procedure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

# Article 1U.K.

The Rules of Procedure of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee, as set out in the Annex, are hereby adopted.

# Article 2U.K.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at ...,

*For the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee*                                  

*The Chair*                                  

## ANNEXU.K.**Rules of Procedure of the EU-Georgia Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee**

### Article 1U.K.General provisions

1.The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee established in accordance with Article 240 of the Association Agreement                              between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia,                              of the other part (‘the Agreement’) shall assist the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 408(4)                              of the Agreement (‘the Association Committee in Trade configuration’), in the performance of its duties.                        

2.The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee shall perform the functions set out in Chapter 13 (Trade and Sustainable                              Development) of Title IV (Trade and trade-related matters) of the Agreement.                        

3.The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee shall be composed of representatives of the European Commission and of                              Georgia, responsible for trade and sustainable development matters.                        

4.A representative of the European Commission or of Georgia who is responsible for trade and sustainable development matters                              shall act as Chair of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee in accordance with Article 2.                        

5.The term ‘the Parties’ in these Rules of Procedure shall be defined as provided for in Article 428 of the Agreement.                        

### Article 2U.K.Specific provisions

1.Articles 2 to 14 of the Rules of Procedure of the EU-Georgia Association Committee shall apply, unless otherwise provided                              for in these Rules of Procedure.                        

2.The references to the Association Council shall be read as references to the Association Committee in Trade configuration.                              The references to the Association Committee or the Association Committee in Trade configuration shall be read as references                              to the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee.                        

### Article 3U.K.Meetings

The Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee shall meet as necessary. The Parties shall aim to meet once a year.

### Article 4U.K.Amendment of Rules of Procedure

These Rules of Procedure may be amended by a decision of the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee in accordance                           with Article 240 of the Agreement.                        

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# DECISION No 2/2015 OF THE EU-GEORGIA TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE

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# establishing the list of experts on trade and sustainable development

THE EU-GEORGIA TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE,

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 Georgia, of the other part(4) (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 243 thereof,                              

Whereas:

(1)In accordance with Article 431 of the Agreement, parts of the Agreement have been applied provisionally since 1 September                                    2014.

(2)Pursuant to Article 243(3) of the Agreement, the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee is to establish a list of                                    at least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as experts in panel procedures,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

# Article 1U.K.

The list of experts on trade and sustainable development for the purposes of Article 243 of the Agreement is established as                           set out in the Annex.                        

# Article 2U.K.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at ...,

*For the Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee*                                  

*The Chair*                                  

## ANNEXU.K.LIST OF EXPERTS ON TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Experts proposed by Georgia

Nata Sturua

David Kikodze

Marina Shvangiradze

Ilia Osepashvili

Roin Migriauli

Experts proposed by the EU

Eddy Laurijssen

Jorge Cardona

Karin Lukas

Hélène Ruiz Fabri

Laurence Boisson De Chazournes

Geert Van Calster

Chairpersons

Jill Murray (Australia)

Janice Bellace (USA)

Ross Wilson (New Zealand)

Arthur Appleton (USA)

Nathalie Bernasconi (Switzerland)

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# DECISION No 3/2015 OF THE EU-GEORGIA ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE IN TRADE CONFIGURATION

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# establishing the list of arbitrators referred to in Article 268(1) of the Association Agreement between the European Union                              and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part                           

THE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE IN TRADE CONFIGURATION,

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 Georgia, of the other part(5) (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 268(1) thereof,                              

Whereas:

(1)In accordance with Article 431 of the Agreement, parts of the Agreement have been applied provisionally since 1 September                                    2014.

(2)Pursuant to Article 408(3) of the Agreement, the Association Committee has the power to adopt decisions as provided for in                                    the Agreement.

(3)Pursuant to Article 268(1) of the Agreement, the Association Committee in Trade configuration, as set out in Article 408(4)                                    of the Agreement, is to establish a list of at least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators in dispute                                    settlement proceedings within six months of the start of the provisional application of the Agreement,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

# Article 1U.K.

The list of arbitrators for the purposes of Article 268(1) of the Agreement is established as set out in the Annex.

# Article 2U.K.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at ...,

*For the Association Committee in Trade configuration*                                  

*The Chair*                                  

## ANNEXU.K.LIST OF ARBITRATORS

Arbitrators proposed by Georgia

Christian Häberli (Switzerland)

Donald McRae (Canada)

John Adank (New Zealand)

Ronald Saborio (Costa Rica)

Thomas Cottier (Switzerland)

Arbitrators proposed by the EU

Claus–Dieter Ehlermann

Giorgio Saccerdoti

Jacques Bourgeois

Pieter Jan Kuijper

Ramon Torrent

Chairpersons

David Unterhalter (South Africa)

Merit Janow (US)

Helge Seland (Norway)

Leora Blumberg (South Africa)

William Davey (US)

1

OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4.                           

2

Council Decision 2014/494/EU of 16 June 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application                              of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States,                              of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 1).                           

3

OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4.                           

4

OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4.                           

5

OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4.