COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/793

of 12 June 2020

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Regional Steering Committee of the Transport Community as regards certain administrative and staff matters and the laying down of financial rules for the Transport Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91 and Article 100(2) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Treaty establishing the Transport Community (‘the TCT’) was signed by the Union in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2017/1937 (1). It was approved on behalf of the Union on 4 March 2019 by Council Decision (EU) 2019/392 (2) and entered into force on 1 May 2019.

(2) The Regional Steering Committee was established by the TCT for the administration and the proper implementation of the TCT. The TCT requires the Regional Steering Committee to adopt rules on the working conditions of the staff of the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community, as well as a decision specifying the procedure for the implementation of the budget and for presenting and auditing accounts.

(3) The Regional Steering Committee is shortly to adopt decisions on the travel rules for staff of the Transport Community, on the rules on the reimbursement of expenses incurred by persons from outside the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community who are invited to attend meetings in an expert capacity and on the financial rules and auditing procedures applicable to the Transport Community.

(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Regional Steering Committee, as such decisions are necessary for the good functioning of the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community and will be binding upon the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Regional Steering Committee set up by the Treaty establishing the Transport Community as regards the travel rules for staff of the Transport Community, the rules on the reimbursement of expenses incurred by persons from outside the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community who are invited to attend meetings in an expert capacity and the financial rules and auditing procedures applicable to the Transport Community shall be based on the corresponding draft decisions of the Regional Steering Committee (3). Minor changes to those draft decisions may be agreed to by the representatives of the European Union within the Regional Steering Committee without a further decision of the Council.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 12 June 2020. For the Council The President A. METELKO-ZGOMBIĆ

(1) Council Decision (EU) 2017/1937 of 11 July 2017 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Treaty establishing the Transport Community (OJ L 278, 27.10.2017, p. 1).

(2) Council Decision (EU) 2019/392 of 4 March 2019 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Treaty establishing the Transport Community (OJ L 71, 13.3.2019, p. 1).

(3) See document ST 8100/20 at http://register.consilium.europa.eu