COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/839

of 20 May 2021

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 of 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 (‘TCT’) was approved on behalf of the Union on 4 March 2019 by Council Decision (EU) 2019/392 (1) 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 and a decision specifying the procedure for the implementation of the budget.

(3) The Regional Steering Committee is shortly to adopt decisions on the reimbursement of expenses incurred by persons from outside the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community who are invited to participate in meetings of the Transport Community, the reimbursement of staff of the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community for travel and relocation costs upon taking up duties and termination of service, and the contribution of the Transport Community to the health, unemployment, pension and disability insurance for staff of the Permanent Secretariat of 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 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 rules on the following matters shall be based on the corresponding draft decisions of the Regional Steering Committee (2): (a) the reimbursement of expenses incurred by persons from outside the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community who are invited to participate in meetings of the Transport Community; (b) the reimbursement of staff of the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community for travel and relocation costs upon taking up duties and termination of service; and (c) the contribution of the Transport Community to the health, unemployment, pension and disability insurance for staff of the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community. 2. Minor changes to the draft decisions referred to in paragraph 1 may be agreed to by the representatives of the 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, 20 May 2021. For the Council The President A. SANTOS SILVA

(1) 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).

(2) See document ST 8040/21 at http://register.consilium.europa.eu