Decision No 1/98 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, of 15 September 1998 amending, through the setting up of a Joint Consultative Committee, Decision No 1/95 adopting the rules of procedure of the Association Council
Date: 1998-09-15
Institutions: EC–Bulgaria Association Council
Subjects: Association Council (EU), Bulgaria, advisory committee (EU), operation of the Institutions, rules of procedure

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COUNCIL

DECISION No 1/98 OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part,
and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part

amending, through the setting up of a Joint Consultative Committee, Decision
No 1/95 adopting the rules of procedure of the Association Council

of 15 September 1998

(98/651/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Europe Agreement establishing an
association between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of
Bulgaria, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 110
thereof,

Whereas dialogue and cooperation between economic
and social interest groups in the European Community
and those in Bulgaria can make a major contribution to
the development of their relations;

it

seems appropriate that

Whereas
such cooperation
should be organised at the level of the members of the
the European
Economic and Social Committee of
Communities and the economic and social
interest
groups in Bulgaria;

and

between the economic and social interest groups in
the European Community and those in Bulgaria. Such
dialogue
all
cooperation shall
economic and social aspects of relations between the
European Community and Bulgaria, as they arise in
the context of implementation of the Europe Agree-
ment. The committee shall express its views on ques-
tions arising in these areas.

encompass

Article 16

The Joint Consultative Committee shall comprise six
Social
representatives
Committee of the European Communities, on the one
hand, and six representatives of the economic and
social interest groups in Bulgaria, on the other hand.

Economic

and

the

of

Whereas this means that the rules of procedure of the
Association Council, adopted by Decision No 1/95 (2),
need to be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following Articles shall be added to the rules of
procedure of the Association Council:

‘Article 15

A Joint Consultative Committee is hereby established
with the task of assisting the Association Council with
a view to promoting dialogue and cooperation

(1) OJ L 358, 31. 12. 1994, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 255, 25. 10. 1995, p. 19.

The Joint Consultative Committee shall carry out its
activities on the basis of consultation by the Associa-
tion Council or, as concerns the promotion of the
dialogue between the economic and social
interest
groups, on its own initiative.

Members shall be chosen to ensure that the Joint
Consultative Committee is as faithful a reflection as
possible of the various economic and social interest
groups
in both the European Community and
Bulgaria.

The Joint Consultative Committee shall be co-chaired
by a member of the Economic and Social Committee
of
the European Communities and a Bulgarian
member.

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The Joint Consultative Committee shall adopt its own
Rules of Procedure.

which shall be borne by the Bulgarian economic and
social interest groups.

Article 17

The Economic and Social Committee of the European
Communities, on the one hand, and the Bulgarian
economic and social
interest groups, on the other
hand, shall each defray the expenses they incur by
reason of their participation in the meetings of the
committee and of its working groups with regard to
staff, travel and subsistence expenditure and to postal
and telecommunications expenditure.

Expenditure in connection with interpreting at meet-
ings, translation and reproduction of documents shall
be borne by the Economic and Social Committee,
with the exception of expenditure in connection with
interpreting or translation into or from Bulgarian,

Other expenditure relating to the material organisa-
tion of meetings shall be borne by the Party which
hosts the meetings.'

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the
second month following the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 15 September 1998.

For the Association Council

The President

N. MIHAILOVA