Decision No 3/1999 of the Association Council, Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part, of 4 June 1999 amending, through the setting up of a Joint Consultative Committee, Decision No 1/94 adopting the rules of procedure of the Association Council
Date: 1999-06-04
Institutions: EC–Poland Association Council
Subjects: Association Council (EU), EU Member State, Poland, advisory committee (EU), rules of procedure

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COUNCIL

DECISION No 3/1999 OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

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

of 4 June 1999

amending, through the setting up of a Joint Consultative Committee, Decision No 1/94 adopting
the rules of procedure of the Association Council

(1999/619/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Europe Agreement establishing an asso-
ciation between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other
part (1), and in particular Article 107 thereof,

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

(2) Whereas it seems appropriate that such cooperation
should be organised at the level of the members of the
Economic and Social Committee of
the European
Communities and the Polish Liaison Committee for
Cooperation with the Economic and Social Committee
of the European Communities, of the other part, by the
setting up of a Joint Consultative Committee;

(3) Whereas this means that the rules of procedure of the
Association Council, adopted by Decision No 1/94, 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
the
promoting

cooperation

dialogue

between

and

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

Article 16

and Social Committee of

The Joint Consultative Committee (hereinafter referred to as
“Committee”) shall comprise nine representatives of the
Economic
European
Communities, on the one hand, and nine representatives of
the Polish Liaison Committee for Cooperation with the
Economic
European
Communities, on the other hand.

and Social Committee of

the

the

The Committee shall carry out its activities on the basis of
consultation by the Association 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 Committee is
as faithful a reflection as possible of the various economic
and social
European
Community and Poland.

in both the

interest

groups

The Committee shall be co-chaired by a member of the
Economic
European
the Polish Liaison
Communities
Committee for Cooperation with Economic and Social
Committee of the European Communities.

and Social Committee of
and a member of

the

(1) OJ L 348, 31.12.1993, p. 2.

The Committee shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure.

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Article 17

The Economic and Social Committee of
the European
Communities, on the one hand, and the Polish Liaison
Committee for Cooperation with the Economic and Social
Committee of the European Communities, on the other
hand, shall each defray the expenses they incur by reason
of their participation in the meetings of the Committee and
of
travel and
subsistence expenditure and to postal and telecommunica-
tions expenditure.

its working groups with regard to staff,

Expenditure in connection with interpreting at meetings,
translation and reproduction of documents shall be borne
by the Economic and Social Committee of the European
Communities, with the exception of expenditure in connec-
tion with interpreting or translation into or from Polish,
which shall be borne by the Polish Liaison Committee for

Cooperation with the Economic and Social Committee of
the European Communities.

Other expenditure relating to the material organisation 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, 4 June 1999.

For the Association Council

The President

B. GEREMEK