Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community position within the Association Council between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Hungary, of the other part, on the delegation of power for the management of the Protocol on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (PECA)
Date: 2001-08-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Association Council (EU), Hungary, association agreement (EU), industrial product, product safety, rules of procedure

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 07.08.2001
COM(2001) 471 final

2001/0183 (ACC)

Proposal for a

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The Europe Agreement (EA) establishing an Association between the European Communities
and their Member States, of the one part, and Hungary, of the other part, came into force on
1 February  1994.  A  Protocol  to  the  EA  on  Conformity  Assessment  and  Acceptance  of
Industrial  Products  (PECA)  was  signed  on  26  February  2001  and  will  enter  into  force  on
1 June 2001.

Articles 10, 11, 14, and 16 as well as the annexes to the PECA give the Association Council
the authorisation to take decisions for the proper functioning of the PECA. The  Association
Council’s decision making power extends, for example, to the following issues:

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decisions regarding disagreements on the results of the verifications and suspensions,
in part or totally, of any notified body

amending the annexes of the PECA

adding new annexes to the PECA

appointing a joint team or teams of experts to  verify  the  technical  competence of a
notified body and its compliance with the requirements

exchanging information on proposed and actual modifications of the Community and
national law referred to in the annexes

considered  new  or  additional  conformity  assessment  procedures  affecting  a  sector
covered by an annex of the PECA

resolving any questions relating to the application of this Protocol.

Many of these activities will require rapid action, others are of a technical nature which – in
the context of the EA - are not usually handled by the Association Council itself, but by sub-
committees  or  the  Association  Committee.  Art.  14  of  the  PECA  foresees  therefore  the
possibility  for  the  Association  Council  to  delegate  its  responsibilities  in  conformity  with
Article 108(2) of the EA.

In  order  to  simplify  the  management  of  the  PECA,  it  is  therefore  proposed  to  delegate  the
responsibilities,  which  the  Association  Council  has  in  the  context  of  the  PECA,  to  the
Association Committee. The Association Committee in turn will designate a sub-committee,
which  will  be  responsible  for  the  preparation  of  its  decisions  on  the  management  of  the
PECA.

The Council is invited to adopt the annexed proposal for an Association Council decision to
this effect.

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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular
Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300 (2), second subparagraph thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1,

Whereas:

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The Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States,
of the one part, and Hungary, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 4 October 1993,
entered into force on 1 February 1994,

The Protocol to the Europe Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of
Industrial  Products,  signed  in  Brussels  on  26  February  2001,  enters  into  force  on
1 June 2001,

The  Protocol  on  Conformity  Assessment  and  Acceptance  of  Industrial  Products
foresees that the Association Council is responsible for the effective functioning of the
Protocol,

The  Protocol  on  Conformity  Assessment  and  Acceptance  of  Industrial  Products
foresees  that  the  Association  Council  may  delegate  its  responsibilities  in  conformity
with Article 108(2) of the Europe Agreement

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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The  position  to  be  taken  by  the  Community  within  the  Association  Council  between  the
European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Hungary, of the other part,
on  the  delegation  of  the  management  of  the  Protocol  on  Conformity  Assessment  and
Acceptance of Industrial Products (PECA), is contained in the attached draft decision of the
Association Council.

Done at Brussels,

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THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Europe Agreement, in particular Article 108 (2)

Whereas  the  Protocol  on  Conformity  Assessment  and  Acceptance  of  Industrial  Products
enters into force on 1 June 2001

Whereas  the  said  protocol  foresees  that  the  Association  Council  may  delegate  its
responsibilities  set  out  under  this  protocol  in  conformity  with  Article  108(2)  of  the  Europe
Agreement.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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The rules of procedures of the Association Council are amended by introducing the following
new paragraph after Article 13(2):

The Association Committee assures the effective functioning of the Protocol on Conformity
Assessment  and  Acceptance  of  Industrial  Products  and  takes  the  decisions,  which  the
Association Council is entitled to take under this Protocol.

Done at Brussels, …. 2001

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