2002/97/EC: Decision No 6/2001 of the EU-Slovenia Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part, of 26 October 2001 amending, through the setting-up of a Joint Consultative Committee, Decision No 1/1999 establishing the rules of procedure of the Association Council
Date: 2001-10-26
Institutions: EC–Slovenia Association Council
Subjects: Slovenia, advisory committee (EU), association agreement (EU), cooperation policy, joint committee on EU matters

7.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 37/13

DECISION No 6/2001 OF THE EU-SLOVENIA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL BETWEEN THE EURO-
PEAN COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES, ACTING WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF
THE EUROPEAN UNION, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA, OF THE
OTHER PART,

amending, through the setting-up of a Joint Consultative Committee, Decision No 1/1999 estab-
lishing the rules of procedure of the Association Council

of 26 October 2001

(2002/97/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Europe Agreement establishing an asso-
ciation between the European Communities and their Member
States, acting within the framework of the European Union, of
the one part, and the Republic of Slovenia, of the other part (1),
and in particular Article 115 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Dialogue and cooperation between economic and social
interest groups in the European Union and the Republic
of Slovenia can make a major contribution to the devel-
opment of EU-Slovenian relations.

It seems appropriate that such cooperation be organised
between the members of
the Economic and Social
the European Communities and the
Committee of
Republic of Slovenia's economic and social partners, by
the setting up of a Joint Consultative Committee.

This means that the rules of procedure of the Associa-
tion Council, adopted by Decision 1/1999, have to be
amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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

‘Article 15

Joint Consultative Committee

A Joint Consultative Committee is hereby established,
entrusted with the task of helping the Association Council
with a view to promoting dialogue and cooperation
between the economic and social
interest groups in the
European Community and the Republic of Slovenia. Such
dialogue and cooperation shall encompass all economic
relations between the European
and social aspects of
Community and the Republic of Slovenia, as they arise in
the context of the implementation of the Europe Agree-
ment. The Joint Consultative Committee shall express its
views on questions arising in these areas.

Article 16

The Joint Consultative Committee shall comprise four
representatives of the Economic and Social Committee of

the European Communities and four representatives of the
Republic of Slovenia's economic and social interest groups.

The Joint Consultative Committee shall carry out its tasks
on the basis of consultation by the Association Council or,
with regard to promoting dialogue between economic and
social circles, on its own initiative.

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

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

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

Article 17

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

Expenditure in connection with interpreting at meetings,
translation and reproduction of documents shall be borne
by the Economic and Social Committee, with the exception
of Slovenian expenditure in connection with interpreting or
translation into or from Slovenian, which shall be borne by
the Slovenian economic and social

interest groups.

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, 26 October 2001.

For the Association Council

The President

L. MICHEL

(1) OJ L 51, 26.2.1999, p. 3.