2002/850/EC: Decision No 2/2002 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part, of 27 February 2002 amending, through the setting-up of a Joint Consultative Committee, Decision No 1/98 establishing the rules of procedure of the Association Council
Date: 2002-02-27
Institutions: EC–Estonia Association Council
Subjects: Association Council (EU), Estonia, advisory committee (EU), association agreement (EU), rules of procedure

L 299/48

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1.11.2002

DECISION No 2/2002 OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES AND THEIR MEMBER STATES, ON THE ONE PART, AND THE REPUBLIC OF
ESTONIA, OF THE OTHER PART

of 27 February 2002

amending, through the setting-up of a Joint Consultative Committee, Decision No 1/98 establishing
the rules of procedure of the Association Council

(2002/850/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 Estonia, of the other
part (1), and in particular Article 114 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Dialogue and cooperation between economic and social
interest groups in the European Community and the
Republic of Estonia can make a major contribution to
the development of their relations.

It seems appropriate that such cooperation be organised
between the members of
the Economic and Social
Committee of
the European Communities and the
Republic of Estonia'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 No 1/98 (2), 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 Estonia. Such
dialogue and cooperation shall encompass all economic
and social aspects of
relations between the European
Community and the Republic of Estonia, 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 six repre-
sentatives of the Economic and Social Committee of the
European Communities and six representatives of
the
Republic of Estonia'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,
as regards the promotion of 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
interest groups in both the
various economic and social
European Community and the Republic of Estonia.

The Joint Consultative Committee shall be co-chaired by a
member of the Economic and Social Committee of the
European Communities and an Estonian 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 Estonian economic
and social interest groups, on the other hand, shall each
defray the expenses they incur by reason of their participa-
tion in the meetings for the Committee and of its working
groups with regard to staff, travel and subsistence expendi-
ture and to postal and telecommunications expenditure.

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 Estonian expenditure in connection with interpreting or
translation into or from Estonian, which shall be borne by
the Estonian 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, 27 February 2002.

For the Association Council

The President

J. PIQUÉ I CAMPS

(1) OJ L 68, 9.3.1998, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 73, 12.3.1998, p. 17.