2002/752/EC: Decision No 4/2002 of the EU-Czech Republic Association Council of 20 June 2002 amending, through the setting up of a Joint Consultative Committee, Decision No 1/95 establishing the rules of procedure of the Association Council
Date: 2002-06-20
Institutions: EC–Czech Republic Association Council
Subjects: Czechia, European integration, advisory committee (EU), association agreement (EU), economic cooperation, rules of procedure

13.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 246/33

DECISION No 4/2002 OF THE EU-CZECH REPUBLIC ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 20 June 2002

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

(2002/752/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Europe Agreement establishing an associa-
tion between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other
part (1), and in particular Article 109 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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

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

This means that the rules of procedure of the Association
Council, adopted by Decision 1/95, 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 19

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 Czech Republic. Such
dialogue and cooperation shall encompass all economic
relations between the European
and social aspects of
Community and the Czech Republic, as they arise in the
context of the implementation of the Europe Agreement.
The Joint Consultative Committee shall express its views on
questions arising in these areas.

Article 20

The Joint Consultative Committee shall comprise seven
representatives of the Economic and Social Committee of
the European Communities and seven representatives of the
Czech Republic'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
the promotion of dialogue between the
economic and social interest groups, on its own initiative.

regards

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 Czech Republic.

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

The Joint Consultative Committee shall adopt its rules of
procedure.

Article 21

The Economic and Social Committee of
the European
Communities, on the one hand, and the Czech 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 Czech expenditure in connection with interpreting or
translation into or from Czech, which shall be borne by the
Czech 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, 20 June 2002.

For the Association Council

The President

J. KAVAN

(1) OJ L 360, 31.12.1994, p. 2.