2005/502/EC: Decision No 2/2005 of the EU-Romania Association Council of 20 June 2005 amending, through the setting up of a Joint Consultative Committee between the Committee of the Regions and the Romanian Liaison Committee for Cooperation with the Committee of the Regions, Decision No 1/95 adopting the rules of procedure of the Association Council
Date: 2005-06-20
Institutions: EC–Romania Association Council
Subjects: Association Council (EU), European Committee of the Regions, Romania, exchange of information, regional cooperation, rules of procedure

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COUNCIL

DECISION No 2/2005 OF THE EU-ROMANIA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 20 June 2005

amending, through the setting up of a Joint Consultative Committee between the Committee of the
Regions and the Romanian Liaison Committee for Cooperation with the Committee of the Regions,
Decision No 1/95 adopting the rules of procedure of the Association Council

(2005/502/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

‘Article 18

Having regard to the Europe Agreement establishing an asso-
ciation between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part (1) and in
particular Article 111 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Dialogue and cooperation between the regional and local
authorities in the European Community and those in
Romania can make a major contribution to the devel-
opment of
relations and to the integration of
Europe.

their

It seems appropriate that such cooperation should be
organised at the level of the Committee of the Regions,
of the one part, and of the Romanian Liaison Committee
for Cooperation with the Committee of the Regions, of
the other part, by setting up a Joint Consultative
Committee.

This means that the rules of procedure of the Association
Council, adopted by Decision No 1/95 (2), 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:

(1) OJ L 357, 31.12.1994, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 171, 21.7.1995, p. 41.

A Joint Consultative Committee (hereinafter referred to as
“Committee”) is hereby established with the task of assisting
the Association Council with a view to promoting dialogue
and cooperation between the regional and local authorities in
the European Community and those in Romania. Such
dialogue and cooperation shall be aimed in particular at:

1. preparing Romanian local authorities for activity in the
framework of future membership of the European Union;

2. preparing Romanian local authorities for their partici-
the Regions

pation in the work of the Committee of
after accession of Romania;

3. exchanging information on current

issues of mutual
interest, in particular on the state of play concerning EU
regional policy and the accession process as well as
preparation of Romanian local authorities
these
policies;

for

4. encouraging multilateral structured dialogue between (a)
Romanian local authorities and (b)
regions from EU
Member States, including through networking in specific
areas where direct contacts and cooperation between local
authorities from Romania, on the one hand, and regions
and local authorities from EU Member States, on the other
hand, might prove the most effective way of solving
particular problems;

5. providing regular exchanges of

information on inter-
regional
from
authorities
Romania and regions and local authorities from Member
States;

cooperation between local

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6. encouraging exchanges of experience and knowledge in
the field of regional policy and structural
interventions,
between (a) Romanian local authorities and (b) regions
and local authorities from EU Member States, in particular
know-how and techniques concerning the preparation of
regional and local development plans or strategies and the
most efficient use of Structural Funds;

7. assisting Romanian local authorities by means of infor-
implementation of the
life on the

mation exchange in the practical
principle of subsidiarity in all aspects of
regional and local level;

8. discussing any other relevant matters proposed by any
side, as they can arise in the context of implementation
of the Europe Agreement and in the framework of the
Pre-accession Strategy.

Article 19

The Committee shall comprise of eight representatives of the
Committee of the Regions, on the one hand, and eight repre-
sentatives of the Romanian Liaison Committee for Coop-
eration with the Committee of the Regions, on the other
hand. An equal number of alternate members shall be
appointed.

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 regional and local
authorities, on its own initiative.

The Committee shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure.

The Committee shall meet at intervals, which it shall
determine in its Rules of Procedure.

itself

The Committee shall be co-chaired by a member of
the
Committee of the Regions and a member of the Romanian
Liaison Committee for Cooperation with the Committee of
the Regions.

Article 20

The Committee of the Regions, on the one hand, and the
Romanian Liaison Committee for Cooperation with the
Committee of the Regions, on the other hand, shall each
defray the expenses they incur by reason of their partici-
pation in the meetings of the Committee with regard to
staff, travel and subsistence expenditure and to postal and
telecommunications expenditure.

Expenditure in connection with interpreting at meetings,
translation and reproduction of documents shall be borne
by the Committee of the Regions, with the exception of
expenditure in connection with interpreting or translation
into or
from Romanian, which shall be borne by the
Romanian Liaison Committee for Cooperation with the
Committee of the Regions.

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.

The Committee may make recommendations to the Asso-
ciation Council.

Done at Brussels, 20 June 2005.

Members shall be chosen to ensure that the Committee is as
faithful a reflection as possible of
the various levels of
regional
in both the European
Community and Romania.

and local

authorities

For the Association Council
The Chairman

J. ASSELBORN