Proposal for a Council and Commission Decision establishing the position to be adopted in the EU – Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council on its Rules of Procedure
Date: 2009-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Union, Montenegro, committee (EU), rules of procedure, stabilisation and association agreement

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 22.12.2009 
COM(2009)688 final 

2009/0184 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION  

establishing the position to be adopted in the EU – Montenegro Stabilisation and 
Association Council on its Rules of Procedure 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The  Stabilisation  and  Association  Agreement  between  the  European  Communities  and  their 
Member  States  and  Montenegro,  is  expected  to  enter  into  force  during  the  first  trimester  of 
2010, following the completion of its ratification by all Member States. 

The Stabilisation and Association Council established by Article 119 of the said Agreement 
supervises  the  implementation  of  the  Agreement  and  examines  any  major  issues  arising 
within its framework and any other bilateral or international issues of mutual interest. 

As provided in Article 120 of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, the Stabilisation 
and Association Council shall establish its rules of procedure. In conformity with Article 122 
of  the  Agreement,  these  rules  of  procedure  determine  the  duties  of  the  Stabilisation  and 
Association  Committee,  which  shall  assist  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  in  the 
performance of its duties. 

As  laid  down  by  Article  2(1)  of  Council  and  Commission  Decision  of……………..on  the 
conclusion  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Agreement,  the  position  to  be  taken  in  the 
Stabilisation and Association Council will be established by decision of the Council, acting on 
a proposal from the Commission, or, where appropriate, by the Commission. 

For the information of the Council, the rules of procedure for the relevant sub-Committees are 
provided in Annex III to the rules of procedure of the Stabilisation and Association Council. 

The  Council  is  therefore  invited  to  approve  the  attached  proposal  for  a  Decision  on  the 
European  Union  and  Euratom  position  concerning  a  Decision  of  the  EU-Montenegro 
Stabilisation and Association Council on its rules of procedure. 

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2009/0184 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION 

establishing the position to be adopted in the EU – Montenegro Stabilisation and 
Association Council on its rules of procedure  

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 

Having regard to the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), 

Having regard to Council and Commission Decision of ……………..on the conclusion of the 
Stabilisation  and  Association  Agreement  between  the  European  Communities  and  their 
Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Republic  of  Montenegro  (hereinafter  referred  to  as 
“Montenegro”), of the other part, and in particular Article 2(1) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Article 119 of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement establishes a Stabilisation 
and Association Council. 

Article 120 of said Agreement provides that the Stabilisation and Association Council 
shall adopt its own rules of procedures. 

Article 122 of said Agreement provides that the Stabilisation and Association Council 
shall be assisted by a Stabilisation and Association Committee.  

Article 122 of said Agreement provides that the Stabilisation and Association Council 
shall,  in  its  rules  of  procedure,  determine  the  duties  of  the  Stabilisation  and 
Association  Committee  and  that  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  may 
delegate any of its powers to the Stabilisation and Association Committee, 

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

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Sole Article 

The position to be adopted by the European Union and the Euratom, within the Stabilisation 
and  Association  Council  established  by  Article  119  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association 
Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and 
the  Republic  of  Montenegro,  of  the  other  part,  in  relation  to  the  rules  of  procedures  of  said 
Stabilisation and Association Council and to the delegation of its powers to the Stabilisation 
and Association Committee referred to in Article 122 of the said Agreement, shall be based 
on the draft Decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council, annexed to this Decision. 
Minor  amendments  to  this  draft  Decision  may  be  accepted  without  further  decision  by  the 
Council and the Commission. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Commission 

For the Council 

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ANNEX I 

Decision No 1 of the EU – Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council of [date] 
adopting its rules of procedure 

THE STABILISATION AND ASSOCIATION COUNCIL, 

Having  regard  to  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Agreement  between  the  European 
Communities  and  their  Member  States,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Republic  of  Montenegro 
(hereinafter referred to as “Montenegro”), of the other part, and in particular Articles 119 and 
120 thereof, 

Whereas that Agreement entered into force on ……………, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

Article 1 

Chairmanship 

The Stabilisation and Association Council shall be presided over alternately for periods of 12 
months by a representative of the Council of the European Union, on behalf of the EU and its 
Member States, and by a representative of the Government of Montenegro. The first period 
shall begin on the date of the first Stabilisation and Association Council meeting and end on 
31 December 2010. 

Article 2 

Meetings 

The Stabilisation and Association Council shall meet at ministerial level once a year. Special 
sessions  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  may  be  held  at  the  request  of  either 
Party,  if  the  Parties  so  agree.  Unless  otherwise  agreed  by  the  Parties,  each  session  of  the 
Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  shall  be  held  at  the  usual  venue  for  meetings  of  the 
Council of the European Union at a date agreed by both Parties. Meetings of the Stabilisation 
and Association Council shall be jointly convened by the Secretaries of the Stabilisation and 
Association Council in agreement with the President.  

Article 3 

Representation 

The  members  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  may  be  represented  if  unable  to 
attend. If a member wishes to be so represented, he must notify the President of the name of 
his representative before the meeting at which he is to be so represented. The representative of 
a  member  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  shall  exercise  all  the  rights  of  that 
member. 

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Article 4 

Delegations 

The members of the Stabilisation and Association Council may be accompanied by officials. 
Before  each  meeting,  the  President  shall  be  informed  of  the  intended  composition  of  the 
delegation of each Party. A representative of the European Investment Bank shall attend the 
meetings  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council,  as  an  observer,  when  matters  which 
concern the Bank appear on the agenda. The Stabilisation and Association Council may invite 
non-members to attend its meetings in order to provide information on particular subjects. 

Article 5 

Secretariat 

An official of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and an official of 
the Mission of Montenegro in Brussels shall act jointly as Secretaries of the Stabilisation and 
Association Council. 

Article 6 

Correspondence 

Correspondence  addressed  to  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  shall  be  sent  to  the 
President of the Stabilisation and Association Council at the address of the General Secretariat 
of the Council of the European Union.  

The  two  Secretaries  shall  ensure  that  correspondence  is  forwarded  to  the  President  of  the 
Stabilisation and Association Council and, where appropriate, circulated to other members of 
the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council.  Correspondence  circulated  shall  be  sent  to  the 
Secretariat-General of the Commission, the Permanent Representations of the Member States 
and the Mission of Montenegro in Brussels.  

Communications from the President of the Stabilisation and Association Council shall be sent 
to  the  addressees  by  the  two  Secretaries  and  circulated,  where  appropriate,  to  the  other 
members  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  at  the  addresses  indicated  in  the 
preceding paragraph. 

Article 7 

Publicity 

Unless otherwise decided, the meetings of the Stabilisation and Association Council shall not 
be public. 

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Article 8 

Agendas for meetings 

1. 

The  President  shall  draw  up  a  provisional  agenda  for  each  meeting.  It  shall  be 
forwarded  by  the  Secretaries  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  to  the 
addressees referred to in Article 6 not later than 15 days before the beginning of the 
meeting.  The  provisional  agenda  shall  include  the  items  in  respect  of  which  the 
President  has  received  a  request  for  inclusion  on  the  agenda  not  later  than  21  days 
before  the  beginning  of  the  meeting,  although  items  shall  not  be  written  into  the 
provisional  agenda  unless  the  supporting  documentation  has  been  forwarded  to  the 
Secretaries  not  later  than  the  date  of  despatch  of  the  agenda.  The  agenda  shall  be 
adopted  by  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  at  the  beginning  of  each 
meeting.  An  item  other  than  those  appearing  on  the  provisional  agenda  may  be 
placed on the agenda if the two Parties so agree.  

2. 

The  President  may,  in  agreement  with  the  two  Parties,  shorten  the  time  limits 
specified in paragraph 1 in order to take account of the requirements of a particular 
case. 

Article 9 

Minutes 

Draft minutes of each meeting shall be drawn up by the two Secretaries. The minutes shall, as 
a general rule, indicate in respect of each item on the agenda: 

– 

– 

– 

the documentation submitted to the Stabilisation and Association Council, 

statements  requested  for  entry  by  a  member  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association 
Council, 

the decisions taken and recommendations made, the statements agreed upon and the 
conclusions adopted. 

The  draft  minutes  shall  be  submitted  to  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  for 
approval.  When  approved,  the  minutes  shall  be  signed  by  the  President  and  the  two 
Secretaries.  The  minutes  shall  be  filed  in  the  archives  of  the  General  Secretariat  of  the 
Council  of  the  European  Union,  which  will  act  as  depository  of  the  documents  of  the 
Association.  A  certified  copy  shall  be  forwarded  to  each  of  the  addressees  referred  to  in 
Article 6. 

Article 10 

Decisions and recommendations 

1. 

The  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  shall  take  its  decisions  and  make 
recommendations  by  common  agreement  of  the  Parties.  The  Stabilisation  and 
Association  Council  may  take  decisions  or  make  recommendations  by  written 
procedure if both Parties so agree. 

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2. 

The  decisions  and  recommendations  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council, 
within  the  meaning  of  Article  121  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Agreement, 
shall be entitled respectively "Decision" and "Recommendation" followed by a serial 
number,  by  the  date  of  their  adoption  and  by  a  description  of  their  subject  matter. 
The  decisions  and  recommendations  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council 
shall be signed by the President and authenticated by the two Secretaries. Decisions 
and  recommendations  shall  be  forwarded  to  each  of  the  addressees  referred  to  in 
Article  6  above.  Each  Party  may  decide  on  the  publication  of  decisions  and 
recommendations  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  in  its  respective 
official publication. 

Article 11 

Languages 

The  official  languages  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  shall  be  the  official 
languages  of  the  two  Parties.  Unless  otherwise  decided,  the  Stabilisation  and  Association 
Council shall base its deliberations on documentation drawn up in these languages. 

Article 12 

Expenses 

The European Union and Montenegro shall each defray the expenses they incur by reason of 
their  participation  in  the  meetings  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council,  both  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  European  Union,  with  the  exception  of 
expenditure in connection with interpreting or translation into or from the official language of 
Montenegro,  which  shall  be  borne  by  Montenegro.  Other  expenditure  relating  to  the 
organisation of meetings shall be borne by the Party hosting the meetings. 

Article 13 

Stabilisation and Association Committee 

1. 

2. 

A Stabilisation and Association Committee is hereby established in order to assist the 
Stabilisation and Association Council in carrying out its duties. It shall be composed 
of representatives of the Council of the European Union and of representatives of the 
European Commission, on the one hand, and of representatives of the Government of 
Montenegro, on the other, normally at senior civil servant level. 

The  Stabilisation  and  Association  Committee  shall  prepare  the  meetings  and  the 
deliberations  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council,  implement  the  decisions 
of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  where  appropriate  and,  in  general, 
ensure  continuity  of  the  association  relationship  and  the  proper  functioning  of  the 
Stabilisation and Association Agreement. It shall consider any matter referred to it by 
the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Council  as  well  as  any  other  matter  which  may 
arise  in  the  course  of  the  day-to-day  implementation  of  the  Stabilisation  and 

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Association  Agreement. 
draft 
decisions/recommendations  for  adoption  to  the  Stabilisation  and  Association 
Council. 

proposals 

submit 

shall 

any 

or 

It 

In cases where the Stabilisation and Association Agreement refers to an obligation to 
consult or a possibility of consultation, such consultation may take place within the 
Stabilisation  and  Association  Committee.  The  consultation  may  continue  in  the 
Stabilisation and Association Council if the two Parties so agree. 

The rules of procedure of the Stabilisation and Association Committee are annexed 
to this Decision. 

3. 

4. 

Done at 

For the Stabilisation and Association Council 
The Chairman 

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ANNEX II 

Rules of Procedure of the Stabilisation and Association Committee 

Article 1 

Chairmanship 

The Stabilisation and Association Committee shall be presided over alternately for periods of 
12 months by a representative of the European Commission, on behalf of the European Union 
and its Member States, and by a representative of the Government of Montenegro. The first 
period shall begin on the date of the first Stabilisation and Association Council meeting and 
end on 31 December 2010. 

Article 2 

Meetings 

The Stabilisation and Association Committee shall meet when circumstances require, with the 
agreement of both Parties. Each meeting of the Stabilisation and Association Committee shall 
be  held  at  a  time  and  place  agreed  by  both  Parties.  Meetings  of  the  Stabilisation  and 
Association Committee shall be convened by the Chairman. 

Article 3 

Delegations 

Before  each  meeting,  the  Chairman  shall  be  informed  of  the  intended  composition  of  the 
delegation of each Party. 

Article 4 

Secretariat 

An official of the European Commission and an official of the Montenegrin Government shall 
act jointly as Secretaries of the Stabilisation and Association Committee. All communications 
to and from the Chairman of the Stabilisation and Association Committee provided for in this 
Decision shall be forwarded to the Secretaries of the Stabilisation and Association Committee 
and to the Secretaries and the President of the Stabilisation and Association Council. 

Article 5 

Publicity 

Unless otherwise decided, the meetings of the Stabilisation and Association Committee shall 
not be public. 

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Article 6 

Agendas for meetings 

1. 

The  Chairman  shall  draw  up  a  provisional  agenda  for  each  meeting.  It  shall  be 
forwarded  by  the  Secretaries  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Committee  to  the 
addressees referred to in Article 4 not later than 15 days before the beginning of the 
meeting.  The  provisional  agenda  shall  include  the  items  in  respect  of  which  the 
Chairman has received a request for inclusion on the agenda not later than 21 days 
before  the  beginning  of  the  meeting,  although  items  shall  not  be  written  into  the 
provisional  agenda  unless  the  supporting  documentation  has  been  forwarded  to  the 
Secretaries  not  later  than  the  date  of  dispatch  of  the  agenda.  The  Stabilisation  and 
Association  Committee  may  ask  experts  to  attend  its  meetings  in  order  to  provide 
information on particular subjects. The agenda shall be adopted by the Stabilisation 
and  Association  Committee  at  the  beginning  of  each  meeting.  An  item  other  than 
those  appearing  on  the  provisional  agenda  may  be  placed  on  the  agenda  if  the  two 
Parties so agree. 

2. 

The  Chairman  may,  in  agreement  with  the  two  Parties,  shorten  the  time  limits 
specified in paragraph 1 in order to take account of the requirements of a particular 
case. 

Article 7 

Minutes 

Minutes shall be taken for each meeting and shall be based on a summing up by the Chairman 
of the conclusions arrived at by the Stabilisation and Association Committee. When approved 
by the Stabilisation and Association Committee, the minutes shall be signed by the Chairman 
and  by  the  Secretaries  and  filed  by  each  of  the  Parties.  A  copy  of  the  minutes  shall  be 
forwarded to each of the addressees referred to in Article 4. 

Article 8 

Decisions and recommendations 

In the specific cases where the Stabilisation and Association Committee is empowered by the 
Stabilisation and Association Council under Article 122 of the Stabilisation and Association 
Agreement to take decisions/make recommendations, these acts shall be entitled respectively 
"Decision" and "Recommendation", followed by a serial number, by the date of their adoption 
and by a description of their subject matter. Decisions and recommendations shall be made by 
common  agreement  between  the  Parties.  The  Stabilisation  and  Association  Committee  may 
take decisions or make recommendations by written procedure if both Parties so agree. The 
decisions  and  recommendations  of  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Committee  shall  be 
signed by the President and authenticated by the two Secretaries and shall be forwarded to the 
addressees referred to in Article 4 of this Annex. Each Party may decide on the publication of 
the  decisions  and  recommendations  of  this  Stabilisation  and  Association  Committee  in  its 
respective official publication. 

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Article 9 

Expenses 

The European Union and Montenegro shall each defray the expenses they incur by reason of 
their participation in the meetings of the Stabilisation and Association Committee, both 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  European  Union,  with  the  exception  of 
expenditure in connection with interpreting or translation into or from the official language of 
Montenegro,  which  shall  be  borne  by  Montenegro.  Other  expenditure  relating  to  the 
organisation of meetings shall be borne by the Party hosting the meetings. 

Article 10 

Subcommittees and special groups 

The Stabilisation and Association Committee may create subcommittees or special groups to 
work under the authority of the Stabilisation and Association Committee, to which they shall 
report after each of their meetings. The Stabilisation and Association Committee may decide 
to abolish any existing subcommittees or groups, lay down or modify their terms of reference 
or  set  up  further  subcommittees  or  groups  to  assist  it  in  carrying  out  its  duties.  These 
subcommittees and groups shall not have any decision-making powers. 

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ANNEX III 

for the information of the Council 

DRAFT 
Decision N° 1/2010  
of the EU – Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Committee 
of day month 2010 
creating subcommittees 

THE STABILISATION AND ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE, 

Having  regard  to  the  Stabilisation  and  Association  Agreement  between  the  European 
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of 
the other part, and in particular Article 123 thereof, 

Having regard to its rules of procedure, and in particular Article 10 thereof, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

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The subcommittees listed in Annex I are hereby created. Their terms of reference are set out 
in Annex II. 

Done at …………., on day month 2010. 

For the Stabilisation and Association Committee 

The Chairman 

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Annex I 

EU – MONTENEGRO STABILISATION AND ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT 

Multidisciplinary Subcommittee Structure 

Title 

Issues 

SAA Article 

1.  Trade,  Industry,  Customs  and 
Taxation1 

Free Movement of Goods 

Art. 18 

Industrial Products 

Commercial questions 

Standardisation, metrology, accreditation, 
certification,  conformity  assessment,  and 
market surveillance 

Industrial co-operation 

SMEs 

Tourism 

Customs 

Taxation 

Rules of origin 

Art. 19-23 

Art. 34-48 

Art. 77 

Art. 94 

Art. 95 

Art. 96 

Art. 99 

Art. 100 

Protocol 3 

Administrative  assistance 
matters 

in  customs 

Protocol 6 

2. Agriculture and Fisheries 

Agricultural products sensu lato 

Agricultural products sensu stricto 

Fisheries products 

Processed agricultural products 

Wine 

Art.  24,  26(1), 
27(1),  31,  32 
and 35 

26(2)(3) 

Art. 
and 27(2) 

Art. 29 and 30 

Art. 
Protocol 1 

25, 

28 
Art. 
Protocol 2 

and 

Protection of geographical indications for 
agricultural  and  fishery  products  and 
foodstuffs other than wine and spirits 

Art. 33 

1 

For  the  purposes  of  implementing  Protocol  1  on  iron  and  steel  products  this  sub-committee  shall 
convene as the “Contact Group on Iron and Steel products”. 

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Agriculture and the agro-industrial sector, 
veterinary and phytosanitary matters 

Art. 97 

Fisheries co-operation 

Art. 98 

Food safety 

3. Internal Market and Competition 

Right of establishment 

Art. 52-58  

Supply of services 

Art. 59-61 

Other  questions  related  to  Title  V  of  the 
SAA 

Art. 65-71 

Approximation  of  legislation  and  law 
enforcement 

Art. 72 

Competition 

Intellectual,  industrial  and  commercial 
property 

Art. 73-74, 

Protocol 5 

Art. 75 

Public procurement 

Art. 76 

Banking,  insurance  and  other  financial 
services 

Art. 91 

Consumer protection 

Art. 78 

Public health 

4.  Economic  and  financial  issues 
and statistics 

Capital movements and payments 

Art. 62-64 

Economic policy 

Statistical co-operation 

Art. 89 

Art. 90 

Investment promotion and protection 

Art. 93 

Financial co-operation 

Art. 115-118 

Audit and financial control 

Art. 92 

5. Justice, freedom and security 

Judiciary and fundamental rights 

Police and judicial co-operation 

Art. 80 

Art. 81 

control, 

asylum 

and 

Art. 82 

Rule of law 

Data protection 

Visa,  border 
migration 

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Illegal immigration and readmission 

Art. 83 

Money laundering 

Drugs  

Counter terrorism  

Art. 84 

Art. 85 

Art. 87 

Crime and other illegal activities 

Art. 86 

6.  Innovation,  information  society, 
and social policy 

Movement of workers 

Art. 49-51 

Working 
opportunities 

conditions 

and 

equal 

Art. 79 

Social co-operation  

Education and training  

Cultural co-operation 

Art. 101 

Art. 102 

Art. 103 

Information and communication 

Art. 107 

Co-operation in the audio-visual field 

Art. 104 

Electronic  communications  networks  and 
services 

Art. 106 

Information society 

Art. 105 

Research and technological development  Art. 112 

7.  Transport,  energy,  environment, 
and regional development2 

Transport 

Energy 

Nuclear safety 

Environment  

Art. 55, 61, 108 
and Protocol 4 

Art. 109 

Art. 110 

Art. 111 

Regional and local development 

113 

2 

For  the  purposes  of  implementing  Protocol  6  to  the  SAA,  this  sub-committee  shall  act  as  the  special 
sub-committee mentioned in Article 20 of this Protocol. 

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Annex II 

Terms of Reference of the EU – Montenegro Subcommittees 

3. 

Composition and Chair 

The  subcommittees  shall  be  composed  of  representatives  of  the  European  Commission  and 
representatives of the government of Montenegro. They shall be co-chaired by the two parties. 
The Member States will be informed and invited to the subcommittee meetings. 

4. 

Secretariat 

An  official  of  the  European  Commission  and  an  official  of  the  government  of  Montenegro 
shall act jointly as secretaries of each of the subcommittees. 

All communications concerning the subcommittees shall be forwarded to the secretaries of the 
relevant subcommittee. 

5. 

Meetings 

The  subcommittees  shall  meet  whenever  circumstances  require,  with  the  agreement  of  both 
Parties.  Each  meeting  of  a  subcommittee  shall  be  held  at  a  time  and  place  agreed  by  both 
Parties. 

If both Parties agree, the subcommittees may invite experts to their meetings to provide the 
specific information requested. 

6. 

Subject matters 

The  subcommittees  shall  discuss  issues  related  to  the  areas  of  the  SAA  as  listed  in  the 
multidisciplinary  subcommittee  structure.  Implementation  of  the  European  Partnership  and 
progress regarding the approximation, implementation and enforcement of legislation shall be 
assessed under all subject matters. The subcommittees shall examine any problems that may 
arise in their relevant sectors and shall suggest possible steps to be taken. 

The subcommittees shall also serve as fora for the further clarification of the acquis and shall 
review progress made by Montenegro in conforming to the acquis in line with commitments 
taken under the SAA. 

7. 

Minutes 

Minutes  shall  be  taken  for  and  agreed  after  each  meeting.  A  copy  of  the  minutes  shall  be 
forwarded  by  the  secretary  of  the  subcommittee  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Stabilisation  and 
Association Committee. 

8. 

Publicity 

Unless otherwise decided, the meetings of the subcommittees shall not be public.  

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