Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 9.9.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 233/34 |

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DECISION No 1/2005 OF THE EU-ISRAEL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 29 August 2005

setting up Association Committee subcommittees

(2005/640/EC)

THE EU-ISRAEL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part,

Whereas:

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| (1) | The European Union’s relations with the southern Mediterranean countries are becoming increasingly complex as a result of the implementation of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreements and the continuation of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership. Furthermore, the functioning of the European Neighbourhood Policy and its Action Plans in a wide range of sectoral areas requires the establishment of the proposed subcommittees. |

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| (2) | Article 73 of the Agreement provides for the setting up of the working groups or bodies (hereafter referred to as subcommittees) necessary for the implementation of the Agreement, |

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The subcommittees of the EU-Israel Association Committee listed in Annex I are hereby set up and the Rules of Procedure of those subcommittees set out in Annex II hereby adopted.

The subcommittees shall work under the authority of the Association Committee, to which they shall report after each of their meetings. The abovementioned subcommittees shall have no decision-making power.

The Association Committee shall take any action needed to ensure that they operate properly and inform the Association Council accordingly.

The Association Council may decide to set up further subcommittees or groups or to abolish existing subcommittees or groups.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 29 August 2005.

For the Association Council

The President

S. SHALOM

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